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Betty Jo Fowler
(Obituary ~ 05/02/14)
Betty Jo Fowler, daughter of the late Freddie Leroy and Betty Sue Houltzhouser Kenshalo, was born in Essex, Mo., on Dec.19, 1951, and died at her home in Dexter, Mo., on April 29, 2014, at the age of 62. She had lived in southeast Missouri her entire life, and Dexter for the last 30 years...
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David May
(Obituary ~ 05/02/14)
David May, son of Richard and Deloris Craig May, was born in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on Jan. 4, 1966, and died at his home in Bloomfield, Mo., on April 30, 2014, at the age of 48. Mr. May was a resident of Bloomfield and was of the General Baptist faith. He had worked in the warehouse at the Proctor and Gamble plant before his health forced his retirement...
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Chlora Christian
(Obituary ~ 05/02/14)
Chlora Christian, daughter of the late James David Lemons and Frances Heath Lemons was born on Feb. 24, 1927, in Essex and died on April 30, 2014, at the SoutheastHEALTH Center of Cape Girardeau at the age of 87. Mrs. Christian was a member of the Risen Church in Dexter, a resident of Dexter and was retired from Elder's Manufacturing after working there for 46 years...
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Elaine Hutchison
(Obituary ~ 05/05/14)
Elaine Hutchison, daughter of the late Cecil Thurmon Harper and Imogene Musgrave Harper was born on January 15, 1948 in Bloomfield and passed away on May 3, 2014 at her residence in Bloomfield at the age of 66. Mrs. Hutchison was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield, and she was a Cosmetologist and Beautician...
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Anice Smith
(Obituary ~ 05/05/14)
Anice Smith, daughter of the late Lambertis and Jennie VanEtten Bruggeman, was born in South Holland, Illinois, on December 2, 1927, and passed away at her home in Essex, Missouri on May 1, 2014, at the age of 86 years, 4 months, and 29 days. She had lived in California and Russellville, Arkansas before moving to Essex two years ago. She was a member of the Calvary Temple in Russellville, Arkansas. She had worked in purchasing administration with the U. S. Navy until her retirement...
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Rodney Rangel
(Obituary ~ 05/06/14)
Rodney Rangel, son of Toby Rangel of Dexter and the late Peggy Mosley Rangel, was born on October 6, 1965 in San Jose, California and passed away on May 4, 2014 at SoutheastHEALTH Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 48. Mr. Rangel had worked in sales for Cingular Phone Service and was a resident of Patton, Missouri. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served in Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom...
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Raymond Webber
(Obituary ~ 05/08/14)
Raymond Louis "Junior" Webber, Jr., son of the late Raymond Louis, Sr. and Emma Elizabeth Boyer Webber, was born in Dexter, Mo., on July 3, 1928, and died on May 6, 2014, at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, at the age of 85. He had lived in Dexter most of his life with the exception of nine years spent in Albuquerque, N. ...
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Gene Fields
(Obituary ~ 05/08/14)
Gene Fields, son of the late Rufus Fields and Pauline Williams Fields was born on Sept. 7, 1935, in Portageville, Mo., and died on May 7, 2014, at SoutheastHEALTH of Cape Girardeau, Mo., at the age of 78. Mr. Fields was a former employee of Bud Shell Ford in Dexter for 10 years and also a former employee of Richland High School for 17 years. He was a member of the New Bethel Church and a resident of Dexter...
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Mildred Louise Hood
(Obituary ~ 05/08/14)
Mildred Louise (Hopkins) Hood, a long-time resident of San Antonio, Texas died May 3, 2014. She was born in Bloomfield, Mo., Feb. 15, 1929, the daughter of Lewis Boyd Hopkins and Lora Scism Hopkins. She was raised near Bloomfield and after graduating from Bloomfield High School, she worked in a local law firm. ...
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Kirk Ryan Stevens
(Obituary ~ 05/08/14)
Kirk Ryan Stevens of Poplar Bluff, Mo., was born on Dec. 6, 1987, and died on May 5, 2014. Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Mo., is in charge of all arrangements.
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Betty Atchley Dolphy
(Obituary ~ 05/09/14)
Betty Atchley Dolphy, 83, of Raleigh, N.C., died April 15, 2014, at Sunrise Assisted Living of Raleigh. She was born Dec. 4, 1930, in Canalou, Mo., the daughter of Roy and Bessie Evans Atchley. In 1962, she married the late Linous Stevens of Dexter. In 1973, she married John Dolphy of Tampa, Fla., who preceded her in death in 2012...
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Adam Butch Banks
(Obituary ~ 05/13/14)
Adam Butch Banks , son of Harold Gordon Bright and Teresa Ann Weathers Bright of Poplar Bluff, was born on Aug. 5, 1982, in Elwood, Ind., and died on May 1, 2014, in Poplar Bluff at the age of 31. Mr. Banks had worked as a carpenter in construction and as a motorcycle mechanic. He was a resident of Poplar Bluff...
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Emma Evelene Holland
(Obituary ~ 05/13/14)
Emma Evelene Holland, daughter of the late William and Pearl Elizabeth Pruitt Hartline, was born near Dexter, Mo., on July 15, 1939, and died at her home in Sullivan, Mo., on May 10, 2014, at the age of 74. On June 11, 1955, she was married to A. Jean Holland near Dexter, Mo...
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Kassey Lee Jones
(Obituary ~ 05/13/14)
Kassey Lee Jones of Searcey, Ark., formerly of Puxico, Mo., was born on Feb. 12, 1995, and died on May 10, 2014. Arrangements under the direction of Watkins and Son Funeral Home in Puxico, Mo.
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Karen Geane Watkins
(Obituary ~ 05/13/14)
Karen Geane Watkins, daughter of the late Bill Bollinger and Barbara Sue Redman Davis was born on Oct. 9, 1950, in Dexter, Mo., and died on May 12, 2014, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., at the age of 63. Mrs. Watkins was a homemaker, member of the Lighthouse Christian Center in Dexter, and a resident of Dexter...
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Ola Sifford
(Obituary ~ 05/14/14)
Ola Sifford, daughter of the late James and Lydia Mason Gidcumb, was born near Bloomfield, Missouri on September 8, 1910, and passed away at her home in Bernie, Missouri on May 14, 2014, at the age of 103 years, 8 months and 6 days. She had lived in Bernie, Missouri for the last 60 years. She was of the Baptist Faith. On July 1,1934 she was married to John W. Sifford in Dexter, Missouri. He preceded her in death on August 27, 1950...
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Dorothy Louise Rowland
(Obituary ~ 05/16/14)
Dorothy Louise Rowland of Dexter died on May 16, 2014, at Crowley Ridge Care Center at the age of 85. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter and are incomplete at this time.
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Leoma Beatrice (Nixon) Cravens
(Obituary ~ 05/18/14)
Leoma Beatrice (Nixon) Cravens, 95, of Parma, died in Malden on May 17. Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Parma in charge of arrangements.
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Dorothy Rowland
(Obituary ~ 05/19/14)
Dorothy Rowland, daughter of the late Elmer and Effie Snow Suttlery, was born on May 24, 1928 in Dunklin County, Missouri and died in the Crowley Ridge Care Center at Dexter on May 16, 2014 at the age of 85. Mrs. Rowland was a member of the Sweet Prospect General Baptist Church and the Liberty Hill General Baptist Church, was a former line worker for International Hat Company in Dexter, was a former cook for the Dexter Public School System, a former Board member of the Stoddard County Farm Bureau, was a former member of the Tatum Extension Club and a resident of Dexter.. ...
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James T. White
(Obituary ~ 05/19/14)
James T. White, 87, of Belleville, Ill., was born June 14, 1926, in Bernie, Mo., to the late James E. and Sylvia Goodman White, and died May 18, 2014, at the Memorial Hospital in Bellleville, Ill. James worked as an educator for New Athens Unit 60 School District for over 25 years. ...
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Verneal Durbin
(Obituary ~ 05/19/14)
Verneal Durbin, was born in Strawberry, Ark., on Nov. 4, 1934, and died on May 17, 2014, at her home in Bloomfield, Mo., at the age of 79. Watkins and Sons Funeral Services of Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.
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Leoma Beatrice (Nixon) Cravens
(Obituary ~ 05/19/14)
Leoma Beatrice (Nixon) Cravens of Kennett, Mo., was born on Jan. 31, 1919, and died on May 17, 2014. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Watkins and Sons Funeral Home of Parma, Mo.
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Phylis S. Murphy
(Obituary ~ 05/19/14)
Phylis S. Murphy was born in Bloomfield on Feb. 26, 1941, and died April 29, 2014, at the age of 73. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.
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Martha N. Burge
(Obituary ~ 05/19/14)
Martha N. Burge, daughter of the late William R. Neely, Sr. and Cleona Batten Neely, was born on Sept. 6, 1927, in Tulsa, Okla., and died on May 17, 2014, at Washington County Memorial Hospital in Potosi, Mo., at the age of 86. Mrs. Burge was a member of the Essex First Baptist Church where she served as secretary, was a resident of Essex and had worked as a clerk at OTASCO in Dexter. ...
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Lorn R. Douglas
(Obituary ~ 05/20/14)
Lorn R. Douglas, 73 of Parrish, Fla., died Nov. 19, 2013. He was born in Aid, Mo., to the late Marvin Douglas and Mary Genieva Gillespie-Douglas. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Carolyn Douglas; five daughters, Betsy Douglas, Becky Winsor, Brenda Purinton, Shannon Montgomery, and Shelby Haley; two brothers, Ron (Shirley) Douglas, Paul (Mary) Douglas; two sisters, Jane (J.R.) Swearengin and Glenna (Bill) Chafin; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren...
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William "Randy" Bartlett
(Obituary ~ 05/21/14)
William "Randy" Bartlett, 61, of Cape Girardeau passed away on Monday, May 19, 2014 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on August 8, 1952 in Hayti, Missouri to William "Howard" and Bonnie Bartlett. He married his high school sweetheart, Susan R. Mayer, on August 19, 1973 in...
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Grace Melton
(Obituary ~ 05/22/14)
Grace Melton, 82, of Dexter, was born on July 14, 1931, and died at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, on May 21, 2014. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter.
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Wallace Gayle Bean
(Obituary ~ 05/22/14)
Wallace Gayle Bean, 93, died May 19, 2014 in Rockford, Ill. He was born Aug. 27, 1920 in Sikeston, Mo., to Edward W. Bean and Olive Bell Taylor Bean. He had two brothers, Lymon and Wade, and five sisters, Lena Faulkerson, Audrey Faulkerson, Lora Bean, Betty Rowland, and Ruth Kee...
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Lovena Dowdy
(Obituary ~ 05/23/14)
Lovena Dowdy, daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Edna Marie Dempsy Dowdy, was born in Idalia, Mo., on April 15, 1940, and died at her home in Dexter, Mo., on May 22, 2014, at the age of 74. She had lived most of her life in Dexter and was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses...
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James O. Boan
(Obituary ~ 05/27/14)
James Oliver Boan, son of the late James Rosco and Sarah Jane Parsons Boan, was born Sept. 1, 1921 in Decatur, Mo. and died at Sunrise Senior Living in Chesterfield, Mo. on May 23, 2014, at the age of 92. Mr. Boan, a former resident of Bloomfield, was owner and publisher of The Vindicator weekly newspaper. ...
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Harry Don Foster
(Obituary ~ 05/27/14)
Harry Don Foster, son of Wanda Foster of Dudley and the late Harry Willis Foster, was born on April 15, 1952, in Poplar Bluff and died on May 26, 2014, at his residence in Dexter at the age of 62. Mr. Foster was the owner of Laser Grade and sold laser grade equipment...
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Christopher Berry
(Obituary ~ 05/27/14)
Christopher Berry, formerly of Dexter and a resident of Cape Girardeau, died on May 26, 2014, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are currently incomplete and are being handled by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
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Dorothy McClard
(Obituary ~ 05/29/14)
Dorthy McClard, daughter of the late Cecil Waggoner and Edith Perry Waggoner, was born on July 10, 1933, in Pyletown and died at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter on May 27, 2014, at the age of 80. Mrs. McClard was a member of the Bridge Church of Christ in Pyletown, had worked at Trammell Insurance as a secretary for 49 years and was a resident of Dexter. ...
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Chris Berry
(Obituary ~ 05/29/14)
Chris Berry, son of Jeff and Donna Berry of Wappapello, Mo., and Robin King Berry and Paul Suver of Dexter was born on March 31, 1978, in Dexter, Mo., and died on May 26, 2014, at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., at the age of 36. Chris was a full time student at Southeast Missouri University in Cape Girardeau, Mo., Chris loved music and hanging out with family and friends. He was a former resident of Dexter...
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John Straman III
(Obituary ~ 05/29/14)
John Straman III, son of Inez Wade Straman of Defiance, Ohio., and the late John Bernard Straman Jr. was born on July 5, 1954, in Cleveland., Ohio and died on May 23, 2014, at his residence in Bloomfield, Mo., at the age of 59. Mr. Straman was a former Engineer Operator out of Union Hall Locals #18 and #324 in Ohio and Mich., and was a veteran of the United States Marines. ...
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Beverly A. Watts
(Obituary ~ 05/29/14)
Beverly A. Watts, 85, of Puxico, died in Puxico on May 28, 2014. Watkins & Sons Funeral Service in Puxico is in charge of all arrangements.
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