OBITUARIES

Obituaries in Scott City, Chaffee, Benton, Oran, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri

Brenda Sue Pirtle

Brenda Sue Pirtle

Dec 18, 2012

Brenda Sue Pirtle, 62, of Bell City passed away Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, at the family home. She was born Feb. 22, 1950, in Painton, Mo., to the late Loomis Elden and Emma Naoma Edwards Pirtle. Brenda was a retired machine operator from Florsheim Shoe Co. in Chaffee, Mo. She was a member of Bell City General Baptist Church and...

Jaxson Christopher Kneezle

Jaxson Christopher Kneezle

Dec 15, 2012

Jaxson Christopher Kneezle, infant son of Andrea Kestner and Chris Kneezle of Scott City, was stillborn Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He is survived by his parents; maternal grandparents, Stacy and Tracy Kestner; paternal grandmother, Arleen Kneezle; maternal great-grandparents, Bill and Shelia Taylor; and maternal great-great-grandmother, Ann Duty, all of Benton. Graveside service will be...

Rev. Jack Bishop

Rev. Jack Bishop

Dec 13, 2012

Rev. Jack Bishop, 82, of Chaffee passed away Thursday, December 13, 2012 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born June 26, 1930 at Neely's Landing, Missouri to the late Archie Lee and Margaret Rose Bullard Bishop. He married Kathy Weddle on July 10, 1955 at Amity, IN. Jack served in the ministry for 58 years, pastoring...

Jane Ann Hart

Jane Ann Hart

Dec 13, 2012

Jane Hart, 77 of Scott City died December 13, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born October 13, 1935 in Jonesboro, AR to Ralph Charles and Raye Marie Ryan Davidson, Sr. She married Edward Linn Hart. He preceded her in death on October 5, 1998. She was the secretary for Blair Industries and a...

Shawn Ean Bigham

Shawn Ean Bigham

Dec 7, 2012

Shawn Ean Bigham,Sr 33, of Benton died December 7, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born May 28, 1979 in Blytheville, AR to Harold Eugene And Mary Elizabeth Bremser Bigham. He married Melissa J. Perry on June 16, 2001. Shawn was a truck driver for Central Transport in Sikeston. He is survived by his...

William Paxton

William Paxton

Dec 7, 2012

William "Bill" Paxton, 85, of Sikeston passed away Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 27, 1927, in Cardwell, Mo., to the late T.J. and Naomi Moore Paxton. Bill was a private first class in the Army Air Corps, which was later known as the Air Force. He married Lela Davidson Nov. 16, 1974....

Olive Janiece Suter

Olive Janiece Suter

Dec 7, 2012

Olive Janiece "Aunt Jenny" Suter, 86, formerly of Benton, Mo., died Dec. 7, 2012. Born July 10, 1926, in Diehlstadt, Mo., she had lived for over 20 years in Lake County and resided at Lakes at Leesburg. Her survivors include many nieces and nephews in Florida, Colorado, Michigan, Illinois and Missouri as well as other extended family and friends. A...

Gene Thompson

Gene Thompson

Dec 7, 2012

Gene Thompson David Eugene "Gene" Thompson, 75, of Scott City went to be with the Lord Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at his home, surrounded by loved ones. He was born Aug. 19, 1937, in Wittenberg, Mo., to Martin Rudolph "Rudy" and Ruie Evelyn Thompson. He and P. Faye McAlister were married Sept. 9, 1963, in Perkins, Mo. Gene graduated from...

William F. Paxton

William F. Paxton

Dec 7, 2012

William "Bill" Paxton, 85, of Sikeston passed away Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 27, 1927, in Cardwell, Mo., to the late T.J. and Naomi Moore Paxton. Bill was a private first class in the Army Air Corps, which was later known as the Air Force. He married Lela Davidson Nov. 16, 1974....

Corky Adams

Corky Adams

Dec 4, 2012

Corky Adams - Scott City Ross Earl "Corky" Adams, 56 of Scott City died December 4, 2012 at his home. He was born October 24, 1956 in Bonne Terre, MO to Vernon Earl and Florence Naomi Surina Adams. Corky was a self-employed transportation broker. He is survived by his mother of High Ridge; four brothers, Thomas Bradley of Jackson, Gordon...

Linda Sue Lafentres

Linda Sue Lafentres

Dec 4, 2012

Linda Sue LaFentres, 45, of Scott City died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, at Southeast Health Medical Plaza in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 16, 1966, in Cape Girardeau, to Paul J. and Nancy N. Mack Backfisch. She and Doug C. LaFentres were married Nov. 4, 1988, in Benton, Mo. Linda was general manager at Pilot Travel Centers in Charleston,...

Pauline Mack

Pauline Mack

Dec 2, 2012

Pauline Mack, 99 of Benton, MO died December 2, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born October 9, 1913 in Williamson County, IL to Grover and Clara Presley Hefflin. She married Chester Sylvester Mack on April 21, 1932 in Benton, MO. He preceded her in death on July 1, 1991. Pauline was a member...

Walter Dean Peetz

Walter Dean Peetz

Dec 1, 2012

Walter Dean Peetz, 73, of Scott City, Mo. Died Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born August 4, 1939 in Scott County, Missouri to the late Otto and Augusta "Lady" Walter Peetz. Walter and Wanda Jones were married August 4, 1966 and she preceded him in death on April 29, 2009. Walter was...

Lorena Regina Berghoff

Lorena Regina Berghoff

Nov 28, 2012

Lorena Regina Berghoff, 100 of Scott City died November 28, 2012 at the home of her daughter. She was born February 7, 1912 in Kelso, MO to Daniel J. and Bertha Blattel Georger. She married Theodore Joseph Berghoff on November 14, 1933 in Kelso, MO. He preceded her in death on February 25, 1987. Lorena was a cook at Sands...

Alma Mae Crader

Alma Mae Crader

Nov 25, 2012

Alma Mae Crader, 100 of Scott City died Sunday, November 25, 2012 at Heartland Care & Rehab Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born February 15, 1912 in Hamburg, AR to William Benjamin and Bridget Ozell Dailey Hopper. She married E. Alonzo Crader on Aug. 11, 1931 in Jonesboro, IL. He preceded her in death on April 9, 1997...

Mary Ann Laxton

Mary Ann Laxton

Nov 25, 2012

Mary Ann Laxton, 66,of Scott City formerly of Chaffee, MO passed away Sunday November 25, 2012 at the family home in Scott City, MO. Mary was born on September 11, 1946 in Allenville to the late Crayton and Ora Chapman Drennan. She was a housekeeper at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. Mary was a member of Christian Mission...

Billy Joe Buell

Billy Joe Buell

Nov 24, 2012

Billy "Little Bill" Buell, 78 of Delta, passed away Saturday morning at Chaffee Nursing Center. Billy was born Aug. 14, 1934, in Oran, MO, to the late Joe and Pauline Eva Hall Buell. Billy started riding horses as a jockey at an early age, racing in a lot of states of which Florida was one of his favorites. He raced...

Linda Lee O'Neal

Linda Lee O'Neal

Nov 23, 2012

Linda Lee O'Neal, 51, of Morley, Oran and Vanduser, beloved wife of Jim O'Neal, passed away peacefully on Friday November 23, 2012 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. Linda was born in St. Petersburg, FL on July 15, 1961 daughter to Lawrence Thomas and Della Mary Rhodes Carver. She married Jim O'Neal on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1989...

Forrest H Jackson

Forrest H Jackson

Nov 21, 2012

Forrest H. Jackson, 79, of Jackson , died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 13, 1933 in Bell City, Missouri, son of the late Tom and Myrtle Jackson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Survivors include his wife Edith , three sons, Jeff of Jackson, Robert of St....

Betty Sue Pettigrew

Betty Sue Pettigrew

Nov 19, 2012

Betty Sue Pettigrew, 70 of Benton died Monday, November 19, 2012 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born November 18, 1942 to Raymond Wayne and Edith Mattie Johnson Hannah in Dorena, MO. She married Harry Quertemous on June 16, 1962 in Charleston, MO. She was a resident caretaker for Sunshine Villa in Scott City. She...