"Pickle Bill"
Feb 13, 2026
William H. “Bill” Schoen, 71, of Oak Ridge, passed away Friday, February 13, 2026, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau.
He was born November 22, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, to Vernon and Arlysse Lichtenegger Schoen. He was raised on the family farm near Oak Ridge, and had three siblings, Vernon G., Bruce, and Terry. As a young child, Bill loved...
Dean Craft
Feb 18, 2026
Dorothy D “Dean” Craft, 94, formerly of Millersville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at Ozark Manor Residential Care in Fredericktown, Missouri.
One of nine children, Dean was born July 5, 1931 in Millersville, to Samuel D. and Opal A. “Allyne” Wise Jones.
She was a 1948 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. She and Lyman E. Craft were married December...
Violet L. Lafferty
Feb 18, 2026
Violet L. Lafferty, 97 of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at Hubble Creek Nursing Center in Jackson.
She was born March 30, 1928 in Naylor, Missouri the daughter of Thomas William “Dewey” and Ethel Mae Blagg Grisham. On January 4, 1946 she married John Weldon Lafferty Sr. They had met in 1945 just shortly after WWII. John was a...
Quentin Leslie Hueter
Feb 15, 2026
Quentin Leslie Hueter, 95, of Jackson, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2026, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born September 17, 1930, in Scopus, Missouri, to Leslie Edward and Oleta Pernecie (Williams) Hueter. He and Mary Jo Riehn were married July 1, 1955, at Oak Ridge, Missouri. Three children were born to their union, Rick, Ron, and...
Gregory Gohn
Feb 10, 2026
Gregory “Greg” Allen Gohn, 68, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau.
He was born June 14, 1957, at St. Charles, Missouri, to David and Glenda Propst Gohn. He and Patricia “Pat” Strack were married February 14, 1976, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson, where their membership remains.
Greg worked over 30 years...
Nelda Ruth Hinton
Feb 3, 2026
Nelda Ruth (Hahn) Morton Hinton, 88, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at her home.
Born September 27, 1937, in Millersville, to Roy M. and Bernice Jenkins Hahn, Nelda had seven siblings. She was a graduate of Oak Ridge High School.
Nelda married Robert Clark Morton, and one son, Mark, was born to their union. Robert passed away July 8,...
Sally Tandy Johnson
Jan 30, 2026
Sally Tandy Johnson, 77, of Millersville, died Friday, January 30, 2026.
Born July 30, 1948, in Columbia, Missouri, to Bert Banks and Gladys (Tandy) Wagener, Sally was raised in Fulton, graduated from Fulton High School, and subsequently earned an accounting degree at Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri. She enjoyed a lifelong career in business administration.
Sally married Jim Johnson on February...
Mary Belle Rohde
Jan 30, 2026
Mary Belle Rohde, 84, of Friedheim passed away Friday, January 30, 2026 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born April 15, 1941 in Daisy, Missouri the daughter of Bert Alexander and Bessie Jane Bollinger Hahs. While growing up, her home church was New Salem Methodist Church in Daisy.
Mary Belle was a 1959 graduate of Oak Ridge High...
Tommy Lynn Aden
Jan 30, 2026
Tommy “Tom” L. Aden, age 85, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 12, 1941, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Chester P. Aden and Norma L. Holland Aden. On August 19, 1962, Tom married the love of his life, Opal Hillis, in Poplar...
Anna Mae Wachter
Jan 30, 2026
Anna Mae Wachter, 78, of Jackson passed away Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born March 29, 1947, in Cape Girardeau to William and Clara Ochs Bingenheimer.
Anna Mae attended Grace Lutheran Elementary School in Uniontown and was a 1965 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. She then worked a year at the Jackson Hosiery...
Cristi and Angel Walker
Jan 29, 2026
Parents, Ronnie D. “Dwane”, Jr. and Montana Clifton Walker, are saddened for the loss of their preterm infants, Cristi Lynn (17 weeks gestation) and Angel Walker, (the vanishing twin, at 10 weeks gestation).
Loving survivors include their parents of Cape Girardeau; sister, Kiersten Hall; brother, Devon Jones; sister, Cara Walker; paternal grandmother, Lela Gromer; maternal grandmother, Cristi (Howard) Pikey; several aunts,...
Priscilla Jane Hooks
Jan 29, 2026
Priscilla Jane Hooks, 65, of Marble Hill, Missouri, passed away Friday, January 29th, 2026, at her home.
Born July 11th,1960, in Keokuk, Iowa, daughter of Frank Hayden and Mary Lucille (Arnold) Hayden.
Priscilla enjoyed hiking, particularly at Estes Park in Colorado. She was a natural care giver who had an insatiable love for not only her family but also animals and especially...
David Carr Lane O'Connell
Jan 28, 2026
David Carr Lane O’Connell, 88, passed away unexpectedly at home with his wife by his side on January 28, 2026 in Cape Girardeau, MO.
He was born on March 20, 1937, in Cape, the only child of Glenn N. and Millicent Poinsett O’Connell. He was a graduate of Cape Central High School and played on the 1954 State Basketball Championship team.
He...
Mathew Todd Showmaker
Jan 28, 2026
Mathew Todd Showmaker, age 51, of Sedgewickville, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at his home, surrounded by the love of his family.
Matt was born November 26, 1974, in Murphysboro, Illinois, the son of Edward J. and Norma Jean (Ellguth) Showmaker. On July 22, 2000, he married the love of his life, Tammie Lyn Thompson, and together they built a...
Nora Belle (Ash) Speight
Jan 27, 2026
Nora Belle (Ash) Speight, 77, of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. A St. Patty’s baby, she was born March 17, 1948, in Marston, Missouri, to James Melvin and Martha Williams Ash. Nora attended Lilbourn High School and married her high school sweetheart, Rev. Gene Speight, Jr., on June 18, 1966. Nora...
George C. Doemel
Jan 24, 2026
George C. Doemel, 90, of Jackson, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2026, at the home of a daughter in Eureka, Missouri, surrounded by loving family.
He was born April 30, 1935, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to Curtis Leonard and Marie Peerenboom Doemel. George joined the U.S. Marines a few days before his 17th birthday in 1952 and was named a Platoon Leader...
Beverly Jean (Nothdurft) Ridings
Jan 23, 2026
Beverly Jean (Nothdurft) Ridings, 77, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, formerly of Delta, Missouri, beloved mother and grandmother, went to heaven on Friday, January 23, 2026, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, surrounded by her family.
Beverly was a 1966 graduate of Delta High School. She subsequently attended Southeast Missouri State University before she married Jimmy E. Ridings, the love of her life, on...
Frances E Brotherton
Jan 22, 2026
Frances E. Brotherton, 93, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2026, at her home. She was born January 24, 1932, in Isola, Mississippi, daughter of Rev. James L. and Ollie O. Nicholas McElroy. She and Delmar J. Brotherton were married July 8th, 1994, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Frances was an active member of the Maple Avenue Methodist Church...
Mary Ann Boren
Jan 22, 2026
Mary Ann Boren, 83 of Jackson, passed away at the Villas of Jackson on January 22, 2026, surrounded by family. She was born April 16, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to Gilbert and Bernice Steiner.
Mary Ann attended Pocahontas Lutheran Grade School and graduated from Jackson High School in 1960.
She married Allen Boren on November 23, 1963.
She worked various jobs including...
Lawrence L. Godfrey
Jan 20, 2026
Lawrence “Larry” L. Godfrey, 81, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, passed away January 20, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family.
He was born July 30, 1944, in Commerce, Missouri, to Clifton and Ahleen (Bonds) Godfrey. Lawrence spent his childhood on a farm near Dexter, Missouri, which shaped his character and forged lifelong friendships. He and Linda McCarty were married August...
