Obituaries

David Parks
David Parks, 75, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, at his home.  He was born on Oct. 17, 1945, in Bloomington, the son of Walter and Mary Ada Pope Parks.   He married Linda Frick on March 16, 1968. Mr. Parks was a devoted Christian who loved his church.  He was the epitome of a family man...
Kimmy L. Newbolds, 59, of Thebes, died at 5:03 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, at his residence. Mr. Newbolds was born on Dec. 18, 1960, in Chicago, Ind., the son of James C. “Pete” and Glenda A. Storm Newbolds. He was a factory employee with Quality Packing Company. He was preceded in death by his...
John R. Timmons
John R Timmons, 70, of Barlow, Ky., and formerly of Cairo, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, at Life Care Center in LaCenter, Ky. He was born in Cairo, the son of J. Branham and Louise Bollinger. Mr. Timmons was a native of Cairo. He was a compassionate person who spent his life caring for others as a...
Elanor Stuart Farris
Elanor Stuart Farris, 87, of Goreville, and formerly of Olive Branch, died at 4:55 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, at Angel Acres in Marion. She was born on June 29, 1933, in Alexander County, the daughter of Claude and Greta Billings Stuart.   She married Ted Farris on Oct. 29, 1950. He preceded her...
Jimmy Shipley
Jimmy Shipley, 54, of Anna, died at 11:10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, at his sister’s home. He was born on May 20, 1966, in Anna, the son of Jim Shipley and Joann Haymaker. He worked for many years at Havco in Cape Girardeau, where he was a defect sawer. He loved horses and most of all being a...
Raymond Lee Butler
Raymond Lee Butler, 81, of Anna, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, at his home with his loving family.  He was born on Aug. 26, 1939, in Anna, the son of Willie Dale and Mabel Irene Sims Butler.  He married the love of his life, Juanita Marie O’Daniell, on Sept. 19, 1959, in Anna. She preceded him in...
Charles Fears Morgan Jr.
Charles Fears Morgan Jr., 82, of Anna, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born on Aug. 28, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Charles Fears Sr. and Ava Ivason Wright Morgan.  He married Ellen White on Oct. 9, 1965. Together they shared 55 years of...
Carolyn D. Rogers-Hickam
Carolyn D. Rogers-Hickam, 83, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau.  She was born in Anna on Nov. 12, 1937, the daughter of Lester and Gladys Tripp Davis.  She married Allen Rogers on Nov. 16, 1956; he was the love of her life. She later married Jesse Hickam, who...
James F. Linson
James F. Linson, 83, of Jacksonville, and formerly of Anna, died Friday evening, Nov. 6, 2020, at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield. He was born on Nov. 18, 1936, in Wolf Lake, the son of Blanche Miller and William Linson.  He was the middle child of three, his younger brother William (Billy)...
Bruce L. Agne
Bruce L. Agne, 84, of Anna, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born on May 24, 1936, in Belleville, the son of August and Evelyn Nesbit Agne.  He married Estelle Irene Mauck on June 8, 1961. She preceded him in death on Jan. 20, 2006. Mr. Agne is survived...

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