Caruthersville High Missouri Alumni Obituaries

Betty Diane Jernigan was born in Bells Tennessee on November 3 1949. She was the daughter of R.C. Jernigan and Willie Geneva Gilmer Jernigan. She departed this life at her home in Caruthersville Missouri on December 22 2025. She was 76 years old. Diane graduated from Cooter High School. After high s...

Ronald Wayne Watson was born on March 24 1945 in Flint Michigan to Alva Watson and Jewel Fowler Watson. From the very beginning Ron was known for his sharp mind strong work ethic and the humor that would later become one of his most cherished traits. Ron peacefully departed this life on January 6 20...

was born to the late Elizar and Charles Jackson Sr. on February 23 1948 in St. Louis MO. He attended Dunbar Elementary School and Vashon High School. During his High School years he became interested in sports. He was a member of the Varsity Cross Country Wrestling and Track Teams. Charles accepted ...

Madieth Mike Cooper transitioned to his eternal home with our Lord and Savior on Friday October 10 2025 surrounded by the love and prayers of his family. He was the third eldest son of the late Roy Cooper Sr. and Louise Black Cooper and was raised with eleven brothers and sisters on the family farm ...

On December 24 2025 James Larry Smith of Charleston MO went to be with the Lord. He was 77. James was born at the family home in Caruthersville MO on January 12 1948 to James Wesley Smith and Willie D. Jackie Smith. The family lived in Caruthersville until moving to Blytheville Arkansas in 1959. The...

Jerry Wendal Wallace 78 of Hayti Missouri passed away peacefully at his family farm on November 17 2025. Born in Cape Girardeau Jerry was the son of Raymond and Lena Mae Stafford Wallace. A Ross High School graduate he proudly served in the U.S. Air Force from 1966 to 1970 achieving the rank of Staf...