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Doug Halford
(Obituary ~ 04/02/15)
Doug Halford was born on Sept. 7, 1932, in Reyno, Ark., to the late John Halford and Ninny Mae Parker Halford and died April 1, 2015, at the age of 82. Doug Halford was a farmer, he worked for Pepsi for 17 years in Malden and was the owner/operator of the Chat and Chew Restaurant also in Malden. He was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Malden...
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Shirley A. Wethington-Lunsford
(Obituary ~ 04/03/15)
Shirley A. Wethington-Lunsford of Safe Harbor, Fla., was born on Feb. 4, 1947, in Essex, Mo., to the late Urban Dewey and Ida Irene Newby-Wethington and died March 29, 2015, after a long battle with COPD. She survived by her husband of 47 years, Michael Benton Lunsford; one son Matthew Benton Lunsford and his wife, Paige; one granddaughter, Lauren Lunsford and one grandson, Matthew M. ...
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Kerri Jo Stearns
(Obituary ~ 04/06/15)
Kerri Jo Stearns, daughter of Ricky Stearns and Betty Jane Eskew Stearns of Dexter, was born on May 21, 1978, in Poplar Bluff and died on April 6, 2015, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston at the age of 36. Kerri was a member of the Church of Christ in Essex. She was a homemaker and a resident of Dexter...
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Mary Lidella Cain Merritt
(Obituary ~ 04/06/15)
Mary Lidella Cain Merritt, daughter of James William and Helen Higginbotham Cain, was born on Nov. 29, 1923, in St. Louis, Mo., and on Friday, April 3, 2015, at the Brookdale Assisted Living in Knoxville, Tenn., at the age 91. Mary Dell lived in Kennett, where she was a teacher for many years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Kennett and was active in Girl Scouting for many years. She was also a member of Chalk Bluff Chapter of DAR...
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Police Reports
(Obituary ~ 04/06/15)
Dexter Police April 4-6, 2015 At 9:53 .M., Thursday, April 2, Dexter Police issued summons to Amber Jenkins, 31, of Dexter on the charge of animal waste to be removed from public and private property. At 1:20 a.m., Thursday, April 2, Dexter Police arrested Gianni Phipps, 30; and Sherell Higgins, 41, both of Calumet City, Ill., on a warrant service...
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Barbara Lou Mayhall
(Obituary ~ 04/07/15)
Barbara Lou Mayhall, daughter of the late Henry Albert and Evelyn Jewell Walker Cagle, was born in Dexter on December 25, 1953, and died at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff on April 6, 2015, at the age of 61. She had lived in Abilene, Texas for many years before returning to Southeast Missouri one year ago...
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Jo Ann Wheeler
(Obituary ~ 04/08/15)
Jo Ann Wheeler, daughter of the late Elmer Reynolds and Ella Giltner Reynolds, was born on January 25, 1945 in Brookport, Illinois and died on April 5, 2015, at her residence in Dexter, Mo. at the age of 70. Mrs. Wheeler was a homemaker. On June 26, 1965, she was united in marriage to Marvin Wheeler in Harrisburg, Ill. Mr. Wheeler survives of the home...
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George W. Flanigan
(Obituary ~ 04/09/15)
George W. Flanigan, son of the late Oak Flanigan and Effie Fite Flanigan, was born on Sept. 10, 1925, in Carbondale, Ill., and died on April 8, 2015, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital in Poplar Bluff at the age of 89. Mr. Flanigan was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church in Dexter. He had worked as a truck driver and was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving in World War II and the Korean War...
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"Tina" Charlotte C. Scott
(Obituary ~ 04/09/15)
"Tina" Charlotte C. Scott, daughter of Flossie Mae Webb Thrasher and the late Ollie Lavern Thrasher, was born in Dexter on March 24, 1959, and died at her home in Dudley on April 7, 2015, at the age of 56. She had lived in Campbell and Naylor before moving to Dudley in 2009...
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Randy Glenn House
(Obituary ~ 04/09/15)
Randy Glenn House, son of the late Samuel Tony and Wilma Jean Keller House, was born on Nov. 20, 1964, and died at his residence in Dexter, on April 8, 2015, at the age of 50. Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of arrangements.
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Jo Ann Wheeler
(Obituary ~ 04/09/15)
Jo Ann Wheeler, daughter of the late Elmer Reynolds and Ella Giltner Reynolds, was born on January 25, 1945 in Brookport, Illinois and died on April 5, 2015, at her residence in Dexter, Mo. at the age of 70. Mrs. Wheeler was a homemaker. On June 26, 1965, she was united in marriage to Marvin Wheeler in Harrisburg, Ill. Mr. Wheeler survives of the home...
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Geraldine Pyle
(Obituary ~ 04/10/15)
Geraldine Pyle, 86, of Dexter died on April 10, 2015, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are under the direction of Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter and are incomplete at this time.
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George Melvin Suiter
(Obituary ~ 04/10/15)
George Melvin Suiter, son of the late Mathie Edward and Omie Effie Mann Suiter, was born in Martin, Tenn., on March 6, 1932, and died at his residence in Parma on April 8, 2015, at the age of 83. He had lived in Michigan for many years and moved to Parma 25 years ago. He had worked as a line supervisor at a corrugated box manufacturing plant...
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Darrell Denny Willis
(Obituary ~ 04/10/15)
Darrell Denny Willis, age 72, of Newark, Del., died peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Born in Bloomfield, Mo., on April 13, 1942, Darrell was the son of James Hugh and Irene Denny Willis. He proudly served his country as a member of the US Army specializing in intelligence. Darrell made his career with the former MBNA, where he worked as an executive vice president, retiring after 40 years of dedicated service...
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David O. Dudley
(Obituary ~ 04/13/15)
David O. Dudley, son of the late George Jackson and Alma Lee Cherry Dudley, was born in Doniphan, Mo., on May 31, 1956, and died at his home in Wappapello, Mo., on April 12, 2015, at the age of 58. He had lived in the Puxico area most his life and was a member of the V.F.W. Post in Wappapello...
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John Shanks
(Obituary ~ 04/13/15)
John Shanks, age 90, of Bloomfield, Mo., went home to be with his Lord on April 12, 2015. Mr. Shanks' celebration of life and funeral service will be Thursday morning, April 16, 2015, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Bloomfield. His family will receive friends at the church at 9 a.m., until service time. Rev. Jim Matthews will officiate with Rev. Jerry Darby assisting. Interment will follow at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...
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Shirley Triplett
(Obituary ~ 04/13/15)
Shirley Triplett daughter of the late Rex and Mable Phillips Keller was born on October 17, 1941, in Hayti and died on April 11, 2015, at the Southeast HEALTH Center of Stoddard County at the age of 73. Mrs. Triplett was a resident of Dexter and a member of the Dexter Elks Lodge #2439...
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Darrell Denny Willis
(Obituary ~ 04/13/15)
Darrell Denny Willis, age 72, of Newark, Del., died peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. Born in Bloomfield, Mo., on April 13, 1942, Darrell was the son of James Hugh and Irene Denny Willis. He proudly served his country as a member of the US Army specializing in intelligence. Darrell made his career with the former MBNA, where he worked as an executive vice president, retiring after 40 years of dedicated service...
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Geraldine L. Pyle
(Obituary ~ 04/13/15)
Geraldine L. Pyle, daughter of the late Lloyal Cooper and Dawsey McMillion Cooper was born on March 10, 1929, in rural Bernie and died on April 10, 2015, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 86. Mrs. Pyle was a member of the Bernie Church of Christ. She retired from Elders Manufacturing in Dexter and was a resident of Dexter...
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Gloria Jean McRoy
(Obituary ~ 04/13/15)
Gloria Jean McRoy, daughter of the late Ralph Cecil and Juanita Aliene Parker Becraft, was born in Bloomfield, Mo., on Jan. 22, 1933, and died at her home in Bloomfield on April 11, 2015, at the age of 82. She had lived in Bloomfield most of her life...
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James "Jim" Monroe Overby
(Obituary ~ 04/14/15)
James "Jim" Monroe Overby, 84, of Bernie died Sunday, April 12, 2015, at the Saxony Lutheran Village in Cape Girardeau, Mo., with his family at his side. He was born July 2, 1930, in Eagle Grove, Iowa, the son of the Rev. James M. and Minnie Belle Sutton Overby. He and Joyce Petty were married May 6, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., by the Rev. Overby at Maple Avenue Methodist Church...
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Pauline E. Bess
(Obituary ~ 04/16/15)
Pauline E. Bess, daughter of the late Oma Nelson and Frank and Louella Gunter, was born on Aug. 3, 1924, in Advance and died on April 14, 2015, at the Puxico Nursing Center in Puxico at the age of 90. Mrs. Bess was a member of the Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau and a former resident of Cape Girardeau...
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Nora Yvonne Bennett
(Obituary ~ 04/16/15)
Nora Yvonne Bennett, daughter of the late Orvil and Nora Mae Carter Jackson, was born in Bernie on Feb. 29, 1936, and died at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau on April 14, 2015, at the age of 79. She had lived in the Dexter area all her life and was a member of the Southwest Church of the Nazarene in Dexter...
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Anthony Hill
(Obituary ~ 04/16/15)
Anthony Hill died at his home on April 14, 2015. All arrangements are under the direction of McDaniel Funeral Services in Kennett.
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Geraldine "Jerri Ann" Temples
(Obituary ~ 04/16/15)
Geraldine "Jerri Ann" Temples, daughter of the late Thomas Thumb and Mabel Dutton Webb, was born in Thayer, Mo., on July 1, 1923, and died at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter on April 16, 2015, at the age of 91. Mrs. Temples had spent 45 years in Pontiac, Mich. She moved back to Dexter in 1981 and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter...
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Bernice T. Dutton
(Obituary ~ 04/17/15)
Bernice T. Dutton of Dexter died April 17, 2015, at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter at the age of 96. Arrangements are being handled by the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter and are incomplete at this time.
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Bob Hisaw
(Obituary ~ 04/20/15)
Bob Hisaw, son of the late Henry Lee and Dona Elizabeth Singleton Hisaw, was born near Dexter on July 23, 1934, and died at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center on April 17, 2015, at the age of 80. He had lived in the Puxico area all of his life where he had worked as a farmer, at the Best Grain Elevator and had retired from the Lucy Lee Hospital. He attended the Brown General Baptist Church near Puxico...
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Bernice T. Dutton
(Obituary ~ 04/20/15)
Bernice T. Dutton, daughter of the late Ira V. Thompson and Bessie Crane Thompson, was born on Feb. 28, 1919, in Bloomfield and died on April 17, 2015, at the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter at the age of 96. Mrs. Dutton was of the Baptist faith. She had been the owner of a beauty shop in Dexter and she and her husband were owners of the Moonlight Motel in Dexter...
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T. J. "Bud" Stephens, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
T. J. "Bud" Stephens, Jr., son of the late Thomas Joel, Sr. and Iva Mae Evans Stephens, was born in Bloomfield on Sept. 21, 1936, and died at his home in Dexter on April 18, 2015, at the age of 78. He had lived in St. Louis before returning to Dexter over 40 years ago. He had served in the Air Force, worked at General Cable in St. Louis and was a self employed plumber. He was of the Methodist faith...
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Willa M. Gaede
(Obituary ~ 04/21/15)
Willa M. Gaede, daughter of the late Marshall Cloud and Zoe Turlington Cloud, was born on Feb. 10, 1935, in Dexter and died on April 19, 2015, at her residence in Dexter at the age of 80. Mrs. Gaede was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter. She had worked as the secretary for the First Baptist Church for many years and was the Salutatorian for the Dexter High School graduating class of 1953...
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Jim Franklin Jerls
(Obituary ~ 04/23/15)
Jim Franklin Jerls, 42 of St. Louis, Mo., died Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at the St. Louis University Hospital. He was born Sept. 3, 1972 in McHenry, Ill., to Jerry and Mary Allen Jerls. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Mary and Kenneth Kinder of Scott City, Mo.; one brother, John (Tammy) Jerls of Scott City, Mo.; one stepbrother, Michael Reinbott of St. James, Mo.; a half-brother, Rocky Jerls of Cape Girardeau; a half-sister, Jennifer Jerls of Cape Girardeau...
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William "Bill" Moore
(Obituary ~ 04/23/15)
William "Bill" Moore, son of the late James W. Moore and Katie Adell Sprinkle Moore, was born on Sept. 21, 1942, in Dexter and died on April 22, 2015, at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff at the age of 72. Mr. Moore was of the Lutheran faith. He had worked for Chrysler Corporation in St. Louis as a line worker and also as a truck driver for Safety Klean. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps serving in the Vietnam War...
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Linda Nea Patrick
(Obituary ~ 04/23/15)
Linda Nea Patrick, daughter of the late Willard Nea and Jean Beard Nea, was born on April 24, 1936, in St. Louis, Mo., and died on April 17, 2015, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston at the age of 78. Mrs. Patrick had worked as a timekeeper for McQuay-Norris in St. Louis and was a resident of Dexter...
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Virginia Mae Ezell Jones
(Obituary ~ 04/23/15)
Virginia Mae Ezell Jones of Dekalb Ill., the daughter of Armstead Gillman Ezell and Dona Mae Ezell was born March 17, 1931, and died March 19, 2015, at the age of 84. Graveside services will be held Saturday, May 2, 2015, at the Armstead Dowdy Cemetery...
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Debra Blunt
(Obituary ~ 04/23/15)
Debra Blunt, daughter of Dortha Blunt of Dexter and the late Martin Blunt, was born on June 4, 1957, in Dexter and died on April 22, 2015, at her residence in Sikeston at the age of 57. She was a member of the Cape First Church of Sikeston, had worked in claims for the Dewitt Company in Sikeston and was a member of the Dexter Senior High Class of 1975...
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Sue Sturgess
(Obituary ~ 04/24/15)
Sue Sturgess, daughter of the late Oliver White and Mary Edith Garner White, was born on Nov. 19, 1938, at Pyletown and died at the SoutheastHEALTH Care of Cape Girardeau on April 23, 2015, at the age of 76. Mrs. Sturgess was a member of the Dexter Church of Christ. In her early years, she worked at Elder Manufacturing in Dexter. She had also worked as an independent sales consultant and was a local business owner...
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Lloyd Wilson
(Obituary ~ 04/27/15)
Lloyd Wilson son of the late Ralph and Laura Louise Liskey Wilson was born on July 7, 1927, and died on April 25, 2015, at the age of 87, Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.
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Dorothy Helen Boggess
(Obituary ~ 04/28/15)
Dorothy Helen Newman Boggess was born on May 12, 1929, at Seymour, Mo., to Ralph and Dora Newman. Dorothy died at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Mo. on April 27, 2015. Dorothy was 85 years old when she went home to be with Jesus. Dorothy lived in Seymour, Mo. ...
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Millie Olivia Grubbs
(Obituary ~ 04/28/15)
Millie Olivia Grubbs, infant daughter of Christopher Lee Grubbs and Baylie Kay Davis Grubbs, was born and died on April 27, 2015, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter...
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Goldie Irene Lafferty
(Obituary ~ 04/28/15)
Goldie Irene Lafferty, daughter of the late Tom and Virgie May Lanning Gibson, was born in Tallapoosa, Mo., on Aug. 6, 1924, and died at her home near Bloomfield on April 27, 2015, at the age of 90. She had lived in the Bloomfield area most of her life. She was a member of the Mt. Pisgah General Baptist Church near Bloomfield...
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Luzell Matney Grubbs
(Obituary ~ 04/30/15)
Luzell Matney Grubbs of Dexter died at Crowley Ridge Care Center on April 30, 2015, at the age of 89. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home.
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Rita Jones
(Obituary ~ 04/30/15)
Rita Jones, formerly of Dexter, died at her residence in Olathe, Kan. on April 29, 2015, at the age of 77. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
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