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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1961
Page
7
Jackson County government employees earned almost one third of a million dollars in the past fiscal year, an audit report to the county board this week shows.
Funeral services for 67 year old Ova Cagle of Anna will be held at 2 p m today at Norris and Son Funeral Home Jonesboro He was employed at Anna State Hospital and belonged to Iroving Park Lodge IOOF He was born February 2 1894 in Carterville to Amos and Kizzy Hopkins Cagle He leaves a brother Arthur and several sisters Burial is in IOOF Cemetery Marion Friends may call after 11 a m today Rev John Whitlow of Jonesboro First Baptist will officiate Norman Ragland Dies at 71 in Shelburn Indiana
The report lists salaries across county offices excluding the state paid superintendent and assistant. Top division is highway with 17 employees at 77478.22, followed by health 14 at 42158.34, collector/treasurer 13 at 35682.66, sheriff 7 at 26120, clerk 11 at 25116.96, general functions 9 at 19416.50, state's attorney 3 at 15154.80, judge 2 at 12900, circuit clerk 4 at 12839.84, assessor 3 at 9600, TB care 4 at 7805.60, nursing home 14 at 5406.95. General function list includes probation, courthouse maintenance, mine examiner, child welfare clerks, school secretary, and public defender.
Jane Lawless a 13 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs E T Ted Lawless was survived by grandparents Urba Hanson Mrs Chris Lawless and Murphysboro residents. Funeral services were held Saturday.
Mrs. G. E. Bennett, 99, of Flora, mother of C. E. Bennett, president of the Carbondale Loan and Improvement Association, died Tuesday. Funeral services were Thursday at Hancock Memorial Chapel. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery. She was born November 1, 1862, daughter of Anderson and Dolly M. Clark, and was a member of Flora First Methodist Church. She leaves two other sons and three daughters.
Mrs. Margie Ethel Cantrell 81 of Johnston City died at 8 30 a m Friday Memorial Hospital after a broken hip six weeks earlier She moved from Chicago a year ago to live with her daughter Mrs Janie Hoffard Born February 5 1880 she was the daughter of John Mack Harris Her husband John preceded her in death Surviving daughters include Mrs Hoffard and Mrs Gusta Becker Funeral services were to be held today at the Johnston City funeral home with Rev Cecil Walker officiating Burial followed at Lakeview Cemetery Johnston City
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