Obituary items from multiple Illinois towns mark March 1982 deaths
Funeral services are set across several communities for Mary Edith Wyatt, Lillian Kunce, Carl Pemberton, Muriel Cox, Mary Hix, John Stimac, Hazel Young, Clyde Kent, and Paul Belcher. Records show births in 1904 to 1906 and marriages, varied church affiliations, and multiple survivors. Burial plans occur in Zion, Pleasant Grove Memorial, Blairsville, Herrin City, Webber Campground, and other local cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Edith Wyatt
New Burnside
New Burnside Baptist Church
Zion Cemetery
Aly Funeral Home
Vienna
Wyatt
Memorial Medical Center
Springfield
Secretary of State
Central Baptist Church
Order of the Eastern Star
McCormick
Ernest
Rebecca Thornton Parsons
Loren McNew
Wayne Wyatt
Billy
Juanita Taylor
Lucille Taylor
van Parsons
Lillian Mankin Kunce
Cambridge Manor
Herrin
Murphysboro
Herrin Hospital
George H
Larry L
Hobbs
N.M
Carrie Demster
Sand Ridge
Albert Johnson
Kunce
Pettett Funeral Home
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Carl J. Pemberton
Marion
Galatia
Sloan Funeral Home
Webber Campground
Mr. Pemberton
Tates Chapel
Hamilton County
J. Turner
Mertie Williams Pemberton
Alta Lampkins
Virtes Harris
Kenneth
Route 2
Lee A
Griffin, Ga
Trula Duane
Mary Tate
Ruby Tate
Retha Tate
John A
Delena Odle
Zetta Carter
van Natta Funeral Home
Muriel Cox
E. Harrison
Blairsville Cemetery
Mary Lotus Hix
Jackson
Charles Redfearn
Poplar Bluff
Donald Redfearn
Herrin City
John ‘‘Slim” Stimac
Chicago
Steven
Randy
Dale Stimac
Chicago Area
Gilbert Funeral Home
Christopher
Mulkeytown
Hazel M. Young
Villa Ridge
Farnsworth- Jones Funeral Home
Tamms
St. John’s Cemetery
Dongola
Young
Alexander County
William F
Daisy Kerr Sims
Emory Young
Ellis Gullett
Hulbert Sims
Cerritos
Calif
Genny Sura
Elco
Clara Rains
Mountain Home
Ark
Lorna Wright
Two men charged in $14,000 brass theft from rail cars
James H. Dowdy and Marvin L. Riddings were arrested near Zeigler after investigators watched them jack up cars and remove brass from journals on Illinois Central Gulf Railroad stock. Valued at about $14,245, the coppery metal was loaded onto a homemade rail cart. tools were recovered. They were jailed in Benton, posting bond, with a grand jury set to hear evidence March 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Lake Creek
Zeigler
John Moore
Franklin County
Moore
Dowdy
Benton
Franklin County Grand Jury
Correction Names Wayne Sirles in Illinois Story
The Alto Pass resident Wayne Sirles was misspelled in Thursday’s Southern Illinoisan. Snow is forecast from the eastern Plains through the Great Lakes into northern New England by Saturday morning. Showers extend from Georgia to the Ohio Valley. Northern Plains will be cold while the South remains mild. In Southern Illinois Thursday high reached 83. The 7 a.m. Thursday to 7 a.m. today low was 40 with no precipitation. The 9 a.m. reading was 68. Sunset today 6 11 p.m. Saturday sunrise 5 55 a.m. sunset Saturday 6 12 p.m. sunrise Sunday 5 53 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
Great Lakes
New England
Georgia
Ohio Valley
South
Illinois
Benton High TEAMS Reach State Finals
The TEAMS squad from Benton High School advanced to the state finals after winning the regional contest at SIU Carbondale on March 8. Members include Dale Baker, Clark Dixon, Donna Jones, Jeff Boris, Tim Wills, Kim Bowman, Todd Andres, Susan Wise, Jerry Seibert, Lisa Lowry, Imtiaz Khan, Michelle Andrews and Bob Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton High School
University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign
Mary Lou Payne
Rend Lake College
Ina
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Dale Baker
Clark Dixon
Donna Jones
Jeff Boris
Tim Wills
Kim Bowman
Todd Andres
Susan Wise
Jerry Seibert
Lisa Lowry
Imtiaz Khan
Michelle Andrews
Bob Williams
Thompsonville High board OKs repairs and bids
Thompsonville High School District 112 approves a repair plan by architect L N Davis including roof, boiler overhaul, window and ceiling fixes with electrical work and fire retardant upgrades. Estimated cost about 150000 dollars. bond rate and term to be decided in two weeks. Bids due May 20. aim to finish before Aug 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompsonville Community High
Board of Education
L.N. Davis
Mount Vernon
Hewey Tweedy
Tweedy
David Friend
Thompsonville
Curt Endicott
Endicott
Police hold Herrin man on disorderly conduct and battery
Herrin Richard A. Childress, 23, of 524 College St., Marion, is jailed in Williamson County on disorderly conduct and battery charges. Bond set at 1000 dollars. Arrested at 10:25 p.m. Thursday at Jackie Bright’s residence, 1016 N Eighth St., Herrin, after Bright signed the complaint for a disturbance at her home. Renea Ingles, 17, of Baldwin rural area, released on 10000 dollar bond from Randolph County jail in Chester pending burglary action. Deputies arrested her Thursday on a county warrant for burglary of the Union Inn in Baldwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Richard A. Childress
College St
Marion
Williamson County
Childress
Jackie Bright
Eighth St
Chester Kimberly Renea Ingles
Baldwin
Randolph County
Chester
Union Inn
Arts groups receive $3782 grant in Illinois
The Community and Educational Arts Association earned 3782 from the Illinois Arts Council to fund small grants for arts organizations in Southern Illinois. Community groups in any arts programming can apply, with awards up to 500. Deadline for applications is May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community and Educational Arts Association
Illinois Arts Council
Illinois
CEAA
P.O
Carbondale
Community Education Workshop on Mine Blasting Protections
A 7 p.m. Tuesday workshop in Elkville educates residents on protecting homes buildings and wells from strip mine blasting. Illinois South Project staff explain pre blasting surveys funded by coal operators and how to pursue compensation if damage occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkville
Illinois South Project
Herrin
Illinois South
Steve Pittman
Pittman
Gene
Mary Ann Funk
Pam Mavrolas
Marion high-rise open house showcases 100 senior living units
The Marion Housing Authority hosts an open house Sunday at the Homer M. Butler High-Rise to display 94 one bedroom apartments with 10 handicapped units and four two-bedroom units in a $4.1 million complex. Mayor Butler will give the opening address as tours are conducted by housing authority board members. About 40 units are occupied and more applications are being accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Housing Authority
Homer M. Butler
Housing Authority Board
Robert L. Butler
Kenneth Powless
Homer Butler
Housing Authority
Ruby Connett
Herrin seniors to get new parking lot with FmHA loan
Herrin Senior Citizens Center will obtain a new parking lot by mid summer funded by a $30,000 low interest loan from Farmers Home Administration. The 20 year loan at 5 percent will buy and improve property adjacent to the center at 212 E Walnut. About 150 seniors use the center daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Fmha
Bonnie Marx
Herrin Senior Citizens Center
Farmers Home Administration
Earline McEvers
Williamson County Programs On Aging
Herrin Center
E. Walnut
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Births in several towns mark March 18 1982 arrivals
Birth announcements list newborns in Makanda Cobden Du Quoin Jacob Marissa Perryville Missouri Murphysboro with parents and hospitals including Memorial Hospital Carbondale Marshall Browning St Joseph Memorial Hospital. Fourteen lines show multiple families welcoming daughters and sons on Thursday March 18 1982 and one earlier birth on Monday March 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Makanda
Atamain
Robert
Linda
Memorial
Jacob
Heiple
Louie
Bonnie
Memorial Hospital of
Carbondale
Marissa
Schmersal
John
Barbara
Sparta Community Hospital
Perryville
Bockman
Brent
Memorial Hospital
Chester
Murphysboro
Teal
Michael
Melinda
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Ward
Jerry
Cynthia
Three Tamaroa districts seek fairer bus plan
At a joint meeting the Tamaroa High School District 102 and districts 5 and others agreed to have superintendents collaborate on a more equitable bus route. District 5 complained out-of-town routes take longer and raise transportation costs while aid payments delay lingered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Tamaroa
Tamaroa High School
Carroll Smith
Smith
Two accused of robbing Saline County man
Gary Williams and Sam Throgmorton were charged with battery and robbery after authorities linked them to a Saline County man’s attack and robbery. The victims said about $100 was taken by two traveling companions north of Vienna at about 8 30 p.m. Wednesday. Both suspects were held in Massac County Jail on a 1500 dollar cash bond following an initial court appearance. The victim’s identity was not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Johnson County
Saline County
Gary Williams
Simpson
Sam Throgmorton
Massac
Authoriies
Hogs steady to higher at National Stockyards trade
National Stockyards hogs sold fairly active with barrows and gilts steady to 50 cents higher. Weight ranges 210 to 290 pounds traded mainly 48.00 to 51.25 per hundredweight, with several lots distribution across 220 to 270 pounds and notable 50.50 to 51.00 for 220 to 250 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Stockyards
Hospital Admission and Discharge Ledger for Multiple Counties
Hospice and hospital notes list numerous admissions and discharges across MEMORIAL and FRANKLIN networks, naming patients by surname and given names, with locations including West Frankfort Benton Cobden Herrin Marion Sparta and more. The record aggregates dozens of individuals under sections labeled ADMITTED and DISCHARGED across facilities in Marble counties, with doctors listed in some entries.
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John ‘Slim’ Stimac
Clyde Kent
W. Goodall St
Mitchell-Hughes & Lemasters
Paul Wilbur Belcher
la Porte
Texas
Belcher
Veterans Administration Hospital
Houston
Wayne Sirles
Alto Pass
Illnoison
Crea
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S
Dept. of Comn
Benton High
Thompsonville High Board
Oks Repairs
Ing
Franklin
Eskew
Frank Brewer
Mechelle Eovaldi
Benedict Frick
Effie Flood
Mack
Thomas
Corder
Vallie
Owens
Francis Mitchell
Darrell
Christopher Harper
Harold
McLeansboro Sands
Gertrude
Jennifer
Washington County
Nashville
Koonce
Tera
Richview Kemper
Edward State
Henry
Addieville Kuhn
Blanch
Okanville
Kuhlman
Adolph Hackstadt
Alvina Schmitt
Elsie Niedbalski
Frank
Butler
Beth Crowell
Myrtle Dellera
Eda Ellet
Grant
Energy Garrett
Helen
Marion Greathouse
Hazel
Carterville
Joles
Ruth Magnetti
Cleora Murphy
Pauline
Vickers
Vivian
Johnston City
Yancey
Margaret Barham
Ralph Sellami
Phillip Roberts
Edith
C Springs
McReynolds
Clifton
Breault
Raymond Triplett
Neela Waugh
Marcella Cripps
Ron
Sparta
Wittenborn
Raymond Lawson
Mary
Ellis Grove Farris
James Jr
Percy Shadrick
Coulterville
Davis
Joseph Cheek
Patricia
Evansville
Odom
James Firestone
Ralph
Tilden
Harrisburg
Hunt
Lowell Spears
John McKinnis
Debra Billington
Jeanne Miller
Nina
Pinckneyville
Douglas
Giacomo
Frank Hastings
Horace
Pittsburo
Union County
Annabal
Mowery
Louise Rivers
Clyde Davis
Jeffrey
Jonesboro Sowers
Duane
Dongela Colbath
Lonnie Joe
Alto Dane
Ras
Trees
Naomi Hogendohler
Clyde
Ella
Vienna Palmer
Larry Tompkins
Gladys
ST. Joseph
du Bois
Lois
Gorham Bastien
Donna Sykes
Ralph Spence
Thomas Teas
Michael Ward
Jerry Discharged Allen
Kevin
Makanda Tate
Kathleen Etherton
Debra Reiman
Sherman Carter
Orville Graeff
Clifford Woodward
Albertine
Marshall Browning
du Quoin
Hill
Sarah Pyle
Maxine Morgan
Roberta Higgerson
Terry Shobart
Fay VanZant
Joan Discharged
Levault
Geraldine
Lesser Rheinecker
Janice
Baby
Shobart
Fay
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