Obituaries

Lucille Dowdy, daughter of the late Howard Kincy and Ella Temples Kincy, was born Feb. 1, 1920, in the Dowdy Community, southwest of Dexter, Missouri, and departed this life Nov. 15, 2024, at her residence in Dexter, at the age of 104 years. Mrs. Dowdy was a former employee of Elder Manufacturing and a homemaker. She was a member of First Christian Church Disciples of Christ in Dexter...

Sharon Kay Daniels, 79, of Parma, passed away Nov. 12, 2024.  Visitation was Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 in Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie.  Funeral services were Nov. 16, 2024 in the Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie. Interment following in Bernie Cemetery.  Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie is assisting with arrangements. ...

Bryce Hill, son of Sylvia Bess Hill of Bloomfield, Missouri, and the late Ernie Hill, was born March 11, 1961, in Sikeston, Missouri, and departed this life Nov. 14, 2024, in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 63. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 at First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield. Interment followed in Walker Cemetery...

John Sells, son of the late Connie Mac Sells and Annie Pack Sells, was born Sept. 25, 1964, in Sikeston, Missouri, and departed this life Nov. 12, 2024, in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 60. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Interment followed in the Dexter Cemetery...

Randy Corlew, son of the late Emory Corlew and Mary Ellen “Susie” Langley Corlew, was born Jan. 14, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and departed this life Nov. 13, 2024, in Winona, Missouri at the age of 72. Funeral services were held Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter Interment followed in the New Essex Cemetery...

Jimmy Tucker, son of the late Charles Tucker and Gladys Morgan Tucker, was born April 24, 1948, in Caruthersville, Missouri, and departed this life Nov. 14, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 76. Graveside services were held at Sadler Chapel Cemetery with full military honors...

Addie Rasche, daughter of the late Robert Rasche and Laura Duncan Rasche, was born Dec. 12, 1945, in Sikeston, Missouri, and departed this life Nov. 7, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 78. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel Interment will follow in Dexter Cemetery...

Kimmie Marie Pratt Hendrix was born Jan. 3, 1959 and departed her natural life Nov. 5, 2024. Her celebration of life was held at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, Missouri at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. Watkins and Sons is handling all arrangements...

Kimmie Marie Pratt Hendrix was born Jan. 3, 1959 and departed her natural life Nov. 5, 2024. Her celebration of life was held at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, Missouri at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. Watkins and Sons is handling all arrangements...

Joseph Hagy, son of the late Ernest Joseph Hagy and Bonnie Davis, was born Feb. 2, 1971, in Olney, Illinois, and departed this life Nov. 10, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 53. A celebration of life service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, at the Dudley Community Center in Dudley, Missouri...

Norma James, daughter of the late Dewey Chistian and Mary Wells Meeks Christian, was born Sept. 18, 1944, in Sikeston, Missouri, and departed this life Nov. 10, 2024, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 80. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will then be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...

Larry Dick, son of the late Joe M. Dick and Velma Hawkins Dick, was born Feb. 26, 1939, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and departed this life Nov.9, 2024, in Bernie, Missouri, at the age of 85. A memorial service will be planned at a later date. Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter assisted with arrangements...

Ruby Cate, daughter of the late William Franklin Moss and Mary Effie Graham Moss, born in Mill Spring, Missouri Oct. 28, 1932, passed away in Clayton, North Carolina, Oct 23, 2024, at the age of 91 years. She was united in marriage to Norman H. Cate of Bloomfield, Missouri, and together, they lived in many places while Norman had a full career in the Air Force. They retired and returned to Bloomfield, in 1968 and became long-time residents of Bloomfield...

Jason Blunt, son of Thelma Shipman Blunt of Essex, Missouri and the late Curtis “Bud” Blunt, was born Dec. 12, 1968, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; and departed this life Nov. 4, 2024, in Essex, Missouri, at the age of 55. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. Interment will follow in the Old Essex Cemetery...

Vallie Griffin, son of Gene Norman Mays of Dexter, Missouri, and the late Lewis Fowler, was born Feb. 19, 1967, in St Louis, Missouri, and departed this life Nov. 3, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 57. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Interment followed in Bloomfield Cemetery...

Pamela Wyatt, daughter of Frank Miller of Dexter, Missouri, and the late Shirley Reeves Miller Cox, was born Oct. 2, 1957, in Bernie, Missouri, and departed this life Oct. 30, 2024, in Rolla, Missouri, at the age of 67. Graveside services were held at Bernie Cemetery Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024...

Linda Price, daughter of the late Delmar Price and Emma Louise Price, was born March 26, 1953, in Dexter, Missouri, and departed this life Oct. 22, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 71. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter Oct. 25, 2024. Interment followed in Triplett Cemetery...

Stephanie Michelle Cookson of Puxico, Missouri, daughter of the late Mexico Cole and Wanda Patrick, was born June 13, 1951 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and passed away Oct. 25, 2024, in Puxico, Missouri at the age of 73. No further arrangements have been made at this time...

Nola May Anderson of St. Peters, Missouri, daughter of the late Patrick and Iva (Layton) Jones was born May 11, 1933 in Bloomfield, Missouri and passed away Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peters, Missouri at the age of 91. Visitation will begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Missouri, with the funeral beginning at noon...

Nola May Anderson of St. Peters, Missouri, daughter of the late Patrick and Iva (Layton) Jones was born May 11, 1933 in Bloomfield, Missouri and passed away Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peters, Missouri at the age of 91. Visitation will begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Missouri, with the funeral beginning at noon...

Clayton Crawford, son of the late Donnie Crawford and Janie Renfro Battles, was born May 28, 1970, in Des Plaines, Illinois and departed this life Oct. 28, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 54. No services are planned. Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter assisted with arrangements...

Joyce Hatton, daughter of the late D. A. Helm and Opal Burns was born Oct. 1, 1944, in Monroe, Louisiana and departed this life Oct. 25, 2024 in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 80. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter Oct. 29, 2024. Interment followed in Dexter Cemetery...

Gracie Smith, daughter of the late Henry Welch and Pearl Hopper Welch, was born Aug. 30, 1937, in Connels Point, Arkansas, and departed this life Oct. 23, 2024, in Bloomfield, Missouri, at the age of 87. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter...

David Diebold, son of Gene and Sharon Diebold of Wappapello, Missouri was born Feb. 4, 1975, in Dexter, Missouri and departed this life Oct. 18, 2024, in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 49. Funeral services were held at Little Brushy Church in Wappapello Oct. 25, 2024. Interment followed in Little Brushy Cemetery...

David Orvel Keller, 76, of Centralia, formerly of Dexter, Missouri, passed away peacefully Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, at home. He was born Sept. 26, 1948, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, the son of Orvel Samuel Keller and Margaret “Olevia” (Gregory) Keller. In 1966, David married Wanda Lee (Maxwell) Keller Eason. David and Wanda’s union of 25 years brought two children into the world. He later married Audrey Hyten Bates in 1993, and they were married 30 years...

Robert Kirkland, son of the late Elmer Kirkland and Alice Flowers Kirkland, was born Sept. 3, 1930, in Center Ridge, Arkansas, and departed this life Oct. 19, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 94. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...

Bonnie Musgrave, daughter of the late Melvin Brown and Marie Palmer Brown, was born Jan. 17, 1931, in Bernie, Missouri, and departed this life Oct. 21, 2024, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 93. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...

Brenda Strickland, daughter of John Goodale of Wappapello, Missouri, and the late Marietta Casey, was born Dec. 13, 1963, and departed this life Oct. 17, 2024, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 60. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date...

Sandra Kay Love-Barks, a beloved resident of Dexter, Missouri, was born to the late Milford and Ludia (McGath) Love on October 30, 1947. She departed this life on October 15, 2024 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, surrounded by her family The visitation is scheduled at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri, with the funeral starting at noon...

David Donald Thorne, 85, passed away Oct. 14, 2024, at his son’s home in Eureka, Missouri. He was born Dec. 2, 1938, in Stoddard County to the late Donald C. and Virginia L. Long Thorne. On Oct. 3, 1958, in Cairo, Illinois, he married Dakoka Ann Stacy Thorne who preceded him in death April 27, 2022...

Michael L. Webb, son of the late Leland Webb and Helen Shawn Henderson, was born Jan. 31, 1963, in Dexter, Missouri, and departed this life Oct. 12, 2024, in Puxico, Missouri, at the age of 61. Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, 2024...

Ronnie King, son of the late Fred King and Sallie Ellis King, was born May 23, 1949, in Parma, Missouri, and departed this life Oct. 10, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 75. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter Oct. 13, 2024. Interment followed in Chalk Bluff Cemetery...

Robert Morgan, son of the late William Morgan and Barbara Peevyhouse Meeks, was born June 15, 1954, in Cairo, Illinois, and departed this life Oct. 14, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 70. Visitation will be held from noon until 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will then be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...

Christopher Stephen Tanner, 72, of Campbell, passed away Oct. 12, 2024.  Visitation is from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, Missouri. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. in Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie.  Interment in Bernie Cemetery. ...

Barbara Teresa Lack passed away Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 at Saint Francis Medical Center, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Lack was born Feb. 19, 1954 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Charles and Beatrice Fullerton of Dexter, Missouri. The visitation was at noon Monday, Oct. 14, 2024 at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri, with the funeral service beginning at 1 p.m...

Gregory Carroll, son of Truitt Carroll of Bakersfield, California and the late Martha McDaniel Carroll, was born Sept. 23, 1970, in Los Angeles, California, and departed this life Oct. 7, 2024 in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 54. No services are planned...

Lehman Jennings, 86, of Marshall, Missouri, died Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall. Memorial services were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at First United Methodist Church in Marshall with Pastor Liz Lindley officiating. ...

Sherrie Patterson, daughter of the late Homer Murphy and Cecil Elledge Murphy, was born May 30, 1947, in Advance, Missouri and departed this life Oct. 4, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 77. Visitation was held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter Oct. 8, 2024...

Gary Simmons, son of the late William Simmons and Maxine Goode Simmons, was born Nov. 1, 1946, in Ada, Oklahoma and departed this life Oct. 4, 2024, in Malden, Missouri, at the age of 77. A memorial service was held at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie Oct. 6, 2024...

Cheryl Collins, daughter of Marilyn Bryant Collins of Jonesboro, Arkansas and the late Bob Collins was born July 20, 1970, in Kankakee, Illinois and departed this life Oct. 2, 2024, in Lowndes, Missouri at the age of 54. Funeral services were held at Lighthouse Christian Church in Dexter on October 7, 2024...

Julia Bell (Lewis) Taylor of Puxico, Missouri was born to the late John and Jessie (Pulumn) Lewis Nov. 23, 1942 in Dexter, Missouri. The visitation was scheduled at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Puxico, Missouri. The funeral service was scheduled for noon Saturday, Oct, 5, 2024 at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Puxico, Missouri with Rev. Kenneth Lambert officiating...

Rosie Johnson, daughter of the late J. B. McBride and Ecelner Moncrief McBride, was born July 24, 1929, in Newton, Mississippi, and departed this life Sept. 30, 2024, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 95 years. Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 11 a.m. until noon Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel at noon Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. Interment will follow in Macedonia Cemetery in Malden...

Stanley Hueckel, son of the late Billy Hueckel and Vivian Allen Hueckel, was born Oct. 27, 1955, in Dexter, Missouri, and departed this life Sept. 30, 2024, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 68. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Interment followed in the New Essex Cemetery in Essex, Missouri...

Jacob Hurdle, the son of Tanya Farmer of Dexter, Missouri and Joseph Hurdle of Williams, Arizona, was born Nov. 15, 2008, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and departed this life Sept. 27, 2024, in Dexter at the age of 15. Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024...

John Carroll, son of the late James Carroll and Rita Villafana Carroll was born Oct. 29, 1953, in Pontiac, Michigan and departed this life Sept. 24, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 70. A memorial service was held at New Bethel Church Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024...

Terri Bunch, daughter of Patsy Morris Bunch of Puxico, Missouri, and the late Terry Bunch, was born Feb.7, 1980, in Dallas, Texas and departed this life Sept. 24, 2024, in Puxico, Missouri at the age of 44. Visitation was held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024...

Kay (McPheeters) Ables of Malden, Missouri, was born July 31, 1945 and took her journey home to heaven Sept. 28, 2024 at 79 years of age. She was born to the late William “Bill” and Genevieve McPheeters, and grew up in Malden and Campbell, Missouri. On Dec. 19, 1980 she married her late husband, Don Ables...

Jessie Oleta Whitley of Morehouse, Missouri, was born Jan. 22, 1938 in Murry, Arkansas and passed away Sept. 28, 2024, in Sikeston, Missouri at the age of 86. Visitation and funeral services were Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024 at the First Oneness Pentecostal Church in Morehouse, Missouri...

On Sept. 2, 2024, Jerry Wayne Garner left this world to join his wife Sue in heaven, where she has patiently waited since February 2023. A dedicated family man, Jerry leaves behind three sons (Thomas [Janet], Todd, and Trevor [“Leena”]), seven grandchildren (Quinton [Paige], Ashley, Bailey, Lauren, Kendall, Edward and Kirsten [Chelsea]), and three great-grandchildren (Elijah, Kennedy, and Noah)...

Robert G. Simpson Sr., 66, of Bloomfield, Missouri, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Mercy Hospital Stoddard, in Dexter, Missouri. Mr. Simpson was born June 1, 1958 in Caledonia, Mississippi, son of the late Robert and Lurene Simpson. He had served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War...