Obituaries from January 2016

Dena Marie Starling Dena Marie Starling, 40, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Bismarck, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 at her home. Dena was born July 8, 1975 in Poplar Bluff. She worked as a convenience store clerk and enjoyed fishing, football, camping, cats and dogs, but most of all being with her daughter, Amber...

Amalene Cumins CAMPBELL, Mo. - Mrs. Amalene Cumins, 95, of Van Buren, Mo., formerly of Campbell, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at Riverways Manor in Van Buren. Visitation will be at noon, Saturday, Jan. 2 at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m., in the Landess Funeral Chapel with Bro. Johnny Gibson officiating. Burial will in Woodlawn Landess Addition Cemetery in Campbell. Landess Funeral Home of Campbell is in charge of arrangements...

Edna Z. Ruble PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Edna Z. Ruble, 94, of Vulcan, Mo., died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 at Meadow Brook Residential Care in Pilot Knob, Mo. Visitation will be at 5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 1 at Vulcan Assembly of God Church. The funeral will be at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 2 at the Vulcan Assembly of God Church. Burial will be in the Sutton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Vulcan Assembly of God Church...

Vivian "Jackie" Reed PUXICO, Mo. - Vivian "Jackie" Reed, 89, formerly of Puxico, died Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, at Huntsville Health Care, Huntsville, Ala. Visitation will be at noon, Saturday, Jan. 2 with the funeral service following at 2 p.m. at the Morgan Sifford Funeral Chapel in Puxico. Burial will be in Puxico City Cemetery...

Mattie Jane Henson Mattie Jane Henson, 82, of Annapolis, Mo., died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at her residence. Arrangements are pending with Ruegg Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.rueggfuneralhomes.com

Mattie Jane Henson PIEDMONT, Mo.--Mattie Jane Henson, 82, of Annapolis, Mo., died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at her residence. Visitation was held Friday at Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont. Funeral services were held Saturday, also at the Piedmont Chapel...

Anita Tanksley Anita Marie Tanksley, 62, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. Visitation and funeral times will be posted Monday on the Daily American Republic website at www.darnews.com and the complete obituary will appear in Tuesday's print edition...

Helen Payton DEXTER, Mo. -- Helen Bernice Payton, 78, of Dexter, Mo., died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Monday at Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in the Harper Cemetery near Aid, Mo...

Rickey Lerma MALDEN, Mo. -- Rickey Gene Lerma, 40, of Parma, Mo., died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, in Campbell, Mo. Visitation will be from noon Monday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, Mo., until the graveside funeral service at 2 p.m. at Rosewood Cemetery...

Terry White MALDEN, Mo. -- Terry White, 68, of Gideon, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, with funeral services following at 4 p.m.

Thomas Ellington Crutchfield Thomas Ellington Crutchfield, 78, Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Tom was born April 10, 1937 in Winston-Salem, N.C. to Carl Carroway and Ruth Estelle Stanfield Crutchfield. Tom served his country for 12 years in the United States Air Force where he was stationed in Alaska and Germany during the Korean and Vietnam Wars...

Gaylon Ray Shepard CAMPBELL, Mo.-- Gaylon Ray Shepard, 76, of Campbell, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 at Westwood Hills in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Shepard, son of Fuller Howard and Mary Elizabeth McFarlin Shepard, was born April 30, 1939 in Campbell...

Gale Shearrer PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Gale Shearrer, 81, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, at North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, Mo. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont, Mo. ...

Joe 'Leslie' DePriest JONESBORO, ARK. -- Joe 'Leslie' DePriest, 71, of Jonesboro, Ark., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at Craighead County Nursing Center. Joe Leslie was born to parents Robert and Ester DePriest March 7, 1944. He grew up as the youngest boy of eight children and attended Caruthersville High School. ...

Shirley Mae Scherer DEXTER, Mo.--Shirley Mae Scherer, 63, of Dexter, departed this life Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at her residence. She was the daughter of Pansy Mills Worley of Dexter and the late Herman Maxwell Mills and was born Aug. 2, 1952 in St. Louis...

DEXTER, Mo.--Delcie Rosabell Hector Waltrip, 86, of Dexter, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Friends may call from 10 - 11:30 a.m., Monday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services follow at 11:30 a.m. Monday in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter with Clyde Jacques officiating...

Gary Parkin Gary Parkin, who was born on the family property in Poplar Bluff on Aug. 12, 1944, closed his eyes on Earth for the last time on that same property on Dec. 31, 2015, surrounded by his family. When he opened his eyes in Heaven, he was greeted by his parents, Earl and Pearl, his daughters: Charmin, Tina and Jessie Ellen, and his brother, Jerry. ...

Angela Pearson Former Poplar Bluff, Mo., Mayor Angela Jane Pearson, 32, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at her home. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, with Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home of Poplar Bluff. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, in the Poplar Bluff chapel. A complete obituary will appear in a later edition of the newspaper...

Alma Weaver WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Alma Earline Weaver, 88, of Wappapello, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Weaver, the daughter of the late Roland and Bessie (Northcutt) Pike was born Dec. 31, 1926, in Steele, Mo. ...

Kathren R. Minchew Kathren R. Minchew, 83, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at her residence. She was born Dec. 15,1932 in Harviell to the late Harve Pigg and Ida May Patterson Pigg. Kathren was of the Baptist faith. She married Bill Minchew July 6, 1948 in Selma, Calif. He preceded her in death Dec. 23, 1996...

Donald David Conner QULIN, Mo. - David Conner, 61, of Qulin, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 1, 2016. He was born April 23, 1954 in Qulin, Mo. and was the son of Elmer and Jamima (Winingnear) Conner. Mr. Conner was preceded in death by his father Elmer Conner and brother Mike Conner. ...

Freta I. Hager Freta I. Hager, 83, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Hager, daughter of the late O. E. and Marie (Walters) Greenwood was born Dec. 4, 1932 in Butler County. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and was a homemaker. She had also retired after over 30 years with H. W. Gossard Women's Apparel as a seamstress and served as a tourguide for Robbins Tours...

Mary L. Hayes Mary L. Hayes, 67, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Hayes was born Feb. 3, 1948 in Odessa, Mo. She was retired from Butler County Health Department. She was married to Gene Hayes. He preceded her in death...

Curtis Whitlock Sr. Curtis Dean Whitlock Sr., 75, of Poplar Bluff passed away Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Calvary Baptist Church on Victor Street in Poplar Bluff with the Rev. Shelvie Shephens officiating. Interment will take place in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Mo...

Anita Marie Tanksley Anita Marie Tanksley, 62, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015 at her residence. She was born Nov. 13, 1953, in Louisiana, to the late James and Annie (Stark) Brumley. She was a devoted worker for WalMart over 35 years and was a member of the South Poplar Bluff General Baptist Church. She loved her grandchildren, going to church, and reading...

Bessie Poyner CORNING, Ark. -- Mrs. Bessie Pauline Poyner, 90, of Corning, passed away Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott. Born March 4, 1925 in Corning, Mrs. Poyner was a homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with her family, painting, shopping, listening to country music and going to Branson shows. She was a member of the Church of Christ...

Doris Carroll DEXTER, Mo.-- Doris Carroll, 72, of Dexter, died Friday, Jan., 1, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in Bloomfield. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., Tuesday at the Methodist Church in Bernie. Funeral services will follow at 6 p.m., Tuesday in the Methodist Church with Rev. Susan Marner-Sides and Rev. David Fowler officiating...

Shannon Morgan Shannon Keith Morgan, 90, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Jan. 1, 2016, at Westwood Hills Health Care Center. He was born in Arab Mo. December 2, 1925 to the late Ernest Morgan and Opal Rowe Morgan., He was of the Methodist faith. He married Anna Lee Hendrix on December 11, 1949. She survives...

Angela Jane Pearson Former Mayor and Ward 1 Councilwoman, Angela Jane (Cox)Pearson, 32, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at her home surrounded by loved ones, following a 9-month battle with stage 4 melanoma cancer. Angelawas born March 18, 1983 in Kingsport, Tenn.She was largely known by the community as the youngest mayor in Poplar Bluff history, loved by many for her outspoken approach to local politics. ...

William "Bill" Spease William "Bill" Spease, 74, of Naylor, Mo. died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016 at his home. A memorial visitation and memorial service were Tuesday at Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel. Bro. Kevin Murray officiated.

Freta Hager Freta Hager, 83, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff.

Shannon Keith Morgan flag Shannon Keith Morgan, 90, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Jan. 1, 2016, at Westwood Hills Health Care Center. Visitation will be at 9:30 a.m., Wed. Jan. 6 at Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home Chapel in Poplar Bluff. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Online condolences: http://www.fitchhillisfh.com...

Theodore (Ted) Joseph Hall ALLEN, Texas--Theodore (Ted) Joseph Hall, 84, passed from this life to his home in heaven on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in Baylor-Scott-White Hospital in McKinney, Texas. Ted was born in Poplar Bluff, Mo., Feb. 24, 1931 to Joseph Arvil Hall and Alice Bell Sinks Hall. He graduated from Poplar Bluff Senior High School in 1949 and joined the U.S. Air Force on 1951 and was sent to Korea during the Korean Conflict...

Martha Frances Fowler DEXTER, Mo. -- Martha Frances Fowler, 81, of Dexter, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 at her residence. Visitation will be from 9:30 - 11 a.m., Saturday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m., Saturday in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Greg McGhee officiating...

Joshua Dale Collier NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Joshua Dale Collier, 35, of Neelyville, passed away Monday, Jan. 4, 2016 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Collier was born Feb. 12, 1980 in Ellsworth Air force Base in Rapid City, S. D. He worked as maintenance for the Westwood Hills Health Center. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, being with friends and family and most of all, his children. He was a lifelong resident of Butler County...

Loyd Snider BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Loyd Snider, 97, of Bloomfield, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be from 5:30 - 8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Funeral services will at noon, Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield with the Rev. Jerry Darby of Malden officiating...

HM Richmond DEXTER, Mo. -- HM Richmond, 92, of Dexter, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 At Southeast Hospital, Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter. Funeral services will at 11 a.m., Friday, in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Joe Payne officiating...

Mary Blankenship GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Mary Blankenship, 71, of Wappapello, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Saturday, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. also at the Greenville Chapel...

Pauletta Kay Warren-Smith DEXTER, Mo. -- Pauletta Kay Warren-Smith, 70, of Dexter, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Friday at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. ...

Larry Robert Golden MALDEN, Mo. -- Larry Robert Golden, 71, of Malden died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will bVe held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the Landess Funeral Home chapel in Malden. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Landess Funeral Chapel in Malden with Rev. Royce Schanda officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Malden, Mo...

Lucille Higgs CORNING, Ark. -- Lucille Higgs, 90, of Corning, Ark., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 at home. Mrs. Higgs was a homemaker and a member of Apostolic Lighthouse in Corning. She married Harold Higgs Sept. 2, 1950 in Pocahontas, Ark. He preceded her in death Jan. 18, 2005...

Emma Calvert DEXTER, Mo. -- Emma Calvert, 72, of Dexter, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Graveside services will be conducted at 3 p.m., Friday, Jan. 9, 2016 at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...

William G. "Bill" Abbott DEXTER, Mo. -- William G. "Bill" Abbott, 79, of Dudley, Mo. died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 at his resident. Visitation will be from 1:30-3 p.m., Friday at the Rainey-Mathis Home in Dexter. Funeral services will follow at 3 p.m. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lynn Ash officiating...

HM Richmond DEXTER, Mo. -- HM Richmond, 92, of Dexter, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 At Southeast Hospital, Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m., Thursday, at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter. Funeral services will at 11 a.m., Friday, in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Joe Payne officiating...

Nellie Ruth Smith PUXICO, Mo. -- Nellie Ruth Smith, 88, of Puxico died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, at the Puxico Nursing Center in Puxico. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Puxico with Rev. Jamie Jones of Dexter officiating. Burial will follow in the Puxico Cemetery in Puxico with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Puxico in charge of arrangements...

Bob Holford BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Bob Holford, 82, of Bloomfield died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Mo. Visitation will be from 5- 8 p.m. on Sunday at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. The funeral services will be at 11 a.m. ...

Mary Sue Blankenship GREENVILLE, Mo. - Mary Sue Blankenship, 71, of Wappapello, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Sue was born June 6, 1944, in Parma. She was united in marriage to Randall Blankenship Dec. 1, 1962, in St. Louis...

Neil Dallas Leezer Neil Dallas Leezer was stillborn Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Survivors are his parents, Jacob and Tabitha Leezer of Poplar Bluff; grandparents, Cheryl Leezer of Naylor and Tori Wilchick of Hawaii; grandfather and grandmother, Raymond and Dee Anderson of Poplar Bluff; great-grandparents, Larry and Barbara Leezer of Naylor; great-great-grandmother, Violet Leezer of St. ...

Gordon Randall "Randy" Jones PUXICO, Mo. -- Gordon Randall "Randy" Jones, 62, of Jackson, Mo. died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 - 8 p.m. Sunday at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Puxico with Rev. Steve Jones of Puxico officiating and Rex Jones of Jackson assisting...

James Felton Dement FISK, Mo. -- James Felton Dement, 93, formerly of Poplar Bluff died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 14, 1922 in Broseley to the late James Francis and Wilma Rice Dement. Mr. Dement was a retired educator with a career of over 34 years. ...

Mary Eubank Hamilton CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Mary Eubank Hamilton, 58, of Chapel Hill, N.C., and formerly Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 in Chapel Hill. Mary was born and raised in Poplar Bluff - the oldest of four children. As a child, she was active in equestrian showing and the Girl Scouts. Her brothers used to bet their friends they could not win a fight against Mary, and her brothers never lost those wagers...

Margaret Ann McQuay DEXTER, Mo. -- Margaret Ann McQuay, 80, of Dexter, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m., Sunday, at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m., Sunday in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Alice Fowler officiating...

Alma Foster CORNING, Ark. -- Mrs. Alma Foster, 84, of St. Charles, Mo., formerly of Neelyville, Mo., passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis. Mrs. Foster was born in Pollard, Ark., on June 12, 1931. She retired from McQuay-Norris Mfg. in St. Louis, Mo., and was a homemaker. She was Church of Christ in faith...

Duke Haney DONIPHAN -- Duke Haney, 70, of Doniphan, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at Southeast Health Center of Ripley County. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday followed by the funeral at 1 p.m. in Edwards Funeral Home at Doniphan. Burial will be in Pine Cemetery...

Gary McQuitty WILLIAMSVILLE -- Gary Ray McQuitty, 66, of Williamsville, formerly of Macon, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be at 5 p.m Monday at Ruegg Funeral Home in Williamsville and 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Greening-Eagan-Hayes Funeral Home at 401 N. Rollins St. in Macon...

Mary Wilson FISK -- Mary Ellen Wilson died Friday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Jonesboro Health Care Center in Jonesboro, Ark. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk with a memorial service following at noon in the funeral home chapel with Rev. David Tharp officiating...

Donna Lenderman DONIPHAN -- Donna Jean Lenderman, 66, life-long resident of Doniphan, died at her home Friday, Jan. 8, 2016. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. The funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Alan Wilson officiating...

Alma Weaver Alma Earline Weaver, 88, of Wappapello died Dec. 30, 2015, at Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff. A Celebration of Life was held Jan. 4, 2016 at the Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Wappapello. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Wappapello Eagle Children's Fund, 9103 Hwy. T, Wappapello, MO 63966...

Nellie Smith Nellie Ruth Smith, 88, of Puxico died Jan. 5, 2016 at the Puxico Nursing Center in Puxico. Services were held Jan. 9, 2016 at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico. Rev. Jamie Jones of Dexter officiated. Burial followed in the Puxico Cemetery...

Vivian Reed Vivian "Jackie" Reed, 89, formerly of Puxico, died Dec. 28, 2015, at Huntsville Health Care in Huntsville, Ala. Services were held Jan. 2, 2016 at the Morgan Sifford Funeral Chapel in Puxico. Burial followed in the Puxico City Cemetery...

Mary Blankenship Mary Blankenship, 71, of Wappapello died Jan. 5, 2016 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Services were held Jan. 9, 2016 at Ruegg Funeral Home in Greenville. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com.

John Geary BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- John L. Geary, 59, of Aquilla, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at his residence. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Funeral services will immediately follow with Kenny Spirit Wolf of Poplar Bluff officiating...

Melvin Cagle DEXTER, Mo. -- Melvin Lee Cagle, 90, of Stoddard and New Madrid County died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. Visitation was Sunday at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Mo. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Donnie Ford of Fruitland, Mo., officiating. Interment followed in the Matthews Cemetery in Matthews, Mo...

John Geary BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- John L. Geary, 59, of Aquilla, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at his residence. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Funeral services will immediately follow with Kenny Spirit Wolf of Poplar Bluff officiating...

Gabriel Allen Smith Gabriel Allen Smith, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Gabriel was the infant son of Michael Smith and Kimberly Blackman, both of Poplar Bluff. Private services will be held at a later date...

Melvin Cagle DEXTER, Mo. -- Melvin Lee Cagle, 90, of Stoddard and New Madrid counties died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. Visitation was Sunday at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Mo. Funeral services were held Monday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Donnie Ford of Fruitland, Mo., officiating. Burialfollowed in the Matthews Cemetery in Matthews, Mo...

Aubrey "A.J." Cox CORNING, Ark. - Aubrey Johnson "A.J." Cox, age 88, of Hockessin, Del. passed away peacefully in his home with his loving family by his side on Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. Born in Biggers, Ark, he was the son of the late Borden Cox and the late Thelma (Johnson) Cox Hayes...

Brenda K. Brent Brenda K. Brent, 65, of Vandalia, Ill. died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 at Carbondale Memorial Hospital. She was born Sept. 3, 1950 in Poplar Bluff to the late Edward J. Brent and Elizabeth Meyer Brent. Brenda had been a long time resident of the Poplar Bluff area before moving to Illinois...

Mary Lou McPherson Mary Lou McPherson, 82, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Moore Funeral Service. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, in the Moore Funeral Service Chapel...

Jeanne L. Foster Jeanne L. Foster, 89, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 at St. Anthony's Medical Center St. Louis, Mo. Arrangements are pending with Cotrell Funeral Service of Poplar Bluff.

Erma L. Arnold FISK, Mo. -- Erma L. Arnold, 80, of Fisk, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mrs. Arnold was born Oct. 12, 1935 in Fisk, the daughter of the late Alfred and Sarah Elizabeth Hayes Fields. She was a member of Ash Hill General Baptist Church and was a member of the Mole Hill Cemetery Board. ...

Ray Pennington Rayburn Pennington, 78, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are pending with Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff.

Yvonne Jackson CAMPBELL, Mo.-- Yvonne Jackson, 71, of Holcomb, Mo. died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Thursday at Landess Funeral Chapel in Campbell. Burial will be at Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton...

Arthur Dykes Arthur Dykes, 74, of Malden, Mo. died Friday, Jan. 8, 2015 at his residence in Malden. Arrangements are pending with Moore Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff. Online condolences: www.moorefuneralservice.com

Mildred Ross VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Mildred Louise Marshall, 97, daughter of the late Hughie and Idell (Russom) Smith, was born March 24, 1936 in Risco and departed this life Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 in the Riverways Manor Nursing Home in Van Buren. Mrs. Marshall had served as assistant pastor for many years. ...

Randy Scott Morales NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Randy Scott Morales, 51, of Doniphan, Mo. passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. Mr. Morales was born May 27, 1964 in Flint, Mich. He worked as a housekeeper at the John J. Pershing V. A. Medical Center. His hobbies included martial arts and instructor in Combat Hapkido. He served in the U. S. Army as an army ranger as well as serving in both Korea and Somalia...

Carroll Harwell Carroll Harwell, 74, a local Poplar Bluff business owner, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 at his residence. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff. The funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral chapel...

Randy Jones Gordon Randall "Randy" Jones, 62, of Jackson died Jan. 6, 2016 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Services were held Jan. 11, 2016 at Watkins Funeral Home in Puxico. Rev. Steve Jones of Puxico officiated and Rex Jones of Jackson assisted...

Helen B. Warren GREENVILLE, Mo. - Helen B. Warren of Greenville, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016; at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be held from noon - 2 p.m. Friday at Ruegg Funeral Home in Greenville with the funeral services following at 2 p.m. also at the Greenville Chapel. Burial will be at Cool Springs Cemetery at Taskee, Mo...

Mavis Swinford PIEDMONT, Mo. - Mavis Swinford, 89, of Piedmont, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 11, 2015. Arrangements are currently pending with Ruegg Funeral Home- Piedmont, Mo. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont, Mo. Services will follow at 1 p.m. Thursday, also at the Piedmont Chapel...

J.C. Abernathy DONIPHAN, Mo. -- James Charles Abernathy, 73, of Fairdealing, Mo., died Sunday morning, Jan. 10, 2016, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation was Tuesday morning at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. A funeral service will follow at 2:30 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Brother Ronnie Payne officiating. Burial will be in the Good Hope Cemetery in Grandin...

John L. Geary -- Aquilla, Mo. Melvin Lee Cagle -- Stoddard and New Madrid counties Brenda K. Brent -- Vandalia, Ill. Gabriel Allen Smith -- Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mary Lou McPherson -- Poplar Bluff, Mo. Arthur Dykes -- Malden, Mo. Yvonne Jackson -- Holcomb, Mo...

Mack Hamlett DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Roy McArthur "Mack" Hamlett, 72, of Holcomb, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at his residence. Visitation and funeral were Tuesday morning at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. Clay Garvin officiated. Burial was in the Warm Springs Cemetery...

Carroll E. Harwell Carroll E. Harwell, 74, a local Poplar Bluff business owner, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Harwell, the son of the late Fred Martin Harwell and Gertrude (Fisher) Harwell Birdsong, was born April 8, 1941 in Poplar Bluff. ...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Granville Hobart "Bob" Northcutt, Jr., 88 , of Bloomfield died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Mo Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. at the Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield with Rev. Richard Northcutt of Kirksville, Missouri officiating. Burial will follow with Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home of Bloomfield in charge of arrangements...

Paul Andrew Kidwell Paul Andrew Kidwell, 52, of St. Louis, Mo. died surrounded by loving Family and Friends on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Paul was born on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1963 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. to Rev. Wayne C. ...

Mary Lou "Nanny" McPherson Mary Lou " Nanny" McPherson, 82 of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mary Lou was born Oct. 23, 1933, in Essex, Mo., a daughter to the late William Henry and Evelyn Elizabeth (Crutcher) Welch. ...

Jeanne Foster Jeanne Foster, 89, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016. Jeanne was born in St. Louis, Mo., and moved to Poplar Bluff in 1950 with her husband, Earl, to whom she was married for almost 60 years. He passed away in 2004. Her daughter, Susan Darby also preceded her in death in 2012...

Charles T. Nelson FISK, Mo. -- Charles T. Nelson, 81, Poplar Bluff died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 at his residence. Mr. Nelson was born Aug. 16, 1934 in Buffalo County, Wis., the son of the late Terrance and Aphle Nelson. He was of the Lutheran faith. Mr. Nelson had been a Dairy Farmer in Wisconsin for 33 years...

Rayburn Pennington Rayburn Pennington, 78, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Pennington was born Nov. 25, 1937 in Ripley County to the late Homer "Boss" Pennington and Opal McPheeters Pennington...

Tommy Dodd DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Tommy Lee Dodd, 69, of Doniphan died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo.. A graveside service will be held Thursday afternoon, Jan. 14, 2016, at Gatewood cemetery with Brother Clay Garvin officiating. Edwards Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Mildred Marshall VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Mildred Louise Marshall, 79, daughter of the late Hughie and Idell (Russom) Smith, was born March 24, 1936 in Risco and departed this life Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 in the Riverways Manor Nursing Home in Van Buren. Mrs. ...

Howard Seal Lewis, Sr. VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Howard Seal Lewis, Sr., 97, of Van Buren, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in the Riverways Manor Nursing Home in Van Buren. Visitation for the family and friends will begin at 10 a.m., Saturday, in the United Methodist Church in Van Buren, with the funeral service beginning at 11 a.m. Rev. Jim Cooper will officiate. Burial will be at 2 p.m. in the Des Arc Cemetery...

Judy C. Bennett PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Judy C. Bennett, 68, of Piedmont died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at Troy, Mo. Visitation will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 18. Funeral Services will follow at 1 p.m. Monday at Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Izora Rankins Izora Rankins, 80, formerly of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 at Golden Living Center in Jefferson City. Visitation will be at 11 a.m., Saturday at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. Funeral will follow at noon at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home...

Wilma Jean LeGrand DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Wilma Jean LeGrand, 80, of Doniphan died Wednesday, Jan. 13 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Visitation will be held from 5 - 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at the West Point Pentecostal Church. The funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday in the church sanctuary with Pastors' Carr officiating. Burial will be in the Towles Cemetery...

Maurice Eugene Moss Maurice Eugene Moss, 83, of Mill Spring, passed away Monday, Jan. 12, 2016, in Jonesboro, Ark. Mr. Moss was born Dec. 11, 1933, in Mill Spring, to the late Clarence and Kathryn Moss. He was a Jehovah Witness and loved ministry work. He was a distributor for Rainbow Vacuum Co. He enjoyed fishing, and loved being with his family and wife...

Gerald "Sonny" Vandermark CHAMPAIGN, Ill, -- Gerald "Sonny" Vandermark, 82, died on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 at C/U Regional Rehab, Savoy, Ill. He is most recently from Broseley, Mo., although he spent much of his life in Rockford, Ill. and Galena, Ill. Sonny was the ninth of 16 children born to Ross and Bell Vandermark on April 9, 1933. His sisters, Yvonne and Sue, survive...

David Lynn Davis PUXICO, Mo. -- David Lynn Davis, 63, son of the late Alfred and Essie Cookson Davis, was born in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Feb. 2, 1952, and passed away at the Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. Mr. Davis had lived most of his life in Puxico, Mo. ...

Dronald Kernodle DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Corby Dronald Kernodle, 86, of Frenchtown Township, Monroe County, Mich., died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Promedica Monroe Regional Hospital in Monroe City, Mich. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. The funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel and burial will be in the Oak Ridge Cemetery with full military honors...

Linda Fuemmeler NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Linda Nell Fuemmeler, Aug. 2, 1954-Jan. 14, 2016. Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Jim; her two sons: Claude and James, and her daughter, Mary, as well as a host of family and friends...

Sylvia Dover-Fannings PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Sylvia Jean Dover-Fannings, 78, of Piedmont died Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at Clark's Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont. Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. Sunday, with funeral services following at 2 p.m., at Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont. Burial will be at Annapolis Cemetery in Annapolis. Condolence: www.rueggfuneralhome.com...

Sheri DeJournett DEXTER, Mo. -- Sheri Darlene DeJournett, 59, of Dexter died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at her home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Walker Cemetery in Bloomfield...

Vella Carter DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Vella Carter, 87, of Doniphan died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, at Southeast Health of Ripley County in Doniphan. Visitation will be from 5 - 7 p.m. Sunday at Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. The funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday at the Doniphan Church of God. Burial will follow in the New Home Cemetery...

Dillon Keith Dillon Tyler Keith, 19, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Butler County, one-half mile south of Qulin, Mo. Dillon was born April 8, 1996, in Poplar Bluff. He was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School Class of 2014 and was a member of The Bluff Church...

Dorma Spencer PIEDMONT, Mo. - Dorma Spencer, 88, of Piedmont, Mo., died Sunday, Jan/ 17, 2016, at Clark's Mountain Nursing Home in Piedmont. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be made at www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Dorma Spencer PIEDMONT, Mo. - Dorma Spencer, 88, of Piedmont, Mo., died Sunday, Jan/ 17, 2016, at Clark's Mountain Nursing Home in Piedmont. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be made at www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Helen Groves WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. - Helen Groves of Williamsville, Mo., passed away Saturday, January 16, 2015 at Poplar Bluff, Mo. Arrangements are currently pending with Ruegg Funeral Home in Williamsville. Online condolences may be made at www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Gene V. Keith Gene V. Keith, 84, of Bella Vista, Ark., died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 at Highlands Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on May 15, 1931 to EL and Ilda (Barnes) Keith in Borger, Texas. Gene is survived by his youngest brother, Edwin Keith (wife Suzanne) of Houston, Texas. ...

Otis Cummings PUXICO, Mo. - Otis S. Cummings, Sr., 79, of Puxico, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation and service was held on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, Missouri...

Ruth Marie Shivers Ruth Marie Shivers, of Malden, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at The Golden Living Center in Malden. Cotrell Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Eleanora A. Faucher NEELYVILLE, Mo. - Eleanora A. Faucher, 77, of St. Louis, Mo., died at her residence. Visitation will be today at 1 p.m. at Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel in Neelyville. A mass of Christian burial will be at 2 p.m. with burial in Roberts Cemetery in Neelyville...

Lillian Richman GREENVILLE, Mo. - Lillian Richmann of Greenville, Mo.,died Tuesday, Jan., 19, 2016, at Greenville Nursing and Rehab in Greenville, Mo. Arrangements are currently pending with Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville, Mo. Online condolences may be made at www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Jimmy Dalton Blackwell DONIPHAN, Mo. - Jimm Dalton Blackwell, 71, of Doniphan, passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield. Mr. Blackwell, son of Jim and Floy (Turner) Blackwell, was born Feb. 9, 1944, in Doniphan. He had been in vehicle management and sales throughout his adult life. ...

Dorothy E. Chilton PIEDMONT, Mo. - Dorothy E. Chilton, 80, of Piedmont, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, at the Greenville Nursing and Rehab Center in Greenville. Visitation will be at 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 21 at the Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Piedmont. The funeral will be at 1 p.m., Friday, Jan. 22 at the funeral home chapel. Interment will be in the Gressham Cemetery in Carter County. Online condolences may be made at www.morrisonworleychapel.com...

David Davis David Lynn Davis, son of the late Alfred and Essie Cookson Davis, was born in Poplar Bluff, Mo., on Feb. 2, 1952, and passed away at the Mark Twain Caring Center in Poplar Bluff on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, at the age of 63 years, 11 months and 11 days...

Randy Langston ADVANCE, Mo. -- Randy Leon Langston, 48, of Advance died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Services were held Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 at the Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance. Rev. Kevin Hawkins officiated. Burial followed at Rock Point Cemetery near Advance...

Nellie Smith Nellie Ruth Smith, 88, of Puxico died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 at Puxico Nursing Center. Services were held Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Puxico. Rev. Jamie Jones of Dexter officiated. Burial followed in the Puxico Cemetery with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Puxico in charge of arrangements...

Loyd Snider BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Loyd Snider, 97, of Bloomfield died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Services were held Friday, Jan. 8, 2016 at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Rev. Jim Darby of Malden officiated. Burial followed in Missouri Veteran's Cemetery in Bloomfield with Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home of Bloomfield in charge of arrangements...

Helen Groves PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Helen Groves of Williamsville, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2015 at Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be held at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, at First Baptist Church in Williamsville. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m., also at the First Baptist Church...

Verlon Ray Parker MALDEN, Mo. -- Verlon Ray Parker, 79, of Malden, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation will be at 6 p.m., Wednesday at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Bradshaw Chapel in Malden. Burial will be in Rosewood Cemetery in Malden...

Lillian Richmann GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Lillian Richmann, 96, of Greenville, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, at Greenville Nursing and Rehab in Greenville. Visitation will be held at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, also at the Greenville Chapel. Burial will follow at Richman Chapel Cemetery...

John Roach PUXICO, Mo. -- Retired CWO John Roach, 86, of Puxico died Tuesday, Jan. 19 at home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico.

Ben Boyers Ben Boyers, 92, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Services are pending at Cotrell Funeral Service.

Jearldene Grant ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Jearldene Louise Grant, 77, of Morley, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016 at her residence. A visitation for the public will begin at 6 p.m., Friday, at McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellsinore, with the funeral service beginning at 10 a.m., Saturday, in the funeral home chapel. Rev. James Huffman will officiate. Burial will be in White's Mill Cemetery...

Shirley Dycus Shirley Dycus, 71 of Poplar Bluff passed away Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Dycus was born Jan. 16, 1945, in Butler County, to the late Kelzy Ham and Anna Ham. Mrs. Dycus was of the General Baptist faith. Mrs. Dycus was a self-employed beautician. She enjoyed camping, her grandbabies, and all children...

Bobby E. Sanders MILLINGTON, Tenn. -- Bobby E. Sanders, 75 of Millington, Tenn. passed away Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016. He was retired from United States Navy after 22 years, then was an instructor at the Millington Naval Base and then from Lowes. He loved to fish and hunt...

Linda Fuemmeler NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Linda Nell Fuemmeler, Aug. 2, 1957-Jan. 14, 2016. Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Jim; her two sons: Claude and James, and her daughter, Mary, as well as a host of family and friends...

Jordan Mallett Gregory MALDEN, Mo. -- Jordan Mallett Gregory, 23, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016 at his residence in Malden. Mr. Gregory was born on March 18, 1992 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. to Mark Gregory and Carole Allen Gregory. He was a farmer, a graduate of Malden High School class of 2010 and was a member of the Kennett Jaycee's...

John U. Roach, Sr. PUXICO, Mo. -- Retired CWO John U. Roach, Sr., 86, of Puxico passed away Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016 at his home. Mr. Roach, son of the late Albert and Ruth (Ullom) Roach, was born June 29, 1929 in Warren, Ohio. He joined the United States Army in July 1946. John was united in marriage to Loretta (Vardell) Aug. 16, 1952 in Puxico, Mo. during Puxico Homecoming. John was a career Army man serving in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. He retired from the service in February 1973...

Bob Lowrey donations The family of Bob Lowrey, 78, of Dexter, Mo. requests that any memorials be made to Stoddard County Children's Home, Memorial Tribute Fund, P.O. Box 164, Dexter, Mo. 63841 or the Christian Academy, 210 S. Kingshighway, Sikeston, Mo. 63801. Mr. Lowrey died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 at his residence in Dexter...

Margie Smith DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Margie DeLois Smith, 75, of Ripley County, Mo. died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016 at Mountain View Health Care. There will be a period of visitation from 10 a.m. to Noon Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. Brother Randy Whiteside will deliver a eulogy at 11 a.m...

RaeLynn Link Scott Loyd Link, 26, formerly of Wappapello, Mo., Haylee Hovis, 22, and their daughter, RaeLynn Link, 1, of Savanna, Ill., were killed in a car accident Saturday morning, Jan. 16, 2016, a single-vehicle crash in rural Hanover, Ill. A memorial service was held in Savanna and a second service and burial will be held at noon Saturday, Jan. 23, at Richman Chapel Church and Cemetery in Wappapello, Mo. A reception will be held after the local services...

James Woodford Miller CORNING, Ark. -- James Woodford Miller, 74, of Corning, Ark., died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 at home. Visitation will be held from 6 - 8: p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, at Ermert Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, in the Ermert Funeral Home Chapel with George Michael Rhea officiating. Burial will follow the services in the Corning Cemetery with Military honors...

"Ruthie" Shivers Ruth "Ruthie" Marie Shivers, 59, of Malden, Mo., passed away Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 at The Golden Living Center in Malden. Ms. Shivers, the daughter of the late Delmar Oral and Irma Christine (Klappstein) Shivers Tompkins, was born June 18, 1956 in St. Louis, Mo. and had been disabled since birth. She was the longest residing resident at the Living Center and was thought of by the entire staff as family...

Ben F. Boyers Ben F. Boyers, 92, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Boyers, the son of the late Byrd F. and Hettie (Sparkman) Boyers, was born Sept. 8, 1923 in Butler County, Mo. He was a member of Lone Star Missionary Baptist Church and had retired as a horse rancher and dog trainer. He was lovingly known by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren as "Buddy Ben"...

Kimberley Amerian Edwards QULIN, Mo. -- Kimberley Amerian Edwards, 47, of Qulin, Mo., died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 at her residence. She was born Feb. 20, 1968 at St. Louis, Mo. She had lived around Qulin most of her life. She was an LPN and enjoyed riding motorcycles and needle work. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of Qulin American Legion Post 494...

Kenneth Beaird Kenneth Dale Beaird, 56, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center ER. Mr. Beaird was born Oct. 27, 1959 in Sherman, Texas. He was self-employed and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is survived by his mother, Betty Beaird; brother, David Beaird and wife Mary Ellen of Poplar Bluff; nephews: Justin Beaird adn wife Rebecca of Harviell, Mo., and Jared Beaird and wife Elizabeth of Poplar Bluff; niece, Megan Beaird of Springfield, Mo.; great-nephews and nieces: Colby, Nora, Elllison and Layton Beaird.. ...

"Ruthie" Shivers Ruth "Ruthie" Marie Shivers, 59, of Malden, Mo., passed away Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 at The Golden Living Center in Malden. Ms. Shivers, the daughter of the late Delmar Oral and Irma Christine (Klappstein) Shivers Tompkins, was born June 18, 1956 in St. Louis, Mo. and had been disabled since birth. She was the longest residing resident at the Living Center and was thought of by the entire staff as family...

Elizabeth Marie "Beth" Farris ELLSINORE, Mo. -- Elizabeth Marie "Beth" Farris, 31, of Colorado Springs, Colo., departed this life on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 at her residence in Colorado Springs. Beth was born Sept. 22, 1984 in the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Va. ...

John U. Roach, Sr. Retired CWO John U. Roach, Sr., 86, of Puxico passed away Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016 at his home. Mr. Roach, son of the late Albert and Ruth (Ullom) Roach, was born June 29, 1929 in Warren, Ohio. He joined the United States Army in July 1946. John was united in marriage to Loretta (Vardell) Aug. 16, 1952 in Puxico, Mo. during Puxico Homecoming. John was a career Army man serving in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. He retired from the service in February 1973...

Edna Mae Bruce Edna Mae Bruce, 82, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Services and burial will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at Kerns Chapel in Stringtown. Online condolences: www.fowlersullivanfuneralhome.com...

Carl Hester BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Carl Hester, 90, of Bloomfield, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in Bloomfield, Mo. A visitation was held at 5 p.m., Monday, Jan. 25 at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. The funeral will be at 11 a.m., today, Jan. 26 at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield...

James "J.D." Metcalf BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - James "J.D." Metcalf, 83, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at his home near Bloomfield. Visitation will be at 5 p.m., today, Jan. 26 at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. The funeral will be at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 27 at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield...

Carl Hester BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Carl Hester, 90, of Bloomfield, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at the Golden Living Center in Bloomfield, Mo. Visitation was at 5 p.m., Monday at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. The funeral was at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 26 at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield...

Lyman C. Hale PUXICO, Mo. -- Lyman C. Hale, 84, of Wappapello, Mo. died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at The Manor in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. tonight at Morgan Sifford Funeral Home in Puxico. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Morgan Sifford Chapel. The Rev. Terry Scott will officiate. Burial will be in the New Hope Cemetery in McGee, Mo...

Terry Joe Johnson MALDEN, Mo. - Terry Joe Johnson, 48, of Kennett, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, in Jonesboro, Ark. Visitation was at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bradshaw Chapel - Malden with the funeral following at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Burial will be in Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton, Mo...

Ben Laxton PIEDMONT, Mo. - Ben Laxton, a 83, formerly of Piedmont, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville, Ark. Visitation was at 11 a.m., Tuesday at the Morrison-Worley Funeral Chapel in Piedmont. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. in the chapel with Bro. Paul Gonnella officiating. Burial will be in the Mill Spring Cemetery...

Edna Mae Bruce Edna Mae Bruce, 82, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Bruce was born in Butler County, Mo. on Jan. 11, 1934 to Harry and Agnes Davidson. She was a lifelong resident of the county and worked as a CNA at both Doctors Hospital and Bluff Manor Nursing Home. ...

James "J.D." Metcalf BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - James "J.D." Metcalf, 83, died Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at his home near Bloomfield. Visitation will be at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 26 at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. The funeral will be at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 27 at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield...

Carmen York Carmen York, 81, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Wayne County, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are currently pending with Ruegg Funeral Homes, Inc. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

Brenda Elaine Leibowitz DEXTER, Mo. -- Brenda Elaine Leibowitz, 66, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016 at SoutheastHEALTH in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be from noon- 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter followed by funeral services at 2 p.m. at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Michael Kohlbaker officiating. Burial will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery...

Betty Lou Padgett Betty Lou Padgett, 85, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., a resident at Mark Twain Care Center, went home to be with The Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. Betty was born March 19, 1930 in Fredericktown, Mo., to Lealon and Myrtle Bollinger. She married Arthur A. Ryan in 1945. They had two sons: James (Bonnie-Ryan of Poplar Bluff and Ronald (Brenda) Ryan of Jefferson City, Mo. whom survive...

Grace Elledge Grace C. Elledge of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 at Westwood Hills Health Care. Arrangements are pending with Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home.

Gaylin Ellis Thompson DONIPHAN, Mo. -- Gaylin Ellis Thompson, 74, of Doniphan, Mo., departed this life Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at Southeast Healthcare of Ripley County in Doniphan. Mr. Thompson, son of Elvis Ray and Maurice (Hooper) Thompson, was born July 21, 1941, in the Shiloh community of Ripley County, Mo. ...

Lucille Rawlings MALDEN, Mo. -- Geneva Lucille Rawlings, 94, of Benton, Ky., formerly of Risco, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, at Lake Way Nursing & Rehab in Benton, Ky. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 1, at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden followed by the funeral will be at 1 p.m. at Bradshaw Chapel in Malden. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Malden...

Ronald Dale White MALDEN, Mo. -- Ronald Dale White, 69, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, in Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. A graveside memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, in the Memorial Park Cemetery, in Malden. Bradshaw Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Carmen York GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Carmen York, 81, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Wayne County, Mo., died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation services will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Greenville Chapel. Burial will be at New Prospect Cemetery at Silva, Mo...

Freddie James Kinder Jr. MALDEN. Mo. -- Freddie James Kinder Jr., 56, of Malden died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2015, at Golden Living Center in Malden. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden with the memorial service beginning at 2 p.m. at the chapel...

Grace Elledge Grace Cathren Violet Rommel Elledge, 82, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. She was born Oct. 21,1933. She has two remaining daughters, Cathy Fiehtner of Poplar Bluff and Shirley Graves of Versailles, and two sisters, Ila Bowers and Sally Elder, both of Poplar Bluff. ...

Johnnie Albert Smith DEXTER, Mo. -- Johnnie Albert Smith, 83, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be after 11 a.m. Friday at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter followed by the funeral service at noon Friday with Bro. ...

Jerry Dean Layton DEXTER, Mo. -- Jerry Dean Layton, 79, of Dexter died at his home Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at the New Bethel General Baptist Church on State Highway AF in Dexter, with Rev. Dean Williams of Dexter officiating.Burial will follow in the Chalk Bluff Cemetery in Dexter. Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of arrangements...

Evelyn Lorene Myers WINONA, Mo. -- Evelyn Lorene Myers, daughter of the late Harley and Thelma (DeWeese) Atkins, was born Feb. 17, 1919 in Midco, Mo. and departed this life at Mercy Hospital in Mountain View, Mo. on Jan. 26, 2016 surrounded by her family. ...

Evelyn Lorene Myers WINONA, Mo. -- Evelyn Lorene Myers, daughter of the late Harley and Thelma (DeWeese) Atkins, was born Feb. 17, 1919 in Midco, Mo. and departed this life at Mercy Hospital in Mountain View, Mo. on Jan. 26, 2016 surrounded by her family. ...

Ida Miskle PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Ida Miskle, 70, formerly of Des Arc, Mo., died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, at St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Mo. Arrangements currently pending with Ruegg Funeral Homes, Inc. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com

Lonnie Dail White DEXTER, Mo. -- Lonnie Dail White, 62, of Dexter, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 at Crowley Ridge Care Center. Visitation will be from 10:30 - 11 a.m., Friday at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Brad Moore officiating...

Marilyn Elizabeth McKinley NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Marilyn Elizabeth McKinley, 47, of Corning, Ark., passed away Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Mrs. McKinley was born on May 1, 1968 in St. Louis. She worked as a farmer and enjoyed her grandchildren, taking pictures, birds and her computer. Marilyn also attended the First Baptist Church in Harviell...

Riley Ward CORNING, Ark. -- Riley Ward, 78, of Piggott, Ark. passed away at home Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Mr. Ward was retired from Darling Store Fixtures in Paragould, Ark. He was of the Pentecostal Faith. Survivors are his wife, Janie Ward of the home; son, Jeff Ward of Rombauer, Mo.; daughter, Patty Tarpley of Rombauer; brothers, Robert Ward of Texas, Donald Ward of Paragould, and John Mauldin of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; sisters, Ella Phillips of Fisk, Mo., Sandra Copeland and Linda Drake, both of Michigan; two grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; seven step-children; 15 step-grandchildren; 63 step-great-grandchildren; and two step-great-great-grandchildren.. ...

Sylvia La'Reese Herrion-Borden DEXTER, Mo. -- Sylvia La'Reese Herrion-Borden, 44, of Sikeston, Mo. died Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Saturday, at the New Direction Out Reach Ministries, 123 N. ...

John W. Taylor John W. Taylor, 85, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 at Westwood Hills Care Center. There will be a graveside service at the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery at 1 p.m. Saturday. A complete obituary will run in Sunday's edition of the Daily American Republic...

Jimmy Dale Forkum MALDEN, Mo. -- Jimmy Dale Forkum, 57, of Malden died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden until service time at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Bethany Cemetery in Campbell...

Floyd Gene Jenkins VAN BUREN, Mo. -- Floyd Gene Jenkins, 80, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2016 at his residence in Van Buren. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 1, in the McSpadden Funeral Home in Van Buren with the funeral service following at 11 a.m. Rev. Bill Orr will officiate. Burial will be in the Jenkins Family Cemetery...

Rickie Anderson Rickie Anderson, 52, of Van Buren, died on Friday, Jan. 29, 2015 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Moore Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff. Online condolences: www.moorefuneralservice.com

A.J. Duff DONIPHAN, Mo. -- A.J. Duff, 82-year-old resident of Oxly, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 29, 2016 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Duff was born Dec. 8, 1933 in Maynard, Ark. to the late Andrew Jackson Duff and Alma Crowell Duff. ...

Oneil Sullivan NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- Clarence Oneil Sullivan, 82, formally of Naylor, Mo., passed away Friday, Jan.29, 2016 in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was born Sept. 11, 1933, in Hickory Flat, Miss., to the late Jessie Wyatt Sullivan and Lucille (Edwards) Sullivan...

Charlotte Elizabeth Smith Charlotte Elizabeth Smith, 67, of Ellington, Mo., passed away Friday, Jan. 29, 2016 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center lovingly surrounded by her family. She is free of pain and will be dearly missed. Mrs. Smith, the daughter of the late James G. ...

John W. Taylor John W. Taylor, 85, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. Mr. Taylor, the only child of James and Edith Taylor, was born March 4, 1930 in McCrory, Ark. He retired in 1994 as a regional sales representative for the Balfour Class Ring Company. Mr. Taylor was a member of the First United Methodist Church and a member of the Masonic Lodge for over 50 years. After retirement, Mr. Taylor enjoyed spending time on his farm in Grandin, Mo...

James "Chris" Buck James "Chris" Buck, 57, of Poplar Bluff died on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Arrangements are pending with Moore Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff. Online condolences: www.moorefuneralservice.com...

Ida Miskle Chapman PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Ida Miskle Chapman, 70, formerly of Des Arc, Mo., died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, at St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Mo. Visitation will be held from noon until 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. all at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery, Des Arc, Mo...