Obituaries

SIKESTON — Daniel White, 68, died June 13, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Sept. 15, 1950, in Bell City, he was the son of the late Flaudie and Lillian Spence White. Survivors include: one son, Danny White; two brothers, Bill White and Jim White; three sisters, Sheila Gee, Christine Smith and Jeannie White; and several grandchildren...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — James E. “Jim” Cloud, 86, died June 13, 2019, at the Miner Nursing Center. Born Dec. 14, 1932, in Tiptonville, Tenn., son of the late James Claude Cloud and Hazel Odell Reynolds Cloud, he was of Church of Christ belief and had attended Diehlstadt High School. He served in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany from 1951-1953 and was a member of the Infantry Regiment. He was employed at Missouri Department of Transportation as a mechanic and maintenance worker and had been a private airplane pilot for over 40 years as well as a corporate pilot.

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Tony Emmett Russell, 72, died June 13, 2019, at his home.  Born May 20, 1947, in East Prairie, son of the late Argus Ragan and Ardena Mae Noe Russell, he was retired from Worthington Ag Parts in Sikeston. He was a member of the National Guard...

SIKESTON — Barbara Ann Weathers, age 82, of Sikeston, beloved wife of Dr. Grant "Wendell" Weathers Sr., passed away June 12, 2019, surrounded by loving family. She was born May 22, 1937, in Portageville, the daughter of the late William and Rita Lusk...

BATESVILLE, Ark. — Norma L. Sitzes, 94, died June 11, 2019, at Woodlawn Heights Nursing Home in Batesville. Born Nov. 28, 1924, in Painton, daughter of the late Frank and Laura Poole Barker. On Dec. 23, 1944, in Piggott, Ark., she married Estel Glenn Sitzes, who preceded her in death on July 5, 2011...

SIKESTON — Nora Marie Cooper, 81, died June 8, 2019. Born Oct. 8, 1937, in Marston, daughter of the late Glen and Early Wilderness, she had lived in Lilbourn but moved to Sikeston in 2017. She was a member of Pilgrims Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Lilbourn for over 60 years. She worked for New Madrid County Technical/High School for almost 30 year and was a member of the Eastern Star for 37 years. ...

BENTON, Mo. — Kennley Elizabeth Mae Bramlett, 2, died June 8, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.  She was born May 4, 2017, in Sikeston, to Kenneth James and Amanda Kay Scherer Bramlett.  Survivors include: her mother, Amanda Bramlett of Benton; four brothers, Caleb Loy, Mason Loy, Bentley Medlock and Johnathon Bramlett of Benton; two sisters, Madison Loy and Chloe DeJournett of Benton; maternal grandparents, Randy and Judy Scherer; two uncles, Travis (Lana) Scherer and Mike (Karen) Scherer; and an aunt, Becky Roth.. ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Nelda Dalton Crader, 84, died June 11, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. Born on Jan. 18, 1935, daughter of the late Leonard and Nelle Rhodes Dalton, she was a graduate of Delta High School and attended the University of Missouri in Columbia. ...

DEXTER, Mo. — June Cullum, 75, died June 11, 2019, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Born Sept. 15, 1943, in Risco, daughter of the late John Thomas and Ora Bessie Walker Maloney, she was a member of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Dexter...

SIKESTON — Ritta “Sue” Newton, 67, died June 10, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born March 16, 1952, in Matthews, she was the daughter of the late Clint and Clodean Bewley Hensley. On Dec. 9, 1993, in Benton, she married Benny Newton, who survives of the home...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Aaron Davis, 26, died May 30, 2019, in St. Louis Born Sept. 8, 1992, in St. Louis, son of Parnetha Buxton-Griffin and Steven Davis, he attended Roosevelt High School in St. Louis and worked in the culinary arts profession.  In addition to his parents, survivors include: two sons, Dominic and Doni Davis; two daughters, Aron and Arie Davis; one sister, Lena Davis; one brother, Dominique Davis; and grandmothers, Helen Buxton and Carlena Davis...

SIKESTON — James Richard (Dick) Twitty died on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at age 89. Dick was born in Kewanee on Dec. 13, 1929, to J.D. and Goldie Twitty. His brothers and sisters, all preceding him in death, were Lynn, Virginia, John, William Mack, Kenneth, Marietta and Jeanette...

FLINT, Mich. — Arren C. “A.C.” Hileman, 91, formerly of Morehouse, Mo., died June 6, 2019. Born March 13, 1928, in Morehouse, son of the late Robert Lee Hileman Sr. and Lela Cavins Hileman, he had worked for General Motor Co. for 38 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Lois Juanita Buys Henderson, 94, died June 8, 2019. Born Aug. 31, 1924, in Pemiscot County, daughter of Tom and Beatrice Tompkins Buys, she was the 1942 valedictorian graduate of Concord High School and lived most of her life in Pemiscot and New Madrid counties, including most of her adult life in Portageville. ...

NEW HAMBURG, Mo. — Dennis Gosche, 52, died June 6, 2019, in New Hamburg. Born June 12, 1966, in Cape Girardeau, son of Alice Horrell Gosche of Chaffee and the late Don Gosche, he was was a 1984 graduate of Thomas W. Kelly High School. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in agriculture from Southeast Missouri State University in 1988. He was a farmer and a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church of New Hamburg...

ADVANCE, Mo. — Cecil Dean Veale, 89, died June 7, 2019 at his home.  Born Aug. 24, 1929, in Union Star, son of the late Franklin D. and Cecelia Maude Trimble Veale, he was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville. He served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. ...

SIKESTON — Daniel Eldon Patton, 75, died June 8, 2019, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. Born Oct. 25, 1943, in Vernon, Texas, son of the late Eldon Louis and Willie Ruth Miller Patton, he served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War...

SIKESTON — Danny Lynn Isenhower, 68, flew to heaven on June 7, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born May 5, 1951, in Caruthersville, he was he son of the late Paul Isenhower and Louis Chapel Waldman. On Jan. 13, 1995, in Sikeston, he married Glida Pixley Isenhower, who survives of the home...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Willard Autlee Seabaugh, 89, died June 7, 2019, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Born Feb. 12, 1930, in Sedrickville, son of the late Frederick and Emma Sebaugh Seabaugh, he was a veteran of the United States Army where he served in the Korean War...

JACKSON, Mo. — John David Childers, 54, died June 6, 2019, at Jackson Manor.  Born Oct. 12, 1964, in Sikeston, to Betty Ingram Childers of Sikeston and the late Billy Childers, he was employed in construction by ARI in Jackson. On Oct. 11, 1986, in Tampa, Fla., he married Linda Denise Friedrich, who survives of the home...

ORAN, Mo. — Joseph A. “Joe” Eftink, 83, died June 5, 2019. Born on Aug. 26, 1935 in Portageville, son of the late Herman and Cecelia Strack Eftink, he was a retired line worker for Columba Sportswear in Chaffee. He was of the Catholic belief and member of Chaffee Elks Lodge 1810...

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. — Vincent Smith, 56, died June 6, 2019, at his home in Wappapello. Born June 26, 1962, in Red Bud, Ill., son of the late Tee Jay and Thelma Marie Smedley Smith, he had been raised in Dexter and had been a resident of Houma, La., until moving to Wappapello a short time ago. He was of the Christian belief...

SIKESTON — Milan Jeffery Thompson of Sikeston, son of Jeff Thompson and Tamika Renee Booker, was born in Sikeston on July 22, 1996, and passed away at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston on June 5, 2019, at the age of 22 years, 10 months and 14 days...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Hattie Mae Drake Gooden, 66, died June 1, 2019, in Sikeston. Born March 25, 1953, in Como, Miss., she was the daughter of the late Jessie Mae Howard Drake and Arthur Drake Jr. Survivors include: three sons, Daniel Gooden of Jonesboro, Ark., and Dameon Gooden and Jerrell Gooden of Portageville; one daughter, Jelissa Gooden of Blytheville, Ark.; seven sisters, Maude (Michael) Conrad and Mary Drake Leonard of Portageville, Dorothy Drake, Barbara Drake, Abagail Jones and Darlene Mitchell of Kennett and Ella Drake Austin of Woodbridge, Va.; five brothers, McArthur Drake and Eddie Drake of Kennett, Earl Drake of Portageville and Troy Wright and Reggie Wright of Saginaw, Mich.; and 14 grandchildren.. ...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Helen Christine Jones, 72, died June 5, 2019, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. Born Sept. 24, 1946, in Chaffee, daughter of the late George Dewey and Bonnie Mae Naugle Horman, she was a homemaker and of the Catholic belief. On Nov. 27, 1993, she married Ben Jones, and he preceded her in death on June 8, 1995...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — JoAnn Schmitt, 70, formerly of Chaffee, died June 3, 2019, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Born on July 14, 1948, in Jackson, daughter of the late Woodrow and Lois Clifton, she was a retired assembly line worker for Thorngate Ltd. in Cape Girardeau and member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Geneva Morgan, 83, died June 4, 2019, at Charleston Manor in Charleston. Born Oct. 27, 1935, in Campbell, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Mary Dalton Peridore. On Oct. 24, 1953, in Charleston, she married Donnie Joe Morgan, who preceded her in death on April 26, 2009...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Mattie L. Young, 80, died May 28, 2019, at Portageville. Born May 2, 1939, in Jackson, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Dora Hill and James Blackwell. In May 1960 in Chicago, Ill., she married Neal Young, who survives of the home in Portageville...

BENTON, Ky. — Charles B. Luber, age 73, of Benton, Ky., passed away on Monday, May 13, 2019, at Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital in Paducah. Charles was born on Dec. 2, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to the late Lawrence B. Luber and Beaulah F. Luber. During his early years, Charles’ father and mother created an environment of education and work. ...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Tammy Lee Gifford, 48, died June 1, 2019, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau.  Born July 28, 1970, in Chaffee, daughter of Doyle Wayne Leazenby of Jackson and Sharon Lee Coleman Probst of McClure, Ill., she was employed as a custodial supervisor for East Prairie R-2 School District...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Brandy D. Davis, 37, died May 29, 2019, at her family home. Born Jan. 4, 1982, in Monett, daughter of Billy Ray and Karen Bridges Turner, she was a homemaker. On May 12, 2001, she married Robert “Bob” Davis, who survives of the home...

SIKESTON — Ruth Mildred Bruce, 95, died June 4, 2019, at Delta South Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born July 24, 1923, in Essex, daughter of the late Louie and Minnie Trotter Brasier, she had worked in physical therapy at St. Elizabeth Hospital. A resident of Sikeston the past 20 years, she had previously lived in Granite City, Ill., where she was a member of West 22nd Street Baptist Church; she had also attended Taylor Baptist Church...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Barbara Moses, 76, died June 3, 2019, at New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid. Born Dec. 2, 1942, in New Madrid County, she was the daughter of the late David Monroe and Naomi Mae Kinsey Faries. She was married to William Moses, who survives of Catron...

SIKESTON — Minnie Lee Moore, 74, died June 1, 2019, in her home. Born June 24, 1945, in Malden, daughter of the late Everie and Georgia Mae Cannon Steward, she had been employed as a licensed practical nurse at Chaffee Memorial Hospital in Chaffee. She was a member of Greers Chapel Missionary Baptist in Sikeston...

SIKESTON — Alice Ruth Adams, 74, died May 29, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Jan. 5, 1945, in Kemper County, Miss., daughter of the late Walter and Clara Little Adams, she was a graduate of Gray Ridge School near Bell City. She was employed at International Shoe Co. in Sikeston and later by the Hat Factory in Oran. She was a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Sikeston, where she served on the Mother's Board...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Joseph Robert “Joe Bob” True, 76, died June 1, 2019, at Cotton Point Living Center in Matthews. Born Oct. 10, 1942, in Dorena, son of the late Homer and Margaret Metheny True, he was raised in Dorena and later moved to East Prairie, where he was a farmer and owned several businesses including True Trucking...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — John Ulmer, 43, died May 11, 2019, at his home. Born June 6, 1975, in Charleston, Mo., son of John Hightower and Josephine Ulmer Hightower of Charleston, he was a 1993 graduate of Charleston High School. He was employed at Steak 'n Shake...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — D’Erick Thomas Menz, 20, died May 24, 2019. Born Dec. 15, 1998, in Kansas City, son of Tyressa Menz of Cairo, Ill., and the late Joe Poole, he lived most of his life in Cairo, where he was a 2017 graduate of Cairo Junior/Senior High. He moved to Charleston, where he was employed by Butler's Machine and Welding...

WILSON CITY, Mo. — Dorothy Jean Moore, 70, died May 30, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born March 11, 1949, in Charleston, daughter of the late Albert and Martha Hopkins Clark, she received her General Equivalency Diploma in 1968 in Charleston and had been employed at the Bertrand Nursing Home in Bertrand...

SIKESTON — Chattie Bell Smith, 87, died June 2, 2019, at her home. Born April 19, 1932, in Samous, daughter of the late Steve and Mable Johnson, she was a homemaker and member of the Jehovah’s Witness Church of Sikeston. On Dec. 20, 1968, she married William J. “Bill” Smith, and he preceded in death on May 14, 1995...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Charles William Parks, 86, died Saturday, June 1, 2019, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Born March 1, 1933, near Gleason, Tenn., son of the late Clyde Gordon Parks and Vennie Beauton Derington Parks, he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served during the Korean War and had worked for the City of Sikeston before retiring...

SIKESTON — James Dean Largent, 81, of Sikeston, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Born on Nov. 27, 1937, in Sikeston, to Agatha Mumma and Louie Rice Largent, Jim attended Sikeston High School and graduated as a member of the Class of 1955. Jim married Carol Theresa Reynaud on Sept. 4, 1966, at St. Joseph Church in Marksville, La. They were married 53 years...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Etta May Burney, 77, died  May 30, 2019, at Charleston Manor Nursing Home. Born April 30, 1942, in Dorena, daughter of the late William Walter and Hazel Ruth Henderson Adams, she was a homemaker and member of New Beginnings Church in East Prairie.

SIKESTON — Wanda F. Gaines, 75, died May 29, 2019, at her home in Sikeston. Born June 26, 1943, in Selmer, Tenn., to the late Theo Jefferson Flippo and Mabel Beatrice (White) Flippo, she was of the Baptist belief. On Sept. 27, 1969, she married Joseph Eugene Gaines; he preceded her in death on Nov. 18, 2011...

SIKESTON — Sheri Grace Bozdech, 42, died May 30, 2019, at her home in Sikeston. Born Jan. 11, 1977, in Sikeston, she was the daughter of the late Terry Grace Sr. and Leisa Dockins Grace of Sikeston. Other survivors include: one daughter Shawna West of Sikeston; two brothers, Joel Grace of Sikeston and Terry Grace II of Long Beach, Miss...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Camilla Simpkins Patterson, 59, died May 23, 2019, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 8, 1959, in Pinhook, daughter of the late George and Hattie Wilson Simpkins, she was a graduate of East Prairie High School in East Prairie and had been employed as a cook...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Walter Nichols, 85, died May 25, 2019, at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Born April 2, 1934, in Dexter, son of the late Edward Carl and Ida Hazlip Nichols, he had lived most of his life in St. Louis. A member of the Nazarene Church, he was a past patron and 51-year member of Pomegranite Chapter 397 in Fenton, dual with Dexter Chapter 311, Order of the Eastern Star, and a past master and 51-year member of the Fenton Masonic Lodge 281. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...

JACKSON, Mo. — Dollie Richards, 80, died May 26, 2019, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. Born June 16, 1938, in Iron County, he was the son of the late Burt and Alley Swaringam Richards. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Ken Morris, 60, passed quietly on May 23, 2019. Beloved husband of Charlotte (nee Swan) for 30 years, he was the loving father of Valerie (Andrew) Craven and Marshall Morris; dear brother of Clifford (Christine) Morris Jr. and Teresa (the late Dan Kelleher) Morris; loving son of the late Clifford and Carol Morris Sr...

BERTRAND, Mo. — Roger Dale Pendergrass, 71, died May 30, 2019, at his home in Bertrand. Born August 27, 1947, at Pocahontas, Ark., to the late Jessie R. Pendergrass and Myrtle G. Hambrick Pendergrass, he had lived in Bertrand a number of years where he was a member of the Church of God and had served as the pastor for over 12 years. He was owner and operator of R&B Trucking for 14 years and a U.S. Army veteran, having served in Vietnam in 1967 and 1968...