Obituaries

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leslie L. Dippold, 85, of Perryville died Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church, with military honors provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4282 and Delta Team. Officiating the service will be the Rev. Matthew Mark. Burial will be in the church cemetery...

Beverly A. Gerecke Ervin, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 24, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. A celebration of her life will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

PATTON, Mo. -- Betty Arlene Shipley Shell Jordan, 88, of Patton went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 22, 2019. Born April 16, 1930, in Decatur, Illinois, to Charles and Goldie Haslett Shipley, she was the beloved sister to Donald Dean, Gene, Fred and George...

David Milton McFarland, 74, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019. He was born June 3, 1944, in Detroit. David was an Army veteran. He made his home in Paris and graduated from Paris-Sorbonne University. He worked for Royal Caribbean Lines and also played the piano for 10 years at Hotel de Crillon...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. — Sue A. Krauska, 76, of Marble Hill, formerly of Cape Coral, Florida, and St. Louis, died Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. The family will host a gathering of friends and family from 2 to 4 p.m. April 6 at Mimi’s Cafe, 17240 Chesterfield Airport Road in Chesterfield, Missouri...

PATTON, Mo. -- Betty Arlene Jordan, 88, of Patton died Friday, March 22, 2019, near Bessville, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Baker Cemetery near Marble Hill...

Irene Altha Richardson, 93, of Cape Girardeau died peacefully in her sleep Friday, March 22, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born Jan. 27, 1926, in Cape Girardeau to Raymond J. and Katherine Rogers Ford. She and Stanley Banks Richardson were married Nov. 26, 1945, at Jackson...

John M. Schorie, 77, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at his home. John was born April 5, 1941, in Joliet, Illinois, to Clayton and Marian Schorie. He married Linda Ross Mayfield on Feb. 19, 1994, in Kansas City, Missouri. He received a bachelor's degree in business from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. ...

G. Elaine Smith, 65, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb, 2, 2019, at her home. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. April 6 at Fellowship Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Frank Burgess officiating. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lloyd J. Wingerter, 94, of Perryville died Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m., with Veterans of Foreign Wars wake at 6 p.m. and American Legion wake at 6:15 p.m., Sunday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Visitation will continue from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m., with rosary at 8:30 a.m., Monday...

Louise Ostendorf Alderman, 76, of Scott City died Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 22, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to August and Lucinda Stock Ostendorf. She and Daniel Kenneth Alderman were married Oct. 26, 1974, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso, Missouri. He survives at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau...

Delvin Gilbert Meyr, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis. He was born Dec. 24, 1942, in New Wells to Gilbert and Florence Hutteger Meyr. He and Dottie Lambky were married Dec. 27, 1966, at Jefferson City...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- On Monday, March 18, 2019, Christina Lynn Westrich Shannon, loving wife, mother, sister and friend, passed away at the age of 62 on the farm she loved so much. She was surrounded by family and her beloved pets. Christy was born May 8, 1956, in St. Louis to Andrew and Judith Macke Westrich...

David Craig Tally, 64, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at his home after a struggle with liver cancer. He was born Nov. 19, 1954, in Cairo, Illinois, to the late Jerry and Rita Sue Parker Tally. David was born in Cairo and grew up in Mounds, Illinois...

Willis G. "Sonny" Wagner, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 19, 2019. According to his wishes, there will be no services. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Louise Ostendorf Alderman, 76, of Scott City died Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., with parish prayers at 7 p.m., Friday at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso, Missouri. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Michael Casteel officiating. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau...

Billy W. "Bill" Carnell, 73, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 24, 1945, in Portageville, Missouri, to Clarence H. and Ruby Rogers Carnell. Bill attended school in Portageville and served honorably in the U.S. Army from June 1963 to December 1968...

FORSYTH, Mo. -- Cecil Richard Clubb, 72, of Forsyth passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019, at his home. He was born Dec. 24, 1946, in Cape Girardeau to Cecil M. and Mary Salena "Lena" Withers Clubb. On April 7, 1998, he was united in marriage to Eunice Glee Collins...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Stan Eudy, 79, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 21, 1940, in Jonesboro, the son of Milo and Delores Miller Eudy. Stan is survived by his son, Kyle (Debbie) Eudy of Cape Girardeau; three daughters, Ginger (Mike) Welker of Perryville, Missouri, and Leasa (Kevin) Maxfield and Christy Huffman, all of Cape Girardeau; stepson, Jason (Jane) Eaton of Nashville, Tennessee; eight grandchildren, Grant Eudy, Zach Huffman, Kelly and Emily Welker, Alec and Drew Eudy, Logan Huffman and Payton Maxfield; great-grandchild, Allie Rose Eudy; brother, Steve (Sue) Eudy of Anna, Illinois; sister, Marjorie Stark of Anna; and other relatives and friends.. ...

Rachel L. Gowin Farris, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau. Family and friends may gather from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. at the funeral home, with Jere Gowin officiating. Inurnment will follow at Olive Branch (Illinois) Cemetery...

Lisa Lange, 51, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday Feb. 26, 2019. She was born Nov. 17, 1967, in St. Louis, to David and Mary Langley Lange. She and Jena Terry were married June 26, 2014, in Anna-Jonesboro, Illinois. Lisa leaves behind many loved ones and six "kids" -- cats. ...

Delvin Gilbert Meyr, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will follow at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the church, with the Revs. Douglas Breite and Daniel Maske officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...

Gary Wayne Popp, 58, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at his home. He was born Nov. 24, 1960, in Arcadia, California, to Edward "Ebby" and Retha Whitaker Popp. He and Patti Sample were married April 11, 2009, at Cape Girardeau. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 3775...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Andrew Gene Shain, 37, of St. Petersburg, Florida, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019, at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Petersburg. He was born Dec. 19, 1981, in Anniston, Alabama, to Nancy S. Shain and Eastman G. Foster. Andrew was a 2000 graduate of Poplar Bluff (Missouri) High School and attend Three Rivers Community College...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- On Monday, March 18, 2019, Christina Lynn Westrich Shannon, loving wife, mother, sister and friend, passed away at the age of 62 on the farm she loved so much. She was surrounded by family and her beloved pets. Christy was born May 8, 1956, in St. Louis to Andrew and Judith Macke Westrich...

David Craig Tally, 64, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at his home, after his battle with liver cancer. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Stan Hargis officiating...

Justin Micheal Trepanier, 27, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019. He was born Oct. 22, 1991, in Cape Girardeau, the oldest of three children to parents, Del Clover and Tonya Morice. Justin was a 2010 graduate of Jackson Senior High School. He played for the Jackson Indians football team two years and was an avid football fan...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Donald E. Bridges, 84, of Olive Branch died Monday, March 18, 2019, at the home of his son and daughter-in-law in rural Tamms, Illinois. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with Brother Lacie Betts and Pastor Bob Kirby officiating. Interment will follow in the St. John's Cemetery in rural Dongola, Illinois...

Billy W. "Bill" Carnell, 73, of Jackson died Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson...

Edgar Norman Fiehler, 73, of Jackson died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, at Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born Aug. 5, 1945, in Cape Girardeau to George and Onieda Martha Mangels Fiehler. He and Martha Schoen were married June 30, 1973, at First Baptist Church in Jackson...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Madeline L. Muench, 94, of Perryville died Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...

Nelda Frances Underwood Simpson, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 18, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. March 30 at Abbey Road Christian Church in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. March 30 at the church, with the Rev. Doug Job officiating. Private inurnment will be at a later date at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Father Francis "Frank" Agnew, C.M., 85, died Sunday, March 17, 2019, at the Apostle of Charity Residence, on the campus of St. Mary of the Barrens, Perryville. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Church of the Assumption. A wake service will be held at 7 p.m. at the church...

Ronald Gale Bollinger, 56, of Cape Girardeau passed away due to health issues Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Ron was born Sept. 1, 1962, in Cape Girardeau. He worked at John Deere as sales manager for many years and Noranda Aluminum afterward...

WARDELL, Mo. -- Bill D. Burlison of Wardell died at his home Sunday, March 17, 2019. He was born March 15, 1931, in Wardell to the late J.I. and Lillie Marler Burlison. He and Barbara Humphreys were married Aug. 14, 1955, in Columbia, Missouri, and divorced in 1983. From that union were born three children, James David, Laura Ann and Andrew Jefferson. On June 11, 1995, in the U.S. Capitol Chapel, he was united in marriage to Michal Sue "Mickey" Prosser, and she survives of the home...

UTICA, Mich. -- The Rev. Wilton H. Fluegge, 96, of Utica, formerly of Gordonville, died Sunday, March 10, 2019. A funeral service was Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Utica. William Sullivan and Son Funeral Home of Utica provided the arrangements...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Iva M. Head, 88, of Perryville died Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Pastor Ray White officiating. Burial will be in Whitewater Christian Cemetery...

WASHINGTON, Mo. -- Emma Pinkston Rhodes, 92, of Washington passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Grandview Healthcare Center. Emma was born Jan. 30, 1927, in Fornfelt, now Scott City, to the late Lester James and Tessie May Nolan Pinkston and was united in marriage to Billy Ray Rhodes on Oct. 9, 1947, at the Methodist church in Fornfelt...

June Dale Richardson, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Sept. 23, 1931, in Senath, Missouri, to James Earl and Lora Jane Cary Dale. She and Bill Richardson were married March 15, 1958, at Memphis, Tennessee. He preceded her in death April 3, 2014...

Bonita Clara Robertson, 91, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, died Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Life Care Center. She was born April 10, 1927, in Harviell, Missouri, to the late Frank Naylor and Mitti Ceanna Armstrong Hudson. Bonita married Cecil C. Robertson in May 1950 in Poplar Bluff. He preceded her in death Sept. 16, 1994. She was a longtime resident of Poplar Bluff. She was a member of Lord's Chapel Church...

Susan Ann Teichman, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Dec. 1, 1940, in Cape Girardeau to Artie and Beatrice Hilderbrand Jackson. She and Franz Teichman were married Sept. 5, 1959, at Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Sept. 29, 2000...

Geraldine J. "Gerri" Weber, 79, of Jackson passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 12, 1939, in Altenburg, Missouri, to Arnold and Esther Lohmann Schmidt. She and Oscar D. Weber were married June 8, 1963, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. Three daughters were born to their union, and they had been married nearly 28 years when Oscar passed away Feb. 1, 1991...

Roger Dale Brewer, 71, of Jackson died Friday, March 15, 2019, at his home. He was born Aug. 16, 1947, in Leadwood, Missouri, to Paul Joseph and Wilma Brown Brewer. He served in the U.S. Army. “Long story short.” ...

June Richardson, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.

Geraldine J. "Gerri" Weber, 79, of Jackson died Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...

Roger Dale Brewer, 71, of Jackson died Friday, March 15, 2019, at his home. There will be no services. Burial will be at a later date at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Robert Cardwell, 90, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019. He was born Dec. 29, 1928. Robert is survived by his wife, Donna Bailey Cardwell, and two daughters, Jackie Fluegge and Robin Cardwell-Mullins. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Salvation Army, and interment will follow...

EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- Dennis Hunter, 72, of East Cape Girardeau gained his angel wings Saturday, March 9, 2019. He was born Sept. 7, 1946, in Pemiscot County, Missouri, to Ray and Sylvia Bostic Hunter. He married JoAnn Sadler on Jan. 19, 1968. She survives...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Aurilla I. Lawrence, 25, of Brooklyn, formerly of Paducah, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, in Brooklyn. She was born Sept. 5, 1993, in Carbondale, Illinois, to Kenneth Lawrence and Sharon Prater Lawrence. Aurilla was a graduate of Lone Oak High School in Paducah...

Brittney Alexandria Wilcox Max, 28, of Jackson passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, with family by her side. She was born June 29, 1990, in St. Louis to Tom and Shana Windisch Wilcox. Brittney was manager at Minglewood Brewery in Cape Girardeau...