Obituaries

Earl Wayne Slusher, 65, of Ullin, died at noon Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, at his home.   He was born on July 7, 1953, in Cairo, the son of Richard Arthur and Ruth Frances Sitton Slusher.   He worked in California as a heavy equipment operator. When he came back to Southern Illinois, he worked for...
Margaret Ann Lang, 81, of Jonesboro, died at 4:38 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion.  She was born on July 12, 1937, in Cobden, the daughter of Ralph James and Daisy Audrey Schumacher Turner. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her son,...
Karen L. Davis
Karen L. Davis, 73, of Anna, died at 10:48 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, at her home. She was born on Aug. 5, 1945, in Herrin, the daughter of Marion Lee and Ada Emma Johnson Galbraith.  She married Marvin Dean Davis on Nov. 21, 1970.  She retired from the Choate Mental Health and Developmental...
Amy Beth Ramage
Amy Beth Ramage, 47, of Anna, died at 11:22 a.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. She was born on Feb. 4, 1971, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Howard Arthur and Elizabeth Ralls Ramage.   She attended Dongola High School. She was previously employed as a...
Donnie Campbell
Donnie Campbell, 77, of Cobden, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, at his home.  He was born on Feb. 28, 1941, in Anna, the son of James and Stella Ruth Claxton Campbell.  He married Toni Flamm on Sept. 11, 1965, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cobden. Donnie is survived by his wife of 53 years, Toni...
Edith Pearson
Edith Pearson, 80, of Cobden, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, in Provident Memory Care in Livingston, Texas.  She was born on May 24, 1938, in Anna, the daughter of William Butler and Ruby Forby Cobb.  She married Paul Edward Pearson on Jan. 28, 1957, in Northern Illinois. He preceded her in death on...
Evelyn Dasenbrock
Evelyn Dasenbrock, 83, of Cobden, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.  She was born on Oct. 9, 1935, in Mattoon, the daughter of Virgil and Gertrude Feree.  She married Carl Dasenbrock on June 17, 1961, in Mattoon.  Evelyn is survived by her husband, Carl...
Betty Lou McNeely
Betty Lou McNeely, 90, of Anna, died at 6:20 a.m. Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, at Union County Hospital in Anna.  She was born on Feb. 15, 1928, in Herrin, the daughter of Omer “Duck” and Velma Audrey Willis Yates.   She married Earl Chester McNeely on Sept. 26, 1947.  He preceded her in death on Feb. 27...
Loys A. Blackledge
Loys A. Blackledge, 97, of Anna, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.  She was born June 4, 1921, in Risco, Mo., the daughter of Tom and Lottie Porter.  She married Martin Blackledge in 1970 in Marion, Mich. He preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughters,...
Charles Harry Rich, 74, of Murphy, Texas, died on Nov. 7, 2018, in Plano, Texas.   He was born on May 16, 1944, the son of Robert Rich and Pauline Rich, in Anna. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1967 to 1971 as a captain/missile maintenance officer.   He married Nancy McClure on July 18, 1970,...

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