Carman Louise Brown
Jul 25, 2017
CARMAN LOUISE BROWN, age 75, a resident of Charleston, died July 25, 2017 at the home of her daughter in Sikeston. She was born March 7, 1942 in Delta to Oliver Amos and Connie Marie Fox Snider. On September 13, 1970 she married C.D. Brown who preceded her in death on May 10, 2017. Following her marriage in 1970 she...
Lillian Godsey
Jul 19, 2017
LILLIAN ELIZABETH MARSAC GODSEY, age 89, died Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at her residence in Charleston. Born December 16, 1927 in Caruthersville to Eric Earl "Buster" and Josie Thelma Blackburn Marsac she lived in Caruthersville until moving to Portageville in 1963 and then to Charleston in 1965. She was employed at Brown Shoe Company in Caruthersville then following her move...
Alice Cox Burke
Jul 17, 2017
Virginia Alice Cox Burke of Charleston Missouri, passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on July 17, 2017, at the age of 86. She was born on December 5, 1930 in Diehlstadt, MO to Katherine Olive Maynard and Joseph Louis Cox. She graduated from Diehlstadt High School in in 1948 before moving to Charleston. In Charleston she worked at...
Donald L. Robertson
Jul 16, 2017
DONALD LEAMON ROBERTSON, age 80, died Sunday, July 16, 2017, at his residence in Charleston. Born August 14, 1936 in Perks, IL to Earl Henry and Mary Beasley Robertson, he moved with his family to southeast Missouri to farm. Following his graduation from Diehlstadt High School, he enlisted in the US Army, serving in Germany from 1955 – 1958, and...
Fred Roberts
Jul 13, 2017
Charles Frederick "Fred" Roberts, 59, died Thursday, July 13, at his home in Miner. He was born in Encino, California, July 1, 1958 to the late Clarence Allen and Marylyn Antionette (Malcolm) Roberts. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, had been a resident of the Sikeston area for the past 40 years, had served as a fireman at...
Janet Sue Chandler
Jul 13, 2017
Janet "Susie" Chandler, age 72, passed away on July 13, 2017 at UAMS Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas following an extended illness. She was born on September 10, 1944 in Charleston, Missouri to the late Orville and Lucille James Smith. Janet grew up in Anniston, Missouri and graduated from Anniston High School in 1962. After high school, she attended Sikeston...
Brenda Kay Estes
Jul 12, 2017
Brenda Kay Estes, 61, of Lilbourn, died Wednesday, July12 at Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born Dec. 13, 1955 in Dexter to the late Winford Cecil and Maxine (Berry) Richmond. A resident of Dexter most of her life she had worked as a nurse at several nursing homes in the area. She is survived by 1 son, Christopher Estes of...
Lee Ann Cullison
Jul 11, 2017
LEE ANN PICKARD CULLISON, age 73, a resident of Charleston died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born September 23, 1943 in Kennett to Joseph Layton and Samantha Louise "Mancy" Dickey Pickard, the family moved to Charleston in 1963. Lee Ann was a graduate of Kennett High School where she was selected Homecoming Queen....
Stephen C. Butcher
Jul 10, 2017
Stephen Curtis Butcher, Sr., 63, died at his home in Jacksonville, Florida, Monday, July 10. He was born September 29, 1953 in Rockford, Illinois to Martha L. (Drane) Butcher who survives of the home in Jacksonville and the late Curtis Finley Butcher. He received his B.S. Degree from School of the Ozarks. A former member of Concordia Lutheran Church in...
Rex Dowdy Davidson
Jul 4, 2017
REX DOWDY DAVIDSON, II, age 70, died Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at his home near Diehlstadt. Born June 3, 1947, at Clarkton, MO, to the late Rex Dowdy and Marjorie Cordelia Blaylock Davidson, he had lived in the Charleston area most of his life. A 1965 graduate of Charleston High School, he joined the Missouri National Guard and then enlisted...
James Handy Moore
Jun 30, 2017
James Handy Moore, 85, died Friday, June 30, 2017 in Sikeston. Born February 15, 1932 in Charleston, Handy was the son of Joseph Hunter Moore and Caroline McFadden Moore of Charleston. Descended from Southeast Missouri pioneers, Handy spent most of his life in farming and managing family interests. Handy attended St. Henry's Catholic School in Charleston before graduating from Culver...
Sandra Anne Gifford
Jun 28, 2017
SANDRA ANNE HURLEY GIFFORD, Age 59, formerly of Mississippi County, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at her home in Vandalia, Mo. Born June 8, 1958, at Charleston, MO, to the late William Cecil Hurley and Janice Dickerson Phillips, she was a longtime resident of Mississippi County. Sandra enjoyed raising her children and spending time with family and friends and later...
Robert Earl Laminack
Jun 27, 2017
Robert Earl Laminack, 62, of Sikeston, died Tuesday, June 27 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born November 9, 1954 in Dexter to the late Gordon Edward and Mary Sue (Kitchen) Laminack. Originally from the Morehouse area, he had attended the First Oneness Pentecostal Church. He had been an oil field worker in Oklahoma, then a...
Al Grainger
Jun 18, 2017
Albert  Leonard "Al" Grainger, Jr., 88 died Sunday, June 18, at his home near Sikeston. He was born March 24, 1929 in Trenton, New Jersey to the late Albert L. Sr. and Ruth Marie (Reim) Grainger. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, was a phone repairman and installer for Southwestern Bell for over 30 years , and...
Jo Coffman
Jun 17, 2017
Elizabeth D. "Jo" (Jones) Robertson Coffman, 77, a long-time resident of Matthews, died Saturday, June 17, at the home of her daughter in East Prairie. She was born June 20, 1939 at Hohenwald, Tennessee to the late Frank H. Jones and Mary Vera (James) Hensley Jones Thomas. Jo was a member of Cornerstone Church in Bertrand and had been...
David Bruch
Jun 10, 2017
David Allen Bruch, 60, died at his home near Sikeston, Saturday June 10, 2017. He was born August 22, 1956 in St. Louis to Seltania Kay (Wood) Tate who survives of Eminence and the late Dale E. Bruch. His adopted mother, Wanda Bruch, also preceded him in death. A long-time resident of the Sikeston area, David was a heavy equipment...
Peggy Lain Cruchon
Jun 10, 2017
Peggy Lain (Shelby) Cruchon, 75, died June 10, 2017, at Clearview Nursing Center. She was born Oct. 30, 1941, in Sikeston to the late Roy Benjamin and Emma Lou (Lain) Shelby. She was of the Baptist Faith, had previously lived and worked in Houston, Memphis and Tulsa, and most recently worked as a secretary at Cravens Insurance Agency in Sikeston....
Viola Curtis
Jun 4, 2017
Mary "Viola" Curtis, 82, died at her home near Sikeston Sunday, June 4, 2017. She was born Aug. 13, 1934 at Kennett to the later Porter and Nancy Ann (Frost) Pipkin. A resident of this area since 1952, she was a member of New Beginnings Church at East Prairie. On Jan 23, 1954 she was married to Lester "Junior" Curtis...
Victor Jerome Miller
Jun 3, 2017
VICTOR JEROME MILLER, Age 59, died Saturday, June 3, 2017, at his home in Charleston. Born November 14, 1957, in Gary, IN, to the late Kenneth Eugene and Patsy Ann Martin Miller, he had lived in Charleston a number of years. In November of 1998, he married Linda Marie Housman, who preceded him in death September 12, 2003. Surviving are...
Jacqueline Graham Marshall
Jun 2, 2017
Jacqueline Webb Graham Marshall, age 88, peacefully passed away Friday, June 2, 2017 at her home in Charleston. She was born on November 27, 1928 in Paducah, Kentucky to the late Julia Cooke and Robert Simpson Graham. She graduated from Paducah Tilghman High School and continued her education at the University of Kentucky. Miss Graham returned home to Paducah where...
