Marion civic center bid approved amid donor push
Donors lined up to raise an estimated 500000 for a Marion civic center plan. Butler and four city commissioners approved an 89900 bid from McCree Excavating to dig the foundation after Zeller Construction recommended the firm. Commissioner Turnbull questioned long term maintenance costs, while Butler argued the project enjoys strong community support despite doubts about profitability.
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Butler
Zeller Construction
Marion
Civic Center
McCree Excavating and Clearing Inc
Herrin
Gary Turnbull
Death notice for Gust A Schneider of West Frankfort
Gust Allen Schneider, 74, of West Frankfort, formerly of Alton, died Saturday November 3, 2001 at his home. He was born November 11, 1926, in West Frankfort to Walter Cornelius and Louise Mary Schneider. He married Dorothy Tester in 1947. she died in 1984. A WWII veteran, he worked at American Steel in Granite City, was a Jehovah's Witness, and used an electric wheelchair. He leaves three sons, a grandson, a granddaughter, a sister, four brothers, and many nieces and nephews. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Thompsonville, with memorial services November 17 at the Kingdom Hall in Benton. Memorials to the Watchtower Society. Union Funeral Home handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Pearl E. Fulton
N. Adams St
Herrin Hospital
Parrish
Everett Criley
Emma
Bailey) Criley
Alex J. Fulton
Patty Garcia
Centralia
Avanell Aloffo
Joe
Carterville
Bailey Dean Fulton
Joyce
Arcola
Ill
Alex Fulton
Joe Dean Fulton
Elizabeth Edwards
Tim Fulton
Greg Fulton
Brian Fulton
Barbara Dimmock
Joseph Aloffo
Anthony Aloffa
Ava Williams
Wilma Tregg
Port Charlotte
Fla
Lyn- Gai Garment Co
Lesser
Parker-Reedy Funeral Home
H.A. Hildrebrand
Scott Baird
Tower Heights
Central United Methodist Church
Royalton
Laymon
Eugene
Bud” Donelson
South Dean Street
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Marion
Mr. Donelson
Christopher
Melbourne
Rose
Falcomata) Donelson
Ruth Moody
Dearborn
Mich
John Kirchoff
Sharon
Arthur Wroblewski
South Gate
Bonnie Roberts
Michigan
Mary
Alex Barclay
Violet
Joe Vietti
Helen Dover
James
Janet Donelson
Billy Donelson
Carmen Ritchie
Vantrease
Jim Ebbs
Miners Cemetery
Zeigler American Legion
Gust Allen Schneider
Alton
Walter Cornelius
Louise Mary
Antoine) Schneider
Dorothy Eileen Tester
Nokomis
Gust
American Steel
Granite City
Japan
Kingdom Hall
Benton Congregation
Wheeling
Barbara Ann Schneider
Jack E. Schneider
Akin, S.C
Charles A. Schneider
Dacona
Colo
Roy W. Schneider
Rosewood Heights
Forest R. Duke
Robert W. Duke
Schomburg
Kenneth
Carol Schneider
Stanton
Robert Allen
Danny Ray Schneider
Tulsa
Okla
David Michael Schneider
Mannford
Timothy Allen Schneider
Jessica Louise Jones
Shawn
Nicole Renee Landrum
Collinsville
Rebecca Schneider
Emmaline Duke Horn
William
Frank Schneider
Walter C. Schneider
Gloria
Pontoon Beach
Inlaw
Charlotte Schneider
Marion Schneider
Aiken
S.C
Carolyn Graves
Jackie
Margaret Schneider
Colorado Springs
Barbara Duke Catt
Evansville
Ind
Tina
Tamara Schneider
Alton, IL
Patricia JoAnn Naylor
Tracy
Wood River
Forest
Rick” Duke
Marengo
Roy
Carol Duke
Roy Edward George Albert Schneider
Stephanie
Richard Schneider
Loretta
James Schneider
Dee
Colorado
Brian Duke Brinkley
Daniella
Toby
Emerald Marshal
Gus
Schneider
Pleasant Hill
Thompsonville
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Benton
John Bush
Watchtower Society
Union Funeral Home
Anna — Rose Dale
Anna
City Care
Henry R
Dora Etta ( Holley) Lasley
Charlie Dale
First Baptist Church
Jonesboro
Florsheim Shoe Company
Jerry Dale
Miami, Fla
Bob Dale
Larry Dale
Rose Dale
Crain Funeral Home
Dongola
Dave Aden
American Legion Cemetery
Golconda
Katherine Williams
Pope County
Aly Funeral Home
Paul Patton
IOOF
Carbondale
Kathleen Loretta Odle
Reno
Nev
Kathleen
East St. Louis
Henry and
Anne (Tiernan) Eldridge
Oakley Arnold Odle
Henry
John
Martin Eldridge
Dorothy Robinson
Charlotte Riley
Frieda Shelby
Rita Hopper
Joseph
Brian
Karen
Doc Williams
Carson City
Bill
Kathy Odle
St. Charles
Linda Odle
Tom
Terry Odle
Mobile
Ala
Pete Odle
Tim Odle
Lee Gardiner
Patrick
Angie Odle
Sun Valley
Heather
Robert Cutrell
Swansea
Shane
Rebecca Bollmeier
Lake Charles
Amanda Williams
Oakland
Calif
Jacob Aud
Arden
Joey
Robert
Brian Odle
Tiernan Shayne Cutrell
New
St. Mary’s Hospice Foundation Hospice Fund
St. Mary’s Health Network
Fourth St
John A. Oster
Marion Memorial Hospital
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Johnston City
Boner Cemetery
Mr. Oster
Norge
Herrin
American Legion
Orient
Eagles
Wilburton
Louis
Carolyn (Elsego) Oster
Kathryn Story
Kitty Walton
Michael C
Kitty Oster
Maxine Filkins
Julie Serafin
Louie Quaglia
Rudy
Eddie
Multiple Obituaries From Southern Illinois Area
Obituary notices spanning Mill Creek to Dongola and Carbondale detail deaths of George Poat 61 of Mill Creek and Anna Dale 89 of Anna, with extended family, funeral arrangements, and memorials. Additional notices include Rose Dale, Katherine Williams, Kathleen Odle, and Edward Ladendecker, listing service details, burial plans, and survivor information.
Bomb squad members train for danger and public safety
Carbondale police bomb squad members navigate obstacle courses with a robot and handle about 25 reports of suspected bombs in their career. They mostly encounter false alarms or look-alikes but also confront dynamite and grenades while offering school classes on threat management and training for other agencies.
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Goddard
Stiff
Carbondale
Delta pushes grant drive for public infrastructure projects
Cole notes 209 applications reflect regional needs across roads water transport business development and job training. It remains unclear how Illinois will receive funds or the distribution formula. He expects the formula to be set at the authority meeting later this month and grant decisions by year end. Johnson praised the progress made.
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Cole
Illinois
Authority
Johnson
Merrill Lindsay dies former newspaper chief at 91
Merrill Lindsay longtime Lindsay Schaub Newspapers chairman died after his wife Margery also passed away hours earlier at 84. He led the Decatur group until its 1979 sale to Lee Enterprises. Burial near North Fork Cemetery service at First Presbyterian Church. Memorials to local institutions. Survived by daughter Lucy and extended family.
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Decatur
Merrill Lindsay
Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers
Lee Enterprises
Margery
WSOY
Lindsay-Schaub
Local births join Carbondale families on Nov 4 2001
Temeca Jones and Andre Allen of Carbondale welcome a daughter on Sunday November 4 2001 at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Traci Debose and Donald of Eldorado welcome a daughter on the same day at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale. Deborah Meador and Miles of Carbondale also announce a daughter born Sunday November 4 2001 at Memorial Hospital.
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Jones
Temeca
Allen
Andre
Carbondale
Memorial Hospital of
Debose
Traci
Donald
Eldorado
Meador
Deborah
Miles
Hospital Admissions And Discharges Report
Chester Memorial Hospital notes list admissions on November 2 to 4 for Hille Ralph Eliah Du Quoin and Marshall Browning. Rogers Margaret Lee Du. Jones Bessie Lesser. Discharges include Prescutti Jeffrey Christophe Robison Mary Jane Dowell, with Ditto Alfred Herrin Eveland Wilma Marion Roberts Patricia Pinckneyvill Schluter Ray Dongola Vaughn William Herrin.
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Herrin Hospital
Alfred
Herrin
Eveland
Wilma
Marion Roberts
Patricia
Pinckneyvill Schluter
Ray
Dongola Vaughn
William
Obituary notices from Illinois death records 2001
Multiple brief obituaries list names ages and death dates across Carbondale Murphysboro West Frankfort Marion and Pittsburg. Notables include Andrew Boyd Trescott 41 of Dallas born Mount Vernon Ohio a college graduate and intern for Salem Press with a memorial service later announced. Alonzo Dale 70 formerly of Dongola died in Mesa AZ. Opal Cheatham 84. John Lasley 38. Louise Nordwig. Ruth Pearl 79. Harold Handkins 93. John A Oster 82 with military service and family details.
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Carbondale
Andrew Boyd Trescott
Dallas
Texas
Paul B. Trescott
Ruth Pretzat Krusen
Jeffrey Trescott
Oakland
Calif
Jill V. Trescott
Randolph
Mining Company
Salem Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
Turnbull
Fulton
Bud’ Donelson
Billy Scholebo
Pinckneyville
Billy Joe
Bo” Scholebo
Jupiter, Fla
St. Bruno Catholic Church
James van Oss
Mueller Hill Cemetery
Visitation
Pyatt-Harrawood Funeral Home
Mary Brennecke
George William ‘Bill’ Poat
Mill Creek
George William “Bill” Poat
Joseph Aubrey
Edith Marie Weitlauf Poat
Paducah
St. Louis University Hospital
Tri-County
Tamms
Mill Creek Baptist Church
Salena Cunningham
Mayfield, Ky
James Poat
Mayfield
Jacob Poat
Kaye Griffith
Canton
Ohio
Sereda Pirtle
Edwardsville
Madison
Mallory
Mikayla
Kattie
Bob Richardson
Hileman & Parr
St. John’s Cemetery
Kathleen Loretta
Edward Ladendecker
Chester
Schroeder-McClure Funeral Home
North Fork
First Presbyterian Church
Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes
Decatur Memorial Hospital
Millikin University
Kitty Lindsay Resource Center
Richland Community College
Visiting Nurse Association
Mr. Lindsay
Frank M
Vivian Simpson Lindsay
Decatur High School
New Hampton Prep School
New Hampton
N.H
Kenton College
Gambier
Harvard Business School
Wsoy Radio
Margery M. Crawford
Navy
Broadcast Music Inc
National Association of Broadcasters
Midland Press Association
James Millikin Trust
Whatever Our
The
Country Club of
Evans Scholarship Fund
Decatur Club
Illinois Alliance For Aging
Lucy Lindsay Smith
Robert W
Donald Lindsay
LuAnn
Johns Island
Shirley J. Lindsay
Vero Beach
Lisa Wentworth
Houston
Cindy Crawford Black
Jeff
Michael Lindsay
Bloomington
Martin Lindsay
Heidi
Arlington Heights
Tom Crawford
Crystal Lake
Katherine A
Kitty” Lindsay
Marjorie Lindsay
Goetter
Esparaz
Chester Memorial Hospital
Hille
Ralph
Eliah
Rogers
Margaret Lee
Bessie
Prescutti
Jeffrey
Christophe
Alonzo Dale
Ana
Desert Samaritan Hospital
Mesa
Ariz
Myron Dillon
Lucien Bozarth
Opal Cheatham
Murphysboro
Opal V. Cheatham
Jackson County
Wilson
Steeleville
Kent Eaton
Ava Evergreen Cemetery
John Lasley
Louise Nordwig
Pittsburg
Ruth Pearl
West Frankfot
Parkview
Harold Handkins
Harold Glen “Hoss” Handkins
Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home
Westwood Retirement Home
W. Monroe
Ary Dae
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