Obituaries

MARSHALL, Mo. -- Pearline V. Copas, 81, of Marshall died Thursday, July 20, 2017, at Fitzgibbon Hospital. There will be no visitation. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Chapel in Marshall, with the Rev. Vernon Maxted officiating...

BELL CITY, Mo. -- Andy James Gillilan, 94, of Bell City passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017, at his home. He was born Dec. 10, 1922, in Highland, Arkansas, the son of Earl and Sally Pilkington Gillilan Sr. Andy served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945, the U.S. Army Air Force from 1945 to 1948 and the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1952. He served in World War II and the Korean War...

AIKEN, S.C. -- Juel Henry "J.H." Mosley, the son of a former managing editor at the Southeast Missourian newspaper, passed away Friday, July 14, 2017, in Plano, Texas. He was 94. Born Jan. 24, 1923, J.H. was the eldest child of Clara and Juel Mosley Sr., the latter a 39-year employee of the Southeast Missourian. ...

Thelma Louise Rich, 93, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Anna, Illinois, went home to be with Jesus at 9:25 p.m. Thursday, July 20, 2017. She was born Dec. 4, 1923, to Dugan and Agnes Tripp of rural Cobden, Illinois. Louise was married to Fred Rich on Aug. 24, 1942, in Cape Girardeau. After over 60 years of marriage, Fred passed away Oct. 6, 2003...

BENTON, Mo. -- Larry Dean Uelsmann, 69, of Benton died Thursday, July 20, 2017, at his home. He was born Oct. 10, 1947, in Cape Girardeau to Thomas Andrew and Mary Belle Belk Uelsmann. He married Joyce Marie O'Brien on May 26, 1970. Larry was the president of Security Bank & Trust. He was a member of Eisleben Lutheran Church in Scott City, the Lutheran Home Board, National Guard and the finance committee at Eisleben Church...

Kerri Mitchell Jones, daughter of Keith Mitchell and Terry Jo Bankhead Garrison, was born March 20, 1967, in Kennett, Missouri, and departed this life July 1, 2017, at the age of 50 years. Kerri married Andrew Jones on Nov. 29, 1996, in Montgomery, Alabama...

Travis M. Davie, 35, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, July 17, 2017. He was born Friday, June 4, 1982, in Murphysboro, Illinois, to Stephen and Jeannie Dalton Davie. Survivors include his parents of Cape Girardeau; daughters, Madison and Alanah Davie of Cape Girardeau; sisters, Tammy (Jason) Potts of Dickson, Tennessee, Tina Mezo (John Rendleman) of Jonesboro, Illinois, and Tonia (Shannon) Hughes of Grand Tower, Illinois; nephews, Tyler Wagnitz, Jaden Potts and Haegan Hughes; paternal grandfather, Alvin Davie; maternal grandmother, Eva Thiele; and many loving cousins, aunts and uncles.. ...

Robert Stephen "Steve" Gerard, 64, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center after a short battle with cancer. He was born Aug. 10, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Harold Fletcher and Iona Mae Benson Gerard...

PHOENIX -- Myrtle Rosalie Gulley, 83, of Phoenix died Monday, June 17, 2017. Services were conducted by Best Funeral Services of Peoria, Arizona.

Dallas L. Lands, 76, of Delta passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 21, 1941, in Randles to the late Thomas and Lucy Spain Lands. He married Shirley Diggs on May 28, 1960, and they were married for 39 years. She survives. Later, he married Linda Bruce on Feb. 19, 2000, and she survives...

Margie Ann Leine, 70, of Daisy passed to be with her Lord on Thursday, July 13, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 19, 1946, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Leonard and Violet Unterreiner Yamnitz. She and Doyle Leine were married April 1, 1967, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...

Grant Murray, 22, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Orlando, Florida, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Pennsylvania. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of local arrangements...

Gladys Ann Thompson, 90, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017, at her home in Jackson. She was born on Valentine's Day, 1927, in Oran, Missouri, the daughter of Martin and Mayme Sietman Blattel. Gladys married Charles E. "Ed" Thompson on May 8, 1948, in Oran at the Guardian Angel Catholic Church. He passed away June 17, 1992, after 44 years of marriage...

IRVING, Texas -- Shirley Kinder-Parsons, 73, of Irving, formerly of Jackson, died Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Baylor Scott and White Hospital. Visitation will be from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Friday at Dayspring Family Church, 618 N. Belt Line Road in Irving...

Travis M. Davie, 35, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 17, 2017. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home. A celebration of life service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at a later date...

Roy L. Meystedt Jr., 70, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 17, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 21, 1946, in Cape Girardeau to Roy L. and Virginia Schlueter Meystedt. He served in the Army in Vietnam. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3838 for over 20 years and the Knights of Columbus Council 1111 for 20 years...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Carl Lee Bounds, 69, of Chaffee died Saturday, July 15, 2017, at his family home. Memorial services will be from 5 to 7 p.m. July 28 at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Michelle Broyles officiating.

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Jamie L. Lindley Jamie, 34, died Monday, July 17, 2017. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Liley Funeral Home, 410 Union St. in Marble Hill. Funeral service will be at noon Saturday in the funeral chapel...

Robert "Steve" Gerard, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.

SIKESTON, Mo. -- John Richard Ensor Sr., 90, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at his home in Sikeston. Born July 1, 1927, in Sikeston to the late Wilbur Woodside and Maggie Matthews Ensor, he was a member of Hunter Memorial Presbyterian Church and graduated from Sikeston High School in 1945...

WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. -- Mary Louise Oliver Kuhnmuench died Tuesday, July 18, 2017. She was born Nov. 23, 1921, in Cape Girardeau. Mary Lou was a graduate of Bloomfield (Missouri) High School and Southeast Missouri State University. She taught elementary school for many years at Cape Girardeau, Riverview Gardens, Sikeston and Clayton, Missouri...

IRVING, Texas — Shirley Kinder-Parsons, 73, of Irving, formerly of Jackson, died Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Baylor Scott and White Hospital. Visitation will be from 11 to 11:45 a.m. Friday at Dayspring Family Church, 618 N. Belt Line Road in Irving. Funeral service will be at noon Friday at Dayspring Family Church. Arrangements were provided by Golden Gate Funeral Home.

Robert Lee "Bob" Mahler Jr., 49, of Scott City died Saturday, July 15, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Cornerstone Wesleyan Church in Scott City. Memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Tommy Miller officiating...

Roy L. Meystedt Jr., 70, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 17, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home, with parish prayers at 7 p.m. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent De Paul Parish in Cape Girardeau, with Rick Jones officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...

FROHNA, Mo. -- Michael L. Leadbetter, 68, of Frohna died Monday, July 17, 2017, at Mercy Hospital Jefferson County in Festus, Missouri. He was born Feb. 2, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of Clarence U. and Thelma (Eaker) Leadbetter. He and Bernita Johnson were married Sept. 24, 1971. She survives in Frohna...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Gary Gene Freeman, Sr., 66, of Advance passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017, at his home. He was born April 27, 1951, at Sikeston, Missouri, the son of Charley and Zeola Curtis Freeman. Gary was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of Perkins Baptist Church...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rose Lee Preston, 84, of Perryville died Thursday, July 6, 2017. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Home Cemetery...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Gary Gene Freeman Sr., 66, of Advance passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017, at his home. He was born April 27, 1951, at Sikeston, Missouri, the son of Charley and Zeola Curtis Freeman. Gary was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of Perkins Baptist Church. He retired from the San Angelo Supportive Living Center as supervisor of the motor pool...

Bobby L. Johnson, 87, of Cape Girardeau went to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ, at 4 a.m. Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Southeast Hospital, with his wife and children at his side. He was born Nov. 5, 1929, near Millersville to Charlie and Grace (Statler) Johnson...

MARQUAND, Mo. — Gerald “Jerry” Emmett Fadler, 78, of Marquand was born on July 1, 1939, in Jefferson County, Missouri, the son of Daniel and Eva Buff Fadler. He departed earthly life Thursday, July 13, 2017, at his home...

Donald Holley, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 14, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. There will be no services. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.

Margie Ann Leine, 70, of Daisy died Thursday, July 13, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Mary Anna “Ann” Schreit, 94, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Cool Valley, Missouri, peacefully entered eternal rest Thursday, July 13, 2017, at Auburn Creek Assisted Living. Ann was born April 18, 1923, in Ilasco, Missouri, to the late Ipas and Johanna Apostol. She married Mathew William Schreit on April 1, 1945, and he preceded her in death Sept. 5, 1990...

Virgil Whitener Jr., 86, of Jackson passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017, at Jackson Manor. He was born Feb. 2, 1931, in Memphis, Tennessee, son of Virgil S. Sr. and Nola Moore Whitener. He and LaVerne Maze were married Jan. 26, 1957, in Fredericktown, Missouri. She survives...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Connie Elaine Cunningham, 66, of Perryville passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017, at her home. She was born July 27, 1950, the daughter of Hansel Willie "Hank" and Dorothy Ellen Scranton Williams. She and Aaron Cunningham married April 17, 2004. He survives...

O'FALLON, Mo. -- William M. "Bill" Felty Jr., 59, formerly of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at his home in O'Fallon. He was born Feb. 13, 1958, in Cape Girardeau to William M. and Genece Sawyer Felty. He was a 1976 graduate of Jackson High School...

MARQUAND, Mo. -- David Lee Mills, 55, of Marquand died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. today at Liley Funeral Home in Patton, Missouri. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jamie Hovis officiating. Burial will be in Union Light Cemetery near Marquand...

Audrey L. Richter, 81, of Jackson, formerly of New Wells, passed away Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born June 8, 1936, in St. Louis, daughter of Earl L. and Marie Johnson Heider. She and Raymond W. Richter were married April 20, 1963...

Pat J. Cameron, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 10, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born Sept. 16, 1937, in St. Louis to Louis and Lola Weatherford Cameron. Pat was an auditor for Beneficial Finance. She was a member of Lynwood Baptist Church, where she was active in many ministries, including the crochet gang. She also volunteered at the Saint Francis Medical Center Cancer Unit Infusion Center for 18 years...

Dolly Wren Rice, 91, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Ironton, Missouri, died Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Ratliff Care Center. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, Missouri. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Mounds Park Cemetery...

Leon Carl Sullivan, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at the home of his daughter. He was born June 14, 1934, in Doniphan, Missouri, to Carl and Lorrina Rogers Sullivan. He married Dorothy Jeanette Beggs on June 26, 1953, in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death Jan. 26, 1993...

Darrell Glen Potts, 58, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Los Angeles, died Friday, July 7, 2017, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He was born Feb. 18, 1959, in Post, Texas, to James Darrell and Nelda Jane Nowell Potts...

ST. LOUIS -- Melissa Isaacs Presson, 50, of St. Louis passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital after an extended illness. She was born Aug. 6, 1966, in St. Louis, to Sammy and Rose Randol Isaacs. Melissa married Jeff Presson on Dec. 29, 1990, in Arnold, Missouri...

Leon Carl Sullivan, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at his daughter's home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the chapel...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. -- Robin Carol Thiele, 39, of Chesterfield, formerly of Leopold, Missouri, died Thursday, July 6, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral chapel...

John David Turpin Jr., 16, of Jackson passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017, at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Aug. 17, 2000, in Perryville, Missouri. John was a student at Oak Ridge High School. He loved and enjoyed playing basketball...

BELLEVIEW, Mo. -- Sidney D. Walker, 61, of Belleview died Sunday, July 9, 2017, at Belleview Valley Nursing Home. There will be no services. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

FARMINGTON, Mo. -- David L. Venable, 65, of Annapolis, Missouri, died Friday, July 7, 2017, at Parkland Health Center in Farmington. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Michigan. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri, provided the arrangements...

Pat J. Cameron, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 10, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Darrell Glen Potts, 58, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, July 7, 2017, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home...