Deaths of local figures mark week in Williamson County area
Obituary notices report the deaths of Byron Fuller 72 former Bank of Zeigler vice president Opal Talley 65 of Carterville and Louis Wiemmer 63 of Herrin along with Elizabeth Delberto 77 of Royalton Norbert Koester 48 of Evansville and Ethel Norman 78 of Marion Each notice lists family survivors funeral arrangements and service locations across Zeigler Carterville West Frankfort Marion and Carbondale context includes community roles including treasurer trustee and church memberships and local funeral home logistics
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Zeigler
Byron H. Fuller
Elm St
Herrin Hospital
Rend Lake
Public Meetings Across Southern Illinois District Boards
Public meetings listed include PINCKNEYVILLE High School District 161 Board of Education at the school 7 pm and DONGOLA Unit 66 school board 7 30 p m Thursday at the school Union County Hospital the hospital Carbondale Elementary School District 95 Board of Education 730 p m Thursday at Brush Administrative Center 400 W Monroe St Carbondale Jackson County Community Mental Health Center 730 p m Thursday at the Center 604 E College St Carbondale Serra Club meeting 730 p m Thursday at the Carbon dale Savings and Loan community room Carbondale State Sen Ken Buzhee will speak on State Energy Policy TRICO Board of Education 730 p m Thursday in the Junior High School library Metropolitan Enforcement Group Governing Board 730 p m Thursday in Murphysboro City Hall Open to the public Carbondale Community High School District 165 Board of Education 730 p m Thursday in the Learning Center on the central campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinckneyville High
Board of Education
Dongola Unit
Union County Hospital Board
Carbondale Elementary
Brush
Monroe St
Carbondale
Jackson County Community Mental Health Center
E. College St
Serra Club
Carbondale Savings and Loan
Ken Buzhee
Trico Board of Education
Metropolitan Enforcement Group Governing Board
Murphysboro
Carbondale Community High School
Funeral services for Lo retta Meracle 24 in Johnston City
Funeral services for Lo retta June Meracle 24 of 909 Folls St Johnston City will be at 1 30 p m Friday at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery Johnston City She died Tuesday Dec 13 1977 at Caton Hospital West She was born April 4 1953 in Herrin to Ward and Like Jackson Roberts Survivors include her parents two sisters Lilie and Sharon Bartee of Omaha Neb and others Someday funeral details publicado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norbert H. Koester
Evansville
Memorial Hospital
Chester
Koester
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Alfred
Minnie Wegener Koester
Edwin
Dorothy Walter
St Peter's Lutheran Church
Cashner-Mathews Funeral Home
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of
Loretta June Meracle
Folls St
Johnston City
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Lakeview
Meracle
Caton Hospital
West Frankfort
Herrin
Ward
Jackson Roberts
Free Will Baptist Church
Dehaston City
Dehnston City
Lilie
Johnston
Geneveve Scrivner
Anna
Lulz
Rendleman
Surial
Serivner
Union County Hospital
Anna State Hospital
Anna Mental Health and Developmental Center
Fern Marie Becker dies at 75 in Huntsville Alabama
Fern Marie Becker 75 of Huntsville formerly Herrin died Tuesday December 3 1977 at home. She was preceded in death by husband George Becker and is survived by son Bon Becker of Canoga Park California and sisters Mrs Walter Brinnaman and Mrs Leon ard Hasty of Huntsville. Funeral held 1 50 p m Saturday Van Natta Funeral Home Herrin with burial at Hillcrest Cemetery Carterville. Friends may call after 6 p m Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fern Marie Becker
Huntsville
Ala
Herrig
Carterville
Barrette Funeral Rites Set for Ruby Forbes Barrette
Ruby Forbes Barrette 47 of Joliet formerly Carterville died Tuesday in Silver Tross Hospital Joliet. Funeral 1 p.m. Friday at Giffin Pillatsech Funeral Home Carterville burial East Lawn Memorial Gardens Energy. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Born January 22 1510 in Carterville to Charles and Mattie Forbes. Married to Defern Barrette in June 1986 in Lawrenceville. Survived by five brothers Robert Forbes Edmonton Alberta Russell Forbes Mobile Curtis Forbes Joliet Wiliam Earl and George E Forbes Carterville. husband and a brother preceded her in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Forbes Barrette
Joliet
Carterville
Riggin-Pillatsech
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
Energy
Barrette
Silver Tross
Charles
Mattie Forbes
Defern Barrette
Lawrenceville
Robert Forbes
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Russell Forbes
Mobile
Ala
Curtis Forbes
Wiliam Earl
George E. Forbes
Jury convicts Murphysboro man in child rape case
Norman Smith, 37, of Route 5 Murphysboro, found guilty in Jackson County Circuit Court on rape and indecent liberties with a minor child. Sentencing set for Jan 30. Smith held on $50,000 bond after judge raised it from $12,500. Accusations involve a 4 year old girl at Smith’s Route 5 home on July 18. Charges also include battery and contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor involving the same girl in Williamson County. Smith has a prior 1969 Jackson County conviction for indecent liberties with a 1 year old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Smith
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Richard Richman
Smith
Richman
Wiliaimson County
Fire damages storage building in Du Quoin
A blaze at 4 Storage on North Oak Street Du Quoin caused heavy damage to the contents of a storage building. No injuries were reported. The attic and roof were on fire about 10 20 p m. The building at 124 North Oak was owned by Theodore Thomas. Pinckneyville Elkville and Tamaroa fire departments assisted. The cause is undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Street
du Quoin
North Oak St
Theodore Thomas
Pinckneyville
Elkville
Car Hits Pole Knocks Out Power. Trailer Burns
A car driven by James Twomey of Carbondale slid off Illinois 13 near Reed Station Road and struck a power pole, causing a lines surge and a trailer fire. The trailer owned by William Griffith was destroyed, no injuries reported. Power outages affected Reed Station Road, Lakeland subdivision, Crab Orchard Estates, and areas east of De Soto. most power restored within two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Jackson County Sheriff's
James Twomey
Hllinois 13
Reed Station Road
Twomey
Tim Reeves
Egyptian Electric Cooperative
William Griffith
Carbondale Township
Donald Struye
Lakeland
Crab Orchard Estates
de Soto
Reeves Salt
Robbery Suspects Arrested in Charleston Case
Three persons charged with armed robbery were arrested near Johnston City after police stopped their car following a radio alert. Angela Tipler 24 Marvelie Jenkins 30 and Rance Carr with Chicago addresses held in Williamson County jail before transfer to Charleston. A shot was fired during the robbery at a Charleston residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Johnston City
Williamson County
Angela Tipler
Marvelie Jenkins
Rance Carr
Chicago
Jim Dean
Curtis Messatore
Charles Walker
Phil Richey
Sheriff's Office
Four Men Take $400 From Woodrow Davies Home
Four men entered the Woodrow Davies residence in Rouse Herrin on Tuesday and stole $400 while Mrs Davies hid in a laundry room. She blocked a patio door with a table as the intruders searched the house and damaged furnishings. Four $100 bills were taken. she could not describe the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Davies
Rouse
Herrin
John A. Lavan College Choir Christmas Concert
Calendar item notes a 7 30 p m Christmas concert at Room 138 featuring the full choir small ensemble soloists and piano pieces with a 1 donation requested open to the public Also listed is Duplicate Bridge Club meeting at 7 30 p m at Carbondale Park District office and Anna State Hospital Volunteer Program at 6 30 p m Thursdays meeting at Newman Center then driving to Anna for volunteer work with mentally handicapped dances games volleyball table games and one to one counseling contact 457 2463 for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Lavan College
Carbondale
Washington St
Anna
Newman Center
Weekend Screenings Across Carbondale and Harrisburg
Carbondale showcases Oh, ROXY, A Piece of the Action, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Booby Hatch, Scott Joplin, The Other Side of Midnight, and Record City with The Spy Who Loved Me, Young Frankenstein, The Lincoln Conspiracy and more. Harrisburg screens Outlaw Blues, Annie Hall, The Swiss Conspiracy, and Harlan County U.S.A. plus Rocky and other titles at New Liberty and Orpheum venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FOX
Carbondale
ROXY
Coulterville
Angel On Fire
Toler
Benton
Scott Joplin
Harrisburg
NEW Liberty
Murphysboro
Orpheum
Record City
Town and Country
Marion
Harlan County
U.S.A
Rocky
Weather forecast covers Pacific Northwest to Maine
The National Weather Service forecasts showers and rain across the Pacific Northwest and much of the Rocky Mountain region and east of the Mississippi from Florida to Maine. In Southern Illinois the high Tuesday reached 51 degrees with 1.06 inches of precipitation measured by 7 am today. 9 am temperature was 36 degrees. Sunset today is 4:26 pm, sunrise Thursday is 7:05 am, and sunset Thursday is 4:25 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountain States
Mississippi River
Florida
Maine
National Weather Service
Illinois
Washington
Hospital notes MEMORIAL Carbondale and surrounding towns
Admission list includes Edward Harfiron Jonessoro Thompson Borina Girmer Mills Pecormick Georgia Bahn Kathleen Rodgers Everett Cimbria James Debra Johnson Diana Pulaski Butts Mildred Timms Leonard ANAS Holmes Linnie Murphysboro Griffith Bradley Enetoy Hawkins Floyd Herrin Naser Grace Potter Robin Steelewilie Brown Joan Orendott Angela Crainville Discharge Craddock George McLeansyors Edole Tammi Orendat Angels Crasville Fozera Ono Hinckle Deart Goreviile Miler Margaret Buck Daniel Rockhill Lillie Elevinle Gruner Annabelle Murphysbo Jones Jasper Walter Murphy Jennifer Marion Riley Golga De Soto Martin Lizzie De Quoin Brown alice ina baby Herrit Tronman Marie COIR McAriny George Hens wilpérn Cambria Bi4iphos MEMORIAL Male Newton James Mighael Dunn Henty Lingle Aaron Bremners Neila Mae Fowell Bertha Henderson Everett Die Delores Art Deston Velma Discharged Cook Christoaner Stokes Zelma Faye McDaniel Frank Davis Irene DOCTORS Harrisburg Names of persons aumitted are not available DISCHARGED Fowler Lovie Ford Russell Yates James Clark Seneva Smilin Merilyn Coberth Michael Rammatta Smirtey Bruce Ruth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edole
Tammi Orendat
Angels
Crasville Fozera
Ono Hinckle
Deart
Goreviile Miler
Margaret Buck
Daniel Rockhill
Lillie
Elevinle Gruner
Annabelle
Murphysbo
Jones
Jasper
Walter Murphy
Jennifer
Marion Riley
Golga
de Soto Martin
Lizzie
de Quoin Brown
Alice Ina Baby
Herrit Tronman
Marie
Coir McAriny
George Hens
Wilpérn
Cambria
Newton
James Mighael Dunn
Henty Lingle
Aaron Bremners
Neila Mae Fowell
Bertha Henderson
Everett Die
Delores
Art Deston
Velma
Cook
Christoaner Stokes
Zelma Faye McDaniel
Frank Davis
Irene
Harrisburg
Fowler
Lovie Ford
Russell Yates
James Clark
Seneva Smilin
Merilyn Coberth
Michael Rammatta
Smirtey Bruce
Ruth
Admitted Persons List From Creal Springs Area
A fragmented OCR item lists names of individuals admitted and discharged from facilities in the Creal Springs and Carterville region, including Herrin and West Frankfort. Several spellings are unclear, with multiple near-duplicate entries across towns like Carterville, Creal Springs, and Augusta Auten. The discharge section mentions Elliott, Robert, Paducah, and others with unclear spellings.
50 day outlook names of discharged and admitted
A fragmented list shows admitted and discharged individuals across multiple communities including Sedecor Eatt Washington County Nesnville Union County Pinckneyville and Sparta with numerous given names and surnames such as Evelyn Okenville Severnage Lawrence Frankie Epgemeyer Margaret Juerman Clara Louvier Bonnie Runge Rose Rockwood Grete Stevieville Harrison Grace Myers Josean Sparta Valieray Elle Usher Andrew Schraver Elmer Witenborn Marshall Srowning Knoche O Keefe Jackie Brown Rosalee Bearer Maxine Fientace Jennie macais Christopher Burns Anne Winters Conder Raymer Virgle Vickie Jonesnors Bever Newton Timms Leonard Harsy Peppy Harsy Mark Ashby Children Vergennes Marion KCestelano larativs Nancy Happ Caries Enies Bert Ava Hubier Opal Keene James Crabtree Barbara Murraysboro Joseph Memorial Davis James Theaserg Carsonaai Byram Nancy Jo Rockwood Naley Mrs Gary Grsod Chain Denier Mrs Henry Stueve Donald Jacob Sparta Community Sparth Montgomery Stella Kosch Caral Leming Roberts McGuire Beverly Pierce Patties Fox Bill Hargis Elaine Cone Lingsay Lenzourg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grete
Anna
Stevieville Harrison
Grace
Myers
Josean
Sparta Valieray
Elle Usher
Andrew Schraver
Elmer
Stevleville Witenborn
Lawrence
Marshall Srowning
du Quoin
Knoche
George O'Keefe
Jackie
Brown
Rosalee Bearer
Maxine Fientace
Jennie Macais
Charles
Christopher Burns
Josern
Union County
Anne
Winters
George
Conder Raymer
Virgle
Vickie
Jonesnors Bever
William
Newton Timms
Leonard Pinckneyville
Pinexneyvile
Harsy
Peppy Harsy
Mark Ashby
Clilren
Vergennes
Argella
Marion Kcestelano
Opal Keene
Jame Crabtree
Barbara
Murraysboro
Joseph
Montgomery
Stella Kosch
Caral Leming
Roberts McGuire
Beverly Pierce
Patties Fox
Bill
Hargis
Elaine Cone
Lingsay
Lenzourg
Fire damages house as truck collides with car
A house at 410 E Ashley St in Carbonale suffered a fire caused by a malfunctioning air furnace with an explosion noted. The blaze damaged the home owned by Robert Stalls and occupied by Jim Warren, with an estimated 9500 dollars in damage and no injuries reported. While en route, a fire truck collided with a 1975 Porsche at Walnut Street and University Avenue, injuring none. SIU-C police investigated, no tickets issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
At & Rowse
Carbondale
E. Ashley St
Robert Stalls
Jim Warren
Walnut Street
University Avenue
Southern Hinois University-Carbondale
Stu-C
Siu-C
Walnut
Yvonne 8
Stelnruck
Murphysboro
University
John L. Manis
SIUC
Correction on Delmar Otey obituary survivors
The obituary for Delmar Glen Otey of Pittsburg incorrectly listed his step-brothers and step-sisters as half-brothers and half-sisters. One granddaughter was omitted from the survivors. He died at 0:30 a.m. Monday December 12 1977 at Marion Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar
East St Louis Livestock Hogs and Sows Market Report
Livestock market notes Hogs trading steady to 75 higher with 1 2 200 240 lb ranges about 44.25 to 4450. Prices climb for weights under 450 lb with 900 450 lb at 35.50 36.00. Sows steady to 1 higher with various weight brackets shown and boars quoted 34.00 to 34.50.
Birth Announcements from Several Towns Include Multiple Newborns
In Carbondale Nitz celebrates a newborn son with Tuesday birth at St. Joseph Memorial. Sparta MOGluire reports a daughter born Tuesday at Sparta Community Hospital. Crester Eggemeyer notes a second son born Tuesday at Hasaltsl. Chester Hurst Welch announces a son born Dec 7 at Memorial Mesaival. Murphysborg Browder records a son born Wednesday Dec 7 at Memorish Hospital. Pulaski Jonson announces a daughter born Tuesday at Memes Fiat Hospital in Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Nitz
Tuesdore
St. Joseph Memorial
Awwrenysbord
Sparta
Mogluire
Keith
Crester
Eggemeyer
Barrys
Anereris Hasaltsl
Chester
Hurst
Welch
Kelter
Memorial Mesaival
Carvathale
Murphysborg
Browder
Dar
Memorish Hospital
Carbordate
Pulaski
Jonson
Calvin
Memes Fiat Hospital
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Byron Fuller
Opal Talley
Rin Hospital
Riggin-Pillatsch Funeral Home
Tim Patton
Woodlawns
Vantrease
Zeigler
American Cancer Society
Lew of Nowers
Ove Roberts
Ova Roberts
Springfield
Parkers Reedy
Denning
Roberts
Danville
Alex
Florence Orlea
William J. Roberts
William Roberts
Winifred Gloyd
Louis Wiemmer
Taylor St
Riggin-Pillatsch
Elizabeth M. Delberto
Elizabeth Marie Delberto
South Mannering St
Royalton
Delberto
Carl
Marie Kuhnke
Mary Shaver
Blmhurst
Moeller-Vantrease Funeral Home
Ethel Norman
E. Main St
Marion Memorial Hospital
Wilson Funeral Home
Sierra Club
Buzbee Energy
Loretta J. Meracle
Genevieve Schrivner
Grace Moors
Keith Combs
Mt. Vernon
Ruby F. Barrette
Ove
Etacrago Creal
James
Herrin Cook
Mariiye Alan
Elliott, Ropert
Paducan
Glenn
Roy Hayes
Nove
Latter
Kenneth Oliver
Fred
Toda
Vene
Tonne
Washington County
Nesnville
Depael
Evelyn
Okenville, Severnage
New Morphis
Rowland & Co
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