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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Wesley W. Farrow

Wesley W. Farrow

Nov 10, 2021

Wesley Ward Farrow, Jr., 70, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at his home. He was born May 23, 1951 in Cape Girardeau, son of Wesley W. and Florence Nolan Farrow Sr. He and Phyllis Driskell were married April 7, 1969 in Cape. She survives. After graduating from Cape Central High School Wesley went on to...

Wayne Mercer

Wayne Mercer

Nov 9, 2021

Wayne Mercer, age 82, of Jackson, MO passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at the Monticello House in Jackson. He was born January 7, 1939 in Potosi, Missouri son of Charles O. and Mildred E. Sparks Mercer. Wayne was raised in the Potosi, Missouri area. After school he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He worked as a...

Percy Howard Mangels

Percy Howard Mangels

Nov 9, 2021

Percy Howard Mangels, 79, of Jackson, Missouri passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Percy was born September 12, 1942, to Herbert and Lilly (Koch) Mangels in New Wells, Missouri. He married Patricia Meyer on October 22, 1966. She preceded him in death on February 16, 1991. He later remarried Bonnie Braddum...

Glen A Stairs

Glen A Stairs

Nov 9, 2021

Glen Allan Stairs, 56, of Millersville, passed away Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at his residence. Glen was born November 14, 1964, to Bill and Patricia (Dennis) Stairs in Shelby, Ohio. He and Sherri Smith were married October 18, 1997, in Millersville. She survives of the home. Glen enjoyed being outdoors and was an avid fisherman and loved hunting. Glen...

Hazel Carlota Boese

Hazel Carlota Boese

Nov 7, 2021

Hazel Carlota Boese, 57, passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. She was born February 10, 1964 in Lilbourn, Missouri, daughter of Junior Edward Jaco and Rosaura Lara. She and Chris Boese were married on September 13, 1996 in Chaffee, Missouri. Hazel enjoyed traveling; her favorite spot to visit was Estes Park, Colorado. She...

Jane Ann (Witherhead)  Heuring

Jane Ann (Witherhead) Heuring

Nov 7, 2021

Jane Ann Heuring age 82, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021 while visiting her son in Anna, Illinois. She was born July 17, 1939 in Ogdensburg, New York the daughter of Harold W. and Helen E. Truax Witherhead. She married Paul "Chub" Heuring September 23, 1961 in Morristown, New York. Jane was a 1958 graduate of...

Geroid A. Lix

Geroid A. Lix

Nov 5, 2021

Geroid A. Lix, 87, of Jackson, passed away on Friday, November 5, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his loving family in Fruitland, Missouri.

He was born March 29, 1934, in Stoutsville, Missouri, to William Ferdnand and Cecilia Francis Vanderfelt Lix. He and Ella Marie Goetz were married in 1956 in Hernando, Mississippi.

Geroid was...

Loudean (Abernathy)  Jones Case

Loudean (Abernathy) Jones Case

Nov 4, 2021

Loudean Jones Case, 89, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. The fourth of six children, Loudean was born November 30, 1932, in Scott County, Missouri, to Harry J. and Gladys M. Campbell Abernathy. She married Glenn Jones. Four children were born to their union, Donna, Sharon, Carolyn, and Allen. Glenn preceded...

Ethel Grace (Gallup)  Borgfield

Ethel Grace (Gallup) Borgfield

Nov 4, 2021

Ethel Grace Borgfield, 84, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, November 04, 2021 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born September 28, 1937 in Patton, Missouri, daughter of John Virgil and Grace Crites Gallup. She and Cletus Leon Borgfield were married June 1, 1957 in Patton. Ethel was a 1955 graduate of Patton High School. She...

Richard Loos

Richard Loos

Nov 3, 2021

Richard “Dick” Lloyd Loos, 81, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born December 22, 1939 in Jackson, son of William and Bertilla Marie “Tillie” Heisserer Loos.  He and Margaret “Margie” Zahner were married November 5, 1977.

Dick attended Immaculate Conception school in Jackson. Since...

Jerry D. Green

Jerry D. Green

Nov 3, 2021

Jerry D. Green, 80, of Sedgewickville, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, at his home. He was born August 27, 1941, in Whitewater to Herbert and Alta Chapman Green. He and Martha S. "Sue" Thiele were united in marriage on May 27, 1961, at Sedgewickville Lutheran Church. Jerry was a lifelong cattle farmer near Sedgewickville and worked many...

James Edwin Owens

James Edwin Owens

Nov 2, 2021

James E. Owens, 79, of Jackson, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. A private funeral service will be held at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Interment will follow at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield. Arrangements were made by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Randy C Shultz

Randy C Shultz

Nov 1, 2021

Randy C. Shultz, 63, passed away Monday, November 1, 2021, at his home in Gordonville.

He was born August 5, 1958, to Charles and Fern Peetz Shultz.  He and Kimberly Brugger were married October 8, 1983, at Zion United Methodist Church, west of Gordonville.

He was a 1976 graduate of Jackson High School.

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Leon Wayne Tuschhoff

Leon Wayne Tuschhoff

Oct 31, 2021

Leon Wayne Tuschhoff, 83, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born September 19, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, son of Joseph D. and Lucy Petzoldt Tuschhoff. Leon was a 1956 graduate of Jackson High School. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1958 and was honorably discharged in 1962....

Paul E. Pender

Paul E. Pender

Oct 29, 2021

Paul E. Pender, 83, of Chaffee, passed away Friday, October 29, 2021, at his home.

He was born September 21, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, to Ray and Pearl Worley Pender.  He and Lillian Tacket were married in April, 1960.  Three children were born to their union, Kathy, Christopher, and Pamela.  They had been married 59 years when...

Orville Ahrens

Orville Ahrens

Oct 29, 2021

Orville A. Ahrens, 81, of Jackson, passed away Friday, October 29, 2021, at his home near Tilsit.

The youngest of three children, Orville was born January 3, 1940, in Jackson, to Walter and Ruby Aufdenberg Ahrens. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit.  He attended the church’s elementary school and Poplar Ridge School....

Mildred (Grossheider)  Seboldt

Mildred (Grossheider) Seboldt

Oct 29, 2021

Mildred Lorraine Seboldt, daughter of Robert F. and Laura Feuerhahn Grossheider, was born August 7, 1929 in Gordonville, MO.  She became a member of God's family through the washing of holy baptism on August 25, 1929 and made a public confession of her faith in Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at her confirmation at Zion Lutheran Church,...

Ella Dee (Martin)  Keith

Ella Dee (Martin) Keith

Oct 28, 2021

Ella Dee Keith, 90, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 28, 1931, in Oak Ridge, daughter of Walter and Freda Barks Martin. She and Donald LeRoy Keith were married in 1950, in Paragould, Arkansas. He passed away February 3, 2004. Ella Dee was a member First...

Boyd Dewayne Simpkins

Boyd Dewayne Simpkins

Oct 28, 2021

Boyd Dewayne Simpkins, 66, of Oak Ridge passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021 at his home. He was born November 22, 1954 in Cape Girardeau, son of Boyd and Doris Cope Simpkins. He and Terry Culbertson were married February 14, 1974 in Scott City. She survives. Dewayne loved working on and driving old cars. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and...

Chuck W. Koehler

Chuck W. Koehler

Oct 26, 2021

Thomasville, Pennsylvania:  Charles “Chuck” William Koehler, Jr. 78, formerly of Jackson, entered into rest on October 26, 2021, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

He was born February 7, 1943, in Jackson, Missouri, to Charles William and Gusta Wedekind Koehler, Sr.

Chuck was an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Navy and served on the honor guard of...

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