Obituaries
Local Obituaries in Bonne Terre, Desloge, Farmington, Park Hills, Leadwood, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri
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...
Wilfred "Bill" Leonard Adams
Oct 27, 2018
Wilfred Leonard Adams, known to most as "Bill", passed away on October 27, 2018 at his residence at the age of 72 years. He was born August 13, 1946 in Festus, Missouri the son of the late Kenneth and Dorothy (Martin) Adams. On June 3, 1967 he was united in marriage to Jeanne Ellen Blankenship who survives. To this union...
Madge Smith
Oct 26, 2018
Madge Smith, age 96 of Fredericktown, Missouri passed away on Friday, October 26, 2018 at the Stockhoff Memorial Nursing Center in Fredericktown. She was born on January 13, 1922 in Fredericktown, a daughter of Tom and Almedia (Reed) Bailey. On October 17, 1939 in Van Buren, Missouri she was united in marriage to H.D"Tom" Smith, he preceded her in death...
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...
Nancy Arlene Huff
Oct 23, 2018
Mrs. Nancy A. (Harms) Huff, 80 of Poplar Bluff, Missouri died October 23, 2018 at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau surrounded by her loving children. Mrs. Huff was born July 4, 1938 in Newark, New Jersey to Walter H. Harms Sr. and Gladys M. Harms who both preceded her in death. In 1958 Mrs. Huff joined the United States...
Bertha Rosemary Baker
Oct 22, 2018
Bertha Rosemary Baker age 87 of Fredericktown, Missouri passed away on October 22, 2018 at the Country Meadows Care Center in Park Hills, Missouri. She was born on January 07, 1931 in Greenbrier, Missouri, a daughter of August Caldwell Sr. and Eula Bell (Sharp) Fowler. On May 16, 1966 in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, she was united in marriage to...
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...
Gary Sidney Lawrence
Oct 18, 2018
Gary Sidney Lawrence, age 81 of DeSoto, Missouri passed away on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at the Baisch Nursing Center in DeSoto. He was born on October 20, 1936 in Morehouse, Missouri, a son of Arthur Sidney Richard and Zola Minnie Ann (Pope) Lawrence. On October 18, 1979 at the Christian Church in Festus, Missouri he was united in marriage...
Mavis Rose Mooney
Oct 16, 2018
Mavis Rose Mooney passed away October 16, 2018 at The Baptist Home at the age of 96 years. She was born December 4, 1921 in Caledonia, Missouri to the late Jesse Robert Akers and Ethel (Compton) Akers. On December 2, 1942 she was united in marriage to Lloyd Franklin Mooney who preceded her in death on August 21, 2015. Mavis...
Giles Kinzer Hunt Jr.
Oct 15, 2018
Giles Kinzer Hunt, known to his friends and family as "GK", passed away October 15, 2018 in Ironton, Missouri at the age of 84 years. He was born November 22, 1933 in Ironton, Missouri the son of the late Giles Kinzer Hunt Sr. and Gladys (Richards) Hunt. Giles was a 1951 graduate of Ironton High School and attended the University...
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,...
James Carl Wheeler
Oct 13, 2018
James Carl Wheeler, age 84 of Fredericktown, Missouri passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the Ozark Manor Care Center in Fredericktown. He was born on May 22, 1934 in Puncheon Camp, Tennessee. a son of Daniel Clarence and Mary Ethel (Flatt) Wheeler. On June 15, 1957 in Henderson, Tennessee he married Vagia Sue Holmes, she preceded him in...
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...
