OBITUARIES

Dec 12, 2018

Donald Joseph Cook, 79 of Benton, Missouri died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born April 7, 1939 in Venice, Illinois to Donald and Dorothy Goodrich Cook. He married Shirley Felter on February 1, 1969. He was a maintenance supervisor for the Casino. He is survived by his wife, Shirley of Benton,...

Dec 11, 2018

Ann Hendrix Grimes, 76 of Benton, Missouri went home on December 11, 2018 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, MO. She was born May 21, 1942 in East Prairie, Missouri to James Willis and Mamie Claurie Moore Hendrix. She was a loving mother and homemaker. She is survived by a son, Jeff Grimes of Benton; three daughters,...

Dec 11, 2018

Warner “Bud” R. Diggs, 84, of Delta departed this earthly world on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 surrounded by his loving family

He was born on Nov. 9, 1934 in Denton, Texas to the late Rev. Arthur Cecil and Ola Mae Finney Diggs. He was united in marriage to Shirley Jean Howell on November 28, 1953 and she...

Dec 11, 2018

Michael J. Armitage, 30, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at Southeast Missouri Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on July 5, 1988 in Rome, New York to James Armitage and Hope Wills.

Michael graduated from Chaffee High School where he played football. He was of the Christian faith. He...

Dec 10, 2018

Patsy Ann Ward, 85 of Scott City, Missouri passed away on December 10, 2018 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born on December 23, 1932 in Wardell, Missouri to Harry and Mabel Mathis. She graduated from Wardell High School in 1950. On January 19, 1952 she married Lawrence Ward, Jr. and this marriage sustained them...

Dec 8, 2018

Alma Frey, 101 of Scott City died Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born June 3, 1917 in Crooked Creek, Missouri to Clarence Arick and Ozark Jane Yount Miller. She married Stanford Theodore Frey on June 3, 1938 in Sikeston, Missouri. He preceded her in death on March 24, 2009. She...

Dec 7, 2018

Joshua Michael Fowler, 27 of Cape Girardeau, Missouri died Friday, December 7, 2018 at his home. He was born August 1, 1991 in Cape Girardeau to Jimmy Joe and Cathy Marie Johnson Fowler. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Cathy (Mike Hawkins) Fowler of Cape Girardeau; two brothers, Jimmy Johnson of Boise, Idaho and Zach Hawkins of...

Dec 6, 2018

Janet Rae Sullivan, 76, of Chaffee passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at her family home.

She was born on September 23, 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri to the late Roy and Myrtle Chappel Steger. She married Bob Sullivan on May 25, 1968 and he survives of the home.

Janet was a retired dispatcher for...

Dec 6, 2018

Virgie Ann (Toots) Brant, 88 of Kelso, Missouri died Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born November 26, 1930 in Scott City to Ben and Olivia Scherer LeDure. She married Clarence J. Brant on January 18, 1964 and he preceded her in death on July 25, 2007. Virgie enjoyed working in...

Dec 6, 2018

Lindon Winford Duncan, 82, of Sikeston passed away Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 at the family home. He was born on Oct. 23, 1936 in Matthews, MO to the late Orril William and Lema Mae Holland Duncan. On Aug. 19, 2003, he married Jackie Sue Wagoner, who survives of the home. Lindon was a retired troubleshooter/lineman for Ameren UE. He...

Dec 4, 2018

Mary Ellen Dudley, 53 of Scott City, Missouri died Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at her home. She was born July 9, 1965 in Granite City, Illinois to Harmon and Joan Ellen Webster Presswood. She had worked at Gilster Mary Lee and attended Fathers Arms Fellowship Church in Scott City. She is survived by her father & stepmother, Harmon &...

Dec 2, 2018

Alfred Ernest “Tom” Wolfe, 96, of Chaffee passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born on March 21, 1922 in Portageville, Missouri to the late Charles and Mary Ourth Wolfe. He married Dorothy Lee Mansker on May 21, 1946 and she preceded him in death on Oct. 4, 2018. Alfred was a...

Dec 2, 2018

Frances “Francy” Cecelia Scheeter, 90, of New Hamburg, Missouri passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Southeast Missouri Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 20, 1928 in St. Joseph, Tennessee to the late Frank and Monica Reischmann Kluesner. She married Ervin “Webb” Scheeter on June 30, 1951 and he preceded her in death on Oct....

Nov 28, 2018

Cynthia Lynn Crowden, 49 of Benton, Missouri passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at her home with her family by her side. She was born February 16, 1969 in Charleston, Missouri to Morris Wayne and Elizabeth Ann Vinson Hale. She married Donald Ray Crowden. She was a member of Unity Baptist Church in Benton. She is survived by...

Nov 27, 2018

Aileen Copman Surface, age 102, formerly of Delta passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Luther Manor in Hannibal, Missouri. She was born on April 19, 1916 in Brownwood, Missouri to the late Edward and Emma Maag Copman. She and Raymond Surface were married on Nov. 21, 1939 in Jackson, Missouri and he preceded her in death on Jan....

Nov 27, 2018

Roger Darrell Dugger, 63, of Perkins, Missouri passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at his family home. He was born on Aug. 3, 1955 in Waukegan, Illinois to the late William and Thelma Baltimore Dugger. He married Pamela Kaye Blue on July 19, 2013 and she survives of the home. Roger was a disabled veteran. He served in the United...

Nov 26, 2018

Sandra J. Vent, 39, of Desloge, Missouri passed away Monday, November 26, 2018. She was born on July 21, 1979 in Chaffee to Bert Wilson and Pamela Nanny Wilson. She married Kenneth Vent on Dec. 30, 2011 and he survives of the home. Sandra joined the United State Navy and served her country for two years. She later attended Southeast...

Nov 18, 2018

Marion Wallace Christopher Wright, 84 of Cape Girardeau, MO formerly of Scott City died Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born November 24, 1933 in Kirksville, MO to Mikel Otis and Lena Lucille Pruitt Wright. He married Coralie Jean McCoy on July 27, 1962. She preceded him in death on April 25, 1996....

Nov 17, 2018

Cohen Michael Eskew, infant son of Chase and Lauren Coffey Eskew of Benton, passed away Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at the family home, surrounded by their family. Cohen was born Oct. 13, 2018, in Cincinnati to Lauren Coffey and Chase Eskew of Benton, and they survive. Also surviving are one brother, Lincoln Coffey of Benton and grandparents Paul and Valerie...

Nov 16, 2018

Richard Dean Slinkard, age 72, of Whitewater, Missouri passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born on Nov. 19, 1945 in Cape Girardeau to late Boyd "Dick" and Hattie Allen Slinkard. Richard was a retired florist with Sweetheart Florist in Jackson and a waiter for Ramada Inn in Cape...