Norman Eugene Scott, son of the late Everett L. and Elizabeth M. Peck Scott, was born in Puxico, Missouri on December 17, 1934, and passed away at his home in Dexter, Missouri on May 12, 2011, at the age of 76 years, 4 months and 27 days.

He was raised in Puxico and graduated from Puxico High School. He moved to Central Illinois where he lived for 43 years. He returned to Dexter in 2001. He was a member of the Corinth General Baptist Church near Puxico, Missouri.

On August 16, 1958, during Puxico Homecoming, he was married to Joy Sifford in Puxico, Missouri.

Surviving are his wife, Joy Scott of Dexter, Missouri; two sons & spouses, Randel and Dianna Scott of Locust Grove, Georgia, Bradley and Krista Scott of Sullivan, Illinois; six grandchildren, Stephanie, Ryan, Alex, Rachel, Sarah and Brittany; two great grandchildren, Evan and Beau; two sisters, Jean Bollinger of New Haven, Michigan, Artie Hatchel of Bloomfield, Missouri. Other relatives and friends also survive. He was preceded in death by one brother, Everett Scott, Jr. and one sister, Marybelle Fowler.

Visitation will be Sunday, May 14, 2011, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, Missouri.

Funeral services will be held Monday, May 16, 2011, at 10 a.m., at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Puxico with the Rev. Bob Bradford of Advance, Missouri and the Rev. Jimmy Clark of Puxico, Missouri officiating.

Interment will be in the Rock Hill Cemetery near Puxico, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Puxico in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be made to Preferred Hospice, 423 W. Business Hwy 60, Dexter, Missouri, 63841.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com

Watkins and Sons Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

Norman E. Scott, age 76, of Dexter, Missouri passed away at his home in Dexter, Missouri on May 13, 2011.

Arrangements are incomplete at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Service in Puxico, Missouri.

A complete obituary will be published later.

Watkins and Sons Funeral Service in Puxico in charge of arrangements.

Delphia Duckworth, daughter of the late James W. Trotter and Nora Ethel Tennison was born on August 30, 1912 in Hamilton County, Illinois and departed this life on May 9, 2011 at the Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter at the age of 98 years.

Mrs. Duckworth was a housewife, a member of the New Hope General Baptist Church in Essex, Missouri, and a resident of rural Essex.

On December 18, 1929 she was united in marriage to Royal Duckworth in Bloomfield, Missouri. Mr. Duckworth preceded her in death on February 3, 1990.

Survivors include one daughter, Juanita E. Hicks of Essex; three sons, Darrell G. Duckworth and Clinton Duckworth both of Dexter, and Carroll D. Duckworth of Essex, Missouri; by two sisters, Lucille Henson of Bloomfield, Missouri and Barbara Lou Shipman of Fairdealing, Missouri; also by nineteen grandchildren, thirty-three great-grandchildren, and ten great-great-grandchildren.

Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Dale Duckworth and Donald Duckworth; one daughter, Ethel Bell; one brother, Dick Trotter; two sisters, Eva Wheeler and Dorothy Rogers; also by two grandchildren, Ruth Ann Jowers and Denise Bell; and by one great-grandson, Jared Gibson.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 12:30 until 2 p.m., Friday May 13, 2011. Funeral services will then be conducted at 2 p.m.,. on Friday May 13, 2011 in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Dexter with Rev. James Hook officiating. Interment will follow in the Essex Cemetery in Essex, Missouri.

Howard E. McCollough, son of the late Francis McCollough and Hattie Sheehy McCollough, was born on October 17, 1923 near Dexter and departed this life in the Westwood Hills Health and Rehabilitation Center at Poplar Buff on May 3, 2011 at the age of 87.

Mr. McCollough attended the Corinth General Baptist near Puxico, was a farmer and a resident of Dudley.

He was united in marriage to Verline Ferguson on October 18, 1942 near Dexter. Mrs. McCollough survives of the home near Dudley.

Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, Howard “BUD” McCollough and wife Pat of Dudley: by one daughter, Dorothy Tankersley and husband Jerry of Wappapello: by one brother, Kenneth McCollough of Dexter: by one sister, Ruth Ann McCollough of Dexter: by eleven grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Delvis McCollough: by three brothers, John McCollough, Alfred McCollough and Bud McCollough: by two sisters, Dorothy Mathews and Joy Agnes McCollough.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 5 -8 p.m., Thursday, May 5, 2011. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m., Friday, May 6, 2011 in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Rev. Justin Cook officiating. Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery.

Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter in charge of arrangements.

Steve “Wayne” Link, son of the late Edgar Washington Link and Ollie Mason Link was born on January 4, 1944 in Bernie, Missouri and departed this life at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on April 30, 2011 at the age of 67 years.

Mr. Link was a member of the Wappapello Eagles, Wappapello VFW, and was a resident of Wappapello, Missouri.

Survivors include two sons, Steven Lloyd Link of Rockford, Illinois and Christopher Allen Link of Wappapello, Missouri; one daughter Tracy Gaither of Advance, Missouri; by three brothers, Robert Floyd Link of Wappapello, George Eugene Link of Dexter and William Voss of Wappapello; by four sisters, Louise Waggoner and Doris Horn both of Dexter, Bernice Hunt of Columbia, Missouri, and Charlette Zimmerman of Bernie, Missouri; also by fourteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Dennis C. Nunn and James Conway Link; also by one sister, Donnie Lee Barber.

A private Memorial service will be held at a later date. Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home will be conducting all arrangements.