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Ricky Freyenberger
Sep 17, 2021
Ricky Freyenberger, age 66 of Alto Pass, died Friday, September 17, 2021 at the Union County Hospital. He was born February 8, 1955 in Mt. Pleasant, IA, the son of Lilla Ann Brown. He married Myra Brown on July 11, 1987 in Alto Pass. Ricky is survived by his wife, Myra Freyenberger of Alto Pass; daughter, Amy (Sonny) Camden of...
Suzanne Heidlebaugh
Sep 15, 2021
Suzanne Heidlebaugh, age 68 of Alto Pass, died on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at her home. She was born March 28, 1953 in Quincy, the daughter of Donald Clyde and Ruth (Benge) Gilbreth. She married Jerry Heidlebaugh on December 26, 1982 in Urbana. Suzanne spent her life making people beautiful as a beautician. She was a life member of the...
Richard Wayne Edwards
Sep 14, 2021
Richard Wayne Edwards, age 85 of Olmsted, died Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at his home. He was born October 27, 1935 in Wolf Lake, the son of Claud and Velma (Kenney) Edwards. He married the love of his life, Norma Jones on June 25, 1958. Together they shared 63 years of marriage before her passing on October 5, 2020. Richard...
Frankie Lence
Sep 12, 2021
Frankie Lence, age 84 of Cisne, formerly of Anna, died Sunday, September 12, 2021 at Aperion Care in Fairfield. He was born August 27, 1937 in Union County, the son of Frank and Minnie (Snell) Lence. He married Mary Sue Hammonds in March of 1954. She preceded him in death in October of 2000. Frankie is survived by his son,...
George White
Sep 11, 2021
George White, age 56 of Anna, died Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Mulberry Manor in Anna. He was born March 25, 1965 in Chicago, the son of Frank Hugh and Mary Nell White. George is survived by his brothers, Daniel, Paul, and Michael White of Anna, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. Graveside services...
Barbara Corzine
Sep 11, 2021
Barbara Corzine, 90 of Dongola, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born on August 20, 1931 in Dongola, the daughter of Dock and Lucrecia (West) Acuff. She married Esco B. Corzine on September 2, 1956. He preceded her in death on September 17, 2004. She is survived by one son, Kyle (Jane)...
Wayland "Bud" Duty
Sep 10, 2021
Wayland "Bud" Duty, age 84 of Cobden, died Friday, September 10, 2021 at the Herrin Hospital. He was born December 21, 1936 in Cobden, the son of Alvie and Mildred (King) Duty. He married Donna Girtman in 1959 in Cobden. Wayland is survived by his wife, Donna Duty; son, David Scott Duty; daughter, Cheryl Renee Goforth; grandchildren, Robin Wilson, Jeremy...
Patrick "Pat" Edward Wisenbaugh
Sep 10, 2021
Patrick "Pat" Edward Wisenbaugh, age 74 of Perks died on Friday, September 10, 2021 at his home. He was born October 25, 1946 in Wayne, MI the son of George H. and Marion Wisenbaugh. Patrick is survived by his children, Aaron (Melissa) Wisenbaugh of South Dakota, David Wisenbaugh and Daniel Wisenbaugh both of Michigan, Jennifer (Joshua) Long of Perks, Joshua...
Naomi Absher
Sep 10, 2021
Naomi Absher, 97, of Pleasant Hill, MO, formerly of Dongola, IL, died at 1:49 a.m. Friday, September 10, 2021 at her residence. She was born September 23, 1923 in Dongola, IL to Herman and Virgie (Miller) Sowers. She married William H. (Junior) Absher on July 20, 1945. She was employed at International Shoe Factory in Anna, IL for 42 years....
William "Craig" Jackson
Sep 9, 2021
William "Craig" Jackson, 59 of Anna, passed away Thursday, September 9, 2021 at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Indiana following a brief illness. He was born on August 15, 1962 in Twin Falls, Idaho the son of Norman K. and Rose Marie (Maus) Jackson. He married Patti Eads on June 4, 1988. He is survived by his wife Patti Jackson...
William Hollie Craig
Sep 8, 2021
Sergeant William Hollie Craig, born October 17, 1929 in Union County went to be with the Lord September 8, 2021. He was United in marriage to Betty Louise Braggs on July 2, 1949, until her death May 7, 2015. Hollie Served in the US Army as a Gunnery Sergeant from 1947-1952 during WWII and the Korean War. During his service,...
Warren Jeffrey Johnson
Sep 7, 2021
Warren Jeffrey Johnson, 80, died Tuesday, September 7, 2021. He was born on July 19, 1941. Warren lived the majority of his life in Chicago before retiring in Tamms, Il. Warren was the son of Hazel Alice Williams, of Chicago, Illinois, who preceded him in death. Warren will be greatly missed by his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation will be...
Lola Elaine Johnson
Sep 3, 2021
Lola Elaine Johnson, age 72 of Cobden, died Friday, September 3, 2021 in the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. She was born November 9, 1948 in Cobden, the daughter of Walter and Lola (Saddler) Wilson. She married Roy Johnson on January 13, 1968 in Alto Pass. Elaine is survived by her loving husband, Roy Johnson of Cobden; three children, Kimberly Marks...
John C. "Johnny" Edwards
Sep 1, 2021
John C. "Johnny" Edwards, age 76 of Anna, died Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born August 7, 1945 in Detroit, MI., the son of Carl and Marie (Bowe) Edwards. He married his high-school sweetheart, Edith "Katie" McHughes on January 9, 1965 in Anna. Johnny is survived by his loving...
Caran M. Mayberry
Aug 31, 2021
Caran M. Mayberry, age 77 of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at St. Louis University Medical Center in St. Louis, MO. She was born July 31, 1944 in Alto Pass, the daughter of Henry Moses and Daisy Mae (Craft) Tellor. Caran is survived by her mother, Daisy Mae Tellor of Jonesboro; daughter, Julie (Bobbie) Blanchard of Olmsted; son, Virgil...
Rev. Nancy Jo Carrington-Schmidt
Aug 29, 2021
Rev. Nancy Jo Carrington-Schmidt, daughter of Margaret Louise Anderson-Carrington and Emery Eugene Carrington, born January 22, 1939 in Jonesboro, IL passed away at the age of 82, on August 29, 2021 at St. Francis Medical Center, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Nancy was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Paul William Schmidt of Dongola, her brother Fred Emery...
Brandon Edward Fairbank
Aug 29, 2021
Brandon Edward Fairbank, age 46 of Anna, died Sunday, August 29, 2021 at his home. He was born January 21, 1975 in Cape Girardeau, MO, the son of Ed and Patti (Brown) Fairbank. Brandon is survived by his parents, Ed and Patti Fairbank of Anna; brothers, Brad Fairbank of Pendleton, OR and Michael Fairbank of Edinburg, TX; twin sister, Sally...
Linda Brown
Aug 29, 2021
Linda Brown, age 74 of McClure, died Sunday, August 29, 2021 at Integrity Healthcare in Anna. She was born September 13, 1946 in Ware, the daughter of George and Clara (Kenney) Livesay. She married Jack Phillips on December 24, 1965 and he preceded her in death in 1971. She later married Mike Brown on September 18, 1976 in Cape Girardeau....
Robert Eads Jr.
Aug 27, 2021
Robert Eads Jr. age 67 of Cobden, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, August 27, 2021. He was born May 14, 1954 in Anna the son of Robert Sr. and Jean Ellen (Craft) Eads. Robert is survived by his mother, Jean Ellen Eads of Anna; son, Aaron Eads and daughter-in-law, Miriam Joline Eads of Cobden; three grandchildren, Summer...
Betty Mattheis
Aug 24, 2021
Betty Mattheis, age 93 of Anna, died Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at the Union County Hospital. She was born November 2, 1927 in Jonesboro the daughter of Glenn and Ruth (Lyerly) Ury. She married Glenn "Brother" Mattheis on June 5, 1949 in Jonesboro. He preceded her in death on March 13, 2004. Betty was baptized as a teenager at Jonesboro...

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