Patricia L. Jackson, 88, of Anna, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, at Integrity Healthcare of Anna. 

On Feb. 7, 2021, Lora Louise Blackwell-Kern peacefully passed away, surrounded by her family. 

She was born on June 7, 1930, in Murphysboro.

Bobby L. Hartline, 87, of Anna, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, at Herrin Hospital. 

Billy Ray Keller, 89, of Anna, and formerly of Dongola, died Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. 

Jackie Ditterline, 71, of Cypress, died at 5:43 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, at the Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

He was born on Sept. 30, 1949, in Perks.  

Kenny Masterson, 74, of Olive Branch, died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Cecil E. “Gene” Varner, 68, of Tamms, died at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021, at home, surrounded by his family.

With the number of people requesting the COVID-19 vaccine from Southern Seven Health Department increasing every day, so does the need for volunteers at the vaccine clinics.