Obituaries

Nov 7, 2018

June Lyle Palermo, 67, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018.

She was born November 10, 1950, in Greensboro, North Carolina, to Wallace and Ruth McLean Harrison.

June was a graduate of Jackson High School and she attended Southeast Missouri State University.

Loving survivors include three children, Jeffrey Palermo of Cape Girardeau,...

Nov 4, 2018

Robin Christine Bates, 57, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday November 4, 2018, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born April 28, 1961, in Cape Girardeau, to Don and Ruth Craft Niswonger.  She and Vester Bates were married March 18, 1979.

Robin attended school in Jackson and was a member of the...

Nov 3, 2018

Betty Jane McLain, age 88, of Cape Girardeau passed away Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

She was born May 4, 1930, in Flat River, Missouri, daughter of Charles Otto and Mary Ann Reiss Massey.  She and Bill W. McLain were married June 3, 1989. He passed away December 6, 2008.

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Nov 2, 2018

Randy Sides, 62, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, November 2, 2018 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born June 17, 1956 in Cape Girardeau the son of Wilbert and Gloria Benson Sides. He and Nancy Abbott were married April 29, 2000.

Randy was a handyman, a “jack of all trades”. He...

Nov 1, 2018

Theresa Lyn Miller-Myles, 55, died of smoke inhalation in a mobile home fire in New Madrid County, Missouri, on Nov. 1, 2018.

She was born Jan. 17, 1963, in LaJolla, California, to Jim and Nelda Gross Miller.

Theresa was a 1981 graduate of Scott City High School. She previously worked at Southeast Hospital and the...

Oct 31, 2018

Judith Ann “Judy” Masters, 71, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born September 8, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Louis and Mary Agnes Petry Kraft. She and Lowell Masters were married August 8, 1975 in Memphis, Tennessee. He survives.

Judy worked at the...

Oct 31, 2018

Maryln S. Rastl, 68, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

She was born July 24, 1950 on a farm near Pocahontas, to Raymond and Margie Wilson Rastl.  When Maryln was three years old, her father passed away.  Her mother later married Wilbert “Wib” Reisenbichler.

Maryln grew...

Oct 30, 2018

Thea Marie Litchfield, cherished infant daughter of Nathan and Chelsie Colyer Litchfield, passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at Children’s Hospital in St. Louis.

Thea was born prematurely on July 6, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.  She was little, but she was fierce.  Though her parents were saddened Thea was never able to...

Oct 27, 2018

Johnnie V. Haupt, 91, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018, at Rocky Mountain Veterans Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado.  Johnnie had been living with his daughter in Elizabeth, Colorado, the past few years.

He was born February 17, 1927, in Millersville, Missouri, to Robert F. and Maggie Mae Moore Haupt.  He attended high school in...

Oct 26, 2018

Esther Elizabeth Morie, 88, of Jackson, MO, passed away October 26, 2018, at the  Monticello House in Jackson.

She was born May 7, 1930, in Cape Girardeau, MO, daughter of Louis E.T. and Ella Haertling Graden.  She and James “Jim” Turner were married and to this union they were blessed with their four children.  She later married...

Oct 23, 2018

Jerry R. Bean, 79, of Benton, Missouri, formerly of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.  His death was a result of an aneurysm and multiple surgeries over the past twelve days.

Jerry was born October 10, 1939, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Thomas B. and Maudie M. Gambill...

Oct 21, 2018

William M. “Mike” Kilhafner, 68, of Marble Hill, Missouri, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born August 8, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, to William J. “Bill” and Ruth Bruce Kilhafner.  He and Michele Seely were married December 30, 1970.  Nine children were born to their union.

Oct 20, 2018

Junior H. Surface, age 68, of Essex, Missouri died Saturday, October 20, 2018 at his son’s home near Millersville, MO.

Junior was born September 9, 1950 at Bell City, Missouri the son of Jake H. and Mary J. Baker Surface. He and Debra Long married March 12, 1972. She preceded him in death June 5, 2011.

Oct 18, 2018

Brenda Faye Elfrink, age 71, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born July 22, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Cletis B. and Celeste Lincoln Mouser.  She and Glenn Elfrink were married March 23, 1968 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson.

Brenda...

Oct 9, 2018

Ronnie Dean Townsend, age 62, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born February 16, 1956 in St. Louis, son of Kasper N. Townsend, Jr. and Lois E. Barks Townsend.  He and Gina Yarbro were married May 22, 2004.

Ronnie grew up in the Oak Ridge...

Oct 8, 2018

Surrounded by his family, Alvis Dexter “A. D.” Arnhart, 99, formerly of Jackson, passed away Monday, October 8, 2018, at the home of his daughter in Simpsonville, South Carolina.

A.D. was born Jan 13, 1919, in Archey, Arkansas, to James Dexter “J.D.” and Dexter Leona Cooper Arnhart.  A.D’s mother died when he was two years old.  His...

Oct 8, 2018

James David Cantrell, age 86, of Jackson passed away Monday, October 8, 2018 at his home.

He was born January 29, 1932, in Leora, Missouri, son of Robert and Lettie Malone Cantrell.  He and Roma Hoskins were married February 13, 1952 in Laramie, Wyoming.

James worked in the St. Louis area as a mechanic for...

Oct 7, 2018

Carol JoAnn Golden, 73, of Cape Girardeau passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018 at her home.

She was born December 29, 1944, in Jacksonville, Florida, daughter of A J and Ruby Marlen Cora. She and Jerry Wayne Golden were married April 9, 1974 in Tijuana, Mexico. He passed away Feb. 7, 2010.

Carol was a...

Oct 6, 2018

Elizabeth Rachel “Betty” Self, 90, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home, where she resided the past five years.

Born December 6, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, she was the only child of Carl O. and Emilie Paar Boltz.  She married Francis A. Self and five children were born to their union....

Oct 3, 2018

Mary June Stone, 87, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at the Monticello House in Jackson.

She was born November 16, 1930, in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, to James “Ches” and Edith Irene Martin Head.  She and Nelson Stone were married August 15, 1953, in Coffman, Missouri, south of Ste. Genevieve.  Four children were born...