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Milford G. Davis
Aug 29, 2012
Mr. Milford G. Davis, age 86 of Tamms, died at 7:17 a.m. Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at his home in Tamms. He was born March 9, 1926, in Mill Creek, the son of Grover and Ethel Burnell Davis. He married Wilma Lingle on September 19, 1948 in Anna. Milford is survived by his wife, Wilma Davis of Tamms; one daughter...
Mary M. Dale
Aug 22, 2012
Mrs. Mary M. Dale, age 87 of Dongola, died at 7:02 p.m. Wednesday, August 22, 2012 in the Jonesboro Rehab and Healthcare Center. She was born February 12, 1925 in Cobden, the daughter of Washington Lafayette and Edith Lence Hankla. She married Warren Harding Dale on April 11, 1941 in Marble Hill, Missouri. He preceded her in death on October...
Jimmy Lee Pruitt
Aug 21, 2012
Mr. Jimmy Lee Pruitt, age 51 of Jonesboro, died at 2:38 a.m. Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at his home in Jonesboro. He was born April 16, 1961, in Alton, IL, the son of Leo Harvey and Ella Pam Poni Pruitt. He married Yvonne Jones in 1991 in Carlinville, Illinois.Jimmy is survived by his wife, Yvonne Pruitt of Jonesboro; three sons,...
Harold Gene Taylor
Aug 19, 2012
Mr. Harold Gene Taylor, age 84 of Anna, died at 11:58 p.m. Sunday, August 19, 2012 at the St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born February 10, 1928, the son of Lowell and Mannie Taylor. He married Mary Catheryn Dillow on September 11, 1954 in Danville, IL. Harold is survived by his wife, Mary Catheryn Taylor...
Martha Elizabeth Johnson
Aug 14, 2012
Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Johnson, age 85 of Anna died at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 14, 2012 in the Anna Rehab and Healthcare Center in Anna. She was born November 27, 1926 in Miller City, the daughter of Jessie and Birdie Parks Winters. Martha is survived by her four sons, Tony (Gail) Hammer of Jonesboro, Mike (Kay) Hammer of Lone Oak,...
George W. Harvel
Aug 12, 2012
Mr. George W. Harvel, age 76 of Jonesboro, died at 11:30 am Sunday, August 12, 2012 in Vincennes, IN. He was born September 12, 1935 in Mill Creek, the son of George William and Genie (Hileman) Harvel. He married June Penninger on January 7, 1955 in Anna. She preceded him in death on August 1, 2011. George is survived by...
Robert "Bob" G Hunter
Aug 10, 2012
Robert "Bob" Hunter, age 81 of Dongola, died at 1:35 am, Friday, August 10, 2012 at his home in Dongola. He was born on August 7, 1931 in Wetaug, the son of Glen and Lebian (Woods) Hunter. Bob married Sharon Aden on July 8, 1976 in Anna. Bob was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Dongola. Bob is...
Juanita V. Sadler
Aug 9, 2012
Juanita V. Sadler, age 72 of Anna, died at 9:35 am, Thursday August 9, 2012 at her home in Anna. She was born on November 18, 1939 in Anna, the daughter of Rolla and Mollie Russell Morgan. Juanita married Lee Sadler on December 12, 1966 in Murphysboro. Juanita is survived by her husband, Lee Sadler of Anna; four sons, Mike...
Vicki Joyce Rushing
Aug 6, 2012
Vickie J. Rushing, age 61 of Carbondale, died at 1:49 pm, Monday August 6, 2012 at the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Vickie was born on March 22, 1951 in Anna, the daughter of Roy Laverne Turner and Mary (Rushing) Riley. Vickie is survived by five children, James Paul (Lindsey) Rutledge of Carbondale, Roy Glenn Rutledge of Denver, CO, Shawn J....
Mary Ann Batson
Aug 3, 2012
Mrs. Mary Ann Batson, age 63 of Richton Park, formerly of Ullin, died at 4:23 a.m. Friday, August 3, 2012 at the Fransician St. James Hospital in Olympia Fields, IL. She was born August 30, 1948 in Anna, the daughter of Jim Bracken and Mary Hammond Bracken Dixon. Mary is survived by her three sons, Tony Miller of Denver, CO,...
Wanda Lee
Aug 2, 2012
Wanda Lee, age 58 of Jonesboro, died at 5:45 am Thursday, August 2, 2012 in the Herrin Hospital in Herrin, Illinois. Wanda was born December 7, 1953 in Springfield, MO, the daughter of Jessie Wayne and Norma Sue (Brown) Lee. Wanda was a member of the Universal Church of Native Americans. Wanda was proud of her Native American heritage and...
Paul Leonard Williams
Aug 2, 2012
Mr. Paul Leonard Williams, age 86 of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Cobden, died at 10:16 a.m. Thursday, August 2, 2012 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born March 1, 1926 in Royalton, the son of Rassie and Mabel Childers Williams. He married Dorothy L. Smith on September 24, 1945 in St. Louis, MO. She...
Mary R. Longino
Jul 26, 2012
Mrs. Mary R. Longino, age 81 of Anna, formerly of Chicago, died at 4:30 a.m. Thursday, July 26, 2012 at the Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born May 7, 1931 in Ridgley, TN, the daughter of Dewey and Addie M. Porter. She married Nicholas Longino on June 16, 1988. Mary is survived by her three children, De'Neille...
Joann Lisch
Jul 25, 2012
Mrs. JoAnn Lisch, age 74 of Anna, died at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at the Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born January 30, 1938 in Mill Creek, Illinois, the daughter of John A. and Bessie Lorene Harvel DeWitt. She married Donald H. Lisch on June 25, 1960 in Collinsville. He preceded her in death on February...
Randy W. Kirt
Jul 24, 2012
Randy Kirt, age 53 of Anna, died at 1:00 pm, Tuesday July 24, 2012 at his home in Anna. He was born on September 15, 1958 in Waynesville, Missouri, the son of Don and Dorothy (Dillon) Kirt. Randy is survived by one brother, Rick (Cathy) Kirt of Jonesboro; one sister, Dee (Greg) Blakely of Anna; two nephews, Alex and Nathan...
Silas Franklin Smith
Jul 19, 2012
Silas Franklin Smith, age 62 of Whitewater, MO and formerly of Jackson, MO and Anna, IL, died at 10:53 am Thursday July 19, 2012 at his home in Whitewater, MO. Silas is survived by his wife, Brenda Smith of Whitewater, MO; five children, Janette (James) Hinkebein of Jackson, MO, Deryl Wright of Anna, Valerie (Anthony) Merriweather of Anna, Shara Smith...
Barbara Ann Gulledge
Jul 18, 2012
Barbara Ann Gulledge, age 69 of Cobden, died at 6:05 am, Wednesday, July 18, 2011 at her daughter's home in Anna. She was born on November 20, 1942 in Anna, the daughter of William Howard and Dorothy Mae (Thompson) Gulledge. Survivors include one daughter, Jamie Gulledge of Anna; one son, Eric Gulledge of Cobden; her mother, Dorothy Gulledge of Anna;...
Silas Leonard Zwahlen
Jul 17, 2012
Silas L. Zwahlen, age 64 of Jonesboro, died at 11:48 am Tuesday July 17, 2012 at his home in Jonesboro. He was born on February 12, 1948 in Anna, the son of Perl and Verna (Moore) Zwahlen. Silas Zwahlen is survived by two sisters, Vannah Lee Ratza and Dishona Matthews, both of Jonesboro; two nephews, Denny Goodman of Anna, Gary...
Gayle F. Venson
Jul 14, 2012
Gayle F. Venson, age 60 of Anna, died at 10:46 pm, Saturday, July 14, 2012 at her home in Anna. She was born on September 26, 1951 in Chicago, the daughter of John and Mattie (Harbison) Venson. Gayle is survived by one brother, John Venson and one sister, Arnetta Wimberly, both of Chicago as well as other relatives and many...
Eugene Rendleman Coombes
Jul 14, 2012
Eugene Rendleman Coombes, age 57 of New Haven, Indiana and formerly of Cobden, died on Saturday, July 14, 2012 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born on March 26, 1955, the only son of Darrell Eugene and Glenda Rendleman Coombes. Eugene is survived by his mother, Glenda Coombes of Cobden; two sons, Mark Arthur Coombes of New Haven, IN and Alan...

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