OBITUARIES

Jun 28, 2019

Tristan Davis, son of Angela Lynn Davis Mier of Tioga, North Dakota was born on February 29, 1992 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and departed this life on Friday June 28, 2019 in Advance, Missouri at the age of 27 years.

Tristan was retired from the United States Air Force, foreman for Townsend Corporation in Stoddard County, and...

Jun 23, 2019

Alice Faye Gillen age 71 went home to be with the Lord on June 23, 2019 in Lakeland, Florida. She was born on November 21, 1947 in St Louis, Missouri. She is survived by her son Jerry (Kelly) Dunning; her daughter Tammy Marks ; her brothers Donnie (Mary) Benson, Jesse (Brenda) Hodgkiss, Ronnie (Vickie) Hodgkiss, Gary (Darlene) Hodgkiss; her...

Jun 21, 2019

Vera Loretta Ditto, daughter of the late Pearl James and Virnia Holmes James was born on May 28, 1944 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed this life on Friday, June 21, 2019 at St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Missouri at the age of 75 years. Mrs. Ditto was a former teacher with Chaffee Head Start in Chaffee. She was...

Jun 17, 2019

Barbara Jean Lynch, 67 of Scott City, Missouri died Monday, June 17, 2019 at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born June 19, 1951 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to Donald Edward and Mary Lou Robinson Lynch.

She was the owner of Floral Connection in Scott City and the owner of the Cleaning Crew. She was...

Jun 14, 2019

Gloria Lee Miller, 93 of Scott City, Missouri died Friday, June 14, 2019 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born February 14, 1926 in Chaffee, Missouri she was the only child of Charles I. and Grace F. Lee Sauer. She attended the First Christin Church at Chaffee, Missouri and was a bookkeeper for Bunny Bread...

Jun 13, 2019

Leon D. Sander, 80 of Scott City died Thursday, June 13, 2019 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born July 29, 1938 in Tilsit, Missouri to Herbert and Hulda Fluegge Sander. He married Carron Rose Ham on January 23, 1981.

He was a truck driver for Marquette Cement Company and was a...

Jun 12, 2019

Dorothy Helen Watson, 96, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri died Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at the Lutheran Home Providence Place in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born February 17, 1923 in Hickman, Kentucky to Frank and Zula Cook Gordon.

Dorothy graduated from Hickman High School and attended Murray State University. She made many dear friends while working at...

Jun 12, 2019

Rita Marie Jansen, 92 of Kelso, Missouri died Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at her home. She was born April 16, 1927 in Benton, Missouri to Lawrence and Clara LeGrand Klipfel. She married Herman Joseph Jansen on July 9, 1946 in Benton, Missouri. He preceded her in death on March 27, 1997.

Rita was a member of St....

Jun 11, 2019

Nelda Dalton Crader, 84 passed away peacefully on June 11, 2019 in Cape Girardeau. She was born on January 18, 1935 to Leonard and Nelle Rhodes Dalton. She was the oldest of seven children. She worked hard on the family farm and helped care for her siblings. She grew up attending the Methodist church and was in 4-H. After...

Jun 11, 2019

Billy Gene Jackson, 76 of Patton, Missouri formerly of Scott City, Missouri died June 11, 2019 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born November 11, 1942 in Fornfelt, Missouri to William M. and Dora Mae Henderson Jackson.

Billy loved all the hugs & kisses he could get from all his nieces and nephews or...

Jun 11, 2019

Winford Lowell Farrar, 78, of Morley, Missouri passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at his family home.

He was born on Oct. 19, 1940 in Keiser, Arkansas to William Edmond and Gracie Lee Jackson Farrar. He married Susan Dalrymple on Jan. 21, 1964 and she preceded him in death on June 9, 2017.

Winford was...

Jun 10, 2019

Pamela Sue Blankenship, 59 of Scott City, Missouri died June 10, 2019 at her home. She was born January 20, 1960 to Larenza and Margaret Campbell Stacy.

Pam was a C.N.A. at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. She was very proud of and devoted to the veterans in the Veterans Home.

She is...

Jun 9, 2019

Chad A. Cantrell, 45, of Oran passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born on Nov. 10, 1973 in Dexter, Missouri to Linda S. Hairston Sauceda.

Chad was a welder.

He is survived by a son, Austin Cantrell of Sikeston; a daughter, Kayla Cantrell...

Jun 8, 2019

Kennley Elizabeth Mae Bramlett, age 2 of Benton, Missouri died Saturday, June 8, 2019 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born May 4, 2017 in Sikeston, Missouri to Kenneth James and Amanda Kay Scherer Bramlett.

She is survived by her mother, Amanda Bramlett of Benton, four brothers, Caleb Loy, Mason Loy, Bentley...

Jun 6, 2019

Dennis Gosche, son of the late Don Gosche and Alice Horrell Gosche, was born on June 12, 1966 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed this life on June 6, 2019 in New Hamburg, Missouri at the age of 52 years. Mr. Gosche was a 1984 graduate of Thomas W. Kelly High School. Dennis obtained a Bachelor of Science degree...

Jun 5, 2019

Helen Christine Jones, 72, Chaffee passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on Sept. 24, 1946 in Chaffee to the late George Dewey and Bonnie Mae Naugle Horman. She married Ben Jones on Nov. 27, 1993 and he preceded her in death on June...

Jun 5, 2019

Joseph A. “Joe” Eftink, 83, of Oran passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on Aug. 26, 1935 in Portageville, Missouri to the late Herman and Cecelia Strack Eftink. He married Mary Ann Carter Halter on April 2, 1983 and she survives of the home.

Joe was a...

Jun 5, 2019

Peggy Jo Reed, 64 of Scott City, Missouri died Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at her home. She was born November 3, 1954 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to Gene and Maxine Hinton Reed.

She was a member of the Illmo United Methodist Church in Scott City. Peggy loved to travel and had visited almost all 50 states.

Jun 4, 2019

Roger Dale Held, 66 of McClure, Illinois died Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at his home. He was born August 27, 1952 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to Edwin David and Anna Lee Hale Held. He married Dianna McCain on December 18, 1972 and she survives of Jackson.

Roger was an iron worker and a fearless Harley rider. He...

Jun 3, 2019

JoAnn Schmitt, 70, of Cape Girardeau, formally of Chaffee passed away on Monday, June 3, 2019 at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on July 14, 1948 in Jackson, Missouri to the late Woodrow and Lois Whitledge Clifton. She married Louis L. Schmitt Jr., on April 1, 1967 and...