Death of Southern Baptist leader Glendon McCullough
Dr Glendon McCullough Memphis Tenn executive director of the Brotherhood Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention was killed in an auto accident on Wednesday Aug 23 1978 in Memphis Survivors include his wife three daughters Kathy Beth and Debbie one son Kenneth and two sisters Venetta Kirkland and Mrs Richard Seay Funeral services will be at Union Baptist Church in Memphis at 1 pm Saturday Burial at 10 am Monday in Atlanta Funeral arrangements are by Memphis Funeral Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendon McCullough
Memphis
Tenn
McCullough
Brotherhood Commission
The
Southern Baptist Convention
Venetta Kirkland
Carbondale
Marjorie McCullough
Kathy
Beth
Debbie
Kenneth
Texas
Mrs
Kirkland
Richard Seay
Fayetteville, Ga
Union Baptist Church
Pyatt Funeral Home
Oakdale
Linville
Washington County
Reinhold
Margaret Webber Mazander
Joe Marander
Nashville
Gertrude Bouas
Greenburg
Myrtle Schaeffer
Elkton Cemetery
Olmsted Man Dies After Crash Near Karnak
Charles DeVore 67 of Olmsted dies from injuries in an auto accident east of Karnak. He died Aug 24 1978 at MASSAC Memorial Hospital Metropolis. Funeral services set for 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Crain Funeral Home Mound City with burial in Kuttawa Cemetery. He leaves three daughters three sons three brothers two sisters and many grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles DeVore
Olmsted
Massac Memorial Hospital
Metropolis
Karnak
Charles
Mae Rose DeVore
Estella Moore
Betty Taylor
Bainbridge
Bainbridge, Ga., Alice Marie Trexler of Foley, Ala., and Charlotte Hargrove
Irving
Texas
Bobby
Picayune
Miss
Aubrey
Angola
Charles Jr
Gale
Pearl River
Arthur
Chalmette
Dudley
Vicksburg
Dorothy McReynolds
Lakeside
Calif
Mer! Phillips
Oregon
Crain Funeral Home
Mound City
Kuttawa
Murphysboro man 29 dies after apparent overdose
A rural Murphysboro resident Lloyd Wesley Champion aged 29 died after an apparent Librium overdose Thursday afternoon. He was found unconscious by his grandmother, transported to St Joseph's Hospital where he died about 25 minutes after arrival. Officers note depression over a pending divorce. His survivors include wife Deborah Hawkins and a daughter, Misty Champion. Funeral plans set for Denny and Pettett.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputies
Lloyd Wesley Champion
Champion
Jackson County Ambulance Service
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Cahokia
Masonic Lodge
The
Elks Lodge
Moose Lodge
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
West Frankfort
Mt. Carbon Christian Church
Carbondale
Loman Wesley
Jo Ann Fitger Champion
Deborah K. Hawkins
Misty Kay Champion
Loman Champion
Retta J. Fliger
Ray Edward Champion
Dupo
Obituary: Gladys Marie Johns 1906 1978 Harrisburg
Gladys Marie Johns, 72, of Eldorado Nursing Home, died August 23, 1978 at the facility. She owned Johns Cafe in Harrisburg and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and the Eagles Auxiliaries. Born October 16, 1906 in Eldorado to Otto and Beulah Pinnell, she was married to Virgil Johns who died in 1961. Survivors include son Paul Morgan, daughter Barbara Montgomery, two stepdaughters, two brothers, one sister, ten grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Burial will be in Sunset Garden after services at Gaskins Funeral Home, Harrisburg.
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Hill Funeral Home
Willisville
Wilhelmine Trucano
Sparta Community Hospital
Trucano
Central Baptist Church of
American Legion Auxiliary 33
Salto
August
Augusta Amen Goram
Pinckneyville
John Trucano
Frankfort
Ind
Oscar Trucano
Steeleville
Louise Hornbostel
Grace Kloth
Rantoul
Ava Evergreen Cemetery
Central Baptist Church Building Fund
Lutz and Rendleman
Cobden
Ledah Kelley
First Baptist Church
Kelley
Chester
Effie Katherine Cross
Longwood
Fla
Killarney
Ireland
Cross
Presbyterian Church
Wood River
Melvin
Caroline Heitkamp Lochhead
Sparta
Jesse L. Cross
Caroline Charlene Olbert
Schroeder
Evergreen Cemetery
Funeral Home
Isaac Grover Moore
Three Springs Lodge
Mr. Moore
Whittenberg
Vince Moore
Perryville
Katie Viola Williams
Harry Moore
Longview
Texas
Virgil Moore
Rockwood
Robert
Loyd Moore
Ottawa
Viola Thomas
Fort Worth
Helen Miller
Waterloo
Iowa
Ruth Davis
Peoria
Virginia Gerberding
New Berlin
Bessie Jones
Genevieve Moore
Welge Funeral Home
Alice Marie Yates
State St
Harrisburg
Doctors Hospital
Gaskins City Missionary Baptist Church
Saline Baptist Women’s
WMA
Saline County
Earl
Cecile Brown Abney
Norman
Bill Yates
Marion
Norma Rice
Stobart Abney
Francis
Gladys Marie Johns
Eldorado Nursing Home
New Hope Baptist Church
Eagles Auxiliary
Johns Cafe
Eldorado
Otto
Beulah Sloan Pinnell
Virgil Johns
Paul Morgan
Michigan
Barbara Monntgomery
Utica
Mich
Wanda Hood
Springfield
Venita Dempsey
Earl Pinnell
Kenneth Pinnell
Blanche Bracy
Herrin
Gaskins
Sunset Garden
Du Quoin Fair hosts USAC races and events
USAC stock cars race at the Du Quoin State Fair with 100 mile late models at 12:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. plus a 9 p.m. show. Roy Clark Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius perform. Other attractions include a Southern Illinois festival, Industrial Exhibit, parades and free corn and watermelon. Tickets remain $7 and $6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Mt. Vernon Square
Southern Illinois Inc
du Quoin State Fair
Roy Clark
Jim Ed Brown
Helen Cornelius
Giant City State Park
Giant City
Interpretive Center
Main
Washington, Carbondale
Holiday on Ice Comes to Southern Illinois University
Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Arena Special Events and the Student Center Central Ticket Offices. Also available at J C Penney University Mall Carbondale Boatright Electronics Marion Montgomery Ward Mt Vernon Skaggs Harrisburg. Performances run Sept 28 to Oct 1 with multiple showings and ticket prices 4 5 6. Discounts apply for children seniors STU students and groups. Call Arena at 453 5341 for info.
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Arena
Student Center Central
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
J. C. Penney’s
University Mall
Carbondale
Boatright Electronics
Marion
Montgomery Ward
Mt. Vernon
Skagg’s Electric
Harrisburg
STU
Sunday NAACP Carbondale Branch Regular Meeting
The Carbondale NAACP branch holds a public regular meeting at 4 30 p m Sunday in the Emma C Hayes Center conference room 441 E Widlow Carbondale. Southern Illinois University faculty staff and students are welcome to attend.
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Naacp Carbondale
Emma C. Hayes
E. Widlow
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Open House at Burma C Hayes Center Carbondale
Community service board and human resources host an open house from 1 to 3 p m Sunday at 441 E Willow St Carbondale with activities starting at 3 p m All area residents urged to join in. Northern Illinois University Carbondale events include Knife in the Water screenings at 7 and 9 p m Sunday in the Student Center Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attacks Community Service Board, Inc
Division of Human Resources
Burma C. Hayes
E. Willow St
Carbondale
Southern Ilinois University
Black Activities Council
DU Quoin
Kenny Rogers
Dottie West
Don Williams
Giant City State Park
Stonefort
Winnie Marshall dies at 80 in Murphysboro
Winnie Marshall 80 of 600 Dewey Street Murphysboro died at 11 a.m. Thursday August 24 1978 at Styrest Nursing Home Carbondale Funeral arrangements are pending at the Jackson Funeral Home in Carbondale
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie Marshall
Dewey St
Murphysboro
Styrest Nursing Home
Carbondale
Jackson Funeral Home
Walter Sweitzer Rites Held at Cobden Funeral Home
Walter L. Sweitzer, 54, of Cobden died at 10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, 1978, at Union County Hospital in Anna. The Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Cobden announced arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutz and Rendleman
Cobden
Walter L. Sweitzer
Sweitzer
Union County Hospital
Anna
Water main breaks disrupt Carbondale supply
Two 10 inch primary feeder line breaks in Carbondale near Forest and Walnut Streets and East Grand Avenue and South Illinois Avenue cut water pressure and caused possible discoloration. Superintendent James Mayhugh expects repairs by afternoon with no boil order issued and aims to determine cause as crews fix the lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale
James Mayhugh
Mayhugh
Forest and
Walnut Streets
East Grand Avenue
Illinois Avenue
Saluki Swingers Square Dance at SIU Carbondale
Sunday morning calendar entry for a free public event at the trail entrance sign. The Saluki Swingers square dance meets at 7 Roman Room on the SIU Carbondale campus with caller John McKeague directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roman Room
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
John McKeague
Varisty and cinema listings for Carbondale and nearby towns
A compiled list of film showings across multiple venues including VARSITY 1 and 2 in Carbondale featuring Animal House Heaven Can Wait The Driver The Buddy Holly Story Star Wars Grease and more. Saluki venues and other cinemas in Murphysboro Harrisburg Marion Carbondale and nearby towns list titles such as The Buddy Holly Story Foul Play Jungle Book and The Cat From Outer Space with driveins and drive-n venues hosting mixed older and new releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Animal House
New Liberty
Murphysboro
FOX
Cinema
Harrisburg
Orpheum
Starlite
Marion
Herrin
University 4
Hooper
Outer Space
Cinema 4
Webster
Steeleville
ROXY
Coulterville
How to Submit a Calendar Item for The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan prints open public meetings and entertainment free of charge. Send Calendar items to 710 North Illinois Carbondale Ill 62901 one week before the event with the date time place, a brief description, and any admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
North Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
Union County residents charged in marijuana drug ring
Nine Union County residents face charges after undercover agents tied several drug transactions over six months. Five were arrested for illegal cannabis delivery including David Woodworth, Jack Richardson, Richard Gibbs, Franklin Norris, and Steven Spurlock. Bonds ranged from 1,000 to 3,000 dollars. Warrants issued for seven others. Officials said drugs were sold in Anna, Dongola, Jonesboro and Cobden with purchases from 10 to 100 dollars.
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Union County
Southern Illinois Enforcement Group
David Woodworth
Anna
Jack Richardson
Jonesboro
Richard Gibbs
Franklin Norris
Union County Sheriff’s Office
Steven Spurlock
Spurlock
Woodworth
Gibbs
Richardson
Norris
Dongola
Cobden
Steele to quit as De Soto school superintendent
John Steele, superintendent of De Soto Consolidated School District 86, resigns for health reasons. Stan Copeland, school board vice-chairman, says the resignation is accepted with regret and praises Steele as an excellent supervisor. Steele intends to relax, regain health, and stay until a replacement is hired, aiming to leave by October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Steele
de Soto Consolidated
Stan Copeland
Steele
Copeland
Carbondale police to use radar at high risk sites
Carbondale Police Department launches a Traffic Safety Unit to monitor high risk intersections and streets with radar. Chief Edward Hogan notes the aim is to reduce accidents, not just enforce laws, targeting Main Street at Poplar and University areas plus U.S. 51 and other local corridors. Radar will be used from stationary or moving vehicles, with marked units assigned to locations by accident patterns and traffic flow.
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Carbondale
Main Street
Poplar
Mill Street
University Avenue
University Mall
Oakland Avenue
Walnut Street
Wall
Lewis Lane
Iris Street
Illinois Avenue
Pleasant Hill Road
Main St
Walnut St
Hogan
Family requests donations to Lupus Foundation for Ruth M. Frank
The family of Ruth M. Frank 43 who died Monday August 21 1978 at Kennestone Hospital Marietta Georgia requests donations in lieu of flowers to the Lupus Foundation care of Dr Colin Wilson Emery University 1364 Clifton Rd NE Atlanta GA 30322
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Ruth M. Frank
Kennestone Hospital
Marietta
Lupus Foundation
Colin Wilson
Emery University
Clifton Rd
Atlanta
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Memphis Funeral Home
Linville Mazander
Oscar C. Kirby
Oscar Chapman Kirby
Mr. Kirby
Arizona
Milton
W. Va
Gilbert Chapman
Amaretta Bryan Kirby
Maude Gottshall
James Edward
White Plains
Colo
Everett Eugene
Pomona
Kenneth Leon
Route 1
Allan Chapman
Tucson
Ariz
Constance Elaine Kirby
Phoenix
Nora Grass
Sybilla Forth
Ema Morrison
Eva Harsbarger
Tennessee
Murman and Wilson
Johnston City
Lakeview Cemetery
Funeral
Effie K. Cross
Audie Melvin
E. Elm St
Monroe Street
Church of God
Tower Heights
Parker-Reedy
Paducah
Wallace
Nora Sparks Burton
Leonard Melvin
Monroe Street Church of God
Russell Darby
Bob Melvin
Ardella
John
Herminna Hindman
Wanda Ballard
Garden Grove
Donna Wilson
Monroe
Patricia Atchison
Ina
Opal Godbert
Essie Gulladge
Odie Byrd
St. Louis
Isaac G. Moore
Harold M. Weston
Neal Memorial Chapel
Harold Martin Weston
Dowell
Marshall Browning Hospital
Mr. Weston
United Mine Workers of America
United Auto Workers
Dowell Baptist Church
Vergennes
Augusta Poole Weston
Maloni Elliott
Lenora Barks
Kenosha
Wis
Charles Franklin Weston
Fillmore
Ina McDowell
Lueva Hood
Russellville
Ark
Clema Green
Elkville Cemetery
A. G. Edwards & Sons, ‘Inc
Ous
de Soto
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