Obituaries

Bernice Mary Baldwin, 73, of Jackson passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020, at the home of her son. She was born March 22, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Joseph and Rowena Ponder Meyer. Bernice was a 1965 graduate of Perryville (Missouri) High School and worked 28 years in the engraving department at Mondi in Jackson. ...

John Hankins, 53, passed away May 28, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 12, 1966. John was preceded in death by his beloved mother, Carol Abshire Hankins. He is survived by long-term significant other, Edith "Edie" Flanigan, and children, Tanner Hankins and Madison "Madi" Hankins...

Lynn E. Hanquist, 87, of Perryville, Missouri, died Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at his residence. in Perryville. Memorial service will be held at a later date. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

CAIRO, Ill. -- Donald E. Koch, 88, of Cairo passed away at 10:02 a.m. Thursday, June 4, 2020, at Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. Donald was born July 26, 1931, in Cairo, the son of George and Verle Looney Koch. He married Hilda Baxter-Ivey on June 11, 1955. She preceded him in death May 6, 2010...

Louise Spiller, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 22, 2020, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. No services will be held at this time. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Wilbur "Keith" Seabaugh, 90, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 19, 1930, in Patton, Missouri, son of Wilberd Schell and Minnie Viola Devenport Seabaugh. He and Shirley Ann Newman were married Aug. 19, 1951, in San Diego...

Cherilyn Ann Alford, 42, of Scott City died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. No services will be held at this time. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lynn E. Hanquist, 87, of Perryville died Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at his home. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

CAIRO, Ill. -- Donald E. Koch, 88, of Cairo passed away at 10:02 a.m. Thursday, June 4, 2020, at Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. Donald was born July 26, 1931, in Cairo, the son of George and Verle Looney Koch. He married Hilda Baxter-Ivey on June 11, 1955. She preceded him in death May 6, 2010...

Louise Spiller, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 22, 2020, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. No services will be held at this time. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Nathan Samuel Bailiff of Jackson passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 24, 2020, in Cape Girardeau, son of Chris and Leslie Gilliand Bailiff. He is survived by his parents, Chris and Leslie Bailiff, and brothers, Andrew Lyod Kisner and Garrett Jefferson Bailiff of Jackson...

Leonard Joseph Cook, 78, who resided at Amen Center in Cape Girardeau County, died Thursday, May 28, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born March 21, 1942, in St. Louis to Joseph Francis and Elda Mae Dengler Cook. He loved his faith, Southeast Missouri and Boy Scouts, including his Alabama Scouting family. He was a Boy Scout for more than 50 years, was unit commissioner for Troop 5 and was a Vigil Honors Member of the Order of the Arrow...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Danny Farmer, 73, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at his home. He was born Nov. 26, 1946, in Bonne Terre, Missouri, son of Tivis C. and Pauline Hanson Farmer. He and Rose Ann King were united in marriage July 28, 1967...

ORAN, Mo. -- Evelyn Marie Kluesner, daughter of the late August W. and Lucinda M. Stock Ostendorf, was born March 26, 1932, in Cape Girardeau and departed this life Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at her home in Oran at the age of 88 years. Evelyn was raised in the country in Cape Girardeau, attended Campster Grade School and graduated from College High School. ...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Ruth H. Pohlman, 75, of Perryville died Tuesday, June 2, 2020, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 to 9 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Young Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Joseph Schlie officiating. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery...

ST. LOUIS — John Robert Smith, 68, of St. Louis, formerly of Scott City, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Marvin "Pop" LeGrand, son of the late Zeno Frank and Marena Anna Scherer LeGrand, was born May 22, 1932, in Benton, Missouri, and departed this life Saturday, May 30, 2020, at his home in Chaffee at the age of 88 years. On Nov. 29, 1958, he was united in marriage to Anna Marie Tucker. She preceded him in death March 19, 2007...

McCLURE, Ill. -- Jeffrey Lee Ashworth, 49, of McClure died Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at his home. A celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethel Assembly of God, 1855 Perryville Road in Cape Girardeau. Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Virginia "Ginny" Clements, 89, of Perryville died Friday, May 29, 2020, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral Mass will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville, with the Rev. Joe Geders officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery...

Verna Madean Cordia, 69, of Oak Ridge died Sunday, May 31, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 12, 1950, in Cape Girardeau to Henry and Minnie B. Mungle Underwood. She and James M. Cordia were married Jan. 31, 1974, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death March 28, 2017...

ORAN, Mo -- Charles Howard Dobbs, 65, of Oran died Monday, June 1, 2020, at his home. There will be a memorial service at a later date. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Gary Wayne Fee, 63, of Murfreesboro died Saturday, April 18, 2020. He was born Sept. 5, 1956, to Lawrence Lowell and Cora Alice Bizzell Fee. He and Melinda Fee were married June 22, 1995, in Paducah, Kentucky. He was a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1975...

ORAN, Mo. -- Carla Dianne Walter Ray passed away Sunday, May 30, 2020, at her home in Oran, surrounded by family and friends. She was born April 16, 1953, in Oran, the daughter of the late Philip Aloysius and Doris Jean Klipfel Walter. She married Barney M. Ray on Feb. 14, 1992...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Sally Josephine Tate, daughter of the late Fred Albert and Alberta Bradley Harmon, was born March 24, 1920, in Hickeytown, Arkansas, and departed this life Saturday, May 30, 2020, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee at the age of 100 years...

Rodney Haertling, 62, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020, at his home in New Wells. He was born Sept. 22, 1957, in Perryville, Missouri, to Ruben and Carol Lorenz Haertling. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. Rodney continued to be an active member of the congregation, serving many years as an usher...

Betty Jean Ivester, daughter of the late Arvel F. Williamson and Francis Fay Rankin Williamson, was born Jan. 29, 1936, and departed this life Thursday, May 28, 2020, at the SoutheastHEALTH in Cape Girardeau at the age of 84. Mrs. Ivester was the manager at Dollar General Store in Scott City for a number of years. She enjoyed embroidery and loved watching hummingbirds, but her greatest joy was her family...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Dorotha Irene Diesel Rhodes, 88, of Marble Hill passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020, at Woodland Hills. She was born Aug. 26, 1931, in St. Louis, daughter of Fred Ray and Lena Irene Howard Diesel. She and Joseph Johnson Rhodes were united in marriage July 21, 1948, and he passed away March 25, 2000...

Eleanor Louise Robison, 80, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, May 29, 2020, at Ratliff Care Center. Eleanor was born Feb. 9, 1940, in Russellville, Kentucky, to Francis Oliver and Effie Rena Nash White, the youngest of seven children. She married James Robison on July 3, 1958. They had a daughter, Tamela "Tammy" Ann Robison Lynn...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- James R. Schuessler, 68, of Perryville died Saturday, May 30, 2020, at his home. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford & Young Chapel in Perryville. Visitation will continue from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church...

Marvin Schoen, 89, of Oak Ridge passed away Friday, May 29, 2020, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Marvin was born May 11, 1931, in Shawneetown to Erhardt “E.W.” and Linda Sievers Schoen. He was baptized, confirmed and was a lifelong active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas. He and LaFern F. Ludwig were married Aug. 1, 1954, at the church. He and LaFern had been married 60 years when she passed away Jan. 24, 2015. ...

HOUMA, La. -- Renda Kay Clark -- formerly Renda Kay Schlitt, born to Betty and John Schlitt in November 1952 in Cape Girardeau -- passed away peacefully Thursday, May 14, 2020, at home in Louisiana at the age of 67. She is survived by her husband, Charles Wayne Clark, her high school sweetheart and the love of her life; devoted daughter, Dr. Cheri Clark Hemelt; son-in-law, Dr. Brent Hemelt; and four lovely grandchildren, Andrew, Emily, Taylor and Anna of New Orleans...

ST. MARY, Mo. -- Edward D. Bone Jr., 28, of Saint Mary died Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in Chester, Illinois. Visitation will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri. Funeral will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with Brian Schaff officiating...

GIDEON, Mo. -- Beloved daughter, sister, aunt, mother and MeeMaw, Cathy Roseann Brock passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at her childhood home surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 12, 1950, to C.L. "Dobie" and Evelyn Bernice Finney in Gideon...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rose Mary Buchheit, 95, of Perryville died Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at Independence Square Residential Care Center. Due to current health concerns, there will be a private visitation and funeral service Saturday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville, with Deacon Joe Brindley officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Donald G. Hoehn, 84, a lifetime resident of Perryville, died Thursday, May 28, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 30, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. Funeral will follow at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Burial will be at church cemetery...

John W. "Bill" Likens of Cape Girardeau, 96, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Born in Marion, Illinois, May 24, 1924, he was the son of Lloyd Christopher and Vivian Marie Davis Likens. Bill proudly served his country in World War II from 1943 to 1946 as a U.S. Army Infantry scout in the European Theater. After the war, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri at Rolla in 1948...

FRISCO, Texas -- Judith Corkins Matthews McLain, 82, of Frisco passed away Monday, May 18, 2020. She was born March 6, 1938, in Cape Girardeau to Clifford Fred and Mary Emma Lipps Corkins. Judith was blessed with one daughter and four boys. She obtained her nursing degree in 1969 from Southeast Missouri State University and worked a variety of positions in Missouri, Illinois and Texas as a hospital nurse, home-health nurse, hospice nurse and nursing home director and regional director...

ST. LOUIS -- Deana Miller, 48, of St. Louis, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, May 22, 2020. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Entombment will follow at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum...

Paul Edward Abernathy, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at Arbor House. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Monday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Ben Chapman officiating. Burial will be in Home Cemetery...

GIDEON, Mo. -- Beloved daughter, sister, aunt, mother and MeeMaw, Cathy Roseann Brock passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at her childhood home surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 12, 1950, to C.L. "Dobie" and Evelyn Bernice Finney in Gideon...

GREENWOOD, Miss. -- Sadie Frances Goff Hagar, 87, of Greenwood, formerly of Benton, Missouri, died Friday, May 22, 2020, at Riverview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Greenwood. She was born to D.L. and Rachel Koehler Goff on Sept. 20, 1932, in Louisville, Mississippi. She married Dewey C. Hagar on May 5, 1950...

ZALMA, Mo. -- Phyllis Ann Lemons, 70, of Zalma died Thursday, May 28, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 14, 1949, in Cairo, Illinois, to Wayne Wallace and Arlene Hartline Garrott. She and Ivan Lemons Sr. were married July 21, 1996, at Gipsy, Missouri...

Raymond Lynn Murray, 76, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, April 10, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 22, 1943, in Hull, Iowa, son of the late John R. and Loretta Sawyer Murray. Ray was valedictorian of the 1961 graduating class of Boyden-Hull High School in Hull...

CHAFFEE, Mo, -- Bruce Wayne Anglin Jr. was born Jan. 4, 1984, in Cape Girardeau and entered into rest at the age of 36 at the Trails End Ranch in Marquand, Missouri, on Sunday May 24, 2020. Anglin loved to race and work on cars, building derby cars, hunting and fishing and was always the life of the party and always had a good joke ready to go...

James William Baylor Jr., 72, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at his home. He was born July 6, 1947, in Cape Girardeau to the late James William Sr. and Ida Mae Fitzgerald Baylor. He and Rebecca "Becky" Welch were married Feb. 11, 1978, in Cape Girardeau...

THEBES, Ill. -- Earl "Fuzz" Benefield, 91, of Thebes died Sunday, May 24, 2020, at Integrity Healthcare in Carbondale, Illinois. He was born April 4, 1929, in McClure, Illinois, to Clarence "Monk" and Bertha Phillips Benefield. He married Laverne "Pooch" Kaufman on Dec. 10, 1955. She preceded him in death May 17, 2018...

Martha Elaine Conary, 82, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 8, 1937, in Bar Harbor, Maine, daughter of Maurice E. and Josephine M. Gooch Hanscom. She and Henry Conary were married Sept. 6, 1958. He passed away Feb. 3, 2006...

Trudy Houston left her earthly home Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau,. Trudy was born July 29, 1948, to the late J.D. and Telethia Fodge in Catron, Missouri. She lived in Cape Girardeau with her daughter and family. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church of Sikeston, Missouri...

Michael Allen Mathes, 64, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born July 18, 1955, in Ironton, Missouri, son of Garland and Betty Lou Mathes. He and Candice Marks were united in marriage July 20, 2017...