Obituaries

Rosemary M. ‘Rosie’ Cates
Rosemary Cates, 75, of Cobden, went home to her Lord and Savior Friday, Oct. 25, 2025.  She was born on Nov. 16, 1948, in Cobden, the daughter of Leslie and Mary Ann Dangbar George.  She married Robert C. “Bob” Cates on July 5, 1977. He preceded her on Sept. 29, 1988. She is survived by her sisters...
Jim Tucker
Jim Tucker, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away holding the hand of his loving wife of 62 years with his children nearby on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.  He was born on Feb. 11, 1942, in East St. Louis, the son of Claude Lester and Tressie Davis Tucker.  He married his high school sweetheart, Brenda...
Charlotte Chavan Grant
Charlotte Chavan Grant, 89, of Coulterville, and formerly of Olive Branch, died Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, at Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehab. Charlotte Chavan Grable was born on Feb. 3, 1935, in Cairo, the daughter of Charles and Minnie Grable.   She grew up and attended 12 years of school in Mounds....
Marilyn Dorothy Toler
Marilyn Dorothy Toler, 93, of Anna, died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, at the Voyage in Marion.  She was born on May 30, 1931, in Chana, the daughter of Frank M. and Alice Canfield Langholf.  She married Cecil O. Toler on Sept. 25, 1948, in Ogle, Colo. He preceded her in death on Jan. 22, 2017, after 68...
Sadra Zamora Martinez
Sandra Zamora Martinez, 29, of Cobden, died Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.  She was born on Dec. 29, 1994, in Mexico, the daughter of Pastor Zamora and Zoila Martinez. She married Marco Antonio Sosa. Sandy is survived by her husband, Marco Antonio Sosa; daughter Xochitl...
Everett Ray Rhodes
Everett Ray Rhodes, 69, of Jackson, Mo., passed peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at Evelyn’s House Hospice Care with his wife by his side.  He was born on Jan. 7, 1955, in Anna, the son of Billie L. and Connie Lucille Gibson Rhodes. She graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale...
Patrick Wilson Treece
Patrick Wilson Treece,  58, of Anna, died on Oct. 14, 2024, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., with his family by his side.  He was born on Sept. 19, 1966, in Anna, the son of Charles Edward Treece and Oma Mae Wilson Treece.  He married Sarah Ray on July 5, 1997. Patrick was a graduate of...
Jennifer Alveria (Budslick) Applegate
Jennifer Alveria (Budslick) Applegate, 58, departed this life on Oct. 12, 2024, at her home in Anna, Illinois.  She was born on Sept. 26, 1966, the daughter of Dale (Strusz) Budslick and William D. Budslick in Carbondale. A fighter from the beginning, Jennifer weighed just 2 pounds, 6 ounces, at...
John W. Lehr
John W. Lehr, 60, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 12, 2024. He was born on Jan. 7, 1964, in Dallas, Texas, the son of Robert P. Lehr Jr. and Dorothy J. Beyler. He was a proud resident of Cobden, Illinois, and a 1982 graduate of Cobden High School. He attended SEMO College before starting his...
Walter Wayne Schultz
Walter Wayne Schultz, 79, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by his family.  He was born on Sept. 26, 1945, in Wetaug, the son of Walter Owen and Carrie Ellen Goines Schultz.  He married Sandra Kay Mangum on May 26, 1972. Together,...

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