Obituaries
Local Obituaries in Bonne Terre, Desloge, Farmington, Park Hills, Leadwood, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri
Peggy Freeman
Jul 21, 2017
Peggy Joyce Freeman, 86, of Leadwood, passed away July 21, 2017, at Community Manor. She was born on March 24, 1931 to the late William W. and Sarah E. (Wilson) Williams. Peggy was a life-long member of the First Baptist Church in Leadwood where she played the organ and piano. She enjoyed painting, craft work and bird watching.
In...
Leslie Henry Barton
Jul 17, 2017
Leslie Henry Barton passed away July 17, 2017 in Ironton, Missouri at the age of 75 years. He was born May 7, 1942 in Irondale, Missouri, son of the late Edwin and Myra (Hardy) Barton. On April 4, 1963, he was united in marriage to Carol Sue Henson who preceded him in death on June 26, 2012. To this union...
Glenn "Dude" Pratte
Jul 16, 2017
Glenn H. “Dude” Pratte, 88, of Terre Du Lac passed away July 16, 2017 at Camelot Nursing and Rehab Center in Farmington. He was born April 4, 1929 in Bonne Terre. Dude proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was a lifetime construction foreman for Southwestern Bell Telephone in the Festus and Farmington areas.
He was preceded...
Gladine Louise Stark
Jul 15, 2017
Gladine Louise Stark of Arcadia, Missouri passed away July 15, 2017 at the age of 97 years. She was born July 11, 1920 in Sabula, Missouri the daughter of the late John Robert and Minnie Raymoth (Huff) Lewis. On June 6, 1942 she was united in marriage to Arthur "Corky" Stark who preceded her in death on January 25, 2010....
Mildred "Mimi" Christopher
Jul 14, 2017
Mildred “Mimi” Christopher, of Farmington, passed away at Community Manor on July 14, 2017, at the age of 72. She was born in St. Louis, to the late Marvin and Charlotte “Sug” (Bailey) McLane and later spent her childhood in the Park Hills area. She graduated from DeSoto High School where she met James L. Christopher and they were married...
Danny E. Pratt
Jul 13, 2017
Danny Eugene Pratt, 68, of Bonne Terre passed away July 13, 2017. He was born April 18, 1949 in Bonne Terre. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He was a member of the Bonne Terre VFW Post 6883. Danny was a bricklayer for over 50 years and loved being outdoors.
He was preceded in death by...
Shirley Vern Bennett
Jul 12, 2017
Shirley Vern Bennett age 80 of Fredericktown, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at the Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born on August 28, 1936 in Fredericktown, a daughter of Frank Elake and Verna Maude (Miller) Cureton. On July 16, 1960 in Fredericktown, she was united in marriage to Gale Lee "Steve" Wilson who...
Gladys Black
Jul 12, 2017
Gladys Anna May Black, 89, of Bonne Terre passed away July 12, 2017. She was born May 10, 1928 in Lesterville, MO. Gladys was a member of the Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church of Park Hills.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Attison Benjamin and Rosa Zoreda (Baker) Hasty; husband, Larry M. Black; daughter, Nina Cain; one great-grandson; three...
Geneva Jane Ross
Jul 11, 2017
Geneva Jane (Rowland) Ross passed away July 11, 2017 at The Baptist Home in Ironton, Missouri at the age of 82 years. She was born on August 3, 1934 in Saint Louis, Missouri, daughter to the late Hollis and Vallie (Barbro) Rowland. On November 21, 1954 she was united in marriage to William Ross who preceded her in death in...
Odess "Scoop" Lee Thurman
Jul 11, 2017
Scoop Thurman, 100, of Park Hills, passed away July 11, 2017. He was born February 23, 1917, in Doe Run, to the late Clarence and Mary (Bess) Thurman. Scoop was a member of the Elks Lodge in Desloge, and former Councilman for the City of Flat River.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Ruth Rozene (Thomure)...
Robert Lewis Newman
Jul 10, 2017
Robert Lewis Newman, known to most as Bob, passed away July 10, 2017 at his residence at the age of 80 years. He was born March 24, 1937 in Farmington, Missouri the son of the late James Garfield and Hallene Genevieve (Stevens) Newman. On November 27, 1958 he was united in marriage to Jo Ann Allmon who survives. To this...
Diana Lynn Brockerman
Jul 9, 2017
Dianna Lynn Brockerman, age 64 passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at her home in Fredericktown, Missouri. She was born on July 22, 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri, a daughter of Porter and Jessie (Plake) Barron. On July 27, 1997 in Ironton, Missouri she was united in marriage to Don Brockerman, he survives in Fredericktown. Other survivors include: one...
Frederick Carl Lincoln
Jul 9, 2017
Frederick Carl Lincoln passed away July 9, 2017 in Bonne Terre, Missouri at the age of 64 years. He was born on July 6, 1953 in Bonne Terre, Missouri, son to the late Edward and Lola (Pritchett) Lincoln. On April 20, 1995, he was united in marriage to Christina Nash who survives. Fred is also survived by his children Angela...
James Bindley 'Jay' Palmquist
Jul 8, 2017
James Bindley "Jay" Palmquist, age 69 of Fredericktown, Missouri passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017 at the Camelot Nursing Center in Farmington, Missouri. He was born on February 8, 1948 in Chicago Heights, Illinois. He is survived by one sister - Kristen Bringe of South Dakota; Billie Palmquist of Fredericktown and nephew - Martin Binge also of South Dakota. ...
Alexander Banas
Jul 8, 2017
Alexander Banas, 87, of Bonne Terre, previously So. County St. Louis, Missouri and St. Pete Beach, Florida, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ July 8, 2017. Alex had been residing at St. Joe Manor in Bonne Terre. He was born January 1, 1930 in Prague, Czechoslovakia to the late Joseph and Anna Banas. Also preceding...
Linda Marie Kennedy-Kemp
Jul 5, 2017
Linda Marie Kennedy-Kemp, age 76 of Fredericktown, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at the Stockhoff Memorial Nursing Center in Fredericktown. She was born on October 11, 1940 to Alvis Louis and Myrtle Virginia (Cooper) Shafer in Shafer Holler at the family home in Saco, Missouri where the home still stands. On December 14, 1957 in St. Louis,...
Velma Ruth Schrum
Jul 5, 2017
Velma Schrum, 92, of Bonne Terre, passed away July 5, 2016 at St. Joe Manor in Bonne Terre. She was born March 24, 1925 in Flat River, to the late Herbert Vance and Alley (McNail) Vance-Owens. Velma was a member of the First Baptist Church of Desloge.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 73 years,...
Gloria Essman
Jul 5, 2017
Gloria Essman, 62, of Dexter, passed away July 5, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 28, 1955 in St. Louis, to the late Willard Utnage and Ida Delores (Mattingly) Lawson. Gloria loved spending time with her grandchildren, gardening, playing Bingo and the outdoors.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Delores; husband,...
Shirley Ann Radford
Jul 4, 2017
Shirley Ann 'Cunningham' Radford passed away July 4, 2017, at Palm Bay, Florida, at the age of 82 years, 4 months & 12 days. Shirley was born on February 22, 1935, in Flat River, MO., & was the daughter of Finis and Beulah 'Corcoran' Cunningham. Her parents preceded her in death.
Survivors Include : daughters - Debbie (Gil) Since, of...
Adiba Chowdbury
Jul 3, 2017
Adiba Chowdhury, age 68 of Fredericktown, Missouri passed away on Saturday, July 3, 2017 at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St.Louis, Missouri. She was born on February 25, 1949 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a daughter of Abdul and Hamidunessa (Khatoon) Bhuiya. Her parents and brother, Sinoos and sister, Jahan Ara Bequm precedes her death. On July 2, 1972 in Bangladesh she was...
