Jun 21, 2023

Loving Memory of

ANDREW THOMAS SUGGS, SR.

Andrew got that call, and he answered it June 21, 2023.  He is now resting in God's arms.

Andrew was born June 10, 1945, in Houston, Mississippi to David Thomas Suggs and Jerri Dean Atkinson Suggs.  He attended...

Jun 20, 2023

Gladys B. Reynolds, age 82, of Morehouse, died Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Daybreak Nursing Center in Miner, MO.

Born May 18, 1940, to the late Calvin Newton Bolan and Annie Myrtle Flynn Bolan, she had lived in Sikeston most of her life.

Surviving is her special friend, Joseph "Eddie" Hood, Jr., of the...

Jun 17, 2023

Courtesy Obituary

Lucinda (Cindy) Simmons Kirchhoff passed away June 17, 2023. Cindy was born on April 9, 1952 in Cairo, Illinois to W. J. "Pedro" Simmons and Mary Jean Miller Simmons, and grew up in Charleston, MO.

One of four children, Cindy was always the child who stretched the limits and kept her parents on...

Jun 15, 2023

Colonel Rebecca Jo Stricker Gentry, age 70, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2023, of complications from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), at her home in Jackson, Missouri, with her husband, David Gentry, at her side.

Colonel Gentry was born September 12, 1952, at St. Mary's Hospital in Cairo, Ill., to Raymond Martin Stricker and Anna Frances O'Neal Stricker...

Jun 11, 2023

Roger Paul Skoropat, age 54, of Raymore, MO died Sunday June 11, 2023 in SIkeston, MO.

He was born March 20, 1969 in Columbia, South Carolina, to Paul Skoropat and Wanda Lance Skoropat.  Roger received his BSN and was a code writer and programmer. For over 13 years, Roger was involved with the Special Olympics and served...

Jun 10, 2023

DOROTHY LEE, age 77, died Saturday, June 10, 2023, at her home in Sikeston.

She was born June 7, 1946 in Kewanee, MO, to Clarence Alanza and Annabelle Harp Lee.  After growing up in Canalou, MO, she went on to receive a masters degree.   She was a very accomplished folk-art painter, quilter and doll maker.  She even...

Jun 10, 2023

Florence Lena "Sissy" Parnell, age 84, of East Prairie, died Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Aspire Senior Living Center in East Prairie.

Born May 11, 1939, at East Prairie, to the late Raymond Lee O'Dell and Mary Jane Rolan O'Dell, she had lived in East Prairie her entire life and was a home maker.

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Jun 7, 2023

Rhonda Gaye Poore Abner, age 66, of East Prairie, died Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau.

Born August 29, 1956, at Wyatt, MO, to the late James Otto Poore and Shirley Ruth Hunt Poore, she was a 1974 graduate of East Prairie High School.  She had been employed with Brown Shoe Company in...

Jun 4, 2023

Jimmie Joe Foster, age 65, of Sikeston, died Sunday, June 4, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born March 12, 1958, in St. Louis, MO, to the late Jimmy Foster and Marcella Bollinger, he had lived in Missouri until he graduated from Bunker High School.  Jimmie then joined the Navy and served 8 years...

Jun 4, 2023

James. L. Barnhill

James L. Barnhill of Poplar Bluff, a retired educator and banker, died Sunday, June 4, 2023, at his home after a brief illness.  He was 90.

Mr. Barnhill, a native of Wyatt, Mo., in Mississippi County, spent a 32-year career as a teacher and school administrator before retiring from education and entering...

Jun 4, 2023

RUTH MATTHEWS O'DELL

Virginia Ruth Matthews O'Dell, age 77, of East Prairie, died Sunday, June 4, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born June 27, 1945, in Mississippi County, Mo., to the late Kilmer John Matthews and Agnes Cooper Matthews, she had lived in East Prairie most of her life.  For many...

May 29, 2023

Warren G. Fisher, 66, of Charleston, Mo died May 29, 2023, died at his home.

Born April 15, 1957, to the late Warren Fisher and Tomazine Fisher-Moore. Warren lived in Charleston is his entire life. He was retired paint contractor.

On February 5, 1981, he married Geraldine Fisher who survives of the home.

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May 29, 2023

Donald Edward Mullins, age 51, died Monday, May 29, 2023, at his home in Sikeston, MO.

Born February 25, 1972, at Goshen, GA, to Clarence "Bud" Mullins and Georgian Manuszak Mullins, who survive of Statesboro, GA, he had been employed in radio and broadcasting most of his life in cities such as Houston, TX, Colorado Springs, CO...

May 29, 2023

Joyce Kathleen Lee Slaten

Jan. 1, 1930 - May 29, 2023

Joyce Kathleen Lee Slaten, 93, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2023, in Cleburne, Texas.  She was with family.

Joyce was born at home in Titus County, Texas, to Walter Henry Lee and Catherine Mitchell Lee. She grew up in the country...

May 28, 2023

Annabelle S. Merideth, age 78, of Sikeston, died Sunday, May 28, 2023, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Born July 7, 1944, at Sikeston, to the late Harley Layton Shelby and Lillie Bell Beck Shelby, she had lived in Sikeston her entire life.  For many years she was employed as a bookkeeper with Noranda...

May 26, 2023

Gary R. Floyd (71) of East Prairie, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 26, 2023, at Southeast Health in Dexter, MO.

Gary's dream was to be stranded on an island or in the wilderness where he could survive on the land and live in peace. However, Gary was never alone and lived surrounded by...

May 24, 2023

Gregg Martin Anspach, age 65, died Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at his home in Sikeston.

Gregg was born April 28, 1958, at St. Louis, MO, to Mary Jane Suda Helfrich who survives of St. Louis and the late Claude Anspach.  He had lived in Sikeston a number of years and was a member of the Miner Baptist...

May 22, 2023

DOROTHY LUCILLE BOWLES, age 73, of Sikeston, died Monday, May 22, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born January 7, 1950, at Sikeston, to the late Milton Bowles and Victoria May Lynn Surface, she was a 1968 graduate of Charleston High School and went on to continue her education in dietary training.   Having lived...

May 20, 2023

Judith Ann Schuerenberg Sullivan, age 94, of Matthews, MO, died Saturday, May 20, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born December 29, 1928, at Kewanee, MO, to the late Herbert Ardell Schuerenberg, Sr., and Anna Bizzell Schuerenberg, she was the oldest surviving Schuerenberg in her family as of this time.    A graduate of Kewanee...

May 20, 2023

Tobey Lynn Wells, age 12, formerly of Poplar Bluff, MO, the son of Jacqueline Carole Wells and Robert Samuel Wells, and Roy Mays, died Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Tallahassee, Florida.

Tobey was born June 10, 2010, in Poplar Bluff, MO, where he lived until recently moving to Florida with his family.

Surviving in addition...