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...
Carol M. Morris
Jun 2, 2017
Carol Maxine Morris, 87, formerly of Sikeston, died Friday, June 2, 2017 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born near Chaffee, Aug. 22, 1929 to the late William Henry and Virginia Minnie (Slinkard) White. A resident of this area most of her life, she was married to Clifford B. Morris May 20, 1950 in Chaffee and he...
Dr. Greg Dickey
May 30, 2017
WALTER FRANK GREGORY DICKEY, Age 88, of Cape Girardeau, died May 30, 2017, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. He was born November 12, 1928, at Kennett, MO, the fourth child of Frank W. and Ollie Ethel Gregory Dickey. On August 18, 1963, he married Jean Carolyn Garrett, who preceded him in death July 6, 2004. Two sisters and one...
Guffrie W. Malugen Jr.
May 27, 2017
Guffrie W. Malugen, age 76, of Charleston, the son of the late Guffrie Sr. and Gertrude McGee Malugen, was born June 30, 1940 at Caruthersville, MO, and passed away at Life Care Center, Cape Girardeau, MO on May 27, 2017. He graduated from Potosi High School where he participated in several sports. A journeyman electrician, he was a member of...
Thomas E. Delana
May 26, 2017
Thomas Everette Delana, 76, died Friday, May 26, 2017 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born, Feb. 6, 1941 in Dover, Missouri to the late John E. and Dolly (Hostetter) Delana. A resident of the New Madrid area for the past 30 years, he was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, and had been a supervisor...
Billy Joe Gadberry Sr.
May 17, 2017
Billy Joe Gadberry, Sr., 85, a resident of Bloomfield, died May 17, 2017 at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. He was born June 30, 1931 at Monette, Arkansas to the late Archie Alford and Aritha Isabelle (McAninch) Gadberry. He was married to Quindola M. Davis on March 8, 1953 in Wichita, Kansas and she survives of the home. Billy...
Richard "Dick" Hearnes Jr.
May 12, 2017
RICHARD WARREN HEARNES, JR., died on Friday, May 12, 2017. Beloved husband, for 52 years, of the late Suzanne Evans Hearnes; dear mother of Heather (Paul Allen and the late Michael) Kelley and Leslie (Marty) Huggins; dear grandfather of Sarah Kelley, Marshall and Ellie Huggins; our dear uncle, cousin and a friend to many. Richard was born March 20, 1939...
