Obituaries
Barbara “Bobbie” Adams, 82, of Anna, died at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at home.
She was born on April 30, 1935, in Cobden, the daughter of Earl and Bessie Lewis Guthrie.
She married James D. Adams on Oct. 17, 1953, in Clinton, Iowa.
She is survived by her husband, J.D. Adams of Anna; her...
Jeff Boyd, 64, of Auburn, Neb., died Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at his home.
He was born on May 8, 1953, the son of Joe and Katherine Boyd.
He is survived by his wife, Trena Boyd of Auburn, Neb.; his parents, Joe and Katherine Boyd of Anna; daughters Kimberly Boyd of Coralville, Iowa, and Sheryl (Tim)...
Louise Westbrooks, 87, of Anna, died at 12:25 a.m. Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, at Union County Hospital Long Term Care in Anna.
She was born on June 17, 1930, in Anna, the daughter of Hugh S. and Barbara Laura Ann Stegle Treece.
She married Francis Marion Westbrooks Jr. on Nov. 29, 1947, at St. Joseph’s...
James Richard Stout Sr., of Springfield, died on Jan. 13, 2018, at his home after a long battle with corticobasal degeneration.
He was born on May 10, 1957, in Cairo, the son of Ray and Rose Karcher Stout.
He graduated from Camelot High School in Cairo and received both bachelor’s and master’s...
Carolyn Ferguson, 72, of Dongola, died at 3:46 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at her home.
She was born on June 23, 1945, in Jonesboro, the daughter of Guy and Ina Foster Elkins.
She married Carl E. Ferguson on Sept. 7, 1965, in Anna.
She is survived by her son, Christopher (Debbie) Ferguson of West...
Carolyn Basse, 74, of Jonesboro, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at her home.
She was born on Oct. 9, 1942, in Cobden, the daughter of Marion Edward and Minnie Melba Hicks Sweitzer.
She married James A. Basse on Dec. 2, 1966, in Cobden. He preceded her in death on June 5, 2016.
She is survived by her...
Rebecca Dawn Johnson, 52, of Cobden, died at 6 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
She was born on Aug. 2, 1965, in Lincoln, Neb., the daughter of Raymond Dewayne and LaVada Louise Pearson Baggott.
She married Roy Scott Johnson on May 29, 2006, in Paducah.
She is survived...
Irene Franklin, 85, of Olive Branch, died at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on Jan. 20, 1932, in Olive Branch, the daughter of Barney S. and Hannah Elizabeth Hill Henderson.
She married Earl Franklin on May 2, 1953. He preceded her in death...
Norma Lee Jordan, 60, of Anna, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
She was born on Nov. 25, 1957, in Chicago, the daughter of Joseph S. and Joyce Fay Utter.
She is survived by all her family and friends at Mulberry Manor and ILS. She was preceded in death by her parents....
Tim L. Landis, 66, of Chatham, passed away at 6:46 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, in his home.
Tim was born Nov. 19, 1951, in Anna, the son of Floyd and Ann Childers Landis.
He married Debra Chandler on May 2, 1981, in Chariton, Iowa.
At the age of 16, Tim began working as a sports reporter for The...
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