Obituaries
Jay “Jaybird” Minton, 77, of Cobden, died at 6:04 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
He was born on Jan. 25, 1943, in Anna, the son of John Raymond and Geraldine Alice Lasley Minton.
He married Georgia Gott on July 14, 1964.
He was an outdoor enthusiast. He was known...
Theodore Roosevelt Womick, 94, of Anna, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, at his home.
He was born on Dec. 1, 1925, in Anna, the son of William and Myrtle Johnson Womick.
He married Winifred Inez Hartline on Nov. 20, 1943, in Cape Girardeau County, Mo. She preceded him in death on March 29, 2003.
Mr...
Charles Tripp Cochrane, 101, of Cape Girardeau, and formerly of Anna and many other places, died at 1:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on Oct. 5, 1919, in Jacksonville, Fla., the son of James G. and Mabel Wiggins Cochrane.
He married...
Melva Cramner, 86, of Anna, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, at her home.
She is survived by her children, Roxana Heaps of Farmington, Mo., Lesa Doublin and Gene Anglin, both of Anna; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one sister, Josephine Martin; nieces, nephews and other relatives.
She was...
LaVerne Gray, 63, of Tamms, died at 7:49 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, at her home.
She was born on Sept. 11, 1957, in Paducah, the daughter of Rex Lee and Anna May Green Gray.
She had worked as a nurse aide.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, David, Homer “Musky,” Jeff and...
Ray Dean Wilson, 63, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, at his home.
He was born on May 28, 1957, in Alton, the son of James “Bill” and Erma Sims Wilson.
Mr. Wilson is survived by his mother, Erma (Sims) Shelton; a son, Michael Wilson; grandsons Dylan and Mathew; stepsisters Lori (Greg)...
Douglas Neil Crews, 51, of Maysville, Ky., and formerly of Anna, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at his residence.
Mr. Crews was born in Taylorville on Jan. 10, 1969, the son of Susan Corrington Crews of Maysville, Ky., and Michael “Mike” Crews of Anna.
He graduated from Anna-Jonesboro Community...
David Allen Tellor died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, at 8:51 p.m. in Anna, Ill., at the age of 78, after a battle with pulmonary fibrosis.
David was born on July 19, 1942, in Jonesboro, Ill., the son of Elmer Henry and Flossie Orrick Tellor. ...
Harold Raymond McMillion peacefully passed away at 8:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, at Oak Park Village in Slidell, La., at the age of 92.
Harold was born on Sept. 7, 1928, the son of Emma (Roach) and Clyde Raymond McMillion of Anna, Illinois.
On Jan. 8, 1950, he married the love of his life...
Hal Dunson Carter, 93, of Sacramento, Calif., died Friday, Sept. 11, 2020.
He was born in 1927 in LaGrange, Ga., the son of Jesse Thomas Carter and Yula May Smith Carter. His parents preceded him in death.
Mr. Carter graduated from Duke University in 1948 and received a bachelor of science degree...
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