Obituaries
Local Obituaries in Bonne Terre, Desloge, Farmington, Park Hills, Leadwood, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri
Ruby Lee Tuschhoff
Oct 28, 2020
Ruby Lee Tuschhoff
Ruby Lee Tuschhoff, 93, of Farmington passed away October 28, 2020 at her residence. She was born June 24, 1927 in Bonne Terre, MO.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Josephine (Smith) Edgar; and husband, Archie.
Ruby is survived by one daughter Rita Woodfin, and husband Jim, Two Grandchildren, Scott Woodfin and Melissa Turley. Five...
Wanda Lee Autry
Oct 27, 2020
Wanda Lee (Watkins) Autry, age 84, of Bonne Terre, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at Parkland Health Center in Farmington. Wanda was born January 5, 1936 to the late Harvey and Emma (Reed) Watkins. She was a remarkably successful business owner of many trades. Wanda and her sister Lucy co-owned Envelope Express in Kansas City, MO, partnered with her...
Larry Turner
Oct 26, 2020
Larry Turner, 66, of Park Hills, passed away October 26, 2020 at his residence. He was born December 24, 1953, in Bonne Terre, to Lonnie and Edith (Hammers) Turner. Larry was preceded in death by his father and survived by his mother.
Larry is also survived by his beloved companion, Mary Moore; children, Krista Crocker of Valles Mines, Kiley Belleville...
Gary Wayne Copeland
Oct 25, 2020
Gary Wayne Copeland
Gary Wayne Copeland, 55, of Farmington departed this Earth on October 25, 2020. He was born on October 19, 1965 to the late Paul W. and Doris M. (Strickland) Copeland. Gary was preceded in death by his parents, brother Michael Eugene Copeland Sr, sister Pamela Jean Copeland, grandparents William and Mildred Copeland and Sylvester and Georgia...
June Tiefenauer
Oct 24, 2020
June Tiefenauer, age 84, of Desloge went to be with the Lord on October 24, 2020. She was born on December 5, 1934, to the late Robert “Roe” and Minnie (Sago) Christopher. June was a member of Cantwell Baptist Church and was a former member of First Baptist Church of Desloge where she worked in the nursery for over 30...
Mary Isa Lott
Oct 23, 2020
Mary Isa (Green) Lott of Bonne Terre passed away on Friday, October 23, 2020 at Meadowbrook Residential Care in Pilot Knob. She was 91.
Mary was born on May 9, 1929 in Stroner, WY, a daughter of William Wells Green and Lucy (Blankenship) Green.
She is survived by a son, Keith (and Juanita) Lott of Bonne Terre; a daughter, Susan...
Larry Eden
Oct 23, 2020
Larry Eden, age 85, of Terre Du Lac, passed away October 23, 2020, at his residence. He was born on October 14, 1935, in Flat River to the late James and Josephine (Labrot) Eden. Larry served his country in the United States Army and was a Korean War Veteran. He was a member of the MAC Elks Lodge #2583...
Lizzie Schrum
Oct 23, 2020
Lizzie Schrum, age, 95, of Desloge, passed away October 23, 2020, at St. Joe Manor. She was born on September 24, 1925, in Desloge to the late William Howard and Barbara Jewel (Haney) Blunt. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Desloge and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in Leadington.
In addition to her parents, she...
Fran Mendoza-Willett
Oct 23, 2020
Fran Mendoza, 77, of Desloge, passed away, October 23, 2020, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. She was born November 27, 1942, in Bonne Terre, to the late John and Mary (Bobal) Lorinc. Fran was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bonne Terre. Her greatest joy, was spending time with her family, grandchildren and talking on...
Bill Ingley
Oct 21, 2020
Bill Ingley, age 93, passed away on October 21, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. He was born on July 17, 1927 in Kaufman, Texas to Archie and Ethel Ingley.
Bill was raised in Terrell, Texas where he had many interesting childhood jobs and was quarterback of his highschool football team.
Bill was very proud to be an Aggie. He graduated from...
James Toenjes
Oct 20, 2020
Bonne Terre – James E. Toenjes (formerly of Columbia, IL), 82, of Bonne Terre, Missouri, passed away October 20, 2020 at St. Joe Manor in Bonne Terre. He was born June 25, 1938 in Belleville, IL, to the late Arthur and Louise (Saul) Toenjes. Jim married Carol (Arras) Toenjes on September 20, 1958 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Columbia. ...
Clyde "Rick" Wyrick
Oct 19, 2020
Clyde Richard "Rick" Wyrick, 65, of Desloge, MO, formerly of Kernersville, NC passed away October 19, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, MO after a long battle with chronic lung disease. He was born April 29, 1955 in Greensboro, NC to the late Robert Lee Wyrick and Maxine Ola (Flinchum) Malabre. In addition to his parents, he was also...
Ken Skiles
Oct 19, 2020
Kenneth “Ken” Wayne Skiles, age 66, of Bonne Terre, passed away on October 19, 2020, at St. Joe Manor. He was born on December 5, 1953 in St. Louis to the late Jobe and Dolores (Carder) Skiles. Ken proudly served his country in the United States Army. In his earlier years, he enjoyed fishing.
In addition to his parents,...
Weldon Fenwick
Oct 19, 2020
Edward Weldon Fenwick passed away at the age 70 on October 19, 2020 at his residence, surrounded by the ones he loved. He was born September 2, 1950, to the late Clarence Austin and Tessie (Rawlins) Fenwick, Sr. Edward served his country in the United States Army and later was a member of the Steelworkers Union. He loved taking care...
Alice Robinson
Oct 19, 2020
Alice Marie Robinson, 81, of Farmington passed away October 19, 2020 at The Arbors at Maplebrook. She was born November 14, 1938 in Perryville, MO to the late John and Nettie (Hildebrand) Riehn. Alice was the owner and operator of Mayfield Beauty Shop for 15 years. She also enjoyed playing bingo.
In addition to her parents, she was also preceded...
Hilda Mae Harling
Oct 17, 2020
Hilda Mae Harling, age 92, of Bonne Terre passed away October 17, 2020 at Mercy Jefferson. Hilda was born June 17, 1928 to the late Robert and Anna (Hartle) Grammond in Flat River. In addition to her parents, Hilda was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond E. Harling; sons, Dennis and Robert Guffey and Billy Ray Lawson; and sisters,...
Jacqueline Root
Oct 14, 2020
Jacqueline Faye “Jackie” Root, 90, of Farmington passed away October 14, 2020 at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was born February 7, 1930 in Loma Linda, CA to the late David and Gladys (Dobbs) Smith.
In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Briscoe A. Root; granddaughter Jennifer Dixon; sister, Anna Asendort;...
Nick Foster
Oct 14, 2020
Nicholas “Nick” James Foster, age 18, of Corning, Arkansas, formerly of Bonne Terre, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at his home. Nick was born December 27, 2001 in St. Louis, MO. He played football and enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Nick was preceded in death by his grandmother, Beverly Byington and niece Audrey.
Nick is survived by his mother, Leslie...
Aubrey Matthews
Oct 11, 2020
Aubrey Matthews, age 4, of Park Hills, gained her Angel Wings, on Sunday, October 11, 2020. She was born on September 19, 2016, in Farmington to Jonathan and Samantha (Lockwood) Matthews. Aubrey had a feisty spirit and loved her sisters dearly. She was strong-willed and continued fighting through the hardest times. She loved dressing up as a princess, putting on...
Kevin Richardson
Oct 11, 2020
Kevin Dale Richardson, 62, of Bonne Terre passed away at Barnes Jewish Hospital on October 11, 2020. He was born June 23, 1958 in Bonne Terre to the late Earl Lawrence and Muriel Ruth (Waller) Richardson. He was also preceded by his, Brother in Law, Ron Aubuchon; Sister in Law, Brenda Richardson.
Kevin was a member of the IBEW Local...
