January 2014
EF0 tornado reported April 3 near Anna
Fri, 01/03/2014 - 7:00pm
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Stormy spring weather also brings
reports of 9 inches of rain in area
Not all that many weeks ago, Union County Highway Department vehicles were being utilized to clear snow and ice off local roads.
Last Friday morning, a highway department snowplow was being used to clear debris off the State Forest Road between Jonesboro and Wolf Lake.
The debris was on the road following severe spring storms which swept through the region last Thursday night and early Friday morning.
Jesse E. White, Jr.
Fri, 01/03/2014 - 7:00pm
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Jesse E. White, Jr., 99, of Elco, died at 5:50AM Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Marion.
Jesse was born Nov 13, 1914 in Mounds, son of Jesse Earl and Rosa Heater White Sr. He married Reba West on Aug. 29, 1947, she preceded him in death on Jan, 20, 2008.
Mary Josephine “Jody” Flummer
Fri, 01/03/2014 - 7:00pm
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Mary Josephine “Jody” Flummer of Carbondale, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Cape Girardeau.
Memorial service for Mary Flummer will be held Friday, April 4, 2014 at 6:00 PM at the Caledonia Community Church in Olmsted, Illinois.
Crain Pleasant Grove-Murdale Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Family in charge of local memorial service.
To leave online condolences please visit www.crainsonline.com
Officials visit Trail of Tears sites in area counties
Fri, 01/03/2014 - 7:00pm
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Eight officials from various national and state agencies spent Tuesday, April 8, visiting various Trail of Tears sites in Pope, Johnson and Union counties.
The officials visited locations that have been certified as sites visited or trail segments that were part of the 1838-1839 Cherokee Trail of Tears when the Cherokee Nation was removed from North Carolina to Oklahoma.
The group of visitors who came to Southern Illinois included:
Audrey Henderson Stroud
Fri, 01/03/2014 - 7:00pm
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Audrey Henderson Stroud, 78, of Olive Branch, died at 4:48PM on Monday, April 21, 2014 at Saint Francis Medical Center.
Audrey was born Jan. 5, 1936 in Water Valley, KY, daughter of Virtice and Lela Morgan Via. She married Barney “Ted” Henderson on Oct. 16, 1954 and later married Gene Stroud on July 13, 1984.
She enjoyed reading her Bible, spending time with her family and working puzzle books.
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