Paul Wayne Gibson
Jan 14, 2026
Paul Wayne Gibson, age 77 of Dongola, formerly of Alto Pass, died Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at home with his family by his side. He was born May 14, 1948 in Anna, the son of Rev. Johnnie Beauford and Lucille (Sides) Gibson. He married his childhood sweetheart, Shirley Clover. Paul was just 12 when he saw Shirley for...
Kathern Elizabeth "Kathy" Dillow
Jan 9, 2026
Kathern E. “Kathy” Dillow, age 82 of Jonesboro, passed away Friday, January 9, 2026 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. She was born on October 9, 1943 in Anna, the daughter of Sam and Alice (Newton) Ellis. She married Gene Dillow on February 20, 1965.
Kathy is survived by her husband, Gene Dillow; children, Lynda Michelle "Shelly" Dillow...
Lloyd Dean Newman
Jan 4, 2026
Lloyd “Dean” Newman, 77, of Anna passed away Sunday, January 4, 2026, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale surrounded by family. He was born in Anna on November 14, 1948 to Archie Lloyd Newman and Ruth Lucille (Alger) Newman. He married Linda Faye Womack on December 14, 1968.
Dean is survived by his wife of 57 years, Linda...
Janet Rae Ragan
Jan 3, 2026
Janet Rae Ragan, age 80 of Jonesboro, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, Saturday, January 3, 2026. She was born May 13, 1945 in Anna, the daughter of Herman and Margaret (Shephard) Pretzsch. She married Robert Logan Ragan on October 11, 1962 in Anna.
Janet is survived by her husband, Bob Ragan; children, Marla (Todd) Williams, Tyler Ragan,...
Raymond P. Flamm
Jan 2, 2026
Raymond P. Flamm, age 87 of Cobden, passed away Friday, January 2, 2026 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born on July 31, 1938 in Cobden, the son of Adolph and Agnes (Bradac) Flamm. He married Janice Gray on August 29, 1958. She survives.
Raymond is survived by his wife, Janice Flamm of...
Janet Dabbs
Dec 31, 2025
Janet Dabbs, age 67 of Mill Creek, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on April 8, 1958 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the daughter of Grady and Imogene (Nolan) Dabbs. She married Cecil Salyers.
Janet is survived by her daughter, Addison Newell-Dabbs; sister, Lisa McClellan; brothers, Jerry and...
David J. "Butch" Cook
Dec 28, 2025
David J. “Butch” Cook, age 80 of Anna, passed away at Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, MO on December 28, 2025 at 2:50 a.m., surrounded by his family. David was born July 17, 1945 at home in Cobden, the son of David and Helen (Adams) Cook. He married Frances Tucker on December 27, 1964 in Cobden. She...
Otis Glen Burris
Dec 26, 2025
Otis Glen Burris, age 86 of Jonesboro, passed away, Friday, December 26, 2025 surrounded by his family. He was born November 21, 1939 in Wolf Lake, the son of Francis Mezo. He married Linda Pecord on June 9, 1961 in Mill Creek.
Otis is survived by his loving wife, Linda Burris; son, Rowdy Burris, daughter, Michele Burris,...
Nancy Jackson
Dec 25, 2025
Nancy Jackson, age 76 of Anna, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2025 at Advocate Good Shepard Hospital in Barrington. She was born March 23, 1949 in Arkansas, the daughter of Doc and Virgie Lambert. She married Lawrence Jackson in Kansas City. He preceded her in death on March 28, 2012.
Nancy is survived by her son, Mark...
Roger Dale Jackson
Dec 23, 2025
Name a road that you drove on today and chances are, at some point, Roger Jackson either built or worked on it. Roger Dale Jackson, 74, of Anna, Illinois, died in Marion, Illinois of cancer on December 23, 2025.
He was born in Anna, Illinois in 1951 to Jewel Jackson and Lucille (Barker) Jackson who welcomed him...
Ruth Diane Wiseman-Mathis
Dec 22, 2025
Ruth Diane Wiseman-Mathis, age 63 of Wolf Lake, passed away Monday, December 22, 2025 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was born on November 8, 1962 in Anna, the daughter of Carl Lee Wiseman, Sr. and Helen Wiseman-Russell. She married Bobby Mathis.
Diane is survived by her husband, Bobby Mathis; children, Rusty Smith...
Frank "Jum" Millis
Dec 19, 2025
Frank “Jum” Millis, age 91 of Anna, passed away Friday, December 19, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on December 17, 1934 in Union County, the son of Wade Frank and Clyde Elizabeth (Hartline) Millis. He married Margie Glasco on July 4, 1956.
Frank is survived by his wife, Margie Millis of...
Betty Jane Garrett
Dec 18, 2025
Betty Jane Garrett, age 86 of Jonesboro, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025. She was born August 17, 1939 in Anna, the daughter of Paris Owen and Birdie Ann (Wall) Eastwood. She married Harold Garrett on June 7, 1957 in Anna. He preceded her in death on September 26, 2011.
Betty is survived by her children,...
James Edwin Wilkins
Dec 17, 2025
Jim Wilkins, age 94 of Anna, died peacefully Wednesday, December 17, 2025,
at the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Anna. He was born on May 13, 1931, in South
Bend, IN, to James Richard and Lorell Wilkins. They immediately moved to
Detroit, MI. At high school age, after moving to live with his grandparents,
Charley and Mary Knight, he graduated from Ullin High...
Dorothy Cirilla
Dec 16, 2025
Dorothy Cirilla, age 84, of Cobden, Passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025. She was born on January 30, 1941, in Spokane, Washington.
To know Dorothy was to understand that family is not always defined by blood, but by love, loyalty, and shared life. Her chosen family was a circle of people gathered over the years, who became...
Mary Cathryn (Dillow) Taylor
Dec 12, 2025
Mary Cathryn Taylor, age 92 departed this life December 12, 2025. She was born August 7, 1933 in Union County, Illinois. She married Harold Taylor on September 11, 1954 in Danville, Illinois. He predeceased her on August 19, 2012. Mary was hearing impaired from infancy. She grew up as an only child of John Dillow, her father who died...
Darrell W. Hannahs
Dec 6, 2025
Darrell W. Hannahs, age 86, of Brainerd, passed away peacefully on December 6, 2025, at Essentia Health – St. Joseph's Medical Center. Darrell was born on November 4, 1939, in Brainerd, to parents Buzz and Marjorie Hannahs. He proudly served his country in the United States Armed Forces for 21 years. He was blessed with three children: Darrell Bruce...
Katy (Morgan) Williams
Dec 6, 2025
Katy Williams, age 38 of Jonesboro, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2025. She was born on July 20, 1987 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the daughter of William Randall and Donna (Hill) Morgan. She married Garret Williams on April 10, 2021.
Katy is survived by her husband, Garret Williams; sons, Elijah Newman, Maverick and Daxton Williams; mother, Donna...
Thomas "Papa Chip" Raymond Clampet
Dec 5, 2025
Thomas Raymond "PaPa Chip" Clampet, of Jonesboro, passed away December 5, 2025. He was born December 5, 1951 in Du Quoin, the son of Richard and Genevieve (Presswood) Clampet.
Tom married Judy Swinford in 1980. She survives, including children, Richard Clampet of Jonesboro, Curtis (Emily) Clampet of Lincoln, Ollie Clampet of Springfield; stepchildren, Eric (Angelique) Wolpert of...
Geraldine "Gerry" Smith
Dec 4, 2025
Geraldine "Gerry" Smith, 93, of Anna, IL, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at Integrity Healthcare of Anna, surrounded by her family.
Gerry was born on April 2, 1932, in Jonesboro, to Ual and Flora Kohler. She married Andrew Smith on October 1, 1954.
She is survived by her daughter, Andrea Jane Brown (Gary...
