Don E. Cummins
Jun 25, 2022
DON E. CUMMINS, age 86, formerly of Bertrand, died Saturday, June 25, 2022, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Don was born September 16, 1935 in Cordell, OK to Elmer and Nettie Belle Bruner Cummins. He served in the US Marines during the Korean Conflict.
On May 18, 1956 he married Patricia...
Robert "Bob" MacKie
Jun 22, 2022
Robert Murray "Bob" Mackie, age 76, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at his home in Sikeston.
Bob was born October 25, 1945, at Lenoir, North Carolina, to the late Henry P. Mackie, Jr., and Elizabeth Fowler Mackie and grew up in Granite Falls, N.C. As a young man, Bob traveled west and while living in California,...
Doris Housman Mitchell
Jun 21, 2022
Doris Housman Mitchell, age 86, of Sikeston, died Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at the Clearview Nursing Center.
Born September 19, 1935, in the Deventer Community of Mississippi County, MO, to the late Oscar "Pap" Housman and Alberta "Bertie" Kinney Housman, she grew up in rural Mississippi County. She then moved to North Carolina where she lived a...
Joe William Hughes
Jun 21, 2022
JOE WILLIAM HUGHES, age 87, a resident of Morehouse, died Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Delta South Nursing Center in Sikeston.
Born January 26, 1935, at Dudley, MO, to the late Will Hughes and Rhoda Stroud Hughes, he had lived in the Morehouse area most of his life and had been employed as a brick layer and...
Susan Haslauer Bryant
Jun 19, 2022
Susan Haslauer Bryant, age 80, of East Prairie, was born June 13, 1942, at Cairo, Illinois to the late William H. and Margaret B. Haslauer, and died June 19, 2022, at Sikeston, Missouri.
On July 12, 1961, she married Jonjo Bryant, who preceded her in death April 25, 2017.
Surviving are her children, Jon Scott...
Rick Peters
Jun 18, 2022
Richard Eugene "Rick" Peters, age 71, formerly of Bertrand, MO, died Saturday, June 18, 2022, at the Charleston Rehab and Health Care Center in Charleston, IL.
Rick was born October 31, 1950, to the late John Albert Peters, Sr. and Mabel Ann Woods Peters and was a farmer most of his life. Rick was a longtime Jaycee...
Jane Grant Stevener
Jun 17, 2022
JANE MARION GRANT STEVENER, age 97, a resident of Sikeston, died Friday, June 17, 2022, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston.
She was born August 17, 1924, at Alliance, OH, to the late Fred Grant and May Jewell Grant. Jane was a registered nurse, specializing in OBGYN Care for Women at St. Joseph's Hospital in Kirkwood...
Larry E. Traw
Jun 17, 2022
Larry Eugene Traw, age 70, a resident of Sikeston, died Friday, June 17, 2022, at the Cotton Point Nursing Center in Matthews, MO.
He was born July 25, 1951, at Puxico, MO, to the late Eugene Traw and Fannie Marie Holland Traw and had lived in Sikeston his entire life where he was employed with the City...
Debra Lynn Stewart
Jun 17, 2022
DEBRA LYNN HARPER STEWART, age 66, of Sikeston, died Friday, June 17, 2022, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
She was born July 30, 1955, at Cairo, IL, to the late Leland Fletcher Harper and Hester Willadean Templeton Harper. She was a 1973 graduate of Charleston High School. She had lived in Sikeston a number...
Jimmie Dale Batton
Jun 16, 2022
Mr. Jimmie Dale (Jim) Batton was born May 26, 1932, at Chanoia, Missouri, the son of the late Evertt and Alma Sollars Batton, and passed away peacefully on June 16, 2022, at his home in Orange Park, Florida, after a five year heroic battle with Alzheimer's.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, at the age...
Elizabeth Gail Smith
Jun 15, 2022
Elizabeth Gail Smith, age 61, passed away at her residence in Circle City, MO on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
She was born on August 6, 1960, at Sikeston, MO, to William and Dorothy Fisk Paxton.
She leaves behind her two sons, Neal (Sarah) Paxton of Littleton, CO and Tim Morrison of Jackson, MO as well...
William “Bill” McCann
Jun 15, 2022
William Allen McCann was born in Sikeston, MO, on June 5, 1944, to the late Tricie C. McCann and Edna Mae Council McCann, and died Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Heartland Care and Rehab at the age of 78.
He was the founder and CEO of Debra McCann Prison Ministries for over 30 years and had also...
Ronnie Lee Riley
Jun 13, 2022
Ronnie Lee Riley, age 80, of Anniston, died Monday, June 13, 2022, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born March 3, 1942, in the Deventer Community of Mississippi County, MO, to the late James Clifton Riley and Earlene Nolen Riley and had lived in Anniston his entire life. A 1960 graduate of...
Dick Wilkinson Brown
Jun 10, 2022
Dick Wilkinson Brown, age 84, died Friday, June 10, 2022, at his home in Charleston.
Dick was born July 18, 1937, in Charleston, MO, the youngest son of E. Riley Brown, Sr. and Judith Wilkinson Brown. Dick graduated in 1955 from Charleston High School and on September 9, 1956, he and the love of his life, Karen...
Madeline Brooke Passley
Jun 10, 2022
Madeline Brooke Passley, age 25, a resident of Benton, died Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Madeline was born April 22, 1997, in Cape Girardeau, MO, to Sammy Lee Passley and Stacy Lynn Powell Passley and had lived in Sikeston most of her life. Madeline was a fighter from birth. Diagnosed with...
Billie Jean Hiles
Jun 7, 2022
BILLIE JEAN RICHARDSON HILES, age 90, formerly of Bertrand, MO, died Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at Country Place Assisted Living in Scott City, MO.
She was born June 2, 1932, at Gosnell, AR, to the late James Lafate Richardson and Martha Irene Cain Richardson. Billie was a former resident of Bertrand. In 1975, she relocated...
Zay Haynes
Jun 5, 2022
Zionta L Haynes, affectionately known as "Drakko"
was born June 27, 2003, in Sikeston, Missouri, to
Beverly Haynes and Lonnie Johnson Jr and raised by
mother Lisa Haynes and Dennis Conrad.
He is preceded in death by his father, Lonnie Johnson Jr,
maternal grandparents, Joe Willie and Luvine Haynes,...
Barbara Ellen Love
Jun 2, 2022
Barbara Ellen Bridges Love, age 87, died Thursday, June 2, 2022, at her home in Sikeston.
She was born May 30, 1935, at Clarksville, Arkansas, to the late Baxter Lee "B.L." Bridges and Velma Mae White Bridges. Barbara had lived in Sikeston most of her life where she had been employed at Britt's Department Store and then...
Charles Glen Downs
Jun 2, 2022
Charles Glen Downs, age 86, a resident of Sikeston and formerly of Risco, MO, died Thursday, June 2, 2022, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Born May 14, 1936, at Model, TN, to the late Oliver Downs and Ocie Herndon Downs, Charles entered the United States Air Force at a young age and retired after...
Sally Sue Basarich
Jun 1, 2022
Sally Sue Basarich, age 78, died Wednesday June 1, 2022, at her home in Charleston MO Sally was born June 23, 1943, in Granite City, IL, to the late Harold Stewart and Alta Walker Stewart. Sally graduated from Granite City High School & remained close to her high school friends. On January 27, 1962, she married Rogers John Basarich, who...
