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OBITUARY INDEX Mississippi County/Arkansas Genealogy Trails ****************************
 JOHN RAY BLAYLOCK,
77, of Jackson, MO passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2007 at Southeast
Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born Dec. 12,
1929 in Osceola, Ark., son of Arlie and Lottie Mae MacMeans Blaylock.
He and Eugenia Kolarz were married Feb. 10, 1952 in Chicago.
John was a medic four years with the U. S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and served as usher/greeter many years. He was a member of American Legion Post 158 in Jackson. John was an avid golfer and sportsman all his life. He graduated from Jackson High School in 1949, and attended St. Louis College of Pharmacy. In 1956 he graduated from Century College of Medical Technology in Chicago. Blaylock had been employed by both Jones and the former Finney's Drug Stores in the Southeast Missouri area, and later managed eight drug stores in the Chicago area for eight years. He then worked for Rexall Drug Co. as a representative and later for McKesson Robbins Drug Wholesalers as a sales representative. The family moved to Jackson from Elmhurst, Ill. in 1969. He was then emplyed by Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, retiring in 1990. Loving survivors include his wife; a son, John (Michelle) Blaylock, Jr. of Hartselle, Ala.; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. When he was nine years old, he was preceded in death by his mother and infant sister; and later, his father and three sisters, Irma Lee Lois Blaylock, Verba Marie Sousan, and Mable Propst. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. An American Legion service will be hled at 7, with parish prayers at 7:30, followed by the rosary. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m.
Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with Monsignor Edward
Eftink officiating. Interment will follow in Russell Heights
Cemetery in Jackson with graveside military honors.
********************** Cora was a retired brick mason and member of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Union Local 3 in California. He lived in California many years, moving to Leachville 12 years ago. Survivors include his wife, Velma Lois Cora of the home; a son, Michael Cora of Sacramento, CA; and a grandson. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Howard Funeral Service of Leachville is in charge of arrangements. *********************
LEON ROBINSON CULP,
83, of Sikeston, MO died Sunday, Oct 21, 2007 at his home. He was
born Nov. 5, 1923 in Leachville, AR, son of William and Mattie Culp.
He and Helen Litchford were married May 11, 1968.Culp was with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety 27 years, having served in every capacity from dispatcher to chief of police. He was a member of River of Life Worship Center and American Legion Post 114. He was a petty officer in the U. S. Navy, serving in the Pacific during World War II. He was awarded a Purple Heart. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Larry Culp of Cleburne, TX, Bill Culp of Sikeston; a daughter, Patty Herrolle of Fair Oaks, IN; a stepdaughter, Lorraine Taber of Dexter, MO; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, a sister, a stepson, a grandson and two great-great-grandsons. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today (October 25, 2007) at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday (October 26, 2007) at the funeral home with the Rev. Greg Forrester officiating. Burial will be in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield (MO) with full military honors. *********************
LULA M. PERRY,
80, of Cape Girardeau, MO, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at her home.
She was born April 30, 1927 in Osceola, Ark., daughter of Abron
and Willie B. Dillard Hunt. She and Clarence Perry were married
in Osceola. He died in 1952. Oran, MO.--ROY LEON DAVIS,72 of Vicksburg, Miss., died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007 at Promise Hospital of Vicksburg.
He was born June 30, 1935 in Osceola, Ark., son of Dick and Mary Buell Davis. Davis was a brick mason and owned and operated a lawn care service many years. Survivors include three sons, Rick Davis of Birmingham, AL, Tom Davis of Delta, LA, John Davis of Warrior, AL; four daughters, Peggy Lape and Jane Swain of Chaffee, MO, Lavern Warren of Kansas City, KS, Janice Trankler of Oran, MO; two brothers, Bill Davis of Valrico, FL, Glen Davis of Oran; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007 at Forest Hills Memorial Gardens near Morley, MO. The Rev. Ed Carter will officiate. **********************
Osceola, AR--JOYCE FAYE GRIMES,
68, of Osceola, died Nov 25, 2007 at her home. She was born March
22, 1939 in Alabama to Walker and Ola Mae Maynard Oakes. They
preceded her in death. She married Levi Grimes. He survives
of Osceola.She is a retired office manager and a member of the Church of Christ in Osceola. She is survived by a daughter, Glenda Hawks of Osceola; a son, Allen Grimes of Osceola; six sisters, Brenda Reed and Kay colison, both of Advance, MO, Linda Thempleton of St. Peters, MO, Evie Henderson of Olive Branch, IL, Judy Akridge of Campbell, MO, and Judy Huskey of columbia, MO; five brothers, Ricky cobb of Delta, MO, David Oakes of Qulin, MO, L. G. Oakes of Bald Knob, AR, Glen Oakes of Osceola and Skip Thomson of Christianburg, VA; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, a sister and two brothers. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today (Nov 27, 2007) at Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev David Sweet officiating. Burial will be at Dogwood Cemetery Mausoleum in Blytheville, AR. **********************
Perry had worked as a housekeeper at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, retiring in 1989. She attended the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Evelyn Tedrow of Cape Girardeau, and two grandchildren. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 24, 2007 at the Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, May 25, 2007 at the funeral home, with the Rev. Brett Randall officiating. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. **********************
MARCUS T. PINSANOR, 14,
of Perryville, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2006 at St.
Jude's Childen's Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was born
Oct. 19, 1992 in Blytheville, Ark., son of Kiat and
Michelle Wagner Pinsanor.
Pinsanor attended Perryville Middle School and was a member of the Challenge Class.Survivors include his mother, Michelle Pinsanor of Perryville, his father, Kiat Pinsanor of Thailand; one brother, Clay Pinsanor of Perryville; maternal grandmother, Janet Wagner of Perryville; maternal grandfather, William Wagner and wife, Linda, of Portageville, Mo.; paternal grandfather, Edward Schumer and wife, Linda, of Perryville and paternal great-grandfather, John Cleary of St. Mary, Mo. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother and paternal great-grandmother. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 to 8 a.m. Thursday at the Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville, and from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Perryville. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Dennis Cebulak officiating. Burial will be at the Home Cemetery. *********************
Mr. Carl A. POFF, 77, of Blytheville, died Dec. 13, 1990
at Baptist Memorial, Blytheville.
He had been a resident of Blytheville for the past 60 years. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Albie POFF of Blytheville; five daughters, Mrs. Carlene BAKER, Mrs. Bonnie COGGIN both of Blytheville, Mrs. Mavis TROMBLEY of Sanford, Fla., Mrs. Patricia FANN of O'Fallon, Mo., Mrs. Donna HAYLES of Leeds, Ala.; three brothers, Loyd POFF, Kenneth POFF both of Blytheville, Joe POFF of Hoxie, Ark.; four sisters, Mrs. Arlene WHITE, Mrs. Barbara HANNON, Mrs. Lois REED, Mrs. Wilma SHARP all of Blytheville; 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Saturday Dec. 15 at 1:30 p.m. in Cobb Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Fred FOGEL and Rev. I.D. RIDDICK officiating with burial at Dogwood Cemetery by Cobb. Family will receive visitors Friday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Family requests memorials be made to the Fairview Baptist Church **********************
Patton, MO.--PAUL CRAWFORD SHIRLEY,
91 of Blytheville, Ark., formerly of Patton, died Sunday, Oct. 14,
2007, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark.
He was born March 4, 1916 at Patton, son of Joseph J. and Cora E.
Linton Shirley. He and Pauline Kaiser were married Aug. 4, 1943.Shirley served 30 years in the military. He first joined Missouri National Guard and then transferred to the Army Air Corps when it was formed. The last 13 years of his career he was a navigator/bombardier with the Strategic Air Command. He retired in 1963 as a lieutenant colonel. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Peter Shirley of Mountain View, AR, Patrick Shirley of Castro Valley, CA, Capt. Paul Shirley, Jr. of Dayton, OH; two daughters, Pam Capps of Jefferson, TX, Phyllis Angell of Shawnee, KS; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers, four sisters and a granddaughter. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to service time Thursday at Liley Funeral Home in Patton. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Fred Ritter officiating. Burial will be in Patton Cemetery. **********************
Palatine, IL--Funeral services for ESSIE LEONA STUDDARDS (nee Baker), 73, of Palatine, will be held on Saturday, Dec. 30 at the Cobb Funeral Home, Blytheville, Ark. She was born Jan. 26, 1922, in Cullman, Ala. Interment will be in Dogwood Cemetery, Blytheville, Ark. She died Thursday, Dec. 28 at Northwest Community Hospital. She was the wife of the late William Studdards; beloved mother of Joan (Rick) Lowery; sister of Mildred Baker of Palatine, Odell Baker of Lexington, Tenn., James Baker of Cobden, Il., Thomas Baker Jr., of Makanda, Il., Mrs. Betty Phillips of Plainfield, Wis., and Mrs. Jessie Adams of Vasant, Va., and grandmother of Joey. Visitation will be on Friday, Dec. 29 at the Cobb Funeral Home, Blytheville, Ark. Arrangements were made by Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, Palatine. --Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) - December 29, 1995 ***********************
OSCEOLA, AR - MAUDE LILLIAN VAUGHN, 86, homemaker, died of heart failure Saturday (March 9, 1996) at Osceola Nursing Home. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Roller-Swift Funeral Home with burial in Bassett Cemetery. She was born in Scott County, Mo., and was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church. Ms. Vaughn leaves five daughters, LaVerne Davison of Osceola, Peggy Webb of Memphis, Deverlan Moreland of Camano Island, Wash., Carol McIntosh of Weiner and Linda Dawson of Blytheville; five sons, Clarence Medlin of Wilson, Winston Vaughn of Haven, Kan., and Orval Vaughn Jr., Jouy Vaughn and Touy Vaughn, all of Rochester, Ind., 35 grandchildren and 52 great-grandchildren. --Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - March 11, 1996 *********************
He was employed with Fabick Equipment Co. for over 44 years. He served the Missouri National Guard for more than 13 years. He was a sergeant first class with the 140th, 35th Infantry Division. He earned expert medal awards for carbine, rifle, rocket launcher, machine gun and driver. He lived most of his life in Sikeston. He was a member of the Blodgett Church of Christ and was a longtime, proud member of the National Rifle Association. Survivors include his wife; two sons and daughters-in-law, Tim and Becky Wade and Aaron and Kelly Wade, all of Blodgett; a daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Ken Harbin of Paducah, KY; four sisters, Christine Rice and Molly Evans, both of Blodgett, Peggi Byrd of Sikeston and Judy Leeming of Mountain View, MO; and four grandchildren, Taylor and Jordan Harbin, both of Paducah, and Blake and Katherine Anne Wade, both of Blodgett. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Kelles Wade and Charlie Wade; and a sister, Mary Lucille Wade. Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Blanchard Funeral Chapel in Sikeston. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, (Aug 7, 2007) at the Shady Acres Church of Christ in Sikeston. Rusty Rice, his nephew and minister of Blodgett Church of Christ; Lowell Blasingame, minister of the Church of Christ in Grenada, MS; and Cloyce Sutton of Blytheville, AR, will officiate. Pallbearers will be Ted Wade, Tom Wade, Mark Wade, Neal Harlow, Jason Byrd, Shawn Byrd, Scott Singletary, David Bachelor and Bill Knoderer. Burial will be in the Blodgett Cemetery with full military honors conducted by the Missouri Military Honors Program. *********************
Sikeston, MO.--JOHNNY LOUIS WATKINS, SR., 67, of Sikeston died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2007 at his home. He was born April 11, 1940, in Burdette, AR, son of Oscar William and Lillie Irean Bowers Watkins. He and Montene Lockhart were married June 16, 1961 at Bell City, MO. Watkins was a self-employed farmer and a member of Morley (MO) Church of God. Survivors include his wife; a son, Johnny Watkins of Oran, MO; two daughters, Debra Buell of Oran, Amanda Watkins of Sikeston; two brothers, Donald and Oscar Watkins of Oran; a sister, Pamela Wefenstette of Oran; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 1, 2007 at the Chapel, with the Rev. Larry Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens, Sikeston. ******************** Sikeston, MO--ETTILEE WESTFALL, 85, died Friday, Jan 11, 2008 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born March 11, 1922 in Leachville, Ark., daughter of the late Harvey and Dora Holder. She married Flavel Westfall Feb. 20, 1940 at Benton, MO. He survives of the home. Westfall attended Bethel Baptist Church. Other survivors include a son, Charles Westfall of Sikeston; a daughter, Carolyn Sue Cannon of Fruitland, MO; two brothers, Eugene Holder of St. Louis and Marvin Holder of Bloomfield, MO; a sister, Jewell McClung of Paragould, Ark; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandchild. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ponder Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday (Jan. 14, 2008) at the funeral home with the Rev. Jerry Adams officiating. Burial will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson, MO. ******************** Return to Mississippi County Index Return to Arkansas Genealogy Trails ©2006-2008 Arkansas Genealogy Trails |