Lizzie M. Campbell

SIKESTON -- Lizzie M. Hastings Campbell, 92, died Sept. 20, 2008, at her home.

Born Feb. 14, 1916, in New Madrid County, daughter of the late William Gardner and Maudie Beck Hastings, she was a member of the former Little Vine Baptist Church.

On July 16, 1936, she married John D. Campbell who preceded her in death on Feb. 5, 1986. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph Hastings and William Doyle Hastings; four sisters, Opal Pruett, Leta Settles, Mary Hopper and Dorothy Alley; and one son-in-law, Duke Vannerson.

Survivors include: one son and daughter-in-law, John David "Bud" and Joanie Campbell of Sikeston; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Regina Vannerson of Paducah, Ky., Johnalee and Lowell Collins of Union City, Tenn., and Dixie and Don Hale of Nashville, Tenn.; one brother and sister-in-law, Donald Ray and Geneva Hastings of Sikeston; three sisters, Lucille Pruett and Modena Hastings of Sikeston and Ozeal Jones of Anderson, Ind.; and 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren,

Visitation is scheduled from 5-8 p.m. today at the Ponder Funeral Home where services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Ken Mathes, interim pastor of First Baptist Church, will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sikeston.

Published on 22 Sept. 2008 in the Sikeston (MO) Standard Democrat.

Carl Melvin Alley

WOOD RIVER, Ill. - Carl M. Alley, 63, died at 1:24 p.m. Dec. 1, 2004, in Franklin County, Mo.

Born Feb. 20, 1941, in Sikeston, Mo., son of Dorothy Hastings Alley of Sikeston and the late John F. Alley, he was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He owned and operated the Eagle Transportation Company in Wood River.

Survivors in addition to his mother include: one daughter, April Moy of Bethalto; two grandchildren, Cassie Moy and Anthony Moy; one sister; and a special friend, Craig Farrell of Bethalto.

Visitation is from 10 a.m. Tuesday until service time at 12:30 p.m. at the Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home in Bethalto. Ron Woods will officiate.

Burial will follow in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Mo.

Dorothy Elsie Hastings Alley

Sikeston - Dorothy E. Alley, 96, died June 1, 2006, at Missouri Delta Medical Center.

Born June 8, 1909, in New Madrid County, daughter of the late William Gardner and Maudie Beck Hastings, she was a member of Little Vine Church of the Big Opening Community.

In April 1939, she married John Franklin Alley who preceded her in death in April 1966.

One son, Carl Melvin Alley; two brothers, William Doyle Hastings and Ralph Franklin Hastings; and three sisters, Opal Pruett, Mary Hopper and Leta Settles, also preceded her in death.

Survivors include: one daughter, Janette Vaden of Truman, AR; one brother, Donald Ray Hastings of Sikeston; four sisters, Lucille Pruett, Lizzie Campbell and Modena Hastings of Sikeston and Ozeal Jones of Anderson, IN; and three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be until times of services at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston. The Rev. Gaylord Grindstaff, pastor of Illinois Avenue General Baptist Church, will officiate.

Burial will follow at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sikeston.

Published 2 June 2006 in the Sikeston (MO) Standard Democrat.

Juanita Hicks Moore

Juanita Hicks Moore, age 94, of Russellville, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2007, at Stella Manor Nursing Center, in Russellville. She was born in Dover, Arkansas, to George and Clarienda Brewer Hicks on April 4, 1913.

Her parents; one brother, Carl Hicks and wife Chloe and one niece, Rita Dunn and husband Bill preceded her in death. Survivors include one son, Robert H. Moore (Betty) of Russellville; one grandson, Robert Russell Moore of Chicago, IL; one nephew, L.C. Hicks (Mary Jane) of Russellville; two great nephews, Jim Dunn (Karen) and their daughter Jamie Dunn of Russellville; L.C. Hicks, III (Jody) and their daughter Paige Hicks of Shanghai, China; one great niece, Beverly Behrens (Paul) of Jacksonville, FL.

Juanita was a life-long Methodist. She played the piano in the Dover Methodist Church for 18 years. After moving to Russellville and joining First United Methodist, she became a member of the Deaton-Roush Circle and the P.K. Merrill Sunday School Class. She remained an active member as long as she was able to attend. Juanita held a lifetime membership in Arkansas Valley Chapter 606, Order of the Eastern Star.

Juanita retired as a Timber Sale Clerk with U.S. Forest Service with 32 years of federal service.

Funeral held December 19, 2007, in the First United Methodist Church Chapel. Rev. Matthew Johnson and Rev. Tom Frase officiated. Burial at McFadden Cemetery at Dover under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service.

Active pallbearers were Robert Russell Moore, Sid Brain, Jerry Burns, Olin Cook, Jim Dunn, Harold Humphrey, Doug Lowery and LeMoyne Smith. Honorary pallbearers were members of the Deaton-Roush Circle, P.K. Merrill Sunday School Class and Arkansas Valley Chapter 606, OES.