Obituaries
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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Carolyn B. Philipps
Dec 28, 2017
Carolyn B. Philipps, 57, of Jackson passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017 at the Monticello House in Jackson.
She was born December 25, 1960, in St. Louis, Missouri, daughter of Harold and Marian Joly Becker. She and Joel Philipps were married October 22, 1983. He passed away February 19, 2014.
Carolyn is a 1979 graduate...
Larry Mccain
Dec 28, 2017
Larry McCain, age 74, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017 at his home.
He was born March 24, 1943 in Cape Girardeau County son of William "Bill" and Viola Cotner McCain. He and Judy Gibbar were married July 6, 1977.
Larry attended school in the Jackson R-2 school district and he was a...
James Lambert
Dec 28, 2017
James Howard Lambert, 56, of Fruitland, passed away Wed. Dec. 27, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born Oct. 4, 1961 in Carbondale, IL, son of Howard and Dena LaDonne Lane Lambert. He and Sudena Carriger were married Sept. 26, 1987 in Carbondale, IL.
James was a dedicated family man and a...
Wilma Summers
Dec 27, 2017
Wilma Summers, age 93, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born March 9, 1924 in Millersville, daughter of Cornelius and Ellen Welker Hahn. She and Lloyd Russell Summers were married April 21, 1944 in Osceola, Arkansas. He passed away June 15, 2011.
Wilma was a...
Doris L. Proctor
Dec 26, 2017
Doris Proctor, age 89 formerly of Millersville, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Monticello House in Jackson where she had been a resident for ten years.
She was born July 5, 1928, near Millersville, daughter of Ova and Reva N. Yates Wills. She and General "Bus" Proctor were married April 12, 1946 in Jackson. He passed...
Marilyn Freeman
Dec 25, 2017
Marilyn Kay Freeman, 75, of Marble Hill, formerly of Jackson, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 at St Francis Medical Center. She was born January 2, 1942 daughter of Rex and Lucille Urhahn Dempster. She and Philip Freeman were married September 30, 1967. He survives.
Marilyn was a 1963 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. She was...
Willie Hatler
Dec 24, 2017
Willie L. "Bill" Hatler, age 92, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017 at the Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born January 21, 1925 in Menfro, MO the son of Louis Adolf and Ida Carrie Cordelia Mantz Hatler. On June 22, 1946 he married Hazel Maxine Mainer She preceded him in death February 19,...
Gene Wills
Dec 23, 2017
Gene Earl Wills, 81, of Millersville, MO passed away Saturday, December 23, 2017 at his home.
He was born May 22, 1936 near Millersville, to Earl M. and Opal O. Martin Wills. Gene and Anna Lee "Ann" Haupt were married April 10, 1960, at Old Salem Methodist Church near Millersville. Two sons were born to their union....
Jimmie Kincy
Dec 21, 2017
Jimmie C. Kincy, 63, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born February 22, 1954, in Dexter, Missouri, to Aldon and Lenora Cato Kincy. He and Rose Mary Drum were married November 3, 1996, at First General Baptist Church (now Connection Point Church) in Jackson.
Jimmie...
Henry Davis
Dec 20, 2017
Henry M. Davis, age 77, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at his home.
He was born September 7, 1940, in
Sheila Ann Hall
Dec 17, 2017
Sheila Ann Hall, age 53 of Jackson, formerly of Sikeston, passed away Sat. Dec. 16, 2017, surrounded by her family. She was born January 28, 1964, daughter of Shirell and Martha Griggs True. She and Tim Hall were married February 26, 1983.
Sheila served in the Lord’s ministry with her husband for 34 years. She loved and...
Jacqueline Seeley
Dec 15, 2017
Jacqueline Seeley, 77, of Jackson, passed away Friday, December 15, 2017 at St Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Arrangements are incomplete at this time. McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson are in charge of arrangements.
David H. Scherer
Dec 11, 2017
David Henry Scherer, 68, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017, at his home.
He was born August 19, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, to Jerome J. and Rosalia Duenne Scherer.
David was a 1967 graduate of Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau. He was drafted into the United States Army on May 14, 1969 and served during the Vietnam...
Ira B. Dykes
Dec 10, 2017
Ira B. Dykes., 97, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2017, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, where he resided the past five years.
He was born August 25, 1920 in Oklahoma. He and Ruby Eskew were married November 14, 1942. They had been married 64 years when Ruby passed away February 3, 2007....
Raymond “Mike” Day
Dec 9, 2017
Raymond Michael "Mike" Day, 46 of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, December 9, 2017 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born August15, 1971 son of Raymond and Ruth Ann Newsom Day. He and Stephanie Priest were married March 17, 1999. She survives.
Mike is a 1989 graduate of Jackson High School. He was employed at...
Earl Martin Siemers
Dec 7, 2017
Earl Martin Siemers, 94, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born March 25, 1923, on the family farm in Cape Girardeau County, to August Henry and Edna Ida Schwab Siemers. Earl and Irene Marie Siebert were married November 30, 1947, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit,...
John Rauh
Dec 5, 2017
John Edward Rauh, 77, of Jackson, passed away unexpectedly, on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at his home.
He was born June 3, 1940, in Jackson, to Herbert M. and Ida Stueve Rauh. He was baptized June 30, 1940, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson, and confirmed April 11, 1954, at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas. He...
Charlene “Sis” Ann Scheper
Dec 3, 2017
Charlene Ann "Sis" Scheper, 54, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2017, at Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born April 14, 1963, in Cape Girardeau, to Clayton "Shep" and Katherine Crawford Scheper. Raised in Jackson, she was a member of First Baptist Church and was a 1981...
Anna Mae Bullard
Dec 3, 2017
Anna Mae Bullard, 88, peacefully entered eternal glory on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at the home of her son and grandson in Jackson, Missouri, where she had resided for several years.
She was born July 28, 1929, at Neely's Landing, to Fred and Lucille (Hitchcock) Medlock. She attended school at Oak Hill near Pocahontas and Jackson Senior...
Evelyn “Jeanie” Lincoln
Dec 2, 2017
Jeanie Lincoln, age 69, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017 at her home.
She was born April 27, 1948 in Cape Girardeau County, daughter of Melvin "Mac" and Geneva Evelyn Owens Smith. She and Kenny Lincoln married September 19, 1992. He preceded her in death February 29, 2016.
Jeanie attended school in Scott...
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