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DEATH NOTICES
Alexander County Illinois Genealogy Trails DEATH
NOTICE OF CHARLES D. ARTER
Contributed by Sue Mullins The services over the remains of C. D. Arter, deceased, at the residence, were conducted by the Rev B. Y. George, the house being inadequate to the accommodation of the large number present. The body was buried according to the beautiful and impressive forms of the A. F A. Masonic Fraternity. (Note: For more on this death, see news.) DEATH NOTICE OF WILLIAM H. BANKSTON FORMER CAIROITE DIES--William H. Bankston, age 44 years, formerly a business man of this city, died at Anna this morning. He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Nell Williams of Thebes, Mrs. Elizabeth Thomson of Metropolis, one niece and seven nephews. Mr. Bankston operated a ready-to-wear store on Eighth street here a number of years ago, later moving to St. Louis where he operated a shop. Funeral services will be held from the McCarty Funeral home at Anna, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Marchildon Funeral Service in charge. --From The Cairo Evening Citizen, Thursday, May 21, 1936, contributed by Anna Shelton. (Note: Charles D.
Arter: Tombstone Inscription--Charles D. Arter,
born-Sept. 13, 1829; murdered-July 30, 1879; L.D.
ATHERTON of Goose Island,
Alexander County, died Tuesday (25 Apr 1899) in Cairo, aged 75
years. --Jonesboro Gazette, 29 Apr 1899.
DEATH NOTICE OF WILLIAM H. BANKSTON FORMER CAIROITE DIES--William H. Bankston, age 44 years, formerly a business man of this city, died at Anna this morning. He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Nell Williams of Thebes, Mrs. Elizabeth Thomson of Metropolis, one niece and seven nephews. Mr. Bankston operated a ready-to-wear store on Eighth street here a number of years ago, later moving to St. Louis where he operated a shop. Funeral services will be held from the McCarty Funeral home at Anna, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Marchildon Funeral Service in charge. --From The Cairo Evening Citizen, Thursday, May 21, 1936, contributed by Anna Shelton. DEATH NOTICE OF DR. H. C. BARKHOUSEN Barkhousen, H. C.Died: Nov 9, 1911 in: Unity, IL Type of practice: Allopath Journal of the American Medical Association citation: 57:2016 Source: Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929, contributed by Janice Rice. DEATH NOTICE OF AVIS M. BEASLEY Avis M. Miller Beasley was born at home near Elco, Alexander County, Illinois on June 26, 1902, the daughter of Milford "Major" Green Miller and Willie Anne Parrott Miller. She married Harry Lee Beasley in Alexander County, Illinois on August 27, 1918. She died on October 19, 1926 in childbirth at her home near Elco. The infant also died and was interred at the breast of its mother. Both are buried in the Delta Cemetery. --Contributed by Frank Beasley. Harry Lee "Taller Hill" Beasley was born at home near Elco, Alexander County, Illinois on June 1, 1897, son of William "Will" Beasley and Dora "Dorrie" Jane Thompson Beasley. He first married Avis M. Miller in Alexander County on August 27, 1918. She died during childbirth on October 19, 1926. He then married Mattie Belle Cantrell of McClure on February 4, 1929 at the Clinton County Courthouse in Carlyle, Illinois. He died on April 5, 1942 at St. Mary's Hospital, Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, as a result of an automobile accident on Illinois Route 161 about six miles east of Centralia. His daughter, Mary Louise, also died as a result of this accident. His home at the time of death was 717 North Elm Street, Centralia. Interment was in the Delta Cemetery, Alexander County, IL. --Contributed by Frank Beasley. Mary Louise Beasley, daughter of Harry Lee and Mattie Belle Cantrell Beasley, died April 5, 1941 at the scene of an automobile accident on Illinois Route 161 about six miles east of Centralia, Marion County, Illinois. She was born at home on Rasback Street in Centralia on December 28, 1930. Her father, Harry Lee, also died as a result of the accident. She was buried in Delta Cemetery, Alexander County, Illinois. Her home at the time of her death was 717 North Elm Street, Centralia, Illinois. --Contributed by Frank Beasley. James BERRY, father of Julia A. HARRELL, died July 10th 1849 at Cairo. --Source: Sue Mullins, taken from Bailey S. Harrell Family Bible. DEATH NOTICE OF MRS. JOE BIGLER Mrs. Joe Bigler died 16 Nov 1893 in Cairo, during surgery. --Jonesboro Gazette, 02 Dec 1893. DEATH NOTICE OF DR. ALPHEUS ALONZO BONDURANT Bondurant, Alpheus
Alonzo Moses Brown of Elco, Alexander County, died several weeks ago, aged 76 years, and was buried in Frick Cemetery. --Jonesboro Gazette, 11 June 1898. DEATH NOTICE OF DR. JOSEPHUS GRANDERSON BULLETT Bullett,
Josephus Granderson DEATH NOTICE OF DR. RODNEY J. BUNCH Bunch, Rodney J. Contributed by Terri Colglazier Special Telegram to The Inter Ocean Cairo, Ill., June. 5. -- At about 3 o'clock this afternoon a section foreman named John Burr in the Illinois Central Railroad yards in this city was instantly killed by the tender of a locomotive which was backing along the track and it is supposed he stumbled and fell and was pushed along by the rods of the brake. No blame is attached to the engineer. The verdict of the Coroner's jury was in accordance with the facts. The man leaves a family. [1877-06-06 - Inter Ocean]Death of a Section Boss. Cairo, Ill., June 5. -- John Burr, section foreman in the yards of the Illinois Central R. R. at Cairo, was run over and killed by the cars this afternoon, his head being nearly severed from his body. He leaves a large family. [1877-06-06 - Cincinnati Daily Gazette] John Burr, a section boss on the Illinois Central road, was run over by a train at Cairo yesterday and killed. [Indianapolis Sentinel - 1877-06-06] DEATH NOTICE OF MRS. SARAH S. CAMPBELL On Friday, the 11th instant, Mrs. Sarah S. Campbell, wife of Robert B. Campbell, of this city. The deceased had troops of friends in Cairo, and on yesterday the special train engaged to convey her remains to Villa Ridge was crowded by those who in life loved her, and revered her memory when in the cold embrace of death. --Source: THE CAIRO TIMES, May 14, 1866, contributed by Jennifer Reddig. DEATH NOTICE OF FRANKEL A. CARNEY, JR. Cairo, IL--Frankel A. Carney Jr., 73, of Lake Alfred, FL., formerly of Cairo, IL, died Sunday, Feb. 27, 1994 at the Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, FL. The Barkett Funeral Home of Cairo is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete at this time. DEATH NOTICE OF JOHN WESLEY CASTLEMAN John Wesley Castleman, died 26 March 1946 in Alexander County; born 03 May 1860 in Pope County; married to Elmina Catherine Lauderdale. --Contributed by Jim Davis. DEATH NOTICE OF BEN W. CLAFLIN HOUSTON--Ben. W. Claflin, formerly of Cairo, died at 4 a.m. today in Houston. He was associated for 30 years with the Illinois Mineral Co., Cairo and after retirement in 1965 he and his wife moved to 400 Clarewood Drive, Apt. 1116, Houston, Tex. Survivors are his widow, Olive; one son, Donald; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Houston with Lewis Funeral directors in charge of arrangements. --From The Cairo Evening Citizen, Thursday, September 5, 1968, contributed by Anna Shelton. DEATH NOTICE OF CHARLES CURTIS Charles Curtis of Hodges Park was shot and killed by Bob Henderson on Saturday last (23 June 1894). Curtis killed Doc Brooks two years ago. --Jonesboro Gazette, 30 June 1894. DEATH NOTICE OF ELSIE ANN DAVIS Elsie Ann (Castleman) Davis died 8 Jan
1954, in
Alexander County, buried 10 Jan 1954 in the Jonesboro Cemetery. DEATH NOTICE OF MRS. FRANK DUNNING Mrs. Frank Dunning shot herself in the head last Saturday, 21 Sept. 1895 near Hodges Park, Alexander County, after she was slapped by a jealous husband. --Jonesboro Gazette, 28 Sept. 1895. DEATH NOTICE OF ANNIE/ANNE FRANKLIN
Annie/Anne Rice Franklin, died in Alexander County 25 March 1924. --Contributed by Sara Wise. DEATH NOTICE OF WILLIAM H. FRANKLIN
William H. Franklin was born in 1867 and died 13 January 1924 in Alexander County, Illinois. --Contributed by Sara Wise. Jacob A. Goldstine, former Cairoite, and at one time the leading dry goods merchant in this section, passed away at his home in New York Thursday noon. The infirmities of age are believed to have caused his death. --From an old newspaper believed to be a Cairo paper, dated Friday, March 22, 1918; contributed by J. C. McNelly. DEATH NOTICE OF CAPT. ORASAMUS GREENLEE Capt. Orasamus Greenlee died at Commercial Point, Alexander County, last Wednesday (17 Oct. 1894). He was one of the county's oldest citizens. --Jonesboro Gazette, 20 Oct. 1894. DEATH NOTICE OF VIRGINIA
LEE GREENLEY DEATH NOTICE OF HENRY L. HALLIDAY Henry L. Halliday died Monday (02 September 1895). He moved to Cairo, Alexander County in 1861. He left a widow, two married daughters and two sons. --Jonesboro Gazette, 07 Sept. 1895. DEATH
NOTICE OF MRS. M. E. HARRELL DEATH NOTICE OF PAULINE HEBSACKER Pauline, the little five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Hebsacker, died Monday of diptheria. The little one had been sick but a day. (Pauline Hebsacker is buried in the Beech Grove Cemetery at Mounds, Illinois) --From The Cairo Citizen, Thursday, June 9, 1892, contributed by Anna Shelton. DEATH NOTICE OF MAJOR JESSE HINKLE DEATH CLAIMS MAJOR HINKLE From the Cairo Weekly Citizen, Thursday, February 9, 1893 James Hopson, one of the colored mail carriers, died at his home on Walnut street early this morning. He went home sick on Wednesday evening of last week, and pneumonia took hold of him and carried him off. The deceased was 38 years old and leaves a wife and several children. He was commissioned as mail carrier in November, 1889, and since then has proved to be one of the most faithful and efficient mail carriers on the force. He mastered the work of distributing the mail, which is one of the most difficult tasks connected with the post office. He was prominent in lodge circles, and the colored secret organizations will probably conduct the funeral, which may be held Sunday. The deceased was held in high regard by everyone who knew him. The Weekly Cairo Citizen, February 16, 1893 The funeral of James Hopson, the colored mail carrier who died last Thursday morning, was held Saturday afternoon and was very largely attended. --Contributed by Anna Shelton DEATH NOTICE OF G. B. ISLER G. B. Isler passed away at his home in Thebes this morning following a heart attack. Surviving him is his wife, the former Mrs. Fanny Schumacher. Three daughters, Mrs. Maude Youart and Mrs. Maisie Creech of Thebes and Mrs. Lawrence McNutt of Verna, Mo.; one brother, C. A. Isler of Thebes and one sister, Miss Blanche Isler of Thebes, and several grandchildren also survive him. Mr. Isler, a retired railroad man, was well known in this county. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. J. T. Ryan Funeral Service of Mounds will be in charge of arrangements. --From The Cairo Evening Citizen, Monday, Dec. 16, 1940, contributed by Anna Shelton. DEATH NOTICE OF MRS. CAROLYN JONES -1972 Elco, IL.--Funeral services and burial for Mrs. Carolyn Jones, a former resident of the Elco area, have been held in Long Beach, CA, where she died Wednesday. She is survived by a son, Daniel Jones, at the home in Long Beach; her parents, Mr and Mrs. E. E. McCraven, Long Beach; and her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Nellie Casper, Elco. --Southeast Missourian, 24 Oct. 1972. DEATH NOTICE OF THOMAS J. JORDAN LARGEST
MAN IN STATE--June 1, (c1911)--Thos. J. Jordan Who Died in Thebes
Weighed 560 Pounds-54 years old. DEATH
NOTICE OF C. E. KEISER DEATH NOTICE OF HENRY R. KIMBALL Chicago, IL.--Kimball, Henry
R., died Cairo. Ill., November 4, 1854, aged 45. DEATH NOTICE OF JACOB KLEIN, SR. Jacob Klein, Sr. died 31 August 1895 of burns at the brick yard at 21st Street near the Mississippi River levee in Cairo, Alexander County, after being caught in the kiln. --Jonesboro Gazette, 07 September 1895. Charles Lane
of Cairo died
recently. He was the oldest member of the I.O.O.F., being
initiated at Philadelphia over 50 years ago. From the Cairo Weekly Citizen, February 9, 1893 Mortuary: Little Otto Lohr, the three year old son of Mr. Andrew Lohr, died early yesterday morning of diphtheria. Little Otto was his parents only boy, and was the pride of his father. He was a sweet lovable child. This bereavement will fall heavily upon the household where afflictions have been such frequent visitors and the sympathy of the community will be theirs. Funeral services were held today. --Contributed by Anna Shelton. DEATH NOTICE OF GEORGE W. LONG Long, George W., b. Nov 21, 1841; d. Oct 6, 1918 Cairo, Ill. St. Mary's Infirmary. Contributed by Peggy Ruble.
DEATH NOTICE OF MARINDA MARCHILDON DIED--In Thebes, Ill., on Tuesday, March
14th,
at 8:30 o'clock, a.m. of heart failure, Marinda Marchildon, wife
of the late Judge Severe Marchildon, aged 66 years, 1 month and
18 days. Funeral from residence, Thursday, March 16, 1893,
at 10 o'clock a.m. DIED--Fay,
daughter of J. R. and S. R. McClure, November 27, 1886, at 7 a.m., aged
8 years, 7 months and 20 days. MRS. SARAH MCNULTY, whose death was
announced in the Argus yesterday, came to Cairo from Caledonia, now
Olmstead, Pulaski county, where she was raised. Her maiden name was
Bagby. She located in this city when quite a young woman, in 1857 or
'58. She married about three years later. Her daughter is Mrs. Lee
Harrison. Her sons are Oliver, John, Charles and William McNulty. She
had had several grandchildren, six of whom are the children of John
McNulty, Jr. (Note: Sarah McNulty died 23 Feb 1899,
contributed by Gail Wilkie.)
DEATH NOTICE OF EVELYN MILES EVELYN MILES, 78, Unity, IL, Service at Our Lady of the Holy Cross, 11 a.m. on June 23, 2007. --St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) - June 17, 2007. Contributed by Lisa Smalley John W. Nance, died at his home
in Cairo, Ill.,
February 27, 19__, of blood poisoning. He was a native of Ray County, Mo., aged 55
years, a brother of Mrs. Joseph Gossage, now
residing in East Richmond, Mo. He left Ray County
about 35 years ago, and for the past 20 years had been employed as
an engineer on the Cotton Belt Railroad. He is survived
by wife and several
children. Peter Neff died Thursday (28 Dec. 1893) in Cairo. He left relatives in Jonesboro. --Jonesboro Gazette, 30 Dec 1893. Rachel Neff, wife of Peter Neff of Cairo, died Tuesday (14 Feb 1893) aged 52 years. She left a husband, a daughter, Effie Neff and two stepsons. --Jonesboro Gazette, 25 Feb 1893. Mrs. Rachel Neff, wife of Peter Neff, died early Tuesday morning after a lingering illness. She was 52 years of age. Funeral services were held this afternoon. She left a husband and daughter, Miss Effie, and two step-sons to mourn her loss. --From The Cairo Weekly Citizen, Thursday, February 16, 1893DEATH NOTICE OF EVANGELINE NORED Hollywood, FL–EVANGELINE NORED, 83, Cairo, Ill., formerly of Hollywood, died Sunday (July 22, 1990). Graveside service 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dania Memorial Park. Fred Hunter's Hollywood Memorial Gardens Home. --Miami Herald, The (FL) - July 25, 1990 DEATH NOTICE OF MINNIE PAPE Miss Minnie Pape died this morning at 11:45 at St. Mary's Infirmary after an illness of about two weeks. She had been living with her sister, Mrs. C. J. McCarthy of 216 Fifteenth street for the past two years and leaves besides Mrs. McCarthy, another sister, Mrs. Dora Horning of St. Louis and two brothers, Herman Pape of St. Louis and August Pape of Ardmore, Okla. Funeral arrangements will be announced later, but internment will be made at Cape Girardeau, Mo. E. A. Burke has charge. --Source: From The Cairo Evening Citizen, Thursday, July 8, 1920, contributed by Anna Shelton. DEATH NOTICE OF EDWIN PARSONS Edwin Parsons, one of the trustees of the Cairo Trust Property, died at New York on August 21st. --From The Cairo Weekly Citizen, Thursday, Sept. 5, 1895. DEATH NOTICE OF JOEL A. PERRY Thebes, IL.--Died, Dec. 11,
Joel A. Perry, age
55, with pneumonia. He leaves four children to mourn the
loss of a father, the youngest 14 years of age. Mr. Perry served
as a soldier in the late war. He was a republican in
politics. DEATH
NOTICE OF WILLIAM P. PETTIS DEATH NOTICE OF JOHN T. RENNIE John T.
Rennie of Cairo died
last Saturday (02 June 1894). He was born in Ayr, Scotland and
had lived in Cairo since 1862. D. W. Sammons, an old resident of
Alexander County,
died at his home at Thebes at 8:30 o'clock last night, at the age of 70
years. His widow was formerly Miss Scena Felter of Cairo.
DEATH NOTICE OF JOHN A. SAMMONS, JR. DIED FROM DIPHTHERIA John A. Sammons, Jr., infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Sammons, died at 10:20 o'clock this morning of diphtheria. The little fellow was only taken sick Monday, and it is not known how he contracted the disease. He was four years old last July. The remains will be taken to Thebes early tomorrow for burial. --Contributed by J. C. McNelly. (Note: There were no dates given. See related story) DEATH NOTICE OF DR. HENRY N. SAMS Dr. Henry N.
Sams died 31 March
1894 in Wheatland, Alexander County. He left a young wife. DEATH NOTICE OF CLAUDE SHAUNNESSY FUNERAL OF CLAUDE SHAUNNESSY--Sunday
afternoon
the funeral of Claude Shaunnessy, who died at Fort Staunton, N.
Mex. was held at St. Patrick's Catholic church conducted by Rev.
J. J. Downey, the pastor. Interment was made in Calvary
cemetery at Villa Ridge. The K. M. K. C. Order of Eagles and
Bartenders' Union members attended in a body and the pall bearers
were selected from these lodges. They were: Joseph Raeth,
August Bode, Henry Levy, Frank E. Davis, Thomas Gardner and
Joseph Creighton. Detroit News 12 May 1930 death of John Shepard, 5953 St. Aubin, life-long resident of Cairo, age 74. --Contributed by DL Mullins. DEATH NOTICE OF CAPTAIN THOMAS W. SHIELDS Cairo, Ill. March
9, 1899 - Captain Thomas W Shields, age 65, a prominent citizen of
Cairo, died this forenoon of heart disease. Captain Shields
was a Virginian by birth and served in the Confederate army during the
war and since then has followed the river. He was known all
up and down the Mississippi Valley, as he has owned several steamboats
and was for years connected with the A_______ Line. DEATH NOTICE OF LESLIE L. SKILES St.
Peters, MO--Leslie L. Skiles, 72; Founded Ad Firm-- A graveside service
for Leslie L. Skiles, a retired businessman, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday
at Lindsay Cemetery in McClure, Ill.
Mr. Skiles, 72, died Friday at Barnes Hospital in St. Peters after a heart attack. He had lived in Hazelwood for 32 years before moving to St. Peters in March. In 1966, Mr. Skiles founded Skiles Advertising Signs Inc., an outdoor advertising company in Berkeley. He was chairman of the board of the company until he retired in 1981. He played bagpipes for the John Ford Highland Pipe Band and for the Pipes and Drums Band of the Moolah Shriners. Surviving are a son, Richard Skiles of St. Peters; two daughters, Judy McCarty of St. Peters and Cindy Skiles of Florissant; two sisters, Velma Riston of Granite City and Freda Vredenburgh of Arnold; and six grandchildren. --St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) - May 21, 1989 DEATH NOTICE OF JOHN W. STUART LAST SAD RITES FOR JOHN W. STUART--Funeral Services at St. Joseph's Church Very Impressive--Bright sunshine and a cloudless sky looked down upon the funeral cortege of John Stuart this afternoon as if to breathe a benediction upon the good man who has passed to the Great Beyond, and at St. Joseph's church, where masses were said for the peace of the departed soul, there was a large congregation of friends who were there to testify by their silent presence the warmth of their admiration for a good Christian gone to rest. All hearts were filled with the sadness of final parting and the services were most impressive. The Catholic Knights of America attended in a body. The pall bearers were M. C. Wright, E. A. Smith, Claude Winter, Charles Wenger, Hal Aisthorpe, James Galligan, M. J. Sheehan, John A. Haynes, H. Bloms and Phil C. Barclay. After the services at the church the procession marched to the Illinois Central station and the remains were taken this afternoon to Rockford, Ill., accompanied by Miss Annie Stuart and Mrs. Elizabeth M. Styles, sisters of the decedent and James LaHue, his brother-in-law. Interment will be made in the cemetery there beside the grave of his mother. --From The Cairo Evening Citizen, Saturday, April 5, 1902, contributed by Anna Shelton. DEATH NOTICE OF SAMUEL H. TABER At Cairo , Illinois , April 12, at the
residence of J. C. Taber, Samuel H. Taber of the firm of Taber Bros. & Son
of C. P. Taber, late of Hennepin , Illinois , after a lingering illness of 10
months which he bore with extraordinary fortitude and resignation - aged 23
years. DEATH
NOTICE OF CAPT. THOMAS WILSON
Our new Postmaster, Capt.
Thos. Wilson died at Eureka Springs last Friday morning. The
remains were brought on to Cairo where funeral services were held last
Sunday at the residence of the deceased and were then interred at Beech
Grove Cemetery. Capt. Wilson had been failing for several
months. He was a native of England, but had lived in the
country since 1835, and in city of Cairo since 1854. He took
charge of the Cairo Post Office on the first day of September, but has
been failing constantly and Mr. Geo. F. Ort has been the responsible
man in charge of the office. --Source: From The
Cairo Citizen, Dec. 2, 1886, contributed by Anna Shelton.
Henry Winter died in Cairo last week, aged 67 years. He lived in Cairo, Alexander County since 1856. --Jonesboro Gazette, 27 May 1893. DEATH NOTICE OF COL. JOHN WOOD Col. John
Wood, postmaster in
Cairo died Tuesday 12 Sept. 1893 in Chicago and was buried in
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