Kenneth L. Riddle Sr.
May 2, 2023
KENNETH L. RIDDLE, SR., age 91, of Madison, AL and formerly of Sikeston, MO, died Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, AL.
Born May 27, 1931, at Lilbourn, MO, to the late Ezra Alvis Riddle and Effie Sarnbarger Riddle, he had lived in Sikeston most of his life where he was engaged...
Darrell Wayne Thompson
May 2, 2023
Darrell Wayne Thompson, born April 19, 1956, in Tucson Arizona, and passed from this life Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at the Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock, California
His mother was Clara June Bateman and father, Carl Richard Thompson. Though Carl is on the birth certificate due to adoption, Darrell's real father was Avery Earl Agee...
Timothy Allan Garrett
May 2, 2023
Timothy Allan Garrett, age 50, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at his home in Perkins, surrounded by his loving family.
He was a beloved husband, father and "grampy".
The family will have a private service at a later date.
McMikle Funeral Home of Sikeston is in charge of...
Wilma Speakman Stevens
Apr 30, 2023
Wilma J. Speakman Stevens, age 77, of Sikeston, formerly of Scott City, died Sunday, April 30, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Born March 10, 1946, at Truman, AR, to the late William Lonnie Speakman, II and Ruby Lucile McKinney Speakman, she had lived in Scott City a number of year but...
Kathy Haley Henry
Apr 28, 2023
Kathy Shirl Haley Henry, age 62, died Friday, April 28, 2023, at her home near Charleston.
Born September 8, 1960, in Mississippi County, MO, to the late James Franklin Haley, Sr. and Mary Kathern Guthrie Haley, she was a 1979 graduate of East Prairie High School and had lived in Mississippi County her entire life....
Howard Taft Douglas
Apr 28, 2023
Howard Taft Douglas, age 82, died Friday, April 28, 2023, at his home in Scott City, MO.
Born April 1, 1941, at East Prairie, to Amos Ray Douglas and Mable Marie Hedges Douglas, he grew up in East Prairie and after high school entered the National Guard where he served in various places for over...
Ozella McTigue Scott
Apr 26, 2023
Ozella McTigue Scott, age 93, was born January 21, 1930, at Tuckerman, AR, to the late Waymon Audie "W.A." McTigue and Ollie May Helms McTigue, and fell asleep in Jesus, Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at her home in Charleston surrounded by her family.
Growing up in Arkansas, Ozella moved with her family as a teenager...
Isiah Craig Fitzgerald
Apr 25, 2023
Isiah Craig Fitzgerald, age 18, died Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Born May 17, 2004, at Memphis, TN, to Craig Aundre' Fitzgerald and Shanna Nicole Abner, he had lived in Scott County most of his life where he was a 2022 graduate of Scott County Central School.  An...
Mike Ellis
Apr 24, 2023
Mike Ellis
Joe E. "Mike" Ellis, III, was born July 10, 1943, at Cape Girardeau, to the late Joseph E. Ellis, Jr. and Loiselle Fisher Ellis, and passed away, Monday, April 24, 2023.
A lifelong resident of Charleston, Mike was a 1961 graduate of Charleston High School and went on to attend...
Linda Martinez Smith
Apr 24, 2023
LINDA KAY MARTINEZ SMITH, AGE 69, of Morehouse, died Monday, April 24, 2023, at Mercy South Hospital in St. Louis, MO.
Born September 23, 1953, at Wyatt, MO, to the late William Inman and Helen Freeland Inman, she had lived in Sikeston most of her life but had lived in Morehouse the past 20 years....
Glenn Edith Swope Pinkerton
Apr 21, 2023
GLENN EDITH SWOPE PINKERTON, Age 72, of Sikeston, died Friday, April 21, 2023, at Boone County Hospital in Columbia, MO, following an extended illness.
Born June 10, 1950, at East Prairie, MO, to the late Roy McVay Swope and Anna Bell McElreath Swope Bohnert, she grew up in rural Scott County and was the salutatorian...
Jerry Alvin Waters Sr.
Apr 16, 2023
Jerry Alvin Waters, Sr., age 39, of Charleston, died Sunday, April 16, 2023 in Cape Girardeau.
Born March 17, 1984, in Sikeston, MO, to Martha Ann Groves Haney, who survives of Charleston and the late David Gene Waters, he had lived in Mississippi County most of his life.
In addition to his...
Wallace Reed Hale Jr.
Apr 15, 2023
Wallace Reed Hale, Jr., age 62, of Sikeston, formerly of Charleston, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 15, 2023 after a long illness.
Born February 11, 1961, at Wyatt, MO, to the late Wallace Reed Hale, Sr. and Lynda Lou Parker Hale- Davis, Wallace grew up in Charleston and lived there most of his life.  Wallace was a...
Kevin Richardson
Apr 15, 2023
John Kevin Richardson, age 59, of Sikeston, MO died April 15, 2023 at Colonial Manor in Sikeston, Missouri.
He was born February 15, 1964 in Sikeston, MO, to Jack Bernard Richardson and Thelma Faye Thompson.
He leaves behind a special friend from Arkansas, Richard Hovis.
He was preceded in death by his father...
Patricia Cissell Randall
Apr 13, 2023
Patricia Cissell Randall, MSW, 67, passed away on April 13, 2023, peacefully at home in Corpus Christi, Texas.
She was born on February 10, 1956, in St Louis to Philip V. Cissell and Bertha Geraldine Cissell Hailey (nee Lumsden).
She received dual bachelor's degrees in criminal justice and social Work from Southeast...
Homer Lee Baker
Apr 12, 2023
Homer Lee Baker, age 86, of Charleston, died Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Born November 11, 1936, in the Deventer Community of Mississippi County, MO, to the late John Baker and Mattie Loflin Baker, he had lived in Mississippi County his entire life and was a 1955 graduate of Diehlstadt...
Leslie Ann Leonard Wethington
Apr 11, 2023
Leslie Ann Leonard Wethington, age 48, a resident of Sikeston, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Evelyn's Hospice House in St. Louis after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born March 23, 1975, at Dexter, MO, to Cynthia "Cindy" Dock Leonard who survives of Sikeston, and the late Ted Leonard. She had lived in Sikeston her entire...
Ashtynn Danielle Braun
Apr 9, 2023
Ashtynn Danielle Braun, four days old, of Chaffee, was born April 5, 2023, and passed away Sunday, April 9, 2023, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Surviving are her father and mother, Christian Alexander Braun and Kaylee Nicole Kirkover; her grandparents, Kalyn (Kendra) Little, Craig (Marjorie) Kirkover; her great grandparents, Kendall (Mary Sue) Valleroy...
Doris Knupp Coleman
Apr 8, 2023
DORIS ANN COLEMAN, age 83, of rural Bertrand, MO, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2023, while visiting her family in Houston, TX.
Born August 14, 1939, in Anniston, MO, to the late Ira Alexander Knupp and Pearl Jane Pullum Knupp, she grew up in Anniston and then moved to the Houston, TX area where she and her...
Glenn Dewayne Burcks
Apr 5, 2023
Glenn Dewayne Burcks, age 62, formerly of Mississippi County, died from injuries sustained in a tornado that struck Glen Allen early Wednesday, April 5, 2023.
Glenn was born May 2, 1960, at Charleston, MO, to the late Donald Richard Burcks and Jurlene Leda Cecile Brown Burcks. He had lived in Glen Allen a number of years.
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