Obituaries
James Leo “Jim” Karraker, 78, of Mt. Zion, died Friday, Nov. 27, 2020.
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic private family services will be held.
Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home in Decatur is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials can be directed to Allstripes (Progressive Supranuclear...
Sandra Sue Hewlett, 80, of Anna, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.
She was born on April 11, 1940, the daughter of James and Jennie Bernowski Seymour.
She is survived by her daughter, Pam (Rob) Needling; grandchildren Jared Blessing and Jenna (Tyler) Webb; great-...
Robert “Bob” Dillow, 81, of Anna, died Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, at St. Louis University Medical Center.
He was born on Aug. 6, 1939, in Union County, the son of Sescel and Opal Treece Dillow.
He married Dorothy Hazel on Aug. 22, 1958, in Ware.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy of Anna; his sons,...
Melba Lee Nork, 89, of Cobden, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on Jan. 9, 1931, in Omaha, Neb., the daughter of Clearence and Viola Goettsch Shadlow.
She is survived by her children, Diane Ramero of Salinas, Calif., Jerry Roche of South...
Gerald L. “Jerry” Berry, 87, of Cobden, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna.
He was born on March 21, 1933, in Zeigler, the son of Francis R. and Ruth B. Graham Berry.
He married Loretta Lamer. She preceded him in death on Nov. 17, 2002.
Mr. Berry is survived by his...
Oliva Lopez Carmona, 90, of Alto Pass, died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
She was born on May 15, 1930, in Ojo de Agua, Mexico, the daughter of Jose and Maria Guadalupe Carmona Lopez.
She is survived by her children, Maria Guadalupe (J. Luz) Rosas, Ma. Elena (Izidro)...
Dorothy Mae “Prosser” Parker, wife of Bill W. Parker, 84, of Cape Girardeau, went home to be with her Lord and Savior at 5:02 a.m. on Nov. 20, 2020.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Vernon and Ida Mae Prosser; a brother, Edward Prosser; a sister-in-law, Glenda Prosser; a sister-in-law...
Stephen R. Stringer, 70, of Ullin, died at 2:08 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born in Cairo on Aug. 21, 1950, the son of Charles and Mary Alice Stoner Stringer.
He married Marilyn Dry on April 8, 1979.
He farmed for many years with his dad and brother...
Debra Jane Knupp, 66, of Tamms, died at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on Dec. 11, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Clifford and Lilly Dickerson Betts.
She was a graduate of the Egyptian High School Class of 1971. She was a member of...
June Marie Minor, 59, of Mounds, died at 2:25 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis.
She was born on Oct. 5, 1961, in Cairo, the daughter of Raymond Earl and Lois Adeline Rhude Minor Sr.
She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mound City. She had worked...
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