James Ahern

SIKESTON — James S. Ahern, 83, died Dec. 7, 2018, at Kindred Hospital at St. Anthony's in St. Louis. 

Born Sept. 1, 1935, in Keokuk, Iowa, son of the late James and Blanche Sandidge Ahern, he was retired from Noranda Aluminum. 

Survivors include: his wife, Earnestine Hathcock Ahern of Sikeston; one son, Dewayne Ahern of Memphis, Tenn.; and two sisters, Mary Wilkins of Austin, Texas, and Sylvia Goodale of Colorado Springs, Colo.

Visitation is from 1 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Blanchard Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Dwayne Coleman officiating.

Burial will follow in the Matthews City Cemetery under the direction of Blanchard Funereal Chapel. 

Online condolences may be shared at blanchardfuneral.com.