Obituaries
Tina N. Arnold, 66, of Anna, died Friday, July 7, 2023, at Union County Hospital in Anna.
She was born on Sept. 26, 1956, in Union City, Tenn., the daughter of A.G. Davies Arnold Jr. and Bettie Clare Sanders Arnold.
She is survived by her mother, Bettie Arnold of Cobden; siblings Shela (Jessie)...
Robert L. “Bob” White, 94, of Cape Girardeau, died on July 8, 2023, at home after a recently discovered diagnosis of cancer.
He was born on Sept. 26, 1928, near Anna, the son of Alva “Whitey” and Daisy Pitts White.
He married Shirley Ann Russell on Dec. 30, 1950, in Piggott, Ark.
He was a 1946...
William Joel Bohannon, 94, of Godfrey, died Friday, July 7, 2023.
Born on March 6, 1929, he was the son of Roy and Vera (Butler) Bohannon.
He married Ada Marceline Cooley on Aug. 31, 1948. She preceded him in death on July 2, 2022.
He is survived by two daughters, Linda (Russ) Borth of Normal...
Eleanor Mae Keller, 89, of Anna, died Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at Parkway Manor in Marion.
She was born on Dec. 9, 1933, in Harrisburg, the daughter of R. Dale and Bertha Elinor Wies Wilson.
She married William S. Keller on June 10, 1967, in Des Plaines. He preceded her in death on Nov. 27, 1995...
Merle Steven Gordon, 57, of Anna, died Monday, June 26, 2023, at his home.
He was born on Dec. 30, 1965, in Muskegon, Mich., the son of Harold William and Myrtle May Bissell Gordon.
Mr. Gordon is survived by his son, Andrew Gordon of Belleville; a sister, Bonnie (Rick) Cast of Anna; brothers...
Wanda L. Beanland, 80, of Anna, died Thursday, June 29, 2023, at her residence, with her family by her side.
She was born on Jan. 27, 1943, at the Hale-Willard Memorial Hospital in Anna, the daughter of John W. and Irene Boyer West.
She married Sonny Beanland on Aug. 9, 1968. They spent 54 years...
Elgie R. Fox, 80, of Anna, died Saturday, July 1, 2023, at her residence.
She was born on Nov. 21, 1942, in Kankakee, the daughter of James William and Rosa Lee Reed Powell.
She married Clyde Fox on May 16, 1992. They spent over 30 years together and he survives.
She was a homemaker. She loved...
Arland Dean Vaughn, 72, of Villa Ridge, and formerly of Cairo, died Friday, June 23, 2023, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Brittany and David Essex.
He was born on Jan. 3, 1951, in Cairo, the son of Martin and Pearl McGinnis Vaughn.
He was a former water plant operator with American...
Don Ford, 73, of Grand Tower, died Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
He was born on Sept. 17, 1949, in Anna, the son of Garnet and Martha Wilson Ford.
He married Mary Rumfelt on Nov. 15, 1974, in Wolf Lake.
Mr. Ford is survived by his wife, Mary Ford of Grand Tower; a...
Mildred Louise Pender Bracken-Fox was at her home surrounded by her loving family when called by her Lord on June 20, 2023.
She was born on June 7, 1934, in Union County, to her Christian-faith parents, Fred Hester and Helen Lucille Rhodes Pender.
She was baptized and saved in 1970 at the...
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