Gilbert Wesley “Skip” Skipper of Doniphan, passed away on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, at St. Bernard’s Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. Son of the late Wilburn Wesley and the late Grace (Cook) Skipper, he was born Dec. 3, 1935, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Gilbert graduated from Doniphan High School in 1954. He is survived by his wife, Carol Jenkins, whom he married in 2020...

Grady Lee Robinson Jr., 86, of Doniphan, MO, departed this life Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. He was born Aug. 12, 1938, in Ripley County, MO, to the late Grady Sr. and Izora (Murray) Robinson. Grady had worked as a cowboy ranch hand. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, reading Westerns, raising livestock, and especially later in life raising chickens...

eadors, 81, of Doniphan, passed away Oct. 28, 2024, at her residence. She was born July 2, 1943, in East St. Louis, Ill.to the late Henry Powell and Verde Ann “Tillman” Powell. On April 3, 1975, at Doniphan, she was married to Lawrence “Sonny” Meadors. He survives...

Reva Kay Wright, 84-year-old resident of Doniphan, departed this life Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. She was born Oct. 11, 1940, in Williamsville, Mo., to the late Virgil and Wilma (Costephens) Keele. A dedicated elementary school teacher of 20 years with Ripley County Schools, Reva had a profound influence on the lives of many in Ripley County. ...

Clara Ruth Pierce, 84-year-old resident of Lufkin, Texas, passed away at her home, on Oct. 16, 2024. She was born in Shannon County, Mo. to the late W.A. and Goldia (Swafford) Huddleston on Aug. 3, 1940. She was also preceded in death by her daughter Kimberly Murphey, two sisters and seven half-siblings...