Joseph "Joe" Garrett
Aug 28, 2018
JOSEPH 'JOE' GARRETT, Age 65, formerly of Sikeston, died Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at his home in Bertrand. Born January 3, 1953, at Bertrand, to the late Oscar and Rosa Alline Turnbow Garrett, he had lived in Sikeston most of his life where he was employed a number of years as the sexton of Garden of Memories Cemetery and Memorial...
Steven Forrest Henry
Aug 25, 2018
Steven Forrest Henry, age 51, died Saturday. August 25, 2018, at his residence in East Prairie. He was born on February 16, 1967 in St. Louis to Charles Forrest and Carolyn Jo Poole Henry who survive of East Prairie. In addition to his parents he is survived by one sister Marcia Lynn (Gary) Dunn of Twin Oaks; one nephew, Graham...
Roy Thomas Waltrip, Jr., Md
Aug 21, 2018
Tom Waltrip, beloved husband, father, brother, physician, and friend, fell asleep in Jesus and entered into eternal glory with God in heaven on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. He was born on November 22, 1929, to Roy Thomas Waltrip, Sr. and Edna Mae Griggs Waltrip. He was born again into God's Kingdom through the waters of Holy Baptism at Apostles'...
Ludene Burns
Aug 21, 2018
Ludene Burns, 80, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018 at her home near Sikeston. She was born Oct. 18, 1937 at Selmer, Tennessee to the late Hubert and Virlon (Wyatt) Cooksey. She was a member of Diehlstadt General Baptist Church and had been a life-long resident of Jackson and Sikeston. On Aug. 19, 1953 she was married to Howard Thomas Burns,...
Alexis Daun Hamilton
Aug 18, 2018
ALEXIS DAUN HAMILTON, 21, of Charleston, was called home Saturday, August 18, 2018, at 1:55 a.m., in Charleston, MO. Born November 21, 1996, at Sikeston, MO, to Dottie Jones, all who knew her knew she was smart, funny, goofy and loved the Lakers. Alexis had an impact on everyone. Her smile could change anyone's mood. The memories with her will...
Barbara Ann Chapman
Aug 16, 2018
Barbara Ann Chapman, 80, of Bertrand, Missouri, was called to her heavenly Father on Thursday, August 16, 2018. Though she has lost her battle to cancer, she gains her heavenly wings. Barbara was born January 17, 1938 to Harvie Lee and Dorothy Craddock Jackson. She graduated with the Class of 1956 from Anniston High School and followed her dreams of...
Donna Faye Berry Richardson
Aug 13, 2018
Donna F. Berry-Richardson, daughter of the late Paul "Tut" Berry and Helen Louise Berry was born October 15, 1946 in Wyatt, Mo. She departed this life on Monday August 13, 2018 at the age of 71 at Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, TN. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior at an early age, was a graduate of Charleston...
Garrett Joseph Shankle
Aug 12, 2018
GARRETT JOSEPH SHANKLE, 15, of Charleston, died at 12:03 a.m., Sunday, August 12, 2018, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born November 25, 2002, at Cape Girardeau, MO, Thomas Joseph and Shelby Jeanine Burton Shankle, who survive of Charleston, he was preparing to enter 9th grade at Charleston High School. Garrett began his Jr Dragster racing career at...
Sheila Georgette Pullen
Aug 11, 2018
Sheila Georgette Marshall Pullen, age 68, a resident of Charleston, died Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Kindred Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born February 16, 1950 in Wyatt to Harrison and Audrey Allen Marshall. A 1968 graduate of Charleston High School, she spent many years at home as a wife, mother and well- known seamstress in the community....
Dorothy Smith Block
Aug 11, 2018
Dorothy Lee Smith Block, age 92, formerly a resident of Charleston, died Saturday, August 11, 2018, at the Anna Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Anna, IL. She was born January 21, 1926 in Charleston to Walter Andrew and Arminta Golighty Smith. In 1945 she moved to Cairo, IL where she lived until moving to Minooka, IL in 1951. While living...
Michael Robin Cornell
Aug 10, 2018
Michael Robin Cornell, age 71, died Friday, August 10, 2018, at his residence in Sikeston. He was born March 26, 1947 in Kellogg, ID to William Lyle and Emily Hughes Cornell. A graduate from Kellogg High School, Â he enlisted in the US Air Force. Following his discharge, he enrolled at the University of MO/Columbia where he graduated in 1974 with...
Irene Brantley
Aug 9, 2018
IRENE BRANTLEY, age 91, a resident of Charleston, died Thursday, August 9, 2018, at the Charleston Manor. She was born November 30, 1926 in Charleston to the late Perry and Lucille Morgan Butler and attended school in Diehlstadt. First employed with Brown Shoe Company, she later worked as a sales clerk at Wigdor's Department Store, had been a member of...
Denise Stone
Aug 8, 2018
Donna "Denise" Stone, 54, a lifelong resident of this area, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018 at the Miner Nursing Center. She was born September 27, 1963 in Henderson, Tennessee to Betty (Taylor) Stone who survives of Sikeston and the late Wendell P. Stone. Denise had attended First Assembly of God Church as a child and had been a packer at...
Elvis Lee Gaskins
Aug 1, 2018
ELVIS LEE GASKINS, Age 53, died Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at his home in Charleston. Born October 18, 1964, at Hayti, MO, to the late John Lee Gaskins and Lavonna Jean Jones Gaskins, he had lived in Charleston most of his life where he owned and operated Gaskins Fuel Injection and then became employed with the Charleston R-1 School District...
Evelyn Roberts Gonzales
Jul 31, 2018
EVELYN LOIS ROBERTS GONZALES, Age 52, a resident of East Prairie, died Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born April 19, 1966, in Poplar Bluff, MO, to the late Clarence Chester Roberts and Bertha Elzetta Maddux Roberts Manriquez, she was a 1985 graduate of Charleston High School and had been employed as a...
Murray Watson
Jul 24, 2018
Courtesy Obituary Murray Watson, Jr., age 86, a native of Mart, Texas, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018, surrounded by family and friends. Murray died from a particularly aggressive lung cancer after being diagnosed in early June. Murray was born in Mart on May 14, 1932, to Murray Watson, Sr., and Ethel Bryson Watson, both deceased. In a long, distinguished...
Mickey Holyfield
Jul 21, 2018
Rosetta M. "Mickey" Holyfield, 83, a life-long resident of Sikeston, died Saturday, July 21, 2018 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.  She was born in Sikeston November 1, 1934 to the late Foncie and Rena (Reeves) Poe. She was married to Henry J. "Cotton" Holyfield Sept. 3, 1949 in Piggott, Arkansas and he preceded her in death Feb....
Billy Eugene Ray, Sr.
Jul 18, 2018
Billy Eugene Ray, Sr., age 83, a resident of East Prairie, Missouri, died Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at his home. Born November 12, 1934, in Dorena, Missouri, to the late Ed and Tress Sutton Ray, he had been employed in farming, trucking industry, and also as a welder. He was a veteran of the United States Army and member of...
Mabel Renaud Tenkhoff
Jul 16, 2018
Mabel Renaud Tenkhoff, 93, of Charleston died Monday, July 16, 2018 at her home. She was born January 28, 1925, in Texas Bend in Mississippi County, MO. She was the daughter of Henry L. and Appalonia "Appie" Unterreiner Renaud. She was married to Glen Tenkhoff who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death was her son, Doug Simmons...
Archie E. Garth, Jr.
Jul 16, 2018
Archie E. Garth, Jr., formerly of East Prairie, Mo., died July 16, 2018, of natural causes at his home in Southaven, Miss. He was 72. Mr. Garth was married to the former Patricia L. Nall, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by a son, Archie Andrew Garth. Following his 1964 graduation from East Prairie High...
