Phillip Payne
Sep 12, 2017
John "Phillip" Payne, 74, formerly of Sikeston, died Tuesday, Spt. 12 at Woodland Hills Nursing Center in Marble Hill. He was born Jan. 23, 1943 in Sikeston to the late Luther and Elphia (Kell) Payne. He had lived in Michigan and Hawaii for a while but most of his life he resided in Sikeston and Chaffee. He is survived by...
Shirley Townsend Dugan
Sep 10, 2017
SHIRLEY TOWNSEND DUGAN, age 87, of Charleston, died Sunday, September 10, 2017, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. Born June 3, 1930, at Charleston, to the late Edward Downs Townsend and Grace Prosser Townsend, she grew up in Charleston where she attended the Charleston United Methodist Church and was educated in the Charleston schools graduating in...
Bonnie Dyer
Sep 9, 2017
Bonnie Sue (Walker) Dyer died peacefully in her home in Sikeston, MO on September 9, 2017 at the age of 82. Bonnie was survived by her husband, Jerry Dyer of the home; Patricia Gail (Bobby) Coon of Charleston; Rick Dyer of Sikeston; Leslie (Kevin) Blaine of Rutledge, MO; and brother, Herb (Sheri) Walker of Valley View, Texas. She is...
Tony Raines
Sep 3, 2017
Tony Lee Raines, 59, a life-long resident of this area, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born January 22, 1958 in Sikeston to the late Cordie and Evelyn (Ryan) Raines, had been a scale operator at Tyson Foods in Dexter and was a member of Canalou Baptist Church. He was married...
Carl Ray Miller
Sep 3, 2017
CARL RAY MILLER, age 86, a resident of Benton, died peacefully surrounded by his girls on Sunday, September 3, 2017, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born August 2, 1931in Advance to Jasper Utah and Alma Edith McClain Miller, he grew up in Diehlstadt and moved to Benton in 1962. Employed at Thomas W. Kelly Elementary School in...
Charles Arthur Grissom
Aug 31, 2017
CHARLES ARTHUR GRISSOM, Age 65, a resident of Charleston, died Thursday, August 31, 2017, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. Born June 7, 1952, at East Prairie, MO, to Frankie Adkisson Grissom who survives of East Prairie, and the late Charles "Gunner" Grissom, he attended East Prairie Schools and had lived in Mississippi County his entire life. He was employed...
Emogene Dollar
Aug 30, 2017
Thelma "Emogene" Dollar, 88, a long time resident of Sikeston, died Wednesday, Aug. 30 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Dec. 12, 1928 in Conway, Arkansas to the late John Alexander and Etta (Wiley) Hill. A homemaker most of her life, she had also worked at Rodchester's and Susie's Bake Shop. She was a member of...
Betty Ann Sowinski
Aug 29, 2017
Betty Ann Sowinski, age 75, of Sugar Camp, WI, died on August 29, 2017, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 4, 1942 in Rhinelander to Frank and Ida (Simmons) Robinson. Betty attended schools in Rhinelander, graduating from the Rhinelander High School in 1960. She married Sonny Sowinski on June 17, 1961 in Sugar...
W.C. "Dub" Groves
Aug 29, 2017
William Carter Groves, Jr December 25, 1926 - August 29, 2017 William was born in Mississippi County, Missouri to William Carter and Althea Singleton Groves. He passed away in his sleep in his daughter's home in San Antonio, Texas. Willam was recognized by his nickname "Dub" throughout his life. He had 2 brothers, Billy Juneious and Jackie Lee Groves;3 sisters,...
Kathy Sue Graham
Aug 26, 2017
Kathy Sue Graham, 59, a life-long resident of the Morehouse and Sikeston area, died at her home in Sikeston Saturday, Aug. 26. She was born September 5, 1957 in Sikeston to Norma (Ellis) Hoskins, who survives of Morehouse and the late Loyeal Hoskins. She had been a clerk at local convenience stores including Fas-Gas. On March 27, 1981 she married ...
Duane Lee Wilmurth
Aug 20, 2017
DUANE LEE WILMURTH, Age 58, died Sunday, August 20, 2017, at his home in Charleston. Born May 14, 1959, at Topeka, Kansas, to the late Billy Woodrow Wilmurth and Albert Novola "Bert" Bowen Wilmurth, he was a retired United States Marine, having served over 21 years. He was a former member of the V.F.W. After his retirement from the military,...
Ann Raines
Aug 20, 2017
Ann Raines, 69, a life-long resident of this area, died August 20, 2017 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 28, 1947 in Morehouse to the late Walter and Lottie B. (Martin) Brookshire. She was a Baptist, and had worked at Hunter Acres Nursing Home and Burch Foods. On July 3, 1965 she was married to Richard...
Charlene M. Patterson
Aug 19, 2017
Charlene Mae Patterson, 83, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.  She was born Nov. 25, 1934 in Steelville, Mo. to the late Winston C. and Eva Mae (Caringer) Kehner. A resident of this area since 1953 she was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church. On Jan. 8, 1954 she was married to Paul E....
Kevan A. Beck
Aug 19, 2017
Kevan Aldo Beck, 66, died Saturday, Aug. 19 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 27, 1951 in St. Louis to the late Woodrow and Gwen (Coots) Beck. A life-long resident of this area, he was a member of First Baptist Church of Sikeston and the V.F.W. in Chaffee. He was a veteran of the U.S....
Walter Lee Welch
Aug 16, 2017
WALTER LEE WELCH, Age 80, a resident of Charleston, died Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at the Charleston Manor. Born November 23, 1936, at Diehlstadt, MO, to Claude Levi and Francis Summers Welch, he was a 1956 graduate of Diehlstadt High School where he was a member of the band and a basketball player. In his years of employment, he worked...
Victoria May Surface
Aug 10, 2017
VICTORIA MAY SURFACE, age 90, a resident of Sikeston died Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born November 2, 1926 in Bertrand to Elza and Mary Allie Hall Lynn, she had lived in Sikeston since 1999. She was a 1944 graduate of Diehlstadt High School and a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Sikeston. On...
Martha Lee Paz
Aug 7, 2017
Martha Lee (Dodds) Rhyne-Paz, 73, died Aug. 7, 2017 at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. She was born Nov. 21, 1943 in Sikeston to the late Roy Rhyne, Sr. and Ruby May (Dodds) Rhyne. She is survived by 4 sons and 2 daughters-in-law, Steve & Leslie Rhyne of Carterville, IL; James Pittman Smith of Sikeston; Ricky Smith of Sikeston;...
Edie Stroud
Aug 7, 2017
Edith Carol "Edie" Stroud, 65, died at her home in Sikeston, Monday, August 7, 2017. She was born Jan. 23, 1952 in Andersonville, Tennessee to the late Robert Henry and Nola Mae (Taylor) Wallace. A cook at Sikeston Junior High School, she was a Baptist and member of the American Legion Womens' Auxiliary. She is survived by two brothers, Ron...
Bonnie Sue Stephens
Jul 29, 2017
Bonnie Sue Stephens, 70, died Saturday, July 29 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born July 19, 1947 in Osceola, Arkansas to the late Thomas and Tallhenia (Clark) Wally. A resident of Sikeston since 1990 she was of the Pentecostal Faith and had been a tax preparer at H & R Block. On March 21, 1964 she...
John Wilber Lindsay Goodin
Jul 26, 2017
John Wilber Lindsay Goodin, 76, passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at the Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast at Miramar Beach, Florida while on vacation with his family. Born on September 26, 1940, at Cape Girardeau, MO, he was the son of Albert Vernon Goodin, III and Virginia Elizabeth Whitehead Goodin Ridings. He graduated from Charleston High...
