Obituaries

Mar 27, 2021

Rev. H. "Gene" Thrasher, age 96, was promoted to Heaven Saturday evening, March 27, 2021, from St. James, Missouri Veteran's Home.  Rev. Thrasher was the firstborn of nine children, on February 5, 1925, in Bethalto, Illinois, to Olney Edward and Lona Lea (Harlan) Thrasher.

He is survived by his beloved wife and life teammate, A. Elaine (Wilkins)...

Mar 19, 2021

Alan Wayne Lacy of St. James passed away on March 19, 2021, at his home in St. James, MO. He was 68 years of age.

He was born April 4, 1952, in St. James, MO, the son of the late Ernest C. and Sue Clay Lacy.

Al, as he was known by his family and...

Mar 19, 2021

Vickie Lynne DeLuca of Rolla, MO, passed away on March 19th, 2021 at her home, following a lengthy illness. She was 64 years of age.

Vickie was born January 18th, 1957 in Lodi, OH, to George and Doris (Deulley) Dowler.

She is survived by her mother: Doris Dowler of Rolla, MO, her children Kris Lenox...

Mar 17, 2021

Adam Wallace Tibbetts of St. James passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at his home in St. James, MO.  He was 34 years of age.

He was born July 10, 1986, in Independence, MO, the son of Tommy L. and Mila Wallace Tibbetts.

He is survived by his father, one son, two brothers and 2...

Mar 15, 2021

George Paul Bettison Jr., of St. James, Missouri passed away Monday, March 15th, 2021 at his home. He was 77 years of age.

He was born September 1st, 1943 in St. Louis Missouri the son of the late George Paul Bettison Sr. and Dorothy Johanna DeSavoye Bettison.

George Bettison, was united in marriage to Lizz...

Mar 10, 2021

Paul O'Dell Frey of Saint James passed away at his daughters' home on Wednesday morning March 10th, 2021 at Saint James, Missouri he was 80 years of age.

Paul was born October 13th 1940 in Saint James, Missouri the son of the late Clifford Perry Frey and Beulah Crumb Frey.

He was united in marriage...

Mar 3, 2021

Cheryl Ann Watson of St. James passed away Wednesday morning March 3, 2021, at the University Hospital in Columbia, MO following a lengthy illness of cancer. She was 61 years of age.

She was born December 13, 1959, in Rolla, MO, the daughter of the late Emmett Charles and Shirley Ann Dedrick Bunton.

Cheryl was...

Feb 25, 2021

Deborah Louise Schoolcraft, 69, of Fayetteville, AR, was called to eternal life in Jesus on Thursday, February 25, 2021 in her home surrounded by her family. She was born November 1, 1951 in Safe, MO to Merel Jackson Steen and Irma Hermine (Rieke) Steen.

She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Springdale and was active...

Feb 23, 2021

James Edmund Hampton of St. James, MO passed away at his home Tuesday, February 23, 2021.  He was 87 years of age.

James, the son of the late Harvel Charles, Sr. and Barbara Ruby Smith Hampton, was born September 27, 1933, in Annapolis, MO.  He was united in marriage to Peggy Louise Jones on March 24, 1962,...

Feb 23, 2021

Robert Kenneth Matthews of Newburg, MO passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 23, 2021.  He was 64 years of age.

He was born September 29, 1956 in St Louis, MO, the son of the late Robert and Theresa Reinwald Matthews.

Survivors include Robert's significant other:  Karen Wann of Newberg, MO; Sons: Billy Matthews...

Feb 15, 2021

Loretta Lucille Keeney of St. James passed away at her home in St. James on February 15, 2021. She was 85 years of age.

She was born July 24, 1935, at Anutt, Mo, the daughter of the late Coy and Lucille Sturgeon Kinder.

On January 6, 1966, she was united in marriage to Fred Keeney...

Feb 13, 2021

Madison Roxy James Nunnery of St. James passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021, at her home in St. James. She was 7 years of age.

Madison was born September 24, 2013, in Rolla, MO, the daughter of Michael and Traci Nunnery.

She is survived by her mother Traci Brakefield and father Michael Nunnery and his...

Jan 30, 2021

Bonnie June Mosher, 87, of Carnegie, Pennsylvania passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 30, 2021. She was 87 years of age.

She was born in Bland Missouri on  May 29th 1933, the daughter of the late Thomas Franklin and Sarah Elizabeth Pruitt Bowen.

She was united in marriage to John B Mosher on October 16th...

Jan 24, 2021

Kimberly Ann Wagoner of Saint James, Missouri, passed away January 24th, 2021, at Barnes Hospital in St Louis, Missouri, following a sudden illness. She was 40 years of age.

She was born July 11th, 1980, in Rolla Mo, to the late Richard Eugene Wagoner and Barbara Jean Smith Wagoner.

Kimberly is survived by three sons:...

Jan 19, 2021

Huey Lee Johnson of St. James passed away at his nieces home, Tuesday, January 19, 2021. He was 62 years of age.

Lee, as everyone called him, was born November 8, 1958, the son of Stanley Dean and Lola Jewell Cranfill Johnson.

He is survived by his son, Jeriod Duckworth of Truman, Arkansas; two brothers:...

Jan 15, 2021

Georgia Ann (Cash) Vance of St. James passed away Friday January 15, 2021 at Phelps Health in Rolla, MO. She was 50 years of age.

She was born September 8, 1970 in Paragould, AR, the daughter of Jerry Dean Hill and Luetta Neal.

A graduate of Senath-Hornersville High School, she went on to earn a...

Jan 9, 2021

Cathiene Rae Wagner Stamm of St. James passed away suddenly on January 9, 2021 at Phelps Health in Rolla, MO. She was 56 years of age.

She was born July 9, 1964 in Springfield, MO, the daughter of the late Eugene Allen and Geraldine Mae Parks Wagner.

Cathie(Moo) as she was know by her family...

Jan 7, 2021

Doris "Jeanne" Fryer of Arlington, Texas formerly of St. James, MO passed away January 7, 2021 at the Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington, Texas.

She was born September 4, 1943 in Rolla, M0, the daughter of the late Clarence and Melba Sellers Wisdom.

On June 4, 1961 she was united in marriage to...

Jan 4, 2021

Reta Louise Roark of St. James, MO passed away January 4, 2021 at the St. Joe Manor Care Center in Bonne Terre, MO. She was 79 years of age.

She was born October 22, 1941 in Rolla, MO, the daughter of the late Rogers "Pete" and Dorothy Louise Stough Falkenrath. She was united in marriage to Carl...

Dec 31, 2020

Dennis Morrison Gray of St. James, MO passed away at his home on December 31, 2020. He was 73 years of age.

He was born December 24, 1947 in Waynesville, MO, the son of the late Audrey James and Edythe Leona Morrison Gray.

He graduated from Belle High School in 1965 and later attended St....