OBITUARIES

Nov 7, 2012

Mary Margaret Hess, 66, of Kelso died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 7, 1946, in New Hamburg, Mo., to Linus Phillip and Regina Magdalen Compas Dirnberger. She and Charles Peter Hess were married Jan. 9, 1965, in New Hamburg. Mary was valedictorian of the 1964 class at Kelly High School....

Nov 7, 2012

M.Maxine McBride, 88, of Morley, MO passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston, MO. She was born June 28, 1924, to the late William Claude and Lena Bambridge Burson in DesArk, AR. Maxine married Edward "Gene" McBride in Dec. 1943 in Oceola, AR and he preceded her in death on April 13, 1987. She was...

Nov 5, 2012

Trudy Diane Moore, 63, of Chaffee passed away Monday, November 5, 2012 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born May 11, 1949 to the late Wright Hull and Maggie Bell Warner Shelton in Cape Girardeau, MO. She married Randy Moore in 1971. Trudy formerly attended New Hope Apostolic Church in Chaffee, MO. She worked many...

Nov 5, 2012

Beverly Ann Cureton, 31, of Oran, MO passed away Monday, November 5, 2012 in Oran, MO. She was born June 3, 1981, to Robert Wayne Brown and Carol Lucile Johnson in Dexter, MO. Beverly married Thomas Cureton on May 22, 2004 and he survives. She worked as a teller for the Southern Bank of Sikeston. Survivors include her parents; her...

Nov 3, 2012

Janet "Sue" Bond, 66, of Benton, Mo., died Saturday November 3, 2012, at her home. She was born October 26, 1946, the daughter of Harry Russell and Emma Josephine Reams Clark, Sr. She and Donald Ray Bond were married on Sept. 2, 1989 at Truman, Ark. She was a member of Commerce Baptist Church. Sue worked as the secretary for...

Nov 3, 2012

Larry "Sarge" Dean Schlegel, 75, of Chaffee passed away November 4, 2012 at the family home in Chaffee, MO. He was born June 1, 1937, to the late Edwin P. and Vesta R. Slinkard Schlegel in Cape Girardeau, MO. Larry married Alice Crafton mother of Jon Jeffry in 1960, Bonnie Musgrave Neal on Nov. 5, 1966 and she preceded him...

Nov 2, 2012

James Thomas (J.T.) Cotner, 91, of Chaffee passed away November 2, 2012 at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, MO. He was born April 15, 1921, to Guy H. and Carrie Sides Cotner in Pocahontas, MO. The family moved to Cape Girardeau, Mo when he was 10yrs old and then to Chaffee, MO in 1948. J.T. married Arlene Mae Jones,...

Nov 2, 2012

Hugo Wendolin "Hook" Robert, 71 of Scott City died Friday, November 2, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born July 2, 1941 in Kelso, Mo to Hugo and Loretta Heisserer Robert. He married Karon Ann Riley on June 23, 1962 in Cape Girardeau, MO. Hook was a warehouseman for 34 years for Wetterau and...

Nov 2, 2012

Robert Hugh "Bob" St. Clair, 82, of Pine Bluff, Ark., formerly of Scott City, died Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born Aug. 6, 1930, in Fornfelt, to John Grover and Pearl Ennis St. Clair. He moved to Pine Bluff, where he graduated from Pine Bluff High School. He served in the U.S. Army, during...

Oct 31, 2012

Eric Grant Bradshaw, 53, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Whitewater, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in Poplar Bluff. He was born Dec. 27, 1958, in Cape Girardeau, to J.R. and Mary Belle Mouser Bradshaw. Eric was a member of First Baptist Church and Bluff City Eagles in Poplar Bluff. He worked as a farm hand on a dairy...

Oct 24, 2012

John "Delbert" Ikerman, 75, of Benton, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, at his home. He was born June 16, 1937 in Delta, Mo., to the late Virgil and Edna Hodge Ikerman. He and Georgia Mae Kirn were married Aug. 23, 1958 in Benton. Delbert was a truck driver for Spalding Trucking Co. in Benton and was a member of...

Oct 22, 2012

Donald Ray Jones October 10, 1948 - October 22, 2012

Donald Ray Jones, 64 of Benton, Missouri died Monday, October 22, 2012 at his home. He was born October 10, 1948 in East Prairie, MO to Elbert "Preacher" and Lois Pinnion Jones. He married Glenda Joyce Ditto on November 3, 1967 in Rockford, IL. Donald was Maintenance Supervisor at...

Oct 22, 2012

Rickey Dewayne Cobb, 56, of Sikeston formerly of Delta, MO passed away Monday, Oct. 22,2012 in Sikeston, MO. He was born July 12, 1956, in Gideon, MO to the late Walter B. and Susan Mae Head Oakes. He was adopted by the late Della Cobb and raised by Della and Audy Page. He married Wanda Bickings Burns on June 16,...

Oct 21, 2012

Dennis R. Whitlow, 63, of Chaffee, MO passed away Sunday, Oct. 21,2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born March 10, 1949, in Fairfield, IL to the late LeRoy and Mary Johnson Whitlow. He married Flora White on November 23, 1968 and she survives. He was a member of the United States Army, Chaffee American...

Oct 18, 2012

James "Jim" Thomas, 67, of Jackson, MO passed away Thursday, Oct. 18,2012 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born October 22, 1944, in Chaffee, MO to the late Earl James and Mary Catherine Kiefer Thomas. He married Betty Place on Sept. 24, 1984 and she survives. He was a member of the United States Navy and served...

Oct 16, 2012

Howard L. Stevens, 77, of Oran, MO passed away Tuesday, Oct. 16,2012 at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, MO. He was born July 27, 1935, in Scopus, MO to the late George Pinkney and Hester Zeda Welch Stevens. He married Yvonne M. Cook on March 2, 1957 and she preceded him in death on May 27, 2009. He worked as...

Oct 15, 2012

Stella Irene Steger, 79, of Chaffee, MO passed away Monday, Oct. 15,2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born December 10, 1932, in Commerce, MO to the late Ira Andrew and Edna Louise Saddler Sadler. She married Roy F. Steger Jr. on Sept. 23, 1978 and he survives. She was a member of Chaffee Country...

Oct 10, 2012

Vernon Joseph Hanselman Jr., 54, of Oran, MO passed away Wednesday, Oct. 10,2012 in Morley, MO. He was born July 6, 1958, in Cape Girardeau, MO to Vernon Joseph and Doris Joy Cook Hanselman Sr. He was a farmer for Steve Minner. Survivors include his mother, Doris J. Hanselman of Morley, MO; a son, Eric (Ginger) Hanselman of Chaffee, MO;...

Oct 10, 2012

David Eugene Moran, 62, of Kelso died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at his home. He was born May 29, 1950, in Linz, Austria, to Frank Ralph and Marjorie Talley Conaway Moran. He and Catherine Lucille Schabbing were married July 11, 1981. David was a mechanic with Nip Kelley Equipment. He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso,...

Oct 7, 2012

Atticus Grey Louw, infant son of Hermanus and Jennifer Louw was stillborn Sunday, October 7, 2012 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He is survived by his parents; a brother, Hermanus Louw IV; Maternal grandparents, Debbi Miller and Mike Miller; Maternal great grandmother, Bonnie (Dan) Cope; Paternal grandparents, Hermanus and Susan Louw. A private family service will be held.