Death of Francis Lamastus former road commissioner of Ty rone
Francis Lamastus 80 of Star Route Franklin County died at 1 p.m. Thursday June 19 1980 in Franklin Hospital Benton after an extended illness. A lifelong resident and former miner at Old Ben No 4 Buckner he served 20 years as Ty rone Township road commissioner. He was a member of Eakin Grove Baptist Church Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodges. Born February 26 1900 he was predeceased by wife Mary Davis and by Anna May Miller. Survived by brothers William Christopher and James Route 3 Benton and sister Mamie Paroth Alta Iowa. Services 1 p.m. Saturday at Russell Funeral Home Christopher with burial in Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery Benton. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Francis Lamastus
Christopher
Tyrone Township
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Mr. Lamastus
Franklin County
Old Ben No. 4
Buckner
Eakin Grove Baptist Church
Odd Fellows and
Rebekah Lodges
Thomas
Sarah John Lamastus
Mary Davis
Anna May Miller
William
James
Route 3
Mamie Paroth
Alta
Iowa
Russell Funeral
Masonic and
Odd Fellows
Services set Saturday for area drowning victim
Funeral services for Larry McWhorter 32 of Route 3 Carbondale will be at 11 am Saturday at Johnson Funeral Home Herin Burial will be in Wolf Creek Cemetery Carbondale Friends may call 7 to 9 pm He died Wednesday June 18 1980 from an accidental drowning in Lake Tacoma He owned Murray s Body and Auto Service of Herrin He was Vietnam veteran and AmVets Little Egypt Post 6 member He was born August 26 1947 in Rushville to Everett and Clara Sorrells McWhorter He married Rosie Umphries in Rushville December 6 1969 Survivors include his wife his parents paternal grandparents Shirley Hamm two brothers Don Carbondale Bill Littleton and a daughter Melana who preceded him in death
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Larry McWhorter
Route 3
Carbondale
Johnson Funeral Home
Herrin
Wolf Creek
McWhorter
Lake Tacoma
Murray’s
Vietnam
AmVets
Little Egypt
Rushville
Everett
Clara Sorrells McWhorter
Rosie Umphryes
William and
Leta Sorrells
Shirley Hamm
Quincy
Don
Bill
Littleton
Melana
Amanda Lee Holley
Sheila Holley
Mulkeytown
Rea Clinic
Christopher
Benton
K. Holley
Buckner
Gilbert Funeral Home
Marion business owner Lloyd Sanders dies at 81
Lloyd Sanders 81 of Route 1 Marion died June 19 1980 in Highland Park. He owned Sanders Electric Co Marion and was a retired coal miner, member of United Mine Workers Local 8490 and First Christian Church Johnston City. Services Sunday at Murman Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City with burial in Maplewood Cemetery Marion. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Saturday.
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Lloyd Sanders
Route 1
Marion
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Johnston City
Maplewood Cemetery
Sanders Electric Co
United Mine Workers of American
First Christian Church of
Attendance corrections issued for Jackson County board members
The Southern Illinois corrects attendance records for Jackson County board members shown in a chart. It notes exact counts for Chambers through Trimble, plus Walter Rob inson's figures, and clarifies Diana Bennett supports a housing project. It also corrects a prior report on two 16 year olds in Chester robberies, and notes cooler Pacific coast and central U.S. weather with scattered showers and a 92 degree Southern Illinois Thursday.
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Jackson County
Ilinois
Chambers
Chew
Dunn
Elliott
Hartleib
Kelley
Kowalzik
Lange
Lipe
Nelson
Pierson
Trimble
Cutler Village
Diana Bennett
Bennett
Chester
Funeral services for Hiram S. Hancock in West Frankfort
Funeral services for Hiram S. Hancock 78 of 802 E Lindell St West Frankfort will be at 1 30 p m Saturday at Parker Reedy Funeral Home West Frankfort Burial will be in Tower Heights Cemetery Friends may call after 6 tonight at the funeral home Hancock died Thursday morning June 19 1980 at home He was a retired coal miner from the Delta Mine member of United Mine Workers of America Local 7031 born April 28 1902 in St Louis Mo to Dr Samuel and Flora Blanchard Hancock married Mary Devin on June 7 1923 in Galatia Survivors include daughter Dorothy Roe Carbondale son Sam Herrin three grandchildren one great grandchild and one sister Grace M West Frankfort He was preceded in death by his parents his wife and one brother.
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Walter H. Brown
Carbondale
Ava
Memorial Hospital
Marion
Brown
United Presbyterian Church
Degnia Township
Jackson County
Iwin R
Hattie Carson Brown
Minnie L. Modglin
Glenn Brown
James Brown
Grace M. Loos
Reba Mottel
St. Louis
Wilson Funeral Home
Ava Evergreen Cemetery
Maxine Place
Tamaroa
Searby Funeral Home
Antioch Cemetery
Place
Marshall Browning
du Quoin
Grace Baptist Church
Max
Ruta Rice Burton
William A. Place
William Charles
Norma Burton
Janice Bishop
Kevin Jay Diamond
Dallas
Texas
Union Grove
Pittsburg
Mr. Diamond
Rufus and
Jackaleen Baker Diamond
Ivan Trubert Stokes
Washington
Mitchell-Hughes & Lemasters
Cana
Stokes
Marion Memorial Hospital
Johnson County
Allen
Edna Hodge Stokes
Prairie Farms Dairy
Baptist Church
Teamsters Union
Woodman of the World
Saline Lodge
AF & AM
Ruth
Ralph Stokes
Goreville
Estel Barnes
Pearl Williamson
Bluffs
Adolph E. Schneider
W. Main
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Mr. Schneider
United Mine Workers of America
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus of
George J
Elizabeth Schwartz Schneider
Hilda A. Walker
Maxton
John A. Bailey
Buckner
John Cochran
Hiram S. Hancock
E. Lindell St
West Frankfort
Parker-Reedy
Tower Heights
Mr. Hancock
Delta
Samuel
Flora Blanchard Hancock
Mary Devin
Galatia
Dorothy Roe
Sam
Herrin
Grace M
Benton man charged with area burglary
Eddy Gene Blair, 19, of Benton, was arrested Thursday at the rural Tamaroa home of Frank Civick by the Perry County Sheriff's Department and charged with burglary. Blair remained in jail as investigators continue.
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Eddy Gene Blair
Benton
Tamaroa
Frank Civick
Perry County
Sheriff’s Department
Blair
Tri-C Little League boys auction and barbecue set
Tri-C Little League boys hold a community auction and barbecue this Saturday. Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon meet at 8 p.m. in the cafeteria of St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro.
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Tri-C
Little League Boys
Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Community Calendar Highlights Saturday Events
TRIC Little League plans a 10 am auction and barbecue in Carterville City Park with item donations welcome by calling 985-3201. Also Cambria Baptist Junior BYF hosts a Car Wash and bake sale 1 to 4 pm at Cambria City Hall. The SIU Student Programming Committee screens The Producers at 7 and 9 pm in the Student Center Auditorium.
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Tric Little League Boys
Carterville
Cambria
Marva Heil
First Baptist Church
Cobden
Man In the Iron Mask
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Three Plead Guilty In Wire Theft Near Old Du Quoin
Three men Johnie R. Murray Jr. James E. Holland and Robyn C. Holland pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor theft for stealing wire from the Illinois Central Gulf railroad near Old Du Quoin in February. They received one year on probation each. the original charge was felony theft.
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Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Old du Quoin
Johnie R. Murray Jr
Hurst
James E. Holland
Royalton
Robyn C. Holland
de Soto
Stove top grill stolen from Kewpee Cafe
Benton police said a 24 inch cooking grill valued at 300 dollars was taken from outside a rear door of the Kewpee Cafe on Tuesday. Albert Smith reported hub caps stolen from his parked car on the same day at 701 Diamond Street.
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Benton
Albert Smith
Diamond St
Hospital Notes Reveal Widespread Admissions and Discharges
A historical hospital log lists numerous admissions and discharges across Union and surrounding counties. Names span many towns including Vienna, Carterville, West Frankfort, Murphysboro, Marion, and Carbondale, with hospitals in Herrin, Memorial in Carbondale, and Marshall Browning notes. The records show patients by full names, some with family relations, across multiple facilities and communities.
Rescue gear demo for Lukas Rescue System at city fire station
A public demonstration of a recently purchased device to extract people trapped in cars is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Johnston City Fire Station. The Lukas Rescue System cost $7,500.
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The
John
Ston City
Lukas Rescue System
Births in Murphysboro Belleville and Cambria
Murphysboro Charles and Lillian McNeill have a daughter born Thursday June 19 1980 at St Joseph Memorial Hospital. Belleville Kenneth Mennerich and Beverly have a son born Thursday June 19 1980 at Memorial Hospital Chester. Cambria James Jarvis and Patricia have a son born Thursday June 19 1980 at Herrin Hospital.
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Murphysboro
MC Neill
Charles
Lillian
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Wee
Beleville
Mennerich
Kenneth
Beverly
Memorial Hospital
Chester
Cambria
Jarvis
James
Patricia
Herrin Hospital
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Highland Park
Maxine
Kay Beaty
Sesser
Brayfield Funeral Home
Mitchell Cemetery
Beaty
Pinckneyvile Community Hospital
Dorothy Simpkins Thompson
Russel
Mr. Sanders
Otis
Ida Sanders
Geneva Fox
Julian
Decatur
Doris Silbart
Sharon Evans
Columbia
John Robinson
Lela Ford
Ruby Massette
Phoenix
Ariz
Troy Sanders
Earl Sanders
Tiffany Gail Sadler
Paul
Brenda Henderson Sadler
Anna
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Timothy Gene
Jewell Henderson
Velma Sadler
Martha Caraker
Rebekah Marie Hosman
Darren Hosman
Barnes Hospital
Oscar Harris
Lincoln Drive
William Harris
Mitchell, Hughes & LeMasters Funeral
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Rium
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Illinois Institute For Continuing Legal Education
Law Library of
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Oroville Sportsmen’s Club
Lake Thunderhawk
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Heart OF Egypt Coin Club
John A. Logan College
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Wolf Lake
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Mounds Griffith
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Vaught
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Thompsonville
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McLeansboro
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Lonnie
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Charles Grgek
Joan
Zeigler Murray
Randall Jarvis
Dawn
Carterville Nichols
Mary
Marion McCall
Svetla
Goreville Dawson
Bradley
Anna Jones
du Quoin Dunn
Helen
Marion Reed
Marion Bell
Henry Presley
Alfred Grey
Ruth Jones
Gregory
Carterville Gosnell
Melissa
Herrin Oliver
Brent
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Ronald Boyd
Tina
Jonesboro
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Makanda
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Wilma Wingate
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Sree
Freeman Entfott
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Nettie
Hurst Ellis
Tony
Energy Horn
Gartan
ST. Joseph Memorial
McGhee
Edwin Walters
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Charlies Marks
Carbondale Williams
Ars. Lewie
de Soto Jones
Marion Eldridge
Ray
Goddard
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Baby Rogers
Myra Evans
Sheila Falkenburry
Connie Taylor
Rockwood Harvey
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Washington County
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Stieg
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Donna
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Burnett
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Coile
Williams, Mara
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Cleta
Lesser Crain
Mabel
Sparta
Kewanee Frieman
Vickie
Coulterville Oden
Gertrude Kelley
Deborah Joiner
Bebe Collins
Witt
Marissa
Owen
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Clara
Percy Dowdy
Loren
Coulterville White
Marissa Harmon
Frieda
Baldwin
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Kay and
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