Obituaries

Jun 9, 2020

Richard Andrew Hanlon, age 63 of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at his home.

He was born October 21, 1956 in St. Charles, Illinois son of Michael Thomas and Marilyn Jane Andrews Hanlon.

Richard was a veteran of the United States Army having served enlisted January 30, 1974 and honorably discharged July...

Jun 8, 2020

Brenda P. Wachter, 63, formerly of Jackson, passed away Monday, June 8, 2020, at her home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born October 23, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, to Martin and Virginia Meyer Dubs.  She and Gerald L. Wachter were married March 12, 1984.  The had been married 32 years when Gerald passed away October 30, 2016....

Jun 8, 2020

Peacefully, at home, Priscilla Rose Wadley Dowdy, 82, of Jackson, Missouri made her final journey to her Lord and Savior on Monday, June 8, 2020.

She and her twin sister, Patricia were born on July 12, 1937 in Mound City, Illinois, the daughters of George and Allie Caldwell Caywood.

Pris and Pat, (as they were...

Jun 8, 2020

James R. Rowland, 73, of Jackson, passed away Monday, June 8, 2020 at his home.

He was born April 9, 1947, in Bonne Terre, Missouri, to Reese and Leola Glenn Rowland.  He and Sherry Daffron were married May 14, 1966, in Bonne Terre.

Jim was an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

Jun 5, 2020

Mary Eliza Moyers, 83, of Jackson died Friday, June 5, 2020 at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau.

She was born August 1, 1936, in Jackson, daughter of Charles and Verba Blaylock Flanagin.   Her first husband was Leon McCullough and her second husband was Henry Moyers, both preceded her in death.

Loving survivors include two...

Jun 4, 2020

Bernice Mary Baldwin, 73, of Jackson passed away Thursday, June 4, 2020 at the home of her son.

She was born March 22, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Joseph and Rowena Ponder Meyer.

Bernice was a 1965 graduate of Perryville Missouri High School and worked 28 years in the engraving department at Mondi in...

Jun 3, 2020

Wilbur “Keith” Seabaugh, age 90, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born February 19, 1930, in Patton, Missouri, son of Wilberd Schell and Minnie Viola Devenport Seabaugh.  He and Shirley Ann Newman were married August 19, 1951 in San Diego, California.

Keith was a 1947...

May 31, 2020

Jessie Lee Clingingsmith, 75, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at his home in Jackson.  He was born September 11, 1944, in Oak Ridge, son of the late Elliott and Irene (Quade) Clingingsmith.

Upon graduating from Oak Ridge High School, he attended Southeast Missouri State University where he received a bachelor degree in education.

After...

May 29, 2020

Rodney E. Haertling, 62, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020, at his home in New Wells.

He was born September 22, 1957, in Perryville, to Ruben and Carol Lorenz Haertling.   He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells.  Rodney continued to be an active member of the congregation, serving many years as an...

May 29, 2020

Marvin Schoen, 89, of Oak Ridge, passed away Friday, May 29, 2020 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.

Marvin was born May 11, 1931, in Shawneetown, Missouri, to Erhardt “E. W.” and Linda Sievers Schoen.  He was baptized, confirmed, and was a lifelong active member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, Missouri.  He and...

May 27, 2020

Martha Elaine Conary, 82, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born July 8, 1937, in Bar Harbor, Maine, daughter of Maurice E. and Josephine M. Gooch Hanscom. She and Henry Conary were married Sept. 6, 1958. He passed away Feb. 3, 2006.

Martha spent...

May 26, 2020

Howard D. Thomas, Jr, 98 years old, of Cape Girardeau, passed away May 26, 2020 at St. Francis Medical Center.

He was born September 18, 1921 in Wagner County, Oklahoma.  He was the son of Howard and Louisa Thomas, who preceded him in death.  He was married to Maud Turner over 62 years.  She passed away December...

May 26, 2020

James William Baylor Jr., 72, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at his residence.

He was born July 6, 1947, in Cape Girardeau to the late James William and Ida Mae Fitzgerald Baylor Sr. He and Rebecca “Becky” Welch were married in Cape Girardeau Feb. 11, 1978.

Jimmy grew up in Cape...

May 24, 2020

Kelly V. Gohn, 93, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

The youngest of six children, Kelly was born March 6, 1927, in Lutesville, Missouri, to Henry “Pearl” and Lucy Hill Gohn.   He and Virginia Lee Lincoln were married June 9, 1954.  Two daughters were born to their union,...

May 23, 2020

Charlene Pruett, 93, of Chesterfield, Mo., formerly of Jackson, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis.

Charlene was born November 14, 1926, in Jackson, to Charles and Olga Illers Macke.   She and Eulis A. Pruett were married June 11, 1950, in Jackson.  Eulis passed away October 8, 2000.

She was...

May 23, 2020

Michael E. Smither, 73, of Chaffee, Missouri, died Saturday, May 23, 2020, at his son’s home in Oak Ridge, Missouri.

He was born January 28, 1947, in Mobile, Alabama, to Kenneth and Helen Young Smither.  He married Janet Summers on December 20, 1988.

Smither was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving honorably from June...

May 22, 2020

Joycelyn Phyllis Kasten, age 87, of Jackson left this world Friday, May 22, 2020, to join her Lord and Savior.

She was born Dec. 7, 1932, in Oakdale, Illinois, a daughter of the late Ray and Waltena Reuter Wisely. She and Robert N. Kline were married in 1953; he died in 1972. She and Kenneth G. Kasten...

May 20, 2020

Essie Lucille Brotherton, age 87 of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

She was born March 15, 1933, in Neely’s Landing, Missouri the fifth and youngest child of John A. and Oza Ann Craft Littleton. She and Oscar Rosolee “Lee” Brotherton were married December 11, 1953 they had been married...

May 16, 2020

Jeffrey L. Bierman, 57, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born May 12, 1963, in Sparta, Illinois, to Arkel and Nola Williamson Bierman.  He and Paula Rhodes were married September 23, 1989, in Jackson.

Jeff was a 1981 graduate of Jackson High School...

May 14, 2020

Angela Nicole Parker, 36, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020, at her home in Jackson, Missouri.

She was born February 25, 1984, in Palo Alto, California, to Robert and Deborah George Sladkey.

Angela attended school in Wagoner, Oklahoma and Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

She enjoyed art, vegetable and flower gardening, and...