OBITUARIES

Jul 18, 2012

Junior O. Watkins, 61, of Oran, MO, passed away at the family home on Wednesday July 18, 2012. He was born in Blytheville, AR on February 2, 1951, to the late Oscar and Lillie Bowers Watkins. He married Connie Kaye Hilton on June 7, 1971 and she preceded him in death on October 29, 2011. Junior retired from Florsheim Shoe...

Jul 16, 2012

Bubba Davis Ernest D'Shannon "Bubba" Davis 22, of Sikeston, MO died Monday, July 16, 2012 in Cape Girardeau, MO from injuries received in a car accident. He was born September 29, 1989 in Sikeston, MO to Mural D'Shannon " Shannon" and Sharon Alene Hazel Davis. Bubba was a self-employed landscaper. He is survived by his mother of Sikeston; a son,...

Jul 16, 2012

Shannon Davis Mural D'Shannon "Shannon" Davis 42, of Sikeston, MO died Monday, July 16, 2012 in Dexter, MO from injuries received in a car accident. He was born February 3, 1970 in Hayti, MO to Richard Zack and Linda McClendon Davis II. He married Sharon Alene Hazel on August 18, 1989. He was employed by Teroy Sales and Supply. He...

Jul 12, 2012

Nelson Braden Jr. Nelson D. Braden Jr., 86, formerly of Illmo, died Thursday, July 12, 2012, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 29, 1926, in Cairo, Ill., to Nelson D. and Gladys Julia Halliday Braden Sr. Nelson was a brakeman with Cotton Belt Railroad and maintenance man for city of Illmo. He served in the...

Jul 10, 2012

Rudolph McCarty " Rudy" Clapp, 84 , of Scott City died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born May 22, 1928 in Byron, GA son of the late Rev. Edwin M. and Willie "Blanche" Greer Clapp, Sr. Rudy married Evelyn S. Sanders Maurath on June 9, 1999 in Clayton, MO. He grew...

Jul 8, 2012

Chaffee, MO> Helen Bernice Evans, 93, of Chaffee, MO, passed away at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO on Sunday July 8, 2012. She was born in Chaffee, MO on September 3, 1918, to the late Philip L. and Mary Welter Halter. She married Paul L. Evans Sr. on December 5, 1936 and he preceded her in death...

Jul 6, 2012

Helen Ruth Wilson, 80, of Whitewater died surrounded by the love of her family Friday, July 6, 2012, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Helen was born May 6, 1932, at Puxico, Mo., to the late James Ervin and Anna Frances Westbrook Maples. She lived in Chaffee for many years until 1970 when she and her husband built a home on their...

Jul 2, 2012

Jackson, MO> Dora Esther Mantel, 90, of Jackson, MO, passed away at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO on Monday July 2, 2012. She was born in Morley, MO on April 16, 1922, to the late Ray and Cora Watson Shores. She married C.E. Mantel on August 22, 1945 and he preceded her in death on September 19,...

Jun 29, 2012

Terry Edward DeHart, 56 of Commerce, Mo., died Friday, June 29, 2012 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born November 23, 1955 in Paragould, Ark., the son of James Edward and Peggy Ann Hart DeHart. He married Patricia Ann Johnson on October 5, 1974 at Commerce. He was a farmer and a member of the Church of Christ....

Jun 29, 2012

Keith F. Patterson, 49, of Scott City, died Friday, June 29, 2012 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born September 19, 1962 in Cape Girardeau to Henry and Judy Patterson. He and Donna Davis were married December 3, 1988. Keith was a route salesman for Sara Lee Bakery. Survivors include his father Henry Patterson of Bell City;...

Jun 26, 2012

James John Mirgeaux, 87 of Scott City died June 26, 2012 at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, MO. He was born February 24, 1925 in Fornfelt, MO to the late Joseph and Alice Rozmerski Mirgeaux. He married Valeria G. Ressel on Oct 18, 1949 in Kelso, MO and she survives. James was a veteran of the United States Army and...

Jun 26, 2012

Lexis Renee' White, 10, of Chaffee died Tuesday June 26, 2012 at Cardinal-Glennon Hospital in St. Louis, MO. She was born June 20, 2002 in Cape Girardeau, MO to Billy Jones and Nicole LuAnne White. Lexis was a student at St. Ambrose Catholic School in Chaffee and was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church. She loved going to the...

Jun 25, 2012

Josephine Mary Messmer, 94 of Kelso died June 25, 2012 at Chateau Girardeau Health Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born June 1, 1918 in Chaffee, MO to the late Joseph Andrew and Bertha Theresa Seyer Himmelsbach. She married Leon Joseph Messmer on August 23, 1941 in Chaffee, MO and he preceded her in death on October 9, 1995....

Jun 21, 2012

Thomas Allen "Tom" Pace, 64 of Scott City died Thursday, June 21, 2012 at The Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born October 17, 1947 in New Madrid County, MO to Samuel Harvey and Deloma Mae Parks Pace. He married Sandra Kay Kassel on August 1, 1975 in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was owner/operator of Fireside Mercantile...

Jun 20, 2012

Beatrice Lee Dudley, 98, of Chaffee, MO, passed away at the Chaffee Nursing Center on Wednesday June 20, 2012. She was born in Zalma, MO on December 21, 1913, to the late Buford Harrison and Iva Crites Fowler. She married Clarence Earl Dudley on April 28, 1930 and he preceded her in death on June 26, 1982. Beatrice was a...

Jun 20, 2012

Donald William Harris Sr., 71, of Scott City died Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 3, 1941, in Mineral Point, Wis., to William and Dorothy Gibbons Harris. He and Joyce Turner were married Dec. 27, 1985, in Sheboygan, Wis. She preceded him in death Dec. 23, 2010. Survivors include a son, Donald...

Jun 16, 2012

Maxine Stabbs, 74, of Benton died Saturday, June 16, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 29, 1938, in Charleston, Mo., daughter of Leo F. and Seena L. Chandler Hale. She and Lawrence A. Stabbs were married July 14, 1956, and he preceded her in death. Maxine worked as a caregiver, and was of...

Jun 16, 2012

Longtime area artist Bill L. Davis, 83, of Scott City died Saturday, June 16, 2012, at his home. He was born July 4, 1928, in Cape Girardeau, son of Charles Homer and Ida Adeline Kern Davis. He and Gloria Rose Held were married Sept. 24, 1950, at Eisleben Lutheran Church in Scott City and were blessed with two children. Bill...

Jun 15, 2012

Rose Marie Welter August 28, 1934 - June 15, 2012

Chaffee, MO> Rose Marie Welter, 77, of Chaffee, MO, passed away at the Chaffee Nursing Center on Friday June 15, 2012. She was born on August 28, 1934, to the late Anton and Agnes Enderle Welter at their home near Chaffee. Rose was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic...

Jun 13, 2012

Oran, MO> Rita H. Todt, 87, of Oran, MO, passed away at Chateau Girardeau on Wednesday June 13, 2012. She was born in Chaffee, MO, on February 20, 1925, to the late Robert J. and Mary Griffin Margrabe. She married Harold J. Todt on June 1, 1948 and he preceded her in death on September 24, 1985. Rita was an...