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Mitchell Jerry Deese
Feb 6, 2025
Mitchell Jerry Deese of Houston, Missouri passed away Thursday, February 6, 2025 at Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri. He was 65 years of age.
Mitchell, the son of Herbert Buel and Doris Arlene (Faylor) Deese, was born August 18, 1959 in San Bernardino, California. He was united in marriage to Alice Marie Deese on June...
Leonora Babino (Sebetich) Mayes
Jan 30, 2025
Leonora Babino Mayes of St. James, Missouri passed away Thursday, January 30, 2025 at Phelps Health in Rolla, Missouri. She was 68 years of age.
Leonora, the daughter of Steve Sebetich and Magdalena DeLacerna, was born November 29, 1956 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was united in marriage to Kevin Mayes December of 2024 in St. James, Missouri....
Helen Loretta Kirkpatrick
Jan 24, 2025
Helen Loretta Kirkpatrick of St. James, Missouri passed away Friday, January 24, 2025 at Phelps Health in Rolla, Missouri. She was 78 years of age.
Helen, the daughter of the late Elmer Leonard and Ida Irene (Underwood) Kirkpatrick, was born September 6, 1946.
She is survived by her sister, Martha Hodge and husband, Danny of...
Cindy Lou Harris
Jan 21, 2025
Cindy Lou Harris of St. James, Missouri passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2025 in St. James, Missouri. She was 59 years of age.
Cindy, the daughter of Elbert "Shorty" Harris and Velma Ruth Bailey, was born September 17, 1965 in Rolla, Missouri.
Cindy is survived by her son, Gregory Harris of St. James, Missouri; her...
Phillip E. Pfeiffer
Jan 21, 2025
Phillip Edward Pfeiffer, of St. James, MO, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at the age of 76. Loving husband of the late Binnie Dierkes; beloved son of the late Edward and Germaine Pfeiffer; devoted father of Greg (Jeannie) Pfeiffer and Eric Pfeiffer; cherished grandpa of Macy, Max, and Maya Pfeiffer and Sierra and Paige Dierkes; treasured Pop...
Haden Christopher Crawford
Jan 19, 2025
Haden Christopher Crawford of St. James, Missouri passed away at his home on Sunday, January 19, 2025 . He was 28 years of age.
Haden, the son of Chris and Cindy (Brand) Crawford, was born October 19, 1996 in Rolla, Missouri.
Haden is survived by his son, Hunter Ian Crawford of St. James, Missouri; parents,...
Kayne Tupua Faletogo
Jan 17, 2025
With heavy hearts we announce the passing of our Beloved Son Kayne Tupua Faletogo of St. James, Missouri on Friday, January 17, 2025 at the University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. He was the tender age of 31 years old. Kayne was born in San Francisco, California in 1993. Kayne loved and was proud of growing up in the city ...
Diana Jean (Smith) Jenkins
Jan 1, 2025
Diana Jean Jenkins of St. James, Missouri passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2025Â at the Mercy Hospital in Washington, Missouri. She was 72 years of age.
Diana, the daughter of the late Donald Lee and Ellen Jean (Wallace) Smith, was born August 12, 1952 at the Fort Leonard Wood Hospital in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. She was...
Trumann J. Deese
Dec 26, 2024
Trumann James Deese entered into the arms of Jesus on December 26, 2024 at Salem Memorial Hospital in Salem, Missouri.
Trumann James Deese, the son of Payton Deese and Jessika Matthews, was born on December 28, 2023 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Trumann was an active and happy little boy; he loved to be airplaned around...
Cepha Vanbibber
Dec 24, 2024
Cepha Fae (Baxter) VanBibber of Saint James, MO was born on Wednesday, April 21, 1937 in Eufaula, OK to Emmanuel Franklin Baxter and Cora Thomas Baxter. She passed away at Phelps Health Hospital in Rolla, MO on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024 at the age of 87 years, 8 months and 3 days. Cepha grew up in Oklahoma and...
Jared Blake Copeland
Dec 23, 2024
Jared Blake Copeland of St James, Missouri passed away suddenly, at his home on Monday evening, December 23, 2024. He was 37 years of age.
Jared Copeland, the son of Bill and Diane Copeland, was born January 20, 1987 in Rolla, Missouri.
Jared Copeland is survived by his parents Bill and Diane Copeland of St...
Roger Dale Pruett
Dec 11, 2024
Roger Dale Pruett, 63, is singing "How Great Thou Art" at the throne of his Heavenly Father. "The greatest thing in my entire life was giving my soul to Jesus." - Roger Pruett. With his wife and daughters by his side, Roger passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 in the home he designed and built; meticulously crafted...
Monica Marie Terrill
Dec 10, 2024
Monica Marie Terrill of St. James, Missouri passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at Phelps Health in Rolla, Missouri. She was 59 years of age.
Monica, the daughter of Hubert Leon Terrill and Verna Mae Pearson, was born August 23, 1965 in St. Louis, Missouri.
She is survived by her husband, Larry Armistead; daughter, Christina...
Amber Rose (Bell) Graves
Nov 29, 2024
Amber Rose (Bell) Graves of Lexington, Missouri, formerly of St. James, passed away Friday, November 29, 2024 at her home. She was 42 years of age.
Amber, the daughter of David Bell and Tracy Prebianca, was born October 12, 1982 in Rolla, Missouri.
Amber is survived by her husband, John Graves of Lexington, Missouri; daughter,...
Nina Joyce (Woolsey) Petty
Nov 27, 2024
Nina Joyce Petty of St. James, Missouri passed away peacefully on Wednesday night, November 27, 2024 at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo. Nina was 88 years old. She was born in Holts Summit, Mo. on September 19, 1936.
Nina was the daughter of Louis Franklin Woolsey and Lois Herbert Davis Woolsey. In March 1956, she married...
Carolyn A. (Williams) Wood
Nov 24, 2024
Carolyn A. Wood of Rolla, Missouri passed away Sunday, November 24, 2024 at Phelps Health. She was 79 years of age.
Carolyn, the daughter of the late James Ernest and Artie (Rogers) Williams, was born February 3, 1945 in Memphis, Tennessee. She was united in marriage to Jesse Wilber Embrey in Memphis, Tennessee in 1962.
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George Richard Grate
Nov 15, 2024
George Richard Grate passed away at Missouri Baptist hospital in Sullivan Missouri on Friday, November 15th, 2024. He was 85 years of age.
Born on May 24, 1939, to Clarence W. Grate and Dot (Laura) Windsor Grate. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Billy Grate.
George grew up in St. James,...
Anna Catherine (Dahl) Fenwick
Nov 4, 2024
Anna Catherine Dahl Fenwick of Bland, Missouri passed away Saturday, November 2, 2024 at her home. She was 86 years of age.
Anna Catherine, the daughter of the late Charles August and Caroline Pearl "Skouby" Dahl, was born September 11, 1938 at the farm near High Gate, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Richard Fenwick in...
Shelby Jean (Sitzes) Hitch
Oct 28, 2024
Shelby Jean Hitch of St. James, Missouri passed away peacefully at her home on October 24, 2024. She was 84 years of age.
Shelby was born on January 5th, 1940, at home in East Alton, IL to Roscoe Clayton Sitzes and Louisa Ellen Belle {Payne} Sitzes.
Shelby is survived by her five children, David Williams,...
Dana Brown Haynes
Oct 27, 2024
Dana Sue (Brown) Haynes, 61, of Wentzville, MO, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in Saint Louis, MO, following complications from cancer treatments.
Dana was born November 15,1962 to William (Bill) and Barbara (Barb) Brown of Saint James, MO. On October18, 2003, she was united in marriage with Clay Haynes. That...
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