Carter-Ricks Funeral Homes

02/05/2026

Obituary for Tonia Cooper

Memorial Services for Tonia Louise Cooper of O’Fallon, MO will be at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 13, 2026 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry, MO. Rev. Laura Taylor, pastor of Elsberry United Methodist Church, will officiate. Inurnment will be in the Elsberry City Cemetery at a later date. ...

02/04/2026

02/02/2026

Obituary for Amy Gifford

Funeral Services for Amy Arlene Gifford of Winfield, MO will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home near Winfield. Rev Fielding Poe will officiate with burial in New Salem Cemetery near Winfield. Serving as pallbearers will be Eric Schulte, Kyle Schulte, Alex Schu...

01/29/2026

Obituary for Debbie Lutz

Deborah Ann “Debbie” Lutz of Elsberry, MO passed away Wednesday morning, January 28, 2026 at her home. Born September 13, 1960 in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of Frank and Betty Hoffman. Debbie was united in marriage to Gary Joe Lutz. Debbie worked as a cashier for Shop N Save, retiring i...

01/28/2026

Obituary for Greg King

01/27/2026

Obituary for Avis Hines

Private Funeral Services for Avis Marie Hines of Winfield, MO were held at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home near Winfield. Rev. Scott Groshong, pastor of Corinth Christian Church near Foley, MO officiated with burial in Corinth Cemetery. Avis, 91, passed away Monday evening, January 19, 2026 at McClay Nurs...

01/27/2026

Obituary for Mike Souza

Memorial Services for Michael Joseph Souza of Old Monroe, MO will be at 12:00 noon on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home near Winfield, MO. Mike, 76, passed away late Friday morning, January 23, 2026 at his home. Born June 23, 1949 in Lakeport, CA, he was the son of Nestor P. an...

01/17/2026

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Funeral Services for James “Jim” Leathers of Elsberry, MO will be at 12:00 noon on Monday, January 19, 2026 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry. Rev. Steven Bradshaw, pastor of Star Hope Baptist Church will officiate with burial in Reid Cemetery near Elsberry. Serving as pallbearers will be...

01/13/2026

Obituary for Marvin “Mike” Powers, Jr.

Marvin “Mike” Powers Jr., 57, retired permanently to the great outdoors of his dreams on January 10, 2026. He passed at home with his beagle dogs by his side and only after his wife fixed Saturday morning biscuits and gravy for breakfast as he’d trained her to do for 16 years. Mike loved to hu...