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Florence Bauer (05/16/12)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Florence Opal Martin Bauer, 97, of Olive Branch, formerly of Cairo, Ill., died Monday, May 14, 2012, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Verlee Eaker officiating. Interment will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge, Ill...

Gene Heise (05/16/12)
Kenneth Gene Heise Sr., 85, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 12, 2012, at his home. He was born Oct. 27, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, to Albert G. and Katie Kimmich Heise. He and Dorothea Rickard were married Aug. 12, 1945, in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death March 27, 2012...

Ronnie Joyce (05/16/12)
Ronnie Joe Joyce, 45, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 13, 2012, at his home. He was born July 23, 1966, in Cape Girardeau, to Gerald and Margie Crader Joyce. Survivors include a daughter, Tasha R. Joyce; a son, Brandon L. Joyce; his mother, Margie Joyce; fiancee, Ruth A. Ponder, all of Cape Girardeau; four brothers, Roy Joyce of Cape Girardeau, John Joyce of Advance, Mo., Don and Jack Joyce of Cape Girardeau; and five grandchildren...

William Bowers (05/15/12)
William L. Bowers, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 13, 2012, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born July 4, 1926, in Oak Ridge, to Leslie E. and Mable O. Harris Bowers. He and Mayme L. Williams were married Jan. 2, 1947, in Cape Girardeau...

Donald Daehnert (05/15/12)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Donald Lee Daehnert, 78, of Marble Hill passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012, at his home. He was born July 1, 1933, in San Antonio, Texas, son of Charles Robert and Thelma Janet Martin Daehnert Sr. He and Janet Ruth Newton were married Feb. 1, 1958, in Corpus Christi, Texas...

Nelson Farrow (05/15/12)
Nelson C. Farrow, 88, of Jackson passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, where he lived the past several months. He was born June 11, 1923, in Cape Girardeau, to William J. and Karolina Rehkopf Farrow. He and Emma F. Sparkman were married Sept. 4, 1944, in Cape Girardeau. They had been married 55 years when she passed away Dec. 10, 1999...

Ronnie Joyce (05/15/12)
Ronnie Joe Joyce, 45, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 13, 2012, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery at a later date...

Sumantha Nickens (05/15/12)
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...

Elizabeth Peters (05/15/12)
Elizabeth J. Latham Peters, 45, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Mound City, Ill., died Sunday, May 13, 2012, at her home. She was born Oct. 20, 1966, in Aurora, Ill., daughter of James Edward Latham and Nancy Jane Pannell Martin. She was of the Baptist belief...

Laura Rilo (05/15/12)
Laura W. Rilo, 98, of Jackson passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 7, 1913, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of David and Ollie Miller Williams. She and Joseph Rilo were married July 6, 1940, in New York City. He passed away Nov. 11, 1972...

Linda Scott (05/15/12)
ZALMA, Mo. -- 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...

James Ramsey (05/14/12)
James C. Ramsey, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 11, 2012, at his home. He was born June 9, 1925, in Cape Girardeau County, to John Clyde and Lillian Ella Statler Ramsey. He and Betty Lou Chapman were married May 25, 1951, in Cape Girardeau. James was a member of LaCroix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. ...

Barbara Anderson (05/14/12)
Barbara Imogene Peerman Anderson, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 11, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center. Anderson was born May 7, 1921, and raised deep in the Bootheel of Southeast Missouri, in the small rural town of Risco. "The Risco Princess" spent her youth along with older brother, Leonard, at the home place along "ditch eight" on a 240-acre cotton farm...

Joan Malone (05/14/12)
Joan Maxine Malone, 82, of Jackson passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau where she had resided since August 2010. She was born Jan. 21, 1930, in Chaffee, Mo., to Willie and Blanche Totty Eldridge. She married Hoyt H. Malone on Oct. 18, 1952. He died June 10, 1971...

Ruth Nelson (05/14/12)
UNION, Mo. -- Ruth E. Nelson, 90, of Union died Saturday at Grandview Healthcare Center in Washington, Mo. She was born July 11, 1921, in Springfield, Mo., to Edward and Ada Mae Meek McCain. She was married to Charles Nelson who preceded her in death...

James Ramsey (05/13/12)
James C. Ramsey, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 11, 2012, at his home. He was born June 9, 1925, in Cape Girardeau County, to John Clyde and Lillian Ella Statler Ramsey. He and Betty Lou Chapman were married May 25, 1951, in Cape Girardeau. James was a member of LaCroix United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. ...

Jessie Boozer (05/13/12)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Jessie J. Boozer, 70, of Charleston, Mo., formerly of Pulaski, Ill., died Friday, May 11, 2012, at his residence. No services will be held, and remains will be donated to the Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois per family request...

Ta'Vion Curlin (05/13/12)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ta'Vion D. Curlin, 1, of Clarksville, Tenn., died Monday, May 7, 2012, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Missionary Baptist Church in Cairo, Ill. Interment will be in Spencer Heights Memorial Park in Mounds, Ill...

Laura Rilo (05/13/12)
Laura Rilo, 98, of Jackson died Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.

Elsie Seabaugh (05/13/12)
Elsie Francis Seabaugh, 87, of Millersville died Friday, May 11, 2012, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born April 18, 1925, at Millersville, to Robert Francis and Maggie Mae Moore Haupt. Elsie and Lloyd W. Seabaugh were married Sept. 24, 1943. He died Jan. 17, 1980...

Van Puls (05/12/12)
Van H. Puls, 63, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Jackson, passed away Monday, April 30, 2012. He was born June 23, 1948, to Edwin R. and Evelyn Birk Puls. He and Patricia Wulff were married Nov. 16, 1968, in Creve Coeur, Mo. Van graduated from Jackson High School in 1966, and attended Southeast Missouri State University while serving in the National Guard...

Mary Eakins (05/12/12)
Mary Virginia (the late Coy) Eakins, 83, of Jackson passed away Friday, April 27, 2012. The Rev. Janet Hopkins will officiate a public graveside service at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson. Memorials are suggested to Teen Challenge, P.O. Box 1089, Cape Girardeau, MO 63702...

Ale Cato (05/12/12)
Ale Clifford Cato, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at Chateau Girardeau. He was born July 9, 1925, at Greenbriar, Mo., to Lewis Wesley and Valley Mae Cato. He and Betty Eleanor Croy were married June 10, 1946. After her death March 30, 2008, he re-married Virginia Parker...

Edward Goza Jr. (05/12/12)
Edward Robert Goza Jr., 80, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012, in Winter Park, Fla. He was born Sept. 7, 1931, in Cape Girardeau, to Edward and Nell Goza Sr. Bob was an earnest young man who recognized hard work and academics would be the keys to success. After graduating early from Central High School, he enrolled in Southeast Missouri State University...

Charles LaValle Jr. (05/12/12)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Charles Edward LaValle Jr., 75, of New Madrid died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at the home of a daughter in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 19, 1936, in Cape Girardeau, to Charles Edward and Laura Riley LaValle. He is survived by his wife of almost 47 years, Ella Broughton LaValle; four children, Kaki LaValle Beasley (Donny), Matt LaValle (Emily), Ed LaValle (Becky), Caroline LaValle Holiman (Jay), all of Cape Girardeau; seven grandchildren, Devin, Peyton, Caroline, Christopher, Chase, Savannah and Everton; four siblings, Virginia Carlson, Bob LaValle, Kathleen Deegan and Mark LaValle.. ...

Ellen Demko (05/11/12)
Ellen May Demko, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at her home. She was born Feb. 23, 1927, at Kelso, Mo., to Creal and Clara Carlton May. She and John George Demko met in Hawaii and were married May 28, 1944, in Bayonne, N.J. He preceded her in death Aug. 5, 2006...

Daniel Berkbuegler (05/11/12)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Daniel S. "Boone" Berkbuegler, 51, of Perryville died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at St. Louis University Medical Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and 6:30 a.m. until time of service Saturday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. An Elks service will be held at 6 tonight...

Agnes Bailey (05/10/12)
Agnes Florine Bailey, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at her home. She was born Dec. 25, 1919, in Bald Knob, Ark., to Asa and Sarah Ann Riggins Roberts. She and Lewis W. "Dub" Bailey were married April 25, 1947, in White County, Ark. He died Feb. 6, 1995...

Marie Burger (05/10/12)
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...

Gene Patterson (05/10/12)
Gene H. Patterson, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Nov. 15, 1938, in Hayti, Mo., to G.W. and Christine Homer Patterson. He and Yvonne DeLisle were married March 30, 1964, at Portageville, Mo...

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Living alone with Alzheimer's tough choice for all (05/15/12)
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Report: Schools key to fighting America's obesity (05/15/12)
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Church organized in 1818 moves (05/13/12)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A local congregation is celebrating another chapter in its nearly 200 years of history by moving to a new building. Black River Baptist Church was scheduled to host an open house last Sunday, followed by a dedication service with testimonies, hymns and prayer...

Love INC's McGowan finds fulfillment helping others (05/13/12)
John Drake McGowan has worked in for-profit organizations as well as not-for-profits. He said it was a motor vehicle accident that changed his life. McGowan, the CEO of Love In the Name of Christ of Southeast Missouri, talks about his path to the organization and helping others...