Sep 2, 2023

Barbara Jean Ray McKinley, age 84, of East Prairie, died Saturday, September 2, 2023, at the Aspire Senior Living Center in East Prairie.

Born March 26, 1939, at East Prairie, to the late Ernest Ray and Jewel Brewington Ray, she had lived in East Prairie her entire life. Barbara was a 1957 graduate of East Prairie High...

Aug 30, 2023

Paula Jean Cunningham, age 82, of Bertrand, died Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born October 19, 1940, at Springfield, MO, to the late Carl Eugene "Bill" Cunningham and Agnes Lorraine Mankin Cunningham, she had lived in Bertrand most of her life.  A graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, she had been...

Aug 29, 2023

Gena Ann Sloan Vick, age 69, died Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at her home in Morley, MO.

Gena was born into an Air Force family at Dover, Delaware, daughter of Duval Morris Sloan and Junell High Sloan on February 16, 1954, and as a young lady would move with the family wherever they would be stationed.   Gena...

Aug 28, 2023

Gene Slaten

Eugene Gordon "Gene" Slaten, age 95, of Charleston, died Monday, August 28, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Gene was born August 31, 1927, at Hot Springs, Arkansas, to the late Edgar Roy Slaten and Myrtle G. Kemp Slaten and before his high school graduation was drafted in to active...

Aug 28, 2023

Harley Eugene Gaskins Sr.

March 21, 1947 – August 28, 2023

Harley Eugene Gaskins Sr., age 76, of Vanduser, MO died Monday, August 28, 2023, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, MO.

He was born March 21, 1947 in Wardell, Missouri, to the late Oscar Gaskins and Lula Brown Gaskins.  Harley lived in...

Aug 28, 2023

Poppy to many, Dad to a couple, brother to a few, and beloved husband to one. Robin Lynn Newman left this painful world to go to his eternal home on August 28, 2023, surrounded by his family and holding hands with his wife of 44 years.

Rob was born January 15, 1958, in Sikeston, Mo to Herman...

Aug 21, 2023

Gregory Wayne Bugg, Sr., age 62, of East Prairie, died Monday, August 21, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born December 6, 1960, at Holland, MI, to the late Willie Morgan Bugg and Letha Christeen Kelley Bugg, he had lived in Charleston several years and then later moved to East Prairie.   He was employed...

Aug 19, 2023

Norma Louise Sommer, 86, of Sparta, IL; born July 23, 1937, in Deventer, MO, the daughter of James Martin and Helen Virginia (Toombs) Manker; passed away Saturday, August 19,2023 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in O'Fallon, IL.

Norma was a graduate of St. Henry's Catholic School in Charleston, MO in 1955 and Holy Cross School of Nursing in...

Aug 17, 2023

Lena Mae Daugherty Wood, age 91, died Thursday, August 17, 2023, at her home in Sikeston.

Born June 8, 1932, at Matthews, MO, to the late Cecil Stoker Daugherty and Lena Marie Acord Daugherty, she was a 1950 graduate of Matthews High School. Having lived in Sikeston most of her life, she was employed a number of...

Aug 16, 2023

Anthony Wayne Branam, age 80, of East Prairie, died Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at the Aspire Senior Living Center in East Prairie.

Born October 30, 1942, in Mississippi County, MO, to the late Louis Churchel Branam and Ruth Mae Schneider Branam, he had lived in East Prairie most of his life.  Anthony had been employed in the...

Aug 15, 2023

Peggy Jane Smith Pazdera, age 85, died Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at her home in Sikeston.

Born September 10, 1937, at Canalou, MO, to the late Hollis Smith and Myoma Marie Gray Smith, she grew up in Mississippi County and was a graduate of Charleston High School.    As a young lady, she went to work with the...

Aug 8, 2023

Jeffery Goodin Small left this Earth on August 8, 2023, from St. Clare hospital in Fenton, MO. Jeff was born December 3, 1966, to James B. "Bud" Small, Jr. and Harriett Goodin Small.  He was the paternal grandson of James B. Small, Sr. and Ethel Daniel Small and maternal grandson of Oliver F. Goodin and Lucille Feezor Goodin Sprague....

Aug 7, 2023

Bill Lough

George William "Bill" Lough, 93, of Bertrand, died Monday, August 7, 2023.

Born July 4, 1930, at Charleston, MO, to the late Charles Milton Lough, Sr. and Grace Gant Lough, he had lived south of Bertrand most of his life where he was engaged in farming and was a landowner.  He was of...

Aug 7, 2023

Mary Jo Parker went home to be with her Lord and Savior on August 7, 2023 after an extended illness.

She was born on June 5, 1939 in the Lusk Chapel community of Mississippi County, Missouri to Freda Mae Pemberton.

Mary lived in Charleston all her life and was a member of the First Assembly...

Jul 31, 2023

DAVID BRADLEY "BRAD" BRANUM, age 66 of Sikeston, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, July 31, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Brad was born October 29, 1956, in Sikeston to Charles C. and Mary Etta Crader Branum.  He lived in Cape Girardeau most his life, attended Cape Girardeau Public Schools and was a 1975 graduate...

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...