Jared Kenneth Williams
May 17, 2019
Jared Kenneth Williams, long-time educator in the East Prairie Schools, died peacefully Friday, May 17, 2019, at his home in East Prairie, with his family at his side.
Surviving are his wife, Pamela Jane Schneider Williams; his daughter, Heather Lea (Jon) Warren; and his grandsons, Beau-Hunter Warren and Max-Tucker Warren.
Private burial will...
Wiley J. Sevic
May 15, 2019
WILEY JOE SEVIC, SR., age 84, a resident of Bertrand and formerly of Wyatt, died Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at the Miner Nursing Center.
Born April 21, 1935, at Dardanelle, AR, to the late Frank Sevic and Mildred R. Hicks Sevic, he was a graduate of Diehlstadt High School and was a U.S. Navy Veteran. He had...
Janet Lee McMillan
May 11, 2019
JANET LEE WHITE McMILLAN, age 64, a resident of Sikeston, ran into the arms of Jesus at 4:05 p.m., Saturday, May 11, 2019.
Born August 13, 1954, at East Prairie, MO, to the late Amiel James Powell and Mary Martha McCormick Powell, she grew up in Charleston and was a member of the original Elm Street Baptist...
Mary Rita Scheffer-Mashburn
May 10, 2019
Mary Rita Scheffer Mashburn, 62, of Charleston died at 4:00 a.m., Friday, May 10, 2019, at her home.
She was born May 29, 1956, in Cairo, IL, to the late John Henry and Rita M. Urhahn Scheffer of the Texas Bend Community. She lived in Mississippi County most of her life and was co-owner of Scheffer Printing...
Debra Kay Self
May 10, 2019
DEBBIE GRISSOM SELF, age 64, died Friday, May 10. 2019, at her home in East Prairie.
Born February 3, 1954, at East Prairie, to the late Charles "Gunner" Grissom and Jessie Franklin "Frankie" Atkinson Grissom, she had lived in Mississippi County her entire life, was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Eagles in East Prairie...
Dianne Bone
May 8, 2019
DIANNE ROBINSON BONE, age 76, died Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at her home in Charleston.
She was born December 2, 1942, at Lilbourn, MO, to the late George Milton Robinson and Ruth Jeanette Chambers Robinson. A graduate of Lilbourn High School, she first went to work as a secretary for Ramsey Equipment Company. In 1968, she became...
Violet Fay Laster
May 7, 2019
VIOLET FAY ESTES LASTER, age 70, a resident of Sikeston, died Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, MO.
Born May 5, 1949, at Cairo, IL, to the late John F. Estes and Jaunetia Hope Rogers Estes, she was a 1967 graduate of Charleston High School. She worked for the Division of Family Services...
Rick Smoot
May 7, 2019
RICHARD LEE 'RICK' SMOOT, age 60, of rural Charleston, died Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at the Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.
Born June 10, 1958, in Sikeston, MO, to the late Billy Neal Smoot and Patsy Jane Cherry Smoot, he had lived in the Gravel Ridge Community of Mississippi County his entire life where he was a...
Colleen Glenn
May 6, 2019
COLLEEN GLENN, age 89, of rural Charleston, died Monday, May 6, 2019, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Born February 4, 1930, in Mississippi County, MO, to the late James Hazzard Thompson and Birdie Sally Evans Thompson, she had lived in rural Charleston most of her life. A life-long educator, she completed her teaching degree...
Jim Whitehead
May 4, 2019
Jim Whitehead James Farmer "Jim" Whitehead, 73, died Saturday, May 4, 2019, at his home in Wyatt, MO. Born May 24, 1945, at Charleston, MO, to the late William Carl Whitehead and Lucy Pauline Farmer Whitehead, he was better known as Jim, or by some as "Muley" for being as stubborn as a mule and because it was the...
Bruce Gordon Purdie
Apr 26, 2019
BRUCE GORDON PURDIE, Age 62, a resident of Bertrand, died Friday, April 26, 2019, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Born March 3, 1957, at Pittsburgh, PA, to the late Thomas Purdie and Elizabeth Chism Purdie, he had lived in Pittsburgh most of his life where he was employed with Allegheny Plastics. In 2005, he...
Carl Melvin Lynch
Apr 25, 2019
CARL MELVIN LYNCH, age 73, died Thursday, April 25, 2019, at his home in Bertrand.
Born November 12, 1945, at Sikeston, MO, to the late Cecil Earl Lynch and Helen Dale Peters Lynch, he had lived in Bertrand most of his life and had served in the Missouri National Guard. A master carpenter, he began his career...
Margaret McMillen Cates
Apr 15, 2019
MARGARET ANN McMILLEN CATES, age 89, formerly of Charleston, died Monday, April 15, 2019, at the Hickory Manor in Licking, MO
Born June 3, 1929, in Tennessee, to the late Thomas Maxie McMillen and Maggie Ann Stagner McMillen, she had lived in Charleston most of her life until moving to be near her family. She had been...
Margaret M. Joyce
Apr 12, 2019
Margaret Marie Joyce, 88, a life-long resident of Sikeston, died at her home Friday, April 12, 2019.
She was born in Sikeston September 2, 1930 to the late Arlen and Blanche (Moody) Miller. She began working at Buckner-Ragsdale in Sikeston at the age of 17, and in 1980 she became co-owner-operator with her husband and sister-in-law. She...
Awald A. Bohnert
Apr 9, 2019
Awald Anthony Bohnert, 90, a resident of Brighton, TN, formerly of Sikeston, died Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, TN.
He was born July 26, 1928 in Longtown, Missouri to the late Susanna (Renner) Bohnert Milfelt and Joseph Luke Bohnert. He had been a rolling Mill Operator at Alumax Factory for over 39...
Margaret Ann Glass
Apr 8, 2019
MARGARET ANN GRIFFIN GLASS, Age 79, died Monday, April 8, 2019, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
She was born August 25, 1939, in Charleston, to the late Leland Britton Griffin and Willie Mae Baker Griffin. Following a lifetime of 20 years as a military wife, while her husband served in the U.S. Navy, she...
Freeman Collier
Apr 6, 2019
FREEMAN COLLIER, age 76, a resident of Villa Ridge, IL, died Saturday, April 6, 2019, at the family home north of Charleston.
He was born July 9, 1942 in Cape Girardeau, MO to the Freeman and Esther Mitchell Collier, Sr. A graduate of Patton High School, he served 6 years in the MO National Guard and was...
Lucille Westhoff Uthoff
Mar 31, 2019
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DOROTHY LUCILLE WESTHOFF UTHOFF, age 102, formerly of rural Charleston, died Sunday, March 31, 2019, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born October 27. 1916, at Litchfield, IL, to the late Dietrich Gerdes Westhoff and Frances Margaret Schoen Westhoff, she had lived in rural Charleston a number of years where she and her husband were engaged...
Warren Harber
Mar 29, 2019
SIKESTON — Warren G. Harber, 96, died March 29, 2019, at Delta South Nursing Care in Sikeston.
Born July 14, 1922, in Blytheville, Ark., son of the late Benjamin and Melba Davidson Harber, he graduated from Matthews High School and attended Southeast Missouri College in Cape Girardeau. He taught at Fairview Rural School before serving in the...
Scott Spinka
Mar 28, 2019
Scott O'Neil Spinka, 72, passed away peacefully, in the presence of loved ones, on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at his residence in Pittsboro, NC.
He was born on May 8, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, to Archie O'Neil and Evaleen May (Crouch) Huckins and was raised by his mother and his stepfather, James Spinka. Following his graduation...
