Obituaries
Dr. Jean P. Jones, 95, of Anna, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, at Capetown Assisted Living in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on March 11, 1923, in Pope County, the son of Ray C. and Ruth J. Whiteside Jones.
To his family, he was known as “Pete.” His grandfather, Julius Adolf “Ado” Whiteside, owned what...
Carl Lewis Hileman, 89, of Tamms, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, at his home.
He was born on June 5, 1929, in Mill Creek, the son of Carl and Susie Poole Hileman.
He married Margaret Ann Donahue on Nov. 10, 1950, in Cairo. She preceded him in death on June 11, 2012.
He is survived by his two sons,...
Sue Rader, 77, of Dongola, died at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at her home in Dongola.
She was born on Jan. 21, 1941, in Union County, the daughter of Mottie and Beatrice Sowers Davis.
She married Wiley Rader on June 2, 1957. He preceded her in death on Oct. 29, 2014.
She retired from...
Harry Johnson, 85, of Anna, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, at Integrity Healthcare in Anna.
He was born on Oct. 15, 1933, in Union County, the son of Thomas Jefferson and Blanch Wildy Johnson.
He married Peggy Murphy on Sept. 2, 1952, in Piggott, Ark.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Peggy...
Robert (Bob) L. Chamness, 80, of Anna, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, at 1:45 a.m.
Bob was born in Anna on Feb. 14, 1938, to Frank and Eva (Kinder) Chamness.
He married Patricia L. (Pat) Rolando on July 27, 1957, in Anna. To this union three...
Dorothy “Dottie” Hileman, 85, of Anna, died on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, at her home.
She was born Sept. 18, 1933, in East Prairie, Mo., the daughter of Guy and Verda Nunn Weeks.
She married Donald “Jack” Hileman on July 5, 1962, at Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church in Anna. He preceded her in death on...
“AJ” Andrew James Boomer, 35, of Picayune, Miss., and formerly of Anna, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, at home in Picayune, Miss.
AJ was born on Sept. 24, 1983, in Jacksonville, Fla., the son of Mark Timothy and Andrea Clare Aguis Boomer.
He worked as a fire specialist for a fire prevention company...
Melony Kay Beasley Dalby, 47, of Cobden, and formerly of Benton, died at 6:31 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
She was born on Dec. 8, 1970, in Benton, the daughter of Michael Kent and Suella Smith Beasley.
She married Robert Dalby on July 25, 2011.
She attended...
Richard “Allen” Phillips, 62, of California, died on Sunday, June 10, 2018, at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif.
He was born on Jan. 3, 1956, in Vienna, the son of Claude and Helen Phillips.
He graduated from Hancock Place High School in Lemay, Mo. He attended Meramec College, with a focus on...
Claude Eugene “Gene” Davis, 89, died on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018.
Mr. Davis was born on May 21, 1929, near Pomona, the son of James Davis and Mamie Forby Davis and was the youngest of five children.
He was a veteran, serving as mess sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, in 1959. He attended Dutch...
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