Obituaries from July 2020

James Lee Darnell, 97, of Williamsville, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in the comfort of his son’s home. James was born on Oct. 23, 1922, to Arthur and Nettie Darnell in Wappapello, Missouri. He married Mildred Louise Arnold on April 8, 1951. James was a member of Mt. ...

Ernest Garner, 69, of Poplar Bluff passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at his home. Ernest was born Nov. 13, 1950, to the late Ernest and Anna Mae (Sykes) Childs in Chicago, Illinois. Ernest enjoyed Dominoes, fishing and playing cards, especially spades...

Mary Waites, 80, of Patterson, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at her residence. Visitation is at 11 a.m., Friday, July 3, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Funeral service following at 1 p.m., also at Piedmont Chapel. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery...

Shelby Gene Stearns, 78, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff. Mrs. Stearns was born Tuesday, Dec.r 23, 1941, in Caraway, Arkansas, daughter of the late Harrison and Fannie Taylor. She enjoyed quilting and visiting with her neighbors. She was a member of The Church of God of Prophesy in Poplar Bluff...

Clara June Hyde, 86 of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Westwood Health and Rehab Center. June was born March 18, 1934, in Marvel, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Thomas Levi and Clara Frieda (Reicken) Mayse. She married James Franklin (Frank) Hyde on May 26, 1956, in Poplar Bluff. Together they shared over 63 years of marriage before his passing on June 1, 2019...

It is with great sadness and celebration of a century well lived the family of Earline Parrish Atwell announces her death Friday, July 5, 2020. Earline was born April 25, 1920, in rural Corning, Arkansas to Charles M. & Bertha (Ennis) Parrish (deceased)...

Gaylen Edward Sanders, 80, of Poplar Bluff completed his earthly journey Friday, July 3, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving wife and family. Gaylen, the son of the late Chester and Aleene Bridgman Sanders, was born Sept. 30, 1939, in Poplar Bluff. He married Pamela Farris on June 16, 1995, in Poplar Bluff...

James Lee Harley, 68, of Broseley, passed away on Thursday, July 02, 2020, at St. Louis, Missouri. Visitation will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home, 844 Cedar St., in Poplar Bluff. The home-going celebration will begin in the chapel at 1 p.m. Burial will follow in the City Cemetery...

CAPE GIRARDEAU — Doris “Jean” Parker Sutton passed away Friday, July 3, 2020, at the age of 84 following a long illness of Parkinson’s disease. Jean was born March 27, 1936, to Verbal Ellen Davidson Parker and Alvie Leo Parker. “Jeanie” Parker graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1953. She was married to William Melvin Sutton on Jan. 2, 1980...

CAMPBELL — Frances Michelle Williams Hicks, 54, of Wappapello, formerly of Campbell, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Michelle, daughter of Jimmy Daniel Williams and Marietta Frances Reynolds O’Neal, was born Tuesday, May 24, 1966, in Dixon, Tennessee...

Christopher David Bowman, 34, of Williamsville, passed away, Sunday, June 28, 2020, in his home from a massive heart attack. He was born, Feb. 18, 1986, to David Bowman and Nancy Jean (Hofmann) Bowman in Poplar Bluff. The Bowman Family will have a Celebration of Life Memorial service, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at the Chaonia Fire Department...

NEELYVILLE — Gloria Jean Spitzer, 85, of Naylor, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born July 11, 1934 at Starlight, Pennsylvania, to the late John Marr and Mae (Dix) Marr. On Oct. 27, 1978, at Naylor. She was married to Leslie Jay Spitzer. He preceded her in death Sept. 17, 2012...

Nola Kay Tinker, daughter of Justin and Amber, came into our lives at 1:35 a.m. on Friday, July 7, 2020. She passed peacefully in the arms of her daddy at noon at Cardinal Glennon, when Jesus called her home. While she was with us, she knew only love. God spared her of the pain of this world. We will forever be thankful to him for those precious moments we were able to be with her...

Peggy Shands, 79, of Fisk, died Thursday, July 9, 2020, at her residence, in Fisk. Mrs. Shands was born Wednesday, Dec. 4, 1940, in Broseley, daughter of the late Louis Harvey and Elsie Arnold. She was a homemaker and had retired from Marler Home Care in March 2020...

Mary Estelle Bounds, 86, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mary was born on Jan. 31, 1934, to Hugh and Silva Fulton in Greenville. She married Lloyd Kenneth Bounds on Dec. 3, 1965...

Barbara Cecil, 75, of Poplar Bluff died Friday, July 10, 2020, at her home. Cecil was born Aug. 16, 1944, in Parma. Visitation will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Poplar Bluff. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Frank Chlastak officiating. Burial will be in the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery...

James Bo Muller, 18, of Poplar Bluff passed away Saturday, July 11, 2020, in Butler County. James was born May 12, 2002, in Poplar Bluff to Charles and Jennifer (Hicks) Morelan. He enjoyed tinkering with anything mechanical, the outdoors and he loved to talk...

Judith Ann Alphin, 75, of Poplar Bluff, passed from this life on Friday, July 10, 2020, at Wellstar Tranquility Hospice, in Austell, Georgia. Mrs. Alphin was born May 25, 1945, in Poplar Bluff, daughter of the late Willie and Wilma Janes. On April 6, 1969, she married Harold Alphin. He preceded her in death on July 15, 1998...

Miles Gregory Meadows, son of the late Thomas and Katherine (Chapin) Meadows was born Jan. 1, 1937, in Oakland County, Michigan and departed this life on Monday, July 6, 2020, at his residence in Poplar Bluff. He attained the age of 83 years, six months and five days...

Waylon Adam Quaite, infant son of Christopher and Amanda Quaite, died Friday, July 10, 2020, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He is also survived by four siblings, Jonathan and Leah Cooper and Jessica and Kylie Quaite; grandparents, Thomas and Sandy Gray, Barbara Espey and Robert Vanover Sr.; and great-grandmother, Faye Espey...

Thomas Allen Sliger, 64, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2020. He was born in Poplar Bluff, on February 17, 1956 to the late James Weber Sliger and Leta Elizabeth (Ward) Sliger. He was of the Baptist faith. He worked for M&A Electric for over 20 years as a groundlineman and continued working as part owner of Myrtle’s Place. ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. -- John Anthony Hennessy, age 89, of Carthage, Missouri, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020, at his home surrounded by his kids. On May 9, 1931, he was born in Joplin, Missouri, the son of the late John J. Hennessy and Margaret (Hagel) Hennessy. John grew up in Joplin, Missouri, graduating from St. Peters High School. He joined the United States Air Force serving from 1951-1955 as a veterinary medical technician stationed in Guam and Japan...

Lena Mae Badgley, 90, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Lena was born on Jan. 23, 1930, to Dalton and Belva Porter in Poplar Bluff. She married L.R. “Dick” Badgley in Piggott, Ark., on Sept. 3, 1949...

Paul Eugene Digges, Jr., son of Paul Eugene Digges, Sr. and Jayne (Sanders) Digges, was born May 20, 1961, in Heidelberg, Germany and departed this life July 17, 2020, at the age of 59 years, 1 month and 27 days. Survivors include his father and mother, Paul and Jayne Digges of Williamsville, Missouri; son, Dustin Paul Digges and Lacey Kesel of Kennett, Missouri; daughter, Coty Dawn Digges of Kennett, Missouri; grandson, Race Anderson Digges; one brother, Michael (Donna) Whitmer of Hornersville, Missouri; along with other relatives and many, many friends.. ...

FISK -- Wilma King-Jennings would like to let you know that her work here is done. She received a call, an offer you can’t refuse, for an appointment from which she will not be returning. The assignment comes with a huge sign-on bonus, a reunion with family and friends she has not seen in a long time. There she will patiently wait and watch over all her family and friends till someday, not too soon, to meet again...

GREENVILLE — Willard Emerson, 93, of Clubb, died Monday, July 20, 2020, at Mark Twain Caring Center. Visitation will be at 10 a.m., Friday, July 24, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Greenville Chapel. Funeral service be at 11 a.m., also in the Greenville Chapel. Burial will follow in Greenville City cemetery, with full military honors...

Maranda M. Weaver, 26, of Poplar Bluff, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. Maranda was born on May 1, 1994, in Poplar Bluff. She enjoyed spending time with family, drawing and making everyone around her laugh. Her personality allowed her to have a relationship with everyone she met. She will be missed and never forgotten...

MALDEN — Joe Reasie Williams, loving husband and father and a retired minister and farmer, died July 21, 2020, at his home in Malden, Missouri. He was 87. Born on Jan. 12, 1933, he was the son of the late Wiley Jay and Drusa Dooley Williams. He was born, raised, and lived most of his life on the family farm northeast of Gideon. ...

NEELYVILLE -- Leola “Merle” Gunter, age 96, passed into Heaven on July 23, 2020, at Cedargate Healthcare, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was born on Nov. 26, 1923, in Poplar Bluff, daughter of Noah and Beaunia Garrett. Mrs. Gunter is survived by her daughter, Judy Whittington of Poplar Bluff and 11 grandchildren, Curtis (Lynn) Phelps, Angie (Dan) Landrum, Eric Phelps, Tina (Alex) Dugas, Becky (John) Rice, Tracy Sheppard, Judy (Nathan) Ogden, Phillip (Crystal) Phelps, Victoria Phelps, David Phelps and Ronnie Phelps.. ...

DEXTER -- Jerry Pennington Jr., son of Wilma Baker Pennington and the late Jerry Lee Pennington Sr., was born on Nov. 15, 1964, in Advance, Missouri, and passed away, on July 19, 2020, at the age of 55 years. Jerry had lived in Puxico area all his life. He was self-employed most of his life and shared an auction business with his late father. His hobbies was fishing, camping, gardening, grilling, singing karaoke and spending time with family and friends...

Beverly J. Tuckerman, age 81, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2020, due to complications from ovarian cancer at her home surrounded by her children. Beverly was born Oct. 22, 1938 in Ithaca, New York, to the late William and Edna Bower. Beverly graduated from Ithaca High School in 1958. ...

HARVIELL — Helen Scripter, 79, of Harviell, died Thursday, July 23, 2020 in her home. She was born Oct. 25, 1940 to Oscar Lee Bower and Roberta Holman as one of six children. She married Veryl Scripter on Oct. 29, 1960 in Poplar Bluff. Helen was self employed in house cleaning. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren, gardening, bird watching and ministry. She was a member of Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall in Corning, Arkansas...

FESTUS, Mo. -- Roberta “Bobbie” Ellis, age 93, of Wappapello, Missouri, formerly of Festus, Missouri, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020, at Puxico Nursing Center in Puxico, Missouri. She was born April 17, 1927, in Chloride, Missouri, the daughter of the late Hattie (nee Knight) and Allen Markham...

Tony Rhodes, age 75, of Fisk, died Sunday, July 26, 2020, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Mr. Rhodes was born Jan. 1, 1945 in Qulin. Tony was a farmer and horseman. He enjoyed all aspects of raising and training horses. He enjoyed riding around sightseeing. He was a friend to many and would help them anyway he could. He attended Thousand Hills Cowboy Church at Fisk...

BOLIVER, Mo. — On Monday, July 6 Randy Ray Urich, 59, went to be with the Lord after suffering from a brain aneurysm. Randy is survived by his wife of 40 years, Karen (Brown) Urich; his children Brandon, Bryant, and Brittany and three grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister, Sharon White of Texas and mother-in-law, Darlene McNeelis of Poplar Bluff...

Marvine Joplin, 94, departed this life on July 26, 2020. Mrs. Joplin was born in Doniphan on April 5, 1926, to the late Ethel (Smithson) and Marvin Guilliams. Her father, Marvin Guilliams, was a teacher, and she attended her first two years in the rural schools where he taught. She entered third grade at the Doniphan School and graduated from Doniphan High School with the class of 1943...

FORT BRANCH, Ind. -- Shirley J. Black, 90, of Haubstadt, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020, at River Oaks Health Campus in Princeton, Indiana. She was born to the late Robert and Effie (Bell) Green on Aug. 10, 1929, in Van Buren, Missouri...

Georgia Price, 81, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, transitioned on July 24, 2020. Georgia was born on March 10, 1939, to the late George and Martha Kincade in Grenada County, Mississippi. She married James Lee Price in 1964. He preceded her in death July 5, 2016...

Vicki Susan Young (Miss Vicki) of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020, at the young age of 67 at her home. Vicki was born July 8, 1953, and was preceded in death by her parents, Pete and Christine Thacker of Topeka, Kansas. She is survived by her husband, Dr. ...

Betty Fay Murdock, 89, of Ponder, Missouri departed this life Monday, July 27, 2020. Visitation will be Friday, July 31, 2020 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with the funeral service following at 2 p.m. Raymond Belcher will be officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery...

Frances Joesphine Karow, 94, of Naylor, passed away July 28, 2020 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday August 1, 2020 at 1 p.m. following a visitation at 11 a.m.. Burial will be in Gum Cemetery, near Naylor Mo.

Leah Lynn (Marckini) Warn passed peacefully July 26, 2020, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was 81. Leah was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 20, 1939, to William and Ida (Hanje) Marckini. She attended Creston High and Grand Rapids Junior College, where she met her husband, Richard E Warn. They married Dec 5, 1959...

Helena Gardner, 88, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, lost her long-fought battle with cancer on Tuesday, July 28, 2020, with her daughter by her side. Helena was born on Oct. 24, 1931, in Marion, Illinois, to Fred and Mildred Kelton. The Kelton family moved to Poplar Bluff and she attended elementary through high school there. ...

Reta Faye Crank, 81, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, after a battle with cancer. Reta was born March 1, 1939, in Pocahontas, Arkansas, to the late Herman and Mildred Stewart. She was a member of St. ...

Virgie Miller, 79, of Piedmont, died Saturday, July 25, at her residence. Visitation is from 6-8 pm, Saturday, Aug. 1, at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont Chapel. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 2, also in the Piedmont Chapel. Burial following at Carson Hill Cemetery, Mill Spring...

Dorothy Lee Compton of Dexter, daughter of late Hubert William Hudgens and Ruby Emma Sadler Compton, was born in Dexter on Oct. 11, 1932, and passed away at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, on July 29, 2020, at the age of 87 years...

Mildred “Millie” Opal McClanahan, “Granny,” 76, of Centerville, Missouri, departed this life July 30, 2020, in the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born Nov. 28, 1943, at Bragg City, Missouri, to the late Anderson Pierce Foster and Lillie Marie Robertson Foster...