Obituaries from October 2019

MALDEN — Barbara Ann Worley, 70, of Malden, formerly of Clarkton, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 at Malden Nursing & Rehab in Malden. No services are planned at this time. Online condolences: www.bradshawfh.com

DONIPHAN — Beloved father, companion, and friend to all animals, Dr. R. Eugene Fox Jr., 63, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 at his home in Fairdealing. Visitation for family and friends will be from noon - 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, followed by a memorial service at Edwards Funeral Home, 606 Walnut Street, Doniphan.

DEXTER — John B. Stark Barney, 79, of O’Fallon, Mo., died Oct. 1, 2019 at NHC Healthcare in Town & Country, Mo. Visitation will be after 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. A graveside service will follow at 11 a.m. at the Dexter Cemetery in Dexter with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements...

Shirley Wells, 81, of Poplar Bluff, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 at Westwood Hills Heath Care Center. Arrangements are pending with Moore Funeral Service in Poplar Bluff .

DONIPHAN — Geraldine (Toot) Kernodle, Doniphan, died Oct. 1, 2019. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Doniphan with the funeral service following at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Tucker Cemetery near Gatewood with Bro. Jared Baker officiating...

FISK — Brenda Gaile Williams Brown, age 71, of Malden, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 at Southeast Missouri Hospital, in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will begin at noon Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Richard Blagg officiating.

VAN BUREN — Rebba ‘Geraldine’ Jones, 89, of Mountain View, Mo., died Oct. 1, 2019 in Mountain View. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4 at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Van Buren. The funeral will be at noon in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Stephen Jones will be officiating. Burial will be in the Green Mountain Cemetery in Fremont, Mo...

DEXTER — Opal Gasser, 98, of Arlington, Tenn., died Oct. 2, 2019 at the Methodist North Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 at Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter. The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 in the funeral home chapel. An Eastern Star service will be held before the service on Saturday...

Kristy Lynn Rowland, 51, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 at her home. Visitation will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10:30 a.m. until the time of service in the chapel at Moore Funeral Service, 1100 Iron Bridge Road, Poplar Bluff.

Leroy Burgess, 65, of Poplar Bluff, died on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Celebration of life will be at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 in The Lord’s Chapel, County Road 605 in Poplar Bluff, with Pastor Rowdy Boyers officiating...

Marilyn R. Hastings, 88, of Poplar Bluff, died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 at River Mist Assisted Living. The visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6 at the First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff with the funeral service following with the Rev. Jim Schremp and Brandon Spain officiating

John Carol Houts passed away Sept. 24, 2019 at his home in Point Blank, Texas.

CAMPBELL — James Davis, 91, of Campbell, died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Visitation will be from 1-3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7 at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. The funeral will follow at 3 p.m. in the Landess Funeral Chapel with Rev. Darren Baker officiating...

DONIPHAN — Merle C. ‘Turk’ Richmond Jr., 90, of Doniphan, died Wednesday. Oct. 2, 2019 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation for Mr. Richmond will be at noon on Saturday, Oct. 5 with the funeral service to follow at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Doniphan City Cemetery. Pastor Robbie Calvert will be officiating.

DONIPHAN — Shirley A. Sisco, 84, of Naylor, died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7 at Bethany Cemetery with Pastor J. W. Johnson officiating.

William ‘Bill’ Bruce Ward, 66, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff. The funeral will follow at 11 a.m. with Chaplain Bruce M. Wareing officiating. Immediately following the service a final farewell salute by the staff at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center will take place in route to a graveside service with full military honors at Ashcraft Cemetery...

Jessie Robert Short, age 82, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

NEELYVILLE — Gene R. Brannum, 86, died Oct. 5, 2019 at Friendship Village Care Center in Sunset Hills, Mo. Visitation will be after 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 at Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Kinsey Cemetery near Harviell...

Jerry Dwayne Sullivan 68, of Poplar Bluff, died on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Christine ‘Chris’ Johnson, 84, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11 at Westwood Baptist Church with the funeral following at 11:30 p.m. Dr. Steve Proctor will officiate. Burial will be at Memorial Gardens Cemetery...

Shauntae Michelle Kurney, 48, of Arlington, Texas, formerly of Poplar Bluff, died on Sept. 25, 2019 at her residence. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 in the chapel at Moore Funeral Service, 1100 Iron Bridge Road, Poplar Bluff. A service celebrating Shauntae’s life will follow at 11 a.m. with Rev. Tommy Robinson officiating...

Betty Lou Mast, 86, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 at Oakdale Care Center. Visitation will begin at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel with the funeral service following at 3 p.m. Her nephew, Rev. Mike Craig will officiate. Burial will be at Old Oak Hill Cemetery in Butler County.

DONIPHAN — Carolan Jean Roundtree Masters, 60, of Ohatchee, Ala. died Saturday, Sept.14, 2019 at her residence. Memorial service will be from noon - 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel, 606 Walnut Street, Doniphan. Online condolences: www.edwardsfuneralhome.org...

Hazel P. Tinsley, 93, of Springfield, Mo., died Oct. 5, 2019. There will be a visitation in Springfield on Wednesday, Oct. 9 from 5-7 p.m. at Greenlawn East Funeral Home. A celebration of Hazel’s life will be held at New Life Christian Church United in Poplar Bluff on Friday, Oct. 11. Visitation will be at 1 p.m., service at 2 p.m. and burial to follow.

VAN BUREN — Rosemary Wilhelmina Brown, 93, of Van Buren, died Oct. 8, 2019 at her residence. Visitation will be from 10-11:45 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 in the McSpadden Funeral Home in Van Buren. The funeral mass will follow at noon in the Saint George Catholic Church in Van Buren with Father Daniel Hirtz officiating...

DONIPHAN — Ronald Francis Quell, 70, of rural Ripley County, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 at the First Baptist Church in Doniphan with Bro. Monty Flanigan officiating. Burial will be at a later date in St. Henry’s Cemetery in Averill Park, N.Y...

MALDEN — Jim Darnell, 89, of Malden, died Tuesday, Oct. 8 at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 at the Landess Funeral Chapel in Malden. The funeral will follow at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Fr. William Hennecke officiating. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Malden...

ELLSINORE — Leroy Carpenter, 82, died Oct. 7, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 in the McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellsinore, with a graveside service at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11 in the Henson Cemetery in Ellsinore. Rev. Scott Reynolds will be officiating.

FISK — Benjaman Leroy Roberts, 73, of Benton, Ill., died Oct. 7, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. with Rev. Jerry Cooper officiating.

Verla (Ginger) Virginia Hotaling Malmstrom passed away peacefully on her birthday, Oct. 5, 2019, at the Circle of Life Hospice House in Bentonville, Ark. She was born Oct. 5, 1940 to Lester and Jessie (Chadd) Hotaling in Greeley, Colo. She attended Ault Colorado schools where she met the love of her life, Jerry Malmstrom, in the first grade. They kindled their relationship and eloped to Pocatello, Idaho and married Sept. 4, 1959. They were married 58 years until Jerry’s passing Feb. 8, 2018...

Survived by his beloved wife, Bonnie, of 62 years, Vernon Alford slipped away from this world into eternal rest on Oct. 9, 2019, surrounded by family. Vernon and Bonnie shared six children, Janet, Michael (Debbie), David (Kaye), Nancy, Johnny (Theresa) and Chris (Tara). ...

Rosemary (Rose) Barrientes of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

NEELYVILLE — Scott Alan Garrett,36, of Fairview Heights, Ill., passed away Oct. 6, 2019 in Mascoutah, Ill. Visitation for Scott will be at 6 p.m. Thursday Oct. 10 in the Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday Oct. 11 in the funeral home chapel.

Calvin R. Scowden, age 94, of Lowndes, died Tuesday, Oct, 8 in Benton, Mo. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 at the Morrison Funeral Chapel in Greenville. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 at the funeral home chapel with Rev. Leeman Shirrell officiating.

Travis Bradford Tubb, 39, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 at his residence. A graveside service and burial will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14 at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Poplar Bluff with Chaplain Bill Orr officiating.

Daisy Lee Shelton, 81, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 at her granddaughter’s residence in Troy, Mo. She was born on April 2, 1938 in Gibson, Mo. to Omar Belt and Ester Roland Belt. She was united in marriage to Dale Kenneth Shelton on Dec. 3, 1956 and he preceded her in death...

MALDEN — L.D. Hill, 90, of Gideon, Mo., formerly of Clarkton, Mo. died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 at Gideon Care Center. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. in the Bradshaw Chapel with Rev. Jack Hill Sr. and Rev. J.R. Hill officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Clarkton...

Earl Albert Colvin, age 83, of Poplar Bluff, died Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mr. Colvin was born May 11, 1936 in Evergreen Park, Ill., son of the late Edward and Florence Colvin. On May 10, 1958 he married Nancy Killeen. She survives. Also surviving are two sons, Edward Colvin of Paragould, Ark., and Steve Colvin of West Plains; one daughter, Karyn Hester of Cape Girardeau; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren...

MALDEN — Sandra Mae Brown, 72, of Malden died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Malden Nursing & Rehab. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, followed by the funeral at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery at Malden...

BERNIE, Mo. — Lottie Bernice Tanksley, 90, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Oct. 10, 2019 at her home in Poplar Bluff. She was born on Oct. 14, 1928 to Robert and Lula G. Watson in Bernie. She married Benjamin Tanksley Sr. on June 14, 1947. He preceded her in death Jan. 31, 1982...

DONIPHAN — Carley Ray Ezell, 62, of Doniphan died Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. The funeral was held at noon Monday at Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan with Bro. Ronnie Payne officiating. Burial was in the Shiloh Cemetery.

Rodney Lee Labryer DONIPHAN — Rodney Lee Ruff Labryer, 31, of Malden and former resident of Ripley County, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in Dunklin County. Visitation will begin at noon on Tuesday at Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan, followed by the funeral at 2 p.m. with Pastor Larry Earl officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery...

PIEDMONT — Virgil D. Turner, 19, of Piedmont, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, at the Evelyn’s House Hospice in Creve Ceour, Mo. Visitation will begin at noon Friday, Oct. 18, at Morrison Funeral Chapel in Piedmont, followed by the funeral at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the White Hollow Cemetery near Silva...

FISK — Ruby G. Maclin, 77, of Dudley, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at her residence at Dudley, Mo. Mrs. Maclin was born July 5, 1942, daughter of the late Bruce and Cassie Armstrong. She was a homemaker and retired from Arvin Automotive. Mrs. Maclin enjoyed traveling, cooking, rummage sales and spending time with her family. She was a member of River Of Life Ministries at Dexter, Mo. On Nov. 26, 1958, she married Beard Maclin Jr. at Truman, Ark. He survives...

Ellen P. “Pat” Stith, 92, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at Rivermist Assisted Living in Poplar Bluff. Pat, the daughter of the late W.L. and Pearl Johnson Martin, was born April 10, 1927, in North Little Rock, Ark. She was a member of Church of Christ and was a homemaker. Pat enjoyed spending time with her family and playing golf and bridge...

DEXTER — Wilma Elizabeth Jarrell Quick, daughter of the late James Andrew Jackson Jarrell and Clara Frances Kleffer Jarrell, was born on Nov. 3, 1923, in Dexter and departed this life on Oct. 13, 2019, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter at the age of 95 years...

DONIPHAN — Ronald Wayne Duncan, 73, of Doniphan, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 at Good Hope Baptist Church in Grandin. Memorials may be made to the church...

Eddie W. Bennett, 88, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18 at Cotrell Funeral Chapel with the funeral service following at noon. Evangelist Mattie Grace Roberts Pearl will officiate. Burial will be at Morocco Cemetery in the Providence Community of Butler County...

FISK — Patricia Pearl Roach, age 78, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Roach was born May 9, 1941 in St. Louis, daughter of the late Carl and Virginia Rusert. She had formerly worked in food service with the Poplar Bluff School system. She enjoyed shopping, cooking, going to the hair salon and going to concerts...

Ida Joan (Vandeven) Rowland, 78, Poplar Bluff, died on Oct. 8, 2019 at her home. Ida was born Dec. 3, 1940 to Edward and Dorothy (Elfrink) Vandeven and was raised in Bloomfield. Ida raised her family in Poplar Bluff and was an active volunteer in the community. ...

PIEDMONT — Gaylon Watson, 85, of Piedmont, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Morrison Funeral Chapel in Piedmont. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home chapel with Dennis Hovis officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the Masonic Cemetery.

Diane Marie Davenport, 72, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 in Poplar Bluff. The family will have a private burial at a later date.

Peggy Benton, 82, of Qulin, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2019 at her residence, in Qulin.  Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Qulin.  The funeral will follow at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Gene Riddle and Rev. Donald Cox officiating.  Burial will be in Qulin Cemetery in Qulin. ...

BLOOMFIELD — W.R. ‘Bill’ Smith, 91, of Puxico, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 15, 1927 in Sturdivant, Mo. to the late Estill and Naoma Sparkman Smith. Mr. Smith served in the United States Marine Corps at the end of WW II and later retired from the Frisco Railroad. He lived most of his life in the Puxico area, farming and feeding cattle...

Jimmy ‘Goose’ Talkington, 79, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Jimmy was born on June 3, 1940 in Corning, Ark., the son of Robert and Ella (Glass) Talkington. On June 16, 1960 he married Marcia Johnson in Poplar Bluff and together they have shared over fifty-nine years of marriage...

Shauntae Michelle (Laird) Kurney, age 48 of Arlington, Texas passed away on Sept. 25, 2019 at her home with her family at her side. She was born on April 5, 1971 in Pine Bluff, Ark., the daughter of Roy Charles Laird, Jr. and Vernestine Greer. Shaunte attended first through twelfth grades at poplar Bluff Schools and later attended Northwest Missouri State University, where she met William Kurney Jr. two years later, they were married, celebrating twenty-seven years of marriage...

Mark Daniel Elliott, 54, of Doniphan, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. A private family burial will be held at a later date. Online condolences: www.edwardsfuneralhome.org

MALDEN —Joe Hendrickson, 65, of Malden, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 at the Landess Funeral Chapel in Malden. Memorial services will follow at 2 p.m. in the chapel with Mr. James Powell officiating...

PIEDMONT — Vernon Stevenson, 86, of Vulcan, Mo., died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 at Clark’s Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont. Visitation will be at noon Saturday, Oct. 19 at Ruegg Funeral Home in Piedmont. The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. in the Piedmont Chapel. Burial will be in the Mt View Cemetery in Des Arc, Mo...

FISK — Evelyn Mary Morgan, age 93, of Cardwell, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 at NHC Health Care, in Kennett. Mrs. Morgan was born Wednesday, July 7, 1926 in St. Louis, daughter of the late Walter and Leona Menge. She was formerly married to Paul Lancaster Sr. and later married Arthur Morgan. He preceded her in death Dec. 31, 1995...

Betty May Hays, 90, Plattsburg, Mo., formerly of Poplar Bluff, passed away Oct. 15, 2019. Betty was born June 11, 1929 in Doniphan. She graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a B.S. in Education and a master’s degree in reading. Betty was a first grade teacher at O’Neal Elementary School in Poplar Bluff and retired after thirty-two years of service in 1994. She was named the Teacher of the Year in 1983 for the Poplar Bluff R-I School District...

David ‘Buster’ Leuckel Sr. passed away peacefully on Oct. 13, 2019 at his home in Lynden, Wash. at the age of 83. Buster was born in Perryville, Mo. on Feb. 24, 1936 to Phil and Debbie Leuckel. As a child, Buster grew up in Van Buren. He graduated from Poplar Bluff High School and attended the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo...

Irma Leah Schalk, 95, of Poplar Bluff, passed away, Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 at Oakdale Care Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Schalk, the daughter of the late George and Ozie Ethel Spradling Kiser, was born Jan. 9, 1924, in Poplar Bluff. She attended Living Word Baptist Church. ...

Savanna Nail, 95, of St. Peters died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21, at Bradshaw Funeral Homes in Malden.

FISK — Frances Rusert, age 68, of Poplar Bluff, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Rusert was born Dec. 1, 1950 in St. Louis, daughter of the late James and Mary Gage. On Feb. 23, 1968 she married Jackie Dean Rusert. He preceded her in death on June 23, 2019...

Jeffrey Lane Hancock, 46, of Doniphan, died Oct. 18, 2019. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 at Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. A private burial will be held.

PIEDMONT — Ronald ‘Mutt’ McFadden, 78 of Mill Spring, died Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 at the Clark’s Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 at the Morrison Funeral Chapel in Piedmont. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the Masonic Cemetery...

FISK — Loyd Allen Jarrett, 67, of Dexter, died Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at White-Sanders Funeral Home in Fisk. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Brown Chapel Cemetery in Broseley...

DONIPHAN — Evelyn Fay Cooper, 82-year-old Doniphan resident, departed this life on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 in St. Louis University Hospital, St. Louis. Evelyn was born August 2, 1937 to the late Johnson and Alice Elliott Beasley in Naylor. Mrs. Cooper retired from the ASCS office. ...

GREENVILLE — Emily Adams Chappell, 91, of Patterson, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. Visitation will be at 6 p.m., Tuesday, October 22 at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville. The funeral will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Greenville chapel. Burial will follow at Corinth Cemetery, Lowndes, Mo...

PATTERSON, Mo. —Nancy E. Mescher, 96, of St. Louis, formerly of Patterson, Mo., died Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, in St. Louis. There will be a graveside service at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 26 at Patterson Cemetery. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com...

GREENVILLE — Freda Crutchfield, 78, of Villa Ridge, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at her residence. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26 at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville. The funeral will follow at 2:30 p.m. in the Greenville chapel. Burial will be at Greenville cemetery...

QULIN — Doris Pyles, 72, of Qulin, died Oct. 9, 2019 in Herculaneum, Mo. A memorial service will be at noon Saturday, Oct. 26 in the Qulin Cemetery.

NEELYVILLE — Donald Leon Franklin, 77, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Oct. 21, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Franklin was born on Sept. 8, 1942 in St. Louis to the late Lonial L. Franklin and Mildred Loree Franklin. He had worked as an auto mechanic and was the owner and operator of Franklin Garage in Neelyville. Donald enjoyed deer hunting, watching T.V., mowing the yard and was involved with AA...

Ona L. Rushing, age 82, of Fisk, died Oct. 21, 2019 at Mark Twain Caring Center. Ona was born Jan. 22, 1937 in Camden, Tenn. Mrs. Rushing was a homemaker and enjoyed fishing, gardening, tending to her many flowers and her pet dog, Emmy. She was a member of the Faith Community Church in Dudley, Mo...

MALDEN — David Wayne Lancaster, 60, of Malden, died Monday, Oct. 21, 2019 in Malden. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Piggott, Ark. with Bro. Kevin Murray officiating. Burial will be in the Rosewood Cemetery in Malden...

CAMPBELL, Mo. — Leon Friedman, 69, of Campbell and Bigelow, Ark., died Monday, Oct. 21 at his residence. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at Landess Funeral Home in Campbell. Rosary service will follow at 7 p.m. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at St. Teresa Catholic Church in Glennonville with Fr. William Hennecke officiating. Burial will be in the St. Teresa Cemetery in Glennonville...

Wesley Cord Lewis, 58, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. Wesley was born March 26, 1961 in Poplar Bluff to the late Lonnie B. Lewis and Olivia D. (Shaw) Lewis. He grew up in Poplar Bluff and attended Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church...

DONIPHAN — Claudia Renee Payne,52, formerly of Ripley County, died Monday, Oct. 21, 2019 in Owensboro, Ky. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with a memorial service to follow at 1 p.m. A private family burial will take place at a later date in Oak Grove Cemetery...

Shannon L. Hurst, 46, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Oct. 22, 2019 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. She was born on June 29, 1973 to Norman and Harriett (Carpenter) Richmond in Poplar Bluff. Shannon graduated from Doniphan High School in 1991 and then graduated from Arkansas State University in 1993 as a registered nurse. She enjoyed playing the piano as well. Her greatest love was for her dog, Candy...

Sandra R Canady, 78, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. passed away Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Services are scheduled to be held Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 with visitation at 1 p.m. and service at 2 p.m. at the Fitch-Hillis Chapel.

Cynthia Christina “Tyana” Meza, 65, of Eastwood passed away Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. A Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Van Buren with the Funeral Service following at noon in the Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. David Grubb will be Officiating. Burial will be in the Good Hope Cemetery in Grandin, Mo. Online condolences: www.mcspaddenfh.com

Darrol Tibbs, 65, of Silva passed away Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 at Ruegg Funeral Home in Greenville. Funeral services will follow at 6 p.m. also at the Greenville Chapel. Online condolences can be made at www.rueggfuneralhomes.com

MALDEN - William ”Billy’ Howard, 60, of Sikeston, Mo., formerly of Clarkson. Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 2-3 p.m. Sunday at Landess Funeral Home Chapel in Malden. The graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton...

Jerry Leon Aldrich, 76, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, at his residence. Jerry, the son of the late Lyman Meador Aldrich and Hazel Holladay Aldrich, was born April 14, 1943, in Poplar Bluff. He was a graduate of Broseley High School and Nashville Auto Diesel College...

MALDEN - William ”Billy’ Howard, 60, of Sikeston, Mo., formerly of Clarkson. Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 2-3 p.m. Sunday at Landess Funeral Home Chapel in Malden. The graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Stanfield Cemetery in Clarkton.

PIEDMONT — Judith Ann Martin, 81, of Piedmont, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 at her residence. A family memorial service and burial will be in the New Prospect Cemetery at a later date. Morrison Funeral Chapel in Piedmont in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www.morrisonfuneral.com...

PIEDMONT — Eva Littles, 77, of Piedmont, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 at her residence. Visitation will be noon Wednesday, Oct. 30 with services following at 2 p.m. at the United Pentecostal Church near Piedmont. Burial will be in the Gressham Cemetery under the direction of Morrison Funeral Chapel...

Ray Nolan Hetherly, 82 of Wappapello, passed away on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 at the John J. Pershing Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, surrounded by his loving family. Ray was born on March 28, 1937, in Fort Worth, Texas the son of John and Gladys (Fitzpatrick) Hetherly. On Aug. 26, 1978 he married Darlene Hinkle in Las Vegas, Nev. Together they shared over forty-one years of marriage...

FISK — Gary Wayne Mullins, age 71, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 surrounded by his family at Saint Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Mullins was born Feb. 1, 1948 in Poplar Bluff to the late Oren and Edna Mullins. He spent his career in real estate and appraisal in the Poplar Bluff area. Mr. Mullins attended Twin Rivers Baptist Church in Broseley. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, watching NASCAR, and spending time with his grandchildren...

SIKESTON, Mo. — Jackson Clay Hunter passed away on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, at the age of 74. An informal gathering to celebrate Clay’s life, with coffee and pastries, will be held on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 8 - 9:30 a.m. at the Masonic Lodge at 320 S. Kings Highway Street in Sikeston, Mo. A graveside memorial will follow at 11 a.m. at the Evergreen Cemetery at 9712 US-61 in New Madrid, Mo...

VAN BUREN — Wilma Lucille Sanders, 78, of Van Buren, died Oct. 28, 2019 at the Riverways Manor Nursing Home in Van Buren. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Van Buren. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Dave Truncone officiating. Burial will be in the Van Buren City Cemetery in Van Buren...

Katherine Sue Wells, 63, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31 at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Poplar Bluff celebrated by Father Daniel Robles. Burial will follow at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery...

MALDEN — W.T. McDonald, 77, of Campbell, died Monday, Oct. 28, 2019 at his residence. Visitation will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 31 at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. in the Bradshaw Chapel with Bro. Larry Landers officiating. Burial will be in Elder Cemetery in Campbell...

James Anthony Ritzman, Jr. (Tony), 54, passed away on Oct. 13, 2019 at his home in Fort Myers, Fla. He was born on April 23, 1965 in Aurora, Ill. James is survived by his parents, Constance and Terry Cartwright of Qulin; his two brothers, Bradley (Brenda) Ritzman of San Antonio, Texas and John Ritzman of Butler County, Mo. and one nephew, Zion Ritzman of Qulin...

NEELYVILLE ­— Billy E. Hudson, 88, of Doniphan, died away on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1 at Fowler & Sons Funeral Home in Neelyville. The funeral will follow at noon in the chapel with Donnie Fowler officiating. Burial will be in the HItt Cemetery in Success, Ark...

HENDERSON, Ark. — Reba Louise Bennett Morgeson, 86, died Oct. 29, 2019 at Care Manor in Mountain Home, Ark. A celebration of life will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at First Baptist of Henderson, Ark. with Rev. Terry Sharpe and Pastor Billy Plunkett officiating...

Richard E. Mell PIEDMONT — Richard E. Mell, 81, of Patterson, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 at Evelyn’s House, Creve Coeur, Mo. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 with the funeral following at 3 p.m. Burial will be in the Patterson Cemetery. Online condolences: www.rueggfuneralhomes.com

Olden Bailey, 80, of Ellsinore, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. Olden was born Jan. 8, 1939 in Corning, Ark. to the late James Edward Bailey and Notie Mae (Stafford) Bailey. He was a long time resident of both Butler and Carter counties. He was an active member of the NRA. He loved attending storage shed auctions and family and friends were a joy to him...