Karen Frances Murphy
Sep 2, 2016
Karen Frances Murphy, 67, a life long resident of this area, died Friday Sept. 2, 2016 at Heritage Gardens Care Center in Sikeston. She was born February 27, 1949 in Morley to the late Norman F. and Angeline Frances (Woodward) Murphy. She is survived by an aunt,, Anna L. Jacobs of Cape Girardeau and cousins, Donald E. Jacobs, Jr. of...
Faye Medley
Aug 31, 2016
Faye Medley, 69, a life-long resident of this area, died Wednesday, Aug. 31 at her home in Sikeston. She was born July 28, 1947 in Kewanee to the late Ezra "Dutch" and Jessie (Smith) Vines. She was of the Baptist faith and had been a school bus driver for Sikeston Public Schools. She is survived by 1 daughter Shelia Medley...
Estellalouise Knupp Gunter
Aug 29, 2016
ESTELLA LOUISE KNUPP GUNTER, age 87, formerly of Mississippi County, died Monday, August 29, 2016, at the St. Sophia Health & Rehabilitation Center in Florissant. She was born August 12, 1929 in Flint, MI to the late James Lewis McCann and Essie Mae Knupp. She moved to Mississippi County at an early age, lived in Wyatt and Anniston, was a...
Cora Nolen Thurman
Aug 24, 2016
CORA MARIE NOLEN THURMAN, Age 55, a resident of Wyatt, died Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born September 25, 1960, at Cairo, IL, to the late William Henry and Anna Pauline Dyer Nolen, she had lived in Wyatt most of her life and had attended the Wyatt Baptist Church. A 1979 Graduate...
Earl S. St. Cin
Aug 21, 2016
EARL SYLVESTER ST.CIN, Age 91, a resident of Charleston, died Sunday, August 21, 2016, at the Bertrand Nursing Center. Born July 14, 1925, at Corning, AR, to the late Herbert and Bessie St. Cin, he was a U.S. Army Veteran. His Wife, Martha St. Cin, preceded him in death. Surviving are his children, Lloyd St. Cin, George St. Cin, Jimmy...
Lou Nell Curtner
Aug 14, 2016
Lou Nell Curtner, 74, a life-long resident of his area, died Sunday Aug 14 at her son's home in Sikeston. She was born Feb. 16, 1942 in Morehouse to the late Charles Franklin and Eunice (Gregory) Sturgeon. She had been a foster parent for many years and had attended the Assembly of God Church. On Sept. 19, 1964 she married...
Annette Harper Robertson
Aug 11, 2016
ELLA ANNETTE HARPER ROBERTSON, age 80, a resident of Charleston, died Thursday, August 11, 2016 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born on November 23, 1935, in Morley to Ollien DeWitt and Lois Ellen Crenshaw Harper, she moved to Mississippi County where she was a graduate of Anniston High School. She graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with...
Mary Jane Bruner
Aug 11, 2016
MARY JANE BRUNER, age 67, died Thursday, August 11, 2016 at her residence in Bertrand. She was born October 22, 1948 in Cairo, IL to the late Tom and Anna Stricker Bennett. A graduate of Charleston High School and member of St. Henry Catholic Church, she attended Draughons Business College in Memphis, TN then accepted a position working at Water...
Crystal Lea Ann Schultz
Aug 9, 2016
Crystal Lea Ann Schultz, 32, died Tuesday Aug. 9, 2016 in Sikeston. She was born July 6, 1984 in Hobbs, New Mexico but had lived most of her life in Sikeston where she had worked as a waitress at various restaurants and she was a member of HP. On April 27, 2016 she was married to Jeff Schultz who survives...
Kay D. Jackson
Aug 8, 2016
Kay Darlene Jackson, 80, a life-long resident of the Sikeston area, died Monday Aug. 8, 2016 at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born May 26, 1936 in Cape Girardeau to the late Charles Eugene and Anita Lucille (Noland) Miller. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and retired after 35 years service as an insurance agent for...
Marion Michael Stricker
Jul 31, 2016
MARION MICHAEL STRICKER, age 62, died Sunday, July 31, 2016 at his residence in rural Scott County. Born February 11, 1954 in Cape Girardeau to Paul H. and Mary Ellen Halter Striker of rural Scott county, he had lived in Scott County his entire life where he was a graduate of Kelly High School. Upon receiving his Bachelor of Science...
Marilyn Reed Brown
Jul 23, 2016
MARILYN LEE REED BROWN, Age 74, formerly of Charleston, MO, died Saturday, July 23, 2016, at her home in Lake Mary, Florida. Born January 13, 1942, at Cairo, IL, to the late John R. and Dorothy D. Reed, she was a graduate of Cairo High School and had attended the University of Missouri at Columbia. She was a member of...
Kenny Little
Jul 23, 2016
James Kenneth "Kenny" Little, 75, died Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born October 19, 1940 in Sikeston to the late Cecil and Marie (Holden) Little. A life-long resident of this area,, he was a retired general building contractor and truck driver for Fleming Trucking; he had attended Smith Avenue Church of God and...
Lloyd Allen "Jake" Baker
Jul 15, 2016
LLOYD ALLEN "JAKE" BAKER died July 15, 2016, at his residence in Charleston. Born Jan. 10, 1927, in Mississippi County, son of the late Silas and Nellie Gregory Baker, he worked as a mechanic prior to his enlistment in the U.S. Air Force. A veteran of World War II, he was discharged in May 1947. He returned to Mississippi County...
Bill Foster
Jul 14, 2016
James William "Bill" Foster Jr., age 51, of Charleston, died Thursday, July 14, 2016, at home surrounded by his friends and family. Mr. Foster was born on May 22, 1965 in Cape Girardeau, MO, to Evelyn Louise Medley and James William Foster Sr. Mr. Foster was raised in the small river town of Commerce Mo. often spoke fondly of growing...
Hubert "Tony" Lee Jones
Jul 14, 2016
TONY JONES HUBERT LEE "TONY" JONES, Age 76, died Thursday, July 14, 2016, at his home in Wyatt. Born January 5, 1940, at Wyatt, MO, to the late Edward Lee and Lorene Gertrude White Jones, he had lived Wyatt in his younger years and then moved to Carlisle County, Kentucky, where he lived over 40 years before returning to Wyatt....
Margie Martin
Jul 13, 2016
SIKESTON — Margie Lee Martin, 78, died at her home in Sikeston, Wednesday, July 13, 2016. She was born Nov. 9, 1937, in Choctaw, Ark., to the late Lonnie and Leota (Williams) Dempsey, she had been employed in production at Grove Manufacturing in Sikeston and later as a production supervisor at Tri-Con Industries in Cape Girardeau. She was also an...
Elliott Simmons
Jul 12, 2016
GEORGE "ELLIOTT" SIMMONS, Age 48, died Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at his home in Marietta, GA. Born December 15, 1967 in Sikeston, MO to the late George E. Simmons and Julie Lutz Simmons who survives in Scottsdale, AZ. He grew up in Charleston, MO and later attended High School in Vicksburg, MS at All Saints Episcopal Academy, graduating in 1987....
Ed Pratt
Jul 4, 2016
William Edgar "Ed" Pratt, 86, died Monday, July 4, 2016, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 12, 1930 in Anadarko, Oklahoma to the late J. M. and Maude (Patton) Pratt. A veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he was a retired truck driver and carpenter and was member of the Bird's...
Sherry Myrick
Jul 2, 2016
SHERRY MYRICK, age 66, a resident of El Paso, TX, died Saturday, July 2, 2016, at the Center for Compassionate Care in El Paso. She was married to John R. Myrick, formerly of Charleston, who survives of the home. Graveside Services will be conducted on Saturday, July 23, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at the Anniston Cemetery. Martin Lucas of East...
