Juanita Loveless

Juanita Asher Loveless, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, at her home.

She was born Oct. 6, 1925, in Success, Arkansas, to James Jackson and Oda Mae Woolard Asher. She and William Clarence Loveless were married Oct. 28, 1946, at Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death Aug. 12, 2000.

Juanita was a graduate of Corning High School in Corning, Arkansas.

She worked for Sunshine Cracker Factory in St. Louis right out of high school. She then was a bookkeeper for Thompson and Short, who operated a retail store in Parma, Missouri. She next kept the books for her husband's used-car dealership and garage while devoting her life to family as a wonderful homemaker, raising their two daughters.

Juanita and her husband initially lived in Parma, followed by a move to Dexter, Missouri. In 2007, Juanita moved to Cape Girardeau.

Over the years, she was a member of Church of Christ in Parma, Dexter and eventually in Cape Girardeau.

Survivors include her two daughters, Lynne Loveless of Cape Girardeau and Pamela (Rodney) Robertson of Leawood, Kansas; two grandchildren, Laura Emily (Clifton A.) Martin of Prairie Village, Kansas, and Tyler Adam (Kelly L.) Robertson of Leawood; and two great-grandchildren, Olivia Emily Martin and Emmaline Asher Martin.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William Clarence Loveless; parents, Oda Mae and James Jackson Asher; one sister, Norma E. Asher Short; and three brothers, Noel F., James Kermit and Lowell Jackson Asher.

Friends may call from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

Funeral service will follow at noon Tuesday at the funeral home, with Elder William Meyers officiating. Burial will be at Dexter City Cemetery in Dexter.

Memorial contributions may be given to Children's Homes Inc., 5515 Walcott Road, Paragould, AR 72450.

Online condolences may be made at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.