Perryville Obits

Ellis “Wayne” Shrum

Ellis “Wayne” Shrum, 73, of Lixville, Missouri passed away Sunday, August 23, 2026 at the Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born December 27, 1952 in Cape Girardeau, MO to Ellis E. and Alice M. (McClure) Shrum. Wayne and Judy Wills were married on May 27, 1972 at Crossroads Methodist Church. He […]

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Stephanie Lynne Taylor

Stephanie Lynne Taylor, 54, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Friday, August 21, 2026 at Independence Care Center in Perryville. She was born March 7, 1972 in Perryville, MO to James D. Taylor and Mildred “Lou” (Terry) Taylor. After more than 30 years of an extraordinary journey, our beloved sister, Stephanie, has peacefully gone home to

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Sharon Layton

Sharon Catherine Layton, 77, of Perryville, Missouri went home to be with the Lord Friday, August 21, 2026 at Mercy Hospital Perry County. She was born November 16, 1949 in Fort Riley, KS to Joseph and Ileene (Angle) Hayden. She married the love of her life, Gary Layton, on August 30, 1969 at St. Vincent

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Robert J. Moore

Robert J. Moore, 80, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Saturday, August 15, 2026 at Holiday Residential Care Center in Perryville. He was born December 7, 1945 in Sereno, MO to Robert Vincent and Dorothy B. (Gibbar) Moore. Robert was baptized in the Catholic Faith at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church in Sereno, MO. He

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Clarence E. Schirmer

Clarence E. Schirmer, 94, of Altenburg, Missouri died Monday, August 10, 2026 at the Lutheran Home. He was born November 24, 1931 in Cape Girardeau, MO to Rudolph T. and Alma H. (Kutscher) Schirmer. He and Vivian C. Schirmer were married May 4, 1957 at Salem Lutheran Church, Farrar, MO. He served in the United

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Rev. Charles Shelby C.M

Rev. Charles Shelby C.M., 85, of Perryville, Missouri entered into eternal rest on Thursday, August 6, 2026 at Apostle of Charity Residence.in Perryville,MO. He was born February 18, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA to Peter Paul and Ruth (Russell) Shelby. Fr. Charles Shelby C.M. was a Roman Catholic Priest and member of the Congregation of

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Janet Ruth Feltz

Janet Ruth Feltz, 87, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Thursday, August 6, 2026 at Independence Care Center. She was born January 2, 1939 in Perryville, MO to Theodore and Margaret (Valleroy) Bachmann. Janet first married Clyde Weinkein, the father of her two sons, on July 19, 1958 at Immanuel Lutheran Church. She later married Robert

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Norma Jean Steffens

Norma Jean Steffens, 86, of Perryville, Missouri passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born April 7, 1940 to Albert and Margaret (Biermann) Meyerhoff. Norma and Robert “Bob” Steffens were married on August 17, 1963. He preceded her in death on October 20, 2017. She worked as an

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Evan Richard Hayden

With profound sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved son, Evan Richard Hayden, who left this world on July 28, 2026, at the age of 19. Evan was born on July 13, 2007, to Natasha Lynn (Ruesler) Wheeler and John Joseph Hayden. Although his time with us was far too short, the love he

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