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Alfred Walter

Alfred Walter

Apr 26, 2017

Alfred G. "Pop" Walter, age 90 of Jackson, died Wednesday, Apr 26, 2017 at his home. He was born Feb 22, 1927 son of Otto and Anna Sander Walter. He and Arlene Krueger were married Dec 20, 1959. She died Apr 19, 1985.

Alfred was a member of Hanover Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. He was baptized...

Charles E. “Jim” Frentzel

Charles E. “Jim” Frentzel

Apr 25, 2017

"Don't be sad for me, I lived a good life... live yours," is what he always said. Charles E. "Jim" Frentzel, age 91, of St. Louis, formerly of Jackson, died peacefully on April 25, 2017 at Bethesda Dilworth Nursing Home in St. Louis. Born September 29, 1925 in Jackson, he lived in Michigan and Texas before returning to Missouri...

Kathryn Kaufmann

Kathryn Kaufmann

Apr 25, 2017

Kathryn Kaufmann, 85, of Jackson passed away Sat. April 22, 2017 at Jackson Manor in Jackson.

She was born April 16, 1932 in Cape County the Daughter of Arthur Otto and Ida Sedekum Keller, she and Paul C. Kaufmann were married Feb. 18, 1956 in Cape he passed away Mar. 5, 1989.

Katie, as she...

Evelyn Gholson

Evelyn Gholson

Apr 25, 2017

Evelyn E. Gholson, 85, of Jackson, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at

Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in the presence of her loving and faithful family.

Evelyn was born December 20, 1931 in Oak Ridge, the daughter of Albert and Frieda Best Aufdenberg, Sr. On April 27, 1958, she and...

Tony Eugene Williamson

Tony Eugene Williamson

Apr 24, 2017

Tony Eugene Williamson, 73, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017, at his home north of Jackson.

He was born October 7, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, to Russell and Minnie Mae Craft Williamson. He and Barbara Jean Seabaugh were married July 3, 1964.

Tony was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church near Pocahontas. He retired...

Alice Georgianna Smith

Alice Georgianna Smith

Apr 23, 2017

Alice Georgianna Smith, 83, of Jackson, Missouri, formally of Hardy, Arkansas, died Sunday, April 23, 2017 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

Born in Pocahontas, Arkansas on October 24, 1933, she was the only child of James Franklin and Mabel (Shasshere) Weaver. Early years were spent in Hardy and she graduated from Messick High School in Memphis, Tennessee. She...

Fay Amelunke

Fay Amelunke

Apr 22, 2017

Fay A. Amelunke, 89, of Jackson passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017, surrounded by her family at the Monticello House in Jackson.

She was born November 21, 1927 in Jackson, the daughter of Leo and Frieda Maag Nussbaum. She and Otto M. Amelunke were married September 22, 1946. He preceded her in death May 10, 1985.

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Maxine Friedrich

Maxine Friedrich

Apr 21, 2017

Maxine Friedrich, 87, of Jackson, passed away Friday, April 21, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born October 12, 1929, to Ralph and Beulah "Babe" Austin Webb. She and Paul Ray Friedrich were married March 25, 1950, at the parsonage of St. John's United Church of Christ near Jackson. Six children were...

Dale Hecht

Dale Hecht

Apr 20, 2017

Dale A. Hecht, 73, of Jackson passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born June 16, 1943, in Altenburg, son of Benjamin and Olga Pilz Hecht. He and Sharon Tripp were married March 3, 2001.

Dale was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Egypt Mills...

Tommy Wayne Shrum, Sr

Tommy Wayne Shrum, Sr

Apr 20, 2017

Tommy Wayne Shrum, Sr., 78, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Tommy honorably served in the U.S. Navy during the post-Korean War era.

Loving survivors include his wife, Bernita Arnzen Shrum of Jackson; and a daughter, Leslie (Jared) Caldwell and children Kameron and Kaitlyn of...

Larry D. Platt

Larry D. Platt

Apr 18, 2017

Lt. Larry D. Platt, 84, of Pineville, Louisiana, formerly of Granbury, Texas, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at Grace Home in Alexandria, Louisiana.

The youngest of three sons, Larry was born April 6, 1933, in Ava, Missouri, to Harvey Harold and Ethel Mae Spurlock Platt.

After his 1951 graduation from Cape Central High School,...

Howard Alexander

Howard Alexander

Apr 17, 2017

Howard L. Alexander, 74 of Jackson, died April 17, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, due to complications from a fall he experienced on April 7, 2017.

He was born August 18, 1942, in Paducah, Kentucky, the youngest son of Edward and Olear (McChristian) Alexander. He married Sherron Slusmeyer August 14, 1965.

Howard graduated...

Danny Foutz

Danny Foutz

Apr 10, 2017

William Daniel "Danny" Foutz, 47, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, April 10, 2017, in a single car accident in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri.

He was born August 1, 1969, in Columbia, Missouri, to James "Jim" and Mary Lukehart Foutz.

Danny was a graduate of Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri. The past 20 years,...

Leo “Red” Welker

Leo “Red” Welker

Apr 10, 2017

Leo W. "Red" Welker, age 86, of Jackson passed away Monday April 10, 2017 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born June 2, 1930, in Kurreville, son of William "Bill and Josephine "Josie" Ates Welker. He and Gloria Jackson were married December 23, 1950, in Cape Girardeau.

Red attended Oak Ridge High School....

Gary Dean Sutton

Gary Dean Sutton

Apr 9, 2017

Gary Dean Sutton, 65, formerly of Jackson, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017, at his home in Desoto, Missouri.

He was born December 10, 1951, in Kennett, Missouri, to Cecil E. and Snodie Mae Murphy Sutton.

Gary worked many years in extrusion plastic. He was an avid outdoorsman and especially enjoyed hunting and fishing.

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Delain Bendel

Delain Bendel

Apr 7, 2017

Delain C. Bendel, 83, of Jackson, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017, surrounded by his loving family, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born September 17, 1933, in Illmo, Missouri, to Raymond and Francis (Hosea) Bendel. He married Sandra Laird of Charleston on July 3, 1959.

Delain was a veteran, serving...

Richard F. Schmidt Iii

Richard F. Schmidt Iii

Apr 6, 2017

Richard Schmidt III, 72, of Cape Girardeau passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Thursday, April 6, 2017.

He was born July 1, 1944, in Billings Montana, the son of Richard and Madonna Taylor Schmidt Jr. He and Nina Feuerborn were married in Effingham, Illinois, on Feb. 27, 1965. She passed away Jan. 24,...

Carol Bruhl

Carol Bruhl

Mar 29, 2017

Carol Bruhl, 82, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Jackson Manner in Jackson, MO.

She was born December 31, 1934, in Chicago Illinois, daughter of Edward Charles and Louise Katherine Dockter Schaefer. She and Robert Bruhl were married July 20, 1957 in Park Ridge, IL.

Before Carol became a stay at home...

Jessie Ackman

Jessie Ackman

Mar 28, 2017

Jessie Isadora Ackman, 96, of Saint Charles, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Frontier Health and Rehabilitation Center in Saint Charles.

She was born September 22, 1920, in Millersville, daughter of Jesse and Desdia Stroder Sander. She and Leslie "Les" Ackman were married April 3, 1939. He passed away October 5, 1977.

Loving...

Juanita V. Holloway

Juanita V. Holloway

Mar 28, 2017

Juanita V. Holloway, age 91, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Marble Hill, Missouri passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau.

She was born August 31, 1925, in Whitewater, daughter of Sylvester and Fannie Slover Crader. She and Harold "Tom" Holloway were married April 22, 1950. He passed away December 20, 2003.

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