OBITUARIES

Obituaries in Scott City, Chaffee, Benton, Oran, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri

Lester G Glastetter

Lester G Glastetter

Jan 1, 2013

Lester G. Glastetter, 93, of Oran, MO passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born November 4, 1919 in Oran, MO to the late Frank and Clara Amrhein Glastetter. He married Violet Hooker on July 26, 1941 and she preceded him in death on April 22, 2012. Lester was a sergeant in the United States...

Joe Franklin Raines

Joe Franklin Raines

Dec 31, 2012

Joe Raines Joseph Franklin "Joe" Raines, 86, of Scott City died Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 26, 1926, in Fornfelt, Mo., to Franklin Riley and Anna Pauline Leible Raines. He married Dorothy Nadine "Dot" Menees Dec. 23, 1946, in Fornfelt. Joe was a self-employed farmer and worked at Central Packing Co....

Thelma Eloise Roth

Thelma Eloise Roth

Dec 30, 2012

Thelma Eloise Roth, 90, of Cape Girardeau, MO gained her angel wings Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Universal City, TX, with her beloved sister, a great-niece and her family. She was born March 11, 1922 in Arkansas, to the late Clarence Lee and Mary Lou Evans Graviett. She and Vincent Roth were married February 26, 1944 at Grace Methodist Church...

Ann L Whitfield

Ann L Whitfield

Dec 30, 2012

Ann L. Whitfield, 95, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. She was born Oct. 7, 1917, in Vanduser, Mo., daughter of the late Henry Sylvester and Emma Louise Bollinger Whitfield. They moved to Chaffee on Oct. 7, 1924. She attended St. Ambrose Grade School, and after graduating from Chaffee High School she worked for 18 years as a...

Leroy Joseph Dannenmueller

Leroy Joseph Dannenmueller

Dec 29, 2012

LeRoy Dannenmueller, 87, of Kelso, Mo. passed away Saturday December 29, 2012 at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born at Oran on June 17, 1925, the son of Albert and Rosalia Welter Dannenmueller. He and Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Heisserer were married May 25, 1948, at Kelso, she preceded him in death on Nov. 9, 2006....

Kimberly King

Kimberly King

Dec 27, 2012

Kimberly "Kim" King, 53, of Jackson formerly of Delta, MO passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born August 23, 1959 in Kittery, ME to Larry Don and Nelda Jean Sparkman Schwepker. She married R. Bruce King on December 31,1987 and he survives. Kimberly worked as a business manager at Facilities Management for Southeast Missouri...

Mel Anielak

Mel Anielak

Dec 23, 2012

Melvin Dennis Anielak, 68, of Benton, M0., died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012 in St. Louis, Mo. He was born Dec. 12, 1944 in St. Louis, Mo., to the late Walter Stanislaus and Rose Drozkowska Anielak. He grew up in St. Louis and was a 1962 graduate of St. John the Baptist High School and a 1965 graduate of the David...

William Franklin Baker

William Franklin Baker

Dec 23, 2012

William Franklin Baker, 88, of Chaffee passed away Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born March 28, 1924, in Himmel, Mo., to the late John William and Gladys Dora Lingle Baker. William married Mary Louella Randles on Sept. 11, 1945, and she preceded him in death April 1, 2006. He retired as a machine operator...

Harold L. Senciboy

Harold L. Senciboy

Dec 21, 2012

Harold L. Senciboy, 97, of Perkins passed away Friday, December 21, 2012 at the family home in Perkins, MO. He was born October 25, 1915 in Morley, MO to the late James and Mary Spain Senciboy. He married Lucille M. Wyatt on January 8, 1948 and she preceded him in death on September 19, 2003. Harold was a retired self-employed...

Brenda Sue Pirtle

Brenda Sue Pirtle

Dec 18, 2012

Brenda Sue Pirtle, 62, of Bell City passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, at the family home. She was born Feb. 22, 1950, in Painton, Mo., to the late Loomis Elden and Emma Naoma Edwards Pirtle. Brenda was a retired machine operator from Florsheim Shoe Co. in Chaffee, Mo. She was a member of Bell City General Baptist Church and...

Jaxson Christopher Kneezle

Jaxson Christopher Kneezle

Dec 15, 2012

Jaxson Christopher Kneezle, infant son of Andrea Kestner and Chris Kneezle of Scott City, was stillborn Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He is survived by his parents; maternal grandparents, Stacy and Tracy Kestner; paternal grandmother, Arleen Kneezle; maternal great-grandparents, Bill and Shelia Taylor; and maternal great-great-grandmother, Ann Duty, all of Benton. Graveside service will be...

Rev. Jack Bishop

Rev. Jack Bishop

Dec 13, 2012

Rev. Jack Bishop, 82, of Chaffee passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born June 26, 1930 at Neely's Landing, Missouri to the late Archie Lee and Margaret Rose Bullard Bishop. He married Kathy Weddle on July 10, 1955 at Amity, IN. Jack served in the ministry for 58 years, pastoring...

Jane Ann Hart

Jane Ann Hart

Dec 13, 2012

Jane Hart, 77 of Scott City died December 13, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born October 13, 1935 in Jonesboro, AR to Ralph Charles and Raye Marie Ryan Davidson, Sr. She married Edward Linn Hart. He preceded her in death on October 5, 1998. She was the secretary for Blair Industries and a...

Shawn Ean Bigham

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

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....

Olive Janiece Suter

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

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...

William F. Paxton

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....

Corky Adams

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...

Linda Sue Lafentres

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,...