OBITUARIES
Obituaries in Scott City, Chaffee, Benton, Oran, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri
Kathleen (Kat) Schrum
Sep 8, 2026
Kat Schrum, daughter of the late Ray Hunter and Sylvia (Bostic) Hunter was born on September 15, 1944 in Illinois and departed her life on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at her home in Chaffee, Missouri at the age of 81 years.
She was a former employee of Cottonwood Treatment Center serving as second supervisor in charge. Kat loved her time with...
Gregory Eftink
Sep 7, 2026
Gregory Denis Eftink, son of the late Albert Eftink and Martha (Klipfel) Eftink was born on January 26, 1960 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed his life on Monday, September 7, 2026 at his residence in Kelso, Missouri at the age of 66 years.
He was a self-employed farmer and member of the St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso.
On July 31,...
Delbert O. Horman
Sep 6, 2026
Delbert Orville Horman, 71, of Chaffee, Missouri, struck out on September 6, 2026, after what was presumed to be his third heart attack. In true fashion he was volunteering his time to the City of Chaffee mowing the lawn at the Chaffee Historical Society.
Delbert was born on May 20, 1955, to George and Bonnie (Naugle) Horman in Great Bend, Kansas....
Vickie Raye Ross
Aug 26, 2026
Vickie Raye (Kelly) Ross of Scott City, Missouri died on August 26, 2026 at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. She was 76 years old and left this earth peacefully with her two sisters and two nieces by her side.
She was born on December 2, 1949 to John J. and Verna Mae (Sandford) Kelly in Ancel, Missouri (now Scott City). She was...
Margie L Lee
Aug 21, 2026
Margie L. Lee
Margie Lee, daughter of the late William “Dink” Miller and Alma (Liley) Miller was born on March 17, 1938 in Bessville, Missouri and departed her life on Friday, August 21, 2026 at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 88 years.
She was a former employee over 50 years at Thorngate and later in her...
Kenneth Pope
Aug 20, 2026
Raymond Kenneth Pope
Raymond Kenneth Pope was born on January 27, 1934, in Marquand, MO to Arthur and Ethel (Brown) Pope. He left this earth peacefully on August 20, 2026, surrounded by his children and beloved wife.
Kenneth attended school in Oran, Lilbourn, and Bell City over the course of his childhood and adolescence. In April of 1953 at the age of...
Laura Spangler
Aug 20, 2026
Laura Ann Spangler, 62, of Scott City, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2026, at her residence.
Laura was born December 23, 1963, in Festus, MO to Harlan and Marilyn Spangler. She and Everett Hink spent 46 years united and had four children, Everett II, Rocky, Annie and Marilyn.
Laura enjoyed going to yard sales and owning her consignment store.
In addition to Everett,...
Alan Stumpf
Aug 19, 2026
Alan Bradley Stumpf left this earth on August 19, 2026. He was born in Cleveland OH, to parents Lucelle Davis Stumpf and Bradley F Stumpf. He is preceded in death by his parents and his step father Howard Chesley, his first wife Gwendoylin Irwin Stumpf, mother-in-law and father-in-law, Doyle and Marie Irwin and son Duane H Stumpf.
He is survived by...
Samuel Lloyd Pearman
Aug 19, 2026
Samuel Lloyd Pearman
Samuel Lloyd Pearman, age 63 of Cape Girardeau, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at his residence in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
He was born on October 24, 1962 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to the late Albert Lloyd Pearman and Betty Lou Surface.
Samuel worked for M.D.C. Service for 35 year. Later he was an employee at Spanish Street...
Ben Steven Phillips
Aug 18, 2026
There are some people you meet in life who are easy to describe. Amos was not one of those people.
He was full of it. He was loyal, sometimes probably to a fault. He loved hard, showed up when it mattered, and was always, always down for a good time. He had a way of making you laugh, even when you...
Alice Louise Swain
Aug 17, 2026
Alice Louise Swain
Alice Louise Swain, born September 4, 1952, in Chaffee, Missouri, to Maude and Hampton Taylor, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter on Monday, August 17, 2026 surrounded by her two children.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Iris Slinkard, Laura Brown, and Mary Margaret Taylor; and her brother-in-law, Gerry Slinkard.
On June 27th...
Robert Eugene Keesee
Aug 16, 2026
Robert Eugene Keesee
Robert Eugene Keesee, age 85, of Scott City, MO, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2026 at Providence Hospice Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, MO.
Born on February 22, 1941, in Grays Point, Missouri, Robert spent his life grounded in hard work, devotion to his family, and a strong sense of craftsmanship. A skilled home builder and bricklayer by...
Donald Eftink
Aug 14, 2026
Donald Lee Eftink, 71, passed away Friday, August 14, 2026, at Advance Assisted Living. Donald was born December 8, 1954, to Leo and Josephine (Horman) Eftink in Cape Girardeau.
Donald and Kathy Ann Horman were united in marriage December 27, 2003. She preceded him in death November 13, 2020.
Donald was of Catholic faith. He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Loving survivors include, his...
William Leon Johnson
Aug 3, 2026
William Leon Johnson
William Leon Johnson, son of the late Lloyd Thomas Johnson and Jaunita (Gorden) Johnson was born on June 17, 1952 in Cole County, Missouri and departed his life on August 3, 2026 at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 74 years.
Mr. Johnson was a self-entrepreneur handyman coving the southeast Missouri region. William enjoyed...
William Wolfert
Aug 3, 2026
William W. Wolfert
William W. Wolfert, son of the late Warren Wolfert and Mary (Fisher) Wolfert was born on April 7, 1951 in Greenwich, Connecticut and departed his life on Monday, August 3, 2026 at his residence in Perkins, Missouri at the age of 75 years.
Mr. Wolfert was former employee of Manac Trailer in Oran, Missouri and a Veteran of the...
Keith Leroy Moore
Aug 2, 2026
Keith Leroy Moore
Keith Moore, son of Peggy Magennis and Leroy Moore was born on July 21, 1954 in Webster County, Iowa and departed his life on Sunday, August 02, 2026 in Stoddard County, Missouri at the age of 72 years.
Survivors include his daughter, Jewel (Rob) Moore Whitlock of Chaffee Missouri; 3 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; also, by a host of...
Virginia Lee Miller
Aug 1, 2026
Virginia Lee Miller
Virginia Lee Miller, daughter of the late William Clifford May and Violet May Wallingford was born on April 23, 1942 in Dixon, Illinois and departed her life on Saturday, August 1, 2026 at her home in Chaffee, Missouri with family by her side at the age of 84 years.
On September 30, 1960 she was united in marriage to...
Michael Reisenbichler
Jul 31, 2026
Michael Wayne Reisenbichler, son of Esther E. (Koening) Reisenbichler and the late Elton H. Reisenbichler was born on July 9, 1956 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed his life on Friday, July 31, 2026 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 70 years.
He was a former employee at Jiffy Lube for several years and...
Linda Walton
Jul 31, 2026
Linda Sue Walton, 61, of Scott City, passed away Friday, July 31, 2026, at St. Francis Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family.
Linda was born March 18, 1965, to John Gilkey and Doris Cooper Thorne in Kansas City, KS. She was married to Daniel Loveless who preceded her in death. She and Gary Walton were married for twenty-three years until...
Linda Miller
Jul 30, 2026
Linda Louise Miller, 72, of Jackson, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2026, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
Linda was born January 3, 1954, to Walter and Anna Louise (Blechle) Schroeder in Cape Girardeau. She and Raymond Miller were joined in marriage on October 27, 1978, and their union gave them three children, Larry, James and Carrie.
Linda was a lifelong...
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