Free immunization testing and community programs listed
Free immunizations blood pressure checks and diabetes testing offered by Jackson County Health Department from 10 am to 2 pm Wednesday at Ava City Hall and Campbell Hill American Legion Hall. Graduation exercises Wednesday for area schools Elverado 7 30 pm Murphysboro Township High School 8 pm Riverside Park. Also hunting safety course 9 am to 5 pm at Rend Lake Dam east end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elverado
Murphysboro Township High School
Riverside Park
Jackson County Health Department
Ava City Hall
American Legion Hall
Campbell Hill
Rend Lake
Community Calendar And Local Board Meetings
Listings show Sparta Hospital board meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday and various regional planning and school district gatherings in Carbondale Steeleville Benton Thompsonville and Murphysboro plus theater listings at multiple cinemas and drive ins across the area with ongoing showings including The Pink Panther Strikes Again Taxi Driver The Sting and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Main St
Benton
Bush Village Board
COMMUNITY _ Consolidated No. 211 School Board
Carbondale Fair Housing Board
Carbondale
Carbondale Savings and Loan Association
Thompsonville
Thompsonville High School
Campus Drive-In
Murphysboro
Gator
Harrisburg
Herrin
Breakheart Pass
FOX
du Quoin
Marion Drive-In
Ter
New Liberty
Silver Streak
Orpheum
Superbug
Rend Lake Drive In
West Frankfort
Riviera
Coulterville
Southern Comforts
Saluki 1
Saluki 2
Cross of Iron
Obituaries and funeral notices from June 1977
Several death notices and funeral details appear for residents of Murphysboro Lincoln Marion Herrin and surrounding towns. Entries include Edward Marshall 84 of Lincoln a WWI veteran and Gulf Mobile and Ohio retiree. Sam Lattuca 60 Marion carpenter. Delbert Tyner 74 Cambria coal miner. Edith Jeffrey 69 Herrin. Norine Beard 50 West Frankfort. Reba Murray Abbott 68 Mt. Vernon. Minnie Belle Novack 94 Waterloo. Clara Jane Doolin 87 Murphysboro. Charles B Moore 72 Marion. Allan Murray Johnston City. David Wayne Williams 35 Dowell. Edith White 76 Zeigler. John Tanner Tregoning 78 Freeman Spur. Funeral times locations and burial sites listed alongside survivors and familial relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Edward Marshall
Lincoln
Lincolnland
Jerry
Mary Villa McClure Marshall
Marshall
Bethel Ame Church
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Pearl Boston
Corrine Woodson
Ella Gillian
Queen Esther Ross
To Fricke Funeral Home
Union Cemetery
Reba Murray Abbott
Mt. Vernon
Herrin
Good Samaritan
Harry Lee Murray
Ralph Bell
Three Rivers
Mich
Fern Allen
Marion
Esther Bell Zimmer
Granite City
Joseph Russell Bell
Centralia
Leland Bell
Helen Bell Duncan
Lillian Bell Proffitt
Osborn
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
Herrin City
Clara Jane Doolin
Shoemaker Drive
Styrest
Carbondale
Jackson County
Thomas
Laura Davis Etherton
United Methodist Church
Daughters of Wesley Friendship Club
George Otis Doolin
Laura Tanner
Morse Mill
Evelyn Doolin
Helen Brewer
Harmon Doolin
Bill Doolin
Cahokia
Bob Doolin
East Carondelet
Charles
Denny and Pettett Funeral Home
Tower Grove Cemetery
Allan Murray
West 4Th St
Johnston City
Herrin Hospital
Dunlop
Tenn
Elijah
Mattie Belle Hatfield Murray
Sally Rocassie
Fred Murray
Cora McKenna
Eva Rocassie
Pontiac
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Edith White
Baggott St
Zeigler
Mrs. White
Carterville
Ann Morelock Woods
Horace White
White
West Frankfort
Talitha Scarlett
Richard Gentry
Lakeland, Fla
Ryburn Gentry
Kentucky
Parker-Reedy
Tower Heights
John Tanner Tregoning
Freeman Spur
George
Annie Weber Tregoning
Zella Storme
Tregoning
Herrin Eagles Lodge
Gene
St. Louis
Annie Webster
Harrisburg
Roy
Fred
van Natta Funeral Home
Hillcrest Cemetery
Former State Rep. G R Beckmeyer dies at 57 in St Louis
Former Nashville mayor and Missouri representative G R Beckmeyer died at Veterans Hospital, Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis at age 57. A World War II veteran, he served in the General Assembly from 1954 to 1956 and later ran unsuccessfully for office in 1962 and 1966. Funeral arrangements are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R
Bob” Beckmeyer
Nashville
Veterans ‘Hospital
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Beckmeyer
General Assembly
Washington
Perry
Jackson
Randolph
Monroe
U.S
Kenneth Gray
D-West Frankfort
Myrthle
John Peter Beckmeyer
California
Alice Reed
American Legion
Pyatt Funeral Home
Windows Smashed at Marion Home on Logan Street
Rapp Odum of 718 North Logan Street Marion reported to police at 10 20 p m Monday that vandals knocked out windows on three sides of his house He was watching television when a front room window was knocked out vandals then damaged windows along one side and at the rear of the house
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rapp Odum
N. Logan St
Marion
Odum
One Car Crash Injures Two In Williamson County
Charles W Lyell 26 and Angela Benge 16, both of Johnston City, were injured in a single vehicle crash on the Corinth blacktop about seven miles east of Illinois 37 in Williamson County. Lyell is in fair condition at Herrin Hospital. Benge is in good condition at Marion Memorial Hospital. Police report the car ran off the road, crossed the pavement, and struck an embankment at 12 01 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Lyell
Angela Benge
Johnston City
Corinth Blacktop
Lyell
Herrin Hospital
Miss Benge
Marion Memorial Hospital
Ilinois 37
Williamson County
West Frankfort Sets Police and Fire Exam Dates
West Frankfort will hold police and fire examinations at 7 pm on June 29 and 30. Written tests occur first night, followed by physical and oral exams second night. Applicants must be 21 to 34. Police have two openings. fire has none. The commission will use results to build the eligibility list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Don Taylor
Walier
West Frankfort
Police and Fire
Jim Kinsman
Tom Aaron
Du Quoin Man Charged With Aggravated Assault
Gary W. Hill, 20, of Du Quoin, was arrested Monday on charges of aggravated assault after Cindy Williams alleged he pointed a shotgun at her. Hill was released on a $100 bond, police said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary W. Hill
du Quoin
Cindy Williams
Hill
Weather sketch shows cool today with sun across nation
Fair skies and cool weather are forecast for most of the nation with warmth in the Southwest and western Plains. Rain is expected in the Northeast. In Southern Illinois Monday high 88 degrees and low 47 with no precipitation. 9 a.m. temperature 65. sunset 8 16 p.m. and sunrise 5 21 a.m.ond day plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
Illinois
Olga's Art and Gift Gallery Not Moved Upstairs
Olga Todd denies moving Olga's Art and Gift Gallery to the Old Post Office Building upstairs. She plans a basement expansion into the upstairs area within weeks, pending renovation completion. a June 2 article had stated the move had occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga
Walnut St
Murphysboro
Olga Todd
Copper wire stolen from Southern Illinois Power site
Copper wire worth 3059 dollars was stolen from a construction site at the Southern Illinois Power Cooperative. Three large and one small rolls were taken, said Donald Kassinger of L K Comstock Construction Co Chicago. Williamson County detective unit is investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois Power Cooperative
Williamson County Sheriff's Office
Donald Kassinger
L.K. Comstock Construction Co
Chicago
Williamson County
Motorcycle rider injured in Elkville collision
Michael R. McMurray, 25, of Du Quoin, was injured Monday when his motorcycle collided with a car at the U.S. 51 and Ashley Street intersection in Elkville. He remains in guarded condition at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. The car was driven by Elsie Thompson, 82, of Elkville, who was turning left at the intersection, state police said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael R. McMurray
du Quoin
U.S. 51
Ashley Street
Elkville
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
McMurray
Elsie Thompson
Thief Takes Stereo Items From Du Quoin Burglary
About $2,000 worth of stereo equipment including speakers an amplifier and a tape deck were taken in a burglary Monday at 944 South Lake Street Du Quoin police said today. The equipment belonged to Bill Appulin and is under police investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Lake St
du Quoin
Bill Appulin
Hospital Admission and Discharge Ledger by Area
Hospital notes list numerous admissions and discharges across Union County and neighboring areas. Names span multiple towns including Murphysboro Carbondale West Frankfort Benton Herrin and Vienna with new births at several institutions and several families noted.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sam Lattuca
E. College St
St. Joseph “Catholic Church
Rosehill
Wilson Funeral Home
Lattuca
Douglas
David
Mary Ann Castellano
Willisville
Joe
Crippled Childrens Fund
Bpoe No. 800
Delbert Tyner
Cambria
Sam
Laura Dunning Tyner
Cecile White
Tyner
Shirley Grigsby
Decatur
Bud Tyner
Christina Grimes
William Lampher
Claude
Gradnchildren
Riggin-Pillatsch
Blairsville Cemetery
Edith Jeffrey
N. 14Th St
Werrin
Herrin City Hospital
Evansville
Ind
Jack and
Lillie Joles Cooper
Oney Jeffrey Robinson
Elizabeth
Geneva Howard
Ray
Oakland City
Alfred Cooper
Daisey Tracy
Bloomington
Ollie May Rowe
Hellena
Ark
Muriel Cooper
Fanny Kelley
Allie
Rodell
Benton, Oney
Rushville
Glen
Montezuma
Eddie
Laurel
Arkie
Johnson’s Funeral Home
Herrin City Cemetery
Norine Beard
N. Adams St
Union Funeral Home
Beard
Union Hospital
Stafford
Frank
Leola Wyne
Earl
Kenny
Archie Wyne
Fredericksburg
Thurman Wyne
Falmouth
Vic
Dorothy Chilcott
Edmonia Silver
Van
Minnie Belle Novack
Chester
Waterloo
Gideon
Jeanette Harkness Douglas
Albert Novack
Chris Ruhrmeister
Church of Christ In
St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
Charles B. Moore
Boulevard St
Mitchell Funeral Home
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
Mr. Moore
Myrtle Gulledge Moore
Verna Harris
Shawneetown
Moore and Son Coal Co
Third Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge
Colleen Keller
Sue Bernhard
Larry
Rosemary Taylor
Third Baptist Church of
Allean Murray
David Wayne Williams
Neal Memorial Chapel
Dowell
Veterans Hospital
Williams
Curtis David
Opal Waltters Williams
United States Army
Church of Christ of
John T. Tregoning
Bob’ Beckmeyer
Beckmeyer Was
May
Posey
G.H. and
G. R. Beckmeyer
Fire Department
Noaa US
Dept of Com
Hearin Hospital
Golda Jones
Julius S. Jones
Lora L
Zeigler Yates
Omer J. Ottolini
Louis Russell
Louise
Marshall Browning
Lane
Mrs
Emegene
Royalton Riva
Patricia Williams
Vivian Davis
JoAnn
Mulkeytown
Betts
Kathy
Struck
Ella Childers
Donald
Royalton Porter
William
Kaby Grant
Steve Wilson
Brandon
Mulkeytown Foutc
Etta
Tamaroa Mathis
Ruth Ann
Union County
Anna
Wade
Leslie
Mounds Shackleford
Mary
Tammi Gibson
Riva
Lucille
Earnhart
Beulah Lucas
Marilyn Belcher
Steven
Sparta Davis
Myra Marshall
Annie
Pulaski
Pulliam
Terry Treece
Kay
Dongola Baggott
Emma Cobb
Buncombe Schmidt
Dongola Story
Dorothy
Tamms
Benton Davis
John Shopping
Bonnie Seagle
Ike
Royalton
Eldorado Pinrade
Gerald
Eldorado Isaacs
Rosie Luster
Richard Conner
Terri
Baby Pedito
Lomay
Baby
Pinckneyville
Hensley
Pernie Harris
Maggie
Helen
Sparta
Kelly
Linda Hall
Kelly Walternate
Henry
Steeleville
Shane
Bierman
Jacqueline
Percy Harmon
James
Baldwin Spiller
Laurie
Fulbright
Greg Cook
Robert
Montgomery
Stella Franklin
Randolph Weinhaffer
Mark
MecNew
R. J. Austin
Betty McRill
Virgil Pickering
Mabel Beasley
Mayme Conover
Herman Armistead
Mary Potter
Samuel Beal
Nancy Groves
Justin Wallace
Joshua Hanning
Oscar Leinenbach
Christopher
Herack
Lessier
Cleo
Coello
Herrin Thomas
Joni Brunaugh
David McMurray
Michael
du Quoin Szilage
Sall Story
Tammi Nerella
Ramarao
Gibson
Riley Bridgeman
Florence
Jonesboro
Shuler
Ronald
Vienna Johnson
William Cae Lennieve
Cartesville
Huffman
Peul
Weatherford
Amanda
Golightly
Jon
Duval
Dana
Smith
Herrin Lowery
Geraldine
Baker
Loren
Herrin Weiss
Emily
Robertson
Mary Coleman
Dustin
Burnett
Charles Jr
Washington County
Peares
Jack
William Sweetin
West Frankfor
Gardner
Iva Welters
Patricia
Baby Logan
Jeanette
Ashley
ST. Joseph Memorial
Holliday
Mae Hilton
Etta Fisher
Cyrus Hufnagel
William Panhorst
Joanna Siefert
James Estes
Kathylyn Yates
Charles Craig
Marie Beck
Dennis Howard
William Wolfe
Harold
de Soto Robinson
Loren, Jr
Royalton Davis
Clarence
de Soto Barnett
Julian
S¢r
Ballo
Michael Pope
Fred Donoghue
Wayne
Sparte Community Hospital
a_s
Zerban
Leonard
Allen
Terry
Es Benton
Leadingham
Walton
Tellor
Memorial Hospital of
Carbon
Barnes
Stephen
Ats Memorial Hospital of
Bennett
Sand
Steve
Murdoch
Rowland & Carew
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