Classmates

Welcome classmates. We have entered all the names of those who went to school with us in Salem.  Some may have moved away before graduation, and some have passed away but we are all reunited on this website. 

Guest Book.  Please take a few minutes to sign the Guest Book and let us know what you think of this site. 

Missing classmates. We would appreciate your help in locating missing classmates.  Regretfully, we don't have the time to track down your leads.  Help us out by doing the detective work and sending us current addresses and/or emails.   Any suggestions, contact Jeannell@SalemTravel.com.  

We encourage you to edit your information. 
Send an email to jeannell@salemtravel.com.  She will send your username and password for this page and then you will be able to edit your information.  If you have an email address on file with the class, you can simply click edit and then forgot login/password, and the system will send you your login and password. 

Keeping it confidential. The information you enter except your city and state is kept hidden from the public.  The address information will only be used for our private mailings to classmates.  Your email address will also be hidden.  When someone wishes to contact you, they will be able to click and send you an email. You will be able to see who sent it and their return address. No one will be able to see your personal information on this site.  No emails sent to the committee will be shared unless they are specifically asked to do so.

Emails sent/received and email addresses will not be made public or shared with any other site.  

What happens on our site, stays on our site.

DeeDee Cordes (Hackworth)

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Comment: Classmate Deatra “Dee Dee” Ann Cordes, 65, of Centralia died on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, at SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, IL.


 


She was born May 7, 1950, in Sandusky, Ohio, daughter of William Ellis Hackworth, Jr. and Catherine Ann (Anderson) McIntosh.


 


She is survived by her mother, Catherine Ann McIntosh of Iuka; three sisters, Christine Smith and husband Paul of Salem, Cathy E. Marble and husband Jerry of Salem, and Karen E. Sauter of Iuka; two grandchildren, Skylar and Kyle Claypool of West Virginia; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.   She was preceded in death by her father; a son, Joseph Francis Claypool, Jr.; and her step-father, Gary E. McIntosh.


 


Dee Dee was a secretary, bookkeeper, waitress, and bartender-manager.  She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary.


 


Services will be held at 11 a. m. Saturday at Rogers-Atkins Funeral Home in Salem, with Calvin Jean officiating.  Interment will follow in Rabbit Grove Cemetery.


 


Friends may call from 10 to 11 a. m. on Saturday at the funeral home.


 


Memorials may be made to Wounded Warriors and will be accepted at the funeral home.


 
Deceased: September 16, 2015
Buried: Rabbit Grove Cemetery - Stevenson Township, Marion County, IL

Linda Coultas

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Brenda Courson

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Rhonda Crain

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Ernie Cruse

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Marital status: Married
Children: 1
Occupation: exec mgmt
Comment: I left Salem in 1965 and moved to Kilgore Texas but have many memories of growing up in Salem.

Darwin "Gene" Cushman, Jr.

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Marital status: Married
Comment:

Darwin “Gene” Cushman, Jr., 71, of Salem, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022 at Salem Township Hospital. Gene served in the U.S. Navy. He worked at Hollywood Candy Company, Leaf and Little Fuse. He enjoyed drinking coffee at The Pantry, fishing and working on things. He cherished the time he spent with his family and friends.





Per Gene’s wishes, cremation rites will be accorded and a Private Family Service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Shawnda Cushman and will be accepted at the Sutherland-Garnier Funeral Home at 235 North Sycamore Street Centralia, Illinois 62801, (618)532-3523, who is honored to be of service to the Cushman Family. Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.sutherlandfuneralhome.com and the Sutherland-Garnier Funeral Home Facebook Page.





Gene is survived by his son: Darwin “DG” Cushman III and wife Shawnda of Central City; three grandchildren: Jayden, Jaxon, and Julia Cushman all of Central City; two brothers: Brian Cushman and wife Barb of Kell and Dalan Cushman and wife Connie of Centralia; two sisters: Darlana Cushman and Andrea Cushman both of Salem; several nieces and nephews; and a special cousin: Dave Finley and wife Jane of Effingham.





He was born July 24, 1950 in Shelbyville, Illinois, the son of Darwin G. Cushman, Sr. and Dorothy Marilyn (Douglas) Cushman. He married Ramona Hugo in 1976 and later divorced. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.

David Dalton

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Military service: U. S. Marine Corps - Vietnam War

James "Jim" M. Davidson

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Comment:


2018 07/29 – James “Jim” M. Davidson





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James “Jim” M. Davidson, age 68 of Salem, died Tuesday, July 24th at Twin Willows Nursing Center in Salem. He was a plant manager at Jiffy Packaging in Salem and National Corporate Manager of Customer Service for North America and Canada for Jiffy. He earned a Bachelors degree from Millikin University and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church.





Funeral services for James “Jim” M. Davidson will be held Sunday, July 29 at 1:30PM at Rogers-Atkins Funeral Home in Salem, with Lori Harvey officiating. Burial will be at East Lawn Cemetery in Salem. Visitation will be Saturday from 5-7PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church or Gideons International and will be received at the funeral home.





Survivors include a sister: Barbara Daniels and husband Lou of Salem; nephews Craig Daniels of Salem and Bryan Daniels of Indianapolis, IN.





James “Jim” M. Davidson was born February 15, 1950 in Salem to James W. Davidson and Clorene (Mason) Davidson. They both preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by one brother, George Davidson and a nephew, Kevin Daniels
Deceased: 24 July 2018
Buried: East Lawn Cemetery, Salem

Bob Davis

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Military service: Yes

David Deason

Then Then
Comment: David A. Deason, 30, of Yorkville, IL, and formerly of Salem, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 1980, from injuries he sustained in an automobile accident in Murphysboro, IL.  He was born in St. Louis, MO, the son of Lester A. and Martha (Small) Deason, on Feb. 27, 1950. 
David attended Oak Park Grade School and graduated from Salem Community High School in 1968.  Best friends were David Broom, David Cantrell, Bob Jamison and Chris Brown.  David graduated from Blackburn College in Carlinville in 1972. He married Mary Kay Finnell in Morris, Illinois in 1972.  He graduated from Illinois State Police School in 1978 and was stationed in Joliet, Illinois.
Visitation was held on Tuesday, December 2, at the Larson Funeral Home in Yorkville. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the First United Presbyterian Church in Salem, with burial in Paradise Cemetery in Salem.  A memorial was established for the First United Presbyterian Church in Salem.  Rankin Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements.
Deceased: November 30, 1980
Buried: Paradise Cemetery, Salem, IL