Obituary Listing

Mar 12, 2014

Mr. Walter William Zeschke, age 75 of Anna, died at 6:50 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at his home in Anna. He was born March 28, 1938 in Carbondale, the son of Walter and Marie Peters Zeschke. He married Alice Boone on October 5, 1956 in Holly Springs, Mississippi.

Walter is survived by his loving wife, Alice...

Mar 12, 2014

Mr. Ralph H. Lyerla, age 86 of Anna died at 7:42 pm Wednesday March 12, 2014 at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. He was born January 18, 1928 in Anna, the son of Harry "Jack" Afton Watson Lyerla. He married Nancy Lee Nelson on July 7, 1951 in Park Ridge. Ralph is survived by his loving wife, Nancy Lyerla...

Mar 9, 2014

Mrs. Rosella Morefield, age 93 of Alto Pass, died at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2014 in the Jackson County Rehab in Murphysboro. She was born November 22, 1920 in Pomona, the daughter of Eugene and Grace Turner Stearns. She married Jesse W. Morefield on May 28, 1940 in Jackson, Missouri. He preceded her in death on April 2, 1994...

Mar 8, 2014

Mrs. Naomi Elizabeth Acklin, age 82 of Jonesboro, died at 10:12 am, Saturday, March 08, 2014 at her home in Jonesboro. She was born August 9, 1931 in East St. Louis, Illinois, the daughter of Aaron "Cap" and Edith Gregory Rhodes. She married Andrew L. Acklin Jr. on January 20, 1951 in Cobden. Naomi is survived by her loving husband,...

Mar 7, 2014

Mrs. Joyce O. Verble, age 83 of Anna, died at sunrise, surrounded by her family at home on Friday, March 7, 2014. She was born December 3, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of William Ray and Opal Minnie Wright Davis. She married Loel Verble Jr. on December 11, 1948. They recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. Joyce is survived...

Mar 5, 2014

Mr. William M. "Bill" Craft, age 85 of Jonesboro, died at 3:05 a.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born June 24, 1928 in America, Illinois, the son of Joseph Guy and Veva Walker Craft. Bill is survived by one son, James (Mary Jane) Craft of Pinckneyville; three daughters, Jackie (Brian) Pritchett...

Mar 4, 2014

Mr. Jesse Leon Manus, age 82 of Anna, died at 5:55 a.m. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at his home in Anna. He was born April 20, 1931 in Union County, the son of Jesse C. and Grace Vancil Manus. He married Leota L. Landis on December 19, 2009. Jesse is survived by his loving wife, Leota L. Manus of Anna;...

Feb 24, 2014

Ms. Nicole "Nikki" Millis, age 22 of Cobden, died at 1:57 p.m. Monday, February 24, 2014 in the Mercy West Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was born November 14, 1991 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the daughter of David Ray and Gina Sue Bunch Millis. Nikki is survived by her parents, David and Gina Millis of Cobden; sister, Ashley Millis...

Feb 18, 2014

Mr. Louis T. Moreland, age 88, of Anna, died at 11:50 p.m. Tuesday, February 18, 2014 in the Chateau Girardeau, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born June 25, 1925 in Cobden, the son of Tullie E. and Afton Stout Moreland. He married Mary Ann Cruse on December 31, 1949. She preceded him in death on July 4, 2013. Louis...

Feb 17, 2014

Mr. Boyd B. Henson, age 87 of Jonesboro, died at 6:30 p.m. Monday, February, 17, 2014 in the Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin. He was born November 12, 1926 in Gideon, Missouri, the son of Thomas J. and Cora (Thomas) Henson. He married Ruth A. Martin on November 23, 1949 in Kennett, Missouri. She preceded him in death on...

Feb 13, 2014

Mr. William Robert "Boo" Randolph, age 47 of Jonesboro, died at 11:36 p.m. Thursday, February 13, 2014 in Bloomsdale, Missouri. He was born June 9, 1966 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the son of David Leon and Mary O. Rogers Randolph. Boo is survived by his mother, Mary O. Randolph of Jonesboro; fiancé, Tricia Samuels of Jonesboro; aunt, Wilda Boner of...

Feb 12, 2014

Mr. Michael Eugene Clutts, age 58, of Anna, died at 6:52 a.m. Wednesday, February 12, 2014 in the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born January 31, 1956 in Anna, the son of Eugene and Joeann Hileman Clutts. Mike is survived by his four children, Michael Clutts, Jodi Clutts, Ashley (Tyson) Funk, Bradley Schlenker; five grandchildren, Hayden, Connor, Ian,...

Feb 11, 2014

James E. "Jim" West Jr. of Jonesboro, IL, a veteran and friend to all, died at the VA Hospital in Marion, IL, on February 11, 2014. He was born on May 27, 1945, to the "Greatest Generation Ever"at the home of the 8th Air Force at Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, South Dakota, to James E. West Sr....

Feb 11, 2014

Mrs. Evelyn A. Stearns, age 78 of Anna, stepped into eternity at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday, February 11, 2014 to be reunited with her loving husband Shirley D. Stearns, whom she longed to see, and meet her Lord and Savior in all His Glory. She was born December 4, 1935 in Oraville, Illinois, the daughter of Theodore and Daisy Wisely Meininger....

Feb 11, 2014

Mr. Ronald L. Gorst Sr., age 70 of Dongola, died at 11:10 p.m. Tuesday, February 11, 2014 in the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. He was born June 28, 1943 in Elco, the son of Robert Sloan Wright and Ilean Jordan. He married Barbara Jean Ochs on July 23, 1962 in Waukegan, Illinois. She preceded him in death on October 30,...

Feb 6, 2014

Mr. Harry O. Myers, age 87 of Cape Girardeau, Missouri and formerly of Wolf Lake, died at 5:15 am, Thursday, February 06, 2014 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born March 16, 1926 in Alto Pass, the son of Oliver Newton and Cora Verble Myers. He married Madrene Krach on December 31, 1946 in...

Feb 6, 2014

Mr. Timothy Darren Samuels, age 45 of Anna, died at 11:54 a.m. Thursday, February 6, 2014 in the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. He was born April 28, 1968 in St. Charles, Illinois, the son of Joel D. Samuels and Doris Jean Jackson Samuels. He married Tammy Hinkle on June 22, 1991 in Ware. Tim is survived by his loving wife,...

Feb 4, 2014

Mrs. Mildred D. West, age 89 of Anna died at 11:00 pm Tuesday February 4, 2014 at her daughters home near Alto Pass. She was born December 4, 1924 in Reyno, Arkansas, the daughter of Doc and Virgie Barton Lambert. She married Larkin West on August 19, 1944 in Corning, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on January 17, 2000....

Jan 31, 2014

Mrs. Patricia Sue "Pat" Abernathy, age 76 of Jonesboro, died at 7:52 p.m. Friday, January 31, 2014 in the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. She was born May 13, 1937 in Dongola, the daughter of Roy and Evelyn Anderson Keller. Pat married Jason Ray Casey on May 1, 1955. Born from this union two daughters, Rebecca Sue and Nancy Elizabeth; and...

Jan 31, 2014

Mr. Joe McCommons, age 65 of rural Dongola, died at 11:50 am, Friday, January 31, 2014 at his home in Dongola. Joe was born on April 18, 1948 in Anna, the son of Ira Junior "Jod" and Betty June (Hileman) McCommons. He was united in marriage to Bonnie Dunn on July 15, 1966 in Union County. Joe is survived by...