Obituaries in Dexter, MO

Dena Renae Silliman, daughter of David Cartwright of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and the late Deanna Wolpers Cartwright, was born on July 26, 1974, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and departed this life on February 1, 2026, at her residence in Bernie, Missouri, at the age of 51 years.Mrs. Silliman was a home...

Betty Lou Welch, daughter of the late Fred Cook and Edith Seeright Mayberry, was born on October 5, 1947, in Bloomfield, Missouri, and departed this life on January 26, 2026, at Prairie View Skilled Nursing in Bloomfield, Missouri, at the age of 78 years.Mrs. Welch was a former employee of Rowe Furn...

Jerry J. Fortner, age 87, of Bernie, MO, passed away on January 19, 2026.Born to Clarence and Emma Louise (Mekan), Jerry grew up in Powe, MO and graduated from Bernie High School. Jerry served with the US Army, coached pee wee and little league baseball, and was a member of the Masons and Shriners. ...

Elsie Wethington, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James L. Bowman, was born on April 10, 1936, in Canastota, New York, and departed this life on January 21, 2026, at her residence in Knob Noster, Missouri, at the age of 89 years.On August 16, 1958, in Canastota, New York, she was united in marriag...

John William Ringer, son of the late John Lee Ringer and Helen Boyd Ringer, was born on July 18, 1936, in Dexter, Missouri, and departed this life on January 27, 2026, at Prairie View Nursing Center in Bloomfield, Missouri, surrounded by family and love, at the age of 89.A lifelong resident of Dexte...

Janet Early McGowan-Turner, daughter of the late Grace Walker Early Craft, was born on February 1, 1950, in Gideon and departed this life on January 22, 2026, in Dexter at the age of 75 years old. She was united in marriage to Jack Turner on January 18, 2013, in Searcy, Arkansas. She was preceded ...

Michael James Triplett, born to Charles Lloyd and Norma Jeanne Triplett on September 29, 1957, passed away on January 21, 2026. A native of Dexter, Michael attended Dexter schools, where he found a passion for running and excelled in cross country and graduated in 1975. He was saved and Baptized at...

Jerry Hawley, 80 of Corinth, Mississippi passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2026, in Corinth, Mississippi. He was born on February 9, 1945, in Dexter, Missouri, to Lowell and Delsie Marchant Hawley.  For two decades, he shared his passion for science as a dedicated biology, chemistry, and ...

Danny Aaron, son of Patsy Aaron of Malden, Missouri, and the late Freemon Aaron, was born on July 25, 1963, in St. Louis, Missouri, and departed this life on January 20, 2026, at his residence in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 62 years.Mr. Aaron was a facility operator for Tinuum - New Madrid Power...

Betty Jean (Lacy) Stepp was born April 1, 1944, in Alton, Madison County, Illinois to James “Delmar” Lacy and Ada “Marie” (Myers) Lacy. She died January 18, 2026, in Dexter, Stoddard County, Missouri at the age of 81 after a courageous battle with cancer. She lived a life defined by devotion - to he...

Jason D. Carter, son of the late Paul E. Carter and Margaret Swanson Carter, was born on May 19, 1959, in Rockford, Illinois and departed this life on January 17, 2026, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at the age of 66.Jason had worked as a forklift operator for ...

Jeffrey Michael Hendershot, son of Robert Hendershot of Sutherlin, Oregon, and the late Marjorie Ann Ellison Hendershot, was born on July 21, 1977, in Edmonds, Washington, and departed this life on January 16, 2026, in Caruthersville, Missouri at the age of 48 years.Mr. Hendershot is a Veteran of th...