Deborah Lynn Melton
May 23, 2018
Deborah Lynn Melton, 56, a resident of Dexter, died Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. She was born in Sweetwater, Tennessee, December 2, 1961 to Peggy J. (Harrison) Melton and the late T. J. Melton. She is survived by her mother of Philadelphia, Tennessee; 2 sons, Matthew C. Melton of the home in Dexter...
Brittany Rachelle Faire
May 15, 2018
BRITTANY RACHELLE HART FAIRE, Age 33, died Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at her home in Charleston, Missouri. Born November 8, 1984, at Sikeston, MO, to Larry and Sherri Smithson Hart, who survive of Charleston, she had lived in Charleston most of her life where she attended Charleston Schools. She was member of the First Baptist Church of Charleston. On November...
Loretta B. Smith
May 13, 2018
Loretta B. Smith, formerly of Charleston, MO, died May 13, 2018 in Okeechobee, FL. She was born Oct. 22, 1927 at Medley, near the Dorena Community of Mississippi County, MO, to the late Fred and Lula Bevil. She married David Kiah Smith May 23, 1953 in Cairo, Ill. at the home of Mr. Smith's cousin. She taught school in Mississippi...
Cindy Lee
May 13, 2018
Cynthia Irene "Cindy" Lee, 69, died Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born December 19, 1948 in Sikeston to the late James Andrew and Olice Eileen (Crowell) Coleman. A life-long resident of this area, she was a member of Canalou Baptist Church and was currently attending First Baptist Church of Morehouse. She had...
Bill Brashers, Jr.
May 11, 2018
BILL BRASHERS, JR. CHARLIE WILLIAM 'BILL' BRASHERS, JR, Age 89, died Friday, May 11, 2018, at his home in Charleston. Born February 10, 1929, in Mississippi County, MO, to the late Bill Brashers, Sr. and Ruby Hurley Brashers, he had lived in Charleston most of his life and had been employed with Missouri Utilities Company for 36 years until his...
Betty Fay Housman
May 10, 2018
BETTY FAY ROSSON HOUSMAN, Age 71, died Thursday, May 10, 2018, at her home in Charleston. Born December 25, 1946, at Lawrenceburg, TN, to the late Steve and Veliah Esther Simpson Rosson, she had lived in Charleston most of her life where she had been employed as a floor leader with Brown Shoe Company and assisted in the operation of...
James Moore Thurmond Sr.
May 7, 2018
JAMES MOORE THURMOND SR., age 85, a resident of Charleston, died Monday, May 7, 2018, at his home in Naples, FL. He was born September 3, 1932 in Charleston at the family home on North Main Street to James Dennis and Margaret Stephens Thurmond. At the age of 13 he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and was, at...
Kenneth Lee Roberts
May 5, 2018
Kenneth Lee Roberts, 53, died Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.  He was born January 6, 1965 in Chaffee to the late Cecil Clayborn and Velma Lorene (Dunn) Roberts. A life-long resident of Sikeston, he was a Baptist, member of the National Rifle Association, United Steelworkers Union and of the National Association of Letter Carriers. ...
G. Wynn Smith
May 5, 2018
George Wynn Smith, Jr., age 84, a resident of Walnut Creek, California, died surrounded by family on May 5, 2018, following a long struggle with congestive heart failure. He was born in Dyersburg, Tennessee on February 9, 1934 to George Wynn Smith, Sr. and Myrtle Goodin Smith, who died shortly after delivery. His childhood was spent in Tiptonville, Tennessee, with...
Pat Hogan
May 4, 2018
John Patrick "Pat" Hogan, 68, died Friday, May 4, 2018 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 24, 1949 in Memphis to the late Patrick Lenard and Blanche (Haynie) Hogan. He attended Freed-Hardeman College, and received his Masters Degree from Harding University Graduate School of Religion in Memphis, TN and had previously  been a minister at...
Clark A. Quertermous
May 2, 2018
CLARK AUBURN QUERTERMOUS, age 56, died Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at his residence in Bertrand. He was born July 24, 1961 in Sikeston to Dennis Ray and Jo Ann Lepchenske Quertermous Sr. who survive in Bertrand. A lifelong resident of Bertrand, he was a 1979 graduate of Charleston High School where he received special recognition for his leadership and athletic...
Rudi Gilbertson
Apr 25, 2018
Wilma Ruedell "Rudi" Gilbertson, 88, died Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born August 20, 1929 in East Prairie to the late Noven and Geneva (Baker) Karr. A resident of Sikeston for over 50 years, she had attended East Side Church of the Nazarene , had been an expeditor of parts and materials...
Roy Franklin Ivie
Apr 24, 2018
ROY FRANKLIN IVIE, Age 82, of East Prairie, died Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at the Charleston Manor. Born February 8, 1936, at Sassafras Ridge in Mississippi County, MO, to the late Oscar Herman and Willie Ethel Lindsey Ivie, he had lived in Arkansas and Louisiana a number of years where he worked in sales and construction until his retirement. He...
Sue Hopper
Apr 22, 2018
SUE HOPPER ZALLIE M. "SUE" HOPPER, Age 79, a resident of Charleston, died Sunday, April 22, 2018, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. Born June 17, 1938, at Light, Arkansas, to the late William Robert Slayden and Myrtle Elizabeth Crisel Slayden, she had lived in Charleston most of her life and was one of the first female bail bondsmen in...
Margaret Crabtree Warren
Apr 20, 2018
MARGARET CRABTREE WARREN, age 93, a resident of rural Charleston, died Friday, April 20, 2018 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born September 4, 1924 to Cecil C. and Elvie Mae Patton Crabtree in Illinois. At a young age, her family moved to Missouri and lived in New Madrid then Blodgett. Following her graduation from Blodgett High...
Billy Wayne Westmoreland
Apr 19, 2018
Billy Wayne Westmoreland, 74, a life-long resident of the Sikeston area, died at his home, Thursday April 19, 2018. He was born June 1, 1943 in Sikeston to the late William Willard and June Jeanette (Turner) Westmoreland. Billy was of the Baptist faith, and was described by his family as a workaholic and he loved to hunt & fish. He...
Bonnie Jean Brumley
Apr 18, 2018
BONNIE JEAN BRUMLEY, age 87, of Wyatt, died Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born August 15, 1930, at Charleston, MO, to the late John R. and Vera G. Melton Lee, she had lived Mississippi County her entire life. A graduate of Diehlstadt High School, she attended beauty school and upon her completion she...
Jake Graham
Apr 17, 2018
JAKE GRAHAM CARROLL DAVID 'JAKE' GRAHAM, 77, of Charleston, died Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born February 11, 1941, at Charleston, MO, to the late Joseph Claud "Toots" Graham and Veda Mae Peevyhouse Graham, he had lived in Charleston his entire life and had been employed in construction work prior to going to...
Helen L. Hopper
Apr 11, 2018
HELEN LOUISE HOPPER, Age 83, died Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at her home in Charleston. Born October 4, 1934, in Mississippi County, MO, to the late Thomas Ira and Jimmie Dale Cozart Burkett, she had lived in Charleston most of her life and had been employed as an L.P.N. at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston and other area health...
Rosa Lee Fluegge
Apr 8, 2018
ROSA LEE FLUEGGE, age 95, a resident of Charleston died Sunday, April 8, 2018 at the Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was born September 23, 1922 in Lusk to the late Charles D. and Clara B. Brawner Martin. After her graduation from Diehlstadt High School in 1947 she moved to Springfield and graduated from Business College. She then returned...
