Obituaries
Elois Mowery, 91, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at her home.
She was born on Sept. 26, 1929, in Dongola, the daughter of Glenn E. and Lois Ina Lingle Mowery.
She married the love of her life, Leroy C. Mowery, on March 12, 1949, in Piggott, Ark. He preceded her in death on Oct. 4,...
Shawn Williamson, 51, of Dongola, died at 2:55 p.m. Sunday, March 21, at his home.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Crain Funeral Home in Dongola.
To view the obituary or to leave an online condolence for the family, visit www.crainsonline.com.
Crain Funeral Home in Dongola is in charge of...
Barbara A. File, 77, of Anna, died Monday, March 22, 2021, at 7:29 p.m. at Union County Hospital in Anna.
She was born on Oct. 11, 1943, in Jonesboro, the daughter of Virgil and Genevieve Dillow Wiggs.
She married John Paul Allen on June 1961. She married Gerald File in July 1970; he preceded her...
John Wayne Cash, of Cobden, died Thursday, March 18, at the Cobden Rehab Center.
He was born on Aug. 5, 1937, in Mayfield, Ky.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Cobden.
To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www....
Sharon Kay Sharp, 75, of Paducah, and formerly of Karnak, died at 3:18 p.m. Friday, March 12, 2021, at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, with her family by her side.
She was born on Sept. 24, 1945, in Ozark. She was a graduate of Mound City High School.
She had worked for...
Fred Clutts, 83, of Makanda, died Monday, March 15, 2021, at Manor Court in Carbondale.
He was born on Dec. 23, 1937, in Cobden, the son of Mart and Myrta Beggs Clutts.
He married Linda Eaves on Aug. 7, 1959, in Makanda. She preceded him in death on April 21, 2020.
Mr. Clutts is survived by his...
J.E. Jones, 85, of Dongola, died at 11:10 a.m. Monday, March 15, 2021, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
J.E. Jones was born in Dongola on June 16, 1935, the son of John E. and Mae Adams Jones.
On June 30, 1961, he and Adra Wilson began their 59 year marriage.
He graduated from Anna-Jonesboro...
Loretta Aldridge, 80, of Johnston City, died Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
She was born on Jan. 28, 1941, in Cobden, the daughter of Herman Lee and Ruth Furlow Aldridge.
She is survived by her sisters, Marie Qualls and Mary Aldridge, both of Johnston City, and Betty...
Mary Anna Weakley, 83, of Cobden, died Monday, March 15, 2021, at her home.
She was born on Aug. 5, 1937, in Irishtown Township, Ill., the daughter of Raymond and Leota Morris Busch.
She married Carl Lafoon in 1955 in Alto Pass. She later married Galen Weakley; he preceded her in death in 1981...
Geraldine Miller, 90, of Grand Chain, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, March 7, 2021, at the Southgate Nursing and Rehab Center in Metropolis.
Mrs. Miller was born on March 1, 1931, in Karnak. On May 11, 1951, she was united in marriage to Ellery (Curly) Miller in Piggott, Ark.
She was a 1948 graduate...
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