Obituaries
Local Obituaries in Bonne Terre, Desloge, Farmington, Park Hills, Leadwood, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri
Robert A. "Bob" Groom
Apr 12, 2018
Robert A. “Bob” Groom, 77, of Farmington passed away April 12, 2018 at his residence. He was born January 1, 1941 in St. Louis. Bob proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was a retired Teamster and also worked on a cattle ranch for several years in Ennis, Montana. He was a member of Samaritan Masonic Lodge...
Daniel Dale Thomlinson
Apr 11, 2018
Daniel Dale Thomlinson of Ironton, Missouri passed away on April 11, 2018 in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 26 years. He was born February 16, 1992 in Farmington, Missouri the son of Howard Dale Thomlinson and Angela Renea (Maples) Mounce. Daniel is survived by his mother, Angela Mounce of Ironton, Missouri and his father, Howie Thomlinson also of...
Dereck Cross
Apr 11, 2018
Dereck Cross, 38, of Park Hills, passed away April 11, 2018 at Parkland Health Center South in Farmington. He was born May 25, 1979, in Farmington, to Michael DeWayne and Cynthia Louise (Owens) Cross. Dereck loved his children, watching wrestling together with them on television, and baseball. He was a member of the Gospel Light Free Will Baptist Church...
Michael Johnson
Apr 9, 2018
Michael Johnson, 57, of St. Louis, passed away April 9, 2018 at his residence. He was born January 8, 1961 to the late Patrick Johnson and Marilyn (Mehl) Calvird. Michael was a member of the First Baptist Church in Park Hills. Michael was a very kind hearted and loving person. He helped his mother in raising and caring for many...
Carol Sue White
Apr 9, 2018
Carol White, 75, of Desloge, passed away April 9, 2018 at her residence. She was born on September 1, 1942 in St. Louis to the late Robert Strothmann and Audrey (Smith) Klivans. Carol had a giving heart. She loved helping the unfortunate by collecting clothes and donating them to local charities.
She was preceded in death by her parents; son,...
Karen Nunn
Apr 8, 2018
Karen Nunn, 61, of Bonne Terre, passed away April 8, 2018, at Southbrook Skilled Nursing Center in Farmington. She was born December 25, 1956, in St. Louis, to the late Anthony and Loretta (Morris) Ventimiglia. Karen loved camping, spending time with her family and dogs, and taking road trips. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Bonne...
Katherine Spier
Apr 8, 2018
Kathy Spier, passed away peacefully April 8, 2018 with her family by her side. A great wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she was born July 3, 1949, in Bonne Terre, daughter of the late Marcus and Lela McCarron. Married for over 30 years, she and Jim shared a life that dreams were made of. Early years of marriage found them...
Mary Ruth Berry
Apr 7, 2018
Mary Ruth Berry, age 85 of Fredericktown, Missouri passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at the Stockhoff Memorial Nursing Center in Fredericktown. She was born on September 28, 1932 in Portageville, Missouri a daughter of James Dewey and Mattie Alice (Study) Kennon. On August 19, 1948 she was united in marriage to Herschel Harold Berry Sr., he preceded her...
Ellen Lachance
Apr 6, 2018
Ellen LaChance, 80, of Leadwood passed away Friday, April 6, 2018 at Barnes Hospital. She was born Sunday, March 13, 1938 to the late Cecil and Ada Annabelle (Poe) Sneed. Ellen loved to read her bible, complete crossword puzzles, watch old black and white movies and was an avid fan of the show Walker, Texas Ranger.
In addition to her...
Sterlyn Stevens
Apr 4, 2018
Sterlyn F. Stevens, 85, of Farmington passed away April 4, 2018 at his residence. He was born October 7, 1932 in Flat River, Missouri to the late Paul and Ruth (Skaggs) Stevens. Sterlyn and his two brothers, Joe and John, owned and operated Stevens Brothers Printing Company in Park Hills, Missouri for 47 years. During which they published The Lead...
Phillip L. Hurt, Ii
Apr 1, 2018
Phillip Hurt, 44, of Irondale, passed away April 1, 2018, at Washington County Memorial Hospital in Potosi. He was born March 5, 1974 to Phillip “Gussie” Hurt and Anita (Rohmann) Talley.
He is survived by his daughter, Savannah Keesee; mother, Anita Talley and husband David; father, Phillip “Gussie” Hurt and wife Anna; three brothers, Michael Moses and...
Marjorie "Margie" Gail Spradley
Mar 31, 2018
Margie Spradley
Marjorie “Margie” Gail Spradley, 71, of Terre Du Lac passed away March 31, 2018 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born December 28, 1946 in St. Louis to the late Willard Earl and Virginia (Lamming) Gowan. Margie was a Junior High English teacher for the Caledonia, Centerville and Ellington school districts for twenty years. ...
Harold Francis Wilkerson
Mar 31, 2018
Harold Francis Wilkerson passed away March 31, 2018 at The Baptist Home at the age of 82 years. He was born July 23, 1935 in Rombauer, Missouri the son of the late Roy and Lydia (Hubach) Wilkerson. On August 9, 1956 he was united in marriage to Joyce Christine Kenley who preceded him in death on April 14, 2004. To...
Linda Darlene Gregory
Mar 29, 2018
Linda Darlene Gregory passed away March 29, 2018, in Aiken, SC. She was born Feb. 26, 1948, at Bonne Terre Hospital to George Aaron Buxton and Peggie Arlene 'Limbaugh' Buxton. After graduating from Farmington High School, she lived in Decatur, IL., for the next 23 years. She retired as a financial analyst from the Savanah River Site in Aiken, SC...
Ralph Dennis Darnell
Mar 28, 2018
Ralph "R.D." Darnell age 91 of Fredericktown, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at the Stockhoff Memorial Nursing Center in Fredericktown. He was born on June 18, 1926 in Flat River, Missouri, a son of William Pinkney and Carrie Ethel (Corman) Darnell. He is preceded in death by his parents and brothers - Willard Sr., Medford, Lee and...
Lance King
Mar 28, 2018
Lance King, 68, of Park Hills, passed away March 28, 2018. He was born October 9, 1949, in Bonne Terre, to the late Edward King and Doris Jean (Hall) Lee. Lance enjoyed attending church and was a member of the Cantwell Baptist Church.
Lance is survived by his loving wife of 49 years, Judy King; children, Lance King, Jr....
Sharron Lea Taylor
Mar 28, 2018
Sharron Taylor, 72, of Desloge, passed away March 28, 2018 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born July 2, 1945, in St. Louis, to the late Eugene and Evangeline (Peterson) Taylor. Sharron was a member of the Desloge VFW Post 2426 Women’s Auxiliary, VFW Riders Missouri District 8, and Threads of Friendship Quilters in Farmington.
She...
Helen Louise Montgomery
Mar 26, 2018
Helen - the 2nd child of Bert Ernest & Mary Louise (Aubuchon) Ellis (both deceased), was born July 17, 1924, in Flat River, MO. She graduated Flat River High School in 1942. She had a brother, Ernest Ellis (deceased) and a sister, Virginia Ellis Sherrill (deceased). She married Vernon Gregory Montgomery (deceased) in December, 1942, at Ironton, MO. To this...
Dolores Marie Boschert
Mar 26, 2018
Mrs. Dolores Marie Boschert passed away early Monday morning, March 26, 2018, at Southbrook Skilled Nursing Center, in Farmington, at the age of 91 years, 9 months & 16 days. Dolores was born on June 10, 1926, in St. Louis, to Orville Parker and Ora 'Dunmire' Parker. Also preceding in death were: her 1st husband, Rev. Bill McConn her 2nd...
Mildred "Mickey" Jordan
Mar 25, 2018
Mildred Jordan, 91, of Springfield, passed away at Wilson’s Creek Nursing and Rehab on March 25, 2018. She was born on May 29, 1926 to the late Charles and Maude (Lawson) Anderson in Oklahoma. Mickey was a member of the Temple Baptist Church in Sullivan and spent 11 years with the Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts as a den mother.
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