Kenneth Daniel Blagg
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....
Larry Eugene Turley
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...
James Ray Harper
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...
Dana R. Ray
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...
Dorothy Anne Brink
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...
Soon Ja Kim
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...
Jolene Hinton King
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...
Nettie Vernell Banks
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...
Lester William Grisso Jr.
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...
Marjorie Ann Heath Arington
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...
Linda Joyce Galemore
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.
Ej Marks
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...
Joann Quertermous
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...
Bob Scott
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...
Geraldine D. Keefer
Sep 3, 2020
GERALDINE KEEFER
Geraldine Keefer, age 91, passed peacefully from this life into her eternal rest on September 3, 2020.
Geraldine (Ginger) was born in Baker, Oregon on November 9, 1928 to William and Josephine Knodel. Geraldine grew up in Oregon and California where she met her husband Merl at a Church of God...
Mary Louise Masters
Sep 2, 2020
Mary Louise Masters went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. She was born Oct. 27, 1926, in Catron, Missouri, to Edward and Delsie McGowan Davis. A graduate of Sikeston High School, she lived in Southeast Missouri until moving to Belleville, Illinois. She enjoyed floral arranging and while living in Belleville, she opened...
Donnie Elrod
Sep 1, 2020
DONALD LANE 'DONNIE' ELROD, age 67, a resident of Sikeston, died Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau.
Born December 15, 1952, at Little Rock, AR, to the late Judd Wilson Elrod and Lucy Jeston Sawyers Elrod, he was employed a number of years as a diesel mechanic. He was a U.S. Army Veteran....
Clara Laverne Givens
Sep 1, 2020
Laverne Horton Givens, born in Steele, Missouri, on February 26, 1921, to parents LL and Annie Johnson Horton, passed away on September 1, 2020, at the age of 99.
Always an inspiration to her friends and family, she was a woman of unflinching faith, love and strength. She had a quick wit, a sharp sense of humor...
Marie Crumley
Sep 1, 2020
EVA MARIE JONES CRUMLEY, age 82, died Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at her home in Sikeston.
Born November 19, 1937, at Dorena, MO, to the late James Andrew "Doc" Jones and Eva Jewell Denning Jones, she had lived in Bertrand a number of years before moving to Sikeston. She was a member of the Heartland Harvest Church...
Linda Jean Parr
Aug 31, 2020
LINDA JEAN JONES PARR, age 74, a resident of Bertrand, died Monday, August 31, 2020, at the home of her daughter in Charleston.
Born December 8, 1945, at Bertrand, to the late James Andrew 'Doc' Jones and Eva Jewell Denning Jones, she had lived in Bertrand most of her life and had worked as a manager for...
