Deaths in area include cemetery sexton and several residents
A fire in Old Du Quoin claimed the life of John M. Campbell 64 the longtime cemetery caretaker and Du Quoin resident known for his maritime cap and yard carousel. The obituary notes his 34 years at the Old Du Quoin Cemetery and his role in the community. Also listed are Lara Simmons 70 of Kankakee Lawanda Road 59 Makanda Gilbert W. Prange 66 Steeleville and other local deaths with funeral details and survivors.
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Sexton
Old du Quoin
John M. Campbell
Route 1
du Quoin
Mr. Campbell
Loretta W McKeown obituary in California
Loretta W McKeown 80 of Canoga Park California died 5 30 pm Monday March 20 1978 at West Park Hospital Canoga Park She was born November 21 1897 in Athens Pennsylvania She married James D McKeown who preceded her in death Survivors include three sons James D Carbondale Joe and Mike Canoga Park two daughters Mary Callahan Tarzana and Pat Trainor Baltimore a twin sister two brothers nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren
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California
Loretta W. McKeown
Canoga Park
Calif
McKeown
West Park Hospital
Athens
James D. McKeown
James D
Carbondale
Joe
Mike
Mary Callahan
Tarzana, Calif
Pat Trainor
Baltimore, Md
Obituaries(Franklin County) March 1978
George E Smith 79 of Du Quoin died March 20 1978 in Franklin Hospital Benton. survived by wife Maybel Syers two sons Hollis and Evan a step son Cletus Morris three daughters Hazel Edith Mildred. Geneva Hand 70 Benton died March 20 1978 at Franklin Hospital married to William Hand died 1970 survived by three daughters two sons a brother and sister nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Zona May Gill 78 West Frankfort died March 21 1978 in Union Hospital member Calvary Baptist Church Hospital Auxiliary survived by brother Owen Gill and nephew Owen Gill Jr. Burial at Tate's Chapel Cemetery. Funeral details at local homes.
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Tenny Smith
Akin
Hobbs-Johnson Funeral
Benton
Brady Cemetery
Mr. Smith
Franklin Hospital
Nathaniel
Ruth Johnson Smith
Franklin County
Church of Christ
Maybel Syers
Hollis
Evan
Macedonia
Cletus Morris
Equality
Hazel Beatty
Edith Turner
Mildred Smith
Paddock Lake
Wis
Geneva Hand
Fairland St
Mt. Veron
Karen Portera
Jacksonville
Ark
Wayne
Charleston
S. C
Murray Allen
Montevallo
Ala
Grace Hood
Birmingham
Hobbs- Johnston
Macedonia Church
Montevalio
Church
Zona May Gill
Kuca
West Frankfort
Union
Camp Hill
Parker Reedy
Tate’s Chapel Cemetery
Galatia
Murphysboro Woman Aphia Perrigan Dies At 82
Aphia Hattie Perrigan 82 of 1926 Shomaker Drive Murphysboro died today March 21 1978 at St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro. Pending at Denny and Pettett Funeral Home Murphysboro for arrangements.
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Denny and Pettett Funeral Home
Murphysboro
Aphia Hattie Perrigan
Shomaker Drive
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Du Quoin Man Charged With Burglary At Closed Dairy Queen
Du Quoin police arrested 23 year old Clifford Ray Melvin after he was found inside a closed Dairy Queen on North Hickory Street about midnight. He was transferred to Perry County jail in Pinckneyville pending a hearing.
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du Quoin
Clifford Ray Melvin
Dairy Queen
North Hickory Street
Melvin
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Obituaries for J Ray Brown George Beasley Maude Simmons
Obituaries notice lists J Ray Brown 71 of Anna died March 20 1978 at Union County Hospital Anna United Methodist Church former Fisher Body executive secretary Union County Farm Bureau retirement 1969 later Westinghouse in Anna survived by wife mother brother nieces and nephews funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Lutz Bendieman Anna Cemetery memorials to Anna United Methodist Church. George Beasley 78 of Route 1 De Soto died at home March 1978 after lengthy illness former grain farmer and oil field worker born February 17 1900 De Soto married Estella Jacquot 1925. survived by four daughters 15 grandchildren 25 great grandchildren sister Lillie Jane Beasley funeral 2 p.m. Thursday Meredith Funeral Home Carbondale burial Mardale Gardens near Murphysboro. Maude Simmons 69 of Arthur former Johnson County resident died March 20 1978 at home born August 10 1908 Pope County married the Rev Louis Simmons deceased survived by two daughters Lola Sistler Carmen Davis both of Sullivan three grandchildren two great grandchildren three brothers Carl Elmer Arnold Ragain of Peoria funeral arrangements Coun ty Line Church near Simpson burial Kerley Cemetery near Simpson funeral Noon Thursday Whitney Funeral Home Vienna in charge
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Gilbert W. Prange
Steeleville
John Cochran
St. Louis
Mr. Prange
American Device Co
Veterans of Foreign Wars Kaskaskia Post
Chester
Peace Lutheran Church
Henry
Susanna Wilson Prange
Kathryn Smith
Irene Robinson
Alice Gerberding
Alberta Trucano
Edmund Prange
Palms
Calif
Wilson Funeral Home
Heart Fund
J. Ray Brown
Anna
Union County Hospital
Anna United Methodist Church
Fisher Body Plant
Detroit
Mr. Brown
Union County Farm Bureau
Western Auto
Union County
J. Holly
Annie Rich Brown
Waye Walker
Vergennes
New Haven Center
Carbondale
Carl R
Ft. Madison
Iowa
Fred
Lutz and Bendieman Funeral Home
Anna Cemetery
George Beasley
Route 1
de Soto
Mr. Beasley
Effie Jane Williams Beasley
Estella Jacquot
Mary Jane Breede
Ella Mae Jones
Georgia Miller
Betty Tackitt
Lillie Jane Beasley
Meredith Funeral Home
Mardale Gardens
Murphysboro
Maude Simmons
Arthur
Johnson County
Pope County
Green
Bertha Morris Ragain
Louis Simmons
Vienna
Lola Sistler
Carmen Davis
Sulivan
Carl
Elmer
Arnold Ragain
Peoria
County Line
Simpson
Kerley
Whitney Funeral Home
Water quality meeting schedule announced
The Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission Water Quality Task Force will meet at 6 30 p m Wednesday at the Holiday Inn in Marion The Liquor Commission Hearing Committee will meet at 4 p m Wednesday in the City Council chambers 607 E College Carbondale Local newspaper notices provide details on this midweek public business.
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Greater Egypt
Regional Planning and Development Commission
Holiday Inn
Marion
Liquor Commission
City Council
E. College
Carbondale
Special Events Calendar at Burma Kays Center
Free and open to the public at 441 E Willow Carbondale features Gloria Thomas director PREPARATION for Parenthood with a parental and postnatal seminar and luncheon from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
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Burma Kays
E. Willow
Carbondale
Gloria Thomas
Wednes
Weekend Movie Listings Spread Across Town Venues
Webster Steeleville hosts Beyond and Back. Saluki 1 and 2 show Goodbye Girl and House Calls at Carbondale. Harrisburg screens High Anxiety, Gray Lady Down, and Caseys Shadow at Cinema and Orpheum. Carbondale venues feature The Fury, American Hot Wax, Candleshoe, Casey s Shadow, Coma, and Gray Lady Down. Marion presents Candleshoe Casey s Shadow Saturday Night Fever at Town and Country. Murphysboro shows Looking For Mr Goodbar at New Liberty.
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Saluki
Carbondale
FOX
Harrisburg
Orpheum
Casey’s
Varsity
Fury
University 4
Candleshoe
Gray Lady
Marion
Casey
Cobden hikes fees for fires and bikes
The Cobden Village Board approved raising out-of-town fire call charges from 150 to 250 dollars to match regional rates and insurance coverage. A bicycle licensing program starts April 16 with police safety inspections and one-year licenses for one dollar, plus a safety course to launch the program.
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Cobden
Karen Vitt
Woman Sues Over Fall At Carbondale K Mart
Marion woman Stelle Bianchini sues K Mart Corp in Jackson County Circuit Court Murphysboro alleging store operators caused water to pool near the entrance on April 27 1977 leading to a slip and fall. She seeks a reasonable and just damages award for permanent injuries including a broken left elbow and injuries to her right hand and arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Carbondale
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Stelle Bianchini
K-Mart Corporation
Bianchini
Fire Destroys Residence on Chestnut Street in Anna
Fire Chief Lawrence Boyer said Anna firefighters were summoned to 135 West Chestnut Street at 12 11 am and fought the blaze for about two hours. The fire started in a bedroom and was confined to the interior with no injuries. No cause or damage estimate is available.
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Robert Shelton
Chestnut St
Anna
Lawrence Boyer
Shelton
Boyer
Rain Snow Mix Forecast Spreads Across New England
A weather forecast calls for a mix of rain and snow across New England with showers extending down the East Coast and rain expected in the Southwest. Temperatures will be low in New England and mild elsewhere. In Southern Illinois Monday high reached 67 degrees with a 7 a.m. to today low of 47 and .42 inches of precipitation. 9 a.m. temperature stood at 47 degrees with sunset at 6:04 p.m. and sunrise on Wednesday at 5:52 a.m.
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New England
Illinois
November Fire District Vote Planned for Grand Tower
A November election in Grand Tower Township will decide on creating the Tower Rock Fire Prevention District. Cir cuit Judge Bill F. Green ruled petitions meet legal requirements and cover the entire township, with consolidation allowed under new election laws. The district would be governed by a fire district board with taxing authority, consolidating with Murphysboro Fire Department and Grand Tower volunteer unit if approved.
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Grand Tower Township
Deterrent to thefts in Union County ID system offered
Union County residents may obtain identification numbers placed on valuables under a nationwide program to deter crime. A meeting to discuss the program was announced, detailing how to register items and use ID marks for recovery and safety.
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Union County
Ables
County farm bureau to promote property ID program
Union County Farm Bureau and sheriff office will host a property identification program at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the farm bureau basement. Participants receive a nine character ID number to mark state county and residence on equipment and other items, aiding nationwide trace and recovery of stolen property. Bob Hughes says several residents have already signed up as the program expands countywide with a federally funded worker to mark items.
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Union County Farm Bureau
Sheriff’s Office
Farm Bureau
Bob Hughes
The
Union County
Hughes
Sheriffs Department
Carbondale man convicted in 1976 drug delivery case
James Paul, 26, last known address 321 Giant City Road, was found guilty in a bench trial in Jackson County Circuit Court in Murphysboro of delivering PCP to undercover agents on August 6 and August 18, 1976. Sentencing is set for May 19. Paul was released on bond pending sentencing.
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Carbondale
Jackson County
Murphysboro
James Paul
Giant City Road
Paul
Richard Richman
Southern Illinois Enforcement Group
Area man sentenced to prison for theft by possession
Randy Reynolds 24 of 1834 Pine St Murphysboro was sentenced to two years at Menard Correctional Center after pleading guilty in Jackson County Circuit Court to theft by possession over 150 dollars. He admitted taking items from Home Heating Co during a burglary on January 13.
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Randy Reynolds
Pine St
Murphysboro
Menard Correctional Center
Chester
Jackson County
Reynolds
Two Men Charged With Deviate Assault in Harrisburg
Harrisburg police charged John Taylor age 23 of Stoneforth and Claude Barger age 20 of Harrisburg with deviate sexual assault in connection with an incident at a Harrisburg residence early Friday. The 24 year old woman was treated at Doctor's Hospital and released.
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Harrisburg
Saline County
John Taylor
Stoneforth
Claude Barger
Doctor’s Hospital
Arrest of two may solve several Carbondale thefts
Carbondale police say two teenagers have been arrested and charged with burglary, potentially solving six home burglaries in the eastern part of Carbondale over the past two weeks. Rick L. Sessions, 19, and Mike A. Masiero, 17, both residents of an Illinois Department of Corrections Group Home on South Giant City Road, were jailed in Murphysboro pending court hearings.
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Carbondale
Rick L. Sessions
Mike A. Masiero
Illinois Department of Corrections
South Giant City Road
Jackson County
Murphysboro
East Dogwood Lane
South Grant City Road
South Liberty Lane
East Grand Avenue
Wisconsin firm found not guilty in $900,000 damage suit
A Jackson County jury in Murphysboro cleared Sheridan Products, Inc. of Racine, Wisconsin, of liability in a $900,000 personal injury suit filed by David Johnson, 28, formerly of Warren Hall, SIU Carbondale. Johnson claimed a pellet gun defective manufacture caused a March 3, 1974 eye injury. The medical student alleged total loss of the eye.
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Wisconsin
Jackson County
Murphysboro
David Johnson
Warren Hall
Thompson Point
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Sheridan Products, Inc
Fire destroys Norris Webb home in Frisco
Firefighters fought a two story frame fire at the Norris Webb residence in Frisco about 18 miles from Benton northeast of Ewing. The blaze began around 825 a.m. near the flue hampering efforts due to distant water supply. The Webb family saved most furniture and clothing. no damage estimate yet.
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Norris Webb
Frisco
Benton
Ewing
Freeman Spur names new police chief Dale Howell
Freeman Spur appoints Dale Howell as police chief replacing Gary Bonnell who was relieved by Mayor Ralph Murray. Howell will operate from home and residents are advised to call 942-5036 for police contact.
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Dale Howell
Freeman Spur
Howell
Gary Bonnell
Ralph Murray
Murray
Correction on De Soto School Board Seats
Sunday paper corrects an earlier item by stating two full terms are available on the De Soto Consolidated District 86 school board. Four candidates have filed for the two terms, clarifying the number of seats and candidates in the race.
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de Soto Consolidated District 86
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Mt. Vernon
Arthur M. Fullerton
Centralia
Mary Miller
Doris Boldrey
Woodlawn
Phyllis Fullerton
Salem
Maxton Funeral Home
Lara Simmons
Kankakee
St. Mary’s Hospital
Beulah Morris
Janet Nesbitt
Shelby Barnhart
Betty Spenard
Hollywood
Fla
Harry Simmons
Carrier Mills
William Crews
Paducah
Jim Crews
Dumas
Lawanda Road
Lawanda
Makanda
Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home
George E. Smith
E. Olive St
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Keeling Funeral Home
Webster, Steeleville
ROXY
Coulterville
New Liberty
Mr. Goodbar
NOAA
US Dept of Commere
Grand Tower
Bill F. Green
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