Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Jackson & Cape Girardeau, MO

Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Jackson & Cape Girardeau, MO area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.

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Len J. Joiner

Len J. Joiner

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...

Susan Renee (Bening)  Niswonger

Susan Renee (Bening) Niswonger

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,...

W.J. Proffer

W.J. Proffer

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...

Keith D. "Butch" Beussink

Keith D. "Butch" Beussink

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...

Maxine Stevens

Maxine Stevens

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...

Loretta Catherine (Aufdenberg)  Uelsmann

Loretta Catherine (Aufdenberg) Uelsmann

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...

Naomi Lucille (Wicker)  Whitlock

Naomi Lucille (Wicker) Whitlock

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...

Gladys Faye (Masters)  Cunningham

Gladys Faye (Masters) Cunningham

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...

Sammy "Sam" Kaye Beggs

Sammy "Sam" Kaye Beggs

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....

Marilyn (Kuehle)  Stutts

Marilyn (Kuehle) Stutts

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...

Bonnie Stevens

Bonnie Stevens

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...

Cindy Lee (Conary)  Suhre

Cindy Lee (Conary) Suhre

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....

Carol Jo Roberts

Carol Jo Roberts

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...

Shelby Cirgus Stroder

Shelby Cirgus Stroder

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...

David Louis Dysinger

David Louis Dysinger

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...

Nola B. (Garner)  Pattengill

Nola B. (Garner) Pattengill

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...

Dewey Boyd

Dewey Boyd

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.

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Edna Amelia (Dethrow)  Thompson

Edna Amelia (Dethrow) Thompson

May 4, 2023

Edna Amelia Thompson, 87, of Jackson, passed away May 4, 2023 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau surrounded by family. She was born in Chester, Illinois on July 31, 1935, daughter of Lester and Odelia Kerkover Dethrow. She and Joe Thompson were married on June 20, 1964 at St. Boniface in Perryville, Missouri. She was baptized and...

Kurt A. Hougland

Kurt A. Hougland

May 3, 2023

Kurt Hougland, 61, of Millersville, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at his home in Millersville.

He was born March 1, 1962, in Binghamton, New York, son of Russell Allyn and Bernice Brautigam Hougland.  He and Sheri House were married April 22, 1988 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Kurt was a kind and loving man. After...

Paul A. Huffman

Paul A. Huffman

May 3, 2023

Paul A. Huffman Sr., 78, of Oak Ridge, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Paul was born January 2, 1945, in St. Louis, Mo., son of the late Paul and Ella Louise Chapman Huffman. He and Carla J. Stoudt were married on August 28, 1999. She preceded him in death October...

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