The 1942 issues of The Pulaski Enterprise were not preserved or microfilmed.—Darrel Dexter

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 2 Jan 1942:

L. W. McMURTRY

             L. W. McMurtry died suddenly at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Nell Goodfellow, Saturday evening, December 27, at about nine o’clock.  He had been in failing health for several years, but had been up and about the house as usual that day.  Shortly after going to bed he passed quietly to the beyond.  His age was 83 years.  He and Mrs. McMurtry have made their home with Mrs. Goodfellow for the last ten years.

             Lanzo Wesley McMurtry was born in White County, Illinois, near Gossett, October 22, 1858.  He was married in White County to Miss Willie Irene Lowe of Gossett, Feb. 14, 1880, almost 62 years ago.  He came to Mounds in 1902 as yard track foreman for the Illinois Central Railroad.

             Surviving are his wife; one son, John, who is in a sanitarium in Oklahoma; and one daughter, Nell.  There were two other sons:  Marion, who died in May 1941, and Birdie, who died in infancy.  A sister, Mrs. James Morris of Cairo, also survives.

             Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the Ryan Funeral Home, with Rev. S. C. Benninger, pastor of the Congregational Church, officiating.  Mrs. Hessie Sullivan, accompanied by Mrs. C. H. Sauer, sang two solos, “Nearer, Still Nearer” and “Abide with Me.”  Burial was in the Goodfellow lot in Thistlewood Cemetery.  Casket bearers were H. C. Fellenstein, Harold E. Young, Harry Blancekertz, Charles Hase, M. V. Swank and G. M. Quarles.

             (Lonzo Wesley McMurtry married Willie Irene Low on 15 Feb 1880, in White Co., Ill.  According to his death certificate, Lanzo Wesley McMurtry was born 22 Oct 1858, in Illinois, the son of John McMurtry and Julia Hardesty, natives of Illinois, died 27 Dec 1941, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Willie Irene McMurtry.  His marker in Beechwood Cemetery at Mounds, Ill., reads:  Willie I. McMurtry 1862-1942 Lanzo W. McMurtry 1859-1941.—Darrel Dexter)

Judge W. H. Hart Dies

             Judge W. H. Hart of Benton, age 79, died suddenly at the family home Monday, December 29.  While he had not been well for some time, he had continued to go to his law office and was there as usual Saturday.

             He is survived by his wife, a former district and state president of the Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs; two sons and two daughters.

             (According to his death certificate, William Henry Hart was born about 1862, the son of William Jasper Hart and Sarah Ann Murphy, died 29 Dec 1941, in Benton, Franklin Co., Ill., the husband of Mary Word Hart,  and was buried at Benton, Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Card of Thanks

             We wish to express our sincere appreciation to our friends and neighbors for their sympathy and thoughtfulness at the death of our husband and father, L. W. McMurtry.  Especially do we wish to thank the donors of flowers, those who offered the use of their cars, the minister for his words of consolation and all who rendered any service.  Your kindness will long be remembered.

Mrs. McMurtry and daughter

Mrs. Nell Goodfellow

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 9 Jan 1942:

V. C. Beisswingert

             Vic. C. Beisswingert died Saturday evening, January 3, at 5:30 o’clock following a lingering illness.  His age was 65 years.  Mr. Beisswingert had resided in Mounds and vicinity for 27 years.

             Surviving are his wife, Minnie; one daughter, Miss Ruby Beisswingert; one son, Leonard J. Beisswingert of Mound City; a stepson, Von Chastain of Newark, N.J.; three grandchildren and other relatives.

             Funeral services were held at the residence on Blanche Avenue Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, with Rev. L. B. Walkington of the Methodist Church conducting.  Burial was made in the family lot in the Anna Cemetery, with J. T. Ryan Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (Victor Charles Beisswingert registered for the draft in 1918 and was a liquor dealer in Mounds, Ill.  The death certificate of V. C. Beisswingert, retired farmer, states he was born 7 Feb 1876, in Jonesboro, Ill., the son of Edward Beisswingert and Pauline Beck, died 3 Jan 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Minnie Beisswingert, and was buried in Anna Cemetery in Union Co., Ill.  His marker there reads:  Victor C. Beisswingert 1876-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

DAVID HADDEN

             David Hadden, age 88 years, died Saturday morning, January 3, at the home of A. J. Chapman near Pulaski, where he had resided for some time.  Mr. Hadden had no living relatives.

             Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Pulaski Christian church with Rev. L. B. Walkington, pastor of the Mounds Methodist Church, conducting.  Interment was made in the Liberty Cemetery.

             (His death certificate states that David Hadden, farmer, was born 7 Feb 1853, in Missouri, died 3 Jan 1942, in Road District 2, Pulaski Co., Ill., widower of Sarah Hadden, and was buried in Liberty Cemetery in Road District 2, Pulaski Co., Ill.  His marker there reads:  David Hadden Died 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

HEAR FROM SON

             Mr. and Mrs. Walter Egner have had two cards and a letter from their son, Johnnie Egner, who was in Hawaii at the time of the Japanese bombing.  He is safe and well.  In the letter he referred to Harold Shaffer, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Shaffer, who have not heard from their son, who was with the 46^th Pursuit Squadron, Wheeler’s Field, Hawaii.  Johnnie said that he thought Harold was safe.  Needless to say that Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer are anxiously awaiting word from Harold.

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 16 Jan 1942:

Judge Rutherford Dies at San Diego Estate

             Judge Joseph F. Rutherford, age 72, leader of the religious sect known as Jehovah’s Witnesses, died Thursday, January 8, in a large house on an estate near San Diego, Calif., where he had been ill for several months.

             A native of Missouri, he was a lawyer before he became the leader of the movement started by a man named Russell.

             Judge Rutherford’s dying wish was not granted.  He had asked to be buried on his estate at dawn the morning following his death, but due to a county law forbidding burials in other than established cemeteries, his body remained unburied the first of the week.

Ullin Man Killed in Accident at Silica Mill

             Willard Finley of Ullin met death in a tragic manner Friday morning, Jan. 9, when he was caught by a belt he was putting on a pulley and was whirled about a shaft until his body was broken and mashed.  The machinery had to be put in reverse to extricate his mangled form.  In the same mill, more than a year ago, another man was killed in a similar accident.

             Finley is survived by his wife and a two-year-old daughter.  He was buried at Bertrand, Mo., Sunday.

             (His marker in Dogwood Cemetery in Mississippi Co., Mo., has a photograph of him and reads:  Willard P. Finley Mar. 29, 1916 Jan. 9, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)         

Harry Brust

             Harry Brust, age 48, died at his home near Ullin Monday afternoon, Jan. 12, following a heart attack.  Mr. Brust had been in poor health for the past two years, but had worked until Friday of last week.

             He is survived by his wife, his mother, Mrs. Mary Brust of Mt. Carmel; two brothers, Fred of Murphysboro and Leonard of Mt. Carmel; and two sisters, Mrs. Loraine Bell of Lawrenceville and Mrs. Edna Wilcox of Allendale.

             Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist church and burial was in Ullin Cemetery with Wilson Funeral Service in charge.

             (George Brust married Mary E. Grayson on 13 Nov 1892, in Wabash Co., Ill.  Harry Aubrey Brust of Ullin, Ill., registered for the draft in 1917.  He stated he was born 14 May 1893, in Mt. Carmel, Ill., was a machinist in Defiance Box Co., in Ullin, Ill., and stated his father, mother, and sister were solely dependent on him for support.  His Social Security application stated that he was the son of George Brust and Mary E. Grayson.  According to his death certificate, Harry A. Brust, railroad worker, of Ullin, Ill., was born 14 May 1893, in Mt. Carmel, Ill., the son of George Brust and Mary Grayson, a native of Keensburg, Ill., died 12 Jan 1942, in Ullin, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Bessie Brust, and was buried in Ullin Cemetery.  His marker there reads:  Harry A. Brust May 14, 1893-Jan. 12, 1942 Bessie A. Brust Dec. 10, 1900-July 10, 1969.  His military foot marker reads:  Harry A. Brust Illinois Pvt. Co. A 37 Infantry World War I May 14, 1893-Jan. 12, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. Waldo Herrin

             Mrs. Waldo Herrin, age 46, died at her home in Perks, Saturday afternoon, Jan. 10, at 5 o’clock.

             Funeral services were held at the Pentecostal church in Perks Monday morning at 11 o’clock with Rev. Ford Johnson officiating.  Burial was made in Cache Chapel Cemetery near Ullin.

             She is survived by her husband, Waldo Herrin; five children, Mary Jane, Iola Fern, Leta Mae, John R. and Imogene; her parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Langton of Perks; and one brother, Carl Langston of Evansville, Ind.

             (The death certificate of Wilda Onus Herren states she was born 21 Jun 1895, in Crawford Co., Ill., the daughter of Wiley F. Lankston and Della Wesley, natives of Illinois, died 10 Jan 1942, in Road District 13, Pulaski Co., Ill., wife of Waldo Herren, and was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery in Road District 3, Pulaski Co., Ill.  Her maker in Mount Olive Cemetery in Union Co., Ill., has a photo of Wilda and Waldo Herren and reads:  Wilda O. Herren 1895-1942 Waldo R. Herren 1893-1971.  Another marker there reads:  Mother Wilda O. Herren June 21, 1895 Jan. 10, 1942 A Dutiful Mother.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 23 Jan 1942:

J. C. Sheffer

             James Clyde Sheffer, age 42, of Zeigler, Ill., was killed instantly while at work at the Zeigler Coal Mines Saturday night, Jan. 17, at 11:30 o’clock.

             He is survived by his wife, Ruth; two daughters, Bernice and LeNora; two brothers, Ray of Zeigler and Charles of Mounds; four sisters, Mrs. Leslie Stoner and Mrs. Delbert Lingle of Mounds, Mrs. Lowell Keller and Mrs. Doyle Lingle of Dongola; and a number of nephews, nieces and other relatives.

             Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Zeigler Baptist church and burial was made in Dongola Cemetery.

             (James W. Sheffer, 22, a farmer from Dongola, Ill., born in Dongola, son of William W. Sheffer and Amanda J. Albright, married on 5 Jul 1896, at William W. Sheffer’s house in Union Co., Ill., Cora B. Keller, 16, born in Dongola, Ill., daughter of Alfred Keller and Catharine Groner Keller Jones.  When Clyde James Sheffer of R. F. D. 2, Dongola, Ill., registered for the draft in 1918, he was a farmer for James W. Sheffer of Dongola, and his nearest relative was Cora Belle Sheffer.  According to his death certificate, James Clyde Sheffer, coal washer, of Zeigler, Six Mile Township, Franklin Co., Ill., was born 30 Oct 1899, in Dongola, Union Co., Ill., the son of Wilford Sheffer and Cora Keller, natives of Illinois, died 17 Jan 1942, in Six Mile, Franklin Co., Ill., husband of Ruth Sheffer, and was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery at Dongola, Ill.  His marker there reads:  Ruth E. Sheffer Oct. 29, 1899-Feb. 21, 1987 J. Clyde Sheffer Oct. 30, 1899-Jan. 17, 1942.—Darrel Dexter) 

Carole Lombard Dies in Airplane Accident

             Carole Lombard, wife of Clark Gable, lost her life in an airplane accident which occurred about 40 miles southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.  The famous movie actress, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth K. Peters, was returning to Hollywood from Indianapolis, Ind., where she had been participating in a drive to sell defense bonds.  Twenty-two lost their lives in this accident, 15 of whom were Army fliers.

Mrs. L. W. McMurtry

             Mrs. Willie Irene (Lowe) McMurtry age 79 years, died Monday afternoon, January 19, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nell Goodfellow, on Blanche Avenue.  Mrs. McMurtry had been in failing health for several years.  Her husband, L. W. McMurtry, preceded her in death less than a month ago, having died December 27, 1941.  Both had made their home with their daughter for the past ten years.

             She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Goodfellow; and one son, John, who is in a sanitarium in Oklahoma; three brothers, J. V. Lowe of Lake Mary, Fla., and Raymond and Walter Lowe of Lawrenceville, Ill.; also one sister, Grace, of Paris, Ill.

             She and Mr. McMurtry had been married almost 62 years, the ceremony having been performed in White County, Ill., Feb. 14, 1880, when she was 17, with the written consent of her parents, the copy of which letter they had retained in their possession through the years.

             Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the Ryan Funeral Home with Rev. S. C. Benninger officiating.  Interment was in the family lot in Thistlewood Cemetery with the J. T. Ryan Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (Her death certificate states that Willie Irene McMurtry was born 25 Apr 1862, in Memphis, Tenn., the daughter of William H. Lowe, a native of Scotland, died 19 Jan 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., the widow of Lory W. McMurtry, and was buried in Thistlewood Cemetery at Mounds.  Her marker in Beechwood Cemetery at Mounds reads:  Willie I. McMurtry 1862-1942 Lanzo W. McMurtry 1859-1941—Darrel Dexter)             

Logan A. Hatton

             Logan A. Hatton, age 57, of St. Louis, a former resident of Mound City, died at 9 o’clock Sunday, Jan. 18, following a heart attack.  Mr. Hatton, who was employed on the Davis Street ferry at St. Louis, which is owned and operated by George Muscovalley, former resident of Mound City, died as the ferry reached the Illinois side of the Mississippi River.  He had let the apron down and fell dead just as it settled.  The body was brought to the James Funeral Home in Mound City.  Funeral services were held at the Baptist church in Mound City Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock with Rev. John Atkinson conducting.  Burial was in Spencer Heights Cemetery, with G. A. James Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (The death certificate of Logan A. Hatton, ferry boat clerk, of St. Louis, Mo., states that he was born 4 Feb 1884, in Pope Co., Ill., the son of Joseph Hatton, a native of Illinois, and Sarah Harris, died 18 Jan 1942, in Sugar Loaf, St. Clair Co., Ill., the husband of Pollie Hatton, and was buried at Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 30 Jan 1942:

Mob at Sikeston, Mo., Burns Negro Sunday Morn

             Cleo Wright, an ex-convict, who was alleged to have broken into a Sikeston, Mo., home early Sunday morning to commit burglary and attempted to rape Mrs. Bullard Sturgeen, 30, wife of a soldier on ___ in California, and wounded her in the abdomen in the attempt, was taken from the Sikeston jail, although __ady semi-conscious from three bullet wounds inflicted by a policeman, Hess Perrigan, who when he attempted to arrest Wright was stabbed by Wright in the face and throat.  Perrigan fired four times and Wright was hit in the chest, abdomen and ___.  The Sikeston hospital refuses to accept colored patients, so the man was taken to the jail, where physicians ___mined him and, it is said, pronounced his wounds fatal.  Wright was tied by the feet to the back of an automobile by the mob and dragged through the streets to a place in sight of a Negro church where services were being held.  There, gasoline was poured over his body and set afire.

             Governor Forrest Donnell of Jefferson City, Mo., has given orders to David Blanton, prosecutor of Scott County, to make every effort to “bring to justice all who took part in this act of violence.”  He is also quoted as saying, “Regardless of how guilty a person may be, he is entitled to a fair trial in a court of justice.”

             Most intelligent persons will agree with Gov. Connell that mob rule is a blot on any state and until the United States is free of such violence our country cannot fully ___ised.

             (According to his death certificate, Cleo Wright, laborer in cotton oil mill, of Sikeston, Mo., was born 23 Jun 1915, died 25 Jan 1942, in Sikeston, Richland Township, Scott Co., Mo., of gunshot wounds from violence of persons unknown, homicide in public place, and third degree burns, husband of Ardella Wright, and was buried in Carpenter Cemetery.  Carpenter Cemetery is in McMullin, Scott Co., Mo.  One history of this incident is told in The Lynching of Cleo Wright by Dominic J. Capeci, Jr.—Darrel Dexter)

John F. Waite

             John F. Waite, brother of County Clerk W. W. Waite, died Sunday evening, January 25, a 5:30 o’clock at his home near Pulaski.

             Surviving are one son, Paul; two brothers, W. W. Waite of Mound City and C. O. Waite of Pulaski; one sister, Mrs. Victoria Sharp of Woodstock, Ill.; also several nieces and nephews.

             Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock at Center Methodist Church with Rev. A. N. Burris, pastor, officiating.  Burial was made in Liberty Cemetery with George C. Crain of Pulaski in charge of arrangements.

             (The 1918 draft registration of John Fredrick Waite, farmer of R. F. D. 1, Villa Ridge, Pulaski Co., Ill., states he was born 23 May 1879, and his nearest relative was Safronia Waite.  The death certificate of John Frederick Waite, farmer, of Road District 1, Pulaski Co., Ill., states that he was born 23 May 1879, in Olmsted, Pulaski Co., Ill., son of John M. Waite, a native of Ohio, and Sophronia O’Haras, a native of Tennessee, died 25 Jan 1942, in Road District 1, Pulaski Co., Ill., widower of Daisy Waite, and was buried in Liberty Cemetery in Road District 2, Pulaski Co., Ill.  His marker there reads:  John F. Waite 1879-1942 Daisy C. Waite 1882-1935.—Darrel Dexter)

Colored Woman Killed in N. Mounds Saturday Night

             Maggie Lou Alsberry, col., of North Mounds, was shot in the neck or upper chest Saturday night in front of Jim Bailey’s tavern.  Clinton Kemp, also col., of Mounds, who gave himself up to county officials Sunday, evidently got in his car after the shooting and drove to his work at a cotton seed oil mill in Cairo.  The woman’s body lay for some time on the round before it was discovered.  It is presumed the shot was fired while a train was passing as no one seems to have heard it.

             A coroner’s jury held Monday morning bound Kemp over to the action of the grand jury at an inquest held by Coroner Otis T. Hudson.

             The slain woman leaves a young son and other relatives.

             (The death certificate of Maggie Lou Alsberry states that she was born 20 Apr 1911, in Ripley Co., Tenn., the daughter of Lian Sumrow and Emma Fitzpatrick, natives of Tennessee, died 24 Jan 1942, in Road District 7, Pulaski Co., Ill., died 1 Feb 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., wife of Vernon L. Alsberry, and was buried in Thistlewood Cemetery at Mounds, Ill.  —Darrel Dexter)

Father of Mrs. Martin Kline Dies Saturday in Des Moines

             William Christian Stady, a former resident of Cairo, died Saturday, January 24, at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, where he had been a patient only a short time.  His age was 71 years.

             Surviving are his wife, Electra Page Stady; three daughters, Mrs. J. Martin Kline of this city, Miss Muriel Stady of Bloomington, Ill., and Mrs. A. W. Butterfield of Ottawa, Ill.; two sons, Page of Cairo and William C., Jr., of Des Moines, Iowa; five grandchildren, Scott and Patricia Lou Stady, Virginia Kay Stady, Barbara Lynn Butterfield and Betty Shaw; also a brother, John Stady of Patton, Mo.

             Funeral services were held at the J. T. Ryan Funeral Home here in Mounds Monday afternoon at two o’clock with Rev. S. C. Benninger, pastor of the Congregational Church conducting.  Casket bearers were Edward Stout, Dewey Mahoney, Cecil Barnwell, Vincent Langan, Ed Cramer and Fred Durbin.  Burial was in Villa Ridge cemetery with the J. T. Ryan Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (The Social Security death claim of William C. Stady states that he was born 20 Jan 1871, in Bollinger Co., Mo., and died 24 Jan 1942.  His marker in Cairo City Cemetery at Villa Ridge, Ill., reads:  William C. Stady Jan. 20, 1871 Jan. 24, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Card of Thanks

             The kindness and sympathy of friends and neighbors during the illness and at the time of the death of my mother, Mrs. L. W. McMurtry, is greatly appreciated.  Especially do I wish to thank those who sent flowers, those who offered the use of their cars and Rev. S. C. Benninger for his consoling words.  Your thoughtfulness will not be forgotten.

Mrs. Nell Goodfellow

Edwin P. Halliday Funeral
             Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon, January 24, at the Berbling Funeral Home in Cairo for Edwin Parsons Halliday, son of Thomas W. Halliday, a former mayor of Cairo and grandson of Staats Taylor, a prominent man in the early history of that city.

             Mr. Halliday was a lumberman by trade and was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer.  Venerable S. L. Hagan, pastor of the church, officiated at the funeral services.  Burial was made in the family lot in Beech Grove Cemetery, Mounds.

             (His 1918 draft registration states that Edwin Parsons Halliday, of Cairo, Ill., lumber inspector for S. C. Shafer Lumber Co. at 21^st & Big 4, Cairo, Ill., states that he was born 6 Sep 1873, and his nearest relative was his brother, Parker Bainbridge Halliday.  The death certificate of Edwin Parson Halliday, lumber inspector, of Cairo, Ill., states that he was born 6 Sep 1873, in Cairo, Ill., the son of Thomas W,. Halliday, a native of Pomeroy, Ohio, and Charlotte Josephine Taylor, a native of Cairo, Ill., died 22 Jan 1942, in Cairo, Alexander Co., Ill., and was buried at Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill.  His marker in Beech Grove Cemetery reads:  Edwin P. Halliday Sept. 6, 1873 Jan. 22, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

James Billingsley

             James Billingsley, age 86, died at his home near Ullin Thursday morning, Jan. 22, at 6 o’clock after a few days’ illness.  Mr. Billingsley had spent practically his entire life in the Ullin community.  He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, a superintendent of Cache Chapel Church.  He and Rev. C. F. Corzine were responsible for the construction of the present church.  In the past 14 years he had missed only one service.

             Surviving are three sons, Edward James of Hillsboro, Ill., Robert of Kenosha, Wis., and Fred of Quincy, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs. Effie Avelson of Olmsted; two step-daughters, Mrs. Lily Weece of Grand Chain and Mrs. Effie Hughes of Illmo, Mo.; one stepson, Roy West of Thompsonville, Ill.; two half-brothers, Oscar Billingsley of Mound City and W. T. of Cairo.  Twenty-two grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren also survive him.

             Funeral services were held at Cache Chapel Church near Ullin Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Rev. C. F. Corzine of Grayville, Ill., assisted by Rev. A. N. Burris, officiating.

             Burial was in the Cache Chapel Cemetery.  Casket bearers were John Dunivant, John Ervin, Roy Kraatz, Clyde Mayberry, William Devault, and Ralph Bise.

             (James Billingsly married Cordelia Brooks on 28 Jul 1878, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  His death certificate states that James Billingsley, farmer, of Olmsted, Pulaski Co., Ill., was born 8 Oct 1855, in America, Ill., died 22 Jan 1942, in Road District 4, Pulaski Co., Ill., widower of Sarah Billingsley, and was buried in Cache Chapel Cemetery.  His marker there reads:  James Billingsley 1855-1942 Cordelia Billingsley 1862-1896.—Darrel Dexter)

Former State Supt. of Schools Dies of Heart Attack

             Francis G. Blair, age 77 years, former state superintendent of Public Instruction, died Monday, January 26, at his home in Springfield from a heart attack.

             This well-known educator served seven consecutive four-year terms in the state superintendent’s office, beginning in 1906 and ending his tenure in 1934.  He was a native of Washington County, Illinois.  He was a graduate of Illinois State Normal University, but had received many honorary degrees.

             He is survived by his wife; two sons, Francis and Livingston Blair; and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Phillips of Lebanon, Ill.

             (According to the death certificate, Francis Grant Blair, retired superintendent of public institution, of Springfield, Ill., was born 30 Oct 1864, in Nashville, Ill., the son of William Blair, a native of Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Mary Jane Crain, a native of Nashville, Tenn., died 26 Jan 1942, in Springfield, Sangamon Co., Ill., husband of Lillian C. Blair, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery at Mt. Vernon, Jefferson Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Du Quoin—Mrs. Harriett Cavins, 88, one of the esteemed citizens of DuQuoin, died at her home Sunday afternoon, after an illness of four weeks.

             She was the last surviving Civil War widow in Perry County.  Funeral services were held at the Primitive Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon.

             Mrs. Cavins was a sister of W. L. Young of Christopher.—Christopher Progress

             (William H. Cavins married Harriet C. Young on 20 Sep 1871, in Perry Co., Ill.  Mathew Young married Elizabeth Ann Eaton on 13 Jun 1850, in Perry Co., Ill.  William H. Cavins of Co. K, 13^th Illinois Cavalry filed for a pension 23 Aug 1886, and his widow, Harriet C. Cavins, filed for a widow’s pension on 2 Jan 1915.  The death certificate of Harriet Elizabeth Cavins, of 452 N. Maple, DuQuoin, Perry Co., Ill., states that she was born 1 Apr 1853, in DuQuoin, Ill., the daughter of Mathew Young, a native of Tennessee, and Elizabeth Betsan Eaton, native of Perry Co., Ill., died 18 Jan 1942, in DuQuoin, Perry Co., Ill., widow of William Cavins, and was buried in Primitive Baptist Cemetery in Road District 5, in Perry Co., Ill.  Her marker reads:  Harriet Cavins Apr. 1, 1853.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 6 Feb 1942:

T. P. Conant Found Dead Early Monday Morning

             T. P. “Thad” Conant of Villa Ridge community was found dead in a shed at his farm home Monday morning about 4:30 o’clock, a bullet having been fired into his brain through his mouth.  A coroner’s jury returned a verdict of suicide, the testimony at the inquest indicating that he had been in a state of depression for several weeks past.  His age was 60 years.

             Mr. Conant was a member of a pioneer family and a descendant of Roger Conant, who emigrated to this country in 1623 and was the first governor of Cape Anne Colony and of Salem, having founded Salem, Mass., in 1626.

             Surviving are his wife, the former Laura Dille; one daughter, Mrs. Agnes (Whayne) Durbin of Cairo; five sisters, Misses Sara, Lyda, and Edith Conant of Port Beach, Calif., Miss Grace Conant of Anna and Mrs. Ruth Etter of Corning, Calif.; two brothers, Edward of Tamms and Gordon of Grand Chain.

             Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock at the Union Church, Villa Ridge with Rev. S. C. Benninger conducting.  Burial was in Villa Ridge cemetery with G. A. James Funeral Service directing.

             (The death certificate of Thaddeus Perkins Conant, farmer, of Road District 4, Pulaski Co., Ill., states that he was born 30 Apr 1881, in Cairo, Ill., the son of John Haywood Conant, a native of Kentucky, and Rosetta Squier, a native of New York, died 2 Feb 1942, in Road District 4, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Laura Conant, and was buried at Villa Ridge, Pulaski Co., Ill.  His marker in Cairo City Cemetery reads:  Thaddeus P. Conant 1861-1943.—Darrel Dexter)  

Mrs. William O. Graves

             Mrs. Cora (Hogendobler) Graves, wife of W. O. Graves, died Wednesday afternoon at St. Mary’s Hospital, at the age of 61.

Funeral services will be held this (Friday) afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the Congregational church, with Rev. S. C. Benninger officiating.  Burial will be in Thistlewood Cemetery.

             Surviving are her husband and eight children:  Mrs. Fred Kelley, W. O., Jr., Sam H., and Cora LaClede Graves of Mounds; Joe of Anna, Mrs. George Kelly of St. Louis, Mrs. D. J. Thompson of Geneva and James E. of Greenville; two sisters, Misses Oneta and Pearl Hogendobler of Villa Ridge; four brothers, Walter H. Hogendobler and James of Villa Ridge, Ernest C. of Olmsted and Mounds and Horace of Mounds; also eleven grandchildren.

             (Her marker in Beechwood Cemetery at Villa Ridge, Pulaski Co., Ill., reads:  Cora M. Graves 1881-1942 W. O. Graves 1878-1952.—Darrel Dexter)

Stonefort—Miss Etta Marie Murphy, 18, and her mother, Mrs. James Murphy, former residents of the McGuire District, who moved to Stonefort a few weeks ago, were badly burned Monday of last week while cleaning paint brushes with gasoline.  Both were rushed to the hospital at Harrisburg, where Miss Etta died a few hours later.

             The funeral on Thursday of last week was attended by a number of Union County friends.—Anna Talk

             (James Lawrence Murphy married on 22 Apr 1913, in Vienna, Johnson Co., Ill., Mary Teresa Roth.  The marker of Etta Marie Murphy in Saint Francis de Sales Cemetery in New Burnside, Johnson Co., Ill., reads:  Daughter Etta Marie Murphy Nov. 1, 1923 Jan. 19, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Johnston City—The other day, 19-year-old Bernard Sawicki paid with his life for the murder of four people in Chicago, one of them an 18-year-old Carrier Mills boy.  Sawicki’s last words were:  “I have it coming.”

             To Warden Sain, he wrote a letter of “instructions” for “the boys” at the prison.

             “I don’t want to sound like a reformer or anything like that,” he wrote, “But I would like the boys to try to follow my instructions on how to keep healthy.  First, religion has a part in your life and don’t let nobody tell you anything different.  Then you should keep out of gangs.  They may just mean to have fun, but they all end up the same.  I think if the boys would make a club or something of that sort, it would help them a lot.  I hope they learn that crime don’t pay.  The gun is a weapon, not a toy to be played around and shown off.  You got a gun, then the first time you get broke you go hold up somebody and maybe shoot him and you land in the same spot.  Thank you, Mr. Sain.  Bernard Sawicki”—Johnston City Progress

             (His death certificate states that Bernard Sawicki, electro plater, of Chicago, Ill., was born in 1922 in Michigan, died 17 Jan 1942, in Chicago, Cook Co., Ill., and was buried in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Worth, Cook Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Albion—A souvenir of the airliner crash in which Carole Lombard and a number of army pilots were killed, is an oil and dirt stained document received by Circuit Clerk F. C. Tribe last Saturday.  The document was a certified copy of a decree for divorce to a certain Alfred Snyder of San Diego, California, whose wife had been granted a divorce in circuit here several years ago.  Snyder had written asking that a certified copy of the decree by sent air mail.

             The document was mailed here January 15 and nothing was heard until Saturday when Snyder wired, asking for the information he had previously written for.  It was telegraphed to him and several hours later the document, from which the envelope was missing, arrived in a government envelope.  As the name of the addressee was lost with the envelope, Mr. Tribe, as the circuit clerk, was the only source of identification, so it was forwarded to him.  With it was a notation that the enclosure “was recovered from the ruins of the wrecked mail plane that crashed into a mountain near Las Vegs, Nevada, at 7:15 p.m. Jan. 16, 1942.”  The notation was signed E. D. Chance, Post Office Inspector.—Albion Journal-Register

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 13 Feb 1942:

Mrs. Henry Eastwood

             Mrs. Lottie Eastwood, 63, wife of Henry Eastwood, died at her home ____ Olmsted Sunday night at 10:20 o’clock.  Besides her husband, she is survived by four daughters, Mrs. ____ Herren of Perks, Mrs. Bessie ____son of Woodriver, Mrs. Effie ____ and Mrs. Velma East of Olmsted; one son, Ralph Eastwood of ___ded; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild; three brothers, ___les Ledbetter of Ullin, James Ledbetter of Waco, Tex., and Luther Ledbetter of Knox, Ind.

             Funeral services were held at the ___ Concord Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock ____, with Rev. H. W, Jensen, pastor, officiating,  Burial was made in the Eastwood Cemetery near the church with George P. Crain directing.

             (Henry Eastwood, 24, born in Olmsted, Ill., son of Ab and Josephine Eastwood, married on 24 Dec 1897, in Pulaski Co., Ill., Lottie Ledbetter, 18, of Ullin, Ill., born in Olmsted, Ill., daughter of S. W. and Sarey Ledbetter. The death certificate of Matilda Charlott Eastwood states that she was born 17 Sep 1878, in Pulaski Co., Ill., daughter of Stephen Ledbetter, a native of North Carolina, and Sarah Crippen, died 8 Feb 1942, in Pulaski Co., Ill., wife of Henry Eastwood, and was buried in Eastwood Cemetery in Pulaski Co., Ill.  Her marker there reads:  Charlotte Eastwood 1879-1942 Henry H. Eastwood 1874-1942.  A metal funeral home marker at the grave reads:  Charlotte Eastwood Died Feb. 8, 1942 Age 63-4-21.—Darrel Dexter)

Former Mounds Resident Dies Friday in St. Louis

             James M. Bride, son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy J. Bride of Cairo, former residents of this city, died at the Veterans’ Hospital at Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Friday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock. His age at death was 43 years.

             He is survived by his wife, the former Mabel Langan; his parents; one sister, Mrs. O. C. Geilhausen of Carbondale; four aunts, Misses Ella and Rena Crain of Mound City, Mrs. Nannie L. Auld of St. Louis and Mrs. Alice Dermody of Washington, D.C.; one uncle, James (Bud) Crain of Mound City; one niece and several nephews.

             Mr. Bride moved with his parents from Mounds to Cairo and graduated from the Cairo High School, Class of 1918.  He served in World War No. 1.  He was a traveling salesman, having sold automobiles, tires and accessories for the past 18 years and had spent the last 15 of these in St. Louis.

             Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at two o’clock at the Berbling Funeral Home in Cairo, with Rev. A. B. Shephard officiating.  Burial was made in the family lot in Beech Grove Cemetery.  Casket bearers were Wesley Block, J. B. Bennett, George P. Langan, Raymond Britton, James E. Wilhoit and Harry E. Emmerson.

             (His 1918 draft registration states that James Milholin Bride, of 729 22^nd St., Cairo, Ill., auto mechanic for Jackson Motor Car Co., at 1308 Washington, Cairo, Ill., was born 9 Aug 1898, Pursey G. Bride, 22, fruit grower, born in Pulaski, Ill., son of H. A. Bride and Hannah Henry, married on 21 Jan 1896, in Pulaski Co., Ill., Mary E. Crain, 25, born in Beechwood, Ill., daughter of Johnathon Crain and Margaret Vonida.  His death certificate states that James M. Bride, clerk, of 3511-A Wyoming St., St. Louis, Mo., was born 9 Aug 1898, in Mounds, Ill., the son of Percy G. Bride, a native of Villa Ridge, Ill., and Mary Crain, a native of near Mounds, Ill., died 6 Feb 1942, of perforated pyloric ulcer, following laparotomy surgery, at Jefferson Barracks Veterans’ Administration Facility in St. Louis Co., Mo., where he had been a patient since 30 Jan 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. Jennie Crain Dies at Age of 81 Years

             Mrs. Jennie Crain, who, with her son, Henry, resided just west of Mounds, died Tuesday night, February 10, at 10:40 o’clock at St. Mary’s Hospital, Cairo, at the age of 81 years.

             Surviving, besides the one son, Henry Crain; are two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Kupfer of Paducah, Ky., and Mrs. Frank Boyd of Kansas City, Mo.; a half-brother, James Daniels, of Mounds; and six grandchildren.

             Funeral services were held at the Ryan Funeral Home Thursday afternoon at two o’clock with Rev. L. B. Walkington, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiating.  Burial was made in Liberty Cemetery with J. T. Ryan conducting.

             (W. R. Crain married Janece Anglin on 9 Sep 1877, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  According to her death certificate, Jennie Anglin Crain, widow, was born 13 Apr 1860, in Villa Ridge, Ill., the daughter of Henry Anglin and Mary Kennedy, died 10 Feb 1942, in Cairo, Alexander Co., Ill., and was buried in Liberty Cemetery near Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Ill.  Her marker there reads:  Richard Crain Sept. 2, 1849 July 16, 1902 Jennie Crain Apr. 13, 1860 Feb. 10, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Anna—Just as The Gazette-Democrat was going to press this afternoon, word was received that Oliver Alden, Sr., died suddenly in New York City this morning.

             Complete details were not available at this time.

             Brothers of Oliver who survive him are Everett H., J. Bon and Robert H. Alden of Anna.  Sisters are Mrs. Walter Mangold of Anna and Mrs. Will Lence of Jonesboro.—Jonesboro Gazette-Democrat

             (The New York Death Index states that Oliver Alden died 5 Feb 1942, in Manhattan, New York.  The 1918 draft registration of Oliver Alden, of Anna, Union Co., Ill., states he was born 27 Feb 1873, was a merchant in Alden Store Co., in Anna, Ill., and Virginia L. Alden, his wife, was his nearest relative.  His marker in Anna City Cemetery reads:  Oliver Alden Feb. 27, 1873 Feb. 5, 1942 Virginia Alden.—Darrel Dexter)

Golconda—The baby of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Murphy, of Robbs, was found dead in its bed this morning.  The little one was only a few weeks old.  At the time of our going to press, the coroner was holding the inquiry.

             The baby’s grandfather, Mr. Arthur Murphy, dropped dead while waiting for a bus to convey him to his work at Crab Orchard a few days ago.—Golconda Herald-Enterprise

             (Alexander L. Murphy married Georgeann Murphy on 22 Jun 1879, in Pope Co., Ill.  The death certificate of Arthur Lee Murphy states that he was born 29 Dec 1941, in Robbs, Ill., the son of Kenneth Murphy, a native of Golconda, Ill., and Virginia Sharp, a native of Carterville, Ill., died 5 Feb 1942, in Robbs, Pope Co., Ill., and was buried in Glendale Cemetery in Road District 12, Pope Co., Ill.  According to the grandfather’s death certificate, Arthur Murphy, common laborer, was born 14 Mar 1882, in Illinois, the son of Alexander Murphy and Georgia Ann Murphy, natives of Illinois, died 4 Jan 1942, in Marion, Williamson Co., Ill., husband of Rachel Murphy, and was buried in Glendale Cemetery in Pope Co., Ill.  His marker there reads:  Rachel Murphy 1890-1976 Arthur Murphy 1882-1942 Beloved One Farewell.—Darrel Dexter)

Ed Sheerer and daughters, Mrs. E. K. Watson and Mrs. Gene Hughes of Mound City attended the funeral of Mrs. W. O. Graves Friday afternoon at the Congregational church.

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 20 Feb 1942:

Wife of Former Mounds Pastor Dies in Anna

             Mrs. Lydia Ann Hoar, wife of the late Rev. B. A. Hoar, a former pastor of the Mounds Methodist Church, died Thursday, February 12, at her home on West Chestnut Street in Anna.  Had she lived until February 22, she would have reached the advanced age of 91 years.

             Lydia Ann Sapp was born February 22, 1851, near St. Elmo, Illinois.  She was married Sept. 1, 1872, to B. A. Hoar, who had been a schoolmate.  Ten years later, her husband entered the ministry and served until retirement age, when the couple with their daughter, Katherine Hoar, settled in Anna, where he had served as minister of the Methodist Church and where their daughter, Sadie, had died in her young womanhood.

             During his ministry, the Rev. Mr. Hoar served as pastor of the local Methodist Church for four years and was within only two years of retirement when he was transferred to Kane, Ill.  In all, this couple served eleven pastoral charges.  The Rev. Mr. Hoar died Nov. 30, 1928.

             Their daughter, Katherine has devoted her life to her parents during these years.

             Ten children were born to this union, six of whom survive:  Rev. Silas Hoar of Cissna Park, Ill., Rev. Clark of Orient, Iowa, Clint of Pueblo, Colo., W. Dee of Chicago, Mrs. Elsie Pavey of Mt. Vernon, Ill., and Miss Katherine, familiarly called Kate, of Anna.  Also surviving are 13 grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

             Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, Feb. 16, at the Methodist church of Anna with the pastor, Rev. F. W. Schwarzlose in charge.  Rev. L. B. Walkington of this city, read the scripture, Rev. F. C. Stelzriede of Cairo, the obituary, Rev. Thornton Clark of Anna, offered the prayer, Rev. C. C. Hall, Rev. F. O. Wilson and Rev. George Phelps spoke.  Burial was in the Anna Cemetery by the side of her husband.

             (Benjamin A. Hoar married Lydia A. Sapp on 1 Sep 1872, in Fayette Co., Ill.  The death certificate of Lydia A. Hoar states that she was born 22 Feb 1851, in St. Elmo, Ill., the daughter of William Sapp and Cathyrn Carmichael, natives of Ohio, died 12 Feb 1942, in Anna, Union Co., Ill., the widow of Benjamin A. Hoar, and was buried in Anna Cemetery.  Her marker there reads:  Father Reverend B. A. Hoar Oct. 5, 1850 Nov. 30, 1928 Mother Lydia A. Hoar his wife Feb. 22, 1851 Feb. 12, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. Lydia Jenkins, Mrs. E. G. Wildy, Mrs. Anna Laura Titus, Mrs. William Earle, the Rev. L. B. Walkington of this city and Rev. F. C. Stelzriede of Cairo attended the funeral of Mrs. B. A. Hoar in Anna Monday afternoon.

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 27 Feb 1942:

Mother of Mrs. Ira Robinson Dies Monday at Age of 81

             Mrs. Minerva Scurlock, widow of George W. Scurlock of Anna, died Monday, February 28, at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Cecil Lee, of Anna.  She was born November 21, 1860.

             She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ira Robinson, of this city; a son, Albert Scurlock, of Greybull, Wyoming; and several grandchildren.  Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the Lutheran church of Dongola with Rev. S. C. Benninger of the Mounds and Grand Chain Congregational churches officiating. Burial was made in the Dongola cemetery.

             (George W. Scurlock, 22, of Dongola, Ill., married on 1 Dec 1877, at the house of John Axley in Union Co., Ill., Minerva E. Harper, 18, of Dongola, Ill.  Her marker in the American Legion Cemetery at Dongola, Union Co., Ill., reads:  G. W. Scurlock Sept. 4, 1855 Nov. 14, 1905 Gone, but not forgotten M. E. Scurlock his wife Nov. 21, 1861 Feb. 23, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Marjorie Kerr Gibson

             Mrs. Marjorie Kerr Gibson, wife of Mack Gibson, of Urbandale, died at their home Monday afternoon, February 23, at 1:30 o’clock.  Her age was 22 years.

             Mrs. Gibson attended Mounds Township High School before her marriage, making her home with Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Hartman.  She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church of Ullin.

             Surviving are her husband, Mack Gibson; her father, Charles A. Kerr, of Ullin; a sister, Mrs. Dixie Kerr Wilson, of Cairo; five brothers, Clinton and Charles of Urbandale, Leo of Dongola, Harold of Tamms and William of Ullin.

             Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock at Mt. Pisgah Church in Wetaug, with Rev. A. N. Burris, officiating.  Burial was made in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery with Wilson Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (The death certificate of Marjorie Kerr Gibson, states that she was born 10 Sep 1919, in Dongola, Union Co., Ill., the daughter of Charles A. Kerr, a native of Wetaug, Pulaski Co., Ill., and Maud Barringer, a native of Dongola, Union Co., Ill., died 23 Feb 1942, in Road District 2, Alexander Co., Ill., wife of Mack Gibson, and was buried in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.  Her marker there reads:  Marjorie K. Gibson Sept. 10, 1919 Feb. 23, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)  

David Lou Price

             David Lou Price, age 15 months, son of the former Imogene Sowers of this city, died early Tuesday morning, February 24, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Price of Mound City.

             Surviving are his parents; two brothers, Earl and Robert; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Price of Cairo; and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arvle Sowers of this city; also other relatives.

             Funeral services were held at Karcher’s Funeral Home in Cairo Thursday morning at 10 o’clock with Rev. W. P. Pearce of the Cairo Baptist Church officiating.  Burial was made in Thistlewood Cemetery.

             (According to the death certificate of David Lewis Price, of 219 4^th St., Mound City, Pulaski Co., Ill., states that he was born 11 Nov 1940, in Cairo, Alexander Co., Ill., son of Robert Price, a native of Cairo, Ill., and Imogene Sowers, a native of Illinois, died 24 Feb 1942, in Mound City, Pulaski Co., Ill., and was buried in Thistlewood Cemetery in Mounds, Ill.  His marker in Beechwood Cemetery at Mounds reads:  David L. Price 1940-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Two Brothers Killed While on Highway near Olmsted

             Lige Goins, 50, and his brother, Fred Goins, 48, both of Olmsted, were instantly killed Saturday night or rather Sunday morning at 12:30 on Highway 37 just south of Olmsted when struck by an automobile.

             The driver of the car, Peyton O’Neill of Jackson, Miss., an employee at the Crab Orchard project, testified at the coroner’s inquest that he was driving north and was blinded by the lights of a southbound car and failed to see the men.  A third pedestrian, Harry Britt, also of Olmsted, was not injured.  The jury returned a verdict of accidental death.

             Both men were veterans of World War I and were buried in the National Cemetery.  Fred leaves a wife and seven children.

             (The death certificate of Elijah Goins, farmer, states that he was born 14 Aug 1891, in Illinois, the son of Joseph Goins, a native of Kentucky, and Addie Booker, a native of Illinois, died 21 Feb 1942, in Pulaski Co., Ill., and was buried in Mound City National Cemetery.  His interment form states that Lige Goins, corporal in Co. F, 345^th Illinois Infantry, 87^th Division, enlisted 18 Sep 1917, and was honorably discharged 4 Feb 1919.  He died 21 Feb 1942, and was buried in Mound City National Cemetery in Section E Grave 4130-C.  According to the death certificate of James Fred Goins, farmer, he was born 2 Aug 1893, in Illinois, the son of Joseph Goins, a native of Kentucky, and Addie Booker, a native of Olmsted, Ill., died 21 Feb 1942, in Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Marie Goins, and was buried in Mound City National Cemetery.  His interment record states that James F. Goins, recipient of the Purple Heart, private in Co. G, 119^th Illinois Infantry, 20^th Division, enlisted 22 Feb 1918, and was honorably discharged 22 Feb 1919.  He died 21 Feb 1942, and was buried in Section E Grave 4130-A.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. John D. Ladd of Cairo Called by Death Sunday Night

             Mrs. John D. Ladd, of 1602 Washington Avenue, Cairo, died Sunday night, February 22, at St. Mary’s Hospital, where she had been taken Sunday morning after suffering a heart attack Saturday.  On Friday she had attended the World Day of Prayer services at the Cairo Methodist church.

             Maude Loflin was born April 20, 1865, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Loflin, who had settled in Cairo in 1856, coming from New England.  Her father conducted a book store on Eighth Street for many years and she and her sister, Miss Nell Loflin, who died about six years ago, assisted him in the book store in their earlier years.  She was married in 1912 to John D. Ladd agent of the Illinois Central Railroad.  His death occurred in 1922.

             Mrs. Ladd’s parents were among the organizing members of the First Presbyterian Church of Cairo in 1856, the year of their arrival, thus 86 years of service from this family in the church was ended in her death, as she was the last member of that family.  The influence of this service cannot be measured.

             The three main interests in Mrs. Ladd’s life were her church, the Cairo Library and her club work—the last named in connection with the Cairo Club of which she was twice president; the Twenty-fifth District, I. F. W. C., having been a charter member of the district organization, and the Illinois State Federation.  She had written many historical sketches for her church and a comprehensive history of the Cairo Club.  She had served all three—church, library and clubs—in many capacities.

             Her many friends throughout the State will hear of her passing with deep regret.

             Appropriately she lay in state from Tuesday morning until Wednesday morning in the church she had served, where at 10 o’clock, services were held with Rev. J. Turner Hood of Augusta, a former pastor, officiating.  Burial was in the family lot in Villa Ridge cemetery.

             (According to her death certificate, Maude L. Loflin Ladd, of 1602 Washington Ave., Cairo, Ill.,  was born 20 Apr 1865, in Cairo, Ill., the daughter of Henry Loflin, died 22 Feb 1942, in Cairo, Alexander Co., Ill., the widow of John B. Ladd, and was buried at Villa Ridge, Pulaski Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Hall returned the latter part of the week from Marshall, Ind., where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Hall’s sister, Mrs. Everett Shirard.

Mrs. G. A. James of Mound City, Mrs. G. A. James, Jr., of this city and Miss Cleta Hogendobler of Olmsted, are visiting relatives in California, the two former with G. A. James, Jr., who is at work in an airplane plant and Miss Hogendobler with her sister, Mrs. C. E. Jones of Los Angeles.  Mrs. Bertha Harris is at the James Funeral Home in Mounds.

Grayville—William Walden Gray, a native of Grayville and prominent businessman and banker of Evansville, died Wednesday in St. Mary’s Hospital at Rochester, Minn.

             Gray was born and reared in Grayville, the town having been named for his grandfather, James Gray.  After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, he began his career as messenger for the bank of which his father, the late W. W. Gray, was president.

             Gray had large holdings of land in southern Wabash County and White County near Grayville, the extent of which, he often admitted, that he did not know himself.  These tracts were farmed under his supervision.

             (The Minnesota Death Index states that William W. Gray died 18 Feb 1942, in Olmsted Co., Minn.—Darrel Dexter)

Cobden—John Harley Wilkins, sheriff of Union County and long a prominent business man of Cobden, died at the St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis at 11:58 Wednesday evening, Feb. 18.

             He had been confined to his bed since last October 13^th, at which time he suffered a paralysis stroke while on his way to his duties at the courthouse.—Cobden Review

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 6 Mar 1942:

MR. SETH TITUS DIES

             The students of M. T. H. S. are very sorry to hear of the death of Mr. Seth Titus, father of David, who is a freshman.  An older son, Donald, also attended M. T. H. S. and is now on the Philippine front.

Death of Seth Irvin Titus a Shock to the Community

             Seth Irvin Titus of Spencer Heights died Tuesday morning, March 3, at 4:45 o’clock at his home.  Had he lived until July, he would have reached the age of 48 years.  Mr. Titus, a part-time fireman on the Illinois Central Railroad and, for the past nine years, an employee of the Sinclair Refining Co., at Olmsted, suffered a heart attack last Thursday in Fulton, Ky., and was told by a physician that he should rest.  He came home and seemingly improved, but the second attack proved fatal.

             Born July 23, 1894, in the Titus home on Spencer Heights in which his brother Clyde is living, Mr. Titus was the son of John W. and Ella Spencer Titus, both of whom were members of prominent families in this section.

             Surviving are his wife, the former Ella Chance; and two sons, Donald Irvin, who enlisted in the Air Corps at Chanute Field, Rantoul, and two months later landed in the Philippines; his parents had not heard from him since but in a Red Cross checkup he was not found listed among the missing or the casualties; William David, the second son, is a freshman in Mounds Township High School.  He also leaves four brothers, Spencer of Vienna, Ill., Clyde, Henry and Dr. J. Raymond Titus of Mounds, besides many other relatives.

             Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the First Methodist Church with the Rev. S. C. Benninger, pastor of the Congregational Church, officiating, assisted by Rev. L. B. Walkington.  Burial was made in Spencer Heights Cemetery in the Titus family lot, with G. A. James Funeral Service directing.

             (John W. Titus married Ella Spencer on 20 Apr 1881, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  The 1917 draft registration of Seth Titus states that he was born 23 Jul 1894, in Mounds, Ill., and was a locomotive fireman for the Illinois Central Railroad Co., at Mounds, Ill.  According to his death certificate, Seth Irvin Titus, laborer, of Mounds, Ill., was born 23 Jul 1894, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., the son of John W. Titus, a native of Ohio, and Ella Spencer, a native of Illinois, died 3 Mar 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., the husband of Ella Titus, and was buried in Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds, Ill.  His marker there reads:  Seth I. Titus July 23, 1894 Mar. 3, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Mann of Flora were here Thursday to attend the funeral of Seth I. Titus.

Mrs. Millie Park arrived here Thursday from Fall River, Mass., having been called here by the death of her brother-in-law, Seth I. Titus.

Mrs. G. A. Mattson, Mrs. C. E. Buchanan, Mrs. Laurence Schneider, Mrs. Hessie Sullivan and Mrs. Percy Hunt, attended the funeral of Mrs. Minerva Scurlock, mother of Mrs. Ira Robinson, in Dongola Wednesday last.

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 13 Mar 1942:

Mother of Cong. Bishop Dies Saturday in Anna

             Mrs. Belle Zada Bishop, widow of the late W. C. Bishop, and mother of Congressman C. S. Bishop, died Saturday, March 7, at the Hale Willard Hospital, where she had been receiving medical treatment for several weeks.  Mrs. Bishop had been an invalid for years, residing at her home on Jefferson Street in Anna until her condition became so serious that she was removed to the hospital.

             Mrs. Bishop was born in Johnson County Sept. 27, 1872, the daughter of William and Malinda Bridges Ragsdale.

             Congressman Bishop and family arrived in Anna before her death.

             Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the First Baptist Church of Anna with Dr. W. T. Waring officiating.  Interment was in the Anna Cemetery.

             The members of the family surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Roy Rendleman and Mrs. Donald Casper, both of Anna; and four sons, Congressman C. W. Bishop of Washington, D.C., and Lester, Lavern and Claude of Anna.  Also two sisters, Mrs. Walter Bishop and Mrs. Rose Adams, both of Buncombe, Ill.; and five brothers, E. J. Ragsdale and E. L. Ragsdale, both of Vienna, Willis Ragsdale of Elgin, W. O. Ragsdale of Cape Girardeau, and U. G. Ragsdale of Anna.

             (William C. Bishop married Bell Ragsdale on 27 Jan 1889, in Johnson Co., Ill.  William D. Ragsdale married M. J. Bridges on 16 Sep 1863, in Johnson Co., Ill.  The death certificate of Belle Zada Bishop states that she was born 27 Sep 1872, in Johnson Co., Ill., the daughter of William Ragsdale, a native of Kentucky, and Malinda J. Bridge, a native of Johnson Co., Ill., died 7 Mar 1942, in Anna, Union Co., Ill., widow of W. C. Bishop, and was buried in Anna Cemetery.  Her marker there reads:  Belle Z. Bishop Sept. 27, 1872 Mar. 7, 1942 William C. Bishop Sept. 17, 1862 Nov. 26, 1939.—Darrel Dexter)

Charles A. DeVore

             Charles A. DeVore, age 66, died Sunday morning, March 8, at 2:30 o’clock at the Anna hospital.

             Surviving are his wife, May E.; two daughters, Mrs. Muriel Dean of Balboa, Calif., and Mrs. Dorothy Johnson of Urbana; four sons, W. A. of Vicksburg, Charles R., Arthur L. and Gale of Mound City; his 92-year-old mother, Mrs. Sara DeVore of Mound City; three brothers, Robert DeVore of San Pedro, Calif., N. A. and Casey of Vicksburg; two sisters, Mrs. Carl Gustafson of Chicago and Mrs. Emma McClure of St. Louis; and six grandchildren.

             Funeral services were held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Mound City Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Venerable S. L. Hagan of Cairo officiating.  Burial was made in Beech Grove Cemetery.  G. A. James Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

             (Nicholas A. Devore married Sarah Ann Grover on 27 Dec 1864, in Alexander Co., Ill.  The 1918 draft registration of Charles Arthur DeVore states that his nearest relative was May Elizabeth DeVore.  The death certificate of Charles Arthur Devore, mechanic, of Mound City, Pulaski Co., Ill., states that he was born 2 Feb 1876, in Mound City, Pulaski Co., Ill., the son of Nicholas Devore, a native of Elco, Alexander Co., Ill., and Sarah Grover, a native of Arkansas, died 8 Mar 1942, in Rural District 5, Union Co., Ill., the husband of May Devore, and was buried in Beech Grove Cemetery in Mounds, Ill.  His marker there reads:  Charles A. Devore 1876-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

J. A. Hendrick

             James Arthur Hendrick, aged 65, died at his home in Mound City Saturday night, March 7, at 10:20 o’clock.

             He is survived by his wife, Anna; three daughters, Mrs. Nora Mitchell, Mrs. Dollie Caudell, Mrs. Pearl Hammer; one son, James, all of Mound City; a stepson, Lee Lear of Cairo; four brothers, Ernest, William, George and John, all of Metropolis; two sisters, Mrs. Nora Shellar of Metropolis and Miss Dorothy Lee Hendricks of Chicago.

             Funeral services were held at the James Funeral Home in Mound City Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock with Rev. Fred Harp officiating.  Interment was made in Spencer Heights Cemetery.  G. A. James Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

             (According to the death certificate, James Arthur Hendricks, laborer, of Mound City, Ill., was born 28 Mar 1876, in Alabama, the son of Lee Hendricks, a native of Alabama, and Mary Miller, a native of Tennessee, died 7 Mar 1942, in Mound City, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Annie Hendricks, and was buried in Spencer Heights Cemetery in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Elisha Ashworth

             Elisha (Pete) Ashworth, age 33, died Friday morning, March 6, at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Lottie Ashworth, in Mound City after an illness of several weeks.

             Funeral services were held at the James Funeral Home Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Rev. H. A. Bahr, pastor of the Pilgrim Congregational Church, officiating.  Interment was in Thistlewood Cemetery with G. A. James Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (According to his death certificate, Elisha Ashworth, of Mound City, Ill., was born 28 Jan 1909, in Cairo, Alexander Co., Ill., the son of George Ashworth, a native of Mound City, Ill., and Daisy Finchem, a native of Illinois, died 6 Mar 1942, in Mound City, Pulaski Co., Ill., and was buried in Thistlewood Cemetery at Mounds, Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Oscar Pawlisch Loses Brother

             Funeral services were held Monday in Fort Wayne, Ind., for Mike Pawlisch, brother of Oscar Pawlisch of Villa Ridge.

             Mr. Pawlisch died Friday morning, March 6, at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ella Schoper, in Fort Wayne.  He lived in Villa Ridge for several years and will be remembered by many.

             (A marker in Lindenwood Cemetery in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Ind., reads:  Henry M. Pawlisch 1897-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Rayburn Titus, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. Raymond Titus, came down from Urbana, where he is a senior at the U. of I., to attend the funeral of his uncle, Seth I. Titus, Thursday last.

Mrs. John Henderson, Jr., has returned from Clinton, Ky., where she was called by the death of a relative.

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 20 Mar 1942:

Two Men Killed in Crash near National Cemetery

             John Wesley Graves, colored, of Cairo, a porter at the Halliday Hotel, and Laverne Chavis of Cairo, also colored, are dead of injuries sustained when the motorcycle they were riding collided with a car owned by R. E. Smoot, a former business man of this city, now employed at the Ordnance Plant near Marion, and driven by Miss Marilyn Miller, a young girl of this city who was alone in the car.  Graves was instantly killed and Chavis died shortly after he was taken to the hospital in Cairo.

             Miss Miller suffered severe gashes on the head, face and legs and is suffering from nervous shock.  She was brought to her home.

             (According to the death certificate, Lawerance Chavis, bartender at a hotel in Cairo, Ill., was born 17 Jun 1924, in Cairo, Ill., the son of Frank Chavis, a native of Cairo, Ill., and Winnie Bradley, a native of Vienna, Ill., died 15 Mar 1942, in Cairo, Alexander Co., Ill., and was buried in Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds, Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

INFANT DEAD

             A stillborn son was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Endicott of Villa Ridge community Tuesday, March 17, at 6 o’clock.  The infant was given the name George Robert Endicott.  This was their second child.  Mrs. Endicott before her marriage was Miss Minnie Belle Fritz of Villa Ridge.

             Burial of the infant was made to the Villa Ridge cemetery Wednesday afternoon at four o’clock with G. A. James in charge of arrangements.

             (The death certificate of George Robert Endicott states that he was stillborn 17 Mar 1942, in Road District 4, Pulaski Co., Ill., the son of George W. Endicott and Minnie Belle Fritz.  His marker in Cairo City Cemetery at Villa Ridge, Ill., reads:  George Robert son of G. W.  Minnie Endicott born and died Mar. 17, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Father of L. B. Walkington Buried at Kinmundy Sunday

             Lyman Walkington, father of Rev. L. B. Walkington, pastor of the First Methodist Church, died Thursday, March 12, at his home in Omega, at the age of 73 years, four months and 22 days.  He had been in poor health for some time and died from a heart attack while in the barn lot at his home.

             He is survived by four sons.

             Funeral services were held Sunday with interment in the Kinmundy cemetery.

             Rev. Mr. Walkington returned to his home here Monday.

             (His baptismal record in Calhoun Co., Mich., states that Lyman Walkington was born 20 Oct 1868, in Marshall, Calhoun Co., Mich., the son of William and Mariah Walkington.  The death certificate of Lyman Walkington, farmer, of Alma Township, Marion Co., Ill., states that he was born 20 Oct 1868, in Kinmundy, Ill., the son of William Walkington, a native of Aram, England, and Mariah Kirby, a native of Yorkshire, England, died 12 Mar 1942, in Alma Township, Marion Co., Ill., and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Kinmundy, Ill.  His marker there reads:  Father Lyman Walkington 1868-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Sister of Local Men Died Here Tues., March 10

             Mrs. Thomas Hooker, of Creal Springs, died Tuesday night, March 10, at the home of her brother, Albert Taylor.  She was the widow, her husband having passed on several years ago.  She was also the sister of Logan Taylor of this city.

             Funeral services were held at Creal Springs Thursday, March 12, with interment in Zion Cemetery, east of Ozark.

             Attending the funeral from here were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Taylor, Mrs. John O’Daniels, Mrs. Clarence Taylor, Logan Taylor, Mrs. Frank Ebbs, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Taylor and Mrs. Theo Endicott.

             (Thomas W. Hooker married Mary Ellen Taylor on 5 Feb 1883, in Johnson Co., Ill.  Richard Taylor married Elizabeth Ann Eubanks in September 1857 in Johnson Co., Ill.  The death certificate of Mary L. Hooker, of Creal Springs, Ill., states that she was born 30 Oct 1860, in Williamson Co., Ill., the daughter of Richard Taylor, a native of Williamson Co., Ill., and Miss Eubanks, died 10 Mar 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., the widow of Thomas W. Hooker, and was buried in Zion Cemetery in Ozark, Pope Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Miss Margaret Cathyrn Webb of Tamms occupied the pulpit at the Methodist church Sunday morning and evening, taking the place of Rev. L. B. Walkington, who was called away by the death of his father.

Mother of C. S. Copeland Dies in Accident at 97

             Vienna—A sad accident occurred at Ozark Thursday afternoon of last week which resulted in the death of Mrs. Nancy Copeland, 97, on the following Sunday evening.  Mrs. Copeland died of burns received when her clothing became ignited and the lower part of her body was badly burned.  For the past six years Mrs. Copeland has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Underwood.  Thursday afternoon she took a nap and got up.  Her daughter, Mrs. Underwood, was sitting in the front room of the house.  She heard Mrs. Copeland go to the kitchen.  Mrs. Copeland, like many women of the older generation, smoked a pipe.  Mrs. Underwood thought that she was going to the kitchen to get a match to light her pipe.  She soon heard her cry in pain and she ran to the kitchen.  She found her mother’s clothing in flames and she was standing beside the kitchen sink.  Mrs. Underwood grabbed some rugs from the floor and with these rugs and her bare hands beat out the flames.  In so doing she was badly burned on the hands.—Vienna Times

             Note—Mrs. Copeland was the mother of Charles S. Copeland of this city.

             (Richard J. Copeland married Nancy A. Washburn on 27 Aug 1862, in Johnson Co., Ill.  Her death certificate states that Nancy Ann Copeland, of Ozark, New Burnside, Johnson Co., Ill., was born 7 Apr 1845, in Metropolis, Ill., the daughter of George Washburn and Miss Deans, died 1 Mar 1942, in Johnson Co., Ill., the widow of Richard J. Copeland, and was buried in Zion Cemetery.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 27 Mar 1942:

SIXTH S. I. N. U. STUDENT TO LOSE LIFE SINCE WAR BEGAN

             Carbondale—Mario Biava, former Southern student, became the sixth former student to lose his life in the service of his country since National Defense movements began last year, when he was killed in a plane crash near San Jose, California, Sunday night.

             Few details of the crash are available.  Biava transferred to Southern from State Normal during the school year of 1940-41.  His home address was Westville, Illinois.—Egyptian

             (Mario L. Biava, an actor, enlisted 25 Apr 1941, at Chanute Field as an aviation cadet in the Army Air Corps.  The California Death Index states that Mario Lawrence Biava was born 10 Aug 1919, in Illinois, died 15 Mar 1942, in San Mateo Co., Calif.  His marker in Saint Peter and Paul Cemetery in Westville, Vermillion Co., Ill., reads:  Son Lieut. Mario Biava 1919-1942 Mother Catherine Biava  1890-1956 Father Joseph Biava 1884-1964 Son Virgil Biava —Darrel Dexter)

John B. Jackson of Anna Dies after Long Illness

             John Jackson, president of the First National Bank of Anna, died at his home in that city Sunday night, March 22, following a long illness.

             Mr. Jackson was born in Vienna, Illinois, July 8, 1871, one of eight children of Samuel and Fannie P. Jackson.  He never married and is survived by two brothers, Harry and Will; and one sister, Miss Winifred Jackson, all of Vienna.

             Moving from Vienna to Jonesboro in 1895, he served as an officer in the Jonesboro Bank and organized the Bank of Anna in 1898.  When the Bank of Anna became the Anna National Bank he was made cashier and later president.  He had held many positions of responsibility and honor.  He was one of the organizers of Group Ten of the Illinois Bankers’ Association, was at one time treasurer of the Anna State Hospital and was one of the original directors of the Anna Public Library, working in conjunction with Captain Stinson, who endowed the “Stinson Memorial” library building.

             Funeral services were held both at Anna on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, and at Vienna on Wednesday afternoon at the same hour.  Burial was in the Vienna Cemetery.

             (The death certificate states that John Bain Jackson, banker, of Anna, Ill., was born 8 Jul 1871, in Vienna, Johnson Co., Ill., the son of Samuel Jackson, a native of Wilson Co., Tenn., and Frances P. Bain, a native of Vienna, Ill., died 22 Mar 1942, in Anna, Union Co., Ill., and was buried in Vienna Fraternal Cemetery.  His marker there reads:  John B. Jackson Jul. 8, 1871 Mar. 22, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 3 Apr 1942:

Mrs. Mary George

             Mrs. Mary George, age 70 years, died Tuesday afternoon, March 31, shortly after five o’clock at the home of her daughter on Front Street.

             Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Andrew Poe of Mounds; one son, __y Coleman of St. Louis; and four grandchildren, Garrison Heater and Warren Kenneth (Bobby) Heater, both stationed with the U. S. Navy at San Diego, Calif., Teddy Heater of Rock Island and Mrs. George (Pauline Heater) Pearson of Mounds.

             Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Ryan Funeral Home with Rev. L. B. Walkington officiating.  Burial was made in Spencer Heights Cemetery with the Ryan Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (Marion W. George married Mary Coleman on 12 May 1900, in Alexander Co., Ill.  According to her death certificate, Mary George was born 3 Mar 1873, in Goreville, Ill., died 31 Mar 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill.,  widow of Marion George, and was buried at Mounds, Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Garrison and Warren K. (Bobby) Heater were called here last week by the serious illness of their grandmother, Mrs. Mary George.  The boys are stationed with the U. S. Navy at San Diego, Calif.  Garrison has been in the Navy for five years.

 The Mounds Independent, Friday, 10 Apr 1942:

Mrs. Raymond Beaver

             Mrs. Iva Beaver, age 36, died at the Anna hospital Friday night, April 3.

             She is survived by her husband, Raymond Beaver, of Mound City; one daughter, Mrs. Millie Jean Burns, of Mounds; a sister, Mrs. Eva Phimister, of Mounds; a brother, Ulis Linder, of Mounds.

             Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the James Funeral Home in Mound City, Rev. Hubert A. Bahr, pastor of the Pilgrim Congregational Church, officiating.  Interment was made in Thistlewood Cemetery with James Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (According to her death certificate, Iva Beaver was born 18Oct 1904, in Missouri, the daughter of Una Linder and Millie Waters, died 3 Apr 1942, in Union Co., Ill., the wife of Raymond Beaver, and was buried in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill. –Darrel Dexter)

Charles Finley Greene, 16, of Valier, died at the Carbondale hospital, Monday night from injuries sustained in a fall from a cliff at Giant City State Park Sunday.

             Greene was reported to have been walking with several other Valier youths in the park section known as “Devil’s Table.”  He approached close to the edge of a 50-foot cliff and slipped on wet moss.  He landed in a

Garrison and Warren K. (Bobby) Heater have returned to the U.S. Naval Station at San Diego, Calif., after a visit here due to the illness and death of their grandmother, Mrs. Mary George.

One Man Killed in Monday Auto Accident

             Leonard Moody of St. Francisville, was killed and Frank Striegel, of Jasper, Ind., was critically injured in an automobile collision which occurred Monday afternoon on U. S. highway 51 just at the foot of the slope south of Cache bridge.

             D. M. Schoonover, an oil well driller and a close friend of Moody, was driving Moody’s car north and stated in an inquest held late Monday that the pavement was slick from rain and as he tried to take the curve at the foot of the embankment of Cache River levee the car skidded and he lost control of it, and it got in the lane of the car coming south.  Neither driver seemed to be going at a great rate of speed and a verdict of unavoidable accident was returned by the coroner’s jury.

             Striegel, who was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, Cairo, told of having $1,200.00 in money with him that he was taking to Campbell, Mo., to purchase a farm.  His car, which had been taken to the Fischel Garage, was searched by officers and the money was found in a compartment of the car.

             (His death certificate states that Charles Finley Green, school boy, of Valier, Franklin Co., Ill., was born 18 Jul 1925, in Valier, Ill., the son of Wendell Green, a native of Buffalo, Ohio, and Mary Burtost, a native of Valier, Ill., died 30 Mar 1942, in Carbondale, Jackson Co., Ill., and was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery in Sesser, Franklin Co., Ill.  His marker there reads:  Son Charles Green July 18, 1925 Mar. 30, 1942 Father Wendell C. Green Mar. 24, 1905 Jan. 11, 1954 Mother Mary Green Nov. 7, 1907 Aug. 25, 1985.  Frank Striegel married Katherine Easley.  Frank V. Striegel, 58, married on 8 Jan 1941, in Butler Co., Mo., Mary F. Schuler, 55.  When Frank Striegel registered for the draft in 1918, he lived at R. F. D. 1 Velpen Pike, Ind., farmer and lived with his wife, Cathern Striegel.  The death certificate of Frank Vincent Striegel, of Jasper, DuBois Co., Ind., states that he was born 30 Dec 1882, in Celestine, Ind., the son of Nicholas Striegel, of Gillsford, Ind., and Elizabeth Strobel, of Fulla, Ind., died 7 Apr 1942, in Cairo, Alexander Co., Ill., and was buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Ireland, Ind., divorced.  Her marker in that cemetery reads:  Frank Striegel, Sr., 1882-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 17 Apr 1942:

WOMAN, UNCONSCIOUS SEVEN YEARS, DIES

             Morrisonville—Mrs. Geneva Gottlob, 57-year-old farm wife, is dead after seven years of unconsciousness.  Dr. A. T. Gibson, her physician, said she suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in 1936, paralyzing her brain.  She was confined to a Springfield hospital for nearly a year, but later she was attended at her home by her husband, William, a retired farmer.—Golconda Herald-Enterprise

             (Elijah Bail married Caroline E. Pruett on 15 Nov 1877, in Fayette Co., Ill.  According to her death certificate, Geneva Bermuda Gottlieb was born 18 Oct 1884, in Fayette Co., Ill., the daughter of Eligah Bail and Cornelia Pruett, natives of Fayette Co., Ill., died 20 Mar 1942, in Morrisonville, Christian Co., Ill., wife of William Gottlieb, and was buried in Morrisonville Cemetery in King Township, Christian Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Mr. and Mrs. Wave Wingo spent Monday and Tuesday last in Bradford, Tenn., called there by the death of Mrs. Wingo’s uncle, James A. Young.

             (According to his death certificate, James Anderson Young, bridge foreman for I. C. R. R., of Bradford, Gibson Co., Tenn., was born 24 Mar 1868, in Gibson Co., Tenn., the son of James Franklin Young and Martha T. Johns, natives of Tennessee, died 5 Apr 1942, in Webb Williamson Hospital, Jackson, Madison Co., Tenn., of mitral insufficiency, husband of Ethel Young, and was buried in Bradford Cemetery in Bradford, Tenn.  His marker there reads:  Ethel McKenzie Young 1878-1955 James A. Young 1868-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. Barbara Ann Reeves

             Mrs. Barbara Ann Reeves, age 80, widow of the late William L. Reeves, died April 10, at her home in Pulaski, following an illness of several months.

             She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Emma Allen, of Dongola; three sons, Hez, Frank and W. A. Reeves of Pulaski; a brother, John Smoot, who made his home with her; 22 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.

             Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with Rev. George B. Leathers, pastor, officiating.  Interment was made in Rose Hill Cemetery.  Casket bearers were Hallie Fitzgerald, Freddie Miller, James Aldred, Fred Davis, Ollie McClellan and Harry Tolar.  George C. Crain was in charge of funeral arrangements.

             (William T. Rives, 23, of Dongola, Ill., married on 23 Jan 1876, at the house of T. B. Davis in Union Co., Ill., Barbara A. Smoot, 18, of Dongola.  According to her death certificate, Barbara Ann Reeves was born 4 Apr 1862, in Dongola, Ill., the daughter of Thomas Smoot and Mary Ann Boger, natives of North Carolina, died 10 Apr 1942, in Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Ill., widow of William T. Reeves, and was buried at Pulaski, Ill.  Her marker in Rose Hill Cemetery reads:  William T. Reeves July 31, 1852 Feb. 28, 1930 Mother Barbara A. Reeves His Wife April 4, 1862 April 10, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 24 Apr 1942:

JOHNSTON CITY MAN IS KILLED

             William Bennett, 29, Johnston City, brother-in-law of Williamson County Sheriff Arleigh Wilkins, was killed at New Spillertown mine near Marion Sunday night, when he was pinned between an automobile truck and a concrete pier.  The truck coasted backward down a slight grade and trapped Bennett, it was reported.—Elkville Journal

             (J. W. Bennett married Clementine Throgmorton on 27 Nov 1892, in Williamson Co., Ill.  His death certificate states that William Evans Bennett, 29, night watchman, of Herrin Township, Williamson Co., Ill., was born in Carterville, Ill., the son of John W. Bennett, a native of Union Co., Ill., and Clementine Throgmorton, a native of Johnson Co., Ill., died 13 Apr 1942, in Marion, Williamson Co., Ill., husband of Lucille Hall, and was buried in New Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion, Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Former Pastor of Local Church Dies at Zeigler

             Rev. H. C. Croslin, 50, pastor of the Zeigler Baptist Church, died Thursday night of last week at his home, following a three-day illness.  The Rev. Mr. Croslin was at one time pastor of the First Baptist Church of this city.  He had also served as pastor at the Carrier Mills church and had been a representative of the Southern Baptist Seminary at Louisville, Ky.  Before going to Zeigler, he was pastor of a Baptist church in Cape Girardeau, Mo., and it is said, it was he who was chiefly responsible for the establishment of the Baptist Foundation at Southern Illinois Normal University, Carbondale.  He and his family had been living in Ziegler only three weeks.

             Among those from Mounds who attended the funeral services at Zeigler Sunday were Rev. and Mrs. K. G. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Wave Wingo, Mrs. T. G. Akin, Mrs. M. B. Thomas, Mrs. Sam Shifley, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Essex and Mrs. Velma Russell.

             (Lonnie Croslin married Ellenora Gettings on 18 Jun 1882, in Franklin Co., Ill.  His death certificate states that Harrison C. Croslin, Sr., 53, Baptist minister, of Zeigler, Ill., was born in Franklin Co., Ill., the son of Alonzo Croslin and Ella Gettings, natives of Illinois, died 16 Apr 1942, in Zeigler, Franklin Co., Ill., husband of Zella Croslin, and was buried in East Fork Cemetery in Frankfort, Franklin Co., Ill.  His marker there reads:  Zella Johnston Croslin Nov. 9, 1889 Nov. 23, 1955 Harrison C. Croslin, Sr., Baptist Minister, Feb. 16, 1889 Apr. 16, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Mounds Business Man Dies Monday Evening

             Sam F. Green, who had been ill for several months, died Monday evening, April 20, at 6 o’clock.  Mr. Green had rallied and had been able to get out, but had been taken worse again, much to the sorrow of his relatives and friends.

             Mr. Green and his family have made their home here 25 years.  He was an employee of the Illinois Central Railroad Company until 1929, when he entered the shoe repair business.  He had moved his shop from Oak Street to First Street, shortly before he was taken ill.

             Surviving are his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Clarence (Marie) Hargus, of Cairo; two sons, William of Mounds and Sergeant James Green, who is stationed at the Orlando, Fla., Army Air Base; one grandson; one sister, Mrs. G. L. Rogers, of Alton; one brother, Elbert, of Clinton, Ky.; a half-brother, of Lebanon, Ky.; a half-sister, Mrs. Connie Porter, of Cairo; three step brothers, Sam Jackson of Indianapolis, Ind., Ernest Jackson of Columbus, Ky., and Carl Jackson, of Charleston; and many other relatives.’

             Funeral services were held at the Ryan Funeral Home at two o’clock Thursday afternoon, with Rev. S. C. Benninger officiating.  Burial was in Thistlewood Cemetery, directed by J. T. Ryan Funeral Service.  Casket bearers were:  Horace Fellenstein, Wade Thomas, E. A. Stokes, G. A. Mattson, Sam Evers and Ray Mahoney.

             Business houses in Mounds were closed from 2 to 3:30 o’clock.

             (According to his death certificate, Sam F. Green, shoe repairer, of Mounds, Ill., was born 5 Jan 1886, in Columbus, Ky., son of William Green, died 20 Apr 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Clyde Green, and was buried at Mounds, Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. Mabel Carter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meadows and mother of Shirley Carter, who died last week in Ohio, was brought here for burial.  Funeral services were held Saturday.

             (The Ohio Death Index states that Mabel Carter died 14 Apr 1942, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.—Darrel Dexter)

WPA WORKER KILLED BY WAREHOUSE ELEVATOR

             Leo Howell, 33, of Herrin, WPA warehouse employee, was fatally injured Wednesday morning while working at the warehouse when his head was crushed by the 1500-lb. weights on the elevator.  He died at the Herrin hospital a few minutes after the accident.

             The electric elevator was in operation and it is believed he climbed the elevator shaft gate to look down the shaft.  The descending elevator weights struck his head.  Joe Jalowiec, of Clifford, elevator operator, felt the elevator slow down and heard Howell cry out.  He stopped the elevator and rushed to the second floor where he found Howell.—Johnston City Progress

             (The death certificate of James Leo Howell, W. P. A. deliveryman, of Herrin, Ill., states that he was born 1 Feb 1909, in Williamson Co., Ill., the son of Harry L. Howell and Metta B. Grimes, natives of Williamson Co., Ill., died 8 Apr 1942, in Herrin, Williamson Co., Ill., husband of Helen Howell, and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Marion, Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Du QUOIN WOMAN IS FOUND IN POND

             DuQuoin—The body of Mrs. Minnie Bailey, about 56, a widow, was found in a pond near her home at Sunfield, three miles north of here, today by youths who helped in a search when relatives discovered she was missing from her bed.  The body was clad in night clothes.  She had been ill with a heart ailment.—Marion Weekly Leader

             (According to her death certificate, Minnie Bailey was born 7 May 1885, in Perry Co., Ill., the daughter of Rudolph Bishop, a native of Macoupin Co., Ill., and Margaret O’Keefe, a native of Elkville, Ill.,  died 7 Apr 1942, in Sunfield, Perry Co., Ill., and was buried at DuQuoin, Perry Co., Ill.  Her marker in I. O. O. F. Cemetery in DuQuoin, Ill., reads:  Minnie Bailey May 17, 1885 Apr. 7, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 1 May 1942:

Mr. and Mrs. George Eichhorn of Mound City and their son, Hirschel Eichhorn and Mrs. Eichhorn of this city, attended the funeral of the former’s niece, Mrs. Mary Cole of Paducah, Ky., held Thursday last in Paducah.  Mrs. Cole leaves her parents and her two children.

             (Her death certificate states that Mary Jane Cole, of 1047 Monroe St., Paducah, McCracken Co., Ky., was born 20 May 1900, in Paducah, Ky., the daughter of Ed Englert and Lena Swenters, natives of Paducah, Ky., died 21 Apr 1942, in Paducah, Ky., of cancer, wife of J. Walter Cole, and was buried in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Paducah, Ky.  Her marker there reads:  Mother Mary Englert Cole 1900-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

SUNNYSIDE MAN DROWNS IN WELL

             Louis B. Hampton of Sunnyside was drowned in a well near his home between 8:30 and 9 o’clock Friday morning.  The coroner’s verdict was death by drowning with suicidal intent.

             Hampton was born in Carterville on June 29, 1911, the son of Zed and Ethel Crain Hampton.  He was a resident of Sunnyside for 30 years.

             He is survived by his widow and two children, Joyce Lee and Juanita, aged 5 and 8.—Johnston City Progress

             (According to his death certificate, Louie Clay Hampton, W. P. A. laborer, of Route 1, Herrin, Williamson Co., Ill., was born 29 Jun 1911, in Carterville, Ill., the son of Zed Hampton and Ethel Crain, natives of Williamson Co., Ill., died 17 Apr 1942, in Road District 8-1, Williamson Co., Ill., husband of Ruby Leehy, and was buried in Herrin Cemetery.—Darrel Dexter)

Carbondale Editor Dies

             Cameron H. Cameron, editor and publisher of the Carbondale Herald, died Saturday, April 23, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Langdon of Elvins, Mo., where he and Mrs. Cameron had been visiting for two ____s.

             Editor Cameron, according to the ___d, was 63 years of age at the time of his death and had been in robust health until January 1941, when he was stricken with heart ailment, from which he never recovered.  He owned and published the Herald eight years; was widely and favorably known and was highly regarded by all who knew him.

             Funeral services were held in Elvins, Mo., Sunday afternoon and burial was made at Flat River, Mo.

             (Donald H. Cameron married Kate Langdon on 8 Jul 1906, in Elvins, St. Francois Co., Mo.  Donald Hillard Cameron, editor, of Flat River, St. Francois Co., Mo., registered for the draft in 1918 and stated he was born 28 Dec 1878.  His marker in Parkview Cemetery, Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo., reads:  Don H. Cameron Dec. 25, 1879 Apr. 23, 1942 Kate Cameron his wife Apr. 18, 1886 Feb. 27, 1948.—Darrel Dexter)

Ralph C. Lewis

             Ralph C. Lewis, age 63, of St. Louis, a former Mounds resident, died in St. Louis, Wednesday, April 15, at one p.m., following an attack of pneumonia.

Mr. Lewis was the son of Major Sam Lewis and Sarah (Walker) Lewis, pioneer residents of Villa Ridge.  He was born in Villa Ridge and lived the greater part of his life in this county.  He is survived by one brother, Dwight B. Lewis of Villa Ridge; two sisters, Mrs. S. P. (Ruby) Adams and Miss Grace Lewis, both of St. Louis.

Funeral services were held in the family lot at the Villa Ridge cemetery Friday afternoon, April 17, at two o’clock with Rev. K. G. Hall, pastor of the Mounds Baptist Church, officiating, with burial following.  J. T. Ryan Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

             (Samuel O. Lewis married Sarah E. Walker on 11 May 1870, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  According to his death certificate, Ralph Charles Lewis, retired railroad yardmaster, of 512 Whittier, St. Louis, Mo., was born 28 Aug 1878, in Villa Ridge, Ill., the son of Samuel O. Lewis, a native of Mississippi, and Sarah E. Walker, a native of Illinois, died 15 Apr 1942, at St. Louis Hospital, St. Louis, Mo., of lung carcinoma, widower, and was buried at Villa Ridge, Ill.  His marker in Cairo City Cemetery at Villa Ridge reads:  Ralph C. Lewis 1878-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Jesse B. Odle

             Jesse B. Odle, age 66, died from a self-inflicted wound near his home in Ullin, Tuesday morning, April 28.

             He is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Anna Mangold, Mrs. Ester Atherton of Olmsted, Mrs. Frances Nealy of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Mrs. Martha Youngblood of Mound City; also one brother, Thomas Odle, of Olmsted.

Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at Center, Ill., Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.  Burial was in Concord Cemetery.  Casket bearers were James Bagby, Robert Bagby, Ray Crecelius, W. L. Richey, James Clanahan, and W. O. Young.  Wilson Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

(In 1918 Jesse Bartlet Odle, of Olmsted, Pulaski Co., Ill., registered for the draft.  He was a farmer and Thomas and Alma Odle, of Olmsted, Ill., were his nearest relatives.  His death certificate states that Jesse B. Odle, farmer, was born 12 Dec 1875, in Illinois, the son of Houston Odle, a native of Illinois, died 28 Apr 1942, in Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Olive Odle, and was buried in Pulaski Co., Ill.  His marker in Concord Cemetery near Olmsted, Ill., reads:  Olive Odle 1877-1944 Jesse B. Odle 1876-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Uncle of W. L. Toler Dies near Mt. Pleasant

             Jesse Goddard, of Lick Creek, Union County, died at the age of 76, Tuesday afternoon, April 28, at 3:20 o’clock at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ula T. (Amanda) Davis.

             Mr. Goddard’s entire life was spent on the farm where he was born with the exception of a few years spent in Mounds, where he was a salesman in the W. L. Toler Furniture and Hardware Store during the early twenties.  He never married, but spent a good many years of his life caring for his widowed mother.

             He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Davis, and a number of nieces and nephews including her children, the children of one half-brother, F. M. Goddard, and a half sister, Mary Goddard Toler, mother of W. L. Toler.

             Besides being a farmer he taught several terms of school in his own community.  He was widely and favorably known throughout Union County and in I. O. O. F. circles in the State.  He was a man whose word could always be depended upon and his friends were numbered by his acquaintances.

Funeral services will be held this (Friday) morning at 11 o’clock at Ebenezer Hall near Lick Creek with Rev. H. G. Peterson officiating.  Burial will be made in the cemetery at the Hall with Wilson Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (Ulysses T. Davis, 24, farmer near Lick Creek, Ill., born near Anna, Ill., the son of T. J. Davis and Sharlitt Hileman, married on 1 Sep 1889, at E. C. G. Nickens’ in Union Co., Ill., Amanda J. Goddard, 21, born near Lick Creek, Ill., daughter of G. W. Goddard and Rodia C. Haley.  Larkin Toler married Mary E. Godard on 19 Jul 1865, in Union Co., Ill.  According to his death certificate, Jesse Goddard, farmer, was born 2 Dec 1865, in Union Co., Ill., the son of George A. Goddard and Rhoda Haley, natives of Tennessee, died 28 Apr 1942, in Union Co., Ill.  His marker in Ebenezer Hall Cemetery near Lick Creek, Union Co., Ill., reads:  Jesse Goddard Dec. 2, 1865 April 28, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 8 May 1942:

T. L. Kline

             Funeral services for Thomas Louis Kline, age 66, who dropped dead in front of Beaver’s Store in Mound City Saturday, May 2, following a heart attack, were held at the James Funeral home in Mound City Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock.  Burial was made in Thistlewood Cemetery.

             Mr. Kline is survived by his widow, Cora; two sons, Charles and Wilbert of Mound City; two daughters, Mrs. Minnie Schofield of Cairo and Mrs. May Honer of Wichita, Kan.

             (His death certificate states that Thomas Louis Kline, fisherman, was born 8 Feb 1876, in Kentucky, died 2 May 1942, in Mound City, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Cora Kline, and was buried in Thistlewood Cemetery at Mounds, Ill.  His marker in Beechwood Cemetery at Mounds reads:  Thomas L. Kline Feb. 12, 1876 May 2, 1942 Father.—Darrel Dexter)

Miss Ethel Runalls

             Miss Ethel Runalls, a former resident of Mounds, died Monday, May 4, in Denver, Colo., following a lingering illness.

             Miss Runalls was the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Runalls.  The Rev. Mr. Runalls was pastor of the local Congregational Church from January 1909 until 1913, when he resigned.  The family continued to live in Mounds until after the death of both Mr. and Mrs. Runalls.

             Surviving are one sister, Mrs. A. L. (Nellie) Norfleet of Cairo; and three brothers, Whitfield, of Cairo, Bertram, of Carbondale, and Luther, of Hollywood, Calif.; also two nieces, Miss Louise Runalls, of Cairo, and Mrs. R. W. Sunbury, of San Diego, Calif.; two nephews, Norris B. Runalls, of St. Louis, and L. Maurice, of San Diego, Calif.

             Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Mounds Congregational Church with the pastor, Rev. S. C. Benninger officiating.  Burial was made in the family lot in Thistlewood Cemetery.  The casket bearers were L. B. Armstrong, Ray Mahoney, Richard Broyhill, J. A. Childers, Percy Hunt and George Sitter.

             (In the 1930 census she was working as the housekeeper for William J. Chestnut, a shop foreman in a garage in Denver, Colo.:  Ethel M. Runalls, 43, born in England, immigrated in 1888, naturalized citizen.  In the 1940 census, Ethel M. Runalls, 60, born in England, was a resident of the Adult Blind Home in Denver, Colo.—Darrel Dexter)

John H. Wilson

             John H. Wilson died Wednesday evening, May 6, at his home in the Scruggs-Chapman Addition.  His age was 72 years.

             Surviving are his wife, four sons, John, Talmadge, Clinton and James; and one daughter, Mrs. Ruby Lackey, all of Mounds; one sister, Mrs. Mary Calvin, of Olmsted; and three brothers, William of Mounds, Lute and Ned of Ullin.

             Funeral services will be held this (Friday) afternoon at 2 o’clock at New Concord Church with Rev. Al Corzine of Cypress officiating.  Burial will be made in New Hope Cemetery with the Wilson Funeral Service in charge.

             (According to his death certificate, John H. Wilson, farmer, was born 19 Feb 1870, in Ullin, Ill., the son of Solomon Wilson, a native of North Carolina, died 6 May 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Clara Wilson, and was buried in New Hope Cemetery in Pulaski Co., Ill.  His marker there reads:  John H. Wilson Feb. 19, 1871 May 6, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 15 May 1942:

Niece of Local People Dies in Oklahoma City

             Mrs. Jack Grimes, age 38 years, died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William T. Head in Oklahoma City, on Thursday, May 7, according to word received by her uncle and aunt, J. W. Biggerstaff and Miss Wilma Biggerstaff.  Her passing followed a lingering illness.

             Mrs. Grimes is survived by her parents; a son, Jack Jr.; a daughter, Nita Lou; two sisters, Mrs. Tess Kanally of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Bruce Bridges of Atlanta, Ga.; also her aunt and uncle.

             She was born in Mounds and will be remembered as the former Bess Fair Head.  Her father was in the mercantile business here for several years.

             Funeral services and burial were in Oklahoma City Saturday.

             (The 1930 census of 34^th St., Oklahoma City, Okla., records the following family:  William T. Head, 53, born in Illinois, merchant, married at age 24; Katherine Head, wife, 46, born in Illinois, married at age 17; Juanita M. Head, 24, daughter, born in Oklahoma; Betty F. Grimes, daughter, 28, born in Illinois, married at age 22; Jack Grimes, grandson, 3, born in Oklahoma; Nieta L. Grimes, granddaughter, 2, born in Oklahoma.—Darrel Dexter)

David N. Reddin

             David N. Reddin, age 66, died Friday evening, May 8, at his home in Detroit, following a long illness.  Mr. Reddin had made his home in Detroit for the past 25 years.

             He was a past chancellor of the Wayne Lodge Knights of Pythias.

             He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Reddin; one brother, O. W. Reddin, of Mounds; two sisters, Mrs. L. E. Endicott and Mrs. J. A. Hogendobler, of Villa Ridge; and several nieces and nephews.

             Funeral services were held at the Endicott home near Villa Ridge ___day afternoon at 3 o’clock with Rev. S. C. Benninger officiating.  Burial was made in Thistlewood Cemetery.  Casket bearers were the following nephews of the deceased:  ___ Hogendobler, James Hogendobler, George W. Endicott, Theo Endicott, Louis Harold Endicott and Earl ___man.  G. A. James Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

             (When he registered for the draft in 1918, David Milton Redden lived at 336 Ferdinand, Detroit, Mich., and was a factory clerk for Detroit Copper & Brass Rotting Mills at 95 Clark Ave., Detroit, Mich.  According to a death certificate, David M. Redden, clerical worker, of Pulaski Co., Ill., was born 20 Nov 1875, in Villa Ridge, Ill., the son of Lewis Redden, a native of Nova Scotia, and Margaret Castle, a native of Ohio, died 8 May 1942, in Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Maude Redden, and was buried in Thistlewood Cemetery in Mounds, Ill.  His marker in Beechwood Cemetery reads:  David M. Redden 1875-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Card of Thanks

             We wish to express our sincere thanks to our neighbors and friends for their kindness and thoughtfulness during the illness and following the death of our husband and father.  Especially do we wish to thank those who sent the beautiful flowers, those who offered the use of their cars and the minister for his words of consolation.  All this will long be remembered.

             Mrs. Sam Green and Family

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 22 May 1942:

TWELVE-YEAR-OLD BOY DROWNS IN MINE POND

             William Emmitt Gray, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Gray, living in a trailer at Eden’s Park on the highway between Marion and Herrin, was drowned in a pond near the Lester strip mine, southeast of Herrin, Wednesday afternoon a little after two o’clock.  He had gone there with three companions, one of whom did not get into the water.  He swam half way across the pond, according to testimony of companions at the coroner’s inquest, and then went under.  His companion tried to rescue him, but could not do so in time.  A pulmotor from the office of Dr. Cain of Herrin was used, but failed to revive him.

             The body was taken to Storme’s Funeral Home, Herrin, where it was prepared for burial and taken today to Fond du Lac, Wis., hometown of the parents.  The father is employed at the ordnance plant.—Marion Evening Post

             (His death certificate states that William Emmett Gray III was born 25 Jun 1930, in Fond du Lac, Wis., the son of William Gray and Viola Aigner, natives of Fond du Lac, Wis., died 13 May 1942, in West Marion Township, Williamson Co., Ill., and was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Fond du Lac, Mich.—Darrel Dexter)

Two-Year-Old Boy Dies from Injuries

             Stanley Paul Helm, age two years and five months, of Grand Chain, died in a Metropolis hospital, as the result of injuries received in an automobile wreck near White Hill Sunday afternoon.  His mother, Mrs. Donald Helm, is in the same hospital, having suffered a broken leg and other injuries.

             Funeral services for the little fellow were held Tuesday afternoon at the Christian church in Grand Chain with Rev. Earl Throgmartin conducting.  Burial was made in Grand Chain cemetery with Wilson Funeral Service in charge.

             (His death certificate states that Stanley Paul Helm was born 6 Dec 1939, in Grand Chain, Ill., the son of Donald Helm, a native of Paducah, McCracken Co., Ky., and Mary Baker, a native of Metropolis, Massac Co., Ill., died 17 May 1942, in Metropolis, Massac Co., Ill.  His marker in Masonic Cemetery in Grand Chain, Pulaski Co., Ill., reads:  Son Stanley Helm Dec. 6, 1939 May 17, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

W. A. Atherton

             William Asa Atherton, age 74, died at his home in Pulaski Saturday night, May 16, after an illness of two months.

             He is survived by his wife, Margaret; a daughter, Mrs. G. H. Britt, of Cairo; a son, Floyd Atherton; and two grandsons, Leslie and Leon Atherton, of Peoria; three sisters, Mrs. W. H. Aldred, of Pulaski, Mrs. Laura Galbraith, of Cairo, and Mrs. Loren Hale, of Kennett, Mo.; and a brother, Samuel Atherton, of Villa Ridge.

             Funeral services were held at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock with the pastor, Rev. George B. Leathers, officiating.  Burial was made in the family lot at Rosehill Cemetery.  Casketbearers were Will Milford, Fred Davis, Hallie Fitzgerald, Arthur Palmer, Frank Reeves and J. W. West.

             (According to his death certificate, William Asa Atherton was born 18 Mar 1868, in Villa Ridge, Ill., the son of Jasper Atherton, a native of Villa Ridge, Ill., and Isabelle Lackey, a native of Pulaski, Ill., died 16 May 1942, in Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Margaret Atherton, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery.  His marker there reads:  William Atherton 1868-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

George M. Mumford

             George M. Mumford, age 82, died at the home of his son near Pulaski Saturday, May 16.

             He is survived by four children, one son, Hugh, of Pulaski; and three daughters, Mrs. Almira Dexter of Dongola, Mrs. Grace Sharp of Santa Monica, Calif., and Mrs. Alma Walker of Ullin; two sisters, Mrs. Sallie Zimmerman and Mrs. Dora Eastwood of Grand Chain; 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

             Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Ullin Methodist Church with Rev. Harold Jensen officiating.  Interment was made in Ullin Cemetery.

             (Thomas Mumford married Mary Bagby on 15 Aug 1848, in Schuyler Co., Ill.  George M. Mumford married Mrs. Alice Lentz on 30 May 1888, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  Peter Lentz married Nancy A. Curry 28 Jan 1880, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  According to his death certificate, George M. Mumford, farmer, was born 22 Nov 1859, in Olmsted, Ill., the son of Thomas Mumford, native of Kentucky, and Mary Bagby, a native of Olmsted, Ill., died 16 May 1942, in Pulaski Co., Ill., widower of Nancy Mumford, and was buried in Ullin Cemetery.  His marker there reads:  Father George Mumford Nov. 22, 1858 May 16, 1942 Mother Alice Mumford Sep. 7, 1860 Jan. 11, 1938.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 29 May 1942:

William H. Aldred

             William Henry Aldred, age 74, died at his home in Pulaski, Thursday afternoon, May 28, at 4:30 o’clock after two months’ illness.  He was well known in the community having been a funeral director for 20 years.  In 1922 he sold out to George C. Crain and retired from business.  He had been in good health until his recent illness.

             Besides his wife, he is survived by a brother, James, of Pulaski; two sisters, Mrs. Ora White, of Chicago, and Mrs. Millie Brown, of Karnak; and a number of nieces and nephews.

             Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Pulaski, with the pastor, Rev. George B.          Leathers, officiating.  Burial was made in Rose Hill Cemetery.

             Mr. Aldred was a member of Caledonia Chapter, O. E. S. and Caledonia Lodge, A. F. and A. M. and these orders conducted their rites at the grave.  George C. Crain was in charge of arrangements.  The casket bearers were members of the deceased’s Sunday school class.

             (W. H. Aldred, 26, of Pulaski, Ill., married on 18 Sep 1897, in Pulaski Co., Ill., Agnes Sichling, 18, of Cache, Ill.  Will H. Aldred, 27, farmer, born in Pulaski, Ill., son of Ham Aldred and Jane Lackey, married 16 Sep 1900, in Pulaski Co., Ill., Mrs. Ellen Fields, 32, born in Braidwill, Tenn., daughter of William Scruggs.  H. C. Aldred married Elizabeth J. Lackey on 11 Nov 1870, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  According to his death certificate, William Henry Aldred, retired, of Pulaski, Ill., was born 9 Sep 1878, in Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Ill., the son of Hamilton Aldred, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, and Jane Lackey, a native of Pulaski, Ill., died 21 May 1942, in Pulaski, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Mary Aldred, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Pulaski, Ill.  His marker there reads:  William H. Aldred Sept. 9, 1870 May 21, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. E. E. Boyd

             Mrs. Eliza Eleanor Boyd, age 76, prominent citizen of Mound City, passed away at her home in that city Friday morning, May 22, at 5:35 o’clock after a lingering illness.  Mrs. Boyd had been a resident of Mound City for 51 years.  Her husband, E. E. Boyd, preceded her in death November 3, 1940.

             Mrs. Boyd was a member of one of the pioneer families of Pulaski County.  She was a member of the Pilgrim Congregational Church and active in Queen of Egypt Chapter, O. E. S., and Zion Shrine, O. W. S. J., having filled all stations in both organizations and also a past officer.  In the past few years, failing health had prevented her taking part in the activities of the lodges.

             She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Minnie R. Strohm, of Caruthersville, Mo., and Mrs. Kate Culp, of Mound City; a granddaughter, Mrs. Vivien Nelson; and a great-granddaughter, Grace Rodgers, of Arcadia, Calif.; also one sister, Mrs. M. D. Brelsford, of America.

             Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Pilgrim Congregational Church, Mound City, with the pastor, Rev. H. A. Bahr, officiating.  Burial was made in Thistlewood Cemetery with G. A. James Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (Elmer E. Boyd married Eliza E. Lyerly on 4 Sep 1884, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  Her death certificate states that Eliza Eleanor Boyd was born 3 Jan 1866, in America, Ill., the son of William F. Lyerle and Eliza Cloud, died 22 May 1942, in Mound City, Pulaski Co., Ill., widow of E. E. Boyd, and was buried in Thistlewood Cemetery in Mounds, Ill.  Her marker in Beechwood Cemetery reads:  Eliza Eleanor Boyd 1866-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Spencer L. Titus

             Spencer L. Titus died Tuesday night, May 26, at 11:20 o’clock, following a long illness.  He is the second of the Titus brothers to die this spring, his brother, Seth Irvin Titus having passed away on March 3.  Two sisters also preceded him in death. He was the son of John W. and Ella Spencer Titus, prominent pioneer residents of Mounds.

             Surviving are his wife, Gusta (Frederick) Titus; one daughter, Mrs. Claude Fleming, of Pryor, Okla.; two sons, John, of Pryor, and Raymond, of Miami, Fla.; three brothers, Clyde, Henry E. and Dr. J. Raymond Titus, all of Mounds.

             Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at the Ryan Funeral Home with the Rev. S. C. Benninger officiating.  Burial will be in Spencer Heights Cemetery with the Ryan Funeral Service in charge.

             (In 1918, when Spencer Titus registered for the draft in Pulaski Co., Ill., it was recorded that he was born 30 May 1889, in Mounds, Ill., was married with three children, and that he had one eye.  According to his death certificate, Spencer Titus, farmer, of Vienna, Johnson Co., Ill., was born 30 May 1888, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., the son of J. W. Titus, a native of Kentucky, and Ella Spencer, a native of Illinois, died 30 May 1942, in Union Co., Ill., husband of Augusta Titus, and was buried in Spencer Heights Cemetery in Mounds, Ill.  His marker there reads:  Spencer Titus May 30, 1889 May 26, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

William Ernest Minton

             William Ernest Minton, age 69, passed away at his home here in Mounds Friday morning, May 22, at 9:10 o’clock. Mr. Minton was born in Pulaski County and spent his entire life here having been engaged in farming.

             He was the son of Bird and Julia A. Minton and was born Nov. 29, 1873.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Mounds.

             He is survived by his wife, Anna; one son, Dan, of Mound City; two daughters, Mrs. Alice Lentz and Mrs. Cleo Jerrell, of Jackson, Mich.; two grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Fanny Parker and Mrs. Annie Harper of Mounds and Mrs. Della Nugent of Memphis; two brothers, Frank of Mounds and John of Campbell, Mo.

             Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Kenneth G. Hall, pastor, officiating.  Burial was made in Shiloh Cemetery with G. A. James Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (William Minton married Anna Weldy on 15 Oct 1895, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  According of his death certificate, William Earnest Minton, farmer, of Mounds, Ill., was born 29 Nov 1872, in Villa Ridge, Ill., in Byrd Minton and Julia Graddy, natives of Tennessee, died 22 May 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Anna Minton, and was buried in Shiloh Cemetery in Pulaski Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 5 Jun 1942:

Henry Eastwood

             Henry Eastwood, a well-known resident of the New Concord community east of Pulaski, died Thursday, May 28, at his home, at the age of 68 years.

             Surviving are one son, Ralph; four daughters, Mrs. Ethel Herrin, Mrs. Effie Dick, Mrs. Velma East, all of Olmsted, and Mrs. Bessie Pearson of Woodriver; a half-sister, Mrs. Ellen Calvin of Pulaski; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

             Funeral services were held at the New Concord  Church Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock with the pastor, Rev. Harold Jensen, officiating.  Burial was made in Eastwood Cemetery.  Casket bearers were Olen Curry, Ernest Witchman, Ralph Taake, Homer Britt, Everett Bankson, and Oscar Curt.

             Mr. Eastwood was a member of Caledonia Lodge No. 47, A. F. & A. M. and the lodge rites were conducted at the grave.

             (Henry Eastwood, 24, born in Olmsted, Ill., son of Ab and Josephine Eastwood, married Lottie Ledbetter, 18, of Ullin, Ill., born in Olmsted, Ill., daughter of S. W. and Sarey Ledbetter, on 24 Dec 1897, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  Joshua D. Eastwood married Josephine Rigby on 15 Aug 1871, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  According to his death certificate, Henry H. Eastwood, farmer, of Olmsted, Ill.,  was born 14 Mar 1874, the son of Joshua Eastwood and Josephine Reipy, died 28 May 1942, in Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Charlotte Eastwood, and was buried in Eastwood Cemetery.  When he registered for the draft in 1918, he was a farmer at Ullin, Pulaski Co., Ill., and recorded his year of birth as 1873.  His wife was listed as “Lottie” Eastwood.  His marker in Eastwood Cemetery near Ullin:  Charlotte Eastwood 1879-1942 Henry H. Eastwood 1874-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Son of Mrs. F. E. Parks Missing in Philippines

             Lieut. William Parks, a reserve officer from Marion, who was called to duty in the U. S. Army in 1940, has been reported missing in the Philippines according to word received from the War Department by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Parks.

             Lieutenant Parks was a second lieutenant in the infantry and at the outbreak of the war was training Filipino recruits.  His mother is a former president of the Twenty-fifth District, Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs.  Her many friends in Mounds are hoping she may soon have some favorable news.

John E. Harp

             John E. Harp, age 56, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Floyd Coleson, Monday, June 1, following a long illness.

             He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Pearl Walth of Syracuse, N.Y., and Mrs. Coleson; three brothers, Sim of Christopher, Earl of Benton, and Fred of Mound City; one sister, Mrs. Marion Fellows of Syracuse; and a half-sister, Mrs. June Sherwood of Syracuse.  Sixteen grandchildren also survive him.

             Funeral services were held at the Assembly of God Church Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with the Rev. Mr. Calhoun officiating.  Burial was in Diswood Cemetery.  J. T. Ryan Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

             (According to his death certificate, John Emmerson Harp was born about 1886, the son of George Harp and Mary Smith, died 31 May 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill.—Darrel  Dexter)

Mrs. Elizabeth Phelps

             Mrs. Elizabeth Phelps died Saturday evening, May 30, at 6:30 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ray Scott, on Blanche Avenue after a lingering illness.  Mrs. Phelps was born in Pope County near Allen Springs and would have been 79 years old in July.

             Surviving are four sons, Oscar of Eddyville, Ill., Orlie of Dixon Springs, Otis of Anna and Hillis of Harvey, Ill.; two daughters, Mrs. Murlie Eleam and Mrs. Ray Scott, both of Mounds; 22 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.  Her husband preceded her in death in 1935.

             Mrs. Phelps was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Concord near Vienna.

             Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Scott residence with Rev. L. B. Walkington, pastor of the First Methodist Church, assisted by Rev. J. Rue Reid of Sparta, former pastor of the church, officiating.

             Following the services, the funeral cortege left for Barton Cemetery near Dixon Springs where burial was made.  The casket bearers were grandsons.

             (David F. Phelps married Elizabeth A. Ditterline on 10 Nov 1881, in Pope Co., Ill.  Thomas M. Ditterline married Lewisa Beltcher on 21 Dec 1854, in Pope Co., Ill.  Her death certificate states that Elizabeth Ann Phelps was born about 1864, the daughter of Thomas F. Ditterline and Emily Belther, and died 30 May 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., the wife of Jacob Phelps.  She was buried in Ragsdale Cemetery in Pope Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 12 Jun 1942:

Killed by Big-Four Train

             The body of Harry Mason, which had been cut in two by a southbound Big Four train in front of the depot in Mound City, was found Monday morning about 6:30 o’clock.

             This man had once been employed in Mound City by the Glenn and Trammell Stave Mill, now no longer in operation.  Since that time, he had made frequent trips to Mound City and sought odd jobs from house to house.  He was about 50 years of age.

             A coroner’s jury returned a verdict of accidental death and the man was buried by the G. A. James Funeral Service.

Obituary

             Floyd Charles Humphrey, son of George and Loudena Humphrey, was born on May 1, 1900, at Elizabethtown, Ill., and departed this life at his home near Mounds, Ill., Saturday, June 6, 1942, at the age of 42 years, 1 month and 5 days, having been seriously ill since November.

             He was united in marriage on October 3, 1924, to Marie McAllister.

             He united with the First Methodist Church in Mounds, Ill., on Easter Sunday five years ago.  During his last illness with great faith and obedience, he submitted to God’s will and in the midst of his intense suffering testified of his love for his Christ and his readiness to go to be with him.  Without fear he approached the hour of death, because he trusted in the One who had saved him and kept him to pilot him safely across the bar.

             He leaves to mourn his death, his devoted wife, an aged father, and seven children, Louis of Elizabethtown, and Wayne of Decatur (sons of the former marriage), Charles, Donald, Carl, Robert and Nelda, all at home; and two grandchildren; also three brothers and three sisters, namely, Ollie of Veterans Hospital, Jefferson Barracks, Mo., Orbie of Mounds, Homer of Sikeston, Mo., Mrs. Catherine McFall and Mrs. Julia Cowan of Sikeston, Mo., and Mrs. Georgia McDonald of Roxanna, Ill.; besides a host of other relatives and friends.

             Funeral services were conducted Monday, June 8, at the First Methodist Church with Rev. L. B. Walkington, officiating assisted by Rev. Elmer Webb, pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church.  A ladies quartet sang “The Rock of Refuge,” “Rock of Ages,” and “Abide with Me.”  Interment was in Spencer Heights Cemetery.—Contributed

             (Floyd Charles Humphrey, farm laborer, of RFD Commerce, Scott Co., Mo., born 1 May 1900, and married, registered for the draft in 1918.   His death certificate states that Floyd Charles Humphrey, 42, the son of George Humphrey and Ludena Holland, died 6 Jun 1942, in Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Marie Humphrey.  His marker in Spencer Heights Cemetery in Mounds, Ill., reads:  Floyd C. Humphrey 1900-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

BLIND DIVER RECOVERS EQUALITY DROWNING VICTIM

             Bert Cutting, blind Shawneetown diver, who uses a homemade helmet to which air is pumped by an old washing machine motor, yesterday recovered the body of a drowning victim, Emer Lula Hopper, 17, Equality, from the Big Saline River, south of Harrisburg.  The girl, daughter of Lonnie Hopper, was believed to have been caught in a whirlpool at a point where the river is 30 feet deep.  Cutting was called after seven hours’ search failed to locate her body.—Marion Evening Post

             (Emmer Lula Hopper was born 1 Jul 1925, near Equality, Ill., the daughter of Lonnie Hopper and Beulah Collins, natives of Kentucky, died 3 Jun 1942, at Equality, Gallatin Co., Ill., and was buried in Wolf Cemetery at Eldorado, Saline Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

CAIRO FLYER DIES IN CANADIAN PLANE CRASH

             Cairo—Mrs. Erwin Stelzer has received a message from the Canadian government announcing that her son, Edwin Parsons, a flight officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force, had met instant death while testing out a new plane which crashed at Rock Cliff Field near Ottawa.

             Edwin, a commercial pilot for some time prior to joining the R. C. A. F. joined up with that organization about two years ago, following his last visit in Cairo.  He was one of the few Americans in the R. C. A. F. who remained with the Canadian forces after America entered the war.

             He has been an instructor of pilots, had been in the plane factory service, and at the time of the fatal accident was testing out a new ship, which apparently developed some defect which caused it to crash.—Marion Weekly Leader

             (According to the Report of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, Edwin Scarritt Parsons was born 7 Oct 1907, in Cairo, Alexander Co., Ill., died 29 May 1942, in Timmons County Line & No. 8 Highway, Quebec, three miles northeast of Rockliffe, Airdome, Canada, in a flying accident, and was buried in grave 127, section 29, lot 1 in Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa.   At the time of his death his wife lived at 234 East 52^nd St., New York, N.Y.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 19 Jun 1942:

Man Wanted for Murder at Villa Ridge Arrested in Chicago

             William Lloyd, colored, of Villa Ridge, charged by a coroner’s jury with murder after the fatal shooting of Benny Meadows, colored, also of Villa Ridge, which occurred Sunday, June 14, has been arrested in Chicago, according to word from the Chicago police received by Sheriff I. J. Hudson Wednesday.

             (Ben Medows, 22, of Villa Ridge, Ill., farmer, born in Tennessee, son of Foster Medows and Eliza Wingo, married on 22 Mar 1894, in Pulaski Co., Ill., Lugina Reed, 18, of Villa Ridge, Ill., born in Illinois, daughter of Henry Reed and Sarah Horton.  According to his death certificate, Benny Meadows, 44, son of Benny Meadows and Leugenia Reese, died 14 Jun 1942, in Pulaski Co., Ill., the husband of Polly Meadows. His interment record in Mound City National Cemetery states that Bennie Meadows, private 1^st class of Co. M, 370^th Illinois Infantry, 93^rd Division, enlisted 25 Jul 1917, was honorably discharged 8 Mar 1919, died 14 Jun 1942, and was buried in Section E grave 4212-P.—Darrel Dexter)

Prominent Cairo River Man Dies in His Ninetieth Year

             Captain John S. Hacker, known as Cairo’s Dean of Rivermen, crossed Death’s river Monday night, June 15, at St. Mary’s Hospital, where he had been a patient for the past five weeks.  Had he lived until December 16, he would have reached his ninetieth year.  Until recently he had been able to drive his own car.  His mind was active and alert and he followed the world’s trend with great interest.

             Capt. Hacker was born in Annapolis, Md., Dec. 16, 1852.  When he was one year old, the family came west by steamboat and hack to Jonesboro, Ill., where his father practiced law until the Captain was ten, when the family settled in Cairo.  He took his first river job a few years after the close of the Civil War and for more than 60 years served, first as a clerk and finally as captain of his boat.  It is said of him that he “built four steamboats and wore out three.”

             His surviving children are Mrs. L. Fay Danforth, Miss Daisy Hacker, Mrs. Hannah Fowler and Miss Alice Hacker, all of Cairo, and Mrs. Shannon Richmond of Mexico City, Mexico.  He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Mary B. Fletcher, who made her home with her brother and family; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  His wife, Fanny Posey Hacker, who was equally prominent in the life of the city of Cairo, died three years ago.  A son, Nicholas, preceded them both in death.

             Private funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 at the Karcher Funeral Home with Rev. S. L. Hagan, pastor of the Church of the Redeemer, officiating.  Burial was made in the Jonesboro Cemetery.

             (John S. Hacker married Fanny S. Posey on 19 Mar 1877, in Cook Co., Ill.  The death certificate states that John Stuart Hacker, the son of William A. Hacker and Angelica Peel, a native of Annapolis, Md., died 15 Jun 1942, in Cairo, Alexander Co., Ill., the husband of Fannie P. Hacker, and was buried in Jonesboro Cemetery.  His marker there reads:  John S. Hacker 1852-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. Martha J. Youngblood

             Mrs. Martha Jane Youngblood, of Mound City, who had been making her home with her granddaughter, Mrs. Arthur File, for several months, died at the File home at 6:15 p.m., Friday, June 12, following an illness of two or more weeks.  She was 73 years of age.  Born near Olmsted, she had lived in Pulaski County all her life.

             Surviving are two sons, Oscar of Paducah, Ky., and Garland of Mound City; three sisters, Mrs. Frances Nealy of Poplar Bluff, Mo., Mrs. Este Atherton and Mrs. Anna Mangold of Olmsted; one brother, Thomas Odle of Olmsted; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.  Her husband preceded her in death, dying in 1916.

             Funeral services were held Sunday, June 14, at 4:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Mounds, Rev. O. L. Angel of Metropolis, assisted by Rev. K. G. Hall, pastor of the church officiating.  Burial was in Thistlewood Cemetery with the G. A. James Funeral service in charge of arrangements.

             (William Youngblood married Martha Jane Odel on 23 Feb 1886, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  Houston Odel married Nancy J. Livesay on 19 Mar 1863, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  Her death certificate states that Martha Jane Youngblood, 73, the daughter of Houston Odle and Jane Livsay, died 12 Jun 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., the wife of William Youngblood. —Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 26 Jun 1942:

E. A. Reichert

             Edward August Reichert, of Olive Branch, died suddenly Saturday evening, June 20, at St. Mary’s Hospital, following an illness of three days.

             Mr. Reichert had spent the greater part of his life at Grand Chain where he had come with his father at the age of nine.  He was born in Freeburg, Ill., November 23, 1888.  In 1908 he was married to Miss Lady Agnes Calvin, a sister of Mrs. George T. Schuler of Mounds and Mrs. E. C. Hogendobler of Olmsted, at the Calvin home near Olmsted.  They made their home in Oklahoma for one year returning to Grand Chain where they lived 19 years, moving from there to Olive Branch in 1928, where for the past 14 years Mr. Reichert had been superintendent of the Olive Branch Minerals Company.  He was also president of the high school board of District 17 of Olive Branch.

             He is survived by his wife; three children, Mrs. Louis Johnson of Flint, Mich., Hiram also of Flint, and Richard of Olive Branch; three brothers, Theodore, Albert, and Fritz of Grand Chain; and two grandchildren.

             Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock at the Olive Branch Methodist Church with Rev. J. Rue Reid of Sparta, assisted by Rev. Weldon Culver, pastor, officiating.  Burial was in Grand Chain Cemetery.

             (When he registered for the draft in 1918, he lived at Grand Chain, Pulaski Co., Ill., and was a farmer and saw miller.  His wife was listed as Lady Agnes Reichert.  His death certificate states that Edward August Reichert, silica plant superintendent, was born 21 Nov 1883, in Freeburg, Ill., the son of Fred and Louise Reichert, died 20 Jun 1942, in Cairo, Alexander Co., Ill., husband of Lady Reichert, and was buried in Grand Chain cemetery.  His marker in Grand Chain Masonic Cemetery reads:  Edward A. Reichert Nov. 21, 1883 Jun. 20, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. Sarah Cockrum

             Mrs. Sarah Cockrum, age 73, died at the home of her son, Ralph Cockrum, at Mounds Wednesday morning, June 24, at 3:30 o’clock following a heart attack.

             She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mae McBride, of Sesser, Ill.; two sons, Dyer of St. Louis and Ralph of Mounds; three sisters, Mrs. L. Provost, Mrs. Ed Provost and Mrs. W. R. Hayes, all of DuQuoin; and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

             Funeral services will be held at Bearpoint Church near Sesser at one o’clock p.m. today (Friday) with burial at Horse Prairie Cemetery.  The J. T. Ryan Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.

             (John W. Cockrum married Sarah L. Jeffers on 17 Aug 1884, in Franklin Co., Ill.  Garland McBride married Mae Cockrum on 13 Jan 1912, in Franklin Co., Ill.  Edgar Provart married Eva Jeffers on 14 Sep 1890, Franklin Co., Ill.  L. D. Provart married Ora Olive Jeffers on 3 Mar 1889, in Franklin Co., Ill.  Her death certificate states that Sarah Cockrum, the daughter of Berry Jeffers, died 24 Jun 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., the wife of John Cockrum.  Her marker in Horse Prairie Cemetery in Sesser, Franklin Co., Ill., reads:  John W. Cockrum Feb. 13, 1864 June 27 1909 Sarah Cockrum his wife Sept. 23, 1868 June 24, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 3 Jul 1942:

Mrs. Thomas Smith

             Mrs. Thomas Smith of Perks died at Hale-Willard Hospital in Anna Friday afternoon, June 26, at 1:30 o’clock after an illness of one week.

             She is survived by her husband, Thomas Smith, of Perks; her mother, Mrs. Justus Duckworth, of Cairo; one daughter, Mrs. Elise Foster, of Cairo; a son, Thomas Lomas, of Childersburg, Ala.; and two grandchildren.  She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Frank Dillingham, of Cairo; three brothers, Walter and Howard Duckworth of Perks and Glenard Duckworth of Little Rock, Ark.; and four stepchildren, Mrs. Freda Taylor of Desoa, Ruby Baggott of DuQuoin, Everett Smith of Gary, Ind., and Carl Smith.

             Funeral services were held at the Baptist church at Perks Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, Rev. Glenn Verble of Dongola officiating.  Burial was in Ullin Cemetery.  Casket bearers were Arville RedCloud, Harvey Carter, George Herren and Henry Casper.  Wilson Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

             (Justice Duckworth married Angeline Moore on 28 Feb 1883, in Coles Co., Ill.  According to her death certificate, Gracie Maggie Smith was born 14 Jan 1892, in Tuscola, Ill., the daughter of Justice Duckworth and Angelini Moore, natives of Illinois, died 26 Jun 1942, in Anna, Union Co., Ill., the wife of Tom Smith, and was buried in Ullin Cemetery.  Her marker there reads:  Mother Grace Duckworth Smith 1892-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Julia Lorene Culbertson

             Julia Lorene Culbertson, the 10 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Culbertson, died at their home in Ullin Saturday following an illness of nine days.

             Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Baptist church in Ullin, conducted by Rev. L. R. Dunaway and burial was made at the Butter Ridge Cemetery.

             She leaves her parents, a little brother, Don Leo, and grandparents.

             (According to her death certificate, Julia Lorene Culbertson, 10 months and 21 days old, the daughter of Ralph Culbertson and Flora Severs, died 27 Jun 1942, in Ullin, Pulaski Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Brother of C. S. Copeland Dies at Home in Creal Springs

             E. E. Copeland, age 79 years, died Tuesday, June 23, at his home in Creal Springs, Ill.  He was a brother of Charles S. Copeland of this city and was a retired railroad operator.

             Funeral services were held in the Creal Springs Methodist Church Friday afternoon, June 26, and burial was made in the Robinson Cemetery at Ozark.  Attending from here were Mr. Copeland, G. E. Chance, and J. A. Childers.

             (Richard J. Copeland married Nancy A. Washburn on 27 Aug 1862, in Johnson Co., Ill.  The death certificate of Elmer E. Copeland, railroad agent, states that he was born 17 Oct 1863, in Vienna, Ill., the son of Richard Copeland, a native of Vienna, Ill., and Nancy Washborn, a native of Union Co., Ill., died 23 Jun 1942, in Creal Springs, Williamson Co., Ill., husband of Della Copeland, and was buried in Robinson Cemetery in New Burnside Township, Johnson Co., Ill.  His marker there reads:  Elmer E. Copeland 1863-1942 Della E. Copeland 1865-1961.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 10 Jul 1942:

Mary Ellen Connell Dishinger

             Mrs. Mary Ellen Connell Dishinger died Saturday, July 4^th, 1942, 5:35 p.m., at the age of 75 years and 29 days.

             She was married to James F. Connell in Marion, Ill., August 12, 1884, and to this happy union were born two sons and one daughter, Byron L. and LeRoy C. and Mona Florence Delaney Connell.

             Her six stepchildren and her own three children were reared in Marion, Cairo, and Mound City,  Mr. Connell having edited newspapers in those cities until his demise in November 1905 in Mound City.

             Mrs. Connell was again married to Mr. Charles Dishinger who had three sons, William, Harry and Fred.  The father and Fred had preceded her in death as have four of her first stepchildren, Frank, James, Olive and Myrtle Connell; Dona and Irving Connell survive her.

             Her first born, Byron Leander Connell, lost his life in a drowning accident in Raton, New Mexico, leaving his wife and a son, David LeRoy, who is now in his country’s service as an air pilot, and a daughter, Mary Eva, who passed away when sixteen years of age.  Mrs. Dishinger leaves also eighteen grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.

             She lay in state at the James Funeral Home, Mound City, until Monday at 2 p.m. when funeral services were conducted in Pilgrim Congregational Church, Reverend Hubert A. Bahr officiating and Reverend L. B. Walkington assisting with prayers and reading the obituary.  Burial was made in Beech Grove Cemetery.

             Her son-in-law, Mr. V. T. Reader, of San Antonio, Texas, penned the following verse to her memory:

MOTHER THOU ART DIVINE

             The tender touch of your loving hands

On troubled brows of all mankind,

             Has caused this sinful world to be a better place

For men to live and love in this life we call a race.

             So as you take your seat in that Heavenly home,

With that blood bought celestial choir

             To sing the song of the redeemed and

Cast your starry crown at Jesus’ loving feet

             When He says my child, well done,

For thou has been a true mother.

—Contributed

             (James F. Connell married Mary Felts on 11 Oct 1884, in Williamson Co., Ill.  Her death certificate states that Mary Ellen Dishinger was born 5 Jun 1867, in Williamson Co., Ill., died 4 Jul 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., wife of Charles E. Dishinger, and was buried in Beech Grove Cemetery at Mounds, Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 17 Jul 1942:

Former Mounds Resident Dies at Home in Alton

             Marion Waterman, who with his family lived in Mounds for many years, died Saturday, July 11, at his home in Alton, Ill.

             He is survived by one daughter, Myrl; one granddaughter; a half-sister, Mrs. W. T. Clanton of Cairo; and two half-brothers, Miles Waterman of Miller City and Pearl Waterman of Chester, a former Mounds chief of police.

             Burial was made in the Mounds Thistlewood Cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock with services at the grave.

             (W. T. Clanton married Estella E. Waterman on 31 Dec 1896, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  When he registered for the draft, his name was recorded as Marion Wesley Waterman, salesman for Indian Ref. Co., at Mounds, Ill. According to his death certificate, Marion W. Waterman, laborer, of Alton, Madison Co., Ill., was born 4 Feb 1873, in Thebes, Ill., died 11 Jul 1942, in Mounds, Ill., husband of Addie Waterman, and was buried in Beech Grove Cemetery at Mounds, Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

G. W. Cotilla

             G. W. Cotilla, age 85, died at his home west of Mounds Friday night, July 11, at 12 o’clock after two months of illness.

             Surviving are his wife, Etta; five sons, John, Frank, Herbert, George and Charles, all of Mounds; two daughters, Mrs. Marie Waldschmidt of Cairo and Mrs. Anna Jaynes of Mounds; and four grandchildren.

             Mr. Cotilla had been a resident of Pulaski County for the past 50 years,

             Funeral services were held at the home of his son, John, Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock with Rev. K. G. Hall, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating.  Interment was made in Spencer Heights Cemetery with J. T. Ryan Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (His death certificate states that G. W. Cotilla, retired farmer, was born 5 Jan 1857, in Louisville, Ky., died 10 Jul 1942, in Road District 7, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Etta Cotilla, and was buried in Spencer Heights Cemetery in Mounds, Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 24 Jul 1942:

Mrs. George Lackey Died at Home of Son in Iowa

             Mrs. Emina Essex Lackey, widow of the late George Lackey of Pulaski community, died Saturday, July 18, at the home of her son, J. O. Lackey, in Sioux City, Iowa, where she had made her home for the past five years.  She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Essex, also of the Pulaski neighborhood, and had lived in that community until she left to make her home with her son and his family.  She was born in January 1859 and was 83 years of age.

             Surviving are three sons, J. O. Lackey of Sioux City, Iowa, Ira E. Lackey and Cleve Lackey of Pulaski; one daughter, Mrs. P. G. Honnard of Riverside, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.  Her husband preceded her in death in October 1935.

             She was brought to Pulaski for burial and funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with Rev. George B. Leathers officiating.  Burial was in Rosehill cemetery.  Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Lackey and son, Joe, accompanied her to Pulaski for burial.

             (Paul Honnard, 21, born in Union Co., Ill., farmer of Jonesboro, Ill., son of George Honnard and Lizza Lingle, married on 11 Dec 1900, in Jonesboro, Union Co., Ill., Mary Lackey, 21, born in Pulaski Co., Ill., of Jonesboro, Ill., daughter of George Lackey and Emma Essex.  Her marker in Rose Hill Cemetery at Pulaski, Ill., reads:  Emma D. Lackey Jan. 28, 1859 July 18, 1942 George W. Lackey  Nov. 1, 1859 Sept. 17, 1935.—Darrel Dexter)

F. W. Williamson

             Attorney Frederick W. Williamson, 45, of Pasadena, Calif., died suddenly July 13, at his home, of a heart attack.

             Mr. Williamson, who was born and reared in Mound City, was the son of Mrs. Inez Williamson and the late A. W. Williamson of the Williamson-Kuny Lumber Company.  He was a Harvard University Law School graduate and was head of the Williamson, Hodge and Judson law firm of Los Angeles.

             Surviving are his wife and four children, his mother and a sister, Mrs. Philip Chandler, of California.

             (Fred W. Williamson married Ruth Chandler on 26 Jun 1924, in Los Angeles, Calif.  The Social Security application of Frederick Warren Williamson states that he was born 20 Sep 1897, in Mound City, Ill., the son of Albert W. Williamson and Alma I. Culp.  Frederick Warren Williamson registered for the draft in 1918 and was a student living at 7357 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif.  His marker in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Calif., reads:  Frederick W. Williamson 1897-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. Nellie M. Hight

             Mrs. Nellie Maude Hight of Wetaug died at the Hale-Willard Hospital in Anna Sunday morning, July 20, after a short illness.

             Funeral services were held at the funeral home in Dongola Monday afternoon at 1 o’clock with Rev. Kaufman officiating.  Burial was in St. John’s Cemetery.

             She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Virginia Gulley of Wetaug; and a sister, Mrs. Lily McCarthy, of California.

             (Henry Mowery married Adelia Hight on 1 Oct 1874, in Union Co., Ill.  According to her death certificate, Nellie Maude Hight was born 13 Jul 1873, in Wetaug, Ill., the daughter of Henry Mowery and Adelia Hight, died 19 Jul 1942, in Anna, Union Co., Ill., widow of William Allen Hight, and was buried in St. John’s Cemetery, Union Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Memorial Services Held for Brother of Russell Boren

             Memorial services were held Friday afternoon in Carterville for Ensign Joseph Stumm Boren, son of Mr. and Mrs. James D. Boren and brother of former Coach Russell Boren of Mounds Township High School.  Ensign Boren died in the crash of his naval patrol bomber, the news of his death having been received by his parents on Wednesday, July 15.  The message read in part as follows:  “The Navy Department deeply regrets to inform you that your son, Ensign Joe Stumm Boren, U. S. Naval Reserve died as a result of an airplane crash in Trinidad, July 12, 1942, in the performance of his duty and in the service of his country.”

             Ensign Boren, age 28, was one of five sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Boren who enlisted in the armed forces of the U. S.  He left the University of Illinois shortly before graduation to enter officer’s training in aviation.

             The other four sons are Lieut. Commander Clinton Boren, M. D. Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Chicago; Lieutenant Ryburn Boren, Army Air Forces, Patterson Field, Dayton, Ohio; John Lewis Boren, aviation mechanic and engineer, Naval Air Station, San Francisco, Calif., who saw service in the Philippines and Java; and Russell Boren, aviation cadet, Army Air Forces, who is now awaiting orders for active duty.

             The father, J. D. Boren, saw service for his country in the Spanish American War.  He fought for Bataan under General MacArthur’s father.

             Besides his parents and his four brothers, he is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Earl Venable, Mrs. Ruth Snider and Mrs. J. Wesley Gentry, all of Carterville, and Mrs. William L. Phillips of Effingham.

             Temporary burial was in Trinidad, but relatives are hoping that he may be brought to Carterville at a later date.

             The Carbondale Herald published an editorial on his death entitled “Give ‘Em Hell.”  It mentions a visit Joe and a friend and fellow ensign, Andy Glosecki, made the late editor, Don Cameron of the Herald last March.  Someone who was present heard Editor Cameron say, as Joe and Andy left, “Give ‘em Hell, Joe” and hear Joe’s answer, “We will, sir.”  It says further:

             “It is truly unfortunate that Joe S. Boren, a young man bubbling with personality and intelligence, and with so promising a future, a young man who was strong and healthy in mind, body and spirit, a young man who had barely reached the prime of manhood—it is unfortunate that his life should be so cruelly cut short. . . .

             “Joe Boren was not only a Carterville boy. . . . Joe Boren was an ALL-AMERICAN boy. . . . typical of other American boys.

             “Therefore we submit that it is altogether fitting and proper that the name of Ensign Joe S. Boren be implanted into the minds and hearts of Americans everywhere as the defender of their freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press and freedom from compulsion.  Ensign Boren has done a good job!”

             Russell Boren, who was here Monday, told the editor of this paper that the Boren family was taking into its fold this friend of Joe’s, Ensign Andy Glosecki, who served with Joe for a year at Corpus Christi and who is now blasting the Japs in the Pacific—another act of service that Joe would have approved.  Andy’s people are somewhere in Czechoslovakia.

             (The application for military headstone states Joseph Stumm Boren enlisted on 15 Mar 1942, in U. S. N. Air Force and was killed 12 Jul 1942, in Trinidad.  His marker in Oakwood Cemetery in Carterville, Williamson Co., Ill., reads:  Joseph Stumm Boren Illinois Ensign USNR World War II June 14, 1914 July 12, 1942.  Another marker reads:  In Memory of Honored Hero Joe Stumm Boren Ensign U. S. Naval Aviator  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friend.  Born at Carterville, Illinois, June 14, 1914 Lost in Action at Port of Spain, Trinidad, B. W. I. July 12, 1942 Interment in Fort Read Cemetery, Trinidad for Duration of War.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 31 Jul 1942:

J. J. BLUM DIES THURSDAY IN HOT SPRINGS HOSPITAL

             Word was received Thursday afternoon of the death of J. J. Blum, which occurred about noon that day in Dr. Scully’s hospital, Hot Springs, Ark.  The news came as a shock as Mr. Blum had been improving and was expected to be able to return home soon.  His sister, Mrs. George Eichhorn of Mound City, was in Hot Springs at the time of his death, but was ill in her hotel.  Hirschel Eichhorn, his nephew, left Thursday evening for Hot Springs.

             A prominent merchant here, with stores also in Cairo, Salem and other points, he was known throughout Southern Illinois.

As yet no funeral arrangements have been made, but Mr. Blum will be brought here for burial.

             (According to the Arkansas Death Index, Jacob J. Blum died 30 Jul 1942, in Garland Co., Ark.  His marker in Cairo City Cemetery at Villa Ridge, Pulaski Co., Ill., reads:  Jacob Blum Sept. 13, 1872 July 30, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Lucy Ellen Sharp

             Funeral services were held at the Congregational church in Grand Chain Monday afternoon, July 26, at 3 o’clock for Lucy Ellen Sharp, wife of Albert Sharp, Villa Ridge.  Services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Peak of Vienna.  Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery near Joppa.

             Mrs. Sharp died July 16, 1942, at the age of 53.  She was married to Albert Sharp Dec. 22, 1911.  Surviving are her husband, Albert; and six children:  Roy, Alberta, and Charles, all at home, Lee of Grand Chain, Lester of Pulaski, and Louis, who is serving in the United States Army; one brother, George Dorrance of Springfield, Ill.; and one grandson and other relatives.

             Mrs. Sharp had been in failing health for some time.

             Wilson Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 7 Aug 1942:

J. J. Blum Funeral Services Held Sunday Afternoon

             Funeral services for J. J. Blum, who died suddenly in Hot Springs, Ark., Thursday, July 30, were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the J. T. Ryan Funeral Home, which Mr. Blum had built and in which at one time he had resided.  Rabbi Jacobs of Blytheville, Ark., conducted the services.  Miss Sara Struckmeyer, accompanied by Mrs. C. H. Bauer, sang two beautiful numbers.  Burial was in Villa Ridge cemetery with the Elks Club in Cairo of which he was a member, conducting the rites at the grave.  He was also a member of the Monteflore Temple and the Bnai Brith in Cairo.

             Jake J. Blum was the son of Louis Blum and Sophia Hirsch Blum.  His father came to this country from Aufhausen, Wurtenberg, Germany, and his mother, from Ernsbach, Germany.  Louis Blum settled in Cairo where he had one of the largest stores of that time.  He and his bride were married in 1865 in New York City and returned to Europe on their honeymoon.

             In 1867 they moved from Cairo to Mound City, where J. J. was born Sept. 14, 1872.  At an early age he entered business for himself and was successful from the start.  He opened a general merchandise store in Mounds soon after the town was founded and had continued in business here to the present time, opening stores in Cairo and other towns at later dates.  He was connected with the old First National Bank of Mounds and had been a director of the First State Bank since the two banks merged.  He also had accumulated much real estate in Mounds, Mound City and Cairo.  The Roxy Theatre stands as a monument to his business acumen.

             He was married to Miss Georgia Moore April 7, 1907, but these marriage ties were later broken.

             During his many years in Mounds, Mr. Blum aided various civic movements and in many ways showed generosity to the less fortunate.  As an aid to the Douglass Gymnasium project, he donated to School District 34, 25 feet off of five lots along the rear of the gymnasium site.

             Surviving are one sister, Mrs. George Eichhorn, of Mound City; two brothers, Sam Blum, of Mounds, and Ben Blum, of Mound City; a nephew, Hirschel Eichhorn, of Mounds; two nieces, Mrs. Al Loew, of Floral Park, N.Y., and Mrs. Harry Silverman, of Paris, Ill.

             (His marker in Cairo City Cemetery at Villa Ridge, Ill., reads:  Jacob Blum Sept. 13, 1872 July 30, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Will of J. J. Blum Filed for Probate

             Under the will of J. J. Blum, which has been filed for probate, his nephew Hirschel Eichhorn is his principal heir.

             Sam Blum, his brother, and Mrs. George Eichhorn, his sister, are left bequests of $500 each.

             Ben Blum, another brother, is left the sum of $100 per month for life.

             Mrs. Lucille Hatch receives lots 3 and 4 in Block 19, Mounds.

             Novelle Needham is left $100 per month for life and lot 20, Block 51 in Cairo.

             William L. Tobin received Mr. Blum’s 2 ½ karat diamond ring.

             Hazel Anglin, $100.

             Thurman Kingery, $100.

             Emerson Thomas, lots 13, 14, 15 and 16 in Block 4 in Mounds.

             To Hirschel Eichhorn, all the residue which includes notes, bonds, stocks, real estate and whatever holdings he had.  He is to serve as executor without bond and is directed to pay the annuities as set forth.

             The request is made that all the stores now operating be sold as soon as possible, retaining only the Mounds store.

             The will was made Feb. 24, 1942, and is signed by Stella Walker and Vivian Moore of Cairo.

W. P. Lackey

             W. P. Lackey, of Ullin, age about 73 years, died at a hospital in Anna Friday night, July 31, at 11:30 o’clock.  He had been in the hospital for one month, but had been failing in health for four years.  He was born and had spent his entire life in the vicinity of Ullin.  He was at one time the owner of 400 acres of farm land.

             He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Sadie Caudle, of Hazel Park, Mich., and Mrs. Pearl Willis, of Ullin; one son, S. P. Lackey, of Flint, Mich.; and a sister, Mrs. Ora Wright, of Dongola.  His wife died four years ago.

             (William P. Lackey married Mary E. Lentz on 17 Jul 1887, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  William M. Lackey married Mary J. Palmer on 26 May 1867, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  According to his death certificate, William Pleasant Lackey, 73, the son of William Lackey and Mary Parmer, died 31 Jul 1942, in Road District 5, Union Co., Ill., husband of Mary Hill Lackey, and was buried at Ullin, Pulaski Co., Ill.  His marker in New Hope Cemetery reads:  William P. Lackey May 12, 1868 Aug. 1, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Ralph Lee Daniels Dies as Result of an Accident

             Ralph Lee Daniels, age almost 13, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Daniels, succumbed Monday night at 11 o’clock from injuries received that afternoon at about 4:30 when his bicycle collided with a car driven by Mrs. Roy Varner, who was driving west on First Street.  As she reached the alley entrance, just back of Hogendobler’s Garage, Ralph and several companions on bicycles started onto the highway from the alley.  Ralph was thrown under the car, which was said to have been moving slowly.  He was taken to a doctor’s office and later removed to his home.  Born August 11, 1929, the boy would have been 13 next Tuesday.

             Ralph was captain of a squad of “Junior Junkmen,” who that morning had canvassed the territory composed of Blanche Avenue and had collected several wheelbarrows of scrap that they had piled in the back yard at his home.

             A coroner’s jury Tuesday morning reached a verdict of “unavoidable accident.”

             Surviving are his parents; one brother, John L. Daniels, Jr., of Columbia, Ill.; and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Volner of Carterville, Ill.

             Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the First Baptist Church, the Rev. K. G. Hall officiating.  Burial was in the new section of Spencer Heights Cemetery, with the G. A. James Funeral Service in charge.

             (His death certificate states that Ralph Lee Daniels, 12, the son of John L. Daniels and Edna May Volner, died 3 Aug 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., and was buried at Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill.  His marker in Spencer Heights Cemetery reads:  Son Ralph Lee Daniels 1929-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Brother of Local Residents Dies from Train Accident

             W. L. Tobin received word Wednesday morning of the death of his brother, Clyde Tobin, of Los Angeles, Calif., which occurred at 4 o’clock a.m. that morning (August 5) in the Santa Fe hospital where he had been taken Monday following an accident in which he was run over by a train which cut off his right leg near the body.  A previous message had told of the seriousness of his injuries.

             Clyde, with other members of the family, was reared in Mounds, but had been living in California for a number of years.  He was a clerk for the Santa Fe R. R.  He was one of the family of 12 children and was not married.

             Surviving are six brothers and four sisters:  Mrs. Icola Eckhardt, Mrs. Bessie Harris, Ed, John, Clarence, and Jesse Tobin, all of Los Angeles; Ernest L. Tobin of Chicago, Mrs. Daisy Cotter of Jackson, Tenn., Mrs. Kate Laws and W. L. Tobin of Mounds.

             Funeral services will be held in California with burial at Long Beach by the side of his mother, Mrs. Armada Kilpatrick.

             (The California Death Index states that Clyde Tobin was born 23 Dec 1901, in Illinois, the son of Mr. Tobin and Miss Walker, and died 5 Aug 1942, in Los Angeles Co., Calif.  His marker in Sunnyside Cemetery in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., Calif., reads:  Son Clyde J. Tobin 1901-1942.  His mother’s marker there reads:  Mother Armada May Kilpatrick 1868-1936.—Darrel Dexter)

W. J. Crocker Dies After Two Weeks of Illness

             W. J. Crocker, well known Illinois Central Railroad employee, died at his home on North Blanche Avenue, Saturday morning, August 1, at 12:30 o’clock.  He had been sick for two weeks.

             He leaves his wife, one sister, Mrs. _ella Kreig, of Elkville; one niece and two nephews.  He

 had been living here since 1922 and had been employed by the I. C. for 30 years.

             Many of his friends and associates called at the James Funeral Home here Saturday evening and Sunday morning.  He was taken from here to a funeral home in DuQuoin, where funeral services were held Monday afternoon at two o’clock.  Burial was in Kimmell cemetery at Elkville.

             (In 1918, when Willie Joe Crocker registered for the draft, he was living at 512 S. Oak, DuQuoin, Perry Co., Ill., and was an engineer for the Illinois Central.  According to his death certificate, Willie Joe Crocker, 60, the son of John Willey Crocker and Mary Francis McGee, died 1 Aug 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Ethel Crocker, and was buried at Elkville, Ill.  His marker in Block 2, Row 14, in Elkville Cemetery reads:  Willie Joe Crocker Feb. 6, 1882 Aug. 1, 1942.—Darrel Dexter) 

Michael W. Grace

             Michael W. Grace, age 15 months, son of Mrs. Virginia Penrod Grace, who is making her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Penrod, and John Grace of the U. S. Army, died Wednesday night, July 29, at _:40 o’clock.

             Surviving are his parents, his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Penrod, his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Grace of Unity; maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Jones of Olive Branch; and his paternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Grace of Cairo.

             Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Penrod home on North Oak Street with Rev. K. G. __all, of the First Baptist Church officiating.  Burial was in Thistlewood Cemetery by the side of his small brother.

             (The death certificate states that Michael W. Grace was born 24 Apr 1941, in Cairo, Ill., the son of John Grace, a native of Cairo, Ill., and Virginia Penrod, a native of Olive Branch, Ill., died 29 Jul 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., and was buried in Thistlewood Cemetery at Mounds, Ill.

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 14 Aug 1942:

Young Man Loses Life in Dispute at McRoy’s Tavern

             George Burns, of Cache Chapel, age 29, was fatally wounded Sunday afternoon near 5 o’clock when Arthur Williams, colored bartender at McRoy’s Tavern near Olmsted, shot him in the abdomen at close range.  Burns was brought here to a doctor’s office where he died a short time after the shooting.

             The coroner’s jury heard testimony of two witnesses, Charles Pryor and Barney Lindsey to the effect that the two men had an argument over a pint of whiskey.  The testimony indicated that there was no fight or threats but that Williams took down a pistol from a shelf behind the bar, walked around the bar and out near Burns and fired.  The jury recommended that Williams be held to the grand jury.

             Young Burns, the son of Riley Burns of Cache Chapel neighborhood, was truck driver for Carl Kraatz of Olmsted.  He was married about one month ago to Miss Frieda Richards.  He also leaves six brothers, four of whom are in the U. S. service and two of whom live at Olmsted.

             Funeral services will be held Saturday at Cache Chapel at 2 o’clock with Rev. R. Tapprich officiating and the G. A. James Funeral Service in charge.

             (Raleigh Benard Burns married Della May Lentz on 3 Sep 1907, in Barlow, Ballard Co., Ky. According to the death certificate of George Arthur Burns, 29, the son of Riley Burns and Della Lentz, died 9 Aug 1942, in Pulaski Co., Ill., the husband of Reta Burns.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. J. Frank Lentz Dies at Her Home Sunday Night

             Mrs. Nannie P. Lentz, age 66, wife of J. F. Lentz, died at her home on North Oak Street at 11:45 o’clock p.m. Sunday night, August 9.  She had been a failing health for some time, but had been critically ill only a few weeks.  Up until that time she had often assisted her husband in their merchandise store on Front Street.

             Born in Union County, she moved with her family to Mounds 25 years ago and had since made this her home.

             Surviving are her husband, five sons:  Guy Lentz, Jackson, Mich., John D. Lentz, Waukegan, Ill., Clyde E. Lentz, Springfield, Ill., Harley J. Lentz, Granite City, Ill., and Raymond F. Lentz, Mounds; three daughters:  Mrs. Bonnie Holder, Mounds, Mrs. Blanche Rife, Centralia and Pulaski, and Mrs. Elsie Mathis, Houston, Texas; also three sisters, Mrs. Corn Lentz, Cypress, Mrs. Ettie Miller and Mrs. Daisy Stoner, Dongola; 12 grandchildren and one uncle.

             Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Frist Baptist Church with the pastor, Rev. K. G. Hall officiating.  Burial was made in Mount Pisgah near Wetaug, with the G. A. James Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (Frank Lentz, 27, farmer, of Wetaug, Ill., born in Pulaski Co., Ill., son of John Lentz and Malinda Hartman, married on 2 Sep 1897, in Jonesboro, Union Co., Ill., Nannie Hileman, 21, of Dongola, Ill., born in Union Co., Ill., daughter of David Hileman and Sarah Hettinger.  Jasper Miller, 21, farmer, of Dongola, Ill., born in Union Co., Ill., son of S. D. Miller and Susan Mowery, married on 18 Nov 1894, in Dongola, Union Co., Ill., Etta Hileman, 20, of Dongola, Ill., born in Union Co., Ill., daughter of David Hileman and Sarah Ann Hettinger.  David Hileman married Sarah Heddinger on 6 Jan 1870, in Union Co., Ill.  The death certificate of Nannie P. Lentz, 66, daughter of David Hialman, died 9 Aug 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., wife of J. F. Lentz, and was buried at Wetaug, Pulaski Co., Ill.  Her marker in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery reads:  James F. Lentz Aug. 3, 1867 Sept. 28, 1947 Nannie P. Lentz Mar. 14, 1876 Aug. 9, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Receive Letter of Sympathy from Governor Dwight Green

             Mr. and Mrs. John L. Daniels have received a letter from Governor Green, sympathizing with them in the loss of their son, Ralph Lee, who was fatally injured when his bicycle and a car collided Monday afternoon, August 3, causing his death at eleven o’clock that night.  Ralph was captain of a squad of Junior Junkmen, who had that day been gathering scrap in the two-county salvage drive.

             The letter follows:

             “I have just been saddened by reading an account of your distressing bereavement.

             “Naturally, I realize that mere words can do little to lessen grief such as yours.  For that the ministry of time will be required.  And I trust that when the passing of time has in some degree lessened your overwhelming sense of loss, you may find a measure of consolation in the pride you will always have in your recollections of your son.

             “The gallantry and boyish zeal with which Ralph threw himself into his country’s service—of THAT you may well be proud; THAT memory you will always cherish.

             “Please accept this expression of my deepest sympathy.”

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 21 Aug 1942:

Card of Thanks

             We wish to express our thanks to those who were so kind and thoughtful to us at the death of our loved one, Ralph Lee Daniels, to Rev. _. G. Hall, for the beautiful ____ tributes, to the ones who furnished cars, to the casket bearers and honorary casket bearers, to the ___ and to those who assisted in any other way.

The Daniels Family

Mrs. Grace Singleton

             Mrs. Grace Singleton, daughter of the late T. C. Clendenen, superintendent of the Cairo schools for many years, died suddenly early Sunday morning, August 16, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Ellen Neville, of Cairo.  Mrs. Singleton had just resigned her position as an attendant at the Anna State Hospital and had returned to Cairo to reside.  She had been employed at the hospital for six years.

             She is survived by her mother, Mrs. T. C. Clendenen; two daughters, Mrs. Neville and Miss Paula Singleton; two sisters, Mrs. Thomas E. Glatz and Mrs. Norman R. Halliday; one grandchild, William Edward Neville; and one nephew, Norman R. Halliday, Jr., all of Cairo.

             Burial was made Tuesday at Mayfield, Ky., by the side of her husband, who died in 1929.

             (According to her death certificate, Lois Grace Singleton, state hospital attendant, widow, was born 14 Jan 1883, in Arcola, Ill., the daughter of Taylor C. Clendenen, a native of Mt. Pulaski, Ill., and Mary Rebecca McKinney, a native of Illinois, died 16 Aug 1942, in Cairo, Alexander Co., Ill., and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Mayfield, Ky.—Darrel Dexter)

Charles E. Darley

             Charles E. Darley, age 63 years, died at his home in Detroit, Mich., Saturday, August 15.

             A former resident of Mounds and Cairo, he is survived by his wife, __nnie; one daughter, Mrs. Zebeline Harper of Chicago; two grandsons; a sister, Mrs. Annie Rupp of Centralia; and a nephew, Thomas Perks, of Centralia, formerly of Mound City.

             Burial was made at Bardwell, Ky., Monday afternoon.

             (Charles Emmet Darley, of Macks, Quitman Co., Miss., was born 21 Nov 1877, according to his 1918 draft registration and was a barber.  His wife was Annie Darley.  His 1942 draft registration states that Charles Emmit Darley lived at 15881 Alden, Detroit, Mich., with his wife, Annie Darley, was born 21 Nov 1878, in Ripley, Tenn., and was a barber at 2323 Puritan, Detroit, Mich.  According to his death certificate, Charles E. Darley was born in November 1878 in Ripley Co., Tenn., the son of Charles Darley and Lou Strickland, died 15 Aug 1942, in Detroit, Wayne Co., Mich.—Darrel Dexter)  

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 28 Aug 1942:

Mrs. Thomas Perks Buried in Beech Grove Cemetery

             Mrs. Thomas Perks of Centralia, who died Thursday, August 20, in a Centralia hospital, the result of an attack of double pneumonia, was brought to Mounds Saturday afternoon and interment was made in Beech Grove Cemetery with the James Funeral Service in charge. Short services were held at the grave, conducted by Rev. Father Lawrence Gilmartin of St. Patrick’s Church, Cairo.

             Mrs. Perks, the former Corinne Culley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Culley of McClure, had made her home the greater part of her married life with her husband and family in Mound City.  Her age at death was 45 years.  Only two or three years ago the family moved to Centralia, where they have since lived.

             Besides her husband, she leaves two sons, Tommie, age 17, and Bobbie, a year younger; her father; a sister; also other relatives.

             (Francis Marion Culley, 27, railroad man, of McClure, Alexander Co., Ill., born in Thebes, Ill., the son of Jasper Culley and Eugenia Marchildon, married on 3 May 1896, in Anna, Union Co., Ill., Dolly Estella Cover, 23, of Anna, Ill., daughter of John R. Cover and Melissa Houston.  Her death certificate states that Corrine Perks, 45, the daughter of F. M. Culley and Dollie E. Cover, died 20 Aug 1942, in Centralia, Marion Co., Ill., wife of Thomas E. Perks, and was buried at Mounds, Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

H. Rutledge Funeral Services

             Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the First Baptist Church for H. Rutledge, age 81 years, who died at his home west of Mounds Tuesday night, August 18.  Rev. K. G. Hall officiated at the services.

             Immediately following the services the funeral party left for Marion, Illinois, where burial was made in Maywood Cemetery with the J. T. Ryan Funeral Services in charge of arrangements.

             Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Paul Gill, Mrs. James Smith, and Mrs. Louis Reed of East St. Louis, Mrs. J. D. Bucklew of Herculean, Mo., and Mrs. William Hanna of Karnak; two sons, Esthama and Harry of St. Louis; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

             (H. Rutledge married Sallie J. Thomas on 13 Nov 1893, in Dyer Co., Tenn.  The 1940 census of Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., records the following family:  Harvey Rutledge, 79, born in Tennessee; Sallie Rutledge, wife, 67, born in Kentucky; Geneva Rutledge, daughter, 26, born in Illinois, W. P. A. clerk. The death certificate of H. Rutledge, 81, states that he was the son of William Rutledge, died 18 Aug 1942, in Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Sally Rutledge, and was buried at Marion, Williamson Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

YOUNG CHILD DIES

             James Otis Dover, ten months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dover of Mound City, died Sunday afternoon, August 23, at the home of his parents.

             Surviving besides his parents, are five brothers and sisters.

             Funeral services were held Monday at the residence with Father Lawrence Gilmartin of Cairo officiating.  Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Mounds, with G. A. James Funeral Service in charge.

             (His death certificate states that James Otis Dover, 10 months and 9 days old, the son of Mark Dover and Mildred Hayes, died 23 Aug 1942, in Mound City, Pulaski Co., Ill., and was buried at Mounds, Ill.  His marker in St. Mary’s Cemetery reads:  James Dover Oct. 14, 1941 Aug. 23, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 4 Sep 1942:

Found Guilty

             A jury in the circuit court in Pulaski County on Tuesday night, Sept. 1, found Clinton Kemp, 65-year-old colored man guilty of murder in the killing of Maggie Allsberry, of North Mounds.  The jury was in session less than two hours.

             Kemp, who has lived here for many years, was sentenced to prison for a term of 21 years by Circuit Judge Loyd M. Bradley.

             (When he registered for the draft in 1918, Clinton Kemp, of 117 N. Peter St., Garrett, DeKalb Co., Ind., a fire knocker for Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, stated he was born 22 Feb 1885, and was married to Maude Kemp.  His 1942 draft registration states that Clinton Kemp, of Mounds, Ill., was born 22 Feb 1887, in Hickman Co., Ky., was married to Lucille Kemp, and worked for Swift & Co. in Cairo, Ill.  A 5 Mar 1952, Social Security claim states that Clinton Kemp was born 22 Feb 1887, in Fulton Co., Ky.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. J. S. Thomasson

             Mrs. James S. (Eleanor) Thomasson, one of Cairo’s most prominent women, died Friday evening, August 28, at St. Mary’s Hospital following an illness of several weeks.

             Mr. and Mrs. Thomasson moved to Cairo from Columbia City, Ind., in 1904 and have since resided there.

             Mrs. Thomasson had been a member of the Cairo Board of Education for 14 years and at the time of her death had served longer continuously than any other member on the board.  Her civic activities were many and varied and she will be greatly missed by a large circle of friends and coworkers in the First Presbyterian Church, Cairo Woman’s Club, the Business and Professional Women’s Club, the Red Cross Board of Directors and the Garden Club.

             (The death certificate of Eleanor Thomason states that she was born 10 Jan 1877, in Columbia City, Ind., the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Shorb, a native of Indiana, and Cara Snyder, died 28 Aug 1942, in Cairo, Alexander Co., Ill., wife of James F. Thomason, and was buried in Thistlewood Cemetery in Mounds, Ill.  Her marker in Beechwood Cemetery reads Eleanor Thomason Died Aug. 28, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

J. H. Allison

             John H. Allison, age 95, passed away at his home near Ullin Monday morning, Aug. 31, at 10 o’clock.

             Mr. Allison was a veteran of the Civil War.  He was a devout Christian and a lifelong member of the Presbyterian church.

             He is survived by one son, William B. Allison, of Ullin; two daughters, Misses Eleanor and Edna Allison, of Ullin; and four grandchildren and other relatives.

             Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock at the residence with Rev. Elmer Smith, assisted by Rev. Harold Jenson, officiating.  Burial was made in St. John’s Cemetery near Mill Creek.

             (John H. Allison married on 1 Apr 1869, Mary Butler.  He may be the same person as John H. Allison, who filed in 1888 for a pension based on Civil War service in Co. B, Stewart Battalion, Pennsylvania Infantry.  According to the death certificate, John Horace Allison, 95, the son of David Ramsey Allison, died 31 Aug 1942, in Alexander Co., Ill., husband of Mary Butler Allison.  His marker in St. John’s Cemetery near Mill Creek, Ill., reads:  John H. Allison.—Darrel Dexter)

Charles Harrison Cherry

             Charles Harrison Cherry, age 64, prominent farmer of the Villa Ridge community, died Sunday morning, Aug. 30, at 7:35 o’clock after a month’s illness.

             Mr. Cherry had lived on the same farm for the past 28 years.

             He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ada Finley of Villa Ridge and Mrs. Helene Layton of St. Paul, Minn.; one son, Ralph R. Cherry, of Hawaii; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Slaughter of Alton, Mrs. Nina Slaughter, of Cairo and Mrs. Harris Caldwell of Tarpon Springs, Fla.; one brother, Albert, of St. Louis, and three grandchildren.

             Mr. Cherry was a member of Trinity Lodge No. 562, A. F. and A. M. of Mound City.

             Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the First Methodist Church in Mound City with Rev. S. C. Benninger of Grand Chain officiating.  Interment was made in Thistlewood Cemetery with G. A. James Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             Masonic rites were conducted at the grave.

             (Charles H. Cherry, blacksmith, of Bessimie, Ala., son of William and E. Cherry, married on 30 Dec 1900, in Pulaski Co., Ill., Emma A. Dauksch, 23, of America, Ill., daughter of Fred Dauksch and Hanna Starwitzke.  When he registered for the draft in 1918, Charles Harrison Cherry, of Villa Ridge, Ill., stated he was born 11 Apr 1878, was a blacksmith at Mounds, Ill., for the Illinois Central Railroad Co., and that his wife was Emma Aloys Cherry.  His 1942 draft registration states that Charles Harrison Cherry, of Villa Ridge, was born 11 Apr 1878, in Warren Co., Ky., and worked for E. L. Bruce Lumber Co., of Cairo, Ill.  The death certificate of Charles Harrison Cherry, 64, states that he was the son of Richard Cherry and Elizabeth Reeves, died 30 Aug 1942, in Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Emma A. Cherry, and was buried at Mounds, Ill.  A Social Security claim states that Charles H. Cherry was born 11 Apr 1878, in Bowling Green, Ky.—Darrel Dexter)

John D. Graves Fatally Injured by Freight Train

             John D. Graves, 36, son of Mrs. Mary Graves, of Villa Ridge, was fatally injured about 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, August 30, when according to a coroner’s jury, he fell from or was struck by a freight train on the Illinois Central Railroad at Ullin.  He was taken to Hale-Willard Hospital in Anna, where he died Sunday night at 9:15 o’clock.

             There were no witnesses to the accident as far as could be learned.  The injured man was unconscious when found by a colored boy shortly after the train had passed through Ullin.

             Mr. Graves had been employed in Arizona for some time past, but was expecting to enter the Army soon and had come home about four weeks ago.

             Surviving are his mother; a daughter, Patsy; a brother, Louis Graves, of Villa Ridge; three sisters, Mrs. Rosana Levitt of Villa Ridge, Mrs. Agnes Lindrum, of Indio, Calif., and Sister Rosana of the Catholic Order of Notre Dame, St. Louis.

             Funeral services were held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Mound City, Wednesday morning at 9:30 o’clock with Rev. Father John T. Fournie officiating.  Interment was made in Calvary Cemetery at Villa Ridge.

             (F. E. Graves, 27, teacher, of America, Pulaski Co., Ill., son of Samuel Graves and Mary Littlejohn, married on 25 Jun 1895, in Pulaski Co., Ill., Mary Elizabeth “Lizzie” Kinker, 24, of Villa Ridge, Ill., born in Pulaski Co., Ill., daughter of J. H. Kinker and Catharine Walker.  According to the death certificate, John David Graves, 36, the son of Francis E. Graves and Mary E. Kinker, died 30 Aug 1942, in Anna, Union Co., Ill., husband of Regera Watson Graves, and was buried at Villa Ridge, Ill. His marker in Calvary Cemetery at Villa Ridge reads:  John D. Graves 1905-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 11 Sep 1942:

Infant Dies

             Virginia May Boren, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Boren, died several hours after birth at the home of her parents north of Mound City Thursday, Sept. 3.

             Short services were held at the residence Friday afternoon by the Rev. William Sims of the First Methodist Church of Mound City with burial in Thistlewood Cemetery.  G. A. James Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

             Mr. Boren is stationed with the U. S. Army in England.

             (Her death certificate states that Virginia May Boren, the daughter of Ralph Boren and Millie Virginia Munsell, died 3 Sep 1942, in Mound City, Pulaski Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 18 Sep 1942:

C. M. James Reported Missing Following Action

             Mrs. C. M. James received notification Sunday, Sept. 13, from the Navy Department that her husband, Ensign James, is missing following action in a naval engagement, concerning which all details were withheld.

             The telegram, the text of which follows, was signed by Admiral Randall Jacobs, chief of Navy Personnel.

             “The Navy Department regrets to inform you that your husband, Ensign Charles Madison James, supply corps, U. S. Navy, is missing following action in performance of his duty and in the service of his country.  The department appreciates your great anxiety, but details not now available and delay in receipt thereof may necessarily be expected to prevent possible aid to our enemies.”

             Ensign James, who it is thought may not have heard of his promotion to the rank of ensign, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter James and brother of Mrs. Guy Harris, all of Grand Chain.  He was reared there and was graduated from the Grand Chain high school.  He had been in the Navy 16 years and had become a warrant officer previous to his promotion to ensign.  He is the first member of the Navy from Pulaski County, to be listed as missing in action.

             Mrs. James, who had until a few months ago resided in Norfolk, Va., is the former Emily Burns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Burns.  The couple has one child, Judith Kay, age two.

             On Wednesday morning, Mrs. James received a letter from the wife of a fellow shipmate of Ensign James, which held some hope.  The shock to Mrs. James has confined her to her bed.  She has the sympathy of the entire community.

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 25 Sep 1942:

William Schwartz

             William Schwartz, age 80, died Sunday night, Sept. 20, at his home near America, Ill.

             Mr. Schwartz, a farmer, has made his home in Pulaski County in the vicinity of America for the past 38 years.  He was a member of the Cairo Lutheran Church.

             He is survived by his wife, Louisa; two sons, Walter E., of America, and Varney, of Cairo; three daughters, Mrs. Flora Jackson, of America, Mrs. Amelia Clancy, of Villa Ridge, and Mrs. Grace Parker, of Springfield; three brothers, Edward, of Alton, Ben, of Anna, and Fred, of New Athens; ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

             Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the America church with Rev. C. A. Jacobi, pastor of the Cairo Lutheran Church, officiating.  Interment was in Thistlewood Cemetery with G. A. James Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (William Schwarz married Louisa Rausch on 10 Oct 1886, in St. Clair Co., Ill.  William Schwarz married Dorothea Reiss on 12 Apr 1860, in St. Clair Co., Ill.  According to the death certificate, William Schwarz, 80, the son of William Schwarz and Dorthy Rice, died 20 Sep 1942, in Pulaski Co., Ill. , husband of Louisa Schwarz.  His marker in Beechwood Cemetery at Mounds, Ill., reads:  William Schwarz May 8, 1862 Sept. 20, 1942 Louisa Schwarz Sept. 3, 1866 Mar. 23, 1955.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 2 Oct 1942:

C. M. James Missing in Battle of Solomon Islands

             Mrs. C. M. James has received a letter from Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox confirming the dispatch from the Navy Department, which she received Sunday, Sept. 13, informing her that her husband, Ensign James of the Supply Corps, U. S. Navy, was missing.

             This letter said that Ensign James was serving with the southwest naval forces in the Battle of the Solomon Islands and was missing following action with the enemy on August 9, 1942.

             Secretary Knox further said, “I desire to express to you my sincere sympathy in your great anxiety and it is hoped that you may find comfort in the thought that your husband was upholding the highest traditions of the Navy in the service of his country and in defense of the principles for which we are now fighting.”

             Mrs. James is the former Emily Burns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Burns.

Mrs. Gus A. Stern

             Funeral services for Mrs. Gus A. Stern, who died at her home here Saturday night following a stroke, were held at the J. T. Ryan Funeral Home Monday afternoon at 1 o’clock with Rev. Calhoun, pastor of the Church of God, officiating.  Burial was made in the Woodmen Cemetery at East Prairie, Mo.

             Mrs. Stern is survived by her husband; one son, Thomas; two sisters, Mrs. John Stern of Pulaski and Mrs. Eva Marble of Granite City, Ill.; and two brothers, James Reeves, of Villa Ridge, and Otis Reeves, of Selmer, Tenn.

             (The death certificate of Ollie B. Stern, 46, states that she was the daughter of Louis Reeves and Sadie Power, and died 26 Sep 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 9 Oct 1942:

Mrs. H. B. Eshleman Dies in San Mateo, California

             Mrs. Flora B. Eshleman, wife of Hugh B. Eshleman, died Saturday morning, October 3, in San Mateo, Calif., to where they had only recently moved from Pulaski.  While her health had been failing, her last illness was brief, and was caused by influenza coupled with a heart ailment.

             Funeral services were held in Inglewood, Calif., according to word received in Pulaski.

             (Thomas C. Kennedy married Sarah Buckmaster on 5 Feb 1871, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  The California Death Index states that Flora Eshleman was born 2 Sep 1879, in Illinois, the daughter of Mr. Kennedy and Miss Buckmeister, and died 3 Oct 1942, in San Mateo, Calif.—Darrel Dexter)

Colored Woman, Age 100, Says Legs Plumb Gib Out

             Bringing back memories of a fat, jolly “Mammy” to your editor, comes the story of Mrs. Angeline Foster of Grayville, a colored woman nearing her 100^th year, who was taken to a hospital in Harrisburg after—as she explained—“My legs jist plumb gib out on me.”

             We recall an incident when a nephew of ours, age about 4, who lived in Grayville, ran away from his home on the hill to the flats below where the Fosters lived, to play with a little grandson of “Mammy Foster.”  He was brought home and his mother said to him, “Ellis, if you run away again to Fosters, I shall have to black you up and send you down there to live.”  He looked at her with a quizzical expression on his face, then lifted his head and said, “Mother, begin on my chin!”

             (The 1930 census of Plum St., French Creek, Edwards Co., Ill., records the following family:  Angeline Foster, 87, widow, born in Kentucky, owns home; John Foster, son, 39, born in Illinois, odd jobs laborer; Lulu Braddick, servant, 55, born in Kentucky.  Her death certificate states that Angeline Foster, 98, died 29 Dec 1942, in Union Co., Ill., wife of William Foster, and was buried in Grayville, Edwards Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Clyde M. Titus Called by Death Saturday Afternoon

             Clyde Montgomery Titus died Saturday afternoon, October 3, at his home in Spencer Heights, following a ten-day illness during which most of this time had been spent at St. Mary’s Hospital, Cairo.  Had he lived until December, he would have reached the age of 55 years.

             Mt. Titus was born, reared and had lived his entire life in this community.  He was one of five sons of the late John W. Titus and Ella Spencer Titus and was the third of the five brothers to pass to the beyond in this year, his brother, Seth, having died March 3, 1942, and his brother, Spencer, on May 26, 1942, leaving the oldest brother, Henry E., and the youngest, Dr. J. R. Titus, as the two surviving.  The only daughter in this family, Mrs. Mary Goza, had preceded them in death some years ago.

             Surviving are his wife, Flossie Chance Titus; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Genelle (Dewey) Mahoney, Mrs. Christine (Jake M.) Jordan, and Mrs. Ruth (Wesley) Casper, all of Mounds; two sons, Robert and Clyde, of Des Moines, Iowa; two brothers, Henry E. and Dr. J. R., of Mounds; seven grandchildren and many other relatives.

             Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Congregational Church with the pastor, Rev. S. C. Benninger, officiating assisted by Rev. L. B. Walkington, pastor of the Methodist Church.

             Burial was in Spencer Heights Cemetery in the family lot with Masonic rites conducted at the grave by Trinity Lodge No. 562 of Mound City.  J. T. Ryan Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

             Among those from out of town attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Titus and son, Robert Glenn; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Titus and sons, Clyde Henry and David Park, of Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. Millie Park, of Elgin Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mann and Mrs. Charlie Mann, of Flora, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fox of Harrisburg, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Conant of Tamms, Mrs. T. D. Richardson, of Centralia, and Miss Pauline Goza, of Cairo.

             (His marker in Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds, Ill., reads:  Clyde M. Titus Dec. 12, 1887 Oct. 3, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 16 Oct 1942:

Former Pulaski County Man Dies at His Home in Quincy

             William J. Browner, age 58, of Quincy, Ill., died at his home there Friday, October 9.  Mr. Browner was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Browner of Mound City and a brother of Mrs. Clara Bour of the Mounds hotel, who went to Quincy Saturday to attend the funeral services.

             He is survived by four sons and one daughter; three sisters, Mrs. Bour, Mrs. Frances Bush of Texarkana, Ark., and Miss Loretta Browner, of Chicago.  His wife preceded him in death, having died in 1935.

             (William Walter Browner, 2803 Elm St., Quincy, Adams Co., Ill., purchasing agent for Reliable Insulator Co., of Quincy, Ill., was born 26 May 1884, according to his 1918 draft registration.  His wife’s name was recorded as Marguerite Bliss Browner.  His 1942 draft registration states he was born 26 May 1884, in Mound City, Ill., and lived at 516 ½ N. 22^nd, Quincy, Ill.  The death certificate of William W. Browner, Sr., 57, states that he was the son of James Browner and Johanna Bower, husband of Marguerite Myers, and died 9 Oct 1942, in Quincy, Adams Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. Marion Hobbs

             Mrs. Louisa Hobbs, 85, wife of Marion Hobbs, died Monday afternoon, October 12, at her home on South Oak Street following a prolonged illness.

             Surviving are her husband, two sons, Will and Fred Turner, of Villa Ridge; one daughter, Mrs. Beatrice Sinones, of Champaign; one sister, Mrs. Edwin Doerr, of Murphysboro; a brother, James Hubbs, of Carbondale; several grandchildren, among them Mrs. Zon Vick of Mounds and Mrs. Albert Watson, of Villa Ridge.

             Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the James Funeral Home on Blanche Avenue with Rev. K. G. Hall of the First Baptist Church officiating.  Burial was in Spencer Heights Cemetery.

             (Marion Hobbs married Mrs. Louisa Turner on 21 Apr 1900, in Hardin Co., Ill.  According to her death certificate, Louisa Elizabeth Hobbs was born 17 Jan 1862, in Gallatin Co., Ill., daughter of W. W. Hubbs and Elizabeth Lane, natives of Gallatin Co., Ill., died 12 Oct 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., wife of Marion Hobbs, and was buried in Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds, Ill.  Her marker there reads:  Mother Louisa Hobbs Jan. 17, 1862 Oct. 12, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. Elizabeth Schnaare

             Mrs. Elizabeth Schnaare, a resident of Pulaski County for 42 years, died Sunday, October 11, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Laura Eddleman, of Dongola, at the advanced age of 85 years.

             Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Eddleman; five sons, Randolph Schnaare, of America, Edward and Warner, of Olmsted, Herbert, of Grand Chain, and Emil, of Karnak; 31 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.

             Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Olmsted Lutheran Church, of which Mrs. Schnaare had been a member all her life.  Rev. A. W. Galen officiated at the services.  Casket bearers were grandsons of the deceased.  Burial was in the Grand Chain cemetery with the G. A. James Funeral Service in charge.

             (Her death certificate states that Elizabeth Schnarre was born 5 Feb 1857, in Stonington, Ill., daughter of William Lear, a native of Illinois, died 11 Oct 1942, at R. F. D. 3, Union Co., Ill., wife of Charles Schnarre, and was buried in Grand Chain cemetery.  Her marker in Grand Chain Masonic Cemetery reads:  Elizabeth Schnarre Feb. 5, 1857 Oct. 11, 1942.—Darrel Dexter) 

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 23 Oct 1942:

Charles B. Walls

             Charles Ben Walls died Thursday, October 15, at his home in Mound City, at the age of 61 years, 6 months and 1 day, having been born April 4, 1881, at Smithland, Ky.

             He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Kitty Walls; four daughters, Mrs. Tommy Pearson, of Charleston, Mo., Mrs. William Beasley, Mrs. John Hinman and Miss Lawanda Walls, of Mound City; three sons, Joe and Carl, of Mound City, and P. F. C. Roy Lee Walls; one sister and other relatives.

             Funeral services were held at the family residence on Commercial Ave., Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock with Rev. Hubert Bahr, officiating.  Burial was in Thistlewood Cemetery.

             (When he registered for the draft in 1942, he and his wife, Kittie Walls, lived at 737 Commercial, Mound City, Ill.  According to his death certificate, Charles Ben Walls, of Mound City, Ill., ship carpenter at the ship yards,  was born 14 Apr 1881, in Smithland, Ky., the son of Henry Walls and Frankie Beck, natives of Smithland, Ky.,  died 15 Oct 1942, in Mound City, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Kitty Walls, and was buried at Thistlewood Cemetery, Mounds, Ill.  His marker in Beechwood Cemetery at Mounds reads:  Kitty Walls  Nov. 27, 1895 Nov. 21, 1972 Charles B. Walls Apr. 14, 1881 Oct. 13, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. S. R. Rhymer

             Mrs. T. Jane Rhymer, age 80 years, died at her home in Dongola Thursday morning, October 15.  She was the widow of the late S. R. Rhymer and had lived her entire life in the Dongola community.

             Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Fannie Hoffner, of Dongola, and Mrs. Herbert Ashenfelter, of Centralia; one brother, P. J. Freeze, of Dongola; and three grandsons, all of whom are in the U. S. service.

             Funeral services were held at the Lutheran church in Dongola with burial in the Dongola I. O. O. F. Cemetery.

             (Stephen R. Rhymer married Telethi J. Freeze 8 Apr 1883, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  The death certificate of Thelethia Jane Rhymer states she was born 6 Nov 1861, in Dongola, Ill., daughter of John Freeze and Sarah Meisenheimer, natives of Illinois, died 15 Oct 1942, in Dongola, Union Co., Ill., widow of S. R. Rhymer, and was buried at Dongola, Ill.  Her marker in the American Legion Cemetery at Dongola reads:  T. Jane Rhymer Nov. 6, 1861 Oct. 15, 1942 Stephen R. Rhymer April 9, 1854 Feb. 28, 1927.—Darrel Dexter)

Benjamin E. Nelson

             Benjamin Elsworth Nelson, of Mound City, died at his home there Friday night, October 16, at the age of 51 years.

             Surviving are his wife; two sons, Lee, of Mound City, and Benjamin Frank, who is in an army camp in California; two daughters, Theda and Elizabeth; and two sisters, Mrs. Cora Hall, of Kennett, Mo., and Mrs. Charles Britton, of Sikeston, Mo.

             Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Rev. Harp officiating.  Burial was in Thistlewood Cemetery with the James Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (Ben Nelson married Bessie Crawford on 1 May 1908, in Kennett, Dunklin Co., Mo.  His 1917 draft registration states that Benjamin Nelson, of Kennett, Mo., was born 23 Feb 1891, in Hellham, Ind., was a sawyer for Allen Cooperage Co., in Carraway, Ark., was married and had a child.  His previous military service consisted for 16 months in reform school.  His 1937 Social Security application states Bennie Ellsworth Nelson was born in Knox Co., Ind., the son of Philip D. Nelson and Mary E. Curtis.  According to his death certificate, Benjamin Ellsworth Nelson, laborer, of Mound City, Pulaski Co., Ill., was born 23 Feb 1891, in Indiana, the son of Philip Nelson and Mary Elizabeth Curtis, natives of Indiana, died 16 Oct 1942, in Mound City, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Bessie Nelson, and was buried in Thistlewood Cemetery at Mounds, Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

Companion on U. S. S. Vincennes Tells of Death of C. M. James

             Mrs. Charles M. James has received a letter dated Oct. 19, from James L. Willess, acting pay clerk, U. S. Navy, who was on the U. S. S. Vincennes when this ship was sunk by the Japanese on August 9, telling her in detail of the death of her husband.

             The letter, in part, reads as follows:

             “. . . . I obtained my information from the detailed written reports of two persons substantiated by other reports in less detail.  The reports coincided and were from persons who knew Charley.

             “According to the reports, Charley was in the passageway between the laundry and the ice box.  That is just forward of the galley on the starboard side and on that same deck, the main deck.  There were several other persons there with him, including some of the ship’s cooks.  The ship received many hits from the enemy surface craft in that vicinity.  Some of the shells were explosive and some were armour piercing.  After the hits had ceased in that vicinity, two of the ship’s cooks noticed that Charley had been hit and was lying in the passageway.  They carried him to the well deck for first aid, but discovered that he was dead.  They left him lying there and abandoned the ship which was sinking rapidly.

             “Mrs. James, it is hard for me to write this letter, but I’m forcing myself to do so because I think you should know the facts.  I hope it meets with your approval.  You probably haven’t received any news as definite as this and I’m sorry to be the one to tell you, but I think it best.  My heart is heavy with yours.  I had known Charley for only a short time, but have never become closer friends with anyone in such a short time.  I sometimes wonder why it couldn’t have been me to go instead of him. . . .”

             (His marker in Grand Chain Masonic Cemetery reads:  Charles M. James July 22, 1909 Aug. 9, 1942 Ill. Warrant Off. U. S. Navy World War II.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 30 Oct 1942:

Lose Baby Daughter

             Jackie Lee, three-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos McAllister, died Saturday, October 24, at her home here.

             Surviving are her parents; one brother, Adrian; one sister, Alma Lois; her paternal grandmother, Mrs. Florence McAllister; and her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walker, of Carrsville, Ky.

             Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Ryan Funeral Home with Rev. L. B. Walkington officiating.  Burial was in Spencer Heights Cemetery.

             (The death certificate of Jackie Lee McAllister states she was born 13 Jul 1942, in Livingston Co., Ky., daughter of Amos Adrian McAllister, a native of Wayne Co., Mo., and Helen Walker, a native of Livingston Co., Ky., died 24 Oct 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., and was buried in Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds, Ill.  Her marker there reads:  Jackie L. McAllister July 13, 1942 Oct. 23, 1942.—Darrel Dexter) 

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 6 Nov 1942:

Two Convicted of Murder Sentenced to Penitentiary

             In Pulaski County Circuit Court last week, Clinton Kemp, colored, who had been convicted of killing Maggie Allsberry, also colored, was denied a new trial by Judge Loyd Bradley and was sent to Menard for 21 years.

             Arthur Williams, colored, bartender in a tavern on Route 37, was indicted for murder in the killing of George Burns, young white man and sentenced to 45 years.  He too was taken to Menard.  Williams had pleaded guilty and the death penalty was not asked, according to report.

Sister of Mrs. Ada M. Wood Dies in Murphysboro Monday

             Mrs. Ada M. Wood was called to Murphysboro Monday by the sudden death of her sister, Mrs. Mary Hickam Anderson, which occurred suddenly early that morning.

             Mrs. Anderson is survived by five children, Mrs. Blanche Miller of Murphysboro, Mrs. Edith Barlow of Little Rock, Ark., Joseph and Ben Anderson of Murphysboro, and Mrs. Pauline Hoffecker, also of Murphysboro, who with her husband was living with Mrs. Anderson at the time of her death; also by her sister, Mrs. Wood, who is the last remaining one of her immediate family.

             Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in Murphysboro with burial in the Murphysboro cemetery by the side of her husband.  Attending the funeral from here were Rev. and Mrs. L. B. Walkington, Mrs. B. A. Braddy, Mrs. Lucy Prindle and Mrs. E. G. Wildy.

             (The death certificate of Mary E. Anderson states that she was born 25 Sep 1865, in Carbondale, Ill., the daughter of Curtis Hickam and Sarah Swaar, natives of Kentucky, died 2 Nov 19842, in Murphysboro, Jackson Co., Ill., widow, and was buried in Tower Grove Cemetery at Murphysboro, Ill.  Her marker there reads:  Mother Mary E. Anderson 1869-1842 Father Daniel M. Anderson 1863-1927.—Darrel Dexter)

Mother Has Six Enlisted Sons in U. S. Armed Forces

             Mrs. Effie Evans of Grantsburg, Ill., 51 years old and a widow for the past 17 years has the distinction of having six of her seven sons as enlistees in the U. S. Armed Forces, three in the Navy and three in the Army.  The other son is married and the father of several children.  She has one daughter whose husband is also in the Army.  Her husband, William Andrew Evans, a farmer near Grantsburg, died when the children were quite young.  She has proved for them and reared them on an 80-acre farm, educating them as best she could.

             The Vienna Times of last week carried pictures of this mother, her six enlisted sons and her son-in-law, and added this tribute:  “We doubt if any mother in the United States has made a greater sacrifice than has Mrs. Effie Evans.”

             (William Andrew Evans married Effie Mae Nelson on 6 Nov 1908.  His 1918 draft registration states William Andrew Evans, farmer, of Grantsburg, Johnson Co., Ill., was born 7 Apr 1875.  HE died 13 Oct 1925, according to family records.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 13 Nov 1942:

Former Mounds Woman Killed and Sister Wounded Nov. 4

             The Chicago dailies of Nov. 5 reported a triple killing in Gary, Indiana, in which a prominent colored family of Mounds lost one member and a second sister was severely wounded.  Mrs. Ada Young McClam, 36, was one of the three victims of her estranged husband, Walter McClam, age 43.  Her brother-in-law, Sylvester Douglas, 33, was another of the victims and his wife the former Ernestine Young, 34, was wounded.  The third victim was Alfred Dogan, 18, a roomer in the home of Mrs. McClam.

             McClam, a steel worker in Gary, was trapped by police at the rear of 3161 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, and shot to death.  A policeman was shot in the fight.

             The body of Mrs. McClam was brought here and burial was made Sunday afternoon near Olmsted.  Miss Calva Young, a sister, and Mrs. Lucinda Young, a sister, and Mrs. Lucinda Young, sister-in-law, went to Chicago and accompanied the body here.

             The latest report is that Mrs. Douglas is still living.

             Mrs. Douglas is a former teacher in Mounds and Mound City.  Miss Calva Young teaches in Olmsted and Mrs. Lucinda Young, in Douglass School, this city.

             (The death certificate states that Walter McClam, 47, laborer, of Gary, Ind., was born in Lake City, S.C., the son of Ed McClam and Martha Burdgess, natives of Lake City, S.C., died 4 Nov 1942, in Chicago, Cook Co., Ill., widower of Mary McClam, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Gary, Lake Co., Ind.  A Social Security death claim gives his name as Walter Wayne McClam and states he was born 15 Dec 1897, in Lake City, S.C.—Darrel Dexter)

Edna May Oliver Dies on Her 59^th Birthday

             Edna May Oliver, noted stage and screen actress, died in Hollywood, Calif., on her 59^th birthday, from an intestinal disorder.

             Born in Boston, Mass., her maiden name was Edna May Nutter.  She had wanted early in life to make music her career, but financial difficulties changed her plane and swerved her to the stage where she first appeared in Boston in 1811.  In between roles she worked as a dressmaker and milliner.

             After a successful stage career she entered the movies in 1923.  Her fine acting in “Cimarron” brought her much notice and her performance as Aunt Betty Trotwood in “David Copperfield” resulted in a long-term contract with M-G-M.

             Added to the deep regret in the passing of May Robson, is now the loss of Miss Oliver, both fine and sincere actresses.

Former Teacher in Southern Illinois Dies in Ohio November 6

             Dr. S. Sterling Stahl, a practicing physician of Franklin, Ohio, died early Friday morning, November 6, according to word received by Mrs. W. L. Toler from Mrs. Stahl.  Funeral services were held at the residence Monday afternoon.

             Many of the older people in Southern Illinois will remember both Dr. and Mrs. Stahl, who, before her marriage, was Anna Sellers.  Before Dr. Stahl became an M. D., he was a professor in the old Southern Illinois Collegiate Institute, a Congregational school located at Albion, Ill., in Edwards County.  Mrs. Stahl was head of the music department of the college for a number of years, and was both friend and teacher of Mrs. Toler.

             (Silas Sterling Stahl married Anna M. Sellers on 11 Aug 1898, in Edward Co., Ill.  His 1918 passport application states that Silas Sterling Stahl was born 10 Mar 1869, in Fostoria, Ohio, the son of Levi Stahl, who was born in Ohio and living at Burgoon, Ohio.  He planned to go to Great Britain and France to do Y. M. C. A. work.  The Ohio Death Index states that Silas S. Stahl died on 6 Nov 1942, in Warren Co., Ohio.  His marker in Miami Cemetery in Corwin, Warren Co., Ohio, reads:  Silas Sterling Stahl M. D. 1869-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. James Howard Thomas Dies Following Long Illness

             Mrs. Vera Thomas, wife of James Howard Thomas, died at noon Wednesday, November 11, at her home on Blanche Avenue, following a long illness in which everything that was humanly possible had been done for her.

             Mrs. Thomas, born Vera Thomas, though not related to her husband, was born at Hickman, Ky., on May 24, 1889.  She was married to James Howard Thomas June 20, 1914.  Mr. and Mrs. Thomas moved to Mounds in the fall of 1917.  They purchased their home on Blanche Avenue in 1920 and have since resided there.  Their three children, all living, were born in Mounds—Corp. James Howard Thomas, Jr., who is stationed at Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyoming; Mrs. Frank (Ruby) Wisniewski, of Rock Island, Ill., and Donald, at home.  Surviving, besides her husband and three children, are two brothers, W. Carl Thomas, Mounds, and an older half-brother, Kent Isbell, of Hickman, Ky.; one sister, Mrs. John (Allie) Shelby, of St. Louis, Mo., and a host of friends.

             She was a member of the First Methodist Church and a devoted worker in her Sunday school class, the Cheerful Workers.

             Friends may call at the Ryan Funeral Home until 2 o’clock this (Friday) afternoon when funeral services will be held at the Methodist church with the Rev. L. B. Walkington officiating.  Miss Sara Struckmeyer will sing and Mrs. Dollie Bauer will be at the piano.  Burial will be in Spencer Heights Cemetery with Ryan Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (Her death certificate states that Vera Thomas was born 24 May 1889, in Hickman, Ky., daughter of J. A. Thomas, a native of Hickman, Ky., died 11 Nov 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., wife of J. Howard Thomas, and was buried in Spencer Heights Cemetery.  Her marker there reads:  Mother Vera Thomas 1889-1942.—Darrel Dexter) 

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 20 Nov 1942:

Mrs. Martha Phillips

             Mrs. Martha M. Phillips died Tuesday morning, November 17, at her home near Grand Chain.  Her age at death was 76 years.

             Surviving are one daughter, Marie Satterfield, of Dexter, Mo.; one son, Autie, of St. Louis, Mo.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

             Funeral services were held Thursday morning at 10 o’clock at the Christian church in Grand Chain with Rev. William Sims, pastor of the Methodist Church in Olmsted officiating.  Burial was in the Grand Chain cemetery with the G. A. Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (Her death certificate states that Martha M. Phillips, 72, died 17 Nov 1942, in Grand Chain, Pulaski Co., Ill., the widow of John Phillips.—Darrel Dexter)

Frantz Prescher

             Frantz Prescher, 80, died Sunday evening, Nov. 15, at his home ___ Olmsted.  He had been ill during the past four years.  He was born in Germany, but had spent over __ years on his farm near Olmsted.

             Surviving are his widow, Aug___; one son, Frank; and one daughter, Helen, of New York City.

             Funeral services were held at __ p.m. Thursday at the Olmsted Lutheran church, with Rev. N___ Schumm officiating.

             Burial was made in Concord Cemetery with the G. A. James Funeral Service in charge.

             (Franz Prescher, 27, of Austria, arrived from Rotterdam, Netherlands, on 26 Apr 1889, at New York.  His death certificate states that Frantz Prescher, farmer, was born 17 Jul 1862, in Germany, the son of Stephen Prescher, a native of Germany, died 15 Nov 1942, in Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Augusta Prescher, and was buried at Concord Cemetery.  His marker there reads:  Franz Prescher 1862-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Widow of Dr. J. B. Mathis Dies at Her Home in Ullin

             Mrs. Nellie Lentz Mathis, age 65 years, died at her home in Ullin Monday morning, November 16, after a prolonged illness.  Several weeks ago she suffered a stroke from which she never recovered.

             Mrs. Mathis was born in the New Hope community of Pulaski County and had spent most of her life in Ullin. She was the widow of Dr. J. B. Mathis, for many years a practicing physician in this county.  She had been a member of the Ullin Methodist Church for more than 30 years and was also a member of the Rose Leaf Chapter of the Royal Neighbors of America and had served for 15 years as recorder of this chapter.

             She is survived by four children, three sons, Delbert, of Chicago, Russell and John, of Ullin; and one daughter, Mrs. Gwendolyn (Raymond) Britton, of Cairo; two brothers, Fred and Wilbur Lentz, of Fullerton, Calif.; and four grandchildren.

             Funeral services were held in the Ullin Methodist Church at two o’clock Thursday afternoon with the Rev. R. Lippman, pastor, officiating.  Burial was in the Ullin cemetery.

             (John Mathis, Jr., married Nellie Lentz on 9 Aug 1900, in Alexander Co., Ill.  Daniel W. Lentz married Mariah E. Keen on 30 Apr 1871, in Alexander Co., Ill.  Her death certificate states that Nellie Irene Mathis was born 10 Dec 1878, in Ullin, Ill., the daughter of Daniel Lentz and Marie E. Keen, died 16 Nov 1942, in Ullin, Pulaski Co., Ill., and was buried in Ullin Cemetery.  Her marker in Ullin Cemetery reads:  Dr. John B. Mathis Sept. 24, 1871 Aug. 13, 1940 Nellie L. Mathis Dec. 10, 1878 Nov. 16, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 27 Nov 1942:

William H. Crippen

             William H. Crippen, age 75 years, died Monday morning, November 23, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ruth McClellan in Ullin.  Mr. Crippen had been ill for several months and had been at the home of a daughter here in Mounds until a few weeks ago.

             Surviving are five daughters:  Mrs. Ruth McClellan and Mrs. Cecil Craig, of Ullin, Mrs. Arvle Sowers and Miss Lena Crippen, of Mounds, Mrs. Paul Shelton, of Cairo; two sons, Curtis, of Ullin, and Vernon, of East St. Louis; also several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

             Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock at the Ullin Methodist Church with Rev. L. R. Walkington, of Mounds, officiating.  Burial was in the Ullin Cemetery.

             (According to his death certificate, William Henry Crippen, farmer, was born 4 Feb 1867, the son of Jackson Crippen and Mary Atherton, a native of Olmsted, Ill., died 23 Nov 1942, in Ullin, Pulaski Co., Ill., and was buried in Ullin Cemetery.  His marker there reads:  Father William H. Crippen  1867-1942 Mother Ida J. Crippen  1876-1931.—Darrel Dexter)

Former Mound City Man Killed in Tank Collision

             Edward Carson, formerly of Mound City, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Carson, now of Memphis, Tenn., was killed in a head-on army tank collision in or near a camp in California, according to word received Tuesday by relatives in Mound City.  His age was 37 years.

             Miss Kate Masterson, an aunt of his, will attend his funeral, which will be held in Memphis.  The young man was a cousin of Miss Katherine Masterson, bookkeeper at the J. J. Blum Department Store.

             (Belleville Parish Diocese Records state that Edward Joseph Carson was the son of Edward L. Carson and Catharina Masterson.  The California Death Index states that Edward Carson was born 28 Jul 1906, in Illinois, and died 7 Nov 1942, in Monterey, Calif.  Pvt. Edward J. Carson is buried in Section H grave 6042d in Memphis National Cemetery.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 4 Dec 1942:

Prominent Mounds Citizen Found Dead in His Bed

             John Edward Herman, who had been ill at his home for several weeks suffering from a heart ailment, was found dead in his bed early Saturday morning, November 28.  Until recently he had been able to be about as usual.  His age was about 72 years.

             The son of Francis M. Herman and Jane Compton Herman, J. E. Herman was born in Clay County, Illinois, and spent his early life there.  On August 25, 1892, he was married to Miss Leliah Heth, the marriage taking place in Clay County.  On August 25, of this year, this couple celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary.

             At the time of his marriage, Mr. Herman was teaching school in Flora.  From there this couple moved to their farm at Iola, later moving to Fulton, Ky., where he was employed by a Railroad Company.  Later he was employed by the Illinois Central R. R. and moved to Cairo, coming 38 years ago, from there to Mounds where they built their home and have since lived.  Mr. Herman served as postmaster in Mounds for nine years, was later in the garage business and since, in state contract work.

             Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. August (Gladys) Crosson of Mounds and Mrs. Joe (Tiny) Hickey of Glenn Ellyn; one son, Frank A. Herman, of New Orleans, La.; one brother, Art Herman, of St. Louis; and the following grand children:  Pvt. Herman Crosson, now stationed at Dow Air Field, Bangor, Maine; John Hickey, of Glenn Ellyn, Johnnie and Richard Herman of New Orleans.

             Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at two o’clock at the Congregational Church with the Rev. S. C. Benninger officiating.  Mrs. Hessie Sullivan sang, accompanied by Mrs. Chris Bauer.  Casket bearers were Curtis Taylor, Frank Cotilla, Walter Egner, T. B. Thomasson, R. F. Vick, and Woodrow Everly.  Burial was in Spencer Heights Cemetery with J. T. Ryan in charge of arrangements.

             Out-of-town relatives who attended the services were Frank A. Herman and son Johnnie, of New Orleans; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hickey and daughter, Joan, of Glenn Ellyn; Harley Thompson and daughter, Pauline, of Watertown, Tenn.; Richard Thompson, of Lebanon, Tenn.; Mrs. Lulu Sapp, of Iola; Mr. and Mrs. Olin Rettinghouse, of Centralia; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Marvin and son, of Paducah, Ky.

             (Francis M. Herman married Jane F. Compton on 30 Nov 1865, in Clay Co., Ill.  According to his death certificate, John Edward Herman, trucking contractor for motor truck company, was born 7 Jul 1870, in Iola, Ill., the son of Francis Herman, a native of Clay City, Ill., and Jane Compton, a native of Tennessee, died 28 Nov 1942, in Mounds, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Lelia Herman, and was buried in Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds, Ill.  His marker there reads:  John Edward Herman 1870-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

John Richard McKenzie Killed in Memphis Yards

             John Richard McKenzie was killed instantly when struck by a gasoline motor car at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon, Nov. 27, while at work in the Illinois Central yards at Memphis, Tenn.  His age was 45 years.

             Mr. McKenzie formerly resided here.  His wife before her marriage was Miss Wilda Deeslie, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alex Deeslie.  A native of Mississippi, Mr. McKenzie was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Homer McKenzie.

             He is survived by his wife and one son, Richard Deeslie McKenzie, age 7 years, of 1697 Lawrence Court, Memphis; three brothers, Homer, of Cairo, Dan and Charlie, of Michigan City, Miss.; two sisters, Mrs. Julia Lanning of Michigan City and Mrs. Brownley Wynn of Memphis.

             Funeral services were held Sunday, with burial in the McKenzie graveyard at Miller City, Miss.

             Among those who attended the services were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Doughty and daughter, of St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. Homer McKenzie, of Cairo; Mrs. Mae B. Sweany and Mrs. A. S. Calhoun, of this city; and Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Hunt, of Mound City.

             (According to his death certificate, John Richard McKenzie, of 1697 Lawrence, Memphis, Tenn., Illinois Central Railroad switchman, was born 22 Sep 1897, in Mississippi, the son of Homer McKenzie and Elizabeth Love, natives of Mississippi, died 27 Nov 1942, at St. Joseph Hospital in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tenn., by being accidentally struck by a motor car, husband of Wilda Deeslie McKenzie, and was buried in McKenzie Cemetery in Mississippi.  His marker in McKenzie Cemetery in Benton Co., Miss., reads:  John Richard McKenzie Sept. 22, 1897 Nov. 27, 1942.—Darrel Dexter)

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 11 Dec 1942:

MRS. JODIE ESTES DIES

             Mrs. Jodie Atherton-Estes died Sunday, December 6, at her home in Bardwell, Ky., following a three-day illness of pneumonia.

             She is survived by her husband, Athel Estes, of Bardwell; two sisters, Mrs. Mame Head and Mrs. Kate Robinson; and one brother, William Price, all of Bardwell; also other relatives.

             For many years she resided at her home on Oak Street in Mounds.  Her first husband, S. L. Atherton, was a well-known Illinois Central engineer, who died some years ago.

             Funeral services were held in the First Baptist Church at Bardwell Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock.  Burial was in Spencer Heights Cemetery with the J. T. Ryan Funeral Service of Mounds in charge.

             (Her death certificate states that Jodie Price Estes was born in Carlisle Co., Ky., the daughter of T. E. Price, a native of Shelbyville, Ky., and America Picket, a native of Carlisle Co., Ky., died 6 Dec 1942, in Bardwell, Carlisle Co., Ky., of double lobar pneumonia, wife of Aethel Estes, and was buried at Mounds, Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

MRS. SARAH J. MILLER DIES

             Mrs. Sarah J. Miller, age 88 years, died December 3, at her home on Blanche Avenue.  She had been in failing health for a number of years, but had been able to attend services at the Methodist church and also meetings of her church class until recently.  She was familiarly known as “Grandma” Miller by many of her friends and acquaintances.  She was the widow of John Miller and in earlier years their home was on a farm northwest of Ullin.

             She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Drucie Ebbert, who has made her home with her mother since the death of her brother, Eugene Miller, a few years ago; also 11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

             Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah Church near Wetaug with Rev. L. B. Walkington, pastor of the Mounds Methodist Church officiating.

             The G. A. James Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.

             (John P. Miller married Sarah J. Rider on 27 Feb 1879, in Pulaski Co., Ill.  Her marker in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery at Wetaug, Ill., reads: Father John P. Miller 1851-1926 Mother Sarah J. Miller his wife 1854-1943.—Darrel Dexter)

MISS LOUISE FITZGERALD BURIED HERE WEDNESDAY

             Miss Louise Fitzgerald died Saturday night, Dec. 5, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Fitzgerald, in Chicago.  She was their only child and was the niece of Mrs. Edward Westerman of Mound City.

             Funeral services were held at 9 a.m. Wednesday in St. Mary’s Church in Mound City with Father John T. Fournie officiating.  Burial was made here in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

             (According to her death certificate, Louise Fitzgerald was born 21 Jul 1917, in Meridian, Miss., the daughter of Daniel Fitzgerald, a native of Cairo, Ill., and Carrie Broach, a native of Meridian, Miss., died 5 Dec 1942, in Chicago, Cook Co., Ill., and was buried in Cook Co., Ill.—Darrel Dexter)

MRS. LAURA D. MARGRAVE

             Mrs. Laura D. Gossett Margrave, 73, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Blanche Brewer, four and one-half miles west of Mounds, Saturday, Dec. 5.

             She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Hall of Saratoga, Calif., and Mrs. Brewer; one brother, W. S. Cavenger, of Norris City; two grandsons, James McBride, of Miller City, and Ralph McBride, of Urbana; also a foster son, James Maynard, of St. Louis.

             Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Miller City with burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Belleville.

             (John Gossett married Laura D. Cavender on 20 Sep 1885, in Alexander Co., Ill.  Her death certificate states that Laura D. Margrave, 73, the daughter of Robert E. Cavender and Laura Pewsey, died 5 Dec 1942, in Pulaski Co., Ill., wife of Jasper Margrave.—Darrel Dexter)

 The Mounds Independent, Friday, 18 Dec 1942:

MRS. ROSCOE LANGSTON

             Mrs. Roscoe Langston of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Monday night, December 14, at 10 o’clock, following a long illness.  Mrs. Langston was a sister of Mrs. J. B. Jones and Mrs. Hattie Stevens, of this city.

             Funeral services were held at Cape Girardeau Thursday afternoon.

             (Roscoe Langston married Aline Smith on 12 Jul 1915.  Her death certificate states that Aline Marie Langston, of 1216 Bloomfield, Cape Girardeau, Mo., was born 8 Jul 1896, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., the daughter of Robert Rogers Smith and Alice Sandwin, a native of Pennsylvania, died 14 Dec 1942, at home, of carcinoma of the uterus, wife of Roscoe Langston, and was buried in Lorimier Cemetery.—Darrel Dexter)

Funeral Service for J. W. Travis

             Funeral services were held Sunday at 2:30 p.m., for John William Travis, of Mound City, who died Monday, Dec. 7, at the age of 80 years.  Rev. Ira Thetford of the Methodist Church officiated and the G. A. James Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

             Mr. Travis had been a resident of Mound City for 72 years and for more than 50 years he was a carpenter at the ship yards there.

             Surviving him are his wife; three daughters, Miss Nannie Travis, of Mound City, Mrs. Hunter Roberts, of Muskegon, Michigan, and Mrs. Maurice Graham, of Beltsville, Md.; three sons, John W. Travis, of Mound City, Norman Travis, of South Carolina, and Pvt. Wilbert Travis, who is somewhere in the Pacific; also five grandchildren.

             (John W. Travis, 33, of Mound City, Ill., ship carpenter, born in Ballard Co., Ky., son of James Murry Travis and Lizzie Wagner, married on 24 Apr 1895, in Pulaski Co., Ill., Maggie Masterson, 22, of Mound City, Ill., born in Providence, R. I., daughter of Patrick Masterson and Anna Riley.  His death certificate states that John William Travis, 80, the son of Murry Travis and Elizabeth Waggoner, and died 7 Dec 1942, in Mound City, Pulaski Co., Ill., husband of Hanna Travis.  His marker in Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds, Ill., reads:  Father John W. Travis 1862-1942.—Darrel Dexter)

Mrs. J. B. Jones was called to Cape Girardeau, Mo., Tuesday by the death of her sister, Mrs. Roscoe Langston.  Mrs. Hattie Stevens, another sister, ahd been with Mrs. Langston for three months.

Mrs. Sarah Beegle

             Mrs. Sarah E. Beegle died Saturday, Dec. 12, at her home west of Mounds at the advanced age of 87 years.  Her final illness was of three weeks’ duration.

             She survived by three sons, Royal and Homer, of Mounds, and Henry, of DuQuoin; three daughters, Mrs. Frank Trice, of Mounds, Mrs. A. Hudgins, of Hammons, Ind., and Mrs. Marjorie McElligott, of Cairo; one brother, Bradford Yoder, of Lindsay, Calif.; 20 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

             Funeral services were held at Shiloh Baptist Church at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. Elmer Webb, pastor, officiating.  Burial was made in Shiloh Cemetery with J. T. Ryan Funeral Service in charge of arrangements.

             (A license was issued to Isaac A. Beegle to marry Elizabeth Yoeder on 24 Aug 1876, in Jefferson Co., Tenn.  Her death certificate states that Sarah Elizabeth Beegle, 87, died 12 Dec 1942, in Pulaski Co., Ill., wife of Isaac Beegle.  Her marker in Shiloh Cemetery near Villa Ridge, Ill., reads:  Isaac A. Beegle 1857-1939 Sarah E. Beegle 1855-1942.—Darrel Dexter)  

The Mounds Independent, Friday, 25 Dec 1942:

Thomas Grant Kennedy

             Thomas Grant Kennedy, 72, died in Cairo Tuesday, Dec. 22.  He had been in only a short time.

             A member of the Kennedy family, early settlers in Pulaski County, Mr. Kennedy is survived by three brothers, Ira, of Collinsville, Logan and William, of Cairo; two sisters, Mrs. George Britt, of Pulaski County, and Mrs. Della S. Burnley, of Cairo.

             Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon with burial in the family lot in Thistlewood Cemetery.

             (Berzillia G. Kennedy married Mary E. Grant on 12 Sep 1867, in Union Co., Ill.  According to his death certificate, Thomas Grant Kennedy, of Cairo, Ill., was born 11 Sep 1890, in Pulaski Co., Ill., the son of Bas Kennedy, a native of Pulaski Co., Ill., and Mary E. Grant, a native of Virginia, died 22 Dec 1942, in Cairo, Alexander Co., Ill., and was buried in Thistlewood Cemetery in Mounds, Ill.—Darrel Dexter)