May 24, 2019

D'Erick Thomas Menz, 20, resident of Charleston, Missouri died Friday, May 24, 2019.  He was born December 15, 1998 in Kansas City, Missouri to the late Joe Poole and Tyressa Menz of Cairo, Illinois.

D'Erick was raised for the majority of his life in Cairo, Illinois and graduated from Cairo Junior/Senior High in 2017. He went on...

May 23, 2019

Camilla Simpkins Patterson, 59, resident of East Prairie, Missouri, died Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri.  She was born August 8, 1959 in Pinhook, Missouri to the late George and Hattie Wilson Simpkins.

She was the youngest of 12 siblings, eight boys and four girls.  In addition to her parents,...

May 21, 2019

Pearllean Maggie Howard, 88, resident of Carbondale, Illinois died, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at her home.  She was born May 29, 1930 in Grady, Arkansas to the late Willie "Buddy" Patterson and Pearline Matthews Patterson.

She was united in marriage to John Howard in Charleston, Missouri.  He precedes her in death.

She was on the...

May 12, 2019

Denise Mellanease Riley, 64, resident of East Prairie, Missouri died Sunday, May 12, 2019 at her home.  She was born February 24, 1955  in Gary, Indiana to the late John Wesley Riley and Marion Elizabeth Thompson Riley.

Denise graduated from Roosevelt High School in Gary, Indiana and Chicago Realty and became a Mortgage Loan Officer.

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April 27, 2019

Mary Drewcella Lawrence, 48, affectionately known as "PooPie", resident of Charleston, Missouri died Saturday, April 27, 2019  at the Missouri Delta Medical in Sikeston, Missouri.  She was born February 8, 1971 in Charleston, Missouri to the late James Clark and Verlene Lawrence.

Mary accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized while attending Perry Chapel AME...

April 16, 2019

Alice Lee Ewing, 71, resident of Kansas City, Kansas, formerly of Charleston, Missouri died Tuesday, April 16, 2019 in Olathe, Kansas.  She was born October 24, 1947 in Charleston, Missouri to the late Theoda and Ora Lee Coleman  Kirkwood.

Alice had a strong spiritual belief system and accepted Christ as her personal savior at an early age. ...

April 16, 2019

JReece ''Jerry'' Johnson, 60, resident of Haywood City, Missouri died Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri.  He was born on August 9, 1958 in Philadelphia, Mississippi to the late Reverend Roosevelt Johnson and Helen Brown Johnson.

Jerry attended  Scott County Central School where he was active in basketball and baseball. ...

April 14, 2019

Missionary Geraldine Carlton Nelson, affectionately known as "Dean", 72, resident of Cairo, Illinois died Sunday, April 14, 2019  at her home surrounded by loved ones after a valiant fight against metastatic breast cancer.  She was born June 18, 1946, in Cairo, Illinois, the seventh child of the late Jimmie and Justine Randolph Carlton.

Geraldine attended elementary school...

April 1, 2019

Johnny Parker, 54, resident of Charleston, Missouri died Monday, April 1, 2019 at his home. He was born August 20, 1964 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to the late John and Willie Mae Treadwell Parker.

He was a graduate of Charleston High School and was a farm laborer.

On January 5, 2018, Johnny was united in...

March 18, 2019

Bobby Lee Moore, 60, resident of Sikeston, Missouri, died March 18, 2019 at his home.  He was born June 30, 1958 in Charleston, Missouri to the late Bryant Rodgers, Sr. and Hattie Spillers Moore.

He was a graduate of Charleston High School Class of 1976 in Charleston, Missouri.

Bobby was self-employed, as he was a...

March 13, 2019

Josephine Ray, 83, resident of Sikeston, Missouri, formerly of Bell City, Missouri, died  Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Clearview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sikeston, Missouri.  She was born January 25, 1936  in Dorena, Missouri to the late Joe 'Jack" Henry Ray and Katie Mae Ray.

Josephine confessed a hope in Christ at an early age in...

March 11, 2019

Lester Allen Carter, affectionately known as PIP, 68, resident of Charleston, Missouri, died March 11, 2019 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri.  He was born January 29, 1951 to the late Frank Ware and Irene Carter.

Lester was educated within the Saint Louis Public School System.  He accepted Christ into his life at an early...

March 9, 2019

Angela Shura Blissett, 43, resident  of Austin, Texas, formerly of Oran, Missouri,  died Saturday, March 9, 2019 at her home.  She was born April 21, 1975 in Sikeston, Missouri to Michael  Blissett  of Oran, Missouri and Leisa Segers Blissett Clarke of Oran, Missouri.

She attended Sikeston High School where she was a 1993 graduate.  She was active...

March 6, 2019

Frank Edward Henry, 66, resident of Haywood City, Missouri, died March 6, 2019 in Miner, Missouri.  He was born January 31, 1950 in Bell City,  Missouri to George Edward Henry, Jr. of Bell City, Missouri and Estella Jones Sharp of Oran, Missouri.

He accepted Christ at an early age and attended New Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church...

March 2, 2019

Doris  Jean Dixon, 68, resident of Charleston, Missouri died Friday, March 2, 2019 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri.  She was born August 19, 1950 in Charleston, Missouri to the late Earl and Rosie Lee Allen Farmer.

She attended Charleston Public Schools in Charleston, Missouri and attended Vocational-Technical School for Culinary Art.  She was employed...

March 1, 2019

Quintella Louise Davis, 91, resident of Chicago, Illinois, formerly of Charleston, Missouri died Friday, March 1, 2019 at her home.  She was born October 22, 1927 in Paducah, Kentucky to the late Bennie Dawson and Dorothy Cousins Bacon.

She was a member of Opportunity Church of God in Christ in Charleston, Missouri where she served on the...

February 9, 2019

Donald Eugene Dixon, 61, resident of Jefferson City, Missouri, formerly of East Prairie, Missouri died Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Capital Region Medical Center  in Jefferson City, Missouri.  He was born May 28, 1957 in Charleston, Missouri to the late John and Ella Mae Wilson Strayhorn.

Donald accepted Christ at an early age and attended Mt. Zion...

February 5, 2019

Joseph Albert Dixon, 65, resident of Fairview Heights, Illinois, formerly of East Prairie, Missouri  died Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.  He was born April 16, 1953 in Charleston, Missouri to the late John and Ella Mae Wilson Strayhorn.

Joseph accepted Christ and was raised attending Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church...

February 4, 2019

Edgar Darell Nelson, 53, resident of Cairo, Illinois, died February 4, 2019 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  He was born October 11, 1965  in Cairo, Illinois to the late Willie Jean Nelson.

Edgar attended Karnak Public Schools in Karnak, Illinois.

He was a member of Holy City Church of God in...

February 4, 2019

Shonta Renard Green, Jr., 22, resident of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, formerly of Sikeston, Missouri died  February 4, 2019 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  He was born April 6, 1996 in Sikeston, Missouri to Tanya Baker Mitchell of Nicholson, Georgia  and Shonta Renard Green, Sr. of Jacksonville, Florida.

In 2007, Shonta moved from Sikeston, Missouri to Blytheville, Arkansas.  He...