Obituaries

Jan Inman
Jan Inman, 82, of Cobden, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, at his home.  He was born on Nov. 22, 1940, in Cobden, the son of Forest Harold and Geraldine May Fischer Inman. Mr. Inman is survived by his son, Douglas Inman and daughter, Cassandra (Gary) Sweitzer, all of Cobden; five grandchildren, Nora...
Eva E. Klepper
Eva E. Klepper, 83, of Anna, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, at 11:40 a.m. at Integrity Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Anna. She was born on Aug. 2, 1939, in Fabens, Texas.  She was the daughter of Emilio Jauregui Sr. and Manuela Holguin Jauregui. Survivors include her sons, Jimmy Jauregui of...
Frances Kathleen Manus
Frances Kathleen Manus, 83, of Anna, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, at Oakview Nursing and Rehab in Mt. Carmel. She was born on Sept. 16, 1939, and grew up in Anna.   After graduation from Anna-Jonesboro Community High School and Shawnee Community College, she began her life’s work in nursing.   She...
William ‘Bill’ Joseph Gooden
William “Bill” Joseph Gooden, 84, of Cairo, died Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, at his place of residence. Mr. Gooden was born on April 10, 1938, in Cypress, the son of William Thomas and Ada Belle Snell Gooden.  He was married to the love of his life, Brenda Solomon Gooden, for 65 years. A veteran of the...
Barbara A. Dye
Montgomery Village, Md. – Barbara A. Dye. 90, died peacefully on Dec. 13, 2022, at Shady Grove Hospital.  She was born on March 19, 1932, in Anna, Illinois, the daughter of Thomas and Helen Meisenheimer, deceased. Barbara had an interesting, varied, and for a time, secret life.  Shortly after...
Lotrell Hileman
Lotrell Hileman died on Dec. 26, 2022, at Helia Healthcare of Energy.  She was born on May 10, 1932, in Carrier Mills, the daughter of Lee J. Tweedy and Geneva Thompson Tweedy.  On July 4, 1955, she married Henry Leroy Hileman in Springfield, Tenn. Together they had four children. Survivors include...
Jose Enrique Zavala
Jose Enrique Zavala, 20, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.  He was born on Dec. 17, 2001, in Carbondale, the son of Crystal Eastin Goldsmith. He is survived by his parents, Crystal and Mike Goldsmith of Thebes; maternal grandmother Crystal Cotzajay of Murphysboro;  one sister, Magali...
Judith Anne Bittle
Judith Anne Bittle, 70, of Humble, Texas, and formerly of Murphysboro and Alto Pass, died on Nov. 1, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Josephine Calandro and William Bittle. She was raised in Alto Pass. Preceding her in death were her son, William (Billy) Draper; her fiancé, Michael Webb; and...
Diana Garner
Diana Garner, 71, of Waterloo, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis. She was born on Dec. 28, 1950, in Belleville, the daughter of Milo and Edith Furlow Garner. She is survived by her children, Cortney Mayer and Lance Buehler; six grandchildren, Lillyn, Grayce,...
Marilyn Jones
Marilyn Jones, 77, of Dongola, died at 1:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Carbondale.   She was born on June 23, 1945, in Jonesboro, the daughter of Guy and Ina Foster Elkins.   She married the love of her life, Cliff Jones, in 1981 in Jonesboro.   She is survived by her...

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