Obituaries
Johnnie F. Smith, 78, of Colp, and formerly of Anna-Jonesboro, died peacefully on Sunday, July 4, 2021, after a brief struggle with cancer.
He was born on Dec. 8, 1942, in Alto Pass, Illinois, the son of John and Georgia Linton Smith.
Mr. Smith worked as a truck driver and was owner/operator for...
Nona Bea Fox Bannister, 78, died Monday, July 20, 2020.
Born in Cobden, she was the daughter of the late John Knupp and Lela Mae Wilson Fox.
She is survived by her husband, Raymond H. Bannister; two daughters, Janice Bannister and Sheryl Lyons (Timothy); three grandchildren, Joshua Lyons, Madeline...
Brandi Lee Cruse Slivinski, 40, of New Burnside, died Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Anna.
She was born on April 27, 1981, in Carbondale.
On June 8, 2002, she married Peter John Slivinski in Jamaica. He survives.
She also is survived by her mother and stepfather, Dale Lynn Cruse and Tracy Butler of...
Margaret H. Shelton, 87, of Anna, died Monday, July 5, 2021, at 4:57 p.m. at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale in Carbondale.
She was born on Oct. 30, 1933, in Trigg County, Ky., the daughter of William Wendell and Ruth Reynolds Hillman.
She married John B. Shelton Jr. on Aug. 22, 1954. He preceded...
Nellie Rosenthal, of Coulterville, died Monday, July 5, at her home.
She was born on Oct. 10, 1929, in Obion County, Tenn.
Private graveside services will be held at the Cobden Cemetery.
To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com. ...
David “Donnie” Sheffer, 80, of Olmsted, died Thursday, June 24, 2021, at Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Metropolis.
The youngest of four children, he was born on Oct. 13, 1940, in Olmsted, the son of Lauden Hurst and Evangeline Augustus Adams Sheffer.
He was a proud member of...
James Warren Crain, 88, of Cape Girardeau, and formerly of Mounds, died peacefully at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau on June 30, 2021.
Mr. Crain was born in Cairo on June 4, 1933, the son of Joseph and Alline Settlemoir Crain.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Nancy...
Bill Isom, 89, of Charleston, died Monday, March 14, 2016, at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.
Mr. Isom was born Billy Victor Isom on July 25, 1926, in Dongola, the son of James and Atta Montgomery Isom.
He married Regina Ulrich on Feb. 21, 1953.
Mr. Isom is survived by a daughter, Andrea...
Regina Helen Isom, 91, of Charleston, and formerly of Carbondale, died peacefully in the comfort of her home with her family at her side on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.
She was born on July 21, 1929, in Grand Chain, the daughter of Sylvester and Lena Kirchner Ulrich.
She married Billy Victor Isom on...
Wanda Essex Campbell, 99, of Mounds, died at home on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
She was born March 13, 1922, in Pulaski, the daughter of Joseph Oliver and Ethel Hennington Essex.
She married her high school sweetheart, William Tim Campbell, in 1940. They were the proud parents of two children, Tim...
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