Obituaries

SIKESTON — Wilma Alford, 92, died Sept. 22, 2020, at her home in Sikeston. Born Oct. 23, 1927, in Cooter, Missouri, daughter of the late Walter and Azlee Wagster Neil, she was a lifelong member of Tanner Street Church of God in Sikeston. On June 20, 1944, in Blytheville, Arkansas, she married Harvey Burley Alford, who preceded her in death on Aug. 11, 1998...

SIKESTON — Florida Lee Williams, 79, died Sept. 18, 2020, at her home in Sikeston. Born April 29, 1941, in Hughes, Arkansas, daughter of the late Sylvester and Cora Thompson Mitchell, she was a former member of the Powerhouse of God Church and current member of the Jubilee House of Prayer...

TULSA, Okla. — Pat Carrow, 87, died Sept. 21, 2020, in Tulsa. She was a homemaker and in ministry. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Moore’s Southlawn in Tulsa. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Life Tabernacle Church in Tulsa...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Robert Anthony Kosky, 74 years old, of New Madrid, passed away peacefully on Sept. 17, 2020, in his daughter’s home in Jackson, Georgia. Robert retired from New Madrid County R-1 Schools in July of 2013.  He valued family and enjoyed riding the levee and was proud to be a part of the Bootheel community and love the St. Louis Cardinals...

SIKESTON — Hanna Michelle Harden, 25, died Sept. 16, 2020, at her home in Sikeston. Born Sept. 13, 1995, in Sikeston, she was the daughter of Nicholas Harden and Katrina Simmons. Other survivors include: two daughters, Ayvah and Addy Perkins of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; two sisters, Whitney Harden of Sikeston and Halie Harden of New Madrid, Missouri...

SIKESTON — Mary Frances (Bollinger) LeGrand, age 85, left this earthly world at 3:08 a.m. on Sept. 20, 2020. She was born Jan. 29, 1935, in Benton, Missouri, to the late Charles R. and Adelia Bollinger. On June 22, 1957, she married Emil “Tony” LeGrand, in Benton and celebrated 60 years of marriage the day before he died on June 23, 2017...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — David Leon LaFerney, 71, died Sept. 20, 2020, at his home in Portageville, Missouri. Born Nov. 3, 1948, in Campbell, Missouri, son of the late Frances McKenzie LaFerney and Cecil LaFerney, he worked as police dispatcher until his retirement. He was a member of St. Eustachius Catholic Church...

SIKESTON — L.C. McConnell, 93, died Sept. 20, 2020, at NHC nursing home in Desloge, Missouri. Born March 11, 1927, in Fulton, Kentucky, son of the late Athel and Maggie Reynolds McConnell, he was a veteran of World War II and attended Illinois Avenue General Baptist Church in Sikeston...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A retired Chief in the U.S. Navy, Tommie Lee Bridges was born in 1939 in Clarksville, Arkansas, and passed away Sept. 16, 2020. He graduated from Sikeston High School, attended Southeast Missouri State University and received an associate degree from Tidewater Community College. He was a caring father, a generous man and the best friend you could ever hope to have. He had the best personality, always making new friends everywhere he went...

CANALOU, Mo. — Tressie Bernice Barnes, 91, died Sept. 19, 2020, at Miner Nursing Center. Born Oct. 19, 1928, in Searcy County, Arkansas, daughter of the late Charles Edward and Leonna Watts Bohannon, she was a member of Big Ridge Baptist Church and had been a housekeeper at Sells Rest Home...

SIKESTON — Jean Lee, 92, died Sept. 18, 2020, at her home in Sikeston. Born Dec. 14, 1927, in Diehlstadt, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Luchen and Leona Brooks Hicks. On June 15, 1946, in Sikeston, she married Bob Lee, who preceded her in death on Feb. 13, 1989...

SIKESTON — Evert Allen, 76, died Sept. 18, 2020, at Westfield Nursing Center in Sikeston. Born Nov. 15, 1943 in Shelby County, Illinois, son of the late James and Scelina Rochelle Saver Allen, he was of the Pentecostal belief and had been employed by Fedders Corporation...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Richard Eugine Ivie, 81, died Sept. 15, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Born Sept. 20, 1938, in East Prairie, Missouri, son of the late Annie Johnson Ivie and Ted Ivie, he was owner and operator of Ivie Oil Company for many years...

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Bobby Hinton — one of the greatest men to ever live — departed this world on Sept. 18, 2020, at his home in Springdale, Arkansas. Longtime resident of Sikeston, Missouri, Bobby was known for his donuts, his smile, and his hugs. Born Sept. 4, 1937, in Adona, Arkansas, to Esther and Jake Hinton, he was the 11th child of 12 and the baby boy...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Mary Kay Campbell, 39, died Sept. 15, 2020, at her home in Portageville. Born Nov. 27, 1980, in Hayti, Missouri, daughter of David Miller of Portageville and the late Diane Campbell. In addition to her father, survivors include: her stepmother, Marie Miller of Portageville; one son, Joshua (Kasey) Campbell of Portageville; one daughter, Mary Elizabeth Long of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; one brother, David Miller of Kennett, Missouri, three sisters, Holly Miller of Marston, Missouri, Jessica Townsend of Portageville, and Casaundra Booker of Dyersburg, Tennessee; and two grandchildren.. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Jolene Hinton King, 90, died Sept. 16, 2020, at her daughter's home. Born June 14, 1930, in Bridges, Missouri, daughter of the late William Marion and Ella Mae Givens Hinton, she worked at the telephone office in Charleston and as a homemaker. She was a Sunday school teacher...

BALLWIN, Mo. — It is with great sadness that the family of Helen Gale Lewis, (nee Chaney) announces her passing Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, at St. John’s Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Born Nov. 10, 1943, in Sikeston, Missouri, she was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Marie Chaney...

SIKESTON — The Rev. James Lee Ware, 74, died Sept. 15, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Born Sept. 24, 1945, in Shaw, Mississippi, son of the late Clarence Ware Sr. and Ruby Sykes-Ware, he was of the Christian belief. He founded and co-pastored The Powerhouse Of God Church with his wife. He worked and retired from Noranda Aluminum after 38 years of employment...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Vernice Brasher, 84, died Sept. 17, 2020, at Nea Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Born Aug. 21, 1936, in Holly Springs, Mississippi, she was the daughter of Lizzie Wallace and James Wilburn Tucker. She married Jerry Brasher in Mississippi, and he survives of the home in Portageville...

SIKESTON — Soon Ja Kim, 74, died Sept. 16, 2020, at her family’s home in Sikeston. Born Aug. 24, 1946, in South Korea and later came to the United States where she resided in Chicago, Illinois, and Atlanta, Georgia, for many years. She recently moved to Sikeston...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Ralph Edward Barnwell Jr., of New Madrid, passed away Sept. 16, 2020, at the family home. Born Nov. 3, 1947, to Ralph and Dorothy Deevers Barnwell of New Madrid, Ralph was a 1965 graduate of New Madrid High School and a 1970, 1973 and 1988 graduate of Murray State University where he was a proud member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He also served in the Army National Guard from 1969 to 1976...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Frances Louise Grissom, 87, died Sept. 16, 2020, at her home near East Prairie. Born Sept. 26, 1932, at Wolf Island, Missouri, daughter of the late Will Morris Sr. and Gertie Mae Colvin Morris, she lived in the East Prairie area her entire life and was a member of the First Baptist Church of East Prairie. She retired in 1996 from the Missouri Division of Social Services...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Annie Louise Silmon, 84, died Sept. 8, 2020, at her home in New Madrid. Born Oct. 31, 1935, in Como, Mississippi, daughter of the late Pearlee McDaniels and Joseph Holts, she was a member of the Full Gospel Church in East Prairie. Her husband, Wesley Silmon, survives of the home...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — HL Layman, son to the late Herbert and Lena Sigler Layman, was born on Dec. 23, 1931, in Houlka, Mississippi, and departed this life on Sept. 14, 2020, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 88 years...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Alice Cornelia “Connie” Shanks, age 94, of Bloomfield, Missouri, went home to be with his Lord, Sept. 14, 2020. Mrs. Shanks, who was born on April 7, 1926, was a faithful member of The First Baptist Church of Bloomfield, where she loved life and taking care of other through her cooking and caring ways. Her life was spent loving her family and her church family...

DEXTER, Mo. — Randall Dale Carter, 57, died Sept. 15, 2020, at his home in Dexter. Born July 28, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late James Carter and Carolyn Kennedy Alexander. Survivors include: one brother, Jean Paul Carter of New Lenox, Illinois; and two sisters, Tina King of Dexter and Roxanne Schwartz of Minnesota...

LILBOURN, Mo. — Raymond Erwin Lloyd, 88, died Sept. 14, 2020, at New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid, Missouri. Born Aug. 5, 1932, in Lilbourn, Missouri, son of the late Raymond and Bessie Taylor Lloyd, he was a member of New Life Assembly in New Madrid and had worked as owner-editor for SEMO News in Lilbourn and Portageville Review in Portageville, Missouri. He combined these two newspapers to the Portageville Missourian News in the 1990s and continued to work there until 2002...

SIKESTON — The Rev. James Lee Ware, 74, died Sept. 15, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Visitation will be from noon until service time at 1 p.m. Sept. 23 at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.

BERTRAND, Mo. — Nettie Vernell Banks, 89, died Sept. 14, 2020, at her home in Bertrand. Born May 28, 1931, at Clinton, Kentucky, daughter of the late Henry Clay Bone and Mamie Lee Davis Bone, she was a homemaker and worked over 20 years at the East Prairie Nutrition Center where she was a head cook...

EAST PRAIRE, Mo. — Mary Lee Dunigan, 87, died Sept. 7, 2020, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Born Oct. 31, 1932, in Charleston, Missouri, daughter of the late Willie Pratt and Beatrice Robinson Pratt, she was employed by Burkhart Manufacturing in Cairo, Illinois, for over 15 years. ...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Jody Lynn Carter, 40, died Sept. 4, 2020, at her home in East Prairie. Born Oct. 3, 1979, in Washington County, Missouri, daughter of Mary Carter Mace of East Prairie and the late Jimmy Joe Dean, she was a convenience store clerk and of the Baptist belief...

WYATT, Mo. —Lester William Grisso Jr., 72, died Sept. 13, 2020.  Born Dec. 21, 1947, in rural Charleston, Missouri, Lester William “Jack” Grisso Sr. and Elizabeth Hart Grisso, he was a 1966 graduate of St. Henry Catholic School. He then entered the U.S. Navy and served successfully as an electrician for 21 years. He retired as an E7...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Willie Clifton Evans, 74, died Sept. 13, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Born March 19, 1946, in Sikeston, Missouri, daughter of the late Horace W. and Hazel M. (Dismuke) Evans, he served in the U.S. Army and two tours of duty in Vietnam...

SIKESTON — Elsie Negron, 83, died Sept. 8, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Oct. 24, 1936, in Essex, Missouri, daughter of the late John and Silva Mae Tucker Triplett, she was a member of Crossroads of Hope Community Church and had worked as a hotel administrator in Puerto Rico for over 25 years before retiring...

DEXTER, Mo. — Doris Jean Lewis, died Sept. 11, 2020, in Jackson, Tennessee.  Born May 12, 1934, in Lilbourn, Missouri, daughter of the late George Jr. and Mae (Hunt) Lewis, she retired from WJ Industries and continued working various jobs in the St. Louis area. She moved to Dexter in 2011...

KENNETT, Mo. —Don Jack Landers, 86, died Sept. 12, 2020, at Born June 10, 1934, in Kennett, son of the late Walter and Daisy Young Landers Sr., he attended the General Baptist Church of Malden, Missouri. On June 11, 1955, in Risco, Missouri, he married Patsy Stobaugh, who preceded him in death on Nov. 1, 1989. On Oct. 21, 1995, in Malden, he married Barbara McDaniel; She preceded him in death on Sept. 9, 2020...

LILBOURN, Mo. — Venus D. “Sue” Roberts, 60, died Sept. 12, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born March 14, 1960, in St. Louis, Missouri, daughter of Dorothy Herbst Harper of Wappapello, Missouri, and the late Dosey Harper, she was a member of General Baptist Church of Lilbourn...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Charles Jackson “Bicycle Charlie” Mills, 83, died Sept. 9, 2020, at Bertrand Nursing and Rehab Center. Born April 25, 1937, in New Madrid County, Missouri, son of the late Lincoln Mills and Leona Wilson Busby, he was a member of St. James General Baptist Church in East Prairie...

SIKESTON — Arles “Chuck” McIntyre Jr. sadly departed this life on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 54 years. He was born on Dec. 8, 1965, and raised in Sikeston, Missouri. He will be greatly missed by his loving parents, Arles and Shirley Cheatham McIntyre; his beloved sister, Sherrie Head; his two nieces, Lindsey and Jordan; his only nephew, Logan; and his great-niece, 'Mollie'; his many aunts, uncles, and cousins; and his many friends but missed much more so by his children, Austin, Adriana, Ashlyn, and two special little ones, Aiden and Abigail, as well as their mother, Amy Croy.. ...

BENTON, Mo.— Tony LeGrand, 85, died Sept. 9, 2020, at Delta South Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in Sikeston. Born June 20, 1935, in Benton, Missouri, son of the late Adam LeGrand and Lorena Scherer LeGrand, he retired from Procter and Gamble Company and was a veteran of the United States Navy. He was a member of the St. Denis Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Theodis (Ted) Maltbia Sr., 71-year-old resident of New Madrid, departed this life Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 11, 1948, in New Madrid, to the late Collis Maltbia and Renet George...

SIKESTON — Edd “Dwight” Vaughn, 82, passed away on Sept. 5, 2020, at his childhood home in Sikeston. Born July 11, 1938, in Sikeston, son of the late Ruth Blackshare Vaughn and Squire Spence Vaughn, Dwight was a jack of all trades. Following his father’s footsteps, he began farming at a young age. He also assumed many additional roles over the years including truck driver, grain buyer, dirt mover, auctioneer and expert fabricator, among others. But perhaps his favorite was that of an entertainer—a role that came easy to the youngest of many siblings.

DOGWOOD, Mo. – Marjorie Ann Heath Arington, age 88, a resident of Dogwood, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. She was born April 21, 1932, in Mississippi County, to Noah S. and Margaret Hurley Heath. After graduation from Diehlstadt High School where she was selected valedictorian of her class, she moved to St. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Denise Lane “Pooh” Bryant, 43, died Sept. 1, 2020, at her home. Born April 30, 1977, in Charleston, daughter of Earnest Bryant of Seattle, Washington, and Cynthia Ellis Bryant of Charleston, she was a 1995 graduate of Charleston High School in Charleston and was a certified nurse’s assistant. She had been employed by several of the area nursing homes. She was also a hairstylist...

BERTRAND, Mo. — Jo Ann Lepchenske Quertermous, 87, died Sept. 5, 2020, at her home in Bertrand. Born Aug. 13, 1933, in Charleston, daughter of the late Dora “Sally” Russell Lepchenske Wilmurth and stepfather Glenn “Chick” Wilmurth, she was a 1951 graduate of Charleston High School. ...

MOREHOUSE, Mo. — Rev. Larry Beardsley, 77, died Sept. 7, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Born May 11, 1943, in Bell City, Missouri, son of the late Lee and Elmina Shell Beardsley, he was a member of First Pentecostal Church of Morehouse. He pioneered two churches, Apostolic Pentecostal Lighthouse in Murphysboro, Illinois and Apostolic Lighthouse in Phenix City, Alabama. He worked as a barber and minister.

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Linda Lou Six, 72, died Sept. 7, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Born Nov. 23, 1949, in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Luella Roth and Harold Roth. Her husband, David Six, preceded her in death...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Edgar McLemore, 72, died Sept. 3, 2020. at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born March 26, 1948, in Luxora, Arkansas, son of the late Harvey and Addie Dees McLemore, he was a farmer. Survivors include: his fiancee, Nancy Kumlien of East Prairie; four sons, Roy McLemore, Clayton Tidwell and Nathan Tidwell of East Prairie and David Huller of Nashville, Tenn.; six daughters, Addie McLemore of Florida, Angie Gomez of Nashville, Bonnie Hux of Nashville, Heather McLemore of East Prairie, Amiee Huckaby of Cape Girardeau and Beverly McLemore of Missouri; two brothers, Edward McLemore of Sikeston and Richard McLemore of Hayti; one sister, Gladys Dobbins of Hayti; and many grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.. ...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — EJ Marks, 78, died Sept. 6, 2020. Born May 30, 1942, at Tiptonville, Tennessee, son of the late Clarence and Cleeoria Motley Marks, he moved to East Prairie where he spent most of his life farming the land. He had also worked for the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Department and the Mississippi County Highway Department a number of years until his retirement...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Virginia Magdalene Manning, 91, died Sept. 5, 2020, at Bertrand Nursing Center in Bertrand. Born Aug. 12, 1929, in East Prairie, Missouri, daughter of the late Kilmore J. and Agnes Cooper Matthews, she was a member of Gospel Assembly of East Prairie. She was a foster grandmother for East Prairie Schools at the R.A. Doyle Elementary School...