Obituaries

Gregory Scott Gross, 54, of Scott City passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at Southeast Hospital surrounded by his family. Greg was born March 6, 1966, in Cape Girardeau to Donald Eugene and Peggy Darlene Walker Gross, an only child. On Nov. 21, 1984, he married the love of his life, Kimberly Wickham...

CROSSTOWN, Mo. -- Michael Garris, age 82, of Crosstown died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at a residence in Perryville, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Monday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery in Crosstown...

William W. Keesee, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at his home with his loving family. He was born Oct. 13, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to Lawrence and Vivian McDaniel Keesee. He and Kathleen Ourth were married Oct. 26, 1963, at Mount Clemens, Michigan...

Fern Elizabeth Schlimme, age 98, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at her home. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Pastor Debra Tracy officiating. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum...

Gregory Gross, 54, of Scott City died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.

DENVER, Colo. -- Anita L. Cobb Parker Key, age 92, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, at Orchard Park Healthcare Center, in Denver. Born Oct. 29, 1928, to the late Pauline S. and Tom N. Cobb of East Prairie, Missouri. She was a graduate of East Prairie High School and a long-time resident of East Prairie and Benton, Missouri., before moving to Denver in 2015 to be near her daughter, Debra L. Parker McKenzie, and son-in-law, Keith T. McKenzie, who survive her...

Nita Dean Quick, 82 of Jackson passed away at 4:21 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at her home. She was born Nov. 2, 1938, in Morrilton, Arkansas, to Jaye and Geraldine Drake Kissire. She married Arnold Allen Quick on March 9, 1979, and he preceded her in death Jan. 4, 2021...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Betty Jean Schmidt, age 73, of Perryville died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church with the Rev. Steven Dressler officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery...

Marilyn Wiggs, 83, of Cape Girardeau peacefully passed in her sleep Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Dec. 13, 1937, in her parents' farmhouse in Bloomfield, Missouri, to Cecil and Ellen Barham Long. She lived at Saxony Village in Cape Girardeau...

CAMARILLO, Calif. -- Thomas Vernon "Tom" Blattel, 83, of Camarillo died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at St. John's Hospital in Camarillo due to complications following hip surgery. Tom was born Dec. 22, 1937, in Ancell (Scott City) to Edwin Andrew and Celena Bertha Glueck Blattel. He grew up in Southeast Missouri and graduated from Notre Dame Regional High School in Cape Girardeau. He joined the Air Force and was stationed in Japan before returning to the United States...

THEBES, Ill. -- Gloria Deane Denton, 88, of Thebes died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at Metropolis Nursing & Rehab Center. She was born Feb. 24, 1932, in Commerce, Missouri, to Guy J. and Jennie E. Clymer Caldwell. She and Henry Lee Denton were married Nov. 23, 1950, at First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Nov. 17, 2018...

Marilyn Sue Graham Duffey, 79, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Marilyn was born May 24, 1941, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Charles and Geraldine Graham. She graduated from Bloomfield (Missouri) High School in 1959. She and Ray Duffey were united in marriage on April 6, 1958, in Bloomfield and spent 62 years rarely leaving each other's side until Ray's death Dec. 8, 2020...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Ouida Lee Morehead Haralambidis, age 69, of Olive Branch passed away at 3:54 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Ouida was born June 25, 1951, in Cairo, Illinois, to Morris Glenn and Joanna Bush Morehead...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- June E. Mahy, 98, of Cape Girardeau died of natural causes Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, in San Diego. She was born June 24, 1922, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of George E. and Emma Perry Farrow. At the age of 19, June graduated from the Normal School with a two-year teaching certificate and taught grades one through eight at the Old Egypt Mills School...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Glen L. Merick, age 67, of Perryville died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at his residence. Services will be private for the family. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

ST. MARY, Mo. -- Alfred H. "Bud" Vogt, age 79, of Saint Mary passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at his residence. Services will be held at a later date. Ford and Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Barbara Ann Westrich, daughter of the late James Lemuel and Stella Mae Lape Andrews, was born June 13, 1936, in Chaffee, Missouri, and departed this life Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at the Arbors Senior Living in Cape Girardeau at the age of 84 years. Barbara was a sales representative for 32 years at Wetterau Food Distribution in Scott City, a member of the St. ...

Darlene Bonney, 82, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at the Lutheran Home. She was formerly of Jackson. Darlene was born Feb. 20, 1938, in New Wells to Leo and Bertha Fiedler. She married Donald L. Bonney on June 8, 1958. He lovingly cared for her until his death March 27, 2009...

Madison Brooke Bowman, 18, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. She was born June 29, 2002, in Cape Girardeau to Michael and Sarah Freeland Bowman. She is survived by her parents, Michael and Sarah Bowman of Cape Girardeau; brother, Hayden Bowman; paternal grandparents, Alice and Harold Bowman; aunts, Carole Hoots, Evelyn Freeland (Jimmy Jones), Emily Freeland and Eva (Bobby) Wilkinson; uncles, Scott Freeland, Brad Bowman and Don Bowman; cousins, Carly and Devin Hoots, Austin and Alicia Wilkinson, Brooke, Bethany and Travis Bowman.. ...

Joe H. Cole, 74, of Cape Girardeau passed away at 2:42 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born June 2, 1946, in Cape Girardeau. He was adopted as an infant by his grandparents, James Samuel and Margaret Ellen Cole...

THEBES, Ill. -- Gloria Deane Denton, 88, of Thebes died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 at Metropolis Nursing and Rehab Center in Metropolis, Illinois. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Raymond McAfee officiating. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...

Edward Ray Farrow, 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 11, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to the late Omar and Maxine Littleton Farrow. He and Linda Ramsey were married Nov. 7, 1970. Edward proudly served in the U.S. ...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Judith Gegg, age 78, of Perryville died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at her residence. Visitation will be from 4to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 6:30 to 11:20 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral Mass will be at noon Thursday at Christ the Savior Catholic Church in Brewer, Missouri, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer, C.M., officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery...

Adolphus Jordan, age 77, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at noon Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Joseph G. Cotton Jr., officiating. Burial will be in a Cape Girardeau cemetery...

Nita Dean Quick, 82 of Jackson passed away at 4:21 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau.

GLEN ALLEN, Mo. -- Milford Edgar Rhodes, age 73, of Glen Allen passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 3, 1947, in Glen Allen, son of Glenn and Clara Elizabeth Rhodes Rhodes. He and Brenda Keith were united in marriage on June 25, 1966...

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Martha Lea Fulbright Roesch, daughter of Dock and Mary McLane Fulbright and a 1941 graduate of Oak Ridge High School, died of COVID-19 Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Roesch (2003), and her son, Gregory Roesch (2020)...

ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Elvera E. Weber, 97, of Altenburg passed away Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Sept. 20, 1923, in Cape Girardeau to Edwin and Emma Grebing Mueller. She and Ernst W. Weber were married on Nov. 22, 1944, at Baltimore, Maryland. He preceded her in death Oct. 28, 1997...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Thomas E. Wiginton Jr., 85, died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, at his son's home in Marble Hill. He was born Dec. 3, 1935, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Thomas E. and Ethel Darline Hart Wiginton. He married his wife, Mary Margaret, on May 22, 1983, in Pine Bluff. She preceded him in death on May 21, 2019...

Lillie Ethel Proffer Davie, 99, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, at her daughter's home in Barnhart, Missouri. She was born Nov. 28, 1921, at the family home three and a half miles south of Burfordville to Otis D. and Mary Manees Fowler Proffer...

Michael Lee Willingham, 34, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully surrounded by family Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 24, 1986, in Cape Girardeau to J. Robert and Pat Willingham. A 2005 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School, he attended Southeast Missouri State University, majoring in communication studies...

ST. LOUIS -- Terry Van Dewrock, 65, of St. Louis, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. He was born April 2, 1955, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Melba Dewrock and the late Emil Dewrock. He and Catherine Long were married Aug. 17, 1991...

Glenda L. Farris, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 16 at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Entombment will be private at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau...

William "Jan" Gieselmann, 79, of Jackson died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson was entrusted with his care. There were no services.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Terry Alan Pingel, age 73, of Perryville died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. Visitation will be from 8 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Sereno, Missouri. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. ...

** Ronald Popp Ronald Popp, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at his residence in Saxony Village. McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.

Howard Junior Reece, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, at Southeast Hospital. He was born May 26, 1942 in Jackson to Howard Densel and Velma M. Jauch Reece. Howard and Saundra Meier were married July 2, 1966, at Tilsit. He worked for Floyds Equipment Co. for several years and Erlbacher Materials for over 30 years...

Karen Sue Schaefer, 60, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 8, 1960, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Walter B. and Jean B. Friedrich Schaefer. Karen was loved by everyone and will be missed by many...

Gelena W. Stoffregen, 89, of Jackson, passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 30, 1931, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to Claude and Dorothy Kellett Culp. She was a 1950 graduate of Delta High School...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Thomas E. Wiginton Jr., age 85, of Marble Hill died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, at his son's home in Marble Hill. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mount Auburn Christian Church in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesdayat the church with the Rev. Casey Elmore officiating. Burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park Cemetery in White Hall, Arkansas...

FROHNA, Mo. -- Rudolph Edgar Dreyer, age 93, of Frohna died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Rod Benkendorf officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...

Ronald Wayne Hartlein, 77, of Jackson passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 26, 1943, in St. Louis. Ronald served in the U.S. Navy from 1960 until 1964. He and Darlene Ferrell Hartlein were united in marriage on July 24, 1982...

The Very Rev. Monsignor Richard Cyril Rolwing, 93, of Cape Girardeau entered into his eternal rest Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 8, 1927, in the Texas Bend community of Mississippi County, Missouri, to the late Paul and Elizabeth Wessels Rolwing. ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. -- James "Jim" Vogelsang, 76, passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, with his wife and daughter by his side, at his home in Bozeman, following a two-year battle with cancer. Jim was born Dec 6, 1944, in Cape Girardeau to Erwin and Golda Vogelsang. Jim married Patricia Wright on April 27, 1973, in Cape Girardeau...

Patricia June Wachter, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at her home. She was born Oct. 1, 1939, in Cape Girardeau to Woodrow Wilson and Frieda Ida Hente Smith. She and H.A. Wachter were married March 8, 1958, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death May 24, 2013...

Michael Lee Willingham, 34, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.

BENTON, Mo. -- Elizabeth Ann Higdon Brewer, 80, of Benton died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, at the home of her daughter in Sikeston, Missouri, following an extended illness. Elizabeth was born Oct. 25, 1940, in Matthews, Missouri, the daughter of the late Horace Elwin and Daisy Mae Hickman Higdon Jr...

Patty Ann Dodson, 61, of Scott City died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, at her home. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the chapel with the Revs. Jack Owens and Larry Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Lightner Cemetery in Scott City...

Janie Ann Evans, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, at home. She was born Jan. 5, 1939, in Bloomfield, Missouri, to Wade Gross and Janie Wilson (Barbara Narcissis Janie McDowell).

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Kenneth Scott McCollum, age 52, a resident of Sikeston and formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 4, 1968, to Patricia Jean Rademaker McCollum, who survives of Sikeston, and the late Robert Scott McCollum...