Sherry Kay Holloway, age 64 of Jackson passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Sherry was born October 30, 1959 in Cape Girardeau to Glenn Roman and Dorothy Lee Gerlach Langston. She attended school at Nell Holcomb and Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau. Sherry worked at Food Giant in Cape Girardeau and worked as the evening manager at Save a Lot Grocery store in Jackson for 27 years. She enjoyed serving as an election judge, being...

Eugene Kester, 89, of Jackson passed away Friday, April 19, 2024, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Eugene was born in Friedheim, MO, on October 12, 1934, to the late Herman Rudolph and Augusta Minnie Ahrens Kester. He and Ruth Myers were married on December 11, 1954, at the New Bethel Baptist Church in Pocahontas, MO. Ruth passed away December 29, 2011. He grew up in Friedheim and graduated from Jackson High before enlisting in the Army on the 5th of March 1954. After his...

Lawrence Eyler, 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born January 16, 1936, in Fort Madison, IA to the late Keith C. and Florence Jenkins Eyler. Lawrence grew up in Burlington, IA. He entered the Army in 1955 and after his duty he graduated from WIU with a bachelor's degree and played football for the Leathernecks as a running back. He went on to live a full life, he had many businesses along the way. He retired...

Ruth Ann Maevers, age 84, of Jackson passed away Monday, April 15, 2024, at The Lutheran Home. The family wishes to extend their appreciation to the staff of the Villas of Jackson and the Lutheran Home for the compassionate care extended to Ruth. She was born September 27, 1939, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, daughter of Rusby and Gladys (Seabaugh) Hartle. She and Lester A. Maevers were married January 12, 1958, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. They were blessed with three sons who...

Louie Dale Lawrence, 83, of Jackson passed away Sunday, April 14, 2024, after a two-year battle with cancer. He was born June 27,1940, in Naylor, MO son of Durward. L and Arah Reid Lawrence. He and Peggy Webb were married 50 years when she passed away in May of 2010. Louie was the owner and partner of Norman's Radiator in Cape Girardeau for 41 years. He enjoyed football, fishing, wood and rock sculping, entertaining family and friends, and helping those in need. Loving survivors include...

Judy Rohr, 78, of Jackson, passed away unexpectantly on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at her home. Judy was born in St. Louis, Missouri on September 26, 1945 . She was very proud of her upbringing on a dairy farm in Festus, Missouri where she grew up surrounded by love and frequent get-togethers with her large, extended family of cousins, aunts and uncles.  Judy’s many talents and hobbies included designing quilts, machine embroidering, sewing, following the lives...

John Claude Norman, 76, of Jackson passed away Thursday April 4, 2024, at his home. He was born January 17, 1948, in Jonesboro, Arkansas son of Henry B. and Clementine Caneer Norman. He and Linda Charlotte Layne were married June 4, 1967, at Senath United Methodist Church in Senath, Missouri.   John was a 1966 graduate of Senath-Hornersville High School where he was a standout athlete in basketball, track and baseball. He graduated in 1970 from Arkansas State University with...

Karen Dell Stafford, age 75 of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, April 03, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born November 12, 1948, in Rector, Arkansas the daughter of Maurice and Ethel Benson Bateman. Karen married Jimmy "Jim" Stafford on January 22, 1969, in Rector. He passed away July 10, 2010. Karen was a 1966 graduate of Rector High School. After she and Jim married, they moved to Memphis, Tennessee and in the early 1980's relocated to Cape Girardeau. While living in...

Marilyn Kaye Kranawetter, 79, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born March 31, 1945, in East Prairie, Missouri, to Harry B. and Lois Farrenburg Russell. She and Ervin Kranawetter were married July 1, 1989, in East Prairie. Marilyn attended Anniston Elementary School and was a 1963 graduate of East Prairie High School. Her church home was First Christian Church in East Prairie. She was employed at Ferguson...

Debora Sue Rohde, 64, of Friedheim, Missouri, passed away Friday March 29, 2024, at her home. She was born January 15, 1960, in Paducah, Kentucky, to Gary and Dorothy Vandergriff Miller. She and Jim Rohde were married June 8, 1991.   Debora was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. She worked 35 years at Do It Best, retiring in March of 2023. She loved spending time with her family, shopping trips, cherished time at the beach and spending time with her granddaughter,...