Obituaries
Violet L. Davis, 92, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at her residence.
She was born on Aug. 5, 1926, in Terre Haute, Ind., the daughter of Russell Reed and Oma Baker Bryant.
She married Weldon Leon Davis on Aug. 16, 1942, in Jackson, Mo. He preceded her in death on Nov. 28, 2003....
Brian Scott “Bear” Blunt, 57, of Lynn Haven, Fla., and formerly of Cobden, died at 11:20 p.m. on June 19, 2019, at home, with his wife and son by his side.
He was born on Jan. 9, 1962, in Frankfurt, Germany, the son of Harold Lester Sr. and Ethel Mae Flamm Blunt.
He married Michele (Thompson) on...
Frankie Murray, 75, of Anna, died on June 26, 2019, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
He was born on June 11, 1944, in Cobden, the son of William and Bertie Burnett Murray.
He married Janice Graves on Aug. 23, 1985, in Jonesboro.
Mr. Murrray is survived by his wife, Janice Murray of Anna; a...
Opal Joy Osman, 98, of Anna, and formerly of Dongola, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
She was born on Sept. 6, 1920, in Carlisle, Ark., the daughter of James Lee and Eliza Leona Beggs Waters.
She married Wayne E. Osman on Sept. 13, 1944. He preceded her in death....
Katherine C. Turner, 83, of Anna, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at her residence.
She was born on March 14, 1936, in Cobden, the daughter of Burt John and Nora Ellen Griddings Hill.
She married Carroll S. Turner on May 31, 1958, in Jonesboro. He preceded her in death on April 25, 2007.
She is...
Peggy Jo Esmond, 75, of Findlay, and formerly of Carpentersville, died at 12:55 a.m. Sunday, June 16, 2019, at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville, IL. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to...
Clara Kesler, 91, of Dongola, died Saturday, June 22, 2019, at 7:25 p.m. at Reflections Memory Care Center in Carterville surrounded by her family.
She was born on May 17, 1928, in Pulaski County, the daughter of George and Sarah Iva Richardson Harmon.
On Sept. 18, 1945, she married Ellis Kesler...
Cecil E. Dillon, 96, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, June 22, 2019, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna.
He was born on June 28, 1922, in Reynoldsville, the son of James and Alice Cooper Dillon.
Mr. Dillon is survived by his son, James Dillon of Carterville; a daughter, Janet (Benjie) Dunville of...
June Smith Minton, 90, of Marion, died at 10:21 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
She was born on Sunday, Sept. 30, 1928, in Cairo, the daughter of Floyd James and Ruby Ellen Wilson Smith Sr.
She married Robert J. (Bob) Minton on Saturday, Dec. 2, 1967, in Marion....
Leonard L. Flamm Jr. received his reward at home while smiling with his family surrounding him on June 19, 2019.
Leonard was born to Leonard L. Flamm Sr. and Alberta “Bert” Flamm on March 11, 1935, in Cairo, Illinois; that was the start of a very full life.
Leonard was affectionately known by his...
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