Obituaries
James William “Bill” Brown, 91 of Cobden, died Thursday, April 15, 2021, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro.
He was born on April 21, 1929, in Decatur, the son of Charles and Alice Jenkins Brown. He married Nina Coleman.
He is survived by his wife, Nina Brown; two sons, Charley (...
Bobbie Thompson, 93, of Dongola, died on Thursday, April 15, 2021, at his home.
He was born on May 5, 1927, in Elco, the son of John and Eliza Ann Lewis Thompson. He married Grace Powles on May 21, 1948, in Mill Creek.
Mr. Thompson was a manager at the Tamms Lumberyard for many years. He then ran...
Hollis Young, 78, of Cobden, died Sunday, April 18, 2021, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
He was born on May 31, 1942, in Rosiclare, the son of William and Opal Dalton Young.
Hollis is survived by his friends, Julie and Steve Draper, Butch and Shirly Beltz, Traci and Matt Chamness, and many...
James Russell Clark, 72, of Tulsa, Okla., and formerly of Grand Chain, died Tuesday, April 7, 2021.
He was born on Sept. 6, 1948, in Cairo, the son of William Russell and Ardis Louise Clark.
He is survived by his wife, Glenda Williams Clark; a sister, Ann Kearney and her husband Gary; a son,...
Richard Leon “Rick” Farris, of East Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, April 10, 2021.
He was born on Dec. 3, 1951, in Eureka, Kan., the son of Harold and Ruth Farris.
He married Norma Glenn on Nov. 25, 2003. She survives.
Mr. Farris enjoyed spending time with his family, including his wife, Norma....
Trenton Cockrum, 30, of Jonesboro, died on April 6, 2021. He was born on June 7, 1990, in Carbondale, the son of Wendell Cockrum and Charlotte Roberts.
He is survived by his father, Wendell (Shelly) Cockrum; his mother, Charlotte Roberts; children Zaiden, Braxton and Braiden Cockrum; siblings...
Terry Wayne Courtright, 63, of Jonesboro, died on April 7, 2021, at his home.
He was born on Feb. 17, 1958, in Jonesboro, the son of Jimmie and Mary Ann Cavness Courtright.
Mr. Courtright is survived by his mother, Mary Ann Courtright of Jonesboro; a sister, Diane and husband Kevin St. Arbor of...
George F. Partridge, 66, of Grand Chain, died Saturday, April 10, 2021, at his home.
He was born on May 27, 1954, in Anna, the son of Harry C. and Rosalee Foster Partridge.
He married Suzan Nicholson on Dec. 10, 1976, in Murray, Ky.
Mr. Partridge is survived by his wife, Suzan Partridge of Grand...
Linda Halterman Krueger, 77, of Nashville, Tenn., died on March 30, 2021, after a short illness.
She was born in Gary, Ind., on July 25, 1943. She married Glenn Lee Krueger in 1983, and made her home in Texas prior to his passing in 2000.
She was the daughter of Austin O. Halterman and Hazel...
Donald Milton Garver, 83, died at his residence in Murphysboro at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2021.
He was born on April 2, 1938, in Decatur, the son of Gerald K. Garver and Thelma E. Casner Garver.
Mr. Garver served in the U.S. Army during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
He worked for 32 years as a...
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