Death notices for Boone and area mortuary items
Eugene Paul Boone 60 of 2116 Robbe Street Murphysboro died Sunday April 26 1981 at John Cochran Veterans Administration Hospital St Louis after an extended illness He was a veteran and retired from Chester Foundry Co He leaves wife Nellie Moran two daughters Nelda Miesner and Mary Ann Martin a son Michael Boone two sons in law two daughters in law six grandchildren two step grandchildren and several siblings Funeral services are set for 2 p.m Wednesday at Crawshaw Mortuary Murphysboro with burial at Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery Memorials may go to the Assembly of God Church Building Fund or VA Medical Center Dr Donaldson Cancer Research Program. Additional notices follow for Myrtle Grant Clothilda Ottolini Thomas Herrin Emillio Bechelli Ralph Bannister Dollie Minton and others with funeral details and survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Paul Boone
Robbe St
Murphysboro
John Cochran
Assembly of God Church Building Fund
V.A. Medical Center
Thomas
Herrin
E. Oak
West Frankfort
Union Hospital
Old Ben
United Mine Workers
Alabama
John
Minnie McElroy Herrin
Benton
Sarah Jones
Thomas Herrin Jr
Granite City
Brenda Wilkerson
H. C. Herrin
Wilardean
Parker-Reedy Funeral
Tower Heights
Paul Robert Crowell
Clinton
Cobden
Lutz and Rendleman
Crowell
John Warner Hospital
Bible Baptist Church
Amer
Etta Casper Crowell
Gladys Conley
Alto Pass
Robert
Forsyth
Harold
Elgin
James
Normal
Velma Gentry
Rolland
Lloyd
Anna
Rocco C. Polito
N. Howard Sr
du Quoin
Marshall Browning
Mr. Polito
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Senior Citizens Club
Calabria
Italy
Louis
Rachelle Perri Polito
Josephine Graffi
Iowa
Maria Eaton
Pinckneyville
Catherine Stewart
Maxton
Local obituaries list several Johnston City and area deaths
Obituaries notice multiple residents including Cecilia Brashears of Johnston City born 1896 died April 26 1981 at Union Hospital. Also Lewis Slim Forkum of Phoenix formerly West Frankfort born 1905 died April 26 1981. Paul Robert Crowell of Clinton Cobden died April 26 1981. Bryan Clifton Hickam of Alto Pass died April 26 1981. Lela Potter of Carterville died April 25 1981. Rocco Polito of Du Quoin died April 26 1981. Funeral services and burial details provided for each obituary including church affiliations and family survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis A. ‘“Slim’’ Forkum
Phoenix
Ariz
West Frankfort
Mr. Forkum
Johnston City
Dan
Laura Boyer Forkum
Ivogene Smith
Forkum
Ivogene
Walter Forkum
Colorado Springs
Colo
Jessie Russell
D’etta Boston
Lewis G. Russell
Marion
Mary Jane Walker Dies at 87 in Herrin
Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Tuesday at Johnson Funeral Home Herrin for Mary Jane Walker 77 of 1109 N 10th St Herrin who died Saturday April 25 1981 in Herrin Hospital Burial at Herrin City Cemetery Born May 2 1993 in Jackson County to Harlan and Josephine Murray Married January 1 1942 in Cape Girardeau to Ped Walker Survived by husband one son Billy Craft of Herrin one brother Roscoe Murray of Herrin seven grandchildren and 11 great
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riggin-Pillatsch Funeral Home
Carterville
Lela Potter
Marion Memorial Hospital
Hillcrest Cemetery
Potter
Herrin Senior Citizens
Methodist Church
Johnson County
Franklin
Mary Walner Penrod
Luther Potter
Mary Lou Outlaw
Winter Park
Fla
Joyce McNeill
Sara Potter
Marion
Luther D
Jimmie D
Altamonte Springs
William Penrod
Johnson Funeral Home
Herrin
Mary Jane Walker
N. 10Th St
Herrin Hospital
Herrin City Cemetery
Walker
Jackson County
Harlan
Josephine Hurst Murray
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Ped Walker
Billy Craft
Roscoe Murray
Deaths in Harrisburg and Murphysboro Funeral Notices
Alfred Thomas of Bacon Nursing Home Harrisburg died at 7 15 a m today April 27 1981 in Ferrell Hospital Eldorado Funeral arrangements are pending at Jackson Funeral Home Harrisburg Amelia M Burns 78 of Murphysboro died Friday April 24 1981 in Barnes Hospital St Louis from burns suffered March 8 Funeral services were held at Algee s Funeral Home Carbonale burial in Tower Grove Cemetery Murphysboro Survivors include daughter Shirley Barbar Springfield sister Lucinda Denny Sioux City seven grandchildren and close friends Rev Edward Allen A brief pet feature promotes Yin and Yang pups at Southern Illinois Humane Society shelter in Murphysboro Illinois 13 location and hours listed spaying included with adoption fees 25 for dogs 20 for cats
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Thomas
Bacon
Harrisburg
Ferrell Hospital
Eldorado
Jackson Funeral Home
Amelia M. Burns
Eighth St
Murphysboro
Algee
Carbondale
Tower Grove
Burns
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Church of God In Christ
Springfield
Shirley Barbar
Lucinda Denny
Sioux City
Iowa
Edward Allen
Weather outlook with mild temps and rain across regions
A system brings light rain and showers from the Southwest to the Great Lakes through Tuesday. Warm conditions persist across Texas and the eastern states while western and north central areas trend cooler. Southern Illinois reported a Sunday high of 87 with a 64 degree low since 7 am yesterday, 9 am temperature at 75, and solar events listed for today and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Texas
Illinois
Auditions Open for New SIU-C Dance Company
Numerous community notices list auditions at SIU Carbondale for a new dance company. Women pro team auditions at Farr Auditorium 6 p.m. with Linda contact 453 3694. men auditioning next Wednesday. Also community meetings and events across Carbondale Murphysboro and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Public Library
Walnut St
Karen Lewis Foit
Resource Reclamation, Inc
Rover St
Murphysboro
Leger
Jackson County
Duplicate Bridge Club
Carbondale Community Center
W. Elm St
Sweet Adelines Women’s Chorus
First Presbyterian Church
E. University Re
Carbondale
Senior Citizens
E. College St
University Symphonic Band
Shryock
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Siu-C School of Music
Siu-C
Farr
Linda
Calendar Today FOX at Carbondale and Local Screens
A busy slate from Carbondale to Harrisburg and Eldorado features Excalibur and Saluki titles plus Flesh and cinema classics. Listings include Heavens Gate Caveman and Tess at multiple theaters with All Night Long and Alice in Wonderland among others and local drive ins showing Fist of Fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FOX
Carbondale
Varsity
Heaven’s Gate
Saluki
Caveman
New Liberty
Murphysboro
Toler
Benton
Harrisburg
Starlite Drive-In
Eldorado
Fist of Fear
Touch of Death
Sparta Theatre
University 4
Calendar submission guidelines for The Southern Illinoisan
Public calendar items may be printed at no charge. Send details to Calendar The Southern Illinoisan 710 N Illinois Ave Carbondale IL 62901 one week before event. Include date time place brief description and admission charge if any.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Ill
Correction fixes bar association rep and tournament contact
The Southern Illinois on Sunday corrects two errors. Michael Kimmel was not the Jackson County Bar Association representative at the Jackson County courthouse roof meeting. The correct contact for the 16 team double elimination slow pitch softball tournament in Marion May 15 to 17 is Louis Lang at 997 6022.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Jackson County Bar Association
Jackson County Board
Jackson County
Michael Kimmel
Bar Association
Marion
Louis Lang
George Counts Lecture Returns With Imig At SIU Carbondale
David G. Imig executive director of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education will deliver the 1981 George S. Counts Lecture at 7 30 p m Tuesday in Davis Auditorium Wham Education SIU Carbondale The talk titled The Future of Teacher Education honors Counts founder role at SIU Carbondale and remains open to the public at no charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David G. Imig
American Association of Colleges For Teacher Education
AACTE
George S. Counts
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Imig
University of Illinois
Davis
Siu-C
Wham
Counts
Siu-C’s
College of Education
Columbia University
U.S. Agency For International Development
Liberia
USAID
Sierra Leone
Energy forum in West Frankfort on energy conservation
The Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission and City of West Frankfort sponsor a 7 p.m. energy forum at West Frankfort City Hall. It covers energy conservation for government buildings and the commercial sector with resources on renewables. Public welcome. contact Frank Pallini at 549 3306 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Egypt
West Frankfort
Frank Pallini
Commission
Benton man arrested after hammer damage to car
A 33-year-old Benton man was arrested Sunday night after he damaged a Missouri woman's car with a hammer. He telephoned the Franklin County sheriff's office claiming federal papers declared him crazy and said he would smash windows at a Benton carwash. Deputies arrived after he had pounded the hood and fender of Trina Cristelli’s car causing over $150 damage. the Illinois Department of Mental Health was notified and the man was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Missouri
Franklin County
Sheriff's Office
South Main Street
Trina Cristelli
Sikeston
Illinois Department of Mental Health
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Myrtle Grant
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
E. Broadway
Grant
First Christian Church
Friendship Unit
Home Bureau
Eastern Star
Rebekah Lodge
Royal Neighbors
Webster County
E. H.shelton
Nettie Hays Shelton
Aubrey Grant
Bill Grant
Miami
Louella King
Inverness
Virginia Sanders
Decatur
Clothilda Ottolini
Benton Street
Orion Memorial Hospital
Ottolini
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Altar Society of the Church
Turin
Tressie Cazaleen
Emilio Ottolini
Guido
Celestine Bieceli
Ida Bieceli
Tressie Re
Dora Rimbert
Lakeview Cemetery
Funeral Home
Emillio Bechelli
St. John’s Catholic Church
E. 8Th St
St. John’s Catholic Cemetery
Union Funeral Home
Bechelli
Odd Fellows Lodge
Holy Name Society of the Church
Blockton
Ala
Frank
Clementine Fiori Bechelli
Ralph E. Bannister
Sparta
Sparta Community Hospital
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Waldo
Anna Alexander Bannister
Lola Slaven
Carl O. Bannister
Martha Barber
Clyde Bannister
Tucson
McDaniel Funeral Home
Caledonia
Westminster Memorial Fund
Dollie Minton
Gilbert
Christopher
Paducah
NHE
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Valier
Minton
Henry Ince
Presley Gates
Leonard McDonald
Sonny Minton
Cecilia Brashears
Murman and Wilson Funeral
N. Washington
Brashears
First Baptist Church
Metropolis
B. F
Pearl Cockrell Norwood
Hazel Smith
Nellie Harris
Worth Norwood
Alvie House
Lewis A. Forkum
Bryan Clifton Hickam
Veterans Administration Hospital
Lutz & Rendleman Funeral Home
Southern Illinois Humane Society Animal Shelter
Illinois 13
Yin and Yang
Ero
Joe Jiines
National Weather Service
Noaa
Dept. of Com
New Dance Company
S. University Ave
Carbondale Community Education, Inc
Advisory Council
Wesley Foundation
S. Illinois Ave
Carbondale Savings and Loan
Main St
Conway Diet Institute
Marion Crnegie
Carol Walters
Herrin Presbyterian Church
N. 14Th St
Alcoholics Anonymous
Harrisburg Presbyterian Church
Alcoholics Anonymous Women’s Group
St. Francis Xavier
S. Poplar St
Southern Illinois Airport
Perry County Board of Commissioners
Benton Park District
Benton Chamber of Commerce
Johnston
Carterville Historical Society
N. Division St
Energy Forum
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