OBITUARIES

Aug 20, 2021

If there were revving engines, you’d know you could find Jeffrey “Beaker” Curnell with a smile on his face and a kid like excitement in his eye. A lover of machines that go fast & the smell of burning rubber, he’s owned several classics of his own. But none as classic as he, born September 2nd, 1960 (60), passing...

Aug 17, 2021

James Dempsey Sikes, 73 of Scott City died Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at this home.  He was born September 6, 1947 in Bonne Terre, Missouri to Elva Lee and Opal Izella Newkirk Sikes. He married Brenda Sue Brown on May 29, 1970.

He worked for the Chrysler Corporation.   He was veteran of the U.S. Navy and served...

Aug 16, 2021

Terry Lynn Lee

Terry Lee, son of the late Raymond “Jack” Lee and Mildred M. Burns Lee was born on November 24, 1954 in Chaffee, Missouri and departed this life on Monday, August 16, 2021 at his residence in Chaffee at the age of 66 years.

Mr. Lee retired from the Carpenters Union...

Aug 14, 2021

Marty Anthony Priggel Jr.

Marty Priggel Jr., son of Martin Priggel Sr. and Janis Hennecke was born on December 24, 1964 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed this life on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at his residence in Oran, Missouri at the age of 56 years. While our hearts are broken, we find comfort in...

Aug 12, 2021

Lezli Lincoln, daughter of the late Eldon Chasteen and Donna Gilliland was born April 16, 1967 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed this life on Thursday August 12, 2021at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 54 years.

On October 10, 1992 she Married David Lincoln in Marble Hill, Missouri. He survives of...

Aug 12, 2021

Lisa Marie (Pruitt) Stewart, daughter of the late Harold Robert Pruitt and Betty Jean Chancler was born April 14, 1960 in Cape Girardeau and departed this life on Thursday August 12, 2021 at her residence in Commerce, Missouri at the age of 61 years.

Ms. Stewart attended St. Paul United Methodist Church in Commerce, Missouri. She loved...

Aug 11, 2021

Paula Lee Klingeman, daughter of the late Gerald Lee and Betty Lou Houchins was born on February 15, 1953 in Moberly, Missouri and gained her wings on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau at the age of 68.

Paula, her husband William and daughter Kelly have owned and Operated K-way Express Inc....

Aug 10, 2021

Robert Lee Schindler, 78 of Kelso, Missouri died Tuesday, August 10,2021 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  He was born February 24, 1943 in Belleville, Illinois to Raymond and Mildred Schindler.  He married Arlene “Holly” Robertson on September 29, 2004.

He was a zone manager for McCormick Spice Company and a member of St. Augustine Catholic...

Aug 10, 2021

Lucille Kieffer, 95 of Kelso, Missouri died Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  She was born October 6, 1925 in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri to August and LaVerne Jokerst Uding.  She married Andrew Frank Kieffer on July 15, 1944.  He preceded her in death on November 19, 2006.

She is survived...

Aug 5, 2021

Princess Faye Thompson, 77, of Scott City, passed away at home on August 5, 2021.

Faye was born on June 6, 1944 in Oran, Missouri to Stack and Eva Rose McAlister.

Faye married Gene Thompson in 1963; they were married for 49 years before his death in 2012. Together, Faye and Gene, had two children,...

Aug 3, 2021

Martha E. Felty, daughter of the late George Herman McBride Sr. and Juanita Lear Robbins was born on May 23, 1948 in Bloymeyer, Missouri and departed this life at the Mercy Hospital in Lebanon, Missouri on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at the age of 73 years.

Mrs. Felty was a former cook for Chaffee Elementary School and...

Aug 3, 2021

Melba Marie Balentine, 88 of Scott City, Missouri died August 3, 2021 at Foutainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  She was born January 16, 1933 in Tate, Missouri to Wayne and Dicey Niblett Balentine.

She is survived by her sister, Jo Ann Whitworth, several half brothers and sisters, a cousin, Arley Carlton and several nieces and nieces...

Aug 2, 2021

Maxine Agnes Wright, 85 of Scott City, Missouri died Monday, August 2021 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  She was born November 30, 1935 in Campbell, Missouri to James Franklin and Nora Agnes Conran Dunlap.

She is survived by two sons, John Scott (Kathy) Wright of St. Charles, Missouri and Dru (Debbie) Wright of Scott...

Aug 1, 2021

Harry Jene Imhoff, son of the late Homer and Henrietta (Davis) Imhoff, was born March 11, 1940, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed this life on August 1, 2021 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 81 years.

Mr. Imhoff was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, was active in help build the...

Jul 31, 2021

Dorothy Jane Swain, daughter of the late Dick and Mary (Buell) Davis, was born on August 3, 1954 in Oran, Missouri and departed this life on Saturday,  July 31, 2021 with her sons and family at her side in Dutchtown, Missouri at the age of 66 years.

Mrs. Swain loved taking care of her kids at the...

Jul 31, 2021

Carol Ann Keppler, 78 of Scott City, Missouri died Saturday, July 31, 2021 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.  She was born October 21, 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri to Edgar F.  and Ann Paur Stevenson. She married Charles Keppler on August 7, 1978.

She was a Volunteer Coordinator for Southeast Hospice.  She was a member...

Jul 31, 2021

Harold Lee Hill, 82 of Scott City, Missouri died Saturday, July 31, 2021 at his home. He was born July 19, 1939 in Puxico, Missouri to Georgia Hill.  He married Rosie  Lee Spriggs on November 26, 1959.  She preceded him in death on January 8, 1996

He was a truck driver for ABC and Emerson Electric. He...

Jul 22, 2021

Maggie Lancaster, daughter of the late Walter Cleveland Jackson and Clara Mae Myers Jackson was born on January 24, 1927 in Cardwell, Missouri and departed this life on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri at the age of 94 years.

Mrs. Lancaster retired as a machine operator from Thorngate after 43...

Jul 21, 2021

Elmer Dean Peetz, 81 of Cape Girardeau, MO died Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at his home.  He was born June 28, 1940 to Ferdinand and Andora Keller Peetz.  He married June Smith on November 7, 1964.

He was a farmer and served with the National Guard.

He is survived by his wife, June; his children,...

Jul 20, 2021

Nancy Kay “Lee” Cutright passed away at her residence in Chaffee, Missouri and went to join her Heavenly Family on July 20, 2021 at the age of 72.  She was born September 10, 1948, the fourth daughter to Raymond “Jack” Lee and Mildred M. Lee of Chaffee, MO.

Nancy attended Chaffee Elementary and High School with forever...