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From: Jo Ann & Earl McGhee <>
Subject: Recent Obits, Mt Vernon, IL
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 12:22:29 -0700


The Register-News, Mt Vernon, IL

Thurs. 23 Aug 2001 issue

FOUTCH, Cleo, 87 (includes photo), of Woodlawn d. 22 Aug
2001 at his home; b. 5 Aug 1914 in Jefferson Co; s/o George
FOUTCH & Ida GARREN; md Marie DOBBS 30 Aug 1938 in
Owensboro, Ky., she survives; surv. by 2 sons: Harley FOUTCH
& wife Linda of Murfreesboro, TN; & Tony FOUTCH & wife Peggy
of Woodlawn; 4 daus: Mary Alice FOX & husband Gene of West
Frankfort; Cleva SETZEKORN & husband Charles of Ashley;
Shirley CORDER of Jacksonville, N.C.; & Fern EUBANK of
Smyrna, TN; 2 brothers: Burrell FOUTCH & wife Hilda of
Centralia; & Raymond FOUTCH & wife LaVerne of Poplar Bluff,
Mo; 1 sis. Edna DOBBS & husband Herb of Centralia;
bro-in-law, Lyle BUNDY of Centralia; preceded in death by
parents; 1 infant son, Floyd Ray FOUTCH; 2 sis: Jewell BUNDY
& Wilma KELL; 2 infant sisters, Pauline & Martha FOUTCH; & 1
bro. Gleason FOUTCH; burial at Boyd Cem.

SAVAGE, Ruby Thelma (HAILS), 92, of Navarre, Fla. d. 21 Aug
2001; b. 22 March 1909 in Woodlawn; d/o Ernest W. HAILS &
Mary WILSON; md 2 June 1932 at So. IL University-Carbondale,
Everett Deneen SAVAGE; surv. by daus: Loretta COOLEY of
Carbondale; & Wanda OWENS & husband Jerry of Woodlawn;
sister Edith H. ROBISON of Navarre; bro. Clarence E. HAILS
of Centralia; grandchildren, named; preceded in death by
parents; husband; a sister, Ruth P. HARLOW; & a bro. Earl
Virgil HAILS; buried beside her husband at Rose Lawn Cem.

COX, Grover L., 75 (includes photo), of Mt Vernon d. 22 Aug
2001 at St. Mary's/Good Samaritan Hosp., Mt Vernon; b. 14
May 1926 in Mt Vernon; s/o Homer COX & Noma CAMPBELL; md 6
June 1975 in Mt Vernon to JoAnne PIERCE, she survives; surv.
by 1 son, Tony COX & wife Cindy of Springfield, Mo; 4 daus:
Paulette ROBERTS & husband Pete of Springfield, Mo; Tammy
KNOX & husband Randy of Woodlawn; Cathie JACKSON & husband
Tom of Mt Vernon; & Becky EVANS of Bridgeton; 2 bros: Leroy
COX & wife Debbie of Marion, Ky; & David COX & wife Sharon
of Mt Vernon; 1 sis. Jawanna PAYNE of Mt Vernon; his
mother-in-law, Pansy PIERCE of Mount Zion; bro-in-law, Jerry
PIERCE & wife Carlene of Mt Vernon; sis-in-law, Joyce KNIGHT
& husband Gilbert of Mount Zion; preceded in death by
parents; 2 sons: Robert L. COX & Robert S. "Red" COX; burial
Mt Vernon Memorial Gardens Cem.

JONES, George F., 52, of Sesser d. 18 Aug 2001 in emergency
room at Franklin Hosp; b. 27 May 1949 in Christopher; s/o
Louie L. JONES & Opal CHEEK; md Marsha BEAN, she survives;
surv. by his mother; 1 son, Christopher JONES of Sesser;
preceded in death by father, 1 sister, 1 bro; burial Maple
Hill Cem. in Sesser.

MAY, Thalia E., 92, formerly of Nasville d. 21 Aug 2001 at
Highland Health Care Center; funeral Sun. at St. Paul UCC,
Nashville; burial in Masonic Cem; little other data.
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Sat/Sun 25-26 Aug 2001 issue

HAILS, Mable M. (SARGENT), 82 (includes photo) of Mt Vernon
d. 24 Aug 2001 at St. Mary's/Good Samaritan Hosp. in Mt.
Vernon; b. 26 Apr 1919 in Rome Twp, Jefferson Co; d/o
Charles Oliver "Ollie" SARGENT & Ethel PIERCY; md 24 Feb
1940 to Russell C. HAILS, he d. 28 Jan 1998; surv. by a son,
Wayne HAILS & wife Joyce of Bluford; a dau., Ruth Ann DAVIS
& husband Tom of Benton; 5 grandchildren, named; 4
great-grandchildren, named; preceded in death by 1
granddaughter Mahalia JONES; 3 bros: Gene SARGENT, Bill
SARGENT & Stanley SARGENT; burial Pleasant Hill Cem.

STIMSON, Edna Mae (SMITH), 91, of Centralia d. 23 Aug 2001
at Fireside House Nursing Home in Centralia; b. 4 Sep 1909
in Woodlawn; d/o Edward SMITH & Maud FRED; md 9 Aug 1928 in
Nashville, J.W. "Bill" STIMSON, he d. 20 Jan 1979; surv. by
sons: O.E. STIMSON & wife Wanda of Mt Venron; Stephen
STIMSON & wife Willetta of Mackinaw; a dau. Joan EMRICK of
Centralia; a stepdau. Jesse Francis HAYDEN & husband James
of Madison, Fla; preceded in death by parents; a son, Philip
STIMSON; a granddaughter, Diane EMRICK; a
great-granddaughter, Raegen STIMSON; 4 bros: Roy SMITH,
George SMITH; Clarence SMITH; & Ralph SMITH; & a sis. Ruth
NEWCOMB; burial Richview Cem.

GEIST, Steven A., 62, of Dallas, Tx. d. 22 Aug 2001 in
Dallas; b. 26 Jan 1939 in Chicago; s/o Harry GEIST & Velma
WILKEY; md in Dahlgren 31 Aug 1957, Mary Nell HOLLOWAY, she
survives; surv. by his mother, Velma RUSHING of Lakeland,
Fla; a bro. Melvin of Port Orange, Fla; 4 sisters: Amy
HENDERSON of Griffith, Ind; Judy LONGI of Bloomingdale; Lana
WILKEY of Lakeland, Fla; & Carol KLANK of Chicago; 4
children: Russell & wife Cathy of Lewisville, Tx; Daniel &
wife Katie of Tulsa, Okla; Sandra GEIST of Lake Dallas,
Texas/Lewisville, Tx; & Sharon RAPER & husband Kevin of
Plano, Tx; 5 grandchildren, named; funeral in Carrollton,
Tx; burial not given.

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