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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Don Darnell
Dec 20, 2021
Donald “Don” Darnell, 91, of Jackson passed away Monday December 20, 2021, at St. Francis Medical Center.
Don was born January 19, 1930, to Stella Boucher in Bush, Illinois.
He and Goldie M. Green were married November 22, 1956, at New Salem Methodist Church in Daisy, Missouri. She passed away February 13, 2018, after 61...
Robert Cord
Dec 20, 2021
Robert A. "Bob" Cord, 98, of Fruitland, passed away, Monday, December 20, 2021, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. He was born December 27, 1922, in St. Louis, MO, son of J.O. and Martha Larsen Cord. He married Iris S. Guess July 6, 1946. She passed away November 3, 2010. Bob graduated in the 1940 class of...
Glenn Edward Darnell
Dec 14, 2021
Glenn Edward Darnell, 57, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday December 14, 2021, at his residence.
He was born March 8, 1964, to Donald and Goldie Green Darnell.
Glenn attended New McKendree United Methodist Church. He especially enjoyed coloring and spending time with his family.
Glenn is survived by his father Don; a sister,...
Diana Rose (Koehler) Johnson
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...
Phyllis Marie (Swaim) Oliver
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...
Shirley Jean (Nagel) Coomer
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...
Linda Sue (Pohlman) Kramer
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...
Patricia (Macdonald) Guilliams
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...
Tamara (Tammy / Tk) Silvey
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...
Verna Jean (Seabaugh) Boyd
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...
Gary Lane Hurst Sr.
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...
Peggy Lynn Moore
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...
Debby (Bailey) Abney
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...
Wilma (Green) Knowlton
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...
Karen Rae (Mouser) Mouser
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...
Colleen Sandra (Overman) Willis
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,...
Lester L. Harris
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...
Bryan Keith Farrow
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...
Drusilla Leigh (Stone) Laurentius
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...
Leta "Katie" Kay Lange
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...
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