Joe Louis Roberson

Joe Louis Roberson

May 9, 2013

JOE LOUIS ROBERSON, 62, OF MOUNDS, IL. DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON Thursday MAY 9, 2013 AT ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER IN CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. JOE WAS BORN TO THE UNION OF NOEL SR AND ROSSIE LEE ROBERSON ON MARCH 14, 1951 IN MOUND CITY, IL. HIS PARENTS, FOUR BROTHERS, TWO SISTERS AND ONE GRANDDAUGHTER PRECEDED HIM IN DEATH. JOE...

Samuel Lee Riggens

Samuel Lee Riggens

May 5, 2013

Samuel L. Riggens, Sr., 80, resident of Charleston died Sunday, May 5, 2013 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born September 21, 1932 in Wyatt, Missouri to the late Orange and Lula Neal Riggens. He is a veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean War and was formerly employed at the Saw...

Robert Jackson Jr.

Robert Jackson Jr.

May 2, 2013

Robert Jackson, Jr., resident of Columbia, formerly of Charleston died May 2, 2013 at his home. He was born December 21, 1954 in Dorena, MO to the late Robert Bruce and Mattie B. Purifoy Jackson, Sr. He was a 1975 graduate of Charleston High School and was employed for over 15 years with the Murphysboro, Illinois School District. He...

Merlin Williams

Merlin Williams

April 29, 2013

Merlin Williams, 57, resident of Sikeston died April 29, 2013 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born September 13, 1955 in Sikeston to the late Willie and Sadie Brooks Williams and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by one daughter, Angela Wiggins of Cape Girardeau, two brothers, Willie Gilispie and Willie Williams...

L. S. Mccain, Jr.

L. S. Mccain, Jr.

April 25, 2013

L. S. McCain, Jr., 61, resident of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Wilson City, died April 25, 2013 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born February 15, 1952 in Forrest City, AK to the late L. S. and Leoro Sisk McCain, Sr. He was a resident of Missouri for over 59 years and was of the...

Leroy Shead

Leroy Shead

April 21, 2013

Leroy Shead, 93, resident of Charleston died April 21, 2013 at the Charleston Manor Nursing Home. He was born November 24, 1919 in Holly Spring, MS to the late Parmena and Sylvia Plaxico Shead and had lived in Missouri since 1946. He retired from General Motors after 30 years of service. He was a member of the Jehovah Witness...

Tobias Myshaun Moore

Tobias Myshaun Moore

April 20, 2013

Tobias M. Moore, 25, resident of Charleston was dead on arrival at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born August 5, 1987 in Sikeston to Dorothy Moore and Vernon Evans of Charleston and attended Charleston Public Schools. He received his General Educational Development (GED) in 2005 and attended Three Rivers Junior College. In addition to his parents...

Edgar Lee Marshall Sr

Edgar Lee Marshall Sr

April 16, 2013

Edgar Lee Marshall, Sr., 87, resident of Sikeston died Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born December 27, 1925 in Friars Point, MS to the late Robert and Sarah Jones Marshall. He was employed by the City of Sikeston for over 25 years and was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Sikeston....

Joe Earl Lott Jr

Joe Earl Lott Jr

April 12, 2013

Joe Earl Lott, Jr., 21, resident of Sikeston died Friday, April 12, 2013 in Sikeston. He was born February 13, 1992 in Sikeston to Joe Earl and Viola Dennis Lott, Sr. of Sikeston. He was a graduate of Sikeston High School Class of 2010 and was a member of New Deliverance Praise and Worship Center where he served as...

Marvin Royce Walker

Marvin Royce Walker

April 8, 2013

Marvin R. Walker, 57, resident of Charleston died April 8, 2013 at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born February 15, 1956 to the late Mose and Alice Robinson Walker Sr. He was a member of Mercy Seat Missionary Baptist Church and attended Charleston Public Schools. He is survived by five brothers and one sister-in-law, Gerald Walker,...

John Charles Nickerson

John Charles Nickerson

April 8, 2013

John Charles Nickerson, 59, resident of Catron, Missouri died April 8, 2013 at The Close to Home Nursing Center in Matthews, Missouri. He was born June 19, 1953 in Catron to Bertha Nickerson Chism of Catron and the late Charley C. Nickerson. He was a graduate of Lilbourn High School Class of 1969 and was of the Baptist faith....

Lena Bell Draper

Lena Bell Draper

March 19, 2013

Lena Bell Draper, 69, resident of Sikeston, died March 19, 2013 at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was born April 30, 1943 in Sikeston to the Freddie Lee and Armenda Hunt Jones. She attended Bethel AME Church in Sikeston and was a 1961 graduate of the Sikeston High School. She retired from Sikeston Wal-Mart after 25 years of service....

Keyoun Deann Blissett

Keyoun Deann Blissett

March 13, 2013

Keyoun Deann Blissett, 7, formerly of Cape Girardeau died March 13, 2013 in Tennessee. She was born April 28, 2005 in Cape Girardeau to Vincent Stevens and LaKeisha Blissett of Cape Girardeau. In addition to her parents, she is survived by one brother, Jamoreoun Nunley, one sister, Kamora Nunley, maternal grandparents, Delois Jackson of Cape Girardeau and Charles Blissett...

Robert Junior Moore

Robert Junior Moore

March 9, 2013

Robert J. Moore, affectionately known as Mr. Robert, died Saturday, March 9, 2013 at his home. He was born August 11, 1927 in Charleston to the late Edward and Flora B. Wilkins Moore. He worked for Lankheit Farms for over 31 years. On February 26, 1979 he was united in marriage to Tomazine Fisher who survives of the home....

James Cooper Kinder

James Cooper Kinder

March 4, 2013

Elder James Cooper Kinder, 58, resident of Edwardsville, IL, formerly of Jackson died Monday, March 4, 2013 at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, IL. He was born August 23, 1954 to the late Oliver (Ink) and Lucille Kinder. He is survived by three children, Aliesha (Brenan) Graham, James Cortney Kinder and Morgan Brittney Kinder, one grandson, Braden Graham, seven sisters,...

Maggie Lavern Robinson

Maggie Lavern Robinson

February 27, 2013

Maggie Lavern Robinson, 78, affectionately known as Little Maggie, resident of Cairo, Illinois, died February 27, 2013 at the home of her daughter. She was born October 31, 1934 in Wolf Island, Kentucky to the late Elizabeth Conner and Joe Clayton Davis. She was a nurse for many years, and she worked for St. Mary’s Hospital in Cairo and...

Willie E Parker

Willie E Parker

February 23, 2013

Willie Parker, 54, resident of Sikeston, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born October 2, 1958 in Sikeston to the late Milton and Mae Francis Williamson Parker, Sr. He was a self-employed landscaper for over 25 years, an employee of Williams Funeral Home as a grave digger for over 20 years...

Aretta Joyce Graham-Kinder

Aretta Joyce Graham-Kinder

February 21, 2013

Aretta Joyce Graham-Kinder, 59, resident of Atlanta, GA, formerly of Wilson City, died February 21, 2013 in Atlanta. She was born April 26, 1953 in Charleston to Earline Jones Graham of Wilson City and the late Roy Graham, Sr.. She was married to Sonny Kinder and Marvin Hills. Both husbands have preceded her in death. In addition to her...

Lettie Winston

Lettie Winston

February 15, 2013

Lettie Winston, 49, resident of Cape Girardeau died February 15, 2013 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born December 23, 1963 in Mississippi to the late Jennie and Clarence Winston. She attended Scott County Central High School in rural Sikeston and attended New Bethel Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. In addition to her parents she is...

Josephine Haney

Josephine Haney

February 11, 2013

Josephine Haney, 85, resident of Howardville was dead on arrival to Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston on Monday February 11, 2013. She was born August 8, 1927 in Salisbury, TN to Sam and Molly Hammer and had lived in Missouri for over 60 years. She was a member of Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Marston where she...