Marion, AR--BESSIE AARON, 92, of Whitewater, Mo., formerly of Marion, Ark., homemaker, died of heart disease Friday in Jackson, Mo. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Marion. She leaves two daughters, Lewanda Burden of Whitewater and Merle Stimpson of Grassy, Mo.; a son, Charles Aaron of Marion, 12 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. --Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - January 26, 1997.


JACKSON, MO–IMOGENE FORD ABERNATHIE, 93, of Jackson, Mo., formerly of Springfield, Ill., died Saturday at Deal Nursing Home in Jackson.
Survivors: several nieces and nephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ford and Son Mount Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Burial: Cape County Memorial Park, Cape Girardeau.
--State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - September 30, 1996


Cape Girardeau, MO, Nov 30--Ex-Judge SEBASTIAN ALBERT, a prominent and well-known citizen and business man in Southeast Missouri, died this morning at his residence in this city, aged 68 years.  He was born in Aleuce, then a part of France, and at an early age came to this country with his father, who was a professor in a college, and settled in Louisville, Ky.  In 1845 he came to Missouri, and was in business at Jackson for several years, and afterwards removed to this place.  He has been closely identified with business interests of this section since, and held two consecutive terms of four years each as Presiding Justice of the County Court of this county, was a leading member of the City Council of this city for several years and held various offices of responsibility in the city government.
At the time of death he was at the head of the S. Albert Grocery Company, a large wholesale establishment.  His death is universally deplored.  He leaves a widow and several children.  His funeral will take place from St. Vincent's Church to the Catholic Cemetery tomorrow at 3 o'clock p.m.  (Contributed by Glenda Jacobs)

CANTON, IL --VIOLA SUMMERS ANDERSON, 74, of Fondulac Woods Health Care Center, East Peoria, formerly of Canton, died at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, 1996, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Born June 7, 1921, in Millersville, Mo., to Leo and Emma Irvin Slinkard, she married William Summers in 1939 in Jackson, Mo. She later married Don Anderson in 1970 in Canton.
Surviving are one daughter, Connie Sherrill of Peoria; one son, Jack D. Summers of Orlando, Fla.; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers, Norman Slinkard of Springfield, Mo., and Howard Slinkard of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; and one sister, Cora Lindsey of Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was preceded in death by two sons, Howard Neal Summers and Harold Lloyd Summers, and six brothers and sisters.
She was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Canton and Fairview Methodist Church in Millersville, Mo.
Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Fairview Methodist Church in Millersville. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Cumerford- Endsley Memorial Home in Peoria is in charge of local arrangements.
--Peoria Journal Star, The (IL) - April 4, 1996

Springfield, IL.--MARSHALL E. AYERS, SR., 51, of Springfield died Tuesday in Osborn, Mo.
He was born March 11, 1947, in Essex, Mo., the son of Lee and Odell Williams Ayers. He married Helen L. Smith on Dec. 21, 1965, in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Mr. Ayers was employed as a truck driver with ABF Trucking since 1972. He also served in the U.S. Navy from 1968-69. Survivors: wife, Helen; four sons, Marshall Earl Jr. and Byron Keith Ayers, both of Springfield, and Paxton Orlando Ayers and Marcus Lowe, both of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; six grandchildren; four brothers, Joe Ayers of Cape Girardeau, Mo., Henry and Jerry Ayers, both of Texas, and Charles Ayers of Jackson, Mo.; three sisters, Hazel Jackson and Louise Colon, both of Cape Girardeau, and Adell Nelson of Chicago; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services: noon Sunday, Ford and Sons Funeral Home, Cape Girardeau, Mo., with Bishop Charlie Green officiating. Burial: Lorimier Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Mo. --State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - April 2, 1998