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Robert Burton (5/31/23)OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Robert O. Burton, 87, of Olive Branch died Sunday, May 28, 2023, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 1, at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 1, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Lee Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Fayville (Illinois) Cemetery...
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Charles Williams (10/13/17)FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Charles L. Williams, 68, of Fairview Heights, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, at Saint Louis University Hospital. He was born Sept. 22, 1949, in Tunica, Mississippi, to Osie and Cornelius Phifer Williams...
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Charles Williams (10/12/17)FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. -- Charles L. Williams, 68, of Fairview Heights, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, at St. Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel in Cape Girardeau...
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Thelma Beckwith (10/17/14)OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Thelma Fisher Dunn Hodges Beckwith, 85, of Olive Branch died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, at Hunter Acres Nursing Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Buckles officiating. Burial will be in Sims Cemetery in Elco, Illinois...
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Thelma Beckwith (10/16/14)OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. — Thelma Fisher Dunn Hodges Beckwith, 85, of Olive Branch died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, at Hunter Acres Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois.
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Lydabeth Nordman (10/16/14)CAIRO, Ill. -- Lydabeth "Lydie" Tucker Nordman, 89, of Cairo passed away Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, at her daughter's home in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born April 26, 1925, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Moselle and George Tucker. She grew up in Kenton, Tennessee. Her family later moved to Cairo where she graduated from Cairo High School...
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Sharon Null (10/16/14)Sharon Null, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, at Heartland Care and Rehab Center. She was born Aug. 7, 1945, in Matthews, Missouri, to Victor and Beulah Tumbleson. She and Virgil Null were married June 19, 1965. Sharon was a 1963 graduate of Dexter, Missouri, High School. She had many skills throughout the years in various occupations including respiratory therapy, cake decorating, book binding and retail. But her greatest career was as a wife and mother...
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Lydabeth Nordman (10/14/14)CAIRO, Ill. -- Lydabeth "Lydie" Tucker Nordman, 89, of Cairo died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, at her daughter's home in Lexington, Kentucky. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo, and from 10 a.m. until service time Friday at Mighty Rivers Church in Cairo...
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James Dismore (10/14/14)MOUNDS, Ill. -- James C. Dismore, 92, of Mounds died Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Illinois. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time today at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo, Illinois. The funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. today at the funeral home, with the Rev. Larry Miller officiating. Burial will be in Mound City National Cemetery with full military honors...
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Gabbie Mason (10/8/14)THEBES, Ill. -- Gabriele "Gabbie" Mason, 57, of Thebes passed away Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at her home. She was born Nov. 25, 1956, in Bad Kissingen, Germany, to the late Frederick and Rita Boettcher. She and Joe Mason were married May 18, 1987, in Cape Girardeau...
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Eleanor Mayberry (10/8/14)THEBES, Ill. -- Eleanor Louise Jaco Mayberry, 84, of Pensacola, Florida, formerly of Thebes and Pulaski, Illinois, died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at the Health Center Pensacola. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Moran and Goebel Funeral Home in Decatur, Illinois, with a time of sharing immediately following visitation...
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Freddie Patton (10/8/14)CAIRO, Ill. -- Freddie Patton, 93, of Daystar Care Center in Cairo died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time Friday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Illinois. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Joseph Brown officiating. Burial will be in Mound City National Cemetery, with military honors provided by the Illinois National Guard and area veterans...
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Olive Wright (10/8/14)CAIRO, Ill. -- Olive Wright, 82, of Daystar Care Center in Cairo died Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until service time Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church, with the Revs. Donald Topp and Antonio Oliver officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Memorial Park in Mounds, Illinois...
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Gregory Johnson (10/3/14)MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Gregory L. Johnson, 57, of Mound City died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at his home. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until service time Monday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with family and friends officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge...
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Bobbie Madison (10/3/14)MOUNDS, Ill. -- Bobbie Jean Madison, 60, of Lebanon, Tennessee, formerly of Mounds, died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, at University Medical Center in Lebanon. Friends may call from noon until service time Saturday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds...
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Julia Williams (10/3/14)Julia Williams, 81, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Ullin, Illinois, died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014, at her home. Friends may call from noon until service time Sunday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Illinois. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with Anthony Wyatt officiating. Burial will be in Westside Cemetery in Ullin...
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Sheila Winland (10/3/14)MOUNDS, Ill. -- Sheila Sue Winland, 71, of Mounds died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, with the Rev. Doug Atkins officiating. Private burial will be in New Hope Cemetery near Ullin, Illinois...
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Sheila Winland (10/2/14)MOUNDS, Ill. — Sheila Sue Winland, 70, of Mounds died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois.
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William Hubbs (10/2/14)ANNA, Ill. -- William "Bill" Hubbs Sr., 89, of Anna died Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at noon Friday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Ebenezer Hall Cemetery with military honors by Illinois Honor Guard...
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Charles Diggs (9/30/14)CAIRO, Ill. -- Charles E. Diggs, 102, of Cairo died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014, at Daystar Nursing and Rehab in Cairo. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo, and from 10 a.m. until service time Wednesday at Tigert Memorial United Methodist Church in Cairo...
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Myrtle Schluter (9/30/14)ANNA, Ill. -- Myrtle Schluter, 79, of Anna, formerly of Dongola, Illinois, died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014, at her home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Dongola. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jack Richardson officiating. Burial will be in American Legion Cemetery...
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Mae Morris (9/25/14)MOUNDS, Ill. -- Zelpha Mae Morris, 74, of Mounds died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, at her home. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with Dennis Clark officiating. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery in Olmsted, Illinois...
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Charles Allen (9/25/14)CAIRO, Ill. -- Charles "Chuck" Allen, 69, of Cairo, formerly of Port Reading, New Jersey, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, in Mississippi County, Missouri. He was born Sept. 16, 1945, in Brooklyn, New York, son of Hayes and Julia Yatchyshyn Allen. Charles was a mechanic and painter at an auto body shop...
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Charles Allen (9/24/14)CAIRO, Ill. -- Charles "Chuck" Allen, 69, of Cairo, formerly of Port Reading, New Jersey, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, in Mississippi County. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. A celebration of life service will be at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 3 at Mound City National Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by American Legion Post 178 and the Illinois National Guard...
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Mae Morris (9/24/14)MOUNDS, Ill. — Zelpha Mae Morris, 74, of Mounds died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois.
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Norma Kent (9/23/14)Norma M. Kent, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Sept. 7, 1923, in Sedgewickville, Missouri, to Joseph and Maude Seabaugh Bollinger. She and Charles Ercie Kent were married March 27, 1948, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Oct. 4, 1985...
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Jeffrey Umfleet (9/18/14)CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Jeffrey Scott Umfleet, 47, of Calvert City, Kentucky, formerly of Chaffee, went home to be with his heavenly Father on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, at his home, in the arms of his beautiful bride. He was born July 29, 1967, in Cape Girardeau, to Larry and Carol Duncan Umfleet. He and Angela Marie Smith were married Nov. 28, 1992, at First Baptist Church in Chaffee...
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Charles Holtzclaw (9/17/14)McCLURE, Ill. -- Charles Albert Holtzclaw, 72, of McClure died Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 26, 1941, in Maunie, Illinois, to the Rev. Albert and Mary McKenzie Holtzclaw. He and Mary Joyce Niswonger were married Dec. 21, 1962, in Jackson...
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Jay Mull (9/16/14)ANNA, Ill. -- Jay E. Mull, 59, of Maricopa, Arizona, formerly of Anna, died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, at home. Friends may call from 5 p.m. until service time Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with Enloe Clemmons officiating. Inurnment will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Friendship Cemetery in Dongola, Illinois...
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Juanita Miller (9/14/14)Juanita Ruth Miller, 87, of Cape Girardeau passed away peacefully from this life Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, at Southeast Hospital, with immediate family by her side. She was born Jan. 14, 1927, in Mound City, Illinois, to Sylvia and Otho Ferguson. She and Clarence Miller were married Nov. 22, 1946, in Mound City...
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Larry Everly (9/12/14)EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Larry E. Everly, 69, of East Prairie, formerly of Mounds, Illinois, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, at his home. Larry served in the United States Army. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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Bonnie Jones (9/12/14)MOUNDS, Ill. -- Jo Yvonne "Bonnie" Jones, 84, of Mounds passed away Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 1, 1930, in Cairo, Illinois, daughter of the late James Lloyd Diggs Sr. and Josephine Marie Shelton Diggs...
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Ruth McWilliams (9/7/14)CAIRO, Ill. -- Ruth Ann McWilliams, 73, of Cairo, formerly of Pulaski, Illinois, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at her home. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time Sunday at St. John Praise and Worship Center in Pulaski. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the church, with Larry T. Barnett Sr. officiating. Interment will be in Green Lawn Memorial Garden in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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Billy Petitt (9/7/14)OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. — Billy Dean Petitt, 74, of Olive Branch died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo, Illinois.
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Ruth McWilliams (9/5/14)CAIRO, Ill. — Ruth Ann McWilliams, 73, of Daystar Care Center in Cairo, formerly of Pulaski, Illinois, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at her home. Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Illinois, is in charge of arrangements.
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Mark Garner (8/30/14)MOUNDS, Ill. -- Mark K. Garner, 60, of Mounds passed away Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, at his home. He was born Jan. 19, 1954, to Marvin and Faye Garner. He grew up in Salem, Illinois, then his family moved to Joppa, Illinois, where his father worked for the C&EI Railroad. He and Angel Marie Jones were married Nov. 2, 2013...
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Master Sgt. Mark Garner (8/29/14)MOUNDS, Ill. -- Master Sgt. Mark K. Garner, 60, of Mounds died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. until service time Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Ullin, Illinois. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. The pastor, Clint Nale, and Dr. Larry L. Potts will officiate. Interment will be in Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds...
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Aaron Davenport (8/27/14)MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Aaron Daniel Davenport, 22, of Marble Hill passed away Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 16, 1992, in Paducah, Kentucky, son of Ralph Amon Davenport and Julie Ann Hanson...
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Lena Greenley (8/27/14)TAMMS, Ill. -- Lena Greenley, 94, of Tamms passed away Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 1, 1920, to Charles and Gracie Williamson Cox. She married Howard Wallace in 1938. He preceded her in death in 1962. She later married James B. Greenley in 1963...
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Jim Hamby (8/27/14)BENTON, Mo. -- Jim Harold Hamby, 88, of Benton passed away Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 2, 1925, in Vanduser, Missouri, to Val and Ann Tabor Hamby. He married Vadah Prindle in 1946. She preceded him in death in 1950. He married Shirley L. Steele in 1952, and she preceded him in death. He and Patricia Sanbury were married in 1957...
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Leniox Campbell Sr. (8/24/14)TAMMS, Ill. -- Leniox Campbell Sr., 64, of rural Tamms died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, at his home. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time Monday at St. John Praise and Worship Center in Pulaski, Illinois. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the church, with Larry T. Barnett Sr. officiating. Burial will be in Mound City National Cemetery with military honors provided by Scott Air Force Base Honor Guard and area veterans...
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Wayne Carter (8/24/14)ANNA, Ill. -- Wayne Carter, 87, of Anna died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, at Herrin Hospital. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro, Illinois. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. ...
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Michael Wood (8/24/14)MOUNDS, Ill. — Michael E. Wood, 58, of Mounds died Friday, Aug. 22, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. There is no public service. Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois, is in charge of arrangements.
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Thelma Gardner (8/22/14)MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Thelma R. Gardner, 86, of Mound City died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo, Illinois. Friends may call from noon until service time Sunday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jerry Herring officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens in Villa Ridge...
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George Porter (8/21/14)CAIRO, Ill. -- George Edward Porter, 56, of Cairo died Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from noon until service time Saturday at Jesus is Lord Church in Cairo. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Hubert Pirtle, pastor, officiating. Interment will be Monday in Mound City National Cemetery in Mound City, Illinois...
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Duane Kinsey (8/15/14)McCLURE, Ill. -- Duane Alfred Kinsey, 86, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, while working in the yard on his farm in McClure. One of three children, he was born Feb. 9, 1928, in Centralia, Illinois, to Ernest Gilmore and Connie Ruth Hoyt Kinsey...
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Deana Story (8/13/14)THEBES, Ill. -- Deana Marie Story, 35, of Thebes passed away Friday, Aug. 8, 2014, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, while on vacation. She was born Jan. 23, 1979, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Billy Dean and Donna Marie VanMeter Story...
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Russell Crisler (8/13/14)TAMMS, Ill. -- Russell S. "Russ" Crisler, 81, of Tamms passed away Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Russ was born Dec. 15, 1932, at Gorham, Illinois, son of Modenia Bigham. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War...
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Russell Crisler (8/12/14)TAMMS, Ill. — Russell S. Crisler, 81, of Tamms died Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms.
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Justin Murphy (8/8/14)Justin Taylor Murphy, 8, of Oriole died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014, at St. Louis Children's Hospital. He was born Nov. 17, 2005, in Cape Girardeau, to Regina Ann Mize and James Murphy. Justin attended Nell Holcomb Elementary School. He is survived by his father, James Murphy of Perryville, Missouri; two brothers, Austin Murphy of Perryville, Drew Murphy of Anna, Illinois; maternal grandmother, Marie Mize of Oriole; maternal grandfather, Micheal Mize of Old Appleton; paternal grandmother, Mary Murphy-Kerr of Olive Branch, Illinois; maternal great-grandmother, Ethel Mize of Jackson; his mother's fiance, Gary Kelley, and his children, Nathan and Victoria Kelley, all of Oriole; numerous aunts, uncles, other relatives and many friends.. ...
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Patricia Knapp (8/6/14)THEBES, Ill. -- Patricia Ann Knapp, 67, of Thebes died Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at her home. She was born Nov. 7, 1946, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, to Mitchell and Agnes Durham Lanier. She spent her childhood residing in Summertown, Tennessee. Pat loved antiques. She collected, worked on and sold them for many years. She enjoyed spending time with her family and was an avid bird watcher. Her favorite times were spent at the beach and at her home on Wilson Lake in Alabama...
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Patsy Bankson (7/31/14)MOUNDS, Ill. -- Patsy L. Julen Bankson, 80, of Mounds passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 15, 1934, in Ullin, Illinois, daughter of George and Stella Jameson Julen. Pat was a member of Caledonia Community Church in Olmsted, Illinois, and served on the Academy School Board of the church. She and her husband, George, were volunteers with Pulaski County Fair many years, and were the 2011 grand marshals of the fair parade...
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Junior Brown (7/25/14)McCLURE, Ill. -- Junior Francis Brown, 88, of McClure died Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at his home. He was born Nov. 30, 1925, in Parma, Missouri, to Francis and Etta Miller Brown. He and Judith Annette Maxwell were married March 3, 1960, in Hollywood, Florida...
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Kristopher Treat (7/23/14)ANNA, Ill. -- Kristopher L. Treat, 23, of Anna died Monday, July 21, 2014, at home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Bill Carter and Donald Fisher officiating. Interment will be in Anna Cemetery...
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Ruth Wasson (7/18/14)OLMSTED, Ill. -- Ruth F. Wasson, 88, of Metropolis died Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Feb. 13, 1926, in Olmsted, to Otto Carl and Louise Dagner Schwieger. She married Gene Merle Wasson on Feb. 22, 1961. He preceded her in death July 20, 1997...
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Frances Travers (7/6/14)MOUNDS, Ill. -- Frances G. Travers, 89, of Springfield, Illinois, formerly of Mounds, died Wednesday, July 2, 2014, in Springfield. She was the daughter of Eldon and Dovie Dyer Grant, and the wife of the late Dr. James J. Travers. Frances worked in the munitions plant in Cairo, Illinois, during World War II. ...
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Raymond Sills (7/2/14)ANNA, Ill. -- Raymond E. Sills, 76, of Anna died Monday, June 30, 2014, at Kindred Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Nov. 18, 1937, son of Walter and Margie Watkins Sills. Raymond served his country honorably in the United States Army during the Korean War...
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Melvin Henderson (6/27/14)Melvin Eddy Henderson, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at his home. He was born Aug. 18, 1936, in Thebes, Illinois, to Melvin C. and Nellie Bailey Henderson. He and Lawanda Bledsoe were married Aug. 6, 1956, in Jackson. Melvin was a member of Church of God Fellowship in Cape Girardeau. He had been a truck driver with Red Ball Express. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and was passionate about the St. Louis Cardinals...
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Helen Pacetti (6/26/14)JONESBORO, Ill. -- Helen Arlene Pacetti, 86, of Jonesboro, formerly of LaSalle, Illinois, died Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at Union County Hospital. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna, Illinois. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Ed Falgout and Joe Aldridge officiating. Burial will be in Ebenezer Hall Cemetery...
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Iris Anderson (6/19/14)CAIRO, Ill. -- Iris Faye Severs Anderson, 81, of Cairo, formerly of Ullin, Illinois, died Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Illinois. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until service time Friday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois...
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Margaret Colbroth (6/19/14)MOUNDS, Ill. -- Margaret Colleen "Cookie" Colbroth, 80, of Mounds went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at Baptist Health in Paducah, Kentucky. She was born June 15, 1934, in New Burnside, Illinois, daughter of Louis Clayton and Elsie Gertrude Watson Keltner. Margaret and William Gus Colbroth were married Feb. 8, 1949. He preceded her in death Oct. 8, 1994...
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Jeffery Billingsley (6/18/14)MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Jeffery Owen Billingsley, 46, of Oklahoma City, formerly of Mound City, died Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at his home. He was a former police officer with Memphis, Tennessee, Mound City and Cairo, Illinois, police departments. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force...
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Barbara Hoppe (6/18/14)CAIRO, Ill. -- Barbara J. Hoppe, 81, of Cairo passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by her loving children. She was born Jan. 30, 1933, in Alexander County, Illinois, daughter of Lola Singleton Nardi. She was one of 16 children. She was raised in Cairo by her grandparents, Ralph and Marie Hawkins. She married Herschel G. Hoppe on Sept. 3, 1946. He preceded her in death Feb. 1, 1993...
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Ronald Williams (6/6/14)McCLURE, Ill. -- Ronald D. Williams, 75, of McClure died Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 7, 1938, in Mount Vernon, Illinois, to John and Betty Winemiller Williams. He married Wilma Farthing in 1959. She passed away in 2007. In 1991 he married Billie Jean Brown. She preceded him in death April 18, 2011...
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Lanora Walker (6/6/14)COBDEN, Ill. -- Lanora Blumer Walker of Cobden passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2014, in Carbondale, Illinois. Survivors include her husband, Willard Walker of Cobden; three sons, Doug (Nancy Irish) of San Francisco, Steve (Donna) of Clearwater, Florida, and Randy (Angela) of Greenville, South Carolina; two sisters, Virginia Clifton of Crosstown, Missouri, and Vickie Lange of Scott City; two brothers, Marion of Cape Girardeau and Bill of Modesto, California; and two grandchildren, Emily and Sam of Greenville.. ...
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Roswitha Storm (6/5/14)THEBES, Ill. — Roswitha Storm, 82, of Thebes died Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois.
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Scott Barnes (6/5/14)MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Walter Scott Barnes, 41, of Mound City died Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at his home. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time today at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at the funeral home, with the Rev. Bobby White officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge...
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Ronald Williams (6/5/14)McCLURE, Ill. — Ronald D. Williams, 75, of McClure died Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Scott Barnes (6/4/14)MOUND CITY, Ill. — Scott Barnes, 41, of Mound City died Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Illinois.
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Shirley Smith (6/4/14)MORLEY, Mo. -- Shirley Jo Smith, 77, of Cedar Hill, Texas, formerly of Morley, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2014, at Charleston Methodist Hospital in Dallas after a 30-year battle with cancer. She was born Dec. 25, 1936, in rural Benton, Missouri, to Jake B. and Pansy Lane Smith...
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Danny Collier (6/3/14)Danny Oneal Collier, 74, of Shelbina, Missouri, formerly of Scott City, died Sunday, June 1, 2014, at Advance Nursing Center in Advance, Missouri. He was born July 17, 1939, in Ancell (Scott City), to Floyd Alfred and Goldia B. Brant Collier. Danny was a retired truck driver...
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Ron Colyer (5/29/14)James R. ‘Ron' Colyer, 69, of Columbia, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Illinois. He was born Jan. 16, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, son of the late Emanuel A. and Wilma M. Rodgers Colyer. He and Lynn M. Thompson were married Oct. 10, 2003, in Columbia...
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Betty Hedger (5/29/14)MOUNDS, Ill. -- Betty Hedger, 83, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, formerly of Mounds, died Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in Bowling Green. She was the daughter of Jessie and Alma Milam Hand. She married Robert Earl Hedger, who preceded her in death. Betty received a bachelor of science degree from College of St. ...
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Betty Hedger (5/28/14)MOUNDS, Ill. — Betty Hedger, 83, of Bowling Green, Kentucky, formerly of Mounds, died Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in Bowling Green. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo, Illinois.
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Rollie Matlock (5/28/14)McCLURE, Ill. -- Rollie S. Matlock, 82, of McClure died Sunday, May 25, 2014, at Anna Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Anna, Illinois. He was born Nov. 19, 1931, in Alexander County, Illinois, to Rollie and Gladys Marie Kaufman Matlock. He and Evelyn F. Taylor were married in December 1952 in Paragould, Arkansas...
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Betty Norman (5/28/14)ELCO, Ill. -- Betty Leona Norman, 73, of Elco died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at her home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time today at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Missouri. The Rev. John Watson, pastor of Elco Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston...
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Walter Reynolds (5/28/14)Walter H. "Walt" Reynolds, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 25, 2014, at his home. He was born Sept. 7, 1927, in Reynoldsville, Illinois, to John and Viola Meisenheimer Reynolds. He and Lea M. Goodman were married March 31, 1956, at Cape Girardeau...
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Dennis Poole (5/25/14)PATTON, Mo. -- Dennis Earl Poole, 74, of Patton died Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 7, 1940, in Olive Branch, Illinois, to George and Lorraine Mansfield Poole. Dennis served his country honorably in the United States Air Force, enlisting in February 1957 and retiring in August 1977. He continued his career as a civil service maintenance worker at an air base more than 20 years...
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Elvira Schaefer (5/23/14)ORAN, Mo. -- Elvira Teresa Schaefer, 82, of Oran passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at the family home. She was born Jan. 25, 1932, on the family farm, to Ferdinand and Louise Brucker. She and Harold Lawrence Schaefer were married Jan. 27, 1951. He preceded her in death Jan. 24, 1987...
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Miok Simpson (5/22/14)CAIRO, Ill. -- Miok Simpson, 69, of Cairo died Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at her home. She was born June 16, 1944, in South Korea. She and Earl Simpson were married Sept. 5, 1972. Survivors include her husband; two children, Nicky (Laurie) Simpson of Chaffee, Missouri, and Jeff Simpson and fiancee Angie Stacy of Indiana; a brother and sister in South Korea; and many nieces and nephews...
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Patricia Clark (5/21/14)ANNA, Ill. -- Patricia Ann "Pat" Clark, 81, of Anna died Monday, May 19, 2014, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Illinois. She was born April 16, 1933, in Marion, Illinois, daughter of Willis Pearl and Flora Rendleman Heltsley. She married Ray H. Clark Jr. on Nov. 11, 1947, in Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death April 4, 1996...
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Delores Coursey (5/21/14)ULLIN, Ill. -- Delores A. Crippen Coursey, 81, of Ullin passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at her home. She was born Dec. 12, 1932, in Ullin, daughter of Olen and Mable Sutton Crippen. She and Ivan M. Coursey were married Oct. 2, 1954, in Ullin...
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Wilma Colyer (5/20/14)McCLURE, Ill. -- Wilma M. Colyer, 95, of McClure died Sunday, May 18, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 18, 1919, in Alexander County, to A.R. and Ola Cleaver Rogers. She and Emanuel Colyer were married May 28, 1937, in Jackson. He preceded her in death in 1997...
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Allen Foster (5/16/14)OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Allen Ray Foster, 84, of Olive Branch died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at his home. He was born Nov. 24, 1929, in Alexander County, to Henry C. and Effie Twente Foster. He married Juanita Warren on Dec. 23, 1946. Allen was a lifelong member of Trinity Assembly of God Church in Olive Branch, where he served as deacon. He was a member of the Browning Quartet and the Trinity Singers. He served on the board of directors of Capaha Bank...
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Ralph Ramage (5/13/14)OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Ralph Andrew Ramage, 90, of Olive Branch died Monday, May 12, 2014, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo, Illinois. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms, Illinois. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Buddy Walls and Terry Kern officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery in rural Dongola, Illinois...
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Jackie Miller (5/6/14)OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Jackie L. Miller, 65, of Olive Branch died Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Cobden Rehab and Nursing Center, surrounded by family and friends. He had resided there since February and the family is so grateful for the loving care he received by the staff in his last months of life...
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Dustin Cunningham (5/1/14)ANNA, Ill. — Dustin Riley "DC" Cunningham, 29, of Anna died Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Anna.
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George Helman (5/1/14)VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- George Maris Helman, 86, of Villa Ridge passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at his home. He was born in 1928 at the family home in Villa Ridge to Earl and Mary Helman. He was married to Flora Bridges Helman in 1946. They celebrated 67 years of marriage. They had two sons, David and Paul Helman...
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Nancy Mechling (4/30/14)Nancy L. Dixon Brown Mechling, 66, of Jackson, formerly of Golconda, Ill., went home to be with our Lord Monday, April 28, 2014, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 18, 1948, in Fort Benning, Ga., daughter of Wilburn Earl and Lillian Louise Lievers Dixon...
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Dee Miller (4/25/14)ANNA, Ill. -- Dee Miller, 67, of Anna died Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born June 20, 1946, in Dayton, Ohio, daughter of Orville and Lucille Messenger Dammeyer. She and Max Miller were married Dec. 21, 1991...
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Jesse White Jr. (4/25/14)ELCO, Ill. -- Jesse E. White Jr., 99, of Elco died Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion, Ill. He was born Nov. 13, 1914, in Mounds, son of Jesse Earl and Rosa Heater White Sr. He married Reba West on Aug. 29, 1947. She preceded him in death Jan. 20, 2008...
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Eddie Cottone (4/24/14)ANNA, Ill. — Eddie Cottone, 87, of Anna died Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Ill. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Anna.
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Jesse White Jr. (4/24/14)ELCO, Ill. -- Jesse E. White Jr., 99, of Elco, formerly of Mounds, Ill., died Wednesday, April 23, 2014, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion, Ill. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill. A Masonic service will be at 7 p.m. by Caledonia Lodge 47 AF&AM...
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Edward Raub (4/23/14)MOUNDS, Ill. -- Edward W. Raub, 97, of Norfork, Ark., formerly of Mounds and Olive Branch, Ill., passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at Good Samaritan Village in Mountain Home, Ark. He was born Sept. 29, 1916, in Mounds, son of the late Edward and Sarah Travers Raub. He married the former Delores Ann Honey, who died Jan. 14, 2011...
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Audrey Stroud (4/23/14)OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Audrey Henderson Stroud, 78, of Olive Branch died Monday, April 21, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 5, 1936, in Water Valley, Ky., daughter of Virtice and Lela Morgan Via. She married Barney "Ted" Henderson Oct. 16, 1954. She later married Gene Stroud July 13, 1984...
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George Storm (4/18/14)OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- George Louis Storm, 79, of Olive Branch died Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at Jonesboro Rehabilitation and Health Center in Jonesboro, Ill. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Cemetery in Thebes, Ill. Full military honors will be provided by Illinois National Guard Burial Team and area veterans...
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J.D. Lewis (4/15/14)TAMMS, Ill. -- J.D. Lewis, 68, of Tamms died Sunday, April 13, 2014, in an automobile accident near Ullin, Ill. He was born Aug. 13, 1945, in Taylorville, Ill., to Herbert Paul and Viola V. Fraley Lewis. J.D. retired in 1994 after 30 years with Caterpillar in Decatur, Ill. ...
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Leon Morgan (4/11/14)CAIRO, Ill. -- Leon W. Morgan, 73, of Cairo died Wednesday, April 9, 2014, in Cairo. He was a veteran of the United States Navy. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday at Crain Funeral Home in Cairo. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Woodville Cemetery in Kevil, Ky., with Dr. Larry L. Potts officiating...
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Beverly Moreland (4/11/14)JONESBORO, Ill. -- Beverly C. Moreland, 69, of rural Jonesboro died Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at her home. She was born Sept. 3, 1944, in St. Louis, daughter of Hal Cole and Helen Marie Hagan Phillips. Hal later married Ruby Adeline Dutcher. Beverly and Clifton Moreland were married April 17, 1997...
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Mary Ann Randol (4/10/14)McCLURE, Ill. -- Mary Ann Randol, 43, of McClure died Monday, April 7, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 17, 1970, in Cape Girardeau, to Genevieve Randol. Mary Ann was a 1988 graduate of Shawnee High School and a graduate of Metro Business College. She worked at J.C. Penney more than 20 years as a clerk and department manager...