Carterville Fire Victim Genevieve Greene Dies
Funeral services for Genevieve Penrod Greene 61 of 963 Jackson Carterville will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Riggin-Pillatsch Funeral Home Carterville with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. She died January 29 1978 in St Louis after being burned in a trailer fire.
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Gene
Vieve Penrod Greene
Jackson
Carterville
Riggin-Pillatsch
Hillcrest
Lawrence Isaacs
Hampton
Herrin
West Frankfort
Herrin Hospital
Mr. Isaacs
John
Willie Maude Smith Isaacs
Josephine
June Raymond
Larry
Virgil
Thompsonville
Robert
Waterloo
Ray
Deerfield
Bill
Pensacola
Fla
Jack
Straten
Dorothy Dziadus
Maxine Sandstrom
Juanita Trainer
Chicago
Parker-Reedy
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Jesse Bristoe
Elmwood
Cairo
New Haven Center
Carbondale
Grace
Reba Risch
Helena, Mont
Betty Williams
Fairview Heights
Norma Jane Denton
Barlow, Ky
Cloyce J. Davis
Donald Davis
Superior
Ariz
Cora Albritton
Lovelaceville
Crain-Barkett Funeral Home
Mounds
Thistlewood Cemetery
Eula Mae Bruce
Salem
Ark
Bruce
First Methodist Church of
American Legion
Villa Ridge
VFW Post of
First Methodist Church
Glendale Cemetery
Glendale
Walter Coleman Talkington
Eldorado
Galatia
Sloan Funeral Home
Brushy Cemetery
Mr. Talkington
Evansville
Ind
James and
Stella Kingery Talkington
Charles A. Thomas
Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Thomas
Nestle Coffee
Granite City
U.S. Gypsum
Winkle
Charles
Louise Bingel Thomas
Freida Wiley
Lillian Bigham
Rojean Zielinski
Maryland Heights
Kathryn Terry
Christopher
Donald
Bob
Gerald
Hugh
Los Angeles
Calif
Wilbur
Irma Perkey
Pocahontas
Minnie Colette
St. Louis
Pyatt Funeral Home
Bethel Cemetery
Swanwick
Obituaries and funeral notices from Anna and surrounding towns
Funeral services and burials are announced for Nath an Ray Good infant, Lowell T. Lingle, Walter Coleman Talkington. Events include services at Mount Pleasant Mennonite Church east of Anna and Christian Chapel Church of Christ of Dongola, with interments at local cemeteries and call times at Crain Funeral Home in Anna and Dongola. Survivors listed for each deceased.
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Nathan Ray Good
Mount Pleasant Mennonite Church
Anna
Church
Crain Funeral Home
Ivan
Naomi Weaver Good
Buncombe
Cardinal Glennon Hospital
St. Louis
Joseph Wayne
Esther Joy
David Weaver
Vienna
Ivan Good
Ephrata
Obituary notices from Illinois towns list multiple deaths
A string of obituaries from Grantsburg Anna Carterville Tilden and nearby areas reports Aldonia Ethridge Charles A Thomas Anna Goodman Townsend Myers Myrtle Dufour and Opal Attig dying in late January 1978. Details include birth and death dates places survivors and funeral arrangements with area funeral homes.
Cold weather and snow forecast for Great Lakes and Midwest
The forecast calls for continued cold and snow across the Great Lakes and Midwest regions with rain in the central Gulf and northern Pacific coast. Snow flurries are expected in the northern Rockies and temperatures are projected to stay low. In Southern Illinois the Sunday high reached 21 as the 9 a.m. temperature today was 15 with a 3 degree overnight low and no precipitation recorded then. Funeral services are planned for Anna Ferrari, 83, of Murphysboro, who died of natural causes. She was a St Andrews Church member and affiliated with local auxiliaries. Burial and rosary details are announced for Murphysboro/Denny and Pettett Funeral Home.
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John F. McCartney
New Burnside
Doctors Hospital
Harrisburg
United States
Music Union
Paducah
Metropolis Christian Church
Massac County
Thomas F
Nina Slimpert McCartney
Polly Heaton
Charleston
Francine Donner
Spokane
Wash
Flora Mae McCartney
New York City
Mount Whitney Funeral Home
Vienna
New Burnside Cemetery
Leon Murray
Pine St
Murphysboro
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Consolidated Aluminum
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers of
West Frankfort
Makanda
Charley
Hester Lawrance Murray
Sarah Wright
Ruby Tripp
Ruby
Deanna Brewer
Chester Durbin
Virginia Beach
Great Lakes
Midwest
Central Gulf
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Illinois
Anna Ferrari
9Th St
St. Andrews Catholic Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Royal Neighbors
Frank
Annunziata Berta Eovaldi
Births in Southern Illinois Share Newborns Across Cities
MURPHYSBORO MOUTRIA a son born Sunday at St Maree Memorial Hospital. DU QUOIN GREEN a daughter born Saturday to Mr and Mrs David Green. DU QUOIN PINCKNELLE TVETEN a son born Sunday at Marshall Browning Hospital. MARION STEARNS a daughter born Tuesday Jan 24 1978 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. CARBONDALE TURINI a son born Saturday at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. CARBONDALE BAKER a son born Sunday at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. BENTON TABOR a son born Sunday at Franklin Hospital in Benton.
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Opal Attig
Route 3
Murphysboro
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Crawshaw Mortuary
Moutria
William
St. Maree Memorial Hospital
du Uoin
Green
David
Marshall Brownital
du Quoin
Pincknelle
Tveten
Tom
Marshall Browning Hospital
Marion
Stearns
Ronald E
Memorial Hospital of
Carbondale
Turini
Alten
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
Baker
Roger
Benton
Tabor
Keith
Franklin Hospital
Marshall Browning
Evans
Charles
Mezo
Viola Green
Debbie Bandemer
Edward
Tamaron Sheppard
Burl
Christopher Arro
Pete
Christopher McNulty
William Moore
Hershel
Scheller Elmore
Elaina Gibbs
Thomas Treten
Karen
Pinckneyville
Chitwood
Tamara Seibert
Elizabeth Lanprecht
Germanine
St. Louis
Sizemore
Brant
Johnson
Thomas
Coulterville
Hammack
Joiner
Pinck
Senior Citizens News Corrects Details on Meals and Hop
Correction notices update two items in the senior citizens column. Murphysboro seniors may receive hot meals via the Lunch Box Nutritional Program at the 17th Street Community Center with reservations one day in advance at 687-2435. The Record Hop for area seniors runs 7 to 11 p.m. Friday at Herrin Senior Citizens Center, 212 East Walnut Street.
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Senior Citizens News
Murphysboro
17Th Street
Herrin Senior Citizens Center
E. Walnut St
Herrin
Packing firm hit by fire on Illinois 14 near Benton
Fire heavily damaged Clyde Smith and Son Packing Co. on the east edge of Benton Sunday afternoon. Marie Smith said they have insurance but not enough to replace the facility. The roof collapsed as flames spread through the building. Firefighters noted the blaze started near the middle of the structure and was spotted about 2 p.m. by Dr. Warren E. Petty who alerted responders. Traffic was rerouted while crews battled the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Smith and Son Packing Co
Illinois 14
Benton
Marie Smith
Clyde Smith Sr
Warren E. Petty
Smith
Fire damages Herrin house from overloaded wiring
Firemen said a heater plugged into a light socket sparked a blaze in the attic of Verla Corcoran’s home at 1217 North 13th Street in Herrin. The fire broke out shortly before 2:45 a.m. Saturday. no injuries were reported.
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Herrin
Verla Corcoran
N. 13Th St
Hospital admissions and discharges list by county and town
Hospital notes record admissions and discharges across multiple counties including Union Johnston Franklin Washington and neighboring towns. The list names numerous patients with surnames and first names, noting several mothers and babies, with institutions such as Memorial and public hospitals in Carbondale Marion and Herrin.
Farmers Market and public meetings scheduled this Tuesday
Multiple public meetings set for Tuesday across the region. Farmers Market of Carbondale meets at St Joseph’s Church Recreation Hall Cobden for growers. Perry County Commissioners convene at Pinckneyville Courthouse. Murphysboro City Council, Jackson County Board meet to discuss housing and senior programs, weather causing cancellations and rescheduling.
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Farmers Market OF
Carbondale
St. Joseph’s Church
Recreation Hall
Cobden
Perry County Board of Commissioners
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Murphysboro
City Hall
Jackson County Board
Community events calendar for Pinckneyville Carbondale and Murphysboro
Local listings show activities including TOPS Club meeting at Pinckneyville city hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday, a Women’s Center program on parent training at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Carbondale, and a William T. Stewart organ recital at Shryock Auditorium on the SIU Carbondale campus at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Glass recycling points operate 24 hours a day at Evergreen Terrace, Lewis Park Mall, Route 51 overpass in Carbondale, and 13th and Rover in Murphysboro. rinse, remove tops, and separate clear from colored glass.
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Women’s Center
Pro Ram
W. Freeman
Carbondale
William T. Stewart
Shryock
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Evergreen Terrace
Lewis Park Mall
13Th
Rover
Murphysboro
Local Theater Listings Carbondale Harrisburg Marion
A compiled set of theater showings including Fast ball and Looking For Mr Goodbar in Carbondale Murphysboro Harrisburg Harrisburg and nearby towns. Also listed are The Goodbye Girl The Gauntlet The Turning Point Oh God Semi Tough Heroes and The Spy Who Loved Me among venues Town and Country and others.
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Varsity
Carbondale
Mr. Goodbar
NEW Liberty
Murphysboro
Orpheum
Harrisburg
FOX
Toler Cinema
Benton
University 4
Grayeagle
Marion
Deputy Extinguishes Truck Fire After Minor Accident
Deputy Sheriff Dennis L. Shelton prevented a larger incident by extinguishing a pickup truck fire after a minor crash on the Ava road. Richard McGriff, 23, of Ava, was not injured. Damage to the truck was about $100.
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Jackson County
Dennis L. Shelton
Shelton
Ava Blacktop
Richard McGriff
Box 242
Ava
McGriff
Old
Illinois 13
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Williams St
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Route 1
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Metropolis
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East Lawn Memorial Gardens
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Anna L. Miller
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
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