Kimberly Conner Hemphill

May 9, 2011

Kimberly Wynee Hemphill, 48, resident of Lilbourn died Monday, May 9, 2011 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born February 3, 1963 in Hayti, Missouri the daughter of the late Waverly Conner and Ann Taylor Conner of Howardville. She was a 1981 graduate of the New Madrid County Central High School and attended Southeast Missouri State University....

Bryant "Gitty Bug" Rodgers, Jr.

May 7, 2011

Bryant R. Rodgers, Jr., affectionately known as “Gitty Bug”, 70, resident of Jackson, MO formerly of Charleston, MO died May 7, 2011 at his home. He was born July 21, 1940 in Charleston to the late Bryant and Amanda Moore Rodgers, Sr. He was a 1959 graduate of Lincoln High School in Charleston. He was a member of the...

Clarence Early Roberson

April 19, 2011

Clarence Early Roberson, 86, resident of Lilbourn, died April 19, 2011 at his home. He was born February 25, 1925 in Oakland, Mississippi to the late Joseph and Iler Bell Crump Roberson and has lived in Missouri for over 70 years. He was united in marriage to Emma Mae McFerrin on August 7, 1948 in Piggott, Arkansas who preceded...

Ruby Murray Johnson

April 16, 2011

Ruby L. Johnson, 79, resident of Charleston died April 16, 2011 at her home. She was born February 28, 1932 in Thompson Bend, Missouri to the late Luther and Rudell Rush Murray. She was a member of the St. Matthew Full Gospel Church in Charleston. She is survived by two sons and one daughter-in-law, Charles and Emma Johnson and...

Betty J. Lawrence Haynes

April 13, 2011

Betty Jean Lawrence Haynes, 65, resident of Bloomington, IL, formerly of Charleston, died April 13, 2011 at the Bloomington Rehabilitation and Health Care Center at 3:50 p.m. She was born July 2, 1945 in Dorena, MO to the late James and Mary Lawrence. She attended Lincoln High School in Charleston and became a LPN. She was married to James...

Kasel Williams, Jr.

April 6, 2011

Kasel Williams, Jr., 54, resident of Charleston died April 6, 2011at the Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. He was born April 12, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois the son of the late Kasel and Dorothy Gray Williams, Sr. He moved to Missouri in 1998 and was employed by Wal-Mart of Sikeston. He was a member of First Central Missionary...

Walter Chatman Mims

March 28, 2011

Walter Chatman Mims, 80, resident of Charleston died March 28, 2011 at his home. He was born November 11, 1930 in Shaw, MS to the late Chatman Earl and Queen Elizabeth Richards Mims. He was a retired employee of American Hoist and Derrick Company in St. Paul, MN. He was united in marriage to Gerline Greer who survives of...

Louise Aka Nanny Strozier

March 25, 2011

Louise Strozier, affectionately known as “Nanny” 92, resident of Sikeston , formerly of Henderson, Texas, died March 25, 2011 at the Clearview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 7, 1918 in Stamps, Arkansas to the late Mary Brown Clemons. She was a member of Fredonia Baptist Church in Henderson. On July 19, 1950 she was united in...

Bobby "Diddy" Pratt

March 21, 2011

Bobby R. Pratt, affectionately known as Diddy, 59, resident of Charleston died March 21, 2011 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born March 11, 1952 in Charleston to the late Leo Dunigan and Mary Lee Pratt Dunigan of East Prairie.

He was employed by Westvaco for over 28 years.

He was...