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Ernest E. Adams
Dec 1, 2020
Ernest Earl Adams, age 95, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at the Monticello House in Jackson.
He was born February 22, 1925 in McClure, Illinois son of Andrew P. and Minnie A Cumins Adams. Ernest married Marjorie A. Winn February 10, 1961. She passed away April 6, 1985.
He worked as a...
Cheryl Ann (Matthews) Steeg
Dec 1, 2020
Cheryl Ann Steeg, 73, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at her home.
She was born January 28, 1947, in Hampton, Virginia, daughter of Fred and Martha Skinner Matthews. She and Lee Steeg, Jr. were married May 24, 1972. He survives.
Cheryl worked at St. Francis Medical Center. Her hobbies included caring for...
James Robert Ross
Dec 1, 2020
James Robert “Rob” Ross, 26, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020.He was born March 20, 1994 in Cape Girardeau, son of Randy and Penny Spinks Ross.Rob was a 2012 graduate of Jackson High School. He went into hospitality working at Saffron Bistro. He lived life to the fullest with a heart of gold.Loving survivors include his...
Jarilyn "Jari" Sue (Baker) Southard
Nov 30, 2020
Jarilyn “”Jari” Sue Southard, age 72, of Jackson passed away Monday, November 30, 2020 at her home.
She was born June 15, 1948 in New York, the daughter Charles Baker and Janet McDougal Otis Baker Piepenbrok. She and Elmer “Jay” Southard married January 29, 1972.S
She graduated from the Sandy Creek Central High School in...
Jim Monteith
Nov 28, 2020
Gary J. “Jim” Monteith, Jr., 56, of Jackon, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born December 11, 1963, in San Diego, California, the oldest child of Gary and Carolyn Robison Monteith, Sr. He and Kim Boyd were married January 1, 1994, in Millersville, Missouri.
Jim...
Grover Elwood Cole
Nov 26, 2020
Grover Elwood Cole, 73, of Jackson passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born December 13, 1946, in Sikeston, son of Grover A. and Helen Childers Cole. He and Rhonda Hauenschild were married May 26, 1974, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. Grover had been a Civil Air Patrol Cadet...
Robert E. Bruhl
Nov 26, 2020
Robert E. Bruhl, 88, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at Great Rivers Medical Center in Blytheville, Arkansas. He was born Feb. 28, 1932, in Berwyn, Illinois, the son of George Daniel and Alice Frances Kostal Bruhl. He and Carol S. Schaefer were married July 20, 1957 in Park Ridge, Illinois. Robert and Carol lived in the...
Lucy T. (Bohnenkamp) Fowler
Nov 25, 2020
Lucy T. Fowler, 94, formerly of Pocahontas, Elvins and Desloge, Missouri, passed away November 25, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, where she resided nearly 11 years.
The youngest of seven children, Lucy was born October 22, 1926, in Bourbon, Missouri, to Rev. Sam D. and Amy E. Sites Bohnenkamp. As a “preacher’s kid”, Lucy...
Lilia (Martinez) Charters
Nov 25, 2020
Lilia Ann Charters, 66, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. There will be no services. Interment will be in Dallas Fort worth National Veterans Cemetery. McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau entrusted with final arrangements.
Donald R. Schaefer
Nov 24, 2020
Donald Richard Schaefer, 73, of Cape Girardeau, passed away on November 24, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center.
Born November 6, 1947, in Waukegan, Illinois, to Walter B. and Jean B. Fredrick Schaefer, Don was one of 11 children. He and Diane Mirly were married June 28, 1969, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson. They proudly...
Peggy A. (Martin) Borgfield
Nov 22, 2020
Peggy A. Borgfield, 86, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020, at her home.
She was born October 3, 1934, in Oak Ridge, to Clyde and Mildred Cobble Martin. She and Kenneth Borgfield were married June 7, 1953, in Oak Ridge.
Peggy was a graduate of Oak Ridge High School. She retired from K-mart....
Coletta Louise Garland
Nov 21, 2020
Coletta Louise Garland, formerly of Jackson, passed away Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, due to Covid-19. She was born Aug. 30, 1928, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Dale and Grace Seabaugh Seabaugh. She and Don Garland were married July 5, 1946, in Sedgewickville. In 2016, more than 100 friends and family members helped celebrate...
Melba Kay (Pringle) Foster
Nov 21, 2020
Melba Kay Foster, 64, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born September 6, 1956, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Marcell and Marian Moore Pringle.
Melba was a graduate of East Side High School in East St. Louis, Illinois. She attended SIU in Edwardsville, Illinois, and SEMO...
James Ross Lunsford
Nov 21, 2020
James Ross Lunsford, 71, of Whitewater passed away November 21, 2020 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born January 31, 1949, in Fredericktown, son of Ross and Ruth Kennedy Lunsford. He and Patsy Statler were married November 7, 1971 in Madison County. She survives.
Jim graduated from Fredericktown High School in 1968...
Michael Timothy Ramsey
Nov 19, 2020
Michael Timothy Ramsey, 37, of Millersville, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020, at his home.
He was born July 26, 1983, in Cape Girardeau, to David L. and Mary J. Bollinger Ramsey.
He was a lifelong resident of Millersville and a graduate of Jackson High School. He worked over 12 years as a master mechanic...
Phyllis Jean (Sperling) Mcclanahan
Nov 17, 2020
Phyllis Jean McClanahan, 81, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born Dec. 18, 1938, in Jackson, daughter of Fred and Elda Schwab Sperling. She and Jerry Thurman McClanahan were married on April 17, 1960, at Zion Lutheran Church in Gordonville.
Phyllis graduated...
Patricia Ann Theresa (Bruce) Rosanna
Nov 16, 2020
Patricia Ann Theresa Rosanna, 71, of Jackson passed away Monday, November 16, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born December 4, 1948, in Jackson, Missouri, daughter of Jesse Charles (JC) and Annadell Kelly Bruce. She always said she was the best birthday present her father had, as they shared a birthday. She and Robert...
Gladys I. (Scholl) Hoffman
Nov 16, 2020
Gladys I. Hoffman 92, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Jackson, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born June 9, 1928, in New Wells, to Hugo E. and Marie A. Boren Scholl. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. She and Melvin E. Hoffman...
Tina Parthena (Ellsworth) Roberts
Nov 15, 2020
Florence Parthena “Tina” Roberts, 86, of Jackson passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born August 11, 1934, in Gideon, Missouri, daughter of John and Fleta Hays Ellsworth. She and Frank Roberts were married December 12, 1953.
Tina was a member at First Baptist Church in Jackson....
Karin Dutt
Nov 15, 2020
Karin Anemone Dutt, 86, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020 at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born November 4, 1934 in Freiburg, Germany, daughter of Ernst and Emma Siefert Klute. She and Heinz Joachim Dutt were married on June 18, 1974 in Freiburg. He preceded her in death on July 11, 2013. Karin will be...
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