Obituaries
Norman G. Hickam was born in rural Alto Pass on Nov. 19, 1921, the son of George Allen and LuMeda Belle McKinney Hickam, and died on Aug. 28, 2022, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna, where he had resided since June 2021.
He was the eighth of 10 children, with three sisters and six brothers. ...
Ray Wall, 71, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, at the Jonesboro Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.
He was born on Dec. 27, 1950, in Anna, the son of Ralph Sr. and Agnes Williams Wall.
Mr. Wall is survived by his daughters, Michele Long of Makanda, Maria McDaniel of Florida and...
Emilie Marlene Atwood (nee Ulrich), 86, of Anna, went to be with our Lord and Savior, while surrounded by her loving family, on Aug. 26, 2022, after her struggles with congestive heart failure.
She was born on March 5, 1936, in Chicago, the daughter of Kurt and Josephine Ulrich.
She married...
Julia Eleanor Hazzard, 96, of Benton, died Friday, Aug.26, 2022, at Benton Rehab.
She was born on June 6, 1926, the daughter of Harry L. and Callie S. Hazzard.
She was a Presbyterian minister throughout the later years of her life.
Survivors include her cousins, Greg Taake of Ullin and Janet...
Nova Skye Garrett was born sleeping on Aug. 18, 2022, at 9:40 a.m. at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Nova is survived by her parents, Austin Garrett and Amanda Harris; siblings Aiden Garrett, Peyton Garrett and Gracen Brant; as well as many other grandparents, great-grandparents,...
Adam Riley, 48, of Anna, died Monday, Aug. 29, at his home.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna.
To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com.
Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna is in...
Kelly Rains, 53, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, at her home.
She was born on July 31, 1969, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Norman and Mary Hartline Poole.
She married Thomas Rains on April 11, 1992, at the Jonesboro Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas Rains of...
Mrs. Virginia Lee Otten, 93, of Jonesboro, died at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on June 29, 1929, in St. Louis, the daughter of Arch and Marjorie Andrews Williams.
She married Paul G. Otten on June 10, 1947, in Jonesboro.
She is...
Curtis “Junior” Frazier Jr., 47, of Anna, died at 11:23 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022, at his aunt’s residence in Tamms.
He was born on April 22, 1975, in Centralia, the son of Curtis and Wilma Denton Frazier Sr.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a carpenter.
He was preceded in death by his...
Ruthie E. Verble, 79, of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tenn.
She was born on March 23, 1943, the daughter of Elmer and Maude Cripps Camp.
She married Wayne Verble on May 18, 1963, in Grand Tower. Ruthie and Wayne were high school sweethearts...
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