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Recent Obituaries in Jackson & Cape Girardeau, MO
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Jackson & Cape Girardeau, MO area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Randy Heise
Feb 18, 2018
Randy Heise, 57, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 at his home.
Cremation will be accorded by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. There will be no services at this time.
Bernice A. Krahn
Feb 18, 2018
Bernice A. Krahn, 84 of Jackson, passed away Sunday February 18, 2018 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born August 10, 1933 in Friedheim, daughter of William Christian and Ada Louise Moeller Kester. She and William R. "Bill" Krahn were married September 1, 1956. He passed away March 25, 2012.
Bernice was baptized,...
Betty Carl
Feb 17, 2018
Betty M. (Treadwell) Morgan Carl, age 88 of Oak Ridge and formerly of Potosi, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018 at the home of her daughter.
She was born November 26, 1929 in Picher, Oklahoma, the daughter of Monroe and Mary (McDade) Treadwell. She was united in marriage to Homer Lee Morgan August 27, 1947. Born to...
Eugenia Blaylock
Feb 16, 2018
Mrs. Eugenia M. Blaylock, 86, of Hartselle, AL (formerly of Jackson, MO) passed away Friday February 16, 2018 at Westminster Assisted Living Center in Decatur, AL after an extended battle with Dementia. She was born on January 9, 1932 in Chicago, IL daughter of John F. and Anna Kolarz Nowak. She and John R. Blaylock were married on February...
Jane Basinger
Feb 14, 2018
Jane Basinger, 88, of Jackson, passed away February 14, 2018, at the home of her daughter in St. Louis, Missouri.
She was born June 22, 1929, in New Madrid County, Missouri, to James and Mayme Carson Underwood. She and James W. Basinger were married May 8, 1953, in Piggott, Arkansas. They had been married 25 years when...
Goldie Darnell
Feb 13, 2018
Goldie M. Darnell, 87, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born November 5, 1930, in Whitewater, to Herbert and Alta Chapman Green. She and Donald Darnell were married November 22, 1956, at New Salem United Methodist Church in Daisy, Missouri.
Goldie was a...
Belva Wills
Feb 13, 2018
Belva M. Wills, age 96 of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau where she had been a resident for a number of years.
She was born December 11, 1921 in Laflin, Missouri, daughter of Purvis and Ida Engleman Wills.
Belva was a graduate of College High School...
Donna Ringwald
Feb 13, 2018
Donna Ringwald of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
Donna Mae Ringwald, age 69, of Jackson, passed way Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
Donna and David Ringwald married November 26, 1983.
She attended College High and graduated from Cape Central High...
John Charles Weems
Feb 11, 2018
John Charles Weems, age 82, of Frohna, Missouri passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018 at his home.
He was born January 10, 1936, in Stotesbury, Missouri, son of Silas "Lee" and Helen Jennie Wietrick Weems. He and Holly Hendricks were married March 25, 1989.
John was a 1954 graduate of The American School High School...
Albert F. Aufdenberg
Feb 11, 2018
Albert F. Aufdenberg, 89, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Born January 16, 1929, in Oak Ridge, Missouri, to Albert and Frieda Best Aufdenberg, Albert was the third of seven children. He and Jacqueline "Jackie" White met on a blind date, at the SEMO District Fair in...
Jennifer Lynn Moore
Feb 11, 2018
Jennifer Lynn Moore, 39, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sat. Feb, 10, 2018 at her home.
She was born Jul. 14, 1978 in Nederland, TX the daughter of Nicky and Deborah Coker Moore.
Jennifer grew up in Jackson attending Jackson grade school and graduating from Cape Central. She worked as a waitress at several establishments...
Clyde L. Tatum
Feb 10, 2018
Clyde L. Tatum, 82, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home.
He was born February 21, 1935, in Banner, Arkansas, to Herschel D. and Opie Harriet Arnold Tatum. He and Susan V. Johnson were married December 8, 1956, in New Madrid, Missouri. Three children were born to their union.
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Elmer E. Kamp
Feb 6, 2018
Elmer E. Kamp, 88, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, where he resided the past six years.
He was born December 11, 1929, in Tilsit, Missouri to Albert Sr. and Nora Bodenstein Kamp. He and Martha Daume were married July 7, 1951, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit,...
Don Seabaugh
Feb 6, 2018
Donnie Webster Seabaugh, 88, of Whitewater passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born July 3, 1929, in Cape Girardeau County, son of Amon and Dollie Smith Seabaugh. He and Wanda M. Gibbons were married September 16, 1950 in Piggott Arkansas. She passed away March 8, 2013.
Donnie...
Stephen Coffey
Feb 5, 2018
Stephen David Coffey, 49, formerly of Indianapolis, Indiana; currently of Jackson, Missouri; passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2018 at his home.
Cremation will be accorded by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. There will be no services.
Steve Oldham
Feb 4, 2018
Steven Glenn "Steve" Oldham, 58, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born January 13, 1960, in Cape Girardeau, to Glenn and Mary Sue Green Oldham.
Steve was a 1978 graduate of Jackson High School and a lifelong resident of Jackson.
He started his...
Dortha Strack
Feb 3, 2018
Dortha Jane Strack, 86, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, February 3, 2018, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau.
Dortha was born December 16, 1931, in Cape Girardeau, to Earl and Evelyn (Hawn) Sachse. After her father died, her mother was remarried to Adolph Borgfield who became her adoptive father.
Dortha was a 1949 graduate...
Iona Askew
Jan 31, 2018
Iona Mae Askew, 90, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully of natural causes Wednesday, January 31, 2018.
Iona was born January 2nd, 1928, in Durham, North Carolina, daughter of Emma L and Ervin H Perry.
Iona met and married the love of her life, Bill Askew, June 8, 1946, in Durham, N.C.
Iona...
Georgia Wessel
Jan 30, 2018
Georgia Dean Wessel, 68, of Gordonville passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at her home.
She was born November 21, 1949, in Chaffee, daughter of William and Joetta Proctor Myers. She and John William Wessel were married October 24, 1987.
Georgia was a 1967 graduate of Elcliminte High School in Elcliminte, California. She was employed...
Brandon Klinkhardt
Jan 29, 2018
Brandon Thomas Klinkhardt, 22, of Jackson, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018, at his home.
He was born February 2, 1995, to Gary Thomas and Laura Marie Laurentius Klinkhardt.
Brandon was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson, and was a graduate of St. Paul Grade School. He was a 2013 graduate...
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