Kenneth W. Griffon died Thursday, December 26, 2019, at the family home near Glen Allen, Mo. He was born May 11, 1950, near Patton, Mo., the son of Walter Wilburn and Christine Wilburn Hahn.  He married JoAnn Long on August 27, 1973, in Miami, Oklahoma.  She survives.   Kenneth had worked as a truck driver.  He had worked in law enforcement and had been the Chief of Police for Delta, Mo.  He retired from Gilster MerryLee.   He was one of the few remaining...

Franklin William Hayes, 40, of Marble Hill, MO., died unexpectedly on Dec 8, 2019.  Born in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, on Nov. 19, 1979, he was the son of Gary Allan and Barbara K DeBeaux Hayes, Sr. He was a graduate of Marquand Zion High School and worked on a food line for ManPower at Gilster MaryLee in Perryville. Franklin was an enthusiastic St. Louis Cardinals baseball and St. Louis Blues hockey fan.  He enjoyed cheering and supporting both teams.  In between games and work...

Shawn Robert Phillips, 33, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died at his home on December 1, 2019. Born in Cape Girardeau on June 3, 1986, he was the son of Tammy Phillips and Stephen Franklin.   He was a football fan, especially the Houston Rockets, and played basketball with family members.  He also enjoyed fishing, hunting and rifle target shooting.  He worked for Townsend Tree Service as a tree trimmer.   He is survived by his father, Stephen Franklin; by a son, Aaron; by...

Todd Paul Dean, 48, of Mandeville, Louisiana, died by drowning in a vehicle swept off a low-water bridge on Bollinger County road 234 north of Scopus, Mo., on November 30, 2019. Born in Springfield, Illinois, on September 22, 1971, he was the son of Dennis Dean and Linda Susan Cotton Dean of Mandeville, Louisiana.  He was a stone carver. No memorial services are scheduled to be held in Missouri.  Hutchings Funeral Chapel assisted the family.

Clarence Albert Webb, 95, of Marble Hill, Mo., died Nov 28, 2019, at his home. Born in Hunter, Mo., on April 28, 1924, he was the son of the late Robert A and Ida Hickum Webb. He had resided in the St. Louis, Mo., area for over 70 years. Following over 40 years of service, he retired from Wagner Electric where he worked as a truck driver. He was a very personable person, a hard-working man, and liked by all who met him. He enjoyed visiting with his friends at Country Mart in Marble...

Randy Earl Proffer, 48, of Marble Hill, Mo., died at his home on Nov. 19, 2019. Born on Nov. 12, 1971, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., he was the son of Randy Gene and Donna Lee Muschamp Proffer. He married Diana Jensen on Sept 2, 2000, in Marble Hill. She survives. Randy was a collector of interesting things. He enjoyed acquiring new collections and passing on these collections for other items of interest. Fishing and hunting were favorite past times. He had worked for several auto tire places to...

E. Richard Shope, 89, of Marble Hill, Mo., died at his home Nov. 16, 2019. Born in Toledo, Illinois, on Sept. 8, 1930, he was the son of Miles and Opel Berniece (Ramey) Shope. He married Janet May Serby on June 28, 1954, in Sandwich, Illinois. Mr. Shope was a mechanic for most of his life. He owned and operated two service stations in Yorkville, Ill. Upon retirement he and Janet moved to Marble Hill, MO. He loved to travel, making six trips to Israel and traveling a world-circling,...

Carl Edward Sitzes, 79, passed away comfortably in his own home near Marble Hill, Mo., on Saturday, November 16, 2019. Carl was born November 3, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., the son of Rev. Charley and Lilian I Rhodes Sitzes. He and Peggy Carolyn Little (Carol) were married on October 17, 1959. She survives. Carl was always working on a project of some type. He was a private airplane pilot and belonged to several motorcycle and remote control clubs. Besides his wife he is survived by a...

Charles Junior King, 89, of Delta, Mo., died Oct. 26, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Born on Dec. 22, 1929, in Leemon, Mo., he was the son of Floy Ellis and Zona Agnes Hodge King. He graduated from Delta High School and was drafted into the United States Marine Corp in 1951, serving in the Korean war. He married Mary Lou Cobb in 1963. She predeceased him on Oct. 6, 2013. Mr. King worked for Florsheim Shoe most of his life, along with operating a farm in the Delta area....

Ryder Dane Yount, two-weeks old, died at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., on Oct 24, 2019. Born on Oct 10, 2019, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., he was the infant son of Tyler Dane and Josie Rose Long Yount. He is survived by his parents; grandparents: Laurie and D. J. Long, Tina Douglas Yount, and Tony & Angie Yount; by great-grandparents Diane and Kenny Holzum, Tim and Jenetta Segerson, and Jenny Compton; a great-great grandmother, Lilo Conrad, and many other relatives. ...