OBITUARIES
Obituaries in Scott City, Chaffee, Benton, Oran, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri
Evelyn Compas
Aug 17, 2015
Evelyn Aline Compas left her earthly dwelling for her eternal home on Aug. 17, 2015. She was born Sept. 6, 1931, in Glenallen, Missouri to Fred and Ruth Aldrich Burns. She married Albert William Compas on June 12, 1948, in Benton, Missouri. He preceded her in death on Nov. 22, 1997. She is survived by two sons, Albert Compas Jr....
James Davidson
Aug 16, 2015
James Paul Davidson, 33 of Cape Girardeau, Missouri died August 16, 2015 at his home. He was born March 11, 1982 in Cape Girardeau to James H. and Kimberley A. McCormick Davidson. He married Trisha Klipfel on November 3, 2012. He was a graduate of Cape Central High School and attended Ozark Technical Community College in Springfield, Missouri. He was...
Cletus F. Messmer
Aug 10, 2015
Cletus F. Messmer, 91 of Scott City died Monday, August 10, 2015 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born December 17, 1923 in Kelso, Missouri to Edward Valentine and Clara Martin Messmer. He married Opal C. "Dee" Kalkbrinner on June 20, 1953. She preceded him in death on July 25, 2014. He was an electrician. He...
Don Vance
Aug 2, 2015
Don Vance, age 80, of Oran, Missouri passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2015 at his home in Oran, Missouri. He was born on July 23, 1935 in Allenville, Missouri to the late Elbert Howard and Florence "Flossie" Cramer Vance. Don was a veteran of the United States Air Force where he served four years. He was a member of...
Virginia Kay "Susie" Reynolds
Jul 27, 2015
Virginia Kay "Susie" Reynolds, age 59, of Bell City, Missouri passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015 at the family home in Bell City, Missouri. She was born on December 5, 1955 in Sikeston, Missouri to the late James and Lois Johnson Nance. Virginia married Steven F. Reynolds on February 14, 1990 and he survives. She was a member of...
Curtis Moore
Jul 25, 2015
Our most beloved, Curtis Lee Moore, 96, was called home to his heavenly father, surrounded by his family, on Saturday, July 25, 2015, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Curtis was born on March 24, 1919, in Bentley, Mississippi, to Lonnie and Lena Streeter Moore. He first was married to Flora Marie Miller, who preceded him in death...
Linda Dowd
Jul 25, 2015
Linda Rose Dowd 75, of Chaffee, Missouri passed away at the family home in Chaffee, Missouri, on Saturday, July 25, 2015. She was born on September 1, 1939 in Chaffee, Missouri to the late Lynn Vanus and Armella Rose Hahn Jones. Linda married S.R. (Ray) Dowd on October 29, 1960 and he survives. She worked as a secretary at Thorngate...
John H. Weissmueller
Jul 22, 2015
John Henry Weissmueller, 91 of Kelso, Missouri died July 22, 2015 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born April 30, 1924 in Kelso to Lawrence and Ella Pobst Weissmueller. He married Martha Agnes Elfrink on January 17, 1948. John was retired from General Sign Company and from farming the homestead. He was a veteran of the...
Rick Weber
Jul 20, 2015
Richard Fred "Rick" Weber Jr., 62, of Kelso died Monday, July 20, 2015, at his home. He was born Dec. 1, 1952, in Cape Girardeau, to U.S. Army Cpl. Richard F. and Mary Ann Ressel Weber Sr. He and Charlene McClain were married Nov. 19, 1983, in Kelso. After his father came home from the Korean War, the family located...
Matt Moore
Jul 18, 2015
J. Matthew "Matt" Moore, 42 of Scott City died Saturday, July 18, 2015 at his home. He was born March 5, 1973 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri son of Bobby Gene and Mary Bell Moore. He worked for Penzel Construction as a laborer until he became disabled. He graduated from Scott City High School and attended Arkansas State University. He was...
Michael Wayne Green
Jul 17, 2015
Michael Wayne Green, age 46, of Oran, Missouri passed away on Friday, July 17, 2015 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born on July 14, 1969 in Kokomo, Indiana to Richard and Shirley Tinsley Green. Michael married Joie Tomlin on December 21, 1991 and she survives. He worked as a maintenance man for the City...
Barney Heisserer
Jul 16, 2015
Bernard August "Barney" Heisserer, 83, of Kelso died Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Scott City due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born March 28, 1932, to August and Rosalia Glastetter Heisserer. He and Alta Irene James were married Dec. 29, 1951, in Kelso. She preceded him in death June 6, 2010. Bernard was a dock foreman...
Rita Hodge
Jul 14, 2015
Rita Diane Hodge, age 67, of Oran, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born on April 28, 1948 in Bell City, Missouri to the late Jesse and Lillian Reynolds Warren. Rita married Bobby Dariel Hodge on Oct. 28, 1995 and he survives. Survivors include her husband Bobby...
Virginia Perry
Jul 12, 2015
Virginia Estelle Perry, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 12, 2015 at the Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born September 25, 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland to Joseph Auld and Myrtle Cecilia Duvall Harrison. She was employed as a factory worker. She was a member of Cape First in Cape Girardeau. She served in church for...
Betty Keesee
Jul 10, 2015
Betty Francis Keesee, 80, of Scott City died Friday, July 10, 2015, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. She was born Sept. 15, 1934, in Oran, Missouri, to William A. and Hazel Marie Smith Menz. She and Glenn Bennett Keesee were married Nov. 21, 1978, in Scott City. He preceded her in death May 16, 1999. Betty was a...
General Mason
Jul 9, 2015
General Leon Mason, age 78, of Oran, Missouri passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born on February 2, 1937 in Dover, Arkansas to the late Mart and Hattie Anderson Mason. General married Shirley Wagoner on September 14, 1954. He retired from Tri-Con Industry in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as a quality...
Margaret Meier
Jul 9, 2015
Margaret Meier, age 79, of Advance, Missouri passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at the family home in Advance, Missouri. She was born on April 3, 1936 in Biggsville, Illinois to the late Eugene and Margaret Stubs Beachum. Margaret married Clois Hicks in December 1954 and he preceded her in death on October 2, 1976. She was a retired...
Ron Baker
Jul 7, 2015
Ronald Dean Baker, 59 of Scott City died July 7, 2015 in Silverthorne, CO. He was born February 16, 1956 in Artesia, CA to Edward David and Sarah Alice Lee Baker. He married Brenda Louvine Davidson on Sept. 20, 1980 in Scott City, MO. Ron was owner of Bakers Service Center in Scott City and he taught Auto Body Repair...
Jimmy Clarence Abernathy
Jul 5, 2015
Heaven earned another angel on Sunday, July 5, 2015, Jimmy C. Abernathy. He lived 76 amazing years. He was born on April 10, 1939 in Morley, MO to the late Mack Pearl and Jessie Lee Black Abernathy. He met the love of his life in high school, Maxine Randol and they got married on April 4, 1959 at Morley First...
Billie Ray
Jul 4, 2015
Maria Yvonne "Billie" Ray was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on July 24, 1951. She entered Heaven's gate at the age of 63 on the 4th of July, 2015 with her children and loved ones surrounding her. Billie was one of two children born to the late Bill and Grace Fitchpatrick. She is survived by her brother, Markel C. Fitchpatrick...
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