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Robert "Bud" Livesay
Mar 4, 2013
Robert B. "Bud" Livesay, age 89 of Jonesboro, died at 12:37 pm, Monday March 4, 2013 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Bud was born on April 6, 1923 in Grand Tower, the son of James and Clara (Bertram) Livesay. He married Doris Hutton on February 12, 1950 in Anna and he was a member of the First...
Sandra Faye Lyerla
Mar 2, 2013
Mrs. Sandra Faye Lyerla, age 55, of Cobden, died at 3:25 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2013 at her home in Cobden. She was born March 21, 1957 in Peoria, the daughter of William and Patsie Barringer Griffith. She married Wes Lyerla Jr. on May 10, 1997 at the First Baptist Church in Cobden. Sandra is survived by her loving husband...
Helen L. Stevens
Feb 27, 2013
Mrs. Helen L. Stevens, age 88, of Anna, died at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at the Anna Rehab and Care Center. She was born January 13, 1925 in Cypress, the daughter of Rellis Carroll and Alsie Carter Kiestler. She married Clifford Stevens Helen is survived by her two sons, Bobby Stevens and Jim Stevens, both of Jonesboro; two...
Samuel J. "Sam" Jiardina
Feb 27, 2013
Mr. Samuel J. "Sam" Jiardina, age 59 of Anna, died at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born June 16, 1953 in Springfield, Illinois, the son of Salvatore and Genevieve Haverstick, Jardina. He married Cheryl Earley on December 23, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sam is survived by his loving wife, Cheryl...
Richard Snyder
Feb 26, 2013
Mr. Richard Snyder, age 69 of Anna died at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2013 in the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born January 25, 1944 in Dongola, the son of Ed and Naomi Hileman Snyder. Richard is survived by his four brothers, Jim Laskaris of Oregon, Donald (Lou) Coomes of Jackson, TN, Ronald Cooms of Jonesboro, Cliff...
Thomas L. "Tommy" Aldridge
Feb 24, 2013
Mr. Thomas L. "Tommy" Aldridge Jr., age 87 of Wolf Lake, died at 4:35 p.m. Sunday, February 24, 2013 at his home in Wolf Lake. He was born November 22, 1925, in Aldridge, IL, the son of Thomas L. Sr. and Dona Lingle Aldridge. He married Joyce Jeanette Gray on December 23, 1949 in Anna. She preceded him in death...
Margaret Anna Munoz
Feb 23, 2013
Mrs. Margaret Anna Munoz, age 75 of Anna, died at 3:45 am, Saturday, February 23, 2013 at her Home. She was born on February 20, 1938 in Stone Park, the daughter of Andrew and Rose (Alderson) Connolley. Margaret married Jose Munoz in May of 1985 in Anna. Margaret is survived by her husband of 28 years, Jose Munoz; one daughter,...
Vera Fae Casper
Feb 22, 2013
Mrs. Vera Fae Casper, age 85 of Tucson, Arizona, formerly of Anna, died at 9:55 p.m. Friday, February 22, 2013 at the Casa De La Luz Hospice Facility in Tucson, Arizona. She was born February 16, 1928 in Buncombe, the daughter of Louie Leo and Ivah Opal Halterman Pulliam. She married Conrad Houston Casper on December 6, 1947 in Anna....
Llewellyn Donald "Don" Sheffer
Feb 17, 2013
Mr. Llewellyn Donald Sheffer, age 83 of Murphysboro, died at 10:32 p.m. Sunday, February 17, 2013 in the Jackson County Rehab and Care Center in Murphysboro. He was born June 12, 1929 in Ullin, the son of Aaron Jacob and Rosetta Mary Lingle Sheffer. He married Eula Gertrude Smith on March 23, 1951 in Jonesboro. She preceded him in death...
Jose Jesus "Chuy" Gembe-Cales
Feb 17, 2013
Mr. Jose Jesus "Chuy" Gembe-Cales, age 45 of Carterville, IL, died at 6:35 a.m. Sunday, February 17, 2013 in Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born April 10, 1967 in Cherán, Michoacán, Mexico, the son of Pedro and Gloria Cales Gembe. He married Maria Eva Queriapa on April 28, 1989 in Cobden. Jesus is survived by his loving...
Andrea June Earnhart
Feb 13, 2013
Mrs. Andrea June Earnhart, age 39 of Anna, died at 6:19 am, Sunday, February 3, 2013 at her home. She was born on December 8, 1973 in Booneville, Mississippi, the daughter of Earl and Evelyn McKinney Kirkpatrick. Andrea is survived by her husband Wade of Jonesboro; two children, Kaitlyn and Kolten Earnhart, both of Jonesboro; one sister, Pam Wilkins of...
Ronald G. Cantrell
Feb 12, 2013
Mr. Ronald G. Cantrell, age 56 of Bloomington, formerly of Anna went to be with the Lord at his home in Tuesday, February 12, 2013. He was born June 12, 1956, the son of James D. and Norma Jean (Collie) Cantrell of Anna. He married Kathy Wilson. He is survived by his wife Kathy Cantrell; daughter Brittany Jo Cantrell all...
James Edward Bradley
Feb 11, 2013
James Edward Bradley, 97 of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2013 in Walnut Place, a nursing facility in Dallas, Texas where he had resided since September 2012 after suffering a stroke. Services for James Edward Bradley will be held Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 10:30 am at the Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home, 301 West Spring...
Joan Bartruff
Feb 9, 2013
Mrs. Joan Bartruff, age 81 of Anna, died at 2:45 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2013 at her home in Anna. She was born January 26, 1932 in Jonesboro, the daughter of Clarence and Virgie Bass Tweedy. She married Harold Bartruff on February 17, 1951 in Jonesboro; he preceded her in death on September 15, 1991. Joan is survived by her...
Charlene Wing Gates
Feb 8, 2013
Mrs. Charlene Wing Gates, age 87 of Anna, formerly of Springfield, died at 10:15 a.m. Friday, February 8, 2013 at the Anna Rehab and Care Center. She was born April 5, 1925 in Harrisburg, the daughter of Charles Edward and Lily Mae Snider Wing. She married Frederick Lee Gates on October 27, 1944 in Harrisburg. Charlene is survived by her...
Sharon Kay Leslie
Feb 8, 2013
Mrs. Sharon Kay Leslie, age 67 of Jonesboro, died at 12:08 pm Friday, February 8, 2013 at the Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. She was born on May 13, 1945 in Anna, the daughter of Herman and Margaret (Shepard) Pretzsch. Sharon married Ronald B. Leslie and He preceded her in death on February 29, 2008. Sharon is survived by...
Ira Junior "Jod" Mccommons
Feb 7, 2013
Mr. Ira Junior "Jod" McCommons, age 91 of Dongola, died at 3:54 pm Thursday, February 7, 2013 at his home. He was born on November 11, 1921 in Mill Creek, the son of Ira Otis and Alice Belle (Holshouser) McCommons. Jod married Betty June Hileman on November 8, 1941 in Jackson, MO. Jod is survived by a son, Joe D....
Ellen Mae Johnson
Feb 3, 2013
Mrs. Ellen Mae Johnson, age 100 of Sandwich, IL, formerly of Alto Pass, died at 5:40 p.m. Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich, IL. She was born October 16, 1912 in Alto Pass, the daughter of Ernest and Grace Miller Newbold. Ellen is survived by her two sons, Terrell "T.J." Johnson of Yorkville and...
Margo Ferrara
Jan 30, 2013
Mrs. Margo Ferrara, age 65 of Anna, died at 7:40 pm Wednesday, January, 30, 2013 at the Anna Rehab and Nursing Care Center. She was born on June 9, 1947 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the daughter of Clarence and Louise Schirmer. She married Ralph Ferrara in Las Vegas, NV and he preceded her in death on February 13, 1993. Margo...
Dorothy Ann Stevens
Jan 27, 2013
Mrs. Dorothy A. Stevens, age 60 of Jonesboro, died at 9:00 p.m. Sunday, January 27, 2013 in the Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born July 31, 1952 in Anna, the daughter of Clarence A. and Leona I. Dover Pickles. She married Bobby C. Stevens in 1982 in Jonesboro. Dorothy is survived by her husband, Bobby C. Stevens of...

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