Obituaries
Local Obituaries in Bonne Terre, Desloge, Farmington, Park Hills, Leadwood, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri
Thelma Jean Martin
Sep 13, 2016
Thelma Jean Martin, 85, of Farmington passed away September 13, 2016 at St. Joe Manor. She was born November 27, 1930 in Nacogdoches, TX. She was a member of the Fairview Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John Andrew and Lillian Ethel (DeShazo) Waggoner; husband, John K. Martin; and four brothers.
Thelma is survived by four...
Phillip Wayne Krause
Sep 13, 2016
Phillip Wayne Krause, 87, of Bonne Terre passed away September 13, 2016. He was born October 29, 1928 in Chicago, IL to the late Lorie V. and Geraldine (Joyce) Krause. Phillip proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War and was a Purple Heart recipient. He was a member of the Centenary United Methodist Church,...
Iva Aline Bates
Sep 13, 2016
Mrs. Iva Aline Bates passed away in Farmington, Tuesday, Sept., 13, 2016, at the age of 94 years and 28 days. Aline was born Aug. 15, 1922, in Iron Mountain, MO., & was the daughter of John "Tip" Harrison Henson & Jessie Faye 'Plummer' Henson. Also preceding-in-death were: her husband, Paul Elwood Bates (1998); a son, Rev. David Bates; a...
Helen Laverne Duncan
Sep 13, 2016
Helen LaVerne Duncan of Ironton, Missouri passed away September 13, 2016 at her residence at the age of 81 years. She was born October 11, 1934 in Steelville, Missouri the daughter of the late Lee Harold and Gladys Irene (Hamlin) Starks. On May 18, 1952 she was united in marriage to Donald Ray Duncan. After 64 years of marriage he...
Casey Jones
Sep 11, 2016
Casey Jones, 83, of Desloge passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016 at NHC of Desloge. He was born Monday, November 7, 1932 in Minimum, Missouri to the late J.T. and Opal (King) Jones. Casey proudly served in the United States Amry in Korea earning 3 Bronze Stars, he was a 50 year member of the Carpenters Union #1795 and a...
Gary Edward Versluys
Sep 10, 2016
Mr. Gary Edward Versluys passed away September 10, 2016, at his Buford, Georgia, residence at the age of 70 years, 5 months & 6 days. Gary was born on April 4, 1946, in Marshall, Minnesota, and was the son of Virgil Versluys and Marvel 'Markell' Versluys. Also preceding-in-death was a brother, Kenneth James Versluys.
Gary was a US NAVY Veteran...
Carl Howard Hinds
Sep 10, 2016
Carl Hinds, 75, of Desloge, passed away Septmeber 10, 2016 at his residence. He was born on July 10, 1941 in Aurora, IL, to the late Howard H. and Opal (Swait) Hinds. Carl was a member of The Congregational United Church of Christ and proudly served our country in the U.S. Air Force. He worked in real estate...
Shirley Ann Mitchell
Sep 9, 2016
Shirley Ann Mitchell, age 70 of Fredericktown, Missouri passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016 at the Stockhoff Memorial Nursing Center in Fredericktown. She was born on April 9, 1946 in Cairo, Illinois. She was raised by her grandparents, John and Vivian Mitchell. She is survived by several friends whom she enjoyed talking to on the phone; she also enjoyed...
Charlotte R. Dueringer
Sep 9, 2016
Charlotte Rae Dueringer, 74, a native of Bonne Terre and resident of St. Louis for the past 30 years, passed away September 9, 2016 at SSM Heath St. Clare Hospital in Fenton surrounded by her family. She was born March 19, 1942 in Bonne Terre. Charlotte was a member of the East Bonne Terre Baptist Church.
She was preceded in...
John Cosmo Cutelli
Sep 8, 2016
John Cosmo Cutelli of Annapolis, Missouri passed away September 8, 2016 at his residence at the age of 93 years. He was born March 13, 1923 in St. Louis, Missouri the son of the late Peter and Rosa (Campise) Cutelli. On June 2, 1975 he was united in marriage to Sally Louise Mann who preceded him in death on July...
June Cathryn Thurman
Sep 8, 2016
Mrs. June Cathryn Thurman passed away early Thursday morning, September 8, 2016, at The Villas, in DeSoto, MO., at the age of 81 years, 2 months & 18 days. June was born on June 20, 1935, in Flat River, Missouri. Preceding-in-death were: her mother and step-father : Osa Bernice 'Emily' Decker and James "Red" Decker. A son, Michael Thurman; a...
Kathryn "Kay" R. Leach
Sep 7, 2016
Mrs. Kathryn R. "Kay" Leach passed away late Wednesday morning, September 7, 2016, at Parkland Hospital, in Farmington, at the age of 77 years, 10 months & 22 days. Kathryn was born on October 15, 1938. Kathryn was preceeded in death by her husband, Raymond Darrel Leach (Feb. 11, 2008).
Kay taught Water Aerobics @ The Farmington Civic Center &...
Anna Geraldine "Gerry" Rothlisberger
Sep 7, 2016
Anna Geraldine Rothlisberger, known to most as "Gerry" passed away September 7, 2016 in Farmington, Missouri at the age of 66 years. She was born October 16, 1949 in Ironton, Missouri the daughter of the late Benjamin and Helen (Coad) Hazlett. On March 5, 1969 she was united in marriage to Curtis Leon Rothlisberger who survives and resides in Pilot...
Edwin "Dag" Copeland
Sep 4, 2016
Edwin “Dag” Copeland, 87, of Desloge passed away September 4, 2016. He was born July 24, 1929 in Salem to the late Cyrus and Birtia (Cavender) Copeland. He was also preceded in death by a son, Kevin L. Copeland and three brothers, Leroy Copeland, Clyde Copeland and in infancy Charles Copeland. Dag was member of the Cantwell Baptist Church and...
Donald Lee King
Sep 4, 2016
Mr. Donald Lee King passed away Sunday morning, September 4, 2016, at his rural Farmington residence at the age of 79 years and 19 days. Don was born August 15, 1937, in St. Francois Co., MO., & was the son of Edward Elmo King (Dec'd 2013) and Elvie Lorine 'Miller' King (Dec'd 2002). Also preceding-in-death was his father-in-law, Luther E....
Ethel Brown
Sep 4, 2016
Ethel Brown, 91, of Desloge passed away September 4, 2016 at Southbrook Skilled Nursing Center. She was born January 8, 1925 to the late Cleveland and Daisy (Richey) Smith. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Brown; siblings, Carl Smith, James Smith, Juanita Charboneau, Mildred Cape, and Earl Smith. Ethel was a member of the First Baptist...
Joyce A. Larrew
Sep 2, 2016
Joyce (Allen) Larrew passed away September 2, 2016 in Ironton, Missouri at the Baptist Home at the age of 87 years. She was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on February 21, 1929 the daughter of the late Cecil Herman and Nell Opal (Anderson) Allen. On October 21, 1950 she was united in marriage to Clyde Wesley Larrew who preceded her...
Norma Lee Jackson
Sep 2, 2016
Norma Jackson, 72, of Salem, passed away September 2, 2016 at University Hospital in Columbia. She was born March 8, 1944 in St. Louis, to the late Delbert and Viola (Whitcanack) Moss. She was also preceded in death by her brother Stanley Moss. Norma was a member of the New Home Baptist Church.
She is survived by her...
Doris Jean Benear
Sep 1, 2016
Doris Jean Benear, 81, of Bonne Terre passed away September 1, 2016 at Mercy Hospital St. Louis. She was born October 18, 1934. Doris was a member of the St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Bonne Terre where she was active with the music and sang in the choir. She was also a member of the Lutheran Women’s Ministry Missionary.
She...
Becky Lynn Johnson
Aug 31, 2016
Becky Lynn Johnson, age 53 passed away on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at her home in Fredericktown, Missouri with her husband and loved ones by her side. She was born on June 2, 1963 in Fredericktown, daughter of Joseph Gale "Joe" and Anna Marie " Ann" (Skaggs) Honerkamp. On November 12, 1983 at the Lutheran Trinity Church in Fredericktown she...