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PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Julia Ruth Wigfall, 87, died Nov. 27, 2019, at Ratliff Life Care Center. Born Nov. 29, 1931, in Tiptonville, Tenn., daughter of the late Joseph and Beatrice Thompson Higgs, she was a lifelong housewife. Her husband, Nathaniel Wigfall Jr., preceded her in death...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — James “Jim” McCanne, 65, died Nov. 27, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Aug. 10, 1954, in Sedalia, son of the late Joe and Wilma Kemp McCanne, he had worked as the auto body repair technician at Martindale Chevrolet in New Madrid until his retirement...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Oliver Elmer Elzy Kelley-Tindle, 4 months old, died Dec. 1, 2019, at his home in New Madrid. Born Aug. 1, 2019, in Cape Girardeau, he was the son of Tyler and Janie Kelley-Tindle of the home. Other survivors include nine siblings, Darian Tindle, Josh Brown, Tayler Tindle, Dalton Langley, Paul Northington and Conner Long of New Madrid; Nicole Lofton of Lilbourn; Tyler “BooBoo” Tindle II and Gabriella Tindle of Rector, Ark.; his grandparents, Jerry Phelps, Raymond Tindle, and Starlin and Bobbie Lynn Kelley Jr.; great-grandparents, Starlin Kelley Sr. ...

LILBOURN, Mo. — Alvin Bobo, 78, died Dec. 1, 2019, at the New Madrid Nursing Center in New Madrid. Born Aug. 16, 1941, in Truman, Ark., son of the late Benjamin and Ivy Wallace Bobo, he was a member of the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Lilbourn...

KEWANEE, Mo. — Ronnie "Waldo" Pipkin, 63, died Nov. 26, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born July 9, 1956, in St. Louis, son of the late Jack Pipkin and Pauline Knight Pipkin, he farmed and raised cattle for most of his life. On March 26, 1976, he married Phyllis Jean Vent, who preceded him in death on Nov. 13, 2010...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo.— Sandra West Kirby, 66, died Nov. 19, 2019, at Cape Girardeau. Born Sept. 25, 1953, in Lilbourn, daughter of the late Sallie Mae Reed and R.D. West, she was a member of the King of Witness Church in Kennett. She was also preceded in death by one brother, Clifton West; and two sisters Erma Lee and Dorothy Stewart...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Donald “Jeff” Brewer (Papa Jeff), 82, passed peacefully into the inviting arms of God on Nov. 12, 2019. Jeff was born on Sept. 1, 1937, to Don Jefferson and Glenda (Thompson) Brewer in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Jeff graduated from Risco, Mo., High School then received a BA in civil engineering from MU in Columbia, Mo...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Robert E. Bird Jr., 57, died Nov. 25, 2019, at his home in New Madrid. Born Sept. 20, 1962, in Sikeston, he was the son of Dorothy Young Ramos of St. Louis and the late Robert E. Bird Sr. He was also preceded in death by one sister, Barbara Rossi...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Johnnie L. Via, 61, died Nov. 15, 2019, at her home in Portageville. Born Sept. 9, 1958, in Hayti, daughter of the late Hazel Ethridge and John Via, she was of the Baptist belief and retired from teaching after 28 years at North Pemiscot School...

NEW MADRID, Mo.— Samantha Wilkinson, 33, died Nov. 10, 2019, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born Nov. 2, 1986, in Sikeston, she was the daughter of David Wilkinson of Poplar Bluff and Elizabeth Green of New Madrid. Other survivors include: one daughter; one sister, Angela Wilkinson of New Madrid; and a niece and nephew...