Obituaries

Jan 12, 2023

Velva Mitchell, 86 of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2023 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born August 30, 1936 in Potosi, Missouri, daughter of Clarence and Dollie Summers Ray. She and Jerry Ray Mitchell were married June 16, 1956 in St. Louis. He passed away June 17, 2004.

She...

Jan 11, 2023

Robert D. “Bob” Williamson, 72, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at his home.

He was born September 17, 1950, in DuQuoin, Illinois, son of Ray and Dollie Barber Williamson. He and Ofelia Tambio were married September 8, 1990, in Montreal, Canada, and she survives.

Bob served in the United States Air Force,...

Jan 10, 2023

Helen C. Seabaugh, 90, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home.

Born June 29, 1932, in Perryville, Missouri, to George and Mary Schindler Hayden, Helen was the fifth of eight children.  She was a graduate of Jackson High School.

Helen and Ora Jesse “O. J.” Seabaugh were married June...

Jan 7, 2023

Arlysse L. Popp, 91, of Jackson, formerly of Oak Ridge, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023, at the Villas of Jackson Memory Care.

Arlysse was born in Pocahontas, Missouri, to Henry E. and Mabel H. Swan Lichtenegger, on September 1, 1931, she was the youngest of five children.

Arlysse and Vernon Schoen were married June...

Jan 4, 2023

Cecil G. "Gerald" Williams, 79, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at his residence.

He was born March 7, 1943, in Blodgett, Missouri, to Jack M. and Alma Young Williams. He and Linda R. Weber were married on October 26, 1963, in Altenburg, Missouri. Two sons were born to their union, Rusty and Travis.

Jan 3, 2023

Kenneth “Ken” Evans, 71, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at his home.

Born February 4, 1951, in Cape Girardeau County, he was the youngest of five sons born to Newton Samuel and Gertrude Louisa Johnson Evans.

He worked nearly 30 years, in numerous capacities, at Procter and Gamble, retiring in 1999.  He...

Jan 2, 2023

Marshall Robert Maxwell, 93, of Jackson, passed away Monday, January 2, 2023, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born September 4, 1929, in Cardington, Ohio, to Nathan M. and Cecil Debolt Maxwell. He and Marion E. Fleming were married April 28, 1952. They had been married 59 years when Marion passed away October 19, 2011....

Jan 2, 2023

Wayne C. Pressley, 78, of Jackson passed away Monday, January 2, 2023 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born August 20, 1944 in Evansville, Indiana, son of Clarence C. and Virginia Roth Pressley. He and Sherry Goin were married August 2, 2000 in Cape Girardeau. Wayne was a 1962 graduate of Leadwood High School in Leadwood, Missouri....

Dec 28, 2022

Rose Mary Bohnert Ruesler, 87, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at Friendship Village in St. Louis.

She was born April 6, 1935, in Perry County, Missouri, to Sylvester A. and Albertine T. Wibbenmeyer Bohnert.

Rose Mary was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Apple Creek.  She was a graduate...

Dec 26, 2022

Julaina "Jenny" Hargraves, 92, of Jackson passed away Monday, December 26, 2022, at the Monticello House in Jackson.

Jenny was born October 14, 1930, in Landers Ridge, daughter of George Franklin and Flora Matthew (Asher) Volz. She and Billy D. Hargraves were married April 14, 1953.

Jenny was a lifelong member of the First Baptist...

Dec 25, 2022

Boyd Summers Jr., 96, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2022, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born June 19, 1926, in Millersville, Mo., to Boyd and Bertha (Sander) Summer Sr.  He and Juanita Statler were married July 7, 1950, in Chaffee, Missouri.  They had been married 69 years when Juanita passed away August...

Dec 25, 2022

Alan Wayne Jones, 68, of Jackson, passed away December 25, 2022, at his home. He was born September 16, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, son of Alan Kenneth "Rack" and Irene Wunderlich Jones. Wayne was a 1972 graduate of Jackson High School. During high school he worked for Straightway Farm Service. After graduation he began his 30-year career with Southwestern...

Dec 22, 2022

Nancy Alene Wilson Friese, 86, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home.

One of four siblings, she was born September 27, 1936, in Millersville, Missouri, to Edward Thomas and Ruby Stearns Wilson.  Alene attended Roberts and Millersville Elementary Schools, and was a 1953 graduate of Oak Ridge High School.

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Dec 21, 2022

Beloved teacher, Charles Thomas "Tom" Draper, age 87, of Jackson, passed way Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born August 31, 1935, in Rochelle, Illinois the son of Arnold M. and Catherine M. McEachern Draper. He and Carol Ward were married in 1954 and on February 18, 1978 he married the love...

Dec 21, 2022

John Allen Buehler, age 86, of Oak Ridge, passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born August 11, 1936, in Glen Allen, Missouri, son of Lee and Alma Fisher Buehler. John married Judith Ann Felty December 5, 1959, at Fairview Methodist near Millersville. After graduating from Lutesville High School in 1954...

Dec 20, 2022

Beloved high school coach, Robert E. “Bob” Sink, 78, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by his loving family.

Bob was born May 12, 1944, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Edgar and Virginia Rae Byers Sink.  He and Sharon Belford were married...

Dec 19, 2022

Irene C. Schuessler  Barber, 85, formerly of Brazeau and Jackson, Missouri, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

One of four children, Irene was born July 3, 1937, in Frohna, Missouri, to Roland and Clara (Schuessler) Schuessler.  Irene was raised in Frohna and attended the former Altenburg Public High School. ...

Dec 17, 2022

Eugene David Grojean, 89, of Jackson, formerly of Gordonville (family farm near Dutchtown), passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson.

He was born January 8, 1933, in Cape Girardeau, to Gregory and Josephine Meyer Grojean.  David was a graduate of Cape Central High School, where he served as student body president...

Dec 17, 2022

Velma Crites, 92, passed away Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, at her home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 10, 1930, in St. Louis to the late John and Naida Kistner Peek. She and John Crites were married Oct. 8, 1948, at the Maple Avenue Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. Velma graduated from Jackson High School in 1948 and...

Dec 17, 2022

Terry L. Dambach, age 54, passed away December 17, 2022 at his home in Jackson surrounded by his family.

Terry was born February 11, 1968, to Leonard and Dolly (Massa) Dambach in Cape Girardeau. He and Kelly Castulik were married April 12, 2008, at the Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson.

Terry was a...