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Crab Orchard Lake 2 inches below spillway Little Grassy Lake S inches above spillway Devil s Kitchen Lake At spillway Mrs Lona Fox Messamore Cobden dies at 78 Saturday at home member of Cobden Pentecostal Church born June 15 1883 Tennessee daughter of James and Lucy Ridings husband died three years ago she leaves sons Lee Fox Everett Fox daughter Margaret Thomas step sons Claude and Curtis Messamore sister Eva Baker four grandchildren seven great grandchildren funeral arrangements announced services at Cobden Pentecostal Church burial in Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery Murphysboro calls after 4 pm today at Broadway Funeral Home
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Lona Messamore
Cobden
Lona Fox
Messamore
Curtis Messamore
Alto
Pass
Eva Baker
Broadway Funeral Home
Cobden Pentecostal Church
Roy Simpkins
Larry Blake
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Murphysbboro
James Knight Rites Held in Marion
Funeral services for 57 year old James Knight were held at 2 p.m. today at Mitchell Funeral Home in Marion. The Rev. Robert C. Fuson officiated with burial at New Rose Hill Cemetery. Knight died Saturday night at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago after residing in Chicago. Born September 4 1904 in Mt Vernon Ind he was a son of James and Elva Perryman Knight. He married Hazel Chamness and is survived by his wife, a brother Otis Knight of Long Beach California, several half and step sisters in Marion Benton Eldorado Pine Bluff and Eldorado.
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James Knight
Mitchell Funeral
Marion
Robert C. Fuson
New Rose Hill Cemetery
Mr. Knight
Weiss Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Mt. Vernon
Ind
James
Elva Perryman Knight
Hazel Chamness
Otis Knight
Long Beach
Calif
Edith Parent
Beulah Brodell
Letha Stalcup
Benton
Frances Simpson
Marie Burks
Eldorado
Melissa Pennington
Pine Bliff, Ark
Mary Ann Vaughn dies at 69 in Mulkeytown home
Mrs. Mary Ann Vaughn 69 of Rt 2 Mulkeytown died Sunday at her daughter’s home in Vero Beach Florida where she had been visiting. She owned Vaughn's Fine Foods near Christopher and was a member of Christopher Methodist Church and several fraternal groups. Survived by daughter Auldine Kerley of Vero Beach and Louis of West Frankfort, brothers Steven Gibbs of Pontiac Michigan and James Gibbs of Holister Ohio, and three granddaughters. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday at Gilbert Funeral Home Christopher with burial in Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery Benton. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Ann Vaughn
Rt 2
Mulkeytown
Auldine Kerley
Vero Beach
Fla
Vaughn
Holister
Ohio
William
Sarah Gibbs
Ithe
Eastern Star
White Shrine
Past Matrons Club
John R
Vero Beach Flason
Louis
West Frankfort
Steven Gibbs
Pontiac
Mich
James Gibbs
Gilbert Funeral Home
Christopher
John Nall
Masonic and
Odd Fellows
Benton
D C Harris Dies At Pinckneyville Resident
D C Bert Harris 71 of Pinckneyville died this morning in Pinckneyville Community Hospital. A retired coal mine foreman for Truax Tract Coal Co he belonged to First Baptist Church Pinckneyville and Mitchell Lodge AF&AM. He married Alice Dillon July 28 1935 and is survived by his wife mother children David Harold and a daughter Leon Fox. Funeral 1 30 p m Thursday at First Baptist Church with Rev Maurice Swinford officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Park Du Quoin. Friends may call after 1 20 p m Wednesday Pyatt Funeral Home Pinckneyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.C
Bert Harris
Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Truax Tract Coal Co
First Baptist Church of
Mitchell
Lodge $5
Af&am
Harris
Alto Pass
William
Effie Harris
David
St. Louis University
Harold
Detroit
Mich
Leon Fox
Muncie
Ind
Lloyd
Tomball
Tex
Albert
Anna
Russell
Sarasota
Fla
First ‘Baptist Church
Maurice Swinford
Sunset Memorial Park
du Quoin
Pyatt Funeral Home
Walter Schirmer, 71, Carbondale resident, dies
Walter Schirmer, 71, of 414% East Main Street Carbondale, died at 2:15 am today at Veterans Hospital in Marion after a nine day stay. Born September 30, 1890 in Jefferson City Missouri, he was a son of Fred H. and Caroline Vieregge Schirmer. He married Inez May Walden in 1934 in East St. Louis. He was a member of Collinsville Baptist Church the Carbondale Eagles and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is survived by his wife and siblings Joe and Richard of Hast Louis and sisters Mrs May.
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Walter ‘Schirmer
Main. St
Carbondale
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Mr. Schirmer
Collinsville
Inez
May Walden
Tony DeBérnardi Dies in Murphysboro Area Funeral
Tony DeBérnardi died today at Miners Hospital in Murphysboro. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday at 10 a.m. at Hoffman Funeral Home in Carbondale with the Rev Bert I. Cherry officiating. Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Christopher
Wii
Miners
Christopher
Davis
Murphysboro
Alice' Maule
Belleville
Hoffman
Carbondale
Bert I. Cherry
Astor
the Walnut
Baptist
Jefferson*Barracks Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Jackson at Norris Chapel
Funeral services are held today for Mrs Jackson at Norris Chapel. The obituary mentions she was born in Jonesboro in July 1904 and that she was connected to her daughter in Kenilworth. A private gathering followed at the family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Nancy Scott Walker
Frank
Jackson
Norris
Mrs Arinda Johnson 77 dies after illness in Carbondale
Mrs Arinda Johnson, 77, died after a short illness Monday. She is survived by daughter Mrs Dorothy Toms of Carbondale and son(s) Jesse and Paul, both deceased. two sons preceded her in death. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hifiman Funeral Home. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. with Rev Hugh Stearns officiating.
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Johinson
Chester
Mixed Day on Wall Street as Auto Stocks Lead
Trading was moderate with Ford up about 2 points and Chrysler and GM little changed. The Dow Jones average stood at 721.60, up .73, as rails and cyclical issues rose on optimism for 1962 while utilities lagged on rate concerns. News from Detroit aided automakers and steel demand supported steel shares amid tightening supplies.
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New York
Ford
General Motors
Motors
Chrysler
Associated Press
Gma
Detroit
Gimbel
Great A&p
American Tobacco
Illinois Central
Jones’ & Laughlin
American Stock Exchange
U. S
Funeral services set for Steeleville woman Mrs Woolford dies at 76
Mrs Oliver Woolford age 76 of Steeleville dies Sunday at Sparta Community Hospital after years of illness born Randolph County November 10 1885 daughter of William and Mary Douglas married Fred Woolford in 1910 who died in 1950 leaves sons Douglas and Joseph both of High Ridge Mo daughters Madine Stewart of Fast St Louis and Mrs Orrin Williams and Ada Black of Steeleville brothers Lon Douglas of Steeleville and Lee Douglas of Puerto Rico sister Mrs Bea Fisher of Steeleville and 14 grandchildren funeral 2 pm Wednesday at Steeleville Baptist Church Reverend C Bragg officiating burial in Steeleville City Cemetery friends may call at Schaack Funeral Home Steeleville until noon Wednesday Crain services today for Frances Frankie Crain 86 of Rt 2 Carterville held at 2 pm at Johnsons Funeral Home Herrin Reverend Don C Galehr officiated burial East Lawn Memorial Gardens she died 6:30 pm Saturday in Herrin Hospital
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Oliver Woolford
Steeleville
Sparta Community’ Hospital
Randolph ‘County
William
Mary Douglas
Fred Woolford
Douglas
Joseph
High Ridge
Madine- Stewart
Fast St. Louis
Orrin Williams
Schaack Funeral Home
Repossessed Home Appliances Sale Listed by Trade-Ins
Large 87 inch capacity units and 13.6 capacity items offered with regular prices listed. Stores advertise used refrigerators trade-ins and assorted makes and sizes plus electric ranges trade-ins. Some items include 36 inch porcelain tops and guaranteed repossessed models.
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Devil's Kitchen Lake
Treize At
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Central
Northwest Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Louisville
Moline
Memphis
Peoria
Miami
Quincy
Milwaukee
Rockford
Mools
St. Paul
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Fairbanks
Salt Lake City
Fort Worth
San Diego
Helena
San Francisco
Honolulu
Seattle
Indianapolis
Tampa
Juneau
Washington
Kansas City
Africia
Walter Schirmer
Tony DeBérnardi
Mrs. Jackson
Kenilworth
Arinda Johnson
Was
Seashore
Litton Industries
General Electric
Union Carbide and Merck
Liggett & Myers
Ruebuck
Salem Square
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