Obituaries

Rosemary M. ‘Rosie’ Cates
Rosemary Cates, 75, of Cobden, went home to her Lord and Savior Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.  She was born on Nov. 16, 1948, in Cobden, the daughter of Leslie and Mary Ann Dangbar George.  She married Robert C. “Bob” Cates on July 5, 1977. He preceded her on Sept. 29, 1988. She is survived by her sisters...
Wayne L. Douglas
Wayne L. Douglas, 86, of Anna, died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was born on April 24, 1938, in Karnak, the son of Claud C. and Birdie Bunch Douglas.  He married D. Darlene Eiselmeirer on May 1, 1960, in Cape Girardeau. They shared over 64 wonderful years...
James Michael (Jim) Helm
James Michael (Jim) Helm of Dongola returned to God on Nov. 2, 2024, while in hospice care at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  Jim was a proud 1965 graduate of Dongola High School. He attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale and graduated from the School of Business in 1971...
Michael H. Maguire
Michael H. Maguire, 72, of Cape Girardeau, unexpectedly passed away Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, at his home. Michael was born on Feb. 3, 1952, in Greensburg, Ind., the son of Daniel and Mary Ann Koors Maguire. He was a 1970 graduate of Tipton High School in Tipton, Mo.   He and Sheila Hoss were married...
Rose Key Menees
Rose Key Menees, 72, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born on Dec. 5, 1951, in St. Louis, Mo., the daughter of James Robert and Mary Katherine Lambert Menees. She loved watching television and movies and loved her dog. She is...
Rosemary M. ‘Rosie’ Cates
Rosemary Cates, 75, of Cobden, went home to her Lord and Savior Friday, Oct. 25, 2025.  She was born on Nov. 16, 1948, in Cobden, the daughter of Leslie and Mary Ann Dangbar George.  She married Robert C. “Bob” Cates on July 5, 1977. He preceded her on Sept. 29, 1988. She is survived by her sisters...
Jim Tucker
Jim Tucker, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away holding the hand of his loving wife of 62 years with his children nearby on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.  He was born on Feb. 11, 1942, in East St. Louis, the son of Claude Lester and Tressie Davis Tucker.  He married his high school sweetheart, Brenda...
Charlotte Chavan Grant
Charlotte Chavan Grant, 89, of Coulterville, and formerly of Olive Branch, died Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, at Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehab. Charlotte Chavan Grable was born on Feb. 3, 1935, in Cairo, the daughter of Charles and Minnie Grable.   She grew up and attended 12 years of school in Mounds....
Marilyn Dorothy Toler
Marilyn Dorothy Toler, 93, of Anna, died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, at the Voyage in Marion.  She was born on May 30, 1931, in Chana, the daughter of Frank M. and Alice Canfield Langholf.  She married Cecil O. Toler on Sept. 25, 1948, in Ogle, Colo. He preceded her in death on Jan. 22, 2017, after 68...
Sadra Zamora Martinez
Sandra Zamora Martinez, 29, of Cobden, died Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.  She was born on Dec. 29, 1994, in Mexico, the daughter of Pastor Zamora and Zoila Martinez. She married Marco Antonio Sosa. Sandy is survived by her husband, Marco Antonio Sosa; daughter Xochitl...

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