Stories from Sunday, March 24, 2019

SIKESTON — Earl Dwain McConnell, 85, died March 22, 2019, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Born Feb. 7, 1934, in Bernie, to the late Athel "A.E." and Margaret "Maggie" Reynolds McConnell, he was the co-owner of McConnell Bros. TV, which opened in 1967. He retired due in 1991. ...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Dr. Albert Weaver, 94, died March 22, 2019, at the Bertrand Nursing Center. Born Aug. 10, 1924, in East Prairie, son of the late Leonard and Earlene Martin Weaver, he lived most of his life in East Prairie, where he graduated and then joined the United States Navy and served during World War II. ...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Terri Lynn Williams, 54, died March 22, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.       Born Aug. 2, 1964, in Dexter, she was the daughter of the late Ann Dowdy Muller and Robert Muller. On June 25, 2000, in Portageville, she married Kenneth Don Williams, and he preceded her in death in 2015...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Estel O. Walls, 74, died March 21, 2019, at his home in Portageville. Born May 6, 1944, in Faley, he was the son of the late Hester White Walls and Johnnie Walls. On Aug. 16, 1968, he married Bonne Sue Cook, and she survives of the home.