Records / Obituaries

Dennis Paul Smithson, 63, son of Peggy Joyce (Wilson) Smithson and the late James Paul Smithson was born August 2, 1955 in Pocahontas, Ark., and departed this life on May 14, 2019. Dennis married Vickie Sullivan on September 25, 1980. Survivors include his wife: Vickie Smithson of Kennett; his mother: Peggy Smithson of Kennett; one brother: Ted Smithson of Kennett; five nieces and nephews: Brooke (Michael) Horton of Kennett, Seth McDonald of Jonesboro, Ark., Wesley (Tara) McDonald of Huntsville, Ala., Seth (Regina) Hill of Maynard, Ark., and Ashley Cagle of Pocahontas, Ark.; three great nephews and one great niece; other relatives and friends.. ...

John Wesley Ward, 37, of Holcomb, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in Hayti. Landess Funeral Home of Campbell is in charge of arrangements.

Brady Eugene Robinson, 85, son of the late Winfred Robinson and Delta (Riddle) Robinson was born February 15, 1934 in Kennett, and departed this life on May 15, 2019. Brady married Marjorie Winters on May 10, 1958 in Holcomb. He is survived by his wife: Marjorie Robinson of Kennett; two sons: Nicholas Robinson and wife Ada, and Brad Robinson, all of Kennett; two Sisters: Maisie Luther of Lexington, Tenn., and Terry Sloter of Pekin, Ill.; three grandchildren: Amy, Taylor and Cassidy; one great-grandson: Grayson Brent; other relatives and many friends.. ...

Debby Cook, “Mugga,” was born November 27, 1957 in Pontiac, Mich., to the late Charles K. Provance, Sr. and Patricia L. Provance, and she peacefully departed this world Tuesday, May 14, 2019, surrounded by her husband and three children. Debby grew up in Clarkton, with her brother, Chuck, and sister, Beth. ...

Justin Keith Smith Cashion, 32, of Campbell, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019, at The Son Shine Home in Poplar Bluff. Landess Funeral Home of Campbell is in charge of arrangements.

James Robinson, Jr., 79, of Malden was born on March 5, 1940 in Little Rock, Ark. to the late James Robinson, Sr. and Irene Harris Robinson. He departed this life Sunday, May 12, 2019 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo.  James was a farm laborer and was of the Baptist faith.  He was united in marriage to Edna M. Carthan Robinson March 20, 1961 in Millwood, Ark. She survives of the home in Malden...

Brian Dale Earnheart, 50, of Jonesboro, Ark., formerly of Risco, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro. Bradshaw Funeral Home of Malden is in charge of arrangements.

Joyce Pikey, 68, of Lilbourn, Mo., passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Bradshaw Funeral Home of Malden is in charge of arrangements.

Larry Maurice Vance, 78, of Hornersville, passed away Friday, May 3, 2019 at his residence. Faith Funeral Service of Manila, Ark., was in charge of arrangements.

Kelly Jean Parker, 57, daughter of the late Thomas John Parker and the late Neva Juanita Hooker Parker, was born in Kennett on Monday, September 25, 1961. Ms. Parker died Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Kelly Jean grew up in the First Baptist Church in Kennett...

L. G. Maxwell, 84, of Risco, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Bradshaw Funeral Home of Malden is in charge of arrangements.

Joyce Carnett, 68, daughter of the late Charles Vernon Crane and Pauline (Sutton) Crane Morgan was born June 6, 1950 in Peach Orchard, Mo., and departed this life May 7, 2019. Joyce married Jerry Carnett February 25, 1967. Survivors include her husband: Jerry Carnett of Bragg City; two sons: Jerry “Pugs” (Tonya “Fluf”) Carnett and Charles “Chuck” (Kristie) Carnett all of Holcomb; three grandchildren: Sarah (Charles) Mitchell of Sikeston, Joshua (Samantha) Duda of Hayti, and Faith Carnett of Holcomb; seven great grandchildren; three brothers: Charles Thomas (Mary Lou) Crane of Holcomb, Robert (Vicki) Evans of Springfield, Mo., and Jerry “Yogi” (Tina) Crane of Broseley, Mo.; one sister: Vivian Helton of Kennett; other relatives and many friends.. ...

Louise Collins was born Monday, October 3, 1927 in Risco, Mo., to the late Garl Sterling Campbell and  Eva Mae Blakeman Campbell. She departed this life Monday, May 6, 2019 at her residence in Malden at the age of 91 years 7 months and 3 days. Louise was retired from the Malden School System. She was much loved by the teachers and all the students. She was a former member of the Eastern Star...

Tom Downing,78, of Malden, passed away Friday, May 3, 2019 at Ridgeview Living Center of Malden. Bradshaw Funeral Home of Malden is in charge of arrangements.

Viona Copeland, 93, of Malden, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at her residence. Bradshaw Funeral Home of Malden is in charge of arrangements.

Loretta Jean Book, 78, of Campbell, passed away Monday, April 29, 2019 at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Landess Funeral Home of Campbell. Online condolences may be made at www.landessfuneralhome.com...

Clarence Floyd Owen, of Kennett, son of the late George Dewey Owen and Daisey Marie (Willis) Owen, was born November 7, 1931 in Des Ark and departed this life April 30, 2019 at the age of 87 years. Clarence married Rosale Brandon November 7, 1954 in Kennett...

Mary E. Sanders, 90, of College Station passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019. She was born on June 11, 1928 in Dunklin County to her parents, John and Sendy Dawson. Mary was known for her homemade, handcrafted quilts. She will be missed by all who knew her...

Jonell Spears Crawford, daughter of the late Howard Spears and Ruby (Eskew) Spears was born August 11, 1943 in Piggott, Arkansas and departed this life April 23, 2019 at the age of 75 years, 8 months and 12 days. Jonell married Ronnie Crawford February 10, 1967 in Clarkton, Mo...

William Swinton, 64, the son of the late Raymond and Lylie Swinton was born June 1, 1954 in Kennett. He entered into eternity on April 2, 2019 in Hayti, Mo. He was a lifelong Kennett resident. He attended Kennett Public Schools and was known throughout the community as a kind, friendly man. He was employed for many years at the Cotton Boll Sheltered Workshop...

Talma Ashley Fenwick, son of the late Crafton and Charlotte Parlin Fenwick was born November 10, 1943 in New Vineyard, Maine and passed away April 24, 2019 at his residence, in Kennett, at the age of 75 years. Talma met his wife Donnie, while working at G.H. Bass, and they were married in Kingfield, Maine in 1984...

Ruth Louise Wright, of Indio, Calif., daughter of the late Claude Ray and Mary Huberta Boyette Ray, was born July 29, 1922 in Hollywood, Missouri and departed this life April 20, 2019, at the Rancho Mirage Health and Rehab in Rancho Mirage, Calif., at the age of 96 years, 8 months and 24 days. Ruth married Thomas Wright on April 27, 1940. Thomas preceded her in death January 26, 1999...

Judy Ruth Turnbow Crockrell, 79, of St. Louis, died Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at de Greeff Hospice House after “fighting like a girl,” but cancer won. This time. Born at home in her much loved Cottonwood Point, Mo., April 1, 1940 to the late Ralph and Geneva (nee Crotts) Turnbow...

Sherry Lynn Ganus, daughter of Mary Virginia Cross Taylor and the late Junior Taylor, passed away  April 22, 2019 in an automobile accident near Cardwell at the age of 51 years. She was born October 5, 1967 in Senath. She is survived by her husband, Bobby Ganus of Cardwell; her mother, Mary Virginia Taylor of Senath; sons, Matt Taylor and Jesse Lancaster; grandchildren, Gage Caden Taylor and Hazel Grace Lancaster, who were the love of her life; brother, Ricky Junior Taylor of Kennett; sister Vickie Gentry of Senath; other relatives and many friends.. ...

Joseph Henry Eskew, 80, of Malden, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at Ridgeview Living Community in Malden.  Joe, son of James Eskew and Dolly Eskew, was born Wednesday, August 31, 1938 in Malden. He was a local businessman and served in the United States Air Force...

Mr. Pat Skelton, 76 of Kennett, passed away April 22, 2019 in Kennett. McDaniel Funeral Service of Kennett will be in charge of the arrangements.

Rose Hyde, 73, of Campbell, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Landess Funeral Home of Campbell is in charge of arrangements.

Tommy Lee Taylor, 73, of Campbell, passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at his residence. Landess Funeral Home of Campbell is in charge of arrangements.

Michel Waller, 67, of Gideon, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at Southeast Health of Stoddard County in Dexter, Mo. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Bradshaw Funeral Home of Gideon. Online condolences may be made at www.bradshawfh.com...

Joyce M. Smith, 87, of Cherokee Village, Ark., passed from this life Sunday, April 14, 2019 at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Kennett, Joyce was Valedictorian of her graduating class at Hornersville High School and attended the University of Missouri-Columbia before marrying Verlon Smith and beginning their life together. The Smiths lived in Birmingham, Cleveland and Memphis before retiring and moving to Cherokee Village in 1993...

Brenda Lane, daughter of the late William Edgar and Chloia Easter Stoggins Dowdy, was born October 10, 1947 in Senath, Missouri and passed away April 12, 2019 at the Arkansas Methodist Hospital in Paragould, Arkansas at the age of 71 years. She married Donal Lane July 29, 1971 in Kennett...

Mavis Alene Hufford, daughter of the late William Marion and Edith Mae Burcham Smith, was born March 5, 1932, in Bucoda, Missouri and passed away April 12, 2019 at her residence in Arbyrd at the age of 87 years. Survivors include: her husband, Gene Hufford of Arbryd; one son, Greg Hufford of Paragould, Ark.; one grandson, Tyler Hufford; one brother, C. M. Smith of Kennett; one sister, Wanda Harrington of Troy, Mo.; other relatives and many friends...

Allen Page Dulaney passed away peacefully February 19, 2019, surrounded by the love of his family, wife, Dorothy, and son, Jim. Page was born October 24, 1936, in Warsaw, Mo., to Walter Allen and Mary Kathleen Page Dulaney. Page’s family moved to Clarkton, Mo. when he was a young child and he graduated from Clarkton High School in 1954...

Charles Lee “Chuck” Bulla, Jr., of Kennett, step-son of Wincel Beggs, Sr. and the late Thelma Patricia (Byrd) Beggs, also son of Charles Bulla, Sr., was born February 15, 1960 in Nashville, Tennessee and departed this life April 9, 2019 at the age of 59 years, 1 month and 25 days...

Norma Hampton, 78, of Lake Placid, Florida, formerly of Malden, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Landess Funeral Home of Malden. Full obituary and online condolences at www.landessfuneralhome.com...

Donald Jay Seuell, 62, of Parma, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Nursing & Rehab of Malden. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Bradshaw Funeral Home of Malden. Online condolences may be made at www.bradshawfh.com.

Ben Norman Bowman, of Marked Tree, Ark., was born January 24, 1933, and departed this life to be with God on April 6, 2019 at St. Bernards Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Garden Point, Arkansas, Ben was the son of the late Maggie Allred and Vonlie Monroe Bowman...

Michelle Lyn Burnett, 48, of Paragould, Ark., formerly of Campbell, Mo., passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019 in Little Rock, Ark. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Landess Funeral Home of Campbell.

Bill Abernathy, 83, son of the late Woodrow and Vonedia (Rawlins) Abernathy was born March 22, 1936 in Caruth, Mo., and departed this life on April 2, 2019. Bill is survived by his wife: Judy; four sons: Bill Branch and wife Mary, Dr. Steve Branch and wife Cathleen, Todd Abernathy and wife Chasity, and Sam Abernathy; one grandson: Blake Abernathy: one granddaughter: Chelsea Jones; one sister: Dixie Wunderlich; and other relatives and many friends...

Jackie “Pop” Gordon Holmes, 87, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home of West Memphis, Ark., is in charge of arrangements.

Betty Jane Wagner, 85, of Bernie, Mo., was born November 18, 1933, in Parma, Mo., to John H. Buttrey and Pearl Sebastian Buttrey. She departed this life Monday, April 1, 2019 at Winchester Nursing and Rehab in Bernie, Mo. She married Wendell Wagner March 6, 1953, in Parma. He survives of the home...

Laura Beth Clark, 56, of Holcomb, passed away Monday, April 1, 2019 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Landess Funeral Home of Campbell. Online condolences may be made to www.landessfuneralhome.com.

Billy “Bill” Abernathy, 83, of Kennett, passed away April 2, 2019 at Flo-Phil Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark. McDaniel Funeral Service of Kennett is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.mcdanielfuneralservice.com.

Gerald Wendell Nations, born December 14, 1935 at Bark Camp Mo., passed from this life on March 28, 2019 at Charleston Health Center in Danville, Ky., where he received care for the past year due to declining health. He was a member of the Church of Christ and lived most of his life in Kennett. He also lived, for over 25 years, near his beloved older brother, JL Nations and his sister-in-law Wanda, both of whom survives him, in Lake Wales, Fla...

Bobby A. Holt went home to God March 19, 2019. He was born in Senath, Oct 22, 1947 to Winfred Archie Holt and Edna Mae Long Holt. He left on this earth three sisters: Linda J. Webb of Senath, Glenda D. Temple of Senath and Brenda L. Houart of Malden; two brothers: Winfred Raymond Holt of Darrington, Wash., and Paul W. Holt of Detroit, Mich.; and lots of love ones...

Linda Oates Low, 78, of Moundville, Ala., passed away March 24, 2019 at DCH Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband: Larry Low; and her parents: Jessie Shafer, Jewell Shafer, and John Oates. Survivors include her daughter: Jan Low; son: Jay Low (Sammie); sister: Barbara Bush (Mike); brother: John Oates; and grandchildren: Jessica Fountaine (Jacob) and Sarah Abel (Josh); and one great-grandchild: McKinlee Kate Fountaine...

Nina Louise Davis, 93, daughter of the Edgar Tinsley and Flora (Smith) Tinsley was born September 5, 1925 in Kennett, and departed this life on March 27, 2019. Survivors include two sons: J.D. Easley of Irving, Texas, and Terry Davis of Kennett; three daughters: Patricia Jackson of Naylor, Mo., Toma Ann Juarez of Irving, Texas, and Sheila K. ...

Margret Sue Gill, 90, of Kennett, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 at HarborChase of Huntsville in Huntsville, Alabama. Sue, daughter of Thomas Andrew and Blanche Holzhouser McMahon, was born Monday, February 4, 1929 in Kennett. She was a long-time employee of Mitchell’s Drug Store in Kennett, was a member of the First Baptist Church in Kennett and was a member of the church choir...

Mrs. Jolene Helms Lamb entered Heaven on March 25, 2019 at the age of 86 years, 6 months and 5 days. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, John Robert (Bob) Lamb who died September 1, 2007. Jolene was born September 20, 1932 to Carl and Hattie Helms of Smithville, Ark., both preceded her in death...