Marvin Motsinger of Johnston City dies at 77
Marvin Motsinger age 77 of Johnston City died at 1:29 a.m. Wednesday August 25 2004 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion. He served in the U.S. Army and worked in jewelry and retail, helped charter the Johnston City Jaycees, led Knights of Pythias Monitor Lodge 236 as Grand Chancellor in 1979, and was a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan. He is survived by his wife Lora Lee, two daughters Marleis Trover and Melinda Karnes, four grandchildren, a sister and many relatives. Funeral arrangements are with Wilson McReynolds Funeral Home in Marion. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. today with a Knights of Pythias service at 7 p.m. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at Wilson McReynolds, interment Maplewood Cemetery with military honors. Memorials to Knights of Pythias Monitor Lodge 236.
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Johnston City
Marvin Motsinger
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Marion
Chester and
Grace
Barker) Motsinger
Marvin
Creal Springs
United States Army
Hawaiian Islands
Lora Lee DuFour
Lora Lee
White Top Cab Company
Peabody
Marion Ellis
Met’s Jewelry
East Broadway Furniture
Johnston City Jaycees
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Order
Monitor Lodge
Pythian
Illinois
Marion American Legion
St. Louis Cardinal
Cardinals
Lora Lee Motsinger
Marleis
Bob Trover
Vienna
Melinda
Steve Karnes
Donald Gaddis
Carbondale
Tyler Karnes
Ashley
Lance Trover
Mildred Summers Simpson
Springfield
Virginia DuFour
Doris
Bill Miller
Leora Cantrell
Debbie
Dean Spinder
Terri
Bill Coscarelli
Carol
Ken Sedor
Minneapolis
Bobby
Sherry Throgmorton
Bill
Wanda Cantrell
Kankakee
Cyra Coscarelli
Gympie Motsinger
Wilson- McReynolds
Monitor Lodge 236
Wilson-McReynolds
Motsinger
Maplewood
Heyde-Pillow Post
Knights of Pythias Monitor Lodge
Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home
P.O. Box
Funeral
William F Ledbetter 77 Granite City educator dies
William F Ledbetter, 77, of Granite City died Aug 25 2004. He taught instrumental music in Madison public schools for 39 years, retiring in 1989, then worked at Irwin Chapel until 1999. He served in WWII Navy Band, prolific trombonist, and active in numerous music groups and fraternal orders. He is survived by his wife Carolyn, two children, four grandchildren, and several siblings. Visitation Aug 29 and funeral Aug 30 in Granite City. Memorials to church organ fund or charities.
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Granite City
William F. Ledbetter
Mr. Ledbetter
Murphysboro
Madison
Illinois
Ledbetter
Irwin Chapel
Murphysboro Township High School
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Kappa Delta Alpha
Sphinx Club
San Diego
St. John United Church of Christ
St. John Brotherhood
Granite City Masonic Lodge
Valley of Southern Illinois
Scottish Rite
Ainad Shrine
Ainad Brass Band
DeMolay Legion of Honor
The
Musicians Union
Madison County Band Directors Association
Collisville
Edwardsville
Carolyn Jean Karrer
Willie Webster 84 Dies in Cairo. Services Planned
Willie Bill Webster 84 died at 12 53 a m Sunday Aug 22 2004 at Southeast Missouri Hospital Cape Girardeau. Services set for 10 a m Saturday Aug 28 at Christ Holy Temple Church of God Anchored in Christ Cairo with burial at Spencer Heighter Memorial Park Mounds. Visitation 6 to 8 p m tonight at the church. Massie Funeral Home Cairo in charge.
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Cairo
Willie
Bill” Webster
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Christ Holy Temple Church of God
Christ In
Spencer Heighter
Richard M Ping Brown 86 dies in Chester
Richard M. Ping Brown, 86, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004, at home in Chester. Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Chester with the Rev. Beth Tickner officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sunday at Schroeder McClure Funeral Home Chapel and 1 to 2 p.m. at the church. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Chester
Richard M. “Ping” Brown
First Uni Methodist Church
Beth Tickner
Evergreen Cemetery
Schroeder-McClure Funeral Home
First United Methodist Church
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Patricia Jean Spilman obituary in Carbondale Illinois
Patricia Jean Spilman 77 of Carbondale died August 25 2004 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. She was born July 21 1927 in West Frankfort to Lena and AK Spilman Montgomery. A retired GTE operator and Sears associate she was known as Mama Jean to many children. She was active in the Prime Timers and First United Methodist Church. Survived by three California nieces nine godchildren and many friends. Visitation 11 am to 1 pm today at Walker Funeral Home with services at 1 pm and burial in Oakland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donate to Hospice of Southern Illinois or First Carbondale.
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Carbondale
Patricia
Jean” (Montgomery) Spilman
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
Jean
West Frankfort
Lena (Rains
Frankfort Community High School
Logan “Neal” Spilman
Benton
Spilman
GTE
Sears
Mama Jean
Jeannie
Prime Timers Organization
First United Methodist Church
Walker Funeral Home
Oakland Cemetery
Mabel Rogers 72 Dies After Auto Crash Near Effingham
Mabel Anne Atwood Rogers 72 of rural Murphysboro died Monday August 23 2004 near Effingham in an auto crash that also killed her husband Gene Rogers. Born July 3 1932 in Brookings South Dakota she was SDSU homecoming queen former Morris Library employee Avon seller and active at Southern Illinois University Church in Carbondale. Survived by son Mark Atwood Urbana stepchildren Jill and John Quisenberry Urbana step-grandson James William Quisenberry sister Dorthy Smith Washington Iowa brother John Hammond South Dakota. Funeral Saturday August 28 2004 First United Methodist Church Carbondale Rev John R Annable officiating visitation 5 8 p.m. today at Church in Carbondale burial Greenwood Cemetery Brookings SD Huffman Harker Funeral Home in charge Memorials to donor’s choice.
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Murphysboro
Mabel Anne Atwood Rogers
Effingham
Gene
Anne
Southern Illinois University
Morris Library
Avon
Mark Atwood
Coralville
Iowa
Jill and
John Quisenberry
Urbana
James William Quisenberry
Dorthy
Paul Smith
Washington
John Hammond
South Dakota
First United Methodist Church
Carbondale
John R. Annable
Greenwood Cemetery
Brookings
S.D
Gene Rogers 71 of Murphysboro dies in car crash near Effingham
Clarence Eugene Gene Rogers 71 of rural Murphysboro died Monday August 23 2004 near Effingham in an auto crash that also claimed his wife Anne. He was a Korean War Air Force veteran and a long time Carbondale high school special education teacher retired in 1990. He is survived by daughter Jill Quisenberry Urbana son-in-law James Quisenberry grandson James William Quiesenberry step-son Mark Atwood California half-sister Imogene Winner. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. tonight. In lieu of flowers send gifts to Shirley Rogers Memorial Scholarship at SIUC College of Education.
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Murphysboro
Clarence Eugene
Gene” Rogers
Effingham
Anne
SIUC
Carbondale High School
Jill and
James Quisenberry
Urbana
James William Quiesenberry
Mark Atwood
Coralville
Iowa
Imogene Winner
California
Shirley Rogers
College of Education
Theodore Loucks dies at 61 in Du Quoin
Theodore Loucks, 61, died at 12 01 p m Thursday August 26 2004 at Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin Funeral arrangements are pending at Searby Funeral Home in Du Quoin
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DU Quoin
Theodore Loucks
Marshall Browning Hospital
Searby Funeral Home
Jannetta South 91 Dies in Herrin Arrangements Pending
Jannetta Jewel South age 91 died at 3 40 p m. Arrangements are incomplete at Johnson and Hughes Funeral Home in Herrin.
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Johnson and Hughes Funeral Home
Herrin
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Elizabeth Ann
Kevin Nicol
David William
Gale Ledbetter
Matthew
Leah Nicol
Hamilton
Ohio
Mark Ledbetter
Laura Nicol
Megan Ledbetter
John Ledbetter
Donald Ledbetter
Ottawa
Lois Nordquist
Portland
Ore
Rosanna Ledbetter
San Antonio
Texas
Joseph Jenkins
New Albany
Ind
Mary Anastasia Karrer
Columbia
Alden K
Alice
Daniel) Ledbetter
Maryville Road
Nameoki Road
Denise McGary
Sunset Hills Memorial Estates
St. John United Church of Christ Organ Fund
Shriner’s Hospital For Children
American Parkinson’s Disease Association
Willie Webster
Massie Funeral Home
Richard Brown
Tate
Monti Funer
North Court St. Marion
Linois
South
Broadway
Goreville
Tvawvamv
Awekso
Scren Now
Citerlma AdriAne Und
Adistaig Fifgsea Pall Chet
Te Directory Banner
Bee Sati Penn Ny
Jean’ Spilman
Montgomery
She
Neal
Hospice
Southern Illinois
Brick Masons
Ilses
Acre Mesotheliome
Anne Was
1932
Brookings, S.C
the Daughter
of Willard and
Ariah Wanna Uniqua (Packer) Hammond
South Dakota State University
SDS
Gene Rogers
Huffman-Harker Funeral Home
Gene and
Anne Rogers
Gene’ Rogers
Gene Was
April
1933
Charleston, Mo
the Son
of Irvin E. and
Hattie Mae (Caysi) Rogers
Shirley Mae Sheffer
Mabel Anne Atwood
First United Methodist Church In
Dongola American Legion Cemetery
Dongola
Jannetta South
Marion — Jannetta Jewel South
Oes
Hammer
Daniel R. Brown
W. Walnut
IL Dept of Public Aid
HMO
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