Obituaries
Mary B. Witthoft, 101, of Anna, died at 9:30 a.m. Monday, July 2, 2018, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
She was born on March 5, 1917, in Campbell Hill, the daughter of Herbert and Josephine Thies Brenneman.
She married William F. Witthoft on March 21, 1936, in Marion. He preceded her in...
Robert “Bobby” Otis Simmons, 62, of Anna, died at 8:47 p.m. Saturday, June 30, 2018, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on March 24, 1956, in Alaska, the son of Otis and Freda LaVerne Holderfield Simmons.
He is survived by three aunts, Della (Ed) Petty of Jonesboro, Earlene (Ray)...
Joyce Casper, 83, of Wadsworth, and formerly of Cobden, died on June 30, 2018, at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest.
She was born on May 11, 1935, in Cobden, the daughter of James Albert and Alma Leona Williams Patterson.
She married Franklin Casper on May 15, 1955. He preceded her...
Getty Edward Abernathy, 81, of Wolf Lake, died at 8:56 p.m. Thursday, June 28, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
He was born on June 18, 1937, in Wolf Lake, the son of Moses Edward and Mina Sadie Bell Kimmel Abernathy.
He married Wanda Lee Elkins on April 30, 1960, in Galilee Baptist...
Dorothy “Dottie” Mae Miles, 60, of Anna, died Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at her residence.
She was born on Saturday, Nov. 16, 1957, in Murphysboro, the daughter of Harold Franklin and Della Mae Strickland Wilson.
She married James P. Miles on June 10, 1989, in Anna and they spent a lifetime...
Martha Jane Ozment, 91, of Cape Girardeau, and formerly of Olive Branch, died Monday, June 25, 2018, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on April 16, 1927, in Jonesboro, the daughter of Jess and Edna Mixen.
She married Orval Ozment on Oct. 1, 1942. He preceded her in death on...
Diane Sue Hilt, 52, of Anna, died at 7:15 a.m. Monday, June 25, 2018, at her home.
She was born on Oct. 18, 1965, in Hannibal, Mo., the daughter of Joseph A. and Viola F. Watson Hilt.
She is survived by her mother, Viola F. Hilt of Carterville; brothers David (Debra) Hilt of Marion and Gregory...
Barbara Jo Woodworth, 77, of Bluford, went to be with the Lord at 3:54 a.m. on Sunday, June 24, 2018, surrounded by her husband of nearly 58 years, her children and grandchildren.
She was born on Sept. 10, 1940, the daughter of Harold and Kathryn Hiatt Stover, in Bluford.
On Sept. 17, 1960, she...
Mary Lou Stephens Swift, 81, of Bloomington, died at home in the early morning hours of June 19, 2018.
A very loving and attentive wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she enjoyed the many friendships she acquired through raising her children, travel, collecting primitive American...
Matella J. Tucker, 89, of Jonesboro, died at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at Union County Long Term Healthcare.
She was born on May 6, 1929, in Dongola, the daughter of Ernest Clyde and Ida Lingle McIntosh.
She married Ralph Tucker on Feb. 11, 1946, in Blytheville, Ark. He preceded her in...
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