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Clemens Meyer
(Obituary ~ 12/01/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Clemens I. Meyer, 81, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 30, 1923, at Apple Creek, Mo., son of Louis and Anna Meyer. He and Marie I. Kohlfeld were married Sept. 21, 1950. She died Jan. 6, 1982...
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Maude Schuler
(Obituary ~ 12/01/05)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Maude Elizabeth Schuler, 85, of Mound City died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo, Ill. She was born June 7, 1920, in Union County, daughter of Daniel and Mae Pearl Clardie Hood. She married Everett E. Schuler, who died in 1997...
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Margaret Brockmeyer
(Obituary ~ 12/01/05)
Margaret C. Brockmeyer, 95, of Scott City, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, at her home. She was born Jan. 17, 1910, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Fredrick and Dora Krieger Meyer. She and Herman Brockmeyer were married Feb. 5, 1931, in Cape Girardeau. He died July 23, 1978...
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Billy Stoner
(Obituary ~ 12/01/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Billy G. Stoner, 71, of Anna died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005, at Jonesboro Rehab and Health Care Center. He was born Nov. 24, 1934, in Anna, son of George and Helen Brimm Stoner. He and Valetta J. Gurley were married July 13, 1955, in Compton, Calif...
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Margie O'Brien
(Obituary ~ 12/01/05)
Margie E. O'Brien, 81, of Jackson died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, at Monticello House. She was born Jan. 30, 1924, in St. Louis, daughter of Otto and Leah Hoeckelmann Holscher. She and Thomas John O'Brien were married May 14, 1948, in St. Louis. He died Feb. 22, 1982...
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Gary Fore
(Obituary ~ 12/01/05)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Gary Gene "Bluebird" Fore, 53, of Olive Branch died on arrival Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 30, 1952, in Cairo, Ill., son of Eugene and Norma J. Tucker Fore. Fore was a lifelong resident of Olive Branch, and was known for his bucktails and carvings...
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William Hafford
(Obituary ~ 12/01/05)
CAIRO, Ill. -- William C. "Bill" Hafford, 63, of Cairo died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, at his home. He was born May 1, 1942, in Cairo, son of Thomas and Kathryn Whitaker Hafford. He married Mary Griffith. Hafford owned B&H Heating and Cooling in Cairo. He was a member of Cairo Lodge 237 AF&AM and was a York Rite Mason. He was a member of Ainad Shrine Temple in East St. Louis, Ill., KIM Shrine Club in Cairo, Cairo VFW Post 2649 and served as commander three years, and member of American Legion...
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Douglas Aslinger
(Obituary ~ 12/02/05)
PATTON, Mo. -- Douglas Aslinger, 44, of Patton died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Oct. 19, 1961, in St. Louis, son of Harold and Shirley Korecky Aslinger. Aslinger was a 1980 graduate of Meadow Heights High School. He was a self-employed off-shore marine diesel technician, and attended Union Light Church near Marquand, Mo...
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Freda Forsythe
(Obituary ~ 12/02/05)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Freda M. Forsythe, 77, of Ste. Genevieve, formerly of Perryville, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, in Martin County Memorial Hospital in Stuart, Fla. She was born Jan. 8, 1928, at Zion, Mo., daughter of Lee and Anna Kelly Skaggs. She and William Earl Forsythe were married Sept. 15, 1966...
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Loretta Downey
(Obituary ~ 12/02/05)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Loretta Downey, 84, of Dexter died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005, at Central Gardens in Dexter. She was born Dec. 5, 1920, in Bay, Ark. She and John Downey were married Sept. 5, 1967. He died April 5, 1996. Downey attended Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Dexter...
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Eula Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 12/02/05)
Eula "Sweet Pea" Mitchell, 87, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005, at the home of a daughter in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 23, 1918, daughter of Walter and Maudie Gay Faulkner. She married Louis Mitchell, who died Nov. 26, 1985. Survivors include two daughters, Becky Speight of Cape Girardeau, Pat Weaks of New Madrid, Mo.; a friend, Eddie Rains of Cape Girardeau; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren...
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Florence Sutterer
(Obituary ~ 12/02/05)
SERENO, Mo. -- Florence T. Sutterer, 88, of Sereno died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Feb. 26, 1917, in Perryville, Mo., daughter of Fred Joseph and Frances Theresa Huber Sutterer. She and Elmer Joseph Sutterer were married Nov. 5, 1938. He died Dec. 10, 1996...
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William McClard
(Obituary ~ 12/02/05)
DEXTER, Mo. -- William R. "Scrap" McClard, 58, of Dexter passed away Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, at Missouri Southern Healthcare Facility in Dexter. He was born Aug. 12, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, son of Jesse B. and Hilda M. Sachse McClard. He was raised in Jackson by his mother and maternal grandfather, Otto Sachse...
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Frances Cox
(Obituary ~ 12/03/05)
Frances L. Cox, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Louise Willard
(Obituary ~ 12/03/05)
Louise M. Willard, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, at her home. She was born Feb. 10, 1911, in Perryville, Mo. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Karlee Brown
(Obituary ~ 12/03/05)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Karlee Sue Brown, infant, died Nov. 22, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Nov. 22, 2005, to Ron and Jackie Brown of Leopold. Survivors include her parents; Robert Seth Brown and Parker Leo Brown of Leopold; maternal grandparents, Robert and Karen Jansen of Leopold; paternal grandparents, Jean Brown and Eddie Graham of Marble Hill, Mo.; and great-grandmother Gladys Nenninger of Leopold...
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Mary Fritz
(Obituary ~ 12/03/05)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Mary Sue Fritz, 60, of Villa Ridge died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill. She was born Oct. 1, 1945, at Cairo, Ill., daughter of Adeil and Myra Rhymer Sharp. She married Carl Fritz. Fritz was a member of the Urbandale Community Church...
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Liz Crain
(Obituary ~ 12/03/05)
GRAND CHAIN, Ill. -- Liz Crain, 67, of Grand Chain and formerly of Mounds, Ill., died Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, at her home. She was born Sept. 19, 1938, at Olmsted, Ill., daughter of John Paul and Ruby Edwards Caudle. She married James W. Crain. Crain was a retired riverboat cook, a hairdresser and a seamstress. She was a member of the Methodist Church...
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Bob Medley
(Obituary ~ 12/03/05)
VANDUSER, Mo. -- Robert "Bob" Medley, 54, of Vanduser died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, at his brother's home in Sikeston, Mo. He was born on Jan. 8, 1951, at Cape Girardeau, son of Russell L. and Iva Driskell Medley. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a machine operator for Good Humor Breyers in Sikeston for 23 years...
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Bruce Erwin
(Obituary ~ 12/03/05)
COBDEN, Ill., -- Bruce Erwin, 73, of Cobden and formerly of Bourbonnais, Ill., died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, at his home. He was born March 19, 1932, at Cobden, son of Cecil Milo and Mabel Ruth Erwin. He married Virginia Crowell on June 27, 1956. Erwin was an insurance agent, working for Country Companies from 1961 to 1965 and for State Farm Insurance in Kankakee County from 1967 to 1988. ...
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Dennis Reimann
(Obituary ~ 12/03/05)
Dennis J. Reimann, 50, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born on Oct. 24, 1955, at Cape Girardeau, son of Ernest O. and Lillian Lowes Reimann. Reimann was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Egypt Mills. He was a 1973 graduate of the former College High School in Cape Girardeau...
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Aurelius Kaltwasser
(Obituary ~ 12/03/05)
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- The Rev. Aurelius Ottomar Kaltwasser, 99, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Friday, Nov. 25, 2005, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. He was born Sept. 14, 1906, at Walburg, Texas, son of John A. and Christina (nee Kasperick) Kaltwasser. He married Helene Clara Kunkel in Olney, Texas, on May 20, 1934. She preceded him in death on May 14, 2005...
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Judith Lyle
(Obituary ~ 12/04/05)
Judith Sherfield Lyle, 66, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 14, 1939, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Lester I. "Rip" and Betty R. Fowler Sherfield. Lyle was a graduate of Southwest High School in St. Louis and of St. Luke's School of Nursing, where she received an R.N. degree. She was employed by Gibson Recovery Center in Cape Girardeau, working as a substance abuse counselor. She retired in 2001...
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Laverna Hente
(Obituary ~ 12/04/05)
Laverna Jean Hente, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 29, 1928, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of Martin Edward and Rose Louis Fassold Hente. Hente was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. She was a graduate of Central High School and worked for Florsheim Shoes for 39 years...
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Louise Willard
(Obituary ~ 12/04/05)
Louise M. Willard, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, at her home. She was born Feb. 10, 1911, in Perryville, Mo., daughter of Joseph and Mary Puyer Miget. Willard grew up in Perryville and Cape Girardeau. She was a member of St. Mary Cathedral, the owner of the Blue Moon Bar in Oran, Mo., and was a well-known seamstress and tailor for many years...
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Mike Smith
(Obituary ~ 12/04/05)
Mike D. Smith, 40, of Scott City died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Willadene Brown
(Obituary ~ 12/04/05)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Willadene Kniseley Brown, of Carbondale and formerly of Jonesboro, Ill., passed away in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale on Friday, Dec. 2, 2005. She was born Feb. 8, 1919, the daughter of Leroy and Ethel Fyke Kniseley. Willadene was united in marriage to Joseph L. Brown on May 25, 1941, in Centralia, Ill. Joseph Brown preceded her in death on Oct. 24, 1982. She was also preceded in death by a son, Ronald Lee Brown...
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Frances Cox
(Obituary ~ 12/04/05)
Frances L. Cox, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born on Aug. 5, 1928, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of Ben and Ella Werner Nothdurft. She and Albert Cox were married April 27, 1952, at Cape Girardeau...
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Jacqueline Wohlwend
(Obituary ~ 12/05/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Jacqueline M. Wohlwend, 46, of Anna died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, at her home. She was born June 19, 1959, in Elgin, Ill., daughter of Jackie Dean and Emilie M. Ulrich Atwood. She and Carl Anthony Wohlwend were married on June 18, 1996, in Anna. He died on Nov. 15, 2003...
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Wanda Stevenson
(Obituary ~ 12/05/05)
Wanda Marie Stevenson, 84, of Jackson died Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born on May 3, 1921, in St. Louis, daughter of Addison Lafayette and Jeffie Frissell Garrett. She and Lars Stevenson were married on March 14, 1943. He died on Jan. 22, 2004...
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Alida Villhard
(Obituary ~ 12/05/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Alida Cora Villhard, 87, of Perryville died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. She was born April 12, 1918, in Kaskaskia Island, Ill., daughter of Paul and Bertha Roth Lohmann. She and Gilbert Villhard were married on June 1, 1941...
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Michael Smith
(Obituary ~ 12/05/05)
Michael 'Mike' David Smith, 40, of Scott City died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, at his residence. He was born on Nov. 17, 1965, in St. Louis, son of Robert Teddy 'R.T.' and Mabel Ruth Wiseman Smith. He and Shari Marie Tharp were married on March 17, 1990, in Cape Girardeau...
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James Sturgeon
(Obituary ~ 12/05/05)
James 'Ed' Sturgeon, 62, of Advance died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, at Bellview Valley Nursing Home in Banner, Mo. He was born March 17, 1943, in Bollinger County, son of Raymond and Lula Angle Sturgeon. Sturgeon had worked for the Missouri Highway Department and was a 1962 graduate of Zalma High School. He was a deacon and a member of the Oak Grove General Baptist Church...
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John Spencer Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/06/05)
CANALOU, Mo. -- John David Spencer Sr., 50, of Canalou died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 17, 1955, in Sikeston, Mo., son of Harvey Steve and Ruby Helmes Spencer. He and Barbara Pierce were married Dec. 23, 1980, at Canalou...
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Anna Wiedefeld
(Obituary ~ 12/06/05)
BENTON, Mo. -- Anna Marie Wiedefeld, 84, of Benton died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, at her home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Benton is in charge of arrangements.
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Mary Fadler
(Obituary ~ 12/06/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mary M. Fadler, 94, of Farmington, Mo., died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, in Farmington. She was born Aug. 2, 1911, at Yount, Mo., daughter of David William and Metta Myrtle Murray Heitman. She and Perry Adam Fadler were married March 26, 1930. He died Nov. 20, 1991...
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Patrick Murphy
(Obituary ~ 12/06/05)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Patrick Justin Murphy, 76, of Marble Hill died Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, at his home. He was born Oct. 25, 1929, in Hammond, Ind., son of Thomas and Mary McGoldrich Murphy. He and Shirley Adele Kittoe were married June 6, 1964, in Hammond, Ind...
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Ralph Kasten
(Obituary ~ 12/06/05)
Ralph Aaron Kasten, 90, of Jackson died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 15, 1914, at Oak Ridge, son of Theodore Emanuel and Annette Willer Kasten. He and Carlene Hoffmeister were married Aug. 3, 1946...
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Ruth Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 12/07/05)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Ruth M. Seabaugh, 90, of Advance died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Morgan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Mary DeGuire
(Obituary ~ 12/07/05)
Mary DeGuire, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Dewey Hillier
(Obituary ~ 12/07/05)
Dewey Harlan Hillier, 66, of Walker, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, at his home. He was born Sept. 4, 1939, in Nevada, Mo., son of Harvey and Viola Murphy Hillier. Hillier grew up in Nevada and graduated from Harwood High School. He worked at Hallmark 20 years, and later moved to Cape Girardeau and operated his own engraving business. He moved back to Vernon County seven years ago...
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Coy Farmer
(Obituary ~ 12/07/05)
Coy Farmer, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005, at Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Jan. 23, 1914, at Boss, Mo., son of Peter and Myrtle Short Farmer. He and Mae L. Hanning were married Sept. 22, 1934, in St. Louis. She died Aug. 2, 2000...
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Willard Johns
(Obituary ~ 12/07/05)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Willard Woodrow Johns, 90, of Bloomfield died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 5, 1915, in Advance, Mo., son of Harry and Vallie Revelle Johns. He and Lillian Cazadd were married Dec. 6, 1939, at Zalma, Mo...
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Anna Wiedefeld
(Obituary ~ 12/07/05)
BENTON, Mo. -- Anna Marie Wiedefeld, 84, of Benton died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, at her home. She was born Nov. 2, 1921, at Charleston, Mo., daughter of Henry and Rosella Layton Scheffer. She and Elmer Charles "Johnny" Wiedefeld were married July 29, 1948, in Piggott, Ark. He died Nov. 26, 2004...
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Ruth Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 12/08/05)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Ruth M. Seabaugh, 90, of Advance died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 24, 1915, at Hornersville, Mo., daughter of William Andrew and Mamie Conrad Masters. She and Pyrtle Seabaugh were married Oct. 7, 1933, in Jackson. He died April 2, 1999...
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Victor Crater Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/08/05)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Victor Eugene Crater Jr., 77, of Marble Hill died Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, at his home. He was born Aug. 10, 1928, in Bernardsville, N.J., son of Victor E. and Bertha Quint Mill Crater Sr. He and Florence Conklin were married Nov. 22, 1995, in Warwick, N.Y. She died in July 1999...
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Iva Tyler
(Obituary ~ 12/08/05)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Iva L. Tyler, 78, of Mounds died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Barkett Funeral Home in Mounds.
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Melvin Gilbert
(Obituary ~ 12/08/05)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Melvin Edward Gilbert, 78, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005, at Elder Care of Marble Hill. He was born April 28,1927, in El Reno, Okla., son of James and Mary Mattchet Gilbert. Gilbert was a chemical engineer with Ramco several years...
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Fred Galbraith
(Obituary ~ 12/08/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Fred Galbraith, 79, of Anna died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005, at City Care Center. He was born Aug. 21, 1926, in East St. Louis, Ill., son of Earl and Elizabeth Johnson Galbraith. Galbraith was a foreman at a silo company. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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Gene Hill
(Obituary ~ 12/08/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Gene Foster Hill, 82, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005, Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Feb. 19, 1923, at Bloomfield, Mo., son of Claude Hill and Jessie Sifford Hill Yeakey. He and Maxine Shelby were married Oct. 30, 1943, at Sikeston...
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Patty Ball
(Obituary ~ 12/08/05)
Patty Ball, 52, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Mary DeGuire
(Obituary ~ 12/08/05)
Mary Edith Schlue DeGuire, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital, with God and her family by her side. She was born Nov. 9, 1917, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Harry and Elizabeth Bowman Schlue. She and Wesley W. DeGuire were married Oct. 3, 1953, in Cape Girardeau. He passed away May 22, 1986...
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Gauge Jones
(Obituary ~ 12/08/05)
Gauge D. Jones was born Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, and died Dec. 2, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born prematurely at 17 weeks gestation. Survivors include his parents, Kelly Simpson and Billy Jones of Cape Girardeau; two brothers and a sister, Atreyu and Tristin Robinson and Skyler Bevell of Cape Girardeau; maternal grandmother, Glenda Phillips of Cape Girardeau; paternal grandmother, Janet Appelt of Hungry Horse, Mont.; paternal grandfather, Bill Jones Sr. ...
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Linda Lamkin
(Obituary ~ 12/08/05)
Linda O'Keefe Lamkin, wife of longtime Cape Girardeau resident Walter R. Lamkin, passed away peacefully at age 48 Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, surrounded by her family at her home in St. Louis. She had waged an inspirational fight against cancer and did so with a rare grace, unflagging optimism, a beautiful smile and sparkling Irish eyes for nearly three years. It was a battle that she ultimately won...
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Ruth Trost
(Obituary ~ 12/08/05)
Ruth Kies Trost, 83, of Bensenville, Ill., died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005, at her home. She was born Oct. 30, 1922, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of William J. and Elsie Heyde Kies. Mrs. Trost was a graduate of Central High School and Southeast Missouri State Teachers College. Later she earned an advanced degree in library science...
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Wilma Kassel
(Obituary ~ 12/09/05)
FARRAR, Mo. -- Wilma A. Kassel, 88, of Farrar died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, at Perry County Nursing Home in Perryville, Mo. She was born Oct. 6, 1917, at Farrar, daughter of Conrad and Emma Schlimpert Roth. She and Wilhelm "William" Kassel were married May 9, 1937. He died Aug. 17, 1997...
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Patty Ball
(Obituary ~ 12/09/05)
Patty Ball, 51, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005, at her home. She was born Jan. 29, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Norman and Betty Bock Wood. She and Steve Ball were married Nov. 5, 1979, in Cheyenne, Wyo. Ball attended Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., Briarcliff College in Sioux City, Iowa, and the University of Wyoming in Laramie. She received a degree in psychology...
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Richard Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 12/09/05)
Richard "R.J." Bollinger, 73, of Lower Lake, Calif., died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, at Meadowood Nursing Center in Clear Lake, Calif. He was born Nov. 4, 1932, in Pittsfield, Ill., son of Luther O. "Ikey" and Fern L. Dinsmore Bollinger. Bollinger was a 1950 graduate of Central High School in Cape Girardeau, moving to San Francisco, Calif., in 1957...
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Virgil Lohman
(Obituary ~ 12/09/05)
Virgil H. Lohman, 81, of Jackson died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005, at Jackson Manor. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Iva Tyler
(Obituary ~ 12/09/05)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Iva L. Tyler, 78, of Mounds, formerly of Tamms, Ill., died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005, at her home. Survivors include six sons, Dannie and Dale Butler of Mounds, James Webb of Marion, Ill., Don Webb of Tamms, Eddie Butler of East Cape Girardeau, Ill., Mike Webb of Kirbyton, Ky.; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren...
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Lanny Presley
(Obituary ~ 12/09/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Lanny Dale Presley, 62, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005, at his home. He was born March 29, 1943, in Granite City, Ill., son of Gerald Robert and Emily Lou Waltrip Presley. Presley owned and operated J.P. Auto Sales 14 years, and owned and operated Presley's Produce 20 years, both in Cape Girardeau...
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Airman Princessa Triplett
(Obituary ~ 12/09/05)
Airman Princessa Lee Triplett, 20, of Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane, Wash., died in a vehicular accident Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005, in Spokane. She was born July 28, 1985, daughter of Doug and Jackie Triplett. Airman Triplett was a 2003 graduate of Risco High School...
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Hazel McClelland
(Obituary ~ 12/10/05)
ORAN, Mo. -- Hazel Pearl McClelland, 81, died Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, at McKnight Care Center, Presbyterian Homes in Arden Hills, Minn. She was born Aug. 12, 1914, daughter of Jiles William and Lillie Jane Hockersmith Jones. She married Homer Ray McClelland. He died Jan. 29, 1955...
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Lorene Hoffmeister
(Obituary ~ 12/10/05)
Addie Lorene "Sweetie" Hoffmeister, 96, of Jackson died Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born on Aug. 2, 1909, in Fornfelt, Mo., daughter of John and Lula Vancil Mabrey. She and Lawrence "Jack" Hoffmeister were married June 22, 1929. He died June 26, 1986...
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Anna Sledge
(Obituary ~ 12/10/05)
Anna E. Sledge, 100, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Dec. 8, 1905, in Vanduser, Mo., daughter of William and Hattie Huffman Harmon. She and Warner Sledge were married March 14, 1925, in Cape Girardeau. He died Sept. 15, 1987...
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Beverly Walker
(Obituary ~ 12/10/05)
COBDEN, IlL. -- Beverly R. Walker, 65, of Cobden died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005, from injuries received in a car-train accident in Chester, Ill. She was born May 18, 1940, daughter of Willie and Grace Dunn Miles. She and Willard "Bill" Walker were married Nov. 12, 1961, in Cobden...
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Virgil Lohman
(Obituary ~ 12/10/05)
Virgil H. Lohman, 81, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home. He was born July 25, 1924, in Friedheim, Mo., son of the late Oscar and Addie Klaus Lohman. He and Marjorie Ruehling were married Jan. 24, 1946. Virgil served in the U.S. Army from 1943-1945 during World War II. He was awarded five bronze stars for participation in the campaigns of Normandy, North France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. He also received a Purple Heart...
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Odetta Niswonger
(Obituary ~ 12/10/05)
Odetta L. Fulton Niswonger, 80, of Cape Girardeau died on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005, at her residence. She was born on July 16, 1925, in Scopus, Mo., daughter of Will L. and Ivy F. Brown Lincoln. She and Linzel E. Fulton were married on March 18, 1943. He died on July 22, 1976. She and Lester D. Niswonger were married on June 6, 1972, in Memphis, Tenn. He died on Sept. 14, 1987...
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William Felty Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/11/05)
William "Bill" Felty Sr., 71, of Jackson died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, at his home. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
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Jeffrey Shelton
(Obituary ~ 12/11/05)
Jeffrey Wayne Shelton, 44, of Jackson died Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born March 4, 1961, in Fairfield, Ill., son of Loyd H. and Cheryl Shannon Shelton. He was a retired Baptist minister. He and Carol Dalman were married Oct. 18, 1980...
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Alma Franklin
(Obituary ~ 12/11/05)
SILVER LAKE, Mo. -- Alma I. Franklin, 94, of Silver Lake died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, at her home. She was born on Nov. 30, 1911, in Bollinger County, daughter of Robert and Maude Hudson Anderson. She and Wallace S. Franklin were married June 6, 1961...
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Martha DeBrock
(Obituary ~ 12/11/05)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Martha Christine DeBrock, 88, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, at Eldercare of Marble Hill. She was born Jan. 3, 1917, at Glennon, Mo., daughter of William and Anna Hinkebein Vandeven. She and Fred William DeBrock were married on Sept. 14, 1938, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Glennon. He died on May 18, 1994...
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W.P. Lee Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/11/05)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- W.P. Lee Jr. 93, of Chaffee died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. He was born May 30, 1912, at Chaffee, son of W.P. Lee Sr. and Nancy Jane Misplay Lee. He was a retired barber. He owned and operated Lee's Barber Shop in Chaffee...
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Delpha Eftink
(Obituary ~ 12/11/05)
ORAN, Mo. -- Delpha K. Eftink, 87, of Oran died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Oran.
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Donna Dotzert
(Obituary ~ 12/11/05)
Donna Rodenberry Dotzert, 57, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born on July 16, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Benjamin Dale and Coletta F. McMullin Pinkerton. She was a member of the First Church of God, attended La Croix Church Small Groups and the Tuesday Lunch Bunch. She was a 1966 graduate of Central High School and attended Southeast Missouri State University...
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Verna Nitsch
(Obituary ~ 12/11/05)
Verna Lee Nitsch, 80, of Jackson passed away Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, at her home. She was born on June 9, 1925, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of the late Monroe E. and Anna Reeker Gartung. She and Milton Nitsch were married April 30, 1950, at Zion Methodist Church in Gordonville...
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Henry Blechle
(Obituary ~ 12/12/05)
ST. MARY, Mo. -- Henry L. Blechle, 63, of St. Mary died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005 at his home in St. Mary. He was born Sept. 22, 1942, in Biehle, Mo., son of Henry Bernard and Lucille French Blechle. He and Louise Josephine Duckett were married on Dec. 31, 1966...
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Bessie Wright
(Obituary ~ 12/12/05)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Bessie Octavia Wright, 91, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, at the Fountains Nursing Home in Marion, Ill. She was born Dec. 16, 1913, in Hurricane, Mo., daughter of Jesse LeRoy and Lenore Octavia Moore Devenport. She and Wm. Lafe Shrum were married Dec. 25, 1927. He preceded her in death on Nov. 5, 1977. She and Johnnie Mitchell Wright were married on Aug. 9, 1980. He preceded her in death on March 16, 2004...
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Delpha Eftink
(Obituary ~ 12/12/05)
Delpha K. Eftink, 87, of Oran died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born on June 23, 1918, in Portageville, daughter of Olive and Etta Boatwright LaFont. She and Henry J. (H.J.) Eftink were married on Oct. 5, 1937. He preceded her in death on June 13, 1999...
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Alma Franklin
(Obituary ~ 12/12/05)
SILVER LAKE, Mo. -- Alma I. Franklin, 94, of Silver Lake died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, at her residence in Silver Lake. She was born Nov. 30, 1911, in Bollinger County, the daughter of Robert and Maude Hudson Anderson. She and Wallace S. Franklin were married on June 6, 1961. He survives in Silver Lake...
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Donna Dotzert
(Obituary ~ 12/12/05)
Donna Rodenberry Dotzert, 57, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born on July 16, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Benjamin Dale and Coletta F. McMullin Pinkerton. She was a member of the First Church of God, attended La Croix Church Small Groups and the Tuesday Lunch Bunch. ...
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Anna Kahmke
(Obituary ~ 12/12/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Anna Lee Kahmke, 61, of Perryville died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. She was born Aug. 9, 1944, in Perry County, daughter of Barney and Clara Lappe Hennemann. She and Richard "Rick" Kahmke were married on July 16, 1975. He survives at the home...
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Ruby McLain
(Obituary ~ 12/12/05)
Ruby I. McLain, 89, of Scott City died on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, at the Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Amick Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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William 'Bill' Felty Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/12/05)
William "Bill" Felty Sr., 71, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005 at his home. He was born June 11, 1934, near Millersville, son of Webster and Olive Summers Felty. He and Genece Sawyer were married Aug. 25, 1955. She survives. Bill was a lifelong member of Fairview United Methodist Church near Millersville. ...
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Blaine Milam
(Obituary ~ 12/13/05)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Blaine "Bub" Milam, 46, of Tamms died at Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms.
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Lois Bowling
(Obituary ~ 12/13/05)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Lois Bowling, 79, of Bloomfield died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born Oct. 7, 1926, in Dover, Ark., daughter of George Wilburn Sr. and Myrtle Ivy Vede Dell Rogers Haskins. She and James D. Bowling were married Oct. 25, 1941...
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Joy Hoek
(Obituary ~ 12/13/05)
Joy H. Hoek, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Aug. 1, 1914, in Chelsea, Mich., daughter of Emmett and Eva Nutton Dancer. She and Victor P. Hoek were married in 1940 in Chelsea. He died in 1981. Hoek was a member of Burlingame United Church of Christ, and Cora Barber Guild of Butterworth Hospital Auxiliary...
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Ray Noble
(Obituary ~ 12/13/05)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Ray Noble, 65, of Chaffee died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at his home. He was born Aug. 5, 1940, in Cape Girardeau County, son of William "Curtis" and Fern Sullinger Noble. Noble was a 1958 graduate of Advance High School in Advance, Mo. He was a bridge construction worker...
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Norman Ledbetter
(Obituary ~ 12/13/05)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Norman Charles Ledbetter, 70, of Burkley, Ky., formerly of Mounds, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005, at his home. He was the son of Herschel C. and Jewel Lance Ledbetter. He married Sue Carol Dycus. Ledbetter retired from Burkart Foam in Cairo, Ill...
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Pearl Cantrell
(Obituary ~ 12/13/05)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Pearl Cantrell, 83, of Advance died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, at Advance Nursing Center. She was born July 10, 1922, at Walnut Ridge, Ark., daughter of Ed and Cora Rogers Jackson. She and Archie E. Cantrell were married Oct. 21, 1939, at Braggadocio, Mo. He died Sept. 9, 1995...
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Glenn Fulkerson
(Obituary ~ 12/13/05)
Glenn D. Fulkerson, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 7, 1916, at Parma, Mo., son of James and Beulah Robertson Fulkerson. He and Zulema Harrington were married Aug. 28, 1942, at Charleston, Mo., and she preceded him in death on July 4, 2005...
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Rev. Carl Hanser
(Obituary ~ 12/13/05)
The Rev. Carl Hanser, 71, of Glen Carbon, Ill., formerly of Jackson, died Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, at Edgewood Manor Hospice in Westerville, Ohio. He was born Jan. 13, 1934, in Edwardsville, Ill., son of Harry and Bernadine Huntman Hanser. He and Grace Thowe were married Nov. 7, 1959, in Alma, Kan...
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DeWayne Strauser
(Obituary ~ 12/13/05)
DeWayne Strauser, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born March 16,1930, at Swinton, Mo., son of Doyle Franklin and Ina Jewell Davis Strauser. Mr. Strauser worked for Union Electric 39 years. He was a lifetime member of VFW Post 3838 and Eagles Aerie 3775...
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Ruby McLain
(Obituary ~ 12/13/05)
Ruby Irene McLain, 89, of Scott City died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 28, 1916, in Redford, Mo., daughter of Richard and Sarah Stout Akins. She and Glenn Monroe McLain were married Sept. 18, 1937, at Ink, Mo. He died Sept. 14, 1998...
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Hazel McClelland
(Obituary ~ 12/13/05)
ORAN, Mo. -- Hazel Pearl McClelland, 91, died Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, at McKnight Care Center, Presbyterian Homes in Arden Hills, Minn. She was born Aug. 12, 1914, at Dexter, Mo., daughter of Jiles William and Lillie Jane Hockersmith Jones. She married Homer Ray McClelland. He died Jan. 29, 1995...
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Shirley Lueders
(Obituary ~ 12/14/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo.-- Shirley Kay Lueders, 59, of Perryville died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at Perry Oaks Manor. She was born June 10, 1946, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Edgar H. and Marie L. Canter Lueders. Lueders was a cook. She was a member of VFW Auxiliary Post 4282...
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Violet Bock
(Obituary ~ 12/14/05)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Violet Kennedy Bock, 87, of Advance died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005, at her home. She was born April 18, 1918, in Perkins, Mo., daughter of Arthur and Mary Lawson Kennedy. She married Leslie Noble on Oct. 8, 1938. in Bollinger County. He preceded her in death in December 1976. She later married Linus Bock April 27, 1987. He preceded her in death Nov. 13, 2001...
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Rev. James Graham
(Obituary ~ 12/14/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- The Rev. James P. Graham, 94, of Perryville died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at St. Mary's of the Barrens Healthcare. He was born July 16, 1911, in Kansas City, Kan., son of James P. and Eva Burgard Graham. Graham was ordained May 30, 1937, at St., Mary's of the Barrens. He received a master's degree from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in 1942...
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Doretta Brown
(Obituary ~ 12/14/05)
Doretta Florence Hosea Brown, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Dec. 4, 1914, at Chaffee, Mo., daughter of Leo and Josephine Hoefler Tucker. She and Claud Henry Hosea were married Feb. 8, 1932, in Jackson. He died Sept. 4, 1959. She later married Robert E. Brown, who preceded her in death...
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Donnie McCommons
(Obituary ~ 12/14/05)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Donnie McCommons, 63, of Dongola died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at his home. He was born Nov. 22, 1942, in Anna, Ill., son of Ira J. and Betty June Hileman McCommons. He is survived by two sons, Bruce McCommons of Jonesboro, Ill., Scott McCommons of Anna; two daughters, Johnna Johnson of Doniphan, Mo., Mandy Kahl of Jonesboro; her parents, Ira "Jod" and Betty June McCommons of Dongola; a brother, Joe McCommons of Dongola; seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter...
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Anna Richardson
(Obituary ~ 12/14/05)
Anna Louise Richardson, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. She was born June 10, 1911, in St. Louis, daughter of Carl and Elizabeth Moll Macherhammer. She and Alvin Lee Richardson were married in 1935 in St. Louis. He preceded her in death Jan. 29, 1963...
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Ruby McKenzie
(Obituary ~ 12/14/05)
Ruby Kathryn Rogers Lincoln McKenzie, 87, of Eldon, Mo., died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at Eldon Nursing and Rehab. She was born Aug. 9, 1918, in Moscow, Ky., daughter of the Rev. J.L. and Mary Rogers. She and Claude C. Lincoln were married March 9, 1937. He preceded her in death in February 1975. She and William B. McKenzie were married Jan. 19, 1976. He preceded her in death in March 1990...
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Eugene Wilson
(Obituary ~ 12/15/05)
Eugene H. Wilson, 78, of Jackson died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at his home in Jackson. McCombs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Brenda Jones
(Obituary ~ 12/15/05)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Brenda Jones, 50, of Cairo died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at the home of a sister in Ellenwood, Ga. Heavenly Gates Funeral Home in Cairo is in charge of arrangements.
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Ruby Welter
(Obituary ~ 12/15/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruby A. Welter, 84, of Perryville died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at her home. She was born Nov. 13, 1921, at Perryville, daughter of Theodore and Virgie Collins Weibrecht. She and LeRoy Edward Welty were married May 13, 1942, and he died Nov. 18, 1998...
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John Hale
(Obituary ~ 12/15/05)
John Kenneth Hale, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Aug. 10, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, son of Jesse and Ella Taylor Hale. He and Nancy Unger were married in 1955 in Jackson. Mr. Hale began a banking careeer at the Bank of Chaffee in 1947. ...
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Blaine Milam
(Obituary ~ 12/15/05)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Blaine "Bub" Milam Sr., 46, of Tamms died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 20, 1959, in Cape Girardeau, son of Robert "Bill" and Glenda Brock Milam. He and Paula Burton were married Feb. 13, 1986...
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Lois Smith
(Obituary ~ 12/15/05)
Lois Jean Smith, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at her home. She was born Oct. 24, 1930, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of James Nution and Eugie Ijetty Kinder Wiley. She and Marvin Smith were married Feb. 18, 1950, in Cape Girardeau...
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Leon Campbell
(Obituary ~ 12/16/05)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Leon Junior Campbell, 79, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at his home. He was born March 3, 1926, at Park Hills, Mo., son of William Preston and Edith Hart Campbell. He and Ruby Duncan were married Dec. 18, 1948, at Patton, Mo...
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Juanita Arnold
(Obituary ~ 12/16/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Juanita Arnold, 74, of Anna died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill. She was born Jan. 3, 1931, in Alto Pass, Ill., daughter of Otto and Maude Nance Arnold. There are no known survivors. She was preceded in death by her parents...
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Charles Angel
(Obituary ~ 12/16/05)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Charles "Chuck" Angel, 32, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at his home. He was born Sept. 17, 1973, in St. Louis, son of Charles Delanes and Vivian Newell Angel. Angel was a packer at VIP Industries, and a member of the Church of Christ...
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John Darby
(Obituary ~ 12/16/05)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- John H. Darby, 75, of Chaffee died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005, at his home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee is in charge of arrangements.
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Lois Hurley
(Obituary ~ 12/16/05)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Lois Farmer Hurley, 82, of Charleston died at 10:23 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Nov. 20, 1923, in Mississippi County, to the late Charles Franklin and Cordia L. Sutherland Farmer...
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Arthur Pope
(Obituary ~ 12/16/05)
Arthur Eugene Pope, 75, passed away Monday, Nov. 28, 2005. He was born Oct. 28, 1930, in St. Louis, son of Arthur and Ethel Brown Pope. He went to school at Bell City and Oran, Mo., graduating from Bell City in 1948. Shortly after high school he entered the U.S. Air Force, where he served 23 years. He had three tours of duty overseas, one in remote Turkey, one in Izmir, Turkey, and one in Casablanca, Morocco, plus a year in Vietnam...
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Eugene Wilson
(Obituary ~ 12/16/05)
Eugene H. Wilson, 78, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at his home. He was born July 18, 1927, at Millersville, son of the late Charlie and Minnie Brotherton Wilson. He was raised near Millersville by Robert and Tressie Wilson. He and Betty Jean Morton were married Aug. 29, 1945, in Perryville, Mo...
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Ruby Welty
(Obituary ~ 12/16/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruby A. Welty, 84, of Perryville died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at her home. She was born Nov. 13, 1921, at Perryville, daughter of Theodore and Virgie Collins Weibrecht. She and LeRoy Edward Welty were married May 13, 1942. He died Nov. 18, 1998...
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Margaret Spane
(Obituary ~ 12/16/05)
On Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005, our Lord God gave Margaret wings and she flew to heaven. Margaret was born Oct. 21, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, to Thelma Boone-Chamberlain and Jess Chamberlain. She was married to Lowell Gaylord Spane May 21, 1964, in Chaffee, Mo...
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Dorotha Basse
(Obituary ~ 12/17/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Dorotha A. Boaz Basse, 95, of Anna died Friday, Dec. 16, 2005, at the Union County Nursing Home in Anna. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Anna.
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Georgia Cookemboo
(Obituary ~ 12/17/05)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Georgia Ellen Cookemboo, 75, of Zalma, died Dec. 15, 2005 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 21, 1930 in East Prairie, Mo., daughter of Frank and Mamie Carroll Jackson. She married James Cookemboo in 1948 in Arkansas. He died April 29, 1987...
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Jack Cracraft
(Obituary ~ 12/17/05)
Jack Melvin Cracraft, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Dec. 15, 2005 at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born on Dec. 27, 1931 in Cape Girardeau, son of John W. Cracraft Jr. and Ruby Carmack Cracraft Hosea. He married Shirley Ann Biehle on Sept. 3, 1956, in Biehle, Mo...
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John Patterson
(Obituary ~ 12/17/05)
John Delmar Patterson, 90, of Cape Girardeau died on Friday, Dec. 16, 2005, at his residence. He was born on Sept. 3, 1915, in Swink, Colo., the son of George and Ada Isaac Patterson. He and Mert Parks were married in April 1985 in Cape Girardeau. Patterson served in the United States Army during World War II. He was a member of Christ Church of the Heartland. He was a steel worker for CFI in Pueblo, Calif...
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Helen Daniel
(Obituary ~ 12/17/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Helen Mae Daniel, 85, of Sikeston died Dec. 15, 2005 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Jan. 15, 1920, in Muscatine, Iowa, daughter of Charles and Minnie Dunker Ziegenhorn. She and Heartsill Daniel were married Nov. 2, 1939, in Dexter, Mo. He died Nov. 30, 2001...
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Maud Thomas
(Obituary ~ 12/17/05)
Maud E. Thomas, 87, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005 at her home. She was born June 23, 1918, at Sulfer Rock, Ark. She and Howard Thomas were married Nov. 23, 1942 in New Madrid, Mo. Maud was a homemaker and previously owned and operated the Downtowner Restaurant in Cape Girardeau. She was a loving and caring person, feeding many in the restaurant that were not as blessed as well as she and her family. Maud was a member of Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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John Darby
(Obituary ~ 12/17/05)
John Hall Darby Jr. of Chaffee, a man of uncompromising integrity, died peacefully in his sleep on Dec. 15, 2005, after enduring cancer for the past several months. He was 75. He was born Feb. 17, 1930, at Festus, Mo., son of Emily Lindley Darby and John Hall Darby, Sr...
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Betty Meyers
(Obituary ~ 12/18/05)
Betty Jean Meyers of Jackson, formerly of Bonne Terre, was called to her heavenly home Friday, Dec. 16, 2005 at the age of 70. Betty was born Aug. 12, 1935 in Farmington, Mo., daughter of Frank J. Sr. and Mildred E. (McCallister) McDowell. She was married to Donald L. Meyers Aug. 18, 1952...
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Jack Cracraft
(Obituary ~ 12/18/05)
Jack Melvin Cracraft, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Dec. 15, 2005 at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Dec. 27, 1931 in Cape Girardeau, son of John W. and Ruby Carmack Cracraft Hosea. He and Shirley Ann Biehle were married Sept. 3, 1956, in Biehle, Mo., at the St. Maurus Catholic Church...
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Dr. William Ueleke
(Obituary ~ 12/18/05)
Dr. William Miller Ueleke, 54, of Oxford, Miss., died on Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. He was born Oct. 13, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, son of Milton and Mary E. Miller Ueleke. He and Laura Cannon were married on Dec. 4, 1982, in Canton, Miss...
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Carrie Sutter
(Obituary ~ 12/18/05)
Carrie Ward Sutter, 83, of Puxico died Friday, Dec. 16, 2005, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 27, 1922, near Wappapello, Mo., daughter of Thomas and Lillie Jines Ward. She and Alton Sutter were married May 5, 1947. He died May 16, 2002...
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Maybel Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 12/18/05)
Maybel L. Reynolds, 86, of Eugene, Ore., and formerly of Jackson, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005, in Eugene, Ore. She was born Oct. 31, 1919, in Ste. Genevieve County, daughter of Claude and Bessie Mitchell. She was twice widowed, having married Raymond Shrum and Clyde Reynolds...
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Rowena King
(Obituary ~ 12/18/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rowena A. King, 83, of Perryville, Mo., died Friday, Dec. 16, 2005, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 5, 1922, in Perry County, Mo., daughter of Joseph B. and Irene Hoff Yeager. She and Clement M. King were married April 7, 1945, and he preceded her in death on June 2, 1988...
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Donald Crowe
(Obituary ~ 12/18/05)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Donald R. Crowe, 51, of Advance, Mo., died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005 at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel in Cape Girardeau.
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Toni Jo Stanton
(Obituary ~ 12/18/05)
Toni Jo Stanton, 59, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Mamie Cook
(Obituary ~ 12/18/05)
Mamie Cook, 99, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at Fountainbleau Lodge. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel.
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Ada Ochs
(Obituary ~ 12/18/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ada L. Ochs, 96, of Perryville, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born March 11, 1909, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisc., daughter of the Rev. William and Emma (Maack) Gieselman. She and Henry G. Ochs were married Nov. 17, 1929, and he preceded her in death on Feb. 26, 1988...
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Dr. Thomas Hill
(Obituary ~ 12/19/05)
Dr. Thomas M. Hill, 62, of Grandview, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Dec. 16, 2005. He was born Aug. 17, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, son of Thomas C. and Audrey M. Hill. Survivors include his former wife, Charlotte Hill of Independence, Mo.; a son, Gregory A. Hill of Grandview, Mo.; a daughter, Amy E. Schoenherr of Lee's Summit, Mo.; and two grandchildren...
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Rev. Berthold Loesel
(Obituary ~ 12/19/05)
Rev. Berthold J. Loesel, 98, formerly of Perryville, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 12, 1907, in Frankenmuth, Mich., son of Andrew and Christina Reiss Loesel. He and Bernice M. Emelia Bock were married July 31, 1932. She died March 16, 2002...
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James Monahan
(Obituary ~ 12/19/05)
James R. Monahan, 48, of Thebes, Ill., died Saturday, Dec. 17 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with the Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. Ill.
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Gilbert Bruhl
(Obituary ~ 12/19/05)
Gilbert C. Bruhl, 91, of Pine Bluff, Ark., formerly of rural Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at his home in Pine Bluff. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Egypt Mills, with full military honors...
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Lorene Wilkinson
(Obituary ~ 12/19/05)
Lorene Wilkinson, 95, of Edwardsville, Ill., died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005, at Rosewood Care Center in Edwardsville. She was born May 30, 1910, in Whitewater, Mo., daughter of Jacob Ambrose and Rebecca Elizabeth Poe Waddle. She and Earl Edward Wilkinson were married in Cape Girardeau. He died in 1990...
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Jack Cracraft
(Obituary ~ 12/19/05)
Jack Melvin Cracraft, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Dec. 15, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Dec. 27, 1931, in Cape Girardeau, son of John W. and Ruby Carmack Cracraft Hosea. He and Shirley Ann Biehle were married Sept. 3, 1956, in Biehle, Mo., at the St. Maurus Catholic Church...
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Mamie Cook
(Obituary ~ 12/19/05)
Mamie G. Cook, 99, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 17, 1906, in Bollinger County, Mo., daughter of William Lee and Sofrona Jane Pierce Zimmerman. She and Oscar Burette "Cookie" Cook were married on Aug. 8, 1923, in Benton. He preceded her in death on May 26, 1997...
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Toni Stanton
(Obituary ~ 12/19/05)
Toni Joann "Susie Minner" Stanton, 59, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at her residence in Cape Girardeau. She was born on Jan. 4, 1946, in St. Louis, Mo., daughter of William T. and Marie L. Reagan Minner Sr. Stanton was a member of Covenant Christian Center in Fruitland and was employed by Quality Inn in St. Louis for 17 years. She was a cook on the river for 10 years...
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Donald Crowe
(Obituary ~ 12/20/05)
Donald Robert Crowe, 51, of Advance died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at his home. He was born April 27, 1954, in St. Louis, son of George Delbert and Eva Irene Abernathy Crowe. Crowe was a troop truck driver with the U.S. Army Reserve in St. Louis. He served in the U.S. Army...
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Marian Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 12/20/05)
Marian Pauline Mitchell, 86, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Martha Dunn
(Obituary ~ 12/20/05)
Martha Lou Dunn, 65, of Scott City died Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, at the home of a daughter. She was born Feb. 3, 1940, at Allenville, daughter of Leon and Grace McCulley Givens. She married Robert Charles Dunn, who preceded her in death. Survivors include a daughter, Karen Mueller; her mother; three sisters, Lela Welker of Chaffee, Mo., Stella Taylor of Scott City, Debra Anglin of Zalma, Mo.; two brothers, James Givens of Allenville, Jerry Givens of Scott City; a half brother, Charles Givens of Cape Girardeau; and a grandson.. ...
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Mildred Werner
(Obituary ~ 12/20/05)
Mildred I. Werner, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. She was born April 20, 1911, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of William and Elizabeth Busch Klaproth. She and Erich M. Werner were married Sept. 7, 1947, in Cape Girardeau. He died June 7, 1977...
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James Monahan
(Obituary ~ 12/20/05)
THEBES, Ill. -- James Ray Monahan, 48, of Thebes died suddenly Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, on arrival at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 20, 1957, in Mount Clemens, Mich., son of Jimmie Lee and Marvalee Bryant Monahan. He served in the U.S. Army...
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Ila Atherton
(Obituary ~ 12/20/05)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Ila C. Atherton, 83, of Ullin died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo, Ill. She was born Sept. 8, 1922, in Stoddard County, Mo., daughter of Clarence and Pearl Henson Cooper. She and Phil Atherton were married in 1940. He died in 1971...
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Perry Statler
(Obituary ~ 12/20/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Perry Andrew Statler, 90, of Sedgewickville, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005, at Perry County Nursing Home in Perryville. He was born Feb. 9, 1915, at Patton, Mo., son of Andrew Jefferson and Verna Gay Grindstaff Statler. He and Pearl Hester Lix were married Nov. 27, 1947...
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Gilbert Bruhl
(Obituary ~ 12/20/05)
Gilbert C. Bruhl of Pine Bluff, Ark., formerly of rural Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at the age of 91. He was born Dec. 8, 1914, in Illmo, the only child of Jakob and Hulda Roth Bruhl. He was baptized and confirmed at Eisleben Lutheran Church in Illmo, where he and Virginia Heuer were married April 18, 1942...
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Gene Mackey
(Obituary ~ 12/20/05)
Gene Mackey, 62, of Jackson passed away Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, at his home. He was born April 30, 1943, in Rockbridge, Mo., son of the late Owen B. and Leona Martin Mackey. He and Jill Piepenbrok were married April 28, 1974, in Jackson. She survives...
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Eric Neighbors
(Obituary ~ 12/20/05)
Eric R. Neighbors, 19, of Cape Girardeau died in an automobile accident Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005, on Mount Auburn Road. He was born Oct. 18, 1986, in Emporia, Kan., son of Kasey and Gladys Neighbors. Neighbors graduated from Central High School earlier this month...
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Mary Collier
(Obituary ~ 12/20/05)
Mary Florence Poncy Collier, 76, of Montgomery, Ala., departed this life Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005, at her home. Graveside services will be held at Evergreen Cemetery of Elba, Ala., today at 3 p.m., with the Rev. Mart Gray officiating. Visitation will be at Hayes Funeral Home today from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The Collier family will receive friends at the Collier home, 3314 Allendale Place, Montgomery, after 6 p.m. today following the service...
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Tom Finley
(Obituary ~ 12/20/05)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Tom Finley, 87, of Charleston died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. He was born June 5, 1918, in Mountain Home, Ark., son of Harry and Ada Cox Finley. He and Ruby Nell McMillen were married Dec. 21, 1940. She died March 17, 1993...
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Donald Crowe
(Obituary ~ 12/21/05)
Donald Robert Crowe, 51, of Advance died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at his home. He was born April 27, 1954, in St. Louis, son of George Delbert and Eva Irene Abernathy Crowe. Crowe was a troop truck driver with the U.S. Army Reserve in St. Louis. He served in the U.S. Army...
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Bert Pouyer
(Obituary ~ 12/21/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Bert J. Pouyer, 90, of Perryville died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, at Brewer, Mo., son of Albert Joseph and Matilda Layton Pouyer. He and Blanche Ellen Canter were married May 30, 1941. She died Dec. 20, 1960. Pouyer had been a farmer. He was a member of Christ the Savior Catholic Church, Holy Name Society, and Knights of Columbus. He co-founded and served 23 years on the Brewer Water District Board...
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John Lloyd Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/21/05)
CUBA, Mo. -- John Barton Lloyd Jr., 81, of Cuba died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at his home. He was born April 10, 1924, in Greenbrier, Mo., son of John Barton and Nellie Virginia Dixon Lloyd Sr. He and Wanda Maxine Lloyd were married in St. Louis. Lloyd worked at Steel Weld Equipment in St. Clair, Mo., 36 years, retiring as plant manager. He was an ordained minister with the Assembly of God Church 50 years...
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Pauline Johnson
(Obituary ~ 12/21/05)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The funeral for Pauline Johnson, 81, of Cairo will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds, Ill. There is no visitation.
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Monroe Gagnepain
(Obituary ~ 12/21/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Monroe J. Gagnepain, 98, of Perryville died Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, at Perry County Nursing Home. He was born March 4, 1907, in Perry County, Mo., son of Emmett J. and Mary A. Cissell Gagnepain. He and Patricia Reiss were married April 6, 1931...
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Demetrius Flowers
(Obituary ~ 12/21/05)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The funeral for Demetrius Tyrone Flowers, 38, of Cairo will be held at noon Friday at First Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds, Ill. Friends may call at the church from 10 a.m. until time of service...
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James Bone
(Obituary ~ 12/21/05)
James S. Bone, 88, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Marjorie Lingle
(Obituary ~ 12/21/05)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Marjorie H. Lingle, 83, of Jonesboro died Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. She was born Aug. 3, 1922, in Jonesboro, daughter of Will and Stella Barron Lingle. Lingle was a first grade teacher with Shawnee School District more than 30 years. She was a member of First Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Anna, and the Carbondale Chapter of American Guild of Organists...
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Robert Smithey
(Obituary ~ 12/21/05)
MCCLURE, Ill. -- Robert Stanley Smithey Sr., 87, of McClure died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 9, 1918, in Tamms, Ill., son of Joseph and Stella Durham Smithey. He and Rose L. "Biddle" Randol were married Dec. 23, 1939, in Jackson. She preceded him in death Dec. 27, 2002...
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Marian Mitchell
(Obituary ~ 12/21/05)
Marian Pauline Mitchell passed peacefully from this earthly life Saturday, Dec. 17, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Ms. Mitchell was born in Ellinwood, Kan., March 22, 1919, daughter of Peter William and Alice Thomas Kimpler. She was raised in Sandoval, Ill., and lived most of her life in Harrisburg, Ill., and Ocala, Fla. She had resided at the Lutheran Home the past three years...
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Bernice Steiner
(Obituary ~ 12/21/05)
Bernice E. Steiner, 86, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, after a short residence at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 27, 1919, in Pocahontas, daughter of Roland and Mamie Exler Starzinger. She and Gilbert Steiner were married April 13, 1941, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas where she was a life-long member. Gilbert passed away Oct. 27, 1981...
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Faye Meyer
(Obituary ~ 12/22/05)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Faye L. Meyer, 56, of Frohna died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, at Barnes/Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born July 31, 1949, in Perry County, Mo., daughter of Melvin "Hap" and Linda Boxdorfer Bohnert. She and Clarence N. Meyer were married April 29, 1969...
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Velma Huey
(Obituary ~ 12/22/05)
Velma Huey, 83, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, at the Baptist Home in Ozark, Mo. She was born July 1, 1922, at Chaffee, Mo., daughter of Alfred Poe and Fannie Bell Jones Varble. She and Emerson Huey were married Nov. 27, 1940, at Chaffee. He died July 6, 1999...
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Sarah Adams
(Obituary ~ 12/22/05)
Sarah Jean Adams, 91, formerly of Portageville, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. She was born July 2, 1914, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Leo R. and Lottie Ates Howard. She and Julius Jefferson "Doodle" Adams were married July 7, 1937, in Sikeston, Mo...
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Kenneth Holshouser
(Obituary ~ 12/22/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Kenneth W. Holshouser, 63, of Anna died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, on arrival at Union County Hospital. He was born March 20, 1942, in McClure, Ill., son of William Albert and Alberta Kaufman Holshouser. He and Joyce Ann Turner were married Feb. 4, 1962, in Johnson County, Ill...
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Emma Pickett
(Obituary ~ 12/22/05)
Emma Mae Pickett, 85, of Scott City died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, at Jefferson City Manor Care Center in Jefferson City, Mo. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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Vera Grantham
(Obituary ~ 12/22/05)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Vera A. Grantham, 95, formerly of Sedgewickville, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 8, 1910, near Sedgewickville, daughter of Robert N. and Elizabeth Thiele Sebaugh. She and Ray N. Grantham were married June 9, 1945. He died Nov. 21, 2003...
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Martha Hanning
(Obituary ~ 12/22/05)
Martha Elizabeth Hanning, 89, of Burfordville died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 5, 1916, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Emory and Ida Wendel Hitt. She and Ruel Hanning were married Nov. 11, 1938, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Oct. 20, 1988...
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Paul Jansen
(Obituary ~ 12/22/05)
Paul Henry Jansen, 77, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, at his home near Rogersville, Mo. He was born Nov. 14, 1928, in Cape Girardeau, son of Bernard William and Christine Brockmeyer Jansen of that city. At a young age he and his family moved to rural Oran, Mo., and later to a farm west of Kelso, Mo. He was educated in the Oran school system...
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James Bone
(Obituary ~ 12/22/05)
James S. Bone, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born June 29, 1919, in Clinton, Ky., son of William Virgil and Jo Anna Stone Bone. He and Winifred Axelson were married March 1, 1946, in Cairo, Ill. She died Feb. 8, 2001...
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Cindy Aufdenberg
(Obituary ~ 12/23/05)
Cindy Marie Aufdenberg, 44, of Burfordville died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 11, 1961, in Advance, Mo., daughter of Arthur Lee and Betty Jean Young Keys. Aufdenberg was a member of First Baptist Church at Delta...
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Vincent Jannin
(Obituary ~ 12/23/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Vincent F. "Vince" Jannin, 86, of Perryville died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 31, 1919, in Perry County, Mo., son of Marcellus and Mary Siefert Jannin. He and Lucille Gibbar were married Dec. 30, 1941, at Silver Lake, Mo...
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George Spicer Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/23/05)
WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- George "Bob" Spicer Sr., 61, of Wolf Lake died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, at his home. He was born Jan. 27, 1944, in Carterville, Ill., son of Clarence and Berniece Miller Spicer. He and Gloria Janene Hastings were married May 6, 1963, in Creal Springs, Ill...
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Leema Burns
(Obituary ~ 12/23/05)
Leema E. Burns, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Vera Keller
(Obituary ~ 12/23/05)
Vera Louise Keller, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Dec. 3, 1924, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Clem C. and Louise Propst Kinder. She and Layton Keller were married Jan. 19, 1945, at Gordonville...
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Laura Bohnsack
(Obituary ~ 12/23/05)
Laura Louise "Larry" Bohnsack, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born Oct. 18, 1920, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., daughter of George W. and Florence Freeman Ward. She and Carlston "C.A." Bohnsack were married July 6, 1942, in Poplar Bluff. He died Sept. 13, 2005...
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Gene Bartels
(Obituary ~ 12/24/05)
Gene F. Bartels, age 73, of Millersville passed away Friday, Dec. 23, 2005, at his home. He was born June 24, 1932, in Whitewater, son of A. D. and Ola Crump Bartels. He and Olida Lange were married March 14, 1954, in Tilsit. Gene went to Stroderville Grade School, and attended Delta High School. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1949 and was honorably discharged in 1953 as a corporal...
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Caroline Brown
(Obituary ~ 12/24/05)
Caroline Sue Brown, 57, of Jackson died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 29, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Hobert and Leona Mary Brugger Brown. Miss Brown attended Immaculate Conception Grade School and was a graduate of Jackson High School. She attended Southeast Missouri State University, and received a master's degree in art therapy from the University of Louisville...
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Emma Pickett
(Obituary ~ 12/24/05)
Emma Mae Pickett, 85, of Scott City, Mo., died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, at Jefferson City Manor Care Center in Jefferson City, Mo. She was born May 8, 1920, at Fornfelt, daughter of George and Rosena Wilhemina Meinz Wylder. She and Herbert Lowell Pickett were married Feb. 5, 1941, at Benton, Mo. He died Aug. 10, 1997...
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Mable Manne
(Obituary ~ 12/24/05)
Mable Lee "Mick" Manne, 64, of Scott City died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 7, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Michael Wardell and Marjorie Rosalee Kinder Poole. She and Ervin Daniel Manne were married Nov. 22, 1968, in St. Louis. He died Aug. 30, 2000...
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Sally Gribler
(Obituary ~ 12/25/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Sally Gribler, 74, of Perryville died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. She was born Aug. 14, 1931, in Baltimore, Md., daughter of Conrad and Garnett Street Freburger. She and Edward Ben Gribler were married on Jan. 28, 1949, in Baltimore. He died Oct. 23, 2004...
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Herbert Ragsdale
(Obituary ~ 12/25/05)
ANNA, Ill. --Herbert L. "Rags" Ragsdale, 76, of Anna died Friday, Dec. 23, 2005, at his home. He was born May 26, 1929, in Buncombe, Ill., son of Herbert and Dora Escue Ragsdale. Ragsdale was retired after 30 years of service with CIPS-Ameren. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Jonesboro and the IBEW Local 702 in West Frankfort, Ill...
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Caroline Brown
(Obituary ~ 12/25/05)
Caroline Sue Brown, 57, of Jackson died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 29, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Hobert and Leona Mary Brugger Brown. Miss Brown attended Immaculate Conception Grade School and was a graduate of Jackson High School. She attended Southeast Missouri State University, and received a master's degree in art therapy from the University of Louisville...
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Wilma Dumey
(Obituary ~ 12/27/05)
ALTON, Ill. -- Wilma Adele Dumey, 85, of Alton, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2005. She was born Jan, 23, 1920, at Nowata, Okla., daughter of William Jennings Bryan and Anna Miller Taylor. She and Fred J. Dumey were married in 1940 in Sikeston, Mo. He died in February 1980...
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Brenda Griffey
(Obituary ~ 12/27/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Brenda Griffey, 61, of Anna, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005, at Union County Hospital. She was born March 12, 1944, in Anna, daughter of Faye Wheaton and Delbert Childers. Griffey married Tom Griffey on March 15, 1963, in Elgin, Ill. Griffey is survived by her husband; two daughters, Dena Stojan of Genoa, Ill., Lisa Loewe of Necedah, Wis.; seven grandchildren; two brothers, Leo Childers of Dongola, Mo., and Leon Childers of Plato Center, Ill.; and a sister, Ada Newby of Plato Center...
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Mary Scruggs
(Obituary ~ 12/27/05)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Mary Ellen Scruggs, 101, of Mounds died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005, at the Daystar Care Center in Cairo, Ill. Scruggs was born Oct. 21, 1904, in Pulaski County, Ill., to George and Minnie Carlock Scruggs. For 38 years she taught at the Mounds Grade School...
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Gary Repp
(Obituary ~ 12/27/05)
Gary Shannon Repp, 33, of Oak Ridge died Dec. 23, 2005, at his home. Repp was born on Jan. 2, 1972, at Fort Gorden, Ga., to Gary Charles and Sarabeth Ann Simmons Repp. He was a member of the Sedgewickville Baptist Church. Repp served in the 1140th Perryville Unit of the Army National Guard as a heavy equipment operator...
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Tom Scherer
(Obituary ~ 12/27/05)
Thomas Joseph "Tom" Scherer, 62, of Anniston, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 6, 1943, in Benton, Mo., son of Cletus Charles and Celeste Amelia Enderle Scherer. He and Kay Peters were married Oct. 10, 1966...
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Delmar Mattingly
(Obituary ~ 12/27/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Delmar C. Mattingly, 79, of Perryville died Dec. 23, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Mattingly was born March 5, 1926, to Fred and Lerene Nifong Mattingly in Perry County, Mo. He married Beatrice Brewer, who died in 1975...
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William Swan
(Obituary ~ 12/27/05)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- William Roger Swan, 55, of Leadwood and formerly of Glenallen, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005, at the Parkland Health Center in Farmington. He was born Dec. 14, 1950, to Carrel William and Wathena Rea Swan near Glenallen. He worked as a machinist for Diesel Re-builders in St. Louis and was a member of the United Pentecostal Church...
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Leema Burns
(Obituary ~ 12/27/05)
Leema E. Burns, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Sept. 5, 1925, at Flat River, Mo., daughter of Simon and Ada Huffman Benton. She and George W. Burns were marrried May 29, 1954, at Cape Girardeau. He died March 31, 1991...
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Mildred Titlebaum
(Obituary ~ 12/27/05)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Mildred Titlebaum, 86, of Cobden died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005, at the City Care Center in Cobden. Titlebaum was born Feb. 15, 1919, in Chicago. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Cobden Cemetery with the Rev. Paul Sadler officiating...
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Elvie Lambert
(Obituary ~ 12/27/05)
Elvie E. Lambert, nee Clifton, age 88, of Cahokia, Ill., and formerly of Lutesville, Mo., died on Dec. 25, 2005, at Collinsville, Ill. Mrs. Lambert was born Oct. 17, 1917 at Lutesville, and married Evan E. Lambert Nov. 24, 1939. She was a member of the General Baptist faith and taught Sunday school classes for many years...
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Robert Bedwell
(Obituary ~ 12/28/05)
BRIGHTON, Ill. -- Robert Bedwell, 76, of Brighton, formerly of Olive Branch, Ill., died Monday, Dec. 26, 2005, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born Aug. 3, 1929, in Olive Branch, son of Robert Henry and Thelma Ann Tupper Bedwell. He and Helen Childers were married Oct. 26, 1954, in Edwardsville, Ill...
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Betty McCall
(Obituary ~ 12/28/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Betty June McCall, 78, of Sikeston died Monday, Dec. 26, 2005, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born March 20, 1927, at Matthews, Mo., daughter of English Albert and Nora Nance Stobaugh. She and Richard L. McCall were married Jan. 6, 1945, in Russellville, Ark. He died Aug. 22, 1987...
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Mary Marquardt
(Obituary ~ 12/28/05)
Mary Marquardt, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Donald Ridgway
(Obituary ~ 12/28/05)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Donald Ridgway, 90, of Jonesboro died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Ill. He was born Aug. 31, 1915, son of Richard B. and Lella Carr Ridgway. He and Velda Green were married Dec. 19, 1937, in Paducah, Ky...
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Terry Calvert
(Obituary ~ 12/28/05)
THEBES, Ill. -- Terry D. "Hippie" Calvert, 56, of West Frankfort, Ill., formerly of Thebes, died Monday, Dec. 26, 2005, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Ill. He was born Nov. 25, 1949, in Cairo, Ill., son of Kenneth Dee "Buttons" and Mary Clutts Calvert...
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Helen Stewart
(Obituary ~ 12/29/05)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Helen Stewart, 94, of Sesser, Ill., died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at White Oaks Rehab Health Care Center in Mount Vernon, Ill. She was born Aug. 23, 1911, in Tamms, Ill., daughter of William H. and Luella Smith Berry. She married Zollie Stewart, who died in 1980...
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Mary Taylor
(Obituary ~ 12/29/05)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Mary Frances Taylor, 73, of Cairo died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at her home. Heavenly Gates Funeral Home in Cairo is in charge of arrangements.
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Donald Bock
(Obituary ~ 12/29/05)
Donald D. Bock, 70, of Gordonville died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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Mildred McClain
(Obituary ~ 12/29/05)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Mildred Louise McClain, 64, of Bloomfield died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at her home. She was born June 28, 1941, at Bloomfield, daughter of Vernon and Vercie Dunivan Cooper. She and Ray McClain were married Dec. 5, 1964, in O'Fallon, Mo...
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Edith Freebold
(Obituary ~ 12/29/05)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Edith Rose Freebold, 90, of Dexter, formerly of Marble Hill, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at Beverly Health and Rehab in Dexter. She was born April 30, 1915, in Ypsilanti, Mich., daughter of George E. and Anna Ballard Kenney...
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Charles Leming
(Obituary ~ 12/29/05)
Charles "Bud" Leming, 75, of Scott City, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 31, 1930, in Cape Girardeau, son of M.E. and Thelma Coleman Leming. He first married Joyce Birk June 17, 1951, in Little Rock, Ark. He and Barbara Steger were married Dec. 27, 1986, in Cape Girardeau. She survives...
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Debbie Koch
(Obituary ~ 12/29/05)
BENTON, Mo. -- Debbie Lemons Koch, 29, of Benton died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, following an extended illness. She was born Jan. 22, 1976, in Korea, daughter of Johnnie and Kyong "Coffee" Kim Lemons. Debbie and Terry Koch were united in marriage Sept. 12, 1998, at Chaffee, Mo. He survives of the home...
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Robert Dodson
(Obituary ~ 12/29/05)
Robert L. Dodson, 57, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at his home. He was born June 23, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, son of Dwight and Virginia Langston Dodson. Robert was our beloved father, grandpa, brother, and uncle, and went to his heavenly Father yesterday to rest...
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Mary Marquardt
(Obituary ~ 12/30/05)
Mary C. Marquardt, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born May 26, 1925, at Fancy Farm, Ky., daughter of John and Florence Hobbs Roberts. She and Carl Marquardt were married Sept. 30, 1944. He died Feb. 14, 2003...
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Thomas Cain
(Obituary ~ 12/30/05)
Thomas Edward Cain, 54, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005, at his home. He was born March 2, 1951, in Philadelphia, son of William and Ann Jane Munt Cain. Cain was an electrician with Craftsman Independent Union No. 1. He worked at Procter & Gamble a number of years. He moved to Cape Girardeau eight years ago from Daytona Beach, Fla...
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Kireay Spillers
(Obituary ~ 12/30/05)
Kireay K'Vion Spillers, 12, of Paducah, Ky., died Monday, Dec. 26, 2005, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. He was born Nov. 22, 1993, in Carbondale, Ill., son of Thomas Spillers and Linda Hughes Senter. Spillers was a sixth-grade honor student at Paducah Middle School, and was active in football, basketball, baseball and karate. ...
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Jack Menz
(Obituary ~ 12/30/05)
Jack T. Menz, 66, of Wagon Mound, N.M., died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at his home, following a sudden illness. He was born April 5, 1939, at Randles, Mo., son of Martin and Mildred McCormick Menz. Survivors include his wife, Betty; three daughters, Marcia Menz of Albuquerque, N.M., Marla Fleming of Santa Ana, Calif., Myra Duran of Kansas City, Mo.; a son, Mark Menz of Las Vegas, Nev.; five sisters, Joyce Howell, Janet King and Kathy Crader of Delta, Lois Chapman and Judy Cobb of Chaffee, Mo.; two brothers, Jerry Menz of Raymondville, Mo., Marty Menz of Delta; and five grandchildren.. ...
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Mearle Sullinger
(Obituary ~ 12/30/05)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Mearle Sullinger, 85, of Advance died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at Advance Nursing Center. She was born Aug. 7, 1920, in Advance, daughter of Arthur and Lula Baker Ward. She and Willis Sullinger were married Oct. 6, 1939, at Jackson. He died March 11, 2001...
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Phillip Otrich
(Obituary ~ 12/30/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Phillip R. Otrich, 66, of Anna died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, at his home. Friends may call at Lutz & Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna from 6 to 8 p.m. today and Saturday until the funeral. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Roy Hill officiating. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery...
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Robert Dodson
(Obituary ~ 12/30/05)
Robert L. Dodson, 57, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at his home. He was born June 23, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, son of Dwight and Virginia Langston Dodson. Robert was our beloved father, grandpa, brother and uncle, and went to his heavenly Father Wednesday to rest...
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Donald Dean Bock
(Obituary ~ 12/30/05)
Donald Dean Bock, 70, of Gordonville passed away Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, where he had been a resident the past three years. He was born Oct. 14, 1935, near Gordonville, son of Alvin and Ruby Louise Willa Bock. He and Alma Schweer were married July 8, 1956, in Jackson. She survives...
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Eula Jones
(Obituary ~ 12/31/05)
Eula Jones, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, at her home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Rudolph Domazlicky
(Obituary ~ 12/31/05)
Rudolph R. Domazlicky, 82, of Berwyn, Ill., died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, at his home, following a brief illness. He attended Morton High School in Berwyn. He was a machinist 40 years, and was a member of American Legion Post 442. Domazlicky was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II...
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Lindell Parker
(Obituary ~ 12/31/05)
CAIRO, Ill., -- Lindell H. Parker, 92, of Cairo, Ill., died Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, at her home. She was born Sept. 21, 1913, in Mounds, Ill., daughter of William H. and Birdie Murray Parker. Parker worked as a secretary for Illinois Mineral Company in Cairo, Ill., prior to her retirement. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cairo, Ill...
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Albin Sauer
(Obituary ~ 12/31/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Albin J. Sauer, 79, of Perryville died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, at his home. He was born Jan. 12, 1926, in Perry County, son of Otto Frank and Caroline Welker Sauer. Sauer was a farmer. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church at Apple Creek, Mo., Knights of Columbus Council 1263, and VFW Post 4282...
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Susie Fadler
(Obituary ~ 12/31/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Susie M. Fadler, 87, of Perryville died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born March 3, 1918, at Dexter, Mo., daughter of George W. and Jeanetta McCallister. She and Kent Fadler were married May 3, 1941. He died Dec. 26, 1985...
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Phillip Otrich
(Obituary ~ 12/31/05)
ANNA, Ill. -- Phillip R. Otrich, 66, of Anna died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, at his home. He was born Jan. 10, 1939, in Anna, son of H. Don and Elsie Marie Vaughn Otrich. He and Carol L. Treece were married June 1, 1977, in Anna. A lifelong resident of Union County, Otrich was a 1957 graduate of Anna-Jonesboro High School and received a bachelor of arts degree from Southern Illinois University...
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Dallena Ruth
(Obituary ~ 12/31/05)
JONESBORO, Ill.-- Dallena Ruth, 81, of Jonesboro died Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, at City Care Center in Anna, Ill. Crain Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements.
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Christine Ashley
(Obituary ~ 12/31/05)
Christine L. Ashley, 51, of Grants, N.M., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2005, at her home. Following a service in Grants, the body will be brought to Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Charles Crumbaugh
(Obituary ~ 12/31/05)
ROCKVIEW, Mo. -- Charles "Charlie" Crumbaugh, 78, of Rockview died Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 9, 1927, at Rockview, son of Elisha and Effie Mills Crumbaugh. Crumbaugh was a retired self-employed steeplejack. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church at Rockview, Masonic Lodge 417 at Whitewater, Scottish Rite in St. Louis, and lifetime member of VFW in Gonzales, La...
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Antoinette Cantoni
(Obituary ~ 12/31/05)
Antoinette C. Cantoni, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday. A rosary will be at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Prost will officiate, with entombment at Memorial Park Mausoleum...
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