Obituaries

Sarah Marie Mossman (05/16/12)
Sarah Marie Mossman, daughter of the late Douglas Estes and Nancy Cowan Estes, was born on Jan. 2, 1925, in Bernie and died in the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter on May 15, 2012, at the age of 86. She was united in marriage to Cleo Mossman on March 5, 1943, in Dexter. Mr. Mossman preceded her in death on November 15, 2001...

Etter "Maxine" Beasley Hochart (05/15/12)
Etter "Maxine" Beasley Hochart, daughter of the late George M. and Velma Leona Ashbey Thomp-son, was born in Booneville, Miss., on June 16, 1926, and died at her home in Dexter, Mo., on May 13, 2012, at the age of 85. Mrs. Hochart had lived in Dexter, Mo., all of her life. She was of the Pentecost faith...

Lucille Evans (05/15/12)
Lucille Evans, daughter of the late F.C. Dodd and Mammie Garner Dodd, was born on March 3, 1922, in Dexter, Mo., and died on May 13, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter at the age of 90. Mrs. Evans was a homemaker and a resident of Dudley. On Feb. 20, 1945, she was united in marriage to Carl Evans in Malden, Mo...

Paul E. Cunningham (05/15/12)
Paul E. Cunningham, son of the late Asa and Pearl Reynolds Cunning-ham, was born near Parma, Mo., on April 5, 1929, and died at his home in Sike-ston, Mo., on May 13, 2012, at the age of 83. Mr. Cunningham moved to Parma in 1972, and moved to Sikeston four years ago...

James C. Ramsey (05/15/12)
James C. Ramsey, 86, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Friday, May 11, 2012, at his home. He was born June 9, 1925, in Cape Girard-eau County, Mo., to John Clyde and Lillian Ella Statler Ramsey. He and Betty Lou Chapman were married May 25, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, Mo...

Joy Renee Stratman (05/15/12)
Joy Renee (Smith) Stratman, 54, of Topeka, Kan., died on Saturday, May 12, 2012, following an eight-year battle with cancer. She was born on Dec. 25, 1957, in Cape Girar-deau, Mo., the daughter of James D. and Louella (Beaird) Smith. Joy was a graduate of Washburn University. She was employed as a CPA for Cummins & Coffman CPA, and she was co-owner of the Qdoba Mexican Grill in Topeka, Kan...

Ale Clifford Cato (05/11/12)
Ale Clifford Cato, 86, a resident of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died at The Chateau Girardeau on Thursday, May 10, 2012. He was born on July 9, 1925, at Green-briar, Mo., to Lewis Wesley and Valley Mae Cato. He was united in marriage to Betty Eleanor Croy on June 10, 1946; she preceeded him in death on Mar. 30, 2008. He later married Virginia Parker...

John D. Hartline (05/09/12)
John D. Hartline, son of the late Fred Hartline and Emma Pavey Hartline, was born on Jan. 7, 1942, at Bernie and died at his residence in Dexter on May 8, 2012, at the age of 70. Mr. Hartline was of the Baptist faith, a former Union carpenter in Flint, Mich., a veteran of the United States Marine Corp and a resident of Dexter...

Mack Creed Jones (05/08/12)
Mack Creed Jones, son of the late Elmer Louis Jones and Emma Louise McAllister Jones, of Malden, was born Aug. 17, 1953, in Gideon, Mo., and died May 5, 2012, in the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, Ark., at the age of 57. He had been a car salesman for approximately 35 years, with 11 years at Glen Sain of Kennett. ...

Joyce Ann Henry (05/04/12)
Joyce Ann Henry, former resident of Dexter, was born July 2, 1939, in St. Louis, Mo., and died on May 2, 2012, in Ellisville, Mo. Mrs. Henry was married to Ed Henry. He survives at their home. She was the mother to three children, Deb (Tom) Ramsey, Dean (Cathy) Henry, and Bob (Patsy) Henry, and had seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was a dear aunt, cousin, and friend to many...

Loyd Jarrett, Jr. (05/04/12)
Loyd Jarrett, Jr., son of Lloyd Jarrett, Sr. of Pyletown, Mo., and Diana L. Metcalf of Bloomfield, Mo., was born on Oct. 17, 1979, in Dexter, Mo., and died on May 2, 2012, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., at the age of 32...

Charlie James Rimel (05/03/12)
Charlie James Rimel, 75, of Dexter, Mo., died Thursday, May 3, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Rimel, the son of the late Jacob L. and Lucille (McDowell) Rimel was born March 6, 1939, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mr. Rimel was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Dexter, Mo., a retired lineman for Ameren, and a U.S. Navy veteran. Mr. Rimel was active in the United Methodist Men, past president of the Dexter Lions Club and University of Missouri Agricultural Extension Council...

Pauline Bean (05/03/12)
Pauline Bean, daughter of the late John and Roxie Sifford Cranick, was born on Oct. 9, 1910, in Scott County, Mo. and died on April 28, 2012, at Oak Tree Villas in Jefferson City, Mo. at the age of 101. Mrs. Bean was a homemaker and mother to her children all her life. She was a member of Richwoods Methodist Church in Scott County until moving to Jefferson City when health issues prevented her active participation in church life...

Loyd Jarrett Jr (05/03/12)
Loyd Jarrett Jr was born on Oct. 17, 1979, and died on May 2, 2012 at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 32. Funeral arrangements are currently incomplete and will be announced later by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter...

Linda Faye Schroeder (05/01/12)
Linda Faye Schroeder, daughter of the late Herman Liggett and Iva Workman Liggett, was born on Aug. 18,1939, in Bell City and died in the Wilshire at Lakewood Care Center in Lee's Summit on April 20, 2012, at the age of 72. Mrs. Schroeder was a homemaker and resident of Lee's Summit, and was formerly of Dexter...

Katherine Boyt (05/01/12)
Katherine Boyt, daughter of the late Claude Matthews and Hattie Lee Matthews, was born on Aug. 8, 1921, in Hornersville, Mo., and died on April 29, 2012, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston at the age of 90. Mrs. Boyt was the owner and operator of Kay Beauty Shop where she worked as a beautician. She was the second longest living member of the Dexter First United Methodist Church...

Bobie Lee Beck (05/01/12)
Bobie Lee Beck, son of the late Robert Lee Beck and Ruby Ramsey Beck, was born on Nov. 15, 1943, in Flint, Mich., and died on April 27, 2012, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter at the age of 68. Mr. Beck was a former factory worker for many years and a resident of Bernie...

Vane L. Lindsay (04/26/12)
Vane L. Lindsay, age 68, died Friday, April 20, 2012, at his home in Creston under Hospice care, with his family at his side. Vane Lamar, only son of Helen P. (Williams) and J. Myrl Lindsay, was born Jan. 3, 1944, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Vane graduated from Bernie High School, and then graduated with a degree in sociology from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, followed by the University of Minnesota in Minn., with an Associate Arts degree in Mortuary Science...

Della Wooten (04/26/12)
Della Wooten, daughter of the late T.B. Walker and Willie Mae Kelly Walker, was born on Nov. 2, 1943, at Wilson, Ark. and died in her residence near Essex on April 24, 2012, at the age of 68. Mrs. Wooten was a home-maker and resident of rural Essex...

Allean Triplett (04/25/12)
Allean Triplett, daughter of the late Amiel and Ellen Eaton Hunt, was born in Bernie on Feb. 20, 1916, and died at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter on April 23, 2012, at the age of 96. Mrs. Triplett had lived in Essex most of her life. She was a member of the South Pleasant Valley General Baptist Church near Dexter and was a member of the Eastern Star...

Laura Stroder (04/24/12)
Laura Stroder, daughter of Doyle W. Eubanks of Bloomfield and Kathy M. Cantrell Eubanks of Dexter, was born on May 16, 1967, in Bloom-field, Mo., and died April 19, 2012, at her residence in Dexter at the age of 44. Laura was an employee with Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging in Cape Girardeau, Mo., and a resident of Dexter...

Cynthia Ranee Powell (04/24/12)
Cynthia Ranee Powell, daughter of Mary Gromer Kinder of Dexter and the late Bobby J. Powell, was born on March 23, 1960, in Dexter and died at her residence in Dexter on April 21, 2012, at the age of 52. Ms. Powell was a former beautician in the Poplar Bluff area, a member of Faith Fellowship Church of Dexter, and a resident of Dexter...

Mary Lou Kinder (04/24/12)
Mary Lou Kinder, daughter of the late Eugene Walker and Mary Cato Walker, was born on May 29, 1928, in Advance, Mo., and died at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girard-eau, Mo., on April 21, 2012, at the age of 83. Mrs. Kinder was a former employee of Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter for 27 years and was affiliated with the St. Joe General Baptist Church...

Genevia A. Langston (04/24/12)
Genevia A. Langston, daughter of the late Don and Lelia Marie Doublin Douglas, was born in Puxico on April 29, 1924, and died at the Puxico Nursing Center on April 22, 2012, at the age of 87. Genevia had lived in Puxico all her life and was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Puxico. She loved to piece quilt tops and to garden. On Dec. 27, 1943, she was married...

William Eli Pogue, Jr. (04/20/12)
William Eli Pogue Jr., son of the late William Eli Pogue Sr. and Wilma Sweat Pogue, was born in Osceola, Ark., on June 24, 1934, and died at his daughter's home in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on April 19, 2012, at the age of 77. Mr. Pogue made his career in education. ...

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Carroll Shelby
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