Obituaries

Jack Etherton
Jack Etherton, 84, of Anna, died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at his home in Anna. He was born on June 26, 1935, in Alto Pass, the son of William Dwayne and Lawanda Minton Etherton.   He married Patsy Bonita Barnhart on Feb. 14, 1964.  He was an excellent craftsman when it came to working with his...
Revis Brown
Revis Brown, 93, of Anna, died Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at Union County Hospital in Anna.  He was born on April 5, 1926, the son of Fred and Agnes Brown.  He married Mary Basler on Dec. 20, 1958.  Mr. Brown is survived by his wife, Mary Brown of Anna; a sister, Barbara Lair of Jonesboro; and a sister...
Margaret Louise Lingle
Margaret Louise Lingle, 95, of Spring, Texas, and formerly of Anna, died on Sept. 13, 2019, at her home.  She was born on July 20, 1924, in Mill Creek, the daughter of Charles and Beaulah Clutts Goodman.  She married Weldon C. Lingle on May 5, 1951. He preceded her in death on March 15, 2013. She...
Darlene Magee, 62, of Jonesboro, died Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, at her home.  She was born on June 29, 1957, in Anna, the daughter of Paul Leo and Wilma Irvin Boshera.  She married Clarence Albert Magee on Dec. 3, 1987. He preceded her in death on May 15, 2010.  She is survived by her children, Laurie...
Marge Parker
Marge Parker, 82, of Cape Girardeau, and formerly of Grand Tower, died at 7:41 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Life Care Center of Cape. She was born on Sept. 19, 1936, in Gorham, the daughter of Charles and Mary Lindsey Qualls.   She was married on April 22, 1952, to Bill Parker.  He preceded...
Paul William Schmidt
Paul William Schmidt, the son of Bernice Spies-Schmidt and Wilbert “Smitty” Schmidt, was born on Jan. 2, 1941, and died at the age of 78 on Sept. 13, 2019, at Union County Hospital Nursing Home in Anna, Illinois after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.   Mr. Schmiedt is survived by his wife of 54...
Leonard Leon Cooley
Leonard Leon Cooley, 93, of Anna, died at 12:24 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. He was born on June 6, 1926, in Johnson County, the son of Leonard and Marie Hines Cooley.   He married Mary Nadine Parr on Aug. 20, 1948.  She preceded him in death on August 14,...
Walter W. Graham
Walter W. Graham, 75, of Jonesboro, died at 2:10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Union County Nursing Home under the care of Hospice of Southern Illinois. He was born on Dec. 9, 1943, in Dongola, the son of William Franklin and Verda May McCommons Graham.   He married Sandra Jean Schmidt on June...
Norma Jean Carlisle
Norma Jean Carlisle, 77, of Cobden, died at 6:50 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.  She was born on April 20, 1942, in Chicago, the daughter of Henry Kie and Marie Elsie Horvath Carlisle. She loved shopping for antiques, enjoyed traveling, loved hunting and going to...
Revis Brown
Revis Brown, 93, of Anna, died Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, at Union County Hospital in Anna.  He was born on April 5, 1926, the son of Fred and Agnes Brown.  He married Mary Basler on Dec. 20, 1958.  Mr. Brown is survived by his wife, Mary Brown of Anna; a sister, Barbara Lair of Jonesboro; and a sister...

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