Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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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