Obituaries from March 2013

Kathryn Wilson Kathryn Lynn Wilson, 56, lifetime resident of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, March 1, 2013, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Ms. Wilson was born Sept. 18, 1956, in Poplar Bluff. She had worked at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center and enjoyed reading and spending time with family and friends...

PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Norman J. Thomas, 89, Piedmont, Mo., died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced by Morrison-Worley Funeral Home in Piedmont.

PUXICO, Mo. -- Zelma E. King, 81, a lifelong resident of Wappapello, Mo., died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Puxico Nursing and Rehab in Puxico. Mrs. King was born Aug. 12, 1931, in Chaonia, Mo. She was a member of the New Life Baptist Church, Wappapello. She was a retired taxidermist...

Wanda Baker ELLINGTON, Mo. -- Wanda Baker, 86, of Ellington, Mo., died Friday, March 8, 2013, at her home. Visitation was Saturday. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Ellington. Burial will be in Ellington Memorial Cemetery...

Tommy Holt SILVA, Mo. -- Tommy Dale Holt, 56, of Silva, Mo., died Friday, March 15, 2013, at his residence. Graveside services will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at New Prospect Cemetery in Silva. Ruegg Funeral Home of Greenville, Mo., is in charge of arrangements...

Manuel Nance DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Manuel Nance of Grandin, Mo., died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan, Mo.

BERNIE, Mo. -- Christine May Mayberry, 96, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 in Golden Living Center, Malden, Mo. She was born on April 11, 1916 in the Vinson Community, rural Bernie. Her parents, George Barker and May Techiner Barker preceded her in death. Mrs. Mayberry was a homemaker, had enjoyed Home Extension Clubs during her lifetime and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bernie...

CORNING, Ark. -- Ezra Ellis, 86, of Corning died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Ermert Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Apostolic Fellowship Church in McDougal, Ark., with Rev. Paul Quinn, Rev. Rick Humphreys, and Pastor Herbert Ellis officiating. Burial will follow at Gravel Hill Cemetery in St. Francis, Ark., under the direction of Ermert Funeral Home of Corning...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Larry Junior Jones, 65, of Dexter died Tuesday, March 26, 2013. A memorial service will be conducted at the Southwest Church of the Nazarene at 11 a.m. Saturday with Rev. Brandon Powell officiating. Arrangements are being handled by Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Dexter...

Mary J. Liming ROSE HILL, Kan. - Mary J. Liming, 70, born Sept. 25, 1942, went to be with the Lord on March 25, 2013. Mary dedicated her life to caring for the elderly, her children and her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother, Cleo Yokis; father, William Yokis; brothers, Ernest Warren and Ron Yokis; and sister, Clara June Warren...

Ada Mae Stanley DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Ada Mae Merrell Stanley, 94, of Doniphan, Mo., died Thursday, March 28, 2013, at Current River Nursing Center in Doniphan. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday in Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Brother Bob Featherston officiating...