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Veterans retire after decades in six-county districts
About 20 area teachers retire this year across Herrin, Carterville, Johnston City, Frankfort, Shawnee, Anna, Cobden, Marion and other districts. Delpha McCluskey of Energy Grade School taught 21 years in Herrin Unit 4 influencing 487 third graders. Others include Lucretia Koclanes, Gladys Sellars, Don Benitone, Frank Samuel, Harry Banycky, Georgia Griffin, Virginia Perrine, Dorothy Goetz, Ruth Howerton, Shirley Davis, Joseph Sheffer, Grace Thrailkill, Ruth Thrailkill, Kathern Newton, Arlene Schwind and five more in various roles across junior high to elementary levels.
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Delpha McCluskey
Energy
Herrin
McCluskey
Carterville
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
West Side School
Koclanes
Chester
Southside
Helen Hamilton
Northside School
Johnston City
McKendree College
Lebanon
Benitone
SIUC
Chittyville School
Samuel
Carterville High School
WJPF
WHPI
du Quoin
Harry Banycky
Banycky
Noble
Georgia Griffin
West Frankfort
Frankfort
Benton
Griffin
Dorothy Goetz
Shawnee
Royalton
Zeigler
Zeigler High
Sheffer
Leiter
Zeigler-Royalton
Grace M. Thrailkill
Murphysboro Community Unit
Logan
Washington
Christopher
Belleville
Mascoutah
Edwardsville
Marion
June Anderson
Audrey Miller
Eva Jean Owen
Leora Throgmorton
Alice Violett
Anderson
N. Market St
Jefferson School
Miller
S. Carbon St
Owen
W. Chestnut St
Lincoln School
Throgmorton
Roberta Dr
Longfellow School
Violett
Washington School