Harold E. Gee
Jan 10, 2020
Harold E. Gee, age 92 of Lick Creek, died Friday, January 10, 2020 in the VA Medical Center in Marion. He was born September 2, 1927 in Jackson County, the son of Harvey Orland and Grace Gertrude (Reames) Gee. He married Joanna Mae Duncan on January 20, 1951 in Carbondale. She preceded him in death on August 19, 1996. Harold...
Fred Alfred Frailey
Jan 10, 2020
Fred Alfred Frailey, age 87 of Lick Creek, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at Herrin Hospital.He was born on November 22, 1932 in Fidelity, IL to Sam and Anna (Leivers) Frailey. He married Norma Jean Cline on June 6, 1953 in East Alton, IL.Fred was a gifted guitar player. Throughout their 66-year marriage, He and Norma played, sang and...
Ann Etta Seliger
Jan 9, 2020
Anna Etta Seliger, age 82 of Anna, died Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. She was born June 19, 1937 in Union County, the daughter of Lester Osman and Cynthia Mae (Williams) Miller. She married George Seliger on May 11, 1963 and he preceded her in death on January 24, 2009. Ann Etta is survived by her...
Nola Mary Wenger
Jan 6, 2020
Nola Mary Wenger, age 99 of Jonesboro, died Monday, January 6, 2020 at Integrity Healthcare in Anna. She was born March 31, 1920, the daughter of Arthur and Bertha (Spillers) Harris. She married William Carl Bryant who preceded her in death in 1985. She later married Ronald E. Wenger and he preceded her in death in 2002. Nola is survived...
Billy Matheney
Jan 6, 2020
Billy Matheney, age 61 of Anna, died Monday, January 6, 2020 at his home. He was born June 28, 1958 in Anna, the son of William and Edna (Davis) Matheney. Billy is survived by his niece, Sarah Gerardi of Lick Creek; nephew, Pete Tanner of Delta, MO; brother in law, Big Pete Tanner of Delta, MO; several great nieces and...
Ralph Griffith
Jan 2, 2020
Ralph Griffith, age 96 of Surprise, AZ, formerly of Cobden, died, Thursday, January 22, 2020. He was born September 5, 1923 in Cobden, the son of Ralph W. and Emma (Benham) Griffith. He married Bertha Elizabeth Davis in December of 1945 in Anna. She preceded him in death.
Ralph is survived by his children, William R. (Palma)...
Charles S. Wright
Jan 1, 2020
Charles Wright, age 57 of Michigan City, IN, died Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson, MO. He was born October 9, 1962, the son of Myrtis Wright. Charles is survived by his daughter, Amber Wright of Michigan City, IN and step-son, Brandon; granddaughter, Lilian Wright; cousin, Karen Duncan of Anna; other relatives and friends. He...
Wanda Kay Knupp
Dec 28, 2019
Wanda Kay Knupp, age 68 of Jonesboro, died Saturday, December 28, ,2019 at her home. She was born April 29, 1951 in Anna, the daughter of Ellis William and Mae Elizabeth (Clendenin) Knupp. Kay is survived by her longtime partner, Roy Swafford of Jonesboro; son, Bryan Crews of Jonesboro; other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her...
Trish Coleson
Dec 28, 2019
Trish Coleson, age 63 of Mill Creek, died Saturday, December 28, 2019 at her home. She was born December 29, 1955, the daughter of Grady Ray and Imogene (Nolan) Dabbs. She married Michael Coleson on January 23, 1974 in Mound City. Trish is survived by her husband, Michael Coleson of Mill Creek; children, Kimberly (Doug) Richardson of Mill Creek, Jonathan...
Fred Spurlock Jr.
Dec 27, 2019
Fred Spurlock Jr., age 74 of Anna, died Friday, December 27, 2019 at his home. He was born September 17, 1945, the son of Freddie Ray Sr. and Barbara B. (Brown) Spurlock. Fred is survived by his mother, Barbara Lair of Jonesboro; children, Timothy Warren Spurlock and Lauri Ann Spurlock all of Katy, TX; sister, Kelly (Larry) Gaddis of Dongola;...
John W. Elkins
Dec 26, 2019
John W. Elkins, age 84 of Anna, died Thursday, December 26, 2019 in the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born October 21, 1935 in Ware, the son of James and Dovie (Merriman) Elkins. He married Lola Ryan on Feburary 13, 1999 in Anna. John is survived by his loving wife, Lola Elkins of Anna; one brother, Donald (Doris)...
Nancy N. Ebert
Dec 25, 2019
Nancy N. Ebert, age 81 of Anna, died Wednesday, December 25, 2019 in her home. She was born April 26, 1938, the daughter of Arthur Raymond Sr. and Clarice (Manning) Newberry. Nancy is survived by her son Donald Ebert of Chicago; grandson, Matthew Ebert of Loves Park; brother Arthur Newberry Jr. of Seaford, DE; other relatives and friends. She was...
Harry Taylor Sr.
Dec 23, 2019
Harry Taylor Sr. age 79 of Anna, died Monday, December 23, 2019 in the Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born September 16, 1940 in Anna, the son of Logan and Anna (Tolbert) Taylor. He married Gloria L. Wollard on July 15, 1961 in Joliet. She preceded him in death on October 30, 2003. Harry is survived...
Bill Eblen
Dec 23, 2019
Bill Lee Eblen , 94, of Anna, died peacefully at 6:46 p.m., on Monday, December 23, 2019 at the Illinois Veterans Home at Anna.He was born on December 29, 1924, in Cairo, Illinois, to Elory "Teeny" and Virgil Jackson Eblen.Bill married Mary Ann Profilet on August 31, 1966. She preceded him in death on April 8, 2008.As a young boy,...
John O. Gilmore Iii
Dec 17, 2019
John O. Gilmore III, age 78 of Anna, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 17, 2019. He was born in Murphysboro on March 31, 1941, the son of Charles Griffin and Nellie (Mangrum) Gilmore. John is survived by his children, Robin Blumenfurth of Scottsdale, AZ, Christopher Gilmore of Chandler, AZ, and Lorna Gilmore of New York, NY; two grandchildren, Ryan...
Geraldine I. Winstead
Dec 16, 2019
Geraldine I. Winstead, age 96 of Carbondale, formerly of Cobden, died Monday, December 16, 2019 at her home. She was born July 31, 1923 in rural Cobden, the fifth of thirteen children born to William Herman and Ruth Rose Brown. She married Glenn Winstead on February 4, 1945 at the First Baptist Church in Anna. Geraldine is survived by her...
Eugene "Gene" Charles Schaefer
Dec 14, 2019
Gene Schaefer, age 94 of Navarre, FL, formerly of Anna, died Saturday, December 14, 2019 at his home. He was born August 19, 1925 in Wolf Lake, the son of Raymond C. and Lena M. (Markert) Schaefer. He married Barbara Peters on January 5, 2008 at the First Baptist Church in Jonesboro. Gene is survived by is wife Barbara Schaefer...
Irene Tellor
Dec 11, 2019
Irene Tellor, age 81 of Dongola, died Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at her home. She was born September 27, 1938 in Alto Pass, the daughter of John Wallace and Georgia (Linton) Smith. She married Walter Tellor on March 20, 1954 in Jonesboro. He preceded her in death on October 23, 2013. Irene is survived by her children, Ronnie (Lois) Tellor...
Mary Lou Lang
Dec 8, 2019
Mary Lou Lang, age 84 of Anna, died Sunday, December 8, 2019 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born October 2, 1935, the daughter of James Edward and Clyde (Harris) Dillow. She married Carrol E. Lang on October 9, 1953 in Jonesboro. He preceded her in death on July 5, 2013. Mary is survived by her...
Stephen Lee Mcmahan
Dec 7, 2019
Stephen Lee McMahan, age 58 of Anna, died Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Integrity Healthcare in Anna. He was born January 10, 1961, the son of Archie and Roberta (Thorne) McMahan. He married Laura Dawley on October 7, 2015 in Paducah, KY. She preceded him in death on May 12, 2019. Stephen is survived by his son, Merritt McMahan of...
