Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Kennett, Missouri

Jethro Mckinney

Jethro Mckinney

May 27, 2023

Jethro McKinney, son of the late Alexander and Retha McKinney, was born on Thursday, December 14, 1944, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and departed this life on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at his residence in Kennett at the age of 78 years, 5 months and 13 days. Survivors include his wife, Elutellia McKinney of Kennett; son, Antonia Wallace of Kennett; step-children, Terry...

Elda Davis

Elda Davis

May 26, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Elda Davis, daughter of the late Albert and Madeline Smith Nixon, was born on Monday, May 18, 1953, in Kennett and departed this life on Friday, May 26, 2023, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 70 years and 8 days. Survivors include her husband, Roger Davis of the home in Cardwell; sons,...

Anne Metheny

Anne Metheny

May 22, 2023

Anne Adele Hardin Metheny was born on Saturday, July 21, 1945, in Jonesboro, AR and departed this on Monday, May 22, 2023, at National Health Care HC in Kennett at the age of 77 years, 10 months and 1 day. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack and Bernice Hardin, and her husband, Larry. Anne was a 1963...

Terence Fankchot Pittman

Terence Fankchot Pittman

May 17, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Terence Fankchot Pittman, son of the late Fred Pittman and Sadie Thompson Pittman, was born Friday, May 28, 1965, in St. Louis and departed this life on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott at the age of 57 years, 11 months and 20 days. Terence was an employee of Delta Peanut in Kennett....

Linda Gee Gibbs

Linda Gee Gibbs

May 16, 2023

Linda Kay Gee Gibbs passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at her Kennett residence, with her loyal canine companion Cooper by her side. She was 70 years old. Linda was born on August 8, 1952, to Aubrey Gee, Jr. and Patsy Walker Gee Regan in Montgomery, Alabama. She was the eldest of seven children. She was the loving mother...

Retha Groves

Retha Groves

May 13, 2023

View Funeral Webcast Retha Groves, daughter of Offie Jane Willard and the late Jessie Laden, was born on Tuesday, April 22, 1969, in Kennett and departed this life on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at her residence in Kennett at the age of 54 years and 21 days. Survivors include three sons, Jeff Laden & his wife, Kristy of Kennett, Trask...

Donna Marie Nix

Donna Marie Nix

May 3, 2023

Donna Marie Nix, daughter of the late Clifford Davis and Dorothy Muse Davis, was born on Sunday, August 24, 1952, in Kennett and departed this life on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at her residence in Clarkton at the age of 70 years, 8 months and 10 days. Survivors include her husband, Gary Nix of Clarkton; son, Gary Nix & his...

Shamar Lavance "Amara Moore" Pittman

Shamar Lavance "Amara Moore" Pittman

May 1, 2023

Shamar Lavance "Amara Moore" Pittman was born on Tuesday, September 28, 1999, and departed this life on Monday, May 1, 2023, at his residence in Kennett at the age of 23 years, 7 months and 3 days. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. at the Powell Funeral Chapel in Kennett. Visitation will be...

Shawn Jason Utley

Shawn Jason Utley

May 1, 2023

Shawn Jason Utley, son of Thomas Utley and the late Jo Ann Estes Utley, was born on Thursday, October 17, 1985, in Poplar Bluff and departed this life on Monday, May 1, 2023, at the Elvis Presley Trauma Center in Memphis at the age of 37 years, 6 months and 15 days. Survivors include his children, Alison & Jason Utley...

Deborah Moore

Deborah Moore

Apr 29, 2023

Deborah Moore, daughter of Hazel Bleu Poff and the late Robert J. Poff, Sr., was born on Wednesday, February 15, 1956, in Chicago, IL and departed this life on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital in Dyersburg at the age of 67 years, 2 months and 14 days. Deborah was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother,...

Bonnie Jean Redaway

Bonnie Jean Redaway

Apr 22, 2023

Bonnie Jean Redaway, daughter of the late Harold Eugene Redaway and Vera Hoover Redaway, was born on Tuesday, January 11, 1955, in Bronson, Michigan and departed this life on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Heritage Nursing Center in Kennett at the age of 68 years, 3 months and 11 days. Survivors include two daughters, Carrie Hoeckelberg of Michigan, Melanie Aries...

Sharon Price Naughton

Sharon Price Naughton

Apr 12, 2023

Sharon Alleen Price Naughton, daughter of the late Paul Wallace Price and Ella Alleen Vessell Price, was born on Friday, December 26, 1941, in Kennett and departed this life on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at NHC of Kennett at the age of 81 years, 3 months and 17 days. Sharon was a 1959 graduate of Kennett High School -- the...

Charles Edward Willey

Charles Edward Willey

Apr 11, 2023

Charles Edward Willey, son of Vernon Moore and the late Sharon Mitchell, was born on Saturday, May 4, 1985, in Bartow, Florida and departed this life on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City at the age of 37 years, 11 months and 7 days. Survivors include his children, Brooklyn, Jaxon, Hunter, Abby,...

Linda Marie Collis

Linda Marie Collis

Apr 7, 2023

Linda Marie Collis, daughter of Louise Smedley Smart and the late Everett H. Smart, was born on Wednesday, July 31, 1963, in Gideon and departed this life on Friday, April 7, 2023, at Gideon Care Center in Gideon at the age of 59 years, 8 months and 7 days. Linda Marie Collis was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth...

Jean Louise Mitchell

Jean Louise Mitchell

Apr 3, 2023

Jean Louise Mitchell, daughter of the late Orbis Stephens and Ellie Mae Whitaker Stephens, was born on Monday, July 21, 1941, in Gideon, Missouri and departed this life on Monday, April 3, 2023, at her residence in Kennett at the age of 81 years, 8 months and 13 days. Survivors include sons, Richard Mitchell & Jason Mitchell, both of Kennett,...

Michael Lemons

Michael Lemons

Apr 1, 2023

Michael Lemons, a resident of Kennett, was born on Friday, June 16, 1961, in St. Louis, MO and departed this life on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at his residence in Kennett at the age of 61 years, 9 months and 16 days. Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. at the Powell Funeral Chapel...

Larry Wayne Lucy, Sr.

Larry Wayne Lucy, Sr.

Mar 31, 2023

Larry Wayne Lucy, Sr., son of the late Marvin Lucy and Linda Ludwick Lucy, was born on Thursday, April 8, 1965, in Hayti and departed this life on Friday, March 31, 2023, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 57 years, 11 months and 23 days. Larry Wayne Lucy, Sr. was a truck driver. He was...

Robert L. Mays, Sr.

Robert L. Mays, Sr.

Mar 28, 2023

Robert L. Mays, Sr., son of the late Roland Mays, Sr. and Willie B. Mays, was born on Sunday, July 30, 1939, in Grenada, Mississippi and departed this life on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis at the age of 83 years, 7 months and 29 days. Robert Lee Mays Sr. confessed a hope in Christ...

Patricia Bridges Whitlock

Patricia Bridges Whitlock

Mar 27, 2023

Patricia Bridges Whitlock, daughter of the late Cecil Hershel Bridges and Verbal Watson Bridges, was born on Thursday, March 5, 1953, in Kennett and departed this life on Monday, March 27, 2023, at her residence in Kennett at the age of 70 years and 22 days. She was united in marriage to Jerry Whitlock, who survives. Other survivors include, daughter,...

Frank Stewart

Frank Stewart

Mar 23, 2023

Frank Stewart, a resident of Kennett, was born on Friday, July 23, 1948, and departed this life on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at NHC in Kennett at the age of 74 years and 8 months. Arrangements are pending. Powell Funeral & Cremation Services, Kennett in charge of arrangements.