Wilda Boner
Apr 9, 2017
Mrs. Wilda Boner, age 84 of Anna, died at 10:41 a.m. Sunday, April 9, 2017 in Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. She was born March 29, 1933 in Reynoldsville, the daughter of Sherman and Mary Virginia (Reynolds) Rogers. She married William "Bill" Boner in September of 1951. Wilda is survived by her daughter, Sherma Boner of Jonesboro; son, Eric (Dea) Boner...
Clara N. Bucher
Apr 7, 2017
Mrs. Clara N. Bucher, age 90 of Paducah, KY, formerly of Southern Illinois, died at 12:00 noon on Friday, April 7, 2017 in Lourdes Hospice and Palliative Care in Paducah, KY. She was born June 7, 1926 in Cairo, the daughter of Aud and Allie (Vaughn) Henshaw. She married Paul E. Bucher Sr. on May 24, 1943 in St. Louis....
Jonathan "John" Kraatz
Apr 7, 2017
Mr. Jonathan "John" Kraatz, age 66 of Anna, died at 12:55 a.m. Friday, April 7, 2017 at his home. He was born April 8, 1950 in Anna, the son of Harold and Charlotte (Holcomb) Kraatz. John is survived by his father, Harold Kraatz of Anna; brother, Paul (Diane) Kraatz of Jonesboro; niece, Paula (Aaron) Stover of Lick Creek; nephew, Cody...
Shelba Reed
Apr 6, 2017
Mrs. Shelba Reed, age 58 of Cobden, died at 11:30 p.m. Thursday, April 6, 2017 at her home. She was born march 5, 1959 in Alto Pass, the daughter of Walter and Irene Ann (Smith) Tellor. Shelba is survived by her two daughters, Brandy Yancey of Cobden, Christina Esparasa of TN; two sons, Bill (Sarah) Reed of Cobden, Richard Reed...
Sarah Kimball
Apr 4, 2017
Sarah Kimball, age 61 of Jonesboro, died at 11:04 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2017 in the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born on October 2, 1955 in Carbondale, the daughter of George K. and Carolyn (Gasson) Plochmann. Sarah is survived by her husband, Bruce Moreland of Jonesboro; daughter, Elyssia Kimball of Murphysboro; one son, Evan...
Ivis W. Wright
Apr 3, 2017
Mr. Ivis W. Wright, age 79 of Anna, died at 11:35 p.m. Monday, April 3, 2017 at his home. He was born June 4, 1937 in Johnson County, the son of Douglas and Edith (Blades) Wright. He married Mary Lou Craft on May 6, 1995 in Anna. Ivis is survived by his loving wife, Mary Lou Wright of Anna; four...
Paul Dunkin
Apr 3, 2017
Mr. Paul Dunkin, age 77 of rural Makanda, died at 8:23 a.m. Monday, April 3, 2017 at his daughters home. He was born February 16, 1940 in Shirley, AR, the son of Malachi and Mary M. (Tremel) Dunkin. He married Kathleen Pearl Vines on June 23, 1963 in Anna. She preceded him in death on April 5, 2016. Paul is...
Florence Mae "Fanny" Winston
Apr 3, 2017
Ms. Florence Mae "Fanny" Winston, age 60 of Jonesboro, died at 5:36 p.m. Monday, April 3, 2017 in the Herrin Hospital. She was born April 16, 1956 in Stoddard County, MO, the daughter of Clarence and Little G. (Wells) Winston. Fanny is survived by all her loving family and friends at Chamness Care. Throughout her life Fanny endured many years...
Cynthia Jane Benson
Apr 2, 2017
Ms. Cynthia Jane Benson, age 59 of Anna, died at 8:36 a.m. Sunday, April 2, 2017 in the Herrin Hospital. She was born July 13, 1957 in Aurora, the daughter of James William and Margarette Francis (Cunningham) Benson. Cynthia is survived by her mother, Fran (Joe) Waldrop of Tuscola; father, James (Jean) Benson of Jackson, TN; siblings, Michael Benson, Marcia...
Ruth Reynolds
Apr 1, 2017
Mrs. Ruth Reynolds, age 73 of Cobden, died at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 1, 2017 in the Integrity Healthcare of Anna. She was born January 26, 1944 in Cobden, the daughter of Clifford W. and Evelyn Virginia (Linton) Nance. She married Donald Gene "Poncho" Reynolds on March 31, 1964 in Anna. He preceded her in death on march 6, 1995....
Ollie Bernice Eudy
Mar 31, 2017
Mrs. Ollie Bernice Eudy, age 83 of Anna, formerly of Jonesboro, died at 3:50 a.m. Friday, March 31, 2017 in the Union County Long Term Care in Anna. She was born August 26, 1933 in Jonesboro, the daughter of Fred and Laverne (Toler) Mayberry. She married Ernest Earl "Bus" Eudy on September 30, 1949 in Jonesboro. He preceded her in...
Darwin Billingsley
Mar 31, 2017
Mr. Darwin Billingsley, age 85 of Buncombe, died at 8:10 p.m. Friday, March 31, 2017 in the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born January 5, 1932 in Union County, the son of Harold and Zella (Stokes) Billingsley. He married Dallie Lillian Schoolfield on March 21, 1954 in Elgin. She preceded him in death on April, 9, 2007. Darwin...
Jewel Lonnie (Jay) Wright
Mar 29, 2017
Mr. Jewel (Jay) Lonnie Wright of Santa Ana, California died on March 29, 2017 in Brea, California, at age 83. He was born on May 31, 1933 to Wilma (Arnold) Wright and Charles Edward Wright. Jewel married Mary Evalane Berry on April 12, 1952 in Elco. Jewel and Mary grew up in the Anna-Jonesboro area and moved away in 1960....
Mazie Lynn Mays
Mar 29, 2017
Mazie Lynn Mays, two day old daughter of Adam L. and Wendy (Lee) Mays, went to heaven at 11:54 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2017. She was born March 27, 2017 in the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. Mazie Lynn is survived by her parents, Adam L. and Wendy (Lee) Mays; three brothers, Chevy Mays, Tuffy Mays and...
Claude Stroud
Mar 28, 2017
Mr. Claude Stroud, age 63 of Cobden, died at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at his home. He was born January 16, 1954 the son of Claude Stroud and Mamie (Rector) Aldridge. Claude is survived by his daughter, Keeley Leighann Wright of Anna; son, Stephen Brantley of Texas; one grandson, Connor Wright; two sisters, Dorothy Holderfield of Herrin and...
Evelyn L. Fry
Mar 24, 2017
Mrs. Evelyn L. Fry, age 87 of Cobden, died at 3:46 p.m. Friday, March 24, 2017 in the Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born June 13, 1929 in Makanda, the daughter of Owen Ross and Stella E. (Furlow) Deming. She married William W. "Bill" Fry on August 12, 1974 in Kankakee. He preceded her in death on April...
Millie Brown
Mar 20, 2017
Ms. Millie Brown, age 91 of Jonesboro, died at 12:25 a.m. Monday, March 20, 2017 in the Union County Hospital Long Term Care Center. She was born January 19, 1926 in Jonesboro, the daughter of Howard and Charlotte (Sensmeier) Brown . Millie is survived by her nieces, Cindy Henley of Goreville, and Charlotte (Robert) Abernethy of Griffith, IN; great niece,...
George H. Griffin
Mar 20, 2017
Mr. George H. Griffin, age 62 of Tamms, died at 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 20, 2017 in the Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born July 14, 1954 in Anna, the son of Golburn and Lula (Hill) Griffin. George is survived by his sisters, Lou Musgraves of Olive Branch, Tammy Bracken of Tamms, Lee Dickerson of Anna; brothers,...
Steven E. Casper
Mar 18, 2017
Mr. Steven E. Casper, age 67 of Anna, died at 2:55 a.m. Saturday, March 18, 2017 in the Marion V. A. Medical Center. Steven was born December 23, 1949 the son of Samuel Edward and Betty Jane (Wilkins) Casper. Steven is survived by his brother, Jerry Casper of Jonesboro; sister, Betty Jo Boyd of Carterville; brothers, Randy Dunn of Anna...
Elizabeth D. Merkley
Mar 16, 2017
Mrs. Elizabeth D. Merkley, age 70 of Anna, died at 1:34 p.m. Thursday, March 16, 2017 in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. She was born November 30, 1946 in Carbondale, the daughter of Dean and Millie (Frick) Goetz. She married Donald E. Merkley on December 27, 1976. He preceded her in death on October 4, 2011. Elizabeth was a highly-skilled and...
