OBITUARIES
Obituaries in Scott City, Chaffee, Benton, Oran, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri
William F. Paxton
Dec 7, 2012
William "Bill" Paxton, 85, of Sikeston passed away Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 27, 1927, in Cardwell, Mo., to the late T.J. and Naomi Moore Paxton. Bill was a private first class in the Army Air Corps, which was later known as the Air Force. He married Lela Davidson Nov. 16, 1974....
Olive Janiece Suter
Dec 7, 2012
Olive Janiece "Aunt Jenny" Suter, 86, formerly of Benton, Mo., died Dec. 7, 2012. Born July 10, 1926, in Diehlstadt, Mo., she had lived for over 20 years in Lake County and resided at Lakes at Leesburg. Her survivors include many nieces and nephews in Florida, Colorado, Michigan, Illinois and Missouri as well as other extended family and friends. A...
Gene Thompson
Dec 7, 2012
Gene Thompson David Eugene "Gene" Thompson, 75, of Scott City went to be with the Lord Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at his home, surrounded by loved ones. He was born Aug. 19, 1937, in Wittenberg, Mo., to Martin Rudolph "Rudy" and Ruie Evelyn Thompson. He and P. Faye McAlister were married Sept. 9, 1963, in Perkins, Mo. Gene graduated from...
Shawn Ean Bigham
Dec 7, 2012
Shawn Ean Bigham,Sr 33, of Benton died December 7, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born May 28, 1979 in Blytheville, AR to Harold Eugene And Mary Elizabeth Bremser Bigham. He married Melissa J. Perry on June 16, 2001. Shawn was a truck driver for Central Transport in Sikeston. He is survived by his...
William Paxton
Dec 7, 2012
William "Bill" Paxton, 85, of Sikeston passed away Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 27, 1927, in Cardwell, Mo., to the late T.J. and Naomi Moore Paxton. Bill was a private first class in the Army Air Corps, which was later known as the Air Force. He married Lela Davidson Nov. 16, 1974....
Linda Sue Lafentres
Dec 4, 2012
Linda Sue LaFentres, 45, of Scott City died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, at Southeast Health Medical Plaza in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 16, 1966, in Cape Girardeau, to Paul J. and Nancy N. Mack Backfisch. She and Doug C. LaFentres were married Nov. 4, 1988, in Benton, Mo. Linda was general manager at Pilot Travel Centers in Charleston,...
Corky Adams
Dec 4, 2012
Corky Adams - Scott City Ross Earl "Corky" Adams, 56 of Scott City died December 4, 2012 at his home. He was born October 24, 1956 in Bonne Terre, MO to Vernon Earl and Florence Naomi Surina Adams. Corky was a self-employed transportation broker. He is survived by his mother of High Ridge; four brothers, Thomas Bradley of Jackson, Gordon...
Pauline Mack
Dec 2, 2012
Pauline Mack, 99 of Benton, MO died December 2, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born October 9, 1913 in Williamson County, IL to Grover and Clara Presley Hefflin. She married Chester Sylvester Mack on April 21, 1932 in Benton, MO. He preceded her in death on July 1, 1991. Pauline was a member...
Walter Dean Peetz
Dec 1, 2012
Walter Dean Peetz, 73, of Scott City, Mo. Died Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born August 4, 1939 in Scott County, Missouri to the late Otto and Augusta "Lady" Walter Peetz. Walter and Wanda Jones were married August 4, 1966 and she preceded him in death on April 29, 2009. Walter was...
Lorena Regina Berghoff
Nov 28, 2012
Lorena Regina Berghoff, 100 of Scott City died November 28, 2012 at the home of her daughter. She was born February 7, 1912 in Kelso, MO to Daniel J. and Bertha Blattel Georger. She married Theodore Joseph Berghoff on November 14, 1933 in Kelso, MO. He preceded her in death on February 25, 1987. Lorena was a cook at Sands...
Mary Ann Laxton
Nov 25, 2012
Mary Ann Laxton, 66,of Scott City formerly of Chaffee, MO passed away Sunday November 25, 2012 at the family home in Scott City, MO. Mary was born on September 11, 1946 in Allenville to the late Crayton and Ora Chapman Drennan. She was a housekeeper at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. Mary was a member of Christian Mission...
Alma Mae Crader
Nov 25, 2012
Alma Mae Crader, 100 of Scott City died Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Heartland Care & Rehab Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born February 15, 1912 in Hamburg, AR to William Benjamin and Bridget Ozell Dailey Hopper. She married E. Alonzo Crader on Aug. 11, 1931 in Jonesboro, IL. He preceded her in death on April 9, 1997...
Billy Joe Buell
Nov 24, 2012
Billy "Little Bill" Buell, 78 of Delta, passed away Saturday morning at Chaffee Nursing Center. Billy was born Aug. 14, 1934, in Oran, MO, to the late Joe and Pauline Eva Hall Buell. Billy started riding horses as a jockey at an early age, racing in a lot of states of which Florida was one of his favorites. He raced...
Linda Lee O'Neal
Nov 23, 2012
Linda Lee O'Neal, 51, of Morley, Oran and Vanduser, beloved wife of Jim O'Neal, passed away peacefully on Friday November 23, 2012 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. Linda was born in St. Petersburg, FL on July 15, 1961 daughter to Lawrence Thomas and Della Mary Rhodes Carver. She married Jim O'Neal on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1989...
Forrest H Jackson
Nov 21, 2012
Forrest H. Jackson, 79, of Jackson , died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 13, 1933 in Bell City, Missouri, son of the late Tom and Myrtle Jackson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Survivors include his wife Edith , three sons, Jeff of Jackson, Robert of St....
Betty Sue Pettigrew
Nov 19, 2012
Betty Sue Pettigrew, 70 of Benton died Monday, November 19, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born November 18, 1942 to Raymond Wayne and Edith Mattie Johnson Hannah in Dorena, MO. She married Harry Quertemous on June 16, 1962 in Charleston, MO. She was a resident caretaker for Sunshine Villa in Scott City. She...
Colton Joshua Stanley
Nov 14, 2012
Colton Joshua Stanley infant son of April Stabbs of Benton and Joshua Stanley of Oran was stillborn on Wednesday November 14, 2012 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Graveside service will be held at Unity Baptist Cemetery in Benton on Saturday Nobember 17, 2012 at 1:00 p.m..
Michael Patrick Nolan
Nov 14, 2012
Michael Nolan Michael Patrick Nolan, 52, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Oct. 30, 1960, in Kansas City, Mo., to John M. and Jacquelynne S. Brown Nolan. He and Susan Elizabeth Schiwitz were married Oct. 30, 1995, in Joplin, Mo. Michael was a manager at Loves Travel...
Aleene Ellinger
Nov 14, 2012
Aleene Ellinger of Scott City left our presence but not our hearts on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was 98 years and 5 months old. She was born June 20, 1914 in Commerce, daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Alice Edgeman Hockersmith. She married Edward Frank Ellinger on January 10, 1934. He...
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