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Phillip Douglas Sisk
Jun 22, 2020
PHILLIP DOUGLAS SISK, 57, died Monday, June 22, 2020, at his home in East Prairie.
Born November 20, 1962, at East Prairie, to the late Raymond Earl Sisk, Sr. and Fannie Marie Sisk, he had lived in East Prairie his entire life where he was well known for his beautiful gift of singing. Phillip never met a...
Kay Leen Brewer
Jun 21, 2020
KAY BREWER
KAY LEEN BREWER, Age 77, of Sikeston, died Sunday, June 21, 2020, at the Clearview Nursing Home in Sikeston.
She was born March 20, 1943, at Rochester, IA, to the late Robert C. Schroeder and Burnadene Kinnan Schroeder. She had lived in Sikeston since 1980 and retired from Triangle PWC.
On...
Margaret June Whybark
Jun 20, 2020
MARGARET JUNE WHYBARK, age 84, of East Prairie, died Saturday, June 20, 2020, at the East Prairie Nursing Center.
Born June 3, 1936, in Illinois, to the late Ray Shelton and Mary Johnson Shelton, she had lived in East Prairie most of her life. She was a loving mother and good friend. She was loved and will...
Thelma Mae Chappell
Jun 18, 2020
THELMA MAE CARNELL CHAPPELL, age 86, died Thursday, June 18, 2020, at her home in Diehlstadt.
Born December 22, 1933, at McKuin, TN, to the late Virgil and Lavada Laura McCarson Carnell, she had lived in Diehlstadt most of her life where she was a member of the Diehlstadt General Baptist Church.
On June 25,...
David Paul Kemp
Jun 16, 2020
DAVID PAUL KEMP, age 47, died Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at his home in East Prairie.
Born August 28, 1971, at Memphis, to Vicky Lynn Kemp Burrow who survives of East Prairie and the late James Reed Yancy, he had lived in East Prairie a number of years.
Besides his mother, surviving are his children,...
Pearl Gunter Ferrell
Jun 14, 2020
PEARL GUNTER FERRELL, age 97, a resident of Charleston, died Sunday, June 14, 2020 at the Charleston Manor.
She was born November 10, 1922 in Commerce to Samuel Adam and Maud Martin Gunter and lived in Charleston her entire life where she was a member of the Charleston Church of Christ. Employed first as a beautician, she...
Father Timothy Vowels
Jun 10, 2020
Father Galen Timothy Vowels went home to his Heavenly Father on June 10, 2020, at the age of 69. Father Vowels was born on May 7, 1951, and grew up in Charleston, Missouri. An avid Cardinals baseball fan, Father Vowels graduated from St. Henry High School in 1969. After graduating from St. Louis University in 1973, he attended Kenrick...
Randy Arington
Jun 9, 2020
Randall Vernon "Randy" Arington of Dogwood, Mo., died on his farm on June 9, 2020, at the age of 68. He is survived by his wife, Claudia, and his children: Leslie (Arington) and John Allgier of Dogwood, John and Lauren Arington of Dogwood, Paul Moore of Charleston, Mo., Stephanie (Moore) and Chris Wirken of Prairie Village, Kan., and his...
Tammy Rae Zimmerman
Jun 9, 2020
TAMMY RAE ZIMMERMAN, age 47, a resident of Sikeston, died Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Born May 8, 1973, at De Moines, IA, to Royce Bowen who survives of Bethany, MO and Jewel Lafferty who survives of Fargo, ND, she had lived in Sikeston a number of years.  She was...
Barbara Jean George
Jun 8, 2020
BARBARA JEAN GEORGE, age 76, a resident of Charleston, died Monday, June 8, 2020, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Born January 24, 1944, in Alton, IL, to Elnora Hollis Summers who survives of Wood River, IL and the late Thurman L. Summers, she had lived in Charleston a number of years where she had...
John Calmore Stallings
Jun 5, 2020
JOHN CALMORE STALLINGS, II, 72, of Charleston, died Friday, June 5, 2020, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.
Born March 11, 1948, at Cairo, IL, to the late John Calmore Stallings and Eva Mae Mayo Stallings, he had lived in Charleston most of his life where he had been a farmer and land owner.  He...
Glenda Newman
Jun 5, 2020
GLENDA NATHALEE NEWMAN, age 98, of Sikeston, died Friday, June 5, 2020, at the Delta South Nursing Center in Sikeston.
Born August 21, 1922, at Peach Orchard, MO, to the late Adolphus Holtzhouser and Delores Nelson Holtzhouser Stafford, she had lived in Sikeston the past few years. As a pastor's wife, she moved with her husband as...
Connie Sue Morrow
Jun 4, 2020
CONNIE SUE MORROW, age 76, died Thursday, June 4, 2020, at her home near Benton.
Born October 13, 1943, at Sikeston, MO, to the late Talmadge H. New and Wanda Ruth Watson New, she had lived in the Benton area most of her life where she was a member of the Unity Baptist Church and had served...
Harry Lewis Powers, Iii
May 31, 2020
HARRY LEWIS POWERS, III, age 41, a resident of Sikeston, died Sunday, May 31, 2020, at Colonial Manor in Sikeston.
Born June 7, 1978, in Sikeston, to the late Harry Lewis Powers, Jr. and Sharon Lynn Rayburn, he had lived in Sikeston his entire life. He had worked at the Sheltered Workshop for over 20 years. His...
Wayne Patterson
May 30, 2020
WAYNE PATTERSON
ORVAL WAYNE PATTERSON, Age 74, died Saturday, May 30, 2020, at his home in Dexter.
Born March 31, 1946, at Essex, MO, to the late Orval Brice Patterson and Mildred Warthen Patterson, he had lived in the Dexter area most of his life and had been employed as a diesel mechanic and a...
Melba Joyce Bonds
May 27, 2020
MELBA JOYCE DAVIS BONDS, age 83, died Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at her home in Morehouse.
Born December 30, 1936, at Peach Orchard, MO, to the late Benjamin Franklin Davis and Sirlda Jane Stovall Davis, she had lived in Morehouse a number of years.
On October 4, 1952, in Piggott, AR, she married Tommy Bonds,...
Pauline Sugg Patton
May 27, 2020
PAULINE SUGG PATTON, age 90, died Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at her home in Charleston.
She was born December 20, 1929, on Chickalah Mountain, in Yell County, Arkansas, to the late Newman Ethridge and Lillie Horn Sugg. On October 23, 1949, she married Glenn Patton at the home of her parents.
In August of 1960,...
Michael David Gray
May 26, 2020
MICHAEL DAVID GRAY, age 72, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at his home near Benton.
Born November 10, 1947, at Poplar Bluff, MO, to the late G.B. Gray and Dorothy M. Davis Gray, he had lived near Benton a number of years and was of the Baptist Belief.  For a number of years, he worked in over...
James Heironimous Jr. (Jay Hei)
May 26, 2020
James Ross HeiRonimus Jr. (Jay Hei), age 92, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at his residence in Sikeston.
Jay was born in St. Louis on May 24, 1928 to John Ross and Laura Bell Howard HeiRonimus. Following graduation from Charleston High School, he received his education in business from Draughns Business College in Paducah. He returned to...
Clura Jean Ezzell
May 21, 2020
Clura Jean Ezzell, age 87, a resldent of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born May 13, 1933 in Iron City, TN to Andy and Mary Hazel Stults. In 1937 she moved to Southeast Missouri where she lived the remainder of her life. She worked for Southwestern Bell/ATT...

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