Christine Brown (05/15/08)
On May 10, 2008, Dr. F. Christine Brown passed away in McKinney, Texas. Ms. Brown was born Oct.13, 1923 in Osceola, Ark,. to E. F. and Clara Brown. Her family later moved to Gideon, Mo., where she was raised. She graduated from Gideon High School, and attended college in Cape Girardeau, Mo., where she received her B.S. ...

Roger Hill (05/15/08)
Roger Dale Hill, 44, of Blytheville, Ark., died Monday, May 12, 2008, at his residence. Born March 26, 1964, in Malden, Mo., son of Mamie Sue Wrinkle and the late Roscoe Edison Jill, he worked at a cotton gin. Survivors include one son, Nicholas Hill, of Phoenix, Ariz.; his mother, Mamie Ashby, of Gideon, Mo.; two sisters, Jennifer Hill, of Gideon and Joyce Joiner and husband, Scott, of Clarkton, Mo.; one grandson; two nieces and one nephew...

Leon Moore (05/15/08)
Leon Moore, 82, of Jonesboro, Ark., formerly of Malden, Mo., died Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born July 2, 1925, in Malden, son of the late W.M. and Alma Eaker Moore, he was employed at Malden Furniture Store and was a member of the Sunnyvale General Baptist Church in Malden...

Lillian Redfoot (05/15/08)
Lillian Mae Redfoot, 73, of Malden, Mo., died Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter, Mo. Born Dec. 18, 1934, in Parma, Mo., daughter of the late Earl D. and Gladys L. Gibbs Williams, she was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith...

Orville Allison (05/14/08)
Orville Allison, 83, of Rector, Ark., formerly of Senath, Mo., died Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at Evergreen Nursing Home in Rector. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 15, at the McDaniel Funeral Home in Kennett. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, May 16, at the McDaniel Funeral Home Chapel...

Luther Graham (05/14/08)
Luther Graham, 82, of Kennett, died Monday, May 5, 2008, at John J. Pershing VA Hospital in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Born Sept. 8, 1925, in Ozark, Ark., son of the late John and Lacie Adams Graham, he was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in WWII. He was a construction laborer...

Roger Hill (05/14/08)
Roger Hill, 45, of Blytheville, Ark., formerly of Gideon, Mo., died Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with the Bradshaw Funeral Home of Gideon.

Orville Allison (05/13/08)
Orville Allison, 83, of Rector, Ark., formerly of Senath, Mo., died today, Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at Evergreen Nursing Home in Rector. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with the McDaniel Funeral Home of Kennett.

Mary Chappell (05/13/08)
Mary Chappell, 82, of Gideon, Mo., formerly of Wardell, Mo., died Sunday, May 11, 2008, at the Gideon Nursing Home. Born Aug. 18, 1925, in Caruthersville, Mo., daughter of the late William and Ida Berry Camp, she was a member of the First Baptist Church in Wardell...

Neva Fender (05/13/08)
Neva Lou Fender, 79, of Kennett, died Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett. Born Feb. 17, 1929, in Pocahontas, Ark., daughter of the late Claude Lee and Lucy King Mock, she was a teacher at Kennett Public Schools, and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Kennett. She was a master gardener, a volunteer with the American Cancer Society and the Heart Association and was with the Democratic Women...

Chance Greer (05/13/08)
Chance Allen Greer, infant, of Hornersville, Mo., died Thursday, May 8, 2008, at the Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. He was the son of Nathan Greer and Amanda Hood. Survivors include his parents, Nathan Greer and Amanda Hood, of Hornersville; two sisters, Dakota Greer and Ashley Hood, both of Hornersville; grandparents, Michelle and Roland Greer, of Hornersville, James Brasfield, of Leachville, Ark., and Jesse Hill, of Manila, Ark., and great-grandparents, Mary Dickerson and Lyvonne Henry, both of Manila.. ...

Eugenia Hopper (05/13/08)
Eugenia "Gigi" Hopper, 61, of Kennett, died Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Born July 22, 1946, in St. Louis, Mo., daughter of the late Harold Robert and Virginia Lee Johnson Brumbaugh, she was employed at Ayers Dry Cleaning...

Lucille Howard (05/13/08)
Lucille Howard, 90, of Holcomb, Mo., died Monday, May 12, 2008, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett. Born Dec. 23, 1917, in Hayti, Mo., daughter of the late Ward and Linnie Cathy Young, she was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Holcomb...

Alpha Martin (05/13/08)
Alpha Martin, 86, of Hernando, Miss., formerly of West Memphis, Ark., died Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Wesley Meadows Retirement Community in Hernando. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in West Memphis. She married Lloyd E. Martin, Sr., who preceded her in death...

Leon Moore (05/13/08)
Leon Moore, 82, of Jonesboro, Ark., formerly of Malden, Mo., died today, Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with the Landess Funeral Home in Malden.

Jack Walker (05/13/08)
Jack Rondall Walker, 65, of El Paso, Texas, died Friday, May 9, 2008. Born Jan. 29, 1943, in Kennett, son of the late Dick and Lorene Horton Walker, he was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Survivors include his wife, Carmen L. Walker; two daughters, Monica L. Owens and Donna L. Walker; one brother, David L. Walker; one sister, Pat Kuntz; five grandchildren; one niece and nephew; a great-niece and two aunts...

Renee Wankum (05/13/08)
Renee` Wankum, 50, of Jefferson City, Mo., died Thursday, May 8, 2008, at St. Mary's Health Center. Born Feb. 28, 1958, in Gideon, Mo., daughter of Lester and Bertie Breedlove Ogden, she was a 1976 graduate of Gideon High School and was employed at St. Mary's Health Center and also worked for JCMG, Bone & Joint, and Hy-Vee. She attended the First Baptist Church...

Larry Dale Alexander (05/11/08)
Larry Dale Alexander, 64, of Caruthersville, Mo., died Monday, May 5, 2008, at his residence. Born July 9, 1943, in Saltillo, Tenn., son of the late Ernest Howard and Clara Creasy Alexander, he was a U.S. Army veteran and was retired from the National Screw Company in St. Louis, Mo. He was a member of the Church of Christ...

L.C. "Cotton" Haygood (05/11/08)
L.C. "Cotton" Haygood, 77, of Hornersville, Mo., died Friday, May 9, 2008, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Kennett. Born June 25, 1930, in Arbyrd, Mo., son of the late Harvey and Wilie Mae Ray Haygood, he was a U.S. Army veteran having served in Korea and the city marshall for Hornersville. He was a member of the American Legion Post No.362 and a member of the Baptist Church in Hornersville...