Melbert Daume

Melbert "Bert" Earl Daume, 93, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022, at the Missouri Veterans Home.

Bert was born May 31, 1929, to Charles H. and Ida Wilhelmina (Valle) Daume in Tilsit, Mo. He and Jobyna Ann Morton were married May 24, 1957, at the Evangelical United Church of Christ in Cape Girardeau.

Bert was baptized and confirmed at the St. James United Church of Christ in Tilsit. He later became a member of the Evangelical United Church of Christ in Cape Girardeau. He was a member of the group, United Concerned Christians at the church.

Bert was a 1947 graduate of Jackson High School. He served in the United States Coast Guard and the United States Army. He worked for 12 years for Kelso Oil Company, then was employed at Horton Auto Sales, and later was self employed for Daume Sales Company until his retirement in 1992. Of the many qualities in Bert's life, he enjoyed cooking for his lodge, making homemade bread and cinnamon rolls.

Bert's memberships include, Excelsior Masonic Lodge No. 441 AF & AM of Jackson, Harold O. Grauel Masonic Lodge No. 672 AF & AM, Cape Girardeau Commandery No. 55 Knight Templar of Cape Girardeau, Wilson Chapter No. 75, Cape Girardeau Council No. 20, all of Cape Girardeau; Moolah Shriners of St. Louis, former member of the Cape Girardeau Shrine Club, St. Mark 167 Order of Eastern Star, the Order of United Commercial Travelers of America, and the Travelers Protection Association.

Loving survivors include his wife Jobyna of 65 years, three children, Barbara (Dale) Begemann of Lake St. Louis, Carol (Kevin) Bollinger of Benton, Mo, and Warren Daume of Marble Hill; five grandchildren, Garrett (Ashley) Domnick, Kayla (Spencer) Hobeck, Steven Begeman, Kyle (fiancé Shelby Morton) Bollinger, and Cole (girlfriend, Johnee Hargis) Bollinger; four great-grandchildren, Addison Hobeck, Brynleigh Hobeck, Ella Sparkman, and Vera Sparkman; and a sister, Ethel (Frank) Hall of Ora Valley, Az.

Also surviving are many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents; six siblings, Ruth Meier, Marie Haupt, Allegra Wendel, Margaret Puchbauer, Charles Daume, and Edward Daume; and stepmother, Amanda C. Hartman Daume.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 13, 2022, from 4-7 PM, with a Masonic service at 7Pm at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 11 AM, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Debra Tracy officiating. Burial will follow in the St. James United Church of Christ Cemetery in Tilsit.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to the St. James Church of Christ Cemetery or the Shriners Children's Hospital of  St. Louis, 4400 Clayton Ave., St. Louis, Mo 63110.

St. James Cemetery @ St. James United Church of Christ in Tilsit
245 County Road 366, Jackson MO 63755
Tel: 1-573-335-2988
Web: https://www.facebook.com/StJamesUCCTilsitMO

Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis
4400 Clayton Ave., St. Louis MO 63110
Tel: 1-314-432-3600
Web: https://donate.lovetotherescue.org/give/119312/#!/donation