Obituaries

Garry Gene Phillips
Garry Gene Phillips, 76, of Anna, died Sunday, July 3, 2016, at 4:05 p.m. at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. He was born on May 6, 1940, in Vienna, the son of Claude and Helen Croft Phillips. On Feb. 11, 1961, he married Mary L. “Lou” Lawrence in Vienna.  She preceded him in death on Feb. 22, 2012...
Esther Grimm
Esther Grimm, 82, of Jonesboro, died at 10:37 p.m. Monday, June 27, 2016, at her daughter’s home in Villa Ridge. She was born on Oct. 13, 1933, in Royalton, the daughter of Roy Lee and Vera Butler Bohannon. She married Homer Grimm in Norfolk, Va. She is survived by her husband, Homer Grimm of...
Patricia L. Musgraves
Patricia Louise Robertson Musgraves, of Grand Tower, was born on June 6, 1940, and died at her home peacefully with her family by her side on July 4, 2016, at 8:45 a.m. She is survived by her husband, Raymond Musgraves of Wolf Lake; her mother, Irene Robertson of Grand Tower; two daughters, Debbie...
Lorene V. Musgrave Jones
Lorene V. Jones, 91, of Anna, died at 8:15 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2016, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was born on Dec. 19, 1924, in Anna, the daughter of Willis and Trula Edmonds Musgrave.  She married Dr. Jean Jones on March 16, 1957. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Jean Jones of...
Ruth Aldridge
Ruth Aldridge, 95, of Johnston City, and formerly of Cobden, died at 9:07 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2016, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on Nov. 10, 1920, in Hurst, the daughter of Earl D. and Elizabeth Crews Furlow. She married Herman Lee Aldridge on May 9, 1938, in Jonesboro. He...
Lorene V. Jones, 91, of Anna, died at 8:15 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2016, at the Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, today, at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro. Interment will be in the Casper Cemetery near Anna. Friends can call after 10...
Mary E. Grimes, 82, of rural Olmstead, and formerly of Anna, died at 10:37 p.m. Monday, June 27, at home. Funeral arrangements were pending at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna. To leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com. Rendleman & Hileman Funeral...
Ruth Aldridge, 95, of Johnston City, and formerly of Cobden, died at 9:07 a.m. Monday, June 27, at her home. Funeral arrangements were pending at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Cobden. To leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com. Rendleman & Hileman...
Mary V. Reames, nee Cerny, 91, of Caseyville, was born on Sept. 28, 1924, in Anna, and died on Saturday, June 25, 2016, at Rosewood Care Center in Swansea. She was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Stephen’s Catholic Church in Caseyville and was a past member of the LIFT Group in Belleville. She...
Steven M. Wright, 35, died at 9:14 p.m. Friday, June 24, 2016, at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born on Sept. 4, 1980, in Murphysboro, the son of Carl M. and Imogene Tellor Wright. He is survived by his parents, Carl and Imogene Wright of Anna; one sister, Kimberly (Emmanuel) Garcia of Anna...

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