Stories from Thursday, October 29, 2015

Linda Mae Wright, 75, of Dexter died Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau following a courageous battle with multiple myeloma cancer. Linda was born on Aug. 8th, 1940, in Kennett to Archie Douglas and Elizabeth Lochial Milburn. She married Billy Pat Wright on June 16, 1961, at the Hayti Church of Christ. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and enjoyed spending time with her family...

Jesse Leroy Geary was born in Ripley, Tenn., on Dec., 16, 1936, and died on Oct. 25, 2015, in St. Louis, Mo., at the age of 78. Jesse "Lee" Geary was the son on Jesse and Anita (Polly) Geary, who preceded him in death. On Dec. 31, 1954, Jesse was united in marriage to Nina Rodgers and to this union two children were born...

Waymon Brown, 75, of Brownwood, died Oct. 27, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Bloomfield. He was born Jan. 8, 1940, in Lamar County, Ala., the son of Charlie and Beulah Flynn Brown. Waymon and Shirley Abernathy were united in marriage and she passed away June 11, 2011. Waymon had been a farmer all of his life...