Obituaries

Local Obituaries in Bonne Terre, Desloge, Farmington, Park Hills, Leadwood, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri

Mildred N. Mayberry

Mildred N. Mayberry

Sep 11, 2015

Mildred Nevada (Knight) Mayberry, 93, of Mt. Vernon, MO, formerly of Desloge passed away September 11, 2015 at Lawrence County Manor. She was born August 4, 1922 in Leadwood. Mildred was a member of the First Baptist Church of Desloge and attended the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Mt. Vernon after moving. She was preceded in death by...

Marilyn Ann Siebert

Marilyn Ann Siebert

Sep 10, 2015

Marilyn Siebert, 74, of Ste. Genevieve, passed away September 10, 2015, at Ste. Genevieve Care Center. She was born December 23, 1940 in Weingarten, to the late Oliver and Esther (Jones) Hogenmiller. Marilyn was a member of the Ste. Genevieve Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Jim Schmidt; second husband, Oliver F. Siebert; and...

Elmer Louis Reed

Elmer Louis Reed

Sep 9, 2015

Mr. Elmer Louis Reed passed away late Wednesday morning, September 9, 2015, at Mercy Jefferson Hospital at the age of 88 years, 2 months & 15 days. Elmer was born on June 24, 1927, in Detroit, Michigan, and was the son of Clayton Ellis Reed and Mary Mildred 'Parks' Reed. Also preceding-in-death were: 2 sons - Danny Reed & Ricky...

Devaughn Eugene Counts, Ii

Devaughn Eugene Counts, Ii

Sep 8, 2015

Gene Counts, 60, of Park Hills, passed away, September 8, 2015 at Jefferson Mercy in Crystal City. He was born June 1, 1955, in Bonne Terre, to the late DeVaughn Counts and Linda (Beard) Gibson. Gene later served his country in the United States Army. Gene was known as an excellent fielder of ground balls, which earned him the nickname...

Joyce Haarmann

Joyce Haarmann

Sep 7, 2015

Joyce Haarmann, age 66, of Bonne Terre passed away September 7, 2015 at St. Johns Mercy Medical Center. She was born May 2, 1949 in Cadet to the late William and Anna Belle (Bourbon) Nickelson. Joyce was also preceded in death by two brothers, William Nickelson and Virlin Nickelson. Joyce has been employed with the Missouri Dept. of Corrections for...

Charles Clark

Charles Clark

Sep 6, 2015

Charles Clark, 72, of Park Hills passed away September 6, 2015 at ST. Louis University Hospital. He was born July 1, 1943 in Pattonsburg, MO. He is survived by his children, Timothy Clark, Tamara (Jeffery) Ligue, Elizabeth Reiter, Christa Helm, Rebecca (Kenny) Smith, Deborah Clark; ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Charles is also survived by one brother, William Clark. Memorial...

Randi Jean Deason

Randi Jean Deason

Sep 5, 2015

Randi Jean Deason passed away September 5, 2015, at her Doe Run residence, at the age of 31 years, 11 months & 15 days. Randi was born in Farmington, on September 20, 1983, and was the daughter of the late Matthew Allen Deason and Rhonda Jean 'Turner' Deason.

Randi received her EMT Certification from MAC

Survivors Include : 2 daughters...

Ben Huddleston

Ben Huddleston

Aug 30, 2015

Ben Huddleston, 66, of Farmington, passed away August 30, 2015, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis. Ben was born April 13, 1949 to David Huddleston and the late Ruth (Pittaway) Huddleston, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Ben was a Vietnam Veteran and a lifetime member of the Bonne Terre VFW #6883. He loved hunting, fishing and collecting flags and...

Babbette R. Bess

Babbette R. Bess

Aug 30, 2015

Babbette R. Bess, 52, of Leadington passed away August 30, 2015. She was born September 16, 1962 in Farmington to the late Thomas and Norma (Burcham) Williams. She was a member of the Cornerstone Baptist Church. Babbette is survived by her husband, Jerry Bess; two daughters, Felicia Hedrick and Heide Seyer and husband Herb; five grandchildren; two sisters, Cathy Swyers...

Germaine H. Bathe

Germaine H. Bathe

Aug 27, 2015

Mrs. Germaine H. 'Rudolph' Bathe passed away Thursday afternoon, August 27, 2015, at her residence at the age of 80 years, 3 months & 22 days. Germaine was born May 5, 1935, in Lemay, Missouri, and was the daughter of Herbert F. Rudolph and Julia Anna 'Harnist' Rudolph. Also preceding-in-death was her husband, Donald F. Bathe (May 13, 2015), and...

James Everette Rawson

James Everette Rawson

Aug 27, 2015

James "Hootie" Rawson, 66, of Desloge, passed away August 27, 2015 at Parkland Health Center in Farmington. He was born August 6, 1949, in Bonne Terre, to the late Everette and Anna (Marler) Rawson. Jim was a member of the local #1795, he loved fishing, hunting, and most of all, his family. James lived by his rule #1 and expected...

Gary Earnest Veazey

Gary Earnest Veazey

Aug 26, 2015

Gary Veazey, 67, of Brixey, passed away August 26, 2015 at the VA Hospital in Little Rock, AR. He was born April 10, 1948 in Pine Bluff, AR, to the late Edward Veazey and Zela Jordan. In addition to his parents, Gary was also preceded in death by his brother, Danny Jordan. He is survived by five children, Raymond Veazey,...

Sandra K. Stuart

Sandra K. Stuart

Aug 25, 2015

Mrs. Sandra K. Stuart passed away Tuesday night, August 25, 2015, at her NHC residence in Desloge, at the age of 69 years, 2 months & 23 days. Sandra was born on June 2, 1946, in Bonne Terre, and was the daughter of the late Reginald D. 'Fritz' Ramsey and Mary Ethel 'Smith' Ramsey.

Sandra was a member of Delassus...

Shirley Ann Newcomer

Shirley Ann Newcomer

Aug 24, 2015

Shirley Ann Newcomer, 88, of Bonne Terre passed away August 24, 2015 at St. Joe Manor. She was born July 7, 1927 in Bonne Terre to the late Adolph Fredrick and Alta Mae (McCarty) Meyer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Firmin H. Newcomer and great-grandson, Andrew Fresia. Shirley was a member of the Centenary United Methodist...

Brad Sloan

Brad Sloan

Aug 23, 2015

Brad Sloan, 54, of Perryville passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center. He was born Thursday, September 1, 1960. He is preceded in death by his father, James "Bud" Sloan. Brad was employed as a lead foreman for Lee Mechanical for over 20 years. He enjoyed the outdoors and loved to farm, hunt, and fish. Brad...

Pauline Dawson

Pauline Dawson

Aug 20, 2015

Pauline Dawson, 82, of Bonne Terre passed away August 20, 2015 at her residence. She was born September 23, 1932 in Desloge. Pauline was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of the Leadbelt where she faithfully participated in the ministries of the church until she could no longer attend. She was also a librarian at the Bonne Terre City...

Ann Burgan

Ann Burgan

Aug 19, 2015

Ann (Ploeser) Burgan, 83, of Bonne Terre passed away August 19, 2015 at St. Joe Manor in Bonne Terre. She was born August 30, 1931 in St. Louis to the late Ambassador Walter Christian Ploeser and Dorothy (Mohrig) Ploeser. Ann was active in the Boy Scouts of America and received the Silver Beaver award. She also volunteered with the Salvation...

James Carrol Sutphin

James Carrol Sutphin

Aug 17, 2015

JC Sutphin, 31, of Potosi, passed away August 17, 2015 due to the result of an auto accident. He was born August 29, 1983 to Carrol Cole and the late Lielia Sutphin. JC served his country in the United States Army, where he served 3 tours in Iraq and was later stationed in Korea before departing the service in 2014....

Betty D. Smith

Betty D. Smith

Aug 14, 2015

Mrs. Betty D. 'Striebel' Smith passed away late Friday evening, August 14, 2015, at her Lenoir Health Care Center residence in Columbia, Missouri, at the age of 83 years, 4 months & 6 days. Betty was born on April 8, 1932, in St. Louis, Missouri, and was the daughter of Bernard Striebel and Eleanora 'Schuermann' Striebel. Also preceding in death...

Helen Marie Miller

Helen Marie Miller

Aug 11, 2015

Mrs. Helen Marie 'Usey' Miller passed away at her residence on Tuesday morning, August 11, 2015, at the age of 88 years, 8 months & 5 days. Helen was born on December 6, 1926, in Biloxi, Mississippi, and was the daughter of Calvis Usey and Delia 'Oliver' Usey. Also preceding in death was a brother, Raymond Usey.

Helen was a...