Corane Barnes was born April 15, 1908 in Lula, Miss. to the union of Henry and Annie Jackson Chapman. She departed this life on Feb. 19, 2002 at the Hayti Memorial Hospital in Hayti, Mo.

Mary E. Parnell, age 85 of Thebes, Ill. died at 2 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2002 at the Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Zettie Lee Taylor, age 91, of Cairo, formerly of Louisville, Ky. died Feb. 23, 2002 at the Daystar Nursing Home in Cairo.

Jesse E. (Gene) DeWeese, age 82, of Cairo, Ill., formerly of Pasedena, Calif. died at 9:55 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002 at the Union County Hospital in Anna.

Shirley L. Knitter, age 74, of Cairo, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2002 at the Daystar Care Center in Cairo.

Carl M. Krempasky, age 49, of Belknap, Ill. died at 4:58 a.m., Feb. 25, 2002 at the Crossroads Community Hospital in Mt. Vernon.

Mildred Bailey Williams, age 78, of Chicago, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002 at the Kindred Hospital.

Albert Eugene Kepner, age 79, of Riverside, Calif., formerly of Cairo, died Feb. 22, 2002.

Ruben Stacy of Cairo was born July 3, 1943 to Ruben Earl and Mary Pearl Stacy in Sunflower County, Miss. He died on Feb. 3, 2002.

Eddie Lee Holly was born Dec. 1, 1942 to Ruben Wilkins and Benny Holly in Tunica, Miss. He was the oldest of 16 children. Mr. Holly departed this life on Feb. 8, 2002 at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Mildred Idell Harris, age 79 of Tamms, formerly of Cairo died at 12:50 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002 at her home.

Mack E. Wilder, age 73, of Lakewood Park, Fort Pierce, Fla., died Monday, Feb. 11, 2002 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Miami, Fla. after a brief illness.

David L. Reisinger, age 53, of Villa Ridge, formerly of Carterville and Cairo, died at his sister's home in Villa Ridge at 4 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002.

James Oliver Driscoll, age 58, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died at 11:50 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002 at the Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Gladys Earline Hartline, age 98, of East Cape and formerly of Elco died at 4:20 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 2002 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Sally Ann Hoehner, age 63, of Dongola, died suddenly at 10:02 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002 at the Union County Hospital in Anna.

Mary T. Bagbey, age 93, of Mounds died at 9:15 a.m. Monday, Feb. 18, 2002 at the Daystar Care Center in Cairo.

Jason Ray Wood, age 38, of Olmsted died at 3:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 2002 at his home.

Hodge Noel, age 74, of Grand Chain died at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002 at his home.

Geraldine L. Brooks Thomas, age 83, of Boaz, Ill. died at 2:46 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 2002 at the Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah.

Sharon Womick Dodson, daughter of Herb and Lena Womick, Sr. was born June 4, 1933 in Anna and died Saturday Feb. 9, 2002 at her home at the age of 68.

Robert Walter Perry, age 78, of Mounds died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002 at his home.

Velma E. Simpson, age 91, of Olmsted, Ill., died Monday, Feb. 11, 2002 at the Daystar Care Center in Cairo.

The Rev. Canon Ellsworth B. Stone, age 90, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Cairo, died at 11:18 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Gladys Choate, age 93, of Anna, died at 1:14 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Bertha Lentz Betts, age 94, of Perks, died at 12:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002 at the City Care Center in Anna.

B.W. Hoehner, age 66, of Dongola, died suddenly at 11:23 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002 at the Union County Hospital in Anna.

C. Christian "Chris" Wuyster, age 84, of Dongola and Laurel, Md., died at 11 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, at Laurel Regional Hospital.

Ella Schnaare Mann, age 88, of Karnak, died at 5:20 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, 2002 at the Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis, Ill.

Virginia Marie Watson McKee, age 73, of Cairo, died at 4:46 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002 at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Dialtha Mae Barnes was born on March 15, 1927 in West Frankfort, Ill., the daughter of Adam and Elva Johnson Spurlock. She died on Feb. 6, 2002.

Hazel Mae Davis, age 83, of Dongola, died at 8:05 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1, 2002 at the Rehab and Care Center of Jackson County in Murphysboro, Ill.

Beulah Lingle, age 83, of Dongola, died at 9:58 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002 at the Union County Hospital in Anna.

William Russell Clark, age 84, of Tulsa, Okla., formerly of Grand Chain, Ill. died at 8:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002 at the Crest Hospital in Tulsa.

Clayton Richardson, age 89, of Grand Chain, Ill., died at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002 at the Southgate Care Center in Metropolis, Ill.

Clyde W. Aldred, age 63, of Cairo, died at 11:36 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 3, 2002 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Robert Waddy Perry, age 78, of Mounds died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002 at his home.

Charles Carfield Wells (Garfield) went into sweet repose on Sunday, April 14, 2002 at the Paducah Center Nursing Home.

Henry Carlos Davis, Jr. "Luga", died April 15, 2002 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

William Austin Lamar Robinson, 85, of Pulaski, departed this life at 9:17 p.m. Monday, April 17, 2002, in the Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

Robert A. "Bob" Carter, age 81, of Vienna, died at 12:50 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2002 at the Carbondale Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Jerry M. McIntosh, age 67, of Villa Ridge, formerly of East Moline, Ill., died at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Marion, Ill.

Glenn H. Tinsley, age 55, of Augusta, Maine, formerly of Tamms, Ill. died on March 31, 2002 at the Maine General Medical Center in Augusta.

Robert Lee Tinsley, age 65, of Jacksonville, Ark., formerly of Tamms, died April 4, 2002.

Robert "Bobby" E. Wehrenberg, Sr., age 82, of Hannibal, Mo., died Wednesday, March 27, 2002 at his home.

George F. Klein, age 82, of Prescott, Ariz., died April 7, 2002 in Prescott.

James Pleasant Johnson, age 70, of Elco, Ill., died at 9:20 a.m. Sunday, April 14, 2002 at the Union County Hospital in Anna.

Gladys Hileman Jones, age 96, of Vienna, formerly of Anna, died Saturday, April 13, 2002 in Vienna.

Vera Biggs, age 75, of Colton, Calif., formerly of Grand Chain, died April 3, 2002 in Colton.

Martha Coomes, age 57, of Anna, died Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at her residence.

Ida May Farnsworth Mayberry, age 89, of Tamms, Ill. died at 8:25 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at the Countryside Health Care in Bardwell, Ky.

Mary Alice Stringer, age 80, of Ullin, died at 7:19 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2002 at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Earl Taylor, age 95, of Mounds died at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2002 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Noda Lee Tilford Wehausen, age 89, of Elmhurst, Ill. died Tuesday, April 2, 2002 at the Elmbrook Nursing Home in Elmhurst.

Ernest E. Whitaker, Sr., age 56, died at 3:55 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2002 at the Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill.

Dolly Dunn, age 70, of Karnak, died at 7:45 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2002 at the Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis.

Shelby Jean Myrick, age 65, of Boaz, died at 10:24 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2002 at the Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky.

Eugene Charles Kelly, age 48, of Buncombe died at 2:02 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2002.

Eric Vanoy, age 74, of Chicago, formerly of Cairo, died March 18, 2002 at 10:48 p.m. at the University of Chicago, Bernard A. Mitchell Hospital.

Algie Lee Houston, Sr., age 67, of Cairo died at 8:55 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2002 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo.

Darian Tyrec "Peanut" Smith was born Nov. 23, 2001. He died on March 23, 2002.

Irene Cartwright Butler Harkins was born in Huntsville, Ala., on June 19, 1909 to Richard and Georgeanna Cartwright. She died on Monday, March 25, 2002.

Marjorie J. Baugher, age 72, of Edwardsville, Ill., formerly of Tamms, died at 4:55 a.m. Friday, March 29, 2002 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Toni and Russ Lipe in Edwardsville, Ill.

Orval Glenn Ozment, age 78, of Olive Branch, died at 6:56 p.m. Friday, March 29, 2002 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Edward W. Hanna, age 83, of Cairo died at 2:27 p.m. Friday, March 29, 2002 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Michael W. Gunning Jr., age 75, of Tamms, died at 10:40 a.m. Friday, March 29, 2002, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.

Virginia Webb, age 82, of El Campo, Texas, formerly of Anna, died Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at El Campo Memorial Hospital.

Lonnie Long, age 25, of Anna, died Friday, March 29, 2002 in Anna.

Lee Andrew "Moose" Nelson died at 11:36 p.m. March 21, 2002 at the Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill.

Bonnie Lee Caldwell, age 89, of Merced, Calif., formerly of Cairo died March 5 at the home of her daughter.