Cape Girardeau obituaries

Evelyn Ruth Ricketts, daughter of the late Edward Lee and Marion Heflin Cruce, was born July 27, 1948, in Cape Girardeau and departed her life Monday, May 29, 2023, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 74 years. She was of the Pentecostal faith, and a resident of Cape Girardeau. She worked as a certified nursing assistant for several years in the Scott County, Missouri, area...

Joan A. Gohn, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 27, 2023, at South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Foley, Alabama. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, June 5, at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will follow at noon Monday, June 5, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...

Lisa Payne, 56, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 29, 2023, at her home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 10, at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at noon Saturday, June 10, at the funeral home, with Elder Scott Johnson officiating. Burial will be at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau...

William J. “Rock” Finch, 68, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 20, 1950, in St. Louis, the son of Lehman and Dolores (Keithly) Finch. Rock married Rachel Lyn Windeknecht on July 22, 1977...

Ronald Lewis Glidewell, 63, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Meredith Funeral Home Chapel in Grand Tower, Illinois. A memorial service will be at noon Monday at the funeral chapel. Burial will follow in Goodbread Cemetery at Grand Tower...

Judy Kay Sissom, 65, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of the Olive Branch, Illinois, died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois.

Herman Michael Delgado, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Hayden Ford Carrington came into this world on March 11, 2001, in Cape Girardeau, as a 9-pound, 21 1/2-inch force of life to his ecstatic, yet terrified, mother, Jessica Montgomery Ford Carrington. Hayden, 16, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, at his home of an apparent congenital heart ailment...

** Champ Gilliland Jr. PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- Champ H. Gilliland Jr., 77, of Arizona, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Aug. 12, 2017, in Arizona. Announcement courtesy of Ford and Sons Funeral Home.

Anna Pauline "Polly" Weschke, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Polly was born May 6, 1923, in Kentucky to Joseph and Suzie Kohn Martin. She married Cleo "Skip" Weschke Aug. 16, 1952, in Toledo, Ohio. Skip passed away June 22, 2009...

Thomas E. "Gene" Brockett, 81, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 25, 1934, in Oran, Missouri, to Thomas M. and Nona Hughes Brockett. He and Barbara Schmidt were married July 28, 1956. They were married nearly 40 years when she passed away June 10, 1996...

Betty Jo Grim Davis, 84, of Las Vegas died Friday, March 14, 2014, in Las Vegas. She was born Sept. 16, 1929, to Ray and Myrtle Tanner of Doniphan, Missouri. She was married to Wayne Grim, and later married Howard Davis. Survivors include a son, Jerry Grim (Jody) of Cape Girardeau; a daughter, Sandra Boulanger (Paul) of Las Vegas; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren...

Mark Michael Farrar, 55, of St. Louis, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis. He was born March 17, 1959, in Cape Girardeau, to Eugene C. and Patricia V. Rooney Farrar. Mark was a 1977 graduate of Central High School. He and his brother operated Farrar Home Improvement of St. Louis. He was of the Catholic belief...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Dennis Francis Weber, 75, of Kansas City passed away peacefully Thursday, July 17, 2014. He was born Aug. 5, 1938, in Cape Girardeau. He enjoyed being outdoors and farming, living most of his life in the Cass County area. Survivors include a son, Allen Weber; three daughters, Jana Sasser, Susy Walters and Brenda Slead; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild...

William Stroud, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 11, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. A memorial service will be held later this summer at Crain Funeral Home.

Delores Jean "Dee" Walker, 80, of Hilmar, California, passed away Friday, May 30, 2014, in Turlock, California, after a brief battle with lung cancer. She was born and raised in Cape Girardeau, where she graduated from Central High School in 1953. She married Charles "Tom" Walker in 1954...

William E. "Bill" Wright, 86, of Cape Girardeau went to heaven Wednesday, July 16, 2014, from his home, with his loving family by his side. He was born Feb. 29, 1928, one of 15 children of James and Della Mae Wright. He was married to Alena Margrabe of Cape Girardeau, who passed away Aug. 8, 1954. He then married Robbie Faye Irby of Cape Girardeau on Aug. 4, 1956. She passed away May 13, 2011...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Ann Loretta Kielhafner, 72, of Chaffee passed away Friday, July 18, 2014, at the family home. She was born April 7, 1942, in Biehle, Missouri, to Elmer M. Schott and Helen Buchheit Schott Welker. She married John Joseph Kielhafner Sept. 3, 1966. He preceded her in death Nov. 12, 2009...

Nancy Ann Snider Woodruff, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Dec. 29, 1918, in Essex, Missouri, to James and Gladys Becraft Snider. She and Gratton Woodruff were married July 18, 1934, at Essex. He preceded her in death Feb. 19, 1987...

John Grover St. Clair Jr., 93, of Scott City died Thursday, July 17, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 15, 1920, in Fornfelt, to John Grover and Pearl Ennis St. Clair Sr. He married Dorothy Laureen Leible on Nov. 6, 1954, in Kelso, Missouri. She preceded him in death Dec. 28, 2004...

William E. "Bill" Wright, 86, of Cape Girardeau went to heaven Wednesday, July 16, 2014, from his home, with his loving family by his side. He was born Feb. 29, 1928, one of 15 children of James and Della Mae Wright. He was married to Alena Margrabe of Cape Girardeau, who passed away Aug. 8, 1954. He then married Robbie Faye Irby of Cape Girardeau Aug. 4, 1956. She passed away May 13, 2011...

Linda Lewis, 104, of Wichita, Kansas, daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and child of God, died in Wichita on July 11, 2014. She was born in Gordonville, oldest daughter of William and Martha Lange Gerecke. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville. In January 1933 she married William "Bill" Lewis...

Ronald C. Ervin, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.

Linda Lewis, 104, of Wichita, Kansas, daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and child of God died in Wichita on July 11, 2014. She was born in Gordonville, oldest daughter of William and Martha Lange Gerecke. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville. In January 1933 she married William "Bill" Lewis...

Wilma L. Grimme, 89, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully Monday, July 14, 2014, to be with her Lord Jesus and all her relatives and friends who went before her. She was born July 1, 1925, in Hoxie, Arkansas, to Earl and Anna Louise Gilkerson. She and Paul W. Grimme were married in April 1941 at Poplar Bluff, Missouri...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Yonetta P. Moore, 77, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 26, 1936, in Delta, to Ira and Mae Seabaugh Gibbons. She and Emery Alvin Moore were married Aug. 1, 1970. He preceded her in death June 22, 2014...

Marvin Eugene Ates Sr., 75, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Fountainbleau Lodge. He was born Jan. 6, 1939, in Jackson, to Bob and Reva Seabaugh Ates. He and Shirley Spalding Estes were married July 30, 1988, in Cape Girardeau. She passed away July 21, 2012...

Clarence Allen Kurre, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 14, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born July 1, 1921, in Cape Girardeau, to August L. and Malinda M. Weiss Kurre. Clarence attended Randol School, Hanover Lutheran School, College High School, and graduated from Steimle Business College...

Nancy Ann Allen Bone, 68, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died Thursday, July 10, 2014, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Eisleben Lutheran Church in Scott City with the pastor, the Rev. Marty Hasz, officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery...

Michael John Finnegan, 58, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Skaneateles, New York, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014, in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by his children. He was born Sept. 15, 1955, in Utica, New York, to Eugene and the late Virginia "Gussie" Finnegan. He and Annie Frye Finnegan were married in 1996 in Cape Girardeau...

Robert F. "Bob" Nenninger, 71, of Glen Carbon, Illinois, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Illinois. He was born April 9, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, son of Charles F. and Bernadine Fox Nenninger. He married Jean Heim Nenninger on June 19, 1987, in Edwardsville, Illinois...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Tuppence Walters, 58, of Chaffee died Monday, June 30, 2014, at her home. She was born March 26, 1956, in Santa Rita, Guam, to Walter and Virginia Riddle Parry. She and Ronald Lee Walters were married Aug. 20, 1983, in Las Vegas. He preceded her in death Oct. 10, 1999...

Brian C. Workman, 50, of Clearwater, Florida, formerly of Scott City, died Friday, July 4, 2014, at his home. He was born Sept. 23, 1963, in Cape Girardeau, son of Edwin R. Workman of Scott City and Janice Leiner Calhoun of Clearwater. Survivors include his parents; a brother, Craig Workman of Clearwater; two half brothers, Eric Workman of Cape Girardeau and Michael (Kyla) Workman of Scott City...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Priscilla Ann Clippard, 78, of Advance passed away Saturday, July 5, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 29, 1935, in Ripley County, Missouri, daughter of Raymond and Judy Sawyer Crook. She and Charles Clippard were married May 20, 1956, in Ripley County...

Ricky L. Brant, 59, of Oldfield, Missouri, formerly of Scott City, died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, at Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. July 19 at Father's Arms Fellowship Hall in Scott City. He was born July 19, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, to Virgil "Smokey" and Ruby Kinder Brant. ...

Anthony Riley "Tony" Schuch, 76, of Cape Girardeau was received into the loving arms of God on Monday, July 7, 2014, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. He was born March 30, 1938, in Washington, D.C., to Edward A. and Nan Ellen Riley Schuch. He and Annette Wallace were married July 9, 1967, at Kennett, Missouri...

Harold Ray "Lee" Livingston Jr., 67, passed away peacefully Friday, June 27, 2014, at his home in Overland, Missouri, surrounded by family and friends. Lee was born April 29, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, to Jueldeen and Harold Livingston, longtime residents of Scott City...

Arthur D. Herrmann, 73, of St. Louis died Saturday, June 28, 2014, at his home. He was a native of Cape Girardeau. Beloved husband of Sue Wood Herrmann; dear father and father-in-law of Matt (Heather) Herrmann and Ann (Ryan Craig) Herrmann; dear grandfather of Hannah and Abby Herrmann; dear son of the late Arthur A. and Elly Habermann Herrmann; dear brother of Joan (Pyrtle) Seabaugh; dear son-in-law of Dorothy and the late William Wood; dear brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend...

Tonya Bland, 41, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born June 17, 1973, in St. Louis, to Clarence Brown Sr. and Marie Bland. Tonya was a custodian at Southeast Missouri State University and was house mother of Lambda Chi fraternity...

Mark Scherer, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at his home. He was born Feb. 24, 1927, in Benton, Missouri, to John and Bertha Enderle Scherer. He and Maggie Jo Myers were married Sept. 15, 1956. She preceded him in death Dec. 8, 1989...

Harumi Sasaki Bounds, 63, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014, at her home surrounded by family. She was born Sept. 6, 1950, in Nagasaki, Japan, to the late Mitsuo and Masayo Sasaki. She and Emmett "Butch" Bounds Jr. were married March 27, 1974, in Sasebo, Japan...

Glen Junior Seabaugh, 68, of Golden, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at Cox Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was born Dec. 29, 1945, in Perryville, Missouri, son of Glen and Elsie Smith Seabaugh. He graduated from high school in Cape Girardeau. He and Leslie Wood of Felton, California, were married April 22, 1967...

Harumi Sasaki Bounds, 63, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014, at her home, surrounded by family. She was born Sept. 6, 1950, in Nagasaki, Japan, to the late Mitsuo and Masayo Sasaki. She and Emmett "Butch" Bounds Jr. were married March 27, 1974, in Sasebo, Japan...

Joe David Frank, 61, of Jackson died Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Oct. 17, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, to Alvin Martin and Adella Catherine Kirchdoerfer Frank. He and Kay Grantham were married Feb. 8, 1975, in Chaffee, Missouri...

William Rudolph Jenkins, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 30, 2014, at Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 28, 1932, in Cape Girardeau to Fred and Annie Runnels Jenkins. William was a veteran of the United States Army, receiving a Purple Heart and two Bronze Medals...

Harold Ray "Lee" Livingston Jr., 67, passed away peacefully Friday, June 27, 2014, at his home in Overland, Missouri, surrounded by family and friends. Lee was born April 29, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, to Jueldeen and Harold Livingston, longtime residents of Scott City...

Charlene Markland, 80, of Scott City died Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 9, 1933, in Winn, Arkansas. She married Charles Edward Markland on April 17, 1959. Survivors include her husband, Charles of Scott City; two sons, Chuck (Becky) Markland of Scott City and Chris (Kim) Markland of Cape Girardeau; a daughter, Cheryl (Mike) Cut-right of Scott City; a sister, Mary Lou Phipps of Scott City; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.. ...

ANNA, Ill. -- Raymond E. Sills, 76, of Anna died Monday, June 30, 2014, at Kindred Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Nov. 18, 1937, son of Walter and Margie Watkins Sills. Raymond served his country honorably in the United States Army during the Korean War...

Una Joyce Worth, 75, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, formerly of Bell City, Missouri, passed away Monday, June 30, 2014, at The Medical Center. Joyce was born Dec. 14, 1938, in Manila, Arkansas. She was a retired Realtor with Re-Max Real Estate Executives of Bowling Green. She was a member of State Street United Methodist Church, an active member of the Women's Circle and an avid animal lover. She was an accomplished pianist, loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother...

Liam Lee Schneider, son of Aaron and Danielle Lindsey Schneider of Cape Girardeau, died shortly after birth Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis. Funeral service will be private. Crain Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Irma Mae Frye, 78, of Scott City died Thursday, June 26, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 14, 1935, in Arriba, Colorado, to Herman Henry and Maggie Mae McCallum Brunke. She married John Grant Frye on Jan. 9, 1954, and celebrated 60 years of marriage. He preceded her in death Jan. 19, 2014...

Wilbert V. "Wib" Reisenbichler, 87, of Pocahontas passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 6, 1927, in Pocahontas to Adolf and Hedwig Kutscher Reisenbichler. He and Margie Wilson Rastl were married May 14, 1955...

Ben Holland Lents, 74, of Cape Girardeau died peacefully in his home Monday, June 23, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, Holland and Elsie Lents, and a brother, Jerry. Ben is survived by two nieces, Janis Stewart and Audrey Andress; a nephew, Michael Lents; and a sister-in-law, Patricia Lents. He also leaves behind his close lifelong companion, Joyce Cole, whom he had known since they were students at Lincoln High School...

Bessie Jane Johnson, 90, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born May 27, 1924, in Cape Girardeau, at the family home on Bend Road, daughter of Frank and May Mullins Hopper. Bessie and Samuel Brooks Johnson were married July 25, 1946. He preceded her in death Jan. 7, 2007...

Melvin Eddy Henderson, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at his home. He was born Aug. 18, 1936, in Thebes, Illinois, to Melvin C. and Nellie Bailey Henderson. He and Lawanda Bledsoe were married Aug. 6, 1956, in Jackson. Melvin was a member of Church of God Fellowship in Cape Girardeau. He had been a truck driver with Red Ball Express. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and was passionate about the St. Louis Cardinals...

The Rev. Dale Johnson Huff, 87, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 26, 2014, while surrounded by family and friends at Chateau Girardeau. He was born March 10, 1927, in Lutesville, Missouri, son of William and Lottie Johnson Huff. He and Vera Nell Stone were married Dec. 8, 1948. She preceded him in death July 2, 2000. He later married Dotty Wulfers on Aug. 3, 2002...

David Hill, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. He was born July 3, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, to Russell and Mona Gregory Hill Sr. David graduated from Central High School. He loved animals and spending time outdoors. He was greatly loved by his family and friends. He was always the life of the party...

Bessie Jane Johnson, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at Monticello House in Jackson. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until time of service Saturday at Hobbs Chapel United Methodist Church. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Hobbs Chapel Cemetery...

Vera Whitlock, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

David Hill, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. Crain Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

R. B. "Bob" Goodwin II, 89, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at the Lutheran Home. He was born May 9, 1925, in Jackson, to R.B. and Marguerite Bowman Goodwin. He and Carol A. Dunn were married Aug. 8, 1950, in Doniphan, Missouri...

Doris J. Roll, 81, of Manchester, Indiana, passed away Monday, June 23, 2014, at Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. The daughter of Harlan and Hazel Steeg Fornkohl, she was born June 18, 1933, in Cape Girardeau. She and Dr. Vincent P. Roll were married Aug. 6, 1955, at St. John's Church in Clayton, Missouri...

NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- David "Coop" Dirnberger, 71, of New Hamburg passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 23, 1942, in New Hamburg, to the late Claude William and Hattie Rebecca Brock Dirnberger. He and Dorothy Harris were married Nov. 28, 1963, while he was serving in the United States Air Force...

Robert Goodwin, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at the Lutheran Home. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

Forrest W. Slinkard, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 23, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Dec. 12, 1932, in Cape Girardeau, to Henry and Pearl Fowler Slinkard. He and Vonda Lea Hammack were married June 5, 1976, in Cape Girardeau. Forrest was a veteran of both the Navy and Air Force and served in the Korean War...

Forrest W. Slinkard, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 23, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Richard Lynn Shockley, 76, of Bee Branch, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 21, 2014. He was born March 8, 1938, in Mount Vernon, Missouri, to Ivan and Maxine Hughes Shockley. Richard worked at Sears Roebuck in Cape Girardeau 17 years before becoming a partner in Service 4 Carwash and Capetown RV. He was a member and past exalted ruler of Elks Lodge 639...

Joshua Edward Dibert, 34, of Cape Girardeau passed away June 20, 2014, in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 26, 1979, in Mansfield, Ohio, son of Gary and Kathy Max Dibert. Josh worked as a carpenter. He enjoyed being in the outdoors, fishing, hunting and camping, and was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Josh was known as friendly, outgoing and a neighborly person...

GIPSY, Mo. -- Vickie Jane Griffin, 56, of Gipsy passed away Sunday, June 22, 2014, at her home. She was born Jan. 8, 1958, at Chaffee, Missouri, daughter of Herbert Dailey and Bea Spencer. She and Roger Griffin were married Nov. 3, 1984, at Marble Hill, Missouri...

Mary Lewis Slinkard, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 22, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Dec. 10, 1932, at Bloomfield, Missouri, to Simeon and Kate Mason Lewis. She married Loren Slinkard on Oct. 10, 1958. Mary graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1950. She attended Southeast Missouri State University two years. In September 1950 she began employment with Southwestern Bell, retiring in March 1984...

Mary J. Anderson, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 22, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Aug. 10, 1924, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, to Albert and Ellen Spurgeon Suskey. She and Kenneth K. Anderson were married May 27, 1961, in Mason City, Iowa...

Barbara Port, 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, June 16, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Nov. 11, 1932, in St. Louis, daughter of Stark O. and Marian W. Genuit. Barbara graduated from Washington University with a master's degree in social work. ...

COMMERCE, Mo. -- Norman Elwood Sander Jr., 69, of Honolulu, formerly of Commerce, died Friday, June 13, 2014, at Queen's Medical Center in Oahu, Hawaii. He was born Aug. 19, 1944, in Cape Girardeau to Norman Elwood and Joy Jean Johnson Sander. He and Dawn Savory were married Dec. 5, 2009...

ORAN, Mo. -- Mildred Berneice Bugg Mason, 92, of Oran died peacefully Thursday, June 19, 2014, at her home. She was born July 6, 1921, on the family farm near Vanduser, Missouri, daughter of Otto and Iva Bugg. She and Will Grant "Bud" Mason were married Dec. 13, 1939. He preceded her in death March 1, 1979...

Patrish Devonne Hockle, 79, of Jackson died Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at her home. There is no service. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.

Scott Michael Doemel, 26, of Jacksonville, Florida, passed away Friday, June 13, 2014, at his home. He was born April 2, 1988, in Cape Girardeau, son of Todd and Debbie Lottes Doemel, and brother of Sarah (Christian) Oldenburg. Scott graduated from Bartram Trail High School in 2006, and in 2008 from St. John's River Community College with a certification in criminal justice. He was issued a certificate of compliance for law enforcement officers July 31, 2012...

Gaymarie Tomlinson, 62, of Winter Springs, Florida, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, June 16, 2014, at Lake Mary, Florida, following a brief illness. She was born Feb. 22, 1952, in Sacramento, California, to Leon Frank and Odella Gay Tschiedel...

Barbara Genuit Port, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 16, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. until service time June 28 at First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 2:30 p.m. June 28 at the church...

Marian Marie Preusse Tenkhoff, 87, of Tupelo, Mississippi, died Monday, June 16, 2014, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born Aug. 18, 1926, in Perryville, Missouri, to Oscar Frederick and Rose Romann Preusse. Marian graduated from Perryville High School in 1944, and graduated in 1948 from Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau with a degree in home economics. While at Southeast she was elected homecoming queen...

Loretta J. Going, 63, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center, after an extended illness. She was born April 22, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, to Nelson H. and L. Vernell Haertling Steiner. She and Chester Going were married May 27, 1983...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Barbara J. Hoppe, 81, of Cairo passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by her loving children. She was born Jan. 30, 1933, in Alexander County, Illinois, daughter of Lola Singleton Nardi. She was one of 16 children. She was raised in Cairo by her grandparents, Ralph and Marie Hawkins. She married Herschel G. Hoppe on Sept. 3, 1946. He preceded her in death Feb. 1, 1993...

Kathryn Marie Garrett, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 14, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance, Missouri, is in charge of arrangements...

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Keith W. Jordan, 48, of Advance passed away Sunday, June 15, 2014, at his home. He was born June 27, 1965, in St. Louis, son of Albert and Lamona Moore Jordan. Survivors include his mother, Lamona Jordan of Advance; a brother, James Jordan of Cape Girardeau; two sisters, Linda Niswanger of Cadet, Missouri, and Pamela Nix of Delta; nephews and nieces, Ronald Niswanger Jr., Robert Niswanger, Cody Niswanger, Angel Nix, Tiffany Nix Henson, Brandie Nix and Bobby Nix; and 11 great-nephews and great-nieces, Joshua, Noah, Dayton, KK, Kameron, Chase, Kamryn, Cayden, Corbyn, Paetyn and Jordyn.. ...

Rebecca "Becky" Bain Woolverton, 61, of St. Louis passed away Sunday, June 8, 2014, in St. Louis. She was born Dec. 6, 1952, in Cape Girardeau to the late Rev. Lester and Lois Bray Bain. Rebecca graduated from Southeast Missouri State University. She taught school in Jackson and worked for Southwestern Bell in St. Louis more than 20 years...

Donald Ray Simpher, 74, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, June 12, 2014, at Ratliff Care Center. He was born April 2, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, son of Louis and Evelyn Lampe Simpher. He and Nina Slinkard were married Jan. 23, 1967. She passed away Dec. 26, 1991. He and Diane Howard Wiggins were married June 8, 2002...

Billy Gene Hahs, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. He was born July 16, 1926, in Millersville, to Pearl Columbus and Hester Faith Propst Hahs. He and Ethel Mae Pease were married Jan. 15, 1974. She preceded him in death March 1, 2004...

Richard L. Campbell, 64, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at the home of a sister in Chesterfield, Missouri. He was born Sept. 20, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, to Lynuel Leon and Mildred "Millie" Schearf Campbell. He and Cathy Scholz were married July 22, 1967...

Fred W. Brown, 90, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of New Wells, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 2, 1923, near New Wells, to Edward and Mary Stanley Brown. Fred farmed near New Wells his entire life, farming livestock and row cropping. He was a lifelong member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells and a former church elder. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He moved to Cape Girardeau in 1987 after retiring from farming...

Fred W. Brown, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Lawrence Bradt officiating. Burial will be in Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery at New Wells...

Richard L. Campbell, 64, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at the home of a sister in Chesterfield, Missouri. He was formerly of Cape Girardeau. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Missouri...

HOUSTON, Texas -- Linda Lee Tilley McDonald, 78, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, May 28, 2014. She was a lifelong member of the Salvation Army Houston Temple. Linda was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd David McDonald; and their daughter, Kristi Wright...

Jack C. Bess, 93, of Cape Girardeau departed this life Sunday, June 8, 2014, at the Lutheran Home. He was born May 16, 1921, on a farm near Bloomfield, Missouri, son of W.L. and Dora Napier Bess. He and Pauline Gunter were married May 30, 1942. Jack was an organizer and president of Puxico State Bank 20 years. He was founder and owner of Bess Grain and Fertilizer Co., also owning farming interests in Stoddard County...

Martha Brooks Vandivort, 72, of Boise, Idaho, died Saturday, May 17, 2014, in Boise. She was born Nov. 8, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, the oldest child of Charles Alexander and Lillian Rita Derris Vandivort. She and James Albert Haskett were married April 4, 1970, at St. Vincent's Church in Cape Girardeau. He died in February 1999...

KELSO, Mo. -- Joseph Lee Figliolo Jr., 53, of Kelso died Saturday, June 7, 2014, at his home. He was born Feb. 1, 1961, in St. Louis, to Joseph Lee and Elaine Moyers Figliolo Sr. Joseph enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid sportsman. He liked fishing, golf, softball, handball and weightlifting...

Dr. Mark Finley Maddox, 57, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Friday, June 6, 2014. A celebration of Mark's life will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at Broadway Baptist Church, 3931 Washington St. in Kansas City. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. before the service...

Joe Dan Schoolfield, 66, of Burfordville passed away Thursday, June 5, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 19, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, son of Claude and Algeron Jackson Schoolfield. He and Harriett Ann Weeks were married Aug. 4, 1981, at Bell City, Missouri...

Elma Ruth Pope, 93, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Four Seasons Care Center in Plano, Texas. She was born July 7, 1920, in Mine La Motte, Missouri, a daughter of Felix Wesley and Alma Virqua Denison Shelton. In 1943, Ruth was united in marriage to Don Wilkinson. He died March 27, 1945, while serving his country during World War II. In 1947, she married George Pope in Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death Nov. 11, 1965...

Martha Wilson Cairns, 97, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, June 5, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. She was born July 15, 1916, in Sparta, Illinois, to John T. and Amy Morrow Wilson. She and Austin R. Cairns were married Sept. 8, 1936, in Sparta. He preceded her in death May 12, 1998...

Lou Hannaford, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, June 5, 2014. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.

Joe Dan Schoolfield, 67, of Burfordville passed away Thursday, June 5, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 19, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, son of Claude and Algeron Jackson Schoolfield. He and Harriett Ann Weeks were married Aug. 4, 1981, at Bell City, Missouri...