Richard M. Scheffer, 53, a resident of Charleston, MO, died at 12:46 p.m. Sunday, April 9, 2017, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

He was born October 23, 1963 at Sikeston, MO, to the late John Henry Scheffer, Sr. and the late Rita M. Urhahn Scheffer, He had lived in Mississippi County his entire life except when attending college. He was the co-owner and editor of the Mississippi County Times and Scheffer Printing and a member of St. Henry Catholic Church.

Richard was a 1982 graduate of Charleston High School. He attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and graduated in August 1988 with a double major in English and Journalism.

On July 5, 1997, he married Bonnie M. Burton who survives of the home.

Surviving are two brothers: Charles Scheffer of Greensboro, NC and Stephen (Darlene) Scheffer of Fort Worth, Texas; five sisters: Ruth Ellen (Larry) Kollmeyer of Minneapolis, MN, Mary Sue (Jim) Geraghty of Greensboro, NC, Mary Rita (Robert) Mashburn of Charleston, MO, Rose Mary (Bill) Lund of Minneapolis, MN, and Alice (TM) Harvell of Jackson, MO.

He is also survived by two special nieces that he helped raise Janica (Sean) Hall of Charleston, MO and Jamie (Kenneth) Bailey of Bertrand, MO. Peyton Brannon and Harper Bailey called him "PawPaw".

Other survivors includes many nieces, nephews, close friends, his Knights of Columbus Brothers, and many others.

Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Catherine, and three brothers, John Henry Scheffer, Jr., Greg T. Scheffer, and Francis X. Scheffer.

Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at McMikle Funeral Home. Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m., led by the Knights of Columbus.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at St. Henry Catholic Church in Charleston. Father Patrick Ike Nwokoye, pastor, will serve as celebrant.

Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery near Charleston under the direction of McMikle Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be: Kenneth Bailey, Seth Stephenson, Jack Augliar, Evan Burton, Nathaniel Burton, Sean Hall, Ryan Heaton, Nathaniel Harvell and Lan Brandon.

Honorary pallbearers will be: Chris Dugan, Chuck Simmons, Dan Stephenson, TM Harvell, Curtis McCatrey, Mike Mix, Lester Cockrum, Shannon Butler, Leo Schott, George Pazdera, Bill Lund, Robert Mashburn, Jim Geraghty, Larry Kollmeyer, James Thomas, Tracy Lee, Charlie Samons, Derek Thomas, Charles Scheffer and Stephen Scheffer.

The family requests memorials be made to: St. Henry Catholic School, 306 Court Street, Charleston, MO 63834

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