J.L. Groves
Jun 29, 2016
J.L. GROVES, age 81, a resident of Benton, formerly of Wyatt, died Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born September 8, 1934 in Bertrand to the late John Wallace and Mattie Virginia Brashears Groves, he moved to Wyatt in 1944 where he lived until moving to Benton in 1998. He was employed with the...
Richard P. Pike Sr.
Jun 25, 2016
RICHARD P. PIKE SR., age 86, a resident of Charleston, died Saturday, June 25, 2016, at the Charleston Manor. Born in the Big Lake Community of Mississippi County on April 21, 1930 to the late Noel F. and Alice S. Merrick Pike, he had lived in Mississippi County his entire life. A graduate of St. Henry Catholic High School, he...
Steven Lynn Bell
Jun 23, 2016
Steven Lynn Bell, 54, a resident of Sikeston, died Thursday, June 23, 2016 at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital at Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He was born in Sikeston August 18, 1961 to the late Jerry Lynn and Martha Elizabeth (Oswalt) Bell. A life-long resident of Sikeston, he graduated from Sikeston High School, was a member of Hunter Memorial First Presbyterian...
Jason B. Mccollom
Jun 11, 2016
JASON BURKE McCOLLOM, Age 42, a resident of Sikeston, died Saturday, June 11, 2016, near Dexter, MO. Born October 1, 1973, at Freeport, IL, to the Catherine Irene Burke McCollom who survives of Sikeston, at the late Frederick Cletus McCollom, he had lived in Sikeston most of his life. Surviving besides his mother are, his stepfather, Charles Allen McCollom of...
Larry Samuel Loflin
Jun 11, 2016
Larry Samuel Loflin, 72, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Bertrand, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center with his family by his side from long term cardiac problems. He was born September 14, 1943, at his home in Charleston, Missouri, the son of the late Charles and Lillian Linebaugh Loflin. He and Florene Pemberton were married...
Bobby Gene Northern
Jun 9, 2016
BOBBY GENE NORTHERN, Age 58, died Thursday, June 9, 2016, at his home in Bertrand. Born March 31, 1958, at Sikeston, MO, to the late Robert Eugene Northern and Wanda Della Ann Howton Northern, he had lived in Mississippi County most of his life. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, he had been employed as a River Boat Pilot. He...
Michael Shannon Gray
Jun 8, 2016
Michael Shannon "Mike" Gray, 44, of Benton died Wednesday, June 8, 2016 in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 14, 1971 in Poplar Bluff to Michael David Gray, who survives of East Prairie and the late Pansy Marie (Ward) Gray. A resident of this area most of his life, he was a driver for LaPlant Trucking of East Prairie and...
Fred Showmaker
Jun 8, 2016
HENRY FRED SHOWMAKER, age 62, a resident of Charleston, died Wednesday June 8, 2016, at the Baptist Health Hospital in Paducah, KY. Fred was born January 20, 1954, in Cairo, IL to late E.J. and Catherine Duenne Showmaker. He was a native of Charleston, a lifelong farmer, land owner, and co-owner/operator of Showmaker Brothers Farms in Brookport, IL, with his...
Mary Lorene Powell
Jun 7, 2016
MARY LORENE POWELL, Age 90, a resident of Charleston, died Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at the Charleston Manor. Born January 26, 1926, at in the Dublin Community of Graves County, KY, to the late Lawrence Marshall Manker and Alice Virvle Hayden Manker, she had lived in Charleston most of her life where she was a member of the St. Henry...
John A. Worley, Sr.
Jun 6, 2016
John Alfred Worley, Sr. , 67, a resident of Benton died Monday, June 6, 2016 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born in Sikeston June 18, 1948 to the late George V. and Virginia Lea (Gurnow) Worley. He retired in 1987 after a 20 year career in the United States Army. He was a Sgt. 1st Class...
Edward C. Hartlein
Jun 6, 2016
Edward Carol Hartlein, 76, a resident of the Matthews & Canalou area most of his life, died Monday, June 6, 2016 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born January 27, 1940 in Cape Girardeau to the late Nolan and Grace (Stone) Hartlein. He had been an Ag mechanic and retired from Nelson Tractor in 2005 and was...
Scotty L. Hicks
Jun 4, 2016
Scotty Leroy Hicks, 46, a life long resident of this area, died at his home Saturday, June 4, 2016. He was born May 16, 1970 in Sikeston to Frankie M. (Jones) Hicks and the late Jerry L. Hicks. He was a member of Canalou Baptist Church. He is survived by his mother, Frankie Hicks of the home; 2 brothers, Danny...
Pansy Jones Terrell
Jun 1, 2016
PANSY ELAINE TERRELL, Age 81, a resident of Bertrand, died Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born May 14, 1935, at Dorena, MO, to the late James Andrew "Doc" Jones and Eva Jewell Denning Jones, she had lived in Bertrand most of her life where she was a member of the Church of...
Donald Ray Evans
May 30, 2016
DONALD RAY EVANS, Age 69, a resident of Charleston, died Monday, May 30, 2016, at the St. Francis Medical Center at Cape Girardeau. Born April 30, 1947, at Wyatt, MO, to the late Leroy and Lillian Crawford Evans, he had lived in Charleston most of his life where he had attended the St. Henry Catholic Church and later the Wyatt...
Bates Smoot
May 30, 2016
STEPHEN BATES SMOOT, Age 36, a resident of Charleston, died Monday, May 30, 2016, in Charleston. Born July 7, 1979, at Sikeston, MO, to Walter Raymond "Butch" Smoot who survives of Charleston, and Sandra Lynn Barborek Morrow who survives of Bertrand, he had lived in Charleston most of his life and was a 1997 graduate of Charleston High School. He...
Lauren Rae Griggs
May 30, 2016
LAUREN RAE GRIGGS, Age 28, died Monday, May 30, 2016, at her home in Charleston. Born March 27, 1988, at Sikeston, MO to Steven Arnold Griggs and Brenda Eliane Ritchey Griggs, who survive of Charleston, she had lived in Charleston her entire life and was of Baptist Faith professing her life in Christ early in life. She was a gifted...
Evelyn Shoffner Housman
May 29, 2016
EVELYN SHOFFNER HOUSMAN, Age 74, formerly of Benton, MO, died Sunday, May 29, 2016 at her home in Bertrand. Born February 18, 1942, at Deventer, MO, to the late William Emmett and Inez Pearson Shoffner, she had lived in Benton a number of years where she had been employed in restaurants most of her life and later with Proctor and...
Victoria Bowles Herron
May 28, 2016
VICTORIA MICHELLE BOWLES HERRON, Age 44, died Saturday, May 28, 2016, at her home in Diehlstadt. She was born June 23, 1971, at Kansas City, MO, to the late Milton Bowles and Sharon Pemberton Dorris and Allen Dorris, who survive of Diehlstadt. Surviving besides her parents are: special friend, Phillip Haynes of Diehlstadt; five sons, David Michael of Florida; Scott...
Alice Lynne Jones
May 25, 2016
ALICE LYNNE HEPPE JONES, Age 56, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at her home in Bertrand, Mo. Born July 31, 1959, at Wyatt, MO, to the Charles Edward and Linda Laverne Northern Heppe who survive of Bertrand, she had lived in Mississippi County most of her life. She was married to Larry Jones who survives of Bertrand. Also surviving is...
Shirley Grogan
May 23, 2016
Shirley Celestia Grogan was escorted through the gates of Heaven on the evening of May 23, 2016, from her home in Dogwood with her family by her side to see her off on her journey. The last month before her departure has been filled with precious moments of reconnecting and reminiscing with family and friends through many tears of laughter...
