Obituaries

Heather Dawn Charles
Heather Dawn Charles, 44, of Jonesboro, died at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at her home. She was born on Sept. 28, 1978, in Herrin, the daughter of Jack Allen and Ruth Ellen McGill.  She married Randal Dale Charles on Oct. 25, 1993. He survives. She was a homemaker and so much more. She was...
KW Carter
KW Carter, 54, of Lick Creek, died at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, at his residence. He was born on June 15, 1968, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Maxwell Lee and Linda Jane Kohler Carter. He married Tammy Wheaton-Carter on July 7, 2018. He worked as a gas/utility foreman for Ameren Corp. He...
Tom Dunn
Tom Dunn, 72, of Anna, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at his home.  He was born on Oct. 15, 1950, in Murphysboro, the son of Benjamin and Johanna Mifflin Dunn.  He married Elaine Johnston-Thornburg on June 15, 1991. Mr. Dunn is survived by his wife, Elaine Dunn of Anna; children Aaron Dunn of Virginia...
Clairus Lee Pritchett
Clairus Lee Pritchett, 82, of Goreville, died at 12:55 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. She was born on March 7, 1940, in Makanda. She was the fifth of seven children born to the Rev. William H. Lirely and Beatrice Lucille Jackson Lirely. On April 20, 1957...
Lois Janene Boone-Morefield
  Lois Janene Boone-Morefield, 83, of Alto Pass, died on Jan. 3, 2023, at home, surrounded by loved ones. She was born on Nov. 29, 1939, the daughter of Homer and Kathyrn Marks.  She married  James Richard Boone on Oct. 30, 1959. He preceded her in death on Jan. 25, 1995. She later married...
Patsy A. “Patty” Diaz, 67, of Anna, and formerly of Elco, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.  She was born on June 29, 1955, in Elco, the daughter of Warren Harding and Edna Mae Sharp Davis. She married Nelson A. Diaz.  Mrs. Diaz is survived by her husband, Nelson of...
Robert J. Kendrick
Robert J. Kendrick, 86, of Anna, died at 12:15 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion. He was born on April 30, 1936, in Albion, the son of William and Naomi Bunnage Kendrick. He was a 1954 graduate of Chester High School, where he was a member of the Chester...
Grace Louise Thompson
Grace Louise Thompson, 92, of Dongola, died on Jan. 3, 2023, at Union County Hospital in Anna.  She was born on Nov. 16, 1930, in Anna, the daughter of William Roy and Lorene Allen Powles.  She married Bobbie Thompson on May 21, 1948. in Mill Creek. He preceded her in death on April 15, 2021. Mrs....
Joseph Wilson, 73, of Ware, died Monday, Jan. 2. Funeral arrangements were pending at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro. To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com.  Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro is in...
Jeff Winding
Jeff Winding, 57, of the Temple Hill community, died Friday evening Dec. 30, 2022, at TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home in Metropolis, with Bro. John Windings officiating. Burial followed...

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