Jul 30, 2023

Courtesy obituary.

Patrick "Pat" Thomas Gresham Sr., 82, of Bartlett, TN, entered his eternal rest Sunday July 30, 2023, at Saint Francis Bartlett Hospital.

Pat was born in Paducah, KY, on September 15, 1940, to his late parents, Doris (Norton) and Robert Gresham. In 1962, Pat graduated from Southeast Missouri State College with a B.S....

Jul 30, 2023

On July 30, 2023, Ava Nell Sims Smith, affectionately known to her oldest friends and family as 'Maude,' delivered her final punchline here on Earth, marking the end of a life steeped in laughter, wisdom, and an eternal spirit. When the caregivers informed her children, "Your mother is very ill," they quipped in unison, "Oh, you don't know the...

Jul 29, 2023

Mark Wamble

Marvin Lee "Mark" Wamble, age 88, died Saturday, July 29, 2023, at his home in Bertrand.

Raised by his grandmother, Mark was born January 29, 1935, at East Prairie, MO, to the late Arthur Wamble and Ollie Hooker Wamble, who died in just days apart in 1936 from influenza. For a number of...

Jul 28, 2023

Jimmy Hatchel

James Dean "Jimmy" Hatchel, age 70, formerly of Bernie, MO, died Friday, July 28, 2023, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Born June 9, 1953, at Dexter, MO, to Shirley Lee Norman Blackburn who survives of Charleston, and the late Franklin D. Hatchel, he was a 1971 graduate of Bernie...

Jul 27, 2023

Gregory Wayne Bugg, Jr., age 37, died Thursday, July 27, 2023, at his home near Benton, MO.

He was born August 23, 1985, at Sikeston, MO, to Gregory Wayne Bugg, Sr., and Martha Jane Clark Swift, he had lived in Mississippi County most of his life but had lived near Benton the past several years.   Greg was...

Jul 24, 2023

Mamie Burton Cowger, age 89, of Sikeston, died July 24, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born August 23, 1933, in London, Arkansas, to the late Joe Pleasant Hampton Burton and the late Maggie Cochran Burton Dodd, she had lived in Sikeston most of her life where she was a member of Shady Acres...

Jul 21, 2023

Thomas Edward Maynard, of East Prairie, MO, passed away Friday, July 21, 2023, at the age of 71, following a long battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes.

Thomas was born on November 18, 1951, in Schomberg, Ontario, Canada. Thomas moved to the United States when he was 7 years old. Thomas was blessed with a...

Jul 15, 2023

Edwina Farris Washburn, age 95, died Saturday, July 15, 2023, at her home near Sikeston.

Born September 7, 1927, at Caraway, Arkansas, to the late Ivy Earnest Farris and Dovie Melvina Furlong Farris, she had lived in Sikeston a number of years and worked as a nurse assistant for 25 years until her retirement.  Family was first...

Jul 15, 2023

James Wayne Woody, age 68, of Morehouse, died Saturday, July 15, 2023, at the Stonecrest Nursing Center in Viburnum, MO.

Born September 2, 1954, at Blytheville, AR, to the late Joe Elmer Woody and Vernie Davis Woody, he had lived in the Sikeston area most of his life.  He was first employed with DK Lape Farms and...

Jul 9, 2023

Billy Lough

William Lindsey "Billy" Lough, age 64, died Sunday, July 9, 2023, at his home in rural Bertrand, MO.

Born March 8, 1959, at Sikeston, MO, to George William Lough and Nora Edith Lindsey Lough, who survive, he was a 1977 graduate of Charleston High School and after graduation served ten years in the...

Jul 8, 2023

Mizelle Ferrell McClure, age 81, of Sikeston, died Saturday, July 8, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born September 22, 1941, in the Gnat Hill Community near Beechgrove, TN, to the late William "Lacy" Ferrell and Earline McCullough Ferrell, after her high school graduation, Mizelle went on to study at St. Thomas School of...

Jul 7, 2023

Theresa Ann Faught Canady, age 60, of Benton, passed away Friday, July 7, 2023, at the Helia Healthcare Center in Salem, IL.

Theresa was born February 8, 1963, at Jacksonville, NC, to Lois Harris Faught who survives of Sikeston, and the late Donald Wayne "Doc" Faught.   A graduate of Kelly High School, she went on to work...

Jul 7, 2023

Sheila Ann Skelton, age 58, of East Prairie, died Friday, July 7, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Sheila was born May 7, 1965, at East Prairie, MO, to the late Charles Edward Skelton and Mary Patsy House Skelton.  A graduate of East Prairie High School, she had lived in East Prairie her entire...

Jul 6, 2023

Jim Kennedy

James Stanley "Jim" Kennedy, age 88, of Matthews, MO, died Thursday, July 6, 2023, at the Cotton Point Living Center in Matthews, MO.

He was born March 6, 1935, in Prairie, Mississippi, to the late Ciscero Kennedy and Alice Pearl Allen Kennedy.  In 1955, he moved to Rockford, IL, where he was employed...

Jun 28, 2023

Lila Lee Wagoner Jackson, age 89, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, June 28, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

She was born August 12, 1933, at Blodgett, MO, to the late John Raymond and Inez Anna Lee Wagoner.  Having lived in Sikeston most of her life, she was employed with Good Humor Breyers until her...

Jun 27, 2023

Jan Wilson

Hazel Janiece "Jan" Wilson, age 94, formerly of Vienna, IL, died Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at the Charleston Manor Nursing Home.

Born April 19, 1929, in Clay County, Arkansas, to the late Clinen Cox and Zella Mae Davis Cox, she grew up in Arkansas and later moved to Chicago, IL, where she lived...

Jun 26, 2023

Genene G. Parker, age 78, of Sikeston, MO., died Monday, June 26, 2023, in Glasgow, KY.

She was born January 3, 1945, in Glasgow, to the late Virgil T. and Florence Irene Vance Grinstead. She was preceded in death by her husband George Thomas Parker, whom she married on May 29, 1965. They were married 57 years....

Jun 25, 2023

Bob Greer

Robert Earl Greer, age 87, of East Prairie, died Sunday, June 25, 2023, at the Missouri State Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.

Bob was born April 7, 1936, in Mississippi County, MO to the late William Earl Greer and Marie Schneider Greer.  He grew up in East Prairie and was a graduate of...

Jun 23, 2023

Janet Lee Gierer Leavitt, age 69, of Sikeston, died Friday, June 23, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born December 31, 1953, in St. Louis, Missouri, to the late Melvin L. Gierer and Emma Leona Faddis Gierer, she grew up in St. Louis and moved to Sikeston over 20 years ago.   She was an...

Jun 21, 2023

Virginia Dare Lair

October 04, 1961 – June 21, 2023

Virginia Dare Lair, age 61, of Sikeston, MO, died Wednesday, June 21, 2023.

She was born October 4, 1961, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Oliver Glen Johnson and Dorothy Mae Lewis.  She lived in Southeast Missouri most of her life and was of...