Obituaries

Feb 5, 2016

William "Bill" J. Noce, 80, of Burfordville, passed away Friday, February 5, 2016 at his home. He was born July 3, 1935 in Red River township, Arkansas, son of Tony W. and Ruby L. Gray Noce.

He married Susan Provençal on December 16, 1972 in Clinton, Massachusetts. Bill was a 1955 graduate of Jackson High School. He...

Feb 5, 2016

Pastor Johnny L. Seabaugh, 82, of Jackson passed away Friday, February 5, 2016 at his home.

He was born December 16, 1933, in Perryville, Missouri, son of Elmer H. and Opal A. Reynolds Seabaugh. He and Jean Gibbons were married May 16, 1954.

Pastor Johnny was a 1951 graduate of Jackson High School. As a...

Feb 4, 2016

Laura Ann Henry, 62, passed away peacefully, Thursday, February 4, 2016, at her home near Millersville.

She was born July 24, 1953, in Oakland, California, to John and Hanna Holman O'Neill. She and Steve Henry were married December 1, 1979, in Bloomfield, Missouri.

Laura was a 1971 graduate of Jackson High School and a 1975...

Jan 31, 2016

Nelson Leroy "Pops" Elbrecht, 79, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 3, 1936 the son of Norbert and Ruby Dambach Elbrecht. He and Marga Vogentanz Hobeck were married Feb. 29, 1988.

Nelson or "Pops" as he was known was inducted in the U....

Jan 30, 2016

ShermaDene McCarty, 79, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at her home. She was born July 22, 1936, in St. Louis, the daughter of Everett and Mary Wilson Wilkinson. Sherma was the wife of Master Sgt. Darrel McCarty, who was the U.S. Air Force Chapel Manager for 22 years. She, too, was very active in the Chapel...

Jan 29, 2016

Robert Dean "Bob" Dumey, 84, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016, at his home in Jackson.

He was born December 9, 1931, in Sandy Ridge, Missouri, to Linus and Fern Williams Dumey. He was a 1950 graduate of Chaffee High School and served honorably in the U.S. Navy.

Robert and Mary E. McElyea were married...

Jan 29, 2016

Bobbie D. Grim, 84, of Dexter, died Friday, January 29, 2016, at John J. Pershing Medical Center in Poplar Bluff.

He served honorably in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

Military honors will be observed at 11 a.m., Thursday, February 11, 2016, at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.

Cremation accorded...

Jan 28, 2016

Dorothy L. Mayfield, 88, of Jackson passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 at Woodland Hills A Stonebridge Community in Marble Hill, Missouri.

She was born August 22, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Volla "V.C." and Maude Kasten Friedrich. She and Juel Dean Mayfield were married February 12, 1949 in Piggott, Arkansas. He passed away October 8,...

Jan 28, 2016

Vincent L. LaJoie of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born August 1, 1955 in Cape Girardeau, son of John L. and Lillian McGee LaJoie. Vincent married Cathie Y. Seabaugh June 14, 1979.

Vincent was of the Catholic faith. He was a graduate...

Jan 27, 2016

Richard Allan Morgan, 86, of Cape Girardeau passed on to his heavenly home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born December 24, 1929, in Cape Girardeau, to Thomas O. and Ida Idell Kinder Morgan. He grew up in Whitewater, Missouri, and graduated from Delta...

Jan 24, 2016

Ora "Bart" Eaton, 87, of Jackson passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Southeast Hospital.

He was born March 15, 1928, in Cutler, IL, son of Barton and Lue King Eaton. He and Ruth Vaughn Eaton were married December 7, 1952.

Bart was a member of Immaculate Conception Church and the Knights of Columbus in...

Jan 22, 2016

Diana Joyce (Cheatham) Pierson, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away on Friday, January 22, 2016 following a courageous battle against pancreatic cancer. She was 70 years old.

Diana was born in 1945 to Nina Evelyn (Burton-Cheatham) Piper. She grew up in Murphysboro, Illinois and graduated from Murphysboro Township High School in 1963. In...

Jan 22, 2016

Betty JoAnn Emmons, 82, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 at her home.

She was born May 7, 1933 in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Alvin and Bertha Siebert Hoffmeister.

JoAnn was a member of the last class to graduate from the Central High School when it was in the old Schultz school...

Jan 22, 2016

Jack "JJ' McCall, 61, of Sedgewickville, MO passed away Wed. Jan. 20, 2016 at his home. He was born Jan 22, 1954, in Marble Hill, MO, son of Ora and Alfredia Mae Woods McCall. He and Neena C. Weston were married Nov. 11, 1972 in Jackson, MO.

Jack was a 1972 graduate of Jackson High School. He...

Jan 21, 2016

Tony Curtis Myracle, age 59 of Jackson, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016 at his home. He was born Deccember 1, 1956, in Bonne Terre, MO, son of Curtis L. and Beulah P. "Boots" Willis Myracle.

Loving survivors include a special friend, Nancy Huber of the home, two step children, Dana Williams and Lindsey (Matthew) Isaacs; two...

Jan 19, 2016

Kenneth R. Brown, 84, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

One of five children, Kenneth was born October 14, 1931, in Jackson, to George R. and Rosebud Shaner Brown. Rosebud passed away a few weeks after Kenneth's birth, and his paternal aunt, Betty Brown, raised him on the family...

Jan 15, 2016

Bobby Gene Scholz, 83, of Jackson, passed away Friday, January 15, 2016, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.

One of nine children, Bob was born March 21, 1932, in Whitewater, Missouri, to William "Bill" and Cora "Edith" Snell Scholz. He and Betty "Joan" Proffer were married September 23, 1953. They had been married nearly 62...

Jan 14, 2016

William Miller "Bill" Craiglow, 94 of Cape Girardeau, passed away January 14, 2016 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born October 1, 1921, in Neelys Landing, Missouri, son of Cleat and Cornelia Carmack Craiglow. He and Velma Marie McLard were married November 26, 1950. She passed away February 15, 2008.

Bill...

Jan 9, 2016

Kathleen L. Conklin, 86, of Jackson passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016 at her home.

She was born April 2, 1929, in Keokuk County, Iowa, daughter of Peter and Leona Kanke Heisdorffer. She and Paul Conklin were married January 9, 1948. He passed away January 22, 2007.

Kathleen was a member of Emanuel United Church...

Jan 8, 2016

Bobby Wayne Cooper, 46 of Marble Hill, Missouri died Friday, January 8, 2016 at his home.

He was born August 15, 1969 in Jefferson City, Missouri, son of Robert L. and Paula J. Self Cooper. He and Tammy Hewitt were married August 5, 1991.

Friends may call from 2-3 p.m. on Friday, January 15, 2016...