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Glenda Marie (Propst) Gohn
Nov 28, 2024
Glenda Marie Gohn, 94, of Jackson passed away November 28, 2024, at her home. She was born on July 20, 1930, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Troy and Lunda Hartle Propst. She and David Gohn were married on August 3, 1952, in Cape Girardeau. Glenda was a 1948 graduate of Cape Central High School. She worked for Jackson Exchange...
Thomas Joseph Matthews
Nov 27, 2024
Thomas Joseph Matthews II, 63, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast. He was born September 21, 1961, in Knob Noster, Missouri, son of Thomas Joseph and Bertha Ellen Stinnett Matthews I, Joe was the oldest of four siblings. Joe's earlier years were spent in Missouri, followed by a move to the Houston,...
Melvin R Campbell
Nov 26, 2024
Melvin Ray "Sonny" Campbell, 79, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson, Missouri.
He was born July 14, 1945, near Wardell, Missouri, to Samuel Sr. and Georgianna Murry Campbell. In his teenage years, Sonny accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior. He attended high school in Portageville and...
Carolyn Lorene (Bowers) Bramlett
Nov 25, 2024
Carolyn Lorene (Bowers) Bramlett, 75, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Thayer, Missouri, passed away Monday, November 25, 2024, at her home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born February 25, 1949, in Thayer, Missouri, to Charley William and Margaret Louise (Brazeal) Bowers.
Carolyn was a graduate of Thayer High School. She then earned an Associate Degree...

Jerry Seabaugh
Nov 19, 2024
Jerry Wayne Seabaugh, 75, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at his home. He was born March 4, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of Ernest and Virginia Masterson Seabaugh. He and Deborah Stearns were married on September 18, 1971. Jerry enjoyed hunting, fishing, watching TV and relaxing with his family. Loving survivors include his wife, Deborah Seabaugh...
Lorene Marie (Peetz) Gross
Nov 19, 2024
Lorene Marie Gross, 88, of Perryville, formerly of Gordonville, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau.
She was born February 27, 1936, in Gordonville, to Joseph and Wilhelminia "Minnie" Voges Peetz. She was baptized April 10, 1936, and confirmed April 2, 1950, at St. James United Church of Christ in Tilsit....
David Johnson
Nov 16, 2024
"One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.” – Psalm 27:4
Pastor David Johnson, age 73, finished his battle with cancer November...
Kimberly Dawn (Welker) Younce
Nov 15, 2024
Kimberly Dawn (Welker) Younce, 51, of Jackson and formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away unexpectedly Friday, November 15, 2024, at her home.
Kim was a 1992 graduate of Jackson High School. She worked several years at Burger King before retiring due to becoming disabled. Kim was raised and attended New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson before...
Rebecca Sue (Littleton) Puchbauer
Nov 12, 2024
Rebecca Sue "Becky" Puchbauer, age 61, of Perryville, formerly of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. Becky fought a courageous battle with multiple myeloma cancer. The family extends their sincere gratitude to Crown Hospice for the compassionate care and friendship extended to Becky in recent months. She was born December 16,...
Thelma A (Sticht) Haertling
Nov 11, 2024
Thelma A. Haertling, 87, of Jackson passed away Monday, November 11, 2024, at the Monticello House. She was born September 10, 1937, in Farrar, Missouri, daughter of August and Paula Stelling Sticht. She and Willis G. Haertling were married on October 20, 1956, at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. They were married for 64 years when he passed on...
Gary Lee Martin
Nov 9, 2024
Gary Lee "Digger" Martin, 68, of Millersville passed away Saturday, November 9, 2024, at his home. He was born November 29, 1955, in Bloomfield, son of Elmer and Vadola Overton Martin. He and Lois DeSpain were married on March 22, 1991, in Puxico. Gary was a 1974 graduate of Puxico High School. He was the first driver for Hull...
Diane Marie (Rohde) Mangels
Nov 7, 2024
Diane Marie Mangels, 70, of Jackson, formerly of Friedheim, Missouri, passed away Thursday, November 7, 2024, at her home.
The third of three children, she was born June 1, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, to Adolph and Gertrude Oehl Rohde. She was baptized June 1, 1954, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Her confirmation was April 7, 1968,...
Velda Ray (Hand) Price
Nov 2, 2024
Velda Ray Price, 94, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born September 5, 1930, in Perryville, Missouri. She was a graduate of Perryville High School, where she played pitcher on the girls’ softball team.
Velda and Robert S. “Bob” Price were married...
Leta Betty (Vasterling) Leadbetter
Nov 2, 2024
Leta Betty Leadbetter , 92, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2024, at her home.
She was born June 18, 1932, in Perry County, Missouri, to Martin and Amanda Olga Sander Vasterling. She and Ervin Leadbetter were married November 25, 1950. They had been married nearly 50 years when Ervin passed away May 11, 2000.
...Harold Lee Kasten
Oct 31, 2024
Harold Lee Kasten, 95, of Tilsit passed away Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. The second of five children, Harold was born Feb. 27, 1929, in Cape Girardeau to Oscar Walter and Ella Lydia Neumeyer Kasten. Harold was a 1946 graduate of Jackson High School. He was inducted into the U.S. Army on...
Raymond Joseph Obermann
Oct 31, 2024
Raymond Joseph Obermann, 58, of Jackson passed away Thursday, October 31, 2024, at home. He was born on December 22, 1965, in Cape Girardeau, son of Elmer and Corena Jansen Obermann. He and Lori Ann Horrell were married on April 16, 1988. Ray was a 1984 graduate of Delta high school. He worked for many years for the Little...
Donald Eugene Rees
Oct 31, 2024
Donald Eugene Rees, 92, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2024, at Villas of Jackson. Don was born December 2,1931, in Glennonville, Missouri, to Elbert and Gracey Cossey Rees. After graduating from high school, he left the bootheel cotton fields to join the Navy, where he served honorably from October 5, 1951, to July 15, 1955. During his...
James Edward Beggs
Oct 29, 2024
James Edward "Jim" Beggs, 91, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born February 22, 1933, in Scott City, son of the late Barney and Ora Greenlee Beggs. Jim served in the United States Army during the Korean War from April 1953 to April 1955. He was a...
Billy O Watson
Oct 27, 2024
Billy Owen Watson, aged 92, passed away peacefully on October 27th, at his home in Jackson. He was born on November 8, 1931, in Charleston Missouri, to Willie and Julia Watson. He attended school in East Prairie. He married to Deborah Biler Watson on October 22,1988. Billy will be missed by all those who knew and loved him as...
Barbara Lee (Schreiner) Wendel
Oct 27, 2024
Barbara Lee Wendel, 91, of Jackson passed away peacefully on October 27, surrounded by family. Barbara was born October 2, 1933, in Jackson to Roy and Nellie Williams Schreiner. She worked at Florsheim shoes, where she met her husband, Bobby Wendel. She and Bobby were married on August 2, 1952, in Jackson. He preceded her in death on April...
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