OBITUARIES

Jun 23, 2021

Christina Dawn Burton, 59 of Dexter, Missouri gained her angel wings on Wednesday, June 23 at Poplar Buff Regional Medical Center She was born November 11, 1961 in Illinois to John L. an Frona Clymer Burton.  She married Steve Mattingly on June 15, 2013 in Dexter, Missouri.

Christina worked at many different jobs over the years.

Jun 20, 2021

Spencer M. Stratman

Spencer Stratman, son of the late Marvin Stratman and Mary Ann Wagster Stratman was born on October 31, 1959 in Kennett, Missouri and departed his life on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at his residence in Scott City, Missouri at the age of 61 years.

Mr. Stratman was a former employee...

Jun 19, 2021

Evelyn Corinne Jones, daughter of the late George Tellus and Laura Euala (Morgan) Miller was born September 25, 1931, in Dardanelle, Arkansas and departed this life on Saturday June 19, 2021 at the Bloomfield Living Center in Bloomfield, Missouri at the age of 89 years.

Mrs. Jones was a member of the Hooe Baptist Church in Oran,...

Jun 19, 2021

Frank Ellinger December 28, 1935 - June 19, 2021

Frank Thomas Ellinger

Frank Thomas Ellinger, son of the late Edward F. Ellinger and Aleene Hockersmith Ellinger was born December 28, 1935 in Commerce, Missouri and departed his life peacefully on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at...

Jun 17, 2021

Bob Kielhofner

Charles Robert “Bob” Kielhofner, 85, of Kelso Missouri died peacefully on Thursday, June 17 at St. Francis Medical Center after a short illness following a stroke.

Bob was born at St. Francis hospital in Cape Girardeau on September 17, 1935.  He was the oldest son of the late Charles Leo and...

Jun 16, 2021

Janice Gale Hanselman, daughter of the late Glendal Taylor and Brenda Jester Taylor was born on May 5, 1961 in Chaffee, Missouri and departed this life on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at Southeast Health Care Emergency Room in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 60 years.

Mrs. Hanselman was the former owner and operator of We...

Jun 15, 2021

Robert Paul Smith, son of the late Paul Smith and Emily Ruediger Smith was born on November 16, 1943 in Jefferson City, Missouri and departed this life on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at his residence in Chaffee, Missouri at the age of 77 years.

Mr. Smith retired from Accounts Management in St. Louis, Missouri and was a...

Jun 14, 2021

Carl Edward Estes Sr.

Carl Estes Sr., son of the late Thomas Carl Estes and Tessie Pauline Copman was born on July 30, 1939 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed this life on Monday, June 14, 2021 at the Southeast Hospital Emergency Room in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 81 years.

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Jun 12, 2021

Wade Robert Keesee, son of Monty and Michelle Keesee, was born on December 6, 1992  in Santa Ana, California, but was raised on one hundred acres of “his own heaven” in Scott City, Missouri that overlooked the Mississippi River. He was the biggest family man, a husband of 10 years, a father, a son, a brother, and a best...

Jun 11, 2021

Jerome Landewee, son of the late Frank and Barbara (Vandeven) Landewee, was born May 20, 1946 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed this life on Friday June 11, 2021 at his residence in Oran, Missouri, at the age of 75 years.

On September 19, 1970 he married Carolyn Eftink in Oran, Missouri. She survives.

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Jun 10, 2021

Amy Lynn Sherman, daughter of Francis Joseph and Deborah Jean (Caruso) Siebert was born October 27, 1980 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed this life on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at her residence in Chaffee, Missouri at the age of 40 years.

Mrs. Sherman was of the Muslim faith, she loved to read, study various religions, loved...

Jun 6, 2021

Richard N. Pender, son of the late William and Edna (Church) Pender was born February 26, 1940 in Texas County, MO and departed this life on Sunday, June 6, 2021 at the Hunter Acres Care Center in Sikeston, Mo, at the age of 81 years.

Mr. Pender retired from Operating Engineers Local 513. On December 24, 1970...

Jun 4, 2021

Peter Bell Turner

Peter Turner, son of the late Bruce A. Turner and Reva I. Cooksey Turner was born on May 15, 1954 in Garden City, Michigan and departed his life on Friday, June 4, 2021 at his sister’s residence in Benton, Missouri at the age of 67 years.

Mr. Turner was a...

May 29, 2021

Having lived a long and full life, Toshiko Sakihara Darby died on May 29, 2021 in her adopted town of Chaffee, MO. She was 82.

She was born on April 20, 1939 in Oku, Okinawa to Eijiro and Michiko Sakihara. She and her four siblings and her civilian parents survived the brutal annexation of the Ryukyu Islands...

May 27, 2021

Terrie L. Eldridge, daughter of the late Marvin and Maxine (Alsobrook) Ancell was born November 11, 1946 in Chaffee, Missouri and departed this life on Thursday May 27, 2021 at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 74 years.

Mrs. Eldridge was a member of the General Baptist Church in Chaffee, Missouri....

May 27, 2021

Rev. Harry “Frank” Quertermous, 87 of Cape Girardeau, Missouri died Thursday, May 27, 2021 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  He was born April 26, 1934 in Concord, Missouri to Frank Wesley and Addie Mae Wilson Quertermous.  He married Betty Sue Hannah in 1962 and later married, Margaret C. Jackson in 1984.  She preceded him in death...

May 25, 2021

Patricia Ann Johns, 71 of Scott City, Missouri died Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at the home surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 28. 1950 in Columbia, Missouri to Lewis Allen and Ruby Evelyn Simmons Bundy. She married Richard Lee Johns on June 26, 1982.

She worked for Florsheim Shoe Company and was a member...

May 25, 2021

Dora Ann Slusher, 88 of Benton, Missouri died May 25, 2021 at her home.  She was born January 28, 1933 in Malden, Missouri to Ray and Laura Maben McElrath.  She married Glen W. Slusher and he preceded her in death on January 22, 2009.

She was a homemaker, farmer, owner/operator with her husband Glen they started Slusher...

May 24, 2021

Susie Lee Gibbs, 60 of Scott City passed away peacefully Monday, May 24, 2021 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.   Susie was the loving wife of Garry; mother of John, Adam and Tasha; grandmother, sister, sister-in-law and aunt.

A celebration of life will be at 11:00 am on June 19, 2021 at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel...

May 23, 2021

Lance Edward Sterling, son of Peggy (Carr) and Richard Ogden, was born October 8, 1976 in Kennett, Missouri and departed this life on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 44 years.

Lance “Junior”  liked hunting, shop time watching the cardinals, having a drink or two with his close...