OBITUARIES
Doris Faye Ellis
Nov 23, 2018
Doris Faye Butler Ellis, daughter of the late WE and Lillian Hamlin Butler, was born in Essex, Missouri on January 23, 1944, and passed away on November 23, 2018, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, at the age of 74 years, 10 months and 1 days.
She had lived in Dexter most of her life. She attended the Friendship...
Betty Lou Beardsley
Nov 23, 2018
Betty Beardsley of Valley Park, Missouri, formerly of Circle City, the daughter of the late Elvis Alfred and Emma May Brown, was born in Sikeston, Missouri on May 19, 1933, and passed away at her granddaughter's home in Sullivan, Missouri on November 23, 2018, at the age of 85 years, 6 months and 4 days.
She had lived in the Circle...
James Ellis McGhee
Nov 19, 2018
James Ellis McGhee of Jefferson City, Missouri, son of the late Wiley and Pansy Parmenter McGhee, was born in Bloomfield, Missouri on August 28,1939 and passed away on November 19, 2018, in Jefferson City, Missouri, at the age of 79 years, 2 months and 22 days.
Jim had lived in Dexter before moving to Jefferson City in 1993. He had received...
Merlin Davis Rushing
Nov 17, 2018
Merlin Davis Rushing of Essex, son of the late Jefferson Dunlap and Mavis Louise Henry Rushing, was born on July 1, 1941, in Matthews, Missouri and passed away at the Clearview Nursing Home in Sikeston on November 17, 2018 at the age of 77 years, 4 months and 16 days.
Merlin had lived in Houston, Texas before moving to Essex fifteen...
Bernie Lee Hawkey
Nov 15, 2018
Bernie Lee Hawkey of Campbell, son of the late Harold Eugene and Karen Lanorah Schidler Hawkey, was born on April 8, 1962, in Rochester, Indiana and passed away at his home in Campbell on November 15, 2018 at the age of 56 years, 7 months and 7 days.
Bernie had lived in Indiana before moving to Campbell nineteen years ago. He...
Stacy McFarlen
Nov 14, 2018
Stacy McFarlen of Bloomfield, son of Pat Hart Robinett and the late Gene McFarlen, was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on April 13, 1971, and passed away at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau on November 14, 2018, at the age of 47 years, 7 months and 1 day.
Stacy had lived in the Bloomfield and Dexter area all his life....
Ashlie D. Kennedy
Nov 2, 2018
Ashlie Kennedy, daughter of Melanie Ann Kennedy Shake, was born in Dexter, Missouri on July 12, 1980, and passed away at her home in Dexter, Missouri on November 2, 2018, at the age of 38 years, 3 months and 20 days.
She had lived in Dexter, Missouri all of her life. She attended the First Church of God of Dexter, Missouri....
Evelyn LaVern Griffin
Nov 2, 2018
Evelyn LaVern Griffin of Bloomfield, daughter of the late Elvin Shipley and Cleo Bess Smith, was born near Advance, Missouri on April 9, 1937, passed away at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau on November 2, 2018, at the age of 81 years, 6 months and 24 days.
Evelyn had lived in this area all of her life. She...
Doyle Monroe Quinn
Oct 31, 2018
Doyle Monroe Quinn of Dexter, son of the late Taylor Issac and Delfa Lay Walker Quinn, was born on December 31,1964, in Piggott, Arkansas, and passed away at his home in Dexter on October 31, 2018, at the age of 53 years, 10 months.
He had lived in Dexter, Wardell, Gray Ridge and Bloomfield.Monroe was of the Baptist Faith. He also...
Jack L. Griffy
Oct 27, 2018
Jackie Lyndon Griffy of Dexter, Missouri, son of the late David Baxter and Betty Jo McGraw Pepper Griffy, was born on December 15, 1960, in Harrisonville, Missouri, and passed away at the Piedmont Columbus Regional Center Midtown in Columbus, Georgia on October 27, 2018, at the age of 57 years, 10 months and 12 days.
Jack had lived in Missouri most...
Vicky Lynn Helgemo
Oct 16, 2018
Vicky Lynn Helgemo of Dexter, daughter of the late James Earl Rodgers and Shirley Annette (Burnett) Rodgers was born on August 21, 1954, and departed this life at her home in Dexter, Missouri on October 16, 2018, at the age of 64 years.
Vicky was united in marriage to Larry Duane Helgemo on March 13, 1974 at Tiptonville, Tennessee. To this...
Charlotte K. Goodon
Oct 15, 2018
Charlotte K. Goodon of Morehouse, daughter of Kenneth Charles Goodon and the late Melba Mae Kavy Goodon, was born on November 10, 1958 in Dexter, Missouri and passed away at her home in Morehouse on October 15, 2018, at the age of 59 years 11 months and 5 days.
Charlotte had lived in Malden until moving to Morehouse six months ago....
Dorothy Faye Jarrell
Oct 11, 2018
Dorothy Faye Black Kersey Jarrell of Dexter, daughter of the late Ulysses and Cora Francis Black, was born on May 9, 1926 in Mt. Ida, Arkansas and passed away at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau on October 11, 2018, at the age of 92 years 5 months and 2 days.
Dorothy had lived in Cardwell,,Bloomfield and moved to...
Mike Kevin McCollum
Oct 8, 2018
Mike McCollum of Dexter, son of Joyce Lee McCollum Matney, was born on October 25, 1956, in St. Louis, Missouri and passed away at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau on October 8, 2018, at the age of 61 years, 11 months and 13 days.
He had lived most of his life in the Bloomfield and Dexter area. Mike was a...
William Dale James
Oct 4, 2018
William Dale James, 63, of Houston, Texas passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2018 in his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born July 11, 1955 in St. Louis, Mo. to William Joseph James and Mary Juanita James from Bloomfield, Mo.
William is survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Kelly James, his sons, Brandon James (Melissa)...
Vercie Dunivan Cooper
Oct 2, 2018
Vercie Dunivan Cooper of Bloomfield, daughter of the late William Lesley and Georgia Maybelle Page Dunivan, was born near Zadock, Missouri on February 1, 1924, passed away at the Bloomfield Nursing Center on October 2, 2018, at the age of 94 years, 8 months and 1 day.
Vercie had lived in this area most of her life. She had worked as...
Patricia C. Watkins
Sep 28, 2018
Patricia C. Watkins of Puxico, formerly of Essex, daughter of the late Cecil Monroe and Myrtle Asher Chism, was born in Charter Oak, Missouri on September 26, 1946, and passed away at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter on September 28, 2018, at the age of 72 years and 2 days.
Pat had lived in Essex before moving to Puxico...
Melissa Gail Haines
Sep 23, 2018
Melissa "Missy Bug" Gail Gaines Haines was born on October 17, 1968 in Dexter, Missouri. She was the daughter of the late Melvin Earl Gaines and the late Barbara Sue Stanley Gaines and passed on Sunday, September 23, 2018 in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 49 years 11 months and 6 days.
Melissa "Missy Bug" Gail Gaines Haines lived in...
Elizabeth McCoy Quay
Sep 22, 2018
Elizabeth Quay of St. James, the daughter of the late Stephen Udel and Helen Madden, was born in Illinois on December 25, 1948, and passed away at the St. Louis University Medical Center in St. Louis on September 22, 2018, at the age of 69 years, 8 months and 28 days.
Mrs. Quay had lived in Dexter and Ellsinore before moving...
Hugh Lay
Sep 18, 2018
Hugh Lay of Bloomfield, son of the late Albert Charles and Mable Ramsey Lay, was born in Bell City on May 1, 1920, and passed away at the Bertrand Nursing Center in Bertrand, Missouri on September 18, 2018, at the age of 98 years, 4 months and 17 days.
Hugh had lived in Bloomfield all of his life. He was retired...
