Hulda Amanda (Birk) Sievers
Jul 25, 2018
Hulda Amanda Sievers, 97, of Jackson and formerly of Tilsit, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at The Monticello House.
She was born August 10, 1920, at Tilsit, daughter of Alvin M. and Amanda A. Lange Birk. She and Melbert W. Sievers were married February 15, 1942. He passed away on August 2, 1989.
Hulda...
Charles Edwin Vickrey
Jul 23, 2018
Charles Edwin “Charlie” Vickrey, age 86 of Jackson, passed away Monday, July 23, 2018 at his home.
He was born July 16, 1932 in Hannibal, Missouri, son of John and Helen Merrill Vickrey. He and Phyllis Litzelfelner were married April 12, 1951 at First Baptist Church in Jackson. She passed away April 3, 2015.
Charlie...
Paul Chub Heuring
Jul 22, 2018
Paul “Chub” Heuring, 83, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center.
He was born September 27, 1934, in New Hamburg, to Anton “Tony” and Clara LeGrand Heuring.
Paul’s graduating class of 1954 was the first to graduate from the then new Cape Central High School. He played football,...
Thelma S (Modglin) Hitchcock
Jul 21, 2018
Thelma s. Hitchcock, 85, of Jackson, passed away at St. Francis Medical Center.
A private interment will be Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery near Pocahontas.
Arrangements made by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
Donations:Church or Charity of Choice
Shirley M. (Illers) Cooper
Jul 21, 2018
Shirley M. Cooper, 83, of Marble Hill passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born Sept. 23, 1934, in Cape Girardeau County to Henry A. and Nina M. Wicecarver Illers. She and Gary N. Cooper were married June 16, 1957. They had been married 18 years, when Gary passed...
Mary Alyce (Schwartz) Loos
Jul 20, 2018
Mary Alyce Loos, age 62, of Jackson passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 at her home with her family by her side. She fought a very brave, courageous and valiant war with brain cancer.
She was born February 23, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Albert G. “Albey” Schwartz, Jr. and Ruth Joan (Ross) Schwartz. She and...
Edward Lee Shell
Jul 10, 2018
Edward Lee Shell, 79, of McClure, Ill passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at the Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born December 17, 1938 in Lutesville, MO the son of the late Woodrow and Elenora (Shell) Shell.
Edward worked as an over-the-road truck driver for 40 plus years for several different companies...
Gerald Joe Martin
Jul 10, 2018
Gerald Joe Martin, age 69, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau
He was born April 9, 1949 in San Diego, CA the son Robert Edwin and Yvonne Marie Weir Martin. Joe married Marian Frances McCormick August 28, 1999.
Joe enlisted in the United States Coast...
Betty (Heimbaugh) Hahs
Jul 8, 2018
Betty Hahs, age 93, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018 at Monticello House.
She was born July 6, 1925, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Curtis and Ruby Niblack Heimbaugh. She and Paul “Jake” Hahs were married February 8, 1947. He passed away June 4, 1979.
Betty was a 1942 graduate of Jackson High...
Roger K. Lane
Jul 7, 2018
Roger K. Lane, 61, of Jackson, surrounded by his loving family, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018, at his home.
He was born February 19, 1957, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to Robert Lee and Carol Jean Lobsinger Lane. He and Ruth E. Wendel were married May 21, 1978, at Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson. ...
Raylan Joseph Nance
Jul 7, 2018
Raylan Joseph Nance was born on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital in St. Louis to Jesse and Kendra Kohler Nance. Raylan was a strong little boy who fought so hard to meet his family and even harder to stay with us. On Saturday, July 7, 2018, Raylan was lovingly held in his daddy’s arms at Cardinal...
Jerome M. Ziegler
Jun 29, 2018
Jerome Monroe Ziegler, 79, of Jackson, passed away Friday, June 29, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
One of nine children, he was born November 25, 1938, in Benton, Missouri, to John and Coletta Scherer Ziegler.
He attended St. Denis Catholic School in Benton. He met his future wife, Berniece Beussink, at a 1958...
"Coach" Emil Walter Brase
Jun 28, 2018
“Coach” Emil Walter Brase, age 99, of Jackson passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018 at the Monticello House in Jackson.
Coach Brase was born Feb. 25, 1919, the middle of seven children, in the log house in Gordonville owned by his parents, Albert and Matilda “Tillie” Hoffman Brase.
He attended Dutchtown and Benton, Missouri, elementary...
Mary Katherine Busse
Jun 25, 2018
Mary Katherine Busse, 73, passed away Monday, June 25, 2018, surrounded by her family and three puppies, at her home in Jackson.
Born April 2, 1945 in Minot, North Dakota, to Ben and Gladys Lorenzen Busse, Mary was the third child and oldest daughter. She was a 1963 graduate of Glenbard East High School in Lombard, Illinois,...
Flora Fay (Steen) Allstun
Jun 25, 2018
Flora Fay Allstun, age 74, of Jackson and formerly of East Prairie, Missouri passed away Monday, June 25, 2018 at her home.
She was born June 14, 1944 in Santo, Texas, daughter of Robert and Flora Williams Steen. She and Ronnie Allstun were married February 27, 1965 in Mineral Wells, Texas. They were married 47 years when...
Carol Marie Ide
Jun 21, 2018
Carol Marie Ide, 47, of Jackson, Mo passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018 at her residence.
She was born October 17, 1970 in Oaklawn, Ill. the daughter of Robert and Helen Cejka Ide. Carol was a devoted daughter, mother and grandmother. She was an animal lover and an avid St. Louis Cardinal fan. She worked as a...
John Robert Gilmore
Jun 19, 2018
John R. Gilmore, 81, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at his home.
He was born April 16, 1937, in Fruitland, to John W. “Woody” and Evelyn A. Ackman Gilmore. He and Shelby Jean King were married March 23, 1958, in Fruitland.
John was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving honorably from...
Tommy Joe "T. J." Sousley
Jun 15, 2018
Tommy Joe “T. J.” Sousley, 53, of Chaffee, formerly of Jackson, passed away Friday, June 15, 2018, at his home.
He was born May 16, 1965, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Charles Oliver and Irma Edmonds Sousley.
T. J. was a machinist by trade, working in Kansas City, Missouri, Texas, and Erlbacher Gear and Machine...
Virginia Lee Morse
Jun 15, 2018
Virginia Lee Morse, 78, of Jackson, passed away Friday, June 15, 2018, at her home.
She was born January 31, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, to Luther and Imogene Edmonds Wise.
Virginia taught school for 36 years in Sikeston, Missouri, retiring in 1998. She was a member of Connection Point Church in Jackson. She formerly taught...
Christine M. (Pyle) Leonard
Jun 13, 2018
Christine M. “Chris” Leonard, 69, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, formerly of Salem, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at her home.
She was born July 11, 1948, in St. Louis, to Lee Troy and Eunice Pevril Pyle. She and Gary M. Leonard were married November 19, 1966. They had been married 51 years when Gary passed...
