Aug 2, 2022

Carmella Beth Sterling, age 55, died Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at her home in Sikeston.

She was born December 4, 1966, at Gideon, MO, to the late Alfred Bryant Bragg or Donna Starnes Bragg.  She had lived in Charleston a number of years before most recently moving to Sikeston.   She had been employed with Mid-Town Motel, the...

Jul 27, 2022

Elizabeth Ann Aldridge Stephenson, age 83, of Bertrand, died Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at the Charleston Manor.

She was born May 7, 1939, at Wyatt, MO, to the late Euen Aldridge and Joyce Murphy Aldridge and was a 1956 graduate of Charleston High School.  She had lived in Bertrand most of her life where she was a...

Jul 24, 2022

Paul William Hill, 83, passed away July 24, 2022, at The Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Paul was born February 5, 1939, in Charleston, Missouri to Charles Hardin and Grace May Hill. A 1957 graduate of Charleston High School, he attended Southeast Missouri State University. Paul is a proud veteran of the United States Army where he...

Jul 23, 2022

RITTA SUE MORROW BELT, Age 75, a resident of Sikeston, died Saturday, July 23, 2022, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

She was born September 9, 1946, at Red Bay, Alabama, to the late Richard H. Morrow and Mattie Pearl Strickland Morrow, she had lived in Scott County most of her life.  Ritta loved...

Jul 22, 2022

Ronald Ray Myrick, age 81, of Anniston, MO, died Friday, July 22, 2022, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

He was born November 19, 1940, at Anniston, MO, to the late Alvin Myrick and Lena McKinley Myrick. Ronald left Anniston at a young age when he joined the United States Army.  Following his service to...

Jul 19, 2022

Taylor Edward Duncan

Taylor Edward Duncan, 90, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on July 19, 2022 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO.

Taylor was born on April 30, 1932 in Linden, TN. He was the only child of Audley Duncan (d. 1935) and Sarah Stephens Duncan Emerline (d. 2015).

Jul 18, 2022

Judith Ellen Rolwing Porter died July 18, 2022, in Oklahoma City after a courageous battle with lung cancer.

Judy was born November 6, 1949, in Charleston MO to Norbert and Carmelita (Little) Rolwing. After graduating from St. Henry High School, she attended Memphis State University, studying pre-law, worked in legal offices and studied at Prince School of...

Jul 17, 2022

Gwen Webb

Gwendolyn C. "Gwen" Webb, age 75, died Sunday, July 17, 2022, at her home in Bertrand, surrounded by her family.

Born January 27, 1947, at Henderson, KY, to the late Charlie Benjamin Fears and Mamie Azilee Birdsong, she had lived in Bertrand most of her life where she was a member of the...

Jul 17, 2022

Betty Lou Husher LaFontain, age 95, of Sikeston, died July 17, 2022, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center.

She was born December 8, 1926, in Scott County, MO, to the late David Isaac Husher and Anna Bell Miller Husher.  Betty had lived in Sikeston her entire life where she was a lifelong member of the First Assembly of...

Jul 16, 2022

Betty Waldrop Walton

April 6, 1924 – July 16, 2022

Betty Jane (Billie)Waldrop Walton, formerly of Braggadocio, MO, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 16, 2022, at her home in Jonesboro, AR, surrounded by her family.

Born April 16, 1924, at Braggadocio, to the late Edward Livingston "Leive" Waldrop and Edith J....

Jul 9, 2022

JEWELLENE KELSO RUFF, Age 85, formerly of Sikeston, MO, and Addison, IL, died Saturday, July 9, 2022, at the home of her nephew near Naylor, MO, following and extended illness.

Born April 20, 1937, at Aberdeen, MS, to the late Claude Andrew Kelso and Mattie Belle Dodd Kelso, she and her husband lived in Addison, IL a...

Jul 8, 2022

We are so sad to announce the passing of John "Johnny" Michael Thurman of Charleston and Cape Girardeau, Missouri, due to a tragic bike/car accident on Friday, July 8th, 2022.

Johnny took his last breath at the age of 41, surrounded by loved ones at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was a beautiful person...

Jul 6, 2022

MARY BELL RUSSELL DEMENT, age 89, died Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at her home in East Prairie.

Known to her family as "Aunt Bell", she was born July 21, 1932, at Lawrenceburg, TN, to the late James Harrison Russell and Martha Elizabeth McCurry Russell.    Bell had lived in East Prairie most of her life and was a...

Jul 3, 2022

Sh'Tyana Cortezia Ingram, age 21, of Sikeston, died Sunday, July 3, 2022, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Known affectionately as "Shaay Herbo", she was born May 30, 2001, at Flint, Michigan, to Emily Ingram who survives of Sikeston.

Shaay accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at the Greater...

Jul 3, 2022

Bonnie Dernoncourt Story

The protagonist of a remarkable life, a positive force in the universe and a gentle, God-loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Bonnie Dernoncourt Story left her body behind and headed home to God on Sunday, July 3, 2022.

Born on September 19, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, MO, Bonnie spent most...

Jul 2, 2022

RAY EUGENE IVIE, age 88, of East Prairie, died Saturday, July 2, 2022, at the Bertrand Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born February 24, 1934, in the Sassafras Ridge Community of Mississippi County, MO, to the late Oscar Herman Ivie and Willie Ethel Lindsey Ivie, he had lived in East Prairie most of his life.  Self-employed several years,...

Jun 29, 2022

Roy Eugene Smith, age 74, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at his home in Bertrand.

Born May 11, 1948, at Cairo, IL, to the late William Junior Smith and Margie Louise Magee Smith, he had lived in the Brewer's Lake Community in Mississippi County, MO most of his life. He enlisted in the United States Army at a young...

Jun 29, 2022

Sherry Mae Ivie-Wright Bost, age 66, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at her home near Sikeston.

Sherry was born March 1, 1956, at Henderson, KY, to Joseph Harold Ivie and Barbara Lou Gamblin Ivie and had lived in the Sikeston area a number of years.  Sherry loved her family, her work, and was a firm believer in...

Jun 27, 2022

Sammie Presson Hise Sr., age 68, died Monday, June 27, 2022, at his home near Sikeston.

Born Nov. 30, 1953 to the late Otis Hise and Ruth Mae Brenton White, Sammie kept his home in the Bootheel. Sammie worked for CGB Waterfront for 45 years until his retirement in 2015. Many considered it an honor to have...

Jun 26, 2022

Billy Gene Caudle, age 81, of Ferguson, MO, formerly of Sikeston, MO, died Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Christian Hospital Northeast in St. Louis, Mo.

He was born October 28, 1940, at Braggadocio, MO, to the Alfred "H" Caudle and Ora Irene Wilbanks Caudle.  He had lived in Lilbourn, MO and the Sikeston area a number of...