Extracts of Obituaries from the Cairo Citizen, March 2002:
March 28
Agnes Speck, age 88, of Jackson, Mo., formerly of Anna, died at 2:01 a.m. Sunday, March 24, 2002 at Missouri Southern Health Care in Dexter, Mo.
Janice Earnhart Chuck, age 62, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., formerly of Dongola died at 9:25 p.m. March 18, 2002 at her residence.
Rose Orange Goins, age 67, of Belknap, Ill., died at 4:25 p.m. at the Hillview Care Center in Vienna, Ill.
Rudolph "Rudy" Taylor, age 67, of Gary, Ind., died Sunday March 24, 2002.
Van Rader, age 82, of Karnak, died Sunday, March 24, 2002 at 11:55 a.m. at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky.
Wesley Lee Sharp, age 84, of Olive Branch, Ill., formerly of Grand Chain died Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at 12:30 p.m. at his home in Olive Branch.
Helen McCommons, age 91, of Dongola, died at 2:48 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2002 at the Jonesboro Health Care Center.
Anne Campbell Norris, age 57, of Humeston, Iowa, formerly of Mounds died suddenly, Sunday, March 17, 2002 at her home.
Loretto "Sis" Brey, age 94, of Cairo, died at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2002 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
Betty L. Davis, age 74, of Cairo died at 10:53 a.m. Sunday, March 24, 2002 at Charleston Manor Nursing Home in Charleston, Mo.
Cleveland Salley, age 86, of Ullin died at 3:42 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at his home.
Beulah Haynes Herron departed this life on March 14, 2002 at the Beverly Health Care in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Sellie S. Smith, Jr., age 84, of Unity, died on March 13, 2002.
Abner Gene Forbes died on March 6, 2002.
March 21
Don Langan, age 60, of Carbondale, died at 4:50 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 2002 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
Tom Reeves, age 88, of Dongola, died at 4:05 a.m. Monday, March 18, 2002 at his home.
William H. "Bill" Miller, age 76, of Rock Falls, formerly of Thebes, died Saturday, March 16, 2002 at Morrison Community Hospital.
Chester C. Davis, age 77, of Cambria, formerly of Union County, died at 12:25 a.m. Thursday, March 14, 2002 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale.
Ada Rose Huston, age 93, of Metropolis, formerly of Perks, died at 9:50 a.m. Saturday, March 16, 2002 at the Magnolia Manor Care Center in Metropolis, Ill.
March 14
Vickie S. Marshall, age 53, of Colp, Ill., died at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2002 at the Herrin Hospital.
Mrs. Tiny L. Willis was born to Will and Lucinda Reed on Aug. 5, 1910 in Yellow Bush County of Water Valley, Miss. She died on March 4, 2002 at the Bertrand Nursing Facility in Bertrand, Mo.
Jennie Thompson, affectionately known as Aunt Jennie, age 98 of Cairo died Saturday, March 2, 2002 at the Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. at 1:58 p.m.
Margaret Saittia, age 95, of Dongola, died at 5:45 a.m. Monday, March 11, 2002 at the City Care Center in Anna.
Patty L. Faszholz Campbell of Littleton, Colo., formerly of Cairo, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002 in Denver, Colo. after a brief illness.
Bobby Joe Rayford, age 56, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Tuesday March 5, 2002 at Southeast Missouri Hospital.
Sister Helen Rolwing, O.S.U., age 81, a resident of Charleston, Mo. died at 6 p.m. Monday, March 4, 2002 at the Charleston Manor.
Eileen Spore, age 79, of Metropolis, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2002 at the Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah.
Pauline Augusta Middleton Cantrell, age 90, of McClure, Ill., died at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2002 at the Beverly Health Care Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Marilyn Jean Bennett, age 57, of Tamms, died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Louis E. Sackberger, age 74, of Cairo died at 4:35 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at his home.
Frank McNier, age 77, of Anna died at 3 a.m. Friday, March 8, 2002 at the City Care Center in Cobden.
March 7
Jesse S. Coleman, age 87, of Herrin, Ill. died at 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22, 2002.
He was born Oct. 19, 1914 in Ullin, the son of Sylvester and Stella Coleman.
Bonnie Jean Chandler Lindgren, age 58, of Brownsburg, Ind., formerly of Thebes, died on Jan. 25, 2002 at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Indianapolis.
William "Bill" Hull, Sr., age 72, of Wolf Lake, died at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002 at his home in Wolf Lake.
Omega "Mickey" Tompkins Casper, age 78, of Anna, died at 3:25 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002 at the Jonesboro Health Care Center.
Fred Fritzinger, age 74, of Kirksville, Mo., formerly of Anna, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002 at the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville.
Austin Gabriel Bell, 45 day old infant son of Jeremy and Melissa (Crofutt) Bell of Olive Branch, died at 8:50 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002 at his home.
Marilyn June Linder, age 61, of Dongola, died at noon Sunday, March 3, 2002 at her home.
Lloyd L. Sichling, age 76, of Olive Branch, died at 4:15 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at his home.
