Obituaries
Roy Edward Dakin, 79, of Mounds, died at 4:58 a.m. Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Mr. Dakin was born on May 27, 1942, in Ullin, the son of William and Lilly Edith Berry Dakin.
He served in the U.S. Air Force as a tech sergeant from 1963 to 1971 as a weather...
Susan Marie Gilley, 79, of Mounds, died at 3:10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her family.
She was born on Nov. 23, 1942, in Aurora, the daughter of Virgil Marion and Lois Irene Schindler Stout.
She married Bobby Ray Gilley on Aug. 23, 1963. He preceded her in death on...
Phyliss Alesia Wilson, 68, of Wolf Lake, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
She was born on March 17, 1953, in Anna, the daughter of Walter Cletus and Martha Irene Treece Palmer.
She married John Wilson on Dec. 30, 1995, in Wolf Lake.
She is survived by her husband,...
Eugene King, 84, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
He was born on Dec. 22, 1936, in Alto Pass, the son of Milton and Lorene Lyerla King.
He married Esther Burnett at Bald Knob Cross on May 9, 2010.
Mr. King is survived by his wife, Esther King of...
Barbara K. Allen, 81, of Dowagiac, Mich., and formerly of Roseland, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, at Lakeland Spectrum Hospital in Niles, Mich.
She was born on Dec. 26, 1939, in Mounds, the daughter of Rex and Freda Mize Wilburn.
She lived in Mounds until she moved to Clay Township in Indiana...
Mary Gladys Wilson died at her home on Nov. 17, 2021, at the age of 86.
She was born to Ella and Elliott Sanders on June 23, 1935.
She loved spending time in her garden and had a gift for growing an array of wonderful plants. She also had a gift with drawing and painting, and she loved sewing,...
David “Dave” Englebright, 62, of Dongola, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at his home.
He was born on Aug. 3, 1959, in Springfield, the son of Gerald Wayne and Joyce Evely Burner Englebright.
He was a retired over the road truck driver. He was a self-proclaimed jack-of-all-trades and master of none....
Jack Gordon Yates Jr., 77, of Cobden, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, at his home.
He was born on Aug. 3, 1944, in Carbondale, the son of Jack G. Sr. and Ruby B. Brasel Yates.
He married Marsha Hartline on April 17, 1990, in Billings, Mont.
Mr. Yates is survived by his wife, Marsha Yates of Cobden; a...
Pat Meller, 89, of Anna, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, at Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on Sept. 18, 1932, the daughter of Vivian and Gertrude Gaines Hopper in Chicago.
She married Joe D. Meller on June 20, 1955, and he survives.
Mrs. Meller graduated from Thornton Township...
Grace Elder Garner, 95, of Cobden, died Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, in Anna.
She was born on Jan. 2, 1926, in Makanda, the daughter of David S. and Clara Robertson Elder.
She married Dorris Garner on Nov. 16, 1946, in Cobden. He preceded her in death on March 14, 2010.
She is survived by her...
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