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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1966
Page
8
Partly cloudy tonight with a chance of brief showers and lows in the 40s. Friday brings partial sun and little temperature change with highs in the 60s. Saturday outlook is partly sunny and slightly warmer with mostly stable temperatures.
Robert A. Coleman 80 of Bradley died at 8 15 p m in Casper Nursing Home Kankakee He was reared in Carbondale and moved to Bradley 16 years ago A retired yard master for the Missouri Pacific Railroad he belonged to First Baptist Church of Kankakee He was born April 1 1886 in Union County Survived by sons Forrest Maurice Lee Cranston and Robert Jr a daughter Alberta O Donlad a brother Noah J Coleman two sisters and 10 grandchildren Funeral services 2 p m Saturday at Van Natta Funeral Home Carbondale Rev Willard R Foote will officiate Burial Oakland Cemetery Friends may call after 5 p m Friday
Carbondale resident Lee K. Farlander was fined $15 after a traffic stop for failing to yield the right of way.
Lows in the 50s tonight with showers and thunderstorms possible across New England and the southeast quad. Wednesday will see a high near 79 and a low around 48 with cooler air in the upper Mississippi valley. 10 am reading 71, no precipitation since 7 am. Sunset 8:11 pm. sunrise Friday 5:41 am. spillway at Crab Orchard Lake up 2 inches.
Minnie B Fink 89 of 517 South Main Street Anna died today in Union County Nursing Home Anna She was born August 28 1876 in Dongola daughter of John C and Amanda Burns She was married to Dr Hugh K Fink of Hillsboro A former matron of the Du Quoin children s home and president of the Women s Club of Anna First Presbyterian Church She survived by nephews Dr Harry B Shafer and G R Corlis both of Anna Services 2 p.m. Saturday at McCarty Funeral Home Anna Reverend Richard W Peaford to officiate Burial in American Legion Cemetery Dongola Burial after 4 p m Friday
Minnie Baldwin 87 of 917 S Park Ave Herrin died 11 20 p m Wednesday in Herrin Hospital She born Jan 4 1879 Williamson County daughter of Tobias and Mary Yates married Charles Baldwin 1922 in Benton She was member of Herrin First Methodist Church American Legion Auxiliary and World War I Veterans Auxiliary Survived by husband a daughter a son two sisters four grandchildren eight great grandchildren and one great great grandchild Funeral p m Saturday George Van Natta Funeral Home Herrin with Rev E E Souders East Lawn Memorial Gardens south of Herrin Friends may call after 6 p m today at the funeral home
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