Obituaries

May 14, 2020

Bettie Dee Heise, age 90 of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born September 21, 1929 near Millersville the daughter of Ernest and Virginia Lucille Masterson Seabaugh.  She attended school in Jackson.

Bettie and Leonard Ernest Martin Heise were married July 1, 1950...

May 10, 2020

Maxine Marks, age 88, of Prairie Village, Kansas and formerly of Jackson, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Adventhealth Center in Shawnee Mission, Kansas.

She was born April 26, 1932 in Ezel, Kentucky daughter of Joseph and Laura Ethel McCracken Trimble. She and Dale Allen Marks were married September 14, 1956 in Lexington, Kentucky.  He passed...

May 9, 2020

Daniel David Mueller, 77, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.

Daniel was born June 5, 1942, in St. Louis to Martin and Lydia Mueller. He and Nancy Haynie were married Feb. 25, 1984.

He graduated from Lutheran South High School in 1960 and then...

May 7, 2020

Cledith “Dean” Wills, 82, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Feb. 23, 1938, in Oak Ridge to the late Pearl and Juanita Cobble Wills. He and Betty Williams were married April 5, 1969. She passed away March 6, 2018.

Dean worked as...

May 7, 2020

Sidney Ray Dougan, 83, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020 at his home in Jackson.

He was born February 4, 1937, in St. Louis, Missouri, son of Forrest and Lorraine Willis Dougan.  He and Rosemary Hays were married January 6, 1962 in Cape Girardeau.  She passed away November 24, 2016.

Sidney was a...

May 6, 2020

Dick Wadlington, 74, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at his residence.

He was born July 10, 1945, in Cape Girardeau to the late Elbert and Marjorie Welter Wadlington. He and Linda Green were married at Eisleben Lutheran Church on Aug. 5, 1979.

Dick grew up in Cape Girardeau, graduating from Cape...

May 6, 2020

Judith Kay “Judy” Rose age 76, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born March 28, 1944 in Cape Girardeau, MO the daughter of Frankey and Viola Grace Sanders Keesee.

Judy was a faithful member of Shawnee Hills Baptist Church and its ladies Sunday...

May 2, 2020

Elda “Jean” (Roberts) Lincoln passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 2, 2020, having achieved 90 years of a wonderful life well lived.  Jean was born July 15, 1929, the youngest of three daughters born to Eldon and Eula Mildred (Linebarger) Roberts in Jackson, MO.  She married Bobby Carroll Lincoln on October 9, 1950, and nurtured a wonderful...

Apr 29, 2020

Diana Lynne Robinson, 64, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at her home.

She was born August 24, 1955, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Robert Lee and Marilyn Sperling McLemore. She and Tad Robinson were married June 27, 1981 in Branson, Missouri.

Diana graduated from the School of the Ozarks in Branson, Missouri;  ...

Apr 28, 2020

Hayden M. Scholl, 24, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at his home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born April 20, 1996, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Kevin and LaVanda Wills Scholl.

Hayden played basketball for Community Christian Academy in Barnhart and was a 2014 graduate of the academy.  He studied Biomedical Technology at Jefferson...

Apr 26, 2020

Gary Joe Riggins, 75, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

He was born May 8, 1944, in Poplar Bluff, MO, son of Roy V. and Anna Mae Sisney Riggins.  He and Glenda Sisco were married April 10, 1965.  She survives.

Gary was a 1962...

Apr 25, 2020

Surrounded by her loving family, G. Elizabeth “Liz” O’Neal, 88, passed away April 25, 2020 at her home in rural Cape Girardeau.

She was born March 22, 1932, in Arbor, Missouri, to Arthur and Sarah Moreland Hitt. She was a 1948 graduate of Delta High School.

On March 18, 1955, Liz and James Edward “Jim”...

Apr 20, 2020

David G. Steinnerd, 57, of Gordonville, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020, at his home.

He was born June 30, 1962, in Cape Girardeau, to Melvin J. and Rita M. Kirn Steinnerd.

David was a graduate of Leopold High School.  He was a self-employed truck driver and operated heavy equipment.

He was a...

Apr 19, 2020

Verna Geneva Dye, 73, of Jackson passed away April 19, 2020 at her home in Jackson.

She was born March 17, 1947, in St. Louis, Missouri, daughter of Forrest and Dorothy Whitehead Williams.  She and Gary Dye were married March 20, 1965.

Verna was a giving person, she was proud to care for her two...

Apr 18, 2020

Dolores Ann Myer, age 84, Jackson, with her children by her side, she met her Lord and Savior, on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at the Arbors in Cape Girardeau.

She was born June 17, 1935, in Perry County, daughter of Edmund H. “Bud” and Mildred Klaus Ruesler. She and Robert Eugene “Bob” Myer were married January 18,...

Apr 18, 2020

Bonnie L. Smith, 89, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020, at the Monticello House in Jackson.

She was born June 14, 1930, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Harry F. and Eula Mae (Seabaugh) Seabaugh.  She and Richard L. “Dick” Smith were married August 13, 1955.  They had been married nearly 24 years when Dick passed away...

Apr 17, 2020

Doloris Emily Meyr, 89, of Cape Girardeau passed away suddenly on Friday, April 17th at SoutheastHealth.

She was born June 13, 1930 in Pocahontas, Mo to William Joseph and Elsie (Bachmann) Reisenbichler. She and Harold R. Meyr were married on September 23, 1950 at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas.  He passed away on March 1, 2007.

Apr 14, 2020

Nancy Roth Puchbauer, 54, of Jackson, met her Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at her home.

She was born Nov. 8, 1965, in Cape Girardeau, to Norman G. and Jeanette Kimbel Roth. She was a 1983 graduate of Perryville High School and earned an associate degree in business from Metro Business College.

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Apr 10, 2020

Brenda Joyce Anderson Craven passed from this world into the next on April 10, 2020, at her home in Jackson, Missouri.

At a later date, when it becomes permissible to gather in large groups again, the family will announce a memorial celebration.

Brenda was born on July 22, 1959, in DuQuoin, Illinois, to George John...

Apr 10, 2020

Raymond Lynn Murray, 76, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, April 10, 2020, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Aug. 22, 1943, in Hull, Iowa, son of the late John R. and Loretta Sawyer Murray.

Ray was valedictorian of the 1961 graduating class of Boyden-Hull High School in Hull.

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