Obituaries
Frederick Scott Lance, 44, of Pulaski, died at 2:58 p.m. Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Metropolis.
Scott was born on Aug. 21, 1976, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Frederick O. and Nancy Evelyn Stringer Lance.
He was a member of the Pulaski Christian...
Doris Jane Whitaker, 67, of Cairo, died at 10:25 p.m. Friday, March 26, 2021, at her residence.
She was born on Feb. 5, 1954, in Cairo, the daughter of Raymond Lee and Juanita Jane Haford Whitaker.
She worked at Crain Enterprise in Mounds City for over 20 years until her retirement. She loved to...
Ricky R.D. Williams Sr., 66, of Anna, died Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at his home.
He was born on Sept. 1, 1954, in East St. Louis, the son of Al and Mavis Cook Williams in East St. Louis.
Mr. Williams was an avid hunter and fisherman. He coached Little League baseball for many years.
He is...
Husband of 62 years. Father to five girls. Man of God.
Robert Spellman was born April 8, 1937, in Grandfield, Okla., and grew up in Urbana, Ohio, a town he fiercely loved, the son of Robert Sr. and Flossie Crane Spellman, with his late brother, Bill, and his brother, Hugh. He graduated from Urbana...
Kathleen Kay Caul Kovac, 78, of Anna, died peacefully at home on Friday, March 26, 2021, outliving a nasty cancer diagnosis by nearly two years and remaining feisty until the end.
She was a relatively private person and didn’t like people poking their noses in her business, so we won’t tell you...
Todd A. Suhling, 57, of Jonesboro, died Monday, March 29, 2021, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on Feb. 11, 1964, in Carlinville, the son of David and Peggy Edwards Suhling.
He married Carol Davis on Dec. 25, 1994.
Mr. Suhling is survived by his wife, Carol Suhling of...
Shirley Ann Logan, 90, of Villa Ridge, died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at her residence.
She was born on April 26, 1930, in St. Louis, the daughter of William Joseph and Loretta Catherine Killehaus Kelleher.
She was of the Catholic faith, and was a member of the Olmsted United Methodist...
Linda Gail Robertson Dowdy, 74, of Olive Branch, died at 10 p.m. on Friday, March 19, 2021, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on April 3, 1946, in Grand Tower, the daughter of Bill and Louise Hatley Robertson.
She married Keith Dowdy on Nov. 8, 1963. He preceded her in...
Leslie E. “Gene” Chrestman, 87, of Cairo, died Saturday, March 20, 2021, at 3:01 p.m. at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
Mr. Chrestman was born on June 2, 1933, in Cairo, a son of Leslie V. and Naomi Wildharber Chrestman.
He married Carolyn R. McCarty on June 2, 1953. She preceded him in...
Shawn Williamson, 51, of Dongola, died at 2:55 p.m. Sunday, March 21, 2021, at his home.
He was born on Feb. 10, 1970, in Marion, the son of Lonell and Judy Hayes Williamson.
He married Sherry Welch. She preceded him in death on June 5, 1997. Later, he married Jana Sivia on May 1, 2001.
He was a...
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