Fiery crash kills Du Quoin man
Wayne A. Knapp a 22 year old resident of 303 Division Street Du Quoin was killed Monday when his car failed to negotiate a curve on Illinois 14 between Du Quoin and Old Du Quoin ran off the road struck a guard rail and burst into flames He was thrown from the vehicle and severely burned Firefighters remained at the scene for nearly two hours as they controlled the blaze Funeral services are pending at Neal Funeral Home in Du Quoin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin
Illinois 14
Old du Quoin
Wayne A. Knapp
S. Division St
Illinois
Mr. Knapp
Neal Funeral Home
Death Notices for Sponsler and Dilday in Carbondale and Du Quoin
Alvin Sponsler 94 dies at Memorial Hospital Carbondale born November 14 1886 was owner of Standard Station Spensler s Feed Store and real estate in Carbondale he was active in many fraternal and civic organizations funeral Thursday Meredith Funeral Home Carbondale. Deloris Faye Dilday 43 of Du Quoin dies January 6 1981 at Marshall Browning Hospital born February 28 1937 survived by parents two daughters two sons four sisters four brothers funeral Neal Memorial Chapel Du Quoin burial Old Du Quoin Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Sponsler
Carbondale
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Sponsler
Standard
South Illinois Avenue
Spensler
South Washington Street
Deloris Faye Dilday
West Park
du Quoin
Marshall Browning
Lesley
Bertha Faye Carpenter Srance
Cheryl Reams
Brian
Michael Dilday
du Quo
Neal
Rev James E Davis dies former Harrisburg minister
The Rev. James E. Davis 54 of Martinsville formerly Harrisburg died at 7 20 p m Monday Jan 5 1981 at Union Hospital Terre Haute Ind He was born March 11 1926 in Harrisburg to Lloyd and Bessie Davis He married Mickey Stringer in 1943 Survivors include his wife a son James of Edwardsville two daughters Marsha Butler Harrisburg and Becky Chrysler Martinsville a brother Charles Davis of California and seven grandchildren Graveside services set for 10 30 a m Thursday at Sunset Lawn Cemetery with a prior service at Gaskins Funeral Home Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Elks Club
Carbondale Order of the Eastern Star
Shepherd
Jerusalem
Sheba Shrine
Illinois
Myrtle Coffman
Leo
Carbondale
Creta Hunter
Fort Myers
Fla
Ardella Bryant
Tallahassee
Meredith Funeral Home
Oakland Cemetery
James E. Davis
Martinsville
Harrisburg
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Ind
Lloyd
Bessie Rowan Davis
Mickey Stringer
Donald G. Johnson
North
Oakland Street
Murdale Gardens
Mr. Johnson
Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital
Chicago
Johnson
New Era Dairy
Murphysboro
Moose Club
Johnson County
Charles H
Elizabeth Smart Johnson
Dale Allen
Donald Gene Jr
John H
William
Marvin
Joliet
Virginia E. Bridwell
Washington, Ill
Norma Dean Pugh
Lake Station
Etta Messer
Reedus Coy
Maynor
Simpson
Eddyville Baptist Church
New Liberty
Eddyville
Aly Funeral Home
Mr. Maynor
Pope County
Kyrum
Carrie Burns Maynor
Ethel Harlow
Albert
Lena Sims
Oolitic
Roby
Roy
Sourlake
Texas
Rena Barger
Johnson Funeral Home
Herrin
Maymie Baker
Reed St
Energy
Herrin City
Baker
Metropolis
Calvin
Nancy Sharp Stephens
John C. Baker
John Thomas Stephens
Farmington, Mo
Winifred Treece
N. 16Th St
Shawnee Christian Center
Friends
United Methodist Village
Lawrenceville
Treece
Fred B. Treece
Beulah Treece
Zaner Bird
Golden Acres
Daniel
Lizzie Taylor Bird
Lillian Lee
Pinckneyville
Opal Spinnie
Nokomis
Osa Emling
du Quoin
the Hill Funeral
Tilden
Tilden Cemetery
Luther Harrison Burlock
Jonesboro
Delores
Florida
Herman Houseman
Roy Fred Diefenbach
Marion
Herrin Hospital
Stonefort
Jacob
Allie Diefenbach
Diefenbach
Lake-in-the-Hills
Neil
California
Robert
Creal Springs
Morton
George
Tennessee
Cosby Funeral Home
Trammell Cemetery
Essie Byrn
Marion St
Marion Memorial Hospital
Williamson County
Frank
Etta Gill Moore
Troy Byrn
Benton
June Qualls
Muskete
Hazel Owens
Mesa
Ariz
Nell Scarborough
Centralia
Cora Lawrence
Mary McCauley
Margaret Spellbrink
Danville
Mitchell-Hughes & Lemasters
Maplewood Cemetery
Obituary notices for Eater Lively Wasness in Illinois area
Obituaries from January 1981 list W Earl Eater 90 Tamaroa World War I veteran coal miner born 1890 died Jan 5 in Lutheran Medical Center St Louis. Survived by sister Florine Roe Granite City burial Tamaroa Funeral Home. Gilbert Lively 65 Sparta died Jan 4 St Elizabeths Hospital Belleville born 1915 married Eileen Brelje 1935. survivors include son Dennis Lively and daughters. services Jan 7 McDaniel Sparta burial Caledonia Cemetery. Gillman Wasness 69 Jonesboro died Jan 5 1981 Hillside Terrace Cobden born 1911 South Dakota married Hazel Moore 1962. survivors include wife Nancy Nonella of Oak Grove and three step children. Burial Hillcrest Carterville. No visitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Earl Eater
Tamaroa
Lutheran Medical Center
St. Louis
Mr. Eater
Perry County
Jonas
Julia Campbell Eater
Alvera Halley
du Quoin
Florine Roe
Granite City
Searby Funeral Home
Gilbert A. Lively
Sparta
St. Elizabeths Hospital
Belleville
Sand Ridge
O. P
Ruth Hiser Lively
Eileen L. Brelje
Waterloo
Dennis Lively
Sandra Kay Hassan
Las Vegas
Carol Su Schad
Ormond Beach
Fla
Alban Foster
Canon City
Colo
McDaniel Funeral
Caledonia
Cancer Fund
Gillman Wasness
Jonesboro
Norris and Son Funeral Home
Hillcrest Cemetery
Carterville
Mr. Wasness
Hillside Terrace
Cobden
South Dakota
Hazel Moore
Nancy Nonella
Oak Grove
Calif
Eugene Moore
Donald Moore
Riverside
Charles Moore
Wauseon
Community meetings set for Wednesday in multiple towns
Jackson County Soil and Water board meets at 1 p m in the USDA office Murphysboro. Mississippi Valley School District 166 board meets at 7 30 p m in Gorham unit office. Alcoholics Anonymous gathering at Jackson County Community Mental Health Center 604 E College Carbondale at 8 p m. Du Quoin Christian Church 312 E Main St hosts a 7 p m Wednesday session, 1001 N Court St Marion holds a 7 p m meeting in the Friendship Group in rear. Egyptian Chapter ISMTA meets 9 30 a m Wednesday at 103 S Maple Carbondale. Benton Planning Commission 7 30 p m at city hall. Carbondale Planning Commission 7 30 p m in city council chambers 607 E College St. St Johns Village trustees meet 7 p m at village hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation Board
USDA
Murphysboro
Mississippi Valley School District
Board of Education
Gorham
Alcoholics Anonymous
Jackson County Community Mental Health Center
E. College St. Carbondale
du Quoin
N. Court St
Marion Friendship Group
Illinois State Music Teachers Association
S. Maple
Carbondale
Benton Planning Commission
City Hall
Carbondale Planning Com
Anna residents named to Union County merit board
Three Anna residents were appointed to the Union County sheriff's department merit board by the Union County Board of Commissioners. Democrat Wesley Bose, an Anna attorney, and Republicans Ed Knowles and Harry Woods were named, nominated by Sheriff Larry Tripp. The board will oversee personnel policies and must include members from both parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Union County Sheriff's Department
Merit Board
Union County Board of Commissioners
Wesley Bose
Ed Knowles
Harry Woods
Terry Bartruff
Larry Tripp
Sheriff's Department
Today Movies FOX Carbondale and Nearby Theaters
A list of showings across Carbondale and surrounding towns including SALUKI 1 SALUKI 2 and VARSITY 1 VARSITY 2 with titles Any Which Way You Can Seems Like Old Times Stir Crazy Pro Ball Cheerleaders and Private Eyes plus Loving Couples A Change of Seasons at CINEMA 1 and other venues in Murphysboro Benton Harrisburg and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FOX
Carbondale
Varsity
New Liberty
Murphysboro
TOLER
Benton
Cinema 1
Harrisburg
Harrisburg Movie Listings Include Classics and New Reels
The Cumberland area cinemas show a mix of titles from Any Which Way You Can and Nine to Five to older capers like Popeye and Flash Gordon across CINEMA 2 and CINEMA 3. Odeon options include Song of the South and Stir Crazy with Aristocats and Formula at CINEMA 4 and theater rosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinema 2
Harrisburg
Cinema
Orpheum Theater
Sparta Theater
University 4
Carbondale
The
Aristocats
Cinema 4
Marion
Stir Crazy
Roxy
Coulterville
Sissy
How to submit a public calendar item
Instructions from The Southern Illinoisan explain free calendar listings for open meetings and entertainments. Send details one week ahead to Calendar at 710 N. Illinois Ave, Carbondale IL 62901, including date time place description and any admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Ill
Coming Jan Sundberg Conducts Six Evening Workshops
Jan Sundberg of Slim with Rhythm will lead six one hour workshops from January 12 to 28, 7 30 to 8 30 p m on Mondays and Wednesdays at 111 S Glenview Dr Carbondale Ill 62901 Register with a $12 check by January 12 refundable after the first class For more information call 549 4905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Sundberg
S. Glenview Drive
Carbondale
Ill
Cold Weather Across Plains to Mis sissippi Valley and Northeast Snow
Cold air grips northern and eastern Plains through Wednesday with warmups in Florida and the Southwest. Snow targets the Northeast while the western Plains see showers. Southern Illinois records a Monday high of 30 with a 26 degree low and trace precipitation. 9 am reads 31. Sunset 5 09 pm today, sunrise 7 03 am, sunset Wednesday 5 10 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
Mississippi Valley
mid-Atlantic
New England
Florida
Southwest
Illinois
Bank of Carbondale teller foils armed robbery attempt
A teller at Bank of Carbondale in University Mall refused to hand over cash as an armed man handed a note and displayed a revolver. The suspect fled after pocketing the gun. Police have a strong composite sketch and link the case to a Jan. 3 Huck's robbery. A 5'9" white male in his early 20s, 140 pounds, with dark blonde hair, gold rim glasses, and a black leather jacket was described, driving a green and white Chevrolet long bed pickup. Call Det. Don Strom with tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Carbondale
University Mall
Carbondale
Steve White
White
Terry Murphy
Murphy
Huck’s
Lesser
Don Strom
Correction Fixes 80 Cent Raise for County Highway Workers
A Williamson County Board action on the 1981 contract for county highway department employees corrects a prior report. The agreement provides an 80 cent per hour raise rather than 60 cents as previously stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County Board
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richard Franck
First Baptist Church
Shekinah Lodge
Royal Arch Masons
Knights Templar Commandery
Consistory
Sphinx Shrine Club
Aiiad Temple
East St. Louis
James Davis
Mabel M. Burner
Anna Cemetery
Union County Hospital
Rebekah Lodge
Ina
George and
Joliet Shelton Maneese
Mark Wayne Miles
Michell Moore
Reba Kelly
Christopher
Marlon
Wayne Miles
Zaner
Luther Harrison
Burlock
Bernia Mae Rodgers
Johnston City
Western Baptist Hospital
Paducah
Essie Burn
Gillman
Soil, Water Board
City Council
E. College St. ST. Johns Village
National Weather Service
Noaa
Dept. of Comme
Thomson-McKinnon Securities
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!