Deaths in several towns mark Jan 1985 losses
Obituaries list multiple local residents including Anna's Chris Henderson 76 born 1908 died Jan 6 1985 with services in Anna. Benton’s Paul Aiken 84 former Benton barber died Jan 3 1985 with graveside rites. Marion Dorothy Patterson 65 Coast Guard veteran and homemaker died Jan 4 1985. Murphysboro’s Clarence Buhr 82 farmer died Jan 5 1985 with funeral arrangements. Other notices include Cecil Piggott 74 Benton and Julia Browning 86 Zeigler with service details and survivors listed. Burial and calling hours noted for each.
Multiple Obituaries and Local News Notices
Roy alton and adjacent towns report a slate of deaths and services from January 1985. Esther Lillian Eads 70, of South Royal Street, died January 6 at home. services at Vantrease Funeral Home. William Noah Moore 75 of Benton dies January 5, funeral Tuesday at Poulson. buried in Masonic Cemetery. veteran of World War II. Mildred Weeks 80 of Benton dies January 5. services Tuesday at Hobbs Johnson Funeral Home. burial in Masonic Cemetery. Dorothy Figiel of Chester dies. arrangements pending. John Miller 88 of Murphysboro dies January 6. funeral Tuesday. buried at Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery. Archie Ingerton 94 of West Frankfort dies January 6. funeral Wednesday at Parker Reedy. burial at Cedar Grove Peninsula. Hosea A. Taylor 80 of Lithia Springs Georgia services held. veteran of World War II. survived by daughters. In Jackson County a car collision injures Jesse Phillips 17. Rex Burke 33 driving. minor injuries. Tab Harrison 16 injured after two-vehicle crash. cited for license restriction. Stolen items from boats owned by Donald Perry 48 and Ralph Haertling, 48. In Franklin County two cows valued at $900 shot on Stanley Eubanks farm. no suspects.
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West Frankfort
Archie T. Ingerton
W. Lindell St
Veterans Administration Hospital
Marion
Ingerton
Goodyear Rubber
Akron
Ohio
Peninsula
Meridian Sun Lodge
Richfield
First United Methodist Church
Frank
Jennie Bean Ingerton
Lee Ola McGee
Parker-Reedy Funeral Home
Cedar Grove
Jackson County
Jesse Phillips
Murphysboro
St. Joseph’s Memorial Hospital
Sheriff’s Department
Rex Burke
Huffman Road
Phillips
Tab W. Harrison
Illinois 13
Harrison Road
Harrison
Herman L. Baker
Baker
Donald Perry
Route 2
Ava
Kinkaid Marina
Ralph Haertling
St. Louis
Kinkaid Boat Marina
Haertling
Stolen BMW Driver Arrested After High Speed Chase
State Trooper Harlan Barnett clocked a BMW 325 E at about 80 mph on Illinois 3 near Grand Tower. The car, reported stolen in Chicago, lacked a license and wallet. Driver Phillip Minicozzi, 30, Indianapolis, Ind., held on theft of a car charge in Jackson County jail.
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Illinois
Grand Tower
Jackson County
Harlan Barnett
Chicago
Phillip Minicozzi
Indianapolis
Ind
Minicozzi
Murphysboro
Hospital Notes recounts discharges and admissions across multiple Illinois counties
The notice lists patients admitted and discharged on January 5 and 6 at St. Joseph Murphysboro and numerous other facilities including Memorial Carbondale and Harrisburg Medical Center. Names span Wanda Murphy to Terry Gladys, with diverse towns such as Carbondale Benton and Murphysboro represented.
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ST. Joseph
Murphysboro
Murphy
Wanda Reiman
Mary Elmore
Claude Ward
Margaret
Hardy
Thomas Zimmerman
James Dunlap
Thelma
Stevens
Charles
Carbondale Nausley
Gladys
Vergennes Gorman
Donald
Marion Shannon
Judith Miller
John Pippin
Howard
Rosemere
Frank
Ava Leeper
JoAnn
Pomona Murphy
Sharon Ticer
Lena
Funeral for Dutch Geistdorfer Held in Carterville
Funeral services were set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Riggin-Pillatsch Funeral Home in Carterville for Fred "Dutch" Geistdorfer 90 formerly of Cambria. Burial followed in Hinchcliff Cemetery Cambria. He died January 5 1985 at Mattingly Nursing Home Energy. He was a retired coal miner and Lutheran, born May 15 1894 in Tamaroa to Fred and Mary Geistdorfer. He married Nila Kelly June 4 1933 who preceded him in death. Surviving are Mary Gravatt Cynthia Bunch Linda Elders Patricia Ridgeway Allen Geistdorfer and eight great grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by three sons one daughter four brothers and four sisters.
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Anna
Chris Henderson
Henderson
Union County Highway Department
Alexander County
Millard
Rosie Miller Henderson
Velma Karraker
Paducah
Ruby Barnhart
Ruby Hargrove
Tamms
Gertrude Entman
East St. Louis
Benton
Paul E. Aiken
Chicago
Wiess Memorial Hospital
Aiken
Akin
Hiram M
Cora Johnson Aiken
Louise Marvel
Dottie Roth
Arlington Heights
Ruby Fagerburg
Western Springs
Edith Coughenour
Riverside
Lucille Philip
Kansas
Murphysboro
Clarence Buhr
Crawshaw Mortuary
Sunset Hill
Edwardsville
Buhr
Jackson County
Masonic Lodge
Granite City
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Walter
Minnie I. Thomson Buhr
Helen D. Holshouser
Clarence A
St. Louis
Robert
Salt Lake City
Utah
Sallie Logan
Cecil A. Piggott
N. Commercial
Morton and Johnston
Masonic and
Odd Fellows
Mr. Piggott
Wolf Lake
George and
Retta Palmer Piggott
Jewel Gottlob
Yvonne Aiken
Mildred Berry
Clifton
Macklin Berry
Fort Wayne
Ind
Joe Browning
Baltimore
Timothy Berry
Ames
Iowa
Lois Feidler
Midland
Mich
Christen Berry
Fern Saylor
Foster Dial
Zeigler
Betty Browning
Decatur
Lillian Barnwell
Ina Cansler
Clyde Browning
Vantrease
Zeigler City
John Miller
N. 13Th St
Pettett Funeral Home
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Miller
St. Joseph Hospital
Dr. Pepper Bottling Co
First Christian Church
Cambria
Fred
Geistdorfer
Riggin-Pillatsch Funeral Home
Carterville
Hinchcliff
Mattingly Nursing Home
Energy
Tamaroa
Mary Hindman Geistdorfer
Nila Kelly
Mary Gravatt
Cynthia Bunch
Marion
Linda Elders
Patricia Ridgeway
McHenry
Allen Geistdorfer
Mr. Geistdorfer
Harrington infant Michael Torrance service held in Carbondale
Graveside services for Michael Torrance Harrington infant son of Anthony and Erma Harrington of Carbondale were held at 10:30 a.m. at Oakland. The child was stillborn Saturday January 5 1985 at Memorial Hospital. Survivors include paternal grandparents Mildred and Clarence Harrington and maternal grandparents Lawrence and Arlene Waddy. additional grandparents Pauline Wills Clarence Harrington Velma Johnson.
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Carbondale
Michael Torrance Harrington
Anthony
Erma Harrington
Oakland Cemetery
Memorial Hospital of
Mildred
Clarence Harrington
Lawrence and
Arlene Waddy
Villa Ridge
Pauline Wills
Benton, Mo
Velma Johnson
Tucson
Ariz
Preschool Screenings Set Across Districts In January
Tri County Preschool Program and cooperating staffs from De Soto Glendale Elverado Dongola and Lick Creek announce screenings for children ages 3 to 5 on January 14 and 18. Sessions cover development vision hearing and speech with parent information provided. Appointment numbers are listed for De Soto Elkville and Dongola. Memorial Hospital offers a basic Cardiac Arrhythmia course for RNs and LPNs from January 21 to March 25 with a $70 fee and prior registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-County
de Soto
Glendale
Elverado
Dongola
Lick Creek
Elkville
Memorial Hospital of
Carbondale
Glendale pupils to jump for Heart Fund
Glendale Community Consolidated School District 160 registers for Jump Rope for Heart, a national event for the American Heart Association. Superintendent John K. Williams coordinates the fundraiser set from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday January 23 in the school gym with six student teams collecting cash pledges per minute of jumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale Community Consolidated School District
Illinois Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
American Heart Association
Glendale
John K. Williams
Lottery Numbers Drawn Over Weekend
Lottery numbers drawn Saturday and Sunday include Lotto 2 23 35 36 43 44 and 6 8 1 for Daily Game as well as 3 1 4. Pick Four results show 1 5 2 9.
Accuracy Hotline for The Southern Illinoisan
Call Peter Selkowe editor accuracy hotline 529-5454 ext 216 to report errors in The Southern Illinoisan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Selkowe
West Frankfort and nearby births list Jan 1985 events
A radar of births announces new babies across Illinois towns. Gabby James and Mary welcomed a daughter in Carbondale Memorial Hospital. Mohammed Alam and Kiswar welcomed a son in Carbondale Memorial Hospital. Bill Lilly and Sharon welcomed a son in Carbondale Memorial Hospital. Dwight Bishop and Alisa welcomed a son in Harrisburg Medical Center. Paul Davis and Sandra welcomed a son in Marion Memorial Hospital. Paul Palmer and Janet welcomed a son in Harrisburg Memorial. Edgar Wilson and Barbara welcomed a son in Memorial Hospital Chester. Michael Narens and Betty welcomed a daughter in Memorial Hospital Chester.
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West Frankfort
Gabby
James
Mary
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Alam
Mohammed
Kiswar
Memorial Hospital of
Anna
Lilly
Bill
Sharon
Mcleansboro
Bishop
Dwight
Alisa
Harrisburg Medical Center
Elizabethtown
Davis
Paul
Sandra
Marion
Palmer
Janet
Sparta
Wilson
Edgar
Barbara
Memorial Hospital
Chester
Perryville
Narens
Michael
Betty
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Mitchell-Hughes
Maplewood
Julia Marjorie Browning
Diana Lee van Guilder
S. Ninth St
Tower Grove
van Guilder
Don Ragsdale
Oak Park
Elmer
Gertrude Smith Galloway
George van Guilder
David Gallina
Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel
Loren I. Tyner
New Burnside
Cosby Funeral Home
Creal Springs
Tyner
United Methodist Church
Tom
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Melba Cross
Vicki Scates
Eldorado
Janie Shoemaker
Gene Tyner
Johnston City
Marie Chamness
Muriel Popham
Stillwater
Okla
Mildred Cox
More
Esther Lillian Eads
Irene Sample
Old West Main St
Sample
Galesburg
Rock Hill Baptist Church
Porter
Louise Blenneth Sample
James Mosley
Junction City
Kaw
Porter Powell
Tuskegee
Ala
Odell Powell Jr
Gerron Powell
Bertha Powell
Felicia Powell
Janice Albritton
Debra Powell
Twyla Powell
William McDaniel
Jackson Funeral Home
Royalton
South Royal Street
Lisa Osborn
Miners Cemetery
William Noah Moore
E. Taylor St
Poulson Funeral Home
Masonic & Odd Fellows Cemetery
Mr. Moore
Franklin Hospital
Franklin County
James N
Effie Easley Moore
Mary E. Arnett
Wayne Chancey
William Chancey
Joliet
Kathy Bixler
Pearl Williams
Letha Wilkerson
Mildred Weeks
Herrin Hospital
Dorothy Figiel
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Schroeder Funeral Chapel
Lithia Springs
Hosea A. Taylor
Taylor
Atlanta, Ga
Pinckneyville
Hosea
Dora Aden Taylor
Dorris Johnson
Atlanta
Jackie Eberhardt
Susan Barwick
Stanley Eubanks
Lesser
Eubanks
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Wendy Gerard
Harold Harris
Charlotte Herron
Elizabeth Herron
Marguerite Plasters
Lee Reeves
Ethel Sparks
Sally Stodgill
James Uhis
Timothy VanWey
Mack Wolfe
Marcella Biggs
Marjorie
Benton Robey
Ethel
Benton Nangle
Virginia
Orient Marshall
Wilma
Thompsonville
Munity
Rhedicker
Billy Saverino
Joseph
Marshall Browna du Quoin
Whitecloud
Bobby Groves
the Royalton Seifert
Louise Lively
Sheena Loeb
Henry
Dowell Poe
Margie
Huggins
Vallie Emling
Ruby
Tami Missin
Ruby Lively
Sceena
Pritchard
Harold King
Shirley
Hilt, Finis
Tamaroa Zettler
Ruth
Scheller Eisenhower
Jeanetta
Franklin
Lampley
Bessie
Moore
Lisa Moschino
Angelina
Coello
Washington County
Nashville
Hassler
Geraldine Kemper
Marie
Lutz
Helen Nicholson
Sandra Rhine
Harrison Sr
John Burmeister
Edna
Marshfield
Wis
Ray
Robin
Russell
Glenda
Pittsburg
Lamer
Elizabeth
Cobden Ford
Donna
Benton South
Susan
Jan
Energy Adelsberger
Cecelia
Freeman Spur Hacker
Vienna Bell
Lois
Mounds Hoppe
Kathy
Forcum
Janice
Marion Grimes
Connie
Zelima
Marion Memorial
Fox
Cobden Upchurch
John
Harper
Metropolis
Nimmo
Anna Meldin
Joel
Donahue
Harry Nipper
Mabel Metsinger
Gloria Lovelace
Delores Gold
Doris
Epperheimer
Alberta
Lester
Durham
Arthur Tison
Melissa
Son Ackerman
Mable
Carmi Craig
Stonefort Burton
Broughton Tanner
Eulalia
New
Draves
Edward
Gearhart
Michelle
Chester Wilson
Flossie
Tilden McGill
Joan
Marissa Nitzsche
Theresa
Evansville
Scott
Sallie
Cutler Wilkerson
Alice
Cutler Parker
Harley
Rhiney
Elihu Frieman
Vicki
Tilden Kohlhaas
George Hood
Peggy
Tilden Lazenby
Marissa Carlyle
William
Marissa Hensley
Cutler Luesse
Agnes
Sallie Kane
Leon
Marissa Taylor
Louis
Cutler Smith
Medrith
Union County
Wheaton
Clara Mischlispi
Alice Goddard
Clyde Tanner
Floyd Jean
Lorena
Martin
Clara Skelton
Jonesboro
Jones, Mae
Dongola Daily
Terry
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