Obituaries

Roy Lampkin

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Roy Lee Lampkin, 77, resident of Milwaukee, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at Rooms R Us Adult Family Home LLC in Milwaukee. He was born Dec. 18, 1942, in Diehlstadt, Missouri, to the late Robert Lampkin Sr. and Bertha Lee Lurry Lampkin...
Mary Jamison

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Mrs. Mary Katherine Jamison, 73, was born on July 12, 1947, in Dyersburg, Tennessee, to the late O.T. Davis and Merry Helen Macon Davis Hall. She is the second eldest of seven children, (one boy and six girls). In May 1948, she moved to Charleston to live with her maternal aunt, Mrs. Daisy Hines and Mr. Buster Hines who raised her as a daughter...
Angie Barnett

SIKESTON — Angie Barnett, age 60, passed away on Nov. 21, 2020, at her home in Sikeston. She was born Jan. 14, 1960, in Charleston, Missouri, to the late Riley and Ruth Ketchum Brown. On Nov. 30, 1979, in Sikeston, she married Curtis Barnett who survives of the home...
Edward Mcgehee

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Edward “Eddie” Mcgehee, 60, died Nov. 14, 2020. Born Dec. 8, 1960, suddenly, Edward was preceded in death by his father, Clayton Mcgehee and mother Delores Huskey. Survivors include: his brother, Andrew Mcgehee, and sister, Sallie Mcgehee. Edward is a former resident of Piggott, Arkansas; Poplar Bluff, Missouri; and lived in St. Louis...
Belinda Lay

DEXTER, Mo. — Belinda Joyce Lay, daughter of the late Jimmy Sartin and Joyce Stoveall Jones, was born on Nov. 11, 1950, in Sikeston, Missouri, and departed this life on Nov. 21, 2020, at her residence in Dexter at the age of 70 years. Mrs. Lay attended Temple Baptist Church in Sikeston and was a homemaker...
Dennis Glispie

SIKESTON — Dennis Glispie, 58, resident of Sikeston, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Nov. 6, 1962, in Sikeston, to Willie Glispie Sr. of Sikeston and Dorothy Glispie of St. Louis, Missouri. Friends may call Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Williams Funeral Chapel in Charleston, Missouri. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery...
Virgie Thomure (11/21/20)

SIKESTON — Virgie Lisa Busby Thomure, 75, formerly of East Prairie, Missouri, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, at her home in Sikeston. She was born April 7, 1945, in Kentucky, to Cecil (Pete) and Margaret Busby. She had lived in East Prairie most of her life and had worked in real estate for several years.
Buford Walls (11/21/20)

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Buford L. Walls, 74, died Nov. 20, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until service time at 2 p.m. Tuesday at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville. Burial will be in the Portageville Cemetery...
Lanie Black III (11/20/20)

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Lanie George Black III, age 73, a resident of Charleston, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, at Winchester Nursing Center in Bernie, Missouri.Born Dec. 30,1946, in Cairo, Illinois, to Lanie George and Sue Belle Whitehead Black Jr., Lanie lived his life with an innate but humble calling to make the world he lived in a better place. Being raised in Charleston, a small town comprised of strong political views and true appreciation of cultural arts, he grew up as a typical small town boy in the 1950s.
Latasha Mashek (11/20/20)

SCOTT CITY, Mo. — Latasha Mashek, daughter of Joyce Tankersley Spane of Chaffee and the late Paul Spane, was born on July 30, 1976, in Lawton, Oklahoma, and departed this life on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 44...
Jim Hahn (11/20/20)

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — James (Jim) William Hahn, 94, of Cape Girardeau, died on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, at The Chateau Girardeau. Jim was born in Springfield, Missouri, on Feb. 2, 1926. He was one of identical triplets with the babies collectively weighing 22 pounds. ...
Patsy Bradley (11/20/20)

SIKESTON — Patsy Ann Clark Bradley, 72, resident of Sikeston, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born Nov. 12, 1948, in Tiptonville, Tennessee, to the late Robert and Arzalia Haley Jones. Friends may call Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at the Williams Funeral Chapel in Charleston, Missouri.
Alma Richardson (11/20/20)

HAZEL GREEN, Ala. — On Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, Alma Ruth (Hubbard) Richardson of Hazel Green passed away in Moulton, Alabama, at the age of 81 following a period of declining health and a battle with COVID-19 and pneumonia. She was born June 16, 1939, near Catron, Missouri, to Ralph C. ...
Katie Davis (11/20/20)

SIKESTON — Katie Davis of Sikeston, daughter of the late Wilbur and Bertie Knight, was born in Bloomfield, Missouri, on June 26, 1935, and passed away in Sikeston on Nov. 18, 2020, at the age of 85. Katie enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed working in her garden and mowing the lawn. She worked for many years as a cook for the Richland School District...
Martha Brown (11/19/20)

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Martha Jean Gregory Brown, age 70, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of East Prairie, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 15, 1950, in Cairo, Illinois, to the late William Ralph and Vivian Lucille Stanfield Gregory, she retired in 2013 after working in payroll/accounting for several businesses. She was a member of First Christian Church in East Prairie...
Graham Fisher (11/19/20)

WYATT, Mo. — Graham S. Fisher, age 76, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, at his home in Wyatt. Born March 11, 1944, in Kentucky, to the late James E. and George Frazier Fisher, he had lived in Wyatt most of his life. He was employed with Ralston-Purina a number of years until his retirement and was a member of the United Steel Workers of America. He served several years in the Missouri National Guard...
Nancy Long (11/19/20)

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Nancy Patterson Long, 69, of New Madrid, passed away Nov. 16, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born Dec. 19, 1950, in Parma, Missouri, to the late Pat Patterson and Gertrude Boyd Patterson. On Nov. 24, 1969, in Marston, Missouri, she was united in marriage to James David Long, who survives of the home...
William Palmer (11/18/20)

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — It is with profound sorrow that, for now, our family must say goodbye to William Francis Palmer, loved father and grandfather. On Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, William transitioned from this earthly life into the loving arms of Jesus.   Born Aug. 29,1941, in Princeton, Kentucky, to the late William Elijah and Virginia Glass Palmer, William lived a full life of 79 years...
Mike Green (11/18/20)

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Michael “Mike” Wayne Green, 60, passed away at his residence in East Prairie on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. He was born on Sept.18, 1960, in Toledo, Ohio, to Patsy Owens Smith and Milburn Wayne Green. He was a 1978 graduate of Marshall County High School...
George Fowler (11/18/20)

GRAY SUMMIT, Mo. — George Rickie Fowler, 68, died Nov. 15, 2020, at Gray Summit. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until service time at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18 at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, Missouri. Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery...
Bill Bradshaw (11/17/20)

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — William Thomas “Bill” Bradshaw Jr., the son of the late William Thomas and Lema Ora Dixon Bradshaw, was born March 29, 1934, in Marmaduke, Arkansas. On June 27, 1955, in Risco, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Alma Smelser. She preceded him in death on Aug. 9, 2020...
Bernice Ray (11/17/20)

SIKESTON — Bernice Williams Ray, affectionately known as Pretty Baby, 75, resident of Sikeston, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born July 28, 1945, in Morley, Missouri, to the late Willie and Sadie Williams...
Tommy Bryant (11/17/20)

BERNIE, Mo. — Tommy Verlon Bryant passed away Nov. 14, 2020, at Winchester Place in Bernie at the age of 81 years. He was born Aug. 23, 1939, in Center Ridge, Arkansas, to the late Harrison and Stella Prince Bryant. He was married to Charisse Bryant for 33 years...
Jerry Spencer (11/17/20)

SIKESTON — Jerry Spencer, affectionately known as Mississippi, 61, resident of Sikeston, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born Feb. 1, 1959, in Inverness, Mississippi, to the late Ira Lee Spencer and Minnie Leavy Spencer...
Vernon Jones (11/17/20)

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Vernon “Tip” Jones, 70, resident of St. Louis, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died suddenly, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in St. Louis. He was born July 19,1950, to the late Will Jones and Lucille Dean Jones Parker. He was a 1969 graduate of Charleston High School. A walk-through visitation will be held Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Williams Funeral Chapel in Charleston...
Melba Moore (11/17/20)

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Melba Moore, age 81, passed away on Nov. 15, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 14, 1939, in Bell City, Missouri, to the late Henry and Opal Beardsley Clark. On Oct. 10, 1959, in Sikeston, Missouri, she married Robert Moore who preceded her in death on Oct. 2, 1988...
Christine St. Cin (11/17/20)

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Christine St. Cin, age 67, passed away on Nov. 13, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 15, 1953, in Torrance, California, to the late Richard and Bonnie Jacobson Werts. Survivors include: one son, Sean (Candace) St. Cin of Sikeston, Missouri; one daughter, Janet (Matt) Wood of St. Louis, Missouri; one sister, Jill Myers of Torrance; and five grandchildren, Bailey Wood, Jadyn Wood, Mattisyn Wood, Vincent St. Cin and Maddox St. Cin...
Willie Higdon (11/16/20)

SIKESTON — Willie Christine Higdon, 91, died Oct. 20, 2020, at her home in Sikeston. Service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Potters House in Sikeston with McMikle Funeral Home of Sikeston in charge of arrangements.
Mary Ellen Roach (11/13/20)

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Mary Ellen Roach, daughter of the late Freeman Fetters and Ellen Holden Fetters, was born on Sept. 25, 1944, in Sikeston, Missouri, and departed this life on Nov.12, 2020 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 76 years...
Lloyd Jackson (11/13/20)

KEWANEE, Mo. — Lloyd “Hoppy” Jackson, 77, of Kewanee, passed away Nov. 11, 2020, in Sikeston, Missouri, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born July 4, 1943, at Barnes Ridge, Missouri, to the late Otis Jackson and Virginia Mills Jackson. On Sept.16, 1964, he was married to Glenda Sue Riley, who survives of the home. He was a member of the Kewanee Missionary Baptist Church in Kewanee...
Bill Davis (11/12/20)

SIKESTON — William A. “Bill” Davis, 75, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at his home near Sikeston. Born Sept. 5, 1945, in Sikeston, to the late George Cecil Davis and Ocie Marie Holt Davis, he had lived in Sikeston his entire life. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and was a member of the Mount Calvary Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. ...
Arabella Stike (11/12/20)

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Arabella Stike, daughter of the late Otto Charles and Mamie Westrich Scheeter, was born on June 21, 1917, in Caney, Missouri, and departed this life on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau at the age of 103...
Lloyd Wade Jr. (11/10/20)

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Lloyd Wade Jr., 92, resident of Charleston, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, at his home in Charleston. He was born Oct. 10, 1928, in New Madrid, Missouri, to the late Lloyd Wade Sr. and Lorine V. Carter. Lloyd was a man of God who served as a Deacon at St. Matthews Full Gospel Missionary Baptist Church for over 50 years. He was ordained as an Elder in 2013. His favorite song was "My Soul Loves Jesus.”...
Loretta Wilson (11/10/20)

SIKESTON – Loretta Luella Wilson, age 86, passed away Nov. 9, 2020, at her home in Sikeston. Born Jan. 1, 1934 in Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Leslie White Rhodes. On Sept. 2, 1951, she was married to Woodrow Wilson; he preceded her in death on Dec. 22, 2004...
Bessie McKinney (11/10/20)

SIKESTON —Bessie Mae McKinney, 79, died Nov. 2, 2020, in Sikeston. Born Nov. 23, 1940, in Vardaman, Mississippi, daughter of the late Howard Pratt and Mary Bess Atkinson (Dan) Bean, she had lived in Sikeston for 55 years. She worked as a domestic engineer for over 30 years and was a member of Travelers Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Sikeston...
Jim Chambers (11/10/20)

CHAFFEE, Mo. – Jim Chambers, 60, died Nov. 8, 2020. Prayer service will start at 5 p.m. Thursday with the ELK service immediately following at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. Visitation will follow until 8 p.m. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee with Father Joe Kelly, Father John Harth and Father Mike McDevitt officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Ambrose Catholic Church Cemetery...
Barney Webster (11/10/20)

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. — Barney L. Webster of East Prairie, the original and longtime “voice” of KYMO Radio has gone silent. Barney Webster passed away Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020.
James Hulen (11/10/20)

SIKESTON — James R. Hulen, died unexpectedly Nov. 6, 2020. He was born Oct. 1, 1945, to Fleecie Mae Godwin and James Otis Hulen in Sikeston. Known as “Buddy” to his family and friends, he graduated from Sikeston Senior High, Class of 1963. Following graduation he attended School of the Ozarks and graduated from Southwest Missouri University, Springfield, Missouri, in 1967. ...
Eugene Hunziker III (11/9/20)

SIKESTON — Eugene Edward Hunziker III, 36, died Nov. 5, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Jan. 24, 1984, in St. Louis, Missouri, son of Mary Corn Lamb and Eugene Hunziker Jr. of St. Louis. He loved to watch the St. Louis Blues, bowl and computer games. He was employed at Allied Security Guard company. He enjoy being around people and would lift everyone sprints when he was present.
Jim Kellett (11/9/20)

JACKSON, Mo. — James Ferrell (Jim) Kellett was born to the late Ferrell and Clara Lanell Jamieson Kellett on Dec. 22, 1939, and passed from this earthly life into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior on Nov. 8, 2020. Jim was united in marriage with Sue Rowland on April 2, 1965. To their union were born two children, Christi Kellett (Nate) Cowden and James Patrick Kellett. Jim was a member of the Church of Christ...
Dessie Lancaster (11/9/20)

SIKESTON — Dessie Pauline Lancaster, age 97, passed away on Nov. 8, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born May 2, 1923 in Golden, Oklahoma, to the late Norman and Frances McCurry Hunter. She married Clovis Lancaster who preceded her in death on Nov. 6, 1982...
Willie Butler (11/9/20)

SIKESTON — Willie M. Butler, 74, died Oct. 31, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born Dec. 17, 1945, in Lyman, Ohio, to the late Jessie and Johnnie Lee (Felton) Freeman. She attended Sikeston Public Schools and was formerly employed at General Motors Manufacturing as an assembly line worker. She was a member of Smith Chapel Methodist Church. ...
Patricia Wilkerson (11/9/20)

PARMA, Mo. — Patricia Wilkerson, daughter of the late Everett Cecil and Juanita Newton Cook, was born on Dec. 5, 1950, in Indianapolis, Indiana, and departed this life on Nov. 5, 2020, at Southeast Health of Stoddard County, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 69 years...
Kenneth Rodery (11/9/20)

SIKESTON — Kenneth Rodery, age 74, passed away on Nov. 6, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born June 13, 1946, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, to the late Aldon and Angeline Nachman Rodery. On Sept. 2, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois, he married Brenda Jean McMinn Rodery, who preceded him in death on April 3, 2018...
Wanda Evans (11/9/20)

SIKESTON — Wanda Evans, age 81, passed away on Nov. 5, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born Sept. 21, 1939, in Aquilla, Missouri, to the late George and Beulah Unsell Osburn.
Bessie Quinn (11/9/20)

SIKESTON — Bessie Mae Quinn, 83, died Oct. 23, 2020, at Miner Nursing Home in Miner. There will be a private ceremony for family held at a later date.
Helen Wallhausen (11/9/20)

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Helen Anne Wallhausen, 83, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday morning, Nov. 7, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center after a brief illness. Helen was born in New York City, NY, July 31, 1937, daughter of Edward A. and Helen Irene McVey Kerrins. The Kerrins family returned to their former state of Rhode Island when Helen was three, and she lived there until her 1962 marriage to Arthur L. Wallhausen, Jr., at St. Michael’s Church inf Georgiaville, RI...
Bessie Nanney (11/9/20)

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Bessie G. Nanney, 92, died Nov. 6, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Portageville Cemetery with the Rev. John Compere officiating.
Bobby Abernathy (11/6/20)

MORLEY, Mo. — Bobby Eugene Abernathy, 88, died Nov. 4, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the New Morley Cemetery in Morley with the Rev. David Thompson officiating.
Barbara Harper (11/5/20)

SIKESTON — Barbara Ann Deason Harper, age 73, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Sept. 10, 1947, one of many adopted children of Benjamin and Beatrice Crook Deason and had lived in Sikeston area most of her life. She had been employed at Brown Shoe Company in Charleston, as a cook at the Charleston High School and later at Mexican Villa. She was of Pentecostal belief.