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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Nelson Lorenz
Jan 14, 2023
Nelson Lorenz, 64, of Altenburg, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born July 13, 1958, in Perryville, Missouri, to Erwin M. and Leota S. Etzold Lorenz. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Shawneetown, Missouri, also the church of his marriage to Belinda “Bea” Davis, on...
Dorothy E. (Scranton) Williams
Jan 13, 2023
Dorothy E. Williams, 92, of Whitewater passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Dorothy was born Mar. 25, 1930 in Olney, IL to the late Wesley and Erma Gardner Scranton. She and Hansel Willie Williams were married July 11, 1947 in Lawrenceville, Illinois. He preceded her in death on February 9, 2001. Dorothy...
Charles Lee Mcintyre
Jan 12, 2023
Charles “Lee” McIntyre, 80, of St. Louis formerly of Jackson passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born June 29, 1942 in Jackson to the late Joseph and Ina Hahn McIntyre, He and Joan Koeneman were married May 29, 1971 in St. Louis.
Lee graduated...
Velva L. Mitchell
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...
Robert David Williamson
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,...
Helen C. (Hayden) Seabaugh
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...
Arlysse Lorraine (Lichtenegger) Popp
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...
Cecil "Gerald" Williams
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.
...Kenneth Evans
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...
Marshall Maxwell
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....
Wayne Pressley
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....
Rose Mary (Bohnert) Ruesler
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...
Julaina "Jenny" (Volz) Hargraves
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...
Boyd Summers
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...
"Wayne" Alan Wayne Jones
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...
Nancy Alene (Wilson) Friese
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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Charles Thomas "Tom" Draper
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...
John Allen Buehler
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...
Robert "Bob" Sink
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...
Irene (Schuessler) Barber
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. ...
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