OBITUARIES

Nov 22, 2019

Norbert Herman Elfrink, 84 of Benton, Missouri died Friday, November 22, 2019 at the home of his daughter. He was born November 26, 1934 in Leopold, Missouri to Leo and Minnie Nenninger Elfrink. He married Irene Agnes LeGrand on June 30, 1954 in Benton. She preceded him in death on May 24, 2013.

Norbert was a carpenter...

Nov 20, 2019

Ernest Glastetter, son of the late Frank and Clara Amhrein Glastetter was born on January 30, 1933 in Oran, Missouri and departed this life on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 86.

Mr. Glastetter worked at Sport Specialist Shoe Company in Chaffee, Missouri for 13 ½ years...

Nov 16, 2019

Verlon Phillips, son of the late Lee Phillips and Sylvia Nole Phillips was born on January 6, 1923 in Arkansas and departed this life on Saturday November 16, 2019 at his residence in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 96 years.

Mr. Phillips was a retired Union Carpenter from Chicago, Illinois and a member of the Gospel...

Nov 11, 2019

Lawrence Edward Pugh, 88 of Scott City died Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 7, 1930, in Cement, Oklahoma, to Henry and Ethel Barnett Pugh. He married Karla Moss on Aug. 29, 1959.

Lawrence was a member of First Baptist Church in Scott City. He was a...

Nov 10, 2019

Jerry Lee “Moe” Ramsey, 58 of Scott City, Missouri died Sunday, November 10, 2019 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born November 16, 1960 in Chaffee, Missouri to James Walter “Num” and Edna Mae Biggs Ramsey.

He had previously worked as a deck hand for Rushing, Mays Towing and Missouri Barge Lines....

Nov 8, 2019

Bob McCall son of the late Ora Curtis McCall and Edna Alfredia Mae Woods was born on April 30, 1949 and departed this life on Friday, November 8, 2019 at his residence in Chaffee, Missouri at the age of 70 years.

Mr. McCall was the co-owner of Sandy’s Toddle Inn for many years, and owner and operator...

Nov 7, 2019

Sharon Lee Raines, 83, a resident of Parkville formerly of Scott City and Clinton, Missouri, passed away Nov. 7, 2019, at the McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff.

She was born Nov. 27, 1935, in Illmo, Missouri, to Leo “Bud” Steger and Vera Rogers Steger.

Throughout the years, Sharon was able to help many underprivileged children. She...

Nov 7, 2019

Martha C. Beck of Benton, Missouri died Thursday, November 07, 2019 at Delta South Skilled Nursing & Rehab Center in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born June 24, 1940 in New Madrid, Missouri to Jesse and Dorothy Estelle Moss Bledsoe. She married Bobby Beck and he preceded her in death on October 13, 2003.

She was a seamstress...

Nov 6, 2019

Effie Dodd, daughter of the late John Thomas Daniels and Birtha Miller Daniels was born on March 25, 1949 in Bell City, Missouri and departed this life on November 6, 2019 at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 70 years. Mrs. Dodd was a former employee of Venture Products in Oran, Missouri for many...

Nov 4, 2019

Forrest “Red” Lynn

Forrest “Red” Lynn son of the late A.J. “Smokie” Lynn and Iva Jewel Whorton was born on October 28, 1947 in Oran, Missouri and departed this life on November 4, 2019 at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 72.

Red was a Veteran of the United States...

Nov 4, 2019

Bill Jobe, son of the late Fred William Jobe and Margery Ann White Jobe was born on June 18, 1968 in Chaffee, Missouri and departed this life on Monday, November 4, 2019 at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 51 years.

Bill was a former location manager for Ryder Trucking,...

Nov 4, 2019

Dorothy Leene Paxton born on February 17, 1931, went home to be with our Lord on Monday, November 4, 2019 at the age of 88 years.

Mrs. Paxton never met a stranger; she was the best cook in the world. She was loved by so many and loved everyone, she spent her whole life loving going to...

Nov 3, 2019

Paul Dennis Albee Paul Dennis Albee of Oran, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at the age of 74. Dennis was born on October 27, 1945 to Wilbur “Pete” and Dorothy (Butler) Albee in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Dexter High School in 1963. On August 21, 1966, he married Donna Jean Carr. They raised one...

Nov 1, 2019

Rhonda McLemore Zacharias, 56, died peacefully in the morning sun on Friday, November 1, 2019. Formerly of Scott County, Mo., Rhonda lived her final days surrounded by family at Seasons Hospice Center in Naperville, Ill.

Rhonda was diagnosed with Stage 4 rectal cancer in February 2018. Though this disease is what eventually took her life, it will...

Oct 31, 2019

Kenneth Gaebler Sr., son of the late Lester Gaebler, LeVern Gibson Gaebler, and Dorothy King was born on December 26, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri and departed this life on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri at the age of 73 years.

Mr. Gaebler was a veteran of the United States...

Oct 30, 2019

REV. ALVIE LEE SURFACE

Rev. Alvie Surface, son of the late Homer Surface and Cora Bass Surface was born on September 2, 1933 in Delta, Missouri and went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the St. Clare Hospital in Fenton, Missouri surrounded by his family at the age of 86 years....

Oct 30, 2019

Anna Marie Adams, 82 of Scott City, Missouri died Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri. She was born January 17, 1937 in Ancell, Missouri to Andrew and Philomena Hamm Glueck. She married Ronald Dean Adams on February 12, 1966. He preceded her in death on Feb. 14, 2014.

She was a...

Oct 29, 2019

Kevin Joseph Ressel, 58 of Nesbit, Mississippi died Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born November 9, 1960 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to Lucas John and Alice Alma Glastetter Ressel. He married Yvonne Lesh on April 30, 1988 in Memphis. She preceded him in death on Oct. 9, 2013.

Kevin was a plant foreman...

Oct 24, 2019

Dorothy Margrabe, was born on August 2, 1930 in Kansas and departed this life on Thursday, October 24, 2019 at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Missouri at the age of 89 years.

Mrs. Margrabe was a member of the First Baptist Church in Chaffee, homemaker, and former Certified Nursing Assistant.

She was united in...

Oct 24, 2019

Elizabeth Reischman Hartman, daughter of the late, Joseph Spooler and Lena Koenig Spooler was born on April 12, 1923 in Glennon, Missouri and departed this life on October 24, 2019 at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, at the age of 96 years.

Mrs. Hartman was a cook for many years at the Catholic and Public Schools...