Obituaries
Local Obituaries in Bonne Terre, Desloge, Farmington, Park Hills, Leadwood, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri
Fran E. Gerren
Sep 21, 2018
Frances Evelyn Gerren
Fran Gerren, 76, of Bonne Terre passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018 at Country Meadows Nursing Home. She was born on Sunday, January, 18, 1942 in St. Louis to the late Hugo John and Evelyn Mae (Wooldridge) Baldesi. Fran was a member of the Gospel Light Free Will Baptist Church where she volunteered...
Michael "Mike" Wayne Schaffer
Sep 21, 2018
Michael “Mike” Wayne Schaffer, 64, of Farmington, passed away September 21, 2018, at his residence in Farmington. He was born April 11, 1954 in Bonne Terre, to the late Richard and Janet (Propst) Schaffer..
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son, Jeff Schaffer and one sister, Nancy Schaffer.
Mike was an owner of...
Rev. Jim Muse
Sep 20, 2018
Rev. Jim Muse, 60, of Park Hills, passed away September 20, 2018, at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born December 12, 1957, in Dexter, to the late Eugene and Louise (Neeley) Muse. Jim pastored Desloge First Church of God for 10 years and was a member of the Union Pipefitter Local #562 and later retired after 30...
Dottie Collier
Sep 19, 2018
Dottie Collier, age 90 of Fredericktown, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. Visitation will be from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., on Friday, September 21, 2018 at Wilson Funeral Home in Fredericktown and also from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church in Silva, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at...
Sue Stone-Wade
Sep 19, 2018
Sue Stone-Wade, 78, of Farmington passed away September 19, 2018 at her residence. She was born October 6, 1939 in East St. Louis, Illinois. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Park Hills and Daughters of the American Revolution. Sue loved traveling but her greatest joy was her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death...
Ruth Hard- Mccullen
Sep 19, 2018
Ruth McCullen, 64 of Farmington, passed away September 19, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. She was born April 9, 1954, to the late Harold and Eileen (Flett) Hard. Ruth loved to crochet and was a very hard worker. There were times she would work two or three jobs at a time. She was also a member of the...
James O. Kwon
Sep 19, 2018
James O. Kwon, 83, a longtime resident of Terre du Lac (TDL) in Bonne Terre, Missouri and Delray Dunes in Boynton Beach, Florida, passed away at his Missouri home, surrounded by family, on September 19, 2018. Mr. Kwon, "Jim" to his friends, was born in Seoul, Korea in 1935. He attended Seoul University in Korea; then moved to the United...
Lela Jones Reed
Sep 18, 2018
Lela Ann Reed of Leadwood, Missouri passed away September 18, 2018 in Desloge, Missouri at the age of 81 years. She was born February 7, 1937 in Pilot Knob, Missouri the daughter of Raymond Francis and Anna Belle (Litton) Barnes. On September 19, 1953 she was united in marriage to Maynard Jones who preceded her in death on November 20,...
Genieve Darlene Fleetwood
Sep 17, 2018
Genieve Darlene Fleetwood, age 71 of Perryville, Missouri passed away on Monday, September 17, 2018 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born on July 6, 1947 in St. Louis, Missouri, a daughter of Jewell and Madeline (Knupp) Fleeetwood. Those surviving her include: one daughter – Deana Kelm and husband Jeff of Oran, Missouri; two...
Thomas Adam Klinsbeck
Sep 17, 2018
Thomas Adam Klinsbeck of Farmington, Missouri passed away September 17, 2018 at the age of 50 years. He was born July 11, 1968 in Ironton, Missouri the son of the late Lawrence Andrew Klinsbeck and Elva Joyce (Crocker) Guffey. Thomas is survived by his son, Andrew “Drew” Adams of Ironton, Missouri, his mother and stepfather; Elva Joyce and Richard Guffey...
Frank "Buddy" James Mcdowell, Jr.
Sep 17, 2018
Frank James (Buddy) McDowell, Jr., also known as “Paw Paw”, was called to be with his Lord and Savior on September 17, 2018 at the age of 87 in League City, Tx. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Frank and Mildred McDowell on September 13, 1931.
Waiting to greet him in Heaven are his parents Frank and Mildred...
Ruth Marie Weiss
Sep 17, 2018
Ruth Marie (King) Weiss, 100, of Doe Run passed away September 17, 2018 at her residence. She was born December 17, 1917 in East Bonne Terre to the late Clarence and Salle (Goff) King. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert T. Weiss; one son, Charles Weiss; grandson, Brian Weiss.
Ruth was a homemaker and avid gardener...
Linda Ann Parson
Sep 16, 2018
Linda Ann Parson age 68 passed away on Sunday September 16, 2018 at her home in Fredericktown, Missouri. She was born on January 30, 1950 in Fredericktown, a daughter of Earl B. and Marie Lela (Collier) Allen. On August 26, 1964 in Fredericktown she was united in marriage to Leonard Edgar Parson who survives at the home. Other survivors include;...
Rhema Smith
Sep 14, 2018
Rhema Smith, 94, of Desloge, passed away September 14, 2018, at Community Manor Nursing Home in Farmington. She was born May 24, 1924, in Farmington, to the late Clarence and Clara (Crites) Kennon. Rhema was a member of the First Baptist Church in Desloge.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Austin Charles Mullins of 44 years; second...
Eddie Sullivan
Sep 12, 2018
Corbett Edward Sullivan, known to most as “Eddie”, passed away September 12, 2018 in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 67 years. He was born December 16, 1950 in Brunot, Missouri the son of the late Corbett James and Mary Imogene (Stevens) Sullivan. Eddie was united in marriage on June 18, 1972 to Patricia Waltman Miller of Piedmont, Missouri....
Cathie Davis
Sep 8, 2018
Catherine “Cathie” Ann Davis Cathie Davis, 65, of Park Hills, passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Mercy Jefferson Hospital. She was born in St. Louis on May 21, 1953, to the late Joseph and Darlene (Judd) Dobas Sr. Cathie loved spending time with her family and was very passionate about her children, grandchildren, and husband. In addition to...
Marvin Franklin Browers
Sep 7, 2018
Marvin Franklin Browers of Ironton, Missouri passed away September 7, 2018 in Farmington, Missouri at the age of 78 years. He was born May 14, 1940 in Ironton, Missouri the son of the late Harry John and Zelma Eunice (Snelson) Browers. Marvin is survived by his children; Rae Zumwalt of Arcadia, Jennifer Tucker (Allen) of Middlebrook, Rusty Browers (Vickie) of...
Kay Gremminger
Sep 6, 2018
Kay (Long) Gremminger, 81, of Desloge, passed away September 6, 2018 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born on March 5, 1937 in Desloge to the late Harold “Airdale” and Marietta (St. Gemme) Long. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James “Jim” Gremminger; brother, Donald “Duck” Long...
Clarence "Dave" David Horton
Sep 5, 2018
Clarence David “Dave” Horton, 77, of Farmington passed away September 5, 2018 at Parkland Health Center in Farmington. He was born May 21, 1941 in St. Louis to the late Clarence and Helen (Strother) Horton. Dave attended the Pleasant Hill United Baptist Church. He enjoyed spending his spare time around cars and attending car shows.
In addition to his parents,...
Mike Szafranski
Sep 5, 2018
Mike Szafranski, 65, of Schaumburg, Illinois, passed away at Generations Nursing Care at Oakton in Des Plaines, Illinois. He was born in Chicago to the late Stanley and Florence (Lewandowski) Szafranski.Mike served his country with the United States Army. Mike had a passion for music and enjoyed his collection of guitars. He volunteered much of his time to helping veterans...