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Loretta Yovonne (Sticht)  Proffer

Loretta Yovonne (Sticht) Proffer

Dec 7, 2022

Loretta Yvonne Proffer, age 74, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Cape Care and Rehab Center Nursing Facility in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 2, 1948 in Alton, Illinois the daughter of Leo and Jerry May Dickmann Sticht. She and Billy Proffer were married May 1, 1986 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. He...

Fred O. Jones

Fred O. Jones

Dec 6, 2022

Fred O. Jones went ahead of his beloved family to check heaven out on Dec. 6 at the age of 78. Always the protector, Fred loved his family fiercely. He married the love of his life, Pamela Ann Hahs, at the tender age of 20, and they spent 57 years sharing adventures together and raising their three children: Jolie...

Margaret Mary (Brace)  Kester

Margaret Mary (Brace) Kester

Dec 6, 2022

Margaret Mary Kester, 65, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Tuesday December 6, 2022, at her residence.

Margaret was born November 4, 1957, daughter of Hubert Brace and Mary Farris. She and John F. Kester were married in 2006. He preceded her in death June 7, 2021.

Margaret was a 1975 graduate of St. Genevieve High...

Dean Edwards

Dean Edwards

Dec 3, 2022

Connie D. "Dean" Edwards, 76, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

He was born April 10, 1946, in Chaffe, Missouri, to William E. and Mary (Humphrey) Edwards. He married Rosemary L. Way. She passed away Nov. 20, 2015.

Dean served in the U.S. Army during the...

Verna (Mouser)  Drum

Verna (Mouser) Drum

Dec 3, 2022

Verna Drum, 88, died Saturday, December 3, 2022, at her home in Jackson.

She was born January 1, 1934, in Glen Allen, Missouri, to Glen and Vertis Sitze Mouser.  She and Arnold "Jr." Drum were married October 24, 1952.  They had been married only 37 years when Jr. passed away March 24, 1989.

Verna worked...

Wayne "Tindle" Tindle Oliver

Wayne "Tindle" Tindle Oliver

Dec 2, 2022

Wayne Tindle Oliver, known as Tindle to his family and friends, 62, passed away Friday, December 2, 2022, in Jackson.

Tindle was born June 30, 1960, son of William L. and Gertrude (Carter) Oliver Jr.

Tindle graduated from the University of Arkansas, followed by an MBA from the University of Memphis.  During his career he...

Karen (Schaper)  Mccullough

Karen (Schaper) Mccullough

Dec 2, 2022

Karen Jo McCullough, 78, of Jackson, passed away Friday, December 2, 2022, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born November 8, 1944, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Elmer and Odene Kaufman Schaper. She and Shannon McCullough were married February 19, 1966, in Jackson. Karen graduated from Jackson High School and went on to attend Southeast University in...

Patricia Ann (Koenig)  Lynch

Patricia Ann (Koenig) Lynch

Dec 2, 2022

Patricia Ann Lynch, 53, of Cape Girardeau, passed away, Friday, December 2, 2022, at her residence.

Patricia was born January 21, 1969 in Perryville, daughter of the late Ruben and Vona (Oster) Koenig.

Patricia attended Perryville High School. She previously worked for Magna-Tel and manpower at Procter and Gamble.

Loving survivors include a...

Ernest Roy Wilson

Ernest Roy Wilson

Dec 1, 2022

Ernest Wilson, 79, of Frohna, Missouri, died December 1, 2022,at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. There is no service at this time. A celebration of life will be announced and held at a later date. Arrangements made by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center. On-line condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.

Eleanor Mae (Jackson)  Boyd

Eleanor Mae (Jackson) Boyd

Dec 1, 2022

Eleanor Mae Boyd, 91, of Sikeston, Missouri passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Delta South Nursing Facility in Sikeston. She was born in Herrin, Illinois on February 20, 1931, daughter of Andrew and Edna Fairbanks Jackson, She and Donald Short were married and he preceded her in death in 1972. Eleanor later married Dewey Boyd in 1995. Eleanor...

Keith A. Sebastian

Keith A. Sebastian

Nov 29, 2022

Keith A. Sebastian, 64, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Mark Boettcher will conduct a memorial service at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 7, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit. Cremation accorded by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Darlene Kay Tuschhoff

Darlene Kay Tuschhoff

Nov 29, 2022

Darlene K. "Kay" Tuschhoff, 83, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Mercy South Hospital in St. Louis.

She was born September 19,1939, in Peoria, Illinois, to Raymond Clifford and Josephine Margaret Beasley Guittar. She earned her cosmetology license from Liberty Beauty School in Peoria.

Kay and Harold Tuschhoff were married June 1,...

Sandra Faye (Dunn)  Fann

Sandra Faye (Dunn) Fann

Nov 28, 2022

Sandra F. Fann, age 72, of Jackson, passed away, Monday November 28, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 13, 1950, in Cairo, Illinois the daughter of Clyde Virgil "CV" and Dorothy Fuller Dunn. She and Gary Don Fann were married June 9, 1979. He preceded her in death on July 16, 2013. Sandra...

Freeman Herman Sebastian

Freeman Herman Sebastian

Nov 28, 2022

Freeman Herman Sebastian, 94, formerly of Jackson, most recently of Cape Girardeau, left this world the way he did most everything - in a quiet, dignified manner on Monday, November 28, 2022, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born November 20, 1928, near Whitewater, Missouri, son of Hugo Henry and Amanda Wilhelmina Fluegge Sebastian....

Joann C. (Degraaf)  Bremer

Joann C. (Degraaf) Bremer

Nov 26, 2022

JoAnn C. Bremer, 89, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2022, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  Earlier this year, JoAnn moved to Cape Girardeau, to live near her daughter.

The fourth of nine children, JoAnn was born October 28, 1933, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to John and JoHanna Maat DeGraaf.

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Anna (Allen)  Hopkins

Anna (Allen) Hopkins

Nov 24, 2022

Anna M. Louise Hopkins, 89, of Sikeston passed away November 24, 2022 at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born December 13, 1932 in Egypt Mills, daughter of Otis and Daisy Stroder Allen. She and James Hopkins were married November 6, 1970. He passed away April 2, 1976. Anna was a 1951 graduate from Lutesville High School....

Doris Lucille (Skaggs)  Elkins

Doris Lucille (Skaggs) Elkins

Nov 22, 2022

Doris Lucille Elkins, 87, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at her home. She was born June 6, 1935, in Aurora, Missouri, daughter of Harry Elmer and Dora Ethel Gardener Skaggs. She and Murphy Eugene Elkins were married. He passed away October 25, 1987. Doris was a switchboard operator for Missouri Department of Mental Health for 30...

Dylan L. Abbott

Dylan L. Abbott

Nov 21, 2022

Dylan Lee Abbott, 32, of Sedgewickville, Missouri, passed away Monday, November 21, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his family, at his home.

He was born June 8, 1990, in Cape Girardeau, to Harry Lee and Jacqueline “Jackie” Pohlmann Abbott.  He and Lindsey Mayfield were married September 21, 2013, at Little Whitewater Baptist Church...

Mary Elizabeth (Little)  Rosenberg

Mary Elizabeth (Little) Rosenberg

Nov 20, 2022

Mary E. Rosenberg “Aunt Orange”, 93, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2022, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home.

She was born May 22, 1929, in Nolensville, Tennessee, to Horace and Leona Stone Little.  She was of the Baptist faith.

Mary had multiple occupations during her career, and was the first to admit that...

Ashley Alexis (Mclemore)  Buell

Ashley Alexis (Mclemore) Buell

Nov 16, 2022

Ashley Alexis Buell, 33, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, formerly of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro.

She was born September 30, 1989, in Cape Girardeau, to Steven and Carol Little McLemore.  She and Joshua Buell were married June 5, 2010, in Jackson.  They have recently been residing in Jonesboro, where...

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