Obituaries
Bobbie J. Tucker Jr., 52, of Marion, died at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, at home.
He was born on Aug. 10, 1964, in Phoenix, Ariz., the son of Bobbie J. Sr. and Lynne Tucker.
He is survived by his mother, Lynne Keltner and stepfather, Mark E. Keltner of Santa Ana, Calif.; two sons, Bobbie James...
William D. “Bill” McAdams, 84, of Mulberry Grove, died at 6:06 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at Hillsboro Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
He was the former post commander of American Legion Post No. 1180 in Mulberry Grove.
Funeral services were at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at Donnell-...
Joe Edward Throgmorton, 89, of Alto Pass, died at 12:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at the Daystar Care Center in Cairo, with his family by his side.
He was born on Feb. 18, 1927, in Flint, Mich., the son of Noel and Gaynell (Bump) Throgmorton.
He married Nancy Jane Isabelle Heern on Sept. 11, 1948...
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You've probably noticed that this writer uses the cliche that "a picture is worth a thousand words" fairly often. More often than ought to be done, quite honestly....
Bobbie J. Tucker Jr., 52, of Marion, died at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at his home in Marion.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro.
To leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com.
Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in...
Phyllis Elaine Miller Amrhein, 69, died on Jan. 7, 2017.
She is survived by her daughter, Laura Floyd, son-in-law Curtis Floyd and grandchildren Tyler, Caleb, Annabell and McKenna.
Phyllis was born to Charlie and Freda (McMahan) Miller of Wolf Lake.
She was a graduate of Southeast Missouri College...
Wanda R. Pang, of Indianapolis, Ind., and formerly of Tamms, died Sunday, Jan. 15, at St. Vincent Hospice Facility in Indianapolis, Ind.
Arrangements were pending at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms.
Crain Funeral Home in Tamms is in charge of arrangements.
Floy Sullivan, 77, of Anna, died at 7:53 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on Nov. 22, 1939, in Anna, the daughter of Roy “Pete” and Louise Youngblood Stokes.
She married Isaac D. “Ike” Sullivan on Feb. 22, 1958, in Anna. He preceded her in...
Karen E. Webb Smithey, 73, of Jefferson City, Tenn., and formerly of Tamms, died Thursday evening, Jan. 12, 2017, at home.
She was born on Nov. 17, 1943, in Fort Benning, Ga., the daughter of Floyd Clinton and Marcella Bufford Webb.
She married Gerald V. Smithey on Sept. 29, 1962.
She was a...
Mildred Wright, 97, of Jonesboro, died at 1:55 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, with her granddaughter by her side.
She was born on April 22, 1919, in Jonesboro, the daughter of William and Bertha Hinkle Mayberry.
She married William Leslie Wright on Feb. 11, 1936, in Jonesboro. He preceded her in death...
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