Gerald Lee Wachter
Oct 30, 2016
Gerald Lee Wachter, age 55 of Cape Girardeau, passed away after a short battle with cancer Sunday, October 30, 2016 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau,.
He was born February 14, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, son of Eugene H. and Lavern Schmidt Wachter. He and Brenda Dubs were married March 12 1984.
Gerald was baptized...
Ladonna E. Blechle
Oct 26, 2016
LaDonna E. Blechle, 86, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born October 4, 1930, in Randles, Missouri, to Cecil and Opal Moore Bond. She and Glenwood Blechle were married July 14, 1950, in Cape Girardeau. They had been married nearly 62 years when he passed away...
John David Cook
Oct 25, 2016
John David Cook, age 53, of St. Louis passed Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Jefferson Barracks VA Medical Center in St. Louis.
He was born September 28, 1963 in Patuxent River, MD Naval Air Base, son of Odell R. "Dick" and Eula "Bernice" Younger Cook.
John was a 1981 graduate of Jackson High School. He...
Richard D. Kester
Oct 25, 2016
Richard Kester, 73, of Gordonville passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2016, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born August 10, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, son of Herman Rudolph and Augusta Minnie Ahrens Kester. Richard was raised on the family farm near Friedheim. He was Baptized and Confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church and attended school at Oak...
John “J. E.” Hagans
Oct 21, 2016
John E. "J.E." Hagans, 96, of Jackson, passed away Friday, October 21, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He will be greatly missed at the Veterans Home, where he resided the past 9 years.
He was the son of Ernst and Betty Haid Hagans, born January 5, 1920 in Wilton, Missouri. He lived most...
Laverl Lee Ussery
Oct 20, 2016
Laverl Lee Ussery, age 69, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016 at his home.
He was born November 27, 1946 in Oriole, Mo, the son of Everett and Gusta Ilene McClard Ussery. He and Lana Lunsford were married September 8, 1964.
Laverl was employed 49 years in commercial barge traffic and was...
J. T. Haimes
Oct 18, 2016
J T "Bo" Haimes, 90, of Millersville, MO, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born October 28, 1925, in Strugis, MS, son of Henry Clay and Mary Ila Taylor Haimes. He and Freeda Brooks were married December 18, 1949. She passed away January 27, 2004.
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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....
