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Leslie J. Hampton
Dec 16, 2019
Leslie J. Hampton, 75, of Chaffee passed away Monday, December 16, 2019 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born September 23, 1944, in Cape Girardeau, son of Leslie C. and Dorothy M. Todisman Hampton. He and Michelle E. Baumann were married March 8, 1975 in Broward County, Florida.
Leslie served in...
Adele (Spitzmiller) Townsend
Dec 15, 2019
Adele Spitzmiller Townsend, 102, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Iron County, Missouri, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born October 11, 1917, in Ironton, Missouri, to Jacob H. and Rosa E. Crocker Spitzmiller. She and Albert R. Townsend were married April 17, 1948. They had been married 48...
Violet "Vi" (Lawrence) Colyott
Dec 15, 2019
Violet “Vi” Colyott, 91, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born December 4, 1928, in Cape Girardeau, to Durward L. and Arah B. (Reid) Lawrence. She and Norman Colyott were married December 4, 1955, in St. Louis. They had been married 47 years when Norman passed...
Darlene E. (Terry) Petzoldt
Dec 11, 2019
Darlene E. Petzoldt, 63, of Jackson passed away unexpectedly near her home Wednesday, December 11, 2019.
She was born Oct. 10, 1956, in Cape Girardeau to George and Mary Seyer Terry.
Darlene was a 1975 graduate of Jackson High School. She worked at MSS Arabians and Havco, and then 19 years at Procter & Gamble,...
Lt Eakins
Dec 10, 2019
LT Eakins, 92, passed away on December 10, 2019 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau with ‘Niece Linda Eakins’ by his side. As per his wishes, a private burial graveside service was held on December 13th at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson, with the Rev. Janet Hopkins officiating. A celebration of his life will be held Memorial...
Martin W. Roberts
Dec 10, 2019
Martin W. Roberts, 85, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 10, 1934, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Jack and Kathryn Snow Roberts. Martin and Inez Statesel were married September 21, 1957 in Raytown, Missouri. Martin entered the U.S. Navy in 1952. He served as a...
Harvey Edward "Eddie" Wood
Dec 10, 2019
Harvey Edward “Eddie” Wood, age 57, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born April 20, 1962 in Cape Girardeau son of Thomas Benton Wood Sr. and Dorothy A. Seabaugh Wood. He and Margaret A. “Maggie” Whitener were married March 28, 1989.
Eddie was...
Michael William Allmon
Dec 10, 2019
Michael William Allmon, 66, of Jackson passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 with his family by his side.
He was born Dec. 15, 1952 in Cape Girardeau, son of James and Lorene McCormick Allmon.
Mike was a 1971 graduate of Jackson High School. He then served in the U.S. Navy...
Sibra J. (Vanamburg) Glover
Dec 9, 2019
Sibra J. Glover, age 70, of Jackson, passed away Monday, December 9, 2019 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born March 22, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Tony and Janet Taylor VanAmburg.
Sibra had worked at the former Litz Poultry plant in Jackson and both locations of the former A &...
Will E. Wade
Dec 8, 2019
Will E. Wade, 98, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019, at his home in Jackson.
Will was born November 16, 1921, in Cadiz, Kentucky, to Willie Bob and Wava Mae Rees Wade. Will and Thelma Ward were married December 6, 1946, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and three sons were born to their union, Charles, Wesley, and Robert.
...John David "Dave" Kasten
Dec 8, 2019
John David “Dave” Kasten, 83, of Jackson, passed away on December 8, 2019 at Saint Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born July 28, 1936 in Jackson, Missouri to John M.C. and Ardena E. Lowes Kasten. John David was a member of Hanover Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. He was baptized August 16, 1936 and confirmed...
Ronald Lee Woodruff
Dec 6, 2019
Ronald Lee Woodruff, 71, of Jackson passed away Friday, December 6. 2019 at his home.
He was born August 20, 1948, in Morehouse, Missouri, son of Samuel and Mary Clark Woodruff. He and Juavata Bequette were married September 29, 2002 in Paducah, Kentucky. She survives.
Ron graduated from Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau....
Wilma H. (Lange) Schlimpert
Dec 3, 2019
Wilma H. Schlimpert, 95 of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Shawneetown, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born January 19, 1924, in Tilsit, Missouri to Henry and Anna Louise Siebert Lange. She and Clarence M. Schlimpert were married April 21, 1946, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit, also the...
James Bryant "Odie" Carter
Dec 2, 2019
Due to the current health concerns, the family of the late James Bryant “Odie” Carter is indefinitely postponing the memorial gathering and lantern release that was scheduled at Deerfield Lodge on Sunday, March 22, 2020. If the gathering is rescheduled and we are notified of it, we will update our website accordingly.
Bryant, 46, of Jackson, passed...
Linda K. Finney
Dec 1, 2019
Surrounded by her loving family, Linda K. Finney, 74, of Jackson, formerly of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Jackson.
She was born January 17, 1945, in St. Charles, Missouri, to Rex and Lydia Craft Shimkoik. She was a 1963 graduate of Chaney High School in...
"Sonny" Linder Peter Deimund
Nov 29, 2019
“Sonny” Linder Peter Deimund, 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, Nov. 29, 2019 at Heartland Care and Rehab in Cape Girardeau.
He was born Oct. 13, 1935 in Cape Girardeau, the son of Linder and Susie Katherine Blumer Deimund. He and Joyce Bullard were married Oct. 2, 1959 in Jackson, MO.
Sonny graduated from...
Mark L. Berry
Nov 28, 2019
Mark Lindsey Berry, 63, of Jackson passed away Thursday, November 28, 2019 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born October 17, 1956, in Greenville, S.C., son of Irving John “Irv” and Rosemary Sebaugh Berry.
Mark graduated from Jackson High School in 1975 and Southeast Missouri State...
Virginia Lee (Lincoln) Gohn
Nov 23, 2019
Virginia Gohn, 85, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
Born December 11, 1933, in Glen Allen, to Ernest and Blanche Sitzes Lincoln, Virginia was one of six children. She attended the former Prospect School near Glen Allen and was a longtime member of the Glen Allen Baptist Church,...
Robert Eugene "Bob" Salsbury
Nov 18, 2019
Robert Eugene “Bob” Salsbury, age 75, of Jackson, Missouri and formerly of Wichita, Kansas went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 18, 2019.
He was born September 6, 1944 in Wichita, the son of Arthur and Ruth Ellen Weiss Salsbury. Bob married Susan Peters DesMarteau on September 2, 2000.
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Ruth Ellen (Moll) Holman
Nov 18, 2019
Ruth Ellen Holman, 70, of Jackson passed away Monday, November 18, 2019 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born November 4, 1949, in Cape Girardeau daughter of Oscar William and Naomi Leona Leimbach Moll. She and William Paul Holman were married June 28, 1986 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson.
Ruth...
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