Marietta Glyn Obergoenner

Marietta "Mo" Obergoenner (maiden name Owens), 57 of Cape Girardeau, MO passed away peacefully at home on September 21st. Family, love, and gospel music surrounded her as she went home to heaven, a tragic battle with cancer shortening a phenomenal life. A Dexter native, Marietta graduated from Southeast Missouri State University before going on to a successful career in sales, first in radio and then in pharmaceuticals. This was her career, but her passion was ministry and spreading the gospel to as many people as possible. Together with her husband, David, they used their collective broadcasting knowledge to found KHIS Radio in the spare room at their Gordonville home. Ran entirely by volunteers and donations, 107.9 KHIS grew and grew, now with a permanent studio in Cape Girardeau and an additional frequency, 89.9, spreading "His Message in Your Music" all across Southeast Missouri and beyond. Her legacy will live on in the countless lives that she impacted with her kindness and grace, in the people she inspired with her grit and tenacity, and in her family, who loved her more than anything. Marietta was preceded in death by her stepfather, William Nelson; her biological father, Jerry Overcast; her brother, Dwayne Allan Owens; her sister, Velva Foyle; and her grandparents. She is survived by her mother, Doris (Killian) Nelson of Dexter, MO; her husband, David Obergoenner of Cape Girardeau; daughters, Whitney (Steward) Payne (Tyler) and Jill (Obergoenner) Watkins (David) of Jackson, MO, son Jerimy Obergoenner (Lucia) of Jackson, MO, sister Darla Young (Eric) of Hamilton, Ontario and brother Jerry Overcast Jr. (Jennifer) of Tullahoma, TN. Marietta is also survived by grandsons Tucker Payne of Jackson, MO, Nate Prince (Anna) of St. Peters, MO, Ryan Watkins of Ft. Riley, KS, Ethan McDowell (Dana) of Cape Girardeau, MO, and Evan Watkins (Cesia) of El Paso, TX. In addition to the family listed above, she is survived by nieces Jennifer McGarrah (Cecil) of Heavener, OK, Savanna Overcast of Tullahoma, TN, nephews Justin Christman (Lynne) of Paris, Ontario, Chandler Overcast of Shelbyville, TN, and her wonderful great nieces and nephews as well as great grandchildren. Please join us for services on Tuesday October 10th at Lynwood Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau, MO. The visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. with the memorial service immediately following. Pack the house, wear purple in her honor, and be ready to celebrate a life well lived. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Marietta's honor to KHIS Radio, Lynwood Baptist Church or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau assisted with arrangements.

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Marietta Glyn Obergoenner

April 15, 1966 - September 21, 2023