Obituaries
Debbie Sue Newberry, 62, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at her home, surrounded by her family.
She was born on Jan. 13, 1961, in Corbin, Ky., the daughter of Lonzo and Martha Cooper Mills.
She married Bobby Newberry on July 8, 1986, in Paducah.
She is survived by her husband, Bobby...
Grace Ann Cole, 76, of Thebes, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 28, 2023.
She was born on May 24, 1946, in Carterville, the daughter of Rupert and Naomi McKenzie Ballard.
On April 12, 1972, she married Lynn Cole.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Lynn of...
Linda Eve Semler, 76, of Hendersonville, Tenn., and formerly of Brentwood, Tenn, died Monday, April 24, 2023, at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, Tenn.
She was born on Aug. 12, 1946, in Chicago, the daughter of Clifton William “Red” and Nellie Treece Davis.
She married Lloyd Ronald...
Sharon S. Hott, 77, died Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Springfield Memorial Hospital in Springfield.
She was born on May 19, 1945, in Jonesboro, the daughter of Ralph and Gladys Frick Brown.
She married Robert Hott Jr. in Springfield, on Feb. 18, 1967.
She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Velda Sivia Allen Brown left this earth on April 28, 2023, at the age of 85.
She was born on Jan. 18, 1938, the only child of Troy and Euba Karraker Sivia. She worked as the Dongola city clerk most of her life.
On Aug. 5, 1959, she married Hadley Allen of Perryville, Mo. He preceded her in death...
Richard Leon Porterfield, 85, of Dongola, died Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on Dec. 21, 1937, in Dongola, the son of Clarence and Bessie Lawrence Porterfield.
He married the love of his life, Barbara Glasford, on Nov.29, 1958. She survives.
He was a...
Carolyn A. Dammann, 94, of Anna, died at 2:05 a.m. Monday, May 1, 2023, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
She was born on Dec. 3, 1928, in Ironton, Ohio, the daughter of Wilmer and Evelyn Roberts Frink.
She married Alfred L. Dammann on Sept. 30, 1951, in East St. Louis, and they had celebrated...
Mary M. Karraker, 97, of Anna, died Sunday, April 30, 2023, at 8:24 a.m. at Hillview Healthcare in Vienna.
She was born on Sept. 30, 1925, in Dongola, the daughter of Roy G. and Pearl Porterfield Hileman.
On April 16, 1960, she married Ervin E. Karraker. He preceded her in death on Sept. 14, 2004...
James Michael “Mike” Cook, 74, of Anna, died Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at his home.
He was born on Aug. 6, 1948, in Anna, the son of Lawrence W. and Jewell J. Noble Cook.
Mr. Cook is survived by his daughter, Michaela (Josh) Ames; a grandson, Walker James Ames; two brothers, Larry and Roger Cook; good...
Cecilia Ann Moses Devore, of Punta Gorda, Fla., died on March 7, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 67 years old. She was born on July 26, 1955, in Cairo.
She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Roger Devore; sister Carol Moses (John) Stout; brothers James (Chong) Moses and...
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