Death notices mix in 1982 town obituaries
A sequence of death notices and funeral notices from January 1982 recounts the passings of Alma E Rohlfing of Nashville aged 75, Bea Hapke of Sparta aged 74, Clyde Corky Blake of Carterville aged 52, Lena Clinton of Lesser, and William Harrison Floyd of Goreville among others. Each notice lists birth dates, family survivors, church affiliations, funeral home arrangements, and burial sites across multiple local towns. The notices reflect common regional obituary notices with details on survivors and service times.
Death announced for Clifford Len Dobbins in Murphysboro
Clifford Len Dobbins 32 of 1326 Olive Street Murphysboro died 11 03 p.m. Tuesday January 5 1982 at St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro from aspiration of body fluid in lungs preliminary autopsy rules accidental burial Rose Lawn Cemetery Meadville friends may call 7 9 p m today Jackson Funeral Home Carbondale Dobbins a reservations agent for Air Illinois at Southern Illinois Airport was a U S Army veteran born February 17 1949 in Meadville Pa married Cathey Elaine Bonds September 15 1979 in Carbondale Surviving parents sister and brother plus daughter Taletha and stepchildren Heather Maurice Shannon Bonds other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma E. Rohlfing
Moore St
Nashville
Good Samaritan
Lou Ann Rigdon
Pinckneyville
Frieda Louis
Lu Ella Neuhaus
Aubrey
Pyatt Funeral Home
St. Paul
Meadville
Clifford Len Dobbins
Olive St
Murphysboro
Dobbins
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Rose Lawn
Jackson Funeral
Carbondale
Mr. Dobbins
Air Illinois
Southern Illinois
U.S. Army
Willis
Sue Willie Richardson Dobbins
Cathey Elaine Bonds
Pennsylvania
Taletha Dobbins
Alexandria
Heather Bonds
Maurice and
Shannon Bonds
Darren Dobbins
U.S. Marine Corps
Parris Island
S.C
Gloria Edwards
Sharon Bryant
Janice Jones
Buffalo
N.Y
Betty
Psychological murder charge follows rape in Edwardsville
Madison County prosecutors may seek the death penalty against Randy L. Brackett 21 on charges that he caused 86 year old Elizabeth M. Winslow's death by sexual assault after she was raped at her home five weeks earlier authorities said. The indictment relies on a revised Illinois statute allowing murder by cause of death theories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwardsville
Elizabeth M. Winslow
Madison County
Don W. Weber
Randy L. Brackett
Illinois
Brackett
Policeman Robert Crow Death ruled homicide in Sparta
Randolph County Coroner's jury ruled Friday that Sparta officer Robert Crow was killed in a homicide on December 21. Crow was shot twice, once in the lower back and once in the upper arm, with bullets from a .38-caliber Colt Detective Special. His body was found by wife Linda at 815 North St Louis Street, under a bed, and police have made no arrest as the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph County
Sparta
Gary McClure
Robert Crow
Crow
McClure
Linda
N. St. Louis St
Woman escapes knife attempt in Carterville arrest follows
A Carterville woman fleeing a knife threat escaped at Virginia and North Pine streets and alerted police Friday at 6 30 p m A Carbondale man Paul Phillips 29 was arrested moments later after police matched a truck description He faces charges including aggravated battery aggravated assault armed violence unlawful restraint unlawful use of weapon and cannabis possession within Williamson County jail custody on Saturday Bond not set Names of the woman were not released by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Carterville
Paul Phillips
Virginia
North Pine Streets
Phillips
Williamson County
Marion
Murphysboro Man Arrested After Alleged 2-Count Assault
Wiley Mezo, 22, of Murphysboro, was arrested after allegedly striking Paul Tolbert, 19, and David Easley, 16, as they walked on Gartside Street. Both victims suffered minor injuries. Mezo was seized in an alley behind his home and released on a $1,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Wiley Mezo
15Th St
Paul Tolbert
David Easley
Gartside
Mezo
Tolbert
Easley
Pellet damage hits Par rish Building window in Carbondale
Carbondale police reported Saturday that about $300 in damage was caused to a second floor window at the Par rish Building located at 206 West College. The building is owned by Gary Parrish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parrish
W. College, Carbondale
Gary Parrish
Two area lawmen among state's top sharpshooters
John Martin a Murphysboro patrolman won the Governors' 20 in the Illinois Police Combat Association sharpshooting contest. Patrolman Jack Fleming of Johnston City an 11 year veteran with the SIU Carbondale campus police placed third. Both men have been in the elite 20 each year since 1977. Murphysboro Police Chief Larry Tincher said Martin set a record 479 of 480 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Martin
Murphysboro
Illinois Police Combat Association
Jack Fleming
Johnston City
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Larry Tincher
Martin
FmHA to work first on farm loans
The Farmers Home Administration will prioritize farm loans for six to eight weeks citing low prices and high operating costs causing financial strain for farmers. Jackson County supervisor John M. Hammel said the agency will offer planning assistance to more borrowers and use funds efficiently amid reduced funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Home Administration
John M. Hammel
Jackson County
Fmha
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Lena Clinton
Bea Hapke
Hill Funeral Home
Sparta Community Hospital
Miller Hill
Hapke
United Methodist Church
Eagles
Randolph County Nursing Home
Oakdale
Herbert and
Maude Redfern Burnett
Lila Lehnherr
Allen Burnett
St. Louis
Floyd Burnett
Belleville
Lloyd Burnett
Coulterville
Flora Beasley
Eaton, Ga
Dorothy Mitchell
O’fallon
United Methodist Church of
Clyde
Corky
Blake
Barnes Hospital
Illinois Department of Transportation
St. Andrews Church
Harrisburg
Marion Vfw
Charlie
Flossie Taylor Blake
Everett Scott
Nora Taylor
Herrin
Geraldine Vaughn
Deborah Davis
Vergennes
Riggin-Pillatsch
Hillcrest
Margaret Louise Green
Colp
Herrin Hospital
Johnson Funeral Home
Brayfield
Lesser
N. Mary St
Maple Hill
Missouri
William and
Cordellia Nation Presley
Luther Clinton
Muriel Robinson
Myrna Sheldon
Villa Park
Katherine Lewis
Ind
Melvin Clinton
Hardinsburg
Bonnie Fred
West Frankfort
Ray Presley
Leo Presley
Mount Vernon
Ransom Presle
Willisville
William Harrison Floyd
Gaskins
Goreville
Sunset Hill
Floyd
Kentucky
James Thomas Floyd
Mary Ann Suggs Floyd
Cora Alice Williams
Imogene Dixon
Esther Becker
Donald Floyd
Crete
Stella Papazolas
Zeigler
Papazolas
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Hoffman
Charles Karjewski
Gus Papazolas
Srvivors
Threeaughters
Antonia Poggas
Irene Cheval
Charlene Pfau
Lake Geneva
Wis
Helen Manski
Vantrease
St. Andrews
Christopher
Russell E. Coffel
Searby
du Quoin
S. Maple St
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Mr. Coffel
Marshall Browning
du Quoin Eagles Lodge
Peabody Coal Co
Perry County
Charles and
Elizabeth Roberts Coffel
Irene Brock
Norman M. Howie
Schroeder
Chester
Howie
Evergreen Cemetery
V.F.W
Norman M
Faye M. Mifflin Howie
Pamela Frazer
Marsha Davitz
Nancy Howie
Chicago
Ee Equal Housing Lender
Community Savings and Loan
WER
SQU
Mahiun
Khe
Feber
Royal Worcester Egg Coddlers
Royal Worcester
Maple, Carbondale Art Gallery
Ee. Ree
Kirsch
Lenape
Bath
University Mall
Carbondale, I
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