Obituaries
Martha L. Casper, 73, of Cobden, died Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on July 18, 1945, the daughter of Clyde Earl and Vertis Aileen Kelley Hileman.
She married Gerald Ray Casper on July 30, 1966, in Joliet. He preceded her in death on June 7,...
Rickey Lee McReynolds was born on Jan. 27, 1964, and lost his battle with cancer Feb. 10, 2019.
He served in the United States Navy from 1989 to 1991, serving during Operation Desert Storm.
He is survived by his mother, Beverly Mahan; his father, Kenneth McReynolds; children Brandon Craig and...
James Edward Jackson III, 74, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
He was born on Sept. 11, 1944, in Granite City, the son of James E. Jackson Sr. and June Delores McMillan Jackson.
When his father died, he was lovingly raised by stepdad, Charles and June...
Thomas H. Sather, 77, of Cobden, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at his home.
He was born on Dec. 29, 1941, in Chester, Pa., the son of Herloph Ingvaald and Clara Marie Mayer Sather.
He married his best friend, Ginger Whiting, on Sept. 4, 1965, in Carbondale.
Mr. Sather is survived by his wife,...
Gail West Rigby, 78, of Gainesville, Ga., died Saturday morning, Feb. 2, 2019.
She was born on Nov. 20, 1940, in Cache, the daughter of Daisy Fisher West and Joshua West.
She was educated in Grand Chain and in Elkhart, Ind.
She met Terry in Elkhart, Ind. at Youth for Christ meetings. They were...
Geraldine McLane, 89, of Anna, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.
She was born on Feb. 21, 1929, in Jonesboro, the daughter of William and Bertha Hinkle Mayberry.
She married Raymond Roy “Speedy” McLane on Feb. 14, 1954, at Valley Mission in Jonesboro. He preceded her in...
Harlan Coffman, 81, of Jonesboro, died Monday, Feb. 4, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
Mr. Coffman was born on July 3, 1937.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro. Interment will be in the Jonesboro Cemetery.
Friends can call from...
Dorothy Elizabeth Stanley Whaley, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
She was born on Jan. 25, 1948, in Carbondale, the daughter of Harry and Polly Hawk Williams.
She married Ronald Dean Stanley and later married Clyde Whaley. Both of her husbands preceded her in death...
Arlynn del Greco, 85, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2018, at her home in Fairhope, Ala.
She was born on June 19, 1933, in Anna, the daughter of Edmund and Alice McCree.
She graduated from Anna-Jonesboro Community High School in 1951. She received her bachelor of arts degree in education from Carthage...
Barbara Ann Prinster (nee Modglin), of Dardenne Prairie, Mo., died on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, at the age of 76.
She was the wife of 55 years of Paul C. Prinster; the daughter of the late Edward D. and Thelma Modglin; the devoted mother of Christina Prinster, Cynthia Prinster, Kimberly (Alan)...
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