Community events roundup for Friday and weekend in Southern Illinois
Blood drive at Penn Aluminum in Murphysboro runs 1 to 5 PM Friday. Unearthed Creations art show 5:30 to 8:30 PM Friday at Art Lovers Main Gallery Carbondale. Gould art show opening by Stephanie Richardson. Book sale 9 to noon at Marion Carnegie Library featuring adult to children’s books. Oliver Free Will Baptist Church fundraiser 9 AM to 3 PM Saturday with food for sale. Southern Illinois Spinners and Weavers Guild 10 AM to 4 PM Saturday at Fort Massac visitor center. Trail of Tears Association meeting 1:30 PM Saturday First Methodist Golconda with Tony Gerard talk Removing the Cherokees. Rural schools reunion 4 to 8 PM Saturday Ross Civic Center Makanda with covered-dish meal at 5:30 PM. Checker tournament 8 AM to 4 PM Saturday and Sunday Illinois Centre Mall Marion. Rally for the Cure 1 PM Sunday Kokopelli Golf Club Marion a four person 18-hole fundraiser for breast cancer research. Proceeds to Susan G. Komen Esrdamee. For more info call 997-5656.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn Aluminum
Murphysboro
Unearthed Creations
Main
E. Main St
Carbondale
Stephanie Richardson
Gould
Marion Carnegie Library
S. Market St
Mary Ann Allen
Southern Illinois Spinners and Weavers Guild
Fort Massac State Park
Trail of Tears Association
First Methodist Church
Golconda
Tony Gerard
Ross Civic Center
Makanda
Brown
Buncombe
Pleasant Hill
Rock Springs
Pomona
Wagner
Food Court
Illinois Centre Mall
Marion
Gene Ellison
Rally For the Cure
Kokopelli Golf Club
Susan G. Komen
jorO-shop
Nore
Obituary notices for Boyd Conner Tasky in Southern Illinois paper
AnnaDorothy Louise Boyd 98 died Sept 30 2007 in Marion IL. Survived by daughter Nancy Warren and son Tom Boyd, sister Henryetta Knobel, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Service Oct 5 2007 at Lutz Rendleman Funeral Home Anna IL. Donations to Stinson Memorial Library. Harley E Conner 83 died Oct 2 2007 in Du Quoin IL. Survived by wife Eva Mae Lively Garnett and ten children, two sisters, sixteen grandchildren and many relatives. Burial Oct 6 2007 Old Du Quoin Cemetery with military rites. Edmond G Twist Tasky 64 died Oct 3 2007 in Benton IL. Services Oct 5 2007 Morton and Johnston Funeral Home with burial in Masonic and Oddfellows Cemetery. Visitation prior to services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Mannion
Emily Mannion
William D. Warren
Henry Noble
Carl W. Boyd
Artie Frances Henley
Balcom School
Anna Jonesboro
Southern Illinois Normal University
Carbondale
Pittsburg
Anna
Lincoln School
SSU
Boyd
First Baptist Church of
A-J Woman’s Club
Anna-Jo Garden Club
Eva Mae Lively Garnett
Tamaroa
du Quoin
Jerry Conner
Betty
Mount Vernon
Janet Cook
Morris
Benton
Steven Conner
Fred Conner
Raleigh
N.C
John Conner
Margie
Jim Conner
Judy
Harley Eugene Conner Jr
Jeffrey Allen Conner
Bob
Jim
Barry
Peggy
Jeffrey Conner
Orville
John
Searby
Jerry Dunn
Old du Quoin
Edmond G. “Twist” Tasky
Benton Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Morton and Johnston Funeral
Ken Petty
Benton American Legion
VFW
Masonic and Oddfellows Cemetery
Ana
James C. Stegle
City Care Center
Lutz and
Rendleman Funeral Home
Cobden
David Eidson
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Southern Illinois
Anna Ruth Laughmiller Langenberg
O’fallon
Bethel Memorial Cemetery
Merle Fullerton
Hughey
James Riley Stewart
Morton and Johnston Funeral Home
Masonic and Oddfellows
Obituary highlights from Southern Illinois several towns
Obituaries list local residents with deaths on Oct. 2 and 3 2007 across Marion Car- ville Anna Sparta Mount Vernon Benton Omaha Marissa and Johnston City. Funeral homes and services are noted with dates times and officiants. Memorials and burial details accompany each notice.
Richard Bodkin obituary notice
Richard W Bodkin 43 died at 249 pm Wednesday October 3 2007 at his residence incomplete at Meredith Carbondale Marion Mary Franklin 86 died at 355 pm Tuesday October 2 2007 in Heartland Regional Medical Center visitation details and funeral arrangements at Hughes Funeral Home Marion Vienna Lynn Whiteside 85 died at 1030 am Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion incomplete at Bailey Funeral Home Vienna
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marissa
Tammy Lynn Dodson
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Belleville
McDaniel Funeral Home
Sparta
Mount
Carbondale
Richard W. Bodkin
Meredith Funeral Home
Marion
Mary Franklin
Heartland Regional Medical Center
Mitchell- Hughes Funeral Home
Vienna
Lynn Whiteside
Bailey Funeral Home
Carbondale Homeschool Event and Community Meeting Highlights
Community events in Carbondale and Cobden include Carbondale Area Christian Home Educators meeting at Grand Avenue Christian Church from 6:30 to 8 p.m. with childcare for ages 1 and up and open to all homeschoolers. Café Society gathers 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Panera Bread for a discussion on Justice in Jena. A public input meeting at Infinity Events Center 6 p.m. will discuss broadband access across Alton Pass and surrounding areas. RSVP to Susan Odum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Area
Christian Home Educators
Grand Avenue
Jena
Infinity Events Center
S. Front St
Cobden
Alton Pass
Lick Creek
Buncombe
Susan Odum
Sodum
Uiuc
Boil Order Lifted for 6 View Valley Area
The South Highway Water District lifts the boil order for 6 View Valley. For questions contact the District Office at 529-5313.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Highway Water District
View Valley
Local government meeting schedule across multiple towns
Alto Pass Water board meets at Grammar's Market at 7 p.m. and Benton Airport board at 7 p.m. Cairo school board convenes at 6 p.m. at the Community Education Center. Cambria Village Board and Crab Orchard Cutler Village Board both at 6:30 or 7 p.m. Crab Orchard Library Board meets at 6:30 p.m. Elkville, Lesser City councils at 6:30 and 7 p.m. Harrisburg City Council 6 p.m. Carbondale ambulance facility hosts Jackson County committees. Mount Vernon and Murphysboro boards also listed with meeting times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Ambulance Committee
Carbondale
Jackson County Insurance Committee
Marion
Mount Vernon
Sallie Logan Library Board
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oliver Free Will Baptist Church
Louise Boyd
Dorothy Louise Boyd
Dongola
Clarence and
Fannie
Harley E. Conner
Edmond Tasky
Thesouthern.com
Garnett Cochran
Herringarnett
Leo Cochran
V.A. Medical Nursing Center
Riggin-Pillatsch
Carterville
Todd Hawk
Marion V.A. Medical Center
James Stegle
Donna Rapp
Donna K. Rapp
Sparta Community Hospital
Scott Henley
Caledonia Cemetery
Anna Langenberg
Lucille Henry
Lucille Mueller Henry
Ormond Beach
Fla
Jonesboro
Richard Hertenstein
Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home
Lillian
Johnston City
Lillian M. Reach
Shawnee Christian Nursing Center
Herrin
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
James Williams
James Ray Williams
Lake of Egypt
James Hoffman
Grantsburg
James Neil Hoffman
Reevesville
Billy Thomas
James Stewart
Phil Bennett
Roger Webb
Mary Hedger
Omaha
Mary Jane Hedger
Good Shepherd
Galatia
Palestine II
Vickery Funeral Chapel
Tammy Dodson
Pauline Gardiner
Richard Bodkin
Yasmina
Christopher Hamp
Mike “Ohigai
Renomamant
Marc
Serge
Ivan
O’neil
John A. Logan College
Logan College
Ile
Winois
Armstrong
P.E.T
DeSoto
Elkville
Community Health & Emergency Services, Inc
Christian E. Rudolph, M.D
F.A
Harrisburg Community Health Center
North Main Street
Harrisburg
Illinois
Aie
Cedar Court Clinic
Wei
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!