Obituaries
Rowena Peeler, 87, of Dongola, died Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at Delmar Gardens South in St. Louis.
She was born on Jan. 3, 1934, in Bismarck, Mo., the daughter of Riley and Alta Alexander Rainwater.
Survivors include her daughter, LA ‘Nora (Roger) Eddleman; a stepdaughter, Theresa (Dennis) Maze...
Joseph Kenneth Musgrove, 93, of Cape Girardeau, and formerly of Anna, died Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
Mr. Musgrove was born on Sept. 8, 1928, in Detroit, Mich., a son of Joseph and Helen Cass Musgrove.
He married Susan “Jane” Dixon on Sept. 11, 1948.
Mr....
Wanda June Bowen, 96, of Anna, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at Manor Court of Carbondale.
She was born on April 24, 1925, in Union County, the daughter of Lee and May Brown Dover.
She married Robert Stanley East Jr. on Dec. 28,1941, in Jackson, Mo. He was killed on March 25, 1945, while serving...
Rick Acuff, 55, of Dongola, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at Integrity of Anna.
He was born on June 10, 1966, in Anna, the son of Darrell and Betty Jo Dillow Acuff.
Mr. Acuff worked as a farmer for Eddleman Farms. He also served as a firefighter for the Dongola Fire Department.
He is survived by...
Clara Nell Butler, 88, of Anna, died Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.
She was born on Aug. 23, 1933, in McLeansboro, the daughter of Loran Charles and Edna Elder Gibson Gollihur.
She married Earl Clayton Butler on July 29, 1959, in Anna. He preceded her in death on July 28,...
Virginia Ruth (Hammond) Housman, 96, passed on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021.
She was born on Jan. 20,1925, in Appleton, Wis., the daughter of Nile and Charlotte Ruth Hammond, sister to Lucille Irene Alme and brother Nile Spencer Hammond...
Raymond Douglas Jr., 73, of Karnak, died at 6:05 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, at the Villas of Holly Brook in Harrisburg.
Mr. Douglas was born on Oct. 4, 1947, in Karnak. He was a 1966 graduate of Century High School.
He went to Southern Illinois University Carbondale and graduated with a...
Donna Henson, 71, of Dongola, died Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at her residence.
She was born on Oct. 25, 1949, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Howard and AnnaLea Burton Garrison.
She married Carroll Henson on Jan. 30, 1971. He survives.
Mrs. Henson was a retired registered nurse. She worked in...
Carolyn L. Sadler, 76, of Gulf Breeze, Fla., and formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at Gulf Breeze Hospital.
She was born on June 1, 1945, in Mill Creek, the daughter of Mary Louise McHughes.
She is survived by her two daughters, Tina Waller and Connie (Lynn) Hileman, all of...
Lois Richter, 88, of Olmsted, died Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at her residence.
She was born on June 19, 1933, in Waverly, the daughter of Percy and Elsie Anna Bauer Turner.
She was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Olmsted, where she was an organist. She was a housewife and homemaker.
She...
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