Obituaries
Wilma Fay Turner, 65, of Anna, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, at her home.
She was born on May 12, 1956, in Anna, the daughter of Carrol and Catherine Hill Turner.
She married Harold Gene Turner Sr. on Nov. 24, 1976, in Belleville. He preceded her in death on Dec. 12, 2013.
Mrs. Turner is...
Deborah Ann Lingle Figgins, 68, of Daytona Beach Shores, Fla., and formerly of Elgin, and Springfield, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla., after complications from lymphoma chemotherapy.
She was born on May 24, 1953, at Great Lakes Naval Base in...
Rev. Glenn E. Fox, 73, of Dongola, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021, at his residence.
He was born on May 6, 1948, in Dongola, the son of Ralph and Zelma Reeves Fox. He was the third born of eight children.
He graduated from Dongola High School in 1966. His class was the last to graduate from the old...
Barney Barnhart, 78, of Anna, went home to be with his Lord, with loved ones by his side, on Dec. 30, 2021, at Owensboro Regional Hospital in Owensboro, Ky.
He was born on Aug. 14, 1943, in Jonesboro, the son of William and Ruth Turner Barnhart in Jonesboro.
He served in the U.S. Army during the...
Patricia “Pat” Johnson, 82, of Jackson, Mo., died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on April 16, 1939, in Jonesboro, the daughter of Elijah Arthur and Lorena Hutchison Gibbs.
She and David L. Johnson were married on July 18, 1958, in Anna.
She was a graduate of...
Carrie Ellen Schultz, 95, of Dongola, died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
She was born on April 17, 1926, near Dongola, the daughter of Stante and Minnie Ramage Goines.
She married Walter Owen Schultz on April 25, 1943. He preceded her in death on Sept. 6, 2007.
Mrs....
Charles Odell Bostic, son of the late George and Rex Marie Nichols Bostic, was born on June 20, 1932, in Micola, Mo., and departed this life on Jan. 2, 2022, in Cape Girardeau.
He married Irene Koester Bostic on July 18, 1959, in Maywood. She preceded him in death on May 18, 2013. He married Wanda...
Jeff Cunningham, 57, of Buncombe, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on April 25, 1964, the son of John and Joan Manus Cunningham in Carbondale.
Mr. Cunningham worked as a coal miner in Pennsylvania for many years. He was a part of the coal...
Carla M. Ballenger, 77, of Dongola, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
She was born on Sept. 22, 1944, in Kewanee, the daughter of Carl and Violet Rosenow Felten.
She married Hurley Ballenger on June 23, 2007. He preceded her in death on July 4, 2019.
She is survived by...
Lois Janiece Penrod, 74, of Jonesboro, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, surrounded by her family.
She was born on Feb. 15, 1947, in Anna, the daughter of Howard Orvil and Crettie Aldean Fuller Ellis.
She married Donald Richard Penrod on Nov. 2, 1964, in Murphysboro. He...
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