Deaths and Funerals for Bill Horrell of Bluford
Bill Horrell 75 retired farmer died on arrival at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. He was born August 19 1807 in Missouri and married Carrie Osborn in Mt Vernon in 1966. Funeral Tuesday 1 30 pm at Bluford Funeral Home with Rev Frank Brookman officiating burial in McLeansboro IC cemetery. Survived by wife daughter Verla Chapman Sacramento granddaughter two great grandchildren nephew John Watson sister Marie Cantrell. preceded in death by one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill &. Horrell
Bluford
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Mr. Horrell
Missouri
John
Alice Josephine Nation
Mt. Vernon
Carrie Osborn
Missionary Baptist Church of
Bluford Funeral Home
Frank Brookman
McLeansboro
Horrell
Verla Chapman
Sacramento
Calif
John Watson
Wauconda
Marie Cantrell
Kennett
Mrs. Dougherty of Metropolis Dies at 78 in Paducah
Florence Dougherty of Metropolis died at 4 20 a m at Lourdes Hospital Paducah Kentucky. She was a retired Mt Vernon schoolteacher. Services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Miller Funeral Home Metropolis with Rev Ray Porter officiating. Burial in Vienna Masonic cemetery. She was born Cave in Rock to Charles and Amanda Stephenson and survived by two daughters two sisters and multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Dougherty
Metropolis
Lourdes Hospital
Paducah
Mt. Vernon
Dougherty
Miller Funeral Home
Ray Porter
Masonic Cemetery
Vienna
Cave-in-Rock
Charles
Amanda
Marberry) Stephenson
E. D. Dougherty
First United Methodist Church
Edna Shapinsky
Chandler
Ind
Mary York
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Ethel Cummins
Maye Marshall
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Marion Woman Lell Roth Dies at 64
Lell Roth Marion Lell Roth, 64, of Marion died at 7:30 a.m. yesterday at Herrin Hospital. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Wilson Funeral Home in Marion following a private family burial. Born April 2, 1908 in Carlinville, she was the daughter of Alva and Martha Cooksey. She was married to Logen Roth of Mt. Vernon. Survivors include her mother, Martha Cooksey. a son, John Roth of Marion. and one grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lell Roth
Marion
Herrin Hospital
Roth
Wilson Funeral Home
Mrs. Roth
Carlinville
Alva
Martha (Yancey) Cooksey
Logen Roth
Mt. Vernon
Martha Lowry Bluford obituary details service and survivors
Martha Lowry Bluford 91 of Route 2 Bluford died Saturday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Born February 21 1881 in Jefferson County daughter of William and Evalena Wilkerson she married Rev H V Lowry March 12 1899. Survived by seven sons two daughters thirty nine grandchildren fifty seven great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. Burial in East Hickory Hill Baptist Church cemetery with service at the church.
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Martha
Bessie” Lowry
Route 2
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
Lowry
Jefferson County
William
Evalena (Wood) Wilkerson
H. V. Lowry
East Hickory Hill Baptist Church
Roy Beal
Allen England
Bluford Funeral Home
Willard Lowry
Marshalltown
Verdie Farmer Murphysboro obituary notice
Verdie Farmer 73 of Murphysboro died Saturday at her daughter’s home in Carbondale. A former Mr. Vernon resident, she will be buried in Kirk Cemetery after funeral services at 2 a.m. tomorrow at Johnston Funeral Home Whittington conducted by Rev E A Somers. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today. Born August 8 1899 in Franklin County, she was the daughter of Dr. John E and Lavina McKerney Clinton. She is survived by a daughter Gwen Nolan Carbondale, a brother Harley Clinton Whittington, four sisters Thomas Whittington Joliet Carrie Shaffer Joliet Evelyn Beasley Lesser Wis., Flo Bennett Union Grove Wis., and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdie Farmer
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Lavina (McKerney) Clinton
Gwen Nolan
Harley Clinton
Whittington
Thomas Whittington
Carrie Shaffer
Joliet
Evelyn Beasley
Lesser
Flo Bennett
Union Grove
Wisc
Funeral services for George Gale Gilbert Jr.
Graveside services for the cremated remains of George Gale Gilbert Jr., 72, former Mt. Vernon city attorney and Jeffer son county pioneer, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Orkwood cemetery. He died Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Myers Funeral Services is in charge.
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George Gale Gilbert Jr
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Orkwood
Gilbert
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
William E Graham Jr Valier Dies at 48 in St Louis Hospital
William Everett Graham Jr, 48, of Valier, a railroad engineer, died Saturday night at Firmin Desloge Hospital in St. Louis. Funeral at First Baptist Church Valier at 1 p.m. Wednesday, with burial in Maple Hill. He served in World War I and is survived by his wife Nell Nalle, mother Letha, five daughters, three brothers, two sisters, and eight grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Everett Graham Jr
Valier
Firmin Desloge
St. Louis
Graham
First Baptist Church
John West
Harl Lewis
Maple Hill
Brayfield
Lesser
Mr. Graham
William Graham
Letha (Webb) Graham
Nell Nalle
Letha Graham
Pansy Cramer
Jeannie Sobek
Springfield
Peggy Edmonds
Mulkeytown
Lisa Jo
Rhonda Kay Graham
Max
Jerry
Elwood
Mt. Vernon
Mary Reed
Carlita Ragan
Betty Spiese 62 Former Mt Vernon Resident Dies in Los Angeles
Elizabeth Betty Spiese 62 a former Mt Vernon resident died suddenly Saturday at her Los Angeles home. Services and burial will be in Glendale at noon Tuesday. She was born October 9 1909 in Dresden Ohio daughter of Judge Robert M Farthing and Evaline Smith. Survived by daughter Joanna Arbogast of Los Angeles two sisters Georgie Seymour Henryetta Oklahoma and Alice Andrews Portland Oregon and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
Betty) Spiese
Mt. Vernon
Los Angeles
California
Glendale
Spiege
Dresden
Ohio
Robert M
Evaline (Smith) Farthing
Mt. Vernon Township
Sidney B. Spiese
Spiese
Joanna Arbogast
William
Georgie) Seymour
Henryetta
Oklahoma
Haskell
Alice) Andrews
Portland
Oregon
Lyle B
Helen) Kiddle
Harry M
Mary) Swift
Karl Oehm 85 Daytona Beach native former Mt Vernon resident
Karl Oehm 85 of Daytona Beach Fla died Saturday in Daytona Beach He was born May 16 1887 in Jefferson county son of Frederick and Marie Oehm He married Violet Gross who died in 1961 He was a former Sahara Coal Co employee Graveside services Tuesday at 1130 am in Oakwood cemetery Friends may call Myers Chapel 9 am to 11 am Tuesday He is survived by one daughter Mrs James Lee Alexandria Va one brother Gustav Oehm Daytona Beach Fla two sisters Mrs Valentine Rathbone and Mrs Katherine Jarrell both of Harrisburg and three grandchildren He was preceded by his wife and by one sister and one brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Oehm
Daytona Beach
Fla
Mt. Vernon
Mr. Oehm
Jefferson County
Frederick and
Marie (Wehr) Oehm
Violet Gross
Oehm
Sahara Coal Co
Oakwood Cemetery
Myers Chapel
James Lee
Alexandria
Gustav Oehm
Valentine Rathbone
Katherine Jarrell
Harrisburg
Miss AmVet To Be Hostess On All-Sports Day
Sue Wolfe Miss AmVet of 1972 will host All Sports Day Sept 24 at Indian Hills country club representing Turner Boehm Post 4 AmVets. She competes in January for the state AmVet Queen title. Event is sponsored by local merchants and chamber groups with a 1 pm start and 7:15 pm dinner. Golf at Tee 7 invites a dollar donation for United Fund and a hole in one earns a merchandise prize.
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Indian Hills Country Club
Sue Wolfe
AmVet
Turner Boehm Post 4
AmVets
Harold Wolfe
North St
Wolfe
AmVet Post
King City Retailers Association
Park Plaza Merchants Association
Greater
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Miss Wolfe
Jefferson County
United Fund
No. 7
Cyclists Slow City Sewage Plant Construction
Citys new tertiary treatment plant faces delays as motorcyclists race around the site disturbing grade stakes. Clyde Hicks Disposal Plant superintendent says the area is not legal for riding and police patrols are requested to curb the activity near the sewer facility southeast of town.
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Clyde Hicks
Hicks
Hog Market and Grain Prices In Mt Vernon And St Louis
Market report notes hogs No 1 and 2 at 28.50 to 29.00 and No 3 28.00 to 28.50 with sows 21.50 to 24.50. Hogs cooled in Mt Vernon this morning as soybeans, wheat, and corn set figures. St Louis AP lists consumer grades for poultry and wholesale grain, ready-to-cook broilers and fryers at 29.25 to 39.75 for this week.
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Mt. Vernon
ST. Louis
Wheat and grain quotes from Chicago market report
AP Chicago reports grain prices with No 2 yellow corn at 1.44n and soybeans around 3.49n. No 2 yellow corn and soybeans are listed with various grade prices including wheat, oats, and soybean oil in a market snapshot.
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Chicago
Butter and eggs market update from Chicago AP
Chicago dispatch notes USDA butter prices steady with 93 score AA and 92 A grades at 70 70, 70 and 70 percent ranges. Egg sales limited to Wednesdays and Fridays, with pricing unspecified.
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Chicago
USDA
Livestock Price Auction Reports From Salem and National Stockyards
Receipts total 490 cattle 7 calves 420 hogs 72 sheep at Salem on September 14 1972 with slaughter steers heifers and cows listed across price ranges feeders and calves also noted. National Stockyards estimates Tuesday receipts at 6000 hogs 1500 cattle 300 sheep with prices for US 1-3 hogs 200-250 lbs and cattle yields. vealers and sheep sale figures included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Ill
UAW backs Walker as Ogilvie gets Field papers boost
Illinois UAW endorses Daniel J. Walker while Field newspapers back incumbent Richard B. Ogilvie for governor. Chicago Daily News praises Ogilvie’s record in a second term push. Chicago Sun-Times cites tax and reforms as proof of governance. Both endorsed after Walker and Ogilvie spoke to the UAW executive council.
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Chicago
Illinois Executive Council
United Auto Workers
Daniel J. Walker
Field
Richard B. Ogilvie
Robert Johnson
Winos Community Action Program Council
Illinois Uaw
Walker
UAW
Chicago Daily News
Ogilvie
Illinois
Chicago Sun-Times
Wall Street Opens Mixed As Yom Kippur Closes Week
Wall Street opened mixed with the Dow edging up fractionally while losers led gainers on the NYSE. Analysts expect continued drift as traders take holiday observances and news remains light. Friday's session saw the Dow drop .23 to 947.32 on 11.7 million NYSE shares. AMEX volume was 2.5 million with the index down .02 to 26.15. Dow noon averages show slight changes across the 30 Industrials, 20 Transports, 15 Utilities, and 65 Rails.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Nixon seeks Italian voter support at Md festival
President Nixon campaigns for Italian American backing praising patriotism and hard work at Mitchellville Maryland Italian Fall Festival where he substituted for Tricia Cox and toured a nursing home. McGovern accuses Nixon on mine safety and grain sales while Shriver discloses net worth at Parsippany picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
George McGovern
West Virginia
Mitchellville
Tricia Cox
Logan
W.va
McGovern
Earl L. Butz
Soviet Union
Sargent Shriver
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Shriver
Essex County
Candidates At Mt V Public Forum In Illinois Power
Four additional candidates have accepted invitations to a Mt. V public forum on Oct. 16, overseen by the Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce. Attending are Ben Blades Fairfield Terry Bruce Frank Walker and Roscoe Cunningham. Earlier invitees include Donald Irvin A. W. Fairchild and Henry Hendren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
Jefferson County
Donald Irvin
A.W. Fairchild
Henry Hendren
Albion
Senate
Uganda Reports Repulsing Invasion Near Mbarara
Uganda said it halted an invading force 160 miles southwest of Kampala at Mbarara and collected 25 enemy bodies in a clash. The spokesman cited heavy casualties and said Israelis were among the dead from documents on the bodies. Tanzania denied launching the invasion but reported bombing Bukoba.
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Associated Press
Uganda
Tanzania
Bukoba
Mbarara
Kampala
Lake Victoria
Congo
Drew To Address Chamber Group
A business success story will unfold at the September dinner of the Performer Management club, a Greater Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce division. Guest speaker will be William Drew, manager of Western Union's distribution center at 1600 Broadway, where a one man operation has grown to about 200 employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Performer Management Club
Ramada Inn
Greater
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
William Drew
Western Union
1600 Broadway
Deceptive Practices Charge Filed In Check Case
Terry Warner of 1316 North 12th Street posted a $1,000 bond and was released Friday after being charged with deceptive practices. A complaint by Eula Fisher alleges he passed a bad check for $115 to Fisher on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Warner
12Th St
Eula Fisher
Warner
Jefferson Co Mines Second In State In August
Jefferson county's mines moved back to second in the state in coal production for August, mining 504,672 tons. Perry county led with 845,500 tons, while St. Clair county dropped to 496,891 tons. State total output reached 5,052,507 tons with 10,650 workers across 51 mines.
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Jefferson Co. Mines
Jefferson County
Perry County
St. Clair County
Talbert to intern with Mt. Vernon Police Department
Harold Talbert, SIU senior of 1200 S 28th St, will join Mt. Vernon police as an intern policeman starting this Saturday. Police Chief Fred Dedman announced the first city SIU collaboration in a police science program. Talbert will work three full days weekly from Sept. 23 to late December. He is a former Bluford student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Talbert
28Th St
Southern Ilinois University
Mt. Vernon
City Manager Ray Botch Attends National Convention
City Manager Ray Botch travels to Minneapolis Minnesota this week for the annual convention of the National City Manager's Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Botch
Minneapolis
Minn
National City Manager’s Association
Mt Vernon Shrine No 66 Meeting Notice
The stated meeting of Mt Vernon Shrine No 66 White Shrine of Jerusalem will be held in the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening Sept 19 at 730 oclock. Arline Dare W H P Naomi R Bogan W S
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Shrine
Mt. Vernon Shrine No
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Arline Dare
W.H.P
Naomi R. Bogan
W.S
Mt Vernon Art Guild cancels tonight meeting
The Mt. Vernon Art Guild will not meet tonight. An open house held earlier in the month replaced the regular scheduled meeting.
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MT. Vernon Art Guild
Mt. Vernon
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Mrs. Dougherty Metropolis
Lell Roth Marion
Martha Lowry
G. Gale Gilbert
Florida
Wm. Graham, Jr
Betty Spiese
Miss AmVet
Laur Printing CO
Jerry L. Laur
P.O. Box
MT. Vernon Grain
Chicago Grain
Chiago Produce
Market News Service Division of Markets
Mlinois
Wall Street
Indus
Centralia, Illinois
THE
Blackwood Brothers Quartet
Halmark Quartet
C. O. Lowery
Centralia
Bob Wilson
R-Calif
Republican Congressional Committee
Congress
Wilson
Peter H. Dominick
R-Colo
Meet the Press
Clark MacGregor
Mt. V
Pnone
Moiseagus
Drew
SIU
Harry
Harry Stamper
Lotha
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