OBITUARIES

Jan 5, 2015

Christian Gauge Pierce, 3 months, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 26, 2014, in Cape Girardeau, to Taylor Christian Pierce and Heather René Shackles Baker. Survivors include his parents of Jackson; a brother, Payton Pierce; two sisters, Aleah Shackles and Kaylin Coleman; maternal grandfather, Scott Shackles of Chaffee, Missouri;...

Jan 4, 2015

Harold Anton Schlitt August 27, 1925 - January 4, 2015

Harold Anton Schlitt, age 89, of Oran, MO passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at the family home in Oran. He was born on August 27, 1925 in Oran, MO to the late Otto Louis and Mary Josephine Dohogne Schlitt. He married Alma L. Littlepage on September 11,...

Jan 4, 2015

Wesley Dean Harris, 80, life-long resident of Oran, MO went to be with the Lord. He passed unexpectedly Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born on September 3, 1934 in Oran, MO son to the late John Melton and Helen Wright Harris. On February 25, 1955 he married Barbara Louise Gateley...

Jan 3, 2015

Frankie G. Hicks, age 53, of Allenville, MO passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2015 while coon hunting in Bollinger Co. He was born on December 18, 1960, in Chaffee, MO to Larry and Betty Seabaugh Hicks. Frankie did river work for the past 30 years, serving as a Captain-Pilot since 2001, with Master License Credentials. Due to Captain Hicks'...

Jan 3, 2015

Imogene Mayberry, 82, of Commerce, Mo., died Sat., Jan. 3, 2015 at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Mo. She was born Sept. 27, 1931 at Portageville, Mo., the daughter of William and Aby Williams Moore. She married Riley "Tutor" Mayberry on Mar. 29, 1947 at Piggott, Ark. He preceded her in death on Oct. 21, 2001. Imogene was a...

Jan 2, 2015

Larry Ritchie Jr., age 69, of Delta, MO passed away Friday evening January 2, 2015 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO with family by his side. He was born on August 20, 1945 in St. Louis, MO the late Lawrence James and Ruby Lampkins Ritchie. He and Cora Christine Virgen were married on October 5, 1968 at Manchester,...

Dec 26, 2014

Lois Mae Nation Fodge Feagan, 68 of Sikeston, MO died Friday, December 26, 2014 at the Miner Nursing Center in Miner, Mo. She was born on March 22, 1946 in Illmo, MO to John Louis and Lilly Florence Blankenship Nation. She was a member of circle City Pentecostal Church. She is survived by two sons, Carl Hughes, Jr of St....

Dec 22, 2014

Hazel Juanita Sexton, age 92 Of Cape Girardeau, died December 22, 2014 at the Lutheran Center with 2 daughters by her side. Hazel was born on October 28, 1922 to the late Charles & Sarah Wood in Van Buren, AR. She married Roy "Red" Melvin Sexton on June 25, 1938. They moved to a farm near Oran, MO in 1941....

Dec 19, 2014

Bonnie M. Stacy, 84, of Oran, MO passed away on Friday December 19, 2014 at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, MO. She was born on April 2, 1930 in Walthill, Nebraska to the late Floyd and Nettie Allen Nottleman. She married Jimmy Stacy and he preceded her in death in 2001. Bonnie and Jimmy owned and operated The Friendly Tavern...

Dec 19, 2014

Larry Wayne Null of Scott City passed away Friday, Dec. 19, 2014 in his home. He was born June 1, 1943 in Granite City, Ill., to the late Willard and Addie Null. Larry and Janet Elaine Bain were married Sept. 26, 1965. Larry worked at West Lake Quarry in Scott City, and then joined the Local 513 Operators Union and...

Dec 19, 2014

Adajane Davis of Scott City, died Friday, Dec. 19, 2014 at the Chaffee Nursing Center. She was born February 22, 1934 at Cape Girardeau, to John and Earmel Hartle Schlenker. She married Billy E. Davis on July 18, 1953. She was a member of Broadway United Methodist Church. She had worked as City Collector for the City of Scott City...

Dec 17, 2014

Lillian Elizabeth Smith, 96 of Scott City passed away December 17, 2014 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born December 5, 1918 in Fornfelt, MO daughter of Louis William and Carolina Heisserer. She and Dorris William Smith were married January 17, 1942 in Kelso, MO. He preceded her in death on December 7, 2011. She and...

Dec 17, 2014

Lou Vera Lange, 86 of Scott City died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at the Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born on October 22, 1928 in Scopus, MO to Fred and Mae Angle Schleinger. She married Willis E. "Shorty" Lange on Nov. 1, 1946 in Cape Girardeau, MO. He preceded her in death on Sept. 17, 1998....

Dec 17, 2014

Thomas Marion Simmons, 67, died December 17, 2014, at his Villa Ridge, Missouri, home surrounded by his family. Tom was born on September 5, 1947, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to the late Lyman Boyd and Nellie Grey Simmons. Tom grew up in and around Commerce, Missouri, and attended Thomas Kelly High School in Benton, Missouri. Tom served in the U.S....

Dec 17, 2014

Debra Sue Yates, 60 of Scott City died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born September 11, 1954 in Sikeston, MO to Wilburn Logan and Estella Marie Mitts Stovall. She married Kelly Lance Yates on Sept. 30, 2006 in New Hamburg, MO. He preceded her in death on November 27, 2010....

Dec 17, 2014

Glen J. Hinkebein, 62, of Cape Girardeau, MO passed away at the family home in Cape Girardeau, MO on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. He was born on May 8, 1952 in Cape Girardeau, MO to the late Luke Theodore and Leevada Lee Mier Hinkebein. Glen was a retired Director of Business Development for Penzel Construction in Jackson, MO; he was...

Dec 16, 2014

Freda Almeta Mansker, 88, of Oran, MO passed away at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, MO on Tuesday, December 16, 2014. She was born on September 18, 1926 in Stoddard County, MO to the late William and Esther Kelso Friedrich. She retired as a machine operator at Oran Carbinding in Oran, MO. Freda was a member of Oran First...

Dec 16, 2014

Virgil Herman "Sporty" Glastetter, 70 of New Hamburg, MO died Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born October 5, 1944 in New Hamburg, MO to Bernard Frank and Anna Louise Westrich Glastetter. He married Sandra Denise Fee in 1990. He was a carpenter and a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in New...

Dec 12, 2014

Mary Louise Franics, 68 of Scott City died, Friday, December 12, 2014 at her home. There will be no services. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City was in charge of arrangements.

Dec 11, 2014

Ray Gerald Gibbar, 78 of Scott City died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born December 30, 1935 in Lithium, MO to James Lemie and Gertrude McLain Gibbar. He married Aliene Gladys Vincent on February 12, 1958 in Benton, MO. She preceded him in death on June 12, 2007. Ray was an...