Linda Sutton services held

Linda Carol Vinson Sutton, 65, a resident of East Prairie, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 3:10 a.m. at her home following a long battle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

She was born August 12, 1942 in Hickman County, Kentucky, daughter of the late James Henry and Nina Ferguson Vinson. Linda lived most of her life in Dorena, moving to East Prairie seven years ago and was employed by the East Prairie Nutrition Center for 13 years. She was the East Prairie Chamber of Commerce’s Woman of the Year in 2006. She was a member of the Dorena Baptist Church. On December 21, 1962 at East Prairie she married John H. Sutton, who survives of the home.

In addition to her husband, survivors include four sons and three daughters-in-law, Hoyt Sutton, Craig and Jennifer Sutton, Benjie and Nikki Sutton and Chris and Cassie Sutton, all of East Prairie; one brother, Leslie Joseph Vinson and his wife, Annette, of Fulton, Kentucky; 13 grand-children; and a host of relatives and many friends.

brother, James Vinson, preceded Linda in death.

Funeral services were con-ducted Monday, July 28, 2008 at 2 p.m. in the Shelby Funeral Home Chapel in East Prairie with Bro. Thomas Griffin officiating. Burial followed in the East Prairie Memorial Park.

Pallbearers were Chucky At-kinson, Shane Golightly, Josh, Jamie and Joey Vinson and Denver Wolford.

The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the East Prairie Nutrition Center, East Prairie.

Funeral services for Kerry Lee Parr, 48, were held on Friday, July 18, 2008 at 2 p.m. at the Shelby Funeral Home Chapel in East Prairie with Bro. Scott Sutton officiating. Burial followed in the Hagy Cemetery in Dexter.

Mr. Parr, a resident of More-house, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at his home.

He was born October 15, 1959 in St. Louis, son of Naomi Ruth Parr of Morehouse and the late Clarence Russell Parr. Mr Parr was employed at Rowe Furniture and was of the Baptist faith.

On February 10, 1994 he married Phyllis Lackey, who survives of the home.

In addition to his mother and wife, he is survived by four sons and two daughters-in-law, Kerry and Shlanda Parr, Jr. of More-house, Paul and Kelly Barnes of Sikeston, Greg Barnes of Cana-lou, Aaron Barnes of Morehouse; two brothers, Tim and Gary Parr, both of Morehouse; two sisters, Ruth Ann Helmes of Matthews, Sharon Rowell of Morehouse; five grandchildren; and a host of relatives and many friends.

One brother, Terry Parr preceded Kerry in death.

Pallbearers were: Timmy Parr, Eric Lambert, Jay Stewart, Brad Grubbs, Glen Allen Helmes, Jr., and Donald Ray Cruse.

Audrey Elizabeth Farrenburg Feezor, 94, died at 8:45 p.m., Sunday, July 27, 2008 at her home in Charleston.

She was born September 17, 1913 in the Farrenburg Community of New Madrid County, daughter of the late Eugene and Hattie Mary Ross Farrenburg. She had lived in Mississippi County most of her life where she was a longtime member of the Gravel Ridge Baptist Church until its closing, at which time she transferred her membership to the First Baptist Church in Charleston.

On December 21, 1941, she married Marshall Mose Feezor, who preceded her in death on December 16, 1974.

Surviving are: one son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Ruth Ann Feezor of Charleston; two daughters and sons-in-law, Glenda and Mac McAfee of East Prairie and Faye and Jay Bledsoe of Sikeston; one sister, Lois Russell of the Dogwood Community; six grandchildren, Cindy (Kyle) Duke of Charleston; LaDonna (Mark) Todd of Londen,Ontario, Canada; Teresa (Brad) Forbes of Gainesville, Fla.; Steve (Jenni) McAfee of Millersville, MD; Beth (Scott) Reynolds and Jennifer Bledsoe, all of Sikeston; three great-grandchildren Jacob Reynolds, Eli Reynolds and Zachary Reynolds, all of Sikeston.

She was preceded in death by one son, Larry Ross Feezor, four brothers and three sisters.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 31, 2008, at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston with Rev. Ted Wimberley, pastor of the New Bethel Baptist Church near Charleston, officiating.

Interment will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery under the direction of the McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston.

Pallbearers will be: Eddie Barnhill, Rick Smoot, Mark Todd, Steven Todd, Kyle Duke, and Scott Reynolds.

Danny Wayne Presson

Danny Wayne Presson, 65, a resident of East Prairie, passed away Monday, July 28, 2008 at 8:40 a.m. at his residence.

Born September 29, 1942 in St. Louis to Marjorie Horton Presson of East Prairie and the late Lowell Wayne Presson, he lived in East Prairie most of his life. He was employed at Burkhart Mfg. in Cairo and later by the Community Sheltered Workshop in Sikeston until ill health forced him to retire on October 26, 2007. He was a member of the Nelson United Methodist Church in East Prairie.

In addition to his mother, he survived by one nephew, Nick Presson of Denver, Colorado; and a host of relatives and many friends.

Funeral services were con-ducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 30 in the Shelby Funeral Home Chapel in East Prairie with Bro. Dan Usher officiating. Burial followed in the Dogwood Cemetery

Pallbearers will be Jim Bishop, Andrew Ambrose, Joe Sorrells, Mike Hogan, Bill Ponder and Dr. Jim Heath. Honorary pallbearer Micheal Del Rial.

AVA, ILLINOIS - Gregory Scot Edwards, 31, of Ava, passed away at 6:20 P.M. Sunday, July 20, 2008, at Barnes - Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

He was born December 26, 1976 in Chester, Illinois, the son of Thomas Eugene Edwards and Connie (Dagner) Edwards.

Greg married LeRae M. Jones on December 12, 2003 in Murphysboro, Illinois.

He worked as an Ironworker for Edwards Steel. He also was a volunteer for the Ava Fire Department and a member of the Ironworkers Local #392 in East St. Louis, Ill.

Greg is survived by his wife LeRae Edwards of Ava; one son, Keatton Edwards of Ava; father, Thomas Eugene Edwards of Ava; two brothers, Patrick Edwards of Murphysboro, Ill. and Christopher Edwards of Ava; maternal grandmother, Betty Dagner of Murphysboro, paternal grandparents; Glen and Caroline Edwards of Ava; mother-in-law and father-in-law; Albert and Julie Gale of Murphysboro; sisters-in-law; Ashley Gale of Murphysboro and Erin (Tyler) Camfield and son of DeSoto, Ill., father-in-law; Larry Jones of Dunlap, Ill; wife’s grandparents; Ruth Wright of Murphysboro, and Oakley Gale of Ava.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Connie Edwards and maternal grandfather Howard Dagner.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 1:00 P.M. at Wilson’s Funeral Home in Ava. Rev. Clayton Yoakum officiated. Burial was at Ava Evergreen Cemetery.

James Lula “Miss Pete” Williams

James Lula Williams, affectionately known as Miss Pete, died Saturday, July 26, 2008 at her home. She was born March 3, 1923 in Belmont, Mo., daughter of the late Henry and Odessa Lee Clark. She had lived in Mississippi County for over 57 years.

She was a member of Mercy Seat Baptist Church where she served on the usher board.

On January 10, 1942 she was united in marriage to Johnny Lee Williams who preceded her in death on June 5, 2004. She is also preceded in death by one daughter, Jessie Mae Williams, two sisters, Margarene Boyd and Myrette Sinks and one brother, Jefferie B. Clark.

She is survived by six sons and two daughters-in-law, Charles and Debra Rose of St. Louis, Henry Williams, Herschel Williams, Michael Dean and Steve and Amanda Williams of Charleston and Robert L. Williams of Columbia; five daughters and three sons-in-law, Ernestine and Andrew Anderson, Doris and Ervin Watts, Loretta and Ron Gary and Alasie Williams of Charleston and Angelene Dixon of Columbia; 29 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and a host of great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Friends may call Friday, August 1, 2008 from 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. at the Williams Funeral Home in Charleston. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at the First Baptist Church located at 301 South Main in Charleston at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Wiley Reed, officiating.

Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston.

Don Regnold Reynolds

Don Regnold Reynolds, 67, a resident of Charleston, passed away Monday, July 21, 2008 at 2:45 p.m. in Memphis, Tennes-see.

He was born April 10, 1941 in New Madrid County in the Barnes Ridge Community, the son of the late Robert Regnold Reynolds and Lorene Lillie Moore Reynolds McMinn. Don had lived most of his life in Mississippi County. He was a retired Truck Driver, having been employed by Schott Trucking in Advance over 10 years. After serving four years in the U.S. Air Force, he attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkan-sas.

He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Jamie and Hadden of Fayetteville, Arkan-sas; one daughter, Davy Lee of Memphis, Tennessee; one brother and sister-in-law, Reid and Cindy McMinn of East Prairie; one sister, Diane Rey-nolds Harwell of Memphis, Ten-nessee; two grandchildren; and a host of relatives and many friends.

Don was preceded in death by his father, Robert Regnold Reynolds; his mother Lorene Reynolds McMinn; and step-father J.C. McMinn.

Funeral services were held Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 11 a.m. in the Shelby Funeral Home Chapel in East Prairie with Bro. Steve Johnson officiating. Burial followed in the East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Jerry Bisher, Charlie Allen, Ron and Bill Watts, Kevin Harwell, and Ronald Carter.

Honorary Pallbearers were Sam Oliver and Larry Wasson.

John Preston Dever, 72, of Louisville, Ky. died on Friday, July 4, 2008.

Mr. Dever was born in Charleston, son of the late Barry and Lucy Dever. He attended Charleston schools. The South-ern Baptist Church of Charleston got him interested in becoming a minister and helped him get an education. He graduated (BS 1957) from Missouri School of Mines in Rolla, University of Louisville (MA 1969) and (BD 1962, Ph. D 1969) Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) in Louisville. Mr. Dever served in the US Naval Reserve and was pastor of several churches in Kentucky and Alabama. He was a retired Professor of Church and Community at SBTS where he taught for 13 years. He was chair-person of the Church and Community Department and held the Endowed Chair: William Walker Brookes Professor of Religion and Society until his retirement.

Previously he was a Professor of Religion and Sociology at Averett College, Danville, Vir. for almost 20 years and Dean of Institutional Research and Records. In Danville, he served on the School Board for many years. He supervised several Ph. D students and taught Research Methods to Doctor of Ministry students for over a decade. He was a popular guest lecturer at area academic institutions and churches.

Mr. Dever was a member of St. Matthews Baptist Church, Louisville, where he served as a deacon, Adult Sunday School teacher, and founder and con-vener of the church’s Post Graduate Seminar for Clergy. He was active in mission ministry in rural Kentucky and in inner city service projects at SMBC. He was a member of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, the Religious Research Asso-ciation, and the Southern Baptist Research Fellowship. He also published numerous profession-al research articles and scholarly book reviews.

He is survived by his wife, Marcia Dever, daughter Michelle Deaton (Todd) of Greenville, S.C. and daughter-in law, Wendy Dever (Barry) of Gainesville, Fla. Other survivors include grand-children Laura and Caleb Deaton and Barry Dever, Jr. and sister-in-law Violet Thurmond of Edgewood. He had numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his son, Barry H. Dever, Sr.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 7, 2008 at St. Matthews Baptist Church, 3515 Grandview Ave, in Louis-ville, Ky.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Matthews Baptist Church Missions Ministries or American Diabetes Association.