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John Blankenship
John Blankenship of Advance and formerly of Zalma, son of the late James L. and Mary K. Phillips Blankenship, was born May 4, 1921 at Braggadocia, Mo. and died at his home on Friday, March 29, 2002 after an extended illness, at the age of 80. John was a retired farmer and an United States Army World War II Veteran. He was united in marriage to Edith Nash on Jan. 7, 1950 at Advance, she survives. Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, Tim Blankenship of Zalma; by two daughters, LaDonna Dalton of Whitewater and Pat Baker of Advance; by two brothers, Elmer Blankenship of Poplar Bluff and Jack Blankenship of Advance; by one sister, Oda Mae Waller of Piedmont; by six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. Visitation will be held, today, March 31 from 5 - 8 p.m. at the Morgan Funeral Home in Advance. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Monday, April 1 in the Morgan Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lee Roy Hefner officiating. Interment will follow at the Rock Point Cemetery near Advance with Morgan Funeral Home in Advance in charge of arrangements.
Pansy Walker
Pansy Walker, daughter of Otho Brown of Dexter and the late Alma Walker Brown, was born on Sept. 24, 1947, at Parma and died in the home of her brother at Dexter on Jan. 1, 2003, at the age of 55. Mrs. Walker was a line supervisor for Rowe Furniture in Poplar Bluff and a resident of Dexter. She was united in marriage to James E. Walker on June 4, 1966, at Essex. Mr. Walker preceded her in death on Oct. 31, 2000. Survivors include her father, Otho Brown of Dexter; three brothers, Dallas Brown, Henry Brown and Raymond Brown, all of Dexter; one sister, Twila Christman of Dexter. Besides her husband and mother, she was preceded in death by one sister, Evelyn Asher. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Charles Richardson officiating. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery.
Richard U. Riddle
Richard U. Riddle, 81, of Glen Allen was born July 17, 1920, in Poplar Bluff, to the late William Dallas and Bonnie Wright Riddle. He died Thursday, April 25, 2002, at Elder Care in Marble Hill. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army Air Force for four years. He was a retired butcher and meat department manager at Fords Meat Shop in Cape Girardeau and also was co-owner of the first Town & County grocery store in Advance for many years. On Jan. 26, 1940, he married Mary Emma Hawes at Cape Girardeau and she preceded him in death on May 6, 1982. Survivors include two daughters, Cheryl Smith of Marble Hill and Rita Cato of Glen Allen; one brother, Charles E. Riddle of Rockford, Ill.; two sisters, Betty Moore of Malden and Doris Fluesmeier of St. Charles; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by five brothers, three sisters, a son and a grandson. Visitation was held from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at the Morgan Funeral Home in Advance. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today, Sunday, April 28, in the Morgan Funeral Chapel at Advance with the Rev. Fred Ritter and Sister Dianna Cook officiating. Burial will be in the Morgan Memorial Park.
Willis Burkhart
Willis M. Burkhart, the son of the late Milton and Mazy Goodwin Burkhart, was born in Edina, Mo., on May 29, 1934, and died at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday, April 27, 2002, at the age of 67. Mr. Burkhart had lived most of his life in Ute, Iowa, and moved to Dexter in June of 2001. A retired truck driver, he had served in the U.S. Marines and was a member of the American Legion. On June 5, 2001, he married Ruby Sample in Sioux City, S.D. Surviving are his wife, Ruby Burkhart of Dexter; one stepson, Tom Sample of Poplar Bluff; one stepdaughter, Shirley Newman of Dexter; three step-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; one brother, Cletus J. Burkhart of Springfield; and one sister, Eva Fountain of Eldon. Other relatives and many friends also survive. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. today, Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home, Dexter. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2002, in the Watkins & Sons Chapel, Dexter, with the Rev. Kenneth Biggs of Dexter officiating. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery. The Veteran's Honor Guard of Poplar Bluff will conduct Military Rites. Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter is in charge of arrangements.
Kristy L Becker
Kristy Lynn Becker, the daughter of Donald Ray and Geneva Wallace Hastings, was born in Sikeston, Mo., on June 26, 1970, and died as the result of an automobile accident east of Charleston on Saturday, April 27, 2002, at the age of 31. Mrs. Becker had lived in Matthews and Sikeston most of her life and had lived in Dexter the past three years. She was a Social Studies teacher at the T.S. Hill Middle School in Dexter. She also had taught at the Kenny Rodgers Cerebral Palsy Center in Sikeston and at the middle school at New Madrid. She attended the First Baptist Church in Dexter and was a member of the Little Vine Baptist Church near Matthews. She also was a member of the Missouri State Teacher Association. On Feb. 19, 2000, she married Brian Becker of Dexter at Runaway Bay, Jamaica. Surviving are her husband, Brian Becker of Dexter; two sons, Christian Andrew Stallings and Lucas Kyle Andrew Becker, both of the home in Dexter; her parents, Donald Ray and Geneva Wallace Hastings of Sikeston; two brothers, Don Hastings II, of Matthews and Wallace Hastings of Kewanee; and her maternal grandmother, Violet Wallace of East Prairie. Other relatives and many friends also survive. Visitation was held Monday April 29, 2002 from 5-8 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today, Tuesday, April 30, in the Watkins & Sons Chapel, Dexter, with the Rev. Martin Lucas of East Prairie and the Rev. Wayne Dismuke of Dexter officiating. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery, Sikeston, with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Children of Kristy Becker Trust Fund, c/o First National Bank, P.O. Box 799, Dexter, MO 63841.
Lena Morgan
Lena J. Morgan, 88, of Morely died on Friday, April 26, 2002 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born on Sept. 2, 1913, in Pocahontas, Ark., to the late Dowd and Mollie Hill Johnson. Mrs. Morgan was a housewife and had owned and operated a cafe at Oran. She had been a cook for Scott County Central R-5 schools and attended the Morley Church of Christ. For 31 years, she was an active member and was a past president of the Morley V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary Post #5368. On May 1, 1937, she married Albert N. Morgan in Pocahontas, Ark., and he preceded her in death on May 10, 1998. Survivors include two sons, Fred Morgan of Oran and Norman Morgan of Poplar Bluff; three sisters, Tempa Throgmorton and Mary Hurn, both of Pocahontas, Ark., and Ilene Winebaugh of Rockford, Ill.; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation was held from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, April 28, 2002, in the Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 29, 2002, in the Nunnelee Chapel. Burial followed in the New Morley Cemetery at Morley.
Michael T. Trammell
Michael Thomas Trammell, son of Lauretta Wyatt Edwards of Dexter, was born on July 21, 1972 at Poplar Bluff, Mo., and died in the Piggott (Ark.) Community Hospital on April 25, 2002, at the age of 29. He was a stores attendant for Federal-Mogul in Malden and was a resident of Campbell. He was united in marriage to Lynn Ann Peridore on July 15, 2000 at Broseley and she survives of the home in Campbell. Besides his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Delaney Makel Trammel of the home in Campbell; one son, Ethan Thomas Trammell of Bernie; his mother and step-father, Lauretta and Mike Edwards of Dexter; one sister, Mystie Tankersley of Dexter; two step-sisters, Kristie Peters of Dudley and Katrina Edwards of Dexter; one step-brother, Robbie Edwards of Dexter; and his step-grandparents, Robert and Dorothy Edwards of Essex. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Henry and Stella Wyatt. Visitation was held at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 5 until 8 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2002. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, Sunday, April 28, 2002, in the Rainey-Mathis Chapel with Rev. Michael Book officiating. Interment will follow in the West Pleasant Valley Cemetery near Bloomfield.
Russell Jackson
Russell Keith Jackson, son of the late John F. Jackson and Grace Davis Jackson, was born on Aug. 17, 1934 at Kennett and died in the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau on Feb. 28, 2002 at the age of 67. Mr. Jackson was of the Pentecostal faith, a former employee of Purolator Filter Company in Dexter, a veteran of the United States Army and a resident of Dexter. He was united in marriage to Vaudine Goodrich on June 19, 1956 at Hernando, Miss. Mrs. Jackson survives of the home in Dexter. Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Mary Jo Backfisch of Ozark, Mo. and Jeris Knight of Dexter; by one brother, Bill Jackson of Dexter; by five grandchildren; and by five great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 5 - 8 p.m., Friday, March 1. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 2 in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Pastor Avis Murray officiating. Interment will follow in the Armstead Dowdy Cemetery with Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home of Dexter in charge of arrangements.
