Oct 6, 2020

Mary R. Reynolds Laymon, of Sikeston, died Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center.

She was born November 12, 1944, to Frank and Dolly Reynolds in Lilbourn, MO and later moved to Sikeston, MO.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Earnest M. Laymon Sr. and a sister, Alice Rowe.

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Oct 5, 2020

Edna Florence Crowell Mulcahy was born on February 23, 1927 to William Arnett Crowell and Amanda Elizabeth Haile. Edna was orphaned as a toddler and raised by her teenage siblings on the family farm during the Great Depression. She entered Jesus' open arms October 5, 2020.

Edna eloped with her high school sweetheart, David Jerome Mulcahy, on...

Oct 5, 2020

Courtesy obituary.

Jane grew up in Charleston and her parents, Ed and Charlene Robertson, were longtime employees of the Charleston R-1 Schools.

Jane Michelle Robertson, daughter of the late Edwin Robertson and Charlene Myers Robertson, was born on September 23, 1956 in Sikeston, Missouri, and departed this life on October 5, 2020 at the Sikeston...

Oct 4, 2020

Charles Lee McKinley, age 86, died Sunday, October 4, 2020, at his home in Bertrand.

Born September 29, 1934, at Bertrand, MO, to the late Walter Carmen McKinley and Sarah Christine Collier McKinley, he had lived in Bertrand his entire life.   For over 20 years he was the manager at MFA Oil.   He was member of the...

Sep 29, 2020

MIRACLE MARIE-LYNN TATUM BRIDGES, made her early entrance here on earth, Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, weighing one pound and 5 ounces. She gained her Angel Wings two hours later.

Miracle was preceded in death by her paternal great grandparents, Velma Shaw, Ronny Bostic and special guardian angel, Willie Brown, Jr....

Sep 29, 2020

Rowan Thomas Hess , of O'Fallon, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 20 days old.  Born September 9, 2020, the cherished baby boy of Angela Dawn Starr Hess and Lee Watkins Hess, dearest brother of Norah Mae Hess, and treasured grandson of Chris and Jeannie...

Sep 29, 2020

Kenneth (Binky) Daniel Blagg, died Tuesday, September 29, 2020 peacefully in his home at Charleston, MO, surrounded by his family.

He was born September 30, 1958 to the late Virginia and Donald Blagg. He attended Thomas W. Kelly high school in Benton, MO and lived there for most of his life before recently moving to Charleston MO....

Sep 27, 2020

Retired Mississippi County Sheriff, Larry Eugene Turley, age 76, of rural Charleston, died Sunday, September 27, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Larry was born on August 21, 1944 in Sikeston, Mo. and son of the late Louis E. "Blue" and Vida Mae Payne Turley.

On December 28, 1981, married the former...

Sep 27, 2020

JAMES RAY 'JIMMY' HARPER, age 71, formerly of rural Bertrand, died Sunday, September 27, 2020, at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville, AR.

He was born October 10, 1948, in Randolph County, Ark., one of eleven children to the late Leland Fletcher Harper and Hester Willadean Templeton Harper. He attended Charleston High School and following his...

Sep 27, 2020

DANA R. RAY, age 53, of East Prairie, died Sunday, September 27, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Born June 27, 1967, in Salinas, CA, to the late Herman Lee Ray and Cynthia Louise Armstrong Ray, he had lived in East Prairie a number of years and was a self-employed mechanic.

He...

Sep 24, 2020

Dorothy Anne Goodin Brink, died September 24, 2020, surrounded by her family at her home in Charleston.

She was born in Cairo, IL on May 27, 1937, to the late Sam Cox Goodin and Jane Ellen Mulkey Goodin. In 1959, she married Charles Lowell Brink, Jr., who survives.

Dorothy Anne loved her family. She loved...

Sep 16, 2020

SOON JA KIM, went to see our Heavenly Father, Wednesday, September 16, 2020, at the family residence in Sikeston.

She was born August 24, 1946 in South Korea and later came to the United States where she resided in Chicago, IL and Atlanta, GA a number of years.  She recently moved to Sikeston to be near her...

Sep 16, 2020

Jolene Hinton King, 90, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at her daughter's home on September 16, 2020.

The youngest of eleven children, she was the born to William Marion and Ella Mae (Nee: Givens) Hinton on June 14, 1930 in Bridges, Missouri. In 1951, Jolene married Chauncey Wendell "C.W." King in Memphis, TN. They were married...

Sep 14, 2020

NETTIE VERNELL BANKS, age 89, departed this life on Monday, September 14, 2020, at her home in Bertrand, MO, surrounded by family.

Born May 28, 1931, at Clinton, KY, she was the daughter of the late Henry Clay Bone and Mamie Lee Davis Bone. On October 11, 1951, at Piggott, AR, she married George Junior Banks, a...

Sep 13, 2020

Lester William Grisso, Jr., age 72, a resident of Wyatt left his earthly home on September 13, 2020.

Lester was born in rural Charleston, MO, on December 21, 1947, to Lester William "Jack Grisso, Sr. and Elizabeth Hart Grisso. A 1966 graduate of St. Henry Catholic School, he then entered the U.S. Navy and served successfully as...

Sep 8, 2020

Marjorie Ann (Heath) Arington was born to Noah and Margaret (Hurley) Heath on April 21, 1932, in the Dogwood community. She passed away on September 8, 2020, at the East Prairie Nursing Center after a long-term illness.

Marjorie grew up on her family's farm in Dogwood surrounded by a large extended family. She was an...

Sep 7, 2020

Linda Joyce Galemore, age 76, a resident of Bertrand, died Monday, September 7, 2020, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

Sep 6, 2020

EJ MARKS, age 78, a resident of East Prairie, entered into his Heavenly home, Sunday, September 6, 2020.

Born May 30, 1942, at Tiptonville, TN, to the late Clarence and Cleeoria Motley Marks, he moved to East Prairie where he spent most of his life farming the land.   He had also worked for the Mississippi County Sheriff Department...

Sep 5, 2020

JO ANN LEPCHENSKE QUERTERMOUS, age 87, died on Saturday, September 5, 2020, at her home in Bertrand.

She was born August 13, 1933 in Charleston to Dora "Sally" Russell Lepchenske Wilmurth and was raised by her mother and stepfather, Glenn "Chick" Wilmurth in Bertrand.  Following her graduation with the Class of 1951 from Charleston High School, she...

Sep 3, 2020

C. Robert Scott was born on July 11. 1933, to C. Clarence and Marguerite A. Scott in Sikeston, MO, and died peacefully at his home in Sikeston, Thursday, September 3, 2020, surrounded by his family.

He was preceded in death by his parents, infant sister, Ellen, and sister, Margaret Ann Scott Odom. He is survived by his...