Charleston High School Mississippi Alumni Obituaries

Peggy Sue Palmer age 94 formerly of Sikeston MO died Saturday December 20 2025 at Auburn Creek Assisted Living Center in Cape Girardeau MO. Born January 6 1931 at Preston Mississippi to the late Henderson Rosamond and Clara Luke Rosamond she was the middle child of 15 children. She lived most of her...

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...

Paula Louise Faris aged 73 passed away peacefully on January 2 2026 in St. Louis MO surrounded by members of her loving family. She was born on April 10 1952 in Wyatt MO to Reverend Paul Faris and Dorothy Herndon Faris. Paula was a proud resident of Charleston MO where she graduated high school and ...

He was born June 8 1947 in Cape Girardeau MO the son of the late Harold Lee Riggs and Clara Mae Johnson Riggs. He lived in Charleston most of his life where he owned and operated Riggs Auto and Body until his retirement in 2010 when his son Paul Riggs continued ownership and operation as Riggs Autom...

Nina B. Harris Heppe age 92 longtime Charleston business and community leader passed away early Sunday January 11 2026 at the home of her son near Sikeston MO. She was born March 23 1933 in the Texas Bend community north of Charleston MO the daughter of Estel and Florence Haley Harris. She graduated...

Kelly H Barker died on December 16 2025 at Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart Florida. He was born in Mississippi County Missouri to Lonnie Eugene Barker and Clora W. Hopgood Barker and was raised on the Barker Family Home Place in the area known as Barkers Ridge. The farm shaped his l...

Deanna Lovett Howard born December 26 1941 beloved wife mother grandmother great grandmother sister and aunt passed away surrounded by love January 9 2026 at the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House in Murray KY. Foremost Deanna was a devoted Christian with a fervent desire for Christ and His tea...

Perry Lynn Holt 72 passed away on January 9 2026 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau MO. Born May 22 1953 to Travis and Patricia Gail Botkin Holt. In 1980 Perry married the love of his life Kelley Jo Hill. Together the they raised two sons Andy Holt and Benjamin Tyler Gloria Holt. Perry ...