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Kenneth D. Ellis
May 16, 2018
Kenneth D. Ellis, 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at St. Fancis Medical Center in Cape.
He was born Sept. 6, 1939 in Bernie, MO the son of Ember and Chloe Ross Ellis. He and Patsy Fields were married Aug. 31, 1957 in Marx, MS. She passed away Oct. 28, 2017.
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Doris Lee Vangilder
May 13, 2018
Doris Lee Vangilder, 95, of Jackson passed away May 13, 2018 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born April 11, 1923, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Eula Abernathy. Eula later married Clarence Ludwig and together they raised Doris. She and Ray S. Vangilder were married November 29, 1941. He passed away May 7,...
Roy "Bud" William Mcguire
May 12, 2018
Roy W. “Bud” McGuire, age 89, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Gordonville, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau where he had been a resident since 2012.
He was born July 18, 1928 in Gordonville, son of Bern Frank and Bessie Marie Quade McGuire. He and Virginia LaVerne Dalton were...
Robert Eugene Jones, Jr
May 11, 2018
Robert Eugene Jones Sr., 71, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born July 7, 1946, in Oak Ridge, the son of Clint and Geraldine Whittaker Jones. He and Carolyn Sue Smith were married Mar. 24, 1970, in Anna, Illinois. She passed away March 8, 2010.
...Charles W. "Chuck" Guenther
May 9, 2018
Charles W. “Chuck” Guenther, 89, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. In recent months, he resided at Jackson Manor Nursing Home.
Chuck was born May 17, 1928, in Granite City, IL, to Francis J. and Clara E. Merseal Guenther. He and Geraldine A. “Gerry” Fricke were married January 19,...
Meta Vanieta (Walther) Hunt
May 8, 2018
Meta Vanieta Hunt, 91, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, May 08, 2018 at the Monticello House in Jackson.
She was born September 1, 1926 at Pocahontas, the daughter of Ernst and Anna Dreyer Walther. Meta married Harold Hunt December 25, 1948 at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas. He preceded her in death October 15, 1996 after 47...
Mildred V. (Lowes) Schreiner
May 5, 2018
Mildred V. Schreiner, 98, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018, at Luther Manor in Hannibal, Missouri. She was a former resident of the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born May 27, 1919, in Jackson, to William and Lydia Bartels Lowes. She was a graduate of Jackson High School and attended Cape Girardeau Business...
Betty Lou (Ritchie) Coleman
May 4, 2018
Betty L. Coleman, 84, of Jackson, formerly of Scott City, was surrounded by her family as she passed on to her heavenly home Friday, May 4, 2018, at the home of her daughter, Katie.
She was born June 25, 1933, in St. Louis, to Lawrence James and Ruby Lampkins Ritchie. She and Gerald M. “Jerry” Coleman were...
Lyam Wyatt Fitzgerald
Apr 29, 2018
Lyam Wyatt Fitzgerald, one month old, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born March 28, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, son of Timothy Fitzgerald and Macy Rinacke.
Loving survivors include his parents, paternal grandparents, Derrick (Crystal) Cummins of Canalou, Missouri;...
Sarah (Westerhold) Schulte
Apr 27, 2018
Sarah J. Schulte, 90, of Jackson, passed away Friday, April 27, 2018, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born July 8, 1927, in Cape Girardeau County to Martin W. and Amelia Altenthal Westerhold. She and Leo Schulte were married May 11, 1946, at the rectory of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson. They had...
Marjorie Mae (Hartle) Risha
Apr 27, 2018
Marjorie Mae Risha, 92, of Cape Girardeau passed away Friday, April 27, 2018 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
Graveside services were held at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson, MO on Sunday, April 29, 2018 with Rev. Ed Rothenberger officiating.
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Steven Alexander Whitney
Apr 26, 2018
Steven Alexander “Whit” Whitney, age 71, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018, at his home with his Bible by his side.
He was born August 28, 1946, in New York, NY, son of Tony and Bonzella Skinner Whitney. Steven was a veteran having been inducted into the United States Army July 14, 1964 and honorably...
Wayne Alfred Fritsche
Apr 26, 2018
Wayne Alfred Fritsche, age 72, of Shawneetown, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 with his three children at his side.
He was born February 28, 1946, in Perryville, Missouri, son of Alfred E. and Amanda G. Lohmann Fritsche.
Wayne was baptized and confirmed at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Missouri and was a member of...
Esther B. (Bingenheimer) Mcclard Nobus
Apr 24, 2018
Esther McClard Nobus, 92, of Jackson, died Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home, where she resided the past 10 years.
She was born February 9, 1926, in Jackson, to William F. and Gusta Sievers Bingenheimer. She and Ollie McClard were married March 24, 1951. Five children were born to their union, and they had...
Roger Lee Adams
Apr 21, 2018
Roger Lee Adams, 63, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born December 16, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, to Robert J. and Linda C. Williams Adams. He and Connie Biri were married December 16, 1976.
Roger was a 1973 graduate of Jackson High School. He worked...

James E. “Jim” Whitnel
Apr 20, 2018
James E. "Jim" Whitnel, 74, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Cypress, Illinois, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born August 7, 1943, in Cypress, Illinois, to Almus Glen and Juanita Stewart Whitnel. He and Rosanna "Rosie" Dotson were married June 15, 1963.
Together, Jim and Rosie owned...
Ginny Jones
Apr 17, 2018
Virginia Lee "Ginny" Jones, 92, of Jackson passed away April 17, 2018 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born October 12, 1925, in Jackson, daughter of Christian D. and Kathryn Koch Wolters. She and Harold Everett Jones were married April 14, 1956.
Ginny was confirmed and married in the Evangelical Church...
Beverly Ann Lewis
Apr 16, 2018
Beverly Ann Lewis, 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, April 16, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born March 13, 1940, in Cape Girardeau to Thomas Norval and Martha Kurre Carr. She and Jerry Lewis were married June 2, 1957, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau.
Beverly was...
Mollie Wright
Apr 11, 2018
Mollie Mae Wright, age 85, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Monticello House in Jackson.
She was born June 25, 1932, in Millersville, Missouri, daughter of Robert Francis and Maggie Mae Moore Haupt. She and Harold Lee Wright were married November 15, 1955. Harold passed away February 1, 2002.
Mollie was...

Dorothy Jean (Fowler) Jones
Apr 9, 2018
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Billy Gene and Dorothy Jean Fowler Jones of Scottsdale, formerly of the Advance, Missouri, area, passed away in Arizona on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, and Monday, April 9, 2018, respectively.
Billy was born March 21, 1931, to Bill and Ruth Hitt Jones, and Dorothy was born Jan.27, 1934, to George and Bertie Pohlman Fowler....
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