Obituaries

John Patrick “Jack” Gaughan, 76, of Billings, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Jack was born on Dec. 5, 1942, in Butte. He was the third of five children born to William and Margaret Gaughan. ...

Paula Doublin, 60, of Allen Texas, formerly of  Puxico, passed away November 1, 2019, in Allen Texas. Paula was born on July 25, 1959, in Poplar Bluff Missouri, to  Jack and Ruth Doublin of Puxico. Interment in the Puxico Cementery will be held privately at a later date...

George Allan Frye of Dexter, son of the late George Sharpe and Myrtle Marie Northsworthy Frye, was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 14, 1954, and passed away at his wife’s residence in Dexter, November 5, 2019, at the age of 65 years, 2 months and 22 days...

Lester “Jimmy” Teets of Dexter, son of the late Lester LeRoy and Pearl Ann Arnett Teets, was born in Swinton, Missouri on January 17, 1930, passed away at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Missouri on November 9, 2019, at the age of 89 years, 9 months and 23 days...

Bonnie Sue Canoy, 48, was born February 23, 1971 in Dexter, to Susie Moore of Puxico and the late James Ray Daniel Canoy of Dexter. She passed away on November 08, 2019 as the result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Park Hills, Missouri...

Clyde Richard Timberlake 86 of Bernie, died November 8, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. No services are being planned at this time. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Barbara Ann Hill 82 of Mccrae, Arkansas died November 7, 2019. Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 12, 2019 from noon till 2 p.m. at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. in Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie. Interment will follow in Smith Stevenson Cemetery in Dexter. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie in charge of all arrangements.

Mary Beatrice Sweeney, daughter of the late William Otha Nunn and Gertie Irene Smith Nunn, was born on December 5, 1927 in Anniston, Missouri and departed this life on November 6, 2019 at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter at the age of 91 years...

Edith Jerline Gregory, daughter of the late W. E. Vails and Virgie Mounce Vails, was born on August 2, 1929 in Risco, and departed this life on November 5, 2019 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, at the age of 90 years. Mrs. Gregory was a former school bus driver for Dexter R-XI School District for 22 years. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Dexter, a housewife and a resident of Dexter...

Virginia Mangus, age 80, of Dexter; passed away, on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at her sons’ residence in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by her children, grandchildren and many friends. She was born April 13, 1939 in St. Louis; daughter of Edward and Mable Marie Hart Enders. She and Foster Edwards Mangus were united in marriage in 1957 and he passed away on March 3, 2014...

George Allan Frye of Dexter, son of the late George Sharpe and Myrtle Marie Northsworthy Frye, was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 14, 1954, and passed away at his wifes residence in Dexter, November 5, 2019, at the age of 65 years, 2 months and 22 days...

Dorothy Leene Paxton born on February 17, 1931, went home to be with our Lord on Monday, November 4, 2019 at the age of 88 years. Mrs. Paxton never met a stranger; she was the best cook in the world. She was loved by so many and loved everyone, she spent her whole life living going to church, living for God, and raising seven children. ...

Mrs. Paula Jean (Diebold) Anderson, 74, of Dexter, departed this life on Saturday, November 2, 2019, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Paula was born in Hickory Ridge, Arkansas on March 10, 1945, to Lloyd Adolf and Velma (Marsh) Diebold. Paula was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Dean “Bill” Anderson, Jr.; her parents; a brother, Bob Tom Diebold; a sister, Janice Ferrill; and a grandchild...

Millie P. Cullum of Parma, died October 28, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.  Visitiation was held Thursday, October 31, 2019 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.  Funeral services were conducted Friday, November 1, 2019 at 1 p.m.  All services were held at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie. Interment followed in Bernie Cemetery.  Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie is in charge of arrangements...

Doris J. Green, daughter of the late Thomas Findley and Sophia Howard Findley, was born on June 26, 1927 in Dudley, and departed this life on October 31, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at the age of 92 years. Graveside services were conducted at Dudley Cemetery on Tuesday, November 5, 2019...

Stanley Oral Brock, Jr., son of the late Stanley Oral Brock Sr. and Lillian Mae Sindle Short, was born on August 24, 1944 in Chaffee, Mo and departed this life on October 20, 2019 at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, at the age of 75. Mr. Brock was a veteran of the United States Navy, a welder for a barge line and a resident of Dexter...

Paul Fitzpatrick, of Dexter, son of the late Everett and Vera Fitzpatrick, was born in Malden, on July 26, 1949 and died at his home in Dexter, on November 3, 2019 at the age of 70 years. Paul had lived in Malden and Dexter all his life. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served in Vietnam. ...

Jimmie “JD” Dale Kelley, 65, of Puxico, passed away October 30, 2019 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.  He was born May 25, 1954 in Sikeston, the son of James E. and Rozela Bailey Kelley. JD was a Veteran of the U.S. National Guard, serving for six years. ...

Jim Buck Mason 73 of Bernie, died October 30, 2019 at his home in Bernie.  Visitation will be held Sunday, November 3, 2019 from noon until 2 p.m.  Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie. Interment in Bernie Cemetery.  Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie in charge of arrangements...

Bervil Hillis, 52, passed away peacefully at his home in Sikeston on October 22, 2019, after a long race with cancer. He was born in Cape Girardeau, on January 30, 1967, to Nedra Manes Hillis and Eddie Hillis. On March 4, 1995, he married Carole Moore...

Robert Wayne McClard, age 81, died of complications from Lewy Body Dementia on October 22, 2019 at Hospice of Cincinnati in Hamilton, Ohio.  He was the husband of Linda Fae Birchfield, and together they shared 62 years of marriage. Born in Dexter, he was the son of Naoma Eason and Curtis McClard.  He graduated from Dexter High School and had a lifelong career in the automotive industry...

Brother, William “Billy” Howard went to be with the Lord on October 24, 2019. He was born August 3, 1959 in Kennett and lived in Southeast Missouri his entire life. Billy graduated from Clarkton High School and attended Arkansas State University. He ultimately chose farming as his profession and resided in Sikeston...

Jerrold “Jerry” E. Thrower was born November 22, 1932 and died at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Missouri on October 24, 2019 after a lengthy illness. He was 86 years old. Graveside services were held at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, on Tuesday, October 29...

Jessie Faye Eaton, daughter of the late Gillie Enlow and Inez Hare Enlow, was born on March 30, 1936 in Nettleton, Mississippi and departed this life on October 24, 2019 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 83 years...

Carl Edgar Cockrell, 81, of Bell City passed away October 22, 2019 at his home.  He was born April 24, 1938, the son of John Gilbert and Wilma Wheatley Cockrell. Carl had worked for over 20 years for Cotton Belt Railroad.  He spent many years working as a horse trainer. He enjoyed spending his time horseback riding...

Jennie Pulliam, daughter of the late Bonard Newell and Mary Kathryn Graue Newell, was born on May 4, 1950 in Truman, Arkansas and departed this life on October 28, 2019 at Southeast Health of Cape Girardeaui at the age of 69 years. Mrs. Pulliam was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Dexter, a homemaker and a resident of Dexter...

Loyd Allen Jarrett, age 67, of Dexter, died Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff.  Mr. Jarrett was born Sept. 5, 1952 in Poplar Bluff.   He was retired from Arvin Automotive where he worked for 40 years.   Mr. ...

Carl Edgar Cockrell, 81, of Bell City passed away October 22, 2019 at his home.  He was born April 24, 1938, the son of John Gilbert and Wilma Wheatley Cockrell. Carl had worked for over 20 years for Cotton Belt Railroad.  He spent many years working as a horse trainer. He enjoyed spending his time horseback riding...

Willard Preston Palmer, the son of Walter Lee Palmer and Zella Myrtle Hamilton Palmer, was born on December 18, 1933 near Catron, Missouri and departed this life on October 15, 2019 at his residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 85 years, 9 months and 27 days. He was united in marriage to Arvilla Dean Murphy at Frank Clay, Missouri on July 31, 1953 and to this union two children were born; Deana Sue and Penny Danette...

Margie Morgan, daughter of the late Georgie Thomas Midkiff and Katherine Davis Midkiff, was born on December 14, 1940 in Kennett, Missouri and departed this life on October 17, 2019 at the Dexter Living Center in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 78 years...

Mildred Arlene Hopkins, daughter of the late William Marion Potter and Iva Arminta Bivens Potter, was born on April 26, 1927 and departed this life on October 15, 2019 at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 92 years. Funeral services were conducted at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. Interment followed in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield...

Stanley Oral Brock Jr., son of the late Stanley Oral Brock Sr. and Lillian Mae Sindle Short, was born on August 24, 1944 in Chaffee, Missouri and departed this life on October 20, 2019 at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 75 years...

Tiffany Marie Kyle, daughter of Judy Aldrich Hodits of Osage Beach, Missouri and the late Kenneth Fleitz, was born on January 20, 1980 in Alpena, Michigan and departed this life on October 20, 2019 at her residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 39 years...

W.R. ‘Bill’ Smith, 91, of Puxico, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 15, 1927 in Sturdivant, Mo. to the late Estill and Naoma Sparkman Smith. Mr. Smith served in the United States Marine Corps at the end of WW II and later retired from the Frisco Railroad. He lived most of his life in the Puxico area, farming and feeding cattle...

Ida Joan (Vandeven) Rowland, 78, of Poplar Bluff, died on October 8, 2019 at her home.  Visitation was 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, October 19, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 123 N. 8th St, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901, where the Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 12pm.  In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to Sacred Heart Catholic Church or to St. ...

Allen Leroy Farmer, 75, of Dexter, Missouri, died at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, October 16, 2019. Born May 17, 1944 in Dexter, Missouri to Charles “Rosco” and Lucy Ann (Ruggles) Farmer, he was the youngest of 14 children. ...

Nellie Deborah Brown died at her daughter's residence in Troy, Missouri on October 18, 2019 at the age of 90.  Visitation will be held, Wednesday, October 23, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Funeral services will then be conducted at 1 p.m. in Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie.  Interment will follow in Bernie Cemetery.  Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie in charge of all arrangements...

Marcus Emory Norden passed away at his home in Bernie, on October 18, 2019.  Visitation will be conducted Tuesday, October 22, 2019 from 11 a.m. till 1 p.m.  A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie.  Interment will follow in Bernie Cemetery.  Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie in charge of all arrangements. ...

David Dale Waters, son of Joyce Waters of Dexter, Missouri and the late Columbus “Jack” Waters, was born on August 25, 1951 in Canalou, Missouri and departed this life on October 9, 2019 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 68 years...

Wilma Elizabeth Jarrell Quick, daughter of the late James Andrew Jackson Jarrell and Clara Frances Kleffer Jarrell, was born on November 3, 1923 in Dexter and departed this life on October 13, 2019 at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter at the age of 95 years...

David Wayne Goad, 59, son of Wilford L. Goad and Mary E. Gilbee, was born May 27, 1960 and departed this life on October 5, 2019 at residence in Hazelwood, Missouri. He was currently employed by Hudson Services as a security officer. He was united in marriage to Betty Hoff on March 14, 1992 in Arnold, Missouri. ...

Pauline Ruth Acord Bratcher passed Away October 10, 2019 at Winchester Place in Bernie, Missouri.  No services are being planned at this time.  Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie in charge of arrangements.

Cathy Lynn Prunty, daughter of the late Sylvanus Prunty and Wanda Terrill Prunty, was born on January 11, 1958 in Ozark, Arkansas and departed this life on October 2, 2019 at her residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 61 years. A memorial service was conducted at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, October 8, 2019...

Valerie Michelle Ragsdel Keeton, daughter of Donald G. Ragsdel and Helen Casey Baker, was born on August 24, 1972 in Dearborn, Michigan and departed this life on October 4, 2019 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri at the age of 47 years...

Opal Gasser of Arlington, Tennessee, was born in Crowder, Missouri on October 23, 1920, and passed away at the Methodist North Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee on October 2, 2019, at the age of 98 years, 11 months and 9 days. Visitation was held on Friday, October 4, 2019, from  5 p.m. to 8 p.m...

John B. Stark Barney, was born in Malden on May 17, 1940, and passed away at NHC Healthcare in Town & Country, Missouri on October 1, 2019, at the age of 79 years, 4 months and 14 days. Visitation was held at 10 a.m. on Thursday October 3, 2019, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter...

Gary Dale Phillips, son of Frances Sheehy Phillips and the late William A. (Bill) Phillips, was born on March 10, 1958 in Poplar Bluff and passed away at his home in Sanford, NC on July 16, 2019 at the age of 61. Gary spent his early life in Dexter. He attended Dexter Public Schools and is a 1976 graduate of the Missouri Military Academy. He attended Morehead State University in Morehead, Kentucky with an interest in communications...

Stanley Frank Bolin, son of Frank and Doris (Hill) Bolin, was born at Poplar Bluff on August 21, 1954. He went to be with the Lord on September 23, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Donna; his mother Doris; one brother, Chris Bolin, of Essex; seven sisters-in-law, Annie Bolin, of Essex; Loretta Gammon, Linda Myers, Bonnie Lawson, Joy Burnett and Jill Hampton of Dexter; Brenda Irwin, of Cape Girardeau; three brothers-in-law, Robert Franklin, of Bloomfield; Gerald Jackson, of Dexter and Larry Franklin, of Risco. ...

John B. Stark Barney, was born in Malden on May 17, 1940, and passed away at NHC Healthcare in Town & Country, Missouri on October 1, 2019, at the age of 79 years, 4 months and 14 days. Visitation was held at 10 a.m. on Thursday October 3, 2019, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter...

Opal Gasser of Arlington, Tennessee, was born in Crowder, Missouri on October 23, 1920, and passed away at the Methodist North Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee on October 2, 2019, at the age of 98 years, 11 months and 9 days. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 4, 2019, from  5 p.m. to 8 p.m...