Obituaries

Kathy Manus, 83, of Anna, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, at Oakview Nursing and Rehab in Mt. Carmel. Funeral services will be Friday, Dec. 23, at 11 a.m. at Crain Funeral Home in Anna-Jonesboro.  Visitation will be Friday, Dec. 23, from 10 a.m. until the time of the services.  Interment will follow...
Brian Edward Burd
Brian Edward Burd, 59, of Grand Chain, died at 6 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at Baptist Health in Paducah. He was born in Pekin, the son of James Edward and Charlotte Dalton Burd. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He enjoyed his grandchildren and attending their sporting events. He was employed...
Sharon Lee Probst
Sharon Lee Probst, daughter of the late Gerald and Betty Ritchie Coleman, was born on Aug. 8, 1951, in El Paso, Texas, and departed her life at her residence in East Cape Girardeau, surrounded by family, at the age of 71 years.  On Feb. 17, 2017, she married Ronnie Probst in McClure. He survives. ...
Richard ‘Dynamite’ Johnson
In the early morning hours on Dec. 10, 2022, Richard “Dynamite” Johnson fell asleep in Jesus. His wife, Linda, and daughter, Mandy, were by his side at his home in Olmsted when he took his final breath.  Cancer took his body but his spirit remained unmarked and is now with his Lord…and many others...
Travis Middleton
Travis Middleton, 26, of Cobden, died Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, at home. He was born on Oct. 2, 1996, in Carbondale.  He is survived by his parents, Benjamin (Jacquelou) Middleton of Cobden and Jane (Smith) Brown of Anna; birth mother Valerie Harris of Cobden; maternal grandmothers Geraldine Smith and...
Elena Marie Kinsey
Elena Marie Kinsey, 23, of Florida, died Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, in Tampa, Fla.  She was born on Aug. 3, 1999, in Kursk, Russia. Elena was the daughter of Russell and Jeanie Kinsey of Missouri. Elena attended Cobden High School. She was a lover of all animals, especially cats. Elena is survived by...
Danny Hill Henard
Danny Henard, 71, of Dongola, died on Dec. 7, 2022, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Ind. He was born on Sept. 10, 1951, in Vienna, the son of Doyle and Mary (Hill) Henard.  He graduated from Vienna High School in 1969 and went to college for two years at Eastern Illinois University and...
Janet Marilyn Williams
Janet Marilyn Williams, 77, of Pulaski, died Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, at 11:49 a.m. at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born on Aug. 14, 1945, in St. Joseph, Mo., the daughter of Robert Henry and Vera Lillian Fountain Whan.  She married John Williams Sr. in 1967. They shared 54 years...
Saundra E. Sanders
Saundra E. Sanders, 77, of Anna, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, at Integrity Healthcare in Herrin.  She was born on June 6, 1945, in Cairo. She married Norman Russell Sanders on Dec. 12, 1963, in Mound City.  She is survived by her son, Nathan Sanders of Anna; sister-in-law Joyce Sanders of Anna;...
Carolyn Foltz
My sister, Carolyn Foltz, passed away on Nov. 17, 2022, in Marion. She was the daughter of William H. Casey and Joyce M. Casey. She is survived by her husband, Mark Foltz; brothers Bill J. Casey and Simon O. Casey; her children, Casey Feldt and Rachel Scogsdell; and seven wonderful grandchildren....

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