OBITUARY INDEX
ALEXANDER COUNTY, ILLINOIS GENEALOGY TRAILS
If you have
obituaries that you
would like added, send the information to Anna and make your subject heading
"Alexander County."
| NAME | DATES | SOURCE-- LINK |
| ABERCROMBIE, J. Reid | May 16, 1922-Feb 17, 2008 | Jonesboro, IL Cemetery |
| ABERCROMBIE, Virtie Warren Newell | May 1, 1914-Feb. 5, 2005 | Cairo Citizen |
| ADAMS, Kenneth E. | Dec. 21, 1929-Nov. 18, 2002 | Southeast Missourian |
| AISTHORPE, Hazel | ??--July 12, 1927 | Cairo Citizen, July 14, 1927 |
| ALBA, Barbara Neff | Jul 4, 1850-May 3, 1929 | Cairo Citizen, May 4, 1929 |
| ALBA, Conrad | June 16, 1849-July 5, 1929 | Cairo Citizen, July 5, 1929 |
| ALBRIGHT, John Paul | 1920--Aug. 31, 1949 | Cairo Citizen, Sept. 2, 1949 |
| ALBRIGHT, Willie Jean | d. Sep 16, 2005, age 76 | St. Petersburg (FL) Times, Sep 19, 2005 |
| ALLEN, Lora Palmer | Feb. 15, 1901--Dec. 13, 1993 | Provided by researcher |
| ALLEN, Ruth | Jan. 22, 1924-Feb. 3, 2006 | Southern Illinoisan, Feb. 5, 2006 |
| AMBLER, John Lloyd | c1911--Dec. 3, 1969 | Cairo Citizen, Dec. 4, 1969 |
| ANDERSON, Audrey | c1916--Aug 3, 1990 | -- |
| ANDERSON, Bob | Jun 7, 1941-Feb 11, 1990 | -- |
| ANDERSON, Dale Irvin | c1950--Dec 27, 1992 | -- |
| ANDERSON, Frieda Ermal Dickerson | 1920--Apr. 28, 2003 | Southeast Missourian |
| ANGEL, Jeffrey Kenneth | 1956--Oct. 29, 2005 | Southern Illinoisan, Nov. 1, 2005 |
| APPLEGATE, Georgia E. | ??--Sept. 16, 1915 | Cairo Bulletin, Sep. 17, 1915 |
| APPLEGATE, Orville P. | 1908--Feb. 21, 1965 | Cairo Citizen, Feb. 22, 1965 |
| ARTER, Dr. Daniel D. | June 3, 1798-Aug. 6, 1879 | Daily Cairo Bulletin, Aug. 7, 1879 |
| ARTER, Eliza M. Harrell | c1834--Nov 26, 1924 | Cairo Citizen, Nov. 27, 1924 |
| ARTER, Nicholas "Nick" | 1888--Nov. 14, 1933 | Cairo Citizen |
| ASHWORTH, Reta Louise Vaughn | 1934--Dec. 11, 2002 | Southeast Missourian |
| AXLEY, Mary W. | c1838--Jan 30, 1888 | Cairo Citizen, Feb. 2, 1888 |
| NAME | DATES | SOURCE--LINK |
BAILEY, Frances L. Benefiel![]() |
Nov 17, 1939--Sep 14, 2007 | Aurora, IL Beacon News, Sept 17, 2007 |
| BAILEY, Nellie Jones (Mrs. Gilbert) | -------------------Apr. 1923 | Cairo Citizen, Apr. 9, 1923 |
| BAIN, Sarah | ---------------Aug. 31, 1918 | Cairo Citizen, Sept. 2, 1918 |
| BALDWIN, Doyle Eugene | July 4, 1930-Apr. 22, 2006 | Southern Illinoisan, Apr 25, 2006 |
| BALDWIN, Doyle Gene | July 2, 1949-Dec. 13, 2002 | Southeast Missourian |
| BALDWIN, Martha Sims | April 15, 1914-Jan. 20, 2007 | Southern Illinoisan, Jan. 22, 2007 |
| BALDWIN, Walter | Oct. 3, 1911-Aug. 12, 1989 | Provided |
| BARCLAY, P. W. | Dec. 30, 1832-July 6, 1905 | Cairo Citizen, July 6, 1905 |
| BARHAM, Blanche Dell | Oct 20, 1903--Sept 29, 1983 | The Daily Oklahoman, Oct 2, 1983 |
| BARKER, Lena Sharp | Dec. 10, 1916-Aug. 4, 2004 | Southeast Missourian |
| BARNETT, Mary McClan | c1891--Jan. 22, 1964 | Cairo Citizen, Jan. 24, 1964 |
| BARNETT, Zolan Dale | Jan. 29, 2006 | Cairo Citizen, Feb. 8, 2006 |
| BARRY, Evarista | Apr. 23, 1894-Apr. 2, 1942 | Cairo Citizen, Apr. 4, 1942 |
| BARRY, Nona | 1882-May 10, 1926 | Cairo Citizen, May 10, 1926 |
| BAUGHER, Donald Leroy | 1938-Mar. 9, 1983 | Cairo Citizen, Mar. 10, 1983 |
| BAUGHER, Harold Dean | Jan. 31, 1941-Nov. 25, 2002 | Southeast Missourian |
| BAUGHER, Marjorie J. Miller | Dec. 30, 1929-Mar. 29, 2002 | Cairo Citizen, Apr. 4, 2002 |
BAUGHER, Raymond Eugene![]() |
Apr 30, 1933-May 16, 1999 | Lindsey Cem.; Contributed by J. C. McNelly |
| BEARD, Walter C. | June 1886-Dec. 20, 1981 | Cairo Citizen, Dec. 22, 1981 |
| BEASLEY, Paul David | Mar 31, 1905--Apr 23, 2000 | The Springfield (IL) State-Journal Register |
| BEASLEY, William H. "Bill" | Dec. 28, 1946-May 14, 2002 | Cairo Citizen, May 23, 2002 |
| BECKER, Evelyn McCoy | May 25, 1921-Apr. 2, 2003 | Southeast Missourian |
| BECKER, Walter E. | 1924-Feb. 19, 2005 | Southern Illinoisan |
| BELYEW, Fred | c1891--Apr 24, 1936 | Cairo Citizen, Apr 25, 1936 |
| BENEFIEL, Virgil T. | Jun 8, 1920--Aug 28, 1997 | Beacon News, Aurora, IL, Aug 30, 1997 |
BENNETT, Clifford Eugene![]() |
Apr 21, 1937--Nov 8, 2002 | Merced (CA) Sun-Star, Nov 11, 2002 |
| BENNETT, Marilyn Jean | Feb. 16, 1945-Mar. 15, 2002 | Cairo Citizen, Mar. 14, 2002 |
| BETTIS, Cornelius F. "Neely" | c1860--Dec. 4, 1890 | Cairo Citizen, Dec. 4, 1890 |
| BETTS, Clifford J. | Jan. 16, 1913-Mar. 3, 2007 | Provided. |
| BETTS, Dorothy Jean Davis | Aug. 18, 1936-June 25, 2006 | Southern Illinoisan, June 26, 2006 |
| BETTS, Lark Jackson | Dec. 3, 1884-1972 | Provided |
| BETTS, Lark Jr. | July 8, 1927-July 4, 2003 | Southeast Missourian |
| BETTS, Margaret C. Smith | Aug. 21, 1932-July 3, 1992 | Provided |
| BIGHAM, Anna Faye Wilson | July 21, 1937-Sept. 7, 2002 | Southeast Missourian |
| BIGHAM, Wayne | Aug. 30, 1944-Oct. 23, 2003 | Southeast Missourian |
| BISHOP, Ella Mae | 1890--Dec. 11, 1950 | Cairo Citizen, Dec. 13, 1950 |
BLAKEMORE, Louisa Hoppe![]() |
Feb 17, 1913-Feb. 16, 2005 | River Forest (IL) Forest Leaves, Feb 23, 2005 |
| BLANEY, David Brent | Mar. 20, 1976-1994 | Provided |
| BLEDSOE, Lucy | 1897--1953 | Donated by Judy Simpson |
| BLOMS, Gesina | 1874--Oct. 1, 1940 | Cairo Citizen, Oct. 1, 1940 |
| BOALBY, Saleem | c1885-Dec. 16, 1932 | Cairo Citizen, Dec. 17, 1932 |
| BOGER, Pearl | Dec. 23, 1874-Jan. 1975 | Provided |
| BOTTOM, Mary M. | Dec. 31, 1915-Apr. 3, 1988 | Family records |
| BOTTOM, Milton F. | Oct. 2, 1909-Apr. 26, 1969 | Family records |
BRAZIER, Archie Jr.![]() |
Oct 13, 1939--July 10, 2006 | Decatur (IL) Herald & Review, July 12, 2006 |
| BRIDGES, George W. "Bud" | Feb 22, 1928-June 26, 2007 | Provided. |
| BRIDGES, James Edward | Nov. 28, 1929-May 13, 2006 | Southern Illinoisan, May 15, 2006 |
| BRIDGES, Leonard F. | Jan. 11, 1927-Oct. 26, 2004 | Southern Illinoisan |
| BRIDGES, William "Cody" | Sept. 18, 1901-Aug. 12, 1988 | Provided |
| BRITT, Margie R. Staton | Nov 12, 1923--Jan 12, 1998 | Beacon News, Aurora, IL. |
| BROWN, A. J. "Jack" | 1841-July 27, 1908 | The Daily Republican |
| BROWN, Elizabeth | Feb. 22, 1834--Apr. 15, 1909 | Cairo Citizen, Apr. 17, 1909 |
| BUCHANAN, George W. | c1845--Oct 4, 1929 | Cairo Citizen, Oct 5, 1929 |
BURCHYETT, Rev. Robert Lewis![]() |
Mar 15, 1916--Dec 31, 2007 | Lindsey Cemetery |
| BUSTER, Thelma Warren | June 5, 1921-Oct. 15, 2006 | Southern Illinoisan, Oct. 17, 2006 |
| BUTLER, Edward H. | July 6, 1943-Oct. 24, 2004 | Southern Illinoisan |
| BUTLER, Jesse L. | 1942-Aug. 25, 1959 | Cairo Evening Citizen |
BYRNE, Mary Ann Brady![]() |
d. Oct 14, 1910, age 65y, 10m, 6d. | Contributed by Gail Wilkie |
| NAME | DATES | SOURCE--LINK |
| CAIN, Coleen Durham | May 25, 1929-May 31, 2005 | Cairo Citizen, June 2, 2005 |
| CAIN, Herman Eugene | June 26, 1935-Nov 28, 1992 | McCrite Cemetery |
| CAIN, Orville | Oct 26, 1921-May 19, 1989 | Research |
| CAIN, Mildred Louise Woodney | Jun 20, 1923-c1976 | Research |
| CALDWELL, James William | Nov. 27, 1913-July 8, 2003 | Southeast Missourian |
| CALDWELL, Zelma Mae | Aug. 12, 1918-Aug. 1, 2006 | Southern Illinoisan, Aug. 3, 2006 |
| CAMPBELL, Ruby Bridges | Aug. 27, 1907-Feb. 8, 1989 | Provided |
| CARSON, Gordon G. "Bunk" | Jul 8, 1936-May 6, 2007 | Provided by Bob Baldwin |
| CARTER, Frank | Nov. 13, 1921-Sept. 22, 1972 | Provided |
| CARTER, Myrtle E. Dickerson | Feb. 1, 1903-Nov. 25, 1989 | Provided |
| CARTNER, Guy W. | 1878--Sept. 6, 1951 | Cairo Citizen, Sept. 7, 1951 |
| CARTNER, Henry Benjamin | 1847-Jan. 3, 1935 | Cairo Evening Citizen |
| CASPER, Nellie McRaven | Oct. 8, 1889-Mar. 1979 | Provided |
| CAUBLE, Florence Baldwin | May 28, 1913-Nov. 25, 1996 | Provided. |
CAUBLE, Larry Thomas![]() |
Sep 26, 1938--Apr 26, 2001 | Grand Forks, (ND) Herald, Apr 29, 2001 |
| CAUBLE, Lorraine Swain | 1927-July 4, 1989 | Provided |
| CAUBLE, Norman F. "Chick" | Dec. 11, 1905-Dec. 9, 1991 | Provided |
| CAUBLE, Norman Lee | Sept. 11, 1932-Jan. 22, 2005 | Cairo Citizen, Jan. 27, 2005 |
| CAVENDER, Clara J. | Sept. 25, 1858-Aug. 1936 | Donated by Judy Simpson |
CAVENDER, Joseph W. Sr.![]() |
d. Jan 3, 1998, age 71 | Kansas City, MO Star, Jan 6, 1998 |
| CHAMBLISS, Thomas H. | 1885--Oct. 5, 1939 | Cairo Citizen, Oct. 5, 1939 |
| CHILDERS, Wilhelmina Margarite | 1894-Apr. 1973 | Cairo Citizen |
| CHISM, Otis Burr | 1888--Feb. 21, 1965 | Cairo Citizen, Feb. 22, 1965 |
| CLANCY, John | 1835--Jan. 7, 1911 | Cairo Citizen, Jan. 9, 1911 |
| CLIFFORD, Rosa | 1879-May 31, 1962 | Cairo Citizen |
CLUBB, Daniel Eugene![]() |
Jan 6, 1912-June 3, 1999 | Rose Hill Cem.; Contributed by J. C. McNelly |
| COLE, Willie Jr. | c1903--Oct 13, 2007 | -- |
| COLEMAN, D. M. | 1928-Apr. 21, 2002 | Southeast Missourian |
| COLEMAN, James P. | c1925--Feb. 29, 1996 | State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) 3/2/1996 |
| COLESON, Floyd | c1930--Jan. 7, 1976 | Cairo Citizen, Jan. 8, 1976 |
| COMINGS, Judge Alfred | 1830--June 7, 1915 | Cairo Citizen, June 7, 1915 |
| COMINGS, Elmer E. | -------Aug. 27, 1920 | Cairo Citizen, Aug. 27, 1920 |
| COOK, Lee | 1901--Mar. 11, 1964 | Cairo Citizen, Mar. 16, 1964 |
| COOK, Virgil N. "Slim" | 1910--Nov. 17, 1945 | Cairo Citizen, Oct. 17, 1945 |
| COPLIN, Nora Jane Jackson | Jun 17, 1883--Nov 17, 1967 | Contributed by Mary Grimes |
| CORCORAN, Patrick | ---------------Sept. 29, 1885 | Cairo Citizen, Oct. 1, 1885 |
| COTTER, Lizzie A. | Feb. 7, 1868-Dec. 12, 1892 | Cairo Citizen, Dec. 15, 1892 |
| COTTER, Thomas Sr. | c1831-Aug. 26, 1905 | Cairo Citizen, Aug. 26, 1905 |
| COX, Virtus McKee | Nov. 24, 1923-June 26, 2006 | Southern Illinoisan, June 27, 2006 |
| CREIGHTON, John P. | 1868--Mar. 4, 1913 | Cairo Bulletin, Mar. 5, 1913 |
| CREIGHTON, Mary E. | 1853--Jun 17, 1918 | Cairo Bulletin, June 18, 1918 |
| CROWN, Arbey | Jan 31, 1917-Sept 12, 2007 | Rose Hill Cemetery |
| CROZIER, Mazie C. | Mar. 7, 1922-May 1, 1994 | Donated by Judy Simpson |
| CROZIER, Robert M. | 1874--Oct. 8, 1933 | Cairo Citizen, Oct. 10, 1933 |
| CRUMLEY, Jimmie M. | Sept. 14, 1934-Feb. 14, 2004 | Southeast Missourian |
| CRUSE, Dean | Mar 19, 1935--May 17, 2007 | Beacon News, Aurora, IL |
| CRUSE, Nettie | 1889-Jan. 4, 1942 | Cairo Citizen, Jan. 5, 1942 |
| CULLINAN, Ellen | -------------Apr. 8, 1923 | Cairo Citizen, Apr. 9, 1923 |
| NAME | DATES | SOURCE--LINK |
| DAIN, STEVEN P. | Sept. 12, 1946-Jan. 1, 2007 | Southern Illinoisan, Jan. 3, 2007 |
| DAILEY, Filbert | Jan. 27, 1914-May 1983 | Provided. |
| DAILEY, James | Feb. 16, 1903-May 22, 1975 | Donated by Donna Knight |
| DAILEY, Leslie W. "Ray" | Oct. 28, 1925-June 7, 1990 | Provided |
| DAILY, Josephine V. (Mrs. William) | 1884-Oct. 11, 1931 | Donated by Donna Knight |
| DAILY, William | 1878-Nov. 16, 1958 | Donated by Donna Knight |
| DAMEWORTH, Ann | Feb. 2, 1855-Feb. 24, 1937 | Cairo Citizen, Feb. 24, 1937 |
| DAMON, Ruby M. | d. Feb 14 1993, age 69 | Orlando (FL) Sentinel, Feb 16, 1993 |
| DARMODY, George P. | c1880--Dec 26, 1952 | Cairo Citizen, Dec 27, 1952 |
| DARMODY, Thomas | c1847--June 16, 1909 | Cairo Citizen, June 16, 1909 |
| DAVIS, Elsie Ann Castleman | Aug. 16, 1883-Jan. 8, 1954 | Donated by Jim Davis |
| DAVIS, Hazel M. McKinney | Nov. 11, 1926-Dec. 28, 2002 | Cairo Citizen, Jan. 2, 2003 |
| DAVIS, Pauline Vivian Albright | June 3, 1925-May 10, 2001 | Elgin, IL Courier News, May 14, 2001 |
| DEJARNETT, Ezra B. "Shorty" | Jan. 8,1916-Oct. 11, 2002 | Southeast Missourian |
| DEJARNETT, Thelma Alvey | Oct. 1, 1917-July 13, 2003 | Southeast Missourian |
| DELAWTER, Jeanette Cherry | July 17, 1875-Apr. 7, 1928 | Cairo Citizen, Apr. 7, 1928 |
| DENFIP, Levi | c1867--Apr. 22, 1943 | Cairo Citizen, Apr. 23, 1943 |
| DEWEESE, Caroline Flenner | 1856-Jan. 3, 1931 | Donated by Judy Simpson |
| DEWEESE, Lola M. | 1887--Sept. 14, 1949 | Cairo Citizen, Sept. 15, 1949 |
| DEWEESE, Robert M. | 1885-1952 | Donated by Judy Simpson |
| DICKERSON, Carrie Lessar | July 1, 1928-1996 | Provided |
| DICKERSON, James M. | Aug. 14, 1949-Jan. 10, 2005 | Southeast Missourian |
| DICKERSON, Larry | Aug. 13, 1941-Oct. 31, 2003 | Southeast Missourian |
| DICKERSON, Lester Milton | Nov. 8, 1935-Feb. 9, 2005 | Southern Illinoisan |
| DICKERSON, May "Sherry" Lessar | May 16, 1930-Nov. 18, 2004 | Cairo Citizen, Nov. 25, 2004 |
| DICKERSON, Myra E. | 1868--May 10, 1946 | Cairo Citizen, May 11, 1946 |
| DICKERSON, Wilburn Lee | Sep. 11, 1918-May 11, 1996 | Provided. |
| DICKERSON, William B. | Aug. 30, 1900-June 1972 | Provided |
| DILLMAN, Ferril | Sep 10, 1917--May 30, 1998 | The Peoria (IL) Journal Star |
| DILLOW, Elsie Cauble | Mar. 3, 1903-Aug. 29, 2003 | Southeast Missourian |
| DILLOW, Joda Lea Spaulding | July 10, 1981-June 27, 2006 | Cairo Citizen, July 6, 2006 |
| DILLOW, May Lee | Sept. 6, 1889-Sept. 28, 1989 | Donated by Ben Cauble |
| DILLOW, Robert O. | 1874--Dec. 12, 1950 | Cairo Citizen, Dec. 13, 1950 |
| DILLOW, Shirley A. Cullum | Aug 9, 1934--May 8, 2007 | Provided. |
| DONNELLY, Peter | c1841-Nov. 9, 1913 | Cairo Citizen |
| DORNBERGER, Lillian Dunning | Apr 13, 1920--Sept. 7, 1994 | -- |
| DORSETT, John Thomas | c1870--Dec. 2, 1948 | Cairo Citizen, Dec. 3, 1948 |
| DOWDY, Juanita Bennett | Feb. 5, 1928-Nov. 7, 2001 | Southeast Missourian |
| DUFF, Grace Helen Miller | Sept. 26, 1921-Aug. 14, 2006 | Southern Illinoisan, Aug. 16,2006 |
Return To The Main Alexander Co. Index
©2005-2008 Anna Newell, Illinois Genealogy Trails