Stories from Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Claude Alan Conner, 68, of Fairdealing, Mo., passed away on July 23, 2016, at the John J. Pershing V.A. Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. Mo. He was born on May 16, 1948, at Qulin, Mo., to Elmer George Conner and Jamima (Winingnear) Conner. On Aug. 6, 1969, in Qulin, Mo., he married Maxine Bell, and she survives...

John Thomas Perry, 84, of Desoto, Mo., passed away July 23, 2016, at his home. He was born on March 17, 1932, in Piggott, Ark., and was the son of the late Alvin and Lola (Mowery) Perry. He was united in marriage to Bonnie Jean Haywood on July 25, 1951, and she preceded him in death on April 25, 2016. He was also preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Richard Perry...