Local couples wed in Marion and Herrin ceremonies
Linda L Whitehead married Danial A Marcum at Marion First Baptist Church in a Nov 17 ceremony officiated by Rev James Bryant. The couple resides in Marion with Linda a SIUC senior. Richard Dann and Kathy Vander wed Nov 23 at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Herrin. vows followed by a St Marys Gym reception and a trip to St Louis. Both couples are long-time locals with SIUC ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda L. Whitehead
Danial A. Marcum
Marion First Baptist Church
James Bryant
Wayne Whitehead
Marion
Albert H. Marcum
Carbondale
Rotha Overby
Becky Whitehead
Robert Bahr Jr
John Smith
Herrin
Kathy Vander
Richard Dann
Clyde Grogan
John Vander
Woodrow Dann
Carterville
Jerri Lowe
Martha Emery
Donna McGuire
Don Lenzini
Helen Fitzgerald
Tim Montgomery
Bob Knerr
Jim Snider
Troy Steckenrider
Jon Barger
St. Mary’s Gym
St. Louis
Herrin High School
Southern Illinois University
John A. Logan College
E.M.G. Corp
Compact car unfit for chubby Girl Scouts
The piece humorously recalls replacing a large station wagon with a compact car after political energy adviser William E. Simon influenced the choice. A wife notes the compact is defined by some as a purse sized carrier, yet it must still haul eight chubby Girl Scouts and a shaggy dog.
At Wit's End by Erma Bombeck
Erma Bombeck recounts a humorous church visit with a shaggy dog nine grocery bags and a soft drink cooler. She gathers eight chubby Girl Scouts for a playful game of Simon Says leading to comedic chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Simon
Erma Bombeck
Church
Simon
Social Calendar and Simon Says Incident in Murphysboro
The notice lists Wednesday events in Murphysboro and Herrin with senior quilting sessions at the Recreation Center and Park Avenue, plus a Joymaker's regional meeting. A humorous aside describes a family driving scene ending with an exhausted dog and a staged Simon says gag about not breathing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Senior Citizens
N. 14Th St
Herrin
Joymaker’s
N. 8Th St
S. Park Ave
Enzyme deficiency in a child’s digestion questioned
A reader asks about childhood intestinal enzyme problems. Dr Lamb explains pancreatic enzymes aid digestion of carbohydrates fats and proteins. lack causes diarrhea and malabsorption. Severity hinges on how many enzymes are missing. some adults tolerate milk while extensive loss requires complex dietary adjustments.
Adoptable children give hope for new year in Southern Illinois
The Southern Illinoisan highlights a weekly series profiling adoptable children to promote foster and adoptive homes. Seventeen children have been featured. 81 responses aided by the articles led to at least one adoption and many inquiries. More than 35 families await home studies. inquiries span multiple counties and offices. Information is available through the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services offices in Murphysboro Sparta and Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence E. Lamb
NEA
DR. Lamb
Illinois
Southern Illinoisan
Susan Leiber
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Department
N. 11Th St
Murphysboro
Jackson
Union
Perry
Alexander
Pulaski
Randolph
Monroe County
Kathy Williams
Sparta
Broadway
Marion
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Herb McMeen
Richard Barnstable
New Orleans
Marion Senior High
Souther Illinois University
Carbondale Community High School
SIUC
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Danial Marcum
Kathy and
Rissi
The
Lwick’s Ladies Store
Southern
Noisan Newspaper
Leiber
Velvet
Wz A
Sleepweara
Carbondale Westown
PDA
Gazette
Walnut
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