Obituaries

Sandra Boyd (05/26/13)
Sandra Gayle Boyd, 54, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Kennett, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013, at her residence. Born Dec. 4, 1958, in Osceola, Ark., daughter of the late James A. Hoover and Zula Barnhardt Hoover, she was a member of the Southside Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau, Mo...

Tina Jones (05/26/13)
Tina Marie Jones, 46, of Clarkton, Mo. passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Bradshaw Funeral Homes of Malden.

Anna Bienhoff (05/24/13)
Anna L. Berry Bienhoff, 68, of Fairmont City, Ill., formerly of Gideon, Mo., was born Oct. 5, 1944, in Bernie, Mo., and died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at DesPere Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Anna was a Fairmont City Village Trustee from April 1995 to November 2002. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother...

Aline Blagg (05/24/13)
Aline Pearl Blagg, 69, of Kennett, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2013, at her residence. Born May 2, 1944, in Beebe, Ark., daughter of the late Tyde Dillion and Pearl Burke Dillion, she was of the Baptist faith. She married George Lesley Blagg in Peach Orchard, Mo...

Larry Patterson (05/24/13)
Larry Dale Patterson, 64, of Caruthersville, Mo., passed away Monday, May 20, 2013. Larry was born on April 26, 1949. He graduated from Deering High School in 1967. He attended SEMO University and Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. He was a U.S. Army veteran, and a member of Deering Methodist Church...

Clarence Hillis (05/24/13)
Clarence Hillis, 88, of Malden died Thursday, May 2, 2013, at Golden Living Center in Malden. Bradshaw Funeral Home of Malden was in charge of arrangements.

John Batchelor (05/24/13)
John Batchelor, 86, of Malden died Thursday, May, 2, 2013, at Malden Nursing & Rehab in Malden. Bradshaw Funeral Home of Malden was in charge of arrangements.

Peggy Blake (05/24/13)
Peggy Sue Blake, 89, of Malden died Monday, May 6, 2013, at Woodlawn Hills Nursing in Marble Hill. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary #293 in Malden, served on Malden City Council Ward II, BPW and Malden Police Merit Board. She was affiliated with Christian Church in Malden...

Patricia Goodnight (05/24/13)
Patricia A. Goodnight, 72, of Malden, died on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at her residence in Malden. Ms. Goodnight, daughter of Rayburn George Robert and Dathus Marie Case Goodnight, was born on August 7, 1940 in Taft, California. She was a salesperson for Dick R. Goodnight Real Estate in Malden; the secretary for Goodnight Farms, Inc. and secretary/treasurer for Grand Ave Motors...

Carter Lee Davis Jr. (05/24/13)
Carter Lee Davis, Jr. died from complications from his cancer treatments on May 1, 2013. He was born on March 25, 1946 in Como, Mo., the son of Carter Nelson and Beatrice Davis. He was retired from the US Army where he served for over 22 years. He was an original member of the F Troop 8th Calvary-Blue Ghost. He was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict where he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and two Purple Hearts among his numerous awards and medals...

Sister Frances Miriam Spalding (05/24/13)
Maple Mount -- Sister Frances Miriam Spalding, 94, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died May 9 at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 73rd year of religious life. She was a native of Bardstown. Sister Frances Miriam never slowed down and was always available to help anyone in need. She loved praying with her sisters, was devoted to St. Therese of Lisieux and thrilled to see the St. Louis Cardinals win one more World Series...

Erica Sanders (05/24/13)
Erica Sanders, 37, of Parma died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at her residence in Parma. Bradshaw Funeral Home of Malden was in charge of arrangements.

Rayburn Law (05/24/13)
Rayburn Law, 64, of Clarkton died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at Select Specialty Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Bradshaw Funeral Home of Malden was in charge of arrangements.

Clinton Coonts (05/24/13)
Clinton Coonts, 47, of Malden died Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at his residence in Malden. Born August 17, 1965, in Malden, he was the son of the late Argus and Mary Brant Coonts. On May 7, 2005, in Bernie, he was untied in marriage to Dawn Watson, who survives...

Gerry Wayne Vannasdall (05/24/13)
Gerry Wayne Vannasdall, 56, of Campbell, died on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. Mr. Vannasdall, son of George and Elsie Craig Vannasdall, was born on August 16, 1956 in Gideon, Missouri. He was a land leveler and was a member of the Hughie Baptist Church in Gideon...

Robert Maclin (05/24/13)
Robert Maclin, 88, of Malden died Monday, My 20, 2013, at Malden Nursing & Rehab. Bradshaw Funeral Home of Malden was in charge of arrangements.

Cathy June Hill (05/24/13)
Cathy June Hill, 60, of Malden died Thursday, May 2, 2013, at her residence in Malden. Bradshaw Funeral Home of Malden was in charge of arrangements.

James Overman (05/24/13)
James Edward Overman, 73, of St. Louis, died Monday, April 22, 2013, at St. Louis. He served in the US Air Force from September 4, 1958 until August 31, 1962. He had been employed at the First Reserve Bank in St. Louis. He then later was the owner/operator of the Now & Then Record Store and he was of the Baptist faith...

Gladys Redden (05/24/13)
Gladys Rosellla Redden, 75, of Clarkton died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Clarkton. Born March 29, 1938, in Birmingham, Ala., she was the daughter of the late Bennett Moore and Gladys Phillps Moore. In Caruthersville she was united in marriage to Charles Elco Redden, who survives...

Ella Philours (05/23/13)
Ella Avalee Tucker Philhours, the best Barbie player ever, passed from this life May 22, 2013, surrounded by her family. Ava's smile warmed countless rooms since the day of her birth on July 14, 1936. Ava was married to Franklin Philhours for 47 years. Franklin and Ava have two sons, Judge Randy Philhours, of Paragould, Ark., and Joel Philhours, of Nashville, Tenn...

Bobby Kean (05/23/13)
Bobby Dewayne Kean, 57, of Malden died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at his residence in Malden. He was affiliated with Sunnyvale General Baptist Church in Malden. Born July 16, 1955, in Malden, he was the son of James Kean and the late Rosemary Hampton Kean...

Wallace Foster (05/22/13)
Wallace G. Foster, son of the late Joe Foster and Zadie Curry Foster, was born July 18, 1944, in Cardwell, Mo., and departed this life Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Searcy, Ark., at the age of 68. Wallace attended Cardwell High School, and worked at various jobs from cotton picker to factory supervisor. The job he most enjoyed was helping anyone down on their luck. He loved taking in stray dogs and cats. He was lovingly known as the "Cat Man". A title he was very proud of...

Helen Miller (05/21/13)
Helen Dorothy Cain Miller, 87, of Campbell, Mo., was born in St. Louis on March 24, 1926, to James William Cain and Helen Higginbotham Cain and died Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Columbia, Mo. On Oct. 30, 1947, in Campbell, she married Charles Morgan "Bud" Miller, who preceded her in death on April 2, 2006. Dorothy was also preceded in death by her daughter and son-in-law, Margaret Helen "Margee" and Gerald Hays...

Peggy Stephens (05/21/13)
Peggy Joyce Winchester Stephens, 79, of Paragould, Ark., and formerly of St. Francis, Ark., for over 50 years, died Monday, May 20, 2013, at Greene Acres Nursing Home. Born April 8, 1934, in Pine City, Mo., the daughter of the late Denver and Bertha Jackson Smith, she was a homemaker, worked formerly at Gossard and Brown Shoe Factory in Piggott, Ark., and sold Avon. ...

Ella Sherrod (05/19/13)
Ella Sherrod, 77 of Malden passed away Friday, May 17, 2013 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Sherrod are incomplete with Bradshaw Funeral Home of Malden.

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