Obituaries

Edgar Herbert Burroughs, 72, of Jackson died Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at Monticello House. He was born Sept. 21, 1945, in Frohna, Missouri, to Albert Carl and Elda Rosa Perr Burroughs. He attended Perryville (Missouri) High School and served in the National Guard...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Estella Lenora Gifford, 97, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Sept 23, 2017, at Woodland Hills. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at New Salem Baptist Church near Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. in Mount Zion Cemetery at Steele, Missouri...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Frances Lorance, 69, of Cairo died Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo.

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Timothy Dale Shell, 58, of Marble Hill died Friday, Sept 22, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with burial to follow in Baker Cemetery...

BRAGGADOCIO, Mo. -- Tracy Ferrell Wilkerson, 58, of Braggadocio died Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at his home. He was born April 14, 1959, at Hayti, Missouri, the son of David L. and Dorothy Ferrell Wilkerson. He married Lori Pitcher on Nov. 27, 1992, in Cairo, Illinois, and she survives...

Following a lengthy illness with Parkinson's disease, Anne M. Limbaugh died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, at her home in St. Louis. She was born March 10, 1930, in Joplin, Missouri, to Augustus James and Lucille Pennington Mesplay. Her high-school education was completed in May 1945 at St. Teresa's Academy in Kansas City, Missouri...

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. -- Virginia Lee (Jungers) Payne, 92, of Blue Springs passed away Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, at Rosewood Skilled Nursing Center in Independence, Missouri. Virginia was born June 13, 1925, in Cape Girardeau to Beatrice Gregory and August Jungers...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Claude Edward Curtis, 79, of Chaffee passed away Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 17, 1937, in Conran, Missouri, to the late Robert Sr. and Alice Garrison Curtis. He married Lavetta Fish Hooker on Sept. 28, 1963, and she survives of the home...

Ruth Catherine Degenhardt, 96, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at the Lutheran Home. Arrangements are pending at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

CHURCH HILL, Tenn. -- Lorena May Shell Eaker, 90, of Church Hill joined her husband in the arms of their Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at the Wexford House in Kingsport, Tennessee. She was born May 31, 1927, in Hahn, Missouri, daughter of Vernon E. and Hallie Fisher Shell. She and the late Odis Cleo Eaker were married June 27, 1942. He died June 3, 1990...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rick L. Faulkner Sr., 69, of Perryville died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at Perry County memorial Hospital. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home The funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dennis Cebulak officiating...

Daughter and mother, Karen Forgette and Lorraine Christman, both of Jackson, passed away at Monticello House in Jackson. Karen Forgette, 73, died Sunday, June 25, 2017. She was born July 6, 1943, in Detroit. Lorraine Christman, 95, died Saturday, July 1, 2017. She was born March 10, 1922, in Hamtramck, Michigan...

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Gretchen Kay Gibson-Cartwright, born July 1, 1968, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in Charleston. She leaves behind her husband, Don Cartwright; two sons, Josh (Alicia) Patterson and Nathaniel (Kayse) Cartwright; a sister, Sandy (Jimmie) Pulley; a brother, Donnie Gibson; and other friends and relatives...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Paul Gene Lanpher of Advance passed away Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at his home at the age of 88. Paul was born Sept. 8, 1929, in Advance, the son of Buel Franklin and Mayme Elizabeth Jenkins Lanpher. After graduating from Advance High School, Paul joined the U.S. Army. He was introduced to Wanda Ingram, who stole his heart with homemade pralines. They were married April 17, 1953...

ST. LOUIS -- Anne M. Limbaugh, 87, of St. Louis, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Dave Conley officiating. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...

Betty Donna Partridge, 72, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Sept. 25, 1944, in Cincinnati, daughter of Johnnie and Martha Weaver Nalls. Betty attended Jackson High School and was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cape Girardeau. Children were a great joy in her life. She will be missed by her family and many friends...

Michele L. "Missy" Campbell, 46, of Millersville passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 5, 1971, in Cape Girardeau to David and Wilma Robison Kincy. She and Jeffrey Campbell were married in September 1994...

CHURCH HILL, Tenn. -- Lorena Shell Eaker, 90, of Church Hill died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at the Wexford House. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, Missouri. The funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Gerald Huff officiating. Burial will follow in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill...

FROHNA, Mo. -- Kenneth E. Engert, 69, of Frohna died Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, at his home. A private service will be at a later date for the family. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville, Missouri, provided the arrangements.

CAIRO, Ill. -- Bruce M. Hornberger, 62, of Cairo died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at his home. He was born May 24, 1955, in Marion, Illinois, to Dewey and Betty Matthews Hornberger. For many years, he and his parents owned and operated Hornberger Body Shop in Cairo...

Susan Jane La-Pierre Venable, 87, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. She was born March 7, 1930, daughter of Guild Mazuret and Julia Lilly Mueller LaPierre in Cape Girardeau. Susan and Gerald Fenton "Jerry" Venable were married May 30, 1952, at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois...

ANNA, Ill. -- Kedron K. Parr, 94, of Anna died Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, at her home. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Paul Sadler officiating. Interment will follow at the Anna City Cemetery...

Thelma Ruth Tucker, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 20, 1929, in Fornfelt to the late Barney and Ora Greenlee Beggs. She was a member of East Cape Baptist Church...

ST. JAMES, Mo. -- James Howard Collins of St. James, formerly of Cuba, Missouri, was born Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1918, at Berryman, Missouri, to the union of Perle and Hallie Gertrude Metcalf Collins and left from this life Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. at the Missouri Veterans Home of St. James at the age of 98 years...

Michele L. "Missy" Campbell, 46, of Jackson passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Chris Vaught officiating. Burial will be private...

Shirley Ann Reed, 82, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at her home. She was born June 30, 1935, in Providence, Kentucky, to George R. and Roma M. (Winstead) Merritt. She and John R. Reed were married Dec. 19, 1954, and he survives...

FROHNA, Mo. -- Howard R. Fiehler, 89, of Frohna died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, at Independence Care Center of Perry County, Missouri. He was born Oct. 15, 1927, in Frohna, son of Ben and Clara Kaufmann Fiehler. He married Vivian Petzoldt on Dec. 9, 1951. She preceded him in death Aug. 29, 2015...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Brenda Rolwing, daughter of the late Richard Caldwell and Dorothy Rowe Caldwell, was born Nov. 5, 1949, at Frisco, Missouri, and departed this life in the Saint Francis Medical Center on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at the age of 67 years...

DONGOLA, Ill. -- Larry "Frog" Simmerman, 69, of Dongola died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Crain Funeral Home in Dongola. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Jordan officiating. Interment will follow in St. John's Cemetery...

Shirley Ann Reed, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Cape County Memorial Park...

ORAN, Mo. -- Kenneth Billy Ray Hopper, 68, of Oran passed away Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in Sikeston, Missouri. He was born Dec. 6, 1948, in Huntsville, Alabama, to the late George Oscar and Katie Mae Robinson Hopper. He married Shirley Jean Tinsley on Oct. 26, 1985, and she preceded him in death July 31, 2016...

Shelby L. "Cupcake" Stafford, 48, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Aug. 25, 1969, in Paragould, Arkansas, daughter of Jimmy D. and Karen D. Bateman Stafford...

Michael C. “Mike” Boswell, 67, of Cape Girardeau, also known as “Bozz” back in his college days, was called home by our Heavenly Father on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, while receiving care at Unity Point Hospital in Keokuk, Iowa. Mike was born Nov. 22, 1949, in St. Louis, the older twin son of Charles W. and Edith E. Rufkahr Boswell...

Helen Juanita Crites, 93, of Cape Girardeau went to be with our Lord on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born Feb. 15, 1924, in Cape Girardeau to Roy and Tava Brown Holshouser. She and Lindle O. Crites were married June 5, 1948, in Cape Girardeau. He passed away Aug. 2, 2008...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Helen Marie Feltz, 99, of Perryville died Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Nov. 4, 1917, in Perryville, daughter of Henry and Rosa McAtee Nesslein. She married Edgar J. Feltz on Oct. 14, 1940. He preceded her in death Nov. 20, 2001...

Lee Paul Groth Jr. -- May 15, 1923 to Sept. 10, 2017 -- was the eldest son of Lee and Isabelle Groth and bother to Ralph Groth, Delores Hall, Evelyn Riley and Mel Groth, all deceased. Lee's son, Lee P. Groth III, resides in Seattle. Born and raised in St. Louis, Lee served in World War II and after moved to Miami with his wife, Ruth, where he lived for some 60 years. Lee relocated to Cape Girardeau in 2002 to enjoy the good company (and cooking) of his sister Evelyn Riley...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Melvin F. Hayden, 88, of Perryville died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., with a rosary at 7 p.m., Monday and from 6:30 to 9:15 a.m. Tuesday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Sereno, Missouri, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

TAMMS, Ill. -- Ervin "Mickey" Johnson, 77, of Tamms died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at his home. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment will be private at Provo Cemetery...

Carolyn Wanda “Cakee” Koehler, 70, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at her home after a valiant battle with cancer. She was born Dec. 24, 1946, in St. Louis to Arthur and Connie Klotzbach Sturm. After graduating from high school in St. Louis, Carolyn graduated from the former Moler beauty school in 1968. She worked many years as a beautician in St. Louis before moving to Cape Girardeau...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Rita M. Lintner, 88, of Perryville died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 to 9 a.m. Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville...

Vadola Martin, daughter of the late Richard Overton and Lula Jackson Overton Hodge, was born Jan. 30, 1922, in McGee, Missouri, and passed away Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau on at the age of 95 years, 7 months and 16 days...

MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — Mary Cecile St. Clair Orr-Masters, 93, of Mount Vernon died Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, at the Lawrence County Manor. Visitation and a funeral service were Saturday morning at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mount Vernon. Burial followed at Ozark Prairie Cemetery, northeast of Mount Vernon.

Shelby Stafford, 48, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Lynnwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, with the Rev. Mark Anderson officiating. Interment will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Woodland Heights Cemetery in Rector, Arkansas...

PARK HILLS, Mo. -- Doris Ann Bradley, 82, of Park Hills spent the last four years of her life living in Cape Girardeau near her family. Doris was born March 16, 1935, in Elvins, Missouri, and passed away Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Randall Childers, 81, of Cairo died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Dr. Larry L. Potts officiating. Interment will follow at Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge, Illinois...

BALLWIN, Mo. -- Dorothy A. Cissell, 78, of Ballwin, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Sunrise of Chesterfield in Chesterfield, Missouri. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 9:15 a.m. Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...

HOUSTON, Mo. -- Carol Ann Crest, 79, of Houston died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. today at Houston First Baptist Church, with Pastor Russ Stigall officiating. Burial will be in Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, with Pastor Dave Conley officiating...

ANNA, Ill. -- William J. Halter Sr., 89, of Anna died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. Funeral Mass will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with Father Federico Higuera officiating. Inurnment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...

Michael Dean Hendrix, 62, of Pocahontas passed away Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. He was born June 26, 1955, the son of the late Ross and Edna Hendrix. Survivors include his loving siblings, Pamela Wilson, Randy (Christy) Hendrix, Linda (Jeff) Sevrin, David (Bonnie Wyman) Hendrix and Johnny (Tonia) Hendrix...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Bruce M. Hornberger, 62, of Cairo died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo.