I believe Mary M PICKETT (mar. John JONES) is d/o John and Martha Jane TONEY (I also have Ella who mar. John Whitfield WILLIS as a full sibling of Mary); Cora I believe is d/o John and Cordelia C McADOO ... John also married Lydia HOPPER and Sarah Ellen ELKINS... Kay - yes, I believe John is s/o James Haskell PICKETT and Mary "Polly" BARNETT -SRJ > -----Original Message----- > From: iljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iljeffer- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of BLS > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 7:46 PM > To: iljeffer@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILJEFFER] Obituary of Cora Runnels 1956 > > who was the parents of Mary m PICKETT JONES The obit says she and Cora > were > half sisters, I have them full sisters > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <zandz@juno.com> > To: <ILJEFFER@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 3:19 PM > Subject: [ILJEFFER] Obituary of Cora Runnels 1956 > > > > Mt. Vernon Register News - Wednesday - 04 Jan 1956 > > > > Mrs. Cora RUNNELS of RFD 1, Dix, died at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday at Jefferson > > Memorial Hospital. She was 75y2m11d of age. Mrs. RUNNELS was born > > November 22, 1880, at Ina, the daughter of John and Cordelia PICKETT. > > > > She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Dicey MILLER; 7 sons, Enos and Carl > > of Mt. Vernon; Harl, Lonnie, and Onnie of St. Louis; Carson of Ferguson, > > MO; and Lawrence of Mattoon; one brother, Andy PICKETT of Tuscola; 2 > half > > brothers, Irvin PICKETT of Ina and Osie PICKETT of West Frankfort; one > > half sister, Mrs. Mary JONES of Alton; 25 grandchildren and 8 > > great-grandchildren. > > > > She was a member of the Pentecostal Church at Boyd where services will > be. > > Burial will be in Kirk Cemetery at Ina. The body will lie in state at the > > Osborn Funeral Home in Dix after 2 pm Thursday. > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > __ > > Globe Life Insurance > > $1* Buys $50,000 Life Insurance. Adults or Children. No Medical Exam. > > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4d2a269a94d9ca310eest03duc > > > > Visit the Jefferson County ILGenWeb site at: > > www.jefferson.ilgenweb.net > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > ILJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > Visit the Jefferson County ILGenWeb site at: > www.jefferson.ilgenweb.net > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILJEFFER- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message