Laurali Maylene Jernigan
Oct 2, 2017
LAURALI MAYLENE JERNIGAN, infant daughter of Gregory Seth Jernigan and Cheryl Lynn Gordon Jernigan, died Monday, October 2, 2017, at her home in East Prairie. She was born July 12, 2017 at Sikeston, Missouri. Surviving besides her parents are her brothers and sisters, Gregory Cole Jernigan, Billy Jean Jernigan, II, Aliza Kay Squires and Alyssa Noel Jernigan; grandparents, Carolyn Joyce...
Mary Ann Smith
Sep 29, 2017
Mary Ann Smith, of Charleston, Missouri, passed away peacefully on September 29,2017 following a brief illness. She was born June 3, 1928 in Bonne Terre, Missouri, to Dr. David English Smith Sr. and Susie Myrtle Goodin Smith. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Dr. Albert Goodin Smith, sister-in-law Peggy Bronson Smith, and great-nephew Bronson Sellers Smith. She...
Minnie Stephenson
Sep 29, 2017
MINNIE LEE STEPHENSON, Age 72, a resident of Paducah, KY, and formerly of Charleston, MO., died Friday, September 29, 2017, at Baptist Health in Paducah. Born June 3, 1945, at Portageville, MO, to the late Donald Henry West and Dossie Lee "Billie" Hodges McClendon, she had lived in Charleston until 1980, at which time she moved to Salem, IL where...
Phillip Haywood Rowland
Sep 27, 2017
PHILLIP HAYWOOD ROWLAND, age 85, died Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at his home in Wyatt. Born December 8, 1931, at Belmont, MO, to the late Albert and Dathel M. Hayden Rowland, he had lived in Wyatt most of his life and had been employed as a shipping clerk with Valley Steel in Cairo, IL and a former member the Local...
Martin Edward Pazdera
Sep 27, 2017
MARTIN EDWARD PAZDERA, JR., Age 80, a resident of Sikeston, formerly of Charleston, died Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at the Bertrand Nursing Center. Born August 7, 1937, at Dardanelle, AR, to the late Martin A. Pazdera and Josephine Prochazka Pazdera, he had lived in Charleston most of his life and was a 1956 graduate of St. Henry Catholic School. He...
James "Bud" Brackston Small Jr.
Sep 24, 2017
JAMES BRACKSTON "BUD" SMALL JR., 80, passed away surrounded by his family, Sunday, September 24, 2017, at his home in Charleston. Born on July 30, 1937 in Wyatt, he was the son of J.B. and Ethel Daniel Small Sr. He spent a great deal of his childhood with his beloved grandparents C.E. and Bessie Small. He attended elementary school in...
June Annetta Jones Land
Sep 23, 2017
JUNE ANNETTA JONES LAND, age 81, died Saturday, September 23, 2017 at her residence in Charleston. She was born June 13, 1936 in Charleston to Robert C. and Minnie G. Monroe Jones. A member of St. Henry Catholic Church in Charleston, she was a graduate of Charleston High School. Following graduation, she accepted a position in the Department of Agriculture...
Jean Harris
Sep 22, 2017
Alma "Jean" Harris, 71, a life-long resident of this area, died at her home in Sikeston, Friday Sept. 22, 2017. She was born in Sikeston Jan. 18, 1946 to the late T.L. and Lillie (Whittmore) Coatney. She was a Sunday School teacher and member of Temple of Faith Church in Sikeston, had worked at the Cream Castle for 10 years...
Karen Eloise Wright
Sep 21, 2017
KAREN ELOISE MOORE WRIGHT, Age 67, of Charleston, died Thursday, September 21, 2017, at the Charleston Manor. Born February 9, 1950, at Charleston, to the late Byrd Thomas Moore and Willie Finley Traylor Moore, she had lived in Charleston most of her life and was of the Baptist belief. She was married to James Adam Wright, Sr., who preceded her...
Jeff T. Shoffner
Sep 20, 2017
JEFF T. SHOFFNER, age 100, went to heaven, Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at his home in rural Charleston. Born August 9, 1917, at Ashland, MS, to the late Tom and Minnie B. Kizer Shoffner, he grew up in the Holly Springs, Mississippi area moving to Mississippi County, MO in 1941. A U.S. Army Veteran of World War II, he served...
Louise Mainord
Sep 19, 2017
Marion Louise Mainord, 88, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born February 14, 1929 in Jerusalem, Arkansas to the late William Oscar and Lydia Adeline (Venus) Eddy. She had lived in Matthews until moving to Sikeston a year and half ago. She had been a secretary at Security Abstract in New...
Earnest M. Laymon Sr.
Sep 16, 2017
Earnest Milton Laymon, Sr., 73, a life-long resident of this area, died Saturday, Sept. 16 at his home in Bertrand. He was born Jan. 25, 1944 in Canalou to the late Walter Monroe and Ruby May (Wren) Laymon. He was a member of Living Waters Pentecostal Church in Sikeston and been a mechanic at Plaza Tire before his retirement. On...
Anne Elizabeth Wright
Sep 14, 2017
ANNE ELIZABETH AUSTIN WRIGHT, Age 83, formerly of Charleston, died Thursday, September 14, 2017, at The Estates of Perryville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born January 25, 1934, at Hayti, MO, to the late William C. and Essie Dotson Austin, she had lived in Charleston most of her life later moving to Cape Girardeau and then Perryville to be near her...
Connie Louise Smith
Sep 14, 2017
Connie Louise Dock Smith, 66, a resident of the Morehouse area most of her life, died Thursday, Sept. 14 at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Aug. 8, 1951 in Sikeston to the late Murell and Stella (Beavers) Gosnell. She was of the Baptist faith, and had been a beautician at several Beauty Shops in the area and had...
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...
