Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Kennett, Missouri

Raymond Gilbert Wade, Jr.

Raymond Gilbert Wade, Jr.

Mar 18, 2020

Raymond Gilbert Wade, Jr., son of Raymond Gilbert Wade, Sr. and the late Kathleen Thompson Wade, was born on Friday, February 20, 1976 in St. Louis, MO and departed this life on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 in Kennett at the age of 44 years and 28 days. He had worked as a construction worker. Survivors include his wife, Donna, of...

Joyce Greene

Joyce Greene

Mar 12, 2020

Joyce Greene, daughter of the late W. A. Myricks and Alice Myricks, was born on Sunday, August 18, 1940 in Bernie, MO and departed this life on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Ridgeview Nursing Center in Malden at the age of 79 years, 7 months and 24 days. She was a homemaker and had worked at Brown Shoe Company. On...

Jamie Bernard Childress

Jamie Bernard Childress

Mar 12, 2020

Jamie Bernard Childress, son of Ester Childress and Sylvester Artis, was born on Tuesday, November 4, 1986 in Kennett, MO and departed this life on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Kennett at the age of 33 years, 4 months and 8 days. He had worked at ARI as a supervisor and later transitioned to Monroe. In his spare time he...

Lois Hinchcliff Baledge

Lois Hinchcliff Baledge

Mar 11, 2020

Lois Hinchcliff Baledge, daughter of the late Earnest Wayne Hinchcliff and Vera Warren Hinchcliff, was born on Saturday, September 7, 1940 in Kennett and departed this life on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at the NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 79 years, 6 months and 4 days. She was a member of the First United Pentecostal Church...

Gregory Steven Hanks

Gregory Steven Hanks

Mar 7, 2020

Gregory Steven Hanks, son of the late Deano McMeans and Pamela Hanks, was born on Monday, March 16, 1970 in St. Louis, MO and departed this life on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the age of 49 years, 12 months and 21 days. Survivors include sons, David Sudduth of Fredericktown, MO, Donald Kimbrell of St. Louis, MO, Steven Hanks &...

Edmund Randolph "Scooter" Davis, Ii

Edmund Randolph "Scooter" Davis, Ii

Mar 6, 2020

Edmund Randolph "Scooter" Davis, II, son of Rose Marie Powell Davis and the late Edmund Randolph Davis, was born on Monday, January 4, 1971 in New Orleans, LA and departed this life on Friday, March 6, 2020 in Batesville, AR at the age of 49 years, 2 months and 2 days. He had worked as a airplane mechanic for approximately...

Daniel Boyd Purigraski, Sr.

Daniel Boyd Purigraski, Sr.

Feb 24, 2020

Daniel Boyd Purigraski, Sr., son of the late Lazar Purigraski and Rosa Hughes Purigraski, was born Saturday, June 1, 1946 in Kalamazoo, Michigan and departed this life on Monday, February 24, 2020 at his residence in Steele at the age of 73 years, 8 months and 23 days. He was united in marriage to Carol Wilkins on April 1, 1970...

Braxton Ray Pruett

Braxton Ray Pruett

Feb 24, 2020

Braxton Ray Pruett, infant son of Bobby Pruett and Ashley Williams, was born on Sunday, November 3, 2019 in Little Rock, AR and departed this life on Monday, February 24, 2020 in Little Rock, AR at the age of 3 months and 21 days. His survivors include his father, Bobby Pruett of Sandtown, AR and mother, Ashley Williams of Paragould;...

Mervil "Cowboy" Casteel

Mervil "Cowboy" Casteel

Feb 24, 2020

Mervil "Cowboy" Casteel, son of the late Leonard Mervil Casteel and Ethel Marie Pankey Casteel, was born on Saturday, October 19, 1963 in Rector, AR and departed this life on Monday, February 24, 2020 at the Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti at the age of 56 years, 4 months and 5 days. Survivors include sons, John, Josh & Logan Casteel,...

Joe Mcinyre

Joe Mcinyre

Feb 21, 2020

Joe McIntyre, 45, of Kennett, was born on Tuesday, March 26, 1974 and departed this life on Friday, February 21, 2020 at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital, Hayti. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Faith Temple Church of God in Christ, 320 S. Mallory St., Hayti. Visitation will begin there at 12:00 p.m. Saturday....

Bobby (Dad) Joe Nelson, Jr.

Bobby (Dad) Joe Nelson, Jr.

Feb 11, 2020

Bobby (Dad) Joe Nelson, Jr., son of Bobby Lockridge and the late Deneatha Ann Lovelady, was born Tuesday, May 2, 1978 in Kennett and departed this life Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at NHC of Kennett at the age of 41 years, 9 months and 9 days. He was preceded in death by his mother, Deneatha Lovelady; grandmother, Annestine Jones; aunt,...

Ray Usrey

Ray Usrey

Feb 10, 2020

Ray Usrey, son of the late Walter Dempsey Usrey & Ella Cross Usrey, was born Wednesday, April 30, 1947 in Newsurvey, MO and departed this life Monday, February 10, 2020 at Southeast Hospital, Cape Girardeau at the age of 72 years, 10 months and 10 days. He was a Pipefitter. On August 17, 1974 in Kennett, he was united in...

Sarah Jackson

Sarah Jackson

Feb 6, 2020

Sarah Jackson, daughter of Lynda Speer Abraugh & the late Jimmie Abraugh, was born Friday, January 16, 1976 in Fresno, California and departed this life Thursday, February 6, 2020 in Paragould at the age of 44 years and 20 days. Sarah had worked as a hairdresser.  Later, she became an instructor at a beauty school in Jonesboro.  Her hobbies included...

Linda Sue Casteel

Linda Sue Casteel

Feb 2, 2020

Linda Sue Casteel, daughter of the late Alton Mallett and Vivia Harris Mallett, was born on Monday, June 27, 1949 and departed this life on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at the age of 70 years, 8 months and 5 days. She was a homemaker. Her survivors include: daughters, Marietta Haywood & Lillian Stevens, both of Kennett; 5 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren;...

Tommy Gene Miller

Tommy Gene Miller

Jan 16, 2020

Tommy Gene Miller, son of Irma Rouse Miller and the late Tommie Kelsey Miller, was born Monday, January 8, 1951 in Kennett, Missouri and departed this life Thursday, January 16, 2020 at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti at the age of 69 years and 8 days. Tom loved God and  people.  He had been a radio announcer in Kennett, Caruthersville,...

Kelsey Jo Daniels

Kelsey Jo Daniels

Jan 9, 2020

Kelsey Jo Daniels, daughter of Terri Jo Bender and the late William Edward Overbey, III was born Tuesday, December 4, 1990 in Poplar Bluff and departed this life Thursday, January 9, 2020 in Kennett at the age of 29 years, 1 month and 5 days. She had worked as a certified nursing assistant. On October 19, 2018, in Paragould, AR...

Mitchel Smith

Mitchel Smith

Dec 12, 2019

Mitchel Smith, son of the late Lester Smith & Eldora Newman Smith, was born on Sunday, December 11, 1949 in Senath, MO and departed this life on Thursday, December 12, 2019, in Jonesboro, AR at the age of 70 years and 1 day. He was a farmer and served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. Survivors include a...

Flent Swain

Flent Swain

Dec 10, 2019

Flent Roy Swain, son of the late Leroy Swain, Sr. & Bertha Williams Swain, was born on Monday, May 15, 1944, in Newville, AL and departed this life on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at NEA Hospital in Jonesboro. He was a farm laborer having worked for various area farmers. He was married to Queen Ola Swain. She preceded him in...

Jaxon Barnett

Jaxon Barnett

Nov 27, 2019

Jaxon William Barnett, son of Joe Paul & Lendsi Whitehorn Barnett, was born Thursday, April 14, 2005 and departed this life Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at the age of 14 years, 7 months, and 13 days. Jaxon was an 8th grade student at Kennett Middle School where he was a member of the football team. He enjoyed riding Four-wheelers and...

Carrie Neal Lewis

Carrie Neal Lewis

Nov 19, 2019

Carrie Neal Lewis, 89, of Kennett, died Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at NHC of Kennett.  She was born Thursday, March 13, 1930 in Selmer, Tennessee to the late John Jordan & Alcie George Jordan.  On December 22, 1947, she was united in marriage to Charles Jackson “Jack” Lewis.  He preceded her in death in 2005.Carrie was a homemaker and a...