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Beulah Jones Shipman
(Obituary ~ 12/01/14)
Beulah Jones Shipman, daughter of the late James Madison Jones and Oma McAllister Jones, was born on July 23, 1921 in Salem, Missouri and departed this life on November 29, 2014 at her residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 93. Mrs. Shipman was a member of the Church of Christ in Dexter and a resident of Dexter...
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Michael Scott Colove
(Obituary ~ 12/01/14)
Michael Scott Colove, son of Terry Colove of Dexter and Sandy Clark of California was born on May 17, 1979, in Dexter and died on Nov. 28, 2014, at his residence in Dexter at the age of 35. Michael was a self-employed commercial carpenter in the surrounding area of Southeast Missouri...
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Hazel Verda Ross Pratt
(Obituary ~ 12/01/14)
Hazel Verda Ross Pratt, daughter of the late William Henry Ross and Maudie L. Patten Ross Pratt, was born on Sept. 23, 1917, at Hitchita, Okla. and went to be with her Lord on Nov. 30, 2014 in Dexter, Mo. at the age of 97. She was united in marriage to Lester N. Pratt on Oct. 14, 1934, in Lamar, Ark. Mr. Pratt preceded her in death on Sept. 3, 1977...
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Chester Gary Cravens, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/01/14)
Chester Gary Cravens, Sr., of Dexter, son of the late Bernard Harold Cravens and Syble Marie Hill Cravens, was born on Dec. 23, 1932, in Fisk, Mo., and died on Nov. 29, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 81. Mr. Cravens had worked as a plant manager for John's Produce in Campbell, Mo. and was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving during the Korean War. He was a member of the Dexter VFW and the Dexter Elks Lodge...
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Vivian Adkins
(Obituary ~ 12/02/14)
Vivian Adkins, daughter of the late Luther Lee and Nora Alice Riddle Brown, was born in Bernie, on Dec. 19, 1916, and died at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter on Dec., 1, 2014, at the age of 97. Mrs. Adkins had lived in Dexter most of her life. She was a member of the White Oak Grove General Baptist Church and had attended Friendship Baptist in Dexter...
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Araceli "Shelly" Kuhnell
(Obituary ~ 12/02/14)
Araceli "Shelly" Kuhnell, daughter of the late Carlos Bustos and Maria Cabello Bustos, was born on April 18, 1958, in Laredo, Texas and died on Dec. 1, 2014 at her residence in Sikeston at the age of 56. Ms. Kuhnell was of the Catholic faith and had worked as a forklift driver at Cott Beverage Company in Sikeston...
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Brenda J. Stuckey
(Obituary ~ 12/03/14)
Brenda J. Stuckey, daughter of the late Herron and Velma Gaylord, was born on May 15, 1944 in Stoddard County, Mo. and died on Dec. 1, 2014, at the Baptist Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas at the age of 70. Mrs. Stuckey was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was a lifelong educator, a high school teacher for twelve years in New Madrid, Mo. and for 27 years in Little Rock, Ark...
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Brenda J. Stuckey
(Obituary ~ 12/04/14)
Brenda J. Stuckey, daughter of the late Herron and Velma Gaylord, was born on May 15, 1944, in Stoddard County and died Dec. 1, 2014, at the Baptist Hospital in Little Rock, Ark., at the age of 70. Mrs. Stuckey was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock. She was a lifelong educator, a high school teacher for 12 years in New Madrid, Mo., and for 27 years in Little Rock...
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Kenneth Wayne Hurley
(Obituary ~ 12/04/14)
Kenneth Wayne Hurley, son of John Hurley of Canalou, Mo., and the late Hazel I. Hinkley Hurley, was born on May 20, 1960, in St. Louis, Mo., and died on Dec. 2, 2014, in Bloomfield at the age of 54. Mr. Hurley had worked as a farm hand for Paul Clary Farms and was a resident of Bloomfield...
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Jovada June Kincy
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
Jovada June Kincy, daughter of the late James Earl Kincy and Hazel Garner Kincy, was born on July 24, 1940, in Dexter, Mo. and died on Dec. 3, 2014, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter at the age of 74. Ms. Kincy worked at Wal-Mart as an associate for 14 years and was a resident of Dexter...
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Charlotte K. Avery
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
Charlotte K. Avery of Dudley, daughter of the late John and Mary Heaton Prince, was born in Cairo, Ill., on Dec. 4, 1946, and died at the SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County in Dexter on Dec. 2, 2014, at the age of 67. She was raised in the Cahokia, Ill., area and lived most of her adult life in Missouri. She had lived Poplar Bluff for many years before moving to Dudley 12 years ago...
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Glen Medler
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
Glen Medler, son of the late Raymond William and Mayme Lucus Medler, was born in Frisco on Nov. 28, 1917, and died at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff on Dec. 3, 2014, at the age of 97. Mr. Medler had lived in lived in Dexter where he owned and operated Medler's Cleaners. He retired and moved to Poplar Bluff 30 years ago. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff and the Sunshine Sunday School class...
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Gerald Lynn Hessling
(Obituary ~ 12/08/14)
Gerald Lynn Hessling, son of the late Ralph "Eugene" Hessling, Sr. and Freddie Pearl Lucy Hessling, was born on March 22, 1950, in Bell City and died on Dec. 6, 2014, at SoutheastHEALTH in Cape Girardeau at the age of 64. Mr. Hessling had worked as a heavy equipment operator and was a resident of Bloomfield. He enjoyed St. Louis Cardinal Baseball and was a former coach of a little league team...
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Ada Mae Snider
(Obituary ~ 12/09/14)
Ada Mae Snider, daughter of the late Niny W. and Helen Smith Persfull, was born in Parma on Dec. 22, 1916, and died at her home in Bloomfield on Dec. 3, 2014, at the age of 98. Mrs. Snider had lived in St. Louis for many years before returning to Bloomfield 14 years ago. She had attended the Trotter General Baptist Church...
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Patsy Anne Quattlebaum
(Obituary ~ 12/11/14)
Patsy Anne Quattlebaum was born March 27, 1935, in Essex to the late Roy Harry and Minnie Lee Crutcher Williamson and died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, in Cleburne, Texas at the age of 79. She married James Quattlebaum in the spring of 1979 in Ft. Worth, Texas...
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Jason Brett Vaughn
(Obituary ~ 12/12/14)
Jason Brett Vaughn of Rolla, Mo., was born in Poplar Bluff, Mo., on Nov. 30, 1973, and died Dec. 11, 2014, after a courageous battle with A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig Disease). Jason graduated from Rolla High School in 1992. Prior to his illness, Jason was the owner/operator of the TLC Landscaping Company of Rolla. ...
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J.C. Bissel
(Obituary ~ 12/15/14)
J. C. Bissel was born on May 25, 1928, in Newport, Ark., and died at the SoutheastHEALTH Center in Cape Girardeau on Dec. 14, 2014, at the age of 86. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home of Parma is in charge of all arrangements.
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Faye M. Little
(Obituary ~ 12/15/14)
Faye M. Little, daughter of the late Willard Stafford and Vada Dale Stafford was born on Nov. 1, 1925, in Senath, Mo., and died on Dec. 13, 2014, at the Elsberry Health Care Center at the age of 89. Mrs. Little was a home-maker and retired from the Drury Inn in Maryland Heights as a house-keeper. She was of the Assembly of God faith...
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Lloyd Zimmerman
(Obituary ~ 12/15/14)
Lloyd Zimmerman, 93, of Dexter died on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014 at Golden Living Center in Malden. Arrangements are being handled by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie and are incomplete at this time.
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Ladell Norman
(Obituary ~ 12/15/14)
Ladell Norman, son of the late Everett Norman and Estella Smith Norman, was born on Feb. 12, 1929, in Paragould, Ark. and died away on Dec.13, 2014, at his residence in Dexter at the age of 85. Mr. Norman was a farmer and a member of the New Hope General Baptist Church. He enjoyed working with leather and horses...
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Wilma Ping
(Obituary ~ 12/16/14)
Wilma Ping of St. Louis, daughter of the late Steven and Jewell Riles Barker was born Nov. 27, 1932, and died on Dec. 14, 2014 at the age of 82. Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home of Bloomfield is in charge of all arrangements.
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Wylie DeJournett
(Obituary ~ 12/16/14)
Wylie DeJournett, son of the late Marshall and Mary Annis DeJournett, was born in Essex on Aug. 14, 1927, and died at the SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County in Dexter on Dec. 15, 2014, at the age of 87. Mr. DeJournett had worked for Sam Scism Motors in Park Hills, Mo., for 25 years and worked for Scism Motors in Bloomfield for seven years. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and had served in the Army Engineers during WWII...
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Joseph E. "Shorty" Kestner
(Obituary ~ 12/16/14)
Joseph E. "Shorty" Kestner, son of the late Joseph Kestner and Birdie Scates Kestner, was born on Feb. 4, 1927, in Dudley and died on Dec. 8, 2014, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff at the age of 87. Mr. Kestner was a member of the Pleasant Grove Church in Dexter and was a resident of Dexter. He retired from the Missouri Pacific Railroad and was a veteran of the United States Navy...
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Francis Eugene "Gene" Rhodes
(Obituary ~ 12/16/14)
Francis Eugene "Gene" Rhodes, 88, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Dec.16, 2014, at Chateau Girardeau surrounded by his daughters. He was born on July 24, 1926, in Toga, Mo., eldest son of the late Helen (Zimmer) and Asa Rhodes. Raised in a humble upbringing, he was one of seven children. On Nov. 24, 1948, he married Edvira A. Messmer at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso, Mo...
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Maggy Bess
(Obituary ~ 12/17/14)
Maggy Bess, daughter of the late Nolan Travis and Virginia Williams Thomason, was born in Harrell, Ark. on Nov. 28, 1944, and died at her home in Puxico, Mo. on Dec. 12, 2014, at the age of 70. Maggy had lived in Florida for 10 years and returned to Puxico, where she has lived the past 18 years. She was a member of the Christian Church and most enjoyed spending time with her family. She worked for Mel's Diner in Puxico as a cashier...
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Betty Lou Davis Minton
(Obituary ~ 12/17/14)
Betty Lou Davis Minton, daughter of the late Dr. Sam Severy Davis and Nola Parmenter Davis, was born on Nov. 10, 1927, in Bloomfield, Mo. and died on Dec. 16, 2014 at her residence near Dexter at the age of 87. Mrs. Minton had the longest membership in the First United Methodist Church in Dexter. ...
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Lloyd Edward Zimmerman
(Obituary ~ 12/18/14)
Lloyd Edward Zimmerman, son of the late John Ernest Zimmerman and Nora Ethel McGowen Zimmerman, was born in Bernie on Nov. 3, 1920, and departed this life at the Golden Living Center in Malden on Dec. 15, 2014, at the age of 94. Mr. Zimmerman had worked in Michigan and California for the U.S. Postal Service as a mail carrier until his retirement. He attended the Nazarene Church in Bernie and in Dexter...
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Ada "Granny" Robey
(Obituary ~ 12/18/14)
Ada "Granny" Robey of Sikeston, was raised by her grandparents, the late John and Clair Morlan, was born in Greenbriar on Aug. 18, 1923, and died at her home in Sikeston on Dec. 17, 2014, at the age of 91. She lived in the Avert area most of her life and moved to Sikeston 24 years ago. She worked at the International Hat Company for many years. After her retirement she was a Foster Grandmother at Southeast Elementary School in Sikeston...
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Ora Mae Hart
(Obituary ~ 12/18/14)
Ora Mae Hart, 96, of Advance, died Dec. 16, 2014, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born May 7, 1918, in Harold, Ill., to the late Ed and Rosa Cooter Perrigan, she was a member of the First General Baptist Church of Advance. She was a homemaker and loved to play Bingo. On Dec. 24, 1935, in Dexter, she married Amos Hart, who died May 5, 1994...
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Dennis Lee Claeys
(Obituary ~ 12/18/14)
Dennis Lee Claeys, son of Julius Claeys and Miriam Blair Claeys was born Jan. 7, 1949, in Moline, Ill., and died at his residence in Malden on Dec. 16, 2014, at the age of 65. Mr. Claeys was a furniture salesman for Kesler Furniture in Poplar Bluff and was a member of the Bernie Church of Christ...
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Clarence Albert Miller
(Obituary ~ 12/19/14)
Clarence Albert Miller, son of the late Luther Miller and Ida Gooch Miller, was born on June 20, 1920, in Leachville, Ark., and died on Dec. 18, 2014, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter at the age of 94. Mr. Miller was affiliated with the Second General Baptist Church in Dexter and was a resident of Essex. ...
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Nova Inez Curd
(Obituary ~ 12/22/14)
Nova Inez Curd, daughter of the late Homer C. Henderson and Dora Holt Henderson, was born on April 11, 1929, at Siloam Springs, Ark., and died on Dec. 21, 2014, at Golden Living Center in New Madrid at the age of 85. Mrs. Curd was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Dexter, a homemaker and a resident of Dexter...
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Gordon Waggoner, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/23/14)
Gordon Waggoner, Sr., son of the late Cecil Waggoner and Edith Perry Waggoner, was born on Nov. 9, 1921, near rural Pyletown, Mo., and died on Dec. 23, 2014, at his residence near Bloomfield, Mo. at the age of 93. Mr. Waggoner was affiliated with the Church of Christ in Bloomfield...
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Rev. Patricia Sue Smith
(Obituary ~ 12/27/14)
Rev. Patricia Sue Smith of Bloomfield, daughter of the late Ralph Cecil and Juanita Aliene Parker Becraft, was born in Bloomfield on March 15, 1934, and died at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, on Dec. 25, 2014, at the age of 80. Patricia had lived in the Bloomfield area most of her life. She was the pastor of the Missouri Street Full Gospel Church in Bloomfield and was ordained a minister through the Bible Way Association in 1998...
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William R. Wrinkle
(Obituary ~ 12/27/14)
William R. Wrinkle, son of the late Clarence Wrinkle and Edna Anderson Wrinkle, was born on Oct. 10, 1932, in Sylimore, Ark., and died on Dec. 26, 2014, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter at the age of 82. Mr. Wrinkle was a Veteran of the United States Army, having served in the Korean War. He was a member of the Dexter Church of Christ...
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Tracie Carter Young
(Obituary ~ 12/27/14)
Tracie Carter Young, daughter of Judy Smiley Carter and Sherman Carter both of Bernie, was born on Aug. 23, 1969, in Poplar Bluff and died on Dec. 23, 2014, at her residence in Bernie at the age of 45. Tracie attended the First Baptist Church of Bernie. ...
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Marian Duley
(Obituary ~ 12/27/14)
Marian Duley, daughter of the late Roy Loper and Cordelia Meldrum Loper was born on Jan. 18, 1927, in Bay City, Mich., and died on Dec. 25, 2014, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center at the age of 87. Mrs. Duley was a home-maker, a resident of Dexter and had attended the Midland Church in Poplar Bluff...
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Diane Marie Allen
(Obituary ~ 12/27/14)
Diane Marie Allen, born April 29, 1949, to the late Donald E. and Estelle Allen in Yoakum, Texas, died Dec. 5, 2014, in St. Louis, Mo., at the age of 65. Diane was a Dexter High School graduate and graduated in1972 from Southeast Missouri State University, with a bachelor of arts with a double major in English and Spanish. ...
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Ernestine Webber
(Obituary ~ 12/27/14)
Ernestine Webber of Dexter, Mo. died on Dec. 26, 2014, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 79. Arrangements are incomplete at Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter, Mo.
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Ernestine Webber
(Obituary ~ 12/29/14)
Ernestine Webber, daughter of Ruth Cook Monahan and the late Lee Monahan, was born in Caddo Gap, Arkansas on January 12, 1935, and passed away on December 26, 2014, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, at the age of 79 years, 11 months and 14 days...
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Thomas E. Stevens
(Obituary ~ 12/29/14)
Thomas Edward Stevens, son of the late Linous Stevens and Beulah Campbell Stevens was born on Feb. 27, 1928, in Risco, Mo., and died on Dec. 28, 2014, at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter at the age of 86. Mr. Stevens was a Veteran of the United States Navy and served in World War II. He was a member of the Sadler Chapel United Methodist Church, a member of the Dexter Masonic Lodge #532 and the Kenady - Hanks American Legion Post #59. He was a retired farmer...
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Harold Williams, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/29/14)
Harold Williams, Jr., the son of the late Harold, Sr. and Elizabeth Ramsey Williams, was born in Newport, Ark., on Feb. 8, 1954, and died at his home in Dexter on Dec. 26, 2014, at the age of 60. Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of all arrangements...
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Carl James Bishop
(Obituary ~ 12/29/14)
Carl James Bishop, 88, of Dexter, died on Dec. 27, 2014, at Crowley Ridge Care Center. Born in Montgomery, Ala., on Nov. 8, 1926, to Claude David (Dennis) Bishop of Marshall, Texas and Euganie Catherine Margaret Morlas, of New Orleans, La. He lived much of his life in Louisiana and Missouri...
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Vernon Eugene Hampton
(Obituary ~ 12/30/14)
Vernon Eugene Hampton was born April 14, 1956, in Pontiac, Mich., and died Dec. 19, 2014, at the age of 58 years. There are no pending arrangements at this time. Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of arrangements.
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Walter B. Guilliams
(Obituary ~ 12/31/14)
Walter B. Guilliams, of Jackson, Mo. and formerly of Dexter, Mo., was born on Dec. 12, 1933, and died Dec. 31, 2014, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. at the age 81. Visitation will take place on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015 from 2 until 7 p.m. at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson, Mo. and on Sunday, Jan. 4, from 11 a.m. until service time...
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June Ward
(Obituary ~ 12/31/14)
June Ward, daughter of the late Riley Franklin Link and Wilma Aslin Link was born on June 7, 1936, in Bloomfield and died on Dec. 30, 2014, at her residence in Dexter at the age of 78. Mrs. Ward had worked as a secretary for Smith Realty and was a resident of Dexter...
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