Huge Marriages Search Engine!
Frances Cooper
Frances Cooper, 83, of Marion died at 10:18 a.m. Tuesday, July 11, 2000, at Harrisburg Medical Center.
She was born Dec. 31, 1916, in Natchez, Miss., the daughter of Douglas B. and Martha (Michell) Gails Sr.
She was a member of Paul's Chapel Baptist Church of Marion.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Blanche and Lewis Cofield of Harrisburg; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Ella Mae Allen of Marion; and a sister, Levella Cannon of Racine, Wis.
Preceding her in death were her parents; two children, Verleana Williams on Aug. 30, 1986, and Alfred Allen on November 2, 1996; great grandson, Austin Xavier Allen on November 11, 1998; two brothers, Douglas Gails Jr. and Julius Gails; and her sister, Nettie Penn.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday July 13, 2000, at the gravside located in Maplewood cemetery of Marion. The Rev. Timothy Brinson will officiate. Visitiation is between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. at the Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home of Marion.
Genevieve Quick
Mrs. Genevieve Quick, 82, of Ledford, died at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1998, at the home of a daughter, Yulondia Nolen. Further family details and funeral arrangements will be announced later from Absher-Nicholson Funeral Home in Carrier Mills.
Charles F. Brinkley
Charles F. Brinkley, 96, of 3600 Grindstaff Rd., Equality, died at 3:12 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, 1998 at Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado.
He was born on Nov. 26, 1901, in Leamington, to the late Silas and Rachael (Pyle) Brinkley.
Mr. Brinkley was a retired farmer and a member of Leamington Community Church.
Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Leah and Bob Williams of Equality and Nada and Dwight Frohock of Colorado Springs, Colo.; four grandchildren, Janice Lane, Anita Ashe, Sharon Hollman, and Mona Bayer; six grandchildren, Megan Lane, Cassie Hollman, Shea Holloman, Jarah Bayer, Tera Henson, and Jami Hish; and a great-great-grandson, Daine Hish; a step-brother, Ralph Brinkley.
He was married
on May 23, 1924 to the former Jewell Vinyard and she preceded him in death on July 4, 1981. He was also preceded in death by a son, Charles E. Brinkley, a brother, Claude Brinkley, one sister, Clara Brinkley and a step-sister, Marie Ledbetter and a step-brother, Raphael Brinkley.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Leamington Community Church. The Rev. James R. Hubbard will officiate and burial will be in the Leamington cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Vickery Funeral Chapel in Equality.
Donations may be made to the Leamington Community Church Building Fund.
Noah F. Holbrook
Noah F. Holbrook, 78, of Elizabethtown, died at 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, 1998, at Harrisburg Medical Center.
He is survived by his wife, Lorene Holbrook, Elizabethtown; a son, Randall F. and wife, Patricia Holbrook of Bethalto; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bruce and Minnie (Goolsby) Holbrook, a son, Gary Holbrook, and three brothers, Gilbert, Eschol, and Jewell Holbrook.
Services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Hosick Funeral Chapel in Rosiclare, where friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Greg Love will officiate and burial will be in Adams cemetery in Cave-in-Rock.
Minta L. Miller
Mrs. Minta L. Miller, 74, wife of Art Miller, of Anderson, Calif. died Friday, Nov. 13, 1998 at the Redding Medical Center in Anderson.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Nancy Halloway of Anderson; three stepdaughters, Marilyn Halloway of Phoenix, Ariz., Joyce Ternyek of Florence, Ore., and Betty Hilb of Las Vegas, Nev.; two sons, Gary Trusty of Anderson, and Steve Long of Hot Springs, Ark.; a brother, Inman Hargrove of Broughton; 23 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild
Services were held Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 11 a.m. at Anderson's Chapel followed with gravesides at Anderson District cemetery in Anderson. The Rev. Monte Halloway officiated.
Adam Lee Patterson
Services for Adam Lee Patterson, 16, son of Bill and Renae (DeNeal) Patterson, of 155 Hankins Road North, Harrisburg, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1998 at Reed Funeral Chapel in Harrisburg, where friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Larry Anderson and the Rev. Marion Mosely will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Lawn cemetery in Harrisburg.
Donations may be made to the family to offset medical expenses.
Adam died at 6:46 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, 1998 in Barnes Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
Ruth S. Summers
Services for Mrs. Ruth S. Summers, 90, of Thompsonville, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1998, at Sloan Funeral Home in Galatia, where friends may call from 9 to 11 a.m. until service time. The Rev. Vernell Clark will officiate and burial will be in the County Line cemetery at Thompsonville.
Mrs. Summers died at 8:19 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 15, 1998, in Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Galatia. She was the widow of Kenneth E. Summers.
Dakota Blake Colby
Dakota Blake Colby, son of Dustin Ray and Mary Beth (Shewmaker) Colby, of 219 Durham St., Harrisburg, was stillborn at 9:46 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, 1998 at Carbondale Memorial Hospital.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Talia ReaAnn Colby; a brother, Dustin Ray Colby; maternal grandparents, Brice and Emma Shewmaker of Harrisburg; maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Brice Shewmaker of Eddyville and Clarence and Wilma Farmer; paternal grandparents, Sharon Martin of Rosiclare and Raymond Colby of Marion; paternal great-grandparents, Everett Martin of Rosiclare and the late Leona Martin and the late Cliff and Valeta Colby.
Graveside services will precede burial at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sunset Garden cemetery in Harrisburg with the Rev. Raymond Dutton officiating. Those attending should go directly to the cemetery.
There will be no visitation at Gaskins Funeral Home in Harrisburg.
Mary Addis Cochran
Mrs. Mary Addis Cochran, 90, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 1998 at 4:40 a.m. at her residence in Sacramento, Calif. She was a former resident of Rosiclare.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Merrill (Peggy Lee) Dubach of Davis, Calif.; a son, Jim and wife, Ginger Abbott of Prescott, Ariz.; a sister, and three brothers, Margaret "Peg" Russell, Tom Patton, Paul Patton, and Bob Patton, all of Elizabethtown; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Elizabethtown. The Rev. Jim Patton will officiate with burial in the IOOF-Empire cemetery at Elizabethtown. Graveside services will be for family members only.
Please omit flowers. Donations may be made to Rosiclare First Baptist Church.
There will be no visitation at Hosick Funeral Home in Rosiclare.
Anna Vera Jackson
Services for Mrs. Anna Vera Jackson, 83, of Macon, Mo., will be held Thursday, Nov. 19, 1998 at 11 a.m. at Hosick Funeral Chapel in Rosiclare, where friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Bro. Don Campbell will officiate and burial will be in the Fluorine cemetery in Rosiclare. The remains of her husband, Percy Jackson, will be interred with Mrs. Jackson.
Mrs. Jackson died, Saturday, Nov. 14, 1998 at 9:15 p.m. in Roch Haven Nursing Home in Macon, Mo.
Glen A. Oxford
Glen A. Oxford, 75, 509 N. Smith St., Galatia, formerly of Stonefort, died at 1:40 p.m. Friday, July 14, 2000, at his residence. He was born Dec. 30, 1924 in Cave-in-Rock to Winfred and Pearl (Browning) Oxford.
Mr. Oxford was a school bus driver. He was a member of the Antioch Church in Stonefort, where he was a deacon. He was a member of the Harrisburg Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a World War II veteran.
He is survived by, two brothers, Duard Oxford of Rolling Meadows, Morgan Oxford of Golconda; three sisters, Mary Hanson of Itasca, Sadie Clark of Galatia and Helen Jones of Opelika, Ala.; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie (Dennison) Oxford, four sisters, Maxine Angeleton, Marjorie Morris, Betty DeVous and Vergie Kanady.
Funeral services are 2 p.m. Sunday, July 16 at Watson Funeral Home in Eldorado. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial, with military rites, is at Lindale Cemtery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Visiting Nurses Association Hospice.
Deborah K. Hunter
Deborah K. Hunter, 42, of Jerseyville died 8:15 a.m. Friday, July 14, 2000 at the Jerseyville Nursing and Rehab Center.
She was born Aug. 17, 1957 in Harrisburg, to James R. and Thelma L. (Thompson) Hunter. She married
the late Stephen D. Crew July 2, 1976 in Boulder, Colo. They were divorced.
Deborah was involved in an automobile accident in 1984 and never recovered from the accident. She was employed at Blue Fountain Nursing Home for a year, before the accident occurred.
She is survived by her parents, James and Thelma Hunter of Bethalto; two daughters, Melanie Dee Kimberly of Atlanta and Kristin Dawn of Wright Rossville, Ga.; one son, Brian Douglas Crew of Washington, D.C.; two grandchildren, Henry Crew of Washington, D.C. and Sidney Kimberley of Atlanta; two sisters, Katherine S. Clifton of Naperville and Sandra J. Hunter of Woodriver; one brother, Robert W. Hunter of Woodriver; five nieces and four nephews.
Funeral services are 11 a.m. Monday, July 17, at Elias-Smith Funeral Home in Bethalto, with cremation taking place after the service. Visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial is at a later date at Rose Lawn Memory Gardens. Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
