Obituaries
Fred Armour Jr., 93, of Channahon, passed away peacefully at Lightways Hospice, with his two daughters by his side, on March 23, 2023.
He was born in 1930 in Cobden. He was the son of Fred Sr. and Villa Smith Armour.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Armour worked for the EJ...
Alfred L. Dammann, 96, of Anna, died at 2:55 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at Union County Nursing Home.
He was born on Jan. 31, 1927, on the family farm in Hillsboro, the son of Edward L. and Ada Banes Dammann.
He married Carolyn A. Frink on Sept. 30, 1951, in East St. Louis, and they celebrated...
Harry Wieland Schulz Jr., 71, died on Feb. 26, 2023, at his home in Carbondale.
Mr. Schulz was born on Sept. 21, 1951, in Anna, the son of Harry W. Schulz Sr. and Helen Womick Schulz.
His pride in caring for athletes of all abilities and sports started with managing the 1968 CCHS Hall of Fame...
Dorothy J. Filter, 88, of Jonesboro, died Friday, March 31, 2023, at Manor Court in Carbondale.
She was born on March 23, 1935, in Union County, the daughter of Walter C. and Dana E. Mallory Buster.
She is survived by a sister, Joan Miller of Jonesboro; two brothers, James W. Buster of Texas and...
Carl Higgins, 54, of the Belknap community, died at 9:15 a.m. Sunday, March 26, 2023, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on Sept. 25, 1968, at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was the son of Carrol Higgins and Cora Ayers Higgins.
He had a love for animals and the...
Kimberly Dawn Shaffar, 53, of Anna, died Monday, March 20, 2023, at Union County Hospital.
She was born on Feb. 18, 1970, in Waukegan, the daughter of Richard and JoAnn Albrecht Shaffar.
She is survived by her daughter, Sophie Shaffar (Joshua); sister Melissa Shaffar; nieces and nephews Marc...
Zane W. Schaefer, 60, of Wolf Lake, died Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on Nov. 1, 1962, in Columbia, Mo., the eldest son of Moose and Lynette Mae Beauchamp Schaefer.
Zane is loved by his two daughters, Alexis (Logan) of Wolf Lake and Samantha (Andrew...
Jimmy Dean Goddard, 84, of Anna, died Friday, March 24, 2023, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna.
He born on June 20, 1938, the son of Clyde and Eva Mae Goddard.
He graduated from Anna-Jonesboro Community High School in 1956.
He married Edna Ruth Basler on Jan. 3, 1959, in Cobden. Together...
Jean V. Cauble, 89, of Carbondale, died Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Meramec Bluffs in Ballwin, Mo.
She was born on Sept. 15, 1933, in Anna, the daughter of Loel and Agnes (Ledbetter) Verble Sr.
On June 8, 1951, she married Bill Cauble. They shared almost 64 years of making wonderful memories. He...
John Joseph “Johnny Joe” Ligon, 90, of Anna, died Friday, March 24, 2023, at his home.
He was born on Dec. 2, 1932, in Anna, the son of John Earl and Ruby Charllean Jungers Ligon.
He married Louise Hileman on June 5, 1953, in Anna. She preceded him in death on Oct. 22, 2012.
Mr. Ligon is survived...
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