Obituaries
Larry Ray Reynolds, 67, of Dongola, died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at his home.
He was born on Feb. 17, 1950, in Anna, the son of James Ray “Chris” and Catherine “Tootie” Lindsey Reynolds.
He married Diana Christine Smith on Nov. 25, 2000, at their home in Dongola.
He is survived by his wife, Diana...
Joseph C. Kern, 91, of Anna, and formerly of Metropolis, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
Mr. Kern was born in Hamilton County, near Macedonia, on July 2, 1926, the son of Owen and Ruby Smithpeters Kern.
He was a graduate in the Zeigler High School class of 1944....
Neisha Jones, 75, of Anna, died Monday, Feb. 5, at Intergrity Healthcare of Anna.
Arrangements were pending at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna.
Charles Roberts, 69, of Cobden, died at 7:11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
He was born on Aug. 28, 1948, in Cobden, the son of Raymond Obell and Mary Lee Sorrels Roberts.
He was a hard-working man for many years as a farmer at Flamm’s Orchards in Cobden. After...
Amon Lee Jackson Jr., 91, of Anna, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna.
He was born on Sept. 23, 1926, in Galatia, the son of Amon Lee Sr. and Mary B. Smith Jackson.
He married Bonnie Rendleman on March 5, 1949, in Osceola, Ark. She preceded him in death on Aug. 11,...
Clifford E. “Bud” Braden, 97, of Cobden, died at 12:52 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on Oct. 4, 1920, in Carbondale, the son of Clifford Everett Braden and Esther McElhana. He married Charlesetta Manning on Feb. 5, 1947.
He enlisted in...
Helen G. Rumfelt, 58, of rural Dongola, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
She was born on Feb. 2, 1959, in Shawneetown, the daughter of Homer William and Dorothy May Seeley Gordon.
She married Edward Rumfelt on March 24, 2000, in Anna.
She is survived by her husband...
Lee Roy “Leepy” Rendleman, 89, of Jonesboro, died Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on April 27, 1928, in Wolf Lake, the youngest son of William Jacob and Edith (Bradley) Rendleman.
He married Roberta Forrest in 1950, and from this marriage two children were...
Frances Elsa (Pervier) Swarbrick, 95, of Dixon, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at her country home near Dixon. She was not ill; she died peacefully of old age. Her daughters, who had been taking care of her, were at her side.
She was born on Nov. 8, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minn., the daughter of...
Shirley Ann Hughes, 80, died on Jan. 27, 2018. Mrs. Hughes was born in St. Louis, on Jan. 25, 1938, the daughter of William and Emily Ecker Sr.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 32 years, James Robert Hughes; and her parents.
Mrs. Hughes is survived by her daughter, Rebecca Draughon,...
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