Funeral for William Joel Howard in Mt. Vernon
William Joel Howard 84 of Hickory Grove Manor Nursing Home died at 10 45 pm yesterday. Retired carpenter, he was born July 25 1890 to Alonzo and Minnie Howard and survived by three sons Maurice Charles Gerald. three daughters Betty Virginia Joan. 18 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren and a sister Mae Avery. Funeral 11 am Wednesday at Myers Chapel with Rev Marvin W Friesner. Burial Hopewell cemetery. Call after 5 pm Tuesday. He was a member of Epworth Methodist Church.
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Joel Howard
Vernon William Joel Howard
Hickory Grove Manor
Myers Chapel
Marvin W. Friesner
Hopewell Cemetery
Mr. Howard
Alonzo and
Minnie (Carter) Howard
Gertrude Soper
Howard
Epworth
Funeral services for Homer W Robertson in Belle Rive
Funeral services for Homer W Robertson 57 of Belle Rive will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gholson Funeral Chapel Dahlgren with Brothers Clarence Taylor and Don Dorris officiating Burial will be in Flint cemetery The bereaved include Nana Ratliff his wife four sons Marvin Kevin Stephen Homer Gerald one daughter Rebecca three grandchildren one brother Bob Robertson and one sister Mrs Adair Hawkins Robertson born Aug 1 1917 in Jefferson county died 9 15 Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer W. Robertson
Belle Rive
Gholson
Dahlgren
Clarence Taylor
Don Dorris
Flint
Robertson
Mr. Robertson
Jefferson County
William and
Grace (Allen) Robertson
Nana Ratliff
Belle Rive Christian Church
Belle Rive Masonic Lodge
Marvin
Kevin
Stephen
Woodlawn
Homer Gerald
Rebecca
Bob Robertson
Long View
Wash
Adair Hawkins
Jacksonville
N.C
Obituary: Josie Baugh of East St. Louis
Mrs. Josie Mae Baugh 79 of East St. Louis died Sunday at Memorial Hospital Belleville. Former Mt. Vernon resident she was born April 23 1895 in Murphysboro daughter of George and Amanda Thomas. She leaves sons Fred W Baugh Collinsville George T Baugh Troy Samuel W Baugh Belleville daughters Vera Bateman Mt Vernon Ruth Patterson East St. Louis 12 grandchildren five great grandchildren and one brother Elmer Thomas East St. Louis. Burial Tuesday Old Shiloh Cemetery with services at Kurras Funeral Home Belleville.
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Josie Mae Baugh
East St. Louis
Memorial Hospital
Belleville
Mt. Vernon
Kurras
Ben Jarrett
Old Shiloh
Baugh
Murphysboro
George
Amanda
Deaths of Allen Lasater and Verner Webb in Southern Illinois
Allen Lasater 86 of McLeansboro died at Hamilton Memorial Hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. today at Gholson Funeral Home, burial in Odd Fellows cemetery. Survived by wife Amy, son Wyatt, daughters Mildred Foley and Frances Tanner, 12 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren. Verner C. Webb 74 of Sesser died Saturday at home. Retired C B & Q Rail Road billing clerk. Funeral 1 p.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church, burial Maple Hill cemetery. Survived by wife Ida Benfip, two sisters Pauline Jones and Lois Naeve.
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Allen Lasater
McLeansboro
Allen T. Lasater
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson
Stephen Phillips
Oddfellows
Wyatt Lasater
Mildred Foley
Indianapolis
Ind
Frances Tanner
Grosse Point
Mich
C. Verner Webb
Sesser
United Methodist Church
Carl Davis
Maple Hill Cemetery
Brayfield
Mr. Webb
Jefferson County
Walter
Iva (Downen) Scott
Ida Benfip
Webb
Pauline Jones
Lesser
Lois Naeve
Washington Park
Arthur Hagen Texico. longtime tile setter dies at 65
Arthur N. Hagen 65 of Texico died at home at 9 a.m. He was a retired tile setter. Services set for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Myers Chapel with Brother George Wolfe officiating. Burial in Macedonia cemetery. Surviving are his wife Adella Vaughn, a sister Myrtle Olson of Chicago. He was born July 22, 1909 in St. Paul Minnesota and served in the U S Air Force in World War II. He belonged to Chicago Tile Helpers Union No. 25 and to a Lutheran church.
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Arthur N. Hagen
Texico
Myers Chapel
George Wolfe
Macedonia Cemetery
Mr. Hagen
St. Paul
Minn
Anton
Anna
Petersen) Hagen
Adella Vaughn
Hagen
United States Air Force
Chicago Tile Helpers Union No
Lutheran Church
Myrtle Olson
Chicago
Emaline Bates of Chicago Ridge dies at 88
Emaline Bates 88 of Chicago Ridge Illinois died yesterday in Chicago Ridge. Formerly of Nasan she leaves two sons George Bates Sun City Arizona Harold Bates Mt Vernon and six daughters Retta Stetenfeld Ruby Conner Reva Allen Mary Gulley Maxine Fiore Ruth Kupfer all of Bonnie Orland Park and Chicago Ridge. Surviving grandchildren total 28 and great grandchildren 27 plus one great great grandchild. Funeral arrangements are pending at Brayfield Funeral Home in Sesser.
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Emaline Bates
Chicago Ridge
Nasan
Brayfield
Sesser
George Sesser Bates
Sun City
Ariz
Harold Bates
Mt. Vernon
Retta Stetenfeld
Sun City Ariz
Ruby Conner
Reva Allen
Mary Gulley
Bonnie
Terry Webb Texas Terry Webb Texas Terry Webb 77 dies in Ballinger
Terry Webb 77 of Ballinger Texas died at 405 pm Saturday in a Ballinger hospital. He farmed in White County for years then worked for Caterpillar Trucking Co Peoria. Funeral 1 pm Wednesday Plainview General Baptist Church Norris City officiated by Rev Russ Hart with burial in church cemetery. Inn Funeral Home after 5 pm Tuesday. He was born December 6 1897 in White County to Ulysses G and Marisa A Webb. Survived by wife Marie Pearce two sons Howard Highland and James Bal linger Tex one daughter Elsie Morse Peoria two grandchildren and one great grandchild and brother-in-law R B Rush Pearce Bonnie. Preceded in death by mother three brothers and one sister.
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Terry Webb
Ballinger
Tex
White County
Caterpillar Trucking Co
Peoria
Plainview General Baptist Church
Norris City
Russ Hart
Inn Funeral
Mr. Webb
Ulysses G
Marisa A
Aud) Webb
Marie Pearce
Webb
Masonic Lodge
New Haven
Howard
Highland
James
R. B
Rush) Pearce
Bonnie
Hattie Buffington of Sycamore Dies at 81
Mrs. Hattie Buffington age 81 of Sycamore died at 4 p.m. Sunday in Belvedere Bluford. She was daughter of Joel and Martha Johnson and survived by nine children two brothers Homer and Runyon John son both of Bluford and two sisters Mrs Nora Jenkins Rochelle and Mrs Ruby Scott Bluford.
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Hattie Buffington
Sycamore
Belvedere
Bluford
Buffington
Joel
Martha Johnson
Homer
Runyon Johnson
Nora Jenkins
Rochelle
Ruby Scott
Odin man dies in car train collision in Odin
Glenn Ashcraft Odin Glenn Ashcraft Odin Glenn Allen Ashcraft 22 of Odin died in a car train collision in Odin at 1240 am Thursday Jan 9 Graveside services were 2 pm Saturday at Cedar Bluff cemetery Rockford He was born in Rockford son of J J Lynn and Juanita E Files Ashcraft Married Sandra Kaye Overturf in Mt Vernon November 1974 He served as a US Marine corporal in Vietnam War and worked with FBI and as a Marion County deputy sheriff Survived by wife Sandra parents Lynn and Mrs Ashcraft Patoka and three brothers Orville James of Rockford and Paul at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Allen Ashcraft
Odin
Cedar Bluff
Rockford
Mr. Ashcraft
J. J. Lynn
Juanita E. (Files) Ashcraft
Mt. Vernon
Sandra Kaye Overturf
Ashcraft
United States Marine Corps
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Marion County
Sandra
Lynn Ashcraft
Patoka
Orville
James
Paul
Mt Vernon Grain And National Markets Report
Mt Vernon quotes show soybeans at 6.50 and wheat 3.95 with corn at 3.20. National Stock Yards reports hogs and cattle futures with prices for US 1-2 hogs and cattle, while New York stock market gains follow a prime rate cut by Morgan Guaranty and other banks.
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MT. Vernon
National Stockyards, II
National Stockyards
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Revlon
U.S. Tobacco
Coca Cola
Gulf Oil
Vandals damage Lincoln School during weekend break in
Lincoln School faced a vandalism spree over the weekend. Ten rooms were damaged four heavily with glue, papers and textbooks scattered, and human waste found in one room. Entry was through a broken window to the special education section. none of permanent records were damaged. Custodian Hardy Fields discovered the break at 5 49 p m Sunday and most cleanup was complete by morning as classes resumed.
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Lincoln School
Carl Baker
Baker
Hardy Fields
Fletcher Opens Internship with Mt. Vernon Police Department
Steve Fletcher, 19, of Nashville and former Mt. Vernon resident, begins a semester long internship with the Mt. Vernon Police Department. The Belleville Area College program aims for an Associate Degree in Applied Science in May. Fletcher is a Nashville High School graduate.
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Steve Fletcher
Nashville
Mt. Vernon
Belleville Area College
Fletcher
Nashville High School
Registration Closes Tomorrow for Income Tax Course at Rend Lake
Registration ends Tuesday for an income tax preparation course at Rend Lake College with classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 30 p m to 8 30 p m Prospective students may contact Rend Lake College admissions or Mrs Amacher manager of H R Block at 244 3627 The Illinois outlook is dry Tuesday through Thursday with warming Wednesday then colder Thursday
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Rend Lake College
Amacher
H&r Block
Ilinois
Five Weekend Thefts Under Police Investigation
City police report five offenses over the weekend including a theft of a white over brown 1973 Thunderbird from My O My Tavern owned by Gilbert Wayne Johnson of 1017 S. 10th St. A TV and blanket were taken from a Regal 8 Motel room by a couple identified as Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hall of Tulsa who left owing $12.34. A coat valued at $150 owned by Mrs. Ralph Markey was stolen from Trinity Episcopal Church vestibule. A burglary at Claude House’s home on Welkins Street involved a broken bathroom window and possible missing items. Janet Ray reported her purse stolen from Hardee’s Restaurant.
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Gilbert Wayne Johnson
S. 10Th St
H. J. Hall
Tulsa
Okla
Ralph Markey
Maple St
Trinity Episcopal Church
Harrison St
Claude House
Welkins St
Brief Fire Calls Reported Saturday Afternoon
City firemen responded to two Saturday incidents starting at 12 44 p m in the 1300 block of Cherry where a downed electric wire was secured until power crew repaired the line A second call at 2 34 p m to the 3 D Discount Store reported an electrical short but no source or damage was found
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Cherry
Clinois
Short Change Artists Reported In Burger Chef Incident
Two men in a white over burgundy 1973 Chevrolet reportedly short changed a Burger Chef employee of $20 Sunday afternoon, according to city police.
Two Men Beat 19 Year Old in Bonnie Assault near Inn Crowd
Kevin G. Page reported being beaten at the rear of the Inn Crowd on 913 S. 10th St. by two men. He received minor injuries to his right hand forearm and foot and was treated at Jefferson Memorial Hospital at 3 15 a.m. Sunday.
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Bluford
Jack Price
del Rio
Texas
Maxie E. Thomas
Jefferson County
Thomas
Bonnie
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Kevin G. Page
Inn
S. 10Th St
Teen Arrested After Lunch Meat Theft at Tri-City
A 17-year-old Mr. Vernon youth was arrested Saturday afternoon shortly after allegedly shoplifting two packages of lunch meat and a package of cheese at Tri-City Grocery Store. He was in county jail this morning awaiting formal charges.
Four-Car Crash Injures Driver and Violations Noted
A Saturday four car collision at 7th and Main injured a driver and led to a failure to yield charge for Robert B. Duncan. Duncan’s car also hit two parked vehicles, causing major damage, before another Saturday crash at 42nd Street and Broadway. A separate hit and run damaged a parked car on 22nd Street.
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7Th and
Main Streets
Robert B. Duncan
S. 13Th St
Brian K. Wood
Main St
Duncan
C. J. Goodin
Mt. Vernon
Bertran Frey
Apt
42Nd Street
Broadway
Shirley
Lorene Hayes
Cahokia
S. 22Nd St
Mt Vernon Weather Summary for Weekend and Dates
Mt Vernon forecast shows Saturday high 52 and low 15, Sunday 19 at night and 11, with 7:00 a.m. readings. Rainfall to date in 1975 stands at 1.91 inches. Reference values include past comparisons and a Bend Lake main dam level of 405.83 feet above mean sea level.
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Mt. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Burglars Ransack Dr Earl Neal's Dental Office
Burglars entered the dental office of Dr Earl Neal at Doctor's Park Friday night and ransacked the premises while increasing the thermostat to maximum. Police found no evidence of forced entry and nothing was stolen. Early morning calls reported a fire at Dr Neal's home and an emergency vehicle at the office, both false alarms, as city police investigated the morning events.
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Earl Neal
Doctor's Park
Dr. Neal
Pace Ave
Mayors Back Local Control At Regional Meeting
Mt. Vernon Mayor Rolland Lewis and the Mayors Association praised a meeting and seminars as highly successful. The Secretary of State's office has aided local government, especially in traffic law enforcement and libraries, while mayors push stronger defense against higher level government programs.
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Otters
Secretary of State
Rolland Lewis
Mt. Vernon
The
Mayors’ Association
Elkville shooting tied to alcohol fueled trip to mine
Statements from witnesses place two men returning to a mine after consuming beer and wine and encountering Starnes. Ledbetter and Miner rode separately in a car and shotgun shell and firearm were recovered. Ledbetter's wife surrendered the shotgun under his instruction as police sought a search warrant.
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Starnes
White
Ledbetter
Starla
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Josie Baugh
East
St. Louis
Verner Webb Sesser
Arthur Hagen
Glenn Ashcraft Odin
Mt.v. P.D
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Nachurs
Marion
Danny R. Farmer
Bonnie, Ill
Janet Ray
Apple St
Hardee’s
Moline
Quincy
Decatur
Springfield
Mid
MT. Vernon, Inos
Vernon
Cie Net
Elkville
Jim
Jim Bradford
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