Death notices from Marion area ill in 1970s paper
Obituaries report Ruby Burkhart Johnson 80 of Marion died at Jackson County Nursing Home. Also listed are Willie Stone 90, Lester Jones 66, James Bostain 55, Woodrow Warner 55, Russell Green 51, Rebecca Koch 79, Mark Haanstad 1, Helen Crays 54, Andrew Fidyk 8, May Belle Farmer 76, Pearl Milligan 82 with funeral details, survivors, and service arrangements in Carbondale and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Burkhart Johnson
N. Market St
Marion
Jackson County Nursing Home
Murphysboro
Willie T. Stone
Rt. 5
Mattingly
Williamson County
Neber
Rosella Stone
Bessie Hudgens
Robert Thomas
Shiloh Christian Church
Lester Jones
W. Oak
West Frankfort
Union Hospital
Union Funeral Home
Clair Clark
First United Methodist Church of
Denning
Jones
Windsor
Ora
Emma Mae Feather Jones
Thelma
Hazel Wilson
Belleville
Ruth Darrah
Warrensburg
Louis
Crestwood
Jim
East St. Louis
Dean Hopper
James Bostain
Cambria
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
Cambria Episcopal Church
Herrin
Albert
Florence Glover Bostain
Margia
Jeannette Fontaine
Travers City
Mich
Shirley Couch
James
Johnson Funeral Home
Ferrell Dame
Herrin City
Clara Helen Griffin
Walier
Miners Hospital
Christopher
Franklin County
Milton
Grace Tripp Hubbs
Jesse Griffin
Pentecostal
Buckner
Janice Basso
Mulkeytown
Ruht Henderson
Eugene Griffin
Bourbonnais
Robert Griffin
Florence Brimm
Jonesboro
Mary Kelley
Anna
Lucille Adams
East Alton
Blanchi Serrell
Dorothy Hartsock
Manteno
Robert Hubbs
William Hubbs
J.C. Hubbs
Gilbert
John Plunkett
Maple Hill
Lesser
Russell J.E. Green
State Street
Chester
Veterans Administration Hospital
Schroeder Funeral Chapel
William Vickers
Buchanan Cemetery
Cora
Green
Kaskaskia
Veterans of Foreigns Wars
American Legion Post
Thomas and
Ella (Keeton) Easton
Mr. Green
Cynthia Ellen Green
Memphis
Tenn
Shirley Ray Easton
Samuel L. Easton
Rockwood
Murray Glenn Easton
Laura Lynn Green
Rebecca Emma Koch
Grand Tower
First Baptist Church
Bill Redd
Calvary Baptist Church
van Natta Chapel
Hedley
Dudley
Carmi
Helen Price
L. P. Wilson
Marjorie Fowler
Spokane
Wash
Mary Davis
Flint
Wanda Fowler
Louiston
Idaho
Emery
St. Louis
Leroy
Osceola
Ark
Mark Frederick Haanstad
Evergreen Terrace
Martin and
Evelyn Heydel Haanstad
Julie Haanstad
Fred Heydell
Kulm
N.D
Helen Elizabeth Crays
W. Sycamore St
SIU Architect Office
Ridge Farm
Russell Banta Jones
Jack Crays
Hollywood
Calif
Carol Marlow
Cathleen Graber
Florissant
Barrick and Son
Danville
Frank Faulstich
Sunset Memorial Cemetery
Huffman Funeral Home
Easter Seal Society
Andrew Fidyk
Herrin Hospital
Oak St
Zeigler
Austria
St. Mary’s Orthodox Catholic Church
Royalton
United Mine Workers of America
Millie
Harry
John
Saskatchewan
Canada
Tammy
Russia
St. Mary’s Orthodox Church
David Homiak
Vantrease
May Belle Farmer
Lewis Lane
de Soto City
Pearl Milligan
du Quoin
Marshall Browning Hospital
Perry County
Martha Lipe
Carl Milligan
Second Baptist Church
Pinckneyville
Lessie Ahlers
Loretta Clark
Dixon
Neal Memorial Chapel
Orwin Hunter
McElwain
Correction clarifies graduation ranking at Carbondale High
The Carbondale Community High School top 10 graduates were listed alphabetically, not by class rank, in Friday’s Southern Illinois story. An Associated Press front page report on a Cherry Hill shooting misidentified a victim’s relation to Major B. Coxson. later review showed she was not his wife and the children were not his.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Community High School
Associated Press
Cherry Hill, N.J
B. Coxson
Summer school set in Marion
About 550 Marion Unit Two pupils will begin summer school Monday and Tuesday. Marion High School classes start at 8 a.m. Monday and end July 29. Elementary and Junior High report at 8:30 a.m. with a six week session ending July 26. Lower grades finish at noon and high school at 12 20 p.m. Independence Day break is July 4 to 6. Elementary pupils attend Washington and Logan Schools and older pupils at their regular schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Unit
Marion High
Washington and Logan
State job hearing postponed for Kaplan Mehan suit
A preliminary hearing on a temporary restraining order filed by Nathan Kaplan and Michael Mehan to retain state jobs as managers of regional offices was postponed to June 21. The case names Rowland Burris Nolan Jones and George Leindberg, and Harley Mayberry joined the action. The plaintiffs had been told their jobs would be phased out by month’s end. The postponement followed defense counsel requests. The piece notes pinon jay nests in pinon pine, irrelevant to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Kaplan
Marion
Michael J. Mehan
Peoria
Howard Lee White
Sangamon County
Springfield
Rowland W. Burris
General Services
Illinois
Nolan B. Jones
George W. Leindberg
Record of news happenings in Southern Illinois
This page fills out the record of events in Southern Illinois, supplementing the regular Southern Illinoisan coverage with additional notes and items from the region. It serves as a compact bulletin of local happenings for readers seeking broader coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Hospital admission and discharge ledger with multiple names
A hospital notes list shows admitted and discharged patients by city lines and includes names such as Clutts Sadie Barrett Nina Cunningham Paul, Orville Carrington Wallace Mattie Seubert Carl Waddington and Murray Moore. discharges include Kay McCoy Lillie Werner Robert Mitchell Debra Anna Dunhany Luciene Marion Priddy Robert and many others across Illinois towns. The document also records transfers to St Elizabeth Belleville and mentions communities like Johnston City Murphysboro and West Frankfort with numerous surnames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Clutts
Sadie Barrett
Nina Cunningham
Paul
Murphysboro
Carrington
Orville Wallace
Mattie Seubert
Carl Waddington
Moore Milton
Sarah
Herrin Chiaventone
Joseph
Orient Eaton
Rozella Swift
Milicent Sims
Marion
Leach
Myrtle
Hurst
McCoy
Kay Werner
Lillie Mitchell
Robert
Energy Sanders
Debra
Anna Dunhany
Luciene
Marion Priddy
Robert Macomber
William Steller
Calendar notices invite public meetings forSouthern Illinois
The Southern Illinois newspaper invites public meetings to be listed in the Calendar. Send details including date time place and openness to the public to have events published.
Local Glass Recycling and Drive-In Lineups
Public services list glass recycling sites in Carbondale and Carterville with instructions on washing and flattening cans. A series of film showings at drive-ins and theaters across multiple towns run through Tuesday or Monday with titles like Theaters of Blood and Wicked. Henry Wilson, born Jeremiah Jones Colbatn, later became vice president under President Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Glass Recycling Collection
Winky’s
Lewis Park Mall
Westown
Mardale Shopping Center
Carterville Glass Recycling
Civic Teen Center
South Division Street
Saluki
Carbondale
Charlotte
Campus
Riviera Drive-in
Lolly MaDonna
Roxy Coulterville
Anna Drive-in
Toler, Benton
Webster
Steeleville
Fear
Henry Wilson
President Grant
Jeremiah Jones Colbatn
Local Public Meetings Schedule Warms Up Across Scenic Region
A crowded Monday agenda lists city and village councils, school boards, park boards, and county offices meeting at various times in Carbondale and surrounding towns. Notables include Marion courthouse, Williamson airport office, Shawnee district center, and Herrin choir rehearsal open to men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Marion
Union County Board of Commissioners
Jonesboro
Marion City Council
Williamson County Airport Authority
Shawnee District Board of Education
Ware
Anna Jonesboro Water Commission
American Legion
Benton City Council
Herrin
Royalton
West Frankfort
Randolph County Board of Commissioners
Weinrich
Chester
Sparta City Council
City Clerk’s
W. Broadway St
Herrin Little Egyot
Barber Shop
Herrin High School
Cobden to Dedicate Lime Yellow Fire Truck
Cobden will dedicate its new lime yellow fire truck at 2 p.m. today on West Front Street. The ceremony will be led by Mayor William W. Fry Fire Chief Charles Veal and former mayor G Wallace Rich. Speakers include neighboring town fire chiefs and Dale Towers of Towers Apparatus Co Freeburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobden
West Front Street
William W. Fry
Charles Veal
G. Wallace Rich
Dale Towers
the Towers Apparatus Co
Freeburg
Local Daily Weather Data Update
The report shows 9 am Saturday temperature at 80. No precipitation from 7 am Friday to 7 am Saturday. Today sunset at 8 00. Monday sunrise 5 58 and sunset 8 01.
Hunter Munns Breaks From Topeka Heatwave
Hunter Munns of Topeka paused his schedule during a prolonged warm spell that affected much of the region. Local officials urged residents to seek shade and stay hydrated amid rising temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter Munns
Topeka
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Monroe Burkhart
Mary Ellen Spiller Burkhart
Paul B. Johnson
Paducah, Ky
Johnson
Marjorie Gilbert
Ellen Burkhart
Benton
George H. Burkhart
Chula Vista
J. William Burkhart
Houston
Tex
Jean M. Burkhart
Olympia
Winifred Burress
Kate Daniels
Colorado Springs
Colo
First Christian Church of
Christian College
Columbia
Illinois Dept. of Registration and Education
Mitchell Funeral Home
Bruce Patton
Rose Hill Cemetery
Woodrow Warner
Lucier St
Crawshaw Mortuary
Gene Sanderfer
First Christian Church
Murdale Gardens
Warner
St. Joseph Hospital
Henry
Mary Cripps Varner
Sadie Perrigan
Varner
Susan L. Reichrath
Fire Department
Montgomery Ward and Co
Retail Clerks Union
Jack Henry
Norman
Francis Lewis
Louise Gibbs
Paulette Reichrath
Leonard Elmore
Ray
Charles
Lela Pierson
Viva Cripps
Russell J. E. Green
Helen Crays
McCarthy
McGovern
Buffalo
N.Y
Philip T. Beck
Beck
Daisy
Maletsunyane Falls
Lesotho
Africa
Niagara Falls
Pinon Jay
Gischargee
Mials
Franklin
Meadows
Randy
Whittington
William Rhine
Maudie Adams
Cecil Cox
Neva Furlong
Rayla Williams
Lillie
Macedonia Peevels
Perry
Galatia Webb
Delphia Melvin
Leonard
Hearin Hospital
Neil
Carol Puma
Deborah
Zeigler Marlow
Dorothy Bland
Mildred
Cambria Mitchell
Connie
Zeigler Masters
Bart
Rose
Royalton James
Ruth Austin
Perry Cash
Minnie
Marshall Browning
Greenwood
Florence
Mulkeytown Clay
James Stroud
Ronnie Joyce
Carolyn Kyle
Walter Shaw
Ricky Batson
Everett
Luty
Rita Robbins
Iris
Tarmearoa Banks
Johnella
Downen
Stella
Prophet
Chuck Henson
Thomas
Walter Kirkpatrick
William
Smith
Lillian Hall
Pearl
Marissa Ebler
Sue
Baby
Ava Ae
Gaye
Dan
Sparta
Pegel
Maria
Marissa McDonough
Vernon Balock
Olga
Madison
Mary Tegtmeyer
Rameey
Stephenia
Ingram
Helen
Marissa Pyle
Pauline
Marissa Reitz
Coulterville
Shoffner
Doris Pagel
Vernon
St. Elizabeth
Wentz
Madae
Union County
Blythe
Dongola
UNION
Cooper
Billie Clarida
Katherine
Johnston City Jones
Clifford Taylor
Grace Peak
Hinberger
Baton Rouge
Washington County
Nashville
Bryer
Alva
Ashley Kerwickee
JoAnn Schneider
Arthur Lucum
Herrin Voss
Ben Ruthendorse
Dora Clark
Irene
Moore
Kenneth
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Furlong
Herman
Franklin Hospital
Ellis Grove
Eggemeyer
Arkell
Chester Memorial Hospital
Hathaway
Public Services
Chamnels and Parks
Scout Cabin
Tamarca
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Jackson County Humane Society
Rt. 13
Bondale
Missie
Hunter
Kans
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