Donald S. Blakley
Mar 1, 2019
Donald S. Blakley, age 66 of Cobden, died Friday, March 1, 2019 in the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born October 13, 1952 in Springfield, the son of Arthur William and Mildred Lucille (Lay) Blakley. Donald is survived by his son, Forrest Blakley and daughter, Mary Blakley both of Cobden; brother, Dallas (Sandy) Blakley of Roanoke, TX; sister,...
Annie Hupp
Feb 27, 2019
Annie Hupp, age 76 of Olmsted, died on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at her home. She was born November 24, 1942, the daughter of Allie Francis (Gosling). She married Donald E. Hupp on April 12, 2011. He preceded her in death on September 11, 2011. Annie is survived by her son, Albert (Debbie) Carmack of Lake of the Ozarks; grandchildren,...
Fred J. Wright
Feb 27, 2019
Fred J. Wright, age 86 of Anna, died Wednesday, February 27, 2019 in the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born March 30, 1932 in Jonesboro, the son of Fred Roosevelt and Lilly Mae (Shepard) Wright. Fred is survived by his three children, Jacquelyn (Randall) Baldwin, Gwendolyn (Jerry) Fuller, and Danny R. (Rhonda Kay) Wright all of Granite City,...
Patsy Sue "Pat" Jones
Feb 25, 2019
Patsy Sue "Pat" Jones, age 84 of Dongola, died Monday, February 25, 2019 in Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. She was born October 20, 1934 in Princeton, IN, the daughter of Thomas Nathan and Mae (Ricketts) Pierce. She married James Forrest Jones on October 22, 1955 in Anna. He preceded her in death on October 2, 2010. Pat is survived by...
Kathryn L Fox
Feb 24, 2019
Kathryn L. Fox, age 49 of Cobden, died Sunday, February 24, 2019 in her home. She was born February 17, 1970 in Carbondale, the daughter of James Rollin and Mary Louise (Musgrave) Fox. Kathryn is survived by her father, James Rollin Fox of Cobden; son, Heath Hewitt of Cobden; life partner Tony Skaja of Cobden; stepson, Jacob Skaja of Cobden;...
Marjorie M. Hinkle
Feb 21, 2019
Marjorie M. Hinkle, age 96 of Anna, died Thursday, February 21, 2019 at her home. She was born September 10, 1922 in Carbondale, the daughter of Louie and Linnie (Nance) Brewer. She married the love of her life Floyd M. Hinkle on October 26, 1940 in Cape Girardeau, MO. He preceded her in death on June 17, 1998. Marjorie is...
Sheilia D. Etherton
Feb 21, 2019
Sheilia Diane Etherton, age 59 of Alto Pass, died at 11:05 p.m. Thursday, February 21, 2019 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. She was born June 12, 1959 in New Madrid County, MO, the daughter of J.C. and Christine (James) Ricketts. She married Greg A. Etherton in Murphysboro, Illinois. Sheilia is survived by her loving husband, Greg A. Etherton of Alto...
Roy "Sonny" Basler Jr.
Feb 18, 2019
Roy "Sonny" Basler Jr., age 82 of Cobden, died Monday, February 18, 2019 at his home. He was born January 9, 1937 in Cobden, the son of Roy Sr. and Frieda (Lindsey) Basler. He married the love of his life, Shirley Ruth (Campbell) in December of 1962 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cobden. She preceded him in death...
Joseph A. Rushing
Feb 18, 2019
Joseph A. Rushing, age 55 of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, February 19, 2019 in Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, MO. He was born July 31, 1963 in Union County, the son of Russell and Juanita (Fisher) Rushing. Joseph is survived by his aunts; uncles; cousins; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. A memorial celebration of...
Milton D. Eiselmeier
Feb 15, 2019
Milton D. Eiselmeier, age 91 of Anna, died Friday, February 15, 2019 in the Integrity Healthcare in Anna. He was born on July 26, 127 in Olmsted, the son of Carl Stephen and Leona (Erdbruegger) Eiselmeier. Milton is survived by his two sisters, Darlene (Wayne) Douglas of Anna, Audrey (Larry) Hartsock of O'fallon, MO; nieces, Sharilyn Koch of Knoxville, TN,...
Bill T. Smith
Feb 15, 2019
Bill T. Smith, age 73 of Cobden, died Friday, February 15, 2019 in the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. He was born December 22, 1945 in Grand Tower, the son of Velma L. Smith. He married Georgia Niblack. Bill is survived by his wife, Georgia Smith of Cobden; one son, Bill Wright of Ozark; one brother, John Smith of Jonesboro; other...
Capt. Thomas Oral Norton Jr.
Feb 14, 2019
Thomas Oral Norton, Jr., 89, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born March 14, 1929, in Neely's Landing, MO, son of Thomas and Grace (Rumfelt) Norton, Sr. He and Peggy Rendleman Norton were married March 4, 1951, in Piggott, Ark. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy; a son,...
Virginia Marie Scutt
Feb 14, 2019
Virginia Marie Scutt, age 83 of Buncombe, died Thursday, February 14, 2019 in the Jonesboro Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born March 24, 1935 in Lansing, Michigan, the daughter of Dewey and Lelah (Hulliberger) Tupper. She married Murlin D. "Dink" Scutt who preceded her in death on February 11, 2018. Virginia is survived by her stepson Terry (Joann) Scutt...
Ernest "Speedy" Elder
Feb 13, 2019
Ernest "Speedy" Elder, age 85 of Cobden, died Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at the Marion V.A. Medical Center Community Living Center in Marion. He was born November 12, 1933, the son of David and Clara (Robertson) Elder. He married Chris Garan on September 5, 1992 in Sherman Mills, ME. Speedy is survived by his loving wife of 26 years, Chris...
Martha L. Casper
Feb 11, 2019
Martha L. Casper, age 73 of Cobden, died Monday, February 11, 2019 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born July 18, 1945, the daughter of Clyde Earl and Vertis Aileen (Kelley) Hileman. She married Gerald Ray Casper on July 30, 1966 in Joliet. He preceded her in death on June 7, 2004. Martha is...
Thomas Herloph Sather
Feb 6, 2019
Thomas H. Sather, age 77 of Cobden, died Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at his home. He was born December 29, 1941 in Chester, PA, the son of Herloph Ingvaald and Clara Marie (Mayer) Sather. He married his best friend, Ginger Whiting on September 4, 1965 in Carbondale. Thomas is survived by his loving wife, Ginger Sather of Cobden; son, Erik...
James Edward Jackson Iii
Feb 6, 2019
James Edward Jackson III, age 74 of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the Union County Hospital. He was born September 11, 1944 in Granite City, the son of James E. Jackson Jr. and June Dolores (McMillan) Jackson. When his father passed he was lovingly raised by stepdad Charles and June Dolores (McMillan) Lipscomb Sr. He married Mariann (Sadler)...
Harlan Q. Coffman
Feb 4, 2019
Harlan Q Coffman , age 81 of Jonesboro, died Monday, February 4, 2019 at the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born July 3, 1937 in Jonesboro, the son of Francis and Zella (Hileman) Coffman. He married Carmen (Cross) on November 16, 1957 in Corinth, Mississippi. Harlan is survived by his loving wife Carmen Coffman of Jonesboro; son Mark...
Dorothy Elizabeth Stanley Whaley
Feb 3, 2019
Dorothy Elizabeth Stanley Whaley, died Sunday, February 3, 2019 in the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. She was born January 25, 1948 in Carbondale, the daughter of Harry and Polly (Hawk) Williams. She married Ronald Dean Stanley and later married Clyde Whaley. Both husbands preceded her in death. Dorothy is survived by her seven children, Janis Lynne (Kenneth) Dunn of Carbondale,...
Geraldine Mclane
Feb 1, 2019
Geraldine McLane, age 89 of Anna, died Friday, February 1, 2019 in the Integrity Healthcare in Anna. She was born February 21, 1929 in Jonesboro, the daughter of William and Bertha (Hinkle) Mayberry. She married Raymond Roy "Speedy" McLane on February 14, 1954 at Valley Mission in Jonesboro. He preceded her in death on October 10, 1991. Geraldine is survived...
