Obituaries
Francis Morgan, 67, of Anna, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.
He was born on Aug. 27, 1952, in Breese, the son of Fred L. and Della May Piro Morgan.
Francis is survived by all of his family and friends at Community Integrated Living.
Memorial services will be at 11 a...
Judy Ann Theis, 75, of Anna, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, at St. Louis University Hospital.
She was born on April 15, 1944, in Union County, the daughter of Lynn and Mildred Bloodworth Shepard.
She married Norman Frank Theis on Dec. 27, 1963. He preceded her in death on Sept. 29, 2009.
She is...
Judy A. Anderson, of St. John, Ind., formerly of Lansing, Ill., and Union County, died peacefully on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, after a brief, valiant battle with breast cancer.
She was born in Jonesboro, on July 21, 1940, the daughter of William and Afton Aldridge.
She was the beloved wife of “Roger...
Edward L. Stone, 87, of Dongola, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, at the Jonesboro Rehab and Nursing Center.
He was born on Nov. 13, 1931, in Alto Pass, the son of William C. and Ina Z. Davis Stone. He married Lillie Dodson on Aug. 12, 1955, in Tamms.
Mr. Stone is survived by his wife of 64 years,...
Louise Kelley, 99, of Anna, died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, at Integrity Health Care of Anna.
She was born on Dec. 27, 1919, in Anna, the daughter of Jesse and Grace Phillips Kelley.
She married Walter Kelley on June 1, 1945, in Jonesboro. He preceded her in death on Nov. 18, 1994.
She is survived...
Robert E. Whitaker, 83, of Dongola, died at 8:18 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, at his home.
He was born on Jan. 19, 1936, in Anna, the son of Leland O. and Afton Treece Whitaker.
He married Shirley Meisenheimer on Nov. 27, 1956.
He graduated from Anna-Jonesboro Community High School in 1953, where...
Sandra K. Terbrak, 68, of Dongola, died at 12:31 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
She was born on Nov. 17, 1950, in Anna, the daughter of Howard and Mary Ella Albright Powles.
She had a heart for teaching. She taught school in Dongola and retired from there in 2013...
Herman E. Tanner, 53, of Jonesboro, died at 8:41 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, at his home in Jonesboro.
He was born on Jan. 10, 1966, in Union County, IL, the son of Floyd and Vera Evelyn Tellor Tanner.
He married Beverly Ray in 1987.
Mr. Tanner loved spending time with his family and especially...
Norma Jean McCann Fuller, 86, of Anna, died Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on Nov. 1, 1932, in Anna, the daughter of Andrew “Shorty” and Carrie George Adams.
She married Donald McCann. He preceded her in death. She later married Robert “Bob...
Opal Gayle Kirby, 92, of Goreville, and formerly of Anna, died at 4:42 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at Parkway Manor in Marion.
She was born in Marion on Aug. 18, 1927, the daughter of Francis and Carrie Foster Casper.
She married Harold “Bud” Kirby in Goreville on March 27, 1946. Together, they...
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