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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....

Naomi  A Goddard

Naomi A Goddard

Aug 30, 2014

Mrs. Naomi A. Goddard, age 95 of Johnston City, formerly of Anna, died at 8:02 a.m. Saturday, August 30, 2014 in the Parkway Manor in Marion. She was born September 28, 1918 in Anna, the daughter of Sam and Glenna Boyd Williams. She married Roy Goddard on December 24, 1938 in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He preceded her in death on...

Larry  J. Walker

Larry J. Walker

Aug 29, 2014

Mr. Larry James Walker, age 45 of Cobden, died at 3:25 p.m. Friday, August 29, 2014 at his home in Cobden. He was born June 6, 1969 in Arcadia, California, the son of James Milton and Melba Shadlow Walker. He married Stacey Rogers on April 7, 2006 in Tennessee. Larry is survived by his loving wife, Stacey Walker of Cobden;...

Larry  L. Tripp  Sr.

Larry L. Tripp Sr.

Aug 28, 2014

Mr. Larry L. Tripp Sr., age 70 of Anna, died at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, August 28, 2014 in Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born March 25, 1944 in Anna, the son of John Jefferson and Sylvia Marie Smith Tripp. Larry is survived by his daughter, Angela Marie Tripp M.D. of St. Louis, MO; two sons, Larry L....

Helen  I Bass

Helen I Bass

Aug 26, 2014

Mrs. Helen I. Bass, age 88 of Wilmington, formerly of Anna, died at 3:36 a.m. Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at her daughter's home in Schaumburg, IL. She was born December 29, 1925 in Anna, the daughter of Dallas and Nova Pitts West. She married Robert E. "Bob" Bass on July 7, 1948 in Piggott, AR. He preceded her in death...

Joann Cooley

Joann Cooley

Aug 23, 2014

Mrs. JoAnn Cooley, age 79 of Anna, died at 10:44 a.m. Saturday, August 23, 2014 in the Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston, MO. She was born October 15, 1934 in Jonesboro, the daughter of John Edward and Ina Louise Cozby Tygett. She married Lowell E. Cooley on February 19, 1954 in Jonesboro. He preceded her in death on August...

Kenneth Snell

Kenneth Snell

Aug 22, 2014

Mr. Kenneth Snell, age 91 of Anna, died at 10:00 p.m. Friday, August 22, 2014 in the Helia Healthcare of Carbondale. He was born July 25, 1923 in Perks, the son of James and Grace Keller Snell. He worked as a farmer, truck driver and in many aspects of industry. He also enjoyed hauling and selling water melons. Kenneth proudly...

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