Mrs. Frances O. Childers, 63, of Herrin, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis.
She was born on Friday, Sept. 13, 1946, in Sumner County, Tenn., the daughter of Ruben and Pauline Sanders Carr.
She was the wife of Paul “Buddy” Childers. They were married on Feb. 14, 1976.
Charles Allen Peters, 58, of Anna, died at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at his home.
He was born on April 26, 1951, in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., the son of William John Sr. and Margaret C. Pribbanow Peters.
He is survived by two brothers, Wayne W. Peters of Anna and Dallas (Barbara) Peters of Elburn; three sisters, Janet Marie (Galen) Guth of St. Charles, Barbara J. (Eugene) Schaefer of Dongola and Linda M. (Sergio) Martinez of St. Charles; nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Carroll P. Foster Post No. 3455 of Anna has announced winners from the 2009 Veterans’ Day parade.
The parade was Nov. 11 in Anna.
Winners in the various categories follow:
Senior marching band: Anna-Jonesboro Community High School, first. Cobden High School, second. Shawnee High School at Wolf Lake, third.
Junior marching band: Anna Junior High School, first. Cobden, second. Dongola, third.
School color guard: SIU ROTC, first.
A Union County grand jury has indicted two Southern Illinois men in connection with the death of a rural Dongola man in October.
Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds said that on Nov. 17, the grand jury returned indictments against Michael S. Ellis, 26, of Elkville, and Tommy E. Reams, 27, of Dowell.
Ellis and Reams each face one count of first degree murder and one count of home invasion, a Class X felony, in connection with the death of Gerald Dziczkowski.
The victim was found dead in his home on the evening of Oct. 22.
To the editor,
Here is some information that made news in the last week. Gang rape and brutal beating to a 15 year old girl in California.
People should look at this with a very serious nature. This and other wrongful actions should be dealt with immediately today not tomorrow.
We have a number of serious problems that are avoided, when you avoid a problem you make the problem get bigger.
Most young athletes dream of throwing a touchdown pass, swishing a buzzer beating three-pointer, or hitting a game winning home run in the bottom of the ninth.
Few ever face that possibility in real life, and when it happens, sometimes an interception, airball, or called third strike makes for a less happy result.
Two men have been arrested and charged with first degree murder in the investigation of a death in Dongola last week.
Union County State's Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds and Sheriff David Livesay said Sunday that Michael S. Ellis, 26, of Elkville has been taken into custody by authorities in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, on a Union County charge of first degree murder in the October death of Gerald Dzickzkowski of 250 Kimber Road in rural Dongola.
A Southern Illinois man has been sentenced to serve three and a half years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on a charge of aggravated driving under the influence.
Union County State’s Attorney Tyler R. Edmonds announced the sentencing of Frank D. Hopkins, 49, of Herrin on the aggravated DUI charge. The charge is a Class 2 felony.
Edmonds said Hopkins was arrested on the evening of Oct. 13 by Illinois State Police on Interstate 57.
Host Pana scored a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns to pull out a come-from-behind 36-29 win over Anna-Jonesboro in the second-round of the IHSA Class 3A high school footbalL playoffs Saturday, Nov. 7
“Our defense was on the field quite a lot the second half, “ A-J coach Brett Detering said. “Defensively, we didn’t make a play when we needed it.”
Leading 29-21 going into the final quarter, the wheels were about to fall off the Wildcats.
After recovering an onside kick at midfield, the host Panthers were on the move.
The suspect in the beatings of two women at a Union County church now has been indicted by a grand jury.
Willis Edward Bates, 45, had been arrested and faces multiple charges in connection with a violent attack on two women Sept. 28 at the First Baptist Church in Anna.
The victims were Mary Shepard and Leona Mount, both of Union County.
Both continue to recover from the severe injuries which they sustained. Mary Shepard is recovering at home. Leona Mount is at a rehabilitation medical facility in the St. Louis area.
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