Obituaries

McCLURE, Ill. -- Floyd Leroy Bennett, 81, died Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Crain Pleasant Grove-Murdale Funeral Home in Murphysboro, Illinois. Funeral service will be at noon Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Danny Miller officiating. Interment will be at Pleasant Grove Memorial Park, with military honors...

Lila Jackson, 70, of Jackson died Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Caney Fork Baptist Church Cemetery...

Twylla Rene James, 59, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 22, 2017. Twylla was born Aug. 10, 1957, to Bill and Florence Ross James in Cape Girardeau. Twylla received a degree in home economics from Southeast Missouri State University, but her love for books and libraries started at an early age, when she insisted her parents take her to the Cape Girardeau Public Library...

Troas Joiner, 39, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. June 30 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. June 30 at the chapel, with the Rev. Weston Wildauer officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...

Richard F. Lange, 90, of Jackson passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. The seventh of 11 children, Richard was born June 6, 1927, in Tilsit to Ferdinand and Alma Loos Lange. He and Fern O. Crader were married Jan. 15, 1947, in Arkansas...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Wayne "Frog" McCullough, 71, of Advance passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 6, 1946, at Advance, the son of Lyndell Keith and Irma Lucetta Nolan McCullough. Frog spent a great career in mobile-home sales. He had worked for Montgomery Mobile Homes...

Virginia Lee Tripp, 92, of Jackson passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017, at the Monticello House in Jackson. The oldest of two daughters, Virginia was born Aug. 27, 1924, in Neelys Landing to Dale and Maud Medlock Gohn. A young bride of 15, she married Leonard Tripp on May 18, 1940, in Jackson. Five children were born to their union. They had been married nearly 62 years when Leonard passed away April 15, 2002...

Glennon Jesse "Glen" Welker, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 19, 1926, in Perryville, Missouri, to Jesse and Frances Schumer Welker. He and Florence Lappe were married Sept. 24, 1947, at Biehle, Missouri. She preceded him in death May 31, 2010...

Troas Joiner, 39, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Good Shepard Lutheran Chapel in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the chapel, with the Rev. Weston Wildauer officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Wayne "Frog" McCullough, 71, of Advance passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 6, 1946, at Advance, the son of Lyndell Keith and Irma Lucetta Nolan McCullough. Frog spent a great career in mobile-home sales. He had worked for Montgomery Mobile Homes...

John Lawrence "Jack" Baugher, 54, of Jackson, formerly of Tamms, Illinois, passed away suddenly at 6:46 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at his home. Jack was born Oct. 18, 1962, in Cape Girardeau, son of Kerry L. Baugher Sr. and the late Marjorie J. Miller Baugher...

Bill J. Dacus, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at his home, after a long, courageous battle against cancer, with his wife and family at his side. Sally and Bill Dacus would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Dan Bieser and Dr. Andrew Moore, nurses and staff of Southeast Cancer Center for their care, dedication and support...

A dear pastor, the Rev. Walter Edgar Fehrmann, 95, of Jackson fell asleep in the loving arms of his beloved Savior, Jesus Christ, on Monday, June 19, 2017, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. He was born Feb. 14, 1922, in Pittsburgh to George Paul and Clara Engelbert Fehrmann. He was first married to Hildegard Geiser. She passed away in 1967. His second wife, Esther Polster, passed away in 1974. He and Lois Loesel-Wroge were married Nov. 1, 1975, in Billings, Montana. She survives...

Cynthia Gale Hahn, 55, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at her home, surrounded by her family and friends. Cynthia was born Dec. 7, 1961, in Cape Girardeau. She was the only child of J.D. and Opal Hahn. They preceded her in death...

Richard F. Lange, 90, of Jackson died Sunday, June 18, 2017, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. There will be no ceremony.

DeSOTO, Texas -- Annie Lee Pullen, 75, of DeSoto died Thursday, June 15, 2017. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home, 1425 Kurre Lane, in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home...

Glennon Jesse "Glen" Welker, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, with parish prayers at 7 p.m., followed by a Knights of Columbus Council 1111 rosary, and from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...

McCLURE, Ill. -- Floyd Bennett, 81, of McClure died Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Pleasant Grove-Murdale Funeral Home in Murphysboro, Illinois.

The Rev. Walter E. Fehrmann, 95, of Jackson died Monday, June 19, 2017, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Revs. David Johnson and Jason Shaw officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. in Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery in Altenburg, Missouri...

ST. LOUIS -- The Rev. Dr. Billy Gene Hahs, 89, of St. Louis passed away at 8:21 p.m. Sunday, June 18, 2017, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Illinois. He was born Nov. 14, 1927, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Ora and Minnie Statler Hahs. He married Elouise James on Dec. 26, 1944, at United Methodist Church in Barlow, Kentucky...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Shawn Paul Jackson, 45, of Advance died Monday, June 19, 2017, at his home. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Morgan Memorial Park in Advance, with the Rev. Dale Wiseman officiating. Morgan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Louis R. McDonald Sr., 79, of Perryville died Monday, June 19, 2017, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bruce Owens officiating...

KELSO, Mo. -- Leona C. Scherer, 84, died at 10:20 a.m. Monday, June 19, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. She was born May 22, 1933, in Scott County, Missouri, daughter of the late Albert and Bertha Heuring Schwartz. On Sept. 12, 1951, she married Theon L. Scherer, who preceded her in death...

MAKANDA, Ill. -- Morton S. Wright, 76, of Makanda, formerly of Anna, Illinois, passed away at 7:17 p.m. Saturday, June 17, 2017, in Houston Methodist-Willowbrook Hospital in Houston. He was born May 1, 1941, in Karnak, Illinois, the son of Paul and Bernetta Reed Wright...

Nina May Edwards, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Oct. 24, 1930, in Gideon, Missouri, to Edward D. and Maddie Fleetwood Cruce. She and Arnold Edwards were married May 4, 1963, at Cape Girardeau...

Lloyd Elmer Loberg, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A private service was held Friday at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery, with Donny Ford officiating. Ford and Sons Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

KELSO, Mo. -- Leona Catherine Scherer, 84, of Kelso died Monday, June 19, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Christine Crader, 88, of Advance passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Sept. 18, 1928, at McGee, Missouri, the daughter of Noah and Mattie Duniphan Berrong Sr. Christine was a teacher in the Advance School District for 37 years. She attended Brownwood General Baptist Church...

TOPEKA, Kan. -- John C. "JB" Biri, 72, of Topeka, formerly of Jackson, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017. He was born Oct. 25, 1944, in Jackson, the son of John and Alma T. Christy Biri Sr. John was a graduate of Jackson High School. He moved to Topeka in 1963. ...

GLEN CARBON, Ill. -- Lois M. Miesner, 88, of Glen Carbon, formerly of Farrar, Missouri, died Friday, June 9, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. June 26 in the chapel at Meridian Village in Glen Carbon. There will be another visitation from 3 to 6 p.m. June 27 at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Missouri...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Shawn Anthony Foulk, 44, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017, at the family home in Chaffee. He was born Oct. 8, 1972, in Chaffee to Dean and Mary Alice Slayton Foulk. He married Mandy Puckett on July 17, 1999. He was a forklift operator for Rubbermaid in Jackson...

Lois J. Unfer, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born March 12, 1927, to Frank and Lillian Zendrich Havel. She and Louis Unfer were married Jan. 30, 1954, at Champaign, Illinois. He preceded her in death...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Carol Frances Hahs Meyer, 71, of Louisville, formerly of Oak Ridge, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 3, 2017. She was born Dec. 25, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Truman and Frances Kasten Hahs. She and Norman “Norm” Meyer were married June 18, 1967, at Zion United Methodist Church in Old Appleton, Missouri...

Marie Brooks, 58, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Jackson Manor Nursing Center in Jackson. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.​

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Luther J. Brotherton, 90, of Perryville died Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. A memorial service will be at a later date. Young and Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Perryville provided the arrangements.

Kenneth Leo Compas, 76, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 15, 2017. Kenneth was born May 28, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Leo George and Rhoda Gladys Crump Compas. He was the first of three children. He and JoAnn Enderle Compas were married June 15, 1963, in New Hamburg, Missouri...

O’FALLON, Mo. — Wilma Jean Hanlon, 87, of O’Fallon died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Del Mar Gardens. She was born Oct. 26, 1929, in Cape Girardeau to the late Ardello William and Lucille Maudie Riehn Bentley. She married Alfred Vincent Hanlon on Feb. 15 1947. He preceded her in death Dec. 18, 1999...

Patsy Ann Russell, 61, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Craighead Nursing Center in Jonesboro. Graveside funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at New Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...

Judith M. Schott, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at her home. She was born Dec. 19, 1938, in Cairo, Illinois, to LeeRoy and Dorothy Peddie McCowen. She and Harold Schott were married Sept. 3, 1960, at Cape Girardeau. Judy was very active throughout her life in serving the Lord and helping people...

Lois J. Unfer, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. There will be a private graveside service at a later date...

Brian Dale Weiss, 49, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, June 15, 2017, at the home of his parents in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 17, 1967, in Cape Girardeau to Robert Dale and Barbara Kay Burton Weiss. He graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1985 and from Southeast Missouri State University in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in biology...

Arthur Jackson Burton, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, June 15, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. David McNeely officiating. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...

Nina May Edwards, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Pastor Phillip Roop officiating. Burial will be in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...

Troas Joiner, 39, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, June 15, 2017, in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be held at a later date at Good Shepherd Lutheran Chapel. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Michael Earl Perry, 57, of Delta died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. He was born July 17, 1959, in St. Louis to the late Chalmer Eugene and LaVaughn Medley Perry. He married Angela Perry on April 4, 1981, and she survives of the home...

Surrounded by the love of her three children, 11 grandchildren and 16 greatgrandchildren, Leona Elizabeth Shaw of Cape Girardeau passed from this Earth on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau and was granted one of her greatest wishes: to meet her Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. She was born March 4, 1923...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Eula C. Renner, 89, of Perryville died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home, with a rosary at 11:30 a.m...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Jerrold Ray Fulton, 74, of Perryville died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, with an American Legion wake service at 7 p.m., and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville...

Raymond George Martin, 77, of Scott City died Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 29, 1939, in Kelso, Missouri, to Clarence and Effie Meyers Martin. He married Martha "Jeannie" Aurjean Jackson on March 20, 1970. She preceded him in death Nov. 12, 2012...

Carol Frances Hahs-Meyer, 71, of Louisville, Kentucky, formerly of Oak Ridge, died Saturday, June 3, 2017. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. June 24 at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. June 24 at the funeral home, with the Rev. Janet Hopkins officiating. Interment will be in Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...