OBITUARIES
Obituaries in Scott City, Chaffee, Benton, Oran, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri
James Thomas Hensley
May 25, 2012
James Thomas Hensley 89, of Benton, MO died May 25, 2012 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born May 1, 1923 in Benton, MO to Thomas Marshall and Eva Mae Davidson Hensley. He married Hazel Vera Riley on November 5, 1949 in Hartford, IL. She preceded in him death on September 13, 1996. James was a...
Raymond Paul Bollinger
May 20, 2012
Raymond Paul Bollinger, 91, "The Oldest Man in Benton" passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012, at his home in Benton. He was born Aug. 18, 1920, in Benton, to Charles and Adelia Westrich Bollinger. He and Bernadette Seiler were married Sept. 24, 1946. Raymond was a retired carpenter and was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S....
D. Jane Bollinger
May 19, 2012
BELL CITY, Mo. -- D. Jane Bollinger, 79, of Bell City died Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Jackson Manor. Bollinger was born Dec. 18, 1932, to the late Charles and Maude Overbey Cossou. She was a retired secretary for Bell City High School. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Bell City. Survivors include a son David...
Jayne Griffard
May 19, 2012
Elizabeth Jayne Griffard, 58, of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., formerly of Scott City, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 15, 1953, at Chaffee, Mo., the daughter of Albert "Jay" and Dorothy Louise Newlin Fowler. She married Joseph Ray Griffard on Dec. 31, 2000, in Scott City. Jayne had worked as a transport...
Dixie Jewell Yount
May 16, 2012
Dixie Jewell Brock Yount, 86, of Chaffee passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 7, 1926, at Parma, Mo., to Walter and Florence Walker Brock. She married Vyron Yount on Sept. 3, 1943. He preceded her in death April 23, 2012. Dixie was a member of Arbor General Baptist...
Nancy Griffin
May 16, 2012
Nancy Griffin, 70 of Gipsy, MO died May 16, 2012 at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born on March 26, 1942 in York, PA to David Frey. She married David Griffin on February 14, 1926. She is survived by her husband; a daughter, Vivian Kinder of Benton; a step-son Paul Griffin of Dallas, TX; a step-daughter, Tina...
Linda J. Scott
May 13, 2012
God called a beautiful angel, Linda J. Scott, 58, of Zalma home Sunday, May 13, 2012. She passed away at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Nov. 12, 1953, at Dexter, Mo., to the late Herbert and Mary Lorretta Edwards Burton. She married Larry Scott on Aug. 6, 1995. Linda was a caretaker at Sikeston Regional Center 23...
Sumantha Jeanne' Nickens
May 13, 2012
Beloved daughter and mother, Sumantha Jeanne Nickens, 29, of Scott City died Sunday, May 13, 2012, at the home of her mother. She was born Feb. 6, 1983, in Sikeston, Mo., to Laura Faye Nickens and Richard L. Greene. Sumantha was a home health aide with Coventry Health Care. Her home congregation was Church of Christ at Vanduser, Mo. She...
Marie Elizabeth Burger
May 9, 2012
Marie Elizabeth Burger, 90, of Scott City died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at her home. She was born May 6, 1922, in rural Illmo, to David Frederick and Amelia Auguste Sander Held. She and Herbert Daniel Burger were married June 1, 1940, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death June 24, 1992. Marie was a lifelong member of Eisleben...
Regina Magdalen Dirnberger
Apr 27, 2012
Regina Magdalen Dirnberger, 98, of New Hamburg, Mo., passed away April 27, 2012, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. She was born Nov. 9, 1913, at Benton, Mo., daughter of Henry and Regina Scherer Compas. She married Linus Philip Dirnberger on Nov. 15, 1932, at Benton. He preceded her in death Nov. 15, 1977, their 45th wedding anniversary. Linus and Regina...
David Sylvester Williams
Apr 27, 2012
David Sylvester Williams, 79, of Scott City died Friday, April 27, 2012, at his home. He was born Aug. 24, 1932, in Sikeston, Mo., to John G. and Katie Ann Biby Williams. He married Janice Hope McCormick on Dec. 19, 1969, in Chaffee, Mo. She preceded him in death Aug. 25, 2000. David was a heavy equipment operator with West...
Roger C. Henshew
Apr 26, 2012
Roger C. Hanshew, 60, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at his home. He was born Jan. 15, 1952, in Artesia, Calif., to the late Ray Murl and Dorothy Maxine Taylor Hanshew. Roger worked on a press line 25 years at Thorngate Ltd. in Cape Girardeau. Survivors include a son, Shawn Hanshew of Cape Girardeau; three grandchildren, Abigail...
Ellen Teresa Siebert
Apr 25, 2012
Ellen Teresa Siebert, 91, of Chaffee died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 13, 1920, in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., to Frank and Olivia Roth Arnold. She and John J. Siebert were married Oct. 20, 1941. He preceded her in death April 13, 1978. Ellen was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic...
Lester Gramlisch
Apr 25, 2012
Lester "Pooge" Gramlisch, 78, of Chaffee died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born Dec. 23, 1933, in Chaffee, to John and Mary Annie Sadler Gramlisch. He and Mary Helen Masterson were married Aug. 14, 1959. She preceded him in death March 6, 1990. Lester was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a retired...
Brian Donald Fletcher Gibbs
Apr 25, 2012
Brian Donald Fletcher Gibbs, 66, of Plano, Texas, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012, in Plano. He was born Sept. 17, 1945, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Peter Donald Newell and Ingrid Viola Aalto Gibbs. He married Dianna Simpson on July 1, 1989, in Scott City. Brian was a self-employed venture capitalist. He attended Magee High School and the University...
Roger Dale Felty
Apr 23, 2012
Roger Dale Felty, 64, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Southeast Hospital. He was born Aug. 6, 1947, in Arbor, Mo., to the late Marvin Dale and Norma Brown Felty. Roger was in the U.S. Air Force and served in the Vietnam War. He was a retired brakeman with Burlington Northern Railway Co. in Chaffee, Mo. He...
Vyron Glynn Yount
Apr 23, 2012
Vyron Glynn Yount, 86, of Chaffee died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 27, 1925, in Chaffee, to Marshall Leslie and Bulah Margaret Huffman Yount. He married Dixie Jewell Brock on Sept. 3, 1943. Vyron was a pastor 12 years at First Christian Church in Chaffee, retiring in February 2012....
Violet Glastetter
Apr 22, 2012
Violet Glastetter, 89, of Oran died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at the family home. She was born Aug. 22, 1922, in Oran, to Adam and Anna Eftink Hooker. She married Lester Glastetter on July 26, 1941. Violet was a retired machine operator from International Hat Factory in Oran. She was a member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church, St. Ann Sodality,...
Loretta Jean Bom
Apr 22, 2012
Loretta Jean Bom, 71 of Benton died April 22, 2012 at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born January 12, 1941 in Tulare, California to Andrew and Vera Davis Shively. She married Robert D. Bom on February 14, 1959 in East Praire, MO. Loretta was a seamstress for Columbia Sportswear and Thorngate. She is survived by her...
Carolyn L. O'Howell
Apr 20, 2012
Carolyn L. O'Howell, 72, of Scott City died Friday, April 20, 2012, at Chaffee Nursing Center, in Chaffee, Mo. She was born Nov. 6, 1939, at Fornfelt, daughter of John A. and Ruby J. Smith Rogers Sr. She married Ray W. O'Howell Sr. on Feb. 11, 1961, at Des Plaines, Ill. He preceded her in death March 13, 1984. Carolyn...
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