Obituaries

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Roy A. Sale, 86, of Sikeston died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 27, 1934, in Clarkton, Missouri, to Charley and Ocie Lee Sale. He was married to Patsy Walker on Dec. 21, 1953, at Gideon, Missouri, and they were together for 31 years. He later married Verna McConnell on Dec. 14, 1985...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Shirley Ann Blechle, age 82, of Perryville died Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, at her residence. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Saint Mary, Missouri. Funeral Mass will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. James Schaefer officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery at a later date...

KINGWOOD, Texas -- Jason Wayne Denson was granted a new badge of honor in the early morning hours of Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. His final days were surrounded by family and friends that Jason had touched in some way or another throughout his adventurous and memorable life...

Naomia Faye Glover, age 78, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Gideon, Missouri, passed away at 3:55 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, at the Lutheran Home. She was born July 29, 1942, in Stoddard County, Missouri, to Roy James and Gladys Naomia Hatchel Cagle. She and Connie James Glover were joined in holy matrimony on April 10, 1964...

Zachary Ray Glueck, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 6, 1948, in Cape Girardeau to Virgil W. and Louise Fischer Glueck. He was a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during Vietnam...

Melvin Ivan Pope, 85, died Nov. 24, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Missouri. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Phil Thompson officiating. Burial will be at Hitt Cemetery near Arbor, Missouri...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- James M. Sutterer, age 86, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Arrangements are pending. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Michael L. Welty, age 71, of Perryville died Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, at Missouri Baptist Hospital. All services are private for the family. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mary J. Blechle, age 89, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. Visitation will be 10:to 11 a.m. Friday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer officiating...

Daniel Wayne Driskell, 62, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. at Southeast Hospital after battling esophageal cancer. He was born Nov. 25, 1957, in Chaffee, Missouri, to Isaac H. and Katie Elizabeth Mott Driskell. He married his high school sweetheart, Gerry Seib, on Oct. 15, 1977, at Old McKendree Chapel in Jackson...

Harold Don "Bub" Ellis Jr., 69, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully with his family by his side Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Dec, 23, 1950, in Cape Girardeau to Harold Donn and June L. Vogelsang Ellis Sr. He served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam, while on the USS Denver from October 1970 to July 1972...

Ivis Kinder, son of the late Franklin W. and Viola L. Angle Kinder, was born Nov. 7, 1942, in Cape Girardeau and departed this live Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at his home surrounded by family in Delta. On Nov. 14, 1970, he married Nelda Jean Sparkman in Delta. She survives...

Jane Leona Lema, 88, of Jackson, formerly of Marble Hill, Missouri, died Monday, Nov 23, 2020, at the Monticello House in Jackson. Visitation and funeral services will be held at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill Friday. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time. Service will begin at 1 p.m., with burial following in James Cemetery near Scopus, Missouri...

James Ross Lunsford, 71, of Whitewater passed away Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 31, 1949, in Fredericktown, Missouri, son of Ross and Ruth Kennedy Lunsford. He and Patsy Statler were married Nov. 7, 1971, in Madison County, Missouri. She survives...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Constance "Connie" Cecile Bollinger Mayfield, 109, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at her home. Born March 22, 1911, in Lutesville, Missouri, she was the daughter of John William and Minnie Proffer Bollinger. She graduated from Lutesville High School in three years and began a long teaching career at the age of 17 in local rural schools. The first schools were Hame String School, Hahn Chapel School and Mayfield School...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- John Edward Walker Sr., was born June 10,1936, to the late John Perry and Frances Kennedy Walker in Cape Girardeau and departed this life Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in his home surrounded by his loving family. On April 26, 1965, he married Gwendolyn Sue Edmonds in Chaffee. She preceded him in death June 7, 2014...

Alberta Faye "Bert" Wilke, 89, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at Monticello House. She was born Dec. 28, 1930, in Gordonville to Henry William and Feodora Philipps Biester. She and LeRoy Wilke were married March 4, 1951. He preceded her in death Oct. 15, 2014...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Mary L. Young died at 68 years of age in her beloved Albuquerque Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. The daughter of Elmer R. and Lillian Brown Young, Mary was the third of four siblings, including Richard A. Young of Pocahontas, the late Robert D. Young and Teresa L. Rushin of Poplar Bluff, Missouri...

FARRAR, Mo. -- Julie Ann Abernathy, 58, of Farrar passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 6, 1962, in Great Bend, Kansas, to John and June Simon McLain. June survives in Council Grove, Kansas. She and the Rev. Roger Abernathy were married Feb. 28, 1981, in Grace Lutheran Church in Midland, Texas. He survives in Farrar...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Lanie George Black III, 73, a resident of Charleston died Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, at Winchester Nursing Center in Bernie, Missouri. Born Dec. 30, 1946, in Cairo, Illinois, to Lanie George Jr. and Sue Belle Whitehead Black, Lanie lived his life with an innate but humble calling to make the world he lived in a better place...

Peggy A. Borgfield, 86, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at her home. She was born Oct. 3, 1934, in Oak Ridge to Clyde and Mildred Cobble Martin. She and Kenneth Borgfield were married June 7, 1953, in Oak Ridge. Peggy was a graduate of Oak Ridge High School. She retired from K-mart...

The Rev. Roger Christiansen, 87, of Cape Girardeau met his Savior on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center, surrounded by his wife and children. He was born Sept. 7, 1933, in Pine Township in Montcalm County, Michigan, to Clarence and Myrtle Elizabeth Slocum Christiansen. He married the love of his life, Twyla Loretha McCollough, on April 14, 1962, in Anderson, Indiana. They were married over 58 years...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- James "Jimmy" Edward Nenninger, 68, of Bloomfield passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 19, 1952, in Bloomfield, the son of Edward Henry and Agnes Christine VanGennip Nenninger...

Michael Timothy Ramsey, 37, of Millersville passed away Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at his home. He was born July 26, 1983, in Cape Girardeau to David L. and Mary J. Bollinger Ramsey. He was a lifelong resident of Millersville and a graduate of Jackson High School. He worked over 12 years as a master mechanic at Coad Toyota in Cape Girardeau...

ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Clinton R. Braeuner, 85, Missouri died Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, at his residence. Visitation will be noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church with the Rev. Steven Dressler officiating...

Evelyn Hubbard Brown, 102, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Oct. 22, 1918, in East Prairie, Missouri, to Bird and Iva Mae Allen Hubbard. She and Claud P. Brown were married July 18, 1937, at East Prairie. He preceded her in death Sept. 11, 1975...

Daniel Wayne Driskell, age 62, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. A private graveside service will be Tuesday at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Ron Watts officiating...

Arnold Lee Edwards, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Dec. 31, 1926, in Cape Girardeau to James and Pearl Brown Edwards. He and Nina Cruce were married in 1947 in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death June 14, 2017...

James "Jim" William Hahn, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, at Chateau Girardeau. Jim was born in Springfield, Missouri, Feb. 2, 1926. He was one of identical triplets with the babies collectively weighing 22 pounds. Their parents were unable to care for them, and they were sent to the Missouri Children's Home in St. Louis for adoption. After failed attempts to place the boys together, they were adopted by separate families. The three would not be reunited for 57 years...

Lorena Frances Halter, 85, of Scott City died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, at the Chaffee (Missouri) Nursing Center. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Mark Carbaugh officiating...

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, Charles "Chuck" Eugene Humburg, beloved son, brother, and father of two daughters passed away after a more than 60-day battle against COVID-19 at the age of 61. Chuck was the son of Christopher and Sandra Kolkmann Humburg and was born on Feb. ...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Pat Ann Hunott, 74, of Sikeston died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Missouri. She was born Sept. 10, 1946, in Sikeston to Eugene and Helen Helms Fodge. She married James Hunott. She retired from the Sikeston School District, where she had worked as a secretary, and she a member of St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton, Missouri...

Latasha Mashek, daughter of Joyce Tankersley Spane of Chaffee, Missouri, and the late Paul Spane, was born July 30, 1976 in Lawton, Oklahoma, and departed this life Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 44...

Joyce E. Monahan passed away Wednesday, Nov.18, 2020, in the loving care of staff at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was the daughter of the late Ray and Mabel Johnson. Joyce loved to be outside gardening and walking. She loved her dogs, Marie and Peanut...

ST. PETERS, Mo. -- Robbie Schiwitz O'Brien passed away Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at the age of 77. She was born May, 26, 1943 in Cape Girardeau to Robert and Mable Brennecke Schiwitz. Robbie was united in marriage on May 18, 1963, to Phillip O'Brien. She is survived by her loving husband, Phillip O'Brien; son, Jim (Lisa) O'Brien; two grandchildren, Duston (Ashley) O'Brien and Andrea O'Brien; and sister, Ella Marie Hirsch...

John Richard Reed, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Oct. 24, 1935, in Dongola, Missouri, to Charles Glenn and Ellade Adeline Ervin Reed. He and Shirley Merritt were married Dec. 19, 1954, at Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death Sept. 17, 2017...

Eva Mae Smith, 74, of Cape Girardeau died at 10:40 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of service Nov. 30 at the Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Interment will be private...

Huey Duane Tewis, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Nov. 4, 1947, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Huey K. and Irene Norman Tewis. He and Linda Easterwood were married July 1, 1982, at Cape Girardeau...

LAWRENCE, Wis. -- Rebecca "Becky" Ann Zieske, 69, originally of Stillwater, Minnesota, went to Heaven peacefully Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at her home in Lawrence. She was born to Margaret and Florian Crever Nov. 24, 1950. She married Tom Zieske on June 16, 1973...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- James Leroy Bourland, 85, of Chaffee, formerly of Wood River, Illinois, died at 1:05 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, at Chaffee Nursing Center after a lengthy illness. James was born June 15, 1935, in East Alton, Illinois, to James and Evelyn Spradley...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruby M Blaylock, 92, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Perryville, with the Rev. Kevin Barron officiating...

Martha Jean Gregory Brown, age 70, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of East Prairie, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 15, 1950, in Cairo, Illinois, to the late William Ralph and Vivian Lucille Stanfield Gregory. She retired in 2013 after working in payroll/accounting for several businesses. She was a member of First Christian Church in East Prairie...

Barbara Ann Eldridge, 82, of Scott City died at noon Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, at her home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Joe Horger officiating...

James John Zinner Jr., 67, of Jackson went home to be with the Lord Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. He was born May 28, 1953, in Mobile, Alabama, to James J. and Ruth E. Whittington Zinner Sr. James was a 1972 graduate of Hannibal (Missouri) High School and attended Southeast Missouri State University...

Arnold L. Edwards, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Graveside funeral service will be private at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...

Ella Louise Gateley passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, Nov. 17, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, where she received very loving care and resided since April 2020. She was born June 11, 1928, in Cape Girardeau to the late Roy E. and Bertha Johnson Sanders. She was a life-long resident of Cape Girardeau, attending May Greene School and graduating from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1945...

Samuel Frank Jenkins, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Dec. 20, 1946, in Cape Girardeau to Fred Louis and Annie Luvenia Runnels Jenkins. Frank was a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School and attended Southeast Missouri State University until he was drafted into the Army. ...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Howard "Junior" M. Krauss, 77, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Monday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. He will then be taken to Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville for funeral service at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...

Phyllis Jean McClanahan, 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 18, 1938, in Jackson, daughter of Fred and Elda Schwab Sperling. She and Jerry Thurman McClanahan were married on April 17, 1960, at Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville...

SENATH, Mo. -- Norman Puckett Jr., age 44, of Senath, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. There will be no services. Inurnment will be at Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...