Obituaries
Roy Wilson, 50, of Anna, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
He was born on April 7, 1968, the son of Mary Phelps Wilson.
He was loved and admired by all his friends at Spanish Oaks.
He is survived by his beloved friends at Spanish Oaks.
He was preceded in death by his...
Katherine Boyd, 89, of Anna, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.
She was born on Sept. 3, 1929, in Dawson Springs, Ky., the daughter of Wayne and Alice Crider Dusch.
She married Joe E. Boyd on Aug. 28, 1948, in Piggott, Ark. He preceded her in death on Jan. 16, 2018.
She...
Chris Ayers, 52, of North Port, Ala., died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
He was born on May 22, 1966, in Anna, the son of Kermett W. and Betty Joan Basler Ayers.
He is survived by his brother, Tim (Mary) Ayers of Madison, Ala.; one nephew; other relatives and many friends. He was...
Kenneth William Mueller, 61, died on Oct. 17, 2018, from a massive heart attack while playing golf in Hot Springs Village, Ark.
He had recently retired from Conoco Phillips in Bartlesville, Okla., where he was employed for the last 11 years as a system analyst.
He had begun his career in Ft....
Terrill “Terry” John Curry, 65, of Villa Ridge, died at 4:15 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, at his home.
He was born on Feb. 20, 1953, in Anna, the son of John and Bertha Schnaare Curry.
He married Jeanie Dixon on Dec. 15, 1972.
He was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Olmsted, the Pulaski...
Mary Rita Rhodes, 87, of Mt. Vernon, Ind., and formerly of Jonesboro, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, at the West River Health Campus in Evansville, Ind.
She was born on June 4, 1931, in Denver, Colo., the daughter of Thomas William and Cecelia Keddy Collins.
She married Loren “Jim” Rhodes on June...
Ruth Jane Brown, 90, of Perryville, Mo., died on Oct. 30, 2018, at Independence Care Center in Perryville, Mo.
She was born on Dec. 14, 1927, in Bald Knob, Ark., the daughter of Henry M. and Willie B. Johnson Acklin.
She married L. Doyle Brown on Aug. 27, 1946. He preceded her in death on Dec. 5...
Edward P. Dale, 91, of Wilmington, N.C., died Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, at his home.
Mr. Dale was born on Oct. 8, 1927, in Malvern, Ark., the son of George P. Dale and Bernice Silvers Dale.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired from the National Security Agency after 38 years.
Before his...
Donald Wayne Boswell, 90, of Memphis, Tenn., died on Oct. 5, 2018.
He was born in Anna. He graduated from high school in Anna and from Southern Illinois University. He served in the U.S. Navy. He a lifetime member of the American Institute of CPAs. He lived in Memphis, Tenn., for 59 years.
His...
Harold L. Kraatz, 91, of Anna, and formerly of Dongola, died at 12:20 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2018, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on Nov. 18, 1926, in Ullin, the son of Carl and Florence Wood Kraatz.
He married Charlotte Holcomb on June 26, 1948. She preceded him in death on Dec....
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