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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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