Obituaries

Jul 21, 2021

Robert Lee Watson of St. James, MO passed away suddenly as a result of an accident while cutting timber, on Wednesday morning July 21, 2021. He was 56 years of age.

Robert Watson was born May 11, 1965, the son of Stanley and Sharon Kay McDaniels Phoenix Watson.

Robert Watson is survived by his fiancée,...

Jul 16, 2021

Michael Mikey Jonathan Schmitt of St. James passed away Friday, July 16, 2021. He was 35 years of age.

Michael Mikey Schmitt was born January 17, 1986, in Brandon, Florida the son of Edward and Monica Terrill Schmitt.

On June 14, 2008,  he was united in marriage to Tiffany Ann Mouser at Rosati, MO. They...

Jul 13, 2021

Herbert Norman Feeler of St. James passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at Capital Regional Medical Center in Jefferson City, MO.  He was 84 years of age. Norman, the son of the late Hub and Olive Hodge Feeler, was born March 6, 1937, in Vichy, MO.  He was united in marriage to JoAnn Brune on October 11, 1958, in...

Jul 1, 2021

Robert A. Alvarado of Lexas, Kansas passed away peacefully July 1, 2021 at his daughter home in St. James, after living a full rich life of 94 ½ years. He was the sixth child of Aniceto and Natalia Alvarado born in Kansas City, Kansas on January 1, 1927.

Robert married his sweetheart Elizabeth (Betty) on March 8,...

Jun 30, 2021

Mark Lee Macey of Sullivan passed away June 30, 2021, at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO.  He was 61 years of age.

Mark, the son of Phillip Macey and the late Doris Henry was born March 15, 1960, in West Plains, MO.  He was united in marriage to Serena Midgett on November 2, 2013, in...

Jun 26, 2021

Ouita Anne Rodman of St. James entered into rest on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at Phelps Health. She was 102 years of age.

Ouita, the daughter of late Paul and Beatrice Ousley Winter, was born March 2, 1919 in St. James, MO.

In the spring of 1936, Quita entered into marriage with Wilfred Kenneth Rodman. ...

Jun 21, 2021

Bradley Gene "Brad" Sieber, 44 years of age, passed away Monday evening June 21, 2021, at his home in St. James, Mo. Brad was born December 17, 1976, in Rolla the son of Gary Sieber and Deborah Picker Sieber. Deborah passed away on August 10, 2006.

Brad is survived by his father, his partner Rebecca Gill of...

Jun 17, 2021

Darrell Wayne Johnson of St. James, MO, passed away suddenly Thursday, June 17, 2021, at the St James Living Center. He was 74 years of age. He was born August 13, 1946, in Poplar Bluff, MO, the son of John Denzil and Maxine Thompson Johnson.

Dr. Johnson is survived by his beloved mother Maxine Johnson resident of...

Jun 5, 2021

Samuel William Krawiecki, of Rolla, MO, passed away suddenly on June 5, 2021 at Phelps Health in Rolla, MO.

Sam was born on August 15, 1931 in Centerville, IL, the son of the late Samuel and Pearl Krawiecki, née Rabenart.

Sam is survived at home by his beloved wife, Arlys Krawiecki, née Girardier, four sons,...

May 28, 2021

John N. Parkins Jr. of Winfield, Kansas formerly of High Gate, Mo passed away at his home Friday morning May 28, 2021. He was 87 years of age.

He was born July 6, 1933, in Rena, West Virginia the son of the late John and Vesta Violet Reynolds Parkins.

He is preceded in death by...

May 20, 2021

Rita Jean Parrish of Rolla, Mo formerly of St. James, MO passed away Thursday, May 20, 2021, at Phelps Health in Rolla, MO. She was 62 years of age.

She was born April 3, 1959, in Rolla, MO, the daughter of the late Everett Eugene "Gene" and Shirley Mae Craig Parrish.

Rita is survived by...

May 15, 2021

Michael Joseph Brown of Byrnes Mill, MO passed away at his home Saturday morning, May 15, 2021.  He was 67 years of age.

He was born June 1, 1953, in Rolla, MO, the son of the late William and Lois Clark Brown.

On September 16, 1995, in St. James, he was united in marriage to...

May 14, 2021

Jacqueline Joyce "Jackie" Freeman of Jefferson City, MO formerly from St. James, MO passed away May 14, 2021, at the Villa Marie Nursing Home in Jefferson City, MO.

Jackie was born June 19, 1939, in Illinois the daughter of the late Arthur Donald and Opal Irene Milligan Freeman.

She was united in marriage to Robert...

May 8, 2021

Paul Jackson Hawkins III of St. James, was born March 9, 1974 in St. Louis, MO, passed away suddenly at his home in St. James on Saturday May 8, 2021. He was 47 years of age. Paul is proceeded in death by maternal grandparents Bernice and Stanley Hawkins Sr.

He is survived by his Mother Katherine Hawkins...

Apr 30, 2021

Donald E. Hughes of St. James passed away quietly at his home in St James on Friday evening April 30, 2021. He was 81 years of age.

Don Hughes was born in Hinkle, MO, on May 29, 1939, the son of the late Louis H. and Ollie Rae Laycock Hughes Jr.

On August 15, 1959,...

Apr 25, 2021

Omer Howard Jones III of St. Charles, MO, passed away quietly at his home on Sunday morning April 25, 2021. He was 67 years of age.

He was born February 22, 1954 in Washington, MO the son of the late Omer Howard II and Elma Lee Carron Jones.

He was united in marriage to Judi...

Apr 24, 2021

Betty Lu Hughes, lifelong St. James resident and one of the last members of its 'Greatest Generation,' passed away peacefully in her home on April 24, 2021 at the age of 96, with her family by her side. Betty Lu was a loving great-grandmother, grandmother, mother and wife. She was a traveler, an occasional card shark, a par golfer...

Apr 21, 2021

Donald Coy "Shine" Wethy Jr. of St. James passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in St. James, MO.  He was 36 years of age.

He was born June 5, 1984, in Rolla, M0, the son of Donald Coy Wethy, Sr. of St. James and Linda Faulkner Bullock of St. James, MO.

He is survived by...

Apr 12, 2021

Donald Eugene Chambers of Vichy, MO passed away Monday at the University Hospital in Columbia, MO. He was 73 years of age.

He was born June 10, 1947, in Belle, MO, the son of the late Thomas Andrew and Dorothy Marie Moreland Chambers.

Don was united in marriage to Brenda Matthews on January 24, 2004,...

Apr 2, 2021

Leslie James Lewis of St. James, MO passed away peacefully at his home in St. James, MO at 64 years of age. Mr. Lewis was born September 19, 1956, in St. Louis, MO, the son of the late Leslie Ervin and Marcella Rose Colter Lewis.

His passion for music led him on a cross-country journey culminating in...