Michael Tarrants

Saturday, March 11, 2017

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Michael Denver Tarrants, 67, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Aug. 7, 1949, in Cedar Hill, Mo., to William and Opal Lacy Tarrants. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He was of the Baptist faith. Mike worked for General Motors and Chrysler Corporation in St. Louis,

retiring from Chrysler after 29 years of employment. He was an outdoorsman with a passion for hunting and fishing.

Survivors include: two sons, Anthony "Tony" (Julie) Tarrants, of Cape Girardeau, and Scott Tarrants of Sikeston; and one daughter, Mysti (Buck) Nunn of Cape Girardeau. He is also survived by his former wife, Laura Ann Johnson of Cape Girardeau; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and three sisters.

Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 12, 2017, at Ford and Sons

Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 13, 2017, at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating.

Burial will be at Matthews Cemetery in Matthews, Mo.

Online condolences may be made at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.

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Memorial contributions may be given to American Cancer Society, 106 Farrar

Dr.Cape Girardeau, MO.

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