Jackson obituaries

Matthew Richard Weber, 51, of Jackson died Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, at Ford and Young East Perry Funeral Home in Altenburg. Visitation will continue from 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg...

Billy Joe Thompson Jr., 73, of Jackson died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, after a brief hospitalization at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, at Cape County Cowboy Church in Oak Ridge...

Ora Lee Hopkins, age 90, of Jackson passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 23, 1930, to Noah D. and Sarah Dockins Hopkins at Jackson. Ora and Helen Dummy was united in marriage on Dec. 23, 1971...

Jonathan Matthew Finch, 60, of Jackson died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home-Jackson. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m., Dec. 28 at the funeral home with the Rev. Kimberly Mitchell officiating...

Loyd M. Birk, 86, of Jackson died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...

Darnell W. "Jack" Nelson, 84, of Jackson died Thursday, July 17, 2014, at his home. He was born July 10, 1930, in Ozan, Arkansas, son of Darnell and Nollie Mae Clark Nelson. Jack confessed hope in Christ at an early age under L.J. Nabors in Sikeston, Missouri. Later he joined New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau under Joseph G. Cotton Jr...

Deborah Ann Trapp, 63, of Jackson died Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Golden LivingCenter in Bloomfield, Missouri. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of service Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Bill Joyce officiating...

CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Verna June Svoboda, 95, of Carson City passed away peacefully Saturday, July 12, 2014, at home. She was born April 26, 1919, at Millersville, one of five daughters to Grover Cleveland and Dona Thaxton Fulbright. Verna graduated from Jackson High School. She was a hairdresser in Jackson and in San Diego, until in 1943, when she met and married her husband of nearly 71 years, George Svoboda...

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...

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...

Robert Richard "Bob" Black, 83, of Scott City passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 23, 1930, in Cardwell, Missouri, son of Ulyses Marion and Cora O. Francis Black. He and Ruth Louise Kirkman were married June 4, 1949. He later married June Martin Baugh Aug. 7, 1999...

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...

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...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Virginia Myrtle James, 93, of Marble Hill passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. She was born Aug. 24, 1920, in Knob Lick, Missouri, daughter of Patrick and Flora Marshall Acuff. She and Dale Randolph James were married May 16, 1946. He preceded her in death June 30, 1975...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Gerald "Archie" McCoy Jr., 43, of Marble Hill passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 3, 1970, in Cape Girardeau, son of Gerald A. and Paula James McCoy Sr. He and Christy Brown were married July 2, 2005...

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...

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...

Willard Earl Hubbard, 73, of Jackson died Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at his home. He was born Oct. 11, 1940, in Schuyler County, Missouri, son of Wilbur Edwin and Wilma Woods Hubbard. He and Marjorie Bragg were married June 1, 1958. Five children were born to this marriage. He and Lazana "Zane" Nelson Jenkinson were married Jan 4, 1975, in Maryville, Missouri, and one daughter was born to this marriage...

BENTON, Mo. -- Kaden Phillip Robert, 15, of Benton passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, from injuries sustained in a tragic accident. Family and friends lined the hallways to pay their final respects...

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...

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...

Bessie L. Tucker, 78, of Jackson passed away Monday, June 23, 2014, at her home. She was born July 20, 1935, in Cape Girardeau, to Emory and Ethel Riehn Crites. She was a 1953 graduate of the former College High School in Cape Girardeau. She and Norman N. Tucker were married Sept. 6, 1953, in Cape Girardeau...

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...

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...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Katy Hogan, 67, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 4, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of John and Katherine Hayes Stueve. Loving survivors include her mother, Katherine Stueve of Chaffee; two sons, David (Laura) Ruebel of Jackson and Michael (Deidre) Ruebel of O'Fallon, Missouri; two daughters, Kimberly (Kenny) Steimle of Chaffee and Jewel (Rob) Whitlock of Pass Christian, Mississippi; a sister, Jo Ann (John) Childress of Bossier City, Louisiana; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandson.. ...

Azalea Devore, 94, of Whitewater passed away Friday, June 20, 2014, at her home. She was born March 20, 1920, at Crump, daughter of Ora Franklin and Arra McGuire Slinkard. She and Ira Lee Devore were married Dec. 21, 1940, in Benton, Missouri. He passed away March 18, 1996...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Janette Sue Grasso, 74, of Marble Hill died Thursday, June 19, 2014, at Woodland Hills in Marble Hill. She was born Nov. 11, 1939, in Illmo, to Leroy and Irene Dodson Foulk. She and Gerald Russell Grasso were married April 21, 1959...

BENTON, Mo. -- The Rev. William H. Marshall, 84, of Benton died Thursday, June 19, 2014, at his home surrounded by family. He was born July 21, 1929, in Manila, Arkansas, to Edward J. and Sally B. Hall Marshall. He and Loretta Tate were married June 10, 1949, in Burdette, Arkansas...

BENTON, Mo. -- Buz Ferrell, 63, of Benton passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at the family home. He was born May 26, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, to Bartley C. and Melba Kirkpatrick Ferrell Sr. Buz earned a bachelor of arts degree from Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri, in 1973, was a licensed minister, and later received a master's in psychological counseling from Southeast Missouri State University...

Jean Marie Haskoor, 77, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, comfortably in her home. She was born Oct. 26, 1936, in Paterson, New Jersey, an only child, to Thomas and Mary Margaret Evans Jr. She graduated from high school in Paterson. Jean was a competitive rifle marksman before she married Carl Henry Haskoor May 5, 1957. He died Feb. 14, 2003...

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.

Betty June Cowan, 85, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at her home in Oak Ridge. The eldest of three children, Betty was born Jan. 13, 1929, in Madisonville, Kentucky, to Carl and Katie Robison Curry. Upon graduating from Oak Ridge High School, Betty worked six years at the former International Shoe Co. in Jackson...

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...

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...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Linda Faye Armstrong, 68, of Marble Hill passed away Sunday, June 15, 2014, at her home. She was born June 15, 1946, in Bollinger County, Missouri, daughter of Ed and Anna Cook Long. She and Raymond Eugene Armstrong were married March 6, 1965...

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...

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...

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...

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...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The Rev. Watis R. Harrell, 95, of Chaffee passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 21, 1919, in Brownwood, Missouri, to Jesse Campbell and Mary Crismore Harrell. He and Jean Moore were married July 17, 1952...

PAINTON, Mo. -- Barbara Head, 73, of Painton passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014, at Woodland Hills in Marble Hill, Missouri. She was born June 22, 1940, daughter of Luther Cox and Irene King. She and Denver Head were married Sept. 11, 1958, in Advance, Missouri. He preceded her in death in November 2004...

ORAN, Mo. -- Jeryl Wilson Slinkard, 71, of Oran passed away Monday, June 2, 2014, at the family home in Oran, after fighting a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born July 15, 1942, in Randles, to Hubert Wilson and Eva Evelyn Mobley Slinkard. He and Beverly Dawn Roberts of Oran were married Aug. 4, 1961...

Vivian D. Morris, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 1, 2014, at Life Care Center. She was born Aug. 25, 1925, in rural Graham County, Kansas, to Clifford and Gladys Glee Cross Acheson. She married Paul M. Morris on Aug. 24, 1952. He preceded her in death April 8, 1986...

Larry Joe Mouser, 74, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born March 22, 1940, in Millersville, son of Willie and Reda Runnels Mouser. He and Norma Getson were married July 26, 1986, in Pocahontas, Arkansas...

Bruce Wayne Proffer, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at his home. He was born Sept. 3, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of J.W. and Mary Lena Taylor Proffer. He married Patricia Ann Reynolds Feb. 24, 1967. Bruce attended Delta School. He was a welder at Custom Cut Fabrication in Jackson before retiring...

Elizabeth Rosborg, 86, of Jackson passed away Friday, May 23, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She had been a resident at Fountainbleau Lodge six months. She was born April 17, 1928, in Hamden, Connecticut, daughter of Raymond and Clara Peterson Frank. She and Walter R. Rosborg were married Sept. 11, 1948. He passed away Feb. 24, 2000...

Kermit S. Ruesler, 77, of Littleton, Colorado, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Swedish Medical Center in Littleton. He was born Dec. 16, 1936, in Old Appleton, son of Edmund H. and Mildred Klaus Ruesler. Kermit graduated from Perryville High School in 1955 and received a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Southeast Missouri State University in 1962...

Everett Eugene Hey, 59, of Jackson died Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at his home, surrounded by family and friends, after an almost three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born March 13, 1955, in Coffeyville, Kansas, to the late Lynn and Edna Chaney Hey. At the age of 12, Everett and his family relocated from Topeka, Kansas, to St. Louis, where he graduated from Mehlville High School in 1973...

ORAN, Mo. -- Elvira Teresa Schaefer, 82, of Oran passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at the family home. She was born Jan. 25, 1932, on the family farm, to Ferdinand and Louise Brucker. She and Harold Lawrence Schaefer were married Jan. 27, 1951. He preceded her in death Jan. 24, 1987...

Eric R. Crigger, 61, of Jackson died Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at his home. He was born April 4, 1953, in Chicago, to Robert Clayton and Lorine Adams Crigger. He and Cindy Robins were married Aug. 11, 2004, in Cape Girardeau. Eric installed cable television lines more than 30 years. He was a member of the Eagles Aerie in Advance, Missouri...

Jennie L. "Jen" Sievers, 80, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at her daughter's home in Shawneetown. She was born Feb. 25, 1934, in Jefferson City, Missouri, to Louis and Nadine Schanuth Schwartze. Jen graduated from high school in Jefferson City and was a majorette in the marching band. She then graduated from Patricia Stevens School of Modeling in St. Louis...

Jennie L. "Jen" Sievers, 80, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at the home of her daughter in Shawneetown. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Robert Henrichs officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery...

Elsie A. Barrett, 94, of Jackson passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 6, 1920, in Jackson, to August Henry and Martha Ann Snider Friedrich. She and Carl A. Barrett were married Jan. 28, 1946. They had been married 39 years when Carl passed away Aug. 30, 1985...

Vernell Rodenberry, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Southeast Hospital. She was born July 22, 1924, in Cape Girardeau, to Robert and Jossie Owens Graden. She and Willie E. Rodenberry were married May 8, 1946, in Cape Girardeau...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Allen Ray Foster, 84, of Olive Branch died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at his home. He was born Nov. 24, 1929, in Alexander County, to Henry C. and Effie Twente Foster. He married Juanita Warren on Dec. 23, 1946. Allen was a lifelong member of Trinity Assembly of God Church in Olive Branch, where he served as deacon. He was a member of the Browning Quartet and the Trinity Singers. He served on the board of directors of Capaha Bank...

Thelma Stovall Sedovic, 95, of Bonne Terre, Missouri, formerly of Jackson, died Monday, May 12, 2014, at St. Joe Manor in Bonne Terre. She was born Nov. 1, 1918, in Flora, Illinois, to Jesse and Blanche Harmon Hayes. She and Edgar Stovall were married in January 1935. He died Sept. 6, 1971. She later married John Sedovic. He preceded her in death Jan. 8, 1994...

Thelma Stovall Sedovic, 95, of Bonne Terre, Missouri, formerly of Jackson, died Monday, May 12, 2014, at St. Joe Manor in Bonne Terre. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until service time Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in McGuire Cemetery near Burfordville...

Doris Ann Blankinship, 68, of Jackson, formerly of New Madrid, Missouri, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. The past 15 years Doris struggled with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare brain disorder that causes progressive problems with control of gait and balance, along with complex eye movement and thinking problems...

Virginia "Jenny" Moody, 84, of St. Louis, formerly of Jackson, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014, at Garden Villa South in St. Louis. She was born May 29, 1929, in Gordonville, to Gilbert and Marie Miller Headrick. She and Capt. Henry Reynolds were married in 1946. He passed away in 1953. She and Dr. Robert Moody were married in 1958. He passed away in 1994...

Evelyn C. Ritchie, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Feb. 28, 1926, in Hubbardston, Massachusetts, to the late Christian and Evelyn Thompson Hanson. Evelyn was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and Cape Rock Chapter of Order of Eastern Star. She worked for the former anesthesia group, Weeks-Alyea-Essemeyer more than 20 years. Evelyn loved animals. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her...

H. Glenn Williams, 88, of Jackson died Monday, May 12, 2014, at Monticello House. He was born Feb. 12, 1926, in Jackson, to Lawrence M. and Vida M. Smith Williams. He and Mildred Seabaugh were married Dec. 22, 1945. Glenn was a salesman with Agrico Seed and also Harris Motor Co. He was an agent with Old American Insurance Co. many years. He was a member of First Baptist Church and Excelsior Lodge 441 AF&AM in Jackson...

Roger D. Riley, 64, of Jackson went home after his life's most arduous ride tackling the twists and turns, switchbacks, hills and curves of lung cancer Monday, May 12, 2014, and is now riding the heavenly highways. He was a motorcycle enthusiast and rider renowned throughout the world, master joke teller, self-taught computer guru, U.S. ...

Leona T. Propst, 78, of Cape Girardeau formerly of Perryville, Missouri, died Saturday, May 10, 2014, at the Lutheran Home. She was born June 1, 1935, in Cape Girardeau County, daughter of Stephen and Theresa Lee Laurentius. She and Hansel E. Propst were married July 30, 1960. He survives in San Antonio...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Alfred Herbert Marshall II, 84, of Charleston died Wednesday, May 7, 2014, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near East Prairie, Missouri. His wife, Nina Marie Hough Marshall, 84, died a few hours later in the emergency room at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri, from injuries sustained in the same accident...

Christopher R. Brown, 35, of Jackson passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014, at his home. He was born Dec. 6, 1978, to Michael W. and Teresa R. Breece Brown. Christopher was a graduate of Jackson High School and received bachelor and master of English degrees from Southeast Missouri State University. He taught English at various schools in Southeast Missouri and attended Covenant Life Church in Fruitland...

Alma L. Unterreiner, 94, of Jackson, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, died Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Jackson Manor. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday at Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Apple Creek, Missouri. Burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetery at Apple Creek...

Eutha Craft Walker, 95, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Bertrand Retirement Home in Bertrand, Missouri. She was born Feb. 5, 1919, near Pocahontas, to Thomas Lee and Coleen "Collie" Phillips Craft. She and William H. "Bill" Walker were married Jan. 1, 1984. He passed away Nov. 11, 2006...

Kirk Ryan Stevens, 26, of Williamsville, Missouri, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014, at his home. He was born Dec. 6, 1987, in Cape Girardeau, son of Steve Stevens and LaDonna Devenport Glenn. He and Shelby Jean Scott were married April 11, 2014, in Butler County...

Dorothy May Hickam, 72, of Jackson died Thursday, April 24, 2014, at Monticello House. She was born Feb. 6, 1942, in St. Louis, to Milford Lester and Elsa May Dow Hickam. Dorothy is a graduate of Central High School, and received a bachelor of science degree in education from Southeast Missouri State University. She taught English and social studies at Schultz School in Cape Girardeau, and also taught in the Kansas City and Leopold, Missouri, school systems...

Dorothy Ann Buchheit, 82, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Monticello House. She was born May 31, 1931, in Jackson, daughter of William H. and Ara Kinder Schroeder. She and Edgar O. Buchheit were married Sept. 12, 1953. He passed away Feb. 18, 2010...

Mary Evelyn Penrod, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 4, 2014, at her home. She was born Oct. 20, 1921, in Marquand, Missouri, to Jessie F. and Rhetta Philps Cornman. She and Dennis Lee Penrod were married May 6, 1939, at Perryville, Missouri. He died May 17, 1993...

Dorris Kester, 85, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Dec. 14, 1928, in Chaffee, Missouri, daughter of Frank and Olivia Dumey Graser. She and John Kester were married July 29, 1947. He passed away Oct. 15, 1992...

Alfred Kirn, 77, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Monticello House in Jackson, where he resided the last three years. He was born March 17, 1937, in Cape Girardeau, to John and Bertha Scherer Kirn. He and Joyce Faye Newell were married Feb. 7, 1959. They had been married 50 years when she passed away Sept. 19, 2009...

Alfred Kirn, 77, of Jackson died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Monticello House. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.

Geraline Faye Roberts, 72, of Jackson passed away Monday, April 28, 2014, at her home. She was born Oct. 14, 1941, in Vulcan, Mo., daughter of Ernest and Eliza Mae Adams Morris. Geraline was a member of Christ Gospel Church. Loving survivors include three sons, Mark Bennett of Bonne Terre, Mo., Damon Brand of Cape Girardeau, Jimmy Hodge of St. ...

Nancy L. Dixon Brown Mechling, 66, of Jackson, formerly of Golconda, Ill., went home to be with our Lord Monday, April 28, 2014, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 18, 1948, in Fort Benning, Ga., daughter of Wilburn Earl and Lillian Louise Lievers Dixon...

Rupert Friedrich Heinrich Fiehler, 96, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, April 28, 2014, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 27, 1918, in Frohna, Mo., son of Benjamin G. and Frieda Miesner Fiehler. He and Lillian Flora Mangels were married March 7, 1942, in Azusa, Calif. She preceded him in death Nov. 6, 1982. He then married Hazel Steckler Kelley on Nov. 26, 1983. She preceded him in death March 8, 2010...

Viola Marie Sadler, 87, of Chesterfield, Mo., formerly of Burfordville, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Sunrise Senior Living in Chesterfield. She was born Nov. 8, 1926, in Gordonville, to Leo Edward and Freda Maag Nussbaum. She and Leroy Harrison Sadler were married Nov. 10, 1946. He died March 22, 2010...

John R. Langford, 61, of Jackson died Monday, April 21, 2014, at his home. He was born Dec. 13, 1952, son of Robert and Nell Coker Langford. John was a member of Pipefitters Local 562 and was an avid outdoorsman. He volunteered for the Jackson Optimist Club and American Legion Post 158 in Jackson, and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends...

John Langford, 61, of Jackson died Monday, April 21, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery...

Ruth Marguerite Colyer, 87, of Jackson passed away Monday, April 21, 2014, at Monticello House. She was born July 7, 1926, in Burfordville, daughter of Columbus and Phyllis McManus Dockins. She and Woodrow Colyer were married June 16, 1946. He passed away June 1, 2006...

Petra "Pat" Mendoza, 85, of Jackson passed away Saturday, April 19, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. One of 14 children, Pat was born April 29, 1928, in Holtville, Calif., to Genaro and Frances Banagas Ruby. She and Henry C. Mendoza were married May 22, 1949, in Yuma, Ariz. He passed away Feb. 13, 2014...

Harold "Red" Aufdenberg, 91, of Jackson passed away Friday, April 18, 2014, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and from 9 a.m. until service time Tuesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...

Janice Lynn Schario, 52, of Jackson passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 5, 1961, in St. Louis to Eugene and Dorothy Baker Bailey. She and Mark Schario were married March 16, 1985, in St. Louis. They moved to the Jackson area in 1989...

Ethel Eulene Davenport, 82, of Phoenix died Monday, March 31, 2014, at Desert Willow Assisted Living Home in Phoenix. She formerly lived in Page, Ariz. She was born Feb. 4, 1932, in Brazeau, Mo., daughter of Spencer C. and Ethel Morton Jones. She married Floyd Davenport nearly 62 years ago...

Joseph Wallace "Joe or J.W." Jean Jr., 87, a resident of Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau the past five months, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Prior to that he and his wife, Roberta of 63 years, lived at Chateau Girardeau the past 10 years. They moved to Cape Girardeau from Shreveport, La., in 2003 to be closer to their children...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Barbara Jean Bethune Moxley, 83, of Charleston died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 24, 1930, in Sikeston, Mo., to the late Charles R. and Hazel Weakley Bethune Sr. A graduate of Sikeston High School, she had lived in Mississippi County most of her life. She was a member of Charleston United Methodist Church and attended Susannah Wesley Sunday school class, and was active in several card clubs...

Janice Lynn Schario, 52, of Jackson died Thursday, April 17, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Terry and Mark Culberson officiating. Interment will be in St. James United Church of Christ Cemetery at Tilsit...

Phyllis Scheper, 82, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Nov. 7, 1931, in Doniphan, Mo., daughter of Carl John and Dorothy Timmons Stiber. Phyllis was one of the earliest employees at the former LeeRowan Co., now Rubbermaid, in Jackson. After she retired, she enjoyed traveling. She was a member of New McKendree United Methodist Church and Eastern Star...

Julia E. Flori, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 14, 2014, at her home. She was born Dec. 24, 1932, in St. Louis to John and Julia Walentik Micholevich. She and Ralph E. Flori were married Aug. 15, 1953, in St. Louis. He preceded her in death Dec. 1, 2003...

Ernest O. Reimann, 107, of Egypt Mills passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Rev. James Johns, 77, of Advance passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014, at his home.

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Dianne G. Sebaugh, 64, of Chaffee, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Dorothy Arnell Carbaugh, 80, of Jackson went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at home. She was born Dec. 25, 1933, in Cape Girardeau to the late Floyd N. and Hazel B. Cowan Estes. Arnell and Henry Roger Carbaugh were married Nov. 7, 1953. He preceded her in death...

Sheila Fay Hecht, 60, of Jackson passed away Thursday, April 10, 2014, at her home. She gracefully and valiantly fought cancer the past seven years. She was born April 27, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, to Clyde H. and Winifred Golden Sides. She and Ronald M. "Ron" Hecht were married Feb. 27, 1988...

Benny Hinton, 75, of Jackson died Thursday, April 10, 2014, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

Melba M. Job, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Auburn Creek Assisted Living Facility in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 15, 1922, in Diehlstadt, Mo., to Clarence and Helen Gist Moore. She and Paul Job were married June 14, 1941. He preceded her in death May 2, 2002...