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Deaths across Southern Illinois recall lives in faith and service
Obituaries list Donald G. Blades 69 of West Frankfort and Frank W. Gruber 81 of Swansea with long careers in Maytag and construction, plus Mae Buskill Sullivan 88 of Carbondale and many others. Reports note ministerial service, military honors, church affiliations, and family survivors across multiple towns including Johnston City, Herrin, Mounds, Carbondale, and Murphysboro. Memorials and services dates are provided for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Donald G. Blades
Williamson County
George
Maxie (Kane) Blades
Ada Viola Lindsey
Donada
David Gibson
Glendale
Ariz
Gaye Blades
Patricia
Russell Ted Heibner
Norman
Linda Blades
Herrin
Adama
Bryan Mantooth
Turlock
Calif
Jeremy Gibson
Russell
Andy
David Heibner
Kara Blades
Kansas City
Adam Mantooth
Stanley Blades
Betty
Waldo Cogdill
Oakley
Jane Blades
Mary Ellen
Bob Carlson
Jack
Frances Blades
Lu Teffertiller
John
Connie Blades
Lindell Blades
Ruth Ann
Jerry Spears
Maytag
Tulsa Bible College
Tulsa
Ohlo
Arizona
Illinois
United Pentecostal Church International
UPC
Johnston City
At Home Health, Inc
Parker-Ready Funeral Rome
Michael Glasco
Somers
Parker-Reedy Funeral
Rockwoodfrank
W. Gruber
Greenwood Terrace
Swansea
Frank
U.S. Army
Operating Engineers Local 520
Masonic East Lodge
Fairview Heights
The
Aiiad Shrine
American Legion
VFW
Winkle
Earl
Mamie
Penny) Gruber
Sylvia Misselhorn
Frank J
Jerry” Gruber
Dorcas
Rockwood
Daniel R. Gruber
Rosemary
Belleville
Pauline Carter
Steeleville
Pamela Hanna
Larry
Tracy Harrington
Rick
Lockport
Kathy Baker
Lloyd
Niles
Mich
Karen Schwoebel
Michael
Nancy Beaty
Shawn
Bloomington
Lynn Stover
Wichita
Kans
Wilma Taylor
Alene McPheters
Robert
Owen
Everett
Pyatt-Harrawood Funeral Home
Pinckneyville
Cecil Dunning
Paradise Cemetery
She
Equality
Ohio County
Alice (Rowe) Buskill
Noble Thomas Sullivan
Jackson
Carbondale
Ife
First Baptist Church
Bevis
SIU
Noble Grand
Rebekahs
Noble
Karen Bauernfeind
Ann
Bill Minckler
Makanda
John Bauernfeind
Kim Bauernfeind
Eric
Lisa) Minckler
San Angelo
Texas
Jim
Heather) Minckler
Brendan
Britany Minckler
Parker Minckler
Edna Laswell
Richard Buskill
Mae Buskill Sullivan
Crain
Pleasant Grove Chapel
Stephen Coombs
Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
Southern Illinois
William H
Bill” Whitson
Memorial Hospital of
Walker Funeral Home
Kenneth Wallace
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St. Louis
Virginia Burns
Clinton
Iowa
Linda
Paul Johnson
Hurst
Inlaw
Robert Allen
Judy Whitson
Loveland
Colo
Barbara
George Gordon
Grand Rapids
Paula
Scott Frisch
Carbon