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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1985

Page

10

Rushing dies at 83 retired area teacher

Floyd K. Rushing 83 of 703 N Fair St Marion died May 22 1985 in Franklin Skilled Care Unit Benton. Services 1 p.m. Friday Huffman Funeral Home Carbondale with Masonic services at 7 30 p.m. Burial Lipe Cemetery Makanda Township. He taught in Makanda and Carbondale rural schools and at Menard Correctional Center until 1969. He was member of Jackson County Farm Bureau Makanda Masonic Lodge Royal Arch Masons Carb ondale and Rock Springs Baptist Church. Survivors wife Beulah Lipe Rushing a son Kenneth Goreville a daughter English Dayton Ohio a brother Ray Carbondale a sister Faye Spence Crainville seven grandchildren two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter Maxine Shanahan and a son Victor.

Marion Floyd K. Rushing N. Fair St U.S. 51 Carbondale Huffman Funeral Home Lipe Makanda Township Rushing Franklin Benton Makanda Menard Susan Weatherly Rushing Beulah Lipe Metropolis Kenneth Goreville To English Dayton Ohio Ray Faye Spence Crainville Maxine Shanahan Victor Paul D. Tippy Fountain Tippy U.S. Steel Co Gary Ind Masonic Lodge Scottish Rites Orac Temple Hammond Dave Sally Crain Tippy Neva Duncan LaPorte Melvin Robert Schererville Duncan Garrison New Jersey Jack Garrison Arlington, Va Larry Garrison Zada Schussele California

Pinckneyville woman Leah McCants dies at 101

Leah Crain McCants 101 of Perry Manor Nursing Home Pinckneyville died May 23 1985 at Pinckneyville Community Hospital She was a homemaker and DAR member life member of the Eastern Star Born January 15 1884 south of Pinckneyville Married to Steve McCants who preceded her In addition to a stepson Harold McCants of Pinckneyville she is survived by a niece journalist Virginia Leah Marmaduke Read funeral services set for 4 p.m Friday at Crain Marmaduke family plot Oakland Cemetery Carbondale Pyatt Funeral Home Pinckneyville in charge

Pinckneyville Leah Crain McCants Perry Manor McCants Daughters of the American Revolution Order of the Eastern Star She Worth and Estelle Tessier Crain Steve McCants Harold McCants Virginia Leah Marmaduke Crain-Marmaduke Oakland Cemetery Carbondale Pyatt Funeral Home

Wayne C Hazel ex-Herrin police chief dies at 60

Wayne C Hazel 60 of 916 N 13th St Herrin died May 22 1985 at Herrin Hospital. A 20 year Herrin Police Department member and assistant police chief until 1977 he later worked at Norge Co. He ran for Herrin City Council in 1979 and lost to Victor Ritter. He was WWII veteran and survived by his wife Betty Bird Hazel mother and four siblings. Services 1:30 p.m. Friday Johnson Hughes Funeral Home. Burial Herrin City Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today.

Herrin Wayne Calvin Hazel 13Th St Hazel The Crab Orchard Bass Club Illinois Bass Association New Madrid County Edward Gladys Bishop Hazel Betty Bird

Accuracy Hotline editor on the Accuracy Hotline

The Accuracy Hotline lists a contact for corrections and questions, providing the phone number 529-5454 with extension 216 for newsroom inquiries. The note suggests staffers direct readers to the hotline for factual accuracy concerns.

Hospital Notes Read Across Multiple Illinois Towns

Hospital notes list admissions and discharges across St. Joseph Murphysboro Union Pinckneyville Franklin Benton Sparta Webb areas with many patient surnames and first names. The roster includes admissions May 21 and discharges in Memorial Carbondale Harrisburg Champaign and nearby communities, reflecting a regional hospital log.

Lottery numbers drawn in Illinois Daily Game and Pick Four

Illinois Lottery results from Wednesday show Daily Game numbers 9 5 6 and Pick Four 4 6 2 0. Estimated Lotto grand prize listed at 6 million dollars.

William C Page 85 of Anna dies at home May 1985

William C Page 85 of Anna dies at home May 21 1985. He was a heavy equipment operator and member of Mount Moriah Lutheran Church Anna Masonic Lodge 520 Scottish Rites Bodies Oasis Shrine Club Ainad Temple and Operating Engineers Local 318. Born Oct 15 1899 in Potta wattamie County Iowa to Enos and Ellen Page. Survived by wife Jane Dillon two sons two daughters one stepson and many relatives. Burial in Anna City Cemetery after visitation at Lutz Rendleman Funeral Home. Memorials to Mount Moriah Lutheran Church.

William C. Page Anna Mr. Page Mount Moriah Lutheran Church Anna Masonic Lodge Scottish Rites Bodies Valley of Southern Illinois Oasis Shrine Club of Ainad Temple of Jane Dillon Paul C. Page Ormond Beach Fla William J. Page Iowa Bernard Page Grace Yarrington Marie Ross Roy Page Chicago Raymond Page Mount Vernon Wash Lutz and Rendleman Anna City

Births in Harrisburg Murphysboro and Carbondale May 21 22 1985

Harrisburg Moreland Jim and Charlotte born a son on May 21 1985 at Harrisburg Medical Center. Dillard Jeff and Cindy born a son on May 22 1985 at Harrisburg Medical Center. James Peggy and Lawrence born a daughter on May 22 1985 at St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro. Reiman Ruby and Keith born a daughter on May 22 1985 at St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro. Hewitt Bradley and Kay born a daughter on May 22 1985 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Nolan Tony and Crystal born a son on May 22 1985 at Memorial Hospital Carbondale. Motabagani Adnan and Ghaliah born a daughter on May 22 1985 at Memorial Hospital Carbondale.

Harrisburg Moreland Jim Charlotte Harrisburg Medical Center Dillard Jeff Cindy Makanda James Peggy Lawrence St. Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro Reiman Ruby Keith Carbondale Hewitt Bradley Kay Memorial Hospital of Nolan Tony Crystal Motabagani Adnan Ghaliah

Funeral services set for Della Bradford in Du Quoin

Della Bradford 98 of Fairview Residential Home Du Quoin will have services at 1 30 p m Friday at Neal Memorial Chapel Du Quoin burial at Odd Fellows Cemetery Friends may call after 6 30 p m today at the funeral chapel She died Saturday May 18 1985 in Marshall Browning Hospital She was a member of St Pauls Baptist Church born July 7 1886 in Birmingham Alabama She married Benjamin Bradford who preceded her in death An adopted grandson survives One son also preceded her in

Beverly Beggs Springfield Kimberly Davis St. Louis Michael Davis O’fallon George Holman Olmsted First United Methodist Church Mount Pleasant LaCenter Crain Funeral Home Mounds DU Quoin Della Bradford Fairview N. Walnut St Neal Memorial Chapel Odd Fellows Cemetery Bradford Marshall Browning Hospital St. Paul’s Baptist Church Birmingham Ala Benjamin Bradford

Stolen Items Lead to Go r eville Burglaries Breakthrough

West Sycamore Street resident James Renfro reported a mattress box springs and table stolen from his garage between Thursday noon and Friday 3 p.m. valued at 220 dollars. Johnson County Sheriff Elly Faulkner announced the late-week arrests of a 19-year-old man and a 12-year-old juvenile in connection with April and May burglaries. An empty cash register was taken at Hancock's Garage and 570 dollars was missing from Pyramid Block Co. The sheriff noted 408 dollars already recovered and seeks restitution and counseling alternatives.

Sycamore Street James Renfro W. Sycamore Johnson County Elly Faulkner Goreville Faulkner Hancock’s Pyramid Block Co Pyramid

What's Coming Kroger Cook-Out Set Saturday

Kroger stores in Carbondale host a Saturday cook-out from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in parking lots with hot dogs, bratwurst, and Coke. proceeds go to the Carbondale Senior Citizens building fund. Drawings at 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. offer $50 in groceries. winner entries sent to Kroger HQ in St. Louis for a 1985 Mercury Cougar giveaway in Illinois-Missouri area. two cars total.

Kroger Carbondale Carbondale Senior Citizens Building Fund Kroger-East Kroger-West Carol Johnson

Two Suspects Captured in Randolph County Burglary Case

Randolph County holds two suspects Charles Walmer 27 Crystal River Florida and Daniel Poole 32 Madison after police captured them Tuesday south of Grand Tower. They face burglary theft over 300 and criminal damage charges for the Mississippi Valley Gun Club break in near Rockwood plus theft of a Michigan pickup. Bond is $60000 each.

Chicago Charles Lee Walmer Crystal River Fla Daniel L. Poole Madison Grand Tower Illinois Walmer Poole Mississippi Valley Gun Club Illinois 3 Rockwood Michigan Randolph County Chester

Okawville man jailed 18 months for 1984 fatal crash

Steve R. Frantz, 35, of Okawville, was sentenced to 18 months in St. Clair County for reckless homicide and DUI in the July 28, 1984 crash on Illinois 4 near Darmstadt that killed 21 year old Paul Young of Sparta. Frantz was convicted by a jury in April.

Okawville Sparta St. Clair County Belleville Steve R. Frantz Paul T. Young Frantz Young Illinois 4 Darmstadt

Williamson County man sentenced in aggravated abuse case

Tyrone D. Roach, 103 Pennsylvania Ave Carterville, received five years in prison after a negotiated guilty plea to aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving a 7 year old. Circuit Judge Snyder Howell imposed the term. Garnati handled the prosecution. A separate case saw Roger D. Price receive 15 years for burglary and 10 more for theft in Herrin.

Williamson County Carterville Tyrone D. Roach Pennsylvania Ave Department of Corrections Snyder Howell Charles Garnati Garnati Herrin Illinois Department of Corrections Roger D. Price Donald Lowery Big Daddy Herrin Price Price

Hearing on Colemans request to move trial continues

In Cincinnati AP report, a hearing on Alton Colemans bid to move his second murder trial from Cincinnati continues, with Judge Simon Leis Jr and Judge William Morrissey set to hear Debra Browns venue motion Friday. Jury selection for both trials proceeds to test impartial juries despite heavy coverage of recent convictions.

Cincinnati Alton Coleman Debra Brown Hamilton County Common Pleas Simon Leis Jr William Morrissey Coleman Ms. Brown Waukegan Tonnie Storey Norwood Leis

Reagan tax reform departs from law yet treads Treasury aim

The Southern Illinoisan correction notes Tom Wicker states Reagan will treat business depreciation allowances as less generous than current law but more generous than the Treasury proposal. It also amends the May 19 Day Care story to add Perry County Gold Plate Program as an adult day care and home chore service funded by the Illinois Department on Aging, active about 18 months.

Southern Illinoisan Reagan Tom Wicker Treasury Perry County Illinois Department On Aging

Missouri man charged with four felonies in assault case

Ricco B. Harris, 21, faces aggravated criminal sexual assault, home invasion, aggravated kidnapping, and burglary in a case involving an 82 year old woman. He is jailed in East St. Louis with bond set at 125000. A break in led to rapes in East St. Louis and southeast Missouri last weekend.

East ST. Louis Missouri Ricco B. Harris St. Clair County

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Leah McCants Wayne C. Hazel Johnston City Mark Hazel Gail Wilkie Carol Ansinelli Ryan Bandera Brodie Ansinelli Jarid Wilkie George Hazel Alyne Hazel Lucille Massa Jean Thornton Thelma Wildarber Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home Herrin City Cemetery Peter Selkowe Day Dorothy Morrison Carolyn Aken Wanda Thompsonville Carr Scott Calhoun Lawrence Gammon Marquis Whittington Velma Tamaroa Wright Ethel West Frankfort Marshall Browning Gibbs Kellie du Quoin Ridgeway Clara Pippin Anna Montgomery Mildred Hunziker Loraine Linton Jamie Dongola Proctor Stacy MED Owen Alfred Weatherly Jeffrey Fleming Hester Tanner Anita and Creal Springs Lorrie Herrin Hospital Marion Memorial Thompson Bobby Kennett Hutson Billy Stonefort Castoun Mary Carterville Evans Mary Lou Flory Alice Hartmann Hilda Wente Marilyn Steeleville Thurman Myrtis Whipple Orval Cutler Schratz Patricia Vogel Fredie Coulterville Winso Wilse Louise Steeleville Power Ellen Marissa Union County Cavitt Marie Kerr Kathryn Eric Marshal Martha Buncombe Dillon Lescel Hoffman Bryan Dongela Gillesp Walter Buncombe Price Eza Perks Witthoft Sheilda Sheparcy Frank Cobden Eva Emma Waldron Virginia Grassy Township Levi Sarah Ann Rushing Butts George Waldron Ethel Butts Riggin-Pillatsch Funeral Oakwood Funeral Jewell Davis Velita R. Davie Johnson-Hughes Arthritis Foundation Robert L. Moore Herrin and Rose Hill Chapel Rose Hill Mr. Moore Moore Jewelry Tulsa Oklo George Mary Letha Moore Miriam Lightfoot Marilyn and Hartman Mitchell Nancy Collins Laguna Hills Calif Susan Mitchell New York N.Y Frances L. Herrin Rose Hill Cemetery Moore Mian WKRC WCPO WLWT
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