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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1977
Page
11
Obituaries from Vienna Mayfield Benton Pinckneyville Jonesboro Carbondale and Johnston City report multiple deaths on December 28 1977 including Margurite Mitchell 84 of Vienna and Delsia Owens 83 of Benton. Funeral services planned across Mount Whitney Vienna Poulson Pinckneyville and Norris and Son Jonesboro.
Barbara Kopetz 62 of Olney formerly West Frankfort died Wednesday December 28 1977 at Richland Memorial Hospital Olney Born February 15 1915 in Blockton Alabama she is survived by a son Jackie Emberton Thompsonville a brother Joe Agnitsch Orient and two sisters Mrs Paul Homan Florida and Mrs Robert Wharry Flipp en Ark Funeral services pending at Union Funeral Home West Frankfort Wilma M Luedeman 59 of Jacob found dead December 28 1977 cause natural death She worked as an inspector at Cal Crest Outerwear Murphysboro member of Garment Workers Union Born November 29 1918 in North Dakota to Frederick and Martha Stein She was married twice first to Alan Fink who died 1960 then to Henry Luedeman who died 1974 Survivors include son Jerry Fink Murphysboro daughters Judy Foster Grand Tower Jolene Morber Ava and stepdaughters Violet Dierks Ava Ruth Mueller Jacob LaWanda Karaca St Louis 13 grandchildren One step-granddaughter predeceased Burial 1:30 p.m. Saturday Jacob Church Cemetery Friends may call Wilson Funeral Home Ava 5 p.m. Friday to 11 a.m. Saturday and at the church Saturday
Kate Struck 101 of Okawville dies after long illness at Fireside Nursing Home Centralia born Feb 4 1876 in Okawville Township Washington County to Henry and Louise Weeke. Funeral 1 pm Saturday Pyatt Funeral Home Nashville burial St Pauls Cemetery Nashville call after 3 pm Friday. Dorothy Jones 81 of Carbondale dies Dec 28 1977 at Memorial Hospital Marion. Burial and funeral arrangements pending at Algee Funeral Home Carbondale.
Glenn Twenhafel, 29, of Gorham, won the Jackson County Outstanding Young Farmer of the Year award by the Carbondale Jaycees. He becomes the first recipient and will enter the state competition in Genesio Jan 5 to 8, with a possible path to nationals in February. Alternate for Twenhafel is Dean Shields, 26, of Gorham.
A writ of mandamus against former Bush Village treasurer Doris Holland was dismissed in Williamson County Circuit Court. The suit, filed Nov 2, sought records to assess possible misused municipal funds after Holland’s 1965 to 1976 tenure. Judge Snyder Howell ruled six months reasonable and gave 28 days to refile.
Funeral services for Delmar Lee Marks 40 will be held at 11 a m Friday at Cosby Funeral Home Creal Springs burial at County Line Cemetery. He died December 24 1977 in Dallas Oregon while visiting his children. He was born June 8 1937 in Creal Springs. He lived at 507 Eldridge Street Washington and worked at Hiram Walker distillery Peoria. He was a member of Pekin Moose Lodge 916 and the Big Hollow Sportsmen's Club. Survivors include his children Sherrie Lynn and Carol Rae Marks of Salem Oregon Bret Lee and Delmar Lee II of Dallas his father of Creal Springs and his mother of (text cut)
Public notice announces an Alcoholics Anonymous session at 8 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church corner of University and Main in Carbondale. Open to all persons with a drinking problem seeking support.
Local theaters show Darby O Gill and the Little People Telefon The World's Greatest Lover Close Encounters of the Third Kind and others across CINEMA 1 CINEMA 2 UNIVERSITY FOX SALUKI VARSITY CARSITY NEW LIBERTY TOLER ORPHEUM with titles including You Light Up My Life Saturday Night Fever and The Goodbye Girl in scattered schedules across multiple venues.
La Com pagnie des Amis de Fort de Chartres hosts the Twelfth Night Ball at 8 30 p m January 7 at the American Legion Hall Prairie du Rocher celebrating French colonial days in Illinois with a historic theme and village event.
The event ends the Christmas season with eighteenth century costumes and modern dance music. A cake hides four beans. the man who finds a bean becomes king for the year and selects his queen. Tickets are seven fifty per couple at the door or six fifty in advance from La Compagnie des Amis de Fort de Chartres in Prairie du Rocher Illinois.
Special events announce a Friday 6 30 p m volleyball session at the Newman Center 715 S Washington Carbondale. Entry is free and participants are not obligated to attend every week.
Two Williamson County men pleaded guilty to separate tax charges in U S District Court Benton. Bill N Dugger of Herrin and president of McNeill and Dugger Inc faced two counts for failing to deposit taxes withheld from employees salaries. Dugger admitted not depositing 1829 during three pay periods in August 1977 and received a 200 dollar fine plus delinquent taxes and one year probation. Frank White of Marion and president of Central States Mining Co pleaded guilty to six counts for failing to deposit employees withholding taxes amounting to 5814 during six pay periods in February and March 1977.
The paper corrects a nomination for Ercol and Mildred Oldani of Herrin. The submitter was Eda Montani of Herrin, not the previously named person.
Snow is forecast today from the northern Rockies to the northern Plains with rain from the Gulf into the Midwest. Cold conditions cover most of the country. In Southern Illinois the high Wednesday was 39 degrees with frigid early morning lows around 15 degrees and no precipitation.
Judge William Lewis dismissed charges against three defendants when witnesses failed to appear and others did not post. Carol Mitchell Grant faced an armed robbery count dropped after James Irvin failed to appear. Douglas Vaughn's disorderly conduct and attempted arson counts were dismissed due to officer nonattendance. Daniel Cruz had criminal damage and trespass charges dropped after misdeed at a Carbondale trailer and related properties. Joe Duncan was arrested for theft after failing to appear. a warrant was issued.
The Illinois Department of Public Aid filed a suit in Union County Circuit Court against Harold Anglim of Cahokia for fraud seeking reimbursement of 14000 dollars and a 14000 dollar fine. The complaint accuses him of falsifying a public aid application in 1974 for his aunt Helen Hehenberger claiming no property transfers in five years.
Birth announcements list AVA Newton son at Finckneyville Community Hospital WILLIAMS Du Quoin MAR grammer Elkvville GROSS Mulkeytown JOHNSON Chester Todaro Chester. A separate legal notice alleges Jonesboro property fraud by Anglim involving transfers from Hehenberger to Anglim for $1 and $14,000 in public aid reimbursement with a $14,500 market value claim and seeks voiding of deeds and restraining orders.
Ward notes list numerous admissions and discharges across Union and Washington counties and nearby towns. Names span Elkins Christopher to Gordon Ava with facilities including Memorial and St Joseph. no admission data for Names of persons admitted are available.
A Marion man found his Route 5 house site robbed for the second time in three days. Losses include light fixtures power tools and two construction heaters totaling well over 2000 dollars. A separate Johnston City residence break in took a pistol cash and valuables.
Robert Biddy of Decatur Georgia reported to the Williamson County sheriff that a five thousand dollar tractor trailer parked at Marion Truck Plaza Friday was found missing Wednesday. The sheriff said the truck was located later that day and had been repossessed by the seller after overdue payments.
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