Death notices span Illinois towns with July services set
A string of obituaries from Marion Glendale Carbondale Pinckneyville Vienna Herrin Chester Mounds and Du Quoin lists names such as Jack Seehawer Julia Burton Harold Crowell Russell Mohr Ralph Burlison Dave Crawford Evelyn Eggemeyer Mary Lou Ford Robert Reed Boyd Frazier Mildred Hosick Corky Longshore and their deaths dates locations and funeral details. Many entries include birth years marriages occupations and survivors or service details. Funeral times and church or cemetery arrangements are noted across the region with services scheduled July 5 6 or 7 in several communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Harold Lester Crowell
Abbey of Carbondale
Ella
Frances (Steele) Crowell
Lenora Lipe
Richard L
Terry Crowell
Carlinville
Eric L
Huffman-Harker Funeral Home
John Nordstrom
Phil Nordstrom
Pleasant Grove Memorial Park
Christ Community Church
Heartland Christian Church
Pinckneyville
Russell Edward Mohr
Russell
Perry County
Edward P
Emma (Walkenhorst) Mohr
Carolyn E. Linstead
United Church of Christ
Germany
Korea
St. Paul
David
Seth
Andrea
Carl Mohr
Mary Ann
Robert Mohr
Ann
Cutler
Edward Dean Mohr
Pat
Murphysboro
Martha Kendrick
Bill
Harrison
Ariz
Betty Brostmeyer
Euclid
Tamaroa
Dorothy Storz
Cahokia
Deloris Bender
Emma Jean Johnson
Terry
Coulterville
Laura Epplin
St. Paul United Church
Howard Self
Galum Presbyterian
Hope Lodge
American Cancer Society
Pyatt-Harawood Funeral Home
Fourth of July events across Southern Illinois towns
A roundup of Independence Day activities in Carbondale and surrounding towns. highlights include SIU Arena celebrations with a speech by Col. Jim Scales and a Kenney Service award, Du Quoin State Fairground festivities with helicopter and antique car shows, Gosnold parades, fireworks, and public closures for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
SIU Arena
Jim Scales
Carbondale Vfw
David T. Kenney
Abe Martin Field
Lions Club
Douglas Drive
U.S. 51
Pleasant Hill Road
du Quoin
du Quoin State Fairground
Goreville
Village Park
Project Success
Harrisburg
Town and Country Lions Club
Kaskaskia
Kaskaskia Bell State Historic Site
Capitol Fourth and Rediscovering George Washington on WSIU TV
WSIU TV Channel 8 and 16 present two Independence Day specials. A Capitol Fourth airs 7 to 8:30 p.m. with Barry Bostwick hosting and performances by Aretha Franklin Chuck Berry Jane Monheit and Russell Watson, repeats at noon and 3:30 a.m. Friday. Rediscovering George Washington airs 8:30 to 10 p.m. with a 2 a.m. Friday repeat. Visit wsiu.org for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Wsiu-Tv
Capitol
George Washington
University Associated
Barry Bostwick
Aretha Franklin
Chuck Berry
Jane Monheit
Russell Watson
Bostwick
Williamson approves bridge repairs and road work
Williamson County Board accepts Dee's Construction low bid of 61,360 to rebuild Briar Creek bridge southeast of Crab Orchard and approves a 90,215 bid for Rocky Comfort bridge south of Little Grassy Lake. Work expected to begin by fall with both bridges closed during construction. Also approves 95,236.28 to asphalt South Market Street one mile and tables budget discussions to July 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Williamson County Board
Dee
West Frankfort
Briar Creek
Crab Orchard
Rocky Comfort
Little Grassy Lake
Jim Webb
Webb
Obituaries Schedule Lists Birth Dates and Parents
Obituaries accepted 2 to 6 p.m. today with regular schedule resuming Friday. Entries include Megan and Ryan Mercer a daughter born June 25 2002 at Marion Memorial Hospital. Susan and John Mitchell a son born June 27 2002. Ruth and Garrett Vansheelie a son born June 28 2002. Michelle Brown and Derrek a son born June 29 2002. Jennifer Tate and Ryan Bliss a son listed with hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
Megan
Green
Ryan
Marion Memorial Hospital
Mitchell
Susan
John
Vanshilee
Ruth
Garrett
Marion Memorial
Brown
Michelle
Derrek
Tate
Jennifer
Bliss
Hospital Notes Lists Admissions and Discharges
Med notes show Herrin Hospital admitted July 3 for Margarette Kent and Marion Snyder with Maxine Marion also noted. Murphysboro St Joseph Memorial Hospital discharged July 2 for Gregory Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Hospital
Margarette
Kent
Marion
Snyder
Maxine
Murphysboro St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Johnson, Gregory, Murphysboro
Inmate Caught After Walking Away From Du Quoin Boot Camp
Du Quoin Boot Camp inmate Michael A. Kilgore Jr was captured after leaving a formation at about 7:15 a.m. He fled toward a wooded area, was apprehended about 400 yards from the facility, and the boot camp went on lockdown. Kilgore faces possible extended sentence of seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DU Quoin
Michael A. Kilgore Jr
Illinois Department of Corrections
Brian Fairchild
Fairchild
Kilgore
Big Muddy
Ina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Seehawer
Marion — Jack Seehawer
Glendale, Ariz
Seehawer
Mitchell- Hughes Funeral Home
Oddfellows Cemetery
Paul Lee
Jack Was
Chicago
Eastman and
Florence
Harrison) Seehawer
Mary Lou Pulley
Evanston
Northwestern University
PBE
GTE Automatic Electric Co
GTE Automatic Electric Laboratories
Mary Lou
Pulley) Seehawer
Edrie (Pulley) Hunt
Chesterton, Ind
Julia Burton
Southern Illinois
Julia (Gibbon) Burton
Waverly Chapel
Orange
Burton
Charles
Suzie Burton
Long Beach
Becky Burton
Huntington Beach
Leslie Burton
San Luis Obispo
Donna Randolph
Anne Parker
Andrew
Patrick Randolph
Gabe Parker
Bailey Parker
Addison Randolph
Julia
Mattoon
Gladys
Clark Gibbon
Marion High School
Southern Illinois University At
North St. Louis
California
Charles Burton
Santa Ana
Suzie
Becky
Leslie
Ralph Burlison
Vienna
Ralph E
Burlison
Union County Hospital
Anna
Bailey Funeral Home
Busby Chapel
Saline Masonic Lodge
AF & AM
Dave Crawford
Herrin
van Natta Funeral Home
Lee Lovett
Herrin City
First United Methodist Church
Crawford
Crawford Adjusting Co
American First United Methodist Church
Princeton
Clyde
Sabrina Crawford
Mary Jane Deason
Ruth Crawford
Belleville
Paul
Sarah Crawford
Evelyn Eggemeyer
Chester
Evelyn L. Eggemeyer
Three Springs Lodge
Peace Lutheran Church
Edwin Reuter
Kathryn Bielfeldt
Paradise Cemetery
Steeleville
Welge-Pechacek
Mary Ford
Mounds
Mary Lou Ford
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Massie Funeral Home
Cairo
J.L. Posey
Greenlawn Memorial Garden
Villa Ridge
Robert Reed
Robert Lee Reed
Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home
Cobden
Paul Reed
Limestone Cemetery
Boyd Frazier
John Cochran Veterans Affairs Medical Center
St. Louis
Meredith-Blue Funeral Home
Mildred Hosick
Mcleansboro
Mildred Louise Hosick
Harre Funeral Home
Ken Cook
Palestine Cemetery No. 2
Omaha
Maurice Longshore
U.S. Postal Service
Southern Illinois University
John A. Logan College
Carterville
University Mall
Illinois Centre Mall
Illinois
Mississippi River
Fort de Chartres
Immaculate Conception
Marion Knights Columbus Hall
Mount Vernon
Kids Action Alley
Mount Vernon Airport
Riverside Park
American Legion
Union County Fairgrounds
Abe Martin
Saline County Fairgrounds
Marion Knights of Columbus
Legion Park
Herrin City Park
Rend Lake
Rend Lake Visitor Center
Benton
West Frankfort City Park
Wsiu.org
Travis DeNeal
Williamson
Larry G. Hughes
Ryan M. Hughes
Ally Owned & Operated
Hughesit
Linda A. Krutsinger
Devils Kitchen Water District
Hunter Woods Avenue
Laurel Street
Pecan Street
Poplar Street
Irvin Avenue
Gary Belles
Larry Miles
Whispering Oaks
Pennecost Rd
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