May 10, 2020
Thomas A. Mayo was born in Wichita Falls, TX on November 9, 1956. He was the son of Roy Mayo, Sr. and Bertha (nee Moss) Mayo. He died on May 10, 2020 at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City, MO at the age of 63. He is survived by his companionMay 5, 2020
John Franklin Maness was born in De Soto on November 10, 1948 a son to Edwin W. and Fannie B. (nee Taylor) Maness. He died at his rural De Soto home on May 5, 2020 at the age of 71. He is survived by his companion of 38 years Sandra Paul; a stepdaugMay 4, 2020
Donna Fay Short was born on December 10, 1945 in Essex, MO. She was the daughter of Ranzie & Alma (nee Hunt) Maynard. She died on May 4, 2020 at her home in Valles Mines, MO at the age of 74. She is survived by her mother, Alma Maynard of VallesMay 5, 2020
Virginia M. Ballard was born September 3, 1930 in St. Louis, MO. She was the daughter of Paul and Verna (nee Gildahaus) Orsulak. She is survived by her daughter, Gwen (the late Charles) Christopher, Des Peres, MO; grandchildren, Carmen Christopher, KMay 1, 2020
George Stephen "Beeper" Dickinson was born May 26, 1952 in De Soto, MO. He was the son of Paul and Vivian (nee Lucas) Dickinson. He died on May 1, 2020 at his residence in De Soto, MO at the age of 67 years. He is survived by his wife, Sharon (nee LaMay 1, 2020
Elizabeth Carol Jones was born July 15, 1948 in Caruthersville, MO. She was the daughter of Rufus and Opal (nee Bostic) Johnson. She died on May 1, 2020 in Blackwell, MO at the age of 71 years. She is survived by one son, John (Shelly) Jones, III, BlApril 30, 2020
Charles "Charlie" Watkins was born in Ripley, TN on February 4, 1930 a son to Ben and Fannie Watkins. He died at his rural De Soto home on April 30, 2020 at the age of 90. He is survived by his children: Rose Alexander, Festus, Kathy Amell, De Soto,April 30, 2020
Randall C. Gaston, Sr. was born April 14, 1953 in Salem, MO. He was the son of Charles E. and Opal (nee Luster) Gaston. He died on April 30, 2020 at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis County, MO. He is survived by his wife, Cathy Lynn (nee McClellan)April 28, 2020
Carl F. "Apple" Spruell was born October 5, 1941 in De Soto, MO. He was the son of Floyd and Goldie Marie (McDowell) Spruell. He died on April 28, 2020 at Community Manor in Farmington, MO at the age of 78 years. He is survived by his children, TimotApril 22, 2020
Frank Edward Rogers, Sr. was born in Ware, MO on December 20, 1937 a son to Lola (nee Brown) and Arthur D. Rogers, Sr. He died at Mercy Hospital-Jefferson on April 22, 2020 at the age of 82. He is survived by four children: Sharon "Sherry" (Tim) DiApril 21, 2020
Eva Mae Billington was born January 3, 1936 in Joplin, MO. She was the daughter of Zeno Virgil Douglas and Gussie I. (nee Carson) Arnold. She passed on April 21, 2020 at Parkland Health Center, Farmington, MO at the age of 84 years. She is survived bApril 13, 2020
Joseph Ronald Sauer was born in Festus on March 19, 1966 a son to Bernard and Marian (nee Grieshaber) Sauer. He died a Scenic Nursing and Rehabilitation on April 13, 2020 at the age of 54. He is survived by his daughter Katie (Ryan) Cornell, De SApril 15, 2020
George Wayne Russell was born in Ware on July 28, 1949 a son to George Washington and Inez June (nee Brakefield) Russell. He died at his De Soto home on April 15, 2020 at the age of 70. He is survived by his wife Dorothy L. (nee Pruitt) Russell.April 7, 2020
Molly Virginia Horton was born in Gormania, W.V. on June 28, 1945. She died at the Villa's in De Soto at the age of 74. She is survived by her mother Carlin Zinn, Seneca, S.C.; one daughter: Christina Goodman, Leadwood; two sons: Kenneth (Traci)April 9, 2020
Elberta J. Golden was born in Evansville, IN on March 22, 1937 a daughter to Elbert and Helen (nee McFarland) Simmons. She died at Mercy Hospital-South on April 9, 2020 at the age of 83. She is survived by her children: Tim Herron, Hillsboro, Tom