Obituaries

Dr. Bill L. Goodman
Bill Goodman, 93, of Makanda, died on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at Union County Hospital Long Term Care in Anna. He was born on Jan. 21, 1930, in Pauls Valley, Okla., the son of William W. Goodman and Zola L. Phillips Goodman.  He married Joy B. Elkins of Sulfur, Okla., on Sept. 8,...
Lee Trexler
Lee Trexler, 63, of Anna,  died at 12:40 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, at his residence.  He was born on May 1, 1959, in Springfield, the son of Charles Eugene and Anna Lee Turner Trexler. He worked in the construction business as a roofer for many years and was a hard worker. He loved to collect...
Marvin Lee Harris
Marvin Lee Harris, 76, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, at his home.  He was born on June 27, 1946, in Chester, the son of Ralph Lee and Francis Louise Weherhime Harris.  Mr. Harris is survived by his sons, Brian and Bill Harris; siblings Nancy Williams of Jonesboro, Phillip Harris of Du...
Nancy Lee Cox
Nancy Lee Cox, 79, of Dongola, died at 1:25 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at her home. At the time of her passing, she was surrounded by members of her family. She was born on Jan. 29, 1943, at the family home in Dongola. She was the daughter of Marion Dewitt Lingle and Catherine Hartline Lingle....
Robert L. Del Favero, 91, of Palmetto, Fla., and formerly of Jonesboro, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, at Blake Hospital in Bradenton, Fla.  He was born on April 25, 1931, in Chicago, the son of Geno and Dorothy (Bonnert) Del Favero.  He married Jean Florence Stonell on Oct. 20, 1956, in...
Janet Chester Barham
Janet Chester Barham, 66, of Karnak, died at 12:45 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, at the Parkview Nursing Home in Paducah. She was born on Nov. 23, 1956, in Pontiac. She had worked over 25 years as a registered nurse at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis. She was a graduate of Vienna High School...
Sherry Ann Rose Sheffer
Sherry Ann Rose Sheffer, 69, of Olmsted, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at Metropolis Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Metropolis. She was born on June 4, 1953, in Paris, Tenn., the daughter of the Rev. Travis Rose Sr. and Doris Henderson Rose. She married the love of her life, Donnie Sheffer...
Virginia McAfee
Virginia McAfee, 82, of Olathe, Kan., and formerly of Mt. Pulaski, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at Colonial Oaks Senior Living in Spring Hill, Kan. She was born on April 13, 1940, in Cairo, the daughter of Roy and Fairy E. Franklin Arington.  She married Donal Cripps, who preceded her in death on...
Ella Delores Rouse
Ella Delores Rouse, 90, of Pulaski, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in Sarasota, Fla. She was born on Feb. 28, 1932, in Venice, the daughter of Barney Raymond and Irene Richardson Hall. She was a life long member of Trinity Assembly of God Church in Olive Branch, where she was a former song leader,...
Dr. Janice Lu Henry
Dr. Janice Lu Henry, 76, of Carbondale, and formerly of Alto Pass, died at 7:02 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Reflections Memory Care in Carterville after a long battle with dementia. She was born on July 31, 1946, the daughter of Dr. Wayne P. Sirles and Helen Rendleman Sirles. After the death...

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