Wilma Ogles

Wilma Ruth Corneila Johnston Ogles, 95 years and 8 days, passed away Friday, March 10, 2023, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born March 2, 1928, in Craighead County, Arkansas, to the late Arthur and Lydia Ann Winn Johnston on a little farm in a community called Goobertown. She was the eighth of 12 children. Wilma married Robert Lee Ogles on Aug. 5, 1950. They were married for 62 years until his death in 2012.

She was a 50-year resident of Cape Girardeau and a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. She loved cooking, gardening and traveling. She was a gifted seamstress and loved to play games. Her quick wit will be much missed. Her passion, though, was her family. They were the absolute light of her life.

She is survived by a son, Jerry L. (Jane) Ogles of Cape Girardeau; daughter, Pamela D. Ogles of Cape Girardeau; daughter-in-law, Theresa Ann Ogles of St. Charles, Missouri; grandsons, Mitchell L. (Julie) Ogles of Cape Girardeau, Richard L. (Amy) Ogles of Rogersville, Missouri, Matthew R. (Ashley) Ogles of Pelham, Alabama, and Andrew B. Ogles of Providence, Rhode Island; great-grandchildren, Chapman L. and Caroline M. Ogles of Cape Girardeau, Caden L. and Avery Lynn Ogles of Rogersville and Grayson M. Ogles of Pelham; and brothers, J. Edward Johnston of Jonesboro, Arkansas, and Benny C. Johnston of Des Peres, Missouri. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Wilma was preceded in death by her husband and parents; son, Jimmy M. Ogles; and nine siblings, George S. Johnston, A. Gerald Johnston, Violet Marguerite Johnston, S. Naomi Johnston, L. Almeria Herman, Elmarie W. Herweck, Donald G. Johnston, Clara J. Johnston and Stella J. Johnston.

Services will be held Saturday, March 18, at Ford and Sons Funeral Home on Mount Auburn in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be at 10 a.m., followed by a memorial service at noon. Burial will take place in Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Providence Home Health and Hospice (at Lutheran Home), 2825 Bloomfield Road, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703.

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