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Loretta Mae Dickerson Dockins
Oct 18, 2016
Loretta Mae Dickerson Dockins, 96, of Jackson, entered her heavenly home Tuesday, October 18, 2016.
She was born May 5, 1920, in Jackson, daughter of Gale and Zula Dockins Wilkinson. She and Victor Dickerson were married December 1, 1939 and he passed away June 1, 1989. She and Perry Lee Dockins, Sr were married April 13, 1993....
James “Jim” Martin
Oct 16, 2016
James R. "Jim" Martin, 76, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born September 7, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, to Richard C. and Addie L. Atkins Martin. He and Elisabeth "Babs" Martin were married January 18, 1964, at First Baptist Church in Jackson.
Jim was a...

Harvey F. Nischwitz
Oct 13, 2016
Harvey Fred Nischwitz "Uncle Bud", 92, of Gordonville, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 at the Missouri Veteran's Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born August 28, 1924, in Gordonville, son of Fred and Ida Gluckshertz Nischwitz. He and Ruth Sander were married February 18, 1947.
Harvey attended grade school in Gordonville and graduated from...
Shaunda Kay Bennett
Oct 13, 2016
Shauna Kay Bennett, 54, of Jackson passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 at her home.
She was born March 31, 1962, in Seward, Alaska, daughter of John Thomas and Zelma Murrell Nolan Bennett.
Shauna was a 1980 graduate of Jackson High School. She enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and was an F-4 fighter jet...
David Edward Philipps
Oct 11, 2016
David Edward Philipps, 84, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at his home.
He was born October 23, 1931, in St. Louis, son of Elmo W. and Edna E. Kroeker Philipps. He and Barbara Raufer were married February 14, 1960.
David attended St. Paul Lutheran School and was confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran...
Martha Kamp
Oct 8, 2016
Martha L. Kamp, 87, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born June 5, 1929, in Oak Ridge, to John W. and Meta Engelmann Daume, Sr. She and Elmer E. Kamp were married July 7, 1951, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit.
Martha was...
Anthony Allen Swope
Oct 8, 2016
Anthony Allen Swope, 21, of Jackson passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016 at his home.
He was born October 30, 1994, in Sandwich, Illinois, son of Rodger "Dale" and Della Moss Swope.
Anthony was a 2013 graduate of Jackson High School. After high school Anthony worked briefly at McDonalds in Jackson. He enjoyed reading science...

Jack Bowers
Sep 30, 2016
Grover "Jack" Bowers, age 83 of Millersville, passed away Friday, September 30, 2016 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born March 20, 1933, in Oran, Missouri, son of George and Mary Lape Bowers. He and Karen Schreiner were married May 31, 1986.
Jack was a member of Haynes Chapel near Millersville....
Helen J. “Jean” Myles
Sep 30, 2016
Helen Jean Myles, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away on Friday evening, September 30, 2016 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Jean was born on November 27, 1931, in Aurora, Illinois, daughter of J.W. and Helen Virginia Garman Oran. She attended the public schools in Naperville, Illinois, and subsequently graduated with high honor from North Central College, Naperville,...
Ronald C. Evans
Sep 28, 2016
Ronald Clarence Evans, 93, passed away Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at his home in Jackson.
He was born March 23, 1923, in DeSoto, Missouri, to Vernon A. and Genevieve A. McCreary Evans. He and Dorothy Thayer were married in 1944. She passed away in 2006. In 1970, he married Audrey "Jean" Brown. She passed away in 2001....

Florence Bright
Sep 27, 2016
Florence E. Bright, 95, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, where she resided the past six months.
She was born July 12, 1921, in Bloomfield, Missouri, to Lee Roy and Ethel Wright Hyslop. She and Charles W. "Wesley" Bright were married November 7, 1936, in Bloomfield, Missouri....
David And Austin Wadley
Sep 25, 2016
Father and son, David and Austin Wadley, both of Jackson, died over the weekend from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
James David Wadley, 52, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, and Austin Kyle Wadley, 23, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
David was born...
Johnny Mills
Sep 25, 2016
Johnny Ray Mills, 75, of Millersville, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016, at his home in Millersville.
The 12th of 13 children, John was born October 18, 1940, in North Little Rock, Arkansas, to Jesse and Sylveen Penrose Mills. He was raised in Arkansas, where he was active in scouting and in the Assembly of God church....
Brandon Mcarthur
Sep 25, 2016
Brandon Levi "Brother" McArthur died Sunday, September 25, 2016, at his home in Jackson. His parents, BJ and Lisa, and sister, Brittany, were by his side. Brandon struggled since birth, with A-T, a rare neurodegenerative, recessive genetic disease, causing progressive loss of muscle control, immune system problems, and a high rate of cancer, which Brandon was diagnosed with March...
Rodney Edward Truax
Sep 25, 2016
Rodney Edward Truax, 79, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Rodney was born Apr. 9, 1937 in Egan, LA the son of the late George E. and Beulah Marie (Scanlan) Truax. He and Lillie Sue Hancock were married June 6, 1966 in Memphis. She passed away Dec....
Ellouise Mae Siebert
Sep 25, 2016
Ellouise Mae Siebert, age 84, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born, September 25, 1932 in Gordonville, daughter of Albert and Frieda Graden Gerecke. She and Freeman Siebert were married June 20, 1950 at Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville. He passed away May 8. 2006....
Verna J. Downen
Sep 23, 2016
Verna J. Downen, 73, of Scott City, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016, at the home of a granddaughter in Cape Girardeau.
She was born June 6, 1943, in Advance, Missouri, to John H. and Ethel P. McDowell Long. She and Eddie Downen were married January 16, 1983. They had been married 33 years when Eddie passed...

Valerie Margaret Marler
Sep 21, 2016
Valerie Margaret Marler, age 81, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau.
She was born October 19, 1934, in Bonne Terre, Missouri, daughter of Percy Leon and Margaret Sarah McDaniel Faenger. She and Farrell Wayne Marler were married May 3, 1957 in Bonne Terre. He passed away April 14, 1994....
Donald E. Borgfield
Sep 19, 2016
Donald E. Borgfield, 79, of Jackson, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born Nov. 3, 1936, in Jackson, to Edwin and Esther Kasten Borgfield. He and June E. Schneider were married July 13, 1958, at Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville.
Don was a lifetime member...
Bonnie Clardy
Sep 16, 2016
Bonnie "Boots" Dee Clardy, 95, of Jackson passed away September 16, 2016 at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson, surrounded by family.
She was born February 23, 1921 in Millersville, MO daughter of Burette and Addie Mae Robins Brown. She and William Paul Clardy were married December 31, 1935 in Whitewater. They had been married nearly 55...
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