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Bill Modglin
(Obituary ~ 10/03/14)
Bill Modglin of Wappapello, Mo., the son of the late John Franklin and Mandy Caldwell, was born on April 3, 1931, in Peach Orchard, Mo., and died at the Advance Assisted Living Center in Advance, Mo., on Oct. 3, 2014, at the age of 83. Mr. Modglin had lived in Wappapello since 1968. He attended services at the Lake Wappapello Methodist Church. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He retired from Hart -Shaffner - Marx Auto Dealership where he worked as lead mechanic...
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Linda Ruth Gosnell Harmon
(Obituary ~ 10/03/14)
Linda Ruth Gosnell Harmon, was born on Aug. 21, 1948, in Sikeston and died at the Clearview Nursing Home in Sikeston on Oct. 2, 2014, at the age of 66. Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.
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John W. Brown
(Obituary ~ 10/06/14)
John W. Brown, 82, of Broseley, Mo. died on Oct. 3, 2014. Watkins & Sons is in charge of arrangements.
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Raydine Harris
(Obituary ~ 10/06/14)
Raydine Harris, son of the late Elick Harris and Laura Haysten Harris, was born on Jan. 3, 1945, in Hommond, Ind., and died at his residence in Bloomfield on Oct. 5, 2014, at the age of 69. Mr. Harris had worked in maintenance at Tyson Foods, Inc. in Dexter and was a veteran of the United States Army...
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Police Reports
(Obituary ~ 10/06/14)
Dexter Police Oct. 4-6, 2014 Police investigated theft of money from vending machines at 201 E. Stoddard St. at 11:08 a.m. Friday. Jennifer LeAnn Williams, 26, of Bernie was arrested at Hwy. AF and Lakeview Dr. at 1:07 p.m. Friday on an Iron County warrant for failure to appear...
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James E. Kelley
(Obituary ~ 10/07/14)
James E. Kelley, 80, of Bloomfield, died Oct. 6, 2014, at his home. He was born May 23, 1934, in Cairo, Ill., the son of Moy and Cola Triplett Kelley. James and Rozela Bailey were united in marriage in Jan. 20, 1953, in East Prairie, Mo. Mrs. Kelley preceded him in death on June 16, 2006. James later married Elouise Fredwell on May 3, 2008, in Bloomfield. She survives of their home...
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William Wilson
(Obituary ~ 10/07/14)
William Wilson, age 85, son of the late Rev. Girvus and Mary Baxter Wilson, died at his home in Mississippi on Oct. 6, 2014. Mr. Wilson was a native of St. Louis, Mo., and was raised in southeast Missouri. He was an insurance adjuster and member of the Mississippi Claims Association in which he served as All Post President in 1969. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Madison...
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Leslie and Ernestine McQuary
(Obituary ~ 10/08/14)
A memorial service for Leslie and Ernestine McQuary will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at 11 a.m. at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery Committal Shelter in Bloomfield. Leslie, originally from Dexter, died on Jan. 29, 2014, and Ernestine, raised in Bloomfield, died on Feb. 16. They had lived in Tuscon, Ariz. since 1950 and were married for 78 years...
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Billy Joe Ellis
(Obituary ~ 10/09/14)
Billy Joe Ellis, was born on June 25, 1935, and died at his home in Morehouse, on Oct. 7, 2014, at the age of 79. Watkins and Sons Funeral Services of Morehouse is in charge of all arrangements.
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Jesse D. Williams
(Obituary ~ 10/10/14)
Jesse D. Williams, son of the late Robert and Willowdean Rogers Williams, was born in Paragould, Ark., on Sept. 9, 1933, and died at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, on Oct. 8, 2014, at the age of 81. Mr. Williams had lived in San Diego, Calif., for many years, moved to Bloomfield in 1959 and had lived in the Cape Girardeau and Jackson area the past several years. He was an area sales manager for Ortho Mattress...
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Faye Leadley
(Obituary ~ 10/10/14)
Faye Leadley, daughter of the late Tom C. Brawley and Irene Seals Brawley was born on July 9, 1935, in Bennington, Okla., and died on Oct. 9, 2014, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter at the age of 79. Mrs. Leadley was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Dexter, a homemaker and a resident of Dexter...
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Faye Leadley
(Obituary ~ 10/10/14)
Faye Leadley, daughter of the late Tom C. Brawley and Irene Seals Brawley was born on July 9, 1935, in Bennington, Okla., and died on Oct. 9, 2014, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter at the age of 79. Mrs. Leadley was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Dexter, a homemaker and a resident of Dexter...
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David Loyd Wheetley
(Obituary ~ 10/10/14)
David Loyd Wheetley of Puxico, died at the age of 58 on Oct. 9, 2014, at hisPuxico home. All arrangements are under the direction of Watkins and Sons Funeral Home of Puxico.
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Mitchell Conner
(Obituary ~ 10/13/14)
Mitchell "Mitch" Calvin Conner, son of the late Calvin Granvil Conner and Betty Stoker Taylor of Dexter, was born on June 29, 1961, in Dexter and died on Oct. 11, 2014, at his residence in Cape Girardeau at the age of 53. Mr. Conner worked as a network administrator at Associate Electric in New Madrid and was a veteran of the United States Navy serving in Desert Storm. ...
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John R. Myers, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/13/14)
John R. Myers, Jr., son of the late Richard Myers and Ruby Burke Myers, was born on April 15, 1946, in Dexter and died on Oct. 12, 2014, at his residence in Dexter at the age of 68. Mr. Myers worked for Bootheel Petroleum for 40 years and leaves many friends there. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving in Vietnam...
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Francis Womack
(Obituary ~ 10/14/14)
Frances E. Womack, daughter of the late Elgin Shaw and Ida Golden Haynes, was born on Oct. 8, 1926, in rural Hayti, Mo., and died on Oct. 12, 2014, at her residence in Dexter at the age of 88. Mrs. Womack was of the Nazarene faith and a homemaker. On March 27, 1943, she was united in marriage to Louis Harlond Womack. Mr. Womack survives of the home...
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Joyce M. Chapman
(Obituary ~ 10/14/14)
Joyce M. Chapman, daughter of the late Thomas Edgar Griffin and Viola Ester Hume, was born in Malden, Mo., on Oct. 26, 1934, and died at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Home in Dexter on Oct.14, 2014, at the age of 79. Mrs. Chapman had lived around the Essex area her entire life. She was a member of the Olive Branch General Baptist Church in Essex. She had worked at Hart Truck Lines and Fram Filters as their secretary and as a cook at Richland Schools...
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Carl Francis Robbins
(Obituary ~ 10/14/14)
Carl Francis Robbins, age 101, of Dexter, died on Oct.13, 2014, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. He was born Oct. 3, 1913, in Greenville, Mo; son of Marion Francis and Emma Florence Myers Robbins. Mr. Robbins retired from the Chevrolet Manufacturing plant in Flint Mich., and was a member of the Sugar Tree General Baptist Church in Bernie...
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Onie "Baby Hon" Clark
(Obituary ~ 10/14/14)
Onie Clark, was born April 6, 1928, near Malden and died at her home in Essex on Oct. 12, 2014, at the age of 86. Watkins and Sons Funeral Services of Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.
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Mitchell "Mitch" Calvin Conner
(Obituary ~ 10/14/14)
Mitchell "Mitch" Calvin Conner, son of the late Calvin Granvil Conner and Betty Stoker Taylor of Dexter, was born on June 29, 1961, in Dexter and died on Oct. 11, 2014, at his residence in Cape Girardeau at the age of 53. Mr. Conner worked as a network administrator at Associate Electric in New Madrid. ...
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Therma Alfreda Reed
(Obituary ~ 10/16/14)
Therma Alfreda Reed, daughter of the late Walter Alexander Summers and Allie Belle Davenport Summers, was born on Oct. 19, 1924, in Ardeola, Mo., and died on Oct. 11, 2014, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter at the age of 89. Mrs. Reed was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church in Dexter. She was a homemaker, a member of the Eagles Auxiliary and a resident of Dexter...
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Donna Irene Shaver
(Obituary ~ 10/20/14)
Donna Irene Shaver, daughter of Beryl Burroughs Hester of Dexter and the late James Hester, was born in Bury St Edmunds Suffolk, England on Aug. 4, 1958, and died on Oct. 17, 2014, at her residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 56. Mrs. Shaver was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Hayti and had worked as a cook at the Airport Café in Dexter...
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Dorothy L. Edwards
(Obituary ~ 10/23/14)
Dorothy L. Edwards was born in Dexter on May 31, 1933, and died at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter on Oct. 23, 2014, at the age of 81. Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.
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Timmie Louis "T" Hampton
(Obituary ~ 10/23/14)
Timmie Louis "T" Hampton was born April 12, 1950 and died at his home in Memphis, Tenn., on Oct. 18, 2014 at the age of 64. Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.
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Robert Lee Massingill
(Obituary ~ 10/24/14)
Robert Lee Massingill, son of the late Alexander Massingill and Betty Duvall Massingill, was born on May 15, 1939, in Hattieville, Ark., and died on Oct. 23, 2014, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo., at the age of 75. Mr. Massingill was of the Baptist faith. He worked as a farmer and was the owner of Massingill Farms, a veteran of the United States Army and a resident of Dexter...
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Annie E. Pruett
(Obituary ~ 10/27/14)
Annie E. Pruett of Bloomfield, daughter of the late Ernest and Addie Mason Gromer, was born in Marquand, Mo., on Aug. 25, 1929, and died at her home in Bloomfield on Oct. 24, 2014, at the age of 85. On March 6, 1954, she was married to Loran Pruett in Holly Springs, Miss...
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Louis Obards
(Obituary ~ 10/28/14)
Louis Obards, son of the late Cecil Obards and Delma Ray Obards, was born on Feb. 2, 1948, in Bloomfield and died on Oct. 24, 2014, at his residence in Bloomfield at the age of 66. Mr. Obards was a former employee of WW Wood Products in Dudley, a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the Vietnam era, and he was a resident of Bloomfield...
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Mitchell "Mitch" Calvin Conner
(Obituary ~ 10/28/14)
Mitchell "Mitch" Calvin Conner, son of the late Calvin Granvil Conner and Betty Stoker Taylor of Dexter, was born on June 29, 1961, in Dexter and died on Oct. 11, 2014, at his residence in Cape Girardeau at the age of 53. Mr. Conner worked as a network administrator at Associate Electric in New Madrid and he was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving in Desert Storm. ...
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Cathy M. Ogelvie
(Obituary ~ 10/28/14)
Cathy M. Ogelvie, daughter of Franklin Lemay and Evalene Stults Lemay, both of Dexter, was born on Sept. 1, 1956, at Sikeston and died at her residence in rural Bernie on Oct. 28, 2014, at the age of 58. Mrs. Ogelvie was the pastor's wife at Sugar Tree General Baptist Church near Bernie, was a cashier at the Dexter Wal-Mart and a resident of rural Bernie...
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James Harper
(Obituary ~ 10/28/14)
James Harper, son of the late Henry E. Harper and Orta A. Reynolds Harper, and raised by Thomas and Mayme Harper Haydock, was born Jan. 9, 1923, in Bloomfield, Mo., and died Oct. 22, 2014, in Fenton, Mo., at the age of 91. Mr. Harper was retired from Missouri Illinois Tractor as a mechanic on heavy equipment, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having been awarded three Bronze Stars for campaigns in the China Offensive, India Burma and Central Burma...
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Cecil Vincent, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/28/14)
Cecil Vincent, Jr. died Monday, Oct. 28, 2014, at his Puxico residence at the age of 50. Plans are incomplete, but will be under the direction of Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. A full obituary will appear online at www.dailystatesman.com and in Friday's edition of the paper as it is received...
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Charlotte Jolliff
(Obituary ~ 10/30/14)
Charlotte Jolliff, a Dexter resident, died on Oct. 26, 2014, at the age of 71. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of all arrangments.
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Cecil Ray Vincent, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/30/14)
Cecil Ray Vincent, Jr., son of Cecil Vincent, Sr. and Judy Vincent of Bloomfield, was born on May 12, 1964, in Hopkinsville, Ky., and died on Oct. 27, 2014, at his residence in Puxico at the age of 50. Mr. Vincent worked as a Pharmacist and was the owner of Puxico Drugs in Puxico. He was a member of the Puxico Car Club and a past member of the Dexter Hospital Board. His favorite hobbies were hunting and fishing with his family...
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