OBITUARIES

Dec 6, 2019

Paula Anne Carroll, 55, of Scott City, passed away Friday December 6, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born October 28, 1964 in Cape Girardeau the daughter of J. A. and Carolyn Peterson Rose. She married Russell Carroll on February 15, 1986 at Benton.

She was a secretary for G&D Communications in Sikeston....

Dec 5, 2019

Mary Jean Hitt, age 82, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday December 5 at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau.

She was Born, December 19, 1936, near Commerce, Missouri the daughter of Martin Wilhelm Friedrich and Bessie Estelle Raines Koch.

On March 8, 1959 she married Paul Leroy Hitt at St. Pul United Methodist Church in Commerce....

Dec 5, 2019

Donna Faye Fisher, daughter of the late Gilbert Mabrey and Ruby Eakins Mabrey was born on July 11, 1950 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed this life on December 5, 2019 at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 69 years.

Mrs. Fisher was a former Licensed Practical Nurse, member of the General...

Dec 4, 2019

Glenn Melton Harris, 82, of Oran passed away Wednesday December 4, 2019 at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. He was born September 23, 1937 at Oran, the son of John Melton and Helen Catherine Wright Harris.

Glen was a truck driver for Valley Steel and he later worked for the Scott County Highway Department. He was a...

Dec 4, 2019

Arletta Washburn, 91 of Scott City, Missouri died Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at her home. She was born January 15, 1928 in Sturdivant, Missouri to Elvis D. and Omaleen Havens Stull. She married Leonard Arthur Washburn on September 18, 1948. He preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 1993.

She was a member of 1 st Assembly...

Dec 3, 2019

Georgia Hicks, daughter of the Ernest Sloniker and Mildred Bellinger Sloniker was born on July 6, 1938 in Waterman, Illinois and departed this life on December 3, 2019 at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri at the age of 81 years.

Mrs. Hicks was a loving mother, of the Methodist faith, and a resident of Benton,...

Dec 3, 2019

Ronald Glenn Hay, 75 of Cape Girardeau, Missouri died Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 9, 1944 in Fort Dodge, Texas to Russel Glenn and Helen Marie Kallandrue Hay.

He worked at Cape Auto Pool.

Visitation will be from 9:00 am until the time of service on...

Dec 2, 2019

Steven “Skinny” Joseph Thomas I, 65, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri passed away Monday, December 2, 2019 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri.

He was born on October 29, 1954 in Chaffee, Missouri to the late Earl James and Mary Catherine Kiefer Thomas. He was united in marriage to Patricia “Trish” Harris on Aug. 14, 1976...

Dec 2, 2019

Jacilyn Renee Skinner, 49, passed away on December 2, 2019. She was born on December 19, 1969, to Teresa and Jack Skinner in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Jacilyn Renee attended St. Vincent de Paul School and graduated from Notre Dame Regional High School. She attended Southeast Missouri State University, and was a member of the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. Jacilyn...

Nov 30, 2019

Richard Lee McGuire, 70, of Chaffee, Missouri passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on October 25, 1949 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to the late Charles and Wilma Littlepage McGuire. He was united in marriage to LaWanna “Jean” Nordin on December 8, 2015...

Nov 29, 2019

Barbara Sue Tanner, 79 of Jackson, Missouri died Friday, November 29, 2019 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born February 15, 1940 in Fornfelt, Missouri to Barney and Ora Greenlee Beggs.

She worked for Horizon Cable Company in Cape Girardeau.

She is survived by four sons, Mike (Deborah) Tanner of...

Nov 26, 2019

Dennis Eugene Wagoner son of the late Ed Wagoner and Pearlene Rosemary Spane was born on September 29, 1943 in Perkins, Missouri and departed this life on November 26, 2019 at his residence in Chaffee at the age of 76 years.

Mr. Wagoner retired as a supervisor of 30 years with Leggett-Platt Inc. in Cape Girardeau, Missouri...

Nov 23, 2019

Margaret Mary Spence of Benton, Missouri January 8, 1928 - November 23, 2019

Margaret Mary Spence, 91, formerly of Benton passed away at the Clearview Nursing Center in Sikeston on Saturday, November 23, 2019. She was born January 8, 1928 in Wellingbrough, England the daughter of Eric Sidney and Winifred Turnell Godfrey. She Married George Daniel Spence on August...

Nov 23, 2019

Elmer Joseph Seyer

Elmer Joseph Seyer, 89, of Oran, Missouri, died November 23rd, 2019, at the Chateau in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

He was born October 14th, 1930, in Advance, Missouri, son of Philip and Alvina Dohogne Seyer.

He married the only girl he ever loved, Susie Ann Cecilia Bucher, on April 16th, 1955,...

Nov 23, 2019

Jack Leslie Burnett, 67 of Chaffee, Missouri died November 23, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family.   He was born November 8, 1952 to the late Mary Frances King and Jack T. Burnett. He served for 47 years as a second generation funeral director and co-owner of Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapels.

On August 18, 1973 he...

Nov 22, 2019

Norbert Herman Elfrink, 84 of Benton, Missouri died Friday, November 22, 2019 at the home of his daughter. He was born November 26, 1934 in Leopold, Missouri to Leo and Minnie Nenninger Elfrink. He married Irene Agnes LeGrand on June 30, 1954 in Benton. She preceded him in death on May 24, 2013.

Norbert was a carpenter...

Nov 20, 2019

Ernest Glastetter, son of the late Frank and Clara Amhrein Glastetter was born on January 30, 1933 in Oran, Missouri and departed this life on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 86.

Mr. Glastetter worked at Sport Specialist Shoe Company in Chaffee, Missouri for 13 ½ years...

Nov 16, 2019

Verlon Phillips, son of the late Lee Phillips and Sylvia Nole Phillips was born on January 6, 1923 in Arkansas and departed this life on Saturday November 16, 2019 at his residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 96 years.

Mr. Phillips was a retired Union Carpenter from Chicago, Illinois and a member of the Gospel...

Nov 11, 2019

Lawrence Edward Pugh, 88 of Scott City died Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 7, 1930, in Cement, Oklahoma, to Henry and Ethel Barnett Pugh. He married Karla Moss on Aug. 29, 1959.

Lawrence was a member of First Baptist Church in Scott City. He was a...

Nov 10, 2019

Jerry Lee “Moe” Ramsey, 58 of Scott City, Missouri died Sunday, November 10, 2019 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born November 16, 1960 in Chaffee, Missouri to James Walter “Num” and Edna Mae Biggs Ramsey.

He had previously worked as a deck hand for Rushing, Mays Towing and Missouri Barge Lines....