Obituaries

Mar 23, 2024

Delma Dean Weiss, 81, of Gordonville, passed away peacefully with family by her side, Saturday, March 23, 2024, at her home. She was born August 31, 1942, in Cape Girardeau to Oscar LeRoy "Pete" & Verna "Hazel" (Duncan) Goehman. She married Thomas Albert Weiss March 27, 1961, in Cape Girardeau. Delma was a 1961 graduate of Jackson High School....

Mar 19, 2024

Penny Gail King, 60, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in the Intensive Care Unit of S.S.M. St. Clare in Fenton, Missouri.  She had been transferred from Cape Girardeau to Fenton after suffering from a stroke at home on Monday evening.

Penny was born July 31, 1963, in Cape Girardeau, to Donald E. and June...

Mar 19, 2024

Rev. Janet Sue Hopkins, 77, formerly of Burfordville, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the home she and Leo shared near Advance, Missouri. She was born February 5, 1947, to Clyde and Winifred "Winnie" Golden Sides. Janet attended Jackson High School. She and Terry Hopkins were married August 21, 1970, and they shared a wonderful life. They...

Mar 19, 2024

Walter Rudolf Kutscher, Jr., 82 of Jackson, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. He passed away at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, where he resided for the past few years. The first born child of Walter R. Kutscher, Sr. and Agatha (Schlimpert) Kutscher was born at home in Seelitz (Perry Co.), Mo, on March...

Mar 17, 2024

Thomas Michael Priest, 73, of Jackson passed away Sunday March 17,2024 at his home. He was born January 8, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, son of George Priest and Leota Dillingham Priest. Tom honorably served in the US Army from May 1971 till December 1972. He was an owner operator of a dump truck business for many years. Loving survivors...

Mar 16, 2024

Rose Helen Pair, age 79, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Mercy Southeast in Cape Girardeau. She was born February 6, 1945 in Cape Girardeau the daughter of Andrew Antone "Andy" and Colletta Rose Westrich Seyer. She married William Edward "Wilson" Pair October 27, 1972. He preceded her in death April 4, 1981. Rose was...

Mar 14, 2024

Barbara Diane Wendel, 80, of Jackson passed away Thursday March 14, 2024, at her home. She was born December 18,1943 in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Raymond and Mary Walker Stueve. She and Charles Wendel were married September 21, 1962. He preceded her in death on July 6, 2020. Barbara worked for Ralph Edwards and then retired from Thorngate. Loving...

Mar 13, 2024

Charles William Elfrink, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at Cotton Point Living Center in Matthews, MO. He was born February 2, 1940, in Leopold, MO to the late Leo and Minnie Nenninger Elfrink. Charles was an avid hunter and crappie fisherman. In his youth, he enjoyed baseball as well. Charles was member of St....

Mar 12, 2024

Barbara Jean Kellum, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to service time Saturday, March 23, at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Cornell Braxton will conduct the funeral service at noon Saturday, March 23, at the funeral home. Interment will...

Mar 10, 2024

Timothy Noel Jordan, 74, of Owensboro, passed away on March 10, 2024, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born August 13, 1949, in Carrollton, Illinois, to the late Mary Virginia Clep Jordan and Clifton F. Jordan, Sr. Noel is a Navy veteran and was a retired Pastor from Goshen Baptist Church. He was currently a member of Walnut...

Mar 9, 2024

Donald L Jeffries Sr., 70, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, March 9, 2024 at his home. He was born March 28, 1953 in Stanford, Kentucky, to the late Howard and Martha Ellis Jeffries. He and Annette Robertson were married in Carson City, NV on January 29, 1977. Donald grew up in Hustonville, KY before enlisting in the Air...

Mar 8, 2024

Mary Lee Sander, 76, of Millersville, passed away Friday, March 8, 2024, with her family at her side.

She was born April 6, 1947, to Odie and Dorothy Garland Cook. She and Jerry Sander were married February 19, 1965, near Scopus, Missouri.

She retired from housekeeping at Southeast Hospital, and previously worked at the International...

Mar 7, 2024

Alan Wayne Ervin, 70, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2024, at his residence. He was born September 16, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, to Roscoe and Roberta Ripetoo Ervin. He married Resa Lynn Bennett on April 5, 1970. She preceded him in death on February 13, 2023. Alan and Resa lived a full life of travel due to...

Mar 6, 2024

Phyllis Elaine Helt, 84, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2024, with family at her side.

She was born November 3, 1939, in Jackson County, Illinois, daughter of Henry C. and Dora Sims Born.

Phyllis worked 30 years at Choate Mental Health in Anna, Illinois, where she was the first female to work in...

Mar 5, 2024

Evelyn L. Kasten, 96, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born August 11, 1927, in Pocahontas, to Oscar E. and Elsa Gerler Rauh. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Missouri, also the church of her marriage...

Mar 3, 2024

Rose Mary Asher, 90, of Jackson passed away Sunday March 3, 2024, at Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born September 26, 1933, in Oak Ridge, daughter of William "Bill" and Katie M Dickerson Drum. She and Delmar Asher were married on December 23, 1950, in Jackson. He preceded her in death on July 29, 1990. Rose...

Mar 2, 2024

Sheila Dawn Reynolds, 67, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri died Saturday, March 2, 2024, at her home. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. A private ceremony will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangement entrusted to McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Mar 2, 2024

Melba Moore, 88, of Sedgewickville passed away Saturday March 2, 2024, at St. Francis Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 16, 1935, in Rector, Arkansas, daughter of Wayne and Mary Treva Parrish Patterson. She and Kelly Paul Jones were married on December 24, 1953. He preceded her in death on April 9, 1978. Melba graduated...

Feb 28, 2024

Imogene Seabaugh, 95, of Jackson passed away Wednesday February 28, 2024, at The Arbors at Capetown in Cape Girardeau.

She was born January 1, 1929, in Winfield, Mo, daughter of John Virgil and Grace Mary Crites Gallup.  She and Joseph Seabaugh were married August 12, 1957, in St Albans, NY. He passed away on December 6, 2010....

Feb 27, 2024

Hazel Yount, 95, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 27, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan, to Charles and Sophia Mehringer Stowe. She and Homer Edward Yount were married Nov. 27, 1960, in Pensacola, Florida, and he passed away Dec. 28, 2000. Hazel grew up in Michigan, graduating from high school...