Christina Mae Cogdill
Sep 29, 2018
CHRISTINA MAE COUNTS GOLIGHTLY COGDILL, Age 89, a former resident of Charleston, died Saturday, September 29, 2018, at the Jackson Manor. Born June 12, 1929, at Freemont, MO, to the late Henry Clifford and Alta Lamborne Counts, she had lived in Mississippi County until 2012 when she moved to Jackson, MO to be near her daughter. She was a homemaker,...
Robert "Bob" Grissom
Sep 28, 2018
Robert "Bob" Grissom, age 74, died September 28, 2018 at his residence in Sikeston. Born to Ernest and Hazel Edna Presson Grissom on July 8, 1944, he had lived most of his life in Scott and Mississippi County. He attended Anniston High School and had worked as an auto mechanic. He was to married Sue Johnson who survives in Sikeston....
Sallyanne Brink Naile
Sep 28, 2018
Sallyanne Brink Naile was born in Cairo, IL on April 6, 1962, to Charles and Dorothy Anne Goodin Brink and died peacefully September 28, 2018, at her home in Charleston. She is survived by her devoted husband of 33 years, Jerry Don (Flipper) Naile, Jr., and the two sons that she adored with all her heart, Brink Thomas Naile and...
Martha Lee White
Sep 23, 2018
MARTHA LEE CRISS WHITE, age 92, a resident of Charleston, died Sunday, September 23, 2018, at the Charleston Manor. Born April 28, 1926, in the Henson Community of Mississippi County, MO, to the late Roy and Prussia King Criss. She was a 1943 graduate of Charleston High School and a member of St. Henry Catholic Church since 1944. Having been...
Bruce Childers
Sep 23, 2018
GARY BRUCE CHILDERS, age 73, a resident of Charleston, died Sunday, September 23, 2018, at the Delta South Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born October 22, 1944, in Mississippi County, MO, to the late Lonnie Pershing Childers and Geneva Ivie Childers, he had lived in Mississippi County most of his life. In 1976, he went to work for Bunge Corporation and...
Judith Ann Gray
Sep 19, 2018
Judith Ann Gray, 66, a resident of Sikeston, died Wednesday, Sept. 19 at Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born April 7, 1952 in Poplar Bluff to the late Dennis Gray and Marie (Dodd) Gray Taylor. She was of the Baptist faith, had lived in Gulfport, Mississippi for about 5 years, but spent most of her life in the Sikeston area,...
Larry Ray Jones
Sep 19, 2018
LARRY RAY JONES, age 67, of Charleston, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born November 4, 1950, at Hayti, MO, to the late George Harrison Jones and Sadie Lee Holt Jones, he had lived in Mississippi County most of his life and was of Pentecostal belief. Having worked in construction as a truss builder,...
Donald Eugene Weakley
Sep 16, 2018
DONALD EUGENE WEAKLEY, age 68, a resident of Sikeston, died Sunday, September 16, 2018, at the Miner Nursing Center. Born January 5, 1950, at Bertrand, MO, to the late Charles Walter Weakley and Mary Virginia Ledbetter Weakley, he had lived in Southeast Missouri his entire life and was a graduate of Charleston High School. He had been employed with Rubbermaid...
George N. Hubbard Sr.
Sep 14, 2018
George N. Hubbard, Sr., 91, a resident of the Sikeston area most of his life, died Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born November 13, 1926 in Clay County, Arkansas to the late Thomas and Clydia (Flanigan) Hubbard. He had been an auto mechanic and Heating & Air Conditioning Serviceman, was of...
Gloria Hensley
Sep 9, 2018
Gloria Jean Hensley, 46, a life-long resident of Sikeston, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born June 5, 1972 in Dexter to T. W. Graham, who survives of Morley and the late Janis Sue (Baker) Graham. She had been a sales clerk at Eubanks-Finney Department Store in Sikeston and had attended Second Half Ministry...
Garland "Checkbook" Summers
Sep 5, 2018
"Checkbook Summers" Garland Wayne Summers, age 64, a resident of Charleston, died Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born October 15, 1953, at New Madrid County, Mo., to late J.L. Summers and Mary Doris Crane Coulter, he had lived in Charleston most of his life where he owned and operated Checkbook's sound system and...
Duane Decota
Aug 30, 2018
Duane Curtis DeCota, 89, of Sikeston died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Duane was born Sept. 25, 1928, in Alton, Ill., to John and Evelyn DeCota. He graduated from Roxana High School in 1946, received his degree in business from the University of Illinois in 1950 and was a resident of Sikeston for...
Carolyn Duff
Aug 30, 2018
Frances Carolyn "Sis" Evans Duff (Granny) was born Aug. 7, 1938, in Bloomfield, to Roy and Frances Yeakey Evans, who preceded her in death. She was the only daughter, but was blessed with three loving brothers, Jim (Gerry), Tom (Glenda) and Norman (Molly) "Punk" Evans. She received her healing from this world's illness on Aug. 30, 2018, at 7:34...
Mark McCormick
Aug 29, 2018
Markus "Mark" T. McCormick, 63, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti. He was born September 30, 1954 in Chicago to the late Eulen & Lee (Mitchell) McCormick. He was of the Pentecostal faith, had been a grill cook at various restaurants, had been a resident of the Sikeston area for 2 years, and was previously...
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., M.d.
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...
