Obituaries
Judy Williams was born on May 31, 1958, and died at Union County Hospital in Anna on Monday morning, Aug. 1, 2022, at 8:15 a.m. after years of a hard-fought battle with cancer.
She worked at Our Directions in Herrin from 2005 to 2010, then at JR’s Centre in Anna from 2010 to 2020 and had most...
Pauline Pearson, 77, of Cobden, died Sunday, July 31, 2022, at her home.
She was born on Dec. 12, 1944, in Carbondale, the daughter of William “Shorty” and Ruby Forby Cobb.
She married Doug Pearson. He preceded her in death on Oct. 18, 1998.
She is survived by her children, Kevin Pearson, Kathy...
Joseph Madison “Jay” Wilson, 87, of Karnak, died at 11:17 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at Baptist Health in Paducah, Ky., with his loving family by his side.
He was born on March 25, 1935, in Karnak, the youngest of three children of Lee Benhigam Wilson and Bonnie Claris Kean Wilson.
His elder...
Sherman Lee McClellan, 85, of Baytown, Texas, and formerly of Karnak, died at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, July 24, 2022, at Houston Hospice in Houston, Texas.
He was born on Sept. 4, 1936, in Karnak, the son of Vernon and Frances Houseright McClellan.
A former resident of Houston, Mr. McClellan had been...
Robert E. Heisner, 94, of Metropolis, and formerly of Grand Chain, died at 1:57 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis.
Funeral services honoring the life of Robert E. Heisner were at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 24, at the Congregational Church in Grand Chain, with his...
Marsha Bledsoe, 62, of rural Tamms, died Sunday, July 24, 2022, at her home following an extended illness.
She was born on July 3, 1960, the daughter of Charles J. and Emma Dell Bennett.
She spent her early years growing up in Pulaski County in the Spencer Heights and Villa Ridge neighborhoods....
JoAnn M. Shaffar, 76, of Anna, died Sunday, July 24, 2022, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
She was born on Dec. 31, 1945, in Waukegan, the daughter of Thomas John and Angela Josephine Bockhaut Albrecht.
She is survived by her two daughters, Kimberly Shaffar of Anna and Melissa Shaffar of Wood...
Mary Pamela Gilmore Regulus, 77, of St. Louis, Mo., passed away peacefully on June 16, 2022.
Pam was born on March 31, 1945, in Anna, the daughter of Charles and Nellie Gilmore.
Pam was preceded in death by her late husband, Thomas Regulus. They shared many joyous years of marriage together.
She...
David Warren Quick, Sr. died of natural causes on July 21, 2022, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna at the age of 93. He was born on March 1, 1929, in Pasadena, Calif.
His siblings and extended family were very close, and David shared many stories of a happy childhood in Southern California,...
Clay Edward Carter, of Lakeland, Fla., the son of the late Crawford Eugene “Red” and Myrna Brazill Carter, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022. He was born on July 19, 1955, in Union County.
Clay’s father, mother and one brother, Ricky Carter, preceded him in death.
Clay is survived by his...
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