Obituaries

Nicolas Fuller (08/28/08)
Nicolas Ryan Fuller, 21 days, of Kennett, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at Twin Rivers Medical Center in Kennett. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 30, at the McDaniel Funeral Home in Kennett. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 30 in the Gregory Cemetery at Kennett...

Richard Miller (08/28/08)
Richard Miller, 67, of Cardwell, Mo., died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at his residence. He was an employee of Foremost Dairy, a U.S. Air Force veteran and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Johnson Skelton Miller, of the home; two sons, Charles Anthony Miller and wife, Shelia and Andrew Stonewall Miller, all of Malden, Mo.; two daughters, Bridgett Curtis and husband, Paul, of St. ...

Paul Presley (08/28/08)
Paul J. Presley, 86, of Kennett, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at John J. Pershing VA Hospital in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Born April 30, 1922, in Kennett, son of the late Lillian Presley, he was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in WWII, and a farmer. On April 4, 1945, in New Madrid, Mo., he married Virginia Frances Hearren, who preceded him in death on Sept. 18, 1999. He was also preceded in death by one granddaughter, Tessy Hamlett...

Kevin Wade (08/28/08)
Kevin Wade, 46, of Kirkwood, Mo., formerly of Kennett, died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 at the Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 29, at the McDaniel Funeral Home in Kennett. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 30, at the McDaniel Funeral Home Chapel with James Powell officiating...

Greg Harris (08/28/08)
Greg Harris, 47, of Senath, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. Born July 22, 1961, in Kennett, he was the son of Betty Jane Lawson and the late Linford Wayne Harris. Survivors include one son, Wade Harris, of Senath; one daughter, Ashley Bonjour and husband, Brandon, of Paragould, Ark.; his mother, Betty Clark and husband, George, of Puxico, Mo.; one brother, Brian Harris and wife, Leigh Ann, of Illinois; one sister ,Jackie Walker and husband, John, of Puxico; one grandchild, Garrin Bonjour; and close friend, Sherry Faulkner, of Paragould. ...

Greg Harris (08/27/08)
Greg Harris, 47, of Senath, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. Born July 22, 1961, in Kennett, he was the son of Betty Jane Lawson and the late Linford Wayne Harris. Survivors include one son, Wade Harris, of Senath; one daughter, Ashley Bonjour and husband, Brandon, of Paragould, Ark.; his mother, Betty Clark and husband, George, of Puxico, Mo.; one brother, Brian Harris and wife, Leigh Ann, of Illinois; one sister ,Jackie Walker and husband, John, of Puxico; one grandchild, Garrin Bonjour; and close friend, Sherry Faulkner, of Paragould. ...

Paul Presley (08/27/08)
Paul Presley, 86, of Kennett, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at John J. Pershing VA Hospital in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 19, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Hamlett officiating...

Mary Baker (08/27/08)
Funeral services for Mary Christine Baker of Mountain Home, Ark., will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008 at East Side Baptist Church in Mountain Home with Dr. Mike Shy officiating. Graveside services will follow at 4 p.m., in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery at Kennett. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 27 at the Kirby & Family Funeral Home...

Olivia Davis (08/26/08)
Olivia E. "Butch" Davis, 80, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Campbell, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 22, 2008, at Oakdale Care Center in Poplar Bluff. Born Dec. 25, 1927, in Campbell, daughter of the late Thomas and Onie E. Veatch Blakeney, she was a cook at Hickory House in Poplar Bluff and a member of the Lone Hill Baptist Church...

John Gifford (08/26/08)
John William Gifford, 94, of Bryant, Ark., died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Ark. Born Nov. 23, 1913, in Boyero, Colo., son of the late Chester Dodge and Wilsie Knierien Gifford, he was retired from Gideon-Anderson Company. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Benton and was a member of the Kiwanis Club...

Henry Glass (08/26/08)
Henry Glass, 78, of Hayti, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at Cape Girardeau, Mo. Born March 15, 1930, in Hayti, son of the late Frank and Myrtle Ogdon glass, he was a 1950 graduate of Hayti High School, and a Korean veteran. He was a sawmill owner and operator, a drag line owner and operator, a dirt hauler and a member of the Glass Memorial Baptist Church...

Frankie Hill (08/26/08)
Frankie M. Hill, 83, of Hayti, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, at Cape Girardeau, Mo. Born Oct. 25, 1924, in Osceola, Ark., daughter of the late J.C. and Mary Jane Fowlkes, she was employed at the Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti and was a member of Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Hayti...

Aaron Norton (08/26/08)
Aaron Michael Norton, 21, of Winona, Mo., died Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, at his residence. Born Aug. 15, 1987, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., he was the son of the son of Michael Haynes and Charlotte Norton. Survivors include his parents, Michael Haynes and Charlotte Norton; one sister Ashteon Chaney and husband, Dane; two brothers, Brandon Baxter "Hubba" and Taylor "Tay-Tay"; grandparents Alice Norton Lawson, Lillian Cooley, and Ronnie and Barb George Brim, and great-grandmother, Alma Haynes Chappel...

Paul Presley (08/26/08)
Paul Presley, 86, of Kennett, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at John J. Pershing VA Hospital in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, Mo.

Ines Walton (08/26/08)
Ines Lula Walton, 86, of Gideon, Mo., died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, at his residence. Born Oct. 9, 1921, in Pollard, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Roxie Mae McFarland Irby. In 1937 she married Arvil Welty, who preceded her in death on Sept. ...

Barbara Webb (08/26/08)
Barbara Ann Webb, 67, died Monday, Aug. 25, 2008 at St. Bernard Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. Born Feb. 17, 1941, in Kennett, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Gladys Grills Patton. On Nov. 19, 1960, she married Larry Webb, who survives. Survivors also include one son, Scott Webb and wife, Margaret, of Kennett; one daughter, Paula Kaye Webb, of Williamsville, Mo.; one sister, Mary Sue Henry, of Collinsville, Ill; four grandchildren, Amber Nicole, Cayla Di'Ann and Brandy Ka'Ann Webb and Keane Oliver and several nieces and nephews.. ...

Anna Cochrane (08/22/08)
Anna Lee Hamlett Cochrane, 76, of Kennett, died Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, at Kennett. Born Feb. 3, 1932, in Arbyrd, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Eual and Mary Helen Oliver Hamlett. On Dec. 15, 1962, she married Ernest Cochrane, who survives. Survivors also include one brother, Bill Hamlett, of Kennett and two sisters, Connie Inklebarger, of Old Monroe, Mo., and Sherry Holt, of Arcola, Miss...

Joy Deck (08/22/08)
Joy Deck, 73, of Senath, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at Senath Nursing Center. Born Aug. 3, 1935, in Senath, she was the daughter of the late Allen M. and Bertha Doherty Douglass. On Dec. 18, 1954, in Mississippi, she married Bobby Deck, who survives...

Greg Harris (08/22/08)
Greg Harris, 47, of Senath, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. He is the father of Ashley and Wade Harris, both of Senath. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 23, at the McDaniel Funeral Home in Senath. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 24, at the First Baptist Church in Senath with the Rev. Kevin Sullivan officiating...

Betty Mitchell (08/22/08)
Betty Mitchell, 74, of Clarkton, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, Mo.