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Jimmy Sisk (5/7/24)CHARLESTON, Mo. James David "Jimmy" Sisk, 68, died May 7, 2024, at his mothers home in Charleston. Visitation is from 1 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m. Friday, May 10 at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
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Paul Moore (5/7/24)MATTHEWS, Mo. Paul Emmett Moore, age 97, of Matthews passed away Sunday, May 5, 2024, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born on Jan. 14, 1927, in Matthews, to the late William Conner Moore Sr. and Sarah Mable Moore...
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Jalonda Harris (5/7/24)MATTHEWS, Mo. Jalonda Kay (Bird) Harris was born on July 31, 1955, in St. Louis, Missouri. Born to Dorothy Young and W.H. Gilmer Jr. and raised by Robert and Dorothy Young-Bird, she was a caring wife, mom, memaw and nona. After a courageous battle with cancer, she passed away peacefully in her home with her husband by her side on Sunday, May 5, 2024, at the age of 68...
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Geoffrey Scott Belk (5/7/24)KISSIMMEE, Fla. Geoffrey Scott Belk, 57, son of James Andrew Belk and Carol Belk of East Prairie, Missouri, passed away on April 12, 2024, at home in Kissimmee. Scott was born on Nov. 10, 1966, to James Belk and the late Lonna Belk. Scott lived in Mississippi County, Missouri, until he graduated from Kelly High School near Benton, Missouri. ...
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Fred Wims Jr. (5/6/24)SIKESTON Fred Lee Wims, Jr., 77, of Sikeston passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at the Cotton Point Living Center in Matthews, Missouri. He was born July 9, 1946, in Tiptonville, Tennessee, to the late Fred Lee Wims Sr. and Arzalia Haley. He is survived by a host of relatives and friends...
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Betty Brown (5/6/24)WYATT, Mo. Betty Sue Brown, 94, died May 6, 2024, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 9 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Missouri. Kenneth Gibson of Wyatt will officiate...
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Carla Howard (5/6/24)BERTRAND, Mo. Carla Ann Pulliam Howard, 60, formerly of Piedmont, Missouri, died May 4, 2024, at her home in Bertrand. Private services will be held with McMikle Funeral Home of Sikeston, Missouri, in charge of arrangements.
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Randy Thuesen (5/6/24)SIKESTON Randall Erick Randy Thuesen, 71, died May 5, 2024, at his home in Sikeston. A celebration of life will be at his home, and burial will be held in Iowa at a later date. McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston is in charge of arrangements.
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Mary Ann Halter (5/6/24)SIKESTON Mary Ann Halter, 77, of Sikeston passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Sunday, May 5, 2024, at her home. She was born Jan. 26, 1947, to Leonard and Jackie (Alexander) Lowes in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. On Jan. 8, 1966, she married Andy Halter Jr. at Old St. Vincent Church in Cape Girardeau...
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David Kilburn (5/3/24)SIKESTON David Lee Kilburn, 76, died April 30, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 11 at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, with the Rev. Frank Worthington officiating...
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Kelly Kellams (5/2/24)PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. Kelly Mason Kellams passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on April 30, 2024. He was 84 years old. He was born to the late Wallace and Mabel Hawkins Kellams on Sept. 18, 1939. He grew up in Boekerton, Missouri, and from an early age had a great love for farming and the outdoors...
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Wanda Dill (5/1/24)CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. Wanda Nicholas Dill, age 94, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born on Sept. 19, 1929, in Alicia, Arkansas, to the late William and Mary Hilliard Nicholas.
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James Rick Phillips (5/1/24)BENTON, Mo. James Rick Phillips, son of Katherine Granny Bacchus Phillips of Chaffee, Missouri, and the late Sherman Vick Phillips, was born on Jan. 20, 1950 in Elgin, Illinois, and departed his life on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and the age of 74 years...
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Linda Faye McCoy (4/30/24)CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. Linda Faye Wood McCoy, 80, of Cape Girardeau returned to her Heavenly Father on Saturday, April 27, 2024, after a valiant and short battle with cancer. Her devotion to her family members and friends and her firm belief in God supported her in her struggle and ultimately gave her peace...
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Brenda Stacy (4/30/24)EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. Brenda Sue Ivie Stacy, 73, died April 30, 2024, at Aspire Nursing Center in East Prairie. Visitation will be from noon until service time at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. Martin Lucas will officiate...
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Eddie Moore (4/30/24)HOWARDVILLE, Mo. Eddie Lee Moore, 72, of Howardville passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born June 1, 1951, in Catron, Missouri, to J.W. Moore and Laura (Gregory) Moore. He is survived by four siblings and a host of other relatives and friends...
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Ed Bickerstaff (4/30/24)NEW MADRID, Mo. Edwin Ed L. Bickerstaff Jr., 67, of New Madrid went home to be with the Lord on April 18, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast. He was born Nov. 18, 1956, to Edwin L. and Anna Sue (Neihoff) of Paducah, Kentucky. He married the love of his life, Rhonda Dillon, on June 30, 1979...
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Jim Henzi (4/29/24)KANSAS CITY, Mo. James Jim Patrick Henzi, 73, of Kansas City passed away peacefully on April 20, 2024, with his loving wife, Kim, by his side. Born on Nov. 15, 1950, in Olean, New York, Jim graduated in 1970 from Sikeston High School, Sikeston, Missouri...
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Pansy Scharenborg (4/29/24)SIKESTON Pansy Scharenborg, age 89, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born on March 18, 1935, in Sikeston, to the late Charles and Ollie Miller Alexander. On June 21, 1991, in Sikeston, she married Joseph Joe Scharenborg who survives of the home...
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Charles Parker (4/29/24)SIKESTON Charles R. Parker, 57, was born Sept. 2, 1966 and died April 20, 2024 A memorial will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 2, 2024, at Ponder Funeral Home, 1120 N. Main, in Sikeston.
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Douglas Sitzes (4/26/24)POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. Douglas Norwood Sitzes, age 78, passed away on April 25, 2024, at the John J Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was born on Feb. 15, 1946, in Sikeston, Missouri, to the late Hubert and Rosa Sitzes...
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Ernie Carman (4/26/24)PADUCAH, Ky. Ernest William Ernie Carman, age 84, of Paducah, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died at 7:27 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2024, at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Center in Paducah. He was born June 4, 1939, in Charleston, to the late George William (Bill) and Helen Lankheit Carman.
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Joan Rowling (4/26/24)CHARLESTON, Mo. Joan Bishop Rolwing of Charleston, Missouri, died Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Delta South Skilled Nursing Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Joan was born May 17, 1931, in Beloit, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late Joseph and Marie Fleet Bishop. ...
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Donald Schuette Sr. (4/25/24)JACKSON, Mo. Donald F. Schuette Sr., 87, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. The oldest of three sons, Don was born Feb. 19, 1937, in Millersville, Missouri, to Fred and Lucille Kistner Schuette. He and Nancy Whitledge were married Sept. 8, 1956.
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Joan Rolwing (4/25/24)CHARLESTON, Mo. Joan Bishop Rolwing, 92, died April 23, 2024, at Delta South Skilled Nursing Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Visitation will be from 8:30 a.m. until time for the funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 30 at St. Henry Catholic Church in Charleston.
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Rita Clardy (4/25/24)CHARLESTON, Mo. Rita Paulette Clardy, 76, died April 24, 2024, at the Cotton Point Nursing Home in Matthews, Missouri. Private graveside services will be Friday, April 26 at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery near Charleston. Burial will follow under the direction of the McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston...
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Rogers Basarich (4/24/24)CHARLESTON, Mo. Rogers John Basarich, 83, formerly of Granite City, Illinois, died April 21, 2024, at Mercy Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
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Anna Elfrink (4/24/24)SIKESTON Anna Elfrink, 96, of Sikeston passed away April 23, 2024, at La Bonne Maison Senior Living in Sikeston. She was born March 18, 1928, in Leora, Missouri, daughter of Albert and Altia Ross Reagan. She was a homemaker and also worked at Elfrink Truck Line in Advance. She was a former member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Advance and was currently a member of St. Francis Xavier in Sikeston...
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Jackie Powell (4/24/24)CHARLESTON, Mo. Jackie Sue Davis Powell, 73, died April 23, 2024, at her home in Charleston. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until noon Friday, April 26 at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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Norman Chappell (4/23/24)CHARLESTON, Mo. Norman Chappell, 59, resident of Charleston, died Wednesday, April 17, 2024, while at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born July 27, 1964, in Charleston to the late Alfreddie Pettigrew and the late Geneva Moore...
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Ginger Netteler (4/23/24)SIKESTON Ginger Rochelle Netteler, age 75, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2024, at her home in Sikeston surrounded by her husband and daughters. She was born on May 29, 1948, in Pekin, Illinois, to the late Harold and Cuma Walls Chism. On Nov. 5, 1966, in Sikeston, she married John Netteler who survives of the home in Sikeston...
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Danny Joe Brock (4/23/24)BENTON, Mo. Danny Joe Brock, son of the late Wade Spencer Brock and Jackie (Pattengill) Brock, was born on June 24, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and departed his life on Saturday morning April 20, 2024, at his residence in Benton at the age of 73 years.
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Thomas Bean III (4/23/24)SIKESTON Thomas Bean III, age 43, of Sikeston passed away unexpectedly on April 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born Jan. 28, 1981, to Thomas Bean Jr. and Mae Jones. After graduation, he worked a few years as a CNA caring for residents at different nursing homes throughout Wisconsin and Missouri. He later then pursued truck driving. His passion was always caring for others. He was a great writer in the poems that he would write. He loved his family and had a big heart...
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Frank Reid (4/23/24)BELL CITY, Mo. Frank Moran Reid, age 77, passed away on April 18, 2024, at his home in Bell City. He was born on Feb. 6, 1947, in Red Bay, Alabama, to the late Frank and Helon Stockton Reid.
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Rodney Craig Gardner (4/23/24)CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. Rodney Craig Gardner, 59, died on Tuesday, April 15, 2024, at Tennova Healthcare Hospital in Clarksville. Rodney was born in Sikeston, Missouri, on Oct. 19, 1964, to Anna L. Gardner and Walter Harden. Rodney was preceded in death by his mother, father and sister, Lisa G. Gardner...
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Alex Hamilton (4/22/24)SIKESTON Alex Moses Hamilton, 47, formerly of Howardville, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2024, at the Daybreak Nursing Center in Sikeston. He was born on Nov. 16, 1976, in Howardville, to the late George Mack and Jaunita Hamilton. He is survived by six siblings and a host of other relatives and friends...
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James Joslyn Jr. (4/22/24)SIKESTON James Joslyn Jr., 63, passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born on Jan. 23, 1961, in Bradenton, Florida, to Carole Joslin and the late James Joslyn Sr. In addition to his mother, he is survived by one daughter, Jhameca Joslyn; three sons, Adam Joslyn, James Joslyn III and Joshua Joslyn; five grandchildren; two sisters, Kelly Jones and Karey Joslyn; and a host of other relatives and friends...
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Easter Stewart (4/22/24)SIKESTON Easter Lee Stewart, 83, peacefully passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024, at her home. She was born on Sept. 24, 1940, in Lula, Mississippi, to the late Jeff and Annie Mae Stevenson. She was a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church and employed with Hunter Acres Nursing Facility until her retirement...
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James Williams (4/22/24)EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. James Arther Williams, 79, died April 20, 2024, at his home in East Prairie. Visitation is from 11 a.m. until noon Wednesday, April 24 at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Missouri.
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Jesse Kirk (4/19/24)SIKESTON Jesse Burnette Kirk was born Feb. 29, 1936, and passed from this earth on April 17, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was the first child of Jesse F. and Lillian Kirk. He graduated from Fisk-Rombauer High School in 1954. ...
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Rita Pierce (4/19/24)SIKESTON Rita Fay Pierce, 64, died April 17, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.
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Bobby Stinnett (4/18/24)SIKESTON Bobby Clyde Stinnett, age 82, of Sikeston passed away on April 17, 2024, at 6:20 p.m. at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born on Nov. 11, 1941, in Linden, Tennessee, to the late Rube and Hazel Dunn Stinnett.
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Harriet Small (4/18/24)EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. Harriet Marie Herwig Small, 74, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died April 17, 2024, at Baptist Health in Paducah, Kentucky. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the funeral hour at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20 at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. Her grandson, Rylyn Small, youth pastor at Elm Street Baptist Church, will officiate...
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Wilson Adams (4/18/24)DIEHLSTADT, Mo. James Wilson Adams, 63, died April 17, 2024, at his home in Diehlstadt. Graveside services will be held at a later date at the Maynard Cemetery near Diehlstadt. McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston, Missouri, is in charge of arrangements...
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Brenda Nimmo (4/18/24)SIKESTON Brenda Gale Nimmo, age 74, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Born Nov. 29, 1949, at Sikeston, to the late Cleatus Pete Curtis and Burlene Wait Curtis, she had lived in Sikeston most of her life where she attended the Shady Acres Church of Christ. ...
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Sharon Elwell (4/17/24)BERTRAND, Mo. Sharon Evelyn Elwell, age 75, of Bertrand, met her Lord and God on Friday, April 12, 2024, while residing at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston. She was born April 28, 1948, in Cairo, Illinois, to the late Wayne Jackson Haines and Evelyn Marie Stephenson Haines...
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Shirley Hamra (4/16/24)MALDEN, Mo. Shirley Louise George Hamra was born April 14, 1940, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Louis and Olivia Kahalley George. She passed peacefully at her home in Malden on Friday, March 8, 2024, at the age of 82 years. A graduate of Osceola, Arkansas, High School, Shirley attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, and then went on to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis with a bachelors degree in psychology...
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Freda Conley (4/16/24)CHESTERFIELD, Mo. Freda Lucille Conley, age 108, passed away early April 12, 2024, in Chesterfield at Delmar Gardens on the Green surrounded by family. She was a loving and devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, Grandma and Great-Grandma. She is survived by her children, Paul Howard and Lewis Wesley; her daughter-in-law, Cheryl; her grandchildren, Christopher (Teresa), Jason (Erika), David, Andrew and Hannah; and her 10 great-grandchildren...
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James Griffin Jr. (4/15/24)CHARLESTON, Mo. James Jeffery Griffin Jr., 73, died April 13, 2024, at his home in Charleston. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 27 at the United Methodist Church in Charleston. The Rev. Ronnie Mack will officiate...
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Howard Gipson (4/15/24)SIKESTON Howard Gipson, age 82, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born on June 6, 1941, in Canalou, Missouri, to the late Jonas and Bertha Stovaugh Gipson. On June 6, 1964, in Sikeston, he married Linda Reed Gipson who survives of the home in Sikeston...
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