OBITUARIES

May 25, 2019

Dedee Webb of Dexter, daughter of Alfred Dale Wilson and Marsha Perkins, was born in St. Charles, Illinois on April 5, 1973, and passed away at the Southeast Hospital in Dexter, Missouri on May 25, 2019, at the age of 46 years 1 month and 20 days.

She grew up in St. Charles, Illinois and moved to Dexter where she lived...

May 24, 2019

Alma L. Lewis of Bloomfield, daughter of the late James and Beulah Fulkerson, was born in Bloomfield, Missouri on May 27, 1923, and passed away at the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter, Missouri on May 24, 2019, at the age of 95 years.

She had lived in Bloomfield most of her life. She had worked at Elder's Manufacturing, the...

Apr 21, 2019

Gerard LawrenceTessens of Bloomfield, son of the late Lawrence A. and Delia Grace Burleson Tessens, was born in Louisville, Kentucky on March 7, 1953, passed away at Southeast Health of Stoddard County in Dexter, Missouri on April 21, 2019, at the age of 66 years, 1 month and 14 days.

Gerard had lived in Bloomfield most of his life. He had...

Apr 21, 2019

Helen W. Patten of Dexter, daughter of the late Joe Clyde and Era Lee McGarrity Lucius, was born in Blytheville, Arkansas on May 8, 1929, and passed away at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau on April 21, 2019, at the age of 89 years, 11 months and 13 days.

Helen had lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma since 1973 and...

Apr 13, 2019

Alvin Metz of Dexter, son of the late James Edgar and Laura Oralie Bascom Metz, was born in Parma, Missouri on May 24, 1927, passed away at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on April 13, 2019, at the age of 91.

Alvin had lived in Paragould, Arkansas and the last thirty years in Dexter. Alvin was a retired...

Apr 5, 2019

Inez Holder of Columbus, Georgia, formerly of Dexter, daughter of the late Perry Delmer and Bessie Lee Hendrick Daniel, was born in Murray, Kentucky on June 24, 1921, passed away at the Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Columbus, Georgia on April 5, 2019, at the age of 97 years, 9 months and 12 days.

Inez lived in Dexter most of her...

Mar 24, 2019

Louis Dean Borders of Poplar Bluff, son of the late Troy E. Borders and Mary Myrtle Marlin, was born in New Madrid County, Missouri on May 2, 1935, passed away at The Manor in Poplar Bluff on March 24, 2019, at the age of 83 years, 10 months and 22 days.

Dean had lived in Fisk before moving to Poplar Bluff....

Mar 15, 2019

Mar 14, 2019

Betty S. Woods, daughter of the late Lonnie and Etter Maxine Hochart Beasley, was born in Gideon, Missouri on November 2, 1945, and passed away at her home near Dexter, Missouri on March 14, 2019, at the age of 73 years, 4 months and 12 days.

She had lived in Dexter most of her life. She was of the Pentecostal religion....

Mar 14, 2019

Curtis Poston of Parma, son of the late Levi and Gladys Edwards Poston, was born in Parma, Missouri on June 27, 1926, and passed away at the Ridgeview Living Community, in Malden, on February 14, 2019, at the age of 92 years, 8 months and 17 days.

Mr. Poston grew up in the Parma area before moving to St. Louis where...

Mar 13, 2019

Betty J. Clark of Puxico, daughter of the late Harlan Lee and Willie Jane Gray Lawson, was born in Deering, Missouri on February 21, 1940, and passed away at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau on March 13, 2019, at the age of 79 years and 20 days.

She had lived in Poplar Bluff and moved to Puxico 16 years ago....

Mar 11, 2019

Helen Marie Giffin of Bloomfield, daughter of the late John Woodrow and Sylvia Eula Sailors French, was born in Avert, Missouri on February 10, 1936, and passed away at her home in Englewood, Florida, on March 11, 2019, at the age of 83 years, 1 month and 1 day.

Helen had lived in Bloomfield for many years of her life. She...

Mar 10, 2019

Mar 2, 2019

Ronald Fodge of Benton, son of the late John D. Westly Washington and Taletha Ann Crank Fodge, was born in Canalou, Missouri on January 7, 1946, and passed away at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau on March 2, 2019, at the age of 73 years, 1 month and 25 days.

Mr. Fodge had grown up in Canalou and...

Feb 28, 2019

Neal Holloway of Puxico, son of the late Walter Harrison and Edith Hazel Keith Holloway, was born in Fagan, Missouri on July 30, 1924, and passed away at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on February 27, 2019, at the age of 94 years, 6 months and 27 days.

On June 27, 1950, he married Jean Cookson in...

Feb 28, 2019

Dorthy Moore, daughter of the late Gomile Nelson and Viola Johnson Nelson, was born in Ozan, Arkansas on October 3, 1938, and passed away at the Miner Nursing Center in Miner, Missouri on February 28, 2019, at the age of 80 years, 4 months and 25 days.

Mrs. Moore had been a resident of Malden for many years. She attended Mt....

Feb 23, 2019

Earl N. "Ikie" Watkins of Dexter, son of the late Earl Lawrence and Eunice Ellene Marsh Watkins, was born in Cash, Arkansas on March 18, 1930, and passed away at the Saint Frances Medical Center, in Cape Girardeau on February 23, 2019, at the age of 88 years, 11 months and 5 days.

Ikie had lived in Dexter most of his...

Feb 22, 2019

David Ray Denkins, 67 of Dexter, son of the late William Cletus and Julia Victoria Menley, was born and passed away in Dexter Missouri. David passed away peacefully at his home that he shared with his son Glyn Denkins on, February 22, 2019, with his family at bedside.

David lived in Dexter most of his life. He was a diesel mechanic...

Feb 16, 2019

John Henry Reiter of Puxico, son of the late Martin John and Avis Mildred Potter Reiter, was born in Puxico, Missouri on April 9, 1941, and passed away at Southeast Hospital, in Caper Girardeau, February 16, 2019, at the age of 77 years, 10 months and 7 days.

Mr. Reiter had lived in the Puxico area most of his life. He...

Feb 15, 2019

Lillian Inez Cuningham, daughter of the late Dallas Winfield and Stella Odell Tindle, was born in Portageville, Missouri on November 18th, 1932, and passed away at the Ridgeview LIving Community in Malden, Missouri on February 15th, 2019 at the age of 86 years.

Mrs. Cunningham had lived in Parma, Missouri most of her life and she attended the Church of Christ...