Doris V. Birk, 92, of Jackson, went to her eternal home with Christ, Thursday, February 27, 2020.  She resided with a daughter in Raleigh, North Carolina the past four years. She was born December 9, 1927, in Jackson, to Alvin A. and Clara M. Deimund Kaminskey.  She attended the former Sandy Ridge Elementary School; St. Paul Lutheran School; and was a 1945 graduate of Jackson High School. Doris married Norman W. Birk on April 15, 1945, at the parsonage of Immanuel Lutheran Church...

Nancy Jean Hutchings, 70, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 10, 1949 in Fredericktown, Missouri, daughter of Robert B. and Frances A. Dollinger Hutchings. Nancy graduated from Cape Central High School; she worked for Rubbermaid and Wal-Mart in Jackson and had previously worked for the Southeast Missourian. She was an avid St. Louis Cardinal baseball fan and enjoyed painting. Loving survivors include three sons...

Allen Wayne "Trey" Miles III, age 28, of Millersville, Missouri passed away February 26, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born September 1, 1991, in Cape Girardeau, MO. The son of Karen (Kenny) Surface of Millersville. Allen "Trey" was a 2011 graduate of Jackson High School. He worked at VIP Industries in Cape Girardeau. Trey enjoyed hunting, fishing, and dancing. He was an avid St. Louis Cardinal fan and enjoyed spending time with his...

John P. Brown, 54, of Jackson, died Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at his home. He was born April 26, 1965, in Pocahontas, Arkansas, to Loren and Mamie Wilson Brown.  John was a 1983 graduate of Byron High School in Byron, Illinois.  While working part-time for UPS and attending SEMO University in Cape Girardeau, he met Stacey Cline.  He and Stacey were married June 12, 1993, at Lake Wappappello, Missouri.  John worked nearly 33 years for UPS, primarily as a feeder...

Donald “Terry” Meurlott, 75, of Oak Ridge, passed away Feb. 24, 2020 at his home. Cremation will be accorded by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. There will be no service at this time. A memorial service may be held at a later date.  

Donna Johnson, 72, of Jackson, passed away Feb. 21, 2020 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Memorial service will be Sunday, March 1, 2020, at 1:30 pm, at Fruitland Community Church in Jackson, with the Revs. Craig Petzoldt and Mike Perry officiating. Arrangements made by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Clifford John Boyer, age 71, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020 at his home. He was born January 30, 1949 in Wood River, Illinois son of Raymond George and June Marie Neunaber Boyer. Cliff married Ellen “Krickett” Frymire May 10, 1968. Cliff was a graduate of Roxanna High School in Roxanna, Illinois. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having been inducted in 1968 and honorably discharged at the rank of Chief Warrant Officer-4 in 1989. While in service...

Teresa Eileen Hinkebein, 84, of Jackson, formerly of Oak Ridge, passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born August 5, 1935, in Rye, New York, to Peter and Ellen “Nellie” Reilly McCabe.  She and Harold Joseph Hinkebein were married September 13, 1958, in Rye.  Five children were born to their union, Joseph, Karl, Kenneth, Barbara, and Kevin. After Harold’s retirement from the U.S. Navy, the Hinkebein family moved...

Betty J. Evans, 80, of Jackson, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 29, 1939, in Cape Girardeau to John and Alma T. Christy Biri.  Betty attended Jackson High School and worked at the former shoe factory in Cape Girardeau. She and Roy Evans were married October 18, 1958, in Whidbey Island, Washington.  Two sons were born to their union, Roy and Dennis.  The family lived many years in the St. Louis area and Betty...

Jerry Dean Kester, 82, of Friedheim, Missouri, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2020, at Estates of Perryville. He was born September 27, 1937, in Friedheim, to Albert and Bertha Ahrens Kester.  Jerry was an entrepreneur.  He owned and operated heavy equipment; owned and managed several rental properties; did custom combining in the counties of Perry, Cape Girardeau, and Bollinger; and helped his dad on the family farm. He was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church in...