James Bowers
Jul 22, 2013
Dateline: Caseyville, IL James Robert Bowers Jr., 91, died at 7:25 p.m. Monday, July 22, 2013 at his home in Caseyville. Born September 8, 1921 in Brunson, South Carolina, he was the son of James R. and Aline Esther (Johnston) Sr. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII and was a member of the Sanford Avenue Baptist...
Melba L. Phelps
Jul 21, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey Melba L. Phelps, having just celebrated her 100th birthday, went to be with her heavenly Father, at 11:45 p.m. Sunday, July 21, 2013 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born July 12, 1913 in Carlinville, IL, she was the daughter of the late Harley and Viola (Sarginson) Nixon. Melba was a wonderful homemaker. Her hobby was collecting and reading cookbooks...
Harriet L. Fluck
Jul 19, 2013
Harriet L. Fluck, 61, died at 10:32 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2013 at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born October 13, 1951 in Alton the daughter of the late John J. and Marcella L. (Kortkamp) Fluck Jr. She had been a self-employed beautician for a few years. She is survived by one daughter; Beth Asher and her husband Tracey...
Evelyn L. Seal
Jul 8, 2013
Dateline: Wood River, IL Evelyn L. Seal, 90, died at 2:37 a.m. Monday, July 8, 2013 at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born September 3, 1922 in Alton, the daughter of the late Lourn T. and Lula (Kerscher) Means. On January 17, 1943 in Springfield, Illinois she married David Henry Seal and he preceded her in death on December 9,...
Carol Lea Green
Jul 7, 2013
Dateline: Hazelwood, MO Carol Lea Green, 76, died at 5:05 p.m. Sunday, July 7, 2013 at Northwest Healthcare in St. Louis, MO. Born June 5, 1937 in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of the late Warden and Alice (Haller) Witzig. She retired as an administrative assistant for Jefferson Smurfit in March 2007 after over 40 years of service....
Wayne L. Hubbert
Jul 5, 2013
Dateline: Alton Wayne L. "Woody" Hubbert, 81, died peacefully at his home, as was his wish, with family by his side at 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 5, 2013. Born April 15, 1932 in Winchester, IL he was the son of Norman and Mary Inez (Bunch) Hubbert. He was a member of the North Alton Southern Baptist Church. He enjoyed playing...
William Pohlman
Jul 3, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey William "Bill" John Pohlman, 87, died at 1:25 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at his home in Godfrey surrounded by his wife and four children. He will be cherished and loved forever. Born December 25, 1925 in Meppen, IL he was the son of Gerhard and Alice (Kiel) Pohlman. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII....
Donald K. Mckinney
Jul 3, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey Donald Keith McKinney, 83, died at 4:45 p.m. July 3, 2013 at St. Anthony's Health Center. Born in Roxana, he was the son of the late Virgil and Irene (Painter) McKinney. Don attended school in Alton graduating from Alton High School in 1948. He then attended Shurtleff College. During the Korean Conflict he spent four years in the...
William L. Booth
Jul 3, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey William L. Booth, 79, died at 5:57 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Eunice Smith Home in Alton. Born September 16, 1933 in Belleview, IL, he was the son of Chester L. and Lettie A. (Martin) Booth. He attended Faith Baptist Church in Godfrey and retired from Owens-Illinois in Alton as a millwright. On November 1, 1953 he...
Charles H. Wiley
Jun 30, 2013
Dateline: Alton Charles H. Wiley, 78, died at 4:05 p.m. Sunday, June 30, 2013 at his home in Alton under the care of St. Anthony's Hospice. Born May 27, 1935 in Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin, he was the son of Lloyd and Ida (Blank) Wiley. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of St....
Jettie Ruth Pruiett
Jun 29, 2013
Dateline: Alton Jettie Ruth Pruiett, 95, died at 3:55 a.m. Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Blu-Fountain in Godfrey. Born March 11, 1918 in Kuttawa, Kentucky, she was the daughter of John W. and Minnie Mae (Fox) Browning. She married I.D. Pruiett in February 1938 in St. Louis, MO. He preceded her in death on July 5, 1990. Surviving is a...
Peggy L. Federle
Jun 28, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey Peggy L. Federle, 78, died at 4:55 p.m. Friday, June 28, 2013 at St. Anthony's Health Center in Alton. Born August 7, 1934 in White Hall, she was the daughter of Maude L. (Dossett) Blackketter. She married William V. Federle on October 16, 1961. He preceded her in death on March 3, 1999. She worked for McDonnell Douglas...
Kay K. Dresler
Jun 27, 2013
Sugar Grove, IL Kay K. Dresler, age 75 of Sugar Grove, formerly of Alton, died at 7:50 AM on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at her residence. She was born in Kansas City, MO on April 27, 1938 to the late Essie (Hardesty) Goynes of San Diego, CA. Kay retired as both an International Representative of IBEW and a Communications Consultant...
Barbara Jo Essmueller
Jun 25, 2013
Barbara Jo Essmueller, 72, died unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Barbara was born on October 25, 1940 in Hannibal, MO, the daughter of the late Mary Eileen and R. E. Long, Jr. Barbara grew up in Hannibal, MO and attended the Hannibal High School where she was active in high school organizations and served as a...
Joyce Irene Marsh
Jun 24, 2013
Dateline: Bethalto Joyce Irene Marsh, 96, died at 5:47 p.m. Monday, June 24, 2013 at Edwardsville Nursing and Rehab Center under the care of Heartland Hospice. Joyce was born November 6, 1916, the second oldest of 9 children of Dorsey and Bernice (Alred) McPherson. In 1940 she married Dorman Ford. They had two children; Maggie Ford of Decatur, IL, and...
Paul L. Townsley
Jun 20, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey, IL Paul L. Townsley, 90, died at 9:50 p.m. Thursday, June 20, 2013. He was born November 29, 1922 in Alton the son of the late John and Madaline (Wallace) Townsley. He was a Sgt. In the U.S. Air Force during WWII and a member of Godfrey Baptist Church. He retired in 1982 as a lab technician in...
Kenneth E. Rothe
Jun 18, 2013
Dateline: Brighton, IL Kenneth E. Rothe, 88, died at 3:55 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at his home with his family by his side. He was born May 1, 1925 in Roxana, IL the son of the late John Rothe and Charlotte (Dinwiddie) and Raymond Harmon. He married the former Gladys M. Phillips in Alton on January 1, 1948 and...
Marian E. Cunningham
Jun 18, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey Marian E. Cunningham, 85, died at 12:04 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at her home in Alton. Born December 12, 1927 in Mozier, IL, she was the daughter of Carl Peeler and Helen (Kincade) Peeler Holland. She worked for Owens-Illinois Glass for 13 years and was an avid St. Louis Cardinal Baseball fan. She was a member of...
Carrie L. Wooten
Jun 15, 2013
Dateline: Godfrey Carrie L. Wooten, 88, formerly of Alton, passed away peacefully at 5:40 a.m. Saturday June 15, 2013, at the Fountains IV in Godfrey. Carrie was a self-employed beautician and retired in 2005 after 45 years of service. Carrie was born in Clinton, Arkansas on December 26, 1924 to Sam and Susie Caldwell. In 1943, she married the late...
Hughey Michael Thrash
Jun 12, 2013
Dateline: Alton Hughey Michael "Big Mike" Thrash, 67, died at 5:55 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton. Born August 25, 1945 in Nacogdoches, TX, he was the son of Hughey Jefferson and Willie Lucille (Talmage) Thrash. He retired as a roadmaster for Union Pacific in October 2006 after 27 years of service. On March 20,...
