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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Alvin L. Gann
Nov 7, 2016
Alvin Leslie Gann, 87, of Jackson, MO, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 at
Monticello House in Jackson, MO.
He was born August 16, 1929, in Elvins, MO, son of Robert L. and Beulah W. Stricklin Gann. He and Sally (Pender) Youngblood were married April 19, 1981.
Alvin graduated from Elvins High School...
Ronald W. Worl
Nov 6, 2016
Ronald W. Worl, 79, of Scott City passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016 at The Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, MO.
He was born May 29, 1937, in Englewood, CO, son of Ernest and Cora Smith Worl. He and Anita A. Kendall were married July 19, 1957 in Cortez, CO.
Ronald was a gifted athlete,...
Helen E. Crites
Nov 4, 2016
Helen Elanore Crites, age 98 of Jackson, passed away Friday, November 4, 2016 in the same home in which she was born in rural Jackson.
She was born November 7, 1917 daughter of Gale W. and Zula Z. Dockins Wilkinson. She and Robert L "Bob" Crites were married November 7, 1941 in Jackson. He passed away February...
Andy Anderson
Nov 4, 2016
Robert "Andy" Anderson, 83, of Jackson, passed away Friday, November 4, 2016, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home.
He was born December 9, 1932, in Orchard, Iowa, to David and Rosa Britton Anderson. He and Linda R. Brown-Sterling were married December 11, 1992, in Columbia, Missouri.
Andy was raised in Iowa and was a graduate of...
Faye Sandusky
Nov 3, 2016
Juanita "Faye" Sandusky, 74, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016, at her home in Jackson.
She was born July 10, 1942, in Caraway, Arkansas, to Sylvester and Marie Mitts Ross. She and Robert "Bob" Sandusky were married September 3, 1966, in Saugatuck, Michigan.
Faye and Bob lived many years in Sikeston, moving to Jackson in...
Norman Tucker
Nov 2, 2016
Norman N. Tucker, Sr., 87, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at his home in Jackson.
He was born March 25, 1929, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to Leslie A. and Erna K. Koeppel Tucker.
He was a 1947 graduate of Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau, and an honorably discharged veteran of...
Deborah Myers
Nov 2, 2016
Deborah Fall Myers, age 63 of Oak Ridge, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at her home, after a short fight with cancer.
She was born September 23, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Jack Lee and Carole Jo Crites Byrd. She and David L. Myers were married July 3, 1970 in the former Oak Ridge Methodist...
Debra Kelley
Nov 1, 2016
Debra K. Kelley, 55, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at her home.
She was born September 30, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Harold Lee and Marilyn McDowell Bollinger. She and Steven Kelley were married July 29, 2010, in Cape Girardeau.
Debra worked many years for the Cape Girardeau Public Works Department...
Nina Fay Reed
Oct 31, 2016
Nina Fay Reed, 72, of Jackson, passed away Monday, October 31, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born May 20, 1944, to Herman Farris and Lillie Bell Duboise Woodall. She and Rick Reed were married October 1, 1983, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
Nina was a 1962 graduate of Dexter High...
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...
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