Obituaries

Lucille Newsom, daughter of the late August Jessie Sittner and Gertrude Tuck Sittner was born on March 26, 1920 in Vanduser, Missouri and departed this life on January 12, 2020 at the Winchester Place in Bernie at the age of 99 years. A Graveside service was conducted on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at the Shain Memorial Cemetery near Fisk...

Tommy Lee Pullum, son of the late Bill Pullum and Jessie White Pullum, was born on January 1, 1952 in Bernie and departed this life on January 8, 2020 at his residence in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at the age of 68 years. Funeral services were conducted at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home on Sunday, January 12, 2020. Interment followed in the Essex Cemetery...

Rila “Tom” Thomas Fairchild, son of the late Orvial Fairchild and Hattie Pry Fairchild, was born on January 13, 1926 in Dexter, Missouri and departed this life on January 7, 2020 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 93 years...

Randall Craig Harris, son of the late Lloyd Harris and Pat Bollinger Harris, was born on May 4, 1949 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed this life on January 11, 2020 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 70 years. Mr. Harris was a graduate of Overton High School in Memphis, Tennessee and subsequently attended the University of Tennessee. ...

Allen Levi Parsley son of the late Donald Parsley and Mary Lou Vanscyoc Parsley, was born on September 4, 1949 in Bloomfield and departed this life on January 11, 2020 at his residence in Puxico at the age of 70. Mr. Parsley served as a deacon at Duck Creek Baptist Church where he was a member for many years. ...

Michael Wayne Pruitt, son of the late George C. VanPool and Wilma J. Courter VanPool, was born on March 17, 1950 in Malden and departed this life on January 4, 2020 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 69 years. Mr. Pruitt owned a collision repair shop and was a resident of Bloomfield, Missouri. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding horses and riding his Harley...

Patty Lou Beyerbach, daughter of the late Henry Oscar Caldwell and Uva Smith Caldwell, was born on April 2, 1937 in Dexter, and departed this life on January 4, 2020 at the New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid, Missouri at the age of 82 years. Funeral services were conducted at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Monday, January 6, 2020. Interment followed in the Hagy Cemetery...

Nancy Ann Pullum, daughter of the late Andrew “Jack” Dowdy and Edna Marie Dempsey Dowdy, was born on July 30, 1949 in Essex and departed this life on January 1, 2020 at her residence in Poplar Bluff. Funeral services were conducted at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, January 3, 2020. Interment followed in the Hagy Cemetery...

Dorothy Griffin Burks, daughter of the late Dee Ves Griffin and Florence Horn Griffin, was born on December 30, 1934 in Essex and departed this life on January 3, 2020 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 85 years...

Francis E. Plunkett, daughter of the late Paul Lee Plunkett and Alta Duvall Plunkett, was born on February 22, 1949 in Kennett and departed this life on December 31, 2019 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 70 years. A memorial service was conducted at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Sunday, January 5, 2020. Interment followed in Sycamore Cemetery...

Billy Dean Lee of Bloomfield, son of the late Steve and Pearl McDowell Gibbs, was born in Toppertown, Missouri on April 14, 1933, and passed away at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau on January 4, 2020, at the age of 86 years, 8 months and 21 days. After his parents’ deaths, he was adopted by the late Charlie and Maud Cook Lee...

Jimmy Dean “Jim Bo” Parks, son of the late Charles Bo Parks and Margaret Mekan Parks, was born on October 7, 1957 in Dudley and departed this life on December 30, 2019 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, Arkansas at the age of 62 years...

Mary Bonee of Parma, daughter of late Henry Estell  and Mammie Lucille Gamble Turner, was born on May 29, 1948, and passed away on January 5, 2020, at the age of  71. She lived  in the Clarkton area most of her life and worked at Crowley Ridge Nursing Home...

Charles “Charlie” M. Corlies, son of the late George W. Corlies Jr. and Marcella Cannon Corlies of Dexter, was born on May 20, 1949 in Dexter and departed this life on January 5, 2020 at his residence in Dexter at the age of 70 years. Mr. Corlies was a veteran of the United States Navy. ...

Norma Gean Stroup of Bloomfield, daughter of the late Henry and Martha Cates Phillips, was born in the Buckhorn Community, Missouri on November 22, 1926, and passed away at her home near Bloomfield, on January 1, 2020, at the age of 93 years, 1 month and 10 days...

Jasper Norman Edmundson, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, was born on February 2, 1942 and passed away January 3, 2020, surrounded by the family he loved and many of his closest friends. Jasper “Pete” Edmundson was born to Pansy Litzler and Jasper N. Edmundson, in their home, in Dudley, Missouri...

Natalie Marie Sennott, daughter of the late Walter Northup Sr. and Marie Morin Northup, was born on January 21, 1958 in Warwick, Rhode Island and departed this life on December 26, 2019 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 61 years...

Phyllis Marie (Traw) Rushing, 72, died on December 24, 2019 at her home in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born on February 13, 1947, in Essex, Missouri, to the late Eugene and Marie (Holland) Traw. She was a long-time resident of Dexter, Missouri, Pulaski, Tennessee, and Sikeston, Missouri...

Gayle Meritt, daughter of the late Clarence Ott and Pearl Kifer Ott, was born on March 26, 1938 in rural Bernie and departed this life on December 22, 2019 at her residence in Essex at age 81. A Graveside Service was conducted at Chalk Bluff Cemetery on Saturday, December 28, 2019...

Dona Sue Tanner, daughter of the late James Lewis Gilbert and Jessie Bane Gilbert, was born on March 2, 1942 in Pascola, Missouri and departed this life on December 26, 2019 at her residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 77 years. Funeral services were conducted at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Monday, December 30, 2019. Interment followed in the Dexter Cemetery...

Doris Mae Gaylord, was born on March 6, 1925 in Essex, Missouri and departed this life on December 25, 2019 in Dexter, Missouri at the age 94. Funeral services were conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Saturday, December 28, 2019. Interment followed in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield...

Marian Susan Allen, daughter of the late Fred and Agnes Fortman, was born on July 16, 1954 in Glennonville, Missouri and departed this life on December 21, 2019 at Frontier Health and Rehabilitation in St. Charles, Missouri at the age of 65 years. Visitation was held at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, December 27, 2019...

Verneece C. Walls passed away on December 22, 2019 at the age of 89. Graveside services will be conducted on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Chalk Bluff Cemetery in Dexter starting at 3 P.M. Interment will follow. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie in charge of all arrangements.

Floyd “Billy” Moore, son of the late Raymond Moore and Gladys Markham Moore, was born on October 27, 1928 in Pontiac, Michigan and departed this life on December 19, 2019 at his residence in Essex at the age of 91 years. Funeral services were conducted at Rainey-Mathis Home in Dexter on Sunday, December 22, 2019. Interment followed in the Armstead Dowdy Cemetery...

Betty J. Anderson, daughter of the late Arthur and Elizabeth Smith Tschudin was born on April 14, 1934 in St. Louis and departed this life on December 17, 2019 at her residence in Dexter at the age of 85. Graveside services were conducted on Friday, December 20, 2019 at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...

Gayle Meritt, a resident of Essex, was born on March 26, 1938 and departed this life on December 22, 2019 at the age of 81 years. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.

Marian Allen, a resident of Dexter was born on July 16, 1954 and departed this life on December 21, 2019 at Frontier Health and Rehabilitation in St. Charles, Missouri at the age of 65 years. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter...

William Richard “Bill” Jordan of Batchelor, Louisiana, son of the late Loy and Mable Irbin Jordan, was born in Morehouse, Missouri on December 22, 1939, and passed away at his home in Batchelor, Louisiana, December 18, 2019, at the age of 79 years, 11 months and 26 days...

Curtis Campbell died December 19, 2019 at Cotton Point Living Center in Matthews, Mo.  Graveside services were conducted on Monday, December 23 at 10 a.m. in the Bernie Cemetery.  Interment followed the service. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie, is in charge of all arrangements...

Wanda Maxine Daniel, 81, of Bell City died December 16, 2019, at the Chaffee Nursing Center, Chaffee. She was born on October 12, 1938, in Bell City, to the late Elmer and Doris Miller Hoosier. She spent most of her life alongside her husband farming. ...

Wanda Maxine Daniel, 81, of Bell City, MO died December 16, 2019, at the Chaffee Nursing Center, Chaffee.  She was born on October 12, 1938, in Bell City, to the late Elmer and Doris Miller Hoosier.  She spent most of her life alongside her husband farming.  In 1989, she graduated from the LPN Program at Sikeston.  She spent the remainder of her life as a charge nurse till retiring at Miner Nursing Home, Miner, MO in 2013.  She enjoyed and loved her family; she enjoyed cooking, and gardening.  She was a member of Hooe Baptist Church. . ...

Curtis Campbell died December 19, 2019 at Cotton Point Living Center in Matthews, Mo.  Graveside services will be conducted on Monday, December 23. 2019 at 10 a.m. in the Bernie Cemetery.  Interment will follow. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie, in charge of all arrangements...

Charles Allan Antrim, son of the late Wesley Antrim and Marie Tuttle Antrim, was born on April 21, 1938 in Streator, Illinois and departed this life on December 16, 2019 at his residence in Essex, at the age of 81 years. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter...

Charles Floyd Flanigan, son of the late Rufus and Janice Flanigan was born on January 1, 1945 in Lilbourn, Missouri and departed this life on December 10, 2019 at his residence in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 74. Funeral services were conducted at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, December 13, 2019. Interment followed in the Dexter Cemetery...

Sarah Louise Wilson-Madison 57 of Cape Girardeau, died December 9, 2019.   Visitation was Friday, December 13, 2019 from 10 a.m. till 11 a.m. at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie.   Funeral services followed on Friday December 13, 2019 at 11 a.m. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie.  Interment followed in Macedonia Cemetery in Malden, Missouri.  Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie is in charge of all arrangements...

Jimmy Joe Clark died on Dec 13, 2019 in his home in Asherville, Missouri at the age of 72. Jim was born on June 25, 1947 in Dudley and was the youngest of ten children. On February 15, 1969 he married his high school sweetheart, Francie Clark, who still lives in downtown Asherville where they spent almost all of their 50 years together...

Orpha “Ruth” Gaines, daughter of the late Rev. Everett Earnest and Effie Caroline Mason, was born on July 28, 1944 in Carroll County, Tennessee and departed this life, unexpectedly, on December 7, 2019, while on vacation in Cozumel, Mexico at the age of 75 years...

Thomas Allen Crowe, son of the late Cecil and Mildred Patterson Crowe was born August 20, 1928 at Powe, Missouri and passed away at the age of 91, December 14, 2019 at his home in Dexter. Mr Crowe was united in marriage to Nadine Douglas on September 8, 1950. ...

Connie Marie Bean, age 81, of Jefferson City, Mo., passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. Connie was born on September 7, 1938 in Bloomfield, the daughter of Paul Bland and Margriete Katherine (Baker) Cox. She was married on September 6, 1956 in Dexter to Willard L. Bean, who survives...

Sarah Louise Wilson-Madison 57 of Cape Girardeau, Missouri died December 9, 2019.   Visitation was Friday, December 13, 2019 from 10 a.m. till 11 a.m..at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie, Missouri.  Funeral services followed on Friday December 13, 2019 at 11 a.m. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie.  Interment followed in Macedonia Cemetery in Malden, Missouri  Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie in charge of all arrangements...

Vera Lorraine Almond, daughter of the late Herman Norris and Elsie Sifford Norris, was born on December 27, 1929 in Chaffee, Missouri and departed this life on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at her residence in Bloomfield, Missouri at the age of 89 years...

Lynn Davis, daughter of the late John and Virginia Bivens was born on November 8, 1962 in California and departed this life on December 2, 2019 at her residence in Dexter at the age of 57. Mrs. Davis was an associate accountant for Tyson in Dexter having worked there for well over three decades. She enjoyed watching her children and grandchildren in their activities...

John Johnson, a resident of Dexter, was born on May 12, 1963 and departed this life on December 9, 2019 at the age of 56 years. No services are currently planned. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.

Otis “Gene” Jackson, son of the late Ernest Jackson and Dora Wolfe Jackson, was born on February 9, 1939 in Como, Mississippi and departed this life on December 8, 2019 at his residence in Bloomfield, at the age of 80 years. Friends may call at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from noon to 2 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel at 2 p.m. with Rev. Ron Stevens officiating. Interment will follow in the Hagy Cemetery...

Iva M. Gepford, daughter of the late George Jackson and Mattie Posey Jackson, was born on November 30, 1935 in New Madrid, Missouri and departed this life on Friday, December 6, 2019 at her residence in Sikeston at the age of 84 years. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of all arrangements...

Ima Lou Bomar Vincent, daughter of the late Roy Bomar and Essie Waddell Bomar was born on February 12, 1934 in Formosa, Arkansas and departed this life on December 6, 2019 at her residence in Bartlesville, Oklahoma at the age of 85. Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, Missouri on Friday, December 13, 2019 for visitation from 5 p.m. ...

Patricia “Pat” Ann Duval, daughter of the late Grover Mosley and Juanita Webster Mosley, was born on June 19, 1944 in Blytheville, Arkansas and departed this life on November 28, 2019 at her residence in Friant, California at the age of 75 years. Graveside services were conducted at Dexter Cemetery on Tuesday, December 10, 2019...

Ruth Gaines, a resident of Dexteri, departed this life on December 7, 2019 at the age of 75 years. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.

Mary Blankinship of Parma, daughter of the late Arthur and Myrtle Gillbreath Neal, was born in Parma, Missouri on October 11, 1931, and passed away at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff on December 8, 2019, at the age of 88 years, 1 month and 27 days...

Margaret Masterson, 98, of Vero Beach, Florida and formerly of Dexter, passed away November 22, 2019. She was born July 12, 1921 to the late Ed Meador and Annie Meadows Meador.