Obituaries
Gary Phillips, 67, of Anna, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, at 6:01 p.m. at his residence.
Born on Nov. 20, 1955, in Effingham, he was the son of Douglas Lee and Janelle Nichols Phillips.
He married his love, Brenda Sue Brown, on Sept. 20, 1986, and they spent many loving years together until her...
Myra W. Gore Holderfield, 98 years, of rural Dongola, died at 2:16 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, Ky.
She was born on Aug. 16, 1924, in Dongola, the daughter of William J. Penrod and Roxie B. Johnson Penrod.
On Nov. 16, 1943, Myra was united...
Wayne Allan Skoglund, 76, of Anna, died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his family.
He was born on Aug. 18, 1946, in Quincy, Mass., the son of John Harry and June Helen Durling Skoglund.
He married Nancy Alston on Jan. 3, 1971, at the Congregational Church in Hampton, N.H.
He...
Charles Baker, 64, of Cobden, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2023, at Manor Court in Carbondale.
He was born on June 29, 1959, in Berwyn, the son of Charles and Bessie Baker.
He is survived by his brother, Ermal (Cami) Sorrels of West Frankfort; a sister, Jane Baker of Cobden; and a niece, Shonda...
Jose Chaires, 44, of Anna, died Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
He was born on Feb. 26, 1979, in Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas, Mexico, the son of Ciro Humberto and Maria Guadalupe Chairez.
He is survived by his parents, Ciro and Maria Chairez; siblings Jose Humberto,...
Ernest M. Rhodes, 88, of rural Jonesboro, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on Feb. 11, 1935, in Beech Grove, the son of Ernest Rhodes and Molly Frogge.
He married Doris Groves on May 26, 1956.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Doris;...
Joseph D. “Joe” Wilson, 73, of Ware, died tragically on Jan. 2, 2023, as the result of an automobile accident.
Joe and his twin brother, Gerald, were born on Aug. 8, 1949, in Anna, the sons of Earl and Edith Rosenthal Wilson.
Joe is survived by his brother, Gerald (Sue) Wilson of Green Valley,...
Riley Olivia Shields, of Anna, passed away at birth on Thursday, July 27, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
Riley is survived by her parents, Patrick and April Shields; sisters Millie Shields and Morgan Shields; and grandparents, Melanie and Kurt Hileman.
Her grandparents, Mike and Kathy...
John A. Triantis (The Greek), 77, of Cairo, died at his home Wednesday, July 26, 2023, surrounded by his wife and daughters.
He was born on Nov. 15, 1945, in Kalamos, Lefkada, Greece, the son of Anastasios and Irini Triantis.
He came to the United States in the early 1960s and received his...
Beverly Ann Miller, 81, of Olive Branch, died at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, July 27, 2023, at her residence.
She was born on Oct. 25, 1941, in Belleville, the daughter of Jay M. and Jennie Louise Lowder Horton.
She retired as a cook on a riverboat. From 1976 until 1980, she owned the Goose Pit in Olive...
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