Obituaries
Jewel (Jay) Lonnie Wright of Santa Ana, Calif., died on March 29, 2017, in Brea, Calif., at the age of 83.
He was born on May 31, 1933, to Wilma Arnold Wright and Charles Edward Wright.
He married Mary Evalane Berry on April 12, 1952, in Elco. Jewel and Mary grew up in the Anna-Jonesboro area...
Gordon L. “Butch” Noble Jr., 75, of McKinney, Texas, died Sunday, July 30, 2017, at his home.
He was born on Nov. 4, 1941, in LaSalle County, Ill., the son of Gordon Leroy Sr. and Myrtle May Wilkison Noble.
He married Sheila Kay White on Nov. 5, 1988, in Texas.
Mr. Noble is survived by his wife,...
Louine A. Friese, 89, of Urbana, and formerly of Sidney, died at 7:25 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.
Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Monday, July 31, at Sidney United Church in Sidney, with the Rev. Mike Picklesimer officiating. Burial was in Mount Hope...
Arthur L. “Art” Houseman, 77, of Lick Creek, died Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at Herrin Hospital.
He was born on March 23, 1940, in Union County, the son of Ray H. and Cora Ellen Glasco Houseman.
He married Lillie Rider on Nov. 23, 1974, in Dongola.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Lillie...
Donald W. “Don” Verble, 84, of Jonesboro, died at 11:44 a.m. Saturday, July 29, 2017, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna.
He was born on Aug. 20, 1932, in Anna, the son of Loel and Agnes Ledbetter Verble.
He married Janet Tripp on Dec. 22, 1953, in Anna.
He is survived by his wife,...
Rev. Verlee Eaker, 88, of Cape Girardeau, and formerly of Anna, died at 12:05 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2017, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on Nov. 15, 1928, in Grassy, Mo., the son of Raymond and Lilly Mouser Eaker.
He married Joyce Johnson on July 10, 1950. She...
Betty Stahlheber, 86, of rural Dongola, died at 10:30 p.m. Friday, July 21, 2017, at the Integrity Healthcare Center in Anna.
She was born in Dupo, the daughter of Louis and Christine Kurtz Sutter.
She married Earl Stahlheber in 1951.
She is survived by her husband, Earl Stahlheber of rural...
Bonnie Moreland, 89, of Anna, died Saturday, July 22, 2017, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau.
She was born on Aug. 7, 1927, in Jonesboro, the daughter of Arthur and Marie Frick Boyd.
She married Raymond L. Moreland on Sept. 23, 1950. He preceded her in death on Feb. 2, 2015.
She is survived by...
Joanna Coles, 62, of Anna, died July 19, 2017, at her home.
She was born on March 25, 1955, in Anna, the daughter of Boyd B. and Ruth A. Martin Henson.
She married Mike Coles on Jan. 3, 1987, in Carbondale.
She is survived by her husband, Mike Coles of Anna; children Tommy Yates of Missouri, Gary...
Walter Thomas Lamer, 79, of Jerseyville, died at 5:35 a.m. Friday, July 14, 2017, at the Jerseyville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
He was born on Feb. 6, 1938, and was the youngest, and last surviving of 10 children born to Lawrence Lafayette and Lena “Budgie” Angell Lamer.
He grew up in...
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