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Thomas E. Carney, Jr., age 61, of Cairo, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at home.
He was born on March 30, 1965 in Glendale, Arizona to Thomas Edward and Sheryl Elaine (Morrison) Carney.
Tom was a proud graduate of Cairo High School where he played pilot football.
Tom answered...
Dewey Washington Gibson, Jr. was born on Sept. 16, 1937 in Balcom, Ill., to Stella Vinson Gibson and Dewey Washington Gibson Sr. (Jack).
He was born in what was the third-oldest standing log cabin in Illinois at the time, which now resides in a museum in Springfield.
He was the youngest son of...
William Bryan Ballard, Jr., 82, of Jonesboro, Ill., passed away on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family.
He was born on July 12, 1943, in Jonesboro, to the late William Bryan Ballard, and Agnes (Menees) Ballard.
Bill, as he was known to all, was raised in Union County and...
Larry Joe Webb Jr., 51, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at his home.
He was born on June 1, 1968, in Chester, the son of Larry Webb Sr. and Kathy Smith.
He married Lora Mayberry on Oct. 11, 1986, in Anna.
Mr. Webb is survived by his wife, Lora; two sons, Adam (Jeannette) Webb and...
Carl Harlan Sandlin Jr., 84, of Anna, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on June 1, 1935, in Union County, the son of Carl Harlan Sandlin Sr. and Frances Bradley Sandlin.
He married Barbara Merriman on May 26, 1961.
He recently attended...
Leonard L. Flamm Jr. received his reward at home while smiling with his family surrounding him on June 19, 2019.
Leonard was born to Leonard L. Flamm Sr. and Alberta “Bert” Flamm on March 11, 1935, in Cairo, Illinois; that was the start of a very full life.
Leonard was affectionately known by his...
Thomas Oral Norton Jr., 89, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on March 14, 1929, in Neely’s Landing, Mo., the son of Thomas and Grace Rumfelt Norton, Sr.
He and Peggy Rendleman Norton were married on March 4, 1951, in...
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