Obituaries
Lelia Russell Saltsman, 101, of Vienna, and formerly of Belknap, died at 12:21 a.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at the Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis.
Mrs. Saltsman was born on Oct. 5, 1921, in Belknap.
She learned to play piano at the age of 8 in 1929, and she and Leo Johnson, a friend, as...
Melvin Horton, 92, of Karnak, died at 7:23 p.m. Sunday, April 9, 2023, at the Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Metropolis.
He was born on Dec. 5, 1930, in Uniontown, Ky.
He was a graduate of the Uniontown High School.
Melvin and Wanda June Kidd Horton were united in marriage in 1958...
Todd Allen Bush, 57, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, April 6, 2023, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on March 16, 1966, in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., the son of Thomas Allen and Sandra Lee Altonen Bush.
Mr. Bush is survived by his mother, Sandra Lee Bush; sister Cindy (...
Jeffrey Lee Stamp, 64, of Anna, died Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on May 30, 1958, in Cape Girardeau, the son of James Lee and Irene Smith Stamp.
He is survived by his mother, Irene Stamp of Wolf Lake; three children, Joshua (Allison) Stamp of Lombard...
Carol J. Voss, 78, of Murphysboro, died Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at her home.
She was born on July 21, 1944, in Anna, the daughter of William and Evelyn Cooley Ferguson.
She married John R. Voss on Aug. 31, 1962. He preceded her in death on Jan. 5, 2016.
She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran...
Dr. Lynn Rae Steveson, 83, of Anna, died on April 4, 2023, at Herrin Hospital.
She was born in Chicago on April 23, 1939. Her father was Otto E. Fenske, a furniture manufacturer, and her mother was Helen Rupp Fenske, a former teacher of high school math.
She has one sister, Christine (Scallon)...
Ralph Edwin Livesay “Creek Bottom,” 88, of Anna, died Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on June 14, 1934, in Wolf Lake, the son of John and Helen Hale Livesay.
He married the love of his life, Barbara Bevil, on Jan. 14, 1956. This year they celebrated...
Betty Jean Michaels Courtright, 96, of Floyds Knobs, Ind., and formerly of Anna-Jonesboro, died Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany, Ind.
She was born in Wolf Lake, the daughter of Harry Ralph and Minnie Elizabeth Lanham Michaels.
She married David Courtright on April 11...
Larry Leroy Daniels Jr., 61, of Anna, and formerly of Cairo, died Saturday, April 1, 2023, at the Union County Hospital in Anna.
He was born on Jan. 25, 1962, in East St. Louis, the son of Larry Leroy Sr. and Addie B. Helm Daniels.
Mr. Daniels is survived by his siblings, Lorna Daniels of Las...
James “Jim” William Dirden, 74, of Dongola, died Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the Marion Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
He was born on Dec. 15, 1948, in Anna, the son of Otis and Marjorie Camden Dirden.
Mr. Dirden is survived by his niece, Carla (Mike) Cremeens of Anna; nephew Eddie (Mary) Mixen...
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