Obituaries

Dec 14, 2021

Diana Rose Johnson, 63, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at her home in Jackson. She was born June 20, 1958, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Henry C "Clem" and Dora Schaefer Koehler. Diana worked as a machine operator at Mondi for many years. Her true passion and light of her life was spending time with her...

Dec 13, 2021

Phyllis M. Oliver, 82, of Jackson, went to heaven on Monday, December 13, 2021. She passed away at Aspire Senior Living in Advance, Missouri. Phyllis was born June 16, 1939, in Cape Girardeau, to Guy Eugene and Laura Edith Propst Swaim. She and Jerry L. Oliver were married December 10, 1956 in Cape Girardeau. Phyllis attended the Franklin and...

Dec 12, 2021

Shirley Jean Coomer, 80, formerly of Jackson, most recently of Wentzville, Missouri, passed away December 12, 2021, at Twin Oaks Senior Living in Wentzville. She was born January 17, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Alvin and Edna Creibaum Nagel. She and Gus W. Coomer were married December 30, 1961, at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. He...

Dec 11, 2021

Linda Sue Kramer, 68, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born August 5, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, to Delmar and Lillian Aurich Pohlman.

Linda was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim.  She was a graduate of the former Trinity Lutheran...

Dec 11, 2021

Patricia Uldene "Pat" Guilliams, 85, of Perryville, Missouri, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, in Perryville.

She was born March 18, 1936, in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Michael R. and Matilda (nee Dadeau) MacDonald. Pat attended Pictou Academy and after she finished school, she moved to Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada to work on a military base...

Dec 10, 2021

Tamara Sue (Tammy/TK) Silvey, 55, peacefully passed away, Friday, December 10, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born December 17, 1965, Potosi, Missouri daughter of Sandra Sue Mercer and Joseph Wayne Silvey. She shared her love and life with Laura Pridemore, longtime companion of over 20 years. Tammy (TK) spent most of her life...

Dec 10, 2021

Verna Jean Boyd, 92, of Jackson, passed away Friday, December 10, 2021, at the Lutheran Home.

Verna was born August 15, 1929, to Earl and Sidonia Bangert Seabaugh in Sedgewickville, MO.  She and Thomas Boyd were married August 17, 1947, in Sedgewickville.  He preceded her in death on September 22, 2001.

Verna was a member...

Dec 7, 2021

Gary Lane Hurst Sr., 78, of Cape Girardeau, passed away, Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at his residence.

Gary was born June 25, 1943, to Hubert C. and Helen V. Crader Hurst in Jackson.  He and Vickie Keller were married August 4, 1977, in Cape Girardeau.  She survives of the home.

Gary worked for Missouri Utilities...

Dec 5, 2021

Peggy Lynn Moore, 72, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Peggy was born November 9, 1949, in Chaffee, Missouri, to Raymond Harold and Zella Mae Foster Moore. Peggy worked several years at Thorngate, operated an in-home daycare, worked at Heartland Care and Rehab, and worked many years in housekeeping for Drury...

Dec 5, 2021

Debby Abney, 69, of Burfordville, Missouri, formerly of Boss, Missouri, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021, surrounded by her family.

She was born March 2, 1952, in Desloge, Missouri, to William H. and Marie I. Buxton Bailey.  She and Danny Abney were married December 18, 1979.  He survives.

Debby was a graduate of Viburnum C-4...

Dec 3, 2021

Wilma Knowlton, 88, of Jackson, passed away Friday, December 3, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born April 5, 1933, in Millersville, Missouri, to Jess and Connie Welker Green.  Wilma’s mother passed away when Wilma was only five years old, so Wilma was raised in the home of her maternal grandparents, George and...

Dec 3, 2021

Karen Rae Mouser, 74, of Jackson, passed away December 3, 2021, at St. Francis Medical Center.

Karen was born July 22, 1947, to Ray and Alma Birk Mouser in Cape Girardeau.

Karen was a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University.  She enjoyed collecting and selling antiques.  She was well known for her spontaneous humor and...

Nov 28, 2021

Colleen Sandra Willis, 69, of Jackson, passed away, Sunday, November 28, 2021 at her residence.

Colleen was born May 29, 1952, to Marion and Margaret Avery Overman in Malone, NY.

Colleen served in the United States Marine Corps.

Colleen is survived by two children, Dennis (Tina) Cordia and Margaret (Aaron) Tillotson; four grandchildren,...

Nov 28, 2021

Lester L. Harris, 95, of Fruitland, died Nov. 28, 2021, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.

Lester was born Oct. 22, 1926, in Cape Girardeau to the late William and Virgie Cobble Harris. He married Patsy Jean Fitzgerald on June 3, 1950. She preceded him on Nov. 10, 1992.

He attended Cape Girardeau...

Nov 27, 2021

Bryan Keith Farrow, 58, of Jackson, passed away, Saturday, November 27, 2021 at Avera - McKennan Hospital and University Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Bryan was born March 2, 1963 in Cape Girardeau, son of Omar Ray and Maxine Littleton Farrow. He and Deborah Carpenter were married April 12, 2007.

Bryan was a 1981...

Nov 25, 2021

Drusilla L. "Dru" Laurentius, 60, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, November 25, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 3, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, to William and Wilma Petzoldt Stone. She and Gary Laurentius were married May 9, 1987, at New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson. Dru was a 1979 graduate of Cape Central...

Nov 20, 2021

Leta “Katie” Kay Lange, 73, of Cape Girardeau, MO, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021, at St. Francis Medical Center.

Katie was born February 23, 1948, to Earmon and Marie (Marlow) Blake in Springhill, LA.  She and Gary Lange were married October 31, 2004, in Jackson.  He survives of the home.

She was a female...

Nov 18, 2021

Joan Roach, 89, of Jackson, passed away, Thursday, November 18, 2021 at Anna House in Bridgeton, Missouri. She was born November 3, 1932, in Piggott, Arkansas, daughter of Elbert Owen and Gertie Lee Montgomery Brandon. She and Hiram Daniel Roach were married March 6, 1993 in Florissant, Missouri. They had been married 13 years when Hiram passed away March...

Nov 15, 2021

Mabel Pauline Clendenin, 103, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, at her home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born at home on the farm on March 27, 1918, in Butler County near Poplar Bluff, Missouri. She was the daughter of Elmer Lee and Virgie Mary Jones Cooper. She and Charles W. Clendenin were married...

Nov 12, 2021

Harold E. Robinson, 83, of Jackson, passed away Friday, November 12, 2021, at his home.

He was born December 9, 1937, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Robert and Dessie Bollinger Robinson.  He and Mary Myers were united in marriage on May 26, 1962, at the United Methodist Church in Oak Ridge, Missouri.

Harold grew up in...