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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 2002

Page

11

Sport Joy II obituary from Carbondale passes at 53

Sport Joy II died July 17 2002 in Memorial Hospital Carbondale at age 53. Born May 27 1949 he was a Hayti Missouri graduate and longtime Illinois Department of Natural Resources forester. Survived by a daughter Kaylen Michelle and a son Kwame Overton, plus siblings and friends. funeral July 22 at Bethel AME Carbondale with burial in Oakland Cemetery.

Carbondale Sport Joy II Memorial Hospital of Union of Sport Joy Sr Mary Kay Smith- Joy Southern Illinois University Sport Illinois Department of Natural Resources Pamela J. Scott

Memorials for Robert Sellers and Pearl Hasemeyer Noted in Local Obituaries

Robert Leroy Sellers 69 of Murphysboro died July 18 2002 at DePaul Hospital St. Louis Burial in Glenn Cemetery Ava visitation July 21 at Crawshaw Funeral Home funeral July 22 with Rev Bobby Gentry officiating Survived by wife Ruth Marie Schemonia two daughters five sisters nine brothers and several relatives Pearl O Hasemeyer 92 of Chester died July 19 2002 at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home Chester Viewing and funeral arrangements listed with burial in Ellis Grove Cemetery These notices name family ties and locations without graphic detail.

Boles Billy Ray Martin St. Louis University Medical Center Bailey Funeral Home Vienna Jerry Huckleberry Pleasant Grove Cemetery Buncombe Crawshaw Funeral Home Murphysboro Bobby Gentry United Pentecostal Church Sainte Geneive Glenn Cemetery Ava Funeral Chester Pearl O. Hasemeyer Three Springs Lodge

LeRoy E. Grafton 87 of Coulterville dies after illness

LeRoy E Grafton 87 died Saturday July 20 2002 at his Coulterville home after a long illness He was born September 19 1914 in Winkle son of James and Minnie E Steele Grafton He married Agnes Campbell August 11 1939 in Perryville MO She survives A farmer and retired coal miner he worked at the Ziegler Mine He belonged to United Methodist Church Coulterville UMWA and Paducah-Illinois Fishing Club He lived in Coulterville most of his life He enjoyed hunting and fishing He is survived by his wife one son Jim Grafton and daughter-in-law Sharon of Coulterville two sisters Ruby Shaw of Coulterville and Erma Kline of Germantown three grandchildren and two spouses Jamie and Joe Jones Dan Grafton Tim and Cheryl Grafton and six great grandchildren He was predeceased by his parents two sisters Wilma and Pearl and two brothers Edward E and Kenneth James Grafton Funeral 11 am Monday at United Methodist Church Coulterville Pastor Mary Arnold officiating Burial Coulterville City Cemetery Visitation 5-9 pm Sunday and 8-9 am at Pyatt Harrawood Funeral Home Coulterville and 10-11 am at church The American Diabetes Association or the American Parkinson Disease Association supported.

Bethel Ame Church E. Jackson St Carbondale Rick Jackson James A. Hailey II Oakland Cemetery Jackson Funeral Home Meredith- Blue Funeral Home Marion Fred M. Boatright Joey Brent Rose Hill Cemetery First Baptist Church of Boatright NEA IEA Williamson County SIU Phi Delta Kappa Education Fraternity Who Mid-West Wilbern Kiwanis Club Lions Club Mr. Boatright Galatia Mack Cora Jane (Blackburn) Boatright Lorene G. Ormenton Charleston Gail David Heward Jan Bob Steffy Mount Vernon Rachel Seay Tessa Volle Frank Heward Bill Martin, Jr Mike Martin Jeff Steffy Alyssa Alexis Martin Hannah Seay Audrey Volfe Mary Boatright Maxine Clayton Cobden Peoria First Presbyterian Church Jackson County DAV Harley Utzinger A. “Ike” Hawk Jr Linda Grand Tower Darrell Diane Hawk Polly Williams Hamletsburg Chester Williamson Southgate Metropolis Brookport Tony Wayne Harris St. Louis Jo Ann Klink Murphysboro Mary Wadlow Sainte Genevieve Louise Arrowsmith Harvey Linda Johnson Mike Ellen Knight Overland Glenn Sellers Henry Sellers Doris Luther Sellers Hilda William Sellers Rose Hillsboro Elmer Sellers Ronda Cedar Hill Haley Klink Tina Sellers Larry Klink Ruby Murray Fort Myers Fla Don Schemonia Dorothy Glenn Schemonia Pomona LeRoy Jim Sharon Grafton Coulterville Ruby Shaw Erma Kline Germantown Jamie Joe Jones Dan Grafton Tim Cheryl Grafton United Methodist Church Mary Arnold Pyatt Harrawood Funeral Home

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