Obituaries

Edward Taylor, son of the late Tommy Taylor and Doney Page Taylor, was born on August 2, 1937 in Alabama and departed this life on May 23, 2020, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at the age of 82 years. Friends may call at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, May 28 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Chapel on Friday, May 29, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...

Robbie Leroy Pennebaker III, son of the late Robbie Leroy Pennebaker Jr. and Sharon Cain Lawson, was born on May 27, 1977, in Farmington and departed this life on May 18, 2020 at Southeast Health of Cape Girardeau at the age of 42 years. A memorial service will be planned for a later date...

Pansy Leona Zimmerman 94 of Bernie, died May 19, 2020 at her home.  Visitation was Friday, May 22, 2020 in Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.  Funeral services were conducted at 11 a.m. in Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie.  Interment followed in Bernie Cemetery.  ...

Josephine Koch Hueckel, daughter of the late Joseph Koch and Edith Berry Koch, was born on December 23, 1928, in Dudley, Missouri and departed this life on May 18, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, at the age of 91 years...

Robert “Bob” Mayer of Dexter passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 after a short battle with Covid-19. He was born on October 15, 1931 in East St. Louis, Illinois to Norman and Irene Mayer. He married his high school, sweetheart, Ruth Esther Worley on January 12, 1951, and found happiness again when he married his second wife, Betty Sue Garner on February 18, 2012. ...

Lois Louisene Clodfelter, daughter of the late Calvin Hayes Day and Nancy Ellen Eaker Day, was born on January 25, 1926, in Malden and departed this life on May 14, 2020, at Mulberry Manor in Dexter at the age of 94 years. Mrs. Clodfelter was a head teller at State Bank of Bernie, and First Community Bank of Bernie, for over 40 years. ...

Bernice McKillip of Cauthersville, daughter of the late Erick and Antonia Uishener Lindblad, was born in Mitchell, South Dakota on May 30, 1921, and passed away at the Cypress Point Nursing Home in Dexter on May 12, 2020, at the age of 98 years, 11 months and 12 days...

John William “Bill” Wheeler, son of the late Lawrence Wheeler and Mary White Wheeler, was born on March 25, 1927, in Centerville, Iowa and departed this life on May 17, 2020 at his residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 93 years. Mr. Wheeler lived in Green City, Iowa until he was eight years of age, when his father, a Methodist minister, moved the family to St. Louis. He attended Roosevelt High School and played in the High School Band...

Vicki Lynn Peters, daughter of Donald Jackson and the late Janice Warren Jackson, was born on July 10, 1967 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and departed this life on May 16, 2020 at Southeast Health of Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 52 years. Friends may call at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, May 21, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Chapel at 3 p.m. Interment will follow in the Smith Stevenson Cemetery in Dexter...

Betty Lou Russell, daughter of Jean Bostic Wright and the late Harold Wright, was born on July 27, 1957 in Hayti, Missouri and departed this life on May 13, 2020 at her residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 62 years. A memorial service was conducted on Sunday, May 17, 2020...

Karen Ann Kruse, daughter of the late Ralph Burnett and Louise Snider Burnett, was born on July 18, 1949 in Dexter, Missouri and departed this life on May 17, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at the age of 70 years...

Wanda Sue Vallejo, daughter of the late Dan Boone and Gracie Turner Bradley, was born on August 7, 1960, in Zion, Illinois and departed this life on May 16, 2020 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 59 years. Friends may call at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, May 21, 2020 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted on Friday, May 22, 2020 at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery...

Doris Lee Bolin, daughter of the late Lawrence Hill and Golda Sharon Hill, was born on October 13, 1932 in Bell City, Missouri and departed this life on May 12, 2020 at her residence in Essex, Missouri at the age of 87 years. Mrs. Bolin was a licensed insurance agent for Western Southern Insurance and she was a member of the Mount Gilead General Baptist church in Bloomfield...

Denver Lee Gregory, son of the late James W. Gregory and Lily Boone Gregory, was born on December 24, 1927 and departed this life on May 12, 2020 at his residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 92 years. Mr. Gregory was a veteran of the United States Army. He was a former farmer, a former school bus driver for Dexter R-XI School District, and a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Dexter...

John Edgar “JR” Wilson son of the late John Oliver Wilson and Eathel Ella Losh Wilson was born in Bernie, Missouri on March 19, 1947 and departed this life at his residence in rural Bernie, Missouri on May 12, 2020 at the age of 73. Mr. Wilson was a Foreman at Brown Shoe Company in Bernie for over 30 years, had later worked at MFA Exchange. JR enjoyed raising Cattle. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and an avid hunter and fisherman. Hew was a member of Elk General Baptist Church...

Thomas Johnathan Clark, son of Tom Clark and Lana Medcalf Clark, was born on August 18, 1972 in Poplar Bluff and departed this life on May 6, 2020 in Dexter at the age of 47 years. Thomas was a valued employee at Dement Farms in Sikeston. He enjoyed spending time outdoors. Thomas spent a lot of his free time taking care of his dogs, and hunting arrowheads throughout Southeast Missouri...

James “Jim” Carrol Hall of LaForge, MO., passed away at home on May 5, 2020 surrounded by his loving family and very special friend JoAnn Buck. He was 84 years old. Jim was born December 12, 1935 to Matt and Ethel Flowers Hall in Center Ridge, AR. He Married Elizabeth Ann “Sally” Gilmer Hall on June 18, 1955. Sally proceeded him in death on July 31, 2010...

Carrol Aldon Forkum, son of the late Walter Lee Forkum and Ina Bell Earnest Forkum, was born on September 6, 1933 in Bernie and departed this life on May 6, 2020 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, at the age of 86 years. Mr. Forkum was a wood worker and cabinet maker and the former owner of Forkum Woodworks. He was a resident of Dexter...

Kennith Hugh Pullum, son of the late Oscar Elihugh Pullum and Eva Sherfield Pullum, was born on October 9, 1949 in Dexter and departed this life on May 9, 2020 at his residence in Bloomfield, Missouri at the age of 70 years. Mr. Pullum was a veteran of the United States Army serving in Vietnam. He was a former sewing machine mechanic and maintenance worker for International Hat / Paramount...

Carrol Aldon Forkum, son of the late Walter Lee Forkum and Ina Bell Earnest Forkum, was born on September 6, 1933 in Bernie, and departed this life on May 6, 2020 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, at the age of 86 years. Mr. Forkum was a wood worker and cabinet maker and the former owner of Forkum Woodworks. He was a resident of Dexter...

James “Jim” Carrol Hall of LaForge, MO., passed away at home on May 5, 2020 surrounded by his loving family and very special friend JoAnn Buck. He was 84 years old. Jim was born December 12, 1935 to Matt and Ethel Flowers Hall in Center Ridge, AR. He Married Elizabeth Ann “Sally” Gilmer Hall on June 18, 1955. Sally proceeded him in death on July 31, 2010...

Patricia Jo Prunty Fitzgerald, daughter of the late Sylvanus Prunty and Bernice Terrill Prunty, was born on November 7, 1953 in Clarksville, Arkansas and departed this life on May 3, 2020 at Southeast Health of Stoddard County in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 66 years...

Carlon (Carl) Crain was born in St. Louis, on January 18, 1941. He was raised in Dexter and graduated from Dexter High School in 1958 where he played sports and continued to have friends from that group that were so important to him. He enlisted in the Air Force from high school and went to Vietnam and served two tours before coming home. ...

B. A. McGuire, son of Hubert and Oble Felton McGuire, was born June 6, 1931 in Zion, Arkansas. He went to live with his Lord on Monday, April 27, 2020 at the age of 88 years. B. A. McGuire and Lula Belle Frost married April 6, 1951 in Sikeston. They have lived many places throughout their married life, but have resided in Dexter for the last 60 years. Together they had four children...

Betty Irvin, treasured mother of Mickey Irvin Roth (St. Louis) and the late John Allan Irvin (Dexter); Beloved grandmother to Amy Irvin Wynn (Nashville, TN) and Michael John Irvin (Lone Tree, CO); Loving and loved mother-in-law of Pam Stuever (Dexter) and Jules Roth (St. ...

Jerimyah Cooper Pruett, son of Timothy Pruett and Samantha Hurdle of Dexter, was born and departed this life on April 21, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. A private, family only, funeral service will be conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, April 30, 2020...

Max Edwin Rinehart, was called to his heavenly home on April 25, 2020. Max was born in Houston, Arkansas to Claude & Jewel Rinehart on March 15, 1942. He was 78 years old. He was a member of the First Baptist church of Bloomfield. Max spent his younger years in the San Joaquin Valley, California. He moved to Poplar Bluff, where he met his wife Evelyn Irene Morse of 58 years. Max and Irene lacked 5 days of being married 58 years on April 30th...

Elenora Louise West, daughter of the late Arl and Nola Hester Hartline, was born July 21, 1938 and went home to be with her Lord, April 17, 2020 at the Crowley Ridge Nursing Center, after a lengthy illness. She was a 81 years old and a resident of Dexter...

Jackie David Sr., 54, of Puxico, passed away on Monday March 30, 2020 at the Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. He was born on July 24, 1965 in St. Louis, son of John and Evelyn Parker David.    Jackie was an over the road truck driver and was of the Baptist Faith...

Tammy Kaye Boulay, daughter of the late Dorothy Hunt Odom, was born on July 20, 1965 in Dexter and departed this life on April 20, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at the age of 54 years. Ms. Boulay was a veteran of the United States Air Force...

Leigh Ann Lindsay, daughter of the late Charles Lindsay and Emma Kathryn Lawson was born on September 17, 1965 in Kennett, Missouri and departed her life at the Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri at the young age of 54 years. Mrs. Lindsay was a Veteran of the United States Army and a resident of Dexter...

Pauline Jackson Gaskins, daughter of the late Lon Jackson and Jessie Gertrude Parks Jackson, was born on December 27, 1928 in Aid, Missouri and departed this life on April 16, 2020 at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 91 years...

Flossie Lee Craft, daughter of the late Oscar Turner and Bertha Mae Stevens Turner, was born on June 9, 1935 in Lilbourn, Missouri and departed this life on April 15, 2020 at her residence in Bernie, Missouri at the age of 84 years. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, April 17, 2020. Interment followed in the Bethany Cemetery...

Pansy Pauline Kleffer Link Darby, daughter of the late George Martin Kleffer and Lozettie Patterson Kleffer, was born on March 23, 1927 in Clewiston, Florida and departed this life on April 17, 2020 at Bloomfield Living Center in Bloomfield, Missouri at the age of 93 years...

Elenora Louise West, daughter of the late Arl and Nola Hester Hartline, was born July 21, 1938 and departed this life on April 17, 2020 at the Crowley Ridge Nursing Center in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 81 years. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on April 21, 2020. Interment followed in the Dexter Cemetery...

Linda Patricia Morgan Montgomery passed away at her home in Bernie, Mo on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 she was 64.  A private, family only, graveside service will be conducted at Bernie Cemetery.  Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie is in charge of all arrangements...

Ilene E. Worth, daughter of the late Arthur Lee Smith and Elma Rogers Smith, was born on April 8, 1932 in Essex and departed this life on April 17, 2020 at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter at the age of 88 years. Mrs. Worth was a former bookkeeper for Malone & Hyde in Sikeston. She was a member of the Olive Branch General Baptist Church in Essex and the Essex Order of the Eastern Star. Also, she and her husband were pastors of numerous General Baptist Churches in the area.

Thomas Eldon Cooper Jr., son of the late Eldon T. Cooper and Georgia Bailey Cooper, was born on July 11, 1944 in Dexter and departed this life on April 13, 2020 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau at the age of 75 years. Mr. Cooper was the former owner of Cooper and Sons Auto Sales and resident of Dexter. He enjoyed watching the Dexter Bearcat volleyball and basketball teams play ball...

Linda Patricia Morgan Montgomery passed away at her home in Bernie, Mo on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 she was 64.  A private, family only, graveside service will be conducted at Bernie Cemetery.  Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie in charge of all arrangements...

Randall Keith Coleman, son of Dorothy McCormick Coleman and the late Alfred Coleman, was born on November 29, 1962 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and departed this life on April 6, 2020 at Southeast Health of Cape Girardeau at the age of 57 years. Mr. Coleman was a line operator for Faurecia in Dexter and a resident of Dexter...

Theetta Maxine Cokley, daughter of the late Orlie Owens and Esley Stephens Owens, was born on December 23, 1933 in Powe, Missouri and departed this life on April 11, 2020 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 86 years. Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie is in charge of all arrangements...

Mark Edward Jackson, son of the late Gerald Jackson and Wanda Woolard Jackson, was born on November 10, 1960 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and departed this life on April 9, 2020 at Southeast Health of Stoddard County at the age of 59 years. Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of all arrangements...

Verla Jean White, daughter of the late Oliver White and Mary Edith Garner White, was born on October 12, 1936 in Sugar Tree, Missouri and departed this life on April 10, 2020 at Dexter Living Center in Dexter at the age of 83 years. Graveside services were conducted at Old Bethel Cemetery on Saturday, April 11, 2020...

Caryl Deane Clippard, daughter of the late Ray and Anza (Ann) Henderson joined her heavenly father on Thursday, April 9, 2020. Caryl was born on December 5, 1932 in Parma, Missouri. Graveside services were conducted at Dexter Cemetery on Monday, April 13, 2020...

Don Alan King, son of the late William Gale King and Hazel Leonna Phelps King, was born on August 22, 1942 in Bell City, Missouri and departed this life on April 9, 2020 at his residence in Dexter at the age of 77 years. A memorial service will be planned for a later date...

Rhonda Jean McCoy, daughter of the late Sam True and Onia Faye Smith True, was born on November 6, 1966 in Lewisville, Arkansas and departed this life on April 7, 2020 at her residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 53 years. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, April 10, 2020. Interment followed in the Hagy Cemetery...

Ronnie D. Sells, son of the late Wesley Sells and Norma Welchel, was born on August 25, 1945 in Corning, Arkansas and joined his heavenly Father on Good Friday April 10, 2020. He died at Barnes-Jewish hospital in St. Louis, MO at the age of 74. Ron was united in marriage to the love of his life, Peggy J. Carlson, on May 13, 1966 in Belleville, IL. Mrs. Sells survives of their home in Dexter...

Randall Keith Coleman, son of Dorothy McCormick Coleman and the late Alfred Coleman, was born on November 29, 1962 in Poplar Bluff and departed this life on April 6, 2020 at Southeast Health of Cape Girardeau at the age of 57 years. Mr. Coleman was a line operator for Faurecia in Dexter and a resident of Dexter...

Megan Sue Plunkett, daughter of Shirley Williams Gulley and the late Howard Linder, was born on March 4, 1976 in Lawrenceville, Illinois and departed this life on April 5, 2020 in Dexter, at the age of 44 years. A memorial service will be planned for a later date...

Alice Elizabeth Mayberry, daughter of the late George Timothy Miller and Polly Edwards Miller, was born on October 30, 1925 in Chickalah, Arkansas and departed this life on April 1, 2020 at her residence in Dexter, at the age of 94 years. Graveside services were conducted at Bernie Cemetery on Friday, April 3, 2020...