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Marie Hubbard
(Obituary ~ 06/01/15)
Marie Hubbard, daughter of the late J.A. Sharp and Gertrude Keaton Sharp was born on Oct. 3, 1928, in Gosnell, Ark., and died on May 29, 2015, at the SoutheastHEALTH Center of Cape Girardeau at the age of 86. Mrs. Hubbard was the owner of Hubbard's Jewelry, which has been located in Historic Downtown Dexter for decades. ...
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Ruby Mae Stanfield
(Obituary ~ 06/01/15)
Ruby Mae Stanfield, daughter of the late Ralph W. Fralick and Ella Gray Thomas, was born on Sept. 18, 1919, in Clarkton, Mo., and died on May 31, 2015, at SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County in Dexter at the age of 95. Mrs. Stanfield was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bernie and a resident of Bernie. ...
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Delsie Marie Hawley
(Obituary ~ 06/01/15)
Delsie Marie Hawley, 92, was born Aug. 15, 1922, in Pineville, Ark., to Arville Bell and Fannie (Wood) Marchant and died May 30, 2015. She was the oldest of five children and she worked for many years at Elders Manufacturing in Dexter. She was a gifted seamstress and loved to make clothing and quilt tops she was an avid gardener and loved to cook. She loved life on the farm and resided there most of her adult life...
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Elma Louise Johnson
(Obituary ~ 06/01/15)
Elma Louise Johnson, daughter of the late James and Minnie Newell Grim, was born in Essex on April 22, 1935, and died at the SoutheastHEALTH Center in Cape Girardeau on May 31, 2015, at the age of 80. Mrs. Johnson had lived in High Ridge, Mo., before moving to Dexter 22 years ago. She had owned and operated a beauty shop in High Ridge. She attended services at the Church On The Rock in Morehouse...
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Joyce Baker
(Obituary ~ 06/01/15)
Joyce Baker of Dexter, the daughter of the late Bryant Baker and Madline Mitchell Baker, was born on Sept. 20, 1935, and died at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter on May 29, 2015, at the age of 79. She is survived by one sister, Nanny Avery and her husband, Henry of Dexter; two brothers, Burlen Baker and his wife, Madge of Dalton, Mass., and Vernon Bakers and his wife, Kaye of Drummond, Tenn.; several nieces and nephews also survive...
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Police Reports
(Obituary ~ 06/01/15)
Dexter Police May 30 - June 1, 2015 At 9:42 a.m., Friday, May 29, Dexter Police investigated a report of failure to return property from 103 West Business Highway 60. At 10:37 a.m., Saturday, May 30, Dexter Police arrested Joshua L. Scowden, 28, of Poplar Bluff, on the charge of DWI...
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Linda Kay Jones
(Obituary ~ 06/02/15)
Linda Kay Jones, daughter of Tommy James and Anna Mae Oker Collins, was born in Hayti on June 8, 1967, and died at the SoutheastHEALTH Care Center in Dexter on May 31, 2015, at the age of 47. She lived most all her life in Haywood until she moved to Parma six years ago. She was of the Baptist faith...
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Pola Jean Lee
(Obituary ~ 06/04/15)
Pola Jean Lee was born in Canalou, Mo., on Jan. 7, 1943, to the late Leonard and Della Greenlee and died at her home in East Mountain, Texas, on June 2, 2015 at the age of 72. Pola was the ninth of 10 children and she had lived in Bloomfield before moving to her home in Texas. She shared an infectious smile and warm, vibrant personality with family, friends and everyone she met...
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Calvin Eugene "Gene" McRoy
(Obituary ~ 06/04/15)
Calvin Eugene "Gene" McRoy, son of Mildred Bowling McRoy of Bloomfield and the late Calvin Coolidge McRoy, was born on April 29, 1950, in Dexter and died on June 1, 2015, at SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County in Dexter at the age of 65. Mr. McRoy was a resident of Bloomfield and a member of the Assembly of God Church in Bloomfield. He had worked as a car hauler for Cassens in Fenton, Mo., and for Bunny Bread in Sikeston...
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Esther J. Burns
(Obituary ~ 06/04/15)
Esther J. Burns, daughter of the late Raymond Bugbee and Mary Hillmon Bugbee, was born on Sept. 8, 1930, in Flint, Mich., and died on June 2, 2015, at SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County in Dexter at the age of 84. Mrs. Burns was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Bloomfield and a resident of Dexter. She had worked at Elders Manufacturing Company in Dexter as an inspector and as a union secretary...
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James Lee Warren
(Obituary ~ 06/04/15)
James Lee Warren, son of Euell Lee Warren and the late Leah Mae Almond Robertson, was born March 28, 1956, in St. Louis and died June 3, 2015, at the age of 59. Mr. Warren worked as a welder and was a resident of Bloomfield. He was a veteran of the United States Navy...
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Community leader dies at 60
(Obituary ~ 06/08/15)
Scott Kinchen, a Dexter businessman and community activist, died at his Dexter home Saturday following a lengthy illness. Kinchen, 60, was an active member of the Dexter Chamber of Commerce and served as a Chamber director until his health forced him to resign the position in 2014. He served as Chamber President in 1993 and continued to be an active supporter of the Chamber and their activities throughout the years...
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James Gregory O'Neal
(Obituary ~ 06/08/15)
James Gregory O'Neal, son of Loreda O'Neal Janson of Dexter was born on September 29, 1968 at Dexter and died at SoutheastHEALTH of Cape Girardeau on June 5, 2015 at the age of 46. James was a carpenter with Rayle Construction of Poplar Bluff and a resident of Dexter...
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Sarah Lynne Hillis
(Obituary ~ 06/09/15)
Sarah Lynne Hillis, 75, died at her residence in Essex on June 4, 2015. Arrangements are incomplete and under the direction of the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
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Charles DeWain "Tip" Tipton Jr.
(Obituary ~ 06/11/15)
Charles DeWain "Tip" Tipton Jr., son of Charles Tipton Sr. and Eva Mason Tipton of Bernie was born on May 31, 1953, in rural Bernie and died on June 10, 2015, at the Lutheran Home of Cape Girardeau at the age of 62. "Tip" was known across Southeast Missouri during his 30 years at Autry Morlan as a wrecker driver. He was a Veteran of the Missouri Army National Guard...
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Geraldine "Geri" Whitledge
(Obituary ~ 06/12/15)
Geraldine "Geri" Whitledge, daughter of the late James Ralph and Madge Mae Lincoln McFerron, was born near Bloomfield on Dec. 26, 1922, and went to be with her heavenly Father at the Golden Living Center in Bloomfield on June 11, 2015, at the age of 92...
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Sandra Sue Quick
(Obituary ~ 06/13/15)
Sandra Sue Quick, 70, of Arnold, wife of former Dexter resident, Dennis Quick, died at her home in Arnold on June 12, 2015. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Watkins & Sons in Dexter, Mo.
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Sandra Sue Quick
(Obituary ~ 06/15/15)
Sandra Sue Quick, daughter of the late Floyd and Gladys Stephens Leathers, was born on Oct. 21, 1944, and died at her home in Arnold, Mo., on June 12, 2015, at the age of 70. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home of Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.
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Sarah Lynne Hillis
(Obituary ~ 06/15/15)
Sarah Lynne Hillis, daughter of the late Harlan B. Heffelfinger and Audrey Mae Ellwood Heffelfinger, was born on June 24, 1939, in Beatrice, Neb., and died on June 4, 2015, at her residence in Essex at the age of 75. Mrs. Hillis was a member of the United Methodist Church in Essex and she worked as the Postmaster for the U.S. Post Office in Essex...
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Elzora Robey
(Obituary ~ 06/16/15)
Elzora Robey, daughter of the late John Davenport and Mamie Ellis Davenport, was born on July 18, 1926, in Bertrand, Mo. and died on Jan. 24, 2015, at North Village Park Care Center in Moberly, Mo. at the age of 88. Mrs. Robey had worked in nursing and was a former resident of Dexter...
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Richard Williams
(Obituary ~ 06/18/15)
A memorial service for Richard Williams, 39, of Dexter will be held Sunday, June 21, 2015, at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. The service will take place at 6 p.m. Richard is survived by his son, Tayton; his brother, Roy Williams and wife, Shaunti; by his paternal grandmother, Katherine Williams; his maternal grandmother, Mary-Ellen Taylor; by many other relatives and several friends...
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Shirla Jean Rathjen Howard
(Obituary ~ 06/18/15)
Shirla Jean Rathjen Howard daughter of the late Fred Rathjen and Melba Noland Rathjen was born on June 27, 1935 in Gouldbusk, Texas and died on June 17, 2015, at the Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County at the age of 79. Mrs. Howard was an avid Democrat; she was a board member of the Missouri Federated Democratic Woman's Club, served as secretary for the State Democratic Party and had received the Bess Truman Award. ...
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Billy Dozier
(Obituary ~ 06/18/15)
Billy Dean Dozier, 80, of Doe Run, Mo., died June 15, 2015, at the Parkland Health Center in Farmington, Mo. He was born Jan. 1, 1935, in Puxico to the late Fredrick and Effie (Morgan) Dozier. Billy proudly served his country in the United States Army. After 26 years of service in the Army he retired and then worked as a civil servant for the Department of the Army. He enjoyed remodeling homes, gardening and fishing...
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Pansy Illine Peck Hutchcraft
(Obituary ~ 06/22/15)
Pansy Illine Peck Hutchcraft, daughter of the late James and Dora Dorris Peck, was born in Essex on March 7, 1924, and died at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter on June 20, 2015, at the age of 91. Mrs. Hutchcraft was raised in Essex and had lived in St. Louis for 22 years before moving to Dexter in 2005. She had worked for 19 years at Elder Manufacturing and then worked at Dental Products in St. Louis for 22 years before moving back to Dexter...
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Evelyn June Hester
(Obituary ~ 06/23/15)
Evelyn June Hester, daughter of the late Alva "Stubby" Walker and Lacy Hill Walker was born in Bernie on June 15, 1931, and died at the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter on June 21, 2015, at the age of 84. June was a homemaker. She attended grade school in the Sugar Tree Community. ...
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Cynthia Goings Anderson
(Obituary ~ 06/23/15)
Cynthia Goings Anderson of House Springs, Mo., was born March 4, 1957, in Gideon, Mo., to Earl and Lois Goings and died at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis on June 11, 2015, at the age of 58. Cynthia had retired from Chrysler of Fenton, Mo. She is survived by her husband, Chuck Anderson of House Springs; her parents, Earl and Helen Goings of Dexter and Lois Schmidt of Imperial, Mo.; two daughters, Jennifer Porter and Jamie Garner; one son, Josh Garner; one brother, Gary Goings of Festus, Mo., one step-sister, Janet Smith of Bell Fountain, Mo.; two step-brothers, Marvin Smith of Poplar Bluff and Kenneth Smith of Marble Hill; and one aunt, Movilene Downey of Catawissa, Mo.. ...
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Chelcy Bernell "Barney" Bradish
(Obituary ~ 06/23/15)
Chelcy Bernell "Barney" Bradish, son of the late Frank Bradish and Grace Marler Bradish, was born on April 18, 1921, in Satulpa, Okla., and died this life on June 13, 2015, at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff at the age of 94. Mr. Bradish was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Dexter. He worked as a heavy equipment operator and was a resident of Bloomfield. He was also a veteran of the United States Army Air Corp...
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Brenda Faye Williamson
(Obituary ~ 06/25/15)
Brenda Faye Williamson, daughter of the late James Evin and Audrey Christine Brown Fletcher, was born in Dexter on Oct. 27, 1950, and died at her home in Bloomfield on June 24, 2015, at the age of 64. She had lived in Florida about 10 years and returned to Bloomfield in 1976. ...
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Sandra Sue Quick
(Obituary ~ 06/25/15)
Sandra Sue Quick, daughter of the late Floyd and Gladys Stephens Leathers, was born in East Alton, Ill., on Oct. 21, 1944, and died at her home in Arnold, Mo., on June 12, 2015, at the age of 70. Sandra had lived in Dexter and attended grade school and high school until 1967 when she moved to Arnold. She had worked at the Good Samaritan Retirement Home until she retired. She enjoyed collecting Hummel figurines...
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Bryant Sylvester Jackson
(Obituary ~ 06/25/15)
Bryant Sylvester Jackson, age 90 of Fort Myers, Fla., previously of Waterford, Mich., died peacefully on June 22, 2015. He was born in Dexter to the late Robert and Hazel (Foster) Jackson. Bryant was married for 67 years to the late Doris (Holt) Jackson. He was a devoted member of Cypress Lake United Methodist Church in Ft. Myers. He retired from General Motors Truck and Bus in 1984, as a skilled tradesmen...
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Police Reports
(Obituary ~ 06/26/15)
Dexter Police June 24-25, 2015 At 9:45 a.m., Tuesday, June 23, Dexter Police issued a summons to Cayce Noelle Halsey, 23, of Dexter, on charges of possession of 35 grams or less of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. At 9:58 p.m., Tuesday, June 23, Dexter Police arrested Dean Thomas Main, 26, of Dexter, on charges of possession of 35 grams or less of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $750...
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Naomi Ruth Wiseman
(Obituary ~ 06/26/15)
Naomi Ruth (Ball) Wiseman, 76, of Advance, died June 26, 2015, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. She was born Nov. 12, 1938, at Matthews, Mo., the daughter of Forest and Josie Fulkerson Ball. Naomi had been a homemaker most of her life, but she also worked for the Inland Shoe Company in Advance. She was a lifelong active member of the First Church of the Nazarene of Dexter...
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Loree Ann Brown
(Obituary ~ 06/29/15)
Loree Ann Brown, the daughter of Carolyn Yoder Shomaker and the late Albert Shomaker, Sr., was born in Alton, Mo., on May 23, 1966, and died at her home in Dexter on June 29, 2015, at the age of 49. Mrs. Brown had lived in Urbana and Winona, Mo., before moving to Dexter 10 years ago. She had worked as a server at the Elderland Restaurant in Bloomfield. She enjoyed camping and loved her family. She and her late husband, Michael, enjoyed buying and selling things they collected together...
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Naman Caldwell
(Obituary ~ 06/29/15)
Naman Caldwell, son of the late Overton Alexander and Orpha L. Caldwell was born in Stoddard County on Nov. 7, 1919, and died at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center on June 27, 2015, at the age of 95. Mr. Caldwell had been a bus driver for the Puxico School District and attended the Egypt Church near Puxico. He enjoyed being active in the Mingo Saddle Club, Mingo Tractor Club and was a member of Mel's Diner...
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Karsyn Andrew Payne
(Obituary ~ 06/29/15)
Karsyn Andrew Payne, age 2 months, died June 27, 2015, at his home in Dexter. He was born April 23, 2015, in Cape Girardeau, to Jonathan Payne and Samantha Harriel, who survive of the home. Additional survivors include one brother, Colton Payne of the home; paternal grandparents Orvill and Judy Payne II of Wildomar, Calif., and maternal grandfather Leonard Harriel of Grayridge...
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Blanton King
(Obituary ~ 06/29/15)
Blanton Kenneth King, son of the late Herman King and Edith Proffer King, was born on March 31, 1921, in Bloomfield and died on June 28, 2015, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau at the age of 94. Mr. King was a member of the Oak Ridge General Baptist Church in rural Bloomfield. He had worked as a farmer and was a resident of Advance...
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Mary (Nonnie) Tanner
(Obituary ~ 06/29/15)
Mary (Nonnie) Tanner, 91, long time residence of Bernie, died on Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Saint Francis Regional Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mrs. Tanner, daughter of Columbus and Ethel Mitchell Collier, was born on July 28, 1923, in Scott City, Mo. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Bernie Christian Church...
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Marie Metcalf
(Obituary ~ 06/30/15)
Marie L. Medcalf of Dexter died on June 30, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo., at the age of 90. Arrangements are incomplete and are under the direction of Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
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