Bruce Raymond Austin
Dec 29, 2021
Bruce Raymond Austin, son of the late Jesse and Myrtle Ann Shreve Austin, was born on December 14, 1935, in East Prairie, Missouri, and departed this life at the age of 86 on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, surrounded by loved ones.
After graduating from East Prairie High School...
Shirley Ann Dowdy
Dec 28, 2021
SHIRLEY ANN DOWDY, age 85, of Chaffee, MO, died, Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at her home.
Born March 15, 1936, at Dexter, MO, to the late Zalma C. Gaines and Catherine Woods. Shirley worked at Elder Manufacturing Company in Dexter, MO for over 40 years. She was a good-hearted woman who loved life and never met a...
Marilynn Cooper Grogan
Dec 25, 2021
MARILYNN GAIL GROGAN, age 67, died Saturday, December 25, 2021, at her home near Sikeston.
She was born February 18, 1954, at St. Louis, MO, to the late Robert Wesley Cooper, Sr. and Mary Lee Summerlott Cooper. She had lived in the Sikeston area most of her life and was employed as an LPN in the surgical...
Cathy Cray
Dec 23, 2021
CATHY RENEE SCAGGS CRAY, age 68, died Thursday, December 23, 2021, at her home in Sikeston.
She was born May 10, 1953, at East St. Louis, IL, to the late James Edward Scaggs and Ruby Lois Dobbs Scaggs.  Having lived in Sikeston a number of years, she loved volunteering at the hospital, baking and cooking and gardening....
Daryl Ray Riley, Iii
Dec 23, 2021
Daryl Ray Riley, III, infant son of Daryl Ray Riley, II and Ashli Renee Blasingain Riley, of Wyatt, MO, died Thursday, December 23, 2021, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Baby Daryl was born April 29, 2021, at Sikeston, MO.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sisters, Kyleeann Marie...
John R. Barrett
Dec 19, 2021
John Robert Barrett, age 76, died Sunday, December 19, 2021, at his home in Charleston.
He was born September 26, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late John Alexander and Ann Perry Barrett. John graduated from Brentwood High School in 1967 and attended Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri.
John worked for the Norfolk and...
Martha Jane Slaten Baker
Dec 19, 2021
MARTHA JANE SLATEN BAKER, age 89, died Sunday, December 19, 2021, at the Bertrand Nursing Center and Rehab Center.
Martha Jane was born in Wyatt, Missouri, on April 5, 1932, to the late Edgar Roy Slaten and Myrtle Kemp Slaten. The family later moved to Charleston, where Martha Jane graduated from Charleston High School in 1949. On...
Margie Douglas Mayabb
Dec 16, 2021
Margie Ann Douglas Mayabb was a resident of East Prairie, Mo. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world peacefully with her family by her side at Saint Francis Medical Center on December 16, 2021.
She was born on October 19, 1943 to Amos Ray Douglas and Mable Marie Hedges Douglas....
Brian Kenneth Tanner
Dec 16, 2021
Brian Kenneth Tanner, age 25, died Thursday, December 16, 2021, at his home in Sikeston.
He was born February 10, 1996, at Jacksonville, FL, to the Bradley Lynn Tanner who survives of Sikeston and the late Elizabeth Anne Gavlick Tanner. He had lived in Sikeston a number of years and enjoyed playing video games and reading. He...
Brenda Mctigue Ditto
Dec 14, 2021
BRENDA CAROL MCTIGUE DITTO
Beloved wife, cherished mother, adored grandmother, precious sister, aunt, niece and friend, Brenda Carol McTigue Ditto, received her Heavenly Reward December 14, 2021, at 10:46 p.m. after a noble and courageous battle with Early Onset Alzheimer's.
Born on October 19, 1950, in Charleston, Missouri, Brenda was the first-born child...
Allan Wayne Johnson
Dec 12, 2021
ALLAN WAYNE JOHNSON, 73, of East Prairie, MO, died, Sunday, December 12, 2021, at Hunter Caring Center in Sikeston.
Born August 20, 1948, at East Prairie, MO, to the late Luther and Alma Johnson. Allan did carpentry work and construction. He loved to go fishing, hunting and camping. Allan also, loved spending time with his grandkids.
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Jeff Beeson, Sr.
Dec 11, 2021
JEFFERY LEE BEESON, SR., age 52, of Sikeston, died Saturday, December 11, 2021, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born August 28, 1969, at Sikeston, MO, to the late Cecil Thomas "Tommy" Beeson and Christine Cooksey Beeson. He had lived in Sikeston and the Bertrand area his entire life.  He...
Karen Seay Eaves
Dec 10, 2021
KAREN "SUSIE" SEAY EAVES, age 73, formerly of Charleston, died Friday, December 10, 2021, at the home of her niece in Sikeston.
She was born March 27, 1948, at Cairo, IL, to the late Ray Lovett and Ruth French Lovett and was a graduate of Charleston High School.  Susie went on to nursing school where she would...
Matthew Joseph Frias
Dec 10, 2021
Matthew Joseph Frias, age 39, of Sikeston, died Friday, December 10, 2021, near Hayti, MO.
He was born June 24, 1982, at Bryan, TX to Gilbert Roland Frias and Rebecca Lynn Chappell Frias. He was a 2001 graduate of Sikeston High School and had lived in Sikeston most of his life.
Matt called his self...
Ronnie Brown
Dec 7, 2021
On Tuesday December 7, 2021, Ronnie Brown, affectionately known as R.B. died at his home in Charleston.
A loving partner, father, son, and brother was called home at the age of 65. Ronnie was born March 9, 1956 in Charleston, Missouri to the late Juanita Bradley (Scooter) and James (Bud) Brown. He was the eldest of nine...
Ken Bowman
Dec 5, 2021
Kenneth A. "Ken" Bowman, 72, of Bertrand, died December 5, 2021, after a courageous twenty-month battle with liver and kidney cancer.
He died peacefully at his home with his family at his side. Ken was born January 4, 1949 in Cairo, Illinois to the late Haskell and Blanche Krauss Bowman, and lived in Mississippi County, Missouri his...
Peggy Lou Chapman
Dec 4, 2021
Peggy Chapman, 79, formerly of Morley, died Saturday, December 4, 2021, at the home of her daughter in Cape Girardeau.
Born January 3, 1942, in Oran, MO, to the late Joe Raymond Montgomery and Maudie I. Denton. Peggy had worked at different places in her life, but her favorite was New Dawn State School. She enjoyed spending...
Terry L. Johnson
Dec 1, 2021
Terry Lynn Johnson, 67 of Sikeston, entered into the arms of his Savior on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Baptist Health in Paducah, KY.
Terry was born on May 25, 1954 in Scott County, MO to the late Joseph A. Johnson and Bessie B. (Curtner) Johnson. Â He was a 1973 graduate of Thomas W. Kelly High School...
Wadine Eaker
Nov 29, 2021
WADINE EAKER, age 87, died peacefully at her home in Sikeston on Monday, November 29, 2021.
She was born April 10, 1934 in Sikeston to Wade and Elizabeth Adams Malcolm. Following her graduation from Sikeston High School she began her teaching career in Blodgett and taught a short time before taking several years off to raise her...
Larue Riley
Nov 29, 2021
LaRue Riley, age 78, of Anniston, Mo., died Monday, November 29, 2021, at the Bertrand Nursing and Rehab Center in Bertrand, MO.
LaRue was born October 5, 1943, in Mississippi County, MO, to the late Johnnie Knupp and Nina Owensby Knupp. A 1961 graduate of Anniston High School, she went on to work as a bookkeeper at...
