Ella Dix
, Missouri
March 30, 2026
Ella Mae Dix, daughter of the late Dale Wooten and Della Walker Wooten, was born on October 31, 1963, in Portageville, Missouri, and departed this life on March 31, 2026, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 62 years.Ms. Dix was a cook for On the Go in Dexter and a resident of Dexter. She enjoyed flower gardening and spending time with Sawyer Wooten and Jonathan Wade Gandy.She is survived by her son, Cory Dix of Dexter, Missouri; by her brother, Delbert Wooten of Malden, Missouri; and by her sister, Eloise Daur of Labadie, Missouri.Other than by her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Kelvin Wooten.A memorial service will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Tim Russell officiating. Interment will follow in Dexter Cemetery.Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is…
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Mary Alice Allen
, Missouri
March 29, 2026
Mary Alice Allen, daughter of the late Tom Rowland and Jeanetta Parsley Rowland, was born on January 15, 1945, in Puxico, Missouri, and departed this life on March 30, 2026, at Winchester Nursing Center in Bernie, Missouri, at the age of 81 years.Mrs. Allen graduated from the Baptist School of Nursing in Memphis, Tennessee. She worked as a Registered Nurse for Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter, Missouri. She was of the Baptist faith and accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at a young age and was faithful her whole life. Her greatest joy in life was helping her husband, Jack, on the farm.On November 4, 1972, at Duck Creek Missionary Baptist Church near Puxico, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Jack Allen. Mr. Allen survives of their home in Grayridge, Missouri.Along with her husband she is survived by her sister Beverly Metcalf and brother-in-law Lawson Metcalf, of…
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Dr. James Critchlow
, Missouri
June 30, 1983 — June 30, 1993
Dr. James Alan Critchlow passed away March 29, 2026, in the presence of loved ones, at home in Dexter, Missouri.Dr. Critchlow was born October 24, 1941, in St. Louis, to Dr. William Critchlow and Mrs. Wanda Critchlow. He was married to Diane Graham of Matthews, Missouri, on December 22, 1972.Dr. Critchlow graduated from Sikeston High School in 1959 and was president of his senior class. He attended Dartmouth University, the University of Missouri, and ultimately graduated from Southeast Missouri State University.Dr. Critchlow attended Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine and graduated in 1980 with honors. He did his residency at the University of Missouri: Kansas City Lakewood. He was Board Certified in Family Medicine. Dr. Critchlow practiced Family Medicine in Mexico, Missouri (1983-1993), Dexter, Missouri (1993-2001), and Sikeston, Missouri (2001-2018).Dr. Critchlow was an adoring husband and loving father. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed gardening, fishing, hunting, and Cardinals…
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