Obituaries

Robert “Bob” Ebersohl, 75, of Grand Tower, died at 2:45 p.m. Friday, July 16, 2021, in Cape Girardeau. He was born on March 8, 1946, in Murphysboro, a son of Leonard and Fay McCollum Ebersohl. He was a member of Lockard Chapel Southern Baptist Church near Jonesboro. He was a retired commercial...
Shirley Imogene Sheffer Bennett, 86, of Ooltewah, Tenn., moved into the presence of the Lord on July 15, 2021.  She was born on Aug. 14, 1934, in Dongola, the daughter of Aaron and Rosetta Sheffer.  She married Joseph Bennett on Nov. 14, 1952. He preceded her in death on June 23, 2002.  She is...
Linda Kay Casey
Linda Kay Casey, 74, of Anna, died Sunday, July 11, 2021, at 11:47 a.m. at her residence. She was born on June 20, 1947, in Vienna, the daughter of Paul C. and Dorothy Brown Rainbolt.   She married Carroll Casey on Aug. 28, 1971.   Mrs. Casey worked for the Anna National Bank for several years and...
Rosetta ‘Rose’ Hale
Rosetta “Rose” Hale, 81, of Anna, died Saturday, July 10, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born on Feb. 10, 1940, in Malakoff, Texas, the daughter of Fileberto and Isabell Moreno Malnado.  She married James Hale. He preceded her in death on April 25, 2011. Mrs. Hale...
Randy Dziurdzy, 63, of Anna, died Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born on June 29, 1958, in Gary, Ind., the son of Stanley and Betty Dziurdzy. He married Kim Fox on June 14, 2008. He is survived by his wife, Kim Dziurdzy of Anna; three sons, Joshua...
Terry L. Reynolds
Terry L. Reynolds, 71, of Jonesboro, died Monday, July 5, 2021, at his home.  He was born on March 11, 1950, in Anna, the son of Carroll Lee and Mary Lou Kaempfor Reynolds.  He married Linda Haynes on Nov. 22, 1997, in Carterville.  Mr. Reynolds is survived by his wife, Linda Egley-Reynolds of...
Arley Ray Morris
Arley Ray Morris, 78, of Grand Chain, died at 9:17 a.m. Friday, July 2, 2021, at Baptist Health in Paducah. Mr. Morris was born on Nov. 1, 1942, in Karnak. He was a graduate of the Karnak High School. He and Rita McClellan Morris were married on Feb. 19, 1964.  Mr. Morris had retired as an auto...
Bobbie J. Mensing
Bobbie J. Mensing, 45, of West Plains, Mo., and formerly of Olive Branch, died at 1:12 a.m. Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born on Aug. 13, 1975, in Granite City, Illinois, the daughter of Bob and Loretta Shelton Burns.  She married James Mensing on June 14...
Katherine Sue Sullivan
Katherine Sue Sullivan, 71, of Anna, died Sunday, July 4, 2021, at a private residence in Anna. She was born on Aug. 13, 1949, in East St. Louis, the daughter of John Thomas and Mabel Edrie Lindsay Wells.   She married Keith Sullivan on Jan. 29, 1967. Mrs. Sullivan was a member for over 40 years of...
Karen F. Smith
Karen F. Smith, 76, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, July 1, 2021, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.  She was born on Dec. 2, 1944, in Jonesboro, the daughter of Archie and Pearl Shepherd Barker. She married Richard Owen Smith. Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband, Richard Owen Smith; children Kimberly...

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