Obituaries
Doug Allen, 77, of Fort Worth, Texas, and formerly of Anna, died on June 28, 2019, at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas.
He was born on June 19, 1942, in Alto Pass, the son of Howard and Helen Allen.
He married Shirley Gibson) Allen of Alto Pass. She preceded him in death. They had a son, Eric...
Truman Dale Pitts, 86, of Wylie, Texas, and formerly of Anna and Washington, Ill., died Saturday, July 6, 2019, at home, surrounded by his family.
He was born on Aug. 10, 1932, in Anna, the son of Truman Christopher and Zora Agatha Ross Pitts.
He married Lura Louise Dillow on Dec. 23, 1953.
Mr...
Leon Ross Sitter, 94, of Clarksville, Tenn., and formerly of Cobden, died Friday, July 5, 2019, at Spring Meadows Nursing Home in Clarksville.
He was born on Feb. 21, 1925, the son of Truman and Margaret Sitter.
He married Patricia Parks on July 7, 1946.
During World War II, he was a proud member...
Homer Eugene Seals, 87, of Anna, died Monday, July 8, 2019, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion.
He was born on Oct. 7, 1931, in Pulaski, the son of Osmer and Pearl Mize Seals.
Mr. Seals worked and lived at many locations throughout his life.
He worked at Reeves Feed and Grain in...
Violet L. Davis, 92, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at her residence.
She was born on Aug. 5, 1926, in Terre Haute, Ind., the daughter of Russell Reed and Oma Baker Bryant.
She married Weldon Leon Davis on Aug. 16, 1942, in Jackson, Mo. He preceded her in death on Nov. 28, 2003....
Brian Scott “Bear” Blunt, 57, of Lynn Haven, Fla., and formerly of Cobden, died at 11:20 p.m. on June 19, 2019, at home, with his wife and son by his side.
He was born on Jan. 9, 1962, in Frankfurt, Germany, the son of Harold Lester Sr. and Ethel Mae Flamm Blunt.
He married Michele (Thompson) on...
Frankie Murray, 75, of Anna, died on June 26, 2019, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
He was born on June 11, 1944, in Cobden, the son of William and Bertie Burnett Murray.
He married Janice Graves on Aug. 23, 1985, in Jonesboro.
Mr. Murrray is survived by his wife, Janice Murray of Anna; a...
Opal Joy Osman, 98, of Anna, and formerly of Dongola, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
She was born on Sept. 6, 1920, in Carlisle, Ark., the daughter of James Lee and Eliza Leona Beggs Waters.
She married Wayne E. Osman on Sept. 13, 1944. He preceded her in death....
Katherine C. Turner, 83, of Anna, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at her residence.
She was born on March 14, 1936, in Cobden, the daughter of Burt John and Nora Ellen Griddings Hill.
She married Carroll S. Turner on May 31, 1958, in Jonesboro. He preceded her in death on April 25, 2007.
She is...
Peggy Jo Esmond, 75, of Findlay, and formerly of Carpentersville, died at 12:55 a.m. Sunday, June 16, 2019, at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville, IL. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to...
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