Apr 22, 2022

Doris Evelyn Wheatley, age 86, of Anniston, died Friday, April 22, 2022, at Bertrand Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 10, 1935, at Anniston, MO, to the late John and Pearl Dodge Combs. Doris was a homemaker and lived in the area her whole life. She attended the First Christian Church in Anniston. Doris loved quilting, fishing...

Apr 17, 2022

CURTIS LAVERN "Grociery" WALKER, age 36, of Poplar Bluff, MO, died April 17, 2022.

Born June 7, 1985, in Poplar Bluff, MO, son of Gary Walker and Rosanna Hart Walker, who survive of Bell City, MO.  He had lived in Poplar Bluff a number of years.   He was known as the class clown and a goof off. ...

Apr 15, 2022

Joanna Farley, age 86, of Sikeston died Friday, April 15, 2022, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born October 20, 1935, and Clarendon, AR, to the late William Closkie Skaggs and Lorene Walker Skaggs Woods, she had lived in the Sikeston area most of her life.  An ordained minister of the Gospel, she and her...

Apr 15, 2022

Kenneth Dean "Kenny" McWilliams, age 63, of Sikeston, died Friday, April 15, 2022, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born January 26, 1959, at Fort Lauderdale, FL, to the late Rayford McWilliams and Helen Mobley McWilliams Alexander, he had lived in Sikeston a number of years.  He and his wife managed and took care of...

Apr 13, 2022

Bonnie Sue Ethridge, age 74, of rural Sikeston, died Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Sikeston Convalescent Center.

She was born February 29, 1948, at Lilbourn, MO, to the late Harvey Parker and Maggie Mae Evans Parker and had lived in Sikeston area most of her life. For many years she was employed at Piggly Wiggly and the...

Apr 12, 2022

James William (JW) Grogan, age 85, finally was reunited in Heaven with the love of his life Tuesday, April 12, 2022, from his home in Dogwood.  Born during the Great Depression on November 15, 1936, at Dorena, MO, to the late Edward Simon "Bob" Grogan and Lola Margaret "Sis' Brown Grogan, JW had an appreciation for everything in life. ...

Apr 12, 2022

Damon Stephens, age 55, of Sikeston, died Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at the Aspire Senior Living Center in East Prairie, Mo.

Born November 11, 1966, at St. Louis, MO, to James Stephens and the late Bonnie Wally. Damon always desired to be a preacher, he went to college in Pennsylvania for it. He was a member of...

Apr 11, 2022

William R. "Bill" Lewis, Jr.

November 15, 1937-April 11, 2022.

William Richmond "Bill" Lewis, Jr., of Sikeston, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 11, 2022, at the age of 84.

Born and bred in Sikeston, he loved Southeast Missouri and called it home. He was a graduate of Sikeston High school-the class of...

Apr 8, 2022

TOMMY THOMPSON, age 82, of New Madrid, died at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau on Friday, April 8, 2022.

Born on June 19, 1939, as Thomas James Thompson at home in New Madrid to J.R. and Lennie Fontaine Thompson, he was the fifth generation of his family to reside in New Madrid dating back to his...

Apr 8, 2022

It is with great sorrow that the family of Victor James Clayton "Clay" Eaves announces his transition to Heaven at the age of 49, on April 8, 2022.  He was loved and adored by everyone he met. Clay's wife, Stephanie, and kids, Gage & Allie, were the pride and joy of his life. Though he left us...

Apr 5, 2022

Edward Ray Parker, age 87, passed on April 5, 2022.

He grew up in Mississippi County Missouri, in the middle of nowhere specific, though as near to Wyatt, MO as anywhere.  Ed was the eldest son born to Rev. Walter Freeman (a sharecropper and preacher) and Margaret Ann Hayden Parker (a wonderful homemaker) on February 3, 1935. ...

Apr 4, 2022

JUANITA LEE PATE, age 93, a resident of Charleston, died Monday, April 4, 2022, at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Born in Sikeston on February 12, 1929, to Leslie and Lottie Polston Pate, she grew up in Charleston and graduated from Charleston High School in 1946. She attended Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL for...

Apr 3, 2022

Joseph Lee "JoJo" Dorris was born on October 30, 1987 and left this earth at the age of 34 years old on Sunday, April 3, 2022. Though he left us far too soon, he left us all as better people having known him. Joey had a great love for life and adventure; he always lived on the wild side....

Apr 3, 2022

Harry Stratton White, 90, of Sikeston, Missouri and Batesville, Arkansas, passed away at Woodlawn Heights in Batesville on April 3, 2022. He was born on November 9, 1931 in Sikeston to Harry S. and Emma White, née Thompson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Mattingly White, in 2007, as well as his parents, his "Aunt Jack" (Lorena)...

Apr 2, 2022

Ruth Ivanell Staples, age 87, died Saturday, April 2, 2022, at her residence in Sikeston.

Born September 7, 1934, at New Madrid County, to the late Carl L. and Elvina Henson Taylor. Ruth loved her family, she was a devoted wife and mother. She loved to be outside, whether it was bird watching, being a Cub Scout/Girl...

Mar 28, 2022

Terry Mark Lawson, age 63, of Sikeston, died Monday, March 28, 2022, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

He was born April 1, 1958 and lived in the Sikeston area most of his life.

Terry is survived by one daughter; five brothers; two sisters; three grandchildren; two great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews...

Mar 28, 2022

Lamont Lewis

Rick Lamont Lewis, age 44, of Sikeston, died Monday, March 28, 2022, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Lamont was born June 4, 1977, in Sikeston, MO, to the late Randle Lewis, Jr. and Emma Head Lewis and had lived in Sikeston his entire life.   He had been employed with...

Mar 27, 2022

Sandra Galemore Williams, age 77, formerly of Charleston and Columbia, MO, died unexpectedly yet peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday March 27, 2022, at the Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, FL. She was taken from us far too soon.

Sandra was born May 19,1944 in Charleston, MO to the late Lawrence Eugene...

Mar 25, 2022

Joyce L. Bowien Golightly, age 66, of Sikeston, died Friday, March 25, 2022, at the Westfield Nursing Center near Sikeston.

She was born July 30, 1955, at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, to the late Melvin Bowien and Joyce Jordan. Joyce was a CNA and worked at Cypress Point in Dexter. She was also a manager at Flying J...

Mar 21, 2022

Patricia Elaine Hudson

Patricia Elaine Hudson, age 78, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022, in her home in Anniston, Missouri,  where she had lived since 1966, raising and loving her family.  She was born August 2, 1943, in Campbell, Missouri, to the late Roy Brown and the late Anna (Boshell) Isaacks.

Patricia has...