Records / Obituaries

Danny Ray Noble, son of the late Edward Noble and Eulita (Hartgroves) Noble, was born April 14, 1956, in Dunklin County, Missouri, and departed this life September 27, 2022 at the age of 66 years 5 months and 13 days. His survivors include a daughter, Sabrina Mantz of Marmaduke, Ark.; son, Billy Don (Shonda) Cavaness of Greenway, Ark.; Grandchildren, Trey and Alex Cavaness, Devon, Sarah and Tori Mantz; great-grandchildren, Gwendolyn McNabb and Olivia Gilbee; brother, Richard Noble; and sister, Patricia Whitworth.. ...

Dennis Delane Adams, 68, of Campbell, Missouri, passed from this world September 25, 2022 at his residence.  He was born to the late Guy and Eva (Helms) Adams three miles from Graves Gin.  He hand-picked cotton in his younger years never realizing he would someday run the gin. He was voted in 2017 Ginner of the Year which was a great honor for him. ...

Bobby “Bob” Dean McDonald, 90, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2022 at Mark Twain Nursing Home in Poplar Bluff. Bob, son of Rube and Ruth Batson McDonald, was born Sunday, September 11, 1932 in Magness, Ark. He was a Deputy Sheriff for Dunklin County and later Chief of Police in Malden. He was a member of the New Home General Baptist in Poplar Bluff.  He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served during the Korean War...

Sonny Jackson, son of the late Carlos and Juanita Deck Jackson, was born July 5, 1953, in Kennett, Missouri, and passed away September 22, 2022 at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark., at the age of 69 years. He married Pam Tinkle January 21, 1972, in Kennett, Mo...

William Clarence Kinchen, 89, of Gideon, Missouri, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022 in Gideon. Known by most as W.C. or Bill, he was born May 9, 1933 in Savannah, Tenn.  He was a member of Bush Pentecostal Church of Portageville, Mo.    He was a man of soft words and strong hands. ...

Carl Lynn Anderson, son of the late Marshall Monroe Anderson and Lula Alice (Jackson) Anderson, was born November 25, 1953 in Morrilton, Arkansas, and departed this life September 14, 2022 at the age of 68 years, 9 months and 20 days. Carl married Carolyn Fay Beckner December 5, 1974 in Gobler, Mo...

Olen Leon Copeland, 78, of Campbell, Missouri, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2022 at his residence in Campbell. Funeral arrangements for Mr. Copeland are under the direction of Landess Funeral Home of Malden. Online condolences may be made at landessfh2@yahoo.com or on the website at www.landessfuneralhome.com...

Mary Louise Banks, 81, of Desloge, Missouri, formerly of Malden, Mo. passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022 at NHC Nursing Home in Desloge. Mary, daughter of William Elgin and Novella Cartwright Banks, was born Monday, April 20, 1941 in Fagus, Mo. She had worked at Rogers Tooling Factory and was of the Baptist faith...

Mary Ann Archer, 77, of Kennett, Missouri, was born July 28, 1945passed away September 10, 2022. Mary was a member of Slicer Street Church of Christ in Kennett. Mary married George Archer April 27, 1962. Mary, was the love of George’s life, together they had a lifetime of many adventures, love and joy. In Mary’s later years, nothing brought her more joy than her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. We all rejoice knowing Mary and her soulmate George are together again, forever in Heaven...

Reverend Jimmy David Cornman, 74, of Malden, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services for Rev. Cornman are under the direction of Landess Funeral Home of Malden. Online condolences may be made at landessfh2@yahoo.com or on the website at www.landessfuneralhome.com...

Elmerita Robinson, 97, of Campbell, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022 at Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Landess Funeral Home of Campbell is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be made at landessfh2@yahoo.com or on the website at www.landessfuneralhome.com...

Hazel Marie Bowman Beacham was born July 9, 1935 west of Senath, Missouri, and passed away September 6, 2022 at Winchester Place Nursing Home in Bernie, Mo. She was the first child of Ernest Esco Bowman and Buna Marie McGrew. She was raised near Beech Corner and in the Senath communities. A 1953 graduate of Senath High School, she married one of her classmates, George Verlan Beacham August 15, 1954. He preceded her in death October 15, 2021...

George Ralph Archer, son of the late Ira C. Archer and Ottaleane (Siler) Archer, was born December 22, 1941 in Stoddard County, Missouri, and departed this life August 30, 2022 at the age of 80 years. George married Mary Burks April 27, 1962. His survivors include his wife, Mary Archer of Kennett; two sons, Mike (Paula) Archer of Medina, Tenn., Greg (Jajuan) Archer of Bryant, Ark.; five grandchildren, Erik, Nick, Erica, Ian and Adam; five great-grandchildren, Eleanor, Elliot, Ryan, Reece George and Liam; and a brother, Finis Archer of South Carolina.. ...

Pamela Sue Wallace, daughter of the late William L. James and Zola Mae (Icenogle) James, was born March 7, 1949 in Kennett, Missouri, and departed this life August 30, 2022, at the age of 73 years, 5 months and 23 days. Pamela married Weldon Lee Wallace July 9, 1969 in Senath, Mo. Weldon preceded Pamela in death...

Robert Walker “Bob” Paine was born July 6, 1940 in Memphis, Tennessee, to the late Robert Nathaniel Paine and the late Stella Marie (Walker) Paine. He departed this life August 30, 2022 in Jonesboro, Ark., at the age of 82 years. On July 14, 1962, he married Dorothy Jean Myers in Oxford, MS...

Charlotte Yvonne Gore, daughter of the late James Hassell Chailland and LaVennia (Rikard) Earls and step-father, A.J. Earls, was born February 23, 1943, in Caruth, Missouri, and departed this life August 25, 2022 at the age of 79 years, 6 months and 2 days...

Dan M Alexander, 77, of Malden, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022 at Southeast HealthCare in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Landess Funeral Home of Malden. Online condolences may be made at landessfh2@yahoo.com or on the website at www.landessfuneralhome.com...

Charlotte Gore, 79, of Kennett, Missouri, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. McDaniel Funeral Service of Kennett will be in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.mcdanielfuneralservice.com...

Sammy L. Crawford, son of the late Elton Crawford and Lillian Edmundson Crawford, was born Monday, April 18, 1955, and departed this life Sunday, August 21, 2022, at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, Arkansas, at the age of 67 years, 4 months and 3 days...

Rickey Lee Earnheart, the son of Flora Bell Dell Earnheart and the late A.J. Earnheart, was born September 17, 1952, in Gideon, Missouri. On December 31, 1987, in Malden, Mo., he was united in marriage to Shelby Gay Robertson. She survives. He attended the Spoonerville Baptist Church in Malden. He retired from Noranda after 43 years. ...

Marie Hardin Ferguson, 87, of Bartlett, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022. Marie was born August 13, 1935, to Howard Hardin and Amy McHaney Wright. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Forest. Her survivors include daughter, Marfe (Geody) Delano, Karen (Bill) Wolverton and Sherri (Scott) DeCoursey; sisters, Barbara Petty of Arbyrd, Mo., Carolyn Holloway of Bartlett, Tenn., and Donna Prysock of Searcy, Ark.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild...

Edna Faye (Armstrong) Williams, passed away August 13, 2022 at the age of 89 years. Faye was born in Cato, Arkansas May 27, 1933, to the late Floyd A.and Bessie (Martin) Armstrong. She is preceded in death by her paarents; her brother, A.J. Armstrong; her sister, Dorothy Snuggs; and her husband of 67 years, Donald Eugene “Gene” Williams...

Richard Barry Cooper, 74, of Malden, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, August16, 2022 at Winchester Place in Bernie, Mo. Funeral services for Mr. Cooper will be under the direction of Landess Funeral Home in Malden. Online condolences may be made at landessfh2@yahoo.com or on the website at www.landessfuneralhome.com...

Margaret Ann Wilson, daughter of the late Walter Clough and Stella Evrard-Moreland, was born May 2,1945 in St. Louis, Missouri, and departed this life on August 12, 2022 at the age of 77 years, 3 months and 10 days. Margaret married William T. Wilson August 15, 1974 in Kennett...

Lucille Louise Jenkins, daughter of the late James Edwin Crowell and Gladys (Thomason) Crowell, was born February 2, 1941, in Kennett, Missouri and departed this life August 11, 2022, at the age of 81 years, 6 months and 9 days. Lucille married Kenneth Richard Jenkins (the love of her life) on October 14, 1958 in Kennett. Kenneth preceded her in death...

Sol was born in 1929, in war ravaged Europe, in the city of Danzig, formerly a part of Germany governed by the league of nations. Sol was the son of Morris and Sonia who had escaped from Russia after the communist revolution. The  Astrachan family came to American in 1938, escaping the Holocoust taking place in Europe, and settled in St. ...

Charles James “Jimmy Jim Jimbo” Baker, son of the late Charles David Baker and Shirley Robards Baker, was born Friday, October 1, 1948, in Kennett, and departed this life Monday, August 8, 2022, at Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems in Hayti, Mo., at the age of 73 years, 10 months and 7 days...

Mary Sue Howell, the daughter of the late Jim Weaver and the late Fronia Weaver, was born Sunday, April 19, 1936 in Minturn, Arkansas. On November 8, 1980 in Walnut Ridge, Ark., Mary was united in marriage to Seth Howell, who preceded her in death May 19, 2010...

Paul Bryan “Sonny” Harkey, Jr., beloved son of Paul Sr. and Olene Harkey, was born October 3, 1936, in Senath, Missouri, and was set free of his earthly body August 6, 2022 at the age of 85. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, June Johnson. They were married October 18, 1958...

Marilyn Edith Bowker Walley, 79, of Walton, New York, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at Fox Hospital in Oneonta, N.Y., following a long illness. Marilyn was born October 13, 1942 in Campbell, Mo., the daughter of the late Aye Franklin and Edith (Polsgrove) Corder...

Lucille Jenkins, 81, of Gretha, Louisiana formerly of Kennett, Mo., passed away August 11, 2022 in Louisiana. McDaniel Funeral Service will be in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.mcdanielfuneralservice.com.

Sol Astrachan, long-time business owner and resident of Kennett, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at his home in Kennett, at the age of 92 years. McDaniel Funeral Service of Kennett will assist the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.mcdanielfuneralservice.com...

Charles James “Jimmy Jim Jimbo” Baker, 73, of Kennett, Missouri, departed this life Monday, August 8, 2022 at Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems in Hayti, Mo. Powell Funeral & Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at powellfuneral.com...

Joyce Payne, daughter of the late Vernon and Lena (Roach) Jones, was born May 16, 1934 in Hayti, Missouri, and departed this life August 2, 2022 at the age of 88 years 2 months and 17 days. Joyce married Alton Payne May 23, 1953 in Gobler, Mo. She is survived by her husband, Alton Payne; two sons, Larry (Patty) Payne, Travis (Twila) Payne; two daughters, Teresa (Mike) Fouts, Letitia (Doug) Ursey; one sister, Donna Ragins; sixteen grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; other relatives and many friends.. ...

Funeral services for Charles Johnson, 76, of Malden, Missouri, are under the direction of Landess Funeral Home of Malden. Mr. Johnson passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at St. Francis HealthCare in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Online condolences may be made at landessfh2@yahoo.com or on the website at www.landessfuneralhome.com...

Terry “Ben” Kirkpatrick, Jr., 36, departed this life July 31, 2022 in Malden, Missouri. Funeral services, under the direction of Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, were held Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.mathisfuneralhomes.com/...

Rosemary Nichols, 85, of Campbell, Missouri, passed away Monday, August 1, 2022, at her residence in Campbell. Rosemary, daughter of Melvin Johnson and Lois Abernathy Johnson Malin, was born Tuesday, April 13, 1937, in Campbell. She was a farmwife and longtime member of Whiteaker Chapel in Campbell, and was one of the founding members of the Crosspointe Family Church in Campbell...

Gloria Ann (Zenga) Darnell, 91, of Malden, Missouri, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 28, 2022. She left this world peacefully at her residence in Bernie, Mo. Mrs. Darnell was born to Vincent Zenga and Anna Prudente Zenga, of Jersey City, N.J., March 8, 1931. She had one sibling, an older brother, William Zenga...

Kay “Gaggy” Carmack, 76, of Brighton, Tennessee, passed away July 28, 2022 at Methodist North Hospital in Tenn. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at Munford Funeral Home – Munford Chapel. A service will be held at 2:00 pm. Wednesday, August 3, 2022 in the Munford Chapel. Interment will be in Salem A.R.P. Cemetery...