Obituaries
Ralph Wagner, 59, of Anna, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
He was born on Sept. 3, 1959, in Chicago, the son of Walter and Ruth Smith Wagner.
He started working at the Illinois Veterans Home when the home opened and retired after 20 years of service. He was an avid...
Bill Thomas, 87, of Anna, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, at his home surrounded by his daughters.
He was born on Feb. 7, 1931, in Madison, the son of Cleve and Maggie Will Thomas.
He married Vivian Noble on April 25, 1953, in San Diego, Calif. She preceded him in death on March 2, 1980.
Mr. Thomas...
David Allen Broadway, 36, of Cobden, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
He was born on March 3, 1982, in Carbondale, the son of Gary and Shirley Pearson Broadway.
He married Cindy Farris on May 2, 2015, in Anna.
He is survived by his wife, Cindy Broadway of Cobden;...
Jack L. Bridgeman, 88, of Anna, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna, surrounded by his family.
He was born on May 5, 1930, in Cobden, the son of Lee Orville and Florence Aldridge Bridgeman.
He married Jennie Barnhart on July 23, 1955, in Alto Pass, and together...
Lois “Bunny” Schultz, 76, of Alto Pass, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, at her home.
She was born on April 3, 1942, in Jackson County, the daughter of Joseph R. and Mary E. Mifflin Gray.
She married Richard Schultz on Nov. 20, 1968, in Santa Monica, Calif.
She is survived by her husband, Richard...
Billy Duane “Bill” Jackson, 81, of Anna, died at his home on Sept. 21, 2018, from natural causes.
He was born on Feb. 14, 1937, in Ware, the son of Harvey William Jackson and Edna Mae Tucker.
He was a strong, talented, intelligent, beloved, kind and generous man until his last day on earth, he...
Rita J. Myers, 75, of Cobden, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, at her home.
She was born on Sept. 2, 1943, the daughter of Beulah Cripps, in Murphysboro.
She married Harold Myers on Sept. 17, 1961. They shared 55 years of marriage. He preceded her in death on April 27, 2016.
She was a licensed...
George W. Lackey, 95, of Anna, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, at his home.
He was born on Aug. 6, 1923, in Pulaski County, the son of Ira and Elizabeth Reeves Lackey.
He married Dawn Marie Bankson on Nov. 26, 1948, in Piggott, Ark. She preceded him in death on Oct. 18, 2015.
He served in the U.S...
William “Louie” Bryant, 79, of Anna, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
He was born on Feb. 17, 1939, in Wolf Lake, the son of Carl “Pee Wee” and Nola Harris Bryant.
He married Tina Lazenby on Oct. 19, 1985, in Anna.
He is survived by his wife, Tina Bryant of Anna...
Jan (Baker) Robertson, 54, of Dongola, formerly of Hollister, Fla., died Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
She was born on Jan. 17, 1964, in Springfield, the daughter of Thomas J. and Bertha Lucille Trexler Baker.
She was raised in Union County and attended Cobden High...
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