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Aline Baker
(Obituary ~ 05/01/02)
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. -- Hazel Aline Baker, 81, of Fredericktown died Monday, April 29, 2002, in Fredericktown. She was born May 31, 1920, at Elvins, Mo., daughter of William Pierce and Lillie Powell Ward. She and Joseph Marvin Baker were married July 2, 1937, in Alma, Mich. He preceded her in death...
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Lena Elledge
(Obituary ~ 05/01/02)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Lena Jane Elledge, 91, of Lake St. Louis, Mo., died Sunday, April 28, 2002, at Blanchette Place Care Center in St. Charles, Mo. She was born Sept. 22, 1910, at Lutesville, Mo., daughter of William Frederick and Anna Emeline Liley Eaker. She and the Rev. William Elledge were married Dec. 24, 1928, at Lutesville...
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Isabel Lence
(Obituary ~ 05/01/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Isabel Lence, 83, of Anna died Sunday, April 28, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 31, 1918, in Anna, daughter of Tullie and Beulah Lamkin Dillow. She and Rolla E. "Buck" Lence were married Feb. 6, 1939. He died Feb. 10, 1993...
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Melva Lewis
(Obituary ~ 05/01/02)
Melva Rose Lewis, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, in Prague, Czechoslovakia, of an apparent heart attack. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Carmeline England
(Obituary ~ 05/01/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Carmeline England, 76, of Marble Hill died Monday, April 29, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 1, 1925, at Grayridge, Mo., daughter of John Edward and Alta M. Tayler Pratt. She and Albert F. England were married in 1941. He died in June 1971...
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Woodrow Felton
(Obituary ~ 05/01/02)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Woodrow Dale Felton, 66, of Sedgewickville died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 31, 1935, in Zion, Ark., son of Charley and Susie Anderson Felton. Felton was an over-the-road truck driver. He was a member of UAW Local 29 in Arlington, Texas...
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Delbert Kennedy
(Obituary ~ 05/01/02)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Delbert C. Kennedy, 71, of Chaffee died Monday, April 29, 2002, at Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born April 26, 1931, in Cape Girardeau, son of Delbert Shirrell and Ora Hope Kennedy. He and Peggy Moore were married Jan. 20, 1979, at Fairdealing, Mo...
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Ola Lentz
(Obituary ~ 05/01/02)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Funeral for Ola M. Lentz of Indianapolis, Ind., will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Dongola. Stan Chism will officiate. Burial will be in Christian Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. today...
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Rev. Rupert Lane
(Obituary ~ 05/01/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Rev. Rupert "Bob" Lane, 92, of Sikeston died Monday, April 29, 2002, at Clearview Nursing Center. He was born July 12, 1909, in Anniston, Mo., son of Samuel and Ollie Lee Griffin Lane. He and Gertrude May "Gertie" Casteel were married May 22, 1928, at New Madrid, Mo...
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Jeanette Solomon
(Obituary ~ 05/01/02)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Jeanette F. Solomon, 92, of Cairo died Monday, April 29, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 10, 1909, in Paris, Ill., daughter of Morris and Mary Curtis Silverman. She married Julius Solomon, who died Jan. 16, 1966...
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Mary Church
(Obituary ~ 05/02/02)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Mary F. Church, 78, of Granite City, Ill., died Wednesday, April 24, 2002, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Dec. 24, 1923, in Illmo, Mo., daughter of John and Ada Robertson Williams. She married Lindsay M. Church Sr., who died in 1990...
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Mabel Berkbigler
(Obituary ~ 05/02/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mabel Berkbigler, 98, of Perryville died Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 1, 1903, in Perry County, daughter of Louis and Mary Huber Miget. She and Daniel J. Berkbigler Sr. were married Sept. 29, 1930. He died Feb. 14, 1982...
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Gerry Packard
(Obituary ~ 05/02/02)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Gerry Jean Packard, 64, of Cambridge, Wis., died Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at her home. She was born Sept. 22, 1937, in Mounds, daughter of Gerald L. and Edith Marie Jackson Palmer. She and Robert Packard were married April 27, 1957, in Ferguson, Mo...
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Walter Gates
(Obituary ~ 05/02/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- James Walter Gates, 51, of Sikeston died Wednesday, May 1, 2002, from injuries received in an automobile accident Jan. 1, 2002. He was born Oct. 24, 1950, at Matthews, Mo., son of Ernest James and Hazel Nance Gates. He and Jessica Tidwell were married Nov. 22, 1991, in Sikeston...
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Delphus Barnhart
(Obituary ~ 05/02/02)
Delphus Barnhart, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday May 1, 2002, at his home. Arrangements are pending at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Salvador Marques
(Obituary ~ 05/02/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Dr. Salvador D. "Doc" Marques, 78, of Anna died Monday, April 29, 2002, at Union County Hospital. He was born May 11, 1923, in Redlands, Calif. He and the former Sandra Sue Rhodes were married 37 years ago. Marques was a physician. He is survived by his wife...
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Alene Koenig
(Obituary ~ 05/02/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Alene O. Koenig, 72, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at her home in Jackson. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. The Rev. Robert Henrichs will officiate. Interment will be in Russell Heights Cemetery...
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Ruby Rogers
(Obituary ~ 05/03/02)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Ruby Bell Harp Coleson Rogers, 90, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Olive Branch, died Thursday, May 2, 2002 at Heartland Care and Rehabilitation Center. Born Aug. 14, 1911 in Cache, she was the daughter of John and Myrtle Potts Harp...
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Edith Ford
(Obituary ~ 05/03/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Edith Jeannette Ancell Ford, 92, of Sikeston died Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at Clearview Nursing Center. She was born Nov. 23, 1909, at Sikeston, daughter of Robert Frank and Essie Jackson Carter. She first married Lynn Ancell May 3, 1931, in Blytheville, Ark. He died Dec. 18, 1948. She later married Leonard E. Ford Oct. 27, 1951, in St. Louis. He died in 1955...
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Frederick Jueneman
(Obituary ~ 05/03/02)
Frederick R. Jueneman, 90, of Fairfield, Calif., died Thursday, April 4, 2002, at Laurel Creek Health Center in Fairfield. He was born Aug. 4, 1911, at Fort Logan, Colo., son of George and Ruby Ireland Jueneman. He and Rodney Carmack were married Sept. 7, 1938, in Cape Girardeau. They lived in Cape Girardeau from 1938-48...
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Betty Obermann
(Obituary ~ 05/03/02)
DUTCHTOWN, Mo. -- Betty L. Obermann, 75, of Dutchtown died Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 18, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Delvie and Hazel May Stephens Oxford. She and H.W. "Bud" Obermann were married Jan. 18, 1948, at Gordonville, Mo...
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John Morrison
(Obituary ~ 05/03/02)
OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- John T. Morrison, 79, of Oak Ridge died Thursday, May 2, 2002, at his home. He was born Sept. 8, 1922, at Uniontown, Mo., son of Chalmer Vest and Hedwig Bock Morrison. He and Helen Dost were married Aug. 8, 1951. Morrison was a dairy farmer. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church at Uniontown, Mo...
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Harold Lee
(Obituary ~ 05/03/02)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Harold Eugene Lee, 72, of Charleston died Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 15, 1930, in Charleston, son of John Marion and Delia May Sitzes Lee. He and Dorothy Jean Griffith were married Aug. 13, 1955, in Charleston...
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Alvin Milam
(Obituary ~ 05/03/02)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Alvin W. "Al" Milam, 69, of Jonesboro died Thursday, May 2, 2002, at his home. He was born Oct. 6, 1932, in Stokes, Ark., son of Willis and Stella Holder Milam. He and Lillian Smith were married Dec. 12, 1951, in Pocahontas, Ark...
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Rayburn Clark
(Obituary ~ 05/03/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Rayburn Clark, 75, of Sikeston died Thursday, May 2, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Aug. 3, 1926, in Waldenburg, Ark., son of Earnest and Lucy Terry Clark. He and Imogene T. Williams were married April 26, 1956, in St. Louis...
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Helen Rose
(Obituary ~ 05/03/02)
Helen Rose, 75, died Thursday, May 2, 2002, at Ratliff Care Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Wilma Tate
(Obituary ~ 05/03/02)
Wilma Tate, 92, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at Regent Care Nursing Center in San Antonio, Texas. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Paul Job
(Obituary ~ 05/03/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Paul H. Job, 81, of Jackson died Thursday, May 2, 2002, at Monticello House. He was born Dec. 9, 1920, at Dutchtown, Mo., son of Leo and Alma Schmidt Job. He and Melba M. Moore were married June 14, 1941, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau...
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Iva Laub
(Obituary ~ 05/03/02)
BENTON, Mo. -- Iva Mae Laub, 70, of Benton died Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 30, 1931, at Sikeston, Mo., daughter of William Lee and Iva Mae Gray Bohannon Sr. She and William Harold Laub were married April 3, 1948, at Kewanee, Mo...
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Delphus Barnhart
(Obituary ~ 05/04/02)
Delphus Barnhart, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at his home. He was born Aug. 4, 1922, in Marmaduke, Ark., son of Seab and Etta Moore Barnhart. He and Shirley Magelitz were married June 21, 1975. Barnhart served in the U.S. Navy during World War II...
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Helen Rose
(Obituary ~ 05/04/02)
Helen Marie Rose, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 2, 2002, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born July 3, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Norman Czar and Ruby May Bowerman Canfield. She and Thomas McKinley Rose were married July 17, 1943, in Mississippi County, Ark. He died Jan. 7, 1985...
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Audrey Hill
(Obituary ~ 05/04/02)
Audrey M. Hill, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 3, 2002, at the Lutheran Home. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Melva Lewis
(Obituary ~ 05/04/02)
Melva Rose Lewis, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, in Prague, Czech Republic. She was born July 20, 1923, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Benjamin R. and Selma Meyer Schrader. She and Francis F. Lewis were married Oct. 21, 1950. He died June 1, 1988...
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Samuel Woodson
(Obituary ~ 05/04/02)
Samuel T. Woodson, 1 month, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 3, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Raymond Briggs
(Obituary ~ 05/05/02)
Raymond R. Briggs, 61, of Mounds, Ill., died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Marlene Brown
(Obituary ~ 05/05/02)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Marlene Brown, 65, of Advance died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at her home. She was born May 24, 1936 in Ogden, Utah, daughter of Charles and Doris Orrell Clark. She and Jack Brown were married Aug. 30, 1953, in San Diego, Calif. She worked as a secretary for the Southern Baptist Association in California for many years. She attended the United Methodist Church in Advance...
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Christopher Sanders
(Obituary ~ 05/05/02)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Christopher "Chris" Lee Sanders, 22, of Morehouse died Friday, May 3, 2002, at his home. He was born Sept. 13, 1979 in Charleston, Mo., son of Donald Sanders of Dyersburg, Tenn., and Vicky Ogden Stroud of Morehouse. He and Shelley Atchley were married June 23, 2001, in Lilbourn, Mo...
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Joe James
(Obituary ~ 05/05/02)
Gregory Sprengle of Boy Scout Troop 8 in Cape Girardeau, studied an aviation instrument Saturday at the spring camporee held at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport.SIKESTON, Mo. -- Joe James, 78, of Sikeston, Mo., died Friday, May 3, 2002, at his home in Sikeston...
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Samu'El Woodson
(Obituary ~ 05/05/02)
Samu'El T. Woodson, one month, five days old, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 3, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 28, 2002, son of Samu'El Taylor and Koreena K. Woodson. Survivors include his parents; four brothers, Christian Woodson of Sikeston, Mo., Sammudrick Taylor of Cape Girardeau, Elijah Woodson of Cape Girardeau and Devian Taylor of Atlanta, Ga.; five sisters, Alexis Woodson of Sikeston and Precious Taylor, Delilah Woodson, Samunia Taylor and Mercedes Taylor, all of Cape Girardeau; his maternal grandparents, Carol and Hubert Rutherford of Cape Girardeau; his paternal grandmother, Rosie Taylor of Kennett, Mo.; and his maternal great-grandmother, Wilma Price of Brownsville, Texas.. ...
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Audrey Hill
(Obituary ~ 05/05/02)
Audrey M. Hill, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 3, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 7, 1912, in Rector, Ark., daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Bradsher Bucy. She and Thomas C. Hill were married April 20, 1935, at Terre Haute, Ind. He died Feb. 15, 1994...
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Dessie Poe
(Obituary ~ 05/05/02)
Dessie F. Poe, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 3, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Dec. 12, 1916 in Daisy, Mo., daughter of Amon W. and Minnie Seabaugh Fullbright. She and Elbert L. "Wamp" Poe were married Feb. 26, 1939, in New Madrid, Mo. He died Sept. 19, 1984...
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Ronald Kaiser
(Obituary ~ 05/05/02)
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- Ronald Paul Kaiser, 71, died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at St. Thomas Hospital after an illness. He was born Feb. 8, 1931, in Cape Girardeau, son of Paul and Louise Kaiser of Poplar Bluff, Mo. He served as an air traffic controller during the Korean War, then graduated from Arkansas State College in 1958...
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Paul Zimmerman
(Obituary ~ 05/05/02)
DES MOINES -- Paul K. Zimmerman, 42, of Windsor Heights, Iowa, died Thursday, May 2, 2002, near Bethany, Mo., from injuries sustained in an automobile crash. He was the son of E.J. and Geri Zimmerman of West Des Moines, Iowa. On June 9, 2001, in Cape Girardeau, he was married to Jennifer Kopf. Her family resides in Cape Girardeau...
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Lois Layton
(Obituary ~ 05/05/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lois M. Batjer Gahan Layton, 97, of Perryville died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born May 26, 1904, in Abilene, Texas, daughter of W.F.D. and Lois Dunovant Batjer. In her early days in Perry County, Layton was a home demonstration agent with the Extension Service of the University of Missouri and graduated from Southeast Missouri State Teachers' College...
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Phyllis Watkins
(Obituary ~ 05/05/02)
Phyllis Tedlie Watkins, 75, of Sikeston, Mo., died Friday, May 3, 2002, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born March 31, 1927 in Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada, daughter of Wendell Phillips and Claire Augusta Boyer Tedlie Sr. She and Richard L. "Dick" Watkins were married July 14, 1949, in St. Louis. He died Nov. 21, 1994...
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Wilma Tate
(Obituary ~ 05/06/02)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Wilma Wampler Tate, 92, of San Antonio died Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at Regent Care Nursing Center in San Antonio. She was born Jan. 24, 1910, at Lutesville, Mo., daughter of John W. and Bertie F. Reed Wampler. She and Cecil Tate were married Oct. 15, 1955. He died Oct. 21, 1983...
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Harve Calvin
(Obituary ~ 05/06/02)
ESCONDIDO, Calif. -- Harve "Dillie" Calvin Jr., 78, of Escondido, formerly of Mound City, Ill., and Carbondale, Ill., died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2002, at the Sunbridge East Care Center in Escondido. He was born April 2, 1924, at Mound City, son of Harve Augustus Sr. and Elizabeth Amanda McDaniel Calvin. He was married to Alice Lucille Prim...
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Arnold Roth
(Obituary ~ 05/06/02)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Arnold L. Roth, 79, of Altenburg died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 13, 1922, at Wittenburg, Mo., son of Leo A. and Linna Mueller Roth. He and Violet Engert were married Sept. 2, 1945...
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Freda Froemsdorf
(Obituary ~ 05/06/02)
Freda M. Froemsdorf, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 5, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Corinne Ashley
(Obituary ~ 05/06/02)
SPARTA, Ill. -- Corinne H. Ashley, 76, of Sparta died at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, May 5, 2002, at the Randolph County Care Center in Sparta. She was born June 30, 1925, at Gordonville, Mo., daughter of Albert and Amanda Deneke Blumenberg. She and James Ashley were marred Oct. 24, 1948, at Gordonville...
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Janice Dial
(Obituary ~ 05/06/02)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Janice C. Montgomery Dial, 77, of Portageville died Friday, May 3, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 12, 1924, at Wardell, Mo., daughter of John and Beulah Tanner Montgomery. She and Richard P. Dial were married Dec. 27, 1943, at Boekerton, Mo. He preceded her in death May 20, 1998...
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Nola Hays
(Obituary ~ 05/06/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Nola Mae "Diddie" Hays, 74, of Sikeston died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at her residence. She was born June 3, 1927, in Commerce, Mo., daughter of Robert Raymond and Mary Elizabeth Burns Hampton. She and Everett W. Hays Sr. were married Nov. 15, 1944, at Sikeston...
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Raymond Briggs
(Obituary ~ 05/06/02)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Raymond Robert Briggs, 61, of Mounds died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at his home. He was born April 6, 1941, at Mineral Point, Mo., son of Wilson W. and Alice Blackburn Briggs. He and Dora Ann Mouser were married July 16, 1964, at Jackson, Mo...
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Ella Dunivan
(Obituary ~ 05/06/02)
BROWNWOOD, Mo. -- Ella M. Dunivan, 91, of Brownwood died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at the Advance Nursing Center. She was born Aug. 6, 1910, at Bertrand, Mo. She and Clarence Dunivan were married May 10, 1926. He preceded her in death May 2, 1984. Dunivan was retired from Inland Shoe Co. in Advance, Mo., after working as a seamstress for 25 years...
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Linda James
(Obituary ~ 05/07/02)
MILLERSVILLE, Mo. -- Linda G. James, 41, of Millersville died Sunday, May 5, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 19, 1960, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Elmer Lee and Inez Marie Ahrens Hobeck. She and Jimmy W. James were married Jan. 8, 1983, at Scopus, Mo...
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George Gilmore Sr.
(Obituary ~ 05/07/02)
George Weber Gilmore Sr., 82, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 5, 2002, at his home. He was born July 31, 1919, in Charleston, Mo., son of E.G. and Maude Gilmore. He and Mildred "Dooley" DeField were married Aug. 9, 1941. She died Dec. 15, 2001...
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Dorothy Kelley
(Obituary ~ 05/07/02)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Dorothy Kelley, 75, of Jonesboro died Monday, May 6, 2002, at her home. Crain Funeral Home in Anna, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
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Charles Moore
(Obituary ~ 05/07/02)
MATTHEWS, Mo. -- Funeral for Charles William Moore of Matthews will be at 2 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston, Mo. The Rev. William F. "Bill" Koch will officiate. Burial will be in Matthews Cemetery. Moore, 75, died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at his home...
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Emmett Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 05/07/02)
Emmett E. Seabaugh, 65, of Scott City, Mo., died Monday, May 6, 2002, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Marguerite Wischmeyer
(Obituary ~ 05/07/02)
OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Marguerite E. Wischmeyer, 85, of Easton, Pa., died Tuesday, April 30, 2002, at ManorCare in Easton. She was born Oct. 11, 1916, at Oak Ridge, daughter of Emory and Grace Anderson Bowers. She married Oliver Wischmeyer Sr., who preceded her in death...
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Elzie Cashon
(Obituary ~ 05/07/02)
Funeral for Elzie L. Cashon of Jefferson City, Mo., was held Monday at Dowdy Funeral Home in Haskell, Okla. Harry Fitzgerald officiated. Burial was in Haskell Memorial Cemetery. Cashon, 93, died Thursday, May 2, 2002, at Westphalia Retirement Center...
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Freda Froemsdorf
(Obituary ~ 05/07/02)
Freda Marie Froemsdorf, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 5, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born June 13, 1913, in Mulkeytown, Ill., daughter of Henry C. and Clara C. Eichhorn Kunkel. She and Martin Froemsdorf were married Nov. 3, 1945, in Cape Girardeau. He died Sept. 20, 1989...
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Terry King
(Obituary ~ 05/08/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Terry J. King, 44, of Perryville, died Tuesday, May 7, 2002 at St. Francis Medical Center. Born June 21, 1957, in Perryville, he was the son of Clem and Rowena Yeager King. On July 8, 1978, he was married to Connie Queathem. King worked in the Public Works Department for the City of Perryville...
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Dorothy Kelley
(Obituary ~ 05/08/02)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Funeral for Dorothy B. Kelley of Jonesboro will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Joe Aldridge will officiate. Burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery. Friends may call at Crain Funeral Home in Anna, Ill., from 5 to 8 p.m. today, and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m...
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Herold Adams
(Obituary ~ 05/08/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Herold S. Adams, 81, died Monday, May 6, 2002, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 10, 1921, at Pocahontas, Mo., son of Archie and Elsie Moore Adams. He and Ethlyn Albright were married May 24, 1947. She died Sept. 22, 1989. He and Betty Beard-Bonney were married Nov. 27, 1995...
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Mary Klutts
(Obituary ~ 05/08/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Mary Elna Klutts, 83, of Sikeston died Monday, May 6, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born March 10, 1919, at Portageville, Mo., daughter of William and Minnie Gilbow Warth. She and William H. Klutts were married Aug. 14, 1938, at Risco, Mo. He died Feb. 11, 1964...
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Josephine Cowell
(Obituary ~ 05/08/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Josephine Lucille Cowell, 82, of St. Louis died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at her home. She was born June 29, 1919, in Sikeston, daughter of John Hypolite and Lilly Mae Andres Halter. She and John R. Cowell were married Oct. 24, 1937, at Caruthersville, Mo...
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Tom Marshall
(Obituary ~ 05/08/02)
Tom Glenn Marshall, 47, of San Fernando, Calif., passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at his home. He was born June 3, 1954, in Oslo, Norway, son of Lewis Harris and Emma Jane Farrar Marshall. Tom was a cabinetmaker in California. He is survived by his mother, Emma Henrichsen of Cape Girardeau...
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Emmett Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 05/08/02)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Emmett E. Seabaugh, 65, of Scott City died Monday, May 6, 2002, at his home. He was born April 23, 1937, at Chaffee, Mo., son of Joel C. and Clara Marjorie Collins Seabaugh. He and Joan Asbridge were married Nov. 23, 1959, in Cape Girardeau...
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Freda Froemsdorf
(Obituary ~ 05/08/02)
Freda Marie Froemsdorf, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 5, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born June 13, 1913, in Mulkeytown, Ill., daughter of Henry C. and Clara C. Eichhorn Kunkel. She and Martin Froemsdorf were married Nov. 3, 1945, in Cape Girardeau. He died Sept. 20, 1989...
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Costella Patterson
(Obituary ~ 05/09/02)
Costella E. Patterson, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at her home. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Eulalah Miller
(Obituary ~ 05/09/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Eulalah Miller, 89, of Anna died Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at her home. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements.
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Kimberly Moore
(Obituary ~ 05/09/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Kimberly Rae Moore, 45, of Sikeston died Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 27, 1956, in Augsburg, Germany, daughter of J.D. and Freda Holden Moore. Moore was a sales clerk at Riggs Wholesale. She was a 1975 graduate of Sikeston High School, and attended Southeast Missouri State University...
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James Schaefer
(Obituary ~ 05/09/02)
James Schaefer, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Ford & Sons Funeral Home.
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Kenny Williams
(Obituary ~ 05/09/02)
C. Kenneth "Kenny" Williams, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 6, 2002, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Sept. 15, 1931, in Cape Girardeau, son of William Jasper and Clara Luise Mirly Williams. He and Nancy Starke were married Oct. 15, 1983...
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Albert Smith
(Obituary ~ 05/09/02)
Albert Smith, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Oct. 11, 1915, in Stoddard County, Mo., son of Harrison and Maud Hill Bryant. He first married Buna Wright March 7, 1936, in Cape Girardeau. She died in 1984. He later married Ellen York, who preceded him in death. He then married Kelly Bunting Sept. 21, 2000...
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Dolores Scott
(Obituary ~ 05/09/02)
Dolores Maxine Scott, 76, of St. Louis died Monday, May 6, 2002. She was born Oct. 23, 1925, at Leora, Mo., daughter of Clay and Dora Wilborn Wilfong. Formerly of Cape Girardeau, she had been an office clerk at a nursing home. Survivors include a granddaughter, Deborah Lake of St. Louis; and three great-grandchildren...
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Celeste Menees
(Obituary ~ 05/09/02)
Celeste Menees, 100, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Jan. 10, 1902, near Puxico, Mo., daughter of Alfred and Addie Rucker Sutter. She and Ogle O. Menees were married Sept. 9, 1938. He died May 5, 1983...
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Vera Rollins
(Obituary ~ 05/09/02)
Vera M. Rollins, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 6, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born June 9, 1937, in Waverly, Ark., daughter of the Rev. J.L. and Grace Mocassin Nabors. She and Vernon Rollins were married May 12, 1979, in Cape Girardeau...
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Eulalah Miller
(Obituary ~ 05/10/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral for Eulalah Miller of Anna will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna. The Rev. Ken Wilson will officiate. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today, and Saturday until service time...
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Costella Patterson
(Obituary ~ 05/10/02)
Costella Evern Ferguson Patterson, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at her home. She was born Oct. 29, 1929, in McNeil, Ark., daughter of Walter and Edna Ferguson. She was married to Charles Patterson Jr. the 23rd of July 1959. To this union two children were born, Reginald and Laura...
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Earl Volkerding
(Obituary ~ 05/10/02)
Earl L. Volkerding, 87, of Grand Rapids, Mich., passed away Saturday, May 4, 2002, at Spectrum Health Nursing Home. He was born Feb. 21, 1915, in Gordonville, Mo., son of Robert and Helen Gruenberg Volkerding. He married Dorothy Little in 1944 in Washington, D.C...
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Eva Magill
(Obituary ~ 05/10/02)
Eva Sherfield Magill, 89, of Atlanta, Ga., died Saturday, April 27, 2002, at Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Ga. She was born Feb. 13, 1913, in Lepanto, Ark., daughter of Van and Mollie Sherfield. She and Roy Miller Magill were married June 22, 1940, in Farmington, Mo. He preceded her in death in 1984...
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Mary Magill
(Obituary ~ 05/10/02)
Mary Elizabeth Magill, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 9, 2002, at the Lutheran Home. She was born June 30, 1916, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of William T. and Kitty Baird Doherty. She and John C. Magill were married Aug. 27, 1938, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Dec. 27, 1951...
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Josephine Goodall
(Obituary ~ 05/11/02)
WYATT, Mo. -- Josephine Goodall, 79, of Wyatt died Friday, May 10, 2002, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. Born Feb. 24, 1923, at Dardanelle, Ark., she was the daughter of Joseph and Annie Senkela Sevic. She lived most of her life in Mississippi County and was employed with the Brown Shoe Co. in Charleston, Mo., and the Wyatt Junction Restaurant until her retirement...
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James Schaefer Sr.
(Obituary ~ 05/11/02)
James F. Schaefer Sr., 78, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Feb. 16, 1924, in Cape Girardeau, son of Edward A. and Lucille C. Thomure Schaefer. He and Evelyn L. McGuire were married Aug. 2, 1947, in Cape Girardeau. She died Aug. 4, 2000...
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Alma Hall
(Obituary ~ 05/11/02)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Alma L. Hall, 73, of Advance died Friday, May 10, 2002, at her home. She was born June 19, 1928, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Luther Otto and Celeste Clark Tackett. She married Carmela Vaglica in 1944, Billy Moore in 1961, and J.B. Hall in 1982...
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Rose Rice
(Obituary ~ 05/11/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Rose N. Rice, 76, of Sikeston died Thursday, May 9, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Aug. 9, 1925, in Clarksville, Ark., daughter of Jesse Monroe and Daisy Mooney Pratt. She first married Joe V. Rose. She later married David G. Rice Sept. 5, 1987, in New Buffalo, Mich...
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Ada Jackson
(Obituary ~ 05/11/02)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Ada Mae Jackson, 91, of Chaffee died Friday, May 10, 2002, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born Jan. 31, 1911, at Greenville, Mo., daughter of William and Sarah Asher. She and Lester Jackson were married Aug. 7, 1926. He died Dec. 19, 1997...
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Earl Volkerding
(Obituary ~ 05/11/02)
Earl L. Volkerding, 87, of Grand Rapids, Mich., passed away Saturday, May 4, 2002, at Spectrum Health Nursing Home. He was born Feb. 21, 1915, in Gordonville, Mo., son of Robert and Helen Gruenberg Volkerding. He married Dorothy Little in 1944 in Washington, D.C...
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Kristopher Repp
(Obituary ~ 05/12/02)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Kristopher Shawn Repp, 25, of Altenburg died Friday, May 10, 2002, at his home. He was born Oct. 14, 1976, at Fort Bragg, N.C., son of Gary and Beth Simmons Repp. He worked for East Perry Building Supply Inc. in Frohna, Mo., and Buchheit's in Biehle, Mo...
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Jack Burris
(Obituary ~ 05/12/02)
Jack Burris, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 11, 2002, at Marion Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Ford & Sons Mount Auburn Chapel.
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Bernard Moll
(Obituary ~ 05/12/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. --Bernard "Bernie" Moll, 71, of Perryville died Friday, May 10, 2002, at Jackie Lowes Home Care in Perryville. He was born Feb. 5, 1931, in Perry County, son of Henry L. and Eliza Ann McLain Moll. Survivors include four brothers, William Moll of Perryville, Henry Moll of Brewer, Mo., and Wilbert and Edward Moll, both of St. Mary, Mo...
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Myra Propst
(Obituary ~ 05/12/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Myra Propst, 84, of Sikeston died Friday, May 10, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Oct. 14, 1917, in Morley, Mo., daughter of Robert and Lillie Bynum Minner. She and Lanus Propst were married Sept. 21, 1933. He died Jan. 7, 2000...
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Lou Shivelbine
(Obituary ~ 05/12/02)
Lou Shivelbine, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 11, 2002, at her home. She was born Sept. 7, 1926, in Rolla, Mo., daughter of James M. and Bertha Cox Freeman. She and William Shivelbine were married July 24, 1947, in Terre Haute, Ind. He died June 1, 1991...
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Hazel Hardy
(Obituary ~ 05/13/02)
MOUNT VERNON, Ill. -- Hazel Hardy, 72, of Mount Vernon died Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mount Vernon. She was born Dec. 5, 1930, in Ridgely, Tenn., daughter of Hattie Sumlin. She was a construction laborer. Survivors include a sister, Geneva Whitfield of Cairo, Ill.; a brother, Herman Garrett of Dyersburg, Tenn.; an adopted daughter, Evelena, and an adopted son, Kevin, both of Carbondale; and other relatives in the Cape Girardeau area...
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Milton Moore
(Obituary ~ 05/13/02)
DELTA, Mo. -- Everett Milton Moore, 74, of Delta died Sunday, May 12, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Mo.
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Geneva Dale
(Obituary ~ 05/13/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Geneva G. Dale, 91, died Sunday, May 12, 2002, at the City Care Center in Anna. She was born April 30, 1908, at Jonesboro, daughter of Levi and Julia Duke Miller. She and Harlan Dale were married Nov. 23, 1932, at Jonesboro. He preceded her in death...
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Jack Burris
(Obituary ~ 05/13/02)
Jack L. Burris, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 11, 2002, at Marion Memorial Hospital in Marion, Ill. He was born Dec. 22, 1932 in Cape Girardeau, the son of Jesse L. and Myrtle Deever Burris. Jack graduated from Central High School in 1952. ...
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Michael Cushman
(Obituary ~ 05/14/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Michael J. Cushman, 56, of Perryville died Sunday, May 12, 2002, at his home. He was born Aug. 2, 1945, in Red Bud, Ill., son of Bernie M. and Fern B. Colvis Cushman. He and Mary A. Epplin were married Oct. 22, 1966. Cushman was owner/ operator of Cushman Companies. ...
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Virginia Jones
(Obituary ~ 05/14/02)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Virginia Jones, 76, of Jonesboro died Monday, May 13, 2002, at her home. She was born May 27, 1925, at Villa Ridge, Ill., daughter of Clyde and Helen Dodson Hoppaw. She and Manuel Jones were married June 1, 1946, in Piggott, Ark. Jones was a member of Emmanual Baptist Church in Granite City, Ill., and VFW Auxiliary to Post 3455 in Anna, Ill...
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Earl Bauer
(Obituary ~ 05/14/02)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Earl C. Bauer, 88, of Olive Branch died Monday, May 13, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 16, 1913, in Miller City, Ill., son of Carl and Novella Simpson Bauer. He and Florence Martin were married in 1935 in Cairo, Ill...
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Bill Edwards
(Obituary ~ 05/14/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- William Howard "Bill" Edwards, 80, of Sikeston died Sunday, May 12, 2002, at his home. He was born April 17, 1922, in Bloomfield, Mo., son of William Cleveland and Martha Louise Bennett Edwards. He and Sue Ellen Webber were married May 13, 1948...
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Arthur Cagle
(Obituary ~ 05/14/02)
Arthur G. Cagle, 92, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died Monday, May 13, 2002, at the Bertrand Nursing Facility. He was born March 3, 1910, in Coble, Tenn., son of William Thomas and Mattie Jane Gunter Cagle. He and Clyde Lee May were married Sept. 25, 1932. She died July 12, 1991...
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Meredith Bert
(Obituary ~ 05/14/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Meredith N. Bert, 68, of Perryville died Sunday, May 12, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 1, 1933, at Belgique, Mo., son of Comiel and Sophia Klobe Bert. He and Janet Herring were married Feb. 23, 1990...
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Michael Davis
(Obituary ~ 05/14/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Michael W. Davis, 21, of Marble Hill died Monday, May 13, 2002, in a vehicle accident. Arrangements are incomplete at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill.
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Jordan Kempe
(Obituary ~ 05/14/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Funeral service for Jordan Kempe of Sikeston will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Bishop Matt Raymond will officiate. Burial will be in Blodgett Cemetery. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Everett Moore
(Obituary ~ 05/14/02)
DELTA, Mo. -- Everett Milton Moore, 74, of Delta died Sunday, May 12, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 2, 1927, near Delta, son of Charles and Anna F.W. Bock Moore. Moore farmed all his life in the Oak Valley area. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church at Chaffee, Mo., and Trinity Methodist Cemetery Association at Delta...
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Paul Stepp
(Obituary ~ 05/14/02)
GREENBRIER, Mo. -- Paul "Dude" Stepp Sr., 90, of Greenbrier died Sunday, May 12, 2002, at his home. He was born Dec. 26, 1911, in Port Angeles, Wash., son of Wesley and Vevay Lloyd Stepp. He and Laveda McCullough were married Jan. 22, 1955, at Greenbrier...
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Louise Crump
(Obituary ~ 05/14/02)
Louise Crump, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 13, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 28, 1923, at Caruthersville, Mo., daughter of Alan Clinton and Ethel Roxanne Franks Rogers. She and William Elvis Crump were married May 20, 1947, in Osceola, Ark. He died July 19, 1971...
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Michael Davis
(Obituary ~ 05/15/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Michael Wesley Davis, 21, of Marble Hill died Monday, May 13, 2002, near Marble Hill. He was born June 19, 1980, son of Larry and Rebecca Ann Denton Davis. He and Theresa Peters were married Aug. 5, 2000, in Marble Hill. He attended Woodland schools and New Bethel Christian Academy. He was a bricklayer and a member of Laborers' Local 110...
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Virgil Parsons
(Obituary ~ 05/15/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Virgil L. Parsons, 77, of Hermann, Mo., formerly of Marble Hill, died Sunday, May 12, 2002, at Capitol Regional Medical Center in Jefferson City, Mo. He was born Sept. 7, 1924, in the Trace Creek community near Glen Allen, Mo., son of Virgil L. and Gertrude Alexander Parsons. He and Juanita I. Dowd were married Sept. 18, 1946, in Piggott, Ark...
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William Galeski
(Obituary ~ 05/15/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- William J. "Bill" Galeski, 72, of Perryville died Monday, May 13, 2002, at his home. He was born July 5, 1929, at Kaskaskia Island, Ill., son of Charles John and Edna Carlyle Galeski. He and Floetta McDonald were married Oct. 19, 1949...
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Marie Burns
(Obituary ~ 05/15/02)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Marie Burns, 85, of Scott City died Monday, May 13, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 19, 1916, in Elizabethtown, Ill., daughter of John and Leona Harris Curry. She and Orville F. Burns were married Dec. 24, 1932, at Jackson, Mo. He died Sept. 11, 1993...
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Dr. Ron Hill
(Obituary ~ 05/15/02)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Dr. Ronald T. Hill, 63, of Dexter died Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 23, 1939, in Cape Girardeau, son of T.S. and Mary Ann Hastings Hill. He and Donna Neubauer were married Sept. 15, 1995, in Cape Girardeau...
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Paul E. Walker
(Obituary ~ 05/15/02)
Paul Edward Walker, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Nov. 4, 1921, at Zalma, Mo., son of Clarence Edward and Grace Wagner Walker. He and Mary Margaret Morton were married Jan. 15, 1942, in St. Louis. She died Feb. 11, 1995...
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Louise Crump
(Obituary ~ 05/15/02)
Louise Crump, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 13, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 28, 1923, at Caruthersville, Mo., daughter of Alan Clinton and Ethel Roxanne Franks Rogers. She and William Elvis Crump were married May 20, 1947, in Osceola, Ark. He died July 19, 1971...
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Jerome Blechle
(Obituary ~ 05/16/02)
Jerome August Blechle, 73, of Lakewood, Colo., died Tuesday, May 14, 2002, in Wheat Ridge, Colo. He was born June 5, 1928, in Cape Girardeau. He married Carmen Schlue on Oct. 1, 1964, in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death. He was a pharmaceutical salesman...
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Coena Uhrhan
(Obituary ~ 05/16/02)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Coena Uhrhan, 80, of Chaffee died Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 15, 1921, at Oran, Mo., daughter of Edward and Nora Dannenmueller Eichhorn. She and Paul A. Uhrhan were married May 30, 1944. He died Sept. 29, 1995...
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Susan Friend
(Obituary ~ 05/16/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Susan Gayle Friend, 52, of Sikeston died Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Feb. 16, 1950, at Sikeston, daughter of Leroy and Patricia Glass Parmenter. She and David G. Friend were married May 11, 1979, at Sikeston...
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Ruby Beattie
(Obituary ~ 05/16/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Ruby Elaine Beattie, 81, of Jackson died Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 30, 1920, in Jackson, daughter of Wiley W. and Jeanette Caroline Davis Webb. She and Albert LeRoy Beattie were married Aug. 11, 1938. He died May 26, 1993...
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William Beasley
(Obituary ~ 05/16/02)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- William H. "Bill" Beasley, 55, of Olive Branch died Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at his home. He was born Dec. 28, 1946, in Cape Girardeau, son of Robert and Eunice Moore Beasley. Beasley was an electrician. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War...
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Ruth Russell
(Obituary ~ 05/16/02)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Ruth Ann Ashby Russell, 79, of Columbia, Mo., formerly of Charleston, died at 7 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2002, in Pleasant Hill, Mo. She was born Sept. 28, 1922, in Charleston, daughter of Frank Kelly and Effie Mai Anderson Ashby. A 1944 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau (known then as Cape State), she spent 14 years as a naval wife...
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Edwin Ragland
(Obituary ~ 05/16/02)
Judge Edwin F. Ragland, known as Ed, died Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at the Lutheran Home. He was born May 29, 1920, in Higginsville, Mo., eldest son of Bernard Edwin and Estella Louise Finley Ragland. In the fall of 1938 Ed entered William Jewell College at Liberty, Mo., where he was a member of the debate team which participated in many national debate tourneys. ...
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Beatrice Welker
(Obituary ~ 05/16/02)
SCOPUS, Mo. -- Beatrice N. Welker, 74, of East Alton, Ill., died Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at Rosewood Care Center in Edwardsville, Ill. She was born Oct. 20, 1927, at Scopus, daughter of Dillon and Nellie Conder Brown. She and Leslie L. Welker were married March 15, 1946, in Cape Girardeau...
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Ruth Vangilder
(Obituary ~ 05/17/02)
Ruth Ann Vangilder, 72, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Thursday, May 16, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Aug. 12, 1929, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of Charles W. and Daisy Q. Simpson Bauerle. She and Jim Vangilder were married Feb. Dec. 27, 1950. He died Feb. 26, 1992...
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Alton Sutter
(Obituary ~ 05/17/02)
Alton Sutter, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 16, 2002, at Chateau Girardeau. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home at Puxico, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.
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Maggie Hribernik
(Obituary ~ 05/17/02)
Maggie C. Hribernik, 99, formerly of Jackson, Mo., died Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at Chateau Girardeau. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Walter Mangels
(Obituary ~ 05/17/02)
FARRAR, Mo. -- Walter E. Mangels, 80, of Farrar died Thursday, May 16, 2002, at Jackson Manor in Jackson, Mo. He was born Feb. 9, 1922, at Farrar, son of Theodore and Lydia Bachmann Mangels. He and Elda C. Kasten were married Nov. 24, 1946. She died Nov. 20, 2001...
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Everett Hitt
(Obituary ~ 05/17/02)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Everett A. Hitt, 86, of Advance died Wednesday, May 15, 2002, in a truck accident on his farm. He was born June 29, 1915, at Arbor, Mo., son of Jessie Hitt. He and Ilene Cox were married June 17, 1936, at Jackson, Mo. Hitt was a 1935 graduate of Delta High School. He was a retired farmer, and was a typist with the CCC Camp two years. He served on the MFA Board of Directors and was a member of Swan Pond School District Board...
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Lorene Richey
(Obituary ~ 05/17/02)
Lorene B. Richey, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at the Lutheran Home. She was born July 10, 1919, at Tilsit, Mo., daughter of Walter and Ida Hoffmeister Birk. She and Harry Richey were married Dec. 24, 1938, in Cape Girardeau. He died Dec. 17, 1985...
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Barbara Rigsby
(Obituary ~ 05/17/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Barbara Lee Tackitt Rigsby, 72, of Sikeston died Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 5, 1930, in Newton, Ill., daughter of Burriss Everett and Myrna Lee Tackitt. She and Maurice Laverne "Vern" Rigsby were married Oct. 8, 1948, in Angola, Ind...
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Donald Sronce
(Obituary ~ 05/18/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Donald E. Sronce, 51, of Anna died Thursday, May 16, 2002, at his home. He was born March 3, 1951, in Danville, Ill., son of Paul and Helen Young Sronce. Sronce had worked in the maintenance department at Purdue University in Lafayette, Ind. He was a member of Gospel Kingdom Church near Jonesboro, Ill...
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Alton Sutter
(Obituary ~ 05/18/02)
Funeral for Alton Sutter of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico, Mo. The Revs. Wesley Wright and Wiley McGhee will officiate. Burial will be in Puxico Cemetery, with full military rites conducted by the Veterans Honor Guard of Butler County...
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Bob Summers
(Obituary ~ 05/18/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Bob L. Summers, 48, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 28, 1953, in Chester, Ill., son of Robert Sylvester and Therese L. Colvis Summers. He and Helen Sue Rogers were married Nov. 30, 1974, in Bollinger County...
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Leon Schwab
(Obituary ~ 05/18/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Leon R. Schwab, 68, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call today from 4 to 8 p.m. at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. Funeral service will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson, followed by interment in Russell Heights Cemetery. The Rev. Robert Henrichs will officiate...
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Oletha Slinkard
(Obituary ~ 05/18/02)
Oletha Kathleen "Kate" Slinkard, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 17, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born April 28, 1911, at Gravelton, Mo., daughter of James Milton and Emma Elizabeth Johnson Abernathy. She and John Andrew Slinkard were married April 19, 1933, at Fredericktown, Mo. He preceded her in death April 26, 1960...
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Lela Hart
(Obituary ~ 05/18/02)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Lela Powell Hunter Hart, 86, died Thursday, May 16, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 14, 1916, at Hough, Mo., daughter of Robert W. and Susie M. Woodward Hunter. She and Harry Thomas Hart were married Nov. 25, 1935. He died in 1963...
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Katy Kaser
(Obituary ~ 05/19/02)
Katy L. Kaser, 92, formerly of Nashville, Ill., passed away Saturday, May 18, 2002, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She is survived by a nephew, the Rev. Sam Roethemeyer of Jackson, Mo. Friends may call after 6:30 p.m. Monday at Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Funeral service will be Wednesday, May 22, in Nashville. Local arrangements by McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson...
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Daisy Long
(Obituary ~ 05/19/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Daisy Long, 88, of Jackson died Saturday, May 18, 2002, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 7, 1914, in Jackson, the daughter of Thomas Edward and Stella Mae Ramsey Godwin. She first married Wilson Lewis in 1933, and he preceded her in death. She later married Harry Long in Feb. 9, 1946, and he died May 25, 1967...
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Maggie Hribernik
(Obituary ~ 05/19/02)
Maggie C. Hribernik, 99, formerly of Jackson, Mo., died Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park and Mausoleum in St. Louis with a chapel committal service. The Rev. Grant Gillard will officiate...
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Edward Thele
(Obituary ~ 05/19/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Edward Henry Thele, 81, of Marble Hill died Friday, May 17, 2002, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 6, 1920, in Leopold, Mo., the son of Bernard and Josephine Lenderick Thele. He married Martha Broshuis on Sept. 8, 1943, in Leopold, Mo., and she died March 29, 2000...
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Orlin Feagan
(Obituary ~ 05/19/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Orlin "Roy" Feagan, 59, of Sikeston, died Friday, May 17, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born on Sept. 9, 1942, in East Prairie, Mo., to Elmer and Willie Youngblood Feagan. He married Jolene Rettig on Aug. 5, 1995, in Sikeston...
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Dorothy Layne
(Obituary ~ 05/20/02)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Dorothy Inez Layne, 77, of Charleston died Saturday, May 18, 2002, at her home. She was born Feb. 15, 1925, at Blodgett, Mo., daughter of Oscar Olin and Willie Smith Gilliland. She and Thomas Lee Layne were married Dec. 24, 1941. He preceded her in death Jan. 28, 1983...
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Dennis Byrne
(Obituary ~ 05/20/02)
Dennis M. Byrne, 55, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 18, 2002, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are pending at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel.
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Wallace Schnurbusch
(Obituary ~ 05/20/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Wallace "Wally" W. Schnurbusch, 80, of Perryville died Sunday, May 19, 2002, at his home. He was born Nov. 1, 1921, at Applecreek, Mo., son of Joseph L. and Hermina Wingerter Schnurbusch. He and Rose L. Gibbar were married Sept. 6, 1944...
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Harry Wood Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/20/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Harry H. "Boozie" Wood Jr., 81, of Anna died at 6:55 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 2002, at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born Aug. 2, 1920, at Anna, the son of Harry H. and Bessie Barringer Wood Sr. He and Dorothy L. Womick were married Oct. 19, 1943, at Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death Aug. 31, 1966. He later married Dorothy E. Ray on Nov. 21, 1970, in Gulfport, Miss...
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Frances Poppen
(Obituary ~ 05/20/02)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Frances C. Poppen, 54, of Dongola died Sunday, May 19, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Frank Eubanks
(Obituary ~ 05/20/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Frank O. Eubanks, 64, of Anna died at 10:45 a.m., Saturday, May 18, 2002, at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born June 27, 1937, at Franklin County, Ill., son of Hosea and Ina Myers Eubanks. He and Delores Davis were married Dec. 23, 1958. She preceded him in death June 12, 2000...
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Everett Hitt
(Obituary ~ 05/20/02)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Everett A. Hitt, 86, of Advance died Wednesday, May 15, 2002, in a truck accident on his farm. He was born June 29, 1915, at Arbor, the son of Jessie Hitt. He and Ilene Cox were married June 17, 1936, at Jackson, Mo. Hitt was a retired farmer and of the Methodist belief. He served on the MFA Board of Directors and was a board member of the Swan Pond School District. He also had a two-year term with the CCC Camp as a typist...
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Helen Boone
(Obituary ~ 05/20/02)
Helen Sharp Boone, 91, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of New Madrid, Mo., died Friday, May 17, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Sept. 26, 1910, at Marston, Mo., daughter of Floyd Edward and Mabel Barnes Sharp. She and George Dawson Boone were married April 30, 1936, at New Madrid. He preceded her in death March 19, 1963...
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Mandy Miller
(Obituary ~ 05/20/02)
WELCH, Okla. -- Mandy Miller, 79, of Welch died at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, May 19, 2002, at the Integris Regional Health Care Center in Miami, Okla. She was born Aug. 31, 1922, near Welch, daughter of Manley and Ida Elizabeth Vanover Rogers. She and Wayne Miller were married Feb. 21, 1960, in Welch. He preceded her in death June 19, 1999...
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Frances Poppen
(Obituary ~ 05/21/02)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Funeral for Frances Charlene Poppen of Dongola will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Robert Kirby will officiate. Burial will be in Murdale Garden of Memories in Murphysboro, Ill...
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James Hooppaw
(Obituary ~ 05/21/02)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Memorial graveside service for James H. Hooppaw of Evart, Mich., will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday at Liberty Cemetery near Pulaski, Ill. Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Ill., is in charge of arrangements. Funeral was held Dec. 15, 2001, in Evart. Full military rites were conducted by VFW Post 7979...
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Virginia Parris
(Obituary ~ 05/21/02)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Virginia Parris, 80, of Dexter died Sunday, May 19, 2002, at Three Rivers Health Care North Campus in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She was born June 24, 1921, at Cooter, Mo., daughter of John and Jenny Frazier Nimmo. She and Walter Ted Parris were married July 17, 1937, at New Madrid, Mo. He died Sept. 20, 1975...
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Paul Rains
(Obituary ~ 05/21/02)
Paul David Rains, 50, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 20, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Nov. 7, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, son of Milo S. and Florence A. Blackwell Rains. He and Eddy R. Henderson were married Nov. 8, 1982, in Jackson, Mo...
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Keith Lee
(Obituary ~ 05/21/02)
BENTON, Mo. -- Keith Henry Lee, 53, of Benton died Monday, May 20, 2002, at his home. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.
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Michelle Plummer
(Obituary ~ 05/21/02)
Michelle L. "Shelley" Plummer, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 19, 2002, at her home. McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Sophia Martinez
(Obituary ~ 05/21/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. - Sophia Martinez, 73, of Sikeston died Sunday, May 19, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 10, 1929, in Converse, Texas, daughter of Cercenio and Yisdar Garcia Guzman. She was married to Jessie Joseph Sauceda. He preceded her in death April 3, 2002...
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Elmer Lappe
(Obituary ~ 05/21/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Elmer W. Lappe, 88, of Perryville died Monday, May 20, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 26, 1913, at Friedheim, Mo., son of Ben and Josephine Blechle Lappe. He and Regina Kirn were married Jan. 3, 1939. She died June 14, 1993. He and Margaret Kohlfeld were married Aug. 26, 1995, at Apple Creek, Mo...
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James Ottinger
(Obituary ~ 05/21/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- James D. Ottinger, 72, of Sikeston died Sunday, May 19, 2002, at John J. Pershing VA Hospital in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was born Jan. 14, 1930, in Friendship, Tenn., son of Ivan A. and Bessie M. Higer Ottinger. He and Betty Flanagan were married March 5, 1954, in Mississippi...
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Bettye Kester
(Obituary ~ 05/21/02)
FRIEDHEIM, Mo. -- Bettye Louise Kester, 74, died Sunday, May 19, 2002, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Friends may call at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson, Mo., from 4 to 8 p.m. today, and Wednesday after 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim...
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Howard Oehl
(Obituary ~ 05/21/02)
Howard N. Oehl, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 20, 2002, at his home. He was born Feb. 15, 1924, at Friedheim, Mo., son of Henry and Docilla Sauer Oehl. He and Dorothy Simpher were married Feb. 26, 1949, at Friedheim. Oehl worked at Southwestern Bell Telephone 37 years, retiring as an estimate assigner. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and its Men's Club, and Southwestern Bell Telephone Pioneers...
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Pauline McCullough
(Obituary ~ 05/21/02)
Pauline McCullough, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 20, 2002, at the Lutheran Home. She was born June 8, 1923, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Linder Ray and Lettie Mae Poinsett McCullough. Ms. McCullough was a graduate of Central High School. She worked at Southwestern Bell Telephone 15 years, and also worked at Ralph Edwards Sportswear...
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Donnie Chapman
(Obituary ~ 05/21/02)
VANDUSER, Mo. - Donnie Chapman, 56, of Vanduser died Monday, May 20, 2002, at his home. He was born April 26, 1946 in Vanduser, son of Clarence William and Laudie Garner Chapman. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a self-employed carpenter. Survivors include two sons, Michael Chapman and Jeffrey Chapman of Sikeston; a brother, Harold Chapman of Essex, Mo.; two sisters, Connie Reece, his twin, and Mary Stalcup, both of Sikeston, Mo.; and a grandchild...
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Dennis Byrne
(Obituary ~ 05/21/02)
Dennis M. Byrne, 55, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 18, 2002, at Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Dec. 1, 1946, in St. Louis, son of John William and Doris Laskwitz Byrne. Byrne was a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church and VFW Post 3838...
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Millie Fama
(Obituary ~ 05/21/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Funeral Mass for Mildred Louise "Millie" Fama of Sikeston will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. The Rev. Stephen A. Schneider will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Memphis, Tenn. Nunnelee Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements...
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Cecil Strachan
(Obituary ~ 05/22/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Funeral for Cecil E. Strachan of Sikeston will be held at 11 a.m. today at Shady Acres Church of Christ. Patrick Hogan will officiate. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Friends may call at the church from 10 a.m. until time of service...
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Hubert Sutterer
(Obituary ~ 05/22/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Hubert F. Sutterer, 84, of Perryville died Monday, May 20, 2002, at Perry County Nursing Home. He was born Jan. 29, 1918, in Perry County, son of Edwin and Theresa Layton Sutterer. He and Viola Endres were married April 10, 1939. She died Jan. 30, 1997...
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Rev. Charles Herbst
(Obituary ~ 05/22/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Rev. Charles Y. Herbst, 79, of Perryville died Monday, May 20, 2002, at St. Mary's of the Barrens. He was born May 23, 1922, in St. Louis, son of Charles and Della Lockner Herbst. Herbst had 22 years of education, and a master's degree in speech. He was a Catholic priest with the Congregation of the Mission...
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Jordan Killen
(Obituary ~ 05/22/02)
Jordan L. Killen, 21, of Memphis, Tenn., died Sunday, May 19, 2002, in Hot Springs, Ark. He was a waiter at Huey's, and member of Ridgeway Baptist Church. Survivors include his parents, William S. "Bill" and Martha Killen of Memphis; three sisters, Jennifer Moore of Memphis, Jenny Hutto of Athens, Ala., Laura Ray of Vinemont, Ala.; two brothers, Steve and James Killen of Memphis; and grandmother, Odetta Niswonger of Cape Girardeau...
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Keith Lee
(Obituary ~ 05/22/02)
BENTON, Mo. -- Funeral for Keith Henry Lee of Benton will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Unity Baptist Church. The Rev. Dennis Lowe will officiate. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery at Charleston, Mo. Friends may call at the church from 5 to 8 p.m. today...
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Louis Myers
(Obituary ~ 05/22/02)
A memorial service for Michelle L. "Shelley" Plummer will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday at St. Mark Lutheran Church. The Rev. Robert Klein will officiate. McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements. Plummer, 69, died Sunday, May 19, 2002, at her home...
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Louis Myers
(Obituary ~ 05/22/02)
MARQUAND, Mo. -- Louis H. Myers, 73, of Marquand died Monday, May 20, 2002, at the St. Francis Medical Center Emergency Room. He was born Feb. 15, 1929, at Cold Water, Mo., the son of Marvin Hill and Ethel Mae Gamblin Myers. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 15 years. He was a retired carpenter...
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Dorothy Sutterer
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dorothy R. Leible Sutterer, 78, of Perryville, died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Born April 13, 1924, in Perryville, she was the daughter of Frank and Cary Tucker Cissell. Sutterer was a retired secretary for the International Shoe Co...
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George Richmond
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
WHITEWATER, Mo. -- George R. Richmond, 69, of Whitewater died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at Heartland Care Rehab Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 19, 1933, in Howell, Mich., son of Melvin and Ola Mae Chapman Richmond. He and Janeth L. Slaughter were married April 3, 1954, in Stockbridge, Mich...
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Nellie Yount
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Nellie Ruth Yount, 70, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 17, 1931, in Mayfield, Mo., daughter of Dave and Oma Jones James. She and Dale K. Yount were married Dec. 3, 1949, at Bessville, Mo...
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Ted Rainey
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- William "Ted" Rainey, 80, of Advance died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at his home. He was born Aug. 8, 1921, in Advance, son of Charles and Lula Raver Rainey. He and Bernice Murphy were married July 1, 1944, in Greene County, Ark. Rainey was a retired farmer...
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Gene Little
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Gene Little, 65, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 18, 1936, in Cleveland, Ohio, son of John E. and Agnes "Peggy" Trentham Little. He and Wanda I. Garland were married March 8, 1995...
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Imelda Lindner
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Imelda Lindner, 80, of Oak Ridge died Monday, May 20, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 18, 1922, in Fort Smith, Ark., daughter of William Lee and China Blevins Landers. She and Loverne John Lindner were married Nov. 7, 1949...
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Anna Ruessler
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Anna May Ruessler, 85, of Perryville died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 30, 1916, in Perry County, daughter of Firmin George and Stella Evelyn Gibbar Mattingly. She and Wilbur Francis Ruessler were married Sept. 24, 1935. He died June 11, 1995...
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Carl Smith
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Carl Lee Smith, 72, of Anna died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at Union County Hospital. He was born Feb. 2, 1930, in Alto Pass, Ill., son of Willie Smith and Nora Gettins Smith. He and Laura A. Clutts were married Sept. 29, 1979, in Alto Pass...
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Arlene Duty
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Arlene Duty, 63, of East Prairie died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Nov. 22, 1938, in Macon, Ga., daughter of Turner and Carrie Young Scarboro. She and Edward Morgan were married Sept. 10, 1991...
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Leon Stevens
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
DUTCHTOWN, Mo. -- Leon L. Stevens, 81, of Dutchtown died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 2, 1920, at Delta, Mo., son of William and Rosa McIntyre Stevens. He and Hilda Stueve were married April 24, 1943...
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Marie Statler
(Obituary ~ 05/23/02)
Marie Statler, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at her home. She was born Oct. 7, 1927, in Iron County, Mo., daughter of Robert and Ida May Trout DeWitt. She and Elsworth "Woody" Statler were married Nov. 27, 1944, in Blytheville, Ark...
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Ruby Schorey
(Obituary ~ 05/24/02)
Ethel Bolen, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 23, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Arno Schubert
(Obituary ~ 05/25/02)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Arno L. Schubert, 80, formerly of Sedgewickville, died Friday, May 24, 2002, at Perry County Nursing Home. He was born Oct. 2, 1921, in Perry County, Mo., son of Otto and Lena Rohde Schubert. He and Lydia C. Bohnert were married April 10, 1948...
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Gary Poyner
(Obituary ~ 05/25/02)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Gary Lynn Poyner, 57, of Scott City, formerly of Charleston, Mo., died Thursday, May 23, 2002 at Barnes-Jewish North Hospital in St. Louis. Born Oct. 5, 1944, in Success, Ark., he was the son of Fremon H. and Ozella Bellah Poyner...
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Glenn Chandler
(Obituary ~ 05/25/02)
WHITEWATER, Mo. -- Glenn C. Chandler, 74, died Friday, May 24 2002, at his home in Whitewater. Arrangements are pending at Amick Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Mo.
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John Wagner
(Obituary ~ 05/25/02)
John Calvin Wagner of Fredericktown, Mo., died Thursday, May 23, 2002, at ClaRu Deville Nursing Center in Fredericktown. He was born Nov. 6, 1942, at Fredericktown, son of Alfred and Louise Wagner. He and Marcia Mercier were married Dec. 25, 1964, at Fredericktown...
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Evelyna Gravelle
(Obituary ~ 05/25/02)
Evelyna A. Gravelle, 75, of Evans, Colo., died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at North Colorado Medical Center. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Bennett Johnson
(Obituary ~ 05/25/02)
Bennett Hall Johnson, 85, died Friday, May 24, 2002, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Doyle Burton
(Obituary ~ 05/25/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Doyle June Burton, 57, of Marble Hill died Friday, May 24, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 4, 1944, at Marble Hill, daughter of Leroy Bryan and June H. Henderson Burton. Survivors include two sisters, Jean Ezzell of Whitewater, Mo., and Melba Ray of Paducah, Ky...
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Charles McCowen
(Obituary ~ 05/25/02)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Charles H. McCowen, 79, of Cairo died Thursday, May 23, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 25, 1922, in Cairo, son of Charles and Lular Mae Bevill McCowen. He married Illeana McCowen, who died in 1994...
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Marian Stubbs
(Obituary ~ 05/25/02)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Marian Stubbs, 83, of Scott City died Thursday, May 23, 2002, at her home. She was born June 18,1918, in Stoddard County, Mo., daughter of Thomas Wilson and Mettie Pack Midgett. She married Henry Stubbs, who preceded her in death...
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Holly Marchildon
(Obituary ~ 05/25/02)
Holly C. Marchildon Jr., 87, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 23, 2002, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Feb. 12, 1915, in Thebes, Ill., son of Holly C. and Emma Roeser Marchildon Sr. He and Mary Lyndale Swann were married Aug. 26, 1937, in Cape Girardeau. She died Sept. 8, 1983. He later married Georgia Tenkhoff March 28, 1987, in Cape Girardeau. She died March 6, 2002...
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Ethel Schlosser
(Obituary ~ 05/25/02)
ORAN, Mo. -- Ethel Schlosser, 81, of Oran died Thursday, May 23, 2002, at Monticello House in Jackson, Mo. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran is in charge of arrangements.
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Lois Kelsey
(Obituary ~ 05/25/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Lois Kelsey, 89, of Clinton, Mo., died Thursday, May 23, 2002, at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital. She was born March 22, 1913, at Cameron, Mo., daughter of Roy and Evelyn Madison Ballinger. She and Ross Kelsey were married May 28, 1937. He died in 1999...
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Ethel Bolen
(Obituary ~ 05/25/02)
Funeral for Ethel Jewell Ford Bolen of Cape Girardeau will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Pentecostal Church. The Rev. Darrell E. Faire Sr. will officiate. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. today...
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Emmett McBride
(Obituary ~ 05/25/02)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Emmett Leroy McBride Jr., 78, of Scott City died Thursday, May 23, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 18, 1923, in Cape Girardeau, son of Emmett and Bertha Cato McBride. He and Freda Sanders were married Aug. 9, 1942, at Chaffee, Mo...
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Velma Sams
(Obituary ~ 05/26/02)
Velma Sams, 95, died Thursday, May 23, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 26, 1907, at Columbus, Ky., the daughter of George and Lala Gardner Lochridge. She married Clois W. Sams on March 17, 1924, at Charleston, Mo. He preceded her in death on April 12, 1963...
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Glenn Chandler
(Obituary ~ 05/26/02)
WHITEWATER, Mo. -- Glenn C. Chandler, 74, died Friday, May 24 2002, at his home in Whitewater. Born Oct. 12, 1928, in Ironton, Mo., he was the son of Fred and Minnie Achers Chandler. On Jan. 25, 1958, in Hernando, Miss., he was married to Lorraine L. Rhodes...
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Catherine Jordan
(Obituary ~ 05/26/02)
Catherine B. Jordan, 87, of Decatur, Ga., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, May 25, 2002, in Decatur. Plans are incomplete at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel.
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Roy Gross
(Obituary ~ 05/26/02)
BENTON, Mo. -- Roy "Killer" Gross, 43, of Benton died Saturday, May 25, 2002, at his home. He was born Oct. 8, 1958, in Advance, Mo., the son of Tom and Eithel Neldon Gross. He married Teresa Burton on Feb. 28, 1980. He had worked for Discount Rentals in Sikeston...
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Ethel Schlosser
(Obituary ~ 05/26/02)
Ethel Rosalia Schlosser, 81, of Oran died Thursday, May 23, 2002, at Monticello House in Jackson, Mo. She was born on Jan. 25, 1921, in Oran, the daughter of Frank Lawrence and Sophia Goetz Heisserer. She married Alfred H. Schlosser on Aug. 25, 1945, in Oran. He preceded her in death on April 2, 1998...
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Sidney Pittman
(Obituary ~ 05/26/02)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Sidney Pittman, 5, of rural Cairo died Friday, May 24, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau as a result of an accidental drowning. Arrangements are incomplete at Massie Funeral Home in Cairo.
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Evelyna Gravelle
(Obituary ~ 05/26/02)
Evelyna Andora Gravelle, 75, of Evans, Colo., died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, Colo. She was born Jan. 8, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Florentine and Hulda Koehler Senn. She married Lester L. Stephenson on May 16, 1946, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death on Dec. 2, 1961. She married Donald R. Gravelle on April 29, 1963, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death on March 9, 2001...
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Bennett Johnson
(Obituary ~ 05/26/02)
Bennett Hall Johnson, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 24, 2002, at the Chateau Health Center. He moved from Nashville, Tenn., to reside at Chateau Girardeau in February 1998. Johnson was born Oct. 30, 1916, in Nashville, son of William Roy and Bessie Aileen Hall Johnson. He was a graduate of Hume-Fogg High School in Nashville...
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Albert Mann Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/26/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Albert Mann Jr. of Jackson, asleep with Jesus on Friday, May 24, 2002. Loving husband of June Mann (nee Cotner), loving father of Kevin (Marci) Mann; loving grandfather of Jessica and Drew Mann; our dear brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend to many...
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Merle Burton
(Obituary ~ 05/28/02)
Merle Burton Merle Burton, 59, of Benton, Mo. died Sunday, May 26, 2002, at his home in Benton. He was born Jan. 7, 1943, son of Allen and Ethel Coffman Burton. He and Ann Foster were married on Aug. 22, 1961. Burton was a self-employed truck driver...
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Ruth Parks
(Obituary ~ 05/28/02)
Ruth Parks Ruth Cooper Parks, 100, formerly of Vanduser, Mo. died Monday, May 27, 2002, at the Beverly Health and Rehab Center in Bloomfield, Mo. She was born Oct. 24, 1901 at Comanche, Texas, daughter of Wesley and Joanna England Cooper. She was married to John N. Parks who preceded her in death on Dec. 21, 1994...
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Laverne Naoger
(Obituary ~ 05/28/02)
LaVerne Naeger LaVerne E. Naeger, 85, of Perryville, Mo. died Monday, May 27, 2002, at the Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Oct. 20, 1916 at Perryville, daughter of Vincent and Rosella Gibbar Mattingly. She and Oscar F. Naeger were married Aug. 24, 1938. He preceded her in death on March 22, 1995...
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Sidney Pittman
(Obituary ~ 05/28/02)
Sidney Pittman Sidney Tyrell Clyde Pittman, 5, of Cairo, Ill. died Friday, May 24, 2002, at the St. Francis Meidcal Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call at Massie Funeral Home in Cairo from 6-8 p.m. today. Funeral will be at noon Wednesday at the New Haven Church of God in Christ in Wilson City, Mo. Henry L. Clark, Jr. will officiate, with burial in Green Lawn Memorial Garden in Villa Ridge, Ill...
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Lela Casper
(Obituary ~ 05/28/02)
Lela Casper Lela K. Casper, 89, of Anna, Ill. died Sunday May 26, 2002, at her home near Anna. She was born June 29, 1912, in Dongola, Ill., daughter of Henry and Ida Head Ketchie. She and Claude L. Casper were married Aug. 26, 1934. He preceded her in death Feb. 17, 1980...
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Milo Lewis Garner
(Obituary ~ 05/28/02)
Milo Garner Milo Lewis Garner, 82, of Cahokia, Ill. and formerly of Cobden, Ill. died Saturday, May 25, 2002 in Cahokia. He was married to Edith Mae Furlow Garner, who preceded him in death. Survivors include one daughter, Diana DeFabio of Waterloo, Ill.; two sons, Larry and Paul Garner both of Belleville, Ill.; two sisters, Ruby and Vivian Yates both of Cobden; a brother, Carl Garner of Anna, Ill. and two grandchildren...
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Virginia Atherton
(Obituary ~ 05/28/02)
Virginia Atherton Virginia L. Atherton, 70, of Dongola, Ill. died Sunday, May 26, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Feb. 24, 1932 at Foreman, Ill., daughter of Julius and Nora Jane Simmons Holmes. Survivors include a son, David Atherton of Dongola and two sisters, Betty Duffield of Olmsted, Ill. and Ella Mae Richards of Cape Girardeau...
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Mark Scully
(Obituary ~ 05/28/02)
Mark Scully Mark Finney Scully, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 25, 2002, at the Chateau Girardeau Health Center. Scully was a distinguished administrator and educator. Scully, who was chosen to succeed Walter W. Parker, served as president of then Southeast Missouri State College from 1956-75 during the most transitional period of the institution's history. ...
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Catherine Jordan
(Obituary ~ 05/28/02)
Catherine Jordan Catherine Braun Jordan, 87, of Decatur, Ga., died Saturday, May 25, 2002, at Sunrise Assistant Living of Decatur, Ga. She was born March 14, 1915, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of Charles W. Braun and Anne E. Milde Braun. She and William C. Jordan were married in November of 1945 at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Aug. 6, 1997...
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Francis Miller
(Obituary ~ 05/29/02)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Francis P. Miller, 85, of Jonesboro died Monday, May 27, 2002, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. He was born Dec. 13, 1916, at Wolf Lake, Ill., son of David L. and Alice Newbold Miller. He and Josephine Elam were married June 7, 1936, in Marion, Ill. She died June 20, 1997...
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Catherine Islas
(Obituary ~ 05/29/02)
Catherine E. Islas, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 27, 2002, at the Lutheran Home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Virginia Atherton
(Obituary ~ 05/29/02)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Funeral for Virginia L. Atherton of Dongola will be held at 1 p.m. today at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Ill. The Rev. Joe McCommons will officiate. Burial will be in Graves-Mount Olive Cemetery near Vienna, Ill. Atherton, 70, died Sunday, May 26, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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Franklin Elfrink
(Obituary ~ 05/29/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Franklin Nelson Elfrink, an infant, died Saturday, May 11, 2002, at St. Louis Children's Hospital. He was born May 10, 2002, in St. Louis, the son of Kenneth R. and Barbra I. Bagbey Elfrink. He was the first-born of triplets who also include Jacob Martin Elfrink and Madeline Mary Elfrink. They survive...
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Carey Johnson
(Obituary ~ 05/29/02)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Carey Griffen Johnson, 73, of East Prairie died Tuesday, May 28, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis, Tenn. He was born Oct. 17, 1928, at Cardwell, Mo., son of William Carey and Mary Amelia Griffen Johnson. He and Betty Josephine Jones were married Oct. 31, 1950, in Piggott, Ark. She died Sept. 19, 2000...
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O.J. James
(Obituary ~ 05/29/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- O.J. James, 73, of Sikeston died Monday, May 27, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 4, 1929, in Bethel Springs, Tenn., son of C.J. and Lillie Russom James. He and Louise Wing were married Nov. 3, 1953, in Hernando, Miss...
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Bill Allen
(Obituary ~ 05/29/02)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Funeral for Bill Allen of East Prairie was held Tuesday at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie. Rob Kespelher officiated. Burial was in IOOF Cemetery near Charleston, Mo. Allen, 70, died Friday, May 24, 2002, in Fairfield Bay, Ark...
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Mildred Hanschen
(Obituary ~ 05/29/02)
Mildred Hanschen, 92, died Monday, May 27, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 5, 1909, in Nez Perce County, Idaho. Her parents were Ernest J. and Hedwig "Hattie" Gerharter Ladreiter. The family moved to Jackson, Mo., in 1916 and were members of St. Paul Lutheran Church. She attended the church's one-room school through the eighth grade before graduating from Jackson High School in 1927...
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Lois Penrose
(Obituary ~ 05/30/02)
ORAN, Mo. -- Lois Noel Penrose, 67, of Oran died Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born July 12, 1934, in Sherman, Texas, daughter of Jessie Noel. She and Steven Witt Penrose were married April 23, 1993, at Vanduser, Mo...
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Medford Livingston
(Obituary ~ 05/30/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Medford Livingston, 77, of Sikeston died Tuesday, May 28, 2002, at his home. He was born Oct. 20, 1924, in Holt, Fla., son of George Joseph and Mary Gordon Livingston. He and Doris I. Baker were married Jan. 17, 1952, in Charleston, S.C...
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Michael Robinson
(Obituary ~ 05/30/02)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Michael Steve Robinson, 37, of Hopkinsville, Ky., died suddenly Sunday, May 26, 2002, in Hopkinsville. He was born July 8, 1964, at Charleston, son of Bobby Johnson and Margaret Robinson. Robinson was a 1982 graduate of Charleston High School...
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Sue Miller
(Obituary ~ 05/30/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Sue Miller, 72, of Sikeston died Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at her home. She was born July 27, 1929, near East Prairie, Mo., daughter of Aubrey A. and Myrtle Presson Metheny. She and Robert G. Miller were married Dec. 28, 1948. Miller was a retired elementary teacher, having taught six years in New Madrid and Mississippi counties and 28 years in Sikeston Public Schools...
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Mahetta Cook
(Obituary ~ 05/30/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Mahetta Mae Cook, 79, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, May 28, 2002, at her home. She was born Dec. 16, 1922, in Mayfield, Mo., daughter of Marshall Arnold and Hester Azilea Limbaugh Long. Mae was a homemaker, and a member of Advance Church of Christ, Scopus Church of Christ and VFW Post 5900 Auxiliary...
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Bill Graham
(Obituary ~ 05/30/02)
HIRAM, Mo. -- William W. "Bill" Graham, 73, of Hiram died suddenly Monday, May 27, 2002, at his home. He was born Nov. 25, 1928, in Granite City, Ill. He and Helen Kovach were married Nov. 6, 1953, in Reno, Nev. Graham worked in the timber industry, operating sawmills and pallet mills at Glen Allen, Mo. He retired and moved to Hiram in 1997. He was a lifetime member of the Elks, and of the Baptist belief...
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Ronald Moore
(Obituary ~ 05/31/02)
GREENBRIER, Mo. -- Ronald "Moose" Moore, 57, of North Little Rock, Ark., died Thursday, May 30, 2002, at Redsamen Hospital in Jacksonville, Ark. He was born May 29, 1945, at Greenbrier, son of Gay and Georgia McCulliugh Moore. He and Susan Merideth were married June 10, 1977, in East Carondelet, Ill...
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Bernard Martin
(Obituary ~ 05/31/02)
Bernard John (Barney) Martin was born on October 14, 1911, in Paola, Kan., the son of Bernard Jacob Martin and Agnes Margaret McGrath Martin, and died on May 29, 2002, after a short illness. Mr. Martin attended elementary school in Paola and graduated form Paola High School. ...
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Wayne Meadows
(Obituary ~ 05/31/02)
CAIRO, Ill. -- A. Wayne "Red" Meadows, 74, of Cairo died Thursday, May 30, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 1, 1927, in Wingo, Ky., son of George and Gladys Meadows. He married Mary Alice Meadows, who died in 1989...
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Doris Sauerbrunn
(Obituary ~ 05/31/02)
OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Doris G. Sauerbrunn, 75, of Oak Ridge died Thursday, May 30, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 18, 1926, in Jackson, Mo., daughter of John L. and Minnie A. Godwin Brown. She and Cecil G. Sauerbrunn were married Sept. 21, 1946. He died July 18, 2000...
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Gerald Harvell
(Obituary ~ 05/31/02)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Gerald Harvell, 81, of Tamms died Thursday, May 30, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Born Sept. 25, 1920 in Thebes, the son of John and Daisy Wilson Harvell. He was married to Geneva Wilson on Jan. 10, 1942. A member of the First Baptist Church East in Carondelet, Ill., he was an operating engineer and worked for Columbia Quarry No. 9. He was a life member of the Sugarloaf Memorial Post 6368, Veterans of Foreign Wars in Dupo, Ill...
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Mabel Northcutt
(Obituary ~ 05/31/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Mabel Northcutt, 78, of Sikeston died Thursday, May 30, 2002, at her home. She was born Oct. 4, 1923, in Mississippi County, Ark., daughter of John Luther and Jennie Frazier Nimmo. She and Marshall H. Northcutt were married March 10, 1941...
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Kathryn Stoltz
(Obituary ~ 05/31/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Kathryn "Katy" Stoltz, 54, of Marion, Ill., formerly of Anna, died Thursday, May 30, 2002, at her home. She was born Aug. 3, 1947, in Carbondale, Ill., daughter of Thomas R. and Joanne Goforth Thompson. She and Bobby R. Stoltz were married May 19, 1967...
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Bill Graham
(Obituary ~ 05/31/02)
HIRAM, Mo. -- William W. "Bill" Graham, 73, of Hiram died suddenly Monday, May 27, 2002, at his home. He was born Nov. 25, 1928, in Granite City, Ill. He and Helen Kovach were married Nov. 6, 1953, in Reno, Nev. Graham worked in the timber industry, operating sawmills and pallet mills at Glen Allen, Mo. He retired and moved to Hiram in 1997. He was a lifetime member of the Elks, and of the Baptist belief...
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Anna Fadler
(Obituary ~ 05/31/02)
PATTON, Mo. -- Anna Lona Fadler, 98, of Patton died Thursday, May 30, 2002, at Elder Care in Marble Hill, Mo. She was born April 25, 1904, in Alliance, Mo., daughter of Henry and Emily Steakley Hahn. She and Luther J. Fadler were married July 20, 1932. He died Nov. 13, 1985...
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