Obituaries
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Our family has had a recent experience of which every American should be proud. One of our Nation’s Sons has been brought back to America for burial.
PVT Robert L. Skaar, 19, of La Crosse, Wisconsin, passed away March 10, 1945, in Wildenguth, France.
Robert served in the U.S....
Pete Tanner, son of the late Floyd “Bud” Tanner and Evelyn Vera Tellor Tanner, was born on Oct. 1, 1956, in Anna, and departed his life Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., at the age of 67 years.
He was the owner and operator of Pete Tanner Solid Waste...
Mary Ruth McGowen, 96, of Anna, died Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at Jonesboro Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
She was born on May 4, 1928, in Anna, the daughter of Willie and Grace Dunn Miles.
She married Ralph D. McGowen on Oct. 7, 1969. He preceded her in death on April 3, 1995.
She is...
Shirley Ann Ralls, 89, of Anna, died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at her home.
She was born on Sept. 30, 1935, in Anna, the daughter of Lee Roy Webb and Susie Boyer.
She married Carol Gene “Curly” Ralls on June 25, 1954, in Anna.
She is survived by her husband, Curly Ralls; daughter Diana (Mark)...
Lois Ann Benson née Carter, 86, of Anna, and formerly of St. Louis, died at her residence on Oct. 2, 2024.
She was born on Sept. 14, 1938, the daughter of Dennis Franklin and Neva Dora Earnhart Carter.
On July 18, 1959, she married August F. Benson; they spent 51 years together until his passing...
Pamela Jane Sadler, 74, of Anna, died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at Linda E. White Hospice House in Evansville, Ind.
She was born on Aug. 5, 1950, in Union County, the daughter of Irval Leon “Bill” and Bernadine Tweedy Sadler.
She is survived by her daughters, Tracey Thompson of Benton and Brandy (...
Steve L. Sims, 75, of Tamms (Elco), died Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, at his home.
He was born on July 27, 1949, in Cairo, the son of John “Bud” and Josephine Johnson Sims. Both preceded him in death.
On Jan. 12, 1973, he married Doris Miller Sims. They shared 51 years together.
He loved to fish and...
Hallie Dean Smoot Jr., 77, formerly of Southern Illinois, passed peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at Cedargate Healthcare in Poplar Bluff, Mo., with his family at his side.
He was born on Aug. 26, 1947, in Anna, the son of Hallie Dean Smoot and Viola Fitzgerald Smoot.
Mr. Smoot is survived...
Dorothy M. Zinn (nee Cerny), 98, of Breese, died Oct. 1, 2024, peacefully surrounded by her family after a brief illness.
She was born on July 8, 1926, in Cobden, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Cerny (nee Bigler).
She married Arthur Zinn on June 3, 1961, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in...
Patricia McRaven was born Patricia Anne Mason to Anna Eberle and Eugene Mason on April 26, 1941. She died on Oct. 1, 2024, in Las Cruces, N.M.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, Eugene, Orrie, Larry and Richard Mason, Sharron Woods, Irene “Renee” Horne, Audrey Portnoy and...
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