Funeral services for Kel lis M Carter Mt Vernon
Funeral services for Kel lis M Carter five year old son of William K and Dorothy Carter were held at 2 pm at Hughey Pulley Funeral Home with Rev Robert Freytag officiating. Burial followed at Pleasant Hill cemetery. The child died Saturday night at Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born in Mt Vernon on September 29 1969 and is survived by his parents one sister Nancy Carter maternal grandmother Doris McGregor and maternal grandfather Clifford McGregor of Centralia and paternal grandparents Sybil Carter and Lewis K Carter of Eldorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellis M. Carter
William K
Dorothy) Carter
Homestead Dr
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
Robert Freytag
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon
William
Dorothy (Mcfregor) Carter
Nancy Carter
Doris McGregor
Centralia
Cliford McGregor
Lewis K. ‘Sybil’ Carter
Eldorado
Mrs Alice Cook 84 Mt Vernon Dies in Knoxville
Alice Cook 84 of 22 N Highland Mt Vernon died yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital Knoxville. Funeral Thursday at Weav er Funeral Home Knoxville with burial at Greenfield Memorial Knoxville. Born June 11, 1890 in Tennessee to Orlando and Lucinda McMillan she married Charles Cank who died in 1964. Survived by daughter Mrs David Simmons Mt Vernon and grandson Mark Alan Simmons of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Agnes Cook
N. Highland
Good Samaritan Hospital
Weaver Funeral Home
Knoxville
Tenn
Greenfield Memorial Cemetery
Myers Funeral Service
Cook
Tennessee
Orlando
Lucinda ‘Kitts
McMillan
Charles Cank
David “Retta’ Simmons
Mt. Vernon
Mark Alan Simmons
Columbia, Ma
Effie Brugge Rites Set In Mt Vernon Church
Funeral services for Effie V I Brugge 85 of 309 S First St will be at 2 pm Wednesday at Casey Avenue Baptist Church with Rev Russ Hart officiating. Burial Mt Vernon Memorial Gardens. Visitation after 5 pm Tuesday and until 1 am Wednesday when body lies in state noon until funeral hour. She died Sunday at St Johns Hospital Springfield. She was born May 26 1889 to Charles and Ada Moore. Survived by daughter Mrs John V Pigg Mt Vernon, a half-brother five half-sisters three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie VI Brugge
S. First St
Casey Avenue Baptist Church
Russ Hart
Mt Vernon Memorial Gardens
Hughey-Pulley
Brugge
St. John's Hospital
Springfield
Charles and
Ada (Stewart) Moore
Arthur Payne
John V
Ethel) Pigg
Mt. Vernon
Irene Gunter McLeansboro dies at 67 in Indiana
Irene Gunter 67 of McLeansboro died at 5 45 am Monday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. Services 2 pm Thursday at Gholson Funeral Chapel McLeansboro with Sister Mary Erwin officiating. Burial in Pleasant Grove cemetery. Born July 16 1907 in Fulton County Indiana to Warren N and Bertha Brugh Cummings. Survived by husband Stephen N Gunter a son Harold Wayne Westville Ind a daughter Phyllis Jean Gushrowski Michigan City Ind two sisters Edith Steininger Ft Wayne and Glendola Alber Rochester eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Bernice Gunter
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson
Mary Erwin
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Gunter
Fulton County
Indiana
Warren N
Bertha (Brugh) Cummings
Stephen N. Gunter
Harold Wayne
Westville
Ind
Phyllis Jean Gushrowski
Michigan City
Edith Steininger
Ft. Wayne
Glendola Alber
Rochester
Memorial for Mt Vernon Woman Sarah Vandenberg
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Vandenberg 56 of 416 Bell St died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Memorial service 2 p.m. Thursday at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. Donor body to medical science. Born November 26, 1918 in Franklin County. Survived by three brothers James Ernest and Robert all of Mt Vernon and two sisters Mrs Arthur Fico of Nason and Mrs Jack Greyhem of Maryland Heights Mo. May donate to American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Elizabeth Vandenberg
Bell St
Good Samaritan Hospital
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
American Cancer Society
Vandenberg
Franklin County
Frank and
Sadie
Kern) Higgins
James
Ernest
Robert
Mt. Vernon
Arthur Fico
Nason
Jack Greyhem
Maryland Heights, Mo
Murriel Mitchell 64 Dies in McLeansboro
Murriel Mitchell of McLeansboro died at Hamilton Memorial Hospital at 12 35 a m Tuesday. Services were set for 3 30 p m Thursday at Gholson Funeral Home with Rev Max Brandon officiating. Burial in Odd Fellows cemetery. Eastern Star services Wednesday night at the funeral home. Born January 18 1910 in Mount Vernon, she was married to William Carl Mitchell April 10 1927 and survived by three sons, two sisters, a half sister, a grandchild and a step grandchild. She was a member of the McLeansboro Eastern Star and American Legion Auxiliary and First Christian church. Preceded in death by her husband, parents, and a son William Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murriel Gilman Mitchell
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson
Max Brandon
Oddfellows
Mt. Vernon
Parish G
Frankie A. (Gilman) Wallace
William Carl Mitchell
Mitchell
Eastern Star
American Legion Auxiliary
First Christian Church
Ronald D
Wheaton
Gary L
Plano
Thomas D
Arlington Heights
Gretta Boyd
Thelma D. Schrader
Ferne Bennet
St. Louis
Ruby Graham
Wauwatosa
Wis
Allie Davis
Ed Melton of New Athens Dies in Red Bud
Ed Melton of New Athens formerly of Wayne City died Sunday in Red Bud. Funeral held Wednesday at Gardner Funeral Home Belleville with burial at Thomason cemetery. Born November 12, 1886 in Wayne County, he was son of Dr N W Melton and Matilda Campbell. Survived by two daughters June Winters of New Athens and Jewel Randall of Belleville, a sister Nell Ridgway of Mt Vernon, two grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Melton
New Athens
Wayne City
Red Bud
Gardner Funeral Home
Belleville
Thomason Cemetery
Mr. Melton
Wayne County
N. W
Matilda (Campbell) Melton
June Winters
Jewel Randall
Nell Ridgway
Mt. Vernon
Orville Drennan Bonnie Dies at 72 in Illinois
Orville Drennan 72 of Bonnie died at 8 50 p m Monday at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. He retired from Mt. Vernon Truck and Bedy Co. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ina Funeral Home Ina. Born April 9 1902 in Illinois to Samuel and Lorenda Drennan he married Ora Hayes on November 18 1922 who survives. He leaves wife Ora a daughter Mrs June Frenick of Kansas City Kansas and a sister Mrs Vallie Ray of Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Drennan
Bonnie
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mt. Vernon Truck and Bedy Co
Ina
Mr. Drennan
Illinois
Samuel
Lorenda
Howard) Drennan
Ora Hayes
Bonnie Church of
Rev Howard D Bowers Dies at 73 in Belle Rive
The Rev Howard D Bowers 73 of Belle Rive died at 9 07 am Monday at his home A retired farmer he was born April 15 1901 in Hamilton County He was married to Minnie Lucille Minor who survives He leaves seven sons Donald Robert Albert Kenneth Bill Downs Vance a daughter Dorothy Bowers a brother Elmer Drew a sister Mrs Aline Gibbs 22 grandchildren and three great grandchildren Burial will be in Blooming funeral home after 6 pm today Funeral service set for 2 pm Wednesday in Dahlgren with Rev KK L Schlagg officiating He was affiliated with the Belle Rive Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard D. Bowers
Belle Rive
Gholson
Dahlgren
KK. L. Schlagg
Blooming Grove
Rev. Bowers
Hamilton County
Jeffery
Martha (Holland) Bowers
Minnie Lucille Minor
Bowers
Auto Owned By Volunteer Fireman Destroyed By Fire
A car owned by Jeffer son Fire Protection District volunteer David Logan was destroyed by a daytime engine fire started by a carburetor malfunction. Logan parked the vehicle on Goshen Road near U S Route 460. firefighters arrived at 1 15 p m but could not save the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Fire Protection District
JFPD
David Logan
Goshen Road
U. S. Route 460
Logan
Mt Vernon Grain and Chicago Market Prices Report
Mt Vernon quotes report soybeans at 7.05, wheat 4.40, corn 3.25 in the morning session. Chicago prices show wheat No 2 hard winter 4.78, No 2 soft red 4.75. corn No 2 yellow 3.54. oats No 2 extra heavy white 1.92. soybeans No 1 yellow 7.25. Butter and egg quotients listed. livestock futures and stock market dips noted with Dow at 593.40 noon, continuing volatility amid recession worries.
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MT. Vernon
Cash Grain
Chicago
Wall Street
New York
Dow Jones
New York Stock Exchange
Soya
Citicorp
Dow Chemical
Signal Cos
No One Seriously Hurt In Car Train Collision Near Liberty
A car stalled on C E I Railroad tracks at Liberty Road near Precision Engineering Co. was struck by a train engine at 3 40 p m Monday. Driver Earnest R Panzier 59 Waltonville sustained minor injuries and declined hospital treatment. Locomotive was operated by B E Crane Salem. Car suffered major damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.&e.i
Liberty Road
Precision Engineering Company
Earnest R. Panzier
Waltonville
Panzier
B. E. Crane
Salem
Phillip R. Colburn
Cherry St
Evan L. Johnston
Route 4
11Th
Jordan Streets
Johnston
John W. Owens
Route 6
Fairfield Road
Charles L. Frazier
Columbia St
Billfold Stolen From Mt Vernon Home
A billfold with 350 dollars was stolen from Mattie Lee Filberth at 719 Main St in a burglary between 6 p m and 8 30 p m Saturday Police noted another burglary at Dillons Paint Store 705 S 10th St where intruders rifled the office but left empty handed Attempts were made to break into the home of James Graham 1918 Olive St but entry was not gained Weather notes show Mt Vernon Monday high 37 low 20 with rainfall in 1974 totaling 35 53 inches and record daily highs and lows for comparison The Bend Lake main dam height is listed at 403 06 feet above mean sea level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Lee Filberth
Main St
Dillon
S. 10Th St
James Graham
Olive St
Graham
Mt. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
County Board faces landfill dispute and sheriff quarters decision
The county warned it may build its own landfill if the city does not cooperate, noting initial costs of at least 150000 dollars and likely EPA blocking. Residents resist location changes, while city manager Botch pressed to settle yet notes a 1800 dollar unpaid bill for using the landfill compactor. In a separate vote, Sheriff Bill Hill was authorized to occupy the courthouse living quarters with six months notice if a juvenile detention center is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Environmental Protection Agency
Virgil York
Dave Sargent
Dix
Ray Botch
Bill Hill
Hill
City council weighs bids on stop signs and shelters
City officials report a low bid of 6.38 per painted stop sign from a Chicago firm proved unworkable as the bidder cannot paint signs. Council considers forfeiting bid bond, re-bid, and coordinating with county on humane shelter plans while addressing fence type and enclosure details. Quorum delays and agenda items include alley vacation in Nature Trail, Rosewood Lane dedication for Elderly Housing, and RM-2 zoning for a mobile home at 218 S 17th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harold Roffmann
Premier Sales Corp
Roffmann
Ray Botch
Jack Trotter
Jackson County
Trotter
Rolland Lewis
Russell Laur
Paul Hayes
Bruce Janken
Park Board
Dick Scauzzi
Lewis
Billy King
King
Lions Club
Nature Trail Subdivision
Rosewood Lane
42Nd Street
Board selects Shields for county post. Burnett vice-chairman
Garold Shields wins a county board nomination with nine votes in his favor while rival Irvin garners six. Bob Dethrow and Dave Sargent help as new voices. Glenn Burnett chosen vice-chairman without opposition. Next meeting set for Monday December 9 at 7 p.m. in the courthouse basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Dethrow
Dave Sargent
Shields
Herbert Bud Pickett
Sargent
Pickett
Keith Mills
Bob Draege
Dean Frick
Virgil York
Glenn Burnett
Edgar Mayes
Irvin
Terry
Ted
Marlin
Paul Dickerson
Charles Waite
Baker
Dethr
Rural minibus service details posted and planned
Town supervisors, rural area visits, and post office bulletins announce More Nyn Rural Minibus. Reservations required at least one day in advance. call 242-7302. Service runs 8 p.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday with same hours for reservations. Desmond asks not to call more than three days ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desmond
Park Board Members Named by City Mayor in Mt. Vernon
Mayor Rolland Lewis says the park board will assist the city with its business and stay active. The council consents to the board members named by the mayor, who serve without pay. The passage lists individuals with ages and cities Chicago Cincinnati and others.
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Alice Cook
Effie Brugge
Irene Gunter
Albany
Sn Albuque Ee
el Amarulo
Cdy
Anchorage
Elr
Asheville
Warren Kinison
Vivian
Sarah Vandenberg
Murriel Mitchell
Atlanta
Birmingham
Bismarck
Edy
Boise
Boston
4. W
Jean
Alson Modert
Brad Piper
Orville Drennan Bonnie
Howard Bowers
Brownsville
Crn
Buffalo
Charleston
USDA
National Stockyards
Ill
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Rold SN
ED D Sne
Clifford Hicks
Cletis Reed
Whittington
Mae Sneed
Mark
Dennis
Delenise
Jennifer Lynn
Charles E. Hughey
Main, Mt. Ver‘non
County Board
Botch
S. 17Th Street
Garold Shields
Amisa
Cireahs
Charlotte Ar
Cincinnati
Allan D. Laird
Svaldaum
State Farm
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Harry
Capri
Harry Stamper
Broadway
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