Obituaries
Local Obituaries in Bonne Terre, Desloge, Farmington, Park Hills, Leadwood, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri
Anise Jewell Clemonds
Aug 23, 2015
Anise Jewell (West) Clemonds passed away at Des Peres Hospital on August 23, 2015 at the age of 86 years. She was born on March 13, 1929, the daughter of the late Arthur and Ethel (Carnahan) West. On June 24, 1950 she was united in marriage to Buster Lee Clemonds who preceded her in death on July 19, 1990. To...
Brad Sloan
Aug 23, 2015
Brad Sloan, 54, of Perryville passed away Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center. He was born Thursday, September 1, 1960. He is preceded in death by his father, James "Bud" Sloan. Brad was employed as a lead foreman for Lee Mechanical for over 20 years. He enjoyed the outdoors and loved to farm, hunt, and fish. Brad...
Reales Aderin Jones
Aug 21, 2015
Reales Aderin Jones passed away on August 21, 2015 at the age of 77 years. He was born on May 18, 1938, the son of the late Herbert and Mary (Thomlinson) Jones. Reales is survived by a son Steven and wife Debbie Jones of Humble, Texas and daughter Anita and husband JR Smith of O'Fallon, Missouri; two brothers Houston Jones...
Lloyd Franklin Mooney, Jr.
Aug 21, 2015
Lloyd Franklin Mooney Jr. passed away on August 21, 2015 in Des Peres Hospital at the age of 91 years. He was born on January 4, 1924, the son of the late Lloyd and Lucille (Thacker) Mooney. On December 2, 1942 he was united in marriage to Mavis Rose (Akers) Mooney who survives. To this union three children were born:...
Pauline Dawson
Aug 20, 2015
Pauline Dawson, 82, of Bonne Terre passed away August 20, 2015 at her residence. She was born September 23, 1932 in Desloge. Pauline was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of the Leadbelt where she faithfully participated in the ministries of the church until she could no longer attend. She was also a librarian at the Bonne Terre City...
Ann Burgan
Aug 19, 2015
Ann (Ploeser) Burgan, 83, of Bonne Terre passed away August 19, 2015 at St. Joe Manor in Bonne Terre. She was born August 30, 1931 in St. Louis to the late Ambassador Walter Christian Ploeser and Dorothy (Mohrig) Ploeser. Ann was active in the Boy Scouts of America and received the Silver Beaver award. She also volunteered with the Salvation...
James Carrol Sutphin
Aug 17, 2015
JC Sutphin, 31, of Potosi, passed away August 17, 2015 due to the result of an auto accident. He was born August 29, 1983 to Carrol Cole and the late Lielia Sutphin. JC served his country in the United States Army, where he served 3 tours in Iraq and was later stationed in Korea before departing the service in 2014....
Betty D. Smith
Aug 14, 2015
Mrs. Betty D. 'Striebel' Smith passed away late Friday evening, August 14, 2015, at her Lenoir Health Care Center residence in Columbia, Missouri, at the age of 83 years, 4 months & 6 days. Betty was born on April 8, 1932, in St. Louis, Missouri, and was the daughter of Bernard Striebel and Eleanora 'Schuermann' Striebel. Also preceding in death...
Bertha Jane Laplante
Aug 14, 2015
Bertha Jane "Bert" (Barber) LaPlante of Ironton, Missouri passed away at her home on August 14, 2015 at the age 71 years. She was born on June 1, 1944, the daughter of the late Albert and Frieda (Friebe) Barber. On March 19, 1966 she was united in marriage to David LaPlante who preceded her in death on March 26, 2009....
Shirley Mae Toppins
Aug 12, 2015
Shirley Mae (Parton) Toppins passed away in her home on August 12, 2015 at the age of 78 years. She was born on May 25, 1937, the daughter of the late James and Wanda (McLeod) Parton. On May 29, 1954 she was united in marriage to Hollis "Ott" Toppins who preceded her in death on August 19, 2011. To this...
Helen Marie Miller
Aug 11, 2015
Mrs. Helen Marie 'Usey' Miller passed away at her residence on Tuesday morning, August 11, 2015, at the age of 88 years, 8 months & 5 days. Helen was born on December 6, 1926, in Biloxi, Mississippi, and was the daughter of Calvis Usey and Delia 'Oliver' Usey. Also preceding in death was a brother, Raymond Usey.
Helen was a...
Linda Fay Friese
Aug 11, 2015
Linda Friese, 75, of Park Hills, passed away August 11, 2015 at Parkland Health Center in Farmington. She was born in Bonne Terre on November 24, 1939, to the late Lee and Belvia (Jennings) Henson. She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Alberta Wigger, Betty Huff, June Boyer, and Rob Morris, Darrell Morris, Dorothy Bommarito, and Leatress Maurice....
Leon Ray Burch
Aug 10, 2015
Leon Burch, 87, of Bismarck, passed away August 10, 2015, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born February 20, 1928 in Leadwood, to the late John Nicholas and Grace (McClain) Burch. Leon was a member of the Leadwood East Side Church of God. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Betty Jean (Montgomery) Burch; son, John Ray...
Jean Marilyn Logan
Aug 10, 2015
Mrs. Jean Marilyn 'Murphy' Logan passed away Monday afternoon, August 10, 2015, at Mercy Hospital, in St. Louis, at the age of 69 years, 1 month & 18 days. Jean was born on June 22, 1946, in Farmington, and was the daughter of the late Lehman Frederick Murphy and Mary Kate 'Sherlock' Murphy. Also preceding-in-death were: a sister, Jo Ann...
Jessie Virginia Ricketts
Aug 9, 2015
Jessie Virginia (West) Ricketts passed away at Meadowbrook Residential Care on August 9, 2015 at the age of 94 years. She was born on October 24, 1920, the daughter of the late Charles and Laura (Hughes) West. Jessie is survived by two children; John and wife Sheila Ricketts of Poplar Bluff, Missouri and Toni and husband Jim Erpenbach of Ironton,...
Gordon Womble
Aug 8, 2015
Gordon Womble, 64, of Bismarck, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2015 at his home. He was born Friday, January 12, 1951 in Middlebrook to the late Robert and Beulah (Thomlinson) Womble-Regan. Gordon loved to hunt and fish. He liked watching baseball. He was a race fan racing some himself in the Sportsman class and had a reputation for being able...
Mike Martinez
Aug 8, 2015
Manuel "Mike" Martinez, 71, of Terre Du Lac passed away August 8, 2015 at his residence. He was born January 26, 1944 in Hatillo, Puerto Rico to the late Julio and Teofila (Galarza) Martinez. Mike was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in DeSoto. Mike is survived by his wife, Patricia (Nowicki) Martinez; children, Michael Martinez, Deborah Martinez, Erik...
Rose Imergoot
Aug 7, 2015
Mom Rose, 66, of Park Hills,passed away Friday, August 7, 2015 at her home. She was born Friday, November 19, 1948 to the late Victor and Leona (Taylor) Hood in Ste. Genevieve. Also preceding her in death are a daughter-in-law, Kristine Imergoot; grandson, Kyle Imergoot; and nine brothers and sisters. Mom Rose loved to play bingo and had a heart...
Hubert Earl Wilson
Aug 4, 2015
Mr. Hubert Earl Wilson passed away Tuesday morning, August 4, 2015, at Southbrook Skilled Nursing Center, in Farmington, at the age of 81 years, 7 months & 19 days. Hubert was born on December 15, 1933, in Leachville, Arkansas, and was the son of Robert Lee Wilson and Loma 'Gregory' Wilson. Also preceding in death were: 3 sisters - Opal...
Henrietta Marie Dye
Aug 3, 2015
Henrietta Dye, 86, of Farmington, passed away August 3, 2015, surrounded by loved ones. She was born July 27, 1929 in Irondale, to the late Henry William and Alma Irene (Pyatt) Roux. Henrietta was a former Eastern Star member and she enjoyed taking care of people and cooking, especially for her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents;...