ST. LOUIS — Raymond E. “Jake” Meyer, 85, of St. Louis, formerly of Apple Creek, Missouri, died Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Delmar Gardens South in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.

Wayne Lloyd Eddleman, 74, of Whitewater died Friday, July 12, 2019, at his home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Jackson. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Ervin Brooks officiating. Burial will be at Old Salem Cemetery in Millersville…

Patricia Lynn Reeder, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 22, 1957, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Ron and Pat Crenshaw Williams. She was a member of Liberty Hill Church in Aid, Missouri, and was very active in its Bible study group…

Dianna M. Stone, 73, of Jackson died Saturday, July 13, 2019, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.

Inez Elfrink, daughter of the late Leo Enderle and Dora Glastetter Enderle, was born July 20, 1937, in Cape Girardeau and departed this life Saturday, July 13, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau at the age of 81 years. Mrs. Elfrink worked on the family owned farm most of her life before joining with Southeast Hospital as their messenger for 10 years. She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, active member of ladies sodality parishes and a resident of Scott City…

MIAMI — Thomas Kendall Sparkman drew his last breath Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Kendall was born Jan. 30, 1956, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, the son of Thomas Carroll Sparkman and Elizabeth “Betty” Sparkman. Kendall spent his early years in Cape Girardeau and Houston, returning with the family to Cape Girardeau where he attended Alma Schrader, Franklin and Central High School. …

DIAMONDHEAD, Miss. — Emmy Lynn Swink, 90, of Diamondhead passed away Monday, July 1, 2019, in New Orleans. She was born in Long Beach, California, to the late Lora Adele McCord and George Dewey Tenkhoff. She attended school in Cape Girardeau and had been a resident of Diamondhead since 1987. …

Kenneth Leon Wood, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 12, 2019, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, with the funeral service following at 2:30 p.m., with Pastor Glen Hamilton officiating. Burial will follow at Sparkman Cemetery in Butler County, Missouri…

MARBLE HILL, Mo. — William Edmund Freiheit, 83, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Marble Hill, died Thursday, July 11, 2019, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Born June 30, 1936, in Meriden, Connecticut, he was the son of Edmund and Bertha Witzka Freiheit. …

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Gernelda “Gerry” Anderson, 92, of Perryville died Thursday, July 11, 2019, at Independence Care Center of Perry County. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church, with the Rev. Rich Wehrmeyer, C.M., officiating. Burial will be at Mount Hope Cemetery…

Raymond Jennings Yates, 67, of Jackson died Thursday, July 11, 2019, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. A visitation and memorial service will be held at a later date at Heath Funeral Home in Paragould, Arkansas. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements…

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — John E. L’Hote, 71, of Perryville died Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at his home surrounded by family. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday and from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m., with rosary at 8:30 a.m., Monday at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville…

Carol Crosser Blue died Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was 93. Carol was born Nov. 7, 1925, the daughter of John Crosser and Katharine Buck Crosser. She was married to William Keith Blue. Carol was educated in the Bloomfield, Missouri, schools, as well as Missouri University and Southeast Missouri State University. Prior to moving to Cape Girardeau, she resided in Bloomfield…

Norma Dell Foy, 86, formerly of St. Louis, passed away on July 10, 2019 at a nursing home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 14, 1933, in Sikeston, Missouri, to the proud parents, Jessie N. and Bertha M. Hutson Wheeler. She married Ernie N. Foy Sr. at Bellville, Illinois, on Sept. 3, 1965. He preceded her in death Dec. 27, 1978…

PERRYVILLE, Mo. — Ellinor B. Miederhoff, 91, of Perryville, died Monday, July 8, 2019, at Independence Care Center. She was born Oct. 16, 1927, in Perry County to Leo A. and Christine Baer Winschel. Ellinor married Cletus W. Balsman on Nov. 18, 1944. He preceded her in death Feb. 8, 1971. On Oct. 20, 1973, Ellinor married Leo J. Miederhoff. He preceded her in death May 5, 2016…

Mark Wesley Scirocco, 65, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Mark was born Sept. 26, 1953, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, the son of Nicholas John and Sarah Latreece Smith Scirocco. He was a 1971 graduate of Poplar Bluff High School and a 1989 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering. …

ANNA, Ill. — Homer Eugene Seals, 87, of Anna died Monday, July 8, 2019, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Ullin, Illinois. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Brent Miller officiating. Interment will follow at Butter Ridge Cemetery in Ullin…

Dr. Charles Thomas Herbert Jr., 84, of Cape Girardeau passed away Monday, July 8, 2019, at his home. He was born Feb. 17, 1935, in St. Louis to Dr. Charles T. and Martha Nelms Herbert Sr. Charles practiced dentistry for many years, retiring in 1997. He had a passion for horses. He enjoyed horseback riding as well as breeding and training. He loved spending time outdoors…