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...
Carol L. Vielhak
Jul 15, 2018
Carol L. "Smith" Vielhak, 74, formerly of Eureka, IL, died Sunday, July 15, 2018, at Westfield Nursing Center in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born November 19, 1943 in Blytheville, Arkansas to the late James Douglas and Flossie Lucille (Gestring) White. She had sold advertising for the Woodford County Journal in Eureka before moving to Sikeston about 13 years ago. On...
Dorothy Ellen Brewer Ledbetter
Jul 14, 2018
Dorothy Ellen (Brewer) Ledbetter, age 90, formerly of Charleston, passed away Saturday, July 14, 2018 at 10PM at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Born June 11, 1928 in Charleston, MO to Harry T. and Erma M. (Cagle) Brewer, She lived most of her life in Charleston, MO where she was the first female Police Officer on the Charleston...
Faye Ann Jeffries
Jul 13, 2018
FAYE ANN JEFFRIES, age 85, formerly of Charleston and Columbia, died at the home of her daughter in Centralia on Friday, July 13, 2018 surrounded by her children, many of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was born February 28, 1933 in Charleston to Bill and Zettie Elrod McCutchen. She lived in Charleston until June 1965 when she moved to...
Beachie Dean
Jul 4, 2018
BEACH ALBERT 'BEACHIE' DEAN, JR., 74, a resident of Charleston, died Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. Born July 2, 1944, at Dorena, MO, to the late Beach Albert Dean Sr. and Maxine Elizabeth Byassee Dean, he was a 1963 graduate of East Prairie High School. He had lived in Mississippi County his entire...
Betty Jean Haley
Jul 3, 2018
BETTY JEAN PRESSON HALEY, age 82, formerly of Charleston, died Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at her home in Benton, MO. Born August 28, 1935, at Charleston, MO, to the late William Clarence Presson and Flora Irene Smith Presson, she had lived in Charleston most of her life and was a member of the New Bethel Baptist Church. Surviving are three...
Newton “Red” Butler
Jul 2, 2018
NEWTON EARLON 'RED' BUTLER, 87, died peacefully, Monday, July 2, 2018, at his home near Charleston, with his family by his side. Born July 13, 1930, at Florence, Alabama, to the late James W. Butler and Mary Eddice Bradley Butler, he lived in California a number of years where he had his roofing business and enjoyed his race horses and...
Jimmy Ring
Jul 1, 2018
Jimmy Glen Ring, 62, died Sunday, July 1, 2018 at his home in Sikeston. He was born September 19, 1955 in Odessa, Texas to the late Marlin and Roberta (Wait) Ring. A resident of Sikeston the past 16 years, he was a member of Shady Acres Church of Christ; prior to that he had resided in Austin, Texas and had...
Roy Eugene Green
Jun 26, 2018
ROY EUGENE GREEN, Age 83, formerly of Wyatt, died Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at his home in Kelso, MO. Born December 14, 1934, at Wyatt, MO, to the late Luther Martin Green and Maggie Nolen Laster Green, he had lived in Wyatt most of his life where he was employed as a repairman with Small Lumber Company for over 35...
Dora McGinness
Jun 24, 2018
DORA McGINNESS, 91, longtime business owner and resident of Cairo, IL, passed away peacefully, Sunday, June 24, 2018, at the Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau, MO, with her family at her side. Born October 6, 1926, at Mt. Pleasant, IL, to the late John and Flossie Marie Brim McGinness, she had lived in Cairo, Illinois most of her life where...
Russell Gregory
Jun 23, 2018
Glen Russell "Russ" Gregory, 61, died Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Sikeston Convalescent Center. He was born June 6, 1957 in Chaffee to the late Glen and Wilma (Russell) Gregory. A 1976 graduate of Scott County Central High School, he had previously resided in Springfield and Cape Girardeau, was a member of Morley Baptist Church and had driven a truck...
Richard Olin McCullough
Jun 12, 2018
RICHARD OLIN McCULLOUGH, age 72, a resident of Charleston, died Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born September 27, 1945, at Cairo, IL, to the late Walter Alvin and Audrey Mae Baker McCullough, he had lived in Charleston most of his life. As a young man he worked with his father in farming until...
Pamela S. Plunk
Jun 12, 2018
Pamela S. Plunk, 62, a life-long resident of Sikeston, died Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Hunter Acres Care Center. She was born May 7, 1956 in Dexter, was a 1974 graduate of Sikeston High School and was a member of First Pentecost Church of Morehouse. Her mother, Lois B. Plunk, preceded her in death Aug. 7, 1991. She is survived...
Gracie Ernestine Shaw
Jun 9, 2018
GRACIE ERNESTINE COLE SHAW, Age 83, a resident of Poplar Bluff, MO, died Saturday, June 9, 2018, at the Oak Dale Care Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. Born, September 15, 1934, at Bauxite, AR, to the late James William Cole and Minnie Marie Reasons Cole, she had lived in Poplar Bluff the last few years where she attended the Church...
Richard McGehee
Jun 7, 2018
Richard McGehee, 79, died Thursday, June 7, 2018 at Southeast Hospital in Dexter. He was born June 4, 1939 in Advance to the late Neil Stanley and Nadine (Goza) McGehee. He had been a bus driver for several schools in the area and was also a humane society officer for Sikeston for several years. He had been a resident of...
Della Faye Laster
Jun 6, 2018
DELLA FAYE LASTER, Age 84, a resident of Bertrand, died Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Born November 4, 1933, at Osceola, AR, to the late Clarence and Nannie Bell Roberts Cain, she had lived in Mississippi County most of her life where she attended the Church of God of Prophecy of Bertrand. She was employed...
Jerald Francis
Jun 5, 2018
JERALD FRANCIS JOHN JERALD FRANCIS, AGE 77, formerly of Charleston, died Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at his home in Scott City. Born March 16, 1941, at Charleston, MO, to the late John Jefferson Francis and Gladys Allene Skinner Francis, he had lived in Charleston a number of years before moving to Scott City. He had been employed as a deckhand...
Anna Sevic Badgley
Jun 2, 2018
ANNA SEVIC BADGLEY, Age 81, formerly of Charleston, MO, died Saturday, June 2, 2018. She was born October 4, 1936, to the late Frank and Mildred R. Hicks Sevic. She was a retired bookkeeper and of Pentecostal Belief. On September 4, 1959, she married Robert Gene Badgley, who preceded her in death, August 20, 2009. Surviving are her son, Todd...
