Obituaries
John E. Gearing, 88, of Vienna, died Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, at 9:38 a.m. at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah.
He was born on April 15, 1928, in Dongola.
On Sept. 9, 1955, he married Dorothy Chapman in Metropolis. She preceded him in death on Nov. 20, 2008.
Survivors include...
Patti Wagner, 56, of Anna, died at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, at home.
She was born on May 28, 1960, in Kankakee, the daughter of Ed and Florence Taylor Davidson.
She had worked at Mulberry Manor and KFC in Anna. She worked in the family business, the Rodgers Theater in Anna, in the 1990s....
Betty Severs, 87, died at 4:15 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, at the Union County Hospital Long Term Care Facility in Anna.
She was born on March 28, 1929, in Carbondale, the daughter of Abraham and Virginia Jennings Crawshaw.
She married Robert Holder on Nov. 10, 1945, in Pocahontas, Ark. He preceded...
Lucille Osman, 95, of Cairo, died at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, at Daystar Nursing & Rehab in Cairo.
She was born on Sept. 21, 1921, in Cairo, the daughter of Virgil and Wilma Hock Hastings.
She married Karon Osman on Dec. 25, 1940. He preceded her in death on Jan. 30, 1987.
She was a member...
Martin D. “Marty” Filter, 61, of Jonesboro, died at 5:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau.
He was born on March 12, 1955, in Mt. Vernon, the son of Martin and Dorothy Buster Filter.
He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Filter of Jonesboro; his father, Martin Filter...
Nellie Mae Wright Dillow, 82, of Herrin, and formerly of Anna, died on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, at Memorial Hospital in Shiloh.
She was born on May 2, 1934, in Makanda, the daughter of Audie and Vesta Miller Wright.
She married George Edward Dillow on Nov. 29, 1953, in Anna. He preceded her in death...
Martin D. Filter, 61, of Jonesboro, died at 5:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro.
To leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com.
Rendleman & Hileman...
Donna Parmly Donaldson, 52, died on Aug. 19, 2016.
She was born on April 29, 1964, in East St. Louis, the daughter of Donald and Shirley Winn Parmly and was one of three children.
She married Dwayne Michael Donaldson.
Surviving are her husband; four children, Jessica Donaldson of Newton, Amanda (...
Eugene H. Kohler, 83, of Anna, and formerly of Jonesboro, died at 10:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna.
He was born in Jonesboro on June 21, 1933, the son of Ual Leroy and Flora Jane Schlichting Kohler.
He married Shirley Fowler on June 17, 1955, in Reynoldsville...
Evan Vernell Eastman, of St. Charles, Mo., died on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, at the age of 92.
He was the husband of Margaret L. Eastman for 67 years.
Mr. Eastman was born in Cobden, the son of Wilbert A. and Agnes Eastman.
He was the father of Roger E. (Susan) Eastman, Ronald J. (Rosanne) Eastman...
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