Obituaries
James W. Vines, 76, of Iowa City, Iowa, and formerly of Union County, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Iowa City.
Mr. Vines was born on Jan. 4, 1945, in Cairo, the son of Lloyd and Edna Landis Vines.
Jim was father to three girls who learned about the importance of family because of him. He cared...
David Rushing, 64, of Anna, died Thursday, Dec. 16, at his home.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna.
Bobby Hoyle, 57, of Herrin, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at his home, surrounded by his family.
Funeral services are scheduled for 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 15, at Riggin-Pillatsch & Burke Funeral Home in Carterville, with Pastor Jared Sparks officiating. Burial will be in Egyptian Memorial...
Sandy Judkins, 63, of Anna, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, at Kindred Hospital in St. Louis.
She was born on April 30, 1958, the daughter of Max and Mayme Pearl Ryker Schaeffer. She was a loving mother and grandmother.
Survivors include her son, Zachary (Kelli Smith) Judkins; a daughter, Mandi (Robert...
Dudley Kesler, 66, of Dongola, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on March 14, 1955, in Cairo, the son of Ellis and Clara Harmon Kesler.
He married Kimberly Maze on July 21, 1979. She survives.
Mr. Kesler retired from the Federal Bureau of...
Horace Esau (Bucky) Echols Jr., 95, of Anna, died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna.
Mr. Echols was born on Jan. 17, 1926, in Ullin, the son of Horace Esau and Ruth (Crippen) Echols.
He married Eleanora Ellis on Aug. 21, 1971.
Mr. Echols was an office manager and...
Judy Dale Gunn, 77, of Cobden, died Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.
She was born on June 13, 1944, in Cobden, the daughter of Henry and Vivian Hill Basler.
She married Terry Gunn in 1964. He preceded her in death on April 8, 2001.
She is survived by her daughter, Melissa...
Mary D. Light, 78, of rural Dongola, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at her home.
She was born on Feb. 5, 1943, in Waukegan, the daughter of Harold James and Esther Ethel Bourland Frick.
She married Robert Carlyn Light on Sept. 28, 1963, in Mt. Pleasant.
She is...
Sandy McMunn, 68, of Villa Ridge, and formerly of Massac County, died at 6:05 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at her residence, surrounded by her family.
She was born on Jan. 8, 1953, in Paducah, the daughter of Garvin “Pat” and Jane (Laird) Lowery.
She enjoyed quilting, painting, cooking and canning...
Kenneth R. Goines, 77, of Grand Chain (the Hillerman Community), died at 1 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah.
Mr. Goines was born on Feb. 6, 1944, in Alexander County.
He was a graduate of Joppa High School. He had retired after 36 years from Honeywell in Metropolis. ...
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