Obituaries
Carlos Wayne “Los” McKinney, 52, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at his home.
He was born on March 1, 1969, in Anna, the son of Larry Dean and Carolyn Sue McCann McKinney.
He married the love of his life, Tammy Daily, on Aug. 28, 1993, in Jonesboro.
Mr. McKinney is survived by his...
William “Craig” Jackson, 59, of Anna, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, at St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville, Ind., following a brief illness.
He was born on Aug. 15, 1962, in Twin Falls, Idaho, the son of Norman K. and Rose Marie Maus Jackson.
He married Patti Eads on June 4, 1988.
He is survived...
Warren Jeffrey Johnson, 80, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021.
He was born on July 19, 1941. Warren lived the majority of his life in Chicago, before retiring in Tamms.
Mr. Johnson was the son of Hazel Alice Williams, of Chicago, who preceded him in death.
He is survived by his children, grandchildren...
Bobby (Bob) K. Smith, 82, of Conroe, Texas, and formerly of Bradley, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, at Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital.
He was born on Feb. 3, 1939, in Cobden, the son of Roy Lee Smith and Thelma Louise Bloodworth Smith.
He married Connie Sue Rich of Anna on Sept. 13, 1958...
Wayland “Bud” Duty, 84, of Cobden, died Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at Herrin Hospital.
He was born on Dec. 21, 1936, in Cobden, the son of Alvie and Mildred King Duty. He married Donna Girtman in 1959 in Cobden.
Mr. Duty is survived by his wife, Donna Duty; a son, David Scott Duty; a daughter,...
Wendall R. Miller, 85, of Alto Pass, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, at Manor Court in Carbondale.
He was born on Nov. 8, 1935, in Cobden, the son of Ray J. and Donna Marie Fox Miller.
He married Vernita G. Pitts on Jan. 1, 1998, in Alto Pass.
Mr. Miller is survived by his wife, Vernita G. Miller;...
Naomi Absher, 97, of Pleasant Hill, Mo., and formerly of Dongola, died at 1:49 a.m. Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, at her residence.
She was born on Sept. 23, 1923, in Dongola, the daughter of Herman and Virgie Miller Sowers.
She married William H. (Junior) Absher on July 20, 1945.
She was employed at...
Sgt. William Hollie Craig, born Oct. 17, 1929, in Union County, went to be with the Lord on Sept. 8, 2021.
He was united in marriage to Betty Louise Braggs on July 2, 1949, until her death May 7, 2015.
He served in the U.S. Army as a gunnery sergeant from 1947-1952 during World War II and the...
Stanley Campbell, 70, of Mill Creek, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, at his home.
He was born on Dec. 20, 1950, in Cairo, the son of John Harold and Margaret Francis Jordan Campbell.
Mr. Campbell is survived by his brother, Phillip (Barbara) Campbell of Cape Girardeau; a nephew, Christopher Campbell...
Jeanette Imogene Shaffer, 84, of Zionsville, Ind., went to be with the Lord peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021.
She was born in Wolf Lake on Dec. 27, 1936, a daughter of Arthur and Daisy Butcher Brown.
She married the love of her life, Bob Shaffer, on Sept. 3...
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