Death notices and obituaries from Blairsville to Sparta
A batch of obituaries and funeral notices dated Aug 1979 lists Ben S Holman 84 of Blairsville WWI veteran and American Legion member, survived by wife Anna and several children. John W Hawkins 57 of West Frankfort WW II and Korean War veteran. Anita C Hughes 76 Herrin. Hazel Rose 77 Pittsburg. Hollie Webb 59 Creal Springs. Arthur Fietsam 77 former Marion resident. Reba L Jordan 73 Christopher. Sherman Smith 75 Akin. Fern McDaniel 87 Harrisburg. Henrietta Ida Gines 72 Miami Beach formerly Murphysboro. and note of pending services for Dr P E Reid 82 Sparta. multiple funeral times and burial details included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Ida Gines
Delmonico
Miami Beach
Fla
Murphysboro
Highland Park General Hospital
Miami
Gines
Temple Beth Jacob
Carbondale
Cincinnati
Ohio
Julius
Fannie Soloman Wides
Rural Oakdale woman found dead at home in 1979
Clara Zacheis 69 of rural Oakdale found dead at her home on August 20 1979 Coroner says death appears self inflicted with no signs of foul play Autopsy pending Also listed are notices of deaths of Josephine Bankston Leonora Shoemaker Ann Sauerbrunn Anna Zanter Rose Dillow Emil Siegfried Margaret Sohn and other obituaries with funeral details and memorials across Illinois towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Houseman
Crawfordsville
Ind
Jonesboro
Lutz and Bendieman
Anna
Ms. Houle
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
Pyatt Funeral Home
Oakdale
Clara Zacheis
Washington County
Charles W. Longwell
Rose Dillow
Lutz and Rendleman
Dillow
Americana
Arlington Heights
Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home
Benton
Margaret Sohn
S. Commercial St
Franklin Skilled Care
Areawide water plan topic to be discussed at meeting
Areawide water plan to be discussed at a 7:30 p.m. meeting Tuesday in Benton at the Franklin County Courthouse as part of a four session series on the Areawide Waste Treatment and Water Quality Plan for Southern Illinois. Other events include community meetings and club activities across Marion Benton Carbondale and Murphysboro with public notices and schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Egypt
Regional Planning and Development Commission
Regional Water Quality Council
Franklin County
Benton
Southern
Illinois
LA Leche League of
Marion
N. van Buren
Frankfort
Marion Community Unit No. 2 Board of Education
W. Hendrickson St
Glendale Community Consolidated School District No
First Presbyterian Church
S. University
Carbondale
Jackson County Community Mental Health
Sallie Logan Library
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois Airport Authority
How to submit a public calendar item brief
The Southern Illinoisan explains free calendar notices for public meetings and entertainments. Send date time place and a brief description with 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
Ill
Obituary: Guy Tackett 83 of Valier
Guy Tackett 83 of Valier died Sunday morning August 19 1979 at home. A World War I veteran he was a retired miner and minister. He belonged to Masonic and Eastern Star lodges of Lesser and to Second Baptist Church Valier. Born September 29 1895 in Perry County to John and Renee Pierce Tackett he married Leona Vaughn in 1974. Survivors include wife a daughter Pauline Boyd of Memphis Tennessee two grandchildren two great grandchildren two sisters Marjorie Daniels Lesser and Pearl Tyler Evansville Indiana and a brother Walter Hurst. Funeral services at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church Sesser burial Maple Hill Cemetery Sesser with Masonic rites at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben S. Holman
Blairsville
Veterans Administration Hospital
Marion
American Legion
Jesus Name Tabernacle Church
Mr. Holman
Arkansas
John and
Laveda Pilyard Holman
Anna Brother
Piggott
Ark
Emery
Hurst
Harold
de Soto
Darrell
Memphis
Tenn
Oma Hagler
Riggin-Pillatsch Funeral
Carterville
John W. Hawkins
N. Horn
West Frankfort
Union Hospital
Metropolis
John
Jessie Muldoon Hawkins
Glad Tidings
Veterans of Foreign Wars
James
Normandy
David
Benton
Gloria Grimes
Union Funeral Home
Tower Heights
Hazel Rose
Pittsburg
Herrin Hospital
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Johnston City
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
Energy
Funeral
Hollie Webb
Zion
Creal Springs
Grover
Dimple Choate Webb
Clara
Pamela Rhodes
Brenda Champman
Waukegan
Carol Webb
Carbondale
Dan Webb
Franklin Webb
Everett Webb
Streator
Billie Joe Webb
Chicago
Dessie Simmons
Vienna
Bernadine Vaughn
First Baptist Church
Webb Cemetery
Cosby Funeral Home
Arthur Fietsam
Williams Drive
Carlsbad
N.M
Mitchell Funeral Home
Davis Prairie Cemetery
Davis Prairie Cemetery Fund
Zion Church
Fietsam
Good Samaritan Hospital
Puyallup
Wash
Fred
Margaret Flack Fietsam
Hilda Soldner
First Presbyterian Church
du Quoin
Edith Wicker
Carlsbad, N. M
Irma Lima
Tucson
Ariz
Erwin Fietsam
Carl Fietsam
Deer Park
Ohio
Sherman Smith
Akin
Mr. Smith
Franklin County
Harve
Elizabeth Boyd Smith
Beatrice Biddle
Leonard Smith
Samoa
Calif
Lola Cohen
Homewood
Nellie Corn
Macedonia
Fern McDaniel
N. Skaggs St
Harrisburg
Fountain Nursing Home
Eldorado
Willard
Alice Matilda McReynolds Overton
Murray McDaniel
Mildred Hickey
Mary Alice Tanner
Addison
Vermont McDaniel
Lloyd McDaniel
Evansville
Ind
Los Angeles
Beidice Endicott
Ada Wetton
Ora Overton
Gaskins Funeral Home
Poplar Cemetery
Leonora Shoemaker
Sesser
Shoemaker
Rebekah Lodge
Illinois
William
Minerva Martin Kirkpatrick
Henry Clampet
Arthur Shoemaker
Roy Smith
Jefferson
Wis
Irene Ward
Portage
Dwight Kirkpatrick
Audrey Kirkpatrick
Tamaroa
Lillian Patterson
Ina Ranelli
Vester Nolting
St. Petersburg
Fla
Brayfield Funeral Home
Old Baptist
Guy Tackett
Valier
Tackett
Masonic
Eastern Star
Lesser
Second Baptist Church of
Perry County
Renee Pierce Tackett
Leona Vaughn
Pauline Boyd
Motorcycle stolen near Dowell on gravel road
Jackson County deputies report a 125 cc Honda valued at 400 dollars was left on a rural road west of Dowell after breaking down Saturday night. Upon return Sunday the motorcycle was missing with owner Steve Rennison of Route 1 Pinckneyville reporting the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowell
Illinois 13
Jackson County
Steve Rennison
Route 1
Pinckneyville
Missing West Frankfort woman found unharmed
Kathy McElyen a 23 year old of 713 Jones Street West Frankfort returned home Friday afternoon unharmed police chief Lindell Blades said she was not kidnapped and left due to a family dispute McElyea disappeared Monday afternoon while running errands and missed a birthday party Tuesday reaction noted she wanted to be alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Lindell Blades
Blades
Carterville Youth Held in School Burglaries
Williamson County detectives charged Dale Groves, 17, of Carterville in connection with burglaries at Carterville High School and Carterville Grade School earlier this summer. Groves was arrested last week, with alleged break-ins dated June 19 at the Grade School and July 4 or 5 at the High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Dale Groves
Carterville
Joves
Three outsiders held after clinic burglary at Carbondale
Three out of state men ages 19 to 27 were arrested after triggering a burglar alarm at the Carbondale Clinic on West Main Street. Police found a hidden compartment under a car dashboard with lock picks, master keys, a handgun, cash in large denominations, empty bank bags, and a Valium bottle. The suspects face burglary charges and are jailed in Murphysboro as detectives review other regional break ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Clinic
W. Main St
Jerry W. Decker
Rickey Hopper
Marmaduke
Ark
Gerald Capriglione
Webster Groves
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale Department
Illinois
Construction site burglar steals tools at Old Red Bridge
Jackson County deputies report a break in at the E. T. Simonds construction site on Reed Station Road. Thieves stole 12 pairs of shoes, two sledge hammers, two cases of motor oil, a fuel pump, a 30 foot hose, welding loads, and welding rods from a company's trailer. Value set at 320 dollars. Lock removed, possibly with a key. Break in occurred after 3:30 pm last Monday and before 6:45 am Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Simonds
Old Red Bridge
Reed Station Road
Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputies
Gun and cash stolen from Carbondale motel room
A .38 caliber revolver and $370 in cash were stolen from Thomas Morris’s room at the King's Inn Motel on East Main Street over the weekend. Morris of North Marion Street reported the theft to police early Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Thomas Morris
North Marion Street
Morris
King’s Inn
Main St
Community Recycling Schedule for Carbondale Murphysboro
Calendar lists Lewis Park Mall under the U S 51 overpass and Mardale Shopping Center behind True Value in Carbondale, plus Recycling Center 13th and Rover in Murphysboro. Rinse glass remove metal rings and tops separate clear from colored. Newspapers aluminum and metal collected at all sites by Resource Reclamation, Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Park
Mardale
True Value
Carbondale
Recycling Center
13Th and
Rover
Murphysboro
Resource Reclamation
Saluki and Neighboring Theatres Report Busy Movie Lineup
A Carbondale cinema schedule lists North Dallas Forty and Amityville Horror at Fox and Me at various venues. Harrisburg driveins feature Star Wars and The World's Greatest Lover while Marion and Benton screens include The Amityville Horror and The Muppet Movie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FOX
Carbondale
North
Dallas
Varsity
New Liberty
Murphysboro
Harrisburg
Cine 3
Herrin
Marion Drive-In
Toler
Benton
Sparta Theater
University
the Concorde Airport
Marion
Amityville
Concorde Airport
Roxy
Coulterville
Du Quoin Council Meeting Postponed Due to Funeral
The Du Quoin City Council meeting has been postponed to Tuesday because of the funeral of council member Burt Williams. Williams died Thursday evening after a heart attack at his home. Funeral services were held this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin
Burt Williams
Williams
Correction of prices for Hambletonian and Illinois stakes
The Sunday paper transposed ticket prices for the Hambletonian 4, 6, and 14 dollars and for the Grand Circuit Illinois Stakes Riding 2.75 dollars. The De Soto District 86 school calendar wrongly showed a meeting tonight. the board will convene at 7 p.m. Thursday in the kindergarten room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin State Fair
de Soto
Births in several towns list new sons and daughters
DU QUOIN MORGAN Mr and Mrs Clif ford a son Sunday in Memorial Hospital WEST FRANKFORT BROSKIE Mr and Mrs Carl a son Sunday in Memorial Hospital Carbondale MURPHYSBORO PERRY Mr and Mrs Joseph a daughter Saturday Aug 18 1979 at St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro CARTERVILLE HODGES Mr and Mrs Danny a daughter Saturday Aug 18 1979 at CHESTER LIVESAY Mr and Mrs Tracy a daughter Sunday Aug 19 1979 at MURPHYSBORO TUCKER Mr and Mrs Bruce a daughter Sunday Aug 19 1979 at TILDEN SMITH Mr and Mrs Gary a daughter Saturday Aug 18 1979 at Pinckneyville Community Hospital DUQUOIN MORGAN Mr and Mrs Clif ford a son Sunday Aug 19 1979 at Pin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DU Quoin
Morgan
Clifford
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
West Frankfort
Broskie
Carl
Murphysboro
Perry
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Tilden
Smith
Gary
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Duquoin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Anita C. Hughes
Hughes
First Baptist Church of
DeKoven
Mary Jane McKinley Gepner
Janie Yale
Whispering Pines
N.C
Chester Hughes
Naples
James Hughes
Long Beach
William Gepner
Lorraine Miles
Reba L. Jordan
W. Market St
Christopher
Belleville Memorial Hospital
Gilbert
Masonic and
Odd Fellows
P. E. Reid
Hill Funeral Home
Sparta
Sparta Community Hospital
Josephine Bankston
S. Vicksburg St
Marion Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Lucy Jane Moore Ward
Bob Bankston
Osceola
Marietta Earl
Schweinfurt
Germany
Kenneth D. Ward
Bay Village
Don Ward
Calhoun
Marie Montgomery
Ann Harris
Indianpolis
Ollie Mae de Torve
Rita Luers
Rosehill Cemetery
Ann Sauerbrunn
Cobden
Union County Hospital
Mrs. Sauerbrunn
Charles
Alice Hartline Bartsch
Ott Sauerbrunn
Pocahontas
Trinity Lutheran Church
Lee
Bill Bartsch
Casper
Anna Zanter
E. Lindell
American Oe
West Frankort
Zanter
Thompsonville
George and
Lodema McReynolds Morris
Pete
Stone Funeral Home
Mount Zion Cemetery
Rose Dillon
Emil Siegfried
Schroeder
Chester
Lehigh Acres
Bend Lake College Board of
Carmi Township
United Mine Workers of America
League of Women Voters of
Epiphany Lutheran Church
W. Chautauqua
Larry Bruno
Unity Point
Duplicate Bridge Club
Carbondale Community Center
W. Elm St
Sweet Adelines
du Quoin Council
Rowland & Corey
A.m
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!