Obituaries
Local Obituaries in Bonne Terre, Desloge, Farmington, Park Hills, Leadwood, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri
Evelyn Qualls
Oct 31, 2018
Evelyn Qualls, 92, of Terre Du Lac, passed away October 31, 2018, at Parkland Health Center South in Farmington. She was born October 25, 1926, in Treece, Kansas, to the late Guy Sherrill and Edith Virginia (Sweeney) Coppedge. She was a past member of the Eastern Star and Park Hills Presbyterian Church. Evelyn was a sweet, loving and adored mother,...
Sue Grounds
Oct 30, 2018
Carolyn Sue Grounds, 82, of Bismarck, passed away October 30, 2018 at Southbrook Skilled Nursing Center in Farmington. She was born October 21, 1936, in Elvins, to the late Rev. Tom and Edith (Russell) Barton. Sue was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bismarck. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, and spending time with her family and dog Tiny.
She...
Herby C. Wilmer
Oct 30, 2018
Herby C. Wilmer, 85, of Farmington passed away October 30, 2018 at his residence. He was born March 27, 1933 in Chicago, IL to the late Walter and Mabel (Henningsen) Wilmer. Herby proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He was a member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of McHenry County, Illinois and a diehard Chicago Cubs...
Nancy Rodenberg
Oct 30, 2018
Nancy Rodenberg, 37, of Park Hills, passed away October 30, 2018. She was born February 9, 1981, in Centerville, Illinois, to John and Viola (O’Very) Rodenberg.
She was preceded in death by her father, John Rodenberg and survived by her mother, Viola Rodenberg; children, Audre Hulsey, Wyatt Hicks, and Eli Hicks; brother, Frank Rodenberg and wife Leslie; one niece, Neah...
Leonard Martin
Oct 28, 2018
Leonard Martin, age 73, of Park Hills, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at St. Anthony’s Hospital. Leonard was born in St. Louis on June 11, 1945 to the late Carl and Opal (Counts) Brawley. Leonard enjoyed hunting and fishing.
In addition to his parents, Leonard is preceded in death by two sons, Leonard (Wayne) and William Ray Martin; two...
John F. Meyer
Oct 28, 2018
John F. Meyer, age 88, of Bonne Terre passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at St. Joe Manor. He was born on Friday, August 29, 1930 in Bonne Terre to the late Ernest and Mabel (Blackwell) Meyer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Marthella Meyer.
John was a graduate of...
Sandra Diane Henderson
Oct 28, 2018
Sandra Diane Henderson, 43, of Park Hills passed away October 28, 2018. She was born July 18, 1975 in St. Louis. She was preceded in death by her father, Doug Henderson.
She is survived by her mother, Patricia (Shafer) Hagler; three siblings, Tracy Shafer, Andrew Hardesty and Jessica Coffey and husband Andy.
A memorial service will be held at a...
Jim Coffman
Oct 27, 2018
James Dean Coffman, 84, of Lexington, South Carolina went home to be with his Lord in Heaven October 27, 2018 at the Caroll Campbell Place in Lexington. James was born October 15, 1934 in Leadington, Missouri to the late Leeman and Virginia "Virgie" (Mabuce) Coffman.
James "Jim" was a graduate of the University of Missouri - Rolla. He worked...
Larry Allen Jones
Oct 26, 2018
Larry Allen Jones, 60, of Potosi passed away October 26, 2018 at his residence. He was born September 23, 1958 to the late Donald and Margie (Austin) Jones in St. Louis, MO. Larry has been a registered nurse in our area for over 20 years. He started his career in local nursing homes and later worked for the Southeast Missouri...
Alan Ray White, Sr.
Oct 26, 2018
Alan White Sr., age 57, of Leadwood, passed away October 26, 2018 at his residence. He was born on November 24, 1960 in Bonne Terre. Alan loved his wife, children and grandchildren dearly. He enjoyed listening to old country music, Cardinal baseball and drinking a cold beer.
He was preceded in death by his mom, Freida (Wells) Sullivan; father,...
Patricia Merrill Embry
Oct 25, 2018
Patricia Embry, age 67, of Bonne Terre passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center. She was born August 28, 1951 to the late Charles Hoagland and Edna (Coleman) Miller. Patricia loved shopping especially at thrift stores.
She was preceded in death by husband, Ralph Embry and brother, John Carl Hoagland.
Survivors include companion of...
Joyce Marie Clark
Oct 24, 2018
Joyce Clark, 71, of Park Hills, passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on Sunday, March 9, 1947 in Bonne Terre to the late Leeman Myers and Florene (Bannister) Miner. Joyce loved being a greeter at the Desloge Walmart for 15 years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Marguerite Hampton
Oct 19, 2018
Marguerite (Detring) Hampton, 87, of Farmington, Missouri passed away on October 19th, 2018 in her home surrounded by loved ones.
Marguerite was born September 12th, 1931 in Bonne Terre, Mo and was the daughter of Frank and Maggie (Lewis) Detring. Marguerite was married to Orville Hampton on October 12th, 1951. She retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company where...
Louis "Louie" Otto Lucas
Oct 15, 2018
Louis “Louie” Lucas, 62, of Park Hills, passed away October 15, 2018 at Parkland Health Center in Farmington. He was born on March 6, 1956 in Ironton to the late Robert Lee “Tadpole” and Audrey (Helvey) Lucas. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Junie and Charlotta Lucas and Tone and Rose Helvey; sisters,...
Judy Ann Sikes
Oct 13, 2018
Judith Ann “Judy” (Gregory) Sikes
Judy Sikes, 79, of Terre Du Lac, passed away October 13, 2018 at Parkland Health Center in Farmington. She was born on January 15, 1939 in St. Louis to the late Charles and Hilda R. (Krigbaum) Gregory. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Donald “Don” Sikes;...
Steven Earl Murphy
Oct 12, 2018
Steve Murphy, 48, of Desloge, passed away October 12, 2018, at Parkland Health Center in Bonne Terre. He was born December 20, 1969, in Bonne Terre. He was preceded in death by his father, Lawrence “Larry” Murphy; grandparents, Earl J. and Mary Evelyn Murphy, and Lyman and Lorretta (Jaster) Hoehn.
He was a graduate in the 1988 class at North...
Beverly Ann Akers
Oct 10, 2018
Bev Akers, age 82, of Bonne Terre passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Wednesday, November 6, 1935 in Wilsonville, IL. to the late George and Eloise Teakert. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a step-son John “J.” Akers.
Bev was an RN...
Blaine Dale Haverstick
Oct 10, 2018
Blaine Haverstick, age 59, of Bonne Terre, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at Parkland Hospital in Bonne Terre. He was born May 3, 1959 to Grace (Pettus) and Cletus Haverstick. Blaine loved riding his motorcycle, driving his truck, and enjoyed working on projects.
He was preceded in death by his father Cletus Haverstick and sister Tamera Denise Haverstick.
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Colt Samuel Arlt
Oct 9, 2018
Colt “Joe” Samuel Arlt, age 6 weeks, entered into God’s loving arms on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. He was born on Friday, August 24, 2018 in Farmington to Mariah Sue (Janis) and Wayne P. Arlt. His parents gave him his nickname “Joe”. Colt was a precious baby who will be deeply missed by all who were blessed to meet him.
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Loretta Theresa Richardson
Oct 8, 2018
Loretta Theresa Cortopassi Richardson
Loretta Richardson, age 89, of Bonne Terre, passed away on Monday, October 8, 2018 at her daughter’s residence. She was born on January 8, 1929 in St. Johns, MO. to the late Matthew and Loretta (Piel) Martin. Loretta loved gardening, cooking and especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church...
