Oct 23, 2023

Delois "Bubby" Brady, age 68, died Monday, October 23, 2023, at his home in Charleston.

He was born June 15, 1955, at Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, to the late Paul Junior Brady and Josephine Nadine McEntire Brady.   Bubby had lived in Charleston most of his life and had attended the First Assembly of God Church.

Surviving...

Oct 22, 2023

Lovey May Crawford Hacker, age 87, of Wickliffe, KY, died Sunday, October 22, 2023, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Lovey was born June 4, 1936, to late Marvin Payne and Mamie Crawford Payne.  She was married to Karl Raymond "Junior" Hacker for over forty years.  They made their home in Wickliffe, Kentucky where she...

Oct 22, 2023

Dennis Ray Quertermous, Sr., age 92, of Bertrand, died Sunday, October 22, 2023, at the Missouri State Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.

Dennis was born October 15, 1931, in the Texas Bend Community of Mississippi County, Missouri, to the late Clarence Alma Quertermous and Thelma Pryor Smith Quertermous. A 1951 graduate of Charleston High School, Dennis later...

Oct 17, 2023

Erica Fredrica was born September 1, 1986, in Sikeston, MO, to Carolyn Owens Jones and Fredrick (Rochelle) Chappell. She was raised by her very special stepfather, Bradford Garland.

Preceding her in death are her grandparents, Edgar and Catherine Owens and Emma Johnson and Vernell Long and one sister, B'anca Chappell.

On April 23, 2010, Erica...

Oct 15, 2023

Earnest Lee Jones, Sr., age 72, of Ypsilanti, MI, died Sunday, October 15, 2023, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO.

Earnest Lee was born January 15, 1951, in Water Valley, MS, to the late Robert T. Jones and Q.B. Fondren Jones. He was known to his loving family in his younger years as...

Oct 10, 2023

William "Bil" Frank Salyer, age 90, died Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at his home in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

Bil was born July 23, 1933, at St. Louis, MO, to late Jesse Clinton Salyer and Clara Meyer Salyer and was a United States Army Veteran. He earned his master's degree in music from Southeast Missouri State University at...

Oct 9, 2023

Timothy Odell Tripp, age 58, of Wyatt, MO and formerly of East Prairie, died Monday, October 10, 2023, in rural Mississippi County, MO.

He was born September 10, 1965, at Rockford, Illinois, to the late Odell "Junior" Tripp and Carrie Bell Lowry Tripp and had lived in East Prairie most of his life.

Surviving are...

Oct 7, 2023

MARY LUCILLE SMITH, age 76, of Wyatt, died Saturday, October 7, 2023, at her home. Born April 13, 1947, at Charleston, MO, to the late Alfred Tidwell and Lera Parker Majors Tidwell, she had lived in Mississippi County her entire life. Surviving are her children, Angie McIlroy, Tenna Trenary and Robert Davis; 11 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

Oct 5, 2023

Edsel Wylie, age 93 of Sikeston, MO left this life on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at Unity Hospital in Searcy, AR surrounded by his family.

He is survived by his children, Karen Tillman of Searcy, AR, Sharon (Paul) Collom of Searcy, AR, and Terry Figley (Allen) of Searcy, AR; grandchildren: Addie (Ben) Kennon, Ben Collom (Andrea), Jared...

Oct 2, 2023

JIM CULLISON

James E. "Jim" Cullison, age 82, of Charleston, MO, died Monday, October 2, 2023, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

Born July 20, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, MO, to the late Dr. James Marion Cullison, DVM, and Dorothy Lett Cullison, Jim grew up in Charleston, MO, and graduated from Charleston High School. He...

Sep 27, 2023

Edward LeRoy Davenport Sr. passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday evening, September 27. 2023.

Most know him as LeRoy or Papa, so for the purpose of this eulogy, that is what he will be known as.

Papa was born in East Prairie, Missouri on March 27, 1936 to Amos and Nona Pearl Brown...

Sep 25, 2023

JERRY WAYNE ROSSON, JR., age 33, a resident of East Prairie and formerly of Charleston, died Monday, September 25, 2023, in Charleston.

Born January 21, 1990, at Sikeston, MO, to the Catherine Ann Bradley Seay Rosson, who survives of East Prairie, he had lived in Charleston most of his life.

On June 14, 2020, he...

Sep 25, 2023

DYRNELL LORETTE CAMPBELL, age 57, of Charleston, died Monday, September 25, 2023, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Born October 21, 1965, in Charleston to the late William Fisher and Helen Campbell, Dyrnell was a lifelong resident of Charleston and a graduate of Charleston Schools.

Dyrnell was a beautiful soul who fought...

Sep 24, 2023

Tami Sue Householder Barnett, age 56, of Morley, died Sunday, September 24, 2023, at her home.

Born June 11, 1967, at Sikeston, MO, to Virginia Sue Washburn James who survives of Sikeston and the late Robert Louis "J.R." Householder, she had lived in Morley most of her life.  She had been employed at Hunter Acres Care Center...

Sep 22, 2023

PATRICIA FAYE DOUGLAS HOSEY, age 76, of Sikeston, MO, died Friday, September 22, 2023, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Born January 26, 1947, at Cairo, IL, to the late Charles Kenneth Douglas and Faye Jenette Wells Douglas, affectionately known as "Pat", she spent her younger years in Kentucky and moved with her family...

Sep 21, 2023

Ricky Joe Burgess, age 59, of Sikeston, MO died Thursday, September 21, 2023, at the Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born October 3, 1963 in Sikeston, Missouri, to the late Abraham Lincoln Burgess Sr. and Geneva Louelle McCormick.  Ricky loved to fish, loved his family and was a great friend who would help anyone in...

Sep 20, 2023

Long-time music educator, composer, and arranger Jerry David McDowell Sr. of Charleston, Missouri, died Wednesday, September 20, 2023. He was 80 years old. "Mr. Mac", as he was affectionately called, will be remembered for his love of music, impact on his students, his dry humor, and his dapper style of dress.  More intimately he was called "Uncle Mac", "Paw...

Sep 18, 2023

MARGARET ELLEN ROSS JENKINS, Age 74, of Matthews, died Monday, September 18, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born April 30, 1949, near Matthews, MO, to the late James Frank Ross and Margaret A Howard Ross, she had lived near Matthews most of her life and had worked as a cook and waitress.  She...

Sep 13, 2023

Floyd Paul Duncan, Jr., age 81, of Morehouse, died Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston.

Born April 30, 1942, at Gray Ridge, MO, to the late Floyd Paul Duncan, Sr., and Anna Laura Brown Duncan, he had lived in Morehouse most of his life.  Never one to shy of hard work, Floyd...

Sep 10, 2023

Roxanna Lea Burns

October 21, 1962 –September 10, 2023

Roxanna Lea Combs Burns, 60, of Sikeston, MO passed away peacefully at Missouri Delta Medical Center after an extensive battle with her health on September 10, 2023.  She was surrounded by her loving family as she entered fully into the presence of the Lord.

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