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Michael Sten Browne
Sep 19, 2019
Michael S. Browne, 70 of Jackson, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019, at his home in Jackson.
He was born May 31, 1949, in Juneau, Alaska, to Ralph and Beatrice Didericksen Browne. He married Virginia Wilson June 29, 1991, in Jackson.
Michael was a 32-year “life member” of the Jackson Elks Lodge 2652. He served...
Jerry Don Sterling
Sep 19, 2019
Jerry Don Sterling, Sr., 74, of Hillsboro, Missouri, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019, at Riverview at the Park in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.
He was born January 24, 1945, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Paul and Mary Jane Brown Sterling. He first married Linda Brown. Two children were born to their union, Jerry, Jr., and Melissa. He...
Michael Wayne Mathews
Sep 17, 2019
Michael Wayne Mathews, 55, of Jackson, passed away, Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at his home in Jackson.
He was born November 29, 1963, in San Diego, California, son of Clifford Eugene Mathews and Margaret Ann Blanks. He and Bernadette Bernier were married November 29, 1981.
He worked for Procter and Gamble for 29 years. Some...
Daryl W. Leine
Sep 14, 2019
Daryl W. Leine, 51, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born August 22, 1968, in Cape Girardeau, to Doyle E. and Margie Yamnitz Leine. He and Dawn Booth were married September 18, 1993, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson.
Daryl was a 1987 graduate...
Matthew Todd Ulrich
Sep 13, 2019
Matthew Ulrich, 46, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019.
He was born Sept. 25, 1972 in Cape Girardeau, the son of Phillip and Cindy Benton Ulrich. He and Shelly Haman were married June 19, 1993 in Egypt Mills.
Matt worked locally as an electrician. He served honorably in the U.S. Army for...
Maurine Myrtle (Nichols) Stewart
Sep 12, 2019
Maurine M. Stewart, 98 years and 17 days young, passed away Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Maurine was born Aug. 26, 1921, outside Parma, Missouri, to Murray E. and Ollie M. Orr Nichols, the oldest of eight children. She married James A. Daniels on Nov. 19, 1939. James was killed...
James P. Mclain
Sep 11, 2019
James P. McLain, 88, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born April 20, 1931in Fruitland, Missouri, son of Bern and Edith Estes McLain. He and Della Estell Stovall were married on July 30, 1982 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson.
James was a...
Goldie M. (Henry) Hobeck
Sep 10, 2019
Goldie Hobeck, 95, of Friedheim, Missouri passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born July 1, 1924, in Daisy, to Elmer and Nora Hahs Henry. She and Floyd Hobeck were married March 13, 1943, in Jackson. They had been married nearly 63 years when Floyd passed away February 11, 2006....
Edna Mae "Babe" (Schlegel) Grant
Sep 7, 2019
Edna Mae “Babe” Grant, 84 of Jackson, passed away Saturday, September 7, 2019, at The Villas of Jackson.
She was born March 5, 1935, in Jackson, to Alvin and Altha I. Drum Schlegel. It was an uncle that gave her the nickname of “Babe”.
Babe was a 1954 graduate of Jackson High School. She and...
Dorothy Evelyn (Bolitho) Makins
Sep 6, 2019
Dorothy E. Makins, age 92, of Jackson passed away Friday, September 6, 2019 at her home.
She was born January 3, 1927, in Detroit, Michigan, daughter of John E. and Julia May Lynchard Bolitho. She and Harold Edward Makins were married April 26, 1946, in Detroit. He passed away May 2, 2014.
Dorothy graduated from...
Clarence Schlimpert
Sep 6, 2019
Clarence Martin Schlimpert, 96, of Cape Girardeau formerly of Shawneetown passed away Friday, September 6, 2019, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born August 31, 1923, in Shawneetown to Charles and Dora Starzinger Schlimpert. He and Wilma Lange were married April 21, 1946, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit.
Clarence was baptized...

Dorothy E. (Bolitho) Makins
Sep 6, 2019
Dorothy E. Makins, age 92, of Jackson passed away Friday, September 6, 2019 at her home.
She was born January 3, 1927, in Detroit, Michigan, daughter of John E. and Julia May Lynchard Bolitho. She and Harold Edward Makins were married April 26, 1946, in Detroit. He passed away May 2, 2014.
Dorothy graduated from...
Wanda H. (Glenn) Renfro
Sep 1, 2019
Wanda Harolene Renfro, 91, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, Sept 1, 2019 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born August 16, 1928 near Dexter, MO, daughter of Nathan and Ida Mae (Dunn) Glenn. She and Bayne Renfro were married Nov. 22, 1954 in St. Louis, MO, he passed away Dec. 9, 1999.
...Bob D. Stearns
Sep 1, 2019
Bobby D. “Bob” Stearns, 78, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019, at the Missouri State Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born October 6, 1940, in Daisy, Missouri, to Ova R. and Nellie E. Hobeck Stearns. He and Georgia Ann McQuaid were married December 3, 1960, in Scott City, Missouri.
Bob served...
Sue Weber
Sep 1, 2019
Geneva S. “Sue” Weber, 75, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2019, at her home in Jackson.
She was born June 29, 1944, in Perryville, Missouri, to Leo and Frieda Johnson Reid. Sue and Robert Dean “Bob” Weber were married June 5, 1965, in Perryville.
Loving survivors include her husband of 54 years, Bob...
Robin H. Jones
Aug 30, 2019
Robin H. Jones, 85, passed away Friday, August 30, 2019, at his home in Oak Ridge.
He was born October 20, 1933, in Mangum, Oklahoma, to Noah F. and Willie Robinson Jones. He and Augustine Henley were married August 17, 1955, in Abilene, Texas.
Robin was a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, serving...
Shirley Mae (Miles) Hunter
Aug 30, 2019
Shirley Mae Hunter, age 91, passed away Friday, August 30, 2019 at Cape Town Nursing Facility in Cape Girardeau, MO.
She was born February 20, 1928 at Jefferson City, MO daughter of Ray W. and Mattie F. Owens Miles Sr. She married Robert P. Hunter and he preceded her in death January 2, 1999.
Loving...
Oliver August Fortner
Aug 29, 2019
Oliver August Fortner was born July 8, 2019, in St. Louis, to James and Crystal Whitt Fortner. He was seven weeks old when he passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, due to Mosaic Trisomy 13, a rare genetic disorder. Although he was hospitalized for most of his brief life, he was...
Ruth Ladonn (Rust) Whitsel Schilling
Aug 27, 2019
Ruth LaDonn Whitsel- Schilling, 84, of Millersville passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at home.
She was born May 25, 1935, in Melber, KY, daughter of Clyde Curtis and Esther Pearl Buckingham Rust. She and Joseph William Whitsel were married on October 24, 1953. He passed away December 2, 1977.
Ruth worked most of her...
Ida Mae (Hahn) Hartle
Aug 24, 2019
Ida Mae Hartle, 93, of Jackson, passed away, Saturday, August 24, 2019 at her home in Jackson.
She was born January 26, 1926 in Millersville, daughter of Roy Marshal and Bernice Jenkins Hahn. She and Troy Emanuel Hartle were married June 26, 1948. They had been married nearly 49 years when he passed away May 31, 1997....
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