Obituaries

Mar 28, 2019

Elvira Bertha Sebastian, 82, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Tilsit, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born August 24, 1936, near Tilsit, to Paul H. and Hulda H. Aufdenberg Ahrens. She was baptized September 27, 1936, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit, and confirmed April 2, 1950, at...

Mar 27, 2019

Clemency Meyer, 93, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at the Monticello House in Jackson.

An only child, Clemency was born June 8, 1925, in Cape Girardeau, to Donald and Mattie McClendon Horn.  She and 1st Sgt, Carlton G. “Cotton” Meyer were married April 22, 1944, in Wisconsin.  Three children were born to their union.  ...

Mar 27, 2019

Glenn E. Zeller, 85, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born August 16, 1933, in rural Jackson, to Edward and Olga Birk Zeller.  He was baptized September 17, 1933 and confirmed March 30, 1947.  He and Mary Martin were married November 27, 1954, in Jackson. ...

Mar 26, 2019

Curtis Easterwood, age 57, of Buhl, Alabama., passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. after a valiant battle with cancer.

He was born June 23, 1961 in Anniston, Alabama, the son of the late Paul and Willette (Andrews) Easterwood. He married Bonnie Hix.

Curtis graduated from Tuscaloosa High and went to work...

Mar 26, 2019

Wanda Sewing, age 82, of Friedheim passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 in the family homestead, between Friedheim and Old Appleton, where she was born.

The youngest of five children, she was born October 11, 1936 to Robert Herman and Lydia Clara Grossheider Sewing.

Wanda was a 1955 graduate of Perryville High School.  After high...

Mar 19, 2019

David Craig Tally, 64, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at his home after a struggle with liver cancer.

He was born November 19, 1954 in Cairo, IL to the late Jerry and Rita Sue Parker Tally.

David grew up in Mounds, IL. He graduated Meridian High School as salutatorian. Then attended...

Mar 19, 2019

Billy W. "Bill" Carnell, 73, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born May 24, 1945, in Portageville, Missouri, to Clarence H. and Ruby Rogers Carnell.

Bill attended school in Portageville and served honorably in the U.S. Army from June, 1963 to December, 1968. ...

Mar 16, 2019

Geraldine J. “Gerri” Weber, 79, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born September 12, 1939, in Altenburg, Missouri, to Arnold and Esther Lohmann Schmidt.  She and Oscar D. Weber were married June 8, 1963, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson.  Three daughters were born...

Mar 12, 2019

Billy Melton “Bill” Abernathy, age 66 of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at his home.

He was born Nov. 17, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, son of Cline M. and Dorothy Winder Abernathy.  He and Cherri Beauchamp were married June 14, 1992.

Loving survivors include his wife of 26 years, Cherri Abernathy of Jackson;...

Mar 9, 2019

Lester Lawrence Seyer, 87, of Oak Ridge, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family.

He was born February 7, 1932 in Cape Girardeau to Andrew and Coletta Westrich Seyer. He and Semina Frances Kluesner were married April 27, 1963 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New Hamburg.

Lester was...

Mar 9, 2019

Margie B. Casteel, 86, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the Lutheran Home Assisted Living East, in Cape Girardeau.

She was born November 23, 1932, in Scott City, Missouri, to Walter J. and Helen Brooks Cassout.

Margie was the second employee and first female employee to be hired by Procter and...

Mar 8, 2019

Kimberly Lynn McClard, 56, of Oak Ridge, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019, at her home in Oak Ridge, Missouri.

Cremation accorded by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Arrangements are private.

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Mar 6, 2019

Mildred M. “Millie” Dost, 89, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019 surrounded by her loving family at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

She was born June 3, 1929, in Oak Ridge, daughter of August and Angeline C. Hopfer Mirly.  She and Elton O. Dost were married June 14, 1952 at Trinity Lutheran Church in...

Mar 5, 2019

Mary Ruth “O.W.” (Friedrich) Johnson-Wheaton, 81, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at the Monticello House in Jackson.

She was born November 16, 1937, in Jackson, to Robert C. and Ollie L. Seabaugh Friedrich, Sr.  She married James Johnson and two sons were born to their union.

Mary worked at the former Jackson...

Mar 4, 2019

Dianna K. “D.K.” Schlitt, 53, of Jackson passed away Monday, March 4, 2019, at her home.

She was born Dec. 9, 1965, in Cape Girardeau the daughter of Larry and Jane Jacobs Jones. She and Jim Schlitt were married July 26, 1990.

Dianna grew up in Cape Girardeau, graduating from Cape Girardeau Central High School...

Mar 3, 2019

Surrounded by her husband and six children, Patricia “Pat” E. Schwepker, 77, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday, March 3, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau

She was born July 7, 1941, in Pleasanton, Kansas, to Earl and Nora Atherton McIntosh.  She and Robert “Bob” H. Schwepker were married April 7, 1962, in Fulton,...

Mar 2, 2019

Vernon Watkins, Jr., age 80, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019 at his home.

He was born February 2, 1939, in Logan, West Virginia, son of Vernon and Della Crank Watkins, Sr.  He and Linda Kay Morris were married in 1967 in East St. Louis.

Vernon attended Shawnee Hills Baptist Church in Jackson. ...

Mar 2, 2019

Patricia A. “Pat” Holloway, 77, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson.

Pat, an only child, was born September 22, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, to Wallace S. and Violet D. Christy Schneider.  She and Ivan Holloway were married July 8, 1961.  Two daughers were born to their union and...

Mar 1, 2019

Larry Frederick Deneke, age 67, of Whitewater, Missouri, passed away Friday, March 1, 2019 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born March 22, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, son of Frederick C. and Meta L. Koch Deneke.  He and Diana Behrle were married December 2, 1977 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville, Missouri....

Mar 1, 2019

Michael John Chandonait, age 70, of Jackson, and formerly of Marion passed away Friday, March 1, 2019 at home.

He was born November 7, 1948 in Newton, MA to Henry John and Barbara Virginia Hayden Chandonait.  Michael married Eleanor Parsons August 22, 1976.

Michael was a 1966 graduate of Lincoln Sudbury High School in Sudbury,...