obituaries
Norbert J. Cerny, 88, of Cobden, died at 10:25 a.m. Thursday, June 18, 2009, at City Care Center in Anna.
He was born on Sept. 14, 1920, in Cobden, the son of John M. and Elizabeth Bigler Cerny.
He married Betty Lee Nebughr on April 18, 1955, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cobden.
Mr. Cerny...
Hazel Karraker, 90, of Dongola, died at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at Hillview Healthcare in Vienna.
Funeral services are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Dongola.
Hazel Leona Harvell Newell, 94, of Tamms, died at 7:53 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
Mrs. Newell was born on Aug. 27, 1914, in Alexander County, the daughter of George Harvell and Osee Crocker Harvell.
Mrs. Newell was a member of the Free...
Inez Wright Stevens, 89, of Batavia, and formerly of Anna, died at 10 p.m. Monday, June 1, 2009, at Countryside Care Center in Aurora.
She was born on Nov. 28, 1919, in Pulaski County, the daughter of Oscar and Laura Earnhart Wright.
She was married on June 28, 1941 to Elmer Stevens. He preceded...
Mary Faith Treece, 77, of Jonesboro, died Monday, June 8, 2009, at the Jonesboro Rehab & Healthcare Center.
She was born on June 26, 1931, in Anna, the daughter of Ralph and Sula Sinks Treece.
She retired from Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna after many years as the...
Wilma G. Rosson Loveless, 63, of Dongola, died Saturday June 27, 2009, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion.
She was born on August 27, 1945, in Wolf Lake to Curtis and Velma (Bright) Treece. She married Mac Arthur Loveless on Jan. 28, 1998.
Wilma is survived by her husband Mac...
Velma A. Pirtle, 97, of Anna, formerly of Alto Pass, died at 10:15 a.m. Monday, June 29, 2009, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, MO. She was born March 12, 1912, in Harrisburg, the daughter of Julius and Cecil Williams Pleasant.
She was married to John Pirtle on March 11, 1936, in Kenneth...
Myrtle Rita Nelson, 69, of Marion, died at 2:24 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at Helia Healthcare in Carbondale.
She was born on Dec. 9, 1939, in Chicago, the daughter of Charles and Helen Kelly Walters.
She married Donald Nelson Sr. He preceded her in death on Oct. 14, 2008.
Mrs. Nelson is...
Rayburn Masters, 88, of Anna, died at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 28, 2009, at the Veterans Medical Center in Marion.
He was born on May 28, 1921, in Bush, the son of Charles and Grace Tanner Masters. He married Verna L. Cochran on Oct. 6, 1943.
Mr. Masters is survived by his wife, Verna of Cahokia;...
Gladys V. Davis, 89, of McClure, died Sunday, May 31, 2009, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on July 28, 1919, in Randles, Mo., the daughter of Harrison and Grace Lape Davis.
She married William Howard Davis on Jan. 1, 1940, in St. Louis, Mo. He died on July 29, 2005.
She...
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