Obituaries

Jerry Dill, 63, of Dongola, died Saturday, Jan. 23, at Integrity Health Care in Anna. Funeral arrangements were pending at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna. To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com.  Rendleman & Hileman...
Vaneta Jo Baker
Vaneta “Jo” Baker, 82, of Cobden, died Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau after an extended illness.  She was born on Feb. 26, 1938, in Mill Creek, the daughter of George “Doc” and Sylvia “Sib” Dodson Brown.  She grew up at their business, Brown’s Grocery Store, and...
Virginia Rose (Newell) Claxton
Virginia Rose (Newell) Claxton, 99, of St. Charles, Mo., died on Dec. 29, 2020. Mrs. Claxton was born on Dec. 4, 1921, in Mounds, the daughter of Fred Ernest and Eva Mae Jordan Newell of Mounds. On June 23, 1940, at the Mounds Methodist Church, she married Charles Elbert Claxton of Pulaski, who...
Raymond Addison Fish
Raymond Addison Fish, 74, of Grand Chain, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at his home.  He was born on Oct. 22, 1946, in Woodstock.  He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict. After his military service he moved to the Los Angeles, Calif., area and was an industrial cleaner.  He later...
Patricia Ann Bingaman
Patricia Ann Bingaman, 75, of Vienna, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, at Metropolis Rehab and Health Care Center. She was born in Cairo on Aug. 22, 1945, the daughter of Charles and Rossie Hodges Bingaman. She was a CNA for many years. She also had worked at Snowers Factory in Mounds and Burkharts...
Ouida Lee Morehead Haralambidis
Ouida Lee Morehead Haralambidis, 69, of Olive Branch, died at 3:54 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born on June 25, 1951, in Cairo, the daughter of Morris Glenn and Joanna Bush Morehead. She owned and operated Ouida’s Horseshoe Tavern Bar and...
Salvador (Junior) Lopez Martinez
Salvador (Junior) Lopez Martinez, 37, of Cobden, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at St. Louis University Hospital.   He was born on April 16, 1983, in Guanajuato, Mexico, the son of Salvador and Sara Martinez Lopez. He married Hortensia Zamora.  Salvador is survived by his wife, Hortensia Zamora-...
Robert W. Boyd
Robert W. Boyd, 66, of Anna, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at his home.   He was born on Aug. 23, 1954, in Anna, the son of Robert H. and Sybil Dillow Boyd.  Mr. Boyd was a federal corrections officer for 22 years and worked at several different correctional facilities throughout the country. He...
Janice Marie Marvel-Smith Franks
Janice Marie Marvel- Franks, 68, of Vanduser, Mo., died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, close to family in Paducah, Ky. She was born on July 12, 1952, in Crowder, Mo., the daughter of Alma Gilliam and James Everett Marvel.  She and Randy Gene Smith SR were married on July 26, 1968, in Cape Girardeau. He...
Dr. Harold Franklin Wilkins
Dr. Harold Franklin Wilkins, 87, died from COVID-19 in Baldwin, Wis., on Jan. 7, 2021.  He was preceded in death by his parents, John Harley Wilkins, mother Pauline Ruth (Fox) Wilkins; and a brother, John Harley Wilkins II. Survivors include his devoted partner, Bryan Gjevre; extended family and...

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