Obituaries
Don Tellor, 82, of Vienna, died at 5:26 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.
Mr. Tellor was born on Oct. 14, 1939, in Union County, the son of Melvin and Alma Fox Tellor.
Mr. Tellor is survived by a daughter, Lori Tellor of Miner, Mo.; a grandson, Kerry Michael Tannehill; a...
Joann Holderfield, 82, of Cobden, died Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, at the Jonesboro Rehab and Nursing Center.
She was born on May 14, 1940, in Alto Pass, the daughter of Herman Ellis and Katie M. Irvin Miner.
She married Ted Holderfield on Sept. 25, 1993, in Anna. He preceded her in death on April 20...
John S. Ronnebeck, 82, of Cairo, died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Metropolis.
Mr. Ronnebeck was born on Dec. 3, 1939, in Cairo, the son of John A. and Zada Smithey Ronnebeck.
He was employed with the Coca-Cola Company for 40 years. He was a...
Sheila Ruth Shadowens-Yates, 65, of Cobden, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
She was born on March 30, 1957, in Anna, the daughter of Clarence Ray and Ruth Evelyn Dehart Aldridge.
She married Jack Shadowens on April 15, 1973. He preceded her in death on May...
Tom Porter, 69, of Dongola, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, at his residence.
He was born on Dec. 21, 1952, in Santa Cruz, Calif., the son of Al and Nancy Tuthill Coon.
He married Patricia Jean Joplin on Oct. 30, 2010. She survives.
Mr. Porter worked as an automotive tech for 47 years. He loved...
Claudia Johnson, 88, of Cobden, died Friday, Sept. 16, 2022, at Integrity Healthcare Center in Anna.
She was born on Oct. 20, 1933, in Union County, the daughter of Benjamin W. and Hilda Schlenker Dillow.
She married Billy Jean Johnson on June 10, 1950. He preceded her in death on Sept. 21, 2005...
Charles A. “Charlie” Roberts, 94, of Anna, died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.
He was born on Nov. 13, 1927, in Marion, the son of U.A. “Red” and Reba Swan Roberts.
He married Greta J. Morgan on Nov. 29, 1950.
Mr. Roberts is survived by his wife, Greta J. Roberts of...
Michael Wickline was born on Dec. 12, 1968, in Pittsburgh, Pa., and died on Aug. 31, 2022, in Carbondale after a courageous struggle with complications from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in 2012.
An avid sportsman and athlete, he grew up swimming, boating and braving Nor’easter waves off Wilmette,...
Jerry “Waldo” Kennedy, 69, of Olmsted, Illinois died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at his residence.
He was born on Nov. 26, 1952, in Cairo, the son of Loren “Bosco” and Helen Frances Echols Kennedy.
He was a member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Pulaski, where he served as Sunday School...
Charles Robert Thomas, 81, died peacefully at his home in Thebes on Sept. 10, 2022.
He was born on Jan. 7, 1941, in Harrisburg, the son of Charles E. and Marjorie Thomas.
Bobby, as he was known to family, worked his entire life on the river. He was a riverboat captain and excellent at his job. He...
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