Obituary notices from Aug 4 1979 include Kircher Alvis Cook Pittman and others
Multiple obituaries from Aug 4 1979 list Callie A Kircher of Cambridge Manstier Herrin born 1899, Paul Kircher husband since 1920, and details of her career at Marion Dairy Studebaker Sales. Also noted are deaths of Jack Alvis, Viola Cook, Robert Pittman, Leon Williamson, Henry Williams, Mabel Lowe, Peggy Hardy and related funeral arrangements, birthplaces, dates, and survivor lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callie A. Kircher
Cambridge Manstier
Herrin
Marion
Benton
Death Notice of Lawrence T Ward of Ohio
Lawrence Thomas Ward 48 of Cleveland died Saturday August 4 1979 at Bay View Hospital Bay Village Ohio He was a carpenter and Navy veteran born August 7 1930 in Williamson County to Lawrence and Lucy Moore Ward Survived by two sons Stephen W Ward of Fort Walton Beach Florida and Robert Ward of Cleveland two daughters Lu Ann and Debbie Ward both of Cleveland two brothers Kenneth D Ward of Bay Village and Don Ward of Calhoun Georgia five sisters Marie Montgomery Ann Harris Ollie Mae Tetolve Jaine Bankston and Rita Burial at County Line Ragen Friends may call after 4 PM Tuesday at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion Ohio
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack N. Alvis
N. Division St
du Quoin
Marshall Browning Hospital
du Quoiin
Alvis
Plasterers Vee
The
Baptist
James F
Charity Ione Patton Alvis
Sherri Reames
Patsy Rodely
JoAnn Carlock
Nesbitt
Miss
Effie Jane Gauch
Elkville
James P. Alvis
Thomas B. Alvis
Nyle Ford
June Smith
Neal
Robert William Pittman
6Th St
Murphysboro
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Pittman
Consolidated Aluminum Corp
St. Andrews Catholic Church
William
Thelma Fenwick Pittman
Murpero
Marjorie Stout
Ivors
Carol Ann Rzepka
Crown Cg Ind
Patricia Shaffer
Chicago
Robert E. Pittman
Mission Viejo
Calif
William J. Pittman
Laguna Hills
Michael J. Pittman
Pettett Funeral Home
Mur
Eon Williamson
Ruth St
Beniten
Union Hospital
West Frankfort
Williamson
Sandner Electric
Illinois
George
Mary Elizabeth Wilson Williamson
Maxine Chance
Dorothy Nicholson
Farmington
Mich
Ala Olsen
Garden City
Alva Williamson
Pontiac
Morton and Johnston
Benton
Masonic and
Odd Fellows
Funeral Home
Williamson County
Lydia Smiley Williams
Arlie Dean Avery
Wanda Childers
Johnston City
Ted Williams
Dan Williams
Route 1
Naomi Wheeler
Ruby McCombs
Burl Williams
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Peggy Hardy
Trout St
Western Baptist
Lawrence Thomas Ward
Cleveland
Ohio
Marion
Bay View Hospital
Bay Village
Ward
Carpenters Union
Navy
Lawrence
Lucy Moore Ward
Stephen W. Ward
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Robert Ward
Lu Ann
Debbie Ward
Elizabeth M. McLean
Randolph County
McLean
United Presbyterian Church
Xenia
Joseph
Mary Duncan Allen
Frank McLean
Coulterville
Elizabeth Beckley
Tilden
Ruth McAfee
Viola
Jane Davis
James Allen
Broward
Minn
Ira Allen
Centerville
Crummy
Alexis
McDaniel Funeral Home
Sparta
Pearl Thornton
S. 10Th St
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Vernell
Sikeston
Lavern
John Jr
Naomi Louise
Johnson Funeral Home
Herrin City
Gallatin County Man Dies After One Car Crash
Illinois State Police report Jim D. Healey 39 of Equality died in Deaconess Hospital Evansville Indiana at 11 p.m. after a 2:50 p.m. crash on the Ridgway Eldorado Blacktop east of Illinois 142. He was thrown from the vehicle as it went off the road. The report notes other local deaths and funeral notices across Gallatin County including C B Horten 57 of Harrisburg, Elizabeth M. McLean 91 of Randolph County Nursing Home, V. E. Huff 85 of Murphysboro, and Rebecca Gordon 76 of Sparta with funeral plans and survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallatin County
Illinois
Jim D. Healey
Equality
Deaconess Hospital
Evansville
Ind
Ridgway-Eldorado
Healey
Obituary notices for Thornton Summers Edens and Gillespie
Multiple local obituaries dated Aug 5 1979 note Pearl Thornton Alma Summers Mary Edens and George Gillespie dying at Herrin Benton Tamaroa Pulaski and Carbondale areas. Details include ages birthplaces death times funeral homes dates and burial places along with surviving relatives and church affiliations.
Two rapes investigated in Carbondale
Carbondale police investigated two rapes over the weekend. A 24 year old Carbondale woman was raped in a car on North McKinley Street after accepting a ride with two men. the suspects are sought. In the second case a 21 year old Murphysboro woman was abducted by seven men near Midland Inn and raped at a trailer on East Park Street before calling a cab and seeking treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
North McKinley Street
Murphysboro
Illinois 13
East Park Street
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Circus Acts To Perform In De Soto Tuesday
Local listings announce Fisher Brothers Circus at De Soto City Park Tuesday evening with ticket prices at 2.50 for children and 3.00 for adults, sponsored by the De Soto Volunteer Fire Department. Also Tuesday events include school board meetings, hypertension screening at Marshall Browning Hospital, a duplicate bridge club session, and a women’s chorus rehearsal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE Soto
Board of Education
DU Quoin
John A. Logan
Carterville
Anna Jonesboro High School
Overeaters Anonymous
First Presbyterian Church
S. University, Carbondale
Fisher Brothers Circus
Duplicate Bridge Club
Carbondale
W. Elm St
ST Adelines Women’s Chorus
Fist Presbyterian Church
S. University
Lewis Park
Murdale
True Value
13Th and
Rover
Murphysboro
By Resource Reclamation
Local Movies Across Carbondale and Nearby Towns
Listings show FOX Carbondale North Dallas Forty SALUKI Just You and Me Kid SALUKI 2 Meatballs VARSITY 1 The Frisco Kid VARSITY 2 Amityville Horror NEW LIBERTY The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again CINEMA 1 Harrisburg The Concorde Airport 79
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FOX
Carbondale
North
Dallas
You
Varsity
New Liberty
Murphysboro
Cinema
Harrisburg
Concorde Airport
Fire destroys mobile home in Williams Trailer Court
A propane gas leak is believed to have caused a fire that totally destroyed a trailer at Williams Trailer Court, 200 E. Patrick St., Marion. Firefighters were dispatched at 5:48 p.m. Sunday and fought the blaze for just over an hour at lot 75. The trailer was owned by Larry Adams. it was unclear if he was home. Neighbors reported hearing an explosion near the trailer before the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams Trailer Court
E. Patrick St
Marion
Larry Adams
Correction fixes Sunshine Inn program anniversary notice
The Sunshine Inn Nutritional Program at 400 S Main St will celebrate its fourth anniversary with a 6:30 p.m. dinner on Friday. Reservations should be made by 3 p.m. Wednesday. Also, Friday's obituary had spelling errors for Herbert Bryan Jackson and Kenneth Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Inn
S. Main St
Herbert Bryan Jackson
Kenneth Jackson
Hospital Notes list admissions and discharges across multiple towns
The Sparta area notes admissions for Hood Addie and Dobyns Lonnie, discharges for Barber Letty, and a range of names across Pinckneyville, Du Quoin Park, Coulterville Hastings, Tamaroa, and Union County. Doctors at Harrisburg and various communities show numerous patients admitted or listed with partial details in a long hospital roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Hood
Addie Dobyns
Lonnie
Barber
Letty
Pinckneyville
Rice
Shirley
Baby
du Quoin Park
Carolyn
Coulterville Hastings
Gary Rieckenberg
Alan
Cutler Schubert
Helen
Tamaroa Hill
Howard Dare
Pamela
Lesser Milliken
Mae
Harrisburg Area Drive In Listings Feature Various Films
Local cinema calendar lists multiple venues in Harrisburg and surrounding towns showing titles such as The Muppet Movie Alien The Great Smokey Roadblock Moonraker and Home Town U S A along with projections of Unidentified Flying Oddball The In-Laws Moonraker Prophecy and The Amityville Horror across drive ins and traditional cinemas during a regional public notice of film showings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
CINE
Alien
Orpheum
Herrin
U.S.A
Marion Drive-In
Anna Drive-In
University 4
Carbondale
Cinema 4
Marion
Amityville
Calendar submissions open for public meetings and events
The Southern Illinoisan will print free calendar items open to the public. Send date time place and a brief event description plus any admission charge to Calendar The Southern Illinoisan 710 N. Illinois Ave Carbondale IL 62901 one week before the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Births Across Several Towns Reported on Aug 4 1979
A sequence of birth announcements from multiple towns notes couples welcoming sons and daughters. SESSER ROBBINS in Herrin, MO and other families in Zeigler, Herrin, Johnston City, West Frankfort, Benton, Murphysboro, Perryville, Hurst, Carbondale, and Du Quoin. Most births occurred Aug 4 or 5 at local hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Williams
Newton St
Johnston City
Union Hospital
West Frankfort
Williams
Morgan
Ronald
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Waller
Thomas
Murphysboro
Fager
Philip
Marshall Browning Hospital
du Quoin
Perryville
Smith
Donald
Memorial Hospital
Chester
Hurst
Wilson
George
Memorial Hospital of
Carbondale
Rickett
Frank
Also Mentioned on This Page
Viola J. Cook
St. Clair
St. Francis Hospital
Washington
Electronics Company
Jackson County
Charles
Etta Mary Herald Childers
Wayne Cook
St. Louis
Jim Cook
Imperial
Mod
Cecil Cook
St. Clair, Mo
Elmer Childers
Georgia
Fred Childers
Louise Jolly
Emma Kuehne
Velma Hendricks
Colorado
Charlene Brunkhorst
Prairie du Rocher
Schroeder
St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
Leon Williamson
Wanda Stanley
Jean Helleny
Wayman Capps
Fern Lights
Nancy Oakford
West Bend
Wis
van Natta Funeral Home
Maplewood Cemetery
Mabel Lowe
W. St. Louis St
Lowe
Rebekah Lodge
New Douglas
Lula Duncan Orton
A.M. Brannon
William Lowe
Leo Udine Brannon
Brazil
Georgina Levanti
Elsie Sussman
Irene Salisbury
Denver
Colo
Colen Orten
Port Orange
Leora Ulrich
Union Funeral Home
Denning
C. B. Horten
C.B. Horten
W. Robinson St
Doctors Hospital
Mr. Horten
Luchlon
Nancy Stricklin Horten
Ruby Cole Horten
Steve Horten
Lester
Carl
Clarence Horten
Paul
Eldorado
Gaskins Funeral Home
Sunset Lawn
V. E
Jack’ Huff
Jack’’ Huff
Somerset St
Huff
Illinois Central Railroad
Woodmen of the World
Brotherhood of Railroad Telegraphers
Church of Christ In
Woodville
D. W
Mary Lane Heart Huff
Pearl Brooks
Helen Silvey
Frances Jones
Atwood
Crawshaw Mortuary
Funeral
Oakland Cemetery
Rebecca Geraldine Gordon
Sparta Community Hospital
First United Methodist Church
Hugh
Mary Hetherington Lively
Francis Gordon
Marion Gordon
Theodore
Ala
Byron Gordon
Wharton
Texas
Andover
Marie Toadvine
Cynthiana
Mary Gutreuter
St. Mary of the Woods
Robyn Cochrane
Belleville
Elva Inselman
Steeleville
Union Cemetery
Friends Mave
McDaniel Funeral
Willard Arendall
Neal Memorial Chapel
Willard Arendell
Normal
Toluca
Alma Summers
Depot St
American Beauty
Masonic and Odd Fellows
Mary A. Edens
Tamaroa
Kringer-Searby
Campbell Cemetery
Edens
Washington County Hospital
Nashville
Christian Church of
Perry County
Fred
Dorthula Jane Marlow
Robert William Edens
Wr. Edens
James Edens Jr
Olathe
Kan
Robert Edens
Carney, Md
George W. Gillespie
Pulaski
Styrest
Gillespie
Pulaski Christian Church
Modern Woodmen of America
Bond County
James
Belle Vaughn Gillespie
Katie West
Evelyn Cruse
Elaine Lance
Vaughn Palmer
Rose Hill
Crain
Lyle Marlow Sr
Thomson-McKinnon Securities
A.m
Union County
Anna
Crowell
Cobden Brimm
Cecile Hinckle
Debbie
Dongola Cain
Marcella
Caliten
Rhonda
Duty
Evert
Jackson
Peggy Laughland
Marie Hargraves
Claude S. Reed
Ruth Evans
Edward Stump
William Oliver
Janice Sievers
Jackie Sishop
Jean Gulley
Cynthia Hannah
Eleanor
Efien Louise
Goreville Bostian
Ina Bennett
Hartsie Chamness
Eva Noten
Opal Richey
Clifford Charles Ellis
Virginia le
Rita Gail R
Dawn Michelle
Sesser
Robbins
Dennis
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