Cecil “Jerry” Hayes, 67, of Aurora passed away March 16, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield.
He was born to Junior and Viola Moore Hayes on July 10, 1953 in Poplar Bluff. He was a retired welder.
Jeremiah “Shane” Watkins, 39, of Jasper passed away March 18, 2021 at his home.
On May 28, 2011, he married Christina Lynn Carter in Carthage. She survives.
Justin Thomas “J.T.” Dye, 23, of Aurora passed away March 19, 2021, at his home. He was born Feb. 3, 1998, in Springfield.
He was a 2019 graduate of Oakview State School, in Monett and attended Aurora Faith Full Gospel Church.
Bearl Denton Day, 92, of Republic, passed away in his home Feb. 21, 2021, surrounded by his family. He was born Nov. 28, 1928 to Marion and Maude (Looney) Day in Greene County.
William Christopher Gaston, 48, of Aurora passed away March 10, 2021, at the Forrest City Medical Center in Forrest City, Ark. He was born Jan. 2, 1973, in Kansas City the son of Bill and Virginia (Cleveland) Gaston.
Lloyd T. Evatt passed away March 15, 2021. He was born Jan. 23, 1922, the son of Fred and Ada (Head) Evatt, near Clever. He was the youngest of four children in the home.
Maurice Brandon Wrinkle, 97, of Aurora passed away March 8, 2021. He had resided at the Mt. Vernon Place Care Center for two months. The son of Albert and Edna (Branstetter) Wrinkle was born Sept. 1, 1923. He attended Marionville schools.
George R. Bierkortte, 98, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, passed away at Oak Pointe Senior Living Center Community in Monett. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha E. Bierkortte in 2016.
Rosemary Finney, 86, of Rogersville passed away March 9, 2021, at her home. She was born May 14, 1934, in Aurora the daughter of Sport and Stella Reid.
