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Kenneth Ray Pair
Jul 5, 2021
Kenneth Pair of Jackson, Missouri passed away on Jul 5, 2021.
There are no services at this time.
A memorial service may be held at a later date.
Valmor Gene Kerns
Jul 3, 2021
Valmor Gene Kerns, 93 of Zalma, Missouri passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
He was born in Lutesville, Missouri, to Lelan and Dorothy Kerns. His first wife, LaDonna, passed away April 28, 1972. His second wife, Cleo, passed away September 20, 2003.
Valmor was raised on the family farm on Castor...
Linda D. (Clark) Nash
Jul 3, 2021
Linda Diane Nash, 71, of Jackson, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, July 3, 2021 at her home.
Linda was born March 24, 1950 in Bonne Terre, Missouri to Carl and Wanda Dockins Clark. She and Philip H. Nash were married July 28, 1979 in Jackson.
Linda was a graduate of Cape Central High School and went...
Aletha L. (Grant) Brown
Jul 3, 2021
Aletha Lou Brown, age 93 of Jackson, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born October 24, 1927 in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of George and Ella Grossheider Grant.
Aletha and Donald W. Brown were married October 26, 1947 in Jackson.
She was a graduate...
Danny L. Barks
Jun 28, 2021
Danny L. Barks, 73, of Jackson, passed away Monday, June 28, 2021 at his home.
He was born Oct. 30, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, son of Loy V. and Lillie L. Wallis Barks. He and Kathy Holmes were married Jan. 30, 1999.
Danny was a 1965 graduate of Central High School in Cape Girardeau, and...
Nance (Wilson) Cox
Jun 27, 2021
Nance Cox, 78, of Whitewater, formerly of Poplar Bluff, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born July 17, 1942, in Puxico, Missouri, daughter of Clyde and Cora Nance Wilson. She and Dennis Cox were married Sept. 13, 1959 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He passed away June 9, 2002....
Jean Ann (Nenninger) Goodson
Jun 27, 2021
Jean Ann Goodson, 86, of Jackson peacefully passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021, at the Chaffee Nursing Home in Chaffee, Missouri.
She was born March 8, 1935, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Vernon F. and Lillian Marie Hager Nenninger. She and Willard “David” Goodson were married January 12, 1957 at St. Mary Cathedral in Cape Girardeau. He...
Elzena Sue (Flanagin) Brandenburg
Jun 25, 2021
Elzena “Sue” Brandenburg, 90, of Jackson, passed away Friday, June 25, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born April 11, 1931, in Jackson. She was the daughter of Charles and Verba Blaylock Flanagin.
Sue was a graduate of Jackson High School, Southeast Missouri State University, and Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas....
Dorothy Josephine (Daume) Heise
Jun 24, 2021
Dorothy J. Daume Heise 97, of Oak Ridge passed away Thursday, June 24, 2021, at the Monticello House in Jackson.
She was born September 23, 1923, in Cape Girardeau County, daughter of John W. and Meta Engelmann Daume, She and Lawrence Calvin Heise were married on February 7, 1942 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Egypt Mills. They...
Richard "Dick" L. Wood
Jun 22, 2021
Before ordering flowers for Richard Wood, please call McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson: 573-243-2424. Thank you.
Richard Lee “Dick” Wood, 83, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born November 1, 1937, in Cape Girardeau, to Sewell and Daisy Macke Wood. He and...
Alice Marie (Newell) Kester
Jun 22, 2021
Surrounded by her family, Alice M. Kester, 85, of Oak Ridge, peacefully passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, where she had been a resident for five years.
She was born March 15, 1936, in Kurreville, daughter of John and Dessie Welker Newell. She and John G. “Red” Kester were married...
Samuel E. Bishop
Jun 19, 2021
Samuel E. Bishop, 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021, at his residence.
Sam was born Aug. 18, 1939, in St. Louis to the late Louis and Dorothy Crone Bishop. He and Lisa Beaty were married June 30, 1990, in Cape Girardeau.
Sam grew up in St. Louis and came to Cape...
Marvalyn Pauline (Holschen) Obermiller
Jun 16, 2021
Marvalyn Obermiller, 90, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at her home.
She was born May 15, 1931, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Albert and Lula Fassel Holschen. She and Jesse E. Obermiller were married July 27, 1950. He passed away Aug. 16, 2016.
For over 30 years, Marvalyn and Jesse worked together...
Barbara Ann (Clinton) Lohr
Jun 15, 2021
Barbara Ann Lohr, 83 years young, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021 in Florida, having the time of her life with her grandchildren, while on a Walt Disney World vacation. She was born July 12, 1937 in Sikeston, Missouri, daughter of Gilbert and Marie Clinton. On June 20, 1959 she married the love of her life, Robert...
John F. Kester
Jun 7, 2021
John F. Kester, Jr. age 66 of Cape Girardeau passed away June 7, 2021 at his home. He was born February 2, 1955 in Murphysboro, Illinois, the son of John F. Kester Sr. and Dorris Graser Kester. Survivors include his wife Margaret of Cape Girardeau; daughter Amber Kester; four grandchildren; 2 stepsons, Ryan Bradford and Danny Bradford; and a...
Robert "Bob" Leo Greaser
Jun 7, 2021
Robert Greaser, 81, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Monday, June 7, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
Bob was born June 20, 1939 in Gordonville, MO, to the late Leo Martin and Lillie Thomure Greaser.
He and Barbara Taylor were married July 3, 1987 in Sikeston; she survives
Bob graduated from...
John L. Sauer Iv, Dds
Jun 7, 2021
John L. Sauer IV DDS, 56, of Jackson, passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 7, 2021, at his home in Jackson.
John was born November 29, 1964, in Mobile, Alabama, to Paul E. and Beverly Bales Sauer. He and Sheila Barks were married July 31, 2004, in Mena, Arkansas. They had been married nearly 17 years when Sheila...
Mable H. (Ehlers) Shrum
Jun 6, 2021
Mable Shrum, 85, of Cape Girardeau, MO, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
Mable was born August 8, 1935 in Perry County, Mo, daughter to the late Henry and Esther Weibricht Ehlers. She and J. E. “Bill” Shrum were married October 23, 1954 in Cape Girardeau; he passed away June...
Clyde Richard Couch
Jun 4, 2021
C. “Richard” Couch, 73, of Cape Girardeau went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Friday, June 4, 2021 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born July 21, 1947, in Scott County, Missouri, son of Clyde and Irene Daugherty Couch.
Richard was a proud veteran of the United States...
Gabriel Gilberto Gonzalez
Jun 4, 2021
Gabriel Gilberto Gerald “Speedy” Gonzalez, 68, of Jackson passed away Friday, June 4, 2021 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born June 21, 1952, in San Antonio, Texas, son of Juan Julian and Amada Acavedo Gonzalez.
Speedy was a 1969 graduate of LaSalle High School (South Antonio) in San Antonio. He was inducted...
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