Obituaries

May 28, 2023

Burna Dean Walker, 91, of Jackson passed away Sunday, May 28, 2023 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. She was born February 13, 1932 near Neely's Landing, daughter of August Edward and Louise Hesse Ackman. She and Chester Walker were married April 6, 1948. He preceded her in death January 10, 1980. Burna was a long time member of...

May 27, 2023

Joseph Frank Hercik, 73 of Oak Ridge, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2023 after battling several illnesses. Joe was born January 6, 1950 in Elgin, Illinois the son of Frank and Bernice Georgette Fritz Hercik. He married Beverly Ann Hahs October 17, 1970 in Elgin. They later moved to the Cape Girardeau area where Joe became employed at Ford...

May 26, 2023

Janice Theresia (Voepel) Unger died on Friday, May 26, 2023. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, nurse, administrator, and friend who will long be remembered for her generous heart, compassion and care for her nursing home residents, and her unending supply of data-widget-version="348" data-widget-config="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".00 bills.

Janice was the oldest child born to Johnny and Cordy...

May 23, 2023

Len J. Joiner, 78, of Jackson passed away May 23, 2023, at his home. He was born November 8, 1944, in Lake Wales, Florida. He was the son of Joe Brown and Evelyn Green Joiner. He married Molly Buchanan on July 4, 1969. She passed away July 25, 2020 after 51 years of marriage. Len was a proud Army...

May 23, 2023

Susan Renee Bening Niswonger, 61, of Jackson lost the battle with her autoimmune disease on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born August 26, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Wayne William Bening and Draunda Jo Welker Bening. Susan was a 1979 graduate of Cape Central High School. She loved many things,...

May 23, 2023

W.J. Proffer, 63, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. W.J. was born June 10, 1959, in Cape Girardeau to J.W. and Mary Lena Tayor Proffer. He and Cheryl Decker were married on April 23, 2016, in Millersville. He worked for Rubbermaid as a mechanic for 39 years. He loved hunting, fishing, cutting...

May 22, 2023

Keith D. “Butch” Beussink, 65, of Jackson, unexpectedly passed away Monday, May 22, 2023, at his home.

He was born October 5, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, to Gilbert H. and Beulah M. Holzum Beussink.

Keith was a 1976 graduate of Notre Dame High School.  He worked 37 years at Saint Francis Medical Center and had...

May 21, 2023

Maxine D. Stevens, age 97 of Jackson and formerly of Paducah, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023 at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born October 16, 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri the daughter of Linus C. and Marie F. Milde Morton. Maxine and Lyman Junior Stevens were united in marriage April 14, 1946. They had been married...

May 21, 2023

Loretta Catherine Aufdenberg Uelsmann passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023, at her home in Jackson. She was born Nov. 11, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, to William August Henry and Ruby Augusta Fluegge Aufdenberg. She was baptized Dec. 14, 1947, and confirmed March 26, 1961, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Tilsit, Missouri. She was an 8th grade graduate of the former...

May 17, 2023

Naomi Lucille Whitlock, 73, of Chaffee, MO had her family with her when she passed away at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Naomi was born in Charleston, MO the daughter of the late Virgle and Marcella Simmons Wicker. She and Jack Whitlock united in marriage on January 16, 1970, he passed away...

May 16, 2023

Gladys F. "Faye" Cunningham, 86, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born January 10, 1937, in Jackson, to Elbert and Anna Brotherton Masters. She and Lane Cunningham were married May 30, 1977. They had been married 39 years when Lane passed away January 12, 2017. Faye was a graduate...

May 14, 2023

Sammy K. "Sam, also known to many as Dadzo" Beggs, 79, of Jackson passed away peacefully at home on May 14, 2023, after battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease. Sam was born in St. Louis on Oct. 24, 1943, son of the late Laura (nee) Ochs and William H. Beggs. Sam attended St....

May 14, 2023

Marilyn Stutts, 86, of Jackson, Missouri, formerly of Southaven, Mississippi, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, May 14, 2023.

She was born April 1, 1937, in Tilsit, Missouri, to Lawrence and Louise Roloff Kuehle.  She and Gaylon Stutts were married December 7, 1958, at Zion United Methodist Church near Gordonville, also the church of...

May 13, 2023

Bonnie Lee Stevens, 76, of Cape Girardeau, passed away, Saturday, May 13, 2023 at her home. She was born December 21, 1946, in Evansville, Indiana, daughter of Carl and Frances Alison Doneghue. She and James Stevens were married July 31, 1978 in Cape Girardeau. Bonnie graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 1987 in Cape Girardeau with a Bachelor...

May 13, 2023

Cindy Lee Suhre, 60, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

Cindy was born June 11, 1962, in Houston, TX, daughter of the late Henry and Martha Hanscom Conary Jr. She and Gary Suhre were married August 7, 1993, in Burfordville.

Cindy was a member of St....

May 11, 2023

Carol Jo Roberts, 52, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2023 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born January 19, 1971 in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Oscar Rosolee "Lee" and Essie Littleton Brotherton. She and Stuart Jason Roberts were married May 29, 2004 in Cape Girardeau. Carol was a 1989 graduate of Jackson High School and...

May 10, 2023

Shelby C. "Sheb" Stroder, age 88, of Sedgewickville, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at his home. He was born December 1, 1934, in Crump, son of Elmer "Dale" and Grace "Aline" Hosea Stroder. He and Anna Marie Hennecke were married October 12, 1956 in Cape Girardeau. In August 1957 he was inducted into the United States Army in...

May 9, 2023

David Louis Dysinger, 82, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

David was born September 19, 1940, in Delta, MO, son of the late Delmar and Pearl Kittle Dysinger.

David was a member of First Baptist Church in Jackson. He enjoyed sports, especially college basketball and the...

May 9, 2023

Nola Berniece Garner Pattengill, 98 of Ozark, Missouri, formerly of Florissant, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at the Missouri Baptist Home in Ozark. She was born February 22, 1925, at Essex, Missouri, to Wiley and Effie McArthur Garner, who preceded her in death. Nola's early years were spent in Southeast Missouri, where she graduated from Benton...

May 5, 2023

Dewey Rayford Boyd, 95, of Sikeston, passed away Friday, May 5, 2023, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

Dewey was born October 13, 1927, in Avon, MO, son of the late Thomas A. and Etta Johnson Boyd. He and Eleanor Jackson Short were married in 1995. She preceded him in death on December 1, 2022.