Deaths and notices from multiple Illinois towns
Obituaries and funeral notices from Elkville Du Quoin Cobden and Harrisburg list Mollie Benson and Randall Lawrence among others. Details include births, marriages, children, and surviving relatives with service plans and burial sites. Also notes on other local deaths, funeral arrangements, and a coroner verdict in a mining accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie E. Benson
Elkville
Marshall Browning
du Quoin
Order of the Eastern Star
de Soto Lodge
Albert Benson
Fred Geistdorfer
Lloyd Abbott
Norman Kimmel
Moab
Utah
John Anderson
Kunkletown
Penna
Virgil Benson
Hillsboro
Clyde Benson
Sturgis
Mich
James Walters
Carbondale
Herman
Howard Walters
Curwen Wolfe
West Frankfort
Keeling
Frank Pierce
Sunset Memorial Park
Keeling Funeral Home
Jennie Brown
Madison
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Granite City
Harrisburg
Thomas A
Margaret Hayes McElwain
Frank Brown
Preston
Lois Moore
Edith Smith
Ellis Grove
Justine Carter
Ferguson, Mo
Schroeder
Chester
Ellis Davis
New Palestine Cemetery
Rockford Youth Indicted in Slaying Case
Gregory Hanson a 15 year old of Rockford was indicted by a Winnebago County grand jury on two counts of murder and two counts of murder while in the act of a felony for the stabbing deaths of Herman and Mary Kasch in their Rockford home on July 25 during a burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory Hanson
Rockford
Herman
Mary Kasch
Winnebago County
Philip Reinhard
Hanson
San Quentin killings tied to lawyer in escape plot
Marin County prosecutors charged Stephen M. Bingham a 29 year old Oakland attorney with five counts of murder in the San Quentin escape attempt that left six people dead. Authorities allege Bingham smuggled a pistol to George Jackson during a visit, enabling the killings in the prison cell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Rafael
Calif
Stephen M. Bingham
San Quentin
Marin County
Bruce Bales
Bingham
George Jackson
Bales
California
Angela Davis
Jackson
Jonathan
Young Bingham
Connecticut
U.S
Hiram Bingham
Yale University
Boalt Hall Law School
University of California At Berkeley
Oakland
HEW Secretary backs Nixon plan on school busing
Elliott Richardson stated he fully supports the presidents desegregation busing policy and denied resigning after Nixon repudiated a plan from his agency. He returned from vacation to confirm his commitment and urged busing only to the minimum amount required by law. Police brief notes Thomas E. Bahr, 39, cited for disobeying a stop sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Richardson
John N. Mitchell
White House
Austin
Texas
Richardson
Nixon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mollie Benson
Cobden
Randal L. Lawrence
Union County Hospital
Anna
Mr. Lawrence
Lawrence Box and Basket Co
First Presbyterian Church
Aviad Temple
East St. Louis
Isaac Henry
Kathryn Cowell Lawrence
Mabel Hardin
Mary Hicks
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Randal Lawrence Jr
McCarty
Sentry Insurance Company
St. Louis
Wayne L. Jones
Barnes Hospital
Lizzie Jones
Joan
Paul
Bloomington
Ind
Larry
Southern Illinois University
Connie
Edith
Gaskins Funeral Home
Harold Garrett
Lindale Memorial Gardens
Johnston
Leo Dorris
Benton
Illinois
Milas H. Smith
Alto Pass
Southeast Missouri Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Norris and Son Funeral Home
Jonesboro
Glenn Bowlby
Beech Grove Cemetery
Anna Anderson
Marion
W. Main St
Wilson Funeral Home
Anderson
Marion Memorial Hospital
C. R. Walker
Rose Hill
Smithland
George
Martha Collins Ellis
James Anderson
Smith
Barney Smith
Thompsonville
County Line Baptist Church
Corinth
Clifford Sullivan
County Line
Murman and Wilson
Johnston City
Mr. Smith
Union Hospital
Williamson County
M. P
Emma Hedges Smith
Pond Tree
Woodmen of the World
Bessie Blades
Pittsburg
Polly Smiley
Marie Williams
Atwood
ST. Louis, MO
Charles Atwood
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Mr. Atwood
John Cochran
Johnston City High School
Charles D
San Diego
Marena K. Atwood
Joliet
Ethel Atwood
Elgin
Mrs. Fellows
Edith Sullivan Fellows
Aurora
Mitchell Funeral Home
Clinton Woodfin
Masonic and
Odd Fellows
Fellows
Macedonia
Oscar and
Purnie Plasters Sullivan
Caesar Pina
9Th St
Herrin
Veterans Hospital
Johnson Funeral Home
Tony Kaska
Kaska
Fountains Nursing Home
Austria
Elizabeth Gaber
United Mine Workers of America
SNPF
Joe
Leroy
Anaheim
Tony Jr
San Francisco
Alfred Perry
Barham St
Zeigler 4
Perry
Oesail Rash
Insinkerator
Murphysboro
Soledad Brothers
Soledad Prison
HEW
Robert B. Semple Jr
New York Times
San Clemente
Thoams E. Bahr
Oedah
East Main
Carbondale, Ill
Murphysboro, Illinois
Highway 51
Desoto, Ill
Wieners
Braunschweiger
Bologna
Broilers
Pick
Buck
Bowlin
AG Coffee
Mayrose
Shank
Hami
Iceberg
Chiquita Brand
U.S. No
Reynolds
HIC Drinks
Campbell's Home
Pork & Beans
AG Catsup
Shasta Soda
AG Mustard
Pillsbury Biscuits
Ajax Detergent
Sen
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