Obituaries

Kenneth Rushing
Kenneth Rushing, 77, of Dongola, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, at his home.  He was born on April 13, 1942, in Marion, Ky., the son of Guy and Layla Rushing.  He married Shelby Kay Johnson on Jan. 26, 1963.  Mr. Rushing is survived by his wife, Shelby Kay Rushing; children Penny (Randy) Hindman of...
Christa Smith, 76, of Anna, died at 10:55 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, at home. She was born on Feb. 27, 1943, in Nuremberg, Germany, the daughter of Mathias and Anna Loesel Gestacker.  She married Dewey Smith in 1970. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband, Dewey Smith, and a...
Mary Elizabeth Finn
Mary Elizabeth Finn, 61, of Murphysboro, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital.  She was born on Aug. 11, 1958, in Peoria, the daughter of James Louis and Margaret Ann Ley Finn.  Mary Elizabeth is survived by siblings Janice (John) Gury of Aurora, Colo., Ann (Stephen)...
Paul Leon Garner
Paul Leon Garner, 62, of New Baden, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in O’Fallon.  He was born on May 18, 1957, in East St. Louis, the son of Milo Lewis and Edith Mae Furlow Garner. Mr. Garner is survived by his sister, Dianna Garner of Waterloo; a brother, Larry Garner of...
David Arthur Gibbs
David Arthur Gibbs, 76,  of Statesboro, Ga., died Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, at his residence under the care of Ogeechee Area Hospice.  Mr. Gibbs was born on May 24, 1943, in Jonesboro, the son of Elijah Arthur and Lorena Hutchison Gibbs.  After graduating in 1961 from Shawnee High School at Wolf Lake...
Verna Mae Bridwell
Verna Mae Bridwell, 83, of Cobden, died at 9:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, at her home in Cobden. She was born on Sept. 24, 1936, in Cobden, the daughter of Raymond Joseph and Frances Ann Harris Crowell.   She married Claris Bridwell on Oct. 23, 1957.  He preceded her in death on Sept. 22, 2011....
Rose L. Reynolds, 81, of Cobden, died Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.  She was born on July 9, 1938, in Caraway, Ark., the daughter of Otis and Eunice McGowan Holden.  Mrs. Reynolds is survived by two sons, Kevin and James Reynolds, both of Cobden; one daughter, Karen...
Rena J. Hileman
Rena J. Hileman, 59, of Anna, died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.  She was born on Dec. 12, 1960, in Anna, the daughter of James Wesley and Laura Skelton Fox.  She married Albert Hileman on May 24, 1986, in Jonesboro. She is survived by her husband, Albert...
Robin Davidson, 67, of Anna, died Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.  He was born on Nov. 20, 1952, in Anna, the son of John Robert and Carolyn Hovenden Davidson.  He married Shirley King.  He is survived by his wife, Shirley Davidson of Anna; two sons, Will Davidson of Anna...
Norma Sue Lee
Norma Sue Lee, 85, of Anna, died Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, at Herrin Hospital in Herrin.  She was born on Aug. 31, 1934, in Fairgrove, Mo., the daughter of John and Lodema Maze Brown. Mrs. Lee is survived by her grandson, Chad Butler of Anna; a great-grandson, Dakota Butler; a sister, Margaret...

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