Obituaries
Paul Boie Jr., 87, of Bradley, died on Feb. 6, 2020.
Mr. Boie was born in 1932 in Anna, the son of Paul Boie Sr. and Ada Toler Boie.
He married Patricia Acuff Boie on Oct. 9, 1955. They raised three children and had a loving marriage for 64 years.
Mr. Boie served as a corporal in the U.S. Army...
Allibeth Partridge, 84, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.
She was born on Jan. 15, 1936, in Union County, the daughter of Ollen and Madge Casey Nalley.
She married Carter Partridge on Dec. 27, 1956, in Anna. He preceded her in death on Oct. 3, 2010. ...
Bob Palmer, 86, of Anna, died at 12:19 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, in Carbondale.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at Bailey Funeral Home in Vienna.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the hour of services on Friday at Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Gilead...
Thomas “Tub” Coffman grew up in Anna. He was an only child of Charles and Helen Coffman.
In his early years he worked as a police officer, at PN Hirsch & Co. and was co-manager of Gebharts Auto in Anna. He spent 30 years until his retirement working for the Illinois Department of Corrections...
Ann Katherine (Kay) Schaefer, 73, of Wolf Lake, died peacefully on Jan. 27, 2020, after a brief battle with cancer.
Kay was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the only daughter of the late Harry J. and Ann Katherine Wilson Hall.
She attended the University of Missouri and later was proud to receive...
James LeRoy Spraggs, 68, of Anna, died at 9:44 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, at Herrin Hospital.
He was born on Oct. 2, 1951, in Anna, the son of James Leon and Ruth Evalane Watson Spraggs.
Mr. Spraggs was a member of Harvest Church in Anna. He enjoyed fishing. He had worked in the St. Louis area as...
Josephine E. Hartley, 100, of Anna, died at 12:50 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at Hillview Healthcare in Vienna.
She was born on April 15, 1919, in Hammond, Ind., the daughter of Frank and Sadie Bush Scheidler.
She married Landrith Hartley on Jan. 18, 1941. He preceded her in death on Sept. 9, 1998...
James R. “Jim” Williams, 61, of St. Charles, Mo., died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Peters, Mo.
He was born on July 17, 1958, in Anna, the son of Robert Ellsworth and Patricia Fern Manninger Williams.
He married the love of his life, Kelly Elders, on May 19, 1984, in...
Mary Ann Archey, 68, of Anna, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
She was born on Feb. 16, 1951, the daughter of Robert Lee and Loretta Vancel Forehand.
She married Robert Lee Archey. He preceded her in death.
She is survived by her son, Shannon Archey of Anna; a...
Jeff A. Goins, 60, of Anna, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at his home.
He was born on Oct. 10, 1959, in Anna, the son of Ted Jr. and Susie Ray Goins.
Mr. Goins is survived by his daughter, Katie Smith of Anna; a son, Gene Smith of Anna; three grandchildren, Aubrey Jean Smith, Theodore James Smith...
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