Obituaries
Letha Buckley
Mar 23, 2012
MAKANDA - Letha Buckley, 84, of Makanda, passed away at 2:32 a.m., Friday, March 23, 2012 at Carbondale Rehab and Nursing Center, Carbondale, IL. Letha was born on September 25, 1927 in Success, Arkansas to Dave and Leonia (Tilley) Nash. She married Calvin Buckley on October 17, 1942 in Reyno, Arkansas. He passed away on November 15, 1997. She is...
Bobbie Dee Halteman
Mar 17, 2012
Bobbie Dee Halteman, 77, of Carbondale, went home to be with the Lord at 12:02 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Parkway Manor, Marion, IL. Bobbie was born on December 4, 1934 in Anna, to Dewey and Margaret Ann (Pender) Brooks. Bobbie married Paul Keith Halteman on December 24, 1955 at the First Baptist Church in Jonesboro. He passed away...
Pearl Ellen Born
Mar 13, 2012
MURPHYSBORO - Pearl Ellen Born, 91, of Murphysboro, passed away at 6:52 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at Meredith Funeral Home in Carbondale with Reverend Shaker Samuel officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 16, 2012 also...
Gereldine Brodie
Mar 12, 2012
Geraldine Broadie MARION - Geraldine L. Broadie, 84, of Marion passed away at 10:50 a.m. on Monday, March 12, 2012 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Geraldine was born on Monday June 13, 1927 in Peoria, IL to Jordan and Lillian (Manczak) Wilson. She married William T. Broadie Jr. on July 30, 1949 in Peoria, IL. She is survived...
Larry E. Camp
Mar 7, 2012
Larry E. Camp, 66, of Grand Tower, went to be with the Lord at 12:55 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at Barnes Jewish Christian Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Larry was born in Grand Tower on November 30, 1945 to Elmer and Maude (Cripps) Camp. They preceded him in death along with two brothers. On May 1, 1968, he married...
Carolyn Fleming
Mar 2, 2012
Carolyn Fleming, 83, of Carterville, formerly of Carbondale, passed away Friday afternoon, March 2, 2012 at her daughter's home in Eureka, Missouri. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister and a great friend to all who knew her. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 10, 2012 at the Meredith Funeral Home, Carbondale with Pastor Joe Scheets...
Brian Keith Halteman
Feb 21, 2012
Brian Keith Halteman, 55, of Carbondale passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Brian was born on Thursday, February 21, 1957 in Kankakee, IL to Paul Keith and Bobbie Dee (Brooks) Halteman. He married Rannetta LaMontagne in Kankakee on May 23, 1979. He is survived by his wife Rannetta Halteman of Carbondale, two sons and daughters-in-law; Jason and Stacey Halteman...
Robert Taylor
Feb 21, 2012
Robert M. Taylor passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, February 21st in Carbondale, Illinois at 2:15pm. Bob was born in East St. Louis, Illinois on August 10th, 1945 to Loma (Mauney) Taylor and Hubert Taylor. He is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Sandra (McIntosh)Taylor, and their three daughters:...
Walter E. Reichrath
Feb 17, 2012
Walter E. Reichrath of Murphysboro, IL passed away at his home at noon on February 17. Walter was born in Carbondale on September 6th, 1958 to Alma (Talley) Reichrath and Ray Reichrath. His parents precede him in death as well as his grandparents. He is also preceded by his fathers-in-law, William Lindsey and William Coulter, as well as a grandson,...
Roy A. Clark
Feb 6, 2012
Roy Ardell Clark, 83, passed away on February 6th, 2012 at his residence in Carbondale. Roy was born in Vergennes, February 11, 1928, son of Hersley and Grace Adams Clark. Roy married Dorothy Hale, July 28th, 1948 and she survives. Other survivors include two children, Roy (Rodeo) Glenn Clark of Elkville, and Phyllis Jean Fisher and husband Randy of Winchester;...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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