Obituaries
Local Obituaries in Bonne Terre, Desloge, Farmington, Park Hills, Leadwood, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri
Kirk Ryan Gallagher
Dec 26, 2018
Kirk Ryan Gallagher, 38, of Farmington passed away December 26, 2018. He was born July 31, 1980 in Farmington. Kirk was a graduate of the Farmington Senior High School Class of 1999, where he was head anchor of BKTV. He was a local entrepreneur, owning pet stores, limo service and DJ service. He enjoyed being out on the water and...
Bettye L Lissant
Dec 26, 2018
Bettye L. Lissant, age 88, of Terre Du Lac, passed away December 26, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Bettye was a member of the Eastern Star and attended First Presbyterian Church in Kirkwood.
Preceded in death by husband, John H. Lissant. Survived by several nieces and nephews; including Dr. William and Mrs. Renee Lambert of Tennessee; great...
Timothy R. Rongey
Dec 26, 2018
Timothy Roy Rongey, 48, of Farmington passed away December 26, 2018. He was born February 25, 1970 in St. Louis. Tim loved his family and friends and spending time with them. He also enjoyed riding motorcycles.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, John Roy Dace and Esta Lavern Dace; adoptive father, Stephen “Duke” Miller.
Tim is survived by...
Judy Wilfong
Dec 25, 2018
Judy Wilfong, 74, of Bonne Terre, passed away December 25, 2018 at her residence. She was born September 24, 1944, in Bonne Terre, to the late Lloyd and Melba Bernice (Cunningham) Eaton. Judy was a huge fan of Elvis Presley and loved her family very much. She was also known as the town babysitter since she was a caregiver for...
Paula D. Blankenship
Dec 24, 2018
Paula Blankenship of Pilot Knob, Missouri passed away December 24, 2018 at Iron County Medical Center. She was born July 13, 1957 in St. Louis, Missouri the daughter of Jesse and Elen (Jackson) Blankenship. Paula is survived by her mother, Elen Blankenship of Arcadia, Missouri, two sons; Corey Blankenship of Ironton, Missouri and Dylan Blankenship of Bonne Terre, Missouri, her...
Dr. Richard Carl Holmes
Dec 24, 2018
Dr. Richard Carl Holmes of Ironton, Missouri passed away December 24, 2018 at the age of 87 years. He was born November 23, 1931 in Rolla, Missouri the son of the late Richard Groves and Amy Catherine (Wilkinson) Holmes. On June 28, 1958 he was united in marriage to Anna Marie Nichols who survives. To this union seven children were...
Cecil George Roadifer Jr.
Dec 22, 2018
Cecil George Roadifer Jr., age 74 of Piedmont, Missouri passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was born on August 5, 1944 in St. Louis, Missouri to Cecil George Roadifer Sr. and Margaret Katherine (DeBeaux) Roadifer. He is preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Terry. He...
Jessie Eilene Roberts
Dec 22, 2018
Jessie Eilene Roberts, age 56 of Fredericktown, Missouri passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at the Southeast Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born on July 14, 1962 in Heidelberg, Germany a daughter of Jesse Lee and Eilene Sadie (Harms) Roberts. Her parents precedes her in death. She is survived by children: Bridget Barker and Ashel (Jillian)...
James Lee Richardson
Dec 22, 2018
James Lee Richardson, age 90, of Bonne Terre, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at his daughter’s residence. He was born on December 8, 1928 in Bonne Terre to the late Harvey and Myrtle (Sanders) Richardson. James proudly served his country in the U. S. Air Force. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bonne Terre....
Ira "Joe" Jennings
Dec 20, 2018
Joe Jennings, 74, of Park Hills, passed away December 20, 2018 at his residence. He was born
August 8, 1944, in Frankclay, to the late Ira Wilburn and Alma Mildred (Bloom) Jennings. Joe was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church of Park Hills.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Bub Jennings.
Joe...
Eric Eugene Tiefenauer
Dec 19, 2018
Eric Eugene Tiefenauer of Pilot Knob, Missouri passed away December 19, 2018 at his residence at the age of 50 years. He was born June 13, 1968 in Farmington, Missouri the son of the late Harold and Alma (Pinkley) Tiefenauer. Eric is survived by his daughter, Shaneece Roller and husband, David of Bismarck, Missouri, his first grandson due in February,...
Ruby Mildred Harris
Dec 19, 2018
Ruby Mildred Harris of Farmington, Missouri passed away December 19, 2018 at the age of 91 years. She was born March 31, 1927 in Mineral Point, Missouri the daughter of the late Carl Joseph and Mary Ann (Key) Miller. Ruby is survived by three sisters; Carol Johnson of Bismarck, Missouri, Margaret Hart of St. Louis, Missouri and Naomi Milne also...
Nancy E. Dugal
Dec 17, 2018
Nancy Dugal was born on May 27, 1940 in Farmington, MO to Robert and Esther Dugal. She departed this life on December 17, 2018, being 78 years, 7 months and 17 days old.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Dugal and Esther Smith and one sister, Sylvia E. Dugal-Butts-Widener.
Nancy is survived by nieces, Theresa Alford and...
Ralph Eugene Petty Sr.
Dec 15, 2018
Ralph Eugene Petty, Sr. age 86 of Fredericktown, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Missouri Veterans' Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born on March 20, 1932 in Fitzgerald, Georgia, and raised in Seneca, South Carolina, a son of Richard Foster and Evie Leola (Phillips) Petty. He was united in marriage to Laura Reed, she survives...
Thomas Haskell Sebastian Jr. Iii
Dec 14, 2018
Thomas Haskell Sebastian Jr. III, age 71 passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018 at his home in Fredericktown, Missouri. He was born on December 25, 1946 in Ironton, Missouri, a son of Thomas Haskell Sebastian Sr. and Virginia Alberta (Williams) Sebastian. He was united in marriage to Phyllis Ingram who precedes him in death; his parents also precedes him....
Imogene Elser
Dec 14, 2018
Imogene (Crocker) Elser, of Bismarck, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018 at her home. She was born Tuesday, May 22, 1945 in Bismarck to the late Emmett Lee Crocker and Sophia Evelyn (Clinton) Crocker. Also preceding her in death was husband of 55 years Warren “Henry” Elser, Sr., and her brother Emmett Eugene Crocker. Imogene loved computer games, soap operas,...
Marie Young
Dec 13, 2018
Marie Young, age 90, of Bonne Terre, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at St. Joe Manor. Marie was born December 31, 1927 to the late Firman and Christine (Rosener) Pettus. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Daughters of Isabella, and volunteered at Bonne Terre Nutrition Center. Marie was an avid reader and enjoyed her...
Marvin "Gene" Eugene Humphrey
Dec 9, 2018
Marvin Eugene Humphrey, 81, of Farmington passed away December 9, 2018 at his residence. He was born September 4, 1937 in Knob Lick. He retired from Southeast Mental Health Center, where he worked for 50 years in the Nursing Service Department.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert Barton and Fanny (Bower) Humphrey; first wife, Alma June Humphrey;...
Evelyn "Pauline" Lucas
Dec 7, 2018
BISMARCK — Evelyn “Pauline” Lucas of Bismarck, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018, at Parkland Hospital in Farmington, MO at the age of 79 years old, surrounded by loved ones.
Pauline was born August 14, 1939 in Centerville, Missouri, to Walter Acey Tripp and Myrtle Ivey (Daurton) Tripp. She retired from Mineral Area Hospital where she worked in the ICU...
Bobby Cole, Jr.
Dec 7, 2018
Robert L. Cole, Jr.
Bobby “Cornfed” Cole, Jr., 60, of Desloge, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 6, 1958 in St. Louis to the late Robert L. and Clara (Cross) Cole, Sr.
Bobby was a MC Club Member and National President. He was a wonderful spouse, father,...
