Obituaries
Local Obituaries in Bonne Terre, Desloge, Farmington, Park Hills, Leadwood, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri
Edward Gene Hartrup
May 8, 2012
Edward Eugene "Gene" Hartrup, 64, of Bonne Terre passed away May 8, 2012 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born January 12, 1948 in Ironton.He was preceded in death by his mother, Pearl (Belmar) Hartrup; special aunt and uncle, Dorthy and Arla Belmar; mother and father-in-law, Wanda and Elmer Voellinger; granddaughter, Samantha Hartrup.Gene is survived by...
Jerry Buck Mccomber
May 7, 2012
Jerry "Buck" McComber, 68 of Leadwood, passed away Monday, May 7, 2012 at his residence.He was born January 12, 1944 in Leadwood.Buck was a member of AMA ?? American Motorcyclist Assocation.He worked and raced for the Big River Sanddrags and loved to work on everyones motorcycle.He was an avid Bingo player in later years. He is preceded in death by...
Peggy Spencer
May 4, 2012
Peggy SpencerPeggy E. Spencer, 81, of Hillsboro, MO passed away May 4, 2012 at St. Joe Manor. She was born May 17, 1930 in St. Louis. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bert and Louise (Best) McCormick; her husband, Bobby Joe Spencer; and grandson, Michael KempPeggy is survived by four children, Donna (Mrs. Rickey) Kemp, Bobby Spencer and...
Beulah Mae Hickson
May 4, 2012
Beulah Mae Hickson, 97, of Bonne Terre passed away May 4, 2012 at St. Joe Manor. She was born September 26, 1914 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was a member of the Lively Stone Tabernacle in Desloge. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Mary Jane (Jolly) Ashley; husband, Harvey F. Hickson; two daughters, Velma Dollar and...
Michael Hahn
May 4, 2012
Michael Hahn, 64 of Florissant, passed away Friday, May 4, 2012 at Manor Care Health Service.He was born June 11, 1947 in Bonne Terre.Michael proudly served his country in the United States Navy for 6 years and was assigned to submarine duties. He is preceded in death by his father, Clyde Floyd Hahn and brother, Kevin Hahn. Michael is survived...
Hubert C. Bowles
Apr 30, 2012
Hubert Bowles, 69 of Desloge, passed away April 30, 2012 at his residence.He was born May 15, 1942 in Oxford MS.Hubert retired, as a United States Army Veteran of 20 years, in 1982.He served two tours during Vietnam with The Big Red One Infantry.Hubert was also a member of the Festus VFW Post as well as The American Legion. He...
William H. Pope
Apr 30, 2012
William Harold Pope, 88, of Bonne Terre passed away Monday, April 30 at Parkland Health Center. He was born August 9, 1923 in Olvey, Arkansas, the son of Wesley and Effie Mae (Bell) Pope. He lived in Eugene and DeSoto, MO before moving to Bonne Terre where his mother owned a boardinghouse on School Street. He was a resident of...
Dennis Denny Akers
Apr 29, 2012
Denny Akers age 58 of Bonne Terre passed away April 29, 2012 at his residence. He was born March 22, 1954 to the late Loyd and Reva (Cash) Akers. He was preceded in death by brothers, Timmy and Rodney Akers and sisters, Sharon and Karen Akers. Denny is survived by his wife Debra (Wren) Akers; children, Crystal Dawn Whited, Tracy...
Jack Leftridge
Apr 29, 2012
Jack LeftridgeLenzie "Jack" Lee Leftidge age 82 of Bonne Terre passed away April 29, 2012 at Barnes Jewish Hospital. He was born December 6, 1929 in Bonne Terre to the late Lee and Wilma (Pullen) Leftridge. Jack was preceded in death by his wife, Elnora (Inman) Leftridge; brother and sister in-law, Laverl and Judy Inman; niece, Bobette (Compton) Redmond; nephew,...
Dawn (Lilly) Francis
Apr 29, 2012
Dawn Francis of Park Hills passed away April 29, 2012. She was born June 12, 1973 in Farmington.She was preceded in death by her grandparents; Clifford and Doris Lilly Sr., Noah and Zetta Cole; uncles, Stanley Cole and Lynn Cole; and close friend Melissa Lowry.Dawn is survived by her husband William Clayton Francis; children, Taylor Cheyanne Francis, Hunter Jameson Francis,...
Dr. Dondoc Swindle
Apr 27, 2012
Dr. Don "Doc" Swindle, 86 of Bonne Terre, and also known as "Skippy" the clown, passed away Friday, April 27, 2012 at Missouri Baptist Hospital.He was born July 15, 1925 in Tiptonville, TN.Doc had several accomplishments in his lifetime.He proudly served his country in the United States Navy by serving as a Naval Medic in WWII on an LST 1078.He...
Norma Jean Clauser
Apr 26, 2012
Mrs. Norma J. Clauser passed away early Thursday morning, April 26, 2012, at her residence at the age of 73 years, 10 months & 1 day. Norma was born on June 25, 1938, in Fredericktown, MO., & the daughter of the late Fred E. Polete, Jr., & Beulah M. 'Deffendall' Polete.
Norma was: * a member of St. Paul Lutheran...
Robert Compton
Apr 23, 2012
Robert Compton, 87 of Desloge, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012, at his residence.He was born August 17, 1924 in Desloge.Robert was retired from Pea Ridge, loved Bluegrass music, and was a Mineral Area Bantam Club member.He raised award winning Bantam Chickens for more than 50 years. He was preceded in death by parents, Bert and Levia (Beers) Compton, wife,...
Kayden Shea Tedder
Apr 21, 2012
Kayden Shea Tedder was stillborn April, 21, 2012 at Parkland Health Center in Farmington, Mo. He is preceded in death by his sister, Kymber Pierce; brother, Mason Harrison; and great grandpa, Glen Pierce. Kayden is survived by his parents, Cory Tedder and Vivian Marie Pierce; siblings, Dylan Black, Lacie Black, Becky Black, Adrion Black, Lillian Pierce; grandparents, Brenda Pierce, Steve...
Joyce Pauline Rice
Apr 21, 2012
Joyce Pauline Rice, 77, of Bonne Terre, MO passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Jefferson Regional Hospital in Crystal City, MO. She was born June 16, 1934 to the late George Sr. and Gladys (Welker) Hedgcorth in Leadwood, MO. She was married to the love of her life, James E. Rice in Desloge, MO on October 3, 1954. She...
Donald Gene Counts
Apr 20, 2012
Donald Gene Counts, 75, of Leadwood passed away April 20, 2012 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. He was born June 17, 1936. He was a member and faithfully served as an elder of the Gumbo First Church of God. He proudly served his country in the United States Army for eight years. He retired from Chrysler and was a...
Pearl Berniece Allen
Apr 19, 2012
Mrs. Pearl Berniece Allen passed away Thursday afternoon, April 19, 2012, at the Great River Medical Center, in Blytheville, Arkansas, at the age of 93 years, 6 months & 14 days. Pearl was born on October 5, 1918, in St. Francois County, MO., & was the daughter of William Green and Lillie Bell 'Brown' Green. Also preceding-in-death were: her husband,...
Virginia Ruth Wilson
Apr 19, 2012
Virginia Ruth Wilson, 87, of Leadwood passed away April 19, 2012, at her residence. She was born May 2, 1924, to the late Lester Iahn and Anna (Davis) Iahn. She is also preceded in death by husband, William W. Wilson anddaughter Pat White.Virginia attended St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bonne Terre.Virginia is survived by two sons; Douglas Keith and wife...
Beulah G. Chapman
Apr 19, 2012
Beulah G. Chapman, 75, of Park Hills passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012 in Farmington. She was born June 28, 1936 in Van Buren, MO, to the late Cecil and Alpha (Chilton) Womack. She was united in marriage to Charles Chapman on January 24, 1953 at Van Buren, MO. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother.She was...
Leonna E. Stephens
Apr 19, 2012
Leonna E. Stephens, age 69, of Linn, formerly of Flat River, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012, at St. Marys Health Center in Jefferson CityLeonna was born August 21, 1942, in Flat River, a daughter to the late Roy Honbeck and Helen (Kelley) Honbeck who survives of Flat River.Leonna was a graduate of Central High School in Flat River.On January...
