Obituaries
Dale Allen Farris, 68, of Dongola, passed away into Heaven on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
He was born on Jan. 3, 1953, in Anna, the son of Fred Chester and Mary Jeanette Boshera Farris.
He married Sharon Adams on Dec. 20, 1975, at the Anna First Baptist Church.
Mr....
Patricia Charlene Smith, 83, of Normal, died at 10:40 p.m. Monday, Aug., 9, 2021, at her residence.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, at Grace Church in Normal.
Private family inurnment will be at a later date at Olio Cemetery in Eureka.
She was born on Jan. 13, 1938, in Anna, the...
Ida Wilma Thetford, 90, of Cobden, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, at the Delta South Nursing Center in Sikeston, Mo.
She was born on Sept. 6, 1930, in Cobden, the daughter of Lowell Irvin and Rosa Mae Leggans Glasco.
Mrs. Thetford is survived by her daughters, Peggy (Doug) Mayer of Makanda, Louise...
Ada I. Clendenin, 82, of Wolf Lake, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on Oct. 9, 1938, in Anna, the daughter of Cecil and Freda Dillow Craft.
She married John L. Clendenin Sr. on May 16, 1959, in Anna. He preceded her in death February...
Steven Howard Schnaare, 67, of Grand Chain, died at 5:47 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, at Baptist Health in Paducah.
He was born on Sept. 15, 1953, in Cairo.
Mr. Schnaare was a 1972 graduate of Century High School in Ullin. He had worked many years as a carpenter and electrician.
He ran a hog...
Steve Powell, 58, of Mound City, died at 2:17 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on Nov. 12, 1962, in Hayti, Mo, the son of Willie Wayne Powell and Betty Lou Mercer Powell.
He married his wife, Nancy Powell, on May 21, 1997.
He was a member...
Leonard Thompson, 65, of Anna, and formerly of Cairo, died Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
He was born on Sept. 10, 1955, in Cairo, the son of Victor and Harriette Kathryn Levitt Thompson.
Mr. Thompson was retired as a maintenance supervisor for Montgomery County,...
Margie Palmer, 77, of McClure, and formerly of Doniphan, Mo., died at 6:28 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, at her daughter’s home.
She was born on Dec. 12, 1943, in Doniphan, Oregon County, Mo., the daughter of Orb and Irene Harvill Johnson.
She was baptized in 1953 at Jolie, Mo. She enjoyed quilting...
Gerda “Ann” Willis, 87, went to be with the Lord at 12:13 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on Aug. 10, 1933, in Karlsruhe, Germany, along with a twin brother, Gerhardt, to Frederick and Anna Sommer Baumer. Her other siblings are Werner Baumer, Fritz...
Bonnie Bradley, 63, of Buncombe, was called home Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Ind., from COVID-19 pneumonia.
She was born on Oct. 22, 1957, in Red Bud, the daughter of Tom and Clara Riebeling Sellers.
She married the love of her life, Ray Bradley, on Oct....
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