James Keith “Jim” Crites age 75 of Jackson, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021 at his home. He was born July 19, 1945 in Cape Girardeau, the son of Vester and Beulah Propst Crites. He married Lois Gibbs December 10, 1966. At the age of 11 Jim was saved and baptized at West Side Church of God in Cape Girardeau. He has been a member of First Baptist Church in Jackson for many years.  Jim was a 1964 graduate of Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. He was inducted...

Harlan Fuehler, age 69 of Shawneetown, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. He was born July 28, 1951 in Perryville, Missouri the son of Ernst and Lillian E. Thauwald Fuehler. Harlan was a lifelong member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Shawneetown. He worked as an assembler many years at VIP Industries in Fruitland.  Loving survivors include three siblings, Donald (Millie) Fuehler of St. Louis, Roger Fuehler of Jackson, and June...

Clarence Weinhold, 79, of Jackson, passed away Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Fruitland. He was born Sept. 17, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, son of Edgar and Sylvia Kassel Weinhold. He and Mary DeBlois were married June 9, 1979. Clarence was a Deacon at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Perryville, Missouri. He was a farmer, and a truck driver for various farm related businesses. He enjoyed quilting and especially being with his family. Loving survivors include his wife, Mary, of Jackson; siblings, Marvin...

Jai Kishuri Tikoo, 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 25, 1943, in Srinagar, Kashmir, India, to Gopi Nath Agha and Janki Wattal. She and Dr. Mohan Tikoo were married June 2, 1969, in Srinagar. She graduated from the University of Jammu and Kashmir with a master’s degree in economics in 1968. Jai Kishuri was a loving mother and a homemaker. Loving survivors include her husband of nearly 52 years; a...

BRANSON:  On Monday, February 15, 2021, John Raymond Hale, formerly of Jackson, passed away unexpectedly due to a heart attack, at Cox Medical Center in Branson, Missouri. He was born October 23, 1951 in Charleston, Missouri, to John F. and Wilma Butler Hale.  He and Sharon Tidwell were married July 22, l972 at the United Methodist Church in Whitewater, Missouri. John was a l972 graduate of Delta High School.  He worked many years as a heavy equipment operator, retiring from...

Brian Joseph Leonard, age 66, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021 at his home. He was born November 13, 1954 in Providence, Rhode Island, son of Kenneth M. and Thelma Danis Leonard Sr. He married Christine Rueter June 21, 1986 in Richton Park, Il. Brian was a 1972 graduate of Barrington High School in Barrington, Rhode Island. He worked for the FBI and Allendale Insurance Company in Rhode Island before embarking on a 30 year career in the specialty metals business as a...

David Reid, 78, of Glenallen, Missouri passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born December 19, 1942, in St. Louis, son of Leo and Freda Johnson Reid David worked for Erlbacher Equipment in Cape Girardeau as a back-hole operator for many years, and retired from Eastern Missouri Industry.in Jackson. Loving survivors include a daughter, Sandy (William) Brinkopf of Gordonville; a son, Brent (Crystal) Reid of Jackson; four grandchildren,...

Lisa Ann Crites Archer, 52, of Marble Hill, Missouri passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born February 17, 1969 in Frankfurt, Germany, daughter of Charles “David” and Thelma “Ann” Hilton Crites.  She and Bryan Archer were married August 26, 2012, in Cape Girardeau. Lisa was a 1987 graduate of Jackson High School.  She worked for Dana Corporation, and then Procter and Gamble in St....

Surrounded by close family members, Becky Sue Thorne, 66, departed this world February 18, 2021, following a valiant three-year fight with cancer. She was born February 5, 1955, to Evelyn Skelton Dake, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  She and Donald Ray Thorne were married April 16, 1973, in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Her children were raised in Gordonville and Jackson, Missouri.  She and Don had been married 16 years when he passed away August 12, 1989. Becky was a lifelong...

Esther Marie Petitt, 85, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021 at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, MO. Esther was born March 16, 1935 in Greenville, MS the daughter of the late Thomas and Esther Eubanks Mann.  She first married Jesse Kelley who passed away in 1997; her second marriage was to Marion Petitt who passed away in 2007. Esther was a graduate of Thebes High School.  She worked in health care for many years retiring from Parkwood Manor in...