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The Rev. Grady U. Sappington
MILLCREEK -- The Rev. Grady U. Sappington, age 78, of Millcreek, passed away Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004, in Union County Hospital. He was born on Jan. 30, 1926, in Floyd, Ark., the son of John Weston and Sarah Elizabeth (Keith) Sappington. He married Ruby Newton on Jan. 29, 1958, in St. Louis. He worked as a television and electronics repairman. He was a member of the Jesus Name Pentecostal Mission Church. Mr. Sappington served in the U.S. Army in World War II. Survivors include his wife, Ruby Sappington; daughter, Esther Mae Holderbach of Mesa, Ariz.; two sons, Grady U. Sappington Jr. of Anna, Jesse Dean Sappington of Little Rock, Ark.; stepdaughter, Naomi Z. D. Shannon of St. Louis; two stepsons, Marvin L. Lute Jr. Of Wai Paku, Hawaii, Daniel A. Lute of Rockford; 15 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; sister, Delavina Ferrin of Poplar Bluff, Mo. ; brother, Quentine Carl Sappington of Little Rock. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004, in Hileman Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Anna Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Robert Bruns
STEELEVILLE -- Robert Dale Bruns, 38, died at 8:09 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004, inMemorial Hospital in Chester. Services will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004, in Paradise Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday at McDaniel Funeral Home, Sparta. Memorials may be made to Lutheran Children Family Services Adoption Program.
Freddie Little
CYPRESS -- Freddie Little, 75, died at 7:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24, 2004, in Paducah. Arrangements are incomplete at the Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak.
Pamela Kidd
CARRIER MILLS -- Pamela Murphy Kidd, 40, died at 12:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, 2004, at home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Salem Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to the SIDS Foundation or VNA.
Loy Curtis Hancock
MOUNT VERNON -- Loy Curtis Hancock, 86, formerly of Sesser, died at 2:35 p.m. Sunday, June 20, 2004, at Crossroads Community Hospital in Mount Vernon. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at the Raleigh Cemetery in Raleigh, with the Rev. Mike Steed officiating. Those attending the graveside services are asked to go directly to the cemetery on Wednesday. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Hughey Funeral Home in Mount Vernon. He was born Jan. 18, 1918, in Saline County, the son of Lloyd Hancock and Minnie (Owen) Hancock. He married Mary Kaye (Barnett) Hancock on Sept. 9, 1944. She died on Jan. 26, 1984. He retired in 1980 as a teacher from Sesser High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II from 1941 until 1945. He was a gunnery instructor during his service. He was a member of the American Legion Post in Bloomington, the National Education Association and the Illinois Education Association. He was also a member of the National Rifle Association. He is survived by his son, Larry S. Hancock and wife Nancy of Mount Vernon; granddaughter, Valerie Kaye Hancock of Nashville, Tenn.; sisters, Veala DeNeal of Harrisburg, and Opal Carbone of Bellflower, Calif. ; three nieces and a nephew also survive. His parents and two brothers, Herschel Hancock and Alvis Hancock preceded him in death. For those who wish, memorials may be made to the Curtis and Mary Kaye Hancock Scholarship Fund for Future Teachers and will be accepted at the funeral home or may be mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, P. O. Box 721, Mount Vernon, IL, 62864. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home, where you may call (618) 242-3348 for obituary information at any time.
David R. Butler
MURPHYSBORO -- David R. Butler, 89, died at 3:35 p.m. in Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born on Aug. 12, 1914, in Jackson County, the son of Francis Butler and Julia Boucher Butler. On Dec 24, 1941, he was married to Velma Crowell. Mr. Butler retired from the Missouri Pacific RR (Now the Union Pacific) as Supervisor of Heavy Equipment. He was a member of Lodge 498 AF & AM of Murphysboro and the United Methodist Church. He loved to fish and work in his garden and he was especially fond of entertaining his great-grandchildren. Survivors include his daughter, Marcia Butler of Murphysboro; two grandchildren, Kellie S. Ellis of Gorham and Willard F. Harris, IV of Ava; four brothers, Daniel Butler of Mascoutah, William of Red Bud, Walter of Mascoutah, and Urban Butler of Gorham; and one sister, Frances Hubbard of Niles, Mich. He was preceded in death by his wife, Velma, in 2001, and by a brother Boyd Butler in 1989. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Crain Funeral Home Pleasant Grove Chapel, with the Rev. Richard Lewis officiating. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Grove Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today with a Masonic Funeral Service at 7 p.m.Memorials are suggested for the Masonic Children's Home in Murphysboro. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Maxine Leiling
NASHVILLE -- Maxine A. Leiling, 82, formerly of Ashley, passed away at 7:34 a.m. Sunday, June 20, at home. A Memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 26, at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Nashville, with the Rev. Dan Jurek officiating. Styninger-Krupp Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Albert Jenkins
MARION -- Albert Ralph Jenkins, 77, passed away at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, June 17, 2004, at home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion, with the Rev. Roy Baker officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at the funeral home. Mr. Jenkins was born on March 30, 1927, in Wales, United Kingdom, to Albert Ralph and Doris Mae (Walters) Jenkins. Survivors include his wife, Lois Jenkins; daughters, Jacki Hardy, Vicki Rainaro and Jennifer Johnson; step-sons, Bruce, Richard Jr., David and Edward Hoffmann; 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mr. Jenkins studied for a short period to be a priest in the Church of England and left that when the war broke out. He served in the British Navy. He was educated in England. He studied electrical engineering at Alton Technical College, and also attended Battersea School of Refrigeration. He began his career as a sales engineer and project manager for a major research laboratory. In 1955 he moved to the United States and eventually became a U. S. citizen. He was an instructor in basic refrigeration at Coyne Technical College in Chicago and worked at Application Engineering Corporation in Wooddale. His love for the Lord led him to the ministry in 1984, where, with his wife, Lois, founded the New Hope Church in Skokie. He served as assistant chaplain at Cook County Hospital for two years and ministered at the Cook County Jail for several years. He worked with the Prison Fellowship at Dixon, Dwight, Lincoln, Logan, Shawnee and Vienna Correctional Centers. He moved his ministry to Goreville, where he started the New Hope Ranch. He was a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, American Association of Christian Counselors from 1994 to 2003, National Chaplains Association from 1995 to 1999, and Marion Memorial Hospital Chaplains Corporation where he served as president for one year. To view this obit and sign the register book, visit our Web site at www.bluefuneralhome.com.
William Ray George
MARION -- William Ray George, 82, of Casselberry, Fla., passed away Monday, June 21, 2004, in Altamonte Springs, Fla. born in Marion, he moved to Casselberry, Fla., from Carbondale, in 1970. He was a real estate broker and a U. S. Army Air Corps veteran of WWII. He was a member of the Community United Methodist Church in Casselberry. He is survived by his son, William Mark George of Deland, Fla; daughter, Diane Thornton, of Winter Springs, Fla. ; two sisters, Mary Jo Riddle of Sherwood, Ark., and Emma Ruth Kissack of Rochelle; four grandchildren and one great-grandson. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesdayat the Community United Methodist Church, in Casselberry, Fla., with Pastor Nick Thompson officiating. Interment will be held Thursday in the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Community United Methodist Church Transportation Fund, 4921 S. US Hwy. 17-92, Casselberry, FL 32707.
