Obituaries

Apr 11, 2025

Linda Ann Tomlinson, 61, of Advance, passed away Friday, April 11, 2025, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born October 20, 1963, St. Mary's Hospital in St. Clair county, to Jerry Edward and Linda Marie Smith Winchester. Linda was a high school graduate of North High School in Granite City, Illinois, and earned an Associate...

Apr 8, 2025

Keith A. Pendergrass, 32, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at his home in Cape Girardeau.

Keith was born December 2, 1992, in Kennett, Missouri, and was a 2011 graduate of Gideon High School in Gideon, Missouri.

Keith especially enjoyed deer hunting, fishing, and watching baseball.

To cherish his memory, Keith leaves a...

Apr 7, 2025

Roy Dean Evans, 86, of Jackson, passed away Monday, April 7, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau.

He was born May 7, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, to Arthur and Dovie L. Scharf Evans.  He and Betty Jean Biri were married October 18, 1958, in Whidbey Island, Washington.  They had been married 61 years when Betty...

Apr 5, 2025

William G. "Bill" Weber, 81, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2025, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

Bill was born October 21, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, to Edwin and Amanda Wachter Weber.  He and Fay Beardslee were married June 17, 1967, at St. Paul Methodist Church in Commerce, Missouri.

Bil was baptized...

Apr 5, 2025

Linda Evelyn Wallman, 81, of Jackson, passed away Saturday April 5, 2025 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born December 8, 1943 in Delta, Missouri, daughter of Charley W. and Recel F. Cotner Crader. Evelyn married Carl Ray Wallman October 11, 1963. They had three children, Debbie, Lisa and Danny.

Evelyn was...

Apr 4, 2025

Carol Sue Yamnitz, 68, of Patton passed away Friday, April 4, 2025, at home with her husband by her side. She fought a long courageous battle with her cancer. She was born July 30, 1956, in St. Louis, Missouri, daughter to Bob R. and Alice Leanna Limbaugh Jones. Carol and Terry were married on August 24, 1974, in Perryville....

Apr 3, 2025

Winifred "Wyn" Roehm Hirsch Ward, 93, died Thursday, April 3, 2025, at the Chateau Girardeau. She was born July 22, 1931, in Detroit, Michigan, to Dr. Harold and Lucile Wickham Roehm. Wyn's first marriage was to Robert Hirsch. They had four children, Lucile, Ellen, Christian, and Margaret. Tragically, Margaret Ione and Christian Robert died in an airplane accident in...

Apr 1, 2025

Bonnie Metheny, 98, of Oak Ridge, Missouri passed away peacefully to her eternal home Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at the Villas in Jackson, Missouri. Bonnie was born on December 16, 1926, in Fornfelt (Scott City), Missouri, to her parents Thomas and Velma Bradley Clark. Bonnie married Thelbert Lee Metheny in Arkansas on August 25, 1944. They had three sons:...

Mar 31, 2025

Linda Kay Watkins, 77, of Jackson passed away Monday, March 31, 2025, at the Jackson Manor. She was born September 13, 1947, in St. Louis, daughter of Riley and Lois Noll Morris. She and Vernon Watkins Jr. were married in 1967. He passed away on March 2, 2019. Linda was a licensed cosmetologist. She worked as a baker and...

Mar 30, 2025

Judy Johnson Niswonger, 73, of Jackson passed away Sunday, March 30, 2025, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born on March 2, 1952, in Savannah, Georgia, daughter of Marshall Myers and Winifred Chadwick Johnson. She and Don Niswonger were married on November 24, 1984, in Savannah. Judy was a 1970 graduate of Robert Groves High...

Mar 30, 2025

Deborah L. Asher, 71, of Jackson passed away Sunday, March 30, 2025, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born November 22, 1953, in Advance, daughter of Leonard and Maud Newell Garner. She and Gary Asher were married February 14, 2005.

Debbie was a 1972 graduate of Zalma High School. She worked...

Mar 29, 2025

Carl James Bollinger, 86, of Patton, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2025, at the Monticello House in Jackson.

He was born October 31, 1938, in Fredericktown, Missouri, to Everett and Eula Nelson Bollinger.  Carl attended Patton / Sedgewickville Schools and graduated from Perryville High School.  He honorably served in the Missouri National Guard.

Carl and...

Mar 28, 2025

Thomas Henry Strickland, 81, of Jackson passed away Friday, March 28, 2025, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born November 5, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, son of Jack and Venita Masterson Strickland Sr.  He and Judy Kinsey were married July 29, 1967, in Cape Girardeau.

Thomas was a 1966 graduate of...

Mar 27, 2025

"Well done, good and faithful servant." Matthew 25:23a. Doris Louise Hecht Sullivan went to greet her Lord and Savior on March 27, 2025, having led a life of love, service and devotion to Jesus and all who knew her. Doris learned a life of service from her parents, Louise and William Hecht, on the family farm in Altenburg, Missouri....

Mar 24, 2025

With a heart full of love and a life well-lived, Billy Eugene Sullivan joined his heavenly family on March 24, 2025, at the age of 90. He left behind a legacy of laughter, warmth, and family and friends who will forever cherish his intelligence, quick wit, and limitless friendliness. He leaves behind his loving wife, Doris, their four children,...

Mar 22, 2025

Marian Elaine Preusser, 94 of Shawneetown, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born January 5, 1931, in Frohna, Missouri, to Elmer M. and Flora M. Oswald Popp. She was baptized and confirmed at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, also the church of her marriage to Nelson Victor Preusser,...

Mar 20, 2025

Dianna Miller, 72, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 19, 1952, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Walter and Bonnie Rose Link Johnston. Dianna was a 1970 graduate of Ilmo-Fornfelt High School. She was a longtime resident of Scott City and Jackson. She married Paul Terry Kester I,...

Mar 20, 2025

Michael Bryan Miller, 77, of Jackson passed away Thursday March 20, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau. He was born October 11, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, son of Thomas Bryan "T.B." and Mildred Irene Stearns Miller. He and Cathy Stroder were married April 29, 1972, in Marble Hill. Michael was a graduate of Jackson High School. He...

Mar 17, 2025

Wanda Garland, 75, of Sedgewickville passed away March 17, 2025, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born on March 17, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Troy and Rosalie Bollinger Proffer. She and James "Frank" Franklin Garland were married on March 22, 1974, in Jackson. Wanda graduated from Jackson High School. She worked for the...

Mar 14, 2025

Jerry Lloyd Henson, devoted husband, loving father, proud grandfather, and dedicated community leader, of Parkville, Missouri, passed away on March 14, 2025 at the age of 83. He was born on October 25, 1941, in Jackson, Missouri. Jerry was married to the love of his life, Sammie (Statler) Henson, for 60 wonderful years, raising two daughters, Sindie and Merry,...