Obituaries

THEBES, Ill. -- Bill Caldwell, 82, of Thebes, died Thursday, July 9, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 28, 1937, in Olive Branch, Illinois to William Caldwell and Zelma Browning Caldwell. He married Vivian Bland on Dec. 17, 1960, and she predeceased him Nov. 21, 2000...

Elma Janene Givens, 84, of Cape Girardeau, peacefully entered the gates of Heaven, surrounded by family, Thursday, July 9, 2020, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 6, 1935, in Crump, daughter of Omer and Ora Crump Wampler. Janene married Jack Givens on May 6, 1956. Their union of marriage was 51 years when he passed away May 13, 2007. She later married Norman Niswonger, and he passed away Jan 24, 2015...

Dorothy Helen Hottes, 85, of Jackson, formerly of Pinckneyville, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at her home. She was born March 10, 1935, in Ashley, Illinois, to Theodore and Gertrude Anilak Buretta. She and Louis Hottes were married March 28, 1969. They had been married 22 years, when Louis passed away July 2, 1991...

Shirley Koelzer, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 10, 2020, at Jackson Manor. She was born Dec. 22, 1933, in Blodgett, Missouri, to Wesley and Della Osborne Griffith. She and Joseph Koelzer were married July 15, 1951, at Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death July 16, 2007...

Roy Lewis, 88, of Jackson passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 23, 1932, in Norwich, Norfolk, England, son of Harold and Bertha Carver Lewis. He married June Gallant, and she preceded him in death Nov. 18, 2015...

Horton W. Miller, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 9, 2020, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 21, 1941, in Cape Girardeau to Frank and Kathleen Whittaker Miller. He and Carol Jarvis were married June 22, 1963, in St. Louis...

Royal Petzoldt, 78, of Oak Ridge passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020, at the home of his son, David, near Zalma, Missouri. Royal, and his twin brother, Roy, were born June 22, 1942, in Altenburg, Missouri, to Russell and Alieda Hemmann Petzoldt. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells, also the church where he and Verna Dell Roberts were married April 8, 1967. ...

** Dr. Doris Skelton Dr. Doris Ann Skelton, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 9, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

Thomas A. Weiss, 77, of Gordonville passed away peacefully Thursday, July, 9, 2020, at his home. He was born May 3, 1943, in Cape Girardeau to Herman and Marie McQuire Weiss. He and Delma Goehman were married March 27, 1961, in Cape Girardeau. Tom was a 1961 graduate of Jackson High School. ...

Thomas A. Weiss, 77, of Gordonville passed away peacefully Thursday, July, 9, 2020, at his home. He was born May 3, 1943, in Cape Girardeau to Herman and Marie McQuire Weiss. He and Delma Goehman were married March 27, 1961, in Cape Girardeau. Tom was a 1961 graduate of Jackson High School. ...

Press Berry Jr., 91, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, July 6, 2020, at his home. He was born Jan. 3, 1929, in Charleston, Missouri, son of Press Sr. and Crystal Reno Berry. He and Martha Kay Hartmann were married Oct. 4, 2008. Press enlisted in the United States Army after college and was honorably discharged in August of 1953...

Alton Bray, at the age of 100 years, passed on to Heaven on Friday, July 3, 2020, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 25, 1919, in Fornfelt to Luther Warner and Ora Lee Templeton Bray. Alton attended Fornfelt Public Schools, where he graduated from high school in 1937. He graduated from Southeast Missouri Teachers College (now Southeast Missouri State University) in 1941 with a Bachelor of Science in education, with a focus on mathematics and physics...

Leonard Joseph Cook, 78, who resided at Amen Center in Cape Girardeau County, died Thursday, May 28, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Divine liturgy will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday at St. John the Theologian Orthodox Church, 304 Daisy Ave. in Jackson. The Boy Scouts will hold a celebration of life beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday at the VFW Lakes at 1346 County Road 206 in Cape Girardeau. All are welcome to attend both events...

BENTON, Mo. -- Dennie Davis, son of the late Cletis Sr. and Sadie Velma Nance Davis, was born Oct. 15, 1947, in Illmo and departed this life Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at his home in Benton at the age of 72. Dennie was a 40-year member of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry Local 562 of the United States and Canada. He was an avid fisherman and loved being outdoors...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Sondra Kay Foster, 77, of Perryville passed away Monday, July 6, 2020, at Independence Care Center in Perryville. She was born April 28, 1943, in Cape Girardeau to Leonard H. and Margaret L. Calhoun Patrick. She and Robert S. Foster were married June 17, 1960, at the home of her uncle in Cape Girardeau...

Judith Anne "Judy" Lang, 71, of Whitewater and formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, July 3, 2020, at her home. She was born July 1, 1949, in Chicago to Peter and Ruth Dragunas Jenkins. She and Roger Warren Lang were married Oct. 4, 1997. Judy graduated from Prospect High School in Mount Prospect, Illinois. On Sept. 17, 1977, she married her first husband, Philip Ventrella, who passed away in 1992. She and Phil relocated to Cape Girardeau and had one daughter, Vicki Ventrella-Meyer...

Mae Meunier, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at her home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston, Missouri. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at the funeral home, with the Rev. David Dohogne officiating. Burial will follow at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...

Julius Arthur Philipps, 88, of Jackson met his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at his home, with his family by his side. He was born Jan. 27, 1932, in Jackson, son of Allois G. and Lulah M. Petzoldt Philipps. He and Janet Reimann were united in holy matrimony at Trinity Lutheran Church in Egypt Mills on Sept. 24, 1966. She survives...

Mary Evelyn Pinkerton, 78, of Jackson passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020, at her home. She was born Aug. 25, 1941, at Neelys Landing, daughter of Carl J. and Ora Emma Bollinger Wallman. She and Elmer Eugene Pinkerton were married Nov. 3, 1960. He survives...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Donald Martin Sheeley of Chaffee was born June 15, 1931, in Chaffee and returned to God's hands at the age of 89 on Monday, July, 6, 2020, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. On May 15, 1956, he married Leeada Marie Mier in Chaffee. She preceded him in death May 27, 2007...

Press Berry Jr., 91, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 6, 2020, at his home. The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Zion United Methodist Church in Gordonville, with the Rev. Scott Griffin officiating. The public will be seated in the Fellowship Hall for the services, which will be simulcast through Zion UMC Facebook Live. You may access the recording by going to ziongordonville.com, then select "resources," then click on "Press Berry."...

Ola Rea Bollinger, 86, of Jackson died Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at Monticello House. She was the 10th child of 10 children, born March 23, 1934, in Neelys Landing to Clinton and Hannah Penrod. She and Bobby J. Bollinger were married Feb. 13, 1953, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Feb. 14, 2002...

BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- James Franklin Hale, 59, of Belleville, formerly of Scott City, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at Belleville Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 5, 1961, in Cape Girardeau to Lloyd Lester and Mary Ann Owen Hale. He married Nancy Jo Braun on June 23, 2000...

CLEVER, Mo. -- Gary David Leirer of Clever passed away Friday, July 3, 2020, at the age of 64. Gary was born Aug. 3, 1955, in St. Louis to Joan Marlene Maurer Couch Leirer and Winfred Devohn Leirer. He graduated from Staples High School in Staples, Minnesota, and attended Southeast Missouri State University...

THEBES, Ill. -- Alan Schlamer, 65, of Thebes died Thursday, July 2, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. No services are planned at this time. Cremation was accorded by Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois.

Stephen Thomas "Doc" Seabaugh, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 22, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.

Doris "Jean" Parker Sutton passed away Friday, July 3, 2020, at the age of 84, following a long illness of Parkinson's disease. Jean was born March 27, 1936, to Verbal Ellen Davidson Parker and Alvie Leo Parker. "Jeanie" Parker graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1953. She was married to William Melvin Sutton on Jan. 2, 1980...

Dustin Lynn Trierweiler, 21, of Millersville died Monday, July 6, 2020, at his home. He was born Nov. 25, 1998, in Cape Girardeau to Brian K. and Chris G. Morrison Trierweiler. He enlisted in the Missouri National Guard Unit 220th ENCO in 2017. He worked for Schaefer's Electrical Enclosures in Scott City...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Steven Louis Boxdorfer, 68, of Perryville died Friday, July 3, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. today at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bryan Wendling officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Marine Corps and the American Legion at the funeral home following the service. Burial will be at a later date in Home Cemetery...

Edwin Kent Kiefner, 84, died Saturday, July 4, 2020, at The Arbors in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 7, 1935, to Edwin Luckey and Elizabeth Kent Kiefner. Ed graduated from Perryville (Missouri) High School and then from Westminster College in 1957. He was first married to Patricia Barton Kiefner, who preceded him in death Feb. 27, 2002. He then married Luanne Lough Kiefner on Aug. 31, 2003...

Judith Anne Lang, 71, of Whitewater died Friday, July 3, 2020, at her home. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery, with the Rev. Stan Hargis officiating...

James Whitaker Lynch passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020, at his home. He was born the son of Clearnce and Ethel Woodard Lynch. He married his wife, Ann Lynch, on July 18, 1991, in Benton, Missouri. He was a truck driver for Delta Express. He is survived by his wife, Ann; son, Gary Lynch of Sikeston, Missouri; stepsons, Chris Lynch of Draffenville, Kentucky, Terry Lufcy of Benton and Jerry Lufcy of Perryville, Missouri; daughter, Deloris Lynch of Charleston, Missouri; stepdaughters Pamela Van Pool of Benton and Teresa Johnson of Jackson; sister, Alberta Adcock of Fredericktown, Missouri; 18 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.. ...

Mary Evelyn Pinkerton, 78, of Jackson passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020, at her home. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 11, at High Hill Church of God Cemetery at Neelys Landing, with Allen Duvall officiating. The family will host a memorial service at 11 a.m. July 18 at the home of her sister, Melva, in Oak Ridge...

Carolyn Lucille Schwieger, 85, of Cape Girardeau passed away at 6 a.m. Sunday, July 5, 2020, at her home. She was born Aug. 28, 1934, in Thebes, Illinois, the daughter of Taylor and Lucille Coursey, and was affectionately known by many as "Connie." Carolyn and Cecil Schwieger were united in marriage Feb. 2, 1963...

Charles Lee "Charlie" Wendel, 78, of Jackson passed away Monday, July 6, 2020, at his home. He was born Sept. 16, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, son of Martin Henry and Nelda Elizabeth Kasten Wendel. He and Barbara Diane Stueve were married Sept. 21, 1962...

Jason Christopher Krueger, 45, of Jackson died Friday, July 3, 2020, at his home. He was born June 23, 1975, in Cape Girardeau to Joe W. and Julie Jordan Krueger. He and Heather R. Miller were married Jan. 25, 1995, at Cape Girardeau. He was a graduate of Cape Central High School in 1994 and attended vocational school...

Betty Louise Matlock, 91, of McClure, Illinois, died Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at her home. She was born Jan. 30, 1929, in Thebes, Illinois, to Louie and Florence Flora Wilson. She and James Matlock were married July 1958. He preceded her in death on November 1988...

Joan Marsha Singer of Cape Girardeau passed away in her sleep over the weekend of June 20, 2020. She was 67. The cause of death is undetermined at this time. She is the daughter of Lawrence E. and Harriet Singer of Miami (deceased). Her brother, Richard, preceded her in death, but she is survived by her older sister, Carolyn Singer Bollinger of Durango, Colorado. ...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Dale Owen Smith, 84, of Marble Hill died July 1, 2020, at his home. Born in Paragould, Arkansas, on Aug. 4, 1935, he was the son of Clarence Eugene and Irene Ward Smith. He married Betty Beilsten in St. Louis on March 18, 1959. She preceded him in death in 1977. In June 1980, he married Marlene Brown Mangrum, who survives...

Pamela Louise Yount, 52, of Perryville, Missouri, died July 2, 2020, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Missouri. Funeral will be at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Ray Meek officiating. Disposition by cremation will follow later...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Donald LeRoy Mier of Chaffee, son of Stephen Mier of Jackson and Patricia Barberis of Chaffee, was born April 20, 1972, in Cape Girardeau and departed this life Friday, April 24, 2020, in Benton, Missouri, at the age of 48 years. Donald previously owned and operated Busy Bee Construction and Roofing. He had also worked as a manager for Dana Corp. in Cape Girardeau before it closed...

Don Brooks, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. There will be no service at this time. A memorial service will be announced and held at a later date. Cremation will be accorded by McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau...

Joann Patricia Leadbetter, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 29, 2020, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Oct. 24, 1937, in Decatur, Illinois, to William T. and Dorothy Mae Vowell Joplin. She and Raymond L. Leadbetter were married June 11, 1977, in Cape Girardeau County. He preceded her in death Aug. 27, 2004...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Stephanie R. Arrington, 28, of Perryville died Sunday, June 28, 2020, at St. Clare Health Center in Fenton, Missouri. Friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at Ford and Young Funeral Home. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home...

Jerry Wayne Aydelott, 65, of Scott City died Monday, June 29, 2020, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Timothy Lee officiating. Burial will be in Lightner Cemetery in Scott City...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Joseph H. Blessing Jr., 92, of Perryville died Saturday, June 27, 2020, at his daughter's home in Perryville. He was born July 15, 1927, in Perryville to Joseph H. and Mary Taylor Blessing Sr. He and Sylvia Mae Mattingly were married Sept. 1, 1956. She preceded him in death May 28, 2006...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Christy Lea Naile Ellis, daughter of Charles (Sandy) Naile of Farmington, Missouri, and Barbara Turner (Robert) Criss of Benton, Missouri, was born Oct. 18, 1975, in Cape Girardeau. She departed this life Saturday, June 27, 2020, at her home in Dexter at the age of 44...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Martin Alexander 'Alex' Roach, 33, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at the family home in Sikeston. He was born Dec. 3, 1986, in Sikeston, son of Diane Martin Roach and the late Carl Roach. Alex had worked as an engineer for Cable One and was a member of Sikeston Jaycees, a car enthusiast, a St. Louis Blues fanatic, computer geek and a talented drummer...

Geraldine Bohnert, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, June 29, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Aug. 9, 1940. in Longtown, Missouri, to Herman Joseph and Mary Anna Schwein Leible. She and Leo Joseph Bohnert were married Sept. 29, 1962, in Apple Creek, Missouri. He preceded her in death Sept. 19, 2011...

Joann Vandeven Arnzen of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center. A funeral Mass will be offered at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent Catholic Church. A celebration of life will be from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Elks Club...