OBITUARIES

Nov 26, 2014

Opal Liles, age 97, of Oran, MO passed away at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee on Wednesday, November 26, 2014. She was born on March 30, 1917 in London, AR to the late Lonnie and Izada Waldo Anthony. Opal married Charlie Liles on Jan. 6, 1936 at Eufaula, OK and he preceded her in death on Oct. 16, 1994....

Nov 25, 2014

Brenda Kay Bles, 64, of Scott City died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, at her home. She was born Sept. 29, 1950, in Fornfelt (Scott City) to James Charles and Edith Marie Sturm Whitworth. Brenda was a beautician at Virginias Hair Care and a member of First Baptist Church, both in Scott City. Survivors include three sons, Mike (Beth) Bles of...

Nov 24, 2014

Kenneth Leroy "Kenny" Blankenship, 81 of Benton, Mo died Monday, November 24, 2014 at his home. He was born January 10, 1933 in Fornfelt, Mo to Edgar and Alma Brant Blankenship. He married Norma Lee Ridings on May 10, 1952. He worked as a semi-truck salesman for Harris Truck & Trailer, Cooney Equipment for 41 years then later retiring from...

Nov 24, 2014

Martha Louise Gilpin, 86 of Commerce died Monday, November 24, 2014 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born September 9, 1928 in Illmo, MO to Claude and Mabel Loftin Sanders. She married Herschel O'Dell Gilpin on September 9, 1948 in Piggott, AR. He preceded her in death on January 7, 2009. She was a member of...

Nov 24, 2014

John A Garms, 87 of Scott City, MO died Monday, November 24, 2014 at his home. He was born June 8, 1927 at Oak Hill, MO to John F. and Norah M. Kohrmann Garms. He was first married to Rosa May Guillory of Port Barre, LA on Dec. 1, 1950. He later married Helen M. Arnold on Oct. 15, 1977...

Nov 23, 2014

William Clinton "John" Gilmer, Jr. died Sunday, November 23, 2014 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born November 25, 1940 at Cape Girardeau, the son of William Clinton and Bertha Enelia Johnston Gilmer, Sr. He married Mary Michele Glazier on December 15, 1965 in Paragould Ark. John was a retired conductor with the Southern Pacific -...

Nov 20, 2014

Joel Albert Niswonger, 53 of Scott City died November 20, 2014 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born January 23, 1961 in Cape Girardeau, MO to John Albert and Vivian Doris Eldridge Niswonger. He married Brenda Kay Davis on August 6, 1980. She preceded him in death on November 30, 1999. He was a self-employed...

Nov 18, 2014

Bonnie Rose Cope, 82 of Scott City died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at her home. She was born on February 11, 1932 in Bonne Terre, MO to Arvil D. and Ada Dunwoody Link. She married Walter Johnston, Jr on September 2, 1950; he preceded her in death on July 21, 1986. She later married Daniel Cope on December 24, 2008....

Nov 18, 2014

Thelma Louise Dalton, age 83, of Chaffee, MO passed away at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee on Tuesday, November 18, 2014. She was born on August 8, 1931, in Sikeston, MO, to the late Henry and Irene Cline Cooper. Thelma worked as a machine operator at Florsheim Shoe Factory in Chaffee and as a cook at Chaffee Head Start....

Nov 15, 2014

Virginia A. Phillips, age 93, of Morley, MO passed away at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO on Saturday, November 15, 2014. She was born on March 3, 1921, in Chaffee, MO, to the late Sylvester and Anna Elizabeth Owens Matthews. Virginia retired as a manager at Blue Cross Blue Shield in St. Louis, MO then moved back...

Nov 13, 2014

Grace Catherine Menz, 95 of Scott City died Thursday, November 13, 2014 at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, MO. She was born September 9, 1919 in Fornfelt, MO to Charles A. and Lavada Harmon Miller. She married Silverius Francis "Spats" Menz on April 24, 1944 in Scott City, MO. He preceded her in death on Jan. 24, 2002. She...

Nov 13, 2014

Ralph S. Heisserer, 89, of Oran, Missouri, passed away November 13, 2014, at the Veteran's Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born June 1, 1925 at Oran, Missouri, son of the late Raymond G. and Alma C. Dirnberger Heisserer. On May 8, 1948 he married Mary Lou Enderle at St. Augustine Church in Kelso, Missouri and she preceded him...

Nov 13, 2014

Jessie Lola (Shrum) Urhahn, age 87, of Oran, MO passed away at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, MO on Thursday, November 13, 2014. She was born on August 9, 1927, in Sikeston, MO, to the late Jesse E. and Frances Black Shrum. She married Francis A. Urhahn on February 7, 1948 and he survives. Jessie was a retired baker....

Nov 12, 2014

Mae Ellender Neubauer, 98 of Scott City died Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, MO. She was born December 6, 1915 in Beloit, Wisc. to Lee and Martha Kever Elliott. Mae was raised on the Frank Lloyd Wright Farm in Spring Green, Wisc. where her father was the foreman of the farm. She married Howard...

Nov 6, 2014

Vennie Marie Daniel, age 93, of Oran, MO passed away at the family home in Oran, MO on Thursday, November 6, 2014. She was born on August 26, 1921, in Hartman, AR, to the late Hiram and Minnie Acord Ritchie. Vennie married Mathie D. Daniel on March 19, 1941 and he preceded her in death on August 29, 2000. Survivors...

Nov 5, 2014

Donald Edwin Ostendorf, 76, of Scott City passed away Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 22, 1937, in Dutchtown, son of Walter and Lorine Keller Ostendorf. He and Rita Clayton were married Aug. 27, 1966. Donald was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City, Knights of Columbus...

Nov 4, 2014

Robert C. "Bob" Smith, our dearest husband, daddy, paw paw, brother, uncle and friend went into the Father's arms on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. He was born on July 8, 1954, in Cape Girardeau, MO, to the late Clyde Harold and Kathryn Ruth Edwards Smith. Bob married Georgia Ann Kirchdoerfer on August 30, 1975. He was the produce manager of...

Nov 3, 2014

Albert Jack Crader, age 83, of Jackson, MO passed away on Monday, November 3, 2014 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born on July 8, 1931 in Allenville, MO to the late William Leo and Lenora Drennan Crader. Jack married Nelda Dalton on Jan. 21, 1955 in Morley, MO and she survives. He was a...

Oct 28, 2014

Clyde Edward Maloney, age 71, of Chaffee, MO passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born on September 23, 1943 in Portageville, MO to the late Paul Edward and Myrtle Lee Gremard Maloney. Clyde married Lois Gore on June 11, 1966. He was a veteran of the United States...

Oct 26, 2014

Julie Ann Finley November 7, 1951 - October 26, 2014

Julie Ann Finley, 62, of Cape Girardeau, died peacefully at her home Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 after losing her battle with brain cancer. She was born Nov. 7, 1951 in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Harry and Martha Perry Ivester. She married Jerry Raymond Finley on Oct. 20, 1984 in Commerce,...