Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Kennett, Missouri

Donnie Joe White

Donnie Joe White

Aug 1, 2020

Donnie Joe White, son of the late Guy White and Levolia Palmer White, was born on Tuesday, February 23, 1960 in Kennett and departed this life on Saturday, August 1, 2020 in Kennett at the age of 60 years, 5 months and 9 days. He was a truck driver. Survivors include son, Christopher Timothy White of Poplar Bluff; 3 grandchildren;...

David L. Finley

David L. Finley

Jul 31, 2020

David L. Finley, son of the late Sammy Lee Brown and Rosie May Brown, was born on Thursday, January 26, 1967 in Hayti, Missouri and departed this life on Friday, July 31, 2020 at the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas at the age of 53 years, 6 months and 5 days. Survivors include wife, Cynthia Finley of Jonesboro,...

Sandra Kay James

Sandra Kay James

Jul 28, 2020

Sandra Kay James, daughter of the late Walter Bailey and Estel Williams Bailey, was born on Thursday, September 27, 1945 in Piggott, AR and departed this life on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 64 years, 10 months and 1 day. She was united in marriage to Dewey James. He preceded...

Joel Curtis Cooper

Joel Curtis Cooper

Jul 21, 2020

Joel Curtis Cooper, affectionately known as "Billy" --a nickname bestowed by his paternal grandmother who wanted to have a grandson named Billy, entered this world on September 7, 1934 as the 5th child of 12 children (11 sons and 1 daughter) born to the union of Roy and Louise Cooper, Sr. of Pascola, Missouri. As an infant, Billy struggled with...

Ronald Gene Powell

Ronald Gene Powell

Jul 13, 2020

Ronald Gene Powell, son of the late Jack Oscar Powell and Helen Bolton Powell, was born on Thursday, January 25, 1945 and departed this life on Monday, July 13, 2020 at his residence in Kennett at the age of 74 years, 5 months and 18 days. He had worked as a rental property manager and was a United States Army...

Glendil Ray Burress, Sr.

Glendil Ray Burress, Sr.

Jul 10, 2020

Glendil Ray Burress, Sr., son of the late Albert Nathan Burress and Myrtle Lee Burress, was born on Tuesday, March 2, 1943 in Frailey, MO and departed this life on Friday, July 10, 2020 at his residence in Hornersville at the age of 77 years, 4 months and 8 days. He had worked as a barber in Kennett and Steele....

Anthony Lewis Smith

Anthony Lewis Smith

Jul 10, 2020

Anthony "Tony" Lewis Smith, son of the late Robert Wayne Smith and Darlene Marie Fitzgerald Smith, was born on Monday, October 15, 1973 in Blytheville, AR and departed this life on Friday, July 10, 2020 at his residence in Kennett at the age of 46 years, 9 months and 25 days. He was united in marriage to Bobbie Hamlin on...

Roger Dale Luttrull

Roger Dale Luttrull

Jun 28, 2020

Roger Dale Luttrull, son of Brenda Luttrull Brown, was born on Thursday, September 11, 1997 in Kennett and departed this life on Sunday, June 28, 2020 in Campbell, MO at the age of 22 years, 9 months and 17 days. He was an auto mechanic. Survivors include, daughters, Savannah Tanner & Aurora Ford; mother, Brenda Luttrull Brown; grandmother, Carrie Lance;...

David Franklin Hurst, Jr.

David Franklin Hurst, Jr.

Jun 24, 2020

David Franklin Hurst, Jr., son of Nan Finley Houchins, was born on Wednesday, May 5, 1976 in Kennett and departed this life on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at his residence in Kennett at the age of 44 years, 1 month, and 19 days. He had worked as a construction laborer. David enjoyed hunting and fishing. Survivors include: mother, Nan Finley...

Clifton B. Southard

Clifton B. Southard

Jun 22, 2020

Clifton B. Southard, Sr., son of the late Lloyd Gillihan and Kay Blythe Foster Gillihan, was born on Wednesday, January 11, 1961 and departed this life on Monday, June 22, 2020 at the age of 59 years, 5 months and 11 days. He had worked as a truck driver. Survivors include sons; Christopher Southard and David Southard, both of Hammond,...

Henry Eugene Keown

Henry Eugene Keown

Jun 20, 2020

Henry Eugene Keown, son of the late James W. Keown and Alpha Parker Keown, was born on Friday, November 21, 1947 in Pemiscot County, MO and departed this life on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at NHC in Kennett at the age of 72 years, 6 months and 29 days. He was loved and adored by all who knew him. He...

Murel Jones

Murel Jones

Jun 11, 2020

Murel Jones, son of the late Goldie Belle Jones, was born on Sunday, June 28, 1936 in Kennett and departed this life on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at his residence in Kennett at the age of 83 years, 11 months and 13 days. On September 24, 1961 in Rector, Arkansas, he was united in marriage to Patricia Smith. She preceded...

Patrick Edward Napier

Patrick Edward Napier

Jun 3, 2020

Patrick Edward Napier, son of Mary Catherine Robinson Napier and step-son of Alen Powell, was born on Saturday, June 13, 1981 in Charleston, Missouri and departed this life on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 in Kennett at the age of 38 years, 11 months and 20 days. He was a United States Navy veteran having served during the 9/11 attack known...

Nicholas Lynn Hampton

Nicholas Lynn Hampton

May 23, 2020

Nicholas Lynn Hampton, son of Isaac and Karry Worley Hampton, was born on Tuesday, June 28, 1994 in Kennett and departed this life on Saturday, May 23, 2020 in Kennett at the age of 25 years, 10 months and 25 days. Survivors include his parents, Isaac and Karry Hampton of Kennett; brothers, Christopher and Bobby Hampton, both of Kennett; grandparents,...

Patricia Ann Tribble

Patricia Ann Tribble

May 19, 2020

Patricia Ann Tribble, daughter of the late Wayne and Alice Pankey Calhoun, was born on Wednesday, March 20, 1957 in Houston, TX and departed this life on Tuesday, May 20, 2020 at her residence in Cardwell, MO at the age of 63 years, 1 month and 11 days. She had worked as a dietician. Survivors include daughters, Candace Dawson of...

Terry Ray Mitchell

Terry Ray Mitchell

May 15, 2020

Terry Ray Mitchell, son of the late Jackie Ray and Virginia Hendricks Mitchell, was born on Sunday, May 17, 1959 in California and departed this life on Friday, May 15, 2020 at his residence in Kennett at the age of 60 years, 9 months and 28 days. Survivors include sons, Michael Mitchell of Biloxi, MS, Joseph Mitchell of Memphis, TN;...

Charles Leonard Jarrett

Charles Leonard Jarrett

May 15, 2020

Charles Leonard Jarrett, son of the late George Washington and Medie Lenore McClure Jarrett, was born on Friday, January 3, 1941 in Red River County, Texas and departed this life on Friday, May 15, 2020 at the age of 79 years, 4 months and 12 days. Survivors include a son, Martie Jarrett and his wife, Sharon of Paragould, AR; daughters,...

Carl Paul Fleeman

Carl Paul Fleeman

May 14, 2020

Carl Paul Fleeman, son of the late Richard and Louise Baker Fleeman, was born on Friday, January 19, 1951 in Bangor, Michigan and departed this life on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at his residence in Holcomb at the age of 69 years, 3 months and 25 days. Survivors include sons, Jonathan Fleeman of Fairbanks, AK, Billy Fleeman of Holcomb, Carl...

David G. Clewis

David G. Clewis

May 11, 2020

David Garrison Clewis, son of the late Richard and Doris Peters Clewis, was born on Friday, August 16, 1940 in Racine, WI and departed this life on Monday, May 11, 2020 at his residence in Rives, MO at the age of 79 years, 9 months and 25 days. On December 25, 1960 in Georgia, he was united in marriage to...

Betty Ruth Stevens

Betty Ruth Stevens

May 7, 2020

Betty (Bet) Ruth Rasberry Stevens, 74, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020, at The Lutheran Home. She was born August 4, 1945, in Kennett, Missouri, the daughter of Willie Thomas-Andrew and Violet Marie Whitlock Rasberry. On August 16, 1981, she made a lifelong commitment to Robert Warren Stevens. They were married for 38 years. She was a...