Jan 17, 2020

Harold A. "Bo" Hoskins, 85, died Friday, January 17, 2020 at his home near Sikeston.  He was born December 20, 1934 at Conway, Arkansas to the late Norman Lee and Abbie (Baremore) Hoskins.

Bo was a longtime resident of this area and had been a forklift operator at Potlatch/Tetra Pak and he was a member of Old...

Jan 13, 2020

Richard Allen "Dusty" Nelson, age 78, died Monday, January 13, 2020, at his home in Charleston.

Born September 25, 1941, at Chino, CA, to the late Rodney Odell Nelson and Nellie May Ruyle Nelson.

He is survived by his children, Twy'la Dawnn Nelson-Lopez, Kimberly Jo Cooper, Kristen Marie Nelson and Karen Scott; his grandchildren, Mateo,...

Jan 12, 2020

MARGIE ANN OWENS MICKEL, 85, of East Prairie, died Sunday, January 12, 2020, at the Bertrand Nursing Center.

Born July 24, 1934 in Gideon, MO, to the late Richard "Dick" Owens and Goldie Marguerite Owens. Following her graduation from Gideon High in 1952, she attended Central Methodist University, where she met the love of her life, Alan...

Jan 12, 2020

FELICIA FAYE McCURRY HARDEN, age 46, of Sikeston, died Sunday, January 12, 2020.

Born May 28, 1973, at Chattanooga, TN. She had lived in Sikeston a number of years.

Surviving are her husband, Tony Harden,  of the home in Sikeston,

Also surviving are her father, Don McCurry; her mother, Evelyn McCurry;  her children,...

Jan 8, 2020

JOHN PATTERSON BROWN, 48, died Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at his home in Wyatt.

Born October 23, 1971, at Charleston, to the late C.D. Brown and Carman Louise Snider Brown, he had lived in Charleston most of his life moving to Wyatt 18 years ago. He had been employed as a commercial truck driver and was of...

Jan 6, 2020

BRENDA MARQUETTA BOYER, age 73, formerly of East Prairie, died January 6, 2020, at her home in Sikeston.

Born August 18, 1946, in Phoenix, AZ, to the late Johnny Anderson Nipp and Ruby Estelle Perdue Nipp, she was raised in Phoenix and moved to East Prairie in 1989, recently moving to Sikeston to be near her daughter....

Jan 4, 2020

SHIRLEY KAY CHANCE, 67, died Saturday, January 4, 2020, at her home in East Prairie.

She was born December 24, 1952, at East Prairie, to the late Joe B. and Kathleen Couch Myers, she had lived in East Prairie her entire life and had attended Blessed Assurance Ministries. She loved to read her bible and study the...

Jan 1, 2020

LANORA SKINNER MITCHELL HAM, 88, formerly of Wickliffe, KY and Charleston, MO, died Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at the Chaffee Nursing Center.

Born January 6, 1931, at Charleston, MO, to the late James Doris "J.D." Skinner and Ella Gertrude Terrell Skinner, she had lived in Charleston and Ellsinore most of her life where she was a member...

Dec 27, 2019

LAYLA NICOLE NELSON, infant daughter of Erika Nicole Holloway and Jamael Marceise Nelson, of Charleston, died shortly after birth, Friday, December 27, 2019 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

In addition to her mother and father she is survived by her grandparents, Brandi Lawrence Housman and Eric Holloway and great grandmother, Patricia Kay Housman Bone.

Dec 27, 2019

Cynthia Ellen "Cindy" Ables, 64, a life-long resident of Sikeston, died Friday Dec. 27, 2019 at her home in Sikeston.  She was born Sept.. 3, 1955 in Sikeston to the late Clennis Elwood and Bobby Dean (Woolford) Ables.  Cindy was a 1973 graduate of Sikeston High School and then worked for Canedy Sign Company.  She later attended and then...

Dec 23, 2019

BOB BERRY

CLADIS LEE "BOB" BERRY, 89, of Charleston, died Monday, December 23, 2019, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Born February 2, 1930, at Charleston, MO, to the late Press Berry, Sr. and Crystal Reno Berry, he had lived in Charleston his entire life and was a U.S. Army Veteran. He was...

Dec 22, 2019

DAISY ROBERTSON REEVES, 97, of Charleston, died Sunday, December 22, 2019, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born August 14, 1922, at Perks, Illinois, to the late Earl Henry Robertson and Mary Beasley Robertson, she was the valedictorian of her graduating class, having received the Herff-Jones Scholastic Award. A resident of Mississippi County, Missouri, most...

Dec 19, 2019

WALTER BECK POLLOCK, age 64, of Sikeston, died Thursday, December 19, 2019.

Born July 6, 1955, at Cairo, IL, to the late James Girard Pollock and Bessie Nannette "Nan" Beck Pollock, he had lived in Sikeston a number of years where he was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church and a former Knights of Columbus....

Dec 18, 2019

DOROTHY VIRGINIA FORD OLIVER, age 87, of Morehouse, died Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston.

Born March 29, 1932, at Piggott, AR, to the late Jim Calvin Ford and Esther Helen Brown Ford, she had lived in Morehouse a number of years and had attended the Victory Chapel in Charleston.

On...

Dec 17, 2019

J.R. CARTER

ROGER DEVOE CARTER, JR., 37, of Anniston, MO, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019, near Anniston.

Born July 10, 1982, at Houston, TX, to Roger Carter of Anniston and Gloria Jean Adams Johnson of Logansport, IN, he had lived in Texas a number of years before moving to Anniston with his family. He had...

Dec 11, 2019

ROBERT JAMES "BOB" ROLWING, 89, of Charleston, died Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

Born October 17, 1930, in the Texas Bend Community of Mississippi County, MO, to the late Paul Lawrence Rolwing and Elizabeth Margaret Wessels Rolwing, he had lived in Mississippi County his entire life. A graduate of St....

Dec 10, 2019

ELLEN M. BRUMLEY, 90, formerly of Wyatt, died Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at the Bertrand Nursing Center.

Born October 30, 1929, in rural Mississippi County, MO, to the late Tandy Burton Murphy and Gertrude Marie Vowels Murphy, she had lived in Wyatt most of her life where she was a member of the Wyatt Baptist Church. For...

Dec 5, 2019

BETTY JO MORROW-SPIKER, 84, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, December 5, 2019, at Country Place Assisted Living in Scott City, MO.

Born August 28, 1935, at Braggadocio, MO, to the late Ralph Naile and Ethel Lee Howell Tesney, she was raised by her mother and step father, the late William Wes Tesney. She lived in Diehlstadt most...

Nov 30, 2019

Janice Carol Sloan, 72, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 at Delta South Nursing Center in Sikeston.  She was born July 7, 1947 in Sikeston to the late Carl and Marcella (Gross) Holifield.

A resident of this area most of her life, she was a homemaker and had attended the Compassion Church.

She is survived by...

Nov 29, 2019

Orville "Bill" Hupp, 95, a resident of this area most of his life, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2019 at his home in Sikeston.  He was born Oct. 9, 1924 in Essex to the late Lewis A. and Elizabeth (Smith) Hupp.

Bill had been an elevator worker at Scott County Milling Co. until he was injured in an...