Obituaries

Billy Christman, son of the late William Christman and Bonnie Parks Christman, was born on August 24, 1961 in Dexter, Missouri and departed this life on October 5, 2020 at his residence in Wappapello, Missouri, at the age of 59 years. Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of arrangements...

Jessy Steven Gott was born April 10, 1965 in Dudley, Missouri. He was the son of Eugene and Priscilla Gott. Steve passed from this life on October 13, 2020 at the age of 55. He was preceded in death by both of his parents. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Sunday, October 18, 2020...

James “Sonny” Hare son of the late Edgar Spencer Hare and Amelia Gertrude Dozier Hare was born on February 3, 1928 in Mississippi and departed this life on October 15, 2020 at the Southeast Health of Cape Girardeau at the age of 92. Mr. Hare was a Veteran of the United States Army and served during the Korean War. ...

Gertrude Margie Killen, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at the Lutheran Home. She was born November 28, 1929 in Puxico, Missouri to Martin and Avis Potter Reiter. She grew up as a member of Fairview United Methodist Church in Puxico, where she will be laid to rest...

Linda S. Schneider, daughter of the late Ben Dambach and Coena Georger Dambach, was born on September 15, 1954 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and departed this life on October 8, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 66 years...

Thomas Howard Fralick 89 of Bernie passed away October 10, 2020 at Winchester Nursing Center.  Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 14, 2020 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM in Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie, Mo  Funeral services will be conducted Thursday Morning October 15, 2020 at 11:00 AM in Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie.  Interment will follow in Bernie Cemetery...

Faye Hubbert age 77, of Sikeston passed away on September 15, 2020 at her residence. She was born on April 22, 1943 in Blodgett, MO, daughter of Eugene and Marie Holland Traw. Faye retired as a CRT, and is survived by her sons Ruben D. Hubbert of Poplar Bluff, MO, Randy L. ...

Vader Thomas Stultz, 78, of Gallatin Tennessee, passed away peacefully with his wife and daughter by his side on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 from respiratory failure and complications caused by Covid-19. He was born on January 22, 1942 on a family farm near Bloomfield to Henry Thomas Stultz and Blanche Alice (Harper) Stultz Avery who precede him in death. ...

Harriet Elizabeth Thrower Hogan, Birth-date 02-25-1935 – Date of Passing September 17, 2020.  “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven… A time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance” Ecclesiastes 3-4...

Melba Rita Medler of Cape Girardeau, daughter of the late Benjamin “Benny” and Jeanelle Keadell Collins, born in Barnesville, Georgia on January 23, 1941, passed away at her home on October 12, 2020, at the age of 79 years. She was a Charter member of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.  ...

Edna Florence Crowell Mulcahy was born on February 23, 1927 to William Arnett Crowell and Amanda Elizabeth Haile. Edna was orphaned as a toddler and raised by her teenage siblings on the family farm during the Great Depression. She entered Jesus’ open arms October 5, 2020...

Beulah Marie James Timberlake, 88 of Bernie passed away October 4,2020.  Visitation will be Thursday, October 8, 2020 from 10 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. at Mathis Funeral Home, Bernie,Missouri.  Graveside services will be held at noon Thursday, October 8, 2020 at Bernie Cemetery.   Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie in charge of all arrangements...

Jane Michelle Robertson, daughter of the late Edwin Robertson and Charlene Myers Robertson, was born on September 23, 1956 in Sikeston, Missouri, and departed this life on October 5, 2020 at the Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston, Missouri, at the age of 64 years...

Lesley Ray Mims, son of the late Clarence Lee Mims and Lillie Bell Mims, was born on February 12, 1938 in Charter Oak, Missouri, and departed this life on October 5, 2020 at his residence in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 82 years. Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, October 8, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. ...

Betty Marlene Barker, daughter of the late Clyde Guinn and Opal Forsythe Guinn, was born on January 28, 1935 in Fredericktown, Missouri, and departed this life on September 28, 2020 at Clark’s Mountain Nursing Center in Piedmont, Missouri, at the age of 85 years...

Lavonne Ann Beck, daughter of the late Samuel James McNeely and Annie Viola Barnhart, was born on May 9, 1956 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and departed this life on October 5, 2020 at Southeast Health of Stoddard County in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 64 years...

Ann Carol Messer, daughter of the late Glenn Ellis Mauldin and Zerah Lee Harmon Mauldin, was born on November 7, 1941 and departed this life on October 1, 2020 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 78 years. Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of arrangements...

Thomas Bradley Vaughn, son of Faye Turner Vaughn and the late Bobby Vaughn, was born on September 16, 1955 in Hayti, Missouri, and departed this life on September 28, 2020 at his residence in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 65 years. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, October 2, 2020. Interment followed in the Hagy Cemetery...

Ronald DeWayne Clark, son of the late Stephen Clark and Ludie Burris Clark, was born on November 10, 1956 in Kennett, Missouri, and departed this life on October 4, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at the age of 63 years...

Bonnie Jo Gibbs, daughter of the late Hugh Lay and Kathryn McRoy Lay, was born on July 8, 1941 in Bell City, Missouri, and departed this life on October 4, 2020 at West Ridge Place Assisted Living in Sikeston, Missouri, at the age of 79 years. A memorial service will be conducted at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 11 a.m...

Charles J. Fulford, son of the late Willie C. Fulford and Flora F. Hoppis Fulford was born on April 17, 1936 in Pottsville, Arkansas, and departed this life on September 25, 2020 at Southeast Health of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 84 years...

Delois Gales, daughter of the late Curtis Eskew and Eva Martin Eskew, was born on October 23, 1932 in Bloomfield, Missouri, and departed this life on September 30, 2020 at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 87 years. Mrs. Gales was a former employee of Dexter Memorial Hospital and Central Gardens, working as a licensed practical nurse. She was a member of Risen Church in Dexter...

Iva Jean Bay, daughter of the late Arvil Wilson and Mary Jane Riddle Wilson, was born on February 9, 1946 in Mount Judea, Arkansas, and departed this life on September 22, 2020 at Southeast Health of Cape Girardeau, at the age of 74 years, due to COVID-19...

Jimmie Dale Norris, son of the late Herman Norris and Elsie Sifford Norris, was born on December 10, 1931 in Chaffee, and departed this life on September 27, 2020 at his residence in Puxico, Missouri, at the age of 88 years. Visitation was held at the Assembly of God Church in Bloomfield on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 from noon until 2 p.m. ...

Terry Randall Griffey, son of the late Ike Griffey and Ruth Henson Griffey, was born on December 20, 1959 in Sikeston, and departed this life on September 23, 2020 at his daughter’s residence in Dexter, at the age of 60 years. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, September 25, 2020. Interment followed in the Sadler Chapel Cemetery in Dexter...

Linda Marie Doerschlen of Dexter, daughter of the late Colonel Eddy Jack and Betty Jane Fisher Doerschlen, was born on November 25, 1955, and passed away at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on September 23, 2020, at the age of 64 years...

Ella Marie Goldman, daughter of the late Roy Wolfe and Ora Simmons Wolfe, was born on September 22, 1930 in White County, Illinois, and departed this life on September 17, 2020 at her residence in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 89 years. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Monday, September 21, 2020. Interment followed in the Dexter Cemetery...

Dale Ray Pixley II, son of Rose Martin Pixley and the late Dale Ray Pixley, was born on September 28, 1965 in Bellflower, California, and departed this life on September 15, 2020 at Southeast Health of Stoddard County in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 54 years...

Eugene Hyten, son of the late John Henry Hyten and Lillie Mae Trotter Hyten was born on July 9, 1930 in LaValle, Missouri and departed this life on September 21, 2020 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston at the age of 90. Mr. Hyten was the street department superintendent for the City of Dexter for over twenty-three years. He was a member of the Duck Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Puxico and was a resident of Dexter...

Alice Cornelia “Connie” Shanks, age 94, of Bloomfield went home to be with her Lord Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. Connie was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church of Bloomfield, where she loved life and taking care of others through her cooking and caring ways. Her life was spent loving her family and her church family...

Larry B. Stanfield 79 of Bernie passed away Sept 10, 2020 at Campbell, Mo. Visitation was at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie on Saturday, September 12, 2020 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.  Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. in the Mathis Funeral Chapel.  Interment followed in the Bernie Cemetery.  Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie was in charge of arrangements...

Faith Anne Blake, 63 of Dexter, passed September 13, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.  Visitation will be September 22, 2020 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie.  A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. in the Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie.  Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie in charge of all arrangement...

Paul C. Robinson, son of the late Elmer Thomas Robinson and Gladys Menley Robinson, was born on August 27, 1931 in rural Bloomfield and departed this life on September 7, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, at the age of 89 years...

Tom “Sonny” Meritt, son of the late Roy “Poss” Meritt and Pauline Barfield Meritt, was born on November 13, 1937 in Gray Ridge, and departed this life on September 9, 2020 at his residence near Essex, at the age of 82 years. Mr. Meritt was a Veteran of the United States Army, serving in a Field Artillery Unit. He was a former farmer and a member of the Olive Branch General Baptist Church near Essex...

Doris Jean Lewis, 86, of Dexter, passed away September 11, 2020 in Jackson, Tenn.  She was born May 12, 1934 in Lilbourn, the oldest daughter of the late George Jr. and Mae (Hunt) Lewis.  She retired from WJ Industries and continued working various jobs in the St. Louis area.  She moved to Dexter in 2011 and resided there until her death. ...

DeAnna Faye Rogers, the daughter of John Wyatt Musgrave and Bonnie Lucille (Brown) Musgrave, was born on February 5, 1952 at Poe Clinic, Dexter and died on September 10, 2020 at the age of 68 and was carried by her Angel to the place Jesus called Paradise. She had been a resident of Dexter all of her life. On March 13, 1971, she married Dale Arthur Rogers in Dexter...

June Blakeney Manlove passed away Monday, September 7, 2020. She was born June 15, 1922 in La Veta, Colorado. She is survived by five sons, Dexter, Clifford, Mark, Jon and Kirk and one daughter, Donna McGhee. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren, Clifford III, Bill, Erica, Scott, Elise, Todd, Shelby, Cameron, Kaitlyn, Hunter and Lindsey and five great-grandchildren, Bella, Carter, Fisher, Luke and Reid...

Collin Lewis Dover son of the late Raymond and Verda Dover was born on June 10, 1938 in Jonesboro, Illinois and departed this life on September 6, 2020 at his residence in Dexter at the age of 82. Mr. Dover was a Veteran of the United States Army where he served as a paratrooper with the 82nd and 18th Air Borne out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. ...

Dora Sophia Baker, daughter of the late Henry Wauer and Clare Ossenfort Wauer, was born on February 19, 1930 in Essex and departed this life on August 28, 2020 at Woodlake Nursing Home in Clute, Texas, at the age of 90 years. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, September 4, 2020. Interment followed in the Dexter Cemetery...

Earl Junior Schatte, 80 of Bernie, Missouri died August 28, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Healthcare in Poplar Bluff.  No services are being planned at this time.  Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie in charge of arrangments.

Robert Earl Morris, son of the late Earl Barnett Morris and Ruby Healy Morris James was born on January 11, 1945 in Zanesville, Ohio, and departed this life on September 6, 2020 at the SoutheastHealth of Cape Girardeau at the age of 75. Mr. Morris was a Veteran of the United States Navy. He was a farmer and the former owner of Morris Motors in Sikeston. He was currently serving as a Pike Township Board Member. He was an avid outdoorsman, and loved to hunt and fish...

Trellis Bansept, daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson Rhea and Clara Marie Cole Rhea was born in Parma, Missouri on March 13, 1935 and departed this life at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter, Missouri on September 2. 2020 at the age of 85. Graveside services will be conducted Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri...

Wesley Paul Bates 39 of Bernie died September 1, 2020 at his home in Bernie.  Visitation was held Saturday, September 5, 2020 from 10 a.m. until noon in Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie.  Funeral services were conducted then at noon in the Mathis Funeral Chapel. Interment followed in Bernie Cemetery...

Harold Holmes, son of the late Raymond Holmes and Ruby Holmes, was born on January 19, 1931 in Sikestonand departed this life on September 4, 2020 at his residence in Dexter, at the age of 89 years. Graveside services were conducted at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield on Tuesday, September 8, with full military honors...

Jennolia Ann Leathers, daughter of the late Ralph Andrew Jackson Shipley and Loedith Colvin Shipley was born on June 28, 1948 in Portageville and departed this life on September 7, 2020 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston at the age of 72...

SHARON LYNN LONGARINI (ne᷇e Smith) (1941-2015) was a loving and devoted Mother, Grandmother, Wife and a radiant smile for friend and stranger alike. Born in CA, Sharon’s life took her to HI, MO, TN and finally Naperville, IL (which certainly, in Sharon’s hazel eyes, was not Southern)! Throughout her life, Sharon performed random acts of kindness and joy to all, rarely seeking any acknowledgement. ...

Linda Lee DeWitt, daughter of the late Frank Mitchell and Inez Wilson Mitchell, was born on March 6, 1940 in Grayridge, Missouri and departed this life on September 1, 2020 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, at the age of 80 years. Mrs. DeWitt was a member of the Church of Christ in Essex, she was a homemaker and a resident of Essex...

Melvin “Buddy” Blake 79 of Dexter died August 26, 2020 at his home.  Visitation will be Monday, August 31, 2020 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. in Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie.  Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. in Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie.  Interment will followed in Bernie Cemetery.  ...

Treasa Jean Malloy, daughter of Dimple McWaters Malloy and the late Harold Quinton Malloy Sr., was born on July 25, 1956 in Dexter and departed this life on August 31, 2020 at her residence in Essex at the age of 64 years. Friends may call at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, September 4, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Graveside services will then be conducted at Essex Cemetery on Saturday, September 5, 2020 at 10:00 a.m...

Paula Street Eubanks, daughter of the late Jehu Tremayne Street and Emily Sutton Street, was born on April 13, 1957 in Dexter, and departed this life on August 25, 2020 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 63 years. Funeral services were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home on Saturday, August 29, 2020. Interment followed in the Dexter Cemetery...