Louella Pender
Jan 2, 2017
Mrs. LouElla Pender, age 75 of Anna, died at 3:11 a.m. Monday, January 2, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born September 28, 1941 in Cobden, the daughter of Edward and Cecile (Earnhart) Casper. She married Gilbert Pender on March 21, 1959 in Cobden. He preceded her in death on February 4, 2007. LouElla was a...
Sheilah A. Whittington
Dec 31, 2016
Mrs. Sheilah A. Whittington, age 60 of Anna, died at 12:25 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2016 in Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. She was born February 15, 1956 in Anna, the daughter of Lawrence and Louise (Wall) Lazenby. She married James Whittington on May 6, 1989 in Anna. Sheilah is survived by her husband, James Whittington of Anna;...
Robert W. Clark
Dec 31, 2016
Mr. Robert Wayne "Bob" Clark, age 65 of Cobden, died at 5:16 p.m. Saturday, December 31, 2016 at his daughters home. He was born March 24, 1951 in Cobden, the son of Hubert Richard and Evelene Clutts Clark. He married Martha "Marty" Richard on May 28, 1974 in Portsmouth, NH. Bob is survived by his loving wife of forty two...
Diana Kunas-Bittle
Dec 26, 2016
Diana Kunas-Bittle, age 43 of Murphysboro, passed away quickly at 3:40 a.m. Monday, December 26, 2016 in the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro from what was determined to be strep sepsis. She was born January 4, 1973 in Chicago, the daughter of Louie Kunas. Diana combined families with Anthony "Tony" Sean Bittle on July 23, 2005 in Carbondale. The...
Norma Jean Graham
Dec 24, 2016
Mrs. Norma Jean Graham, age 95 of Anna, died at 3:40 p.m. Saturday, December 24, 2016 in the Integrity Healthcare of Anna. She was born November 23, 1921 in Jonesboro, the daughter of Dan and Doris (Ferrell) Frick. She married Doyle Graham on August 10, 1940 in Jackson, MO. Jean is survived by her granddaughter, Jama Wolf of Nashville; great...
Mart M Clark
Dec 23, 2016
Mr. Mart M. Clark Sr. age 68, of Cobden, died at 2:14 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2016 in the Ray and Kay Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY. He was born February 25, 1948 in Anna, the son of Hubert Richard and Evelene (Clutts) Clark. He married Lucille "Lucy" Newman on March 15, 1968 in Cobden. Mart is survived by...
Bill Reed
Dec 22, 2016
Mr. Clyde William "Bill" Reed, age 70 of Cobden, died at 8:34 a.m. Thursday, December 22, 2016 in the Integrity Healthcare of Cobden. He was born March 23, 1946 in Dongola, the son of Wendell and Wanda Reed. Bill is survived by his four loving children, Christina Esparza of Tennessee, Richard Reed, Brandy Yancey, Bill Reed all of Cobden; sister,...
Janet Sue Easton
Dec 19, 2016
Mrs. Janet Sue Easton, age 70 of Alto Pass, died at 11:32 a.m. Monday, December 19, 2016 at Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born July 18, 1946 in Norris City, the daughter of Leslie and Florence (Brooks) Ricketts. She married Allan Easton July 18, 1969 in Fults. Janet is survived by her loving husband, Allan Easton of Alto...
Paul Edward Simpkins
Dec 13, 2016
Mr. Paul Edward Simpkins, age 77 of Anna, died at 12:28 a.m. Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at home. He was born December 25, 1938 in Chicago, the son of William Issac and Lelia (Lewis) Simpkins. He married Margarett "Monnie" Snell on September 1, 1962 in Ware. Paul is survived by his loving wife of fifty four years, Monnie Simpkins of...
Nellie Mae Dillow
Dec 8, 2016
Mrs. Nellie Mae (Wright) Dillow, 82, of Herrin, formerly of Anna, died on Thursday, December 8, 2016, in Memorial Hospital, Shiloh. She was born on May 2, 1934 in Makanda the daughter of Audie and Vesta (Miller) Wright. Nellie Mae was united in marriage to George Edward Dillow on November 29, 1953, in Anna. He preceded her in death on...
Martin "Marty" D. Filter
Dec 5, 2016
Mr. Martin D. "Marty" Filter, age 61 of Jonesboro, died at 5:20 p.m. Monday, December 5, 2016 in the Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born March 12, 1955 in Mt. Vernon, the son of Martin and Dorothy (Buster) Filter. Marty is survived by his mother, Dorothy Filter of Jonesboro; father, Martin Filter of Florida; aunts and uncles,...
Jack Lamer
Dec 3, 2016
Mr. Oran "Jack" Lamer, age 91 of Anna, died at 3:08 p.m. Saturday, December 3, 2016 in the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born November 15, 1925 in Cobden, the son of Lawrence and Lena (Angell) Lamer. He married Jean (Casper) on March 9, 1955 in Jackson, MO. She preceded him in death on August 21, 2004. Jack...
Eugene H. Kohler
Nov 28, 2016
Mr. Eugene H. Kohler, age 83 of Anna, formerly of Jonesboro, died at 10:45 p.m. Monday, November 28, 2016 in the Illinois Veteran's Home of Anna. He was born in Jonesboro on June 21, 1933, the son of Ual Leroy and Flora Jane (Schlichting) Kohler. He married Shirley Fowler on June 17, 1955 in Reynoldsville, together they shared sixty one...
Barbara Kathleen Aldridge
Nov 22, 2016
Mrs. Barbara Kathleen Aldridge, age 85 of Troy, formerly of Wolf Lake, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 in Aspen Creek surrounded by her immediate family and special friends. She was born December 27 1930 in Reynoldsville, the daughter of William Curtis and Dorothy May (Randall) Forrest. She married Bill Aldridge on January 31, 1953...
Iretha "Rease" Lynn Bible
Nov 21, 2016
Ms. Iretha "Rease" (Carmack) Bible, age 55 of Olmsted, died Monday, November 21, 2016 in Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. She was born March 16, 1961 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of William Albert and Annie (Gosling) Turner. She married Mark Bible in Wickliffe, KY and preceded her in death. Iretha is survived by her mother, Annie (Gosling) Turner; four...
Jerry W. Tripp
Nov 17, 2016
Mr. Jerry W. Tripp, age 62 of Anna, died Thursday, November 17, 2016 in Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. He was born December 21, 1953 in Anna, the son of Ernest and Susie Isabel (Earnhart) Tripp. He married Jerry Lynn Clay on December 27, 2009 in Royalton. Jerry W. is survived by his wife, Jerry Lynn Tripp of Anna; three children,...
Dorothy Spurlock
Nov 17, 2016
Mrs. Dorothy Spurlock, age 85 of Anna, died at 6:49 p.m. Thursday, November 17, 2016 in Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born March 28, 1931 in Union County, the daughter of Clarence and Nora (Dover) Hinkle. She married Roy Pitts on March 16, 1952 in Cobden. Roy preceded her in death on November 26, 1994. She later married...
Mike Pind
Nov 15, 2016
Mr. Mike Pind, age 66, of Jonesboro, died at 8:25 p.m. Tuesday, November 15, 2016 in the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. He was born October 13, 1950 in Anna, the son of James Calvin and Helen Lucille (Rhodes) Pind. He married Pam Barker in December of 1973 in Anna. Mike is survived by his loving wife,...
Roy Wallace Frick
Nov 15, 2016
Mr. Roy Wallace Frick, age 77 of Anna, passed away at 3:47 a.m. Tuesday, November 15, 2016 in the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born May 21, 1939 in Jonesboro, the son of Homer and Carrie Ethel (Earnhart) Frick. He married Patricia Joan Vaughn on September 24, 1960 in Anna. She preceded him in death on October 20,...
Mable Aline Russell
Nov 14, 2016
Mable Russell went to be with the Lord and her beloved husband, Victor at 3:45 p.m. Monday, November 14, 2016, in Paxvilla Hospice in McAllen, TX. She was born Mabel Aline Davis in Elvira, IL the daughter of Alexander Benjamin Davis and Mary Jane "Polly" Burklow Davis. She loved school and wanted to be a teacher, until she met the...
