Obituaries

Jesse Glen Eaker, 93, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at Ratliff Care Center. He was born Oct. 21, 1926, in Lutesville, Missouri, to Glen and Furlie James Eaker. He and Marjorie Lee Moneyhun were married June 11, 1967, at Union, Missouri. She passed away Sept. 24, 2013...

WATERLOO, Ill. -- Clara D. "Tootsie" Barnes Knight 90, of Waterloo, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. She was born Aug. 14, 1929, in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Quernheim Funeral Home in Waterloo...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Verlon Phillips, 96, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Missouri. Graveside service will follow at Forrest Hills Memorial Cemetery near Morley, Missouri...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- E. Richard Shope, 89, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Grace Fellowship Family Worship Center near Marble Hill. The funeral will be at noon Friday at the church. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Carl Edward Sitzes, 79, of Marble Hill died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at his home. A memorial service will be conducted at a later date at Plainview Cemetery. Hutchings Funeral Chapel is assisting the family.

Betty I. Sprengel, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. She was born July 18, 1931, in Puxico, Missouri, to Cecil and Dovie Roverta Workman Orman. She and August K. Sprengel Jr. were married Oct. 19, 1952, at Cape Girardeau...

Janet Ann Weibrecht, 71, of Perryville, Missouri, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Services are private. Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville is in charge of arrangements.

Jesse Glen Eaker, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at Ratliff Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Roy Jones officiating. Burial will be at Cape County Memorial Park, with full military honors...

Mary Lea Knott, 62, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, died Friday, November 15, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Memorial visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Burial will follow at a later date in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...

Harold A. Schnurbusch, 91, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, just hours shy of his 92nd birthday. After a year journey with progressive kidney failure, his spirit was released to the Lord. May he live the everlasting life in heaven which has been prepared for him...

Betty I. Sprengel, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Douglas Breite officiating. Burial will be at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Regina C. "Jean" Zoellner, 95, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lucille A. Proctor, 81, of Perryville, died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Young Funeral Home and from 6:30 a.m. until time of service at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Officiating will be the Rev. Jim Matthews. Burial will be at Brown Cemetery in Saint Mary, Missouri...

HENDERSON, Ill. -- Robert G. Randolph, 79, of Henderson, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away at 5:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at Aperion Care North. He was born Jan. 28, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Otis H. and Olga L. Hellwege Randolph...

Ronnie Dean Mansker, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at his home. Funeral will be at noon Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home, with Michael Hester officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Fairmount Cemetery...

Jesse J. Reddick, 87, of Jackson died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Nov. 18, 1931, in Bonne Terre, Missouri, to Orville Vincent and Grace Hawthorne Reddick. Jesse and Patricia Pope were married April 5, 1970, at Scott City...

Victor Eugene Heise, 54, of Jackson died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born June 4, 1965, in Cape Girardeau to Victor Henry and Carol Joan Lance Heise. He and Christina Renee Isaac Bischoff were married Feb. 27, 2016, at Cape Girardeau, Missouri...

Mary Lou Crites, 80, of Jackson died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Dec. 14, 1938, in Jackson to August and Emma Long Ahrens. She and Norman Crites were married Dec. 27, 1957, at Jackson. Mary was an avid quilter and loved doing crossword puzzles...

Eleanor R. Taylor Brown, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born in Peoria, Illinois, to Harry H. and Ruth V. Church Taylor on Jan. 9, 1928. Eleanor and Reece Brown were married in Sikeston, Missouri, Feb. 10, 1972...

Mary Lou Crites, 80, of Jackson died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson. The funeral will be at noon Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be at Sargent's Chapel Cemetery in Daisy...

ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Cynthia P. Oliphant, 63 of Altenburg died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at her home. There will be no public service at this time. Cremation will be accorded. Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...

Keith Seabaugh, 64, of Oak Ridge died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at his mother's home in Oak Ridge. He was born June 21, 1955, in Cape Girardeau to Eugene L. and Hazel I. Jones Seabaugh. He was a deckhand on a riverboat. He then owned and operated Seabaugh's Satellite Systems and Seabaugh's Market with his brother, Ron, both in Oak Ridge. ...

Mary "Margaret" Hulcy Wiggins, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Oct. 26, 1958, in Twenty Nine Palms, California, to the late Zane C. Hulcy and Sharon B. Hulcy Barrows. Her childhood as the daughter of a Marine was spent traveling and living with the family at various military stations in California, North Carolina, Nebraska and Alaska, arriving back in Cape Girardeau in 1970. ...

PARKVILLE, Mo. -- Sharon Lee Raines, 83, of Parkville, formerly of Clinton, Missouri, and Scott City, passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at the McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff. She was born Nov. 27, 1935, in Illmo to Leo "Bud" Steger and Vera Rogers Steger...

Jerry Lee "Moe" Ramsey, 58, of Scott City died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, at Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Nov. 16, 1960, in Chaffee, Missouri, to James Walter "Num" and Edna Mae Biggs Ramsey. He had previously worked as a deckhand for Rushing, Mays Towing and Missouri Barge Lines. Most recently, he was employed at Chaffee Food Giant...

Keith Seabaugh, 64, of Oak Ridge died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at his mother's home in Oak Ridge. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Brandon Moore officiating. Burial will be at Goshen Cemetery in Oak Ridge...

Margaret Wiggins, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Mattesyn Allen Honey of Cairo passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at Children's Hospital in St. Louis from complications of Noonan syndrome and a congenital heart defect. She was born Oct. 3, 2019, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Matthew and Jacquelyn Bledsoe Honey...

OLMSTED, Ill. -- Sherry Ellen Kennedy, 57, of Olmsted passed away at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, at her home. Sherry was born Sept. 9, 1962, in Columbia, South Carolina, daughter to the late Phillip and Elizabeth Caudle Bush. She was a member of the Villa Ridge, Illinois, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, where she served as president; a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Pulaski, Illinois; a member of Olmsted Historical Society; and a member of the Order of Eastern Star Caledonia Chapter 587 of Olive Branch, Illinois.. ...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Bob McCall, son of the late Ora Curtis McCall and Edna Alfredia Mae Woods, was born April 30, 1949, and departed this life Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at his home in Chaffee, at the age of 70 years. Bob was the co-owner of Sandy's Toddle Inn for many years, and owner and operator of McCall Masonry. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in the Vietnam War, member of the WarChild Riding Group, and a member of Chaffee Elks Post 1810...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Tera L. Moore, 39, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, at her home. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville. ...

Kimberly Ann Osborne, 49, of Jackson passed away Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. She was born Dec. 27, 1969, in Troy, Missouri, to Earl Corley and Peggy Wright McCall. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Survivors include her father, Earl (Marsha) Corley of St. Charles, Missouri; mother, Peggy McCall of Cape Girardeau; son, Eric (Kayla) Osborne of Cape Girardeau; brother, Bill Corley of Fruitland; sister, Crystal Corley of Caseyville, Illinois; and granddaughter, Alyssa...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kenneth J. Paulus, 84, of Perryville died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, at Independence Care Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 6:30 a.m. to noon Thursday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville...

Lawrence Edward Pugh, 88, of Scott City died Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 7, 1930, in Cement, Oklahoma, to Henry and Ethel Barnett Pugh. He married Karla Moss on Aug. 29, 1959. Lawrence was a member of First Baptist Church in Scott City...

Jerry Lee Ramsey, 58 of Scott City died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, at Sain Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.

HILLSBORO, Mo. — Theresa C. Brockmeyer Schreckenberg, 78, of Hillsboro passed away Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. She was born May 23, 1941, in Cape Girardeau. She was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church, where she volunteered regularly. Theresa was a long-time employee of Hillsboro Title and worked in the construction dispersing department. She was a loving grandmother and enjoyed travel, cooking and sewing...

John Stephen Vogel, 64, of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, formerly of Perryville, Missouri, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. ...

BENTON, Mo. -- Martha C. Beck, 79, of Benton died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Delta South Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born June 24, 1940, in New Madrid, Missouri, to Jesse and Dorothy Estelle Moss Bledsoe. She married Bobby Beck, and he preceded her in death Oct. 13, 2003...

James E. "Tree Top" "Koozie" Carr, 69, of Scott City died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home...

AQUILA, Mo. -- Effie Dodd, daughter of the late John Thomas and Birtha Miller Daniels, was born March 25, 1949, in Bell City, Missouri, and departed this life Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau at the age of 70 years. Effie was a former employee of Venture Products in Oran, Missouri, for many years. She was also a former employee at Walmart, a member of Morley Baptist Church and a resident of Aquila...

Patricia Ann "Trish" Curry Foulks, 53, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, at the home of her daughter in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from noon until the funeral hour of 1 p.m. Saturday at Greater Dimension Ministries in Cape Girardeau. Officiating will be Evangelist Mea Triplett ...

Mary JoAnn Godwin, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. She was born April 2, 1932, in Cape Girardeau to Anton and Olevia Hoffer Spinner. She was married to Clarence Ervin until his death. She married Bill Godwin on Sept. 30, 2004, and he survives...

Margaret Jane Judge, 92, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Aug. 28, 1927, in Minneapolis to Leon and Ruby Orth. She married Dr. Walter Thomas Judge on Aug. 19, 1950, in Milbank, South Dakota. He preceded her in death March 10, 1994...

Thomas A. Koehler, 71, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, surrounded by his family. He was born May 28, 1948, in Cape Girardeau, the third of six children to Henry C. "Clem" and Dora L. "Johnny" Schaefer Koehler. He and Shirley Schuessler were married Dec. 30, 1993, in Cape Girardeau...

Lorene F. Oehl, 94, of Oak Ridge passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Villas of Jackson in Jackson. Lorene was born Jan. 10, 1925, in Gordonville, the fifth child to Albert and Frieda Bodenstein Rose. Her father died when she was young, and she grew up on a dairy farm run by her mother...

Lois Ann Seabaugh was called to her heavenly home Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, after a valiant struggle with pancreatic cancer for over a year. She is most remembered for her buoyant spirit, unyielding faith, love of traveling and sharing a laugh and a good story. Lois was a native of Cape Girardeau, born July 5, 1944, to Clarence T. and Lydia Ann Schlegel Seabaugh. She graduated from Cape Girardeau Central High School in 1963...

Kenneth L. Stone, 57, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at Jackson Manor. He was born Sept. 12, 1962, in Ogden, Utah, to Thomas Walter and Geraldine Marie Farrar Stone. He was married to Kimberly Wilson. Kenny was a 1980 Notre Dame High School graduate...

Helen Marie Cordia Farrar, born March 9, 1950, in Cape Girardeau to Louis Eugene and Lilly Marie Brandon Cordia, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. She and Michael Farrar were married Aug. 4, 1990, in Cape Girardeau. She enjoyed baking cookies for Southeast Hospital Auxiliary, her family and friends. ...

Billy Gene Ford, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Nov. 22, 1930, in Whitewater to Ernest and Mary Catherine Summers Ford. He and Ruth Ann Ford were married May 5, 1956, in Cape Girardeau. He was a graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School...

Lorene F. Oehl, 94, of Jackson, formerly of Oak Ridge, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at the Villas of Jackson. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson...