Obituaries

Lloyd J. Law, 88, of Jackson died Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 27, 1930, in Gideon, Missouri, to Harvey and Alice Struby Law. He and Sellavene Law were married Aug. 12, 1955, at Cedar Falls, Iowa...

** Desmond Irvin Desmond Alexander Irvin, 34, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements.

Lloyd J. Law, 88, of Jackson died Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be at noon Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Brian Law officiating. Entombment will be at Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau...

Harvey Lee Meyer, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Lutheran Home. Harvey was born April 14, 1939, in St. Louis to Ralph H. "Bud" and Norma Lee Simpson. Norma later married Edwin Theodore "Ted" Meyer. Ted formally adopted Harvey on Aug. 17, 1959. He married Ruth Ann Bingenheimer on July 2, 1960. They shared 58 wonderful years together...

Mary Ellen Sharp, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. Memorial service will follow at noon Wednesday at the funeral home...

Brenda Faye Elfrink, 71, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 22, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Cletis B. and Celeste Lincoln Mouser. She and Glenn Elfrink were married March 23, 1968, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson...

Paul "Corky" Louis Weiss, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Nov. 15, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to Louis Weiss and Paula Esther Wittrock. He and Marion Burford were married Feb. 4, 1966, in Cape Girardeau...

Paul Louis Weiss, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, at Southeast Hospital. All services will be private. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Orreal E. Katt, 92, of Perryville, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, after a brief illness. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 9 a.m. Monday at Young and Sons Funeral Home...

Timothy Frederick Ruddy, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at his home. A celebration of life will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at 1222 Normal Ave. in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Barbara S. Brewer, 75, of Perryville died on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, at her home. Visitation will be held today from 4 to 8 p.m. and from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery...

Donald H. Howard, 81, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 4, 1937, in Cape Girardeau to the late Lester and Ethel Burns Howard. Donald and Betty J. Thomas were married Dec. 29, 1955, in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death Dec. 12, 1991...

Veda Marilyn Powell Kinsey died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, surrounded by family at her son's home in Thompsonville, Illinois, where she was cared for, for a brief period of time. The youngest of six children, Marilyn was born Nov. 1, 1932, in Beaucoup Township, Illinois, to Waldo and Veva Walker Powell. Upon graduating from Centralia Township (Illinois) High School, she and Duane Alfred Kinsey were married July 23, 1950, in Centralia...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Charles "Butch" Nenninger, 78, of Perryville died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 6:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, with the Rev. Joe Geders, CM, officiating. Burial in the Mount Hope Cemetery, with military graveside honors provided by American Legion and Navy Honors Team...

Mary Lois Rellergert, born as Thelma Lois Chafin, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, at Lutheran Home. She was born Aug. 6, 1937, in Mansfield, Ohio, to Mary Frances Sanders and Leon Hulett Chafin and was the stepdaughter of J.W. Gerhardt. She and Herbert Rellergert were married May 24, 1958, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Apple Creek, Missouri, and had six children...

TAMMS, Ill. -- John Amos Cummins, 80, of Tamms, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, passed away Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. Funeral will follow at 3 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Interment will follow in Anderson-Boaz Cemetery...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Dannie Dees was born April 7, 1950, and left this world Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. His parents were Opal and Leon "Frog" Kiefer. As a young adult, Dannie raised and trained American Kennel Club-registered beagles and was a member of the SEMO Beagle Club...

McCLURE, Ill. -- Veda Marilyn Kinsey, 85, of McClure died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, at her son's home in Thompsonville, Illinois. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau...

Mary Lois Rellergert, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, at Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Victor Anokwute officiating...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Russell A. Schremp, 80, of Perryville died Sunday, Oct.14, 2018, at Ste. Genevieve Care Center in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Rickey Valleroy officiating. Inurnment will be in Mary Queen of Heaven Mausoluem at Mount Hope Cemetery...

TAMMS, Ill. -- John Amos Cummins, 80, of Tamms, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms.

** Robert Burnum Robert Douglas Burnum, 60, of Scott City died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2108, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.

Melanie Elizabeth Jordan, 47, of Jackson died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. She was born Jan. 3, 1971, in Cape Girardeau to Beverly Austin. She and Vincent Jordan were married Sept. 15, 2001, at Cape Girardeau. Survivors include her husband, Vincent Jordan of Jackson; mother, Beverly Austin of Jackson; two daughters, Morgan Petzoldt of Mountain View, Arkansas, and Kelsey Payne of Seattle; and two brothers, Mark Payne of Jackson and Michael Payne of Orange, Massachusetts...

Rowland L. Julian, 92, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, at Lutheran Home. He was born Oct. 1, 1925, in Jackson, Michigan. He and Alice Sanders were married Oct. 7, 1978. She passed away June 21, 2005. Rowland was raised by his grandmother in Michigan. ...

LAQUEY, Mo. -- Robert "Bob" Lewis, 76, of Laquey and formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Waynesville, with military honors to follow...

** Harvey Meyer Harvey L. Meyer, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Lutheran Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Cape Girardeau.

Marybelle Dailey Mueller of Jackson died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 16, 1927, in Chillicothe, Missouri, to Ernest Woollen and Margaret Lloyd Keiper Dailey. She and Paul A. Mueller Jr. were married June 23, 1951, at Albuquerque, New Mexico. He preceded her in death March 12, 1986...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- John Vogt, 57, of Perryville died Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. Oct. 27 at Mercantile Store in Old Appleton. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville provided the arrangements...

WATERLOO, Ill. -- Patricia J. Marchildon Waterman of Waterloo, formerly of Cairo, Illinois, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Quernheim Funeral Home in Waterloo. Visitation will continue from 8 to 9 a.m. Monday at St. John United Church of Christ in Maeystown, Illinois...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Michael E. Ashby, 66, of Perryville died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Services will be private at a later date. Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville provided the arrangements...

** Lawrence Kenkel Lawrence Kenkel, 70, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, at his home in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Trula A. Richardet, 90, of Perryville died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, at Life Care Estates in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and 6:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer, C.M., officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery...

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. -- Surrounded by his family, Alvis Dexter "A. D." Arnhart, 99, formerly of Jackson, passed away Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at the home of his daughter in Simpsonville. A.D. was born Jan 13, 1919, in Archey, Arkansas, to James Dexter "J.D." and Dexter Leona Cooper Arnhart. ...

SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Wanda Lou Bynum, 84, of Sedgewickville died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Liley Funeral Home in Patton, Missouri. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Interment will take place in the Sedgewickville Lutheran Cemetery in Sedgewickville...

Fred J. Horrell, 80, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018, at Life Care Center. He was born March 23, 1938, in Jackson to Fred J. and Bertha Halter Horrell. He and Patricia Ann Gates were married Jan. 19, 1958, at Cairo, Illinois. She preceded him in death June 30, 2011...

MARQUAND, Mo. -- Tonja Sue Jones, 55, of Marquand died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, at her home. Friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Liley Funeral Home in Patton, Missouri. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Roy Michael officiating. Burial will follow in the Patton Cemetery in Patton...

Melanie Elizabeth Jordan, 47, of Jackson died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson. Funeral will follow at noon Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating...

Gary E. Moore, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born on Aug. 12, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to Eugene and Erma Sander Moore. Gary was a member of Zion United Methodist Church in Gordonville. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force...

DOW, Ill. -- John Walter Moore, 86, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, at Jersey Community Hospital in Jerseyville, Illinois. John was born in Delta on Feb. 27, 1932, and was the son of Charles and Imogene Hector Moore. He married the former Shirley Kossman on Dec. 13, 2002, and together they were blessed with nearly 16 years of marriage...

Lowell Charles Peterson, 74, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 15, 1944, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to the late Philip and Gina Stark Peterson. He and Laurie Lindseth were married Aug. 20, 1966, in Athens, Georgia...

Ronnie Dean Townsend, 62, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 16, 1956, in St. Louis, son of Kasper N. Jr. and Lois E. Barks Townsend. He and Gina Yarbro were married May 22, 2004. Ronnie grew up in the Oak Ridge area and attended Oak Ridge High School. ...

RECTOR, Ark. -- Kenneth Webb, 79, of Rector passed away Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. Kenneth was born Nov. 15, 1938, to the late James Daniel and Grace Parham Webb. He married Nancy Boyd, June 2, 1962, and they were married 43 years. She passed away Aug. 4, 2003. He then married Alma (Mills) White in 2005, and they returned to Rector in 2009...

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. -- A.D. Arnhart, 99, formerly of Jackson, died Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at the home of his daughter in Simpsonville. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Entombment will follow at Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau...

BROWNWOOD, Mo. -- John David Bennett, 47, of Brownwood passed away Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, at Essex, Missouri. He was born Oct. 8, 1971, at Dexter, Missouri, the son of Chuck and Shirley Richard Bennett. John worked for D & D Trucking in Essex. He was known for his great sense of humor...

FROHNA, Mo. -- Rose Marie Dreyer, 90, of Frohna died Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 6:30 to 10 a.m. Friday at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the chruch, with the Rev. Steven Theiss officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...

ADVANCE, Mo -- Carol Joyce Holder, 80, of Advance passed away Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at her home. She was born Feb. 8, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Omer and Pearl Harris Winchester. Early in her life, her mother married Norman Markham. Joyce and Jack Holder were united in marriage, and he preceded her in death July 5, 1981...

BERTRAND, Mo. -- Deborah Ruth Monahan, 61, of Bertrand, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at Bertrand Nursing and Rehab Center, where she had been a longtime resident. Debbie was born Oct. 21, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Lee and Ruth Cook Monahan...

Ronnie Dean Townsend, 62, of Jackson died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Memorial service, followed by military honors, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Don Estes officiating...

James David Cantrell, 86, of Jackson passed away Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at his home. He was born Jan. 29, 1932, in Leora, Missouri, son of Robert and Lettie Malone Cantrell. He and Roma Hoskins were married Feb. 13, 1952, in Laramie, Wyoming. James worked in the St. ...

James David Cantrell, 86, of Jackson died Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Terry Russell officiating. Interment will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson...