Obituaries
Charles Ray “Chuck” Baggett, 62, of Centralia, died at 4:43 p.m. Friday, July 26, 2019, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon.
He was born on Nov. 11, 1956, in Christopher, the son of Clarence Edward and Kay Frances Brown Baggett.
He married Janet “Beth” Payne in 1990 in Sandoval...
James Thomas Simms, 78, of Anna, died Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy.
Mr. Simms was born on Oct. 7, 1940, in Caruthersville, Mo., the son of James Harold and Mary Lee Summers Simms.
Mr. Simms served in the U.S. Army. He worked as a car dealer and as an over the road...
Janice Short, 78, of Anna, died Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on Feb. 25, 1941, in Dixon Springs, the daughter of James and Mary Etheridge Smith.
She is survived by her daughter, Gina (Steve) Loughridge of Anna; a son, Ron (Myra) Williams...
John Schultheiss, 85, of Anna, died at 3:03 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at his home.
He was born on April 2, 1934, in Eddyville, Iowa, the son of Gustave and Martha Sawyer Schultheiss.
He married the love of his life, Barbara Plowman, on Nov. 15, 1953.
He was a respected tool and die maker in...
Violet Eddleman, 91, of Dongola, and formerly of San Diego, Calif., died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at 6:45 p.m. at Integrity Healthcare in Anna, with her family by her side.
She was born on Dec. 27, 1927, in Ullin, the daughter of Roy Edward and Lois Alberta Dillow Mowery.
On July 1, 1957, she...
Calvin J. Maginel, 94, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna.
He was born on Oct. 2, 1924, in Chicago, the son of James A and Constance Cora Was Maginel.
He married Catherine A. Stearns on Aug. 13, 1949, in Kaukauna, Wis. She preceded him in death on...
Delia Pauline Atchison, 96, of Racine, Wis., and formerly of Pomona, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, at the Ridgewood Care Center in Racine, Wis.
She was born on Dec. 23, 1922, on the family farm in Pomona, the daughter of Harrison and Myrtle Nance Tripp.
She married Ralph Norman Weiss on Aug. 18,...
Mary Riley, 89, of Anna, died Monday, Aug. 5, at her home.
Funeral services were pending at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro.
To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com.
Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro is...
Barbara Keller Youngblood, 80, of Dongola, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, at The Anchor-River to River Community in Marion.
Funeral services were pending at Crain Funeral Home in Dongola.
To view the full obituary or to leave an online condolence for the family visit www.crainsonline.com.
Crain Funeral...
William R. “Bob” Wright, 81, of Thebes, died Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on Sept. 7, 1937, in Union County, the son of Winstead R. and Blanche Dusky Wright.
He is survived by his loving companion of many years, Rosemary Pender of Jonesboro; a...
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