Harold Gillespie

Harold Gillespie

April 12, 2025

Harold Lee Gillespie, 72, died Saturday, April 12, 2025 at his home in Charleston, Missouri. He was born September 12, 1952 to the late Perry and Esther Fisher Gillespie.

Friends may call Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. until the funeral hour of 12:00 noon at the United Methodist Church in Charleston, Missouri. Interment will immediately follow in Oak Grove...

Shirley Jean Harris Powell

Shirley Jean Harris Powell

April 3, 2025

Shirley Jean Harris Powell, 76, resident of Charleston, Missouri, died Thursday, April 3, 2025. She was born December 20, 1948, in rural Charleston to the late Luther Harris and the late Mary Howard Myles.

Friends may call Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. until the funeral hour of 11:00 A.M. at Mercy Seat Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston, Missouri with...

Sally Bradford

Sally Bradford

March 28, 2025

Sally Bradford, 80, resident of New Madrid, Missouri, died Friday, March 28, 2025 at her home. She was born March 13, 1945 in Warren, Arkansas to the late Mitchell and Alma Phillips Davis.

Friends may call Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. until the funeral hour of 12:00 noon at Friendship Church of God in Christ, located at 7491 US...

Marshall Reed

Marshall Reed

March 23, 2025

Marshall Reed, 60, resident of Charleston, Missouri, died March 23, 2025 at his home. He was born October 3, 1964 in Charleston to Marshall Clyde Rodgers and Barbara Reed.

Friends may call April 5, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. until the funeral hour of 11:00 A.M. at the Williams Funeral Chapel in Charleston. Interment will immediately follow in Oak Grove Cemetery in...

Michael Thornton Tarver

Michael Thornton Tarver

March 23, 2025

Michael Thornton Tarver, 65, resident of Charleston, Missouri, died Sunday, March 23, 2025 while at Mercy Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born January 8, 1960 to the late Eugene Tarver and the late Florence Hemphill Robinson.

Friends may call Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 12:00 noon until the funeral hour of 1:00 P.M. at Perry Chapel A.M.E. Church in...

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson

March 22, 2025

Richard Darrell Wilson, 70, affectionately known as Dickie, resident of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, died Saturday, March 22, 2025. He was born November 18, 1954 in Cape Girardeau to the late Ray F. Wilson and Martha Jean Mason Wilson of Cape Girardeau.

Friends may call Friday, March 28, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. until the funeral hour of 12:30 P.M. at Greater Dimension...

Orangie Nell Tillman

Orangie Nell Tillman

March 19, 2025

Orangie Nell Tillman, daughter of the late Nathaniel Drain and Tommie Coffey Drain, was born on May 5, 1938, in Eupora, Mississippi. She passed away on March 19, 2025, in San Antonio, TX at the age of 86.

On November 11, 1954, she married the love of her life, Evans Develt Tillman, in Hernando, MS. Their union lasted over 50 years...

Vivian Kinder Jones

Vivian Kinder Jones

March 18, 2025

Vivian Kinder Jones, 76, resident of Sikeston, Missouri, died Tuesday, March 18, 2025 while at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born April 20, 1948 in Jackson, Missouri to the late Oliver and Lucille Haynes Kinder. She leaves behind three sisters, Dora, Ethel and Ann, as well as one brother, Ronald.

Vivian was strong in her faith. She visited...

Mary Mack

Mary Mack

March 18, 2025

Mother Mary Mack was born on April 18, 1954, in Blytheville, Arkansas to Minerva Mack and Arthur Mack. She was raised by her mother and stepfather, James (Bull) Cooper. She graduated from Scott County Central High School.

Mother Mary Mack was a faithful member of the New Hope Ministries under the leadership of Bishop Larry & Pastor Louise White and served...

Kamarlius Smith

Kamarlius Smith

March 17, 2025

Kamarlius LaCarrr Smith, affectionately known as “Boo Boo”, was born Thursday, July 12, 1979 in Sikeston, Missouri, the son of Jackie Smith and Calvin Robinson. He was one of five children. He is preceded in death by three daughters, Kilani, Kamora, and Karena, his father, Calvin Robinson, his maternal grandparents, Tom and Dorothy Smith, his nephew, Chris Smith, and his...

Calvin Lafayette Campbell

Calvin Lafayette Campbell

March 13, 2025

Calvin Lafayette Campbell, affectionately known as Pete, was born April 3, 1951 in Henson, Missouri to Wayman McElroy and Helen Campbell.

In addition to his parents and his wife, Edna Campbell, he is preceded in death by one brother, Jimmy Lee Campbell, five sisters, Geraldine McElroy, Tina Campbell, Dyrnell Campbell, Sylvia Campbell, and Angela Campbell, four brothers-in- law, Luther Murray, George...

Ora Lee Walker

Ora Lee Walker

February 23, 2025

Ora Lee Walker was born August 29th (30th) 1942 to Excel and Mary Walker in Turrell, AR. She departed this life on Sunday, February 23, 2025 in Sikeston, MO.

Ora Lee gave her life to Christ at an early age. She was a long-time member at B.B. Memorial Church where she was an active choir member. She later joined Mt. Pisgah...

Lorene Coleman

Lorene Coleman

February 18, 2025

Lorene Mhoon Coleman, 83, passed on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 4:22 A.M. at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston, MO. She was born June 24,1941 in Arkansas to the late Ivery D Mhoon of Crawfordville, AR and Druesilla (Anderson) Mhoon of Carroll, AR. Her parents were married for 63 years.

Lorene was the first born of thirteen children. She is...

Beverly Rose Cross

Beverly Rose Cross

February 15, 2025

Beverly Cross, 71, resident of Charleston, Missouri, died Saturday, February 15, 2025 in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born May 7, 1953 in Wolf Island, Missouri to the late Homer Timothy Cross, Sr. and the late Mildred Gibson Cross. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother, Ralph Edward Cross, her sister, Roxie Hicks, two brothers-in-law,...

Ronald Kent

Ronald Kent

February 14, 2025

Mr. Ronald Christopher Kent, of Ozark, Alabama, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2025. He was born on December 17, 1970, in Charleston, Missouri, the son of Alice Lynn Curry-Kent and Albert Kent. 

In his early years Ronald gave his life to Christ. As he continued on his journey in life, his first job in life was...

Thomas Eugene Johnson

Thomas Eugene Johnson

February 13, 2025

Thomas Eugene Johnson, 60, resident of Charleston, Missouri, died Thursday, February 13, 2025 while at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born July 19, 1964 in Tiptonville, Tennessee to the late Thomas Eugene Huggins and Johnnie Mae Johnson Rowe of Charleston. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by his stepfather, Hernando D. Rowe,...

Luvera Gardner

Luvera Gardner

February 9, 2025

LuVera Gardner, 86, resident of Charleston, Missouri, died Sunday, February 9, 2025 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 22, 1938 to the late Thorton and Mattie Henson Gardner.

Friends may call Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 12:00 noon until funeral hour of 1:00 P.M. at Mercy Seat Missionary Baptist Church in...

Frank "Donald" Ingram

Frank "Donald" Ingram

February 6, 2025

Frank “Donald” Ingram, 94, resident of Charleston, Missouri, died Thursday, February 6, 2025 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born March 27, 1930 in Charleston to the late Frank Ingram and the late Alfreda Scott Rodgers. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his son, Roderic Ingram, his brothers, Jack Ingram,  ...

Charles A. "Howard" Smith

Charles A. "Howard" Smith

February 1, 2025

Charles A. Smith, 57, affectionately known as Howard, resident of Farmington, Missouri, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Parkland Health Center in Farmington. He was born April 14, 1967 in Charleston to the late Hellius Curtis and the late Ruth Ann Smith Sanford. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his...

Ellis Gregory

Ellis Gregory

January 22, 2025

Ellis June Gregory, affectionately known as Snow and Big E, was born May 18, 1955 in Bell City, Missouri to the late Frank June Gregory and Beatrice Wallace Holland.

Ellis was s devoted, hard working family man who was a jack of all trades. Ellis loved spending time with his family, fishing, and farming. He worked on...