OBITUARIES
Obituaries in Scott City, Chaffee, Benton, Oran, and Surrounding Areas in Missouri
Gordon Hensley
Oct 9, 2025
Gordon Ray “Flash” Hensley, son of the late James T. Hensley and Hazel (Riley) Hensley was born on February 25, 1951 in Shreveport, Louisiana and departed his life on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 74 years.
He spent most of his life in Illinois and later moved to Benton, Missouri....
Virgil Glueck
Oct 8, 2025
Virgil Wayne Glueck, 80 of Cape Girardeau, Missouri died Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at his home. He was born June 5, 1945 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to Virgil William and Louise Fischer Glueck.
He married Brenda I Taylor on February 27, 1968 in Cape Girardeau and she preceded him in death on September 9, 2017.
He was a truck driver and was...
Stanley Myers
Oct 8, 2025
Stanley G. Myers, 78 of Scott City died Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born November 27, 1946, in Poplar Bluff to Robert and Ruth Millhouse Myers. He married Faye Reid.
Stan was an Engineer for Union Pacific Railroad for thirty-eight years. He was a graduate of Scott City High School and...
Gerard Paul "Marter" Essner
Oct 6, 2025
New Hamburg, MO
Gerard Paul “Marter” Essner (62) of New Hamburg, MO died on Monday, October 6, 2025 in Mississippi County. He was born in Cape Girardeau, MO on January 10, 1963, to Paul and Geneva (Seyer) Essner. He and Carolyn Scherer were married May 19, 1984, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso, MO. They weren't just husband and wife,...
Mary Jane Hatley
Oct 4, 2025
Mary Jane Hatley, daughter of the late R.M. Smith and Alfreda (Wood) Stacy was born on October 19, 1947 in Sikeston, Missouri and departed her life on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at her residence in Oran, Missouri at the age of 77 years.
She was a former supervisor at Good Humor-Breyers Company in Sikeston, Missouri and a member of the Kingdom...
Tammy Sue Bissell-Martin
Oct 3, 2025
Tammy Sue Bissell-Martin, age 53, passed away at her home in Cape Girardeau, MO, on Friday, October 3, 2025.
On May 18, 1972, in Oak Grove, LA, she was born to the late Arthur and Icie Tillie- Bissell.
She married the love of her life, Richard Stewart Martin on February 24, 2001, in Daytona Beach, FL. He preceded her in death 2020.
Before...
Catherine Yvonne Foster
Oct 2, 2025
Catherine Yvonne Foster, age 71, passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO.
On September 15, 1954, in Los Angeles, CA, she was born to the late Joseph Alva and Annalee Bertha Baker-Edwards.
She married Scott Foster on August 9, 1997, in Chaffee, MO.
Catherine was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Annalee;...
Sharon Brown
Sep 30, 2025
Sharon Brown, daughter of the late Marshall Brown and Freda (Jordan) Young was born on August 12, 1946 in Painton, Missouri and departed her life on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 79 years.
Ms. Brown was a Certified Nursing Aid over 30 years serving southeast Missouri area. She...
Dale Jeffrey Markwood
Sep 29, 2025
Dale Jeffrey Markwood Sr., son of the late Horace and Lilliath Markwood was born on March 11, 1937 in Denver, Colorado and departed his life on Monday, September 29, 2025 at his residence in Chaffee, Missouri at the age of 88 years.
He retired from the United States Air Force serving in the Military Intelligence Department. Later in life he focused...
Dennis "Denny" Robertson
Sep 27, 2025
Dennis Rue “Denny” Robertson, son of the late William Robertson and Mary Livingston-Robertson, was born on July 10, 1953 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed this life to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at The Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 72 years.
He was a truck driver and...
Michael Wiley
Sep 26, 2025
Michael Dwayne Wiley, age 62, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2025, at his home in Chaffee, MO.
Michael was born on May 30, 1963, on the Indian reservation in Arizona to the late Charles Andrew and Joan Wiley.
On November 8, 1997 in Chaffee, MO he married the love of his life Stephanie Gribler Wiley.
Before retiring, Michael had been a laboratory...
Charles Lee Crowden
Sep 26, 2025
Charles Lee Crowden, age 92, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2025 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, MO.
On December 13, 1932 in Lamar, AR he was born to the late John and Mildred Brown Crowden.
Charles served his country in the United States Army.
He married the love of his life, Edna, on December 3, 1955 in Mississippi
Before retirement,...
Connie Jean Dobbs
Sep 26, 2025
Connie Jean Harlow-Dobbs, age 65, passed away on Friday, September 26, 2025 at her home in Oran, MO.
On February 24, 1960 in Sikeston, MO, she was born to the late Julius and Florence Willis-Harlow.
She married the love of her life William Dobbs on April 8, 1975 in Sikeston, MO.
Connie had been employed by Drury Mid America for 20 years as...
Velma Janie August
Sep 20, 2025
Velma Jane “Janie” August
Velma Jane August, daughter of the late Alfred Krieger and Laura Catherine (Hopke) Krieger was born on February 5, 1939 in Illmo, Missouri and departed her life on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at her residence in Scott, Missouri at the age of 86 years.
She dedicated much of her career to accounting and clerical work. Later in life,...
Qasim Algansawy
Sep 17, 2025
Qasim “Al” Alganzawy, son of the late Razrk Alganzawy and Fgre (Aziz) Alganzawy was born on July 7, 1966 in Samawah, Iraq and departed his life on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at his residence in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 59 years.
Al was a Veteran of the Army and moved to the United States in 1993.
Survivors include his...
Kenneth Essner
Sep 17, 2025
Kenny Essner, son of Gussie (Hagan) Essner and the late William Essner was born on May 16, 1964 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed his life on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at Mercy Southeast Healthcare in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 61 years.
He was a former employee of Wal-Mart Super Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and a member...
Judy L. Crain
Sep 17, 2025
Judy Crain, daughter to the late Melvin and Viola Sylvia Lusk Surface was born on July 14, 1947 in Delta, Missouri and departed her life on September 17, 2025 at Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 78 years.
She married George Crain and he preceded her in death on Dec. 12, 2020. Judy formally worked for...
Dorothy Kunz
Sep 16, 2025
Dorothy Kunz, daughter of the late Arthur Earnest Clymer and Nora Bell (Peel) Clymer was born on March 2, 1932 in Commerce, Missouri and departed her life on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at her residence in Pevely, Missouri at the age of 93 years.
She was a former Certified Nursing Assistant with Ascension-Alexian Brothers Health for several years before retiring.
In 1953...
Janet Carroll
Sep 8, 2025
Janet Kenkel Carroll went to be with the Lord on September 8, 2025. She will be greatly missed by those who knew her. Janet was born on November 5, 1940, in Dexter, Missouri to Michael Litzler and Louise Clara Backfisch Litzler Glastetter. She married Paul Anton Kenkel in 1958 and had six children. As a stay-at-home mom, she had to...
Mia Kaye Anglin
Sep 7, 2025
Mia Kaye Anglin, was born on November 28, 1966 in Chaffee, Missouri to Diana McCormick and the late Thomas Foulk. She passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2025 at Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 58 years.
She was employed at Schaefer’s Electrical Company in Scott City, member of the New Life Fellowship Church in Delta,...
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