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Thelma Wilburn
Thelma West Wilburn, 92, of Senath, Mo. died Thursday, May 8, 2003, at Senath Nursing Center.
Born May 29, 1910 in Rector, Ark., she was the daughter of the late John Riley and Rosie Ezora Cagle West.
She is survived by three sisters, Erma Brooks and Maxine Mischler, both of Michigan and Ruth Sikes, of Ohio; three grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and 12 step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Charlene Riggs, two brothers and one sister.
Funeral services were held on Sunday, May 11, at the McDaniel Funeral Home in Senath with the Rev. Troy Alley officiating.
Burial was in Memorial Gardens cemetery in Kennett.
James Eakens
James William "Tater" Eakens, 69, of Malden, Mo., died Monday, May 12, 2003, at Three Rivers Healthcare North Campus in Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Born March 20, 1934, in Tallapoosa, Mo., son of the late Lathie and Nona Kent Eakens, he was a member of Local No.7686 Steelworkers Union and the First Southern Baptist Church in Risco, Mo. He was employed at Noranda Aluminum in Marston and Campbell-Kirksey Cotton Gin.
On May 16, 1953, in Tallapoosa, Mo., he married
Josilea Mollineaux, who preceded him in death on Dec. 2, 1977 and on Nov. 10. 1978, in Marston, Mo., he married
Audrey Clayton Davis, who survives of the home.
Survivors also include five daughters, Laura Eakens, of Chicago, Ill., Deborah Cummins and husband, Steven, of Marston, Sherri Ragan and husband, Lee and Jamie Aaron and husband, Keith, all of Malden and Sarah Hayes and husband, Paul, of Newport, Ark.; one son, Jeffrey Eakens Davis, of Bloomfield, Mo.; two sisters, Billie Jean Shaw, of Auburn Heights, Mich. and Mary Owens, of Malden; 12 grandchildren, Steven Matthew, James Anthony, Benjamin Joseph and Katherine Ellen Cummins, Rachel Nicole Barbre, Timothy Ryan Ragan, Hannah Elizabeth, Rebecca Lynn and Dalton Andrew Hayes, Olivia Renee Fowler Aaron, Amanda Lee Ann Aaron and Christopher Kyle Davis and five great-grandchildren, Sidney Elaine, Cody Matthew, Susan Josilea and Dakota Leighann Cummins and Megan Rachaye Barbre.
He was preceded in death by two sons, Gregory Randall and Roger Stanley Eakens; one sister, Julia May Eakens and one gandson, Johnathan Cummins.
Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. today, Wednesday, May 14, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 15, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dale Shoup officiating.
Burial will follow at the Memorial Park cemetery in Malden.
Genevia Luther
Genevia Lemonds Luther, 90, of Kennett, died Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at National Healthcare in Kennett.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at the McDaniel Funeral Home in Kennett.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at the McDaniel Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Lonnie Mittag officiating.
Burial will follow at the Sumach cemetery in Holcomb, Mo.
Mary Willcut
Mary K. Willcut, 68, of Malden, Mo., died Monday, May 12, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Born Nov. 14, 1934, in Bernie, Mo., daughter of the late Bessie Durham, she was employed at Brown Shoe and was of the Baptist faith.
She married
J.T. Moylan, who preceded her in death on May 8, 1986. On April 6, 1987, in Malden, she married
Ronald Paul Willcut, who survives of the home.
Survivors also include two step-daughters, Rhonda Allen, of Malden and Angela Cluck, of Bernie, Mo.; one step-son, Brian Willcut, of Salt Lake City, Utah; two brothers, Jerry Durham, of Geneva, Ill. and James Williamson, of Pine Bluff, Ark.; one sister, Bessie Suttles, of Malden and seven grandchildren.
Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. today, Wednesday, May 14, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jack Allen officiating.
Burial will follow at the Memorial Park cemetery in Malden.
Robert Akers
Robert Dale "Bob" Akers, 59, of Lexington, Tenn., formerly of Kennett, died Sunday, May 11, 2003, at his residence.
Born Aug. 28, 1943, son of P.H. and Nelldean Smith Akers, of St. Francis, Ark., he was engineering manager for Mark IV Automotive and a member of the Broad St. Church of Christ in Lexington. He was a former member and deacon of Slicer Stret Church of Christ in Kennett.
He married
Nancy Elaine Terry, who survives of the home.
Survivors include his parents, P.H. and Nelldean Akers, of St. Francis; his wife, Nancy Akers, of Lexington; one son, Scot Everett Akers and wife, Shelly, of Jonesboro, Ark.; two daughters, Stephanie Elaine Lee and husband, Bill, of Memphis, Tenn. and Amy Elizabeth Andrews and husband, Dave, of Barrie Ontario, Canada; three brothers, Johnny Akers and wife, Karen, of San Bernardino, Calif; David Akers and wife, Becky, of Phoenix, Ariz. and Michael Akers and wife, Jacy, of Piggott, Ark.; two sisters, Marilyn Low and husband, Myron, of Piggott and Brenda Dicus and husband, James, of Kennett; mother-in-law, Ora B. Terry, of Kennett; brother-in-law, Tommy Terry, of Kennett; three grandchildren, Brooke Elizabeth and Caitlin Elaine Akers and Savannah Elizabeth Lee; niece raised in home, Michele Lynn Jones and husband, Sid, of Kennett and friend like a brother, Bill Biggs, of Kennett.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. today, Thursday, May 15, at the McDaniel Funeral Home Chapel in Kennett with Mr. Johnny Hester and Mr. P.J. Hardy officiating.
Burial was in the Memorial Gardens cemetery at Kennett.
Pallbearers were Joey Clark, Rick Gore, David Smith, Joe Slicer, Floyd Coffer and Lanny and Danny Broglin.
Honorary pallbearers were Bill Jaques, Henry Broglin, Larry McDowell, Larry Metheny, Dennis and Gerald Robertson, Henry Deeter, Joe Brooks, Jerry Hall, Sol Astrachan, Kenneth Reed, Tyler McClain, Dennis Rice, George Brulin, John Bobbitt, Trotter Terry, Stuart Dickerson, Willett Coffman, Keith Lawson, Joel Hatchett, Tooling Department of Mark IV Automotive-Lexington Facility, Maintenance Department of Mark IV Automotive-Lexington Facility, Engineering Department of Mark IV Automotive- Lexington Facility and Joe Caldwell of Mark IV Automotive- Ocala, Florida Facility.
Genevia Luther
Genevia Lemonds Luther, 90, of Kennett, died Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at National Health Care in Kennett.
Born Aug. 29, 1912, in Dunklin County, she was the daughter of the late William "Bunk" and Alice Byrd Huffstutler.
On Aug. 21, 1931, she married
Cecil Lemonds, who preceded her in death on Oct. 16, 1978. In 1992, she married
George Luther, who preceded her in death on Jan. 5, 2003. She was also preceded in death by one son, David Lemonds; one grandson, John David Lemonds and one brother, Eugene Huffstutler.
Survivors include two sons, Dale Lemonds and wife, Mavis and Jack Lemonds and wife, Sue, all of Kennett; one daughter, Barbara Williams and husband, Carl, of Kennett; a daughter-in-law, Becky Lemonds, of Kennett; two brothers, Adolph Huffstutler, of Kennett and Bill Huffstutler, of Matthews, Mo.; nine grandchildren, Trent, Tracy, Lance, Jill and Sarah Lemonds, Julie Cupples, Tammy Matus, Kenna Skelton and Maria Simmons; 15 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. today, Thursday, May 15, at the McDaniel Funeral Home Chapel in Kennett with the Rev. Lonnie Mittag officiating.
Burial was in the Sumach Cemtery at Holcomb, Mo.
Pallbearers were Lance and Trent Lemonds, Britt Ready, David Cupples, Chris Skelton, Gary Simmons and Mike Matus.
Robert Simpson
Robert Earl "Bob" Simpson, 67, of Caruthersville, Mo., died Monday, May 12, 2003, at his residence.
Born March 3, 1936, in Tupelo, Miss., son of the late Sam Washington Simpson, Jr. and Lena Georgia Wilson Simpson, he was engaged in farming and a member of the Jesus Name Tabernacle of Caruthersville.
On March 30, 1980, in Covington, Tenn., he married
Maudie Mae Singleton, who survives of the home.
Survivors also include seven children, Rhonda Cummings, Lena Simpson, Charlotte Hernandez, Rebecca Aydelott and David McCaig, all of Caruthersville, Joyce Nelson, of Halls, Tenn. and Maudie Herron, of Camden, Tenn.; 13 step-children; one brother, Junior Simpson, of Bruce, Miss.; one sister, Eunice Wood, of Crenshaw, Miss.; 19 grandchildren; 37 step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and 44 step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, at the Jesus Name Tabernacle in Caruthersville with the Rev. Anthony Stepp officiating.
Burial was in the Mt. Zion cemetery.
Pallbearers were Clint Singleton, James Barnett, Chris Henson, Chris Rudd, Salvador Hernandez and Victor Marillo.
H.S. Smith Funeral Home of Caruthersville was in charge of arrangements.
Albert Clark
Albert "Larry" Clark, 49, of Springfield, Mo., and formerly of Malden, Mo. and Dexter, Mo. died Thursday, May 15, 2003, at his home.
Born July 22, 1953 in Malden, a son of Albert Harvey "Curley" Clark, of Dexter, and the late Fern Harline Clark, he was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, a truck driver and motorcyle shop operator.
Survivors include two sons, Christian Wade Clark of Anchorage, Alaska and William Craig Clark of Advance, Mo.; one sister, Judy Aubuchon of Hazelwood, Mo. and a special friend, Tiajuana Hester of Springfield.
Visitation will be at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter from 10 a.m until the time of services at 1 p.m. Monday, May 19, with the Rev. Rick Patterson officiating.
Burial will be in the Dexter cemetery in Dexter.
Elizabeth Parker
Anna Elizabeth Parker, 88, Poinciana, Fla., died Tuesday, May 13, 2003. Born April 1915, at Piggott, Ark., a daughter of the late Clarence and Blanche Reeves Smith, she graduated Kennett High School in 1933, and received a degree in education from Southeast Missouri State University in 1937. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Kissimmee, Fla.
On Nov. 14, 1937, she married
Garland Glenwood Parker.
Survivors include a daughter Anne Garland Parker Colter and husband, Edward, of Houston, Texas; a sister, Dr. Hope Smith Daugherty of Poinciana, Fla.; two nieces, Elizabeth "Beth" Anne Daugherty and Lynn Hope Daugherty Shrewsbury, both of St. Louis and a nephew, Dr. Brett Parker of Stony Brook, New York.
Visitation is 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. today, Sunday, May 18, at Grissom Funeral Home, 803 Emmett St., Kissimmee, and a celebration of the life of Elizabeth Parker will be 11 a.m. Monday, May 19, at the Chapel.
Donations may be made to First United Methodist Church, 101 W. Dakin Ave., Kissimmee, Fla. 34741 for the Garland G. and Elizabeth Smith Parker Memorial Library Fund.
Twylia Walls
Twylia Dawn Walls, 21, Lilbourn, Mo., died Thursday, May 15, 2003, near Risco, Mo.
Born April 26, 1982, at Poplar Bluff, a daughter of the Mary Jane Walls of Lilbourn and the late Billy Joe Walls, Sr., she was a member of Spoonerville Baptist Church at Malden, Mo.
Other survivors include two brothers, Billy Joe Walls, Jr. and Damon Edward Walls, both of Parma, Mo.
Visitation is today, Sunday, May 18, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. in the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Parma.
Funeral services are 11 a.m. Monday, May 19, in Watkins and Sons Chapel.
Burial will be in Park cemetery at Malden.
Willard Chailland
Willard Chailland, 80, of Senath, Mo., died Monday, May 19, 2003, at his residence.
Born Oct. 9, 1922, in Caruth, Mo., son of the late Louie and Oma Sitz Chailland, he was a U.S. Navy veteran.
On April 9, 1982, in Derby, Kan., he married
Millie Chandler, who survives of the home.
Survivors also include one son, Keith Chailland, of Kansas City, Mo.; two daughters, Deana Schmidt, of Lancaster, Kan. and Rose Goldsmith, of Lindon, Utah; one sister, Myrl Pelts, of Kennett; two grandchildren, Sean Schmidt and Christy Goldsmith and two great-grandchildren, Karen and Sean Schmidt.
He was preceded in death by one son, Lon Chailland; one brother, Lonzo Chailland and two sisters, Wilma Buck and Nadine Russell.
Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. today, Tuesday, May 20, at the Liberty cemetery with the Rev. Mike Hargraves officiating.
McDaniel Funeral Home of Senath was in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Liberty cemetery in Caruth.
