Geraldine Rapert Thomason
Jan 6, 2021
GERALDINE RAPERT THOMASON, Age 92, a resident of Charleston, died Wednesday, January 6, 2020, at the Bertrand Nursing and Rehab Center.
She was born February 7, 1928, to the late Orvin Raymon Rapert and Lelia Jewell Johnston Rapert. A graduate of Diehlstadt High School, she lived in Charleston most of her life where she was employed for...
Kitty Gale Nelson
Jan 4, 2021
KITTY GALE NELSON, age 83, of Charleston, died Monday, January 4, 2021, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
She was born November 12, 1937, in the Deventer Community of Mississippi County, MO, to the late Rudolph Alvin Tousky and Ruth Lee McIntosh Tousky and had lived in Charleston most of her life. She was employed...
Joey Carden
Jan 3, 2021
JOSEPH LYNN 'BIG JOE' CARDEN, age 40, a resident of East Prairie, died Sunday, January 3, 2021, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
He was born February 23, 1980, in Sikeston, MO, to the late Donna Jeanette Carden Sisk and Phillip Douglas Sisk of East Prairie. Joey lived in East Prairie all his life. He was...
Mel Cokenour
Jan 1, 2021
MELVIN LYLE COKENOUR, age 83, longtime resident of Sikeston, died Friday, January 1, 2021, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
He was born December 2, 1937, at New Madrid, MO, to the late Carl Cokenour and Lou Vesta Teet Cokenour.   A graduate of Sikeston High School, he went on to work in sales...
Robert and Cathy Lafferty
Jan 1, 2021
Robert William Lafferty, 69, and Katherine Ann Toombs Lafferty, are now together again in Heaven.
Robert was born January 30, 1951, at Centralia, IL to the late James and Thelma Ditto Lafferty and died Friday, January 1, 2021, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Katherine, known as "Cathy", was born July 14, 1958,...
Frances McDermott Barborek
Dec 31, 2020
FRANCES JEAN McDERMOTT BARBOREK, age 86, of Sikeston, died Thursday, December 31, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
She was born May 1, 1934, in Mississippi County, Missouri to the late Bausy Houston McDermott and Luella Byrd McDermott and lived in Mississippi County most of her life before moving to Sikeston in 1998.  For over...
Stephen Joseph Coleman
Dec 30, 2020
Stephen Joseph "Steve" Coleman, 69, of Charleston, died Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff.
He was born April 2, 1951 in Gideon to Bensen and Vergie Thurman Coleman. Following high school graduation he enlisted in the US Marines. He served in Vietnam for six years in the Military Police...
Ottis B. Morrow
Dec 29, 2020
OTTIS B. MORROW, age 78, formerly of Benton, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at his home in Wappapello.
Born June 29, 1942, at Red Bay, AL, to the late Richard H. Morrow and Mattie Pearl Strickland Morrow, he had lived in Benton most of his life, moving to Wappapello just a few years ago.  He was a...
Bernardino C. Fajardo
Dec 29, 2020
Bernardino C. Fajardo, 66, of Sikeston, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at the Woodland Hills-Stonebridge Senior Living Center in Marble Hill.
Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston.
Lowell Nally
Dec 29, 2020
D. LOWELL NALLY, age 80, of rural Charleston, died Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Born January 17, 1940, at Collinsville, IL, to the late W.R. Nally and Doris Nell Campbell Nally, he had lived in Mississippi County most of his life where he was engaged in farming until his retirement. He...
Morris Brown Griggs
Dec 28, 2020
Morris Brown Griggs, 88, of Charleston, MO died on Monday, December 28, 2020 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. Morris was born to parents Lee and Jettie Griggs, January 9, 1932, in rural Rush Ridge, MO. Â He married Ruth Ann Bender on May 31, 1957, who preceded him in death on November 22, 1964. He married...
George Otho Brown
Dec 26, 2020
GEORGE OTHO "CRAZY COOTER" BROWN, age 66, died December 26, 2020, at his home in Charleston.
Born December 10, 1954, in Cairo, IL, to the late Roy S. Brown and Letha Vern Byford Brown, he lived in Charleston most of his life.
George worked at a car dealership right after high school, he was a...
Angela Lee
Dec 25, 2020
ANGELA WILSON LEE, age 60, died December 25, 2020, at her home in Bertrand.
She was born July 5, 1960, at Bowling Green, KY, to the late James and Nancy Dye Wilson. She had lived in Sikeston several years before moving to Bertrand. She was a 1978 graduate of Bowling Green High School and worked at Holley...
William Clifford Brown
Dec 23, 2020
Bill Brown- Graveside services with military honors will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 5, 2020, at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Sikeston, MO.
Interment will follow under the direction of the McMikle Funeral Home of Sikeston.
In lieu of flowers, please feel free to make a contribution to either North Shore Alliance Church...
Harvey Lee Gaskins Sr.
Dec 22, 2020
HARVEY LEE GASKINS, Sr., age 79, died December 22, 2020, at his home in Charleston.
Born September 5, 1941, at Wardell, MO, to the late Earl Harvey Gaskins and Helen McClung Gaskins, he had lived in Mississippi County most of his life and was a U.S. Army Veteran. He had worked in farming and was an avid...
Brenda Sue Henson
Dec 22, 2020
BRENDA SUE HARP HENSON, age 73, a resident of Morehouse, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Born December 19, 1947, at Sikeston, MO, to the late Billie Joe Harp and Betty Jo Summers Harp, she had lived in Morehouse a number of years.  She was employed with Food Giant/Marketplace in Sikeston...
Tom Crandall
Dec 18, 2020
Thomas "Tom" Earl Crandall, 67, of Bertrand, died Friday, December 18, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO.
Born September 22, 1953, in Rockford, IL, to the late Earl Crandall and Colleen Kane Crandall. He had lived in Illinois and tried to live in Florida, but it was too hot, so he settled in...
Catlin Eugene Swann
Dec 17, 2020
CATLIN EUGENE SWANN, age 35, of Sikeston, died Thursday, December 17, 2020, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
He was born August 14, 1985, at Charleston, to Thomas Eugene Swann and Shirley Ann Smith Swann who survive of Sikeston.
On December 21, 2013, he married Kimberly Patricia Brown, who survives of Sikeston.
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Ruth Hockersmith
Dec 16, 2020
RUTH HOCKERSMITH, age 90, formerly of East Prairie, died Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at her home in St. Louis.
Born June 15, 1930, in East Prairie, to the late A.K. Hockersmith and Etta Dora Parker Hockersmith, she was a 1948 graduate of East Prairie High School and lived there a number of years before moving to St....
Dorothy Forbey Hess
Dec 10, 2020
Dorothy Ellen Forbey Hess, 90, formerly of Charleston, died Thursday, December 10, 2020, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Born June 4, 1930, in Charleston, MO, to the late Frank Moses Forbey and Mary Anna Evan Forbey, she lived in Charleston most of her life. She worked as a telephone operator for several years in Charleston then moved to St....
