January 2009

Several area high school baseball players are competing this summer with American Legion and traveling baseball teams.

The Cape Girardeau American Legion squad, which is coached by former Shawnee High School baseball standout Todd Pennington, has Anna-Jonesboro’s Adam Kelley and Shawnee’s Tyler Glidewell and Tyler Brant on its roster.

Murphysboro’s Legion squad has former A-J players Matt Hand, Cody Wheaton and Josh Flamm, Shawnee’s Ty McMahan and Cobden’s  Joe Davidson, Aaron Cerny and Steve Draper.

Irene Morrison, 85, of Wetaug died at 12:31 a.m., Thursday, June 25, 2009, at her home.

She was born on December 22, 1923, in Wetaug to Stante and Minnie (Ramage) Goines.  She married James Morrison on November 17, 1946.  They have enjoyed 62 years together.

She was a member of the Wetaug Church of Christ.   She was a homemaker. 

Two Anna-Jonesboro Community High School high school athletes have been named to the 2009 Southern Illinois Coaches Association All-South track team.

J.R. Woodward and Sully Edwards from A-JCHS earned the postseason honors.

Woodward, a junior, had a season-best 300-meter hurdle time of 40.5 and a best effort of   15.4 in the  110-meter hurdles.

Edwards had a season-best discus toss of 151-6. The senior was Southern Illinois River-to-River conference and sectional discus champion.

Both athletes advanced to the state track meet.

Maurice Furlow, 65, of Jonesboro, died at 12:10 a.m., Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at the Jonesboro Rehab & Health Care Center. He was born August 10, 1943, in Mulkeytown, the son of Donald and Viola Silkwood Furlow.

    Maurice is survived by one daughter; Sheila Patterson of Spencerville ,Ohio, two sons; Vince Furlow of Virginia Beach, Va., and Adam Furlow of Creal Springs, nine grand-children and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers; Evan and Roger Furlow.