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Donald E. Melton
(Obituary ~ 07/01/14)
Donald E. Melton, was born in St. Louis, Mo., on Nov., 26, 1931, and died at his home in Puxico, Mo., on June 30, 2014, at the age of 82. Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.
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Charles Dwaine Hoggard
(Obituary ~ 07/03/14)
Charles Dwaine Hoggard, Sr., son of the late A. C. Hoggard and Ruthie B. Flowers Hoggard, was born on June 14, 1943, in Malden and died on July 1, 2014, at SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County in Dexter at the age of 71. Mr. Hoggard had retired from the tool and die department at Arvin in Dexter, was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was a resident of Dexter...
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Michael A. "Mike" Brown
(Obituary ~ 07/03/14)
Michael A. "Mike" Brown, was born in Sikeston on Oct.11, 1961, and died at the SoutheastHEALTH Center in Cape Girardeau on June 30, 2014, at the age of 52. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home of Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.
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Virginia Hendrix
(Obituary ~ 07/03/14)
Virginia Hendrix, 73, of Mt. Vernon, Mo., was born Aug. 15, 1940, and died at her residence July 1, 2014. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Mo.
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Tula Mae Langford
(Obituary ~ 07/03/14)
Tula Mae Langford was born in Puxico on Sept., 20, 1920, and died at the Puxico Nursing Center on June 29, 2014, at the age of 93. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home of Puxico is in charge of all arrangements.
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Lyman Fowler
(Obituary ~ 07/07/14)
Lyman Fowler, son of the late Floyd and Lottie Helderman Fowler, was born in Advance on April 6, 1926, and died at his home in Puxico on July 4, 2014, at the age of 88. He had lived in the Puxico area most of his life, worked for the Missouri Highway Department, farmed and had driven a school bus for the Puxico School District for 26 years. ...
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Terzah Cope
(Obituary ~ 07/07/14)
Terzah Cope, of St. Peters, Mo., was born Nov. 21, 1929, to the late Orville J. and Gertie M. McClain and died Friday, July 4, 2014, at the age of 84. Baue Funeral and Memorial Center in St. Charles, Mo., is in charge of all arrangements.
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Wanda A. Kelm
(Obituary ~ 07/07/14)
Wanda A. Kelm, 72, of Advance, died July 6, 2014, at her home in Advance. She was born Nov.16, 1941, the daughter of Carl and Marjorie Cheathan Denton. Wanda had been a homemaker and a member of Advance First Church. She loved being a mother and loved her pets...
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Dianne Curtis
(Obituary ~ 07/08/14)
Dianne Curtis, daughter of the late Elvie Childress and Bernice Viola Beal Clark, was born on April 12, 1945, in Tiptonville, Tenn., and died on July 6, 2014, at Cedargate Skilled Nursing Facility in Poplar Bluff at the age of 69. Mrs. Curtis was a member of the Bernie Church of Christ, a homemaker and a resident of Malden...
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Shirley Jane Landers Thompson
(Obituary ~ 07/08/14)
Shirley Jane Landers Thompson, 87, of Millstadt, Ill., died at the Freeburg Care Center on June 24, 2014. She was born April 11, 1927, in Dexter, Mo., to Walter and Thelma Landers. Shirley graduated from William Jewell College in 1949 and began teaching in Bell City and in 1950 married William Thompson. ...
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Randell H. Kincy
(Obituary ~ 07/08/14)
Randell H. Kincy, son of the late Aldon and Lenora (Cato) Kincy, was born in Dexter on Jan. 17, 1962, and died at the St. Francis Medical Center on June 26, 2014, at the age of 52. Randy spent his career working in sales and marketing. He was united in marriage to Yolanda Brown, on June 27, 1999...
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Charles E. Christian
(Obituary ~ 07/11/14)
Charles Eugene Christian, son of the late Warner Christian and Erma Harris Christian, was born on Jan. 29, 1937, in Puxico and died on July 11, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 77. Since 1962, Mr. Christian owned and operated Christian's Store in Bloomfield and was a resident of Bloomfield...
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Jewel Evelyn Smith
(Obituary ~ 07/11/14)
Jewel Evelyn Smith of Dexter, formerly of Kennett, was born March 21, 1929, in Tennessee to William Wesley and Grace Annie Tabor Smith and died July 5, 2014, at SoutheastHEALTH of Stoddard County at the age of 85. On March 28, 1944, she was united in marriage to Jesse Leroy Smith in Osceola, Ark. She loved to visit with family and her friends from church, First General Baptist of Dexter and she loved to hear Conway Twitty sing "Hello Darlin'"...
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Robert Lee King
(Obituary ~ 07/14/14)
Robert Lee King, age 56, died Friday, July 11, 2014, at his home in Sikeston, Mo. He was born May 16, 1958 in Sikeston, son of the late L.E. and Lillian (Harder) King. Robert was a self employed farmer of King Farm & Sons. He attended New Life Ministries at New Madrid and was of the Baptist faith...
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Raymond Gale Eaton
(Obituary ~ 07/15/14)
Raymond Gale Eaton, President of FTI Printing, died early Tuesday morning at his home in Essex, Mo. Gale was born May 22, 1954 in Dexter, Mo. to the late Maxine Eaton Lacey and Rueben Lacey. He graduated from Richland High School and married his wife, Melody (Hampton) Eaton in 1973...
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Daniel James Raymond Hunsaker
(Obituary ~ 07/16/14)
Daniel James Raymond Hunsaker, son of Danny Hunsaker of West Plains, Missouri and Vickie Radford Smith of Dexter, Missouri, was born on July 17, 1987 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and departed this life on July 14, 2014 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 26 years, 362 days...
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Karen Sue McCoy
(Obituary ~ 07/17/14)
Karen Sue McCoy, 57, of Plano, Tex., died July 13, 2014. She was born April 7, 1957, the daughter of Larry McCoy and Doris June Orr McCoy. McCoy graduated from Dexter High School in 1975, and held a bachelors degree from Southeast Missouri State University and a MBA from the University of Dallas. She was employed by Pearl Optical and MCI for a number of years...
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Daniel James Raymond Hunsaker
(Obituary ~ 07/17/14)
Daniel James Raymond Hunsaker, son of Danny Hunsaker of West Plains, Missouri and Vickie Radford Smith of Dexter, Missouri, was born on July 17, 1987 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and departed this life on July 14, 2014 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 26 years, 362 days...
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Robert Richard "Bob" Black
(Obituary ~ 07/17/14)
Robert Richard "Bob" Black, 83, of Scott City, Mo., died July 16, 2014, at SoutheastHEALTH in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born Dec. 23, 1930, in Cardwell, Mo., to Ulyses Marion and Cora O. Francis Black. He and Ruth Louise Kirkman were married June 4, 1949. He later married June Martin Baugh on Aug. 7, 1999...
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Luther H. Cagle
(Obituary ~ 07/17/14)
Luther H. Cagle of Malden, Mo., was born Jan. 6, 1933, in Lilbourn, Mo., to the late Luther Thomas (Tom) and Vera Moore Cagle and died at his residence on July 10, 2014, at the age of 81. On June 7, 1952, he married Joyce Manning in Piggott, Ark. She preceded him in death on July 30, 2007...
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Rev. Roy George Bennett
(Obituary ~ 07/17/14)
Rev. Roy George Bennett was born Aug. 30, 1925, in Corning, Ark., and died July 16, 2014, at the Calvert City Convalescent Center in Calvert City, Ky., at the age of 88. Collier Funeral Home in Benton, Ky., is in charge of all arrangements.
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Brett Frazier
(Obituary ~ 07/20/14)
Brett Frazier, 50, of Dexter, son of Tom and Rita Frazier, died suddenly on Saturday, July 19, 2014. Visitation will take place Monday, July 21 at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m., with services on Tuesday, July 22, at 10:30 a.m. A complete obituary will appear as it is received...
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Brett Allen Frazier
(Obituary ~ 07/21/14)
Brett Allen Frazier, son of Thomas and Rita Wheeler Frazier of Dexter, was born on Sept. 23, 1962, in Seymour, Ind., and died on July 19, 2014, at the SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County at the age of 51. Mr. Frazier was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Dexter and was a former Quality Technician at Arvin Automotive in Dexter...
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Willard L. Levingston
(Obituary ~ 07/21/14)
Willard L. Levingston, 87, of Fruitland Park, Fla., died Friday, July 18, 2014. He was born April 13,1927, in Zalma, Mo., and was a longtime resident of Weston and Independence, Mo. He moved to Florida from Weston, Mo., in 1992. Willard was a retired airline mechanic for TWA Airlines and a Veteran of the US Army during WWII. He liked to tinker and tool...
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Teddy J. Cook
(Obituary ~ 07/21/14)
Teddy J. Cook, 75, of Fot Dodge, Iowa, died Thursday, July 17, 2014, at Trinity Regional Medical Center. Teddy Joe Cook was born on July 13, 1939, in Dexter, Mo., he was raised and educated in Dexter graduating from Dexter High School in 1958. He served in the National Guard and Army Reserve from 1955 to 1964. Teddy played minor league baseball and was even called up to try out with the St. Louis Cardinals...
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Wilma Lee (Rhodes) McDonald
(Obituary ~ 07/22/14)
Wilma Lee (Rhodes) McDonald died Saturday July 19, 2014 in a caring home in Novato, Calif. at the age of 92. A memorial service will be held at the Grissom Funeral Home in San Lorenzo, Calif. Wilma was born in Acorn Ridge, Mo., on March 31, 1922, the youngest child of Owen Vernon Rhodes and Alice (Skelton) Rhodes. In 1941 she graduated from Bloomfield High School...
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Karen Kay Reinbott
(Obituary ~ 07/25/14)
Karen Kay Reinbott, 51, of Salem, Mo., died July 15, 2014, at her home. She was born Dec. 30, 1962, daughter of Joe Edward and Shirley Maxine Pope Reinbott. Karen is survived by her mother, Shirley Fadler of Barnhart, Mo.; one son, Michael Reinbott of Salem; one daughter, Meagan Mason of Dexter; her boyfriend, John Langford of Salem; two brothers, Bobby (Kim) Reinbott of Ste. ...
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Silas Asa Rhodes
(Obituary ~ 07/25/14)
Silas Asa Rhodes, infant son of Michael Rhodes and Christi Wilson Rhodes of Bloomfield, was born and died Saturday, July 19, 2014, at St. Marys Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Surviving are his parents, Michael and Christi Rhodes of the home in Bloomfield; maternal grandparents, William and Cathy Wilson of Risco; paternal grandparents, Don and Sandy Rhodes of Bloomfield; two uncles, Bryan Wilson of Poplar Bluff and David Rhodes of Bloomfield; one cousin, Dakota Wilson of Poplar Bluff...
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Mary Belle McDonald Shultheiss
(Obituary ~ 07/25/14)
Mary Belle McDonald Shultheiss, age 72, of Marietta, Ga., died July 21, 2014. She was born Nov. 28, 1941, in Stoddard County Mo., to Martha Christian McDonald and Loyd McDonald. Mary Belle graduated from Bloomfield High School and Business College in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Hazel I. Hurley
(Obituary ~ 07/25/14)
Hazel I. Hurley, daughter of the late Oscar Leonard Hinkle and Mary Jennings Hinkle, was born on Jan. 19, 1933, in Edwardsville, Ill., and died on July 23, 2014, at Golden Living Center in Bloomfield at the age of 81. Mrs. Hurley was a homemaker and a resident of Bloomfield...
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John D. Brown, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/25/14)
John D. Brown, Sr., age 86, of Gahanna, Ohio, died Saturday, July 19, 2014. John was born in Ledford, Ill., and grew up mostly in southern Illinois and southeast Tennessee, son of the late Henry Brown and Nancy (David Henson) Morrow. John was a man who was very proud of his country and the service he gave to his country. ...
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Elmer Dean Fortner
(Obituary ~ 07/25/14)
Elmer Dean Fortner, son of the late Lonnie and Lydia Mae Fortner, was born in Piggott, Ark., on Sept. 4, 1934, and died on July 24, 2014, at his home in Bloomfield, at the age of 79. He had lived in Bloomfield most of his life. He was a self employed carpenter, was of the General Baptist faith and was a past member of the Eagles...
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Dwayne Dodson
(Obituary ~ 07/25/14)
Dwayne Dodson, son of Janice Dodson, was born in Sikeston, Mo., on Sept. 11, 1954, and died July 23, 2014, in Emory, Texas at the age of 59. He is survived by his mother, four brothers and two sisters. No services are currently planned.
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Raymond E. Leathers
(Obituary ~ 07/25/14)
Raymond E. Leathers, the son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Bruce Leathers, was born in Parma on Jan. 21, 1924, and died at the Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains on July 22, 2014, at the age of 90. Mr. Leathers was a veteran, having served with the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean Conflict and was a member of American Legion Post of West Plains. He had worked as an iron ore and coal miner for 27 years...
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Sawyer Grace Silman
(Obituary ~ 07/28/14)
Sawyer Grace Silman, daughter of Allan and Haley Jennings Silman of Scott City, Mo., was born and died Friday, July 25, 2014, at SoutheastHealth Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She is survived by her parents, Allan and Haley Silman; grandparents, Mark and Cindy Silman of Scott City; Randy and Janna Jennings of Bernie; great-grandparents, Richard and Betty Gage of Bertrand and Delbert Silman of Portageville...
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Mae Swindell
(Obituary ~ 07/28/14)
Mae Swindell, daughter of the late William Wiley and Myrtle Waters Wiley, was born on April 6, 1929, in De Soto, Mo., and died on July 21, 2014, at Elmcroft of Point Loma in San Diego, Calif., at the age of 85. Mrs. Swindell was a former resident of Dexter, residing in San Diego, Calif., and was a member of the Dexter Church of Christ. She was a longtime employee of Elders Manufacturing in Dexter, following her employment at Elders she worked as a nurse for a number of years...
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Harry H. Swinger
(Obituary ~ 07/29/14)
Harry H. Swinger, born July 30, 1921, to Hershel and Gladys Snider Swinger, and died July 27, 2014, at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Poplar Bluff. Harry joined the US Army Air Corps in 1942 determined to be a pilot. He went through training throughout the US and became a gunner on the B-17. ...
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Lillie Marie Payton
(Obituary ~ 07/31/14)
Lillie Marie Payton was born in Cobb, Mo., on March 30, 1922, and died at her home in Puxico, Mo., on June 30, 2014, at the age of 92. Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Puxico in charge of arrangements.
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Wannetta Louise Robins
(Obituary ~ 07/31/14)
Wannetta Louise Robins the daughter of the late Richard and Mada Ward Cave was born in Rockford, Ill., on Jan. 11, 1938, and died at her home in Edgemont, Ark., on July 28, 2014, at the age of 76. She was raised in Dexter by her maternal grandparents Henry and Myrtle Ward. ...
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Mae Swindell
(Obituary ~ 07/31/14)
Mae Swindell, daughter of the late William Wiley and Myrtle Waters Wiley, was born on April 6, 1929, in De Soto, Mo., and died on July 21, 2014, at Elmcroft of Point Loma in San Diego, Calif., at the age of 85. On Nov. 18, 1949, she was united in marriage to Kermit P. Swindell in Piggott, Ark. Mr. Swindell preceded her in death on Nov. 5, 2009...
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R. H. Morgan
(Obituary ~ 07/31/14)
R. H. Morgan was born Jan. 29, 1927, in Judsonia, Ark., and died at the Miner Nursing Center in Miner, Mo., July 29, 2014, at the age of 87. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Parma, Mo. On-line condolences may be sent to www.watkinsfuneralhome.com...
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