Obituaries

Kenneth W. Wells

Kenneth W. Wells

Jan 21, 2012

Kenneth W. Wells Kenneth W. Wells, 52, of Grand Tower, passed away at 9:35 p.m., Saturday, January 21, 2012 at his home in Grand Tower. Kenneth was born in Murphysboro, IL on July 28, 1959 to Francis and Shirley (Robertson) Wells. His father precedes him in death as well as his grandparents. He is survived by his mother Shirley Wells;...

Deborah 'Debbie' Jean Stephens

Deborah 'Debbie' Jean Stephens

Jan 13, 2012

Deborah 'Debbie' Stephens, 57, of Carbondale, passed away at 4:30 p.m. Friday, January 13, 2012, at her home. She was born in Carbondale on September 28, 1954 to George R. and Phyllis J. (Keith) Patterson. She married Calvin A. 'C.A.' Stephens on June 23, 1989 in Murphysboro. He passed away on February 28, 2006. She is also preceded in death...

Edith E. Felts

Edith E. Felts

Jan 13, 2012

Edith E. Felts, 106, of Makanda, passed away at 8:09 a.m., Friday, January 13, 2012 at Carbondale Rehab and Nursing Home. She was born December 30, 1905, in Marion, to John and Nettie (Ollis) Boyt. She was united in marriage to Kenneth P. Felts on October 13, 1923, in Energy. She is survived by her daughters, Virginia Crader of Fairview...

Bernice M. Warren

Bernice M. Warren

Jan 10, 2012

Bernice M. Warren, nee May, died at 7:50 a.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2012 in Herrin Hospital after a brief illness. Bernice was born November 10, 1920 in Creal Springs to Charles Sr. and Maggie May. She attended grade schools in Johnson County and graduated from Carterville High School in 1939. She married Tommy Warren on March 13, 1943 in Cape...

Linda J. West

Linda J. West

Jan 2, 2012

Linda J. West, 61, of DeSoto passed away at 11:40 a.m. on Monday, January 2, 2012 in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Linda was born on March 30, 1950 in Charleston, Missouri to Bill and Joanna (Presson) Groves. She married William D. West Jr. on November 27, 1970 in DeSoto. She is survived by her husband; a son and daughter-in-law, Paul...

Floyd "Bub" Shirley

Floyd "Bub" Shirley

Dec 31, 2011

Floyd "Bub" Shirley, 91, of Desoto passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011, at 9:35 a.m., at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 5, 2012 at Meredith Funeral Home, Carbondale with Reverend Susan Burnett officiating. Interment will be held at DeSoto Cemetery, DeSoto, with military rites at the gravesite. Friends may call from...

Beatrice "Grandma B" Kraft

Beatrice "Grandma B" Kraft

Dec 19, 2011

Beatrice Kraft, 91, formerly of Grand Tower passed away at 4:46 a.m. on Monday, December 19, 2011 at Henry County Healthcare in Paris, TN. Beatrice was born on July 28, 1920 in New Madrid, MO to Guy and Marie Mayer. She married Claud Clifton Kraft on January 10, 1940 in Jackson, Missouri. He preceded her in death on September 7,...

Connie M. Scroggins

Connie M. Scroggins

Dec 18, 2011

Connie M. Scroggins, 94, of Makanda passed away at 5:20 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2011 in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Connie was born on March 25, 1917 in Makanda to Lorenzo and Emma (Kerr) Short. She married Bernard Scroggins on December 7, 1935 in Makanda. He precedes her in death along with her parents, one daughter, four brothers, and...

David Edward Reed

David Edward Reed

Dec 13, 2011

David E. Reed, 58, of DeSoto passed way at 8:45 a.m., Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at his home. David was born November 16, 1953 in Morris, IL to Robert Norman and Dorothy Lee (Farner) Reed. He is survived by his father, Robert Reed of DeSoto; four daughters; Leeann (Brian) Skidmore, of Tulsa, OK, Lori (Shannon) Rister of DeSoto, Jennifer (William)...

Evelyn Ruth Biggs

Evelyn Ruth Biggs

Dec 11, 2011

Evelyn Ruth Biggs, 92, of Carbondale passed away at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 11, 2011 in Carbondale Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Ruth was born on October 21, 1919 in Carbondale to Amer Dallas and Sarah Ellen (Sweeze) Golliher. She married John Franklin Biggs on July 5, 1941 at New Albany, Indiana. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Lynn...

Martin Glenn Hughes

Martin Glenn Hughes

Dec 6, 2011

Martin Glenn Hughes, 92, of Carbondale, passed away at 8:25 a.m., Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at Parkway Manor in Marion. Martin was born in Makanda, IL on May 18, 1919 to John and Clara Hughes. He is survived by two daughters Michele Hughes of Chicago, and Jacquelyn Fischer of Port Saint Lucie, FL. Martin was preceded in death by his...

Minnie Rose Parker

Minnie Rose Parker

Nov 30, 2011

Minnie Rosetta Parker, 75, of Grand Tower, has passed on at 9:40 a.m., November 30, 2011, at Forest Creek Village, Indianapolis, IN. Minnie was born in Anna-Jonesboro, on February 11, 1936 to Oscar and Leona (Taylor) Sanders. She married John Calhoun on December 25, 1950. He preceded her in death in 1963. She later remarried to Walter (Bud) Parker on...

Orpha Striegel

Orpha Striegel

Nov 30, 2011

Orpha Jane Borgsmiller Striegel passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Nov. 30th in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend who greatly blessed the lives of all she touched. Orpha Jane was born in Murphysboro, Illinois on October 5, 1925 to William Joseph Borgsmiller and Effie Mae Jennings Borgsmiller. She graduated from...

Carolyn Tanner

Carolyn Tanner

Nov 26, 2011

Carolyn Tanner, 56, of Herrin, formerly of Carterville, died 6:55 p.m. Saturday, November 26, 2011 at the Shawnee Christian Nursing Center, Herrin. . Carolyn was born on Wednesday, August 31, 1955 to Harold and Kathryn (Dean) Yates in Carbondale, IL. She had worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant until her retirement. Survivors include her loving daughter and son-in-law, who were...

Francis W. Wells

Francis W. Wells

Nov 8, 2011

Francis W. Wells, 85, of Grand Tower, passed away at 11:23 a.m., Tuesday November 8, 2011, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Francis was born in Grand Tower, IL on September 6, 1926 to James and Alma (East) Wells. They preceded him in death along with two brothers John and James Wells. He is survived by his ex-wife and friend Shirley...

Pauline Esthel Butler

Pauline Esthel Butler

Nov 5, 2011

GRAND TOWER--Pauline Ethel Butler, of Grand Tower, passed away at 7:55 p.m., Saturday, November 5, 2011, at St. Joseph Hospital in Murphysboro, IL. Pauline was born in Grand Tower, IL on August 15, 1917. She married Lynn Butler who preceded her in death. Pauline is survived by one brother, Fred Cavaness of Grand Tower and one sister, Jeanette Wilson of...

Esther Mae Perrine

Esther Mae Perrine

Oct 30, 2011

Esther Mae Perrine, 80, of Herrin passed away at 8:20 p.m., Sunday, October 30, 2011, at Shawnee Christian Nursing Center, in Herrin, IL. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Cornerstone Church in Marion with Mike Brandon officiating. Friends may call from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Interment will be...

Alta Marie North

Alta Marie North

Oct 26, 2011

Alta M. North died on Wednesday October 26, 2011 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, she was 88 years old. She was born on November 23, 1922 in Yeddo, Indiana to George and Ola Woodrow. In the spring of 1941 a friend introduced her to Thomas H. North and not even World War II could separate them. They married on April...

Norma M. Robinson

Norma M. Robinson

Oct 12, 2011

Norma M. Robinson, 88, of Carbondale passed way at 6:08 p.m., Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Norma was born on March 8, 1923 in Carbondale to Mr. and Mrs. Stanton. She married James E. Robinson in Jackson, Missouri on July 18, 1942. He preceded her in death on July 28, 1998. She is also preceded in...

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