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Clinton B. Fallin
Oct 11, 2020
Clinton Fallin, 54, of Jackson, passed away, Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born September 5, 1966 in San Diego, California, son of George Minor and Maggie Pearl Lilly Fallin, Jr. He and Stephanie Elliott were married September 4, 2003 in Jackson.
Clinton worked at VIP Industries...
Ruth E (Wendel) Lane
Oct 11, 2020
Ruth Elizabeth Lane, 62, of Jackson passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020 at her home.
She was born February 2, 1958, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Jacob and Edith Allegra Daume Wendel. She and Roger Lane were married May 21, 1978 at Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson. He passed away July 7, 2018.
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Dorothy Jean (Hess) Emery
Oct 9, 2020
Dorothy Jean Emery, 78, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Alton, Illinois and Marble Hill, Missouri, passed away Friday, October 9, 2020, in Cape Girardeau.
An only child, Dorothy was born July 20, 1942, in Illinois, to Cecil Frazier and Melva Dean Wheeler Hess.
Dorothy married Charles Weaver and they had a son, David Weaver. She...
Kermit W. Gerhardt, Ii
Oct 6, 2020
Kermit William Gerhardt II, 77, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born August 15, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, to Kermit William and Ernestine Miller Gerhardt I. He and Cheryl Welter Stovall were married June 27, 1999, at La Croix Church in Cape Girardeau.
Kermit was...
Allan "Al" F. Schulz
Oct 6, 2020
Allan “Al” F. Schulz, age 70 of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO.
He was born July 29, 1950 in Belleville, Illinois, the son of Lawrence F. and Lillian Lippert Schulz. He married Susan Borger on July 24, 1971.
Allan was a graduate of New Athens High...
Glenda D. (Crites) Mayfield
Oct 6, 2020
Glenda D. Mayfield, 99, formerly of Sedgewickville, passed away October 6, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Cape Girardeau. The family sincerely appreciates the years of personal loving care given to Glenda by the staff and volunteers of St. Francis Hospice. She held a special place in their hearts, as they also called her “Grandma”.
She was...
John Henry Siemer
Oct 6, 2020
John Henry Siemer, age 81 of Jackson, passed away Tuesday October 6, 2020 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born July 27, 1939 in Vrees, Germany the second youngest of six children of Johann and Maria Baker Siemer.
John immigrated to America in 1960. He initially settled in St. Louis, MO...
Christopher Romaine Scharenborg
Oct 5, 2020
Christopher Romaine Scharenborg, 56, of Jackson, passed away Monday, October 5, 2020 at his home.
He was born July 3, 1964, in Cape Girardeau, son of Wilfrid John “Bill” and Kay Kathleen Seibel Scharenborg.
Chris was a former member of the Cub Scout Pack No 212, Boy Scouts of America Troop No. 11, and an...
Loy B. Shrum
Oct 4, 2020
Loy Basil Shrum, 77, of Millersville, passed away October 4, 2020 at his home.
He was born November 21, 1942, in Patton, Missouri, to Thomas Benjamin Franklin “B. F.” and Hester Mae Lorance Shrum. He and Alta “Pete” Bollinger were married November 11, 1962, at Sedgewickville United Methodist Church.
Loy was a lifelong cattle and...
Irwin W. Bruce
Oct 2, 2020
Irwin W. Bruce, 93, of Jackson, passed away Friday, October 2, 2020 at the Missouri State Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born November 2, 1926 in Sikeston, Missouri the son of John H. and Priscilla M. Irwin Bruce. Irwin married Helen Aufdenberg January 15, 1949 in Jackson. She passed away May 9, 1997.
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Betty Sue (Shimkoik) Rinkenberger
Sep 28, 2020
Betty Sue Shimkoik Rinkenberger, 81 of Imperial, Missouri, passed away Monday, September 28, 2020, at her home.
Born February 13, 1939, in St. Charles, Missouri, to Rex Shimkoik and Lydia Craft Shimkoik, she married Robert Edwin Rinkenberger on March 22, 1958. They had three children, Robert Edwin “Ed” Jr., Kathleen Ann, and Jeffrey Allen Rinkenberger.
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David Lee "Catfish" Sides
Sep 28, 2020
David Lee "Catfish" Sides, 71, of Jackson passed away Monday, September 28, at Southeast Hospital. He was born August 8, 1949, to Mildred Rosalee and Roy Eugene Sides of Jackson.
A 1967 graduate of Jackson High School, David honorably served his country in the United States Air Force and was assigned to the K-9 unit in Pleiku,...
Ruth Coleen (Morton) Tinnin
Sep 27, 2020
Ruth Coleen Morton Tinnin, 83, of Jackson passed away Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born Aug. 13, 1937, in Fruitland, the only child of Robert and Estell Wallace Morton. She and LeeRoy Tinnin were married in June 1956. LeeRoy passed away Feb. 9, 1996.
Ruth was a nurturer...
Albert L. Brugger
Sep 26, 2020
Albert L. Brugger. 99, of Jackson passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born June 8, 1921 in Gordonville the son of Charles and Helen Kirn Brugger. He and Betty Spalding married August 28, 1947. She passed away January 20, 2002.
Albert was a member of...
Sherri Lynn Spooler Pourney
Sep 25, 2020
Sherri Lynn Spooler Pourney, 65, of Jackson, passed away Friday, September 25, 2020, at her home.
Born March 31, 1955, in Cape Girardeau, to Lester “Bud” and Anna Beussink Spooler, she was the second of five children. She married Terry Pourney and twin sons were born to their union, Jason and Jarad.
Sherri was a...
Lillian Lee (Huskey) Sample
Sep 22, 2020
Lillian Lee Sample, 94, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 8, 1925, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Loa and Lillian Marie Huskey.
On Oct. 25, 1942, she married Johnie T. Whitaker of Chaffee, Missouri, and they had four children.
On Aug. 29, 1962, she...
Bertha Lou (Summers) Haupt
Sep 21, 2020
Bertha Lou Haupt, 91, of Jackson, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, September 21, 2020. She passed away at the Villas of Jackson, where she had been living the past 2 ½ years. The family extends a special thank you to the staff at the Villas for their loving care and support.
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Leon H. Laurentius
Sep 21, 2020
Leon H. Laurentius, 86, of Jackson, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born July 10, 1934, in Advance, Missouri, to Joseph and Mary VanGennip Laurentius. He and Helen R. Richter were married November 18, 1967, in Jackson. Two children were born to their union, Paul and Laura.
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Gary Glenwood Lane
Sep 21, 2020
Gary Glenwood Lane, 80, of Jackson, passed away September 21, 2020 at his home in Jackson.
He was born April 5, 1940 son of Paul and Erma Shryock Lane in Fredericktown, Missouri. He and Vicki Crites were married February 10, 1962 at New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson; she survives.
Gary was a 1958...
Edward N. Yarbrough
Sep 19, 2020
Edward N. Yarbrough, 95, formerly of Florissant, Missouri, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
Edward was born February 18, 1925, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Noah Isaac and Ingeborg Marie Norlin Yarbrough.
A proud veteran of World War II, Edward was a Signalman, Second Class, serving in the U.S....
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