Death of Earl Seeber Benton water chief at 79
Earl Eugene Seeber 79 retired Benton water superintendent died at 3 a.m. January 5 1981 in Union Hospital West Frankfort after a lengthy illness. He served as water department head 1945-1951 and 1957-1970 retiring in 1970. He was a former city commissioner and plumber. He was born February 8 1902 in Benton to William P Seeber and Elsie Harrison Seeber and married Helen Lee Grammer April 1 1953 in Benton. He leaves his wife three stepdaughters a stepson 12 grandchildren two great grandchildren and three sisters. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday Hobbs Johnson Funeral Home Benton with burial in Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery. Friends may call 5-9 p.m. Wednesday.
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Earl Eugene Seeber
Benton
Union Hospital
West Frankfort
Seeber
First Christian Church
Union
William P
Elsie Harrison Seeber
Helen Lee Grammer
Cashner-Mathes
Evansville
Clifford A. Groh
Groh
St. Clement Hospital
Red Bud
Mr. Groh
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Joseph E. Cose
Bokeetia
Fla
Christopher
Florida
Cose
Illinois
Jacob
Katherine Tester Cose
Giula Bacon
Bessie
Winifred
Gilbert Funeral Home
Harrison Cemetery
Buckner
Funeral
Services set Wednesday for Barbara Abbott 27
Funeral notices list Barbara Sue Abbott of Carbondale age 27, died Jan 3 1981. Service 1 p.m. Wednesday at Meredith Funeral Home Carbondale with burial in Vienna Fraternal Cemetery. She was head teller at Bank of Carbondale for five years born Oct 25 1954 in Anna. Survivors include son Bryan, parents, and sister. Burial in Vienna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Sue Abbott
Carbondale
Meredith Funeral Home
Vienna
Ms. Abbott
N. Almond St
Carbondale Community High School
Bank of Carbondale
Anna
Raymond
Pauline Carlton Stoltz
Bryan Fought
Rita Polster
Mosinee
Wis
Death notices and funerals in Illinois towns list several local figures
Obituaries report Joshua L Johns 5 of Rockwood died January 4 1982 at Memorial Hospital Chester born July 25 1976 in Staunton son of Gary Lynn and Cheryl Johns Survived by mother Cheryl and brother Jeremy Johns Burial at Buchanan Cemetery Cora City Funeral at Welge Funeral Home Chester Also listed are Alice Trucano 86 Herrin Joseph E Cose 78 Christopher Margaret Holder 63 Carterville former Murphysboro Herman G Wells 52 Menard Psychiatric Center Graveside services and funeral home arrangements noted for these individuals reflecting local die entries with church affiliations and burial details in 1982 Illinois notices.
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Joshua Lynn Johns
Rockwood
Memorial Hospital
Chester
Presbyterian Church
Gary Lynn
Cheryl Dilday Johns
Staunton
Aurora
Colo
Jeremy Johns
Welge Funeral Home
Buchanan Cemetery
Cora City
Funeral Home
Evergreen Cemetery
Herman G. Wells
Menard Psychiatric Center
Mr. Wells
Lawrenceville
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Belleville
Illinois
Welge Fuenral
Obituaries of Sylvia McDowell and other residents
Sylvia McDowell 78 of 830 Dorris St Harrisburg died 11 31 p m Sunday Jan 3 1982 in Doctors Hospital Harrisburg Born Sept 20 1903 in Ledford to Henry and Gertie Nichols Married Charles McDowell who died 1969 Survived by son Dr J L McDowell of Princeton Ind daughters Vivian Stalions Pontiac Mich and Maxine Curnutt Griffin Ind brother Henry Nichols Pontiac Mich and several grandchildren Funeral 10 30 a m Wednesday at Gaskins Funeral Home Harrisburg burial Sunset Lawn Cemetery Funeral arrangements pending for Anna Iris Brown 87 Shawnee Nursing Home Herrin formerly Zeigler Died 6 30 a m Jan 5 1982 in Herrin Hospital Born Feb 25 1894 in Bardwell Ky to Wiley and Agnes Teeters Preceded in death by husband James H Brown Dec 1966 Survivors James Brown Benton and Hazel Ray Brown Detroit Mich brothers Will Teeters Bardwell Ky and W B Teeters Chattanooga Tenn Cecelia Braxton 86 Shawnee Christian Nursing Center Herrin died 6 35 p m Monday Jan 4 1982 in Herrin Hospital completed at Jackson Funeral Home Colp West Frankfort Joseph Podnar 71 West Frankfort died 6 25 a m today Jan 5 1982 in Union Hospital West Frankfort Died at 514 S Emma St West Frankfort</S>
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Vantrease
Zeigler
Edward Clifton Lucas
la Grange
West Frankfort
Mr. Lucas
Westlake
Melrose Park
United Mine Workers
Alabama
Wiley
Nora Matthews Lucas
Annis
John Minton
Don Lucas
Ruby Felts
Louis Willhite
Henderson
Clara Smith
McAllen
Texas
George Minton
St. Aloysius Catholic Church
Royalton
Chester Symczyk
St. Louis
Moeller-Vantrease
Mr. Symczyk
Marquette Manor
John and
Mary Hyziak Smyczyk
Francis Sandrowski
Carolyn Kowalesik
Chicago
Jennie Sandrowski
Mary Ann Petros
la Porte
Ind
Alice Trucano
Park Avenue
N. 13Th St
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Trucano
Our Lady of
Joe Trucano
Albine Verna
Tillie Venier
Tillie Battuello
Brighton
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church
San Carlo
Johnson Funeral Home
Sylvia McDowell
Dorris St
Harrisburg
Doctors Hospital
McDowell
Dorrisville
Pontiac
Mich
Maxine Curnutt
Griffin, Ind
Henry Nichols
Gaskins Funeral Home
Sunset Lawn Cemetery
Vantrease Funeral
Anna Iris Brown
Shawnee
Brown
Zeigler First Baptist Church
Bardwell
Agnes Teeters
James H. Brown
James Brown
Benton
Hazel Ray Brown
Detroit
Will Teeters
W. B. Teeters
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cecelia Braxton
Shawnee Christian Nursing Center
Jackson Funeral Home
Colp
Union Funeral Home
Joseph Podnar
S. Emma St
Union Hospital
Area court logs show fines and jail for Chicago woman
Edwina Newsum, 20, of Chicago, received 12 months probation, seven days in jail, a $600 fine, and $287 restitution after two bad check convictions and a shoplifting conviction. The offenses include taking a designer dress from Hecht's in University Mall Carbondale and writing checks to Olfactory and Woolseys. Judge ruled charges misdemeanors due to a new felony limit.
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Edwina Newsum
Chicago
Jackson County
Massengill charged in Herrin burglary case
Doyle A Massengill, 20, of 608 N Sixth St Herrin is charged with the December 18 1981 burglary of Bob Stotlar Lumber Co in Herrin. He was arrested Monday night in downtown Herrin after an investigation by Williamson County Detective Unit. A briefcase with job specifications was taken. he remains jailed on $20000 bond awaiting trial and parole revocation.
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Herrin
Bob Stotlar Lumber Co
Bruce Townsend
Doyle A. Massengill
Sixth St
Williamson County
Townsend
Massengill
Masengill
Illinois Department of Corrections
Tools stolen from truck and rig at field site
$2,500 in tools including drill bits were stolen from a truck and rig parked in a field by a construction company. The Williamson County sheriff's office said the theft occurred in December in a rural area northwest of Carterville. Employees of R and R Drilling and Welding Co. of Harrisburg reported the loss Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County Sheriff's Office
R and R Drilling and Welding Co
Harrisburg
Carterville
Vandals Damage Five Cars at Marion Ford Dealership
Weekend vandalism at Marion Ford Mercury left five parked vehicles damaged with one broken window on each and hubcaps stolen from one car. Marion police are investigating the incident.
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Marion
Hogs gain in National Stockyards trade as weights rise
Livestock report from National Stockyards shows about 5 000 hogs traded with barrows and gilts up 50 cents. Prices for various weight classes range from 34 50 to 43 00 per hundredweight. Sows rose 1 to 2 50, strongest gains on over 500 pound hogs. Cattle data not available.
Hospital Notes Amid Broad Illinois Listings of Admitted
Long list of patients admitted and discharged across multiple hospitals including Memorial in Marion and St Joseph in Murphysboro. Names span towns and states with many residents from Williamson, Union, Franklin, Johnson, and nearby counties. No clear single event, mostly routine admission and discharge entries.
Births in several towns announce newborns in early January 1982
Evans Tom and Kathy in Harrisburg welcome a son born Friday January 1 1982 at Doctors Hospital Harrisburg. DeBOSE Bob Sr and Judy in ElDorado celebrate a son born Saturday January 2 1982 at Doctors Hospital Harrisburg. Wright Larry and Rhonda in Harrisburg report a daughter born Monday January 4 1982 at Doctors Hospital Harrisburg. Mayer Robert and Lena in Rosiclare greet a son born Monday January 4 1982 at Doc Hospital Harrisburg. McEWAN James and Lori in Harrisburg announce a daughter born Monday January 4 1982 at Doctors Hospital Harrisburg. Voorhees Craig and Cathy formerly of Murphysboro have a daughter born Friday December 25 1981 at Barnes Hospital St Louis Mrs Voorhees is the former Cathy Grammer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Evans
Tom
Kathy
Doctors Hospital
Eldorado
Debose
Bob Sr
Judy
Wright
Larry
Rhonda
Rosiclare
Mayer
Robert
Lena
McEwan
James
Lori
ST. Louis
Voorhees
Craig
Cathy
Murphysboro
Barnes Hospital
Cathy Grammer
Spillertown approves $8,969 budget for 1982
Spillertown Village Board approved an $8,969 budget for 1982. Projected revenues total from general taxes, licenses and fees, fines, gymnasium rental, revenue sharing funds, and entitlement, while expenditures cover general operation, public safety, and emergency reserve funds. Residents may review the budget at Village Clerk Harry Cooper's home.
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Spillertown
Harry Cooper
Corrections issued on area school cost totals and names
A correction states the first baby of the year at Marion Memorial Hospital was born to John Boyd Newson Jr and Anyalynn Newson of Carbondale. It also fixes McCollum’s quote, corrects per pupil costs for 1979 80 by district type and Crab Orchard Unit 3, notes health insurance plans for Williamson County courthouse staff will likely begin next fiscal year, and clarifies errors from a December 28 story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Memorial Hospital
John Boyd Newson III
John Boyd Newson Jr
Anyalynn Newson
Carbondale
Newson
Rockhill Baptist Church
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinoisan
Les McCollum
Williamson County
Crab Orchard Unit
McCollum
Williamson County Board
Franklin trustees reschedule meeting to 6:30 PM Monday
Franklin County Regional Board of School Trustees postponed their quarterly meeting due to lack of quorum. Elvis Nolen, regional superintendent, said the group did not meet Monday and will reconvene at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11 at the courthouse in Benton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin School
Franklin County Regional Board of School Trustees
Benton
Elvis Nolen
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Bernice Howell
Southfield
Dolores Jo Hidak
Rantoul
Peggy Hackleman
Fred Grammer
Alton
Dorothy Gustafsen
Spokane, Wash
Ruth Middagh
Metropolis
Lola Mae Heinzman
Jacksonville
Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home
Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery
Barbara Abbott
Iva L. Wolfe
Parker-Reedy Funeral Home
Route 3
Arthur Grotti
W. 4Th St
American Beauty Nursing Home
Olan Mills
Joseph E. Case
Margaret J. Holder
Cobden
Cleveland
Iona Webb Riggs
Ruth Swafford
Bradley
Ruby Smallberg
Hollywood
Calif
Jewell Parmly
San Bernardino
Cobden Cemetery
Area Court Report
Hecht’s
Richard E Richman
David Davis
Christopher Lagle
Flora
Williamson County Sheriff’s Office
Lagle
Huck’s
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Inpoint
Jay County
Joel K. Kingston
Baren
IGA
Kingston
Harrisburg Page
Aew
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Lakewood Park
Jones
William Lewis
Sam Milazzo
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Lookout Point
Crab Orchard Lake Spillway
Milazzo
Larry Hutson
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Commi
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Inez
Sanders
Jesse
Marion Russell
Orville
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Ronald
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Emmet
Price
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Mildred Wilson
Christy Sweat
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Della Spangler
Ruby Wenzel
Delores
Franklin
Knipe
Juanita
Durant
Okla
Despain
Sylvia Gladden
Joan
Fort Collins
Cole
Mitchell
Andrew Moore
Christopher Barnfield
Michael Rice
Wayne
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Christopher Burkett
Andrea Cogdill
Clifton
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Thomas Discharged Clark
Ellafair Harper
Janet
Haywood
Eugene Welsch
Sylvester
Gladys
Julius
Maeser
Flowers
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Graf
Willisville
Leggans
Jodi
Lambert
Lora Pautier
Winter
Donna Smith
Irene
de Soto Bernhardt
Ruth Williams
Charles Downs
Kenneth
Anna Teeter
Timothy Cottom
Elizabeth
Ava Sanders
Marion Fisher
Hazel
Grand Tower
Hays
Mary
Marion Wimp
Ruth
Phillips
Lena Moniger
Burks
Stanley
du Quoin
Besterfield
Aurphysboro
Cardwell
William
Thompsonville
Bengtson
Dale
Jackson
Donald
du Quoin Reynolds
Farrah
Hughey
William Mutroka
Cynthia
Royalton Schinke
Goreville
Joe
Eirkville
Jerri
Sparta
Thompson
Baldwin Schenke
Vickie
Marissa Reichert
Vallie
Marissa Hood
Addie Vourner
Oleta Blackwell
Irma
Tilden
Lueth
Ronald Rucker
Olinda
Baldwin Tegtmeyer
Mira
Steeleville Beltz
Carrie
Pinckneyville
Offerman
Teresa
Percy Telkemeyer
Alta Rice
Herbert
Tamarde Smith
Albert
Cutler - Laur
Waltonville
Marshall Browning
Leis
Nancy
Elkville
Short
Leroy Flint
Betty
Union County
Helmer
Edward
Jonesboro
Rogers
Aud
Bell
Nathan
Clutts
Nola
Dongela Yates
Kay
Eres
ST. Joseph
Cavaness
Butler
David
Gotham Linze
Oscar
Gorham Hoffman
Jack Webb
Mary Ferrari
Margaret
Honey
Edward Rath
Eugene Johnson
Lester
Washington County
Nashville
Hofman
Donna
Mount Vernon
Spillertown Oks
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