Grace Stout of Anna, 71, dies in nursing center
Grace Stout, 71, of Anna died at 4 a.m. March 27, 1978 at Jonesboro Nursing Center. Born Oct 25, 1906 in Union County to Ben and Beulah Toler, she married Coram Stout in 1959. he died in 1963. Survivors include six sisters and a brother. Funeral arrangements at Crain Funeral Home, Anna.
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Grace Stout
Anna
Jonesboro Nursing Center
Union County
Ben
Beulah Clark Toler
Coram Stout
Bessie Mathis
Ada Boie
Helen
Lucille Toler
Opal Quigley
Kankakee
Martha Calloway
Manteno
Cecil Lee Toler
Crain
Anna E. Crews
Lakeview
Ark
Masonic and
Odd Fellows
Benton
Gilbert
Christopher
Crews
Edward
Emma Edwards
Clarence W. Crews
Walier
Sparta Area
Evelyn Gleghorn
Chicago
Illinois Central Hospital
Gleghorn
Bethel A.M.E
Sparta
John
Hall Madison
Elihu Gleghorn
Delores Greghorn
Madella Johnson
Kim
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
W.O. Madison
Benton Harbor
Mich
Rosedale
McDaniel Funeral
Garden of Memories
Napa
Calif
Alto Pass
Cynthia Bell Sherwood
Mrs. Sherwood
Mansfield
Tenn
Brown
Rufus Day Sherwood
Mary England
Dayton
Ohio
Verda Lambert
Murphysboro
Mildred Jolliff
Eva Grimes
Rusty
Curly
Woodrow
Sacramento
Billy
Death notices for Ruth Ann Welshans and Michael Harbor
Ruth Ann Welshans of Sparta dies March 27 1978 at McDaniel Funeral Home Sparta. Michael Harbor of Sparta dies March 26 1978 in Sparta.
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McDaniel Funeral Home
Sparta
Ruth Ann Welshans
Michael Harbor
Obituaries: Harry Meadows and Beulah Vogel Die in March 1978
Harry Meadows 70 of 620 N 16th St Herrin died Sunday night March 26 1978 in Herrin Hospital. Beulah Vogel 72 of 113 Solomon St Christopher died at 230 p.m. Sunday March 26 1978 in Franklin Hospital Benton. Burial and service details listed with churches and survivors. Burial Alto Pass Cemetery with visitation at Gilbert Funeral Home Christopher.
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Odd Fellows
Lloyd D. Leopold
Walnut St
Carbondale
Walker Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Walker Mermorial Chapel
Wolf Creek Cemetery
Eldorado
Leopold
Veterans Administration Hospital
Marion
Lucille Rushing
Jackson St
Carterville
Herrin Hospital
Riggin-Pillatsch Funeral Home
Harry Meadows
N. 16Th St
Herrin
van Natta Funeral Home
Beulah Vogel
Solomon St
Christopher
Franklin Hospital
Benton
First Christian Church
Alto Pass
Gilbert Funeral Home
Mild Rain Forecast Across New England And Northwest Washington
Weather outlook shows mild rain in New England with showers for northwestern Washington. Most of the nation enjoys sunny skies and mild conditions from the Pacific to the Mississippi while the East cools. In Southern Illinois Sunday high reached 36 degrees with a 32 degree low and .04 inches of precipitation since 7 a.m. Sunday. 9 a.m. temperature today was 37 degrees as sunset and sunrise times are listed for the region.
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New England
Washington
Pacific
Mississippi
East
Illinois
Burglary Strikes Carbondale Home. $12000 Loot Stolen
Carbondale police investigate a burglary at 1010 Briarwood Drive where a fur coat, silver, and jewelry valued about $12,000 were taken. The break in, likely between March W and March 26, differed from other Carbondale crimes this month. Two youths were arrested last week for related eastern district burglaries. Bonnie White Jr. of 518 E. Fisher St. was jailed on a warrant for assault and battery after allegedly cutting Gene Kirby at 209 E. Green St. on March 13. White is held at Jackson County Jail awaiting court.
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Carbondale
Virginia Neill
Clifford G. Neill
Neil
Briarwood Drive
Neill
Thief Suspected After Burglary At Peebles Trailer
Jackson County authorities investigated a midnight burglary at John S. Peebles's trailer on Route 1. A smashed back door admitted entry and loot included steak, Polish sausage, bacon, a bath towel, with losses around 27 dollars for meat and door damage.
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Jackson County
John S. Peebles
Route 1
Murphysboro
Peebles
Fire damages house in Colp
Fire damaged the Marilyn Clark house in Colp Sunday night when materials around a stove pipe in the attic caught fire. Carterville firefighters estimated damages at 400 dollars.
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Marilyn Clark
Colp
Carterville
Makanda Township road hearing slated
Makanda Township hosts a public road hearing as part of a slate of Tuesday meetings. Education Council meets at 7 p.m. in Dale Smith's office at Carbondale High School. HEARTS Helping Hearts Inc. convenes at 7 30 p.m. in Marion Memorial Hospital's second floor conference room. Jackson County Mental Health 708 Board starts at 5 p.m. at Sallie Logan Library to discuss a tentative budget and appropriation ordinance for road projects.
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Hearts Helping Hearts Inc
Marion Memorial Hospital
Jackson County Mental Health 708
Sallie Logan Library
Walnut St
Murphysboro
Makanda
Women’s Transit Authority to inaugurate ceremony in Carbondale
The public is invited to attend a ribbon cutting at 4 30 p m Tuesday at the Women s Center 4408 W Freeman St to celebrate Carbondale s new Women s Transit Authority program which began operations March 15. City officials from Carbondale SIU Carbondale and the Women s Center will attend.
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Women’s Transit Authority
Carbondale
Women’s Center
W. Freeman St
City of
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Arms and the Man at Civic Center third Patron Series
The third show in the Civic Center 78 Patron Series, a Shaw comedy Arms and the Man, will be produced by Theater West Virginia at 8 p.m. Thursday at Marion Cultural and Civic Center. Tickets range 5 to 10 dollars with group rates available. call 997 4030 for reservations.
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Civic Center
George Bernard Shaw
Marion Cultural and Civic Center
Marion Civic Center
Tower Square Plaza
Marion
Local theater listings mix film and cinema titles nationwide
Venues in Carbondale Harrisburg Marion and Murphys Boro showcase a slate of classic and contemporary titles. HardRock Girls Fury The World’s Greatest Lover Saluki The Betsy Candleshoe Coma Gray Lady Down Casey’s Shadow Saturday Night Fever and High Anxiety appear across venues at ROXY Coulterville New Liberty Orpheum and Fox Cinemas.
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Coulterville
Carbondale
The
Fury
New Liberty
Murphysboro
Harrisburg
Coma’ Orpheum
FOX
University 4
Candleshoe
Casey
Cinema 4
Marion
Williamson County offers property tax help for seniors
Representatives from the Williamson County Tax Assessor arrive at 17 centers in April to assist residents aged over 65 with homestead exemption applications. First time applicants need age proof and home deeds. prior exemptions require last year’s copies. Exemption totals include a $1500 reduction. Centers and dates listed.
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Williamson County
Judy Whitson
West Frankfort seeks two school board seats in April
Four candidates compete for two open spots on the West Frankfort Community Unit District 186 board in the April 8 election. Incumbents Jack Wall and Bob Croslin face challengers Judy Steinmetz and Hiram Hughes, with Croslin and Steinmetz the rural candidates. Croslin, 52, seeks a fifth term citing district strength and a new $2 million junior high under construction, while Steinmetz, not employed outside the home, aims to expand art and music programs. Wall, 46, seeks a third term highlighting the district’s good curriculum and finances, and Hughes, 41, a consulting geologist, runs his first bid, praising recent school construction and fiscal stability.
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DeMaris Berry
Southern Illinoisan
Jack Wall
Bob Croslin
Judy Steinmetz
Hiram Hughes
West Frankfort Community Unit District
Board of Education
Croslin
Route 1
Steinmetz
Route 2
West Frankfort
West Frankfort High School
Betty
Frankfort
Wall
West
Frankfort High School
Pat
Hughes
Missing coins recovered after Herrin burglaries
Authorities recovered a $1,350 coin collection and knives from the home of Dallas Jordan in Herrin after a burglary. Four other break ins in Williamson County are under investigation. Deb Sheriff Ron McDonald said a 14 year old boy’s father returned the coins. Jewelry and silverware were taken from Carl D. Sneed’s home and other items from Charles Boatright, Gene Warden, and Jack Van residences as the sheriff's department probes the Easter period burglaries.
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Williamson County
Ron McDonald
Dallas Jordan
Route 1
Herrin
Jordan
McDonald
Carl D. Sneed
Sheriff’s Department
Charles Boatright
Three held in Murphysboro burglaries
Two Murphysboro men aged 19 and 23 along with a 15 year old girl face burglary charges after a noon Friday arrest near the Ava black top road following a report of someone trying to break into the Albert Imhoff residence. The trio is charged with burglaries at the Imhoff home and the Wayne Graff residence. A pistol jewelry and cash were recovered. McDowell and Siddons remained jailed while the girl was released to her parents.
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Murphysboro
Arthur McDowell
Terry Siddons
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Albert Imhoff
Ava Blacktop
Imhoff
Collision injures five on Illinois 4 near Campbell Hill
Four members of the Percy family and Tina M. Rabe of Campbell Hill were injured in a two car crash on Illinois 4 at Campbell Hill. Charles Choate Jean Choate and their children Jason 2 and Linda 10 months were taken to St. Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro where Mr and Mrs Choate remained for observation.
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Percy
Campbell Hill
Illinois
Charles
Jean Choate
Jason
Linda
Tina M. Rabe
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Choate
Mrs. Choate
Births across several towns in Southern Illinois
Mr and Mrs John Murphysboro welcome a son Sunday at Memorial Hospital Carbondale. Bruce Mulkeytown and Mrs Furlow have a daughter Saturday at Memorial Hospital Carbondale. Frosty Cummings and wife greet a son Saturday at Memorial Hospital Carbondale. Robert Newman and wife welcome a daughter Sunday at Memorial Hospital Carbondale. Gary Jonesboro Smiths have a son Sunday at Memorial Hospital Carbondale. Bill Maxwell and wife have a son Saturday at Franklin Hospital Benton. Randall Steinmetz and wife have a son Sunday at Herrin Hospital. Rev Bruce A Howell and wife have a daughter Sunday March 19 in Women’s Hospital Jackson. Grant LeFevre and wife have a son Saturday at St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro. Paul Miller and wife have a son Sunday at Pinckneyville Community Hospital. Mark Stanton and wife have a son Sunday at Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin. William Hammill and wife have a daughter Wednesday March 22 1978 at Memorial Hospital Chester.
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Mulkeytown
Furlow
Bruce
Memorial Hospital of
Carbondale
Cummings
Frosty
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
Herrin
Newman
Robert
Jonesboro
Smith
Gary
Benton
Maxwell
Bill
Franklin Hospital
Jackson, Miss
Howell
Bruce A
Womans Hospital
Jackson
Tommie Saucier James
Virginia Howell Carlyle
Alto Pass
Lefevre
Grant
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
DU Quoin
Miller
Paul
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Pinckneyville
Stanton
Mark
Marshall Browning
Marissa
Hammill
William
Memorial Hospital
Chester
Stolen Coins and Jewelry From Home on Logan Street
A necklace valued at 125 dollars and 450 dollars in coins were taken from 1502 Logan Street in Maryon while a 12 year old daughter slept. The thief entered through an unlocked back door and was not noticed until awakened by noise at 8:30 a.m. Friday. Coins included 400 dollars in half dollars and 50 dollars in dimes.
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Logan St
Maron
Marcie
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Makanda Township
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U.S. 51
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Resource Reclamation, Inc
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Fourth Street
Herrin Senior Citizens Center
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W. Warren St
Gene Warden
N. Logan St
Jack van
S. 17Th St
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Randall
Rowland & Corev Liom
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