Jackson Co., Illinois "B" Obituaries
| Bagwell, William | Age: 23 years | ||
| Born: | Died: | Buried: Looney Springs Cemetery | murdered--shot |
| Mother: name not given | Father: Askins M | ||
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| Other information | Mobile & Ohio freight brakeman |
| Bailey, Fulah D | Age:87 | of DeSoto | |
| Born: 03 Nov 1910 DeSoto, IL | Died: 07 Sep 1998 DuQuoin, IL | Buried: DeSoto Cemetery | |
| Mother: Laura Sigers | Father: John Cross | ||
| Married: 19 Nov 1927 DeSoto | Spouse: Thomas E Bailey | (d 03 Dec 1969) | |
| Children: | daughter deceased | Thomas G & wife Joyce of DeSoto | Claude O & wife Regina of Porterville, CA |
| Children: | Mrs. Blanche Long w/o Wayne of Ava | Mrs. Betty Prowell of Elkville | |
| Brothers: | 5 deceased brothers | ||
| Sisters: | deceased sister | Mrs. Noveda Royster of DuQuoin, IL | Mrs. Beulah Piper of DeSoto |
| Other Persons: | 2 deceased grandsons | deceased granddaughter | 21 grandchildren, 37 great grand & 10 great great grandchildren |
| Other information | retired from shoe factory |
| Barringer, George William | Age:1-5-22 | ||
| Born: 18 Feb 1932 | Died: 10 Aug 1933 | Buried: not listed | |
| Mother: not listed | Father: Herbert | ||
| Brothers: | Ray | ||
| Sisters: | Bernice | Betty Lou | |
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| Beasley, Electa | Age: | donated by Regina Bailey | |
| Born: | Died: 18 Mar 1925 DeSoto, IL | Buried: Beasley Cemetery | |
| Mother: | Father: | ||
| Married: | Spouse: Noah | ||
| Children: | John Wesley | Earl Edward | Joe |
| Children: | Richard Noah died 18 Mar 1925 | Lucy Blumenstock | Beulah Kemp |
| Children: | Dora Griffith | Edith A | Myrtle |
| Children: | Mary A (deceased) | ||
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| Other information | died in tornado |
| Benson, W Charles | Age: 71 | ||
| Born: 24 Feb 1915 Willisville | Died:27 Feb 1986 Murphysboro | Buried: Murdale Gardens | |
| Mother: Margaret Ann Crisler | Father: Wm Charles Benson | ||
| Married: 09 Jul 1938 | Spouse: Helen E McCoy | (d 27 Feb 1976) | |
| Children: | Charles D of Murphysboro | Dennis of Murphysboro | Rodney of Murphysboro |
| Children: | Mrs. Charlotte Curry of Ava | Mrs. Ruth Moutria of Murphysboro | Mrs. Judy Hester of Walsh |
| Children | son deceased | ||
| Brothers: | 3 brothers deceased | ||
| Sisters: | Mrs. Anna Easton of Murphysboro | Mrs. Irene Stoffel of Willisville | 4 sisters deceased |
| Other Persons: | 9 grandchildren, 2 grandsons deceased | 5 step grandchildren | 6 great grandchildren |
| Other information | retired Murphysboro Ice Plant |
| Berkbigler, Esther Elizabeth | Age: 81 | 300 block of N 9th | donated by Mary Marcy |
| Born: 09 Aug 1905 Murphysboro | Died: 19 Dec 1986 Murphysboro | Buried: Pleasant Grove | |
| Mother: Bessie Hennessy | Father: Clarence Blackwood | ||
| Married: 01 Oct 1949 Oceola, AR | Spouse: Julius Henry Berkbigler | (d 27 Oct 1975) | |
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| Brothers: | James (deceased) | ||
| Sisters: | Mrs. Alice Kortkamp of Murphysboro | ||
| Other Persons: | niece Mary Marcy of Murphysboro | niece Connie Fielding of Granite City | nephew Skip Blackwood of West Frankfort |
| nephew Dennis Kortkamp of Carbondale | nephew Dennis Lee East of Las Vegas, NV | sister in law Loretta Blackwood of Murphysboro | |
| Other information | retired teacher for 45 yrs | graduated from SIU |
| Bilderback, Ida | Age: 74 | ||
| Born: 25 Feb 1893 Randolph Co, IL | Died: 01 Oct 1967 Murphysboro, IL | Buried: Evergreen in Ava | |
| Mother: Mary | Father: William Beisner | ||
| Married: 28 Jul 1910 Jackson Co, IL | Spouse: Ephraim Bilderback | (d. 16 Jul 1951) | |
| Children: | Edith Marie of Ava | Roscoe (deceased) | |
| Brothers: | 4 brothers | Fred (deceased) | |
| Sisters: | 2 sisters | ||
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| Bilderback, Russell I | Age: 83 | ||
| Born: 05 Jun 1913 Ava, IL | Died: 09 Jul 1996 Ava, IL | Buried: Evergreen in Ava | |
| Mother: Pearl Bessie Guy | Father: Hiram Garfield Bilderback | ||
| Married: 21 Jul 1947 Pinckneyville | Spouse: Bette Minter (living) | ||
| Children: | Gary of Ava | William of Ava | Mrs. Donna Russey of Quitman, TX |
| Children | Mrs. Carol Schroeder of Jacob | Mrs. Sharon Dagner of Ava | |
| Brothers: | Robert Lee of Ava | Willis of Ava | Calvin (deceased) |
| Sisters: | Mrs. Florence Rosenberger of Murphysboro | Mrs. Hazel Sullivan of Murphysboro | Mrs. Fern Thompson of Vergennes |
| Sisters: | Roberts (deceased) | ||
| Other Persons: | 12 Grandchildren | 7 great grandchildren | |
| Other information | retired guard at Menard Prison | buried w military services |
| Blacklock, David | Age: 76 | donated by Terri Harvey | |
| Born: Scotland | Died: 1916 Murphysboro | Buried: Tower Grove | |
| Mother: | Father: | ||
| Married: 16 Mar 1864 | Spouse: Adeline Murphy | ||
| Children: | Messrs of Murphysboro | Charles of Murphysboro | Wallace of Murphysboro |
| Children: | Robert of Murphysboro | Mrs. Rosie Delzell of Murphysboro | Mrs. Jane Crews of Vergennes |
| Children | Mrs. Mollie Vancil of Pomona, IL | ||
| Brothers: | Thomas W of Poplar Bluff, MO | ||
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| Other information | father of 15 children, 6 living | was a carpet weaver | came to US as a young boy on ship "Forest King" |
| Blackwood, James Clarence | Age: 66 | at 1904 Spruce St, Murphysboro | |
| Born: 06 Oct 1914 Harrisburg, IL | Died: 17 Jul 1981 St Louis, MO | Buried: Pleasant Grove Cemetery | |
| Mother: Bess Hennessy | Father: Clarence Blackwood | ||
| Married: 21 Feb 1943 | Spouse: Loretta Buck | ||
| Children: | Mrs. Connie Fielding of Granite City, IL | James D of West Frankfort, IL | |
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| Sisters: | Mrs. Alice Kortkamp of Murphysboro | Mrs. Esther Berkbigler of Murphysboro | |
| Other Persons: | 3 grandchildren | ||
| Other information | retired Superintendent of Murphysboro Dist 186 | High school teacher 1939-1957 | MA from SIU in 1953 |
| Botterbusch, Mary Louise | Age: | donated Regina Bailey | |
| Born: 09 Sep 1922 DeSoto | Died: 18 Mar 1925 | Buried: Indian Hill Cemetery | |
| Mother: Lucy Dietz | Father: Edward Botterbush | ||
| Brothers: | Charles | Louis | Ralph |
| Bradley, Bessie Day | Age: 68 | of Vergennes | |
| Born: 12 Mar 1896 Vergennes | Died: 16 Sep 1964 Vergennes | Buried: Parrish Cemetery | |
| Mother: Mary Jane Blacklock | Father: Julius Allard | ||
| Married: 20 Oct 1915 | Spouse: Claud Bradley | (d 27 Nov 1948) | |
| Children: | Claudine of Vergennes | Mrs. Archi Williams of Vergennes | |
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| Sisters: | Mrs. Cora Craig of Vergennes | Mrs. Fred Kuehn of Elkville | 1 sister deceased |
| Other Persons: | 2 grandchildren | ||
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| Bradley, William Sr. | Age: 73 | ||
| Born: Feb 1814 Jackson CO, TN | Died: 19 Aug 1887 | Buried: Holliday Cemetery | |
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| Brothers: | a Brother, no name | ||
| Sisters: | a Sister, no name | ||
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| Other information | came to Jackson Co, IL in 1820 | County Judge |
| Brandon, Joseph M | Age: 91 | of Dexter | donated by Jeana Gallagher |
| Born: 1842 Jackson Co, IL | Died: 22 Aug 1936 Dexter, MO | Buried: South County Line Cemetery | in Jackson Co, IL |
| Mother: Jane Tygett | Father: Thomas S Brandon | ||
| Married: Aug 1865 Williamson Co, IL | Spouse: Martha Bell Allmon | ||
| Married: | Spouse: Mrs. Juanita F McFarlen | ||
| Children: | Dr. W L of Poplar Bluff, MO | Mrs. Ida Qualls of Poplar Bluff, MO | Dr JP of Essex, MO |
| Children: | WA of Carbondale, IL | Mrs. Mary Reynolds of Jonesboro, IL | |
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| Other Persons: | nephew--Dr JP Hiller of Pollard, AR | nephew--Dr FM Hiller of Centerville, IL | grandson--Dr CL Qualls of Poplar Bluff, MO |
| Other information | lived in Essex, MO since 1910 | veterinarian of SIU and SEMO | 16 doctors in his family |
| Other information | 9 grandchildren | large number of great grandchildren | 4 great great grandchildren |
| Braswell, Maggie | Age: 87 | ||
| Born: 17 Jun 1894 Makanda, IL | Died: 18 Dec 1981 Carbondale, IL | Buried: Oakland Cem | |
| Mother: Alice Livingston | Father: Joseph McDaniel | ||
| Married: | Spouse: William Treece | Spouse: Charles Braswell (deceased) | |
| Children: | Mrs. Flo Nevins of Vidor TX | Max of Panna, IL | Billy Joe of Orange, TX |
| Step children: | Mrs. Minnie Thompson of Murphysboro, IL | Mrs. Gracie Stears of LaVerne, CA | Mrs. Bertha Hartsock of Centralia |
| Step children: | Ernest Braswell of Carbondale | ||
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| Other Persons: | 4 grandchildren | 9 great grandchildren | |
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| Brewer, Viola E | Age: 76 | 710 W Freeman St Carbondale | |
| Born: 1887 Jackson Co, IL | Died: 1963 Jackson Co, IL | Buried: Pleasant Grove Cemetery | |
| Mother: Mary | Father: Isaac Wright | ||
| Married: | Spouse: Arthur Brewer | ||
| Children: | Mrs. Virginia McKnight of Peoria | Mrs. Beulah Casper of Peoria | |
| Brothers: | John I Wright of Carbondale | ||
| Sisters: | Mrs. Lula Brown of Baltimore, MD | ||
| Other Persons: | 2 grandchildren | 1 great grandchild | |
| Other information | VFW Auxiliary |
| Brimmer, Maggie | Age: 87 | ||
| Born: 01 Dec 1897 Makanda, IL | Died: 23 Mar 1979 Carbondale, IL | Buried: Stearns Cemetery | |
| Mother: Gertie Hagler | Father: Charles Braswell | ||
| Married: 31 Aug 1922 Makanda | Spouse: Basil B Brimmer (d 03 Dec1939) | ||
| Children: | Frank of Carbondale | Mrs. Mary Givens of Carbondale | Mrs. Marguerite Schubert |
| Brothers: | Ernest of Carbondale | ||
| Sisters: | Mrs. Gracie Sterns of CA | Mrs. Bertha Hartsock of Makanda | Mrs. Minnie Thompson of Murphysboro |
| Other Persons: | step mother Maggie Braswell | 6 grandchildren | 3 great grandchildren |
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| Britt, Cora | Age: 75 | formerly of Carbondale | |
| Born: 29 Oct 1888 Makanda Twp | Died: Apr 1954 Little Rock, AR | Buried: Oakland Cemetery | |
| Mother: Sarah | Father: Jefferson Hagler | ||
| Married: | Spouse: Frank Britt (d 1961) | ||
| Children: | Kenneth of N Little Rock, AR | Mrs. Leta Mae Bright of N. Little Rock, AR | |
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| Sisters: | Mrs. Ollie Blankenship of Herrn | Mrs Hattie Moseley of Carbondale | |
| Other Persons: | 6 grandchildren | ||
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| Brownfield, Clyde Sr. | Age: 61 | donated by Anita Childs | |
| Born: | Died: 03 Jan 1954 Ava | Buried: Evergreen in Ava | |
| Mother: Nannie Simpson | Father: Andrew Brownfield | ||
| Married: Apr 1913 | Spouse: Freida Modglin (living) | ||
| Children: | Clyde Jr. of Ava | Mrs. Mildred Austin of East Alton | |
| Brothers: | William of Wilmette, IL | ||
| Sisters: | Mrs. Beulah Minter of Ava | ||
| Grandchildren: | Andy, Anita Kay, Nancy & Ricky Austin | ||
| Other information | operated Ava Machine Shop | member Dean Lodge #833 |
| Brownfield, Frieda E | Age: 80 yrs | of Ava, IL | |
| Born: 16 Feb 1897 Ava, IL | Died: 19 Nov 1977 Alton, IL | Buried: Evergreen in Ava | |
| Mother: Louisa Davis | Father: James Modglin | ||
| Married: 03 Apr 1913 Jackson Co, IL | Spouse: Clyde Brownfield | (died 03 Jan 1954) | |
| Children: | Mrs. Mildred Austin of E Alton, IL | son deceased | |
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| Sisters: | 2 sisters deceased | ||
| Other Persons: | 6 grandchildren | 8 great grandchildren | |
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| Brownfield, Harry | Age: 78 | of Willisville | |
| Born: 02 Dec 1886 Ava, IL | Died: 12 Jun 1965 Murphysboro, IL | Buried: Looney Springs | |
| Mother: Belle Modglin | Father: William Brownfield | ||
| Married: 07 Jun 1907 | Spouse: Emma Stoffel (living) | ||
| Children: | Mrs. O M Hanson of Huntington, WV | Mrs. WA Richman of Tulsa, OK, Mrs. Eugene Garab of Peotone | |
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| Sisters: | 2 sister deceased | ||
| Other Persons: | 3 grandchildren | 3 great grand children | 1 grandson deceased |
| Other information | lived in Willisville for 51 yrs | retired coal mine electrician | UMWA local 1325 in Elkville |
| Bryant, Grant | Age: 76 yrs | 512 N Springer St | |
| Born: 29 Sep 1867 Macedonia | Died: 01 Sept 1944 Carbondale | Buried: Oakland Cemetery | |
| Mother: | Father: | ||
| Married: | Spouse: Ann (living) | ||
| Children: | Mrs. J R Stafford of Whiting, IN | son W R of Carterville | Earl G of St Louis, MO |
| Children: | Mrs. John Hurzeler of E St Louis | Ward J a seaman 1st class on SS Benjamin H Grierson (in the war) | Mrs. Raleigh Dillinger of Carbondale |
| Children: | John R of Carbondale | Mrs. Howard D Sharp of Carbondale | Mrs. Leo E Smith of Carbondale |
| Sisters: | Mrs. Gus Brown of E St Louis | Mrs. Joe Etherton of Carbondale | Miss Della Bryant of Carbondale |
| Other information | retired switchman from ICRR | lived in Carbondale 52yrs | 18 grand & 3 great grandchildren |
| Bryant, Nancy Ann | Age: 85 yrs | ||
| Born: 23 Mar 1872 Marion, IL | Died: 28 Apr 1957 Carbondale | Buried: Oakland Cemetery | |
| Mother: | Father: Mr. Ward | ||
| Married: | Spouse: Grant Bryant | (deceased) | |
| Children: | William of Carbondale | John of Carbondale | Ward of Cairo, IL |
| Children: | Earl of St Louis, MO | Mrs Howard Sharp of Carbondale | Mrs. Raleigh Dillinger of Carbondale |
| Children: | Mrs. Hattie Smith of E St Louis | Anna of E St Louis | Mrs. John Hurzeler of E St Louis |
| Children: | Mrs. Thomas Stafford of Hammond, IN | ||
| Brothers: | Dick Ward of Marion | Phil Ward of Carterville | |
| Other Information | 21 grandchildren | 20 great grandchildren |