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Opal Banks

Opal Banks

Oct 10, 2014

Mrs. Opal Banks, age 97 of Anna, died at 4:05 am, Friday, October 10, 2014 at the Jonesboro Rehab and Healthcare Center. She was born on September 24, 1917 in Eldorado, the daughter of Herbert and Nora (McClellan) Simmons. Opal was united in marriage to Clyde Banks on February 14, 1959 in Shawneetown.Opal was a member of the Lockard Chapel...

Carole  Anne Hofmeister

Carole Anne Hofmeister

Oct 8, 2014

Mrs. Carole Anne Hofmeister, age 71 of Anna, died at 2:00 am, Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at her home in Anna. Carole was born on January 21, 1943 in Chicago, the daughter of Pat John and Esther Mary (Melfi) Corvo. She was united in marriage to Carl Edward Hofmeister on January 30, 1977 in Streamwood. Carole is survived by her...

Jean  Herbert Roberts

Jean Herbert Roberts

Oct 4, 2014

Mr. Jean H. Roberts, age 91 of Anna, graduated to Heaven at 11:50 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2014 at his home. He was born September 16, 1923 in Galatia, the son of John and Ethel Douglass Roberts. He married Virginia Rae Loveless on March 24, 1945 in Monroe City, Indiana. She preceded him in death in 2006. Jean is survived...

Billie  E. Kelley

Billie E. Kelley

Oct 4, 2014

Mrs. Billie E. Kelley, age 87 of Jonesboro, died at 7:00 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2014 at her home. She was born November 2, 1926 in Dongola, the daughter of William H. and Lova Lowrance Fisher. She married Harold Kelley on June 7, 1952 in Clay County Arkansas. He preceded her in death on May 5, 1995. Billie is survived...

Alan  Ray Beasley

Alan Ray Beasley

Oct 3, 2014

Mr. Alan Ray Beasley, age 43 of Anna, died at 8:45 a.m. Friday, October 3, 2014 at home. He was born November 8, 1970 in Hornell, NY, the son of Raymond and Annetta Ruth Earley Beasley. Alan is survived by his father, Raymond Beasley of McClure; one daughter, Brieanne Beasley of Bath, NY; fiancé, Betty Short of Anna; one uncle,...

Nicholas "Nick" Ray Ervin

Nicholas "Nick" Ray Ervin

Sep 28, 2014

Nicholas "Nick" Ray Ervin, age 11, of Dongola, passed away at 4:10 p.m. Sunday, September 28, 2014 in Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born August 21, 2003 in Marion, the son of Marvin Jr. and Leetta Poole Ervin. Nick is survived by his parents, Marvin "Jake" Jr. and Leetta Ervin of Dongola; one sister, Jasmine...

John  M. Stokes

John M. Stokes

Sep 23, 2014

Mr. John M. Stokes, age 93 of Jonesboro, died at 11:22 a.m. Tuesday, September 23, 2014 in the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born April 29, 1921 in Union County, the son of Moses and Nora Tripp Stokes. He married Maxine Lingle on April 26, 1965 in Carbondale. John is survived by his loving wife, Maxine Stokes of...

Tomas Peter "Tom" Bacon

Tomas Peter "Tom" Bacon

Sep 18, 2014

Mr. Thomas "Tom" Peter Bacon, age 81 of Anna, died at 11:50 a.m., Thursday, September 18, 2014 in the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born January 25, 1933 in Anna, the son of George A. and Ruth Sifford Bacon. Tom was a lifelong member of Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church in Anna where he was baptized in 1933, making...

Harold  Raymond Wheaton  Sr.

Harold Raymond Wheaton Sr.

Sep 18, 2014

Mr. Harold Raymond Wheaton Sr., age 70 of Lick Creek, passed away at 1:25 p.m. Thursday, September 18, 2014 surrounded by his family, in the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born October 18, 1943 in Anna, the son of Luther Fonzy and Juanita Fern Durham Wheaton. He married Judy Mae Underwood on March 13, 1965...

Delbert  Ellis Knupp  Sr.

Delbert Ellis Knupp Sr.

Sep 16, 2014

Visitation Service Friday, September 19, 2014,10:00AM-12:00PM Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Homes 800 Public Square Jonesboro, IL 62952 Memorial/Funeral Service Friday, September 19, 2014,12:00PM Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Homes 800 Public Square Jonesboro, IL 62952 Cemetery Service Friday, September 19, 2014,12:45PM Jonesboro City Cemetery Karraker Street Jonesboro, Illinois 62952

Ruby  G Adams

Ruby G Adams

Sep 16, 2014

Mrs. Ruby G. Adams, age 67 of Cobden, died at 4:48 pm, Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at the Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born on April 2, 1947 in Anna, the daughter of Henry M. and Daisy Mae (Craft) Tellor. She was united in marriage to Robert D. Adams on December 7, 1962. Ruby is survived by three...

Robert  Neil Keller

Robert Neil Keller

Sep 15, 2014

Mr. Robert Neil Keller, age 65 of Dongola, died at 11:05 a.m. Monday, September 15, 2014 in the Jonesboro Rehab & Health Care Center. He was born September 28, 1948 in Anna, the son of Doyle and Roberta Brown Keller. He married Phyllis Fitzgerald on June 27, 1987 in Union County. Robert is survived by his loving wife, Phyllis Keller...

Ruie  M. Keenan

Ruie M. Keenan

Sep 14, 2014

Mrs. Ruie M. Keenan, age 92, of Anna, died Sunday, September 14, 2014 at 3:35 p.m. in Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. She was born August 25, 1922 in Dongola, the daughter of Ernest Clyde and Ida Lingle McIntosh. She married Robert G. Keenan on October 5, 1940 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He preceded her in death on September 19, 1986....

Alfred  Claude Austin

Alfred Claude Austin

Sep 14, 2014

Mr. Alfred Claude Astin, age 77, of Dongola, died at 9:15 a.m. Sunday, September 14, 2014 at his home. He was born December 3, 1936 in Karnak, the son of Claude and Dora Dunn Astin. He married Dorothy Corzine on June 16, 1956 in Union Co. Alfred is survived by his loving wife of fifty-eight years, Dorothy Astin of Dongola;...

Doris  F. Cresto

Doris F. Cresto

Sep 12, 2014

Mrs. Doris F. Cresto, age 87 of Cobden, died at 11:17 p.m. Friday, September 17, 2014 at her home. She was born January 31, 1927 in Elkin, NC, the daughter of John A. and Mollie Walker Sommers. She married Eugene Cresto, he preceded her in death. Doris is survived by her six grandchildren, Christina Hileman of Cobden, Eugene (Jessica) Cresto...

Michael  Ryan Kee

Michael Ryan Kee

Sep 9, 2014

Mr. Michael Ryan Kee, age 39 of Anna, died at 1:40 a.m. Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at his home. He was born November 18, 1974 in Rochelle, IL, the son of Stanley Ralph Kee and Pamela Yvonne Smith. Michael is survived by his children, Andrew "Andy" Clayton Outlan, Kristi Yon, Brandon Schronce, Michael Gunner Kee; father, Stanley R. Kee of...

Eddie  L Phillips

Eddie L Phillips

Sep 8, 2014

Mr. Eddie Lee Phillips, age 81 of Anna, died at 8:34 p.m. Monday, September 8, 2014 in Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born November 12, 1932 in Salem, the son of Frank and Edith Phillips. He married Jean C. Childers on August 26, 1978, in Anna. She preceded him in death on July 6, 2007. Eddie is...

Winnifred  "Granny" Neal

Winnifred "Granny" Neal

Sep 6, 2014

Mrs. Winnifred "Granny" Neal, age 99, died at 7:37 a.m. Saturday, September 6, 2014 at her home in Makanda. She was born October 19, 1914 in West Frankfort, the daughter of John and Pearl Parker Opperkew. She married Jewell Parker in October of 1932 in Union County, to that union, one child was born, Shirley Parker Kerr. She later married...

Carol  Ann Johnson

Carol Ann Johnson

Sep 2, 2014

Mrs. Carol Ann Johnson, age 70, of Dongola, died at 8:25 a.m. Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at her home. She was born February 1, 1944 in Chicago Heights, the daughter of John and Mildred Lisdero Usrey. Carol is survived by her daughter, Debbie Eubanks of Dongola; two grandchildren, Nicholas (Kylee) Petrus and John Nowicki-Heffron; one great-grandchild, Jordan; dearly beloved friend,...

Charles  E. Lasley

Charles E. Lasley

Aug 30, 2014

Mr. Charles E. Lasley, age 93 of Anna, died at 11:15 p.m. Saturday, August 30, 2014 in the Illinois Veteran's Home in Anna. He was born January 17, 1921 in Cobden, the son of William Henry and Rebecca Carraker Lasley. He married Ruth Collier on March 25, 1941 in Jackson, Mo. She preceded him in death on March 8, 1979....

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