Deaths span several local residents in early Aug 1979
Obituaries list Robert Lee Davis of Tamms aged 31 who died July 30 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, plus notices for Clarence Zinn of Carlyle age 60, Louella Franklin of Wolf Lake age 85, Leona Griffith of Tamaroa age 86, Olga Brummet of Du Quoin age 85, Cora Hunsinger of Marion age 79, Geneva Marlo of Marion age 73, Clara Thelps of Herrin age 83, R Cecil Chambers of Carterville age 68, Beatrice Cavitt of Carbondale age 91, Velma Blanchard of Murphysboro age 83, and Herbert Jackson of Marion age 81 with service plans and survivor details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Davis
Tamms
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Davis
Illinois Mineral Company
Elco
Gospel of Jesus Christ Church
Perryville
Jonesboro
Warren
Edna Reed Davis Brown
Mollie Ellen Knapp
Cape Girardeau
Albert
Josua
Gary
Birdie Gibson
Marion
Alice Redcloud
Clinton, Ky
Annie Patterson
Sandusky
Carolyn Davis
Anna
Clarence O. Zinn
Methodist St
Carlyle
Friendship Manor
Nashville
Mr. Zinn
Murphysboro
Air Force
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Emil F
Nora K. Kramlich Zinn
Charles
Herrin
Donald
Judy Rose Miller
Johnston City
Ellen Kay Stearns
Vera Arrowsmith
Huey
Goldie Dorries
Sylvia Manhart
Laura Treffert
Frerker
Carlyle Cemetery
Louella Franklin
Wolf Lake
Norris and Son
Crain Cemetery
Lee’s Summit
Christopher C
Nancy Brown
William H. Franklin
Homer
Bill
Memphis
Tenn
Gene
Anice Verseman
St. Louis
Bonnie Lilly
Columbia
Lilliam Lemme
Bluffs
Marie Erwin
Chester
Leona A. Griffith
Tamaroa
Pinckneyville Hospital
Miss Griffith
First Baptist Church of
Perry County
Augustus P
Eva Crane Griffith
First Baptist Church
Kringer-Searby
Olga Brumet
E. Olive St
du Quoin
Missouri Baptist Hospital
Brummet
du Quoin Packing Co
Hamilton County
Tom
Katie Mueller Gibbs
John Brummet
Cora Hunsinger
S. McKinley St
Doctors Hospital
Harrisburg
Hunsinger
Owen
Alfred Nielson
Peoria
John Tomlinson
Springfield
Ira
Ira Merritt
Gaskins Funeral Home
Sunset Lawn
Geneva
Lucille Marlo
Shawnee
Marion Memorial Hospital
Marlo
Brown Shoe Company
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Frank
Della Trout McCord
Herman ‘‘Shake”’ Marlo
Bill Marlo
Frank McCord
Carmi
Evelyn Carpenter
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
Church
Pettett Funeral Home
Clara Thelps
N. Park Ave
Herrin Hospital
Johnson Funeral Home
R. Cecil Chambers
Carterville
Veterans Administration Hospital
Riggin-Pullatsch Funeral Home
Beatrice Cavitt
N. Pierce St
Memorial Hospital of
Jackson Funeral Home
Velma E. Blanchard
Maple St
Jackson County
Pleasant Grove
Funeral
Herbert Brian Jackson
Route 4
Mitchell Funeral Home
Camp registration deadline and Friday events
Camp registration deadline Friday. Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church Carbondale and at First United Methodist Church Marion. Student Planning Council screens Phantom of the Paradise at 7 and 9 p.m. Friday in SIU Carbondale Student Center Auditorium. Summer Playhouse 79 presents Kiss Me Kate at 8 p.m. Friday in University Theater SIU. National Ring Exhibit runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at Faner North Gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoholics Anonymous
First Baptist Church
Uniersity
Main Streets
Carbondale
First United Methodist Church
Marion
Student Planning Council
Southern Illinois Univeristy-Carbondale
Summer Playhouse
University Theater
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Faner North
YMCA Day Camp Registration and Schedule
Calendar No 3 announces in person registration by Friday at the YMCA 2500 Sunset Drive Carbondale for a day camp open to boys and girls in grades 1 6. Two one week sessions run Aug 6 and Aug 13 from 730 am to 430 pm at Cedar Point Girl Scout Camp Little Grassy Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
YMCA
Sunset Drive
Thorugh
Cedar Point
Little Grassy Lake
Wiliamson County
Phil Eigenmann
Marion
Tower Square Plaza
Oroville
Bucks
Western Square
Local Movie Listings Carbondale to Marion and beyond
A consolidated rundown of nearby theaters showing current titles across Carbondale Harrisburg Murphysboro Eldorado Benton Herrin and Marion. Forthcoming screens include The Main Event Wanda Nevada The Frisco Kid Rocky II Dracula Moonraker and more at venues such as FOX SALUKI VARSITY CINEMAS NEW LIBERTY STARLITE DRIVE IN etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FOX
Carbondale
Harrisburg
Eldorado
Wanda Nevada
Marion Drive In
Herrin
Alcatraz
TOLER
Benton
Night Wing
University 4
Apple Dumpling
Marion
Manhattan
Bloodline
ROXY
Coulterville
Calendar submission guidance from The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan prints public meetings and entertainments without charge. Send calendar items one week in advance to Calendar, The Southern Illinoisan, 710 N. Illinois Ave., Carbondale, IL 62901. Include date time place brief description and admission charge if any.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Ill
Weather warm and sunny across the midwest through Friday
The National Weather Service forecasts warm, sunny conditions for most of the country until Friday. Rain is expected from the mid Atlantic coast to New England. In Southern Illinois the Wednesday high reached 80 degrees and the overnight low between 7 am Wednesday and 7 am today was 65 degrees with .09 inches of precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
mid-Atlantic
New England
Illinois
Carbondale Man Sentenced for Probation Violations
Kermit Troutman, 34, of Carbondale, was sentenced in Jackson County Circuit Court to 11 months in prison for a second probation violation. Previously, he received 30 days in jail and six months probation after pleading guilty to two battery charges for kicking Carbondale policemen. The latest guilty plea covered another probation violation for resisting arrest, while a battery charge remained unproven due to the missing victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit Troutman
Carbondale
Jackson County
Richard Richman
Troutman
Illinois Avenue
John Clemons
Richman
Clemons
Teachers present memorial check for Sherry Litton
The Johnston City Education Association donated 1500 dollars to the Children’s United Research Effort in memory of 11 year old Sherry Litton daughter of Ralph and Janet Litton. The gift was raised by a gospel sing sponsored by the association at Children’s Hospital in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston City
Murphysboro District Sets Student Registration Schedule
Murphysboro Unit School District No 186 outlines registration for all grades from Aug 20 to Aug 24. Kindergarten through fourth grade register Aug 21–23 8:30 a.m. to noon at elementary buildings with grade specific schools. High school freshmen to seniors register Aug 20–23, 8 a.m. to noon daily. New students register Aug 24. Students must meet age and immunization requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Unit School District No
Logan School
McElwain
Lincoln
Carruthers Middle School
Lie detector test used to seek second trial for Connell
Attorney Bernard Paul seeks a new trial for Robert D. Connell after a polygraph suggested he may not have committed the assault on Judith Crees in Marion. The motion, filed in Williamson County Circuit Court, also asks to restore Connell’s probation and cites six alleged trial errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Connell
Marion-area
Bernard Paul
Connell
Judith Crees
Williamson County
Lewis
N. Vicksburg St
Marion
Crees
Circuit Court
Michael Henshaw
Centralia
H. Dwight Whitlock
Paul
Gregory Thompson
Thompson
Mark Lewis
Arson attempt fails in Benton daylight blaze probe
Fire Chief Kenneth Davis reports a daylight arson attempt in east Benton at 1304 E Anna St. a modern 10 minute flare was found burning under a rug as Jerry Carney moved belongings. The incident follows a string of earlier arson attempts across Benton involving outdated fusees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Kenneth Davis
East Benton
Davis
E. Anna St
Jerry Carney
Franklin County Farm Bureau
Fire Damages KOA Campground A Frame Building
Fire heavily damages an A frame structure at the KOA Campground of America on North Du Quoin Road near Benton. Officials estimate $50,000 in damage from a blaze likely sparked by faulty wiring. Firefighters battled the fire four hours after responding with thirteen firefighters and one truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KOA
America
North du Quoin Road
Benton
Kenneth Davis
Davis
Arthur
Doris Jenkins
Murphysboro Crash Injures Four On Illinois Route 127
Four people were treated and released after a three car collision on Illinois 127 north of Murphysboro in Jackson County. Gerald Jordan, 18, of Eldorado, was ticketed for improper passing. The report notes the collision occurred about 8:20 a.m. with cars driven by Seonor Louis and George Sill traveling north. Maxine Louis, a passenger in Legnor Louis's car, and Louis, 23, both of Carbondale, along with Jordan and Sill, were listed as treated at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro with no serious injuries. Hospital name truncated in the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois 127
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Louis
Maxine Louis
Carbondale
George Sill
Route 3
Gerald Jordan
Eldorado
St. Joseph Memorial
Jordan
Seonor Louis
Sill
Legnor Louis
Appellate court upholds 1977 attempted murder conviction
The Fifth District Appellate Court affirmed Johnny Ray Robinson’s conviction for attempted murder, ruling that a jury instruction error on intent to kill was harmless. The case, tied to the Dec 31, 1976 attack on Gregory Prineas, involved abduction and armed robbery charges. The court noted Robinson’s threats and firing at close range left no doubt of intent to kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Ray Robinson
Jackson County
Robinson
John Smith
Gregory Prineas
Prineas
Ilinois University
Carbondale
Bill Green
Correction Notice Corrects Names in De Soto Softball Final
The Southern Illinoisan corrects a Tuesday night De Soto fast pitch softball title game report. Wayne Drew was not involved in a double play. Rick Stewart pinch ran for Drew. A Wednesday quote from SIU Board of Trustees Chair Harris Rowe about the chancellor search was erroneous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Southern Illinoisan
Wayne Drew
de Soto
Rick Stewart
Drew
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Harris Rowe
SIU
Rowe
Harrisburg teen held on cannabis possession charge
A 17 year old Harrisburg man, Mark L. Maynard of 2 Cherry Tree Place, Harrisburg, is out on bond after arrest for possession of 115 grams of cannabis. He was picked up at a gas station south of Harrisburg on U. S. 45 after Carrier Mills police and the Saline County sheriff alerted that his truck was on the wrong side of the road heading toward Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Mark L. Maynard
Cherry Tree Place
U.S. 45
Carrier Mills
Saline County Sheriff‘s Office
Maynard
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Patsy Woolridge
Edna Brown
Charles Brown
Eric
Charlie
Fred
Jake Burton
Mounds
Floyd
Bob
Paul Burton
Tony Burton
McClure
Buck Burton
Thebes
Dave Burton
Mill Creek
Ruth Ashworth
Viola Smithey
Fish, Mo
Edna Rambue
Lela Davis
Cora Davis
Chapel of
Fayville
Olga Brummet
Little Egypt Dance Barn
Golf Course
Orm
Crea
NOAA
U.S
Thomson-McKinnon Securities
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