VINES, Doyle Ray

The Verde Independent, Cottonwood, Arizona Thursday, July 02, 2015 Doyle Ray Vines, 67, died at 1:50 pm, Wednesday, June 24, 2015, in Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Illinois. He was born September 16, 1947, in Anna, the son of Raymond and Lova (Karraker) Vines. They preceded him in death. He was a graduate of Anna-Jonesboro High School, Southern Illinois University and did post-graduate work at Arizona State University. He was a town manager in Jerome, Superior and Bisbee, Arizona and also a restaurant owner in Tempe. He had previously worked for Fidelity Insurance Company in Chicago and a health care network for the indigent in Phoenix. In recent years he had been active in the Southern Illinois area at spoken word and open mic events where he performed his own poetry and music. He was a regular at The Transpoetic Playground in Carbondale, Broadway Books in Cape Girardeau, Kiki's Coffee Shop in Anna, Howlin' at the Moon in Cobden and other local venues. He was a member of the Illinois State Poetry Society, founder of Southpass Publications and the social media group Poet's Post. He had published two books of short stories, a poetic journal and edited or was included in over ten poetry anthologies. He is survived by his loving partner, Susan Steck of Cobden and her children and grandchildren, daughter, Jennifer Mitchell of Phoenix, daughters of his heart, Shawna Lindstrom and Kavari Gibson of Arizona, sister Margie (Arthur) Oldehoeft of Ames, Iowa, two nieces Kim (Jeff Trow) Oldehoeft of Loveland, Colorado and Gretchen (Steve) Snyders and family (Isabel, Elias, Ezra and Sylvia) of Missoula, Montana, and numerous cousins. Also his life long friend Clark (Janice) Newton of Jonesboro, Illinois and many other friends. Per his request, there will be no visitation or funeral service. Memorial remembrances may be made to the donor's choice. Information provided by survivors.