Obituaries
Billy W. Dry, 87 of Joppa, went home to be with his Lord on June 23, 2021. He died with his wife by his side and his family being very attentive to him.
Mr. Dry was born on Sept. 1, 1933, in Cypress.
Mr. Dry was a member of Joppa Missionary Baptist Church. He loved his church very much and served...
John Joseph McLaughlin, 67, of Anna, died Friday, June 25, 2021, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah.
He was born on May 23, 1954, in Chicago, the son of Robert and Dorothy McLaughlin.
He married Amie McLaughlin on Oct. 29, 2013.
Mr. McLaughlin is survived by his wife, Amie, of Anna; sisters Mary Ann...
Larry Miles, 74, of Cobden, died Wednesday, June 22, 2021, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
He was born on Jan. 1, 1947, in Green Castle, Ind., the son of Rev. Harold and Elva Stuckey Miles.
He married Pam Bridwell on June 9, 1968, in Anna.
He is survived by his wife, Pam Miles of Cobden...
Carolyn S. Murray, 77, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on April 17, 1944, in Anna, the daughter of Andrew Jackson and Ora Marie Pierce Harris.
She met and married the love of her life, Charles Ray Murray, at Mac & Jenny’s Pizza...
Fort Worth, Texas - Thomas Lee Henderson, 78, passed away and went to his Heavenly home Thursday, June 24, 2021. He was born on March 24, 1943.
Funeral services will be at noon Friday, July 2, at Greenwood Funeral Homes-Greenwood Chapel. Interment will be in Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation will...
Sue Lingle, 86, of Anna, died Friday, June 25, 2021, at 3:55 a.m. at Integrity of Anna.
She was born on May 5, 1935, in Cobden, the daughter of Carl and Thelma Smith Jennings.
She married Forrest “Tiny” Lingle on Nov. 27, 1954. He preceded her in death on Nov. 17, 2004.
She worked at Florsheim...
Francis L. “Sonny” Dodd, 95, of Anna, died Monday, June 28, 2021, at his home.
He was born on June 13, 1926, in Jonesboro, the son of Paul A. and Helen Brown Dodd.
He married Helen Mae Hartline on Dec. 26, 1947, in Piggott, Ark. She preceded him in death on July 12, 2020.
Mr. Dodd is survived by...
John Grover Holland Jr., of Cairo, departed this life on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at his home, surrounded by family.
He was born on Aug. 11, 1954, the son of John Grover Holland Sr. and Geneva Blackburn Holland, both of Cairo.
He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he was a brother...
Howard “Preacher” Crane, 91, of Olmsted, and formerly of Cairo, died at 1:37 p.m. Friday, June 18, 2021, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, surrounded by his family.
He was born on June 7, 1930, in Columbus, Ky., the son of Richmond and Mae Burton Crane.
He worked for Illinois Waterways in...
Raymond Victor Sheffer, 60, of Sweetwater, Texas, and formerly of Metropolis, died at 10:14 a.m. Saturday, June 19, 2021, in a boating accident on the Ohio River near Joppa.
Mr. Sheffer was born on Oct. 5, 1960, in Kankakee. He attended the Edwardsville High School. He worked as a millwright out of...
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