Obituaries
Leota Cruse, 91, of Anna, died Sunday, March 31, 2019, at her home.
She was born on Feb. 8, 1928, near Alto Pass, the daughter of Lola Smith.
She married Charles Oliver Cruse on Oct. 18, 1947. He preceded her in death on Dec. 28, 2004.
She is survived by her two sons, Gerald “Jerry” (Janet) Cruse...
Bobby Smith, 36, of Anna, died Friday, March 29, 2019, at his home.
He was born on Nov. 8, 1982, in Carbondale, the son of Kevin and Dianne Poole Smith.
He married Jessica Davis on March 12, 2005, in Anna.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Jessica Smith of Anna; two children, Deven and Peyton...
Suella Jordan Mowery, 87, of Tamms, died peacefully at her home, surrounded by family, on Wednesday evening, March 27, 2019.
She was born March 28, 1931, at home on a farm south of Elco, the daughter of Eugene and Eulah Greer Jordan. She was the fourth of five children.
As a child, she walked to...
Michael Leo Hancock, 74, of Jonesboro, died peacefully at his home, with his family at his side, on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.
He was born on Jan. 13, 1945, in Anna, the son of Leo and Louise Singelton Hancock of Jonesboro.
He married the love of his life, Rita Spurlock, 27 years ago, on June 6,...
David R. Veldhouse, 71, of Punta Gorda, Fla., and formerly of Morristown, Tenn., and Kansas City, Mo., was born on Nov. 22, 1947, in Humboldt, Iowa, and died on March 23, 2019.
He graduated from Humboldt High School in Humboldt, Iowa, in 1966.
He was a Vietnam veteran, having served in the U.S....
Stan Eudy, 79, of Cape Girardeau, and formerly of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at the Life Care Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
He was born on Feb. 21, 1940, in Jonesboro, the son of Milo and Delores Miller Eudy.
He is survived by his son, Kyle (Debbie) Eudy of Cape Girardeau; three...
Joann Boatright, 84, of Anna, died Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Reflections Memory Care in Carterville.
She was born on Nov. 9, 1934, in Harrisburg, the daughter of Matthew Joseph and Verba Burns Fiala.
She married Vernon Dale Boatright on May 30, 1954, in Corinth, Miss. He preceded her in death...
Melvin J. Brown, 90, of Anna, died at 12:17 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at his home in Anna.
He was born on Jan. 14, 1929, in Cypress, the son of Melvin Sr. and Grace Brown.
He married Norma Halter on July 1, 1950.
He served in the U.S. Army for three years, achieving the rank of staff...
Isiah Nathaniel Dunn, infant son of Matthew Dunn and Katie Lynn Turner, was born on March 13, 2019, in Marion.
He passed away at 2 a.m. Friday, March 15, 2019, at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis,
He is survived by his twin sister, Kayla Elizabeth Dunn; his parents, Matthew Dunn...
Juanita Brimm Fuller, left this world on Friday, March 15, 2019, as peacefully as the 97 years she lived in it.
She was born on Feb. 5, 1922, in Kratsinger Hollow and lived her life there until she married the man that she spent the next 67 years of her life with, Homer W. Fuller. He preceded her...
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