Carl William "Bill" Myers
Apr 6, 2018
CARL WILLIAM "BILL" MYERS SR., age 76, a resident of El Paso, TX formerly of Charleston, died Friday, April 6, 2018, at The Bartlett House in El Paso, TX. He was born April 8, 1941 in Cairo, IL to Carl W. and Ada Hequembourg Myers. A 1959 graduate of Charleston High School, he received a full football scholarship to attended...
Dee Schaumann
Apr 6, 2018
Darryl Dwayne "Dee" Schaumann, 21,, died Friday, April 6, 2018 near Sikeston. He was born June 25, 1996 in Sikeston to Darrell D. Schaumann and Terry L. Schneider. A former resident of Crystal City, he had been a construction worker. Survivors include his mother of the home;  his father, his fiancée, Jacklynn DeRousse of the home and a daughter, Raeleigh,...
Bruce Mckinney
Mar 30, 2018
BRUCE WAYNE McKINNEY, 67, of Sikeston, died Friday, March 30, 2018, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born January 19, 1951, at Charleston, MO, the second son of Emory and Neoma Beth Gay McKinney, he grew up in Charleston with his three brothers and one sister. He was a member of the Lulu Baptist Church at Senath,...
Merle E. Greer
Mar 24, 2018
Merle Ellen Greer, 78 a life-long resident of this area, died Saturday, March 24, 2018 at her daughter's home near Sikeston. She was born August 14, 1939 in Bell City to the late Leonard Jewell "Joe" and Bernadette Marie (Easterbrook) McIntyre. She was a member of Potter House Ministries and had been a cook at Barkett's Foodliner and at the...
Timothy Ray Vinson
Mar 22, 2018
TIMOTHY RAY VINSON, 51, of Charleston, died Thursday, March 22, 2018, at his home in Charleston. Born March 14, 1967, at Sikeston, MO, to the late Lawrence Edward and Mary Loucretia Thurman Vinson, he had lived in Charleston his entire life where he was employed with Flipper Naile Construction. He was of the Catholic belief. Surviving are his three sons,...
Thelma Peters
Mar 19, 2018
THELMA M. PETERS, age 99, died Monday, March 19, 2018 at her residence in Bertrand. She was born March 13, 1919 in the Henson Community of Mississippi County to Ewing G. and Bertha Elder Showmaker. A lifelong resident of Mississippi County, she lived in the Bertand area most of her life. She was a member of the United Methodist Church...
Sarah Null Housewright
Mar 19, 2018
SARAH BELLE NULL HOUSEWRIGHT, age 95, of Charleston, died Monday, March 19, 2018, at the Charleston Manor. Born December 18, 1922, in the Lusk Chapel Community of rural Scott County, MO, to the late Henry Lawrence and Susie Roach Null, she was a 1940 graduate of the Diehlstadt High School. She lived in Cairo, IL for several years where she...
Frances E. Abernathy
Mar 18, 2018
Frances Elizabeth Abernathy, 88, formerly of Canalou, died Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. She was born May 29, 1929 in Greenville, Tennessee to the late Elmer Harvey and Dora Mae (Stanfield) Bishop. A resident of this area most of her life, she was a member of Canalou Baptist Church. On December 11, 1945 she was...
Paul David Northern, Jr.
Mar 9, 2018
Paul David Northern, Jr., 49, died Friday, March 9, 2018 at his home in Sikeston. He was born June 10, 1968 in Sikeston to Paul David, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Jenkins) Northern who survive of Sikeston. A resident of this area all of his life, he had attended the Church of God of Prophecy in Bertrand and had been a...
Kathryn Higdon
Mar 8, 2018
Edna "Kathryn" Higdon, 94, died Thursday, March 8 at her home in Sikeston. She was born April 13, 1923 in Parking, Arkansas to the late Clay and Dell (Cooper) Higdon. A resident of the Sikeston area most of her life, she was a member of Potter's House Ministries. She had worked in St. Louis in packaging for the F. B....
Mavis Nadine Almon
Mar 3, 2018
MAVIS NADINE ALMON, Age 85, of Charleston, died Saturday, March 3, 2018, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. Born April 30, 1932, at Dunklin County, MO, to the late Albert Monroe and Eula Miner Furlong, she had lived in Charleston most of her life where she was a long-time member of the Elm Street Baptist Church. She was employed with...
Charles Dean Hayden
Feb 27, 2018
CHARLES DEAN HAYDEN, Age 58, died Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at his home in Matthews, MO. Born January 9, 1960, in Mississippi County, MO, to the late Charles Arvel Hayden and Lola Mae Poley Hayden, he had lived in East Prairie a number of years prior to moving to Matthews. Surviving is his life companion Tonya Tucker of the home...
Thomas Brian O'Guin
Feb 26, 2018
THOMAS BRIAN O'GUIN, Age 47, died Monday, February 26, 2018 at his home in East Prairie. Born April 27, 1970, at East Prairie, to the late Eugene and Shirley Ann Ashley O'Guin, he had lived in East Prairie his entire life where he was employed with the East Prairie Police Department and had obtained the rank of Captain. He had...
Jerry Lee Eakins
Feb 25, 2018
Jerry Lee "Pappy" Eakins, 89, died Sunday, Feb. 25,  at Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston. He was born May 31, 1928 in Cape Girardeau to the late Mattie B. (Proffer) Eakins Hampton and Rosco Luther Eakins. On April 10, 1948 he was married to Ramona Lee Propst in Sikeston and she preceded him in death Aug. 16, 1994. ...
Jimmy Dale Ryan
Feb 21, 2018
James "Jimmy" Dale Ryan, 79, formerly of Sikeston, died Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa. He was born October 10, 1938 in Sikeston to the late Cordie and Evelyn (Ryan) Raines. Jim was a very active worker in his church, Canalou Baptist Church; had been a printer at Boise-Cascade, and was very proud of his...
Herman Eugene Matney
Feb 15, 2018
HERMAN EUGENE MATNEY, age 63, a resident of Bertrand, died Monday, February 15, 2018 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born February 19, 1954 in Evansville, IN to Lige and Hazel Humphrey Matney. Moving to Columbia, MO in 1965, he had lived in Mississippi County since 2017. He was a self-employed auto mechanic and had worked...
Sally Lou Nelson
Feb 14, 2018
Sally Lou Nelson, age 85, formerly of Charleston, passed away on February 14, 2018. She was born on September 19, 1932 in Paxton, IL to the late Charles E. and Ella E. (nee Robertson) Stillman. Sally graduated from St. Joseph High School in St. Joe, MI in 1950. She married Stanley L. Nelson in St. Joe, MI on December 2,...
Ilar Davis Baldridge
Feb 6, 2018
Ilar Davis Baldridge, 85, of Troy, Tn., formerly of Charleston, MO, went to join his life-long love and wife, Marene, on February 6, 2018. He was born January 1, 1933 to the late Charles Guy Baldridge and Anna May (Davis) Baldridge. He married Marene (Wallace) Baldridge March 24, 1956. She died November 21, 2015. Ilar proudly served his country serving...
Viola Boutwell
Feb 3, 2018
Viola P. Boutwell passed away February 3, 2018 in Sikeston. She was born August 6, 1923 in Adamsville, Tennessee to the late "R.W." and Jessie (Gladish) Plunk. At age 12, her family moved to Missouri. On January 1, 1944 she married Finis D. Graham. Four children were born to that marriage--three daughters: Shirley Kellogg, Linda Doran and Brenda Pearson; and...
Clarence Leonard Baker
Jan 26, 2018
Clarence Leonard Baker, age 93, a resident of East Prairie, died Friday, January 26, 2018, at Bertrand Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on October 26, 1924 in rural East Prairie to Clarence A. and Lena Marten Baker. A member of the First Baptist Church in East Prairie, he graduated from East Prairie High School in 1942 then enlisted...
