Maxine Audrey Bechtold
Mar 6, 2012
Dateline: Godfrey Maxine Audrey Bechtold, 88, died at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born February 23, 1924 in St. Louis, MO, she was the daughter of Richard and Susetta (Harrington) Burk. She was a member of the Godfrey First United Methodist Church and the Eastern Star Bethalto Chapter 847. Maxine always had a positive outlook...
Delbert Eugene Mcdaniel
Mar 6, 2012
Dateline: Belleville Delbert Eugene McDaniel, 81, took his last stroll down life's fairway at 3:20 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. Born October 15, 1930 in Carrier Mills, IL, he was the son of Loney and Pearl (Hudson) McDaniel. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1968. He served in Korea and Vietnam. His favorite...
Litisha M. Springer
Mar 6, 2012
Dateline: Godfrey Litisha M. Springer, 49, passed from this life to the next, at 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at her home in Godfrey. Born March 10, 1962 in Branson, MO, she was the daughter of Samuel Lutes of West Alton and the late Kathy (Armstrong) Lutes. She was a member of the First Church of God in West...
Getsel M. Bright
Mar 5, 2012
Dateline: Godfrey Getsel M. Bright, 89, died at 9:25 p.m. Monday, March 5, 2012 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born July 23, 1922 in Fairmont, West Virginia, he was the son of Clarence and Esta (Canfield) Bright. Mr. Bright served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII and was a member of the College Avenue Presbyterian Church in Alton. He retired...
Ralph E. Harris
Mar 4, 2012
Dateline: Godfrey Ralph E. Harris, 89, died at 4:27 a.m. Sunday, March 4, 2012 at Alton Memorial Hospital with his wife by his side. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Born September 7, 1922 in Southern Illinois, he was the son of Alfred and Ina (Lewis) Harris. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a member...
Abe Ramsey Jr.
Feb 29, 2012
Abe Ramsey Jr., 85, died at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born June 22, 1926 in Charleston, IL, he was the son of Abe and Nellie (Wright) Ramsey Sr. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and retired from Laclede Steel. On August 23, 1952 he married the former MaDonna Redding in...
Mason Paul Herbert Poindexter
Feb 28, 2012
Mason Paul Herbert Poindexter, infant son of Cory Neil Poindexter and Brittany Michelle Stroud, died at 9:14 a.m. Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Memorial Hospital in Belleville. Surviving is a brother, Aden Michael Neil Poindexter and a sister, Hayley Jane Poindexter both of Alton. Also surviving are paternal grandparents; George and Karla Poindexter of Alton, maternal grandparents; Paul and Trish...
Retha Louise Goss
Feb 26, 2012
Dateline: Cape Coral, FL Retha Louise Goss, 83, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, February 26, 2012, at her home. Retha was born June 23, 1928, in San Jose, California, a daughter of Melvin Frank and Ruth Lucille (Hale) Brandt. Retha married Frank Clinton Goss on September 5, 1948, in Lincoln, Nebraska. The next Sunday they started their 45...
Bernice I. Mortimer
Feb 25, 2012
Dateline: Wood River Bernice I. Mortimer died at 6:29 a.m. Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Rosewood Care Center under the loving care of TIP Hospice. Born in Bunker Hill, she was the daughter of John V. and Ruth J. (Zarges) Sauerwein. She was a Journeyman Printer for Olin Corp. in her early years, and a member of the Messiah Lutheran...
Charles "Chad" Michael Roe
Feb 24, 2012
Charles Michael "Chad" Roe, 36, died on Friday, February 24, 2012. Born April 11, 1975 in Alton, he was the son of Bill and Gail (Farniok) Roe both of Godfrey. Chad was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Godfrey. He was a former member of the Operating Engineers Union in Omaha, NE. He had a life- long love...
Patricia Y. Reed
Feb 23, 2012
Dateline: Elsah Patricia Y. Reed, 74, died at 2:00 a.m. Thursday, February 23, 2012 at her daughter's residence. Born May 22, 1937 in Hardin, IL, she was the daughter of Henry and Dora (Hegger) Darnell. She was a cashier at Marquette Catholic High School and also a cosmetologist in the Alton area for many years. She was a member of...
Betty Wyman
Feb 23, 2012
Betty Wyman, 82, died at 10:38 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at VIP Manor in Wood River. She was preceded in death by her husband; Albert J. Wyman Jr. and one son. Surviving are four sons. There will be no services. PDF Printable Version
Jerry D. Glisson
Feb 22, 2012
Jerry D. Glisson, 50, died at 5:54 p.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at his home in Alton after a lengthy illness. Born August 19, 1961 in Manila, Arkansas, he was the son of George L. and Ruth (Cox) Glisson. He is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Marie Clark of East Alton, two grandchildren, Dalton and Hayley and his brothers and...
Jerry D. Glisson
Feb 22, 2012
Dateline: Alton Jerry D. Glisson, 50, died at 5:54 p.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at his home in Alton after a lengthy illness. Born August 19, 1961 in Manila, Arkansas, he was the son of George L. and Ruth (Cox) Glisson. He is survived by a daughter, Carolyn Marie Clark of East Alton, two grandchildren, Dalton and Hayley and his...
Elaine Ruyle
Feb 20, 2012
Dateline: Wood River Elaine Ruyle, 77, died at 2:10 a.m. Monday, February 20, 2012 at her home in Wood River with her family by her side. Born April 27, 1934 in Wood River, she was the daughter of Louis and Lelia (Stauder) Verdun. She married James M. Ruyle on July 17, 1954 in Wood River. He preceded her in death...
Clarence W. Williams
Feb 19, 2012
Dateline: Godfrey Clarence W. Williams, 87, died at 9:35 p.m. Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Blu-Fountain Manor in Godfrey. Born October 22, 1924 in Biloxi, Mississippi, he was the son of Fred and Evelyn (Gollott) Williams. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He worked as a machinist engineer on a riverboat before taking a job with Laclede Steel....
C. Thomas Holmes
Feb 17, 2012
Dateline: Alton Clifton Thomas Holmes of Alton died Friday, February 17, 2012 at 2:42 a.m. in Austin, TX after a long and courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was much loved and will be greatly missed by his three daughters and their families: Alicia Itria and husband Al of Austin, TX, Andrea Meyers of Alton and Sonja Morris and husband...
Stanley Kucharczyk
Feb 17, 2012
Dateline: Godfrey Stanley Kucharczyk, 91, died at 7:55 a.m. Friday, February 17, 2012 at his home in Godfrey. Born May 13, 1920 in Krakow, Poland, he was the son of Jan and Valerie (Pitula) Kucharczyk. He first worked for the Ursuline Convent in Alton and then as a machinist for the Olin Corp., retiring in 1983. He was a member...
Clifton "Tom" Holmes
Feb 17, 2012
Dateline: Alton Clifton Thomas "Tom" Holmes, 79, passed away at 2:42 a.m. Friday, February 17, 2012 at his daughter's home in Austin, TX. Arrangements are pending at Gent Funeral Home in Alton. PDF Printable Version
William C. Braden
Feb 16, 2012
Dateline: Alton William C. Braden, 79, died with his family by his side, at 2:05 a.m. Thursday, February 16, 2012 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Born February 2, 1933 in Perry County, IL, he was the son of Charles I. and Jennie (Ewing) Braden. He served in the U.S. Army as a mechanic from January 1953 to July...
