Obituaries
John C. “Johnny” Edwards, 76, of Anna, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on Aug. 7, 1945, in Detroit, Mich., the son of Carl and Marie Bowe Edwards.
He married his high school sweetheart, Edith “Katie” McHughes, on Jan. 9, 1965, in Anna.
Mr...
Dorothy Goodpasture 85, of Bentonville, died on Aug. 31, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Ark.
She was born on June 15, 1936, in Anna, the daughter of Ralph and Hallie Glasford.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bill Goodpasture; daughters Becky Cline and Debbie Ethridge; a...
Lola Elaine Johnson, 72, of Cobden, died Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
She was born on Nov. 9, 1948, in Cobden, the daughter of Walter and Lola Saddler Wilson.
She married Roy Johnson on Jan. 13, 1968, in Alto Pass.
Mrs. Johnson is survived by her husband, Roy Johnson...
Caran M. Mayberry, 77, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, at St. Louis University Medical Center in St. Louis.
She was born on July 31, 1944, in Alto Pass, the daughter of Henry Moses and Daisy Mae Craft Tellor.
She is survived by her mother, Daisy Mae Tellor of Jonesboro; a daughter, Julie...
William Todd Childers, 40, of Cairo, died at 12:48 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at his home.
He was born on April 23, 1981, in Cape Girardeau, a son of Donnie and Judi Winter Childers.
He worked as a welder for James Marine Inc., most recently at their Wickliffe yard.
He was also a mechanic and...
Joyce Lynn Dorrough Davault, 69, of Belknap, died at 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, at the Reflections Care Center in Carterville.
She was born on Oct. 7, 1951, in Paris, Ark.
She was a graduate of Round Lake High School. She had retired from the Abbott Laboratory in Libertyville. She later worked...
Flonelle Bunker Goines, 86, of Grand Chain, died at 7:20 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at her son’s home in Grand Chain.
She attended the Karnak High School. She had worked several years for Main Bothers Box and Lumber in Karnak on the wire bound line.
She and her husband James operated the Goines...
Calvin Barnett, 89, of Karnak (the Hillerman Community in Massac County) died at 3:23 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, at the Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis with his family by his side.
Mr. Barnett was born on Feb. 11, 1932, in Hillerman.
He worked for many years and retired from Missouri...
Oliver J. (OJ) Taake, 91, of Olmsted, died at 7:35 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna.
Mr. Taake was born on July 17, 1930, the son of Oliver Sr. and Matilda Huebotter Taake, in rural Olmsted.
He was owner/operator of OJ’s Barbershop in Olmsted from 1969 until 2014...
Dennis Ray Hess, 70, of Buncombe, died Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, at Carbondale Memorial Hospital.
He was born on June 18, 1951, in Mt. Vernon, the son of Stanley and Beulah Pitchford Hess.
He married Debra Birkhead Hess on June 16, 2007.
He graduated from Carterville High School in 1969. After high...
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