Obituaries

Janice Elaine Taylor
Janice Elaine Taylor, 69, of Grand Chain, died at 8:51 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at her home.  She was born on Oct. 7, 1952, in Metropolis. She was a 1970 graduate of Century High School and a 1972 graduate of Shawnee Community College.  She was very active in and was a member of the Ohio...
Mary Ann Lamb
Mary Ann Lamb, 82, of Tamms, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at 5:04 p.m. in Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau. She was born on April 26, 1939, in Tamms, a daughter of Bert and Melinda Bell Wallace Davidson.   She married Gerald Lamb on Aug. 16, 1969. He preceded her in death on Oct. 25, 2007.   She...
Clara Thomas Greer Botarf
Clara Thomas Greer Botarf, 97, of Vienna, died at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, at Hillview Healthcare Center in Vienna. She was born on Feb. 27, 1924, in Joppa. She loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed fishing in her earlier years. She enjoyed watching old western movies and eating...
Pauline Lacey Moore, 89, of Mounds, died Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born on Dec. 20, 1931, the daughter of William and Ruth Hill Lacey in Olive Branch.  She married Richard Moore. He preceded her in death on Aug. 11, 1971. After being widowed at the age...
C. Lowell Hubble
C. Lowell Hubble, 62, of Carbondale, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at Integrity Healthcare in Carbondale.  He was born on Aug. 16, 1959, in Pomona, Calif., the son of Scottie Sr. and Juanita Beckel Hubble.             He is survived by his mother, Juanita Hubble of Flora; a daughter, Nicole Renee...
Merle Walker
Merle Walker, 81, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, at the Marion V.A. Medical Center.  He was born on Aug. 27, 1940, in Jonesboro, the son of Henry Willard and Elnora Elizabeth Reynolds Walker.        Mr. Walker is survived by his life partner of 30 years, Marjorie Rendleman of Jonesboro...
Patricia Ann Schlenker
Patricia Ann Schlenker, 85, of Jonesboro, died Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at her home.  She was born on Sept. 22, 1936, in Union County, the daughter of Merritt and Beulah Bittle McMahan.  She married Donald Schlenker on March 25, 1956, in Hernando, Miss. They shared 65 years together.       She is...
James Michael Lutz
James Michael Lutz, 85, of St. Ann, Mo., and formerly of Anna-Jonesboro, died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in St. Ann, Mo.  He was born on Dec. 31, 1935, in Anna, the son of James R. and Margaret McCarty Lutz.  He married Edna Kneezle. She preceded him in death on Sept. 11, 2020. Mr. Lutz graduated...
Eldridge ‘AL’ Williams
 Eldridge “AL” Williams, 86, of Cobden, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at his home.  He was born on June 22, 1935, in Holcomb, Mo., the son of R.D. and Beatrice “Cledis” Crowell Williams.  He married Gloria Glasco Cox on July 1, 1984, in Marion.     He is survived by his  wife, Gloria Williams of...
Shirley Ann Brown Downey
Shirley Ann Brown Downey, 87, of Jonesboro, died Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at Stearns Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Granite City.  She was born on May 25, 1934, in McClure, the daughter of Orvil and Maggie Smiddy Brown.       She is survived by her daughters, Jacquelyn “Jackie” (Randy) Baldwin...

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