Stories from Thursday, October 19, 2023

CHAFFEE, Mo. —  Harold “Butch” Cobb, son of Julia Ann Cobb of Chaffee, Missouri and the late Lester Ray Cobb, was born on Aug. 12, 1959, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed his life on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 64 years...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — Shirley Martin, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Oct. 19, 2023, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was surrounded by her loving family and the care of the compassionate staff at the facility. ...

SIKESTON, Mo. – Dora Willine (Rettig) Miller departed for her heavenly home on Oct. 17, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Willine was born Feb. 14, 1922, to Otto and Bertha (Wagoner) Rettig. She was raised on a farm north of Sikeston, Missouri. She graduated Blodgett High School in 1939 and was valedictorian of her class. On Nov. 24, 1940, she married Ferrell Miller in Charleston, Missouri. From this union were born five children...

SIKESTON, Mo.— Elizabeth Ann Parker, age 86, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at her home in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born on Sept. 21, 1937, in Waverly, Tennessee, to the late Charlie and Mamie Buchanan Winters. On Dec. 17, 1955, in Matthews, Missouri, she married Wayne Parker who preceded her in death on Oct. 7, 2023...

SIKESTON, Mo. – Pamela Kay Richmond nee: Hammon, age 64, passed away Oct. 18, 2023, at her home in Sikeston, Missouri. She was born Jan. 19, 1959, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, daughter of the late Charles Andrew and Alice Nadine (Jeffries) Hammon. She was a member of Compassion Church. She liked going out to eat, flower gardening, and spending time with her grandchildren. Family meant everything to her...