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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1961
Page
6
Walter Prater died at 5 30 a m Saturday in Union Hospital West Frankfort after a week as a patient. A former coal miner born November 1889 in Elizabeth town moved to West Frankfort in 1914. His wife Stella died in 1952. He leaves a daughter Mrs Wayne Saul of West Frankfort and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p m Tuesday at the Union F u...
Funeral services for Miss Violetr Ragain, 57, a Marion resident from Miners Care Home, will be held today at Busby Chapel in Goreville. The Rev. Ray Beasley will officiate. Born in Johnson County, she belonged to Hickory Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by brothers Lynn Ragin Lemont Vincent and Charles Ragain Marion and sisters Elsa Minor Venice Fla and Beyl Martin Alexandria Va. Burial in Busby Cemetery.
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