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Compass Christian Academy is now accepting applications for the 2021-2022 school year.
CCA is the Kindergarten through eighth grade education ministry of First Christian Church, 1001 South Cherry in West Frankfort.
Interested families are invited to our upcoming CCA preview night on Sunday, June 13 at 6PM at First Christian Church.
Visit CCA at compasschristianacademy.com for more information or call the church office at 618-937-6360
Sarah Jeanette Clinton, 95, died Wednesday, December 23, 2020.
She was born in Raeford, N.C. on November 26, 1925 to John and Lessie Davis. She was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Benton, Il. A long-time resident of Benton, Jeanette had many friends in town and was happiest when she was able to socialize with them at the Cozy Table. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend who will be greatly missed by her grandchildren, sister, nieces, cousins and friends.
Jeanette was preceded in death by her husband Thomas, her son Thomas Lynn, her daughter Barbara Shallcross and several siblings. She is survived by her grandsons Richard and wife Julie of Lake in the Hills, IL, Russell of Elgin, IL, and Mark Shallcross and wife DeeDee of Mount Washington, KY. Her surviving granddaughter is Kathryn Pipkin and husband Steve of Cary, NC. Jeanette had eight great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild who were delighted to be part of her life: Brandy, Carrie, Russell Jr, Taylor, EllieGrace, Andrew, Stephanie, Alexis, and Josh.
Jeanette’s sister Muriel Herriford and husband Bob of Green Valley, AZ and cousin Shirley Prewitt of Benton will miss their daily talks with her. Jeanette is also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and her daughter-in-law Peggy of Elgin, IL.
A Graveside Memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 12th at the Shiloh Cemetery in Whittington with Rev. Eddie Paul Davis officiating. There will be No Visitation those attending the service are requested to meet at the cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to St.Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN or www.stjude.org/donate.
Condolences may be sent through www.mortonjohnstonfuneralhome.com
Four takeaways from the series at Guaranteed Rate Field in which the Chicago White Sox won three of four games against the Detroit Tigers.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
Remember those days of the Cardinals’ six-man rotation? Well, those days are over. At this point, they’re trying to come up with five starters or even four.
Here’s a link to the story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Baseball’s foreign substance reckoning is here. Major League Baseball, after decades of looking the other way, is poised to begin cracking down on pitchers using foreign substances after a fact-finding mission earlier in the 2021 season determined the problem is widespread enough to warrant intervention.
Here’s a link to the story at CBS Sports.
John Curtis Russell, 73, of Carterville, passed away on Friday June 4, 2021.
He was born on December 2, 1947 in Kansas City to John Carter and Erna (Quick) Russell.
He is survived by a special friend Martha Hargraves of Herrin and John’s special little girl Lauryn Hargraves.
He was a veteran of the United States Navy and was an avid reader and loved history and listening to music.
A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday June 13, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the Four Season’s Room at the Villas at Holly Brook in Carterville, IL.
For more information go to our website www.gilbertfuneralhomes.com
Take a look back at SIU’s historic 2020-21 football season in our online collection. The Salukis went 6-4 in an eight-month season, amidst a worldwide pandemic, that began last August and ended in the FCS quarterfinals.
Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.
Family traditions are meaningful to me. The older I get the more important it is to preserve these annual happenings in hope that they will be passed down through generations.
Here’s a link to the column at the Southern Illinoisan.
There is a thin line in big cities like Chicago, New York, Detroit and Los Angeles and small towns too.
Here’s a link to the column at the Chicago Tribune.
