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Maxine YeagerNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Maxine was born on Feb. 19, 1931 in Pinckneyville, Ill., a daughter to Robert and Florence "Toots" (Reidelberger) Hester. On May 27, 1950, she married Harlan "Shine" Ye...
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What was the Boom?Nov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - The explosion shook windows in Du Quoin and resulted in several calls to local law enforcement agencies. It sounded like an electrical transformer explosi...
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Shirley Holmes Retires as MBH Auxiliary PresidentNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - "We moved to Coello when I was in seventh grade because dad got a job in the Coello mines," she remembers. After marrying her husband of 60 years--Wendell Holmes...
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John H. KillionNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - He was born June 26, 1942 in Ava, Ill. the son of Harry Killion and Helen (Wilson) Killion. John married Martha Frances Roseme on Aug. 4, 1962 at Pleasant Hill Ch...
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Auxiliary Kicks Off Tree of Life CampaignNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - This year's goal is $20,000. Funds collected will be used to assiste with the purchase of a portable x-ray unit. With each $25 donated, a light on the tree will be...
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Loren E. SchwartzkopfNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Loren was born on Jan. 28, 1917 in Pinckneyville, Ill., a son to George E. and Sarah (Egbert) Schwartzkopf. On Sept. 30, 1944, he married Stella Todd in Belleville, Ill...
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Leslie T. HarrisonNov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - He lived in Du Quoin beginning about 1919 on North Division Street having moved from Old Du Quoin. He was the son of Charles T. Harrison and Sarah M. Neville, both of D...
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Frank Albert GoetzNov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Frank was born on Aug. 29, 1921 in Vergennes, Ill., a son to Ernest and Lucille (Hepp) Goetz. On Nov. 2, 1948, he married Lela Mae Crawford in Piggott, Ark. and she sur...
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Jesse KennedyNov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Jesse was a retired welder pipefitter, having worked for various coal mines and construction projects including United Electric and Baldwin Power Plant. He also ...
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Ignatz SzperraNov 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Ignatz had worked for 30 years for General Motors as a wet sander at the Fisher Body plant in St. Louis. He was a member of the St. Charles Catholic Churc...