Obituaries

Sherry Phillips

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Sherry Shelby Phillips, 81, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, surrounded by family at Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Sherry was born on May 23, 1943, to Cecil and Violet Shelby. She grew up in New Madrid and attended New Madrid High School, where she was the Christmas Dance queen. ...
Dustin Colbert, Dixie Colbert, Eden Colbert

LILBOURN, Mo. — Dustin Shane Colbert, 41, and his daughters, Dixie Shae Colbert, 4, and Eden Jade Colbert, 1, died Dec. 17, 2024, in Lilbourn. A celebration of Dustin’s and his daughters’ lives with full honors will be Friday, Dec. 27 with visitation beginning at 11 a.m. followed by memorial service at 1 p.m. at the New Madrid Baptist Church with a procession to Mounds Park Cemetery...
JC Cook

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — JC Cook, 79, died Dec. 19, 2024, at his home in Portageville. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville with the Rev. Wallace Littrell officiating. Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery...
Terry Robinson (12/22/24)

WAPPAPELLO, Mo. — Terry Robinson, son to James Robinson and the late Hazel (Hamby) Robinson, was born on Sept. 23, 1955 in Dexter, Missouri, and departed his life on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, at his home in Wappapello at the age of 69 years surrounded by his wife and children...
Ann Marshall (12/20/24)

SIKESTON — Glenys "Ann" Marshall, age 66, passed away Dec. 19, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born June 15, 1958, in Michigan City, Indiana, to Raymond Kelly Marshall Sr. and Glenys Mae Holland (Marshall) Duckworth.
Stass Huff (12/20/24)

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Harold “Stass” Huff, 73, died Dec. 18, 2024, at Chateau Girardeau. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22 at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23 at Unity Baptist Church in Benton, Missouri, with the Rev. Dennis Lowe officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery...
Robert Winchester (12/19/24)

THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Robert O. Winchester, 85, of The Villages passed away on Dec. 5, 2024. "And I rose in rainy autumn and walked abroad in a shower of all my days." — Dylan Thomas Robert, Bob to his friends, was born Oct. 27, 1939, in Parma, Missouri, to R.E. ...
Charlene Chism (12/19/24)

SIKESTON — Charlene Chism, age 83, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at her home in Sikeston. Born Jan. 5, 1941, at Steele, Missouri, to the late Charles Chism and Helen Ottinger Chism, she had lived in Sikeston most of her life and was retired from Gates Rubber Company in Charleston after 20 years of service. Charlene loved her family, especially her grandchildren...
Robert Clay (12/19/24)

MARSTON, Mo. — Robert Allen Clay, 88, died Dec. 17, 2024, at Gideon Care Center. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, Missouri, with the Rev. Webb Manley officiating. Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery...
Ernest Jones (12/18/24)

SIKESTON — Ernest W. Jones, age 87, passed away Dec. 17, 2024, at his home in Sikeston. He was born June 12, 1937, in Van Buren County, Arkansas, son of the late Oddos Jones and Dettie Brown-Jones. Ernest was a member of Miner Baptist Church and a veteran of the US Army, having served as a Sergeant overseas in Germany. ...
Ginger Logan (12/17/24)

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Ginger Brown Logan, 72, died Dec. 16, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri.
Robert Mayberry (12/17/24)

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Robert Lynn Mayberry, 62, died Dec. 14, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville. Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery...
Clay Miller (12/16/24)

FAIRMONT, West Virginia — John Clayton “Clay” Miller, age 43, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Fairmont. Clay was born to John and Diann Black Miller on Dec. 18, 1980, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was a 1999 graduate of Kelly High School in Benton, Missouri. He worked for the Missouri Department of Prisions as a corrections officer for many years before becoming a federal corrections officer at the federal prision in Hazelton, West Virignia...
Owen Palmore (12/16/24)

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Owen Rea Palmore passed on December 12, 2024 after his battle with brain cancer. Owen was born July 8, 2013, to parents Erik Palmore and Olivia Rea. Owen was intelligent, kind, and loved to be silly. He had a beautiful smile with dimples. ...
William Roberts III (12/16/24)

MATTHEWS, Mo. — William Newton “Pud” Roberts III, age 90, passed away on Dec. 12, 2024, at his home in Matthews. On Nov. 22, 1956, he married the love of his life, June Schuerenberg Roberts, who loved and supported him for 68 years. He was drafted into the army in January 1957. ...
WK Windham (12/16/24)

GIDEON, Mo. — WK Windham, 94, died Dec. 12, 2024, at Heritage Garden in Kennett, Missouri. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 at Gideon Baptist Church where services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18 with the Rev. Randy Deprow officiating...
Ruthie Craig (12/16/24)

CHARLESTON, Mo. – Ruthie May Davis Craig, 78, died Dec. 11, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston...
Phillip Smith (12/15/24)

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Phillip Wayne ''Doc'' Smith died Dec. 13, 2024, at Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until service time at noon Monday, Dec. 16 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville with the Rev. Steve Bradford officiating...
Sandra Pruden (12/14/24)

DIEHLSTADT, Mo. — Sandra Kay Hopper Pruden,74, died Dec. 13, 2024, at her home in Diehlstadt. Private services will be held. McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston, Missouri, is in charge of arrangements.
Geneva Patton (12/14/24)

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Geneva Hoggard Patton, 92, died Dec. 12, 2024, at New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid, Missouri. Visitation is at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville until graveside services at 11 a.m. at Portageville Cemetery with the Rev. Danny Stevens officiating...
James Harris Sr. (12/13/24)

CHARLESTON, Mo. — James Mack Harris Sr., 83, died Dec. 11, 2024, at his home in Charleston. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. His nephew, Sam Bowles, will officiate...
James Sullivan (12/13/24)

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — James Earl Sullivan, 83, died Dec. 10, 2024, at the VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. A memorial graveside service with full military honors will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17 at the Bloomfield Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri...
Frances Smith (12/13/24)

SIKESTON — Frances Allieen Smith, age 86, passed away on Dec. 12, 2024, at the Delta South Nursing and Rehab in Sikeston. She was born on Nov. 16, 1938, in Neelyville, Missouri, to the late Edgar Gene and Mildrid Margaret Lane Donica. On Sept. 6, 1957, in Qulin, Missouri, she married James Vernon Smith who preceded her in death on Jan. 7, 2021...
Carolyn Dunnigan (12/12/24)

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Carolyn Denise Dunnigan, 54, died Dec. 11, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Private services will be held. McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston is in charge of arrangements.
James Stinnett III (12/12/24)

SIKESTON — James Earl Stinnett III, 47, died Dec. 8, 2024, at his home in Sikeston. No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are with McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston.
Ivy Mims (12/11/24)

CATRON, Mo. — Ivy Renee Mims, 67, died Dec. 7. 2024, at her home in Catron. Visitation will be from noon until service time at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 at DeLisle Funeral Home Chapel in Portageville, Missouri, with the Rev. Mike Kitchen officiating...
Charlotte Warren (12/11/24)

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Charlotte Louise Warren, 81, died Dec. 9, 2024, at her home in Portageville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville with the Rev. Kevin Lawrence officiating...
Daniel Schuchart Sr. (12/9/24)

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — Daniel Rudolph “Dink” Schuchart Sr. passed away on Dec. 7, 2024, at the age of 83 at Prairie View Skilled Nursing in Bloomfield surrounded by loved ones. Born on May 25, 1941, he was the beloved son of the late Sylvester and Ella Schuchart (Heuiser). A resident of Bloomfield, Daniel was a dedicated member of the Republican Party, Knights of Columbus, Elks Lodge, The Associated Milk Producers, Inc. and a devout parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church...
Joey Kellams (12/9/24)

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Joseph David Kellams, 53, died Dec. 7, 2024, at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Havti, Missouri. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 at DeLisle Funeral Home Chapel in Portageville, where a rosary service will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11...
Ron Barnes (12/9/24)

SIKESTON — Ron Barnes, age 72, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at his home in Sikeston. On Oct. 27, 1952, in Sikeston, he was born to the late Paul Edward and Bernice Bohannon Barnes. On July 7, 1975, in Sikeston, he married the love of his life, Mary Waldman, whom he shared his life with for the last 49 years...
Bill McNeary (12/7/24)

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Bill McNeary, farmer, engineer and devoted husband and father, spent most of his adult years in Southeast Missouri, where he was an active member of the community and the Charleston United Methodist Church.
Nonnie Laux (12/7/24)

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. – Frances Mignon “Nonnie” Laux was born on Dec. 16, 1947, in St. Louis, Missouri, to the late Katie Frances Walker Morris and Henry C. “Hank” Morris. She passed away on Wednesday. Dec. 4, 2024, at Delta South Nursing Facility in Sikeston, Missouri, at the age of 76 years, 11 months and 18 days...
Wanda Laseter (12/7/24)

SIKESTON — Wanda Sue Ellison Laseter, age 84, passed away Dec. 5, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born Feb. 17, 1940, to the Late Luther and Alta Cavins Ellison. On Nov. 7, 1959, at Miner Baptist Church in Miner, Missouri, she married Robert Laseter Sr. who survives of the home...
Jo Ellen Lewis (12/5/24)

MATTHEWS, Mo. — Jo Ellen Lewis, age 69, passed away Dec. 4, 2024, at Cotton Point Living Center in Matthews. She was born on Dec. 4, 1955, in Peoria, Illinois, daughter of the late John Russell and Mary Jolene Edwards Felker. She is survived by one brother, J. Russell Felker; one sister, Jane Ann Nowell; two daughters, Sara Jane Moss and Carrie Jolene Lewis; two grandchildren, Sidney Moss and Gavin Moss; and one cousin, Carrie Yanson...
Bill Freeland (12/4/24)

SIKESTON — Bill Freeland, 76, died Dec. 4, 2024, at his home in Sikeston. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until service time at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston. Cremation will follow.
Justine Carr (12/4/24)

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — Justine M. Carr, age 99, formerly of East Prairie, Missouri, and St. Louis, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Nov. 17, 2024. She was born on July 8, 1925, in Bertrand, Missouri, to the late Maud and Orbra Forrester. In 1950, Justine married Albert V. Carr in Charleston, Missouri. Justine and Albert went on to have two children...
Earl Mims (12/4/24)

CATRON, Mo. — Earl Wayne Mims, 71, died on Dec. 1, 2024, at his home in Catron. Visitation will be from noon until service time at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, Missouri, with the Rev. Mike Kitcher officiating. Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery...
Anna Call (12/4/24)

HORNERSVILLE, Mo. — Anna Fern Call, 83, died Nov. 30, 2024, at her home in Hornersville. Visitation will be from noon until service time at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, Missouri, with the Rev. Charlie Thacker officiating...
Amira Straughter (12/3/24)

FLORISSANT, Mo. — Amira Joy Straughter, 15, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died Nov. 26, 2024, in Florissant. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the funeral hour at noon Wednesday, Dec. 11 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. Burial will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston...
Leslie Barrett (12/3/24)

MORLEY, Mo. — Leslie Ann Barrett died Dec. 1, 2024, at her home in Morley. Visitation will be from noon until service time at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston, Missouri.
Patricia Lewis (12/2/24)

SIKESTON — Patricia Ann Lewis, age 83, passed away on Nov. 27, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born on Feb. 24, 1941, in St. Louis, Missouri, to the late Andrew and Stella Boehm. She married Bruce Lewis who preceded her in death...
Bobby Skelton (12/1/24)

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Bobby Ray Skelton, 84, died Nov. 29, 2024, at Memory Lane Care Center in Dexter, Missouri. There is no visitation. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Charleston with the Dennis Lowe, pastor of Unity Baptist Church at Benton, Missouri, officiating...
Kelly Starbuck (12/1/24)

SIKESTON — Kelly Dawn Starbuck passed away on Saturday morning Nov, 30, 2024, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. She was born Nov. 19, 1962, to the late Raymond and Barbara Bryant Lawrence in Dexter, Missouri. She married the love of her life, Michael Starbuck, on June 30, 1984, in Sikeston...
Lynne Lewis (11/29/24)

JACKSON, Mo. — Lynne Lenore Lewis, age 56, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, at Mercy South Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Lynne was born July 4, 1968, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Ray and Paula Lewis. She grew up in East Prairie, Missouri, and attended public schools where she developed many lifelong friendships. She was active in band, cheerleading, the majorette team and participated in numerous school plays...
Kenneth Pobst (11/29/24)

ORAN, Mo. — Kenneth Michael Pobst was born Dec. 14, 1945, to Walter and Thelma Pobst of Oran, and departed this life Nov. 28, 2024, surrounded by his family and friends. He graduated from Oran High School in 1963 and left the day after graduation to proudly serve his country in the United States Army. After serving in Italy and Vietnam during the Vietnam War, he received an honorable discharge...
Carolyn Altom (11/29/24)

SIKESTON — Carolyn Sue Altom passed away on Nov. 25, 2024. Her final moments were spent peacefully in her home in Sikeston, surrounded by family and close friends. She was born on Jan. 16, 1948, to the young couple, Jack Pigg and Estell Stewart in New Madrid, Missouri. T
Vincent Nichols (11/29/24)

SIKESTON – Vincent Walter Nichols, age 88, passed away on Nov. 27, 2024, at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston. He was born on Feb. 4, 1936, in Hattieville, Arkansas, to the late Andrew and Mary Williams Nichols. On Aug. 29, 1957, in Vanduser, Missouri, he married Janice Marie “Jane” Hill Nichols who preceded him in death on Sept. 11, 2013...
Kenneth Belt (11/28/24)

SIKESTON — Kenneth Ray Belt, 80, died Nov. 27, 2024, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Missouri. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery near Charleston...
Michael Reynolds (11/28/24)

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Michael Reynolds, 73, died Nov. 20, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Private services will be held. McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston is in charge of arrangements.
Rachel Morgan (11/28/24)

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Rachel Emmalou Morgan, 88, of St. Augustine passed away peacefully on Nov. 11, 2024, at the Bailey Family Center for Caring. Rachel was born and raised in Lamar, Arkansas, before moving to New Madrid, Missouri, at an early age. ...