Dateline: Alton
Enid Sylvia Peel, 87, died at 7:15 a.m. Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born May 29, 1927 in Citronelle, Alabama, she was the daughter of William F.A. and Sylvia (Streckert) Kruse. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church in Wood River and retired as a sales clerk from Famous-Barr in 1981. She was a member of the Bethalto Women's Club, Oasis, Christian Women's Club, and LIFT, and was a member of a State Champion Color Guard. She was considered the area's most premier seamstress for 55 years having made the uniforms for the Alton Fife and Drum Corps. On October 7, 1950 she married Herbert Peel Jr. He preceded her in death on February 15, 1990. Surviving are two sons, William Peel of Nashville, TN, and James Peel (Linda) of Bethalto, four grandchildren, Herbert Peel of Wood River, Amanda Overstreet of Fort Worth, TX, Alexis Overstreet of Carlinville, IL, and Abigail Overstreet of Bethalto, and a brother of Charlotte, NC. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until time of funeral service at 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 12, 2014 at Gent Funeral Home in Alton. Reverend Pam Lang will officiate. Burial will be private at Rose Lawn Memory Gardens in Bethalto. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the United Presbyterian Church in Wood River youth mission trip.



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