Obituaries Highlight Local Lives Across Southern Illinois
A chain of obituary notices from Ava to Johnston City honors residents including Homer Rathert, Troy Lance, Linda Cody, Darthell Shaw, Ida Hale, Marcella McCommons and Shawn Alton. They report ages, birth dates, service times, burial plans, and memorials, noting military service, church affiliations, and family survivors across multiple towns and cemeteries. The notices summarize deaths Jan 14–18, 2008, with religious services, funeral homes, and donation preferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AVA
Homer Edward Rathert
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
Campbell Hill
Raymond Barclay
St. Luke’s Lutheran Cemetery
Wilson's Funeral Home
St. Luke’s Memorial Fund
Hospice
Southern Illinois
Rathert
Triple K
U.S. Army Air Force
Guam
Brick Layers
Champaign
Campbell Hill American Legion
Kaskaskia
VFW
Ava Senior Citizens
Homer
Albert
Anna Gieseking Rathert Sr
Gladys Junge
York
Neb
Mike
Debra Rathert
Pat
Will Duensing
Judy
Dennis Rodewald
Tom
Kathy Jo Rathert
Sid
Debra J. Rathert
Tim
Jill Rathert
Waltonville
Troy M. Lance
Newell Funeral Home
Clifford Hicks
Tom Miller
Memorial Gardens
Woodlawn
United Methodist Church of
Arthritis Foundation
Christopher
Ida Belle Hale
Shawnee Christian Nursing Home
Herrin
Gilbert Funeral Home
Gene Fox
Mulkeytown
Ida
Dalton
Roy
Edith Mullins
Ralph “Gabby” Hale
Allen’s
Madisonville
Vogue
Edith
Charles LaMond
Kentucky
Laurel
David Bearden
Gwen Hargis
Ralph
Brenda Hale
Mary
Ronnie Payne
Betty Jo Kirkpatrick
Dan Hale
Greg Payne
Keith Prather
Tommy Hargis
Kenny Grob
Cairo
Martha Williams
Missouri
Delta Medical Center
Sikeston
New Beginnings Freewill Baptist Church
Paul Jones
National Cemetery
Mound City
Williams Funeral Home
Charleston
Obituaries Begin for Carbondale and Nearby Towns
The notice lists Judy Fay Lasswell and others among many obituaries across Carbondale and surrounding towns with details on deaths, services, burial sites, and funeral home arrangements. It notes Lasswell’s battle with cancer, her work at Lewis and Clark College, family survivors, and memorial gifts to the American Cancer Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Judy Fay
Manis) Lasswell
Alton Memorial Hospital
Christian Covenant Fellowship Church
Carterville
Ralph Brandon
Murdale Gardens of Memory
Murphysboro
Marks Funeral Home
Wood River
Judy
American Cancer Society
Lasswell
Lewis and Clark College
James
Fay Manis
Joel K. Lasswell
Robert Axley
Chris Axley
Philip Axley
Elkville
Jim “Stormy” Starnes
Carole
Ann Arbor
Mich
Bob
Local Government and School Board Schedules Evening Meetings
A compiled list shows Buckner Village Board Cairo School Board Cambria Village Board Carbondale High School Board rbondale Fire Fighters on Board Carterville School Board Chester School Board Eldorado School Board Elk Township and Elkville boards Galatia Grand Tower Park Board Harrisburg City Council Jackson County Finance Committee Jefferson County 911 Board Johnson County 911 Board Johnston City School Board Murphysboro Park District Board New Simpson Hill School Board Pinckneyville District 50 School Board Pinckneyville Fire and Police Commissioners Pope County School Board Shawnee Library System Board Southern Illinois University Board Thompsonville School Board Waltonville School Board with 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. start times listed across multiple towns and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldorado
Elk Township
Elkville
Galatia
Grand Tower
Harrisburg City Council
Jackson County Finance Committee
Murphysboro
Jefferson County 911 Board
Mount Vernon
Johnson County
Vienna
Johnston City
Murphysboro Park
S. 24Th St
New Simpson Hill
Tunnel Hill
Pinckneyville
Waltonville School Board
Arthritis exercise program and workshop in Carbondale
An arthritis exercise program and interactive workshop led by Dee Brown in partnership with SIH Senior Advantage runs Friday from 2 to 3 p.m. at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital Carbondale. Call 877-480-4040 for details. Also Friday, blood drive at Illinois Center Mall Marion and SIU Rec. Center 2 to 7 p.m. contact Garry Allison at 303-3162. Eldorado Lions pancake breakfast set for 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday on Fourth Street, tickets 4 dollars, 2 dollars for children 12 and under.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Dee Brown
SIH
American Red Cross
Illinois Center Mall
Marion
Siu Rec
Garry Allison
Eldorado Lions Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Troy Lance
Linda Sue Cody
Memorial Hospital
Linda
Hot Springs
Ark
George E
Evelyn (Dyer) Holiman
Richard Dennis Cody
Dennis Cody
Chris Cody
Cathryn Studak
Trish
Jason Shields
Olathe
Kan
Alana Shields
Richard Swilling
John Smith Linda
Meredith Funeral Home
Kristen Madison
Oakland Cemetery
Funeral Home
Memorial Hospital of
W. Jackson St
St. Jude Children Research Hospital
St. Jude Place
Memphis
Darthell Shaw
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Dewmaine
Willie Mae (Link) Smith
Tommie Shaw
Waukegan
Downey Veteran’s Medical Center
Chicago
Pauls Chapel Baptist Church
Charles Smith
Cereather
Larry Rayford
Colp-Dewmain
Rudolph J
Rudy’ Pahich
Zeigler
Andrew
Roza Soscijvic
Rudy
Sadie Kerkhover
Boy Scouts of America
Frank Pahich
John Pahich
Anna Custer Freiner
Hubert McMath
James McMath Jr
Robert McMath
Cleo McMath Shemonic
Joseph Rudolph Hansen
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Chester
St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
Visitation
Marcella McCommons
Dongola
William and
Myrtle
Science) Dillon
George McCommons
Piggott
Carroll McCommons
Bobbi
Brenda Cooley
Richard
Diane Kra
Shawn Leland Alton
Blue Funeral Home
Memorial Park Cemetery
Vincennes
Ind
Shaw
Thesouthern.com
Manis
Dorothy Whiteside
Mount
L. Louise Frey
Castle Hayne
N.C
Pender Memorial Hospital
Burgow
Louise
Raleigh
Charlotte (Tyler) Cline
Pittsburg
Bryce Frey
Jackson
Second Baptist Church
Rebekah Lodge
Wolf Creek
Thrift Bread Store
Linden B. Frey
Catherine
Greenville
Elizabeth Ann Avery
David
Goreville
Grady Marshburn
Melinda
Rocky Point
Lynn Phillipps
Traveline Cline
Bryce
Sherrie Lynn Marose
Calvin
Jt” Cline
Lela Galloway
Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home
Bob Wagner
Rose Hill Cemetery
Alzheimer’s Association
Hope Quick
Mount Vernon Countryside Manor
Hillcrest Memorial Park
Centralia
Randy Sells
Hughey Funeral Home
Central Christian Church Building Fund
Joy Hall
Heritage Woods
Nova Knack
Karnak
Wilson Funeral Home
Paul Orange
Belknap
John Larrison
Steve Heisner
West Eden Cemetery
Cypress
Belknap United Methodist Church
Donna Porter
Junction
Donna Jane Porter
Vickery Funeral Chapel
Bill Jones
Raleigh Masonic Cemetery
Rebecca Furlow
DU Quoin
Rebecca L. Furlow
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
St. Louis
Searby Funeral Home
Ralph Dilday
Ralph E
Jack” Dilday
Bradley
University of Chicago Hospital
Pechacek- McClure Funeral Home
Buckner Village Board
Cairo School Board
Cambria Village Board
Carbondale High School
Rbondale Fire Fighters
Ion Board
Civic
Chester School Board
Swanwick St
Southern
Illinois
Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
Crain Funeral Homes & Cemeteries
Memorial Bf
Iname
Mptiysboro
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