Obituaries
LaVerne Gray, 63, of Tamms, died at 7:49 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, at her home.
She was born on Sept. 11, 1957, in Paducah, the daughter of Rex Lee and Anna May Green Gray.
She had worked as a nurse aide.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers, David, Homer “Musky,” Jeff and...
Ray Dean Wilson, 63, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, at his home.
He was born on May 28, 1957, in Alton, the son of James “Bill” and Erma Sims Wilson.
Mr. Wilson is survived by his mother, Erma (Sims) Shelton; a son, Michael Wilson; grandsons Dylan and Mathew; stepsisters Lori (Greg)...
Douglas Neil Crews, 51, of Maysville, Ky., and formerly of Anna, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at his residence.
Mr. Crews was born in Taylorville on Jan. 10, 1969, the son of Susan Corrington Crews of Maysville, Ky., and Michael “Mike” Crews of Anna.
He graduated from Anna-Jonesboro Community...
David Allen Tellor died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, at 8:51 p.m. in Anna, Ill., at the age of 78, after a battle with pulmonary fibrosis.
David was born on July 19, 1942, in Jonesboro, Ill., the son of Elmer Henry and Flossie Orrick Tellor. ...
Harold Raymond McMillion peacefully passed away at 8:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, at Oak Park Village in Slidell, La., at the age of 92.
Harold was born on Sept. 7, 1928, the son of Emma (Roach) and Clyde Raymond McMillion of Anna, Illinois.
On Jan. 8, 1950, he married the love of his life...
Hal Dunson Carter, 93, of Sacramento, Calif., died Friday, Sept. 11, 2020.
He was born in 1927 in LaGrange, Ga., the son of Jesse Thomas Carter and Yula May Smith Carter. His parents preceded him in death.
Mr. Carter graduated from Duke University in 1948 and received a bachelor of science degree...
David Ray Cain, 58, of Thebes, died at 12:58 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Mr. Cain was born on Dec. 16, 1961, in Cairo, the son of James David and Barbara Joyce Beasley Cain.
He was a salvage yard employee.
He was preceded in death by his mother....
Carolyn J. Stokes, 83, of St. Joseph, died at 12:10 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, at the Southgate Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Metropolis.
She was born on May 24, 1937, in Pulaski, the daughter of Benjamin and Daisy McDaniel Dulaney.
She was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in...
Merl Everet Penrod, 95, of Anna, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.
He was born on Feb. 11, 1925, in Wolf Lake, the son of Everet and Grace Emiline Ballance Penrod.
He married Dorothy Marie Lynn on May 26, 1945, in Jonesboro.
Mr. Penrod is survived by his wife,...
A strong headed woman has left this world and now rests in heaven. Jewell Ellean Lindsey Hicks, of Jonesboro, died on Oct. 16, 2020, at the young age of 69. She was actually 90, but loved telling everyone she was 15 to 20 years younger even to the end.
She was born in Pulaski, the daughter of ...
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