Obituaries
Richard Leon “Rick” Farris, of East Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, April 10, 2021.
He was born on Dec. 3, 1951, in Eureka, Kan., the son of Harold and Ruth Farris.
He married Norma Glenn on Nov. 25, 2003. She survives.
Mr. Farris enjoyed spending time with his family, including his wife, Norma....
Trenton Cockrum, 30, of Jonesboro, died on April 6, 2021. He was born on June 7, 1990, in Carbondale, the son of Wendell Cockrum and Charlotte Roberts.
He is survived by his father, Wendell (Shelly) Cockrum; his mother, Charlotte Roberts; children Zaiden, Braxton and Braiden Cockrum; siblings...
Terry Wayne Courtright, 63, of Jonesboro, died on April 7, 2021, at his home.
He was born on Feb. 17, 1958, in Jonesboro, the son of Jimmie and Mary Ann Cavness Courtright.
Mr. Courtright is survived by his mother, Mary Ann Courtright of Jonesboro; a sister, Diane and husband Kevin St. Arbor of...
George F. Partridge, 66, of Grand Chain, died Saturday, April 10, 2021, at his home.
He was born on May 27, 1954, in Anna, the son of Harry C. and Rosalee Foster Partridge.
He married Suzan Nicholson on Dec. 10, 1976, in Murray, Ky.
Mr. Partridge is survived by his wife, Suzan Partridge of Grand...
Linda Halterman Krueger, 77, of Nashville, Tenn., died on March 30, 2021, after a short illness.
She was born in Gary, Ind., on July 25, 1943. She married Glenn Lee Krueger in 1983, and made her home in Texas prior to his passing in 2000.
She was the daughter of Austin O. Halterman and Hazel...
Donald Milton Garver, 83, died at his residence in Murphysboro at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2021.
He was born on April 2, 1938, in Decatur, the son of Gerald K. Garver and Thelma E. Casner Garver.
Mr. Garver served in the U.S. Army during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
He worked for 32 years as a...
Janice Toler, 84, of Anna, died Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at Herrin Hospital.
She was born on Feb. 2, 1937, in Hurst, the daughter of John and Pearl Hester Rutherford.
She married Bill Toler on Sept. 25, 1971, in Royalton.
She is survived by her husband, Bill; two sons, Ronald (Janet) Gooden and...
John Ray Childers, 90, of Washington, Ill., died at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at Snyder Village Health Center in Metamora.
He was born on Oct. 5, 1930, in Union County, the son of Samuel Larkin and Inez Williams Childers.
He married Dorothy Mae Lee in Piggott, Ark., on Oct. 7, 1950. She...
Janis Shannon, 75, of Jonesboro, died Monday, April 12, 2021, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on Feb. 18, 1946, in Anna, the daughter of George Franklin and Magdalene Elizabeth Holshouser Whiteside.
She married Curtis Shannon on Oct. 26, 1979, in Anna.
She is survived by her...
Solange Evans, 92, of Murphysboro, died Monday, April 12, 2021, at her home.
She was born on Jan. 23, 1929, in Saint Laurent du Var, France, the daughter of Rene and Irene Colas. She traveled to the United States to marry E. Fred Evans. They met just after World War II.
She is survived by her...
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