Obituaries
Mary Jeanette Walker, 92, died Saturday, July 21, 2018, at her home in Olmsted.
She was born on June 16, 1926, in Tamms, the daughter of Ray and Gladys Aden Hancock.
She married Gene Robert Walker on July 10, 1950. He preceded her in death on Sept. 28, 2003.
She graduated from Thebes High School...
Hobert Clifton “Cliff” Hankla was born on Jan. 30, 1917, in Cobden, the son of Joseph and Martha Hankla.
Mr. Hankla died on July 8, 2018, in Orange, Calif.
Raised on a farm in Cobden, he was the youngest of eight siblings. Owen, Amos, Jessie, Afton, Ruby, Hiram, and Raymond preceded him in death....
Bonita Jo Bigham, 75, of Olive Branch, died at 12:06 a.m. Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at Integrity Health Care in Anna.
She was born on July 28, 1942, in Mill Creek, the daughter of Harvey and Zelma Poole Roach.
She married James “Jim” Bigham in 1956. He preceded her in death in 1986.
She loved to...
Jack R. Sherwin, 79, of Anna, and formerly of Chicago, died at 7:12 p.m. Saturday, July 14, 2018, at the Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau.
He was born on June 1, 1939, in Chicago, the son of Louis Delwin and Mary L. Valencic Sherwin.
He married Susan A. Stefanowicz on July 12, 1975, in...
Patricia J. Taylor, 89, of Cape Girardeau, and formerly of Mounds, died at 10:22 a.m. on July 13, 2018, at Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on April 9, 1929, in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of George and Blanche Alice Caudle Britt.
She married Carl Taylor on June 10, 1947.
She was a...
Deon Houghlan, 63, of Elkville, died at 8:30 p.m. Monday, July 9, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
He was born on Feb. 15, 1955, the son of Edgar James and Alice Lucille Brimm Houghlan.
Mr. Houghlan is survived by his two sons, James Houghlan of Carbondale and Danny Deon Houghlan of...
Vicenta Castillo Miller (Vicky) was born on July 19, 1935, in Lockhart, Texas, the daughter of Delfina Martinez Castillo and Julian Castillo.
She died on May 30, 2018.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Adan and Rudy; and one sister, Dora.
She is survived by her husband, Bill...
Mildred Kelley, 88, of Bush, died at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, July 8, 2018, at her home.
She was born on May 17, 1930, in Arcola, the daughter of Daniel W. and Thelma Grace Wilson Simpson.
She married William M. Buck Sr. on Nov. 19, 1947. He preceded her in death on Sept. 5, 1955. Later, she married...
Sandra Carol Cato, 73, of Villa Ridge, died at 6:51 p.m. Monday, July 2, 2018, at her home, surrounded by loved ones.
She was born on Dec. 28, 1944, in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, the daughter of Herman E. and Helen E. Golden Read.
She married William “Bill” Cato on June 28, 1983.
She was the...
Lawrence Woods, 86, of Buncombe, died at 5:40 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2018, at Integrity Healthcare of Anna.
He was born on May 26, 1932, in Detroit, Mich., the son of Lawrence and Lois Martha (Yates) Woods.
He married Martha Ann Arnold.
He is survived by his son, Lawrence “Larry” Woods of...
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