Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Kennett, Missouri

Shanta Welton

Shanta Welton

Oct 27, 2021

Shanta Carmale Welton, son of Doris Johnson(George Johnson) and the late Sammy Curtis McClorn, was born on Friday, January 25, 1980 in Kennett and departed this life on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould at the age of 41 years, 9 months and 2 days. Shanta was a graduate of Kennett High School Class...

Drue Archer

Drue Archer

Oct 10, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Carrol Drue Archer, son of the late Ira C. Archer and Ottoleane Siler Archer, was born on Saturday, September 7, 1946 in Catron, MO and departed this life on Sunday, October 10, 2021 at the Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti at the age of 75 years, 1 month and 3 days. Carrol Drue Archer was a retired...

Michael Ray Peterson, Sr.

Michael Ray Peterson, Sr.

Oct 8, 2021

Michael Ray Peterson, Sr., son of the late Lew Fryer and Evelyn Smith Fryer, was born on Saturday, September 3, 1966 in Logan, Utah and departed this life on Friday, October 8, 2021 at the South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center in Osceola, AR at the age of 55 years, 1 month and 5 days. Survivors include long-time companion, Laura...

Benny Lee Turner

Benny Lee Turner

Oct 7, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Benny Lee Turner, son of the late Earnest and Bessie Lee Copeland Turner, was born on Thursday, November 1, 1956 in Kennett and departed this life on Thursday, October 7, 2021 at the Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti at the age of 64 years, 11 months and 6 days. He was united in marriage to Christine Shavers...

Melissa Ann Walker Wesley

Melissa Ann Walker Wesley

Sep 26, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Melissa Ann Walker Wesley, daughter of the late E. B. Yancy and Alma Walker, was born on Thursday, February 18, 1970 in Caruthersville and departed this life on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at the Arkansas Continued Care Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 51 years, 7 months and 8 days. Melissa Ann Walker Wesley was employed...

Sandy Delisle

Sandy Delisle

Sep 17, 2021

Sandra Sue "Sandy" DeLisle, daughter of the late Albert Freeland and Velma Hayes Freeland, was born on Thursday, December 14, 1944 in Portageville and departed this life on Friday, September 17, 2021 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 76 years, 9 months and 3 days. Sandra Sue "Sandy" DeLisle was an LPN with the Dunklin...

Lish Garner, Iii

Lish Garner, Iii

Sep 12, 2021

Lish Garner, III, son of the late Lish Garner, Jr. and Velma Lee Holllins, was born on Thursday, January 26, 1953 in Savage, Mississippi and departed this life on Sunday, September 12, 2021 at his residence in Kennett at the age of 68 years, 7 months and 16 days. Survivors include his long-time companion, Sheila Mitchell of Kennett; brothers, Leon...

Mary Ruth Smith Johnson

Mary Ruth Smith Johnson

Sep 9, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Mary Ruth Smith Johnson, daughter of the late Arch Davis and Fannie Thompson Davis, was born on Monday, May 17, 1926 in Selmer, TN and departed this life on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville, Arkansas at the age of 95 years, 3 months and 22 days. Mary Ruth Smith Johnson...

Kenny Jackson

Kenny Jackson

Sep 7, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Kenneth Eugene Jackson, son of the late Buford Leroy Jackson and Jessie Ruth Waller Jackson, was born on Friday, September 2, 1955 in Blytheville, AR and departed this life on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at St. Bernard Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 66 years and 5 days. He was united in marriage to Julie...

Candi Mae Miller

Candi Mae Miller

Sep 6, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Candi Mae Miller, daughter of the late Alvin Ray Jordan, Sr. and Pamela Denise Cluck Jordan, was born Wednesday, October 4, 1978 in Kennett and departed this life on Monday, September 6, 2021 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff at the age of 42 years, 11 months and 2 days. Candi Mae Miller...

Brad Alan Gibson

Brad Alan Gibson

Sep 5, 2021

Brad Alan Gibson, son of Teresa Snyder Hill, was born on Friday, August 12, 1977 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma and departed this life on Sunday, September 5, 2021 at Cardwell, Missouri at the age of 44 years and 23 days. Brad Alan Gibson was an employee of Mr. T's in Cardwell and an avid NASCAR fan. Survivors include daughter, Destiny...

David Ray Smith

David Ray Smith

Sep 4, 2021

David Ray Smith, son of the late Joseph T. Smith and Mavis Hawkins Smith, was born on Wednesday, January 9, 1952 in Kennett and departed this life on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN at the age of 69 years, 7 months and 25 days. On March 24, 1972 in Steele, MO, he...

Freda Mae Bryant

Freda Mae Bryant

Sep 4, 2021

Freda Mae Bryant, daughter of the late Raymond and Mildred Dixon, was born on Monday, March 18, 1940 in Paragould, AR and departed this life on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould at the age of 81 years, 5 months and 16 days. Freda Mae Bryant was a homemaker. Survivors include sons, Keith Swink of...

Ricky Hall

Ricky Hall

Sep 3, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Ricky Hall, son of the late Dimon Hall and Hazel Woollums Hall, was born on Wednesday, September 14, 1955 in Kennett and departed this life on Friday, September 3, 2021 at his residence in Kennett at the age of 65 years, 11 months and 21 days. Ricky was a retired farm laborer. In his spare time he...

Annette Culpepper

Annette Culpepper

Sep 2, 2021

Annette Culpepper, a resident of Kennett, was born on Sunday, July 4, 1920 and departed this life on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at her residence at the age of 101 years, 1 month and 28 days. Arrangements are pending. Powell Funeral & Cremation Services, Kennett is in charge of arrangements.

Delbert Townsend

Delbert Townsend

Sep 2, 2021

Delbert Townsend, of Campbell Missouri, passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 81 years, 1 month and 16 days. Delbert was born on Tuesday, July 16, 1940 to Sara Aleene (Stone) and Leonard Townsend in Caruthersville, Missouri, and then raised with his mother, Aleene and step-father, Robert Sells....

B. Neil Lewis

B. Neil Lewis

Aug 28, 2021

Bruce Neil Lewis, 84, of Kennett, Missouri died on Saturday, August 28, 2021. Born on Tuesday, December 22, 1936, in Sikeston, Missouri, he was the son of the late Bruce Lemuel Lewis and Mary Elizabeth Montgomery Lewis. He was raised in Sikeston and was a graduate of the University of Missouri at Rolla and the Infantry Officer School at Fort...

Ronald Joe Myers, Sr.

Ronald Joe Myers, Sr.

Aug 24, 2021

Ronald Joe Myers, Sr., son of the late Everett Myers and Laura Gertrude Myers, was born on Monday, February 25, 1946 in Kennett and departed this life on Monday, August 24, 2021 at the Gideon Health Care in Gideon at the age of 75 years, 5 months and 29 days. Ronald Joe Myers, Sr. had been employed as a farm...

Jimmy Vannasdall

Jimmy Vannasdall

Aug 24, 2021

James Henry "Jimmy" Vannasdall, son of Jesse James Vannasdall and Allen Maxine Mikel Vannasdall, was born on Thursday, April 25, 1946 in Gideon and departed this life on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at the Gideon Care Center in Gideon at the age of 75 years, 3 months and 29 days. James Henry Vannasdall had been a farmer. On May 15,...

Teresa Ann Lindsey

Teresa Ann Lindsey

Aug 24, 2021

View Funeral Webcast Teresa Ann Lindsey, daughter of the late Roy Levi Gilpin and Constance Hazel Matlock Gilpin, was born on Friday, August 30, 1963 in Kennett and departed this life on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff at the age of 57 years, 11 months and 25 days. On October 14,...