Marilyn Marie (Sperling) Whitmore
Aug 2, 2024
Marilyn M. Whitmore, 87, of Jackson, passed away Friday, August 2, 2024, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau.
She was born October 23, 1936, in Cape Girardeau, to Otto and Sarah Ford Sperling. She was a 1954 graduate of Jackson High School.
She married Robert L. “Bob” McLemore. They had five children, and lived in...
Rick Allen Murphy
Jul 30, 2024
Rick Murphy, 70, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at his home. He was born January 18, 1954, in Sacramento, CA to the late Hubert and Helen Clark Murphy. He and Patricia Jean Spencer were married on July 1, 2000, in Scott City Mo. Upon graduation Rick enlisted in the United States Air Force serving honorably...
Michael "Mike" Bruce Evans
Jul 24, 2024
Michael "Mike" Bruce Evans, age 73 of Jackson, died at his home Wednesday, July 24, 2024. He was born August 1, 1950 in Cape Girardeau the son of Joseph Harold "Slim" and Gertrude Dunz Evans. Mike married Joan Marie Thanel November 22, 1974. Mike was well known for his roofing business "Michael Evans Roofing", his good looks, and his...
David Wayne Amelunke
Jul 24, 2024
Our good and faithful servant, David Wayne Amelunke, 62, was called to his heavenly home on Wednesday, July 24, at Fontainbleau Lodge, surrounded by loved ones. The third child and only son, David was born January 15, 1962, in Cape Girardeau, to Herman Oscar and Virginia Lee Eaton Amelunke. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in...
Jerry Neal Morton
Jul 23, 2024
Jerry Neal Morton, 88, of Jackson passed away on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at his home. He was born September 5, 1935, in Jackson, the son of Ed and Hester Medlock Morton. He and Linda Stearns were married on August 5, 1961, in Scott City. Jerry worked 37 years at Lenco and retired from the Parks Department of the...
June (Kurre) Oehl
Jul 22, 2024
Elda June Oehl, 86, of Friedheim, passed away Monday, July 22, 2024, at her home.
Born June 28, 1938, in Daisy, Missouri, to Alonzo Eric and Ella Elsie Hobeck Kurre, June was the oldest of three children. She was a 1956 graduate of Oak Ridge High School and served as class president.
She was baptized...
Michael Eugene Sides
Jul 22, 2024
Michael "Mike" Eugene Sides, 79, of Jackson passed away on Monday, July 22, 2024, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born September 6, 1944, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Clyde Hansel and Winifred Golden Sides. He and Margaret Marie Clayton were married on October 16, 1966. She passed away on November 21, 2017. Mike...
Joyce Louise (Calvert) Stinson
Jul 22, 2024
Joyce Louise Stinson, 88, of Jackson passed away Monday, July 22, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau. She was born November 6, 1935, in Gosnell Arkansas, daughter of the late Lucian Foster and Minnie Bell Powers Calvert. She and Carl Stinson were married May 21, 1954. They had been married nearly 62 years when Carl passed away...
Jeanette (Kimbel) Farrow
Jul 16, 2024
Jeanette Farrow, 83, of Pocahontas, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at her home.
Born July 22, 1940, in Cape Girardeau County, to Benjamin and Sybil “Marie” Carmack Kimbel.
Jeanette and John W. Farrow were married October 11, 1960, in Cape Girardeau. They had been married 58 years when John passed away January 19, 2019....
Robert "Bob" Ray Lohman
Jul 15, 2024
Robert Ray "Bob" Lohman, 77, of Jackson passed away Monday, July 15, 2024, at his home. He was born August 13, 1946, in Cape Girardeau, son of Wilbert "Wib" and Anna Dean Riemann Lohman. He and Debra Montgomery were married on March 2, 1975, and then remarried on June 20, 2007. Bob was a 1964 graduate of Jackson High...
Rev. Gerald Lynne Turner
Jul 11, 2024
Rev. Gerald L. “Jerry” Turner, 91, of Marble Hill, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.
He was born January 2, 1933, in Shelby County, Missouri, to Wade G. and Naoma Mae Bruce Turner. Jerry was a 1950 graduate of Shelbina (Missouri) High School.
Jerry was inducted...
Valeria Ella Dine (Zoellner) Tuschhoff
Jul 11, 2024
Valeria E. "Val" Tuschhoff, age 89 of Jackson, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024, at the Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau.
She was born November 28, 1934, the daughter of Gustave William and Mathilda Pohlman Zoellner. Val married Norman Gene Tuschhoff July 18, 1953, in Altenburg, Missouri. He died May 19, 2013.
Val attended the...
Fred Hiram Craft
Jul 11, 2024
Fred H. Craft passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024, at his home after a valiant battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was born September 8, 1955, in Cape Girardeau, MO, son of Junior and Laura Medlock Craft. He and Julia Brunke were married on May 1, 1976, at New Bethel Baptist Church near Pocahontas, MO. Fred was a 1973 graduate...
Michael Keith "Mike" Waller
Jul 10, 2024
Michael Keith "Mike" Waller, affectionately known as "Walley" passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
Born November 26, 1949, in St. Louis, Missouri, to William C. and Vivian E. McPeters Waller, Mike was the youngest of four sons. Shortly after Mike's birth, the family moved to Patton, Missouri.
Mike enjoyed...
Antoinette 'Toni' (Quatmann) Walters
Jul 10, 2024
Antoinette Q. "Toni" Walters, 84, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
She was born April 10, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, to Joseph Henry and Marian Haas Quatmann.
Toni was a graduate of Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau and Fontbonne College in St. Louis. She...
Vincent Carl Friedrich
Jul 8, 2024
Vincent Friedrich, 93, of Oak Ridge, Missouri, passed away peacefully Monday, July 8, 2024, at his home, with his family at his side.
Vince was born Jan. 20, 1931, near Advance, Missouri, to the late Charley and Agnes (Barker) Friedrich. Vince and his family later moved to Jackson, where he attended St. Paul Lutheran School. After moving...
Elizabeth Burns
Jul 7, 2024
Elizabeth Jenny Wilson Burns died at home, Sunday July 7, 2024. Her husband of 46 years, Chuck Burns, was at her side at the time of her passing. Liz was born May 12, 1957, in Sioux City, Iowa and was raised in Omaha, Nebraska. Liz has been a loving member of the Cape Girardeau, Missouri community since 1996. Her...
Helen Louise (Cummings) Murray
Jul 4, 2024
Helen Murray, 98, of Hillsboro, Missouri, formerly of Jackson and Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday July 4, 2024, at her home in Hillsboro Missouri. She was born January 16, 1926, in Cape Girardeau to Oral and Jessie Oguin Cummings. Helen married Delmar Murray on July 1,1946 in Piggot, Arkansas. He preceded her on February 14, 2010. Helen was a...
Nicholas Ray Moore
Jul 1, 2024
Nicholas Ray "Nicky" Moore, age 77 of Jackson, passed away Monday, July 1, 2024 at his home. He was born March 12, 1947 in Little Rock, Arkansas the son of Calvin E. and Pauline Kolb Moore. He and Deborah Ann Coker were married June 10, 1972 at the First Baptist Church in McGhee, Arkansas. Deborah passed away October 10,...
John Henry Ervin
Jul 1, 2024
John Henry Ervin, 75, of Bloomfield died Monday, July 1, 2024, at Heartland Care and Rehabilitation in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 13, 1949, in rural Daisy to Harry Wilburn and Mazie "Marie" Ervin. Survivors include a daughter, Tonya Roper of Bloomfield; son, Jack (Tasha) Ervin of Advance; daughter, Jacqueline (Michael) Hammond of St. Charles; four brothers, Louie...
