Feb 5, 2023

Joyce Geneen "Joy" Carlberg, age 67, of East Prairie, died Sunday, February 5, 2023, at the Regional One Hospital in Memphis, TN.

Born March 23, 1955, at El Paso, TX, to the late Billy Joe Livengood and to Gloria Belle Boyer Atherley who survives, she had lived in East Prairie the past several years. She had worked...

Feb 5, 2023

Rev. Walter Lee Bryars, age 79, died Sunday, February 5, 2023, at his home in East Prairie.

Walter was born August 5, 1943, in the Deventer Community of Mississippi County to the late Paul Lee Bryars and Esther May Fisher Bryars and had lived in East Prairie most of his life.  Walter was a worker and foreman...

Feb 3, 2023

Troy Lee Cravens, age 26, of Sikeston, MO died Friday, February 3, 2023, at Missouri Delta Medical Center.

He was born January 12, 1997, in Howell County, MO, to John E. Cravens II. and Crystal G. Ledbetter.

He is survived by his mother, Crystal G. Ledbetter and one brother, Rain Collins, both of Missouri.

Feb 1, 2023

Mary Louise Williams Cope McBride, passed away at her home in Ceres, CA, on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at the age of 86.

Lou, as she was affectionately known, was born July 16, 1936, in Senath, MO, to the late Elza Taft Williams and Gladys Mae White Williams. She graduated from Deering High School in Deering, MO,...

Feb 1, 2023

Steve  Hust

Stephen Curtis Hust, age 68, a resident of Poplar Bluff, MO, died Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff.

He was born April 27, 1954, at Wyatt, MO, to the late William Curtis "Bud" Hust and Margie Robison Hust Vanpool.   Steve grew up in Charleston but...

Feb 1, 2023

Shelby Jean Sullivan age 65, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at her home in Matthews, MO.

Shelby was born September 17, 1957, in Frostburg, MD, to the late Junior and Wanda Folk Burton. On September 29, 1979, she married Michael Sullivan, who preceded her in death on August 10, 2005.

She is survived by...

Jan 30, 2023

Larry Borders

Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Borders, age 72, died Monday, January 30, 2023, at his home in East Prairie.

Born October 3, 1950, at Charleston, MO, to the late George Dewey Borders and Nancy Oscille Fowler Borders, Larry grew up in Charleston and had worked as a painter for many years.  He had lived in...

Jan 25, 2023

Christopher Wayne Green, age 34, died Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at his home in Charleston after a long battle with kidney disease.

Born March 30, 1988, at St. Louis, MO, to Virgil Wayne Green and Denise Anne Ponder Green, who survive of Sikeston, he had lived in Sikeston a number of years, most recently living in Charleston....

Jan 23, 2023

Juanita Jane French Cross, passed away at her home in Charleston, MO, Monday, January 23, 2023, at the age of 93.

Jane, as she was known by, was born June 5, 1929, at Mount Level near East Prairie to the late Claude and Alberta Williams Green. She graduated from the East Prairie School System, where she was...

Jan 23, 2023

Gloria Jimenez, 36, of Charleston, died Monday, January 23, 2023, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

She was born January 12, 1987, at Oaxaca, Mexico, to the late Victorina Jimenez and Emeterio Jimenez who survives of Mexico, she had lived in Charleston a number of years.  She loved to cook, loved to spend time with...

Jan 23, 2023

On Monday January 23, 2023, Lee Ann Rapert, loving mother and grandmother, passed away at her home in Charleston MO at age fifty.

Born March 31, 1972 to Bruce and Carol Anne Sisk Rapert of Sikeston MO.  Lee Ann was an animal lover who spent most of her time with her daughter and grandchildren. She had a...

Jan 22, 2023

Cynthia Ellen (Bird) Zilafro, 65, of Pendleton, IN, died January 22, 2023 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis after an extended illness. Cynthia was born March 2, 1957 in Moberly, Missouri, the daughter of Charles and Nancy (Moss) Bird. She graduated from East Prairie High School and Murray State University. She was a school nurse at Southview Preschool. She...

Jan 22, 2023

DANOVA KIARA HAYNES, was born June 8, 1989, in Sikeston, MO, to the late LaDonna Louise Haynes and Fred Evans, Jr., who survives of Charleston, MO.

Affectionately known as "Yer," he was called home at the age of 33, on January 22, 2023.    Kiara Haynes married Breana Conner in 2018, who passed away shortly after him.

Jan 19, 2023

JERRY EARL LASETER, age 83, of Sikeston, MO, died Thursday, January 19, 2023, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Born May 21, 1939, at Sikeston, MO, to Emerson Hill Laseter and Aileen Byrd Laseter, Jerry was a 1956 graduate of Sikeston High School. Following graduation he attended Union University at Jackson, TN, and then...

Jan 17, 2023

James William "Jim" Smith, age 81, died Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at his home in rural Charleston.

Born October 2, 1941, at Advance, MO, to the late William Junior Smith and Margie Louise Magee Smith, he had lived in rural Mississippi county most of his life and was engaged in farming.  He was a U.S. Army Veteran....

Jan 16, 2023

Niki Lane

Donna Nicole "Niki" Lane, age 24, of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, January 16, 2023, in Cape Girardeau from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

She was born August 3, 1998, at Knoxville, IA, to the late Jody Lorene Smyser Lane and Frank Erwin Lane, who survives of Newark, OH.  She had lived in...

Jan 16, 2023

Second Timothy, verse 7 states:  I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Verse 8, Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for...

Jan 14, 2023

Grover Gordan Brownfield, age 83, died Saturday, January 14, 2023, at his home in Sikeston.

Born October 5, 1939, at Tuckerman, AR, to the late Grover David Brownfield and Vada Ann Sims Brownfield, he grew up in Charleston and was a 1958 graduate of Charleston High School.   After his graduation, he attended the Draughon Business College in Memphis,...

Jan 13, 2023

Judith Ann Newcomb Myres, 72, of Charleston, was born February 25, 1950, at Charleston, the second daughter of Seborn Franklin Newcomb and Kathryn Avanelle Humphreys Newcomb, and passed away peacefully Friday, January 13, 2023, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

A graduate of Charleston High School, Judie lived in Memphis a short time and...

Jan 12, 2023

SORYNE COLT HAYDEN, of Oran, two months and 27 days old, was born October 16, 2022, at Cape Girardeau, MO, and passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023, at Childrens Hospital in St. Louis.

Surviving is his father and mother, Kyle Richard Hayden and Maddelyne Elizabeth Seabaugh; his brother, Archer Barrett Hayden; his grandparents, Charles and Sheri Seabaugh;...