Obituaries

Marjorie M. Hinkle
Marjorie M. Hinkle, 96, of Anna, died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019, at her home.  She was born on Sept. 10, 1922, in Carbondale, the daughter of Louie and Linnie Nance Brewer.  She married the love of her life, Floyd M. Hinkle, on Oct. 26, 1940, in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death on June 17,...
Ruthe M. Clayton, 82, of Anna, died at 3:26 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, 2019, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. She was born on Dec. 10, 1936, in Joliet, the daughter of Donald Alfred and Lucille A. Risk Blood.   She married Beryl Clayton on Feb. 22, 1958.   She enjoyed life and was always willing...
Ronald Cain
Ronald Cain, 71, of Tamms, died on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, at Monticello House in Jackson, Mo. He was born on July 21, 1947, in Cairo, the son of Henry Edgar and Margaret Elaine Brown Cain.   Mr. Cain retired from Proctor and Gamble, where he was a dedicated technician for 32 years.   He was a...
Bill T. Smith
Bill T. Smith, 73, of Cobden, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.  He was born on Dec. 22, 1945, in Grand Tower, the son of Velma L. Smith. He married Georgia Niblack. He is survived by his wife, Georgia Smith of Cobden; one son, Bill Wright of Ozark; one brother, John...
Roy ‘Sonny’ Basler Jr.
Roy “Sonny” Basler Jr., 82, of Cobden, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, at his home.  He was born on Jan. 9, 1937, in Cobden, the son of Roy Sr. and Frieda Lindsey Basler.  He married the love of his life, Shirley Ruth Campbell in December of 1962 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cobden. She preceded...
Ernest ‘Speedy’ Elder
Ernest “Speedy” Elder, 85, of Cobden, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, at the Marion VA Medical Center in Marion Community Living Center.   He was born on Nov. 12, 1933, the son of David and Clara Robertson Elder.  He married Chris Garan on Sept. 5, 1992, in Sherman Mills, Maine. Mr. Elder is...
Milton D. Eiselmeier
Milton D. Eiselmeier, 91, of Anna, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.  He was born on July 26, 1927, in Olmsted, the son of Carl Stephen and Leona Erdbruegger Eiselmeier.  He is survived by his two sisters, Darlene (Wayne) Douglas of Anna and Audrey (Larry) Hartsock of O’...
Vincent Newton Gross
Vincent Newton Gross, 84, died at 4 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at the Marion VA Medical Center, after an extended illness. He was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Lancaster County, Pa.   After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he married Alma Sensenig, and they raised their...
Virginia Marie Scutt
Virginia Marie Scutt, 83, of Buncombe, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at the Jonesboro Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.  She was born on March 24, 1935, in Lansing, Mich., the daughter of Dewey and Lelah Hulliberger Tupper.  She married Murlin D. “Dink” Scutt, who preceded her in death on Feb. 11...
Capt. Thomas Oral Norton, Jr
Thomas Oral Norton Jr., 89, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.  He was born on March 14, 1929, in Neely’s Landing, Mo., the son of Thomas and Grace Rumfelt Norton, Sr.   He and Peggy Rendleman Norton were married on March 4, 1951, in...

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