Ivan Scott Milam
May 16, 2013
Mr. Ivan Scott Milam, age 57 of Mill Creek, died at 5:40 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013 at his home in Mill Creek. He was born March 16, 1956 in DeKalb, Illinois, the son of Alvin "AL" and Lillian Smith Milam. He married Kathy Jackson on April 16, 2004 at the Davie School Inn in Anna. Ivan is survived by...
Betty Ann Swertfager
May 15, 2013
Betty Ann Swertfager, age 82 of Anna, died at 10:15 am, Wednesday May 15, 2013 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born on January 9, 1931 in Norwich, New York, the daughter of Edward and Pearl (Bents) Swertfager. Betty is survived by three sons, Leonard (Mary) Casey of Sokie, Ben (Sandy) Casey of Anna...
Arthur Lynn "Red" Burchyett
May 12, 2013
Mr. Arthur Lynn "Red" Burchyett, age 70 of Jonesboro, died at 5:28 p.m. Sunday, May 12, 2013 at his home in Jonesboro. He was born March 10, 1943 in McClure, the son of Leon and Ida Johnson Burchyett. Red is survived by two sons, Roger (Heather) Hartline and Keith (Elizabeth) Hartline all of Dongola; one daughter, Connie (Neil) Greenwood of...
George Munroe Spurlock
May 11, 2013
George Munroe Spurlock, age 94 of Anna died at 9:28 pm Saturday May 11, 2013 at the Cobden Rehab Center in Cobden. George was born August 23, 1918 in Cobden the son of Ben and Minnie Kimbro Spurlock. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Hinkle Pitts October 16, 1998 in Anna. George was a member of the Landmark Pentecostal...
Russell O. Iler
May 6, 2013
Mr. Russell O. Iler, age 74 of Anna, died at 5:00 a.m. Monday, May 6, 2013 in the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born June 28, 1938 in Chicago, IL, the son of George and Ruth Iler. Russell is survived by his two brothers, Jerry Iler of Anna, Andy Iler; one sister, Gertrude Iwanski of Plano, IL; other...
Fannie Lutrell "Lou" Parmly
May 6, 2013
Mrs. Fannie Lutrell "Lou" Parmly, age 85 of Alto Pass, died at 12:49 p.m. Monday, May 6, 2013 in Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born December 3, 1927 in Jonesboro, the daughter of James "Good Buddy" and Pearl Tompkins Shelton. She married Kenneth E. Parmly on October 26, 1946 in Oceola, Arkansas. He preceded her in death on...
Margaret Ann Dexter
May 5, 2013
Margaret Ann Dexter, 73 of Montgomery, IL passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at her home with her children and grandchildren by her side. Margaret commonly referred to as Margo was born on July 22, 1939 in Cobden, Illinois to Cecil and Lucille Smith. She attended Cobden Community Schools and graduated in 1957. Later that same year Margaret married...
Wanda B. Goodman
May 4, 2013
Mrs. Wanda B. Goodman, age 91 of Jonesboro, died at 3:47 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2013 in Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born September 29, 1921 in Mill Creek, the daughter of Cletus Henry and Selma Clyde Dillow Barnhart. She married O. Ordell Goodman on May 18, 1938 in Jackson, Mo. He preceded her in death...
Lloyd Dennis Brasel
Apr 27, 2013
Mr. Lloyd Dennis Brasel, age 84, of Cobden passed away peacefully with his family at his side at 12:37 a.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013 in the Illinois Veteran's Home in Anna. He was born July 15, 1928 in rural Cobden, the son of Andrew Jackson and Chloe Agnes Sharp Brasel. He married Wilma Vurline Clayton on August 29, 1953 in...
Robert Eugene Hill
Apr 26, 2013
Mr. Robert Eugene Hill, age 54 of Anna, died at 10:21 a.m. Friday, April 26, 2013 in the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born March 15, 1958 in Marion, the son of James E. and Thelma Clotine Smith Hill. Robert is survived by one son, Trebor (Tyra) Hill of Marion; one daughter, Heather Hill-Ruiz of Burnsville, MN; three...
R.C. Guined
Apr 20, 2013
Mr. R.C. Guined, age 82 of Hamilton, MS, formerly of Anna, died Saturday, April 20, 2013 at his home in Hamilton, MS. He was born April 27, 1930 in Haleyville, AL, the son of John T. and Martha Elizabeth Harold Guined. He married Lillie Winslett on June 7, 1952. She preceded him in death after fifty three years of marriage...
Teddy Earl "Ted" Holderfield
Apr 20, 2013
Mr. Teddy Earl "Ted" Holderfield, age 77 of Cobden, died at 7:00 a.m. Saturday, April 20, 2013 at his home in Cobden. He was born October 19, 1935 in Cobden, the son of Earl Leonard and Dora Lorraine Dodson Holderfield. He married Joann Miner on September 25, 1993 in Anna. Ted is survived by his loving wife, Joann Holderfield of...
Mary Ann Cavaness
Apr 15, 2013
Ms. Mary Ann Cavaness, age 63 of Cobden, died at 1:30 a.m. Monday, April 15, 2013 in the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. She was born November 17, 1949 in Anna, the daughter of Raymond E. and Lois Irene Bridges Cavaness. Mary is survived by her six brothers Wayman E. Cavaness of Mt. Pleasant, Richard Bruce Cavaness of Colorado Springs, CO,...
Gordon A. Hopp
Apr 9, 2013
Mr. Gordon A. Hopp, age 67 of Anna, died at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born September 2, 1945 in Elgin, the son of Floyd and Elizabeth Hadder Hopp. He married Linda Vines on May 6, 1967 at the Kornthal Church in Jonesboro. Gordon is survived by his loving wife...
Bridget Barr-Sellars
Apr 8, 2013
Mrs. Bridget Barr-Sellars, age 51 of Cobden, died at 5:05 p.m. Monday, April 8, 2013 in the Jonesboro Rehab and Care Center in Jonesboro. She was born October 10, 1961 in Elmhurst, Illinois, the daughter of John G. Jr. and Adrienne G. Sopher Barr. She married Carl Sellars on February 4, 2004 in Makanda. Bridget is survived by her loving...
Annie Smith
Apr 7, 2013
Mrs. Annie Smith, age 93 of Wolf Lake, died at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2013 in the Jonesboro Rehab and Care Center. She was born October 16, 1919 in Union County, the daughter of Leslie "Les" and Nettie Morse Sims. She married Lewis Smith on October 22, 1934 in Jonesboro. Annie is survived by her daughter, Irene (Jim) Stamp...
Adeline Katherine Egner
Apr 6, 2013
Mrs. Adeline Katherine Egner, age 92 of St. Peters, Mo, formerly of Anna, died at 4:47 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013 in Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Peters, MO. She was born February 24, 1921 in Mounds, IL, the daughter of Edmund and Francis Huber Bridewell. She married M.J. Egner on October 25, 1941 in Mound City, IL. He preceded...
Donald "Sonny" Myers
Apr 4, 2013
Mr. Donald "Sonny" Myers, age 79 of Alto Pass, died at 5:02 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2013 in the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born March 2, 1934 in Cobden, the son of Paul Bryan and Lillie Hinkle Myers. He married Marjorie Ann Dillow on May 10, 1952 in Piggott, Arkansas. She preceded him in death on December...
Carol F. Travis
Apr 3, 2013
Mrs. Carol F. Travis, age 80 of Anna, died at 6:20 am, Wednesday April 3, 2013 at the Union County Nursing Home. Carol was born on July 20, 1932 in Cairo, the daughter of Everett and Charlotte (Russell) Mertz. She married Ralph F. "Chico" Travis in 1957 in Jonesboro. She was a member of the Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church. Carol...
Betty L. Leidigh
Mar 27, 2013
Mrs. Betty L. Leidigh, age 91 of Camdenton, Missouri, formerly of Anna, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at her son's home in Camdenton, Missouri. She was born February 8, 1922 in Teluride, Colorado, the daughter Leo C. and Verna Mae Townsend Sponsler. Betty is survived by her son, Larry Leidigh of Camdenton, MO; three grandchildren, Amy and Nancy Singelman Colin...
