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Johnny Newell, Jr
Oct 11, 2015
Johnny Wayne Newell, Jr., 48, of Oak Ridge, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born May 2, 1967, in Cape Girardeau, son of Johnny W. and Christine Edwards Newell, Sr.
Johnny attended Jackson High School. He worked 10 years for Mr. Muffler in Cape Girardeau,...
Dorothy Jean Gerecke
Oct 10, 2015
Dorothy Jean Gerecke, age 84, gained her angel wings, Saturday, October 10, 2015 at her home in Jackson.
She was born October 30, 1930 near Fruitland, daughter of Clarence H. and Edna Eakins Borgfield. Dorothy married Chester A. Gerecke on October 7, 1948. He preceded her in death on March 14, 1995.
Dorothy was a...
Rev. Albert Nyland
Oct 10, 2015
Rev. Albert F. Nyland, III, 87, formerly of Jackson, Missouri, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2015, at his home in Fishers, Indiana.
He was born August 29, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, to Albert F. and Elly J. Lunde Nyland, II. He was a 1946 graduate of Fenger High School in Chicago, and a 1950 graduate of Carthage...
Carla C. James
Oct 8, 2015
Carla C. James, 59, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015, at her home in Jackson.
She was born May 15, 1956, to Roy “Mann” E. and Mary Louise Grimes James.
She attended Jackson High School and was of the Pentecostal faith.
Loving survivors include four daughters: Stacy "Nicky" Heider and children Paige, Melinda,...
Helen Suddarth
Oct 7, 2015
Helen Deloris Suddarth, 94, of Jackson, was called to her heavenly home Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born October 1, 1921 in New Columbia, Illinois to Ernest and Gladys Morgan Harper. She and Roy S. Suddarth were married April 23, 1940 in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Helen was employed at the...
Fred Mclard
Oct 7, 2015
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Clomer Harrell Lannom
Oct 5, 2015
Clomer Harrell Lannom, 91, of Jackson passed away Monday, October 5, 2015 at his home.
He was born June 30, 1924, in Bradford, Tennessee, son of Clomer L. and Pauline Davis Lannom. He and Velma Lou Carr were married December 24, 1946 in Trenton, Tennessee. She passed away June 22, 2011.
Clomer served in the...
James Eldon “Jimmy” Reddick, Jr
Oct 4, 2015
James Eldon "Jimmy" Reddick Jr, 62, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015 in Cape Girardeau.
He was born March 26, 1953 in Camp Atterbury, IN, The son of James Eldon and Luanna (Martin) Reddick Sr. He and Jan Rhodes were married August 19, 2009 in Cape Girardedau.
Jimmy was a professional musician...
Mary Zeller
Oct 3, 2015
Mary Zeller, 82, of Jackson passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Jackson Manor.
She was born September 7, 1933, in rural Jackson, daughter of Richard C. and Addie Adkins Martin. She and Glenn E. Zeller were married November 27, 1954 in Jackson.
Mary was a 1951 graduate of Jackson High School. Shortly after she...
Peggy Lee Mcclard
Oct 1, 2015
Peggy Lee McClard, 86, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015, at Chateau Girardeau Nursing Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born Anny Auguste Ottilie Hidde, March 18, 1929, in Berlin, Germany, to August and Ida Sophie Marie Sandhoff Hidde. A victim and survivor of WW II, she and Sgt. Arlee McClard were married March...
Jerry Mudge
Sep 29, 2015
Gerald “Jerry” Ray Mudge, 64, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
Jerry was born July 16, 1951, in Ironton, Missouri, to Melvin and Dorothy Mudge. He graduated from Jackson High School in 1970.
He and Brenda Bollinger were married June 14, 2003.
Jerry was employed...
Raymond “Ray” E. Pensel
Sep 28, 2015
Raymond E. "Ray" Pensel, 81, of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
Ray, the second son of Louis and Edna Kasten Pensel, was born in the family home in Cape Girardeau County on June 17, 1934. On Feb. 20, 1960, he married Mary Ann Feezor in Memorial Methodist Church...
Clyde Bridges
Sep 28, 2015
James Clyde Bridges, 90, of Jackson, passed away Monday, September 28, 2015 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, where he had been a resident since June of 2014.
He was born August 29, 1925, in Scopus, Missouri, son of Columbus Palmer and Lillie Mae Drum Bridges. He and Maxine Welker were married April 12, 1946...
Erma Johannes
Sep 21, 2015
Erma L. Johannes, 74, of Jackson passed away Monday, September 21, 2015 at St. Anthony's de Greeff Hospice House in St. Louis, after a courageous 53 year battle with Crohn's disease.
She was born July 24, 1941, in St. Louis, daughter of Charles Edwin and Betty Mae Goforth Jumper. She and James M. Johannes were married August...

Carl D. Hamilton
Sep 19, 2015
Carl D. Hamilton, 76, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2015, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born October 11, 1938, in Cape Girardeau County, to Hershel and Alfreda Dickerson Hamilton. He and Nelda Jean Friese were married March 31, 1979, in Millersville.
Carl served in the U.S. Navy from 1955...

Max Hockle, Jr
Sep 19, 2015
Max Edward Hockle, Jr., 88, of Jackson, passed away peacefully at home on September 19, 2015.
He was born May 7, 1927, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to Max and Ozetta Mackey Hockle. He is survived by a daughter, Cheri of Hayden, Idaho; a brother, Joe (Joann) of St. Louis; a sister, Pauline of St. Louis; and numerous nieces,...

James “Jim” Meyer
Sep 17, 2015
James "Jim" Meyer, 77, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 at his home.
McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson was in charge of arrangements.
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Liam Warren Patrick
Sep 16, 2015
Liam Warren Patrick, was still born on Sept. 16, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was the son of Douglas Patrick and Megan McMurry. Loving survivors include his parents, his maternal grandparents, Roger and Marguerite McMurry; his paternal grandparents, Larry and Sherry Patrick; an uncle, Charles (Samantha) Patrick; and an aunt, Holly (Chris) Perry. A...
Doris F. Blaylock Jones
Sep 15, 2015
Doris F. Blaylock-Jones, 92, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015.
She was born October 26, 1922, in Perry County, Missouri.
She is survivied by two sons, Steve (Martha) Bollinger of Durham, North Carolina and their children Todd and Matthew; Sid (Lee) Bollinger of Sedgewickville and their children Ryan, Dan, Cole; and nine great-grandchildren....
Clarence ‘Pete” Jaco
Sep 13, 2015
Clarence E. "Pete" Jaco, 85, of Jackson passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born October 21, 1929, in Jackson, son of Ferdinand and Claudina Balsman Jaco. He and Margaret June Holding were married June 23, 1951 in Antioch, California.
Pete grew up in Jackson and...
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