Obituary Listing

Betty Jean Fines

Betty Jean Fines

Jun 4, 2016

Wood River, Betty Jean Fines, 83, passed away at 4:26 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in St. Charles, MO. Betty was born September 6, 1932 in Alton to the late Christian and Helen (Decker) Phleger, and step-mother Eleanor Van Ant Werp Phleger. She married Galen Wayne Fines on June 27, 1952, in Alton. He passed away...

Micheal And Shelly Marshall

Micheal And Shelly Marshall

May 21, 2016

Tamalco, Micheal Lee, 36 and Shelly Diane (Daiber), 38, Marshall were sadly taken from us at 9:22 p.m., Saturday, May 21, 2016, when the vehicle they were traveling in, along with their daughter Toni was struck by another vehicle on Illinois Route 127 at Tamalco Ave. Although brave citizens were able to remove Toni from the wreckage, Micheal and Shelly...

Wanda Lee Eudy

Wanda Lee Eudy

May 11, 2016

Bethalto, Wanda Lee (Dowdy) Eudy, 87, formerly of Wood River, went to her heavenly Home at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton with her loved ones by her side. Born June 22, 1928 in Madison, she was the daughter of Jesse and Pauline (Wilson) Dowdy. Wanda graduated from Alton High School in 1948, attended...

Jeffery Lee Day

Jeffery Lee Day

Mar 29, 2016

Belleville, Jeffery Lee Day, 44, passed away at 5:27 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville. He was born October 17, 1971 in Belleville. A son of David G. Day, who preceded him in death on December 29, 2005 and Chery L. (Vickery) Day of Belleville. Jeffery had worked as a laborer. He will be sadly...

Jennie Lee Graham

Jennie Lee Graham

Mar 17, 2016

Belleville Jennie Lee Graham, 62, passed away at 8:37 p.m., Thursday, March 17, 2016, at her residence with her family close by. Born May 2, 1953 in Monterey, CA. Jennie was a daughter of the late Rex Voyle and Harriott Wanda Lee (Duley) Boaz. Jennie was a homemaker and a member of Faith Deliverance Center of East St. Louis. Survivors...

Bill Steven Taylor

Bill Steven Taylor

Mar 15, 2016

Memorial Life Celebration, We are honored to have your presence in which to commemorate the Memory & Memorial Service of Bill Steven Taylor. Date of Birth: September 4, 1965 Date of Death: March 15, 2016 Celebration will be Wednesday March 15, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. until 8:30/9:00 p.m. at Gray Funeral Home in Wood River. The Gospel Music Trio of...

Bill Steven Taylor

Bill Steven Taylor

Mar 15, 2016

Memorial Life Celebration We are honored to have your presence in which to commemorate the Memory & Memorial Service of Bill Steven Taylor. Date of Birth:   September 4, 1965 Date of Death:  March 15, 2016 Place:   Gray Funeral Home in Wood River

Robert Jay Mcbride

Robert Jay Mcbride

Feb 28, 2016

Edwardsville Robert Jay McBride, Sr., 56, passed away at 11:00 p.m. Sunday, February 28, 2016, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. Bob was born January 25, 1960 in East St. Louis. He was the son of William Arnold McBride of Kentucky and the late Nancy McBride Campbell. He loved to work on small engines and had dreams of opening his own...

Frances Pauline Patterson

Frances Pauline Patterson

Feb 25, 2016

Roxana, Frances Pauline Patterson, 89, passed away at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the home of her daughter Alice in Alton. Born September 28, 1926 in Rouse Point, NY, she was a daughter of the late James Gardarner and Edith Beatrice (Babbin) Wilson. Frances married Donald Eugene Patterson in 1945 at Rouse Point. She had been a homemaker...

Zelma Brown

Zelma Brown

Feb 16, 2016

ZELMA BROWN EAST ALTON — Zelma Brown, 82, passed away at 5 a.m. Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at her residence. Born August 30, 1933, in Bluffs, Illinois, she was a daughter of Willie and Pearl (Spencer) Jones. Zelma married Robert H. Brown. He died Nov. 5, 1995. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Deborah and Geno...

Brenda Lee Morss

Brenda Lee Morss

Feb 12, 2016

Caseyville, Brenda Lee Morss, nee Kemmer, 54, passed away at 10:42 a.m. Friday, February 12, 2016 at Belleville Memorial Hospital. Born March 7, 1961 in Merced, CA., she was a daughter of the late Henry L. and Veda A. (Callison) Kemmer. She married Brad W. Morss on May 14, 1983 in Reno, NV, he survives. They were privileged to have...

Pearl Elizabeth Gardner

Pearl Elizabeth Gardner

Jan 31, 2016

Pearl Elizabeth Gardner, age 91, passed away at 2:10 p.m. on Sunday,, January 31, 2016, at Rock Ridge Residential Care in Shellsburg, Iowa. Born October 24, 1924 in Chester County, Tenn, she was one of nine children born to the late Jesse and Margaret (Jones) Mount. She married Vernon Dwayne Gardner on April 13, 1946 in Tupelo, Miss. After 52...

John D, Baker

John D, Baker

Jan 4, 2016

Roxana – John D. Baker, age 77, passed away at 1:05 p.m. Monday, January 4, 2016 at Christian N E Hospital in St. Louis. Born October 30, 1938 in Dale, he was a son of the late James Anderson and Fannie Elizabeth (Davis) Baker. John married the former Rosina Malley on October 16, 1959 in Wood River. Rosina was 17...

Ronald Gene Perkinson

Ronald Gene Perkinson

Dec 14, 2015

South Roxana - Ronald Gene Perkinson, 52, passed away Monday, December 14, 2015, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO with family and friends by his side. Born May 4, 1963 in Houston, TX, he was a son of the late Robert Eugene Perkinson and Dorothy Ruth (Eidson) Perkinson Eby. Ronald worked as a Forman for the Labor Union Local...

Louis "Bucky" H. Stamper

Louis "Bucky" H. Stamper

Nov 30, 2015

LOUIS STAMPER ALTON — Louis H. "Bucky" Stamper, 79, died at 3:03 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 at Metro Sports in Alton. He was born Jan. 31, 1936, in Brighton. Bucky was a son of the late John and Verna M. (Winslade) Stamper. He married the former Wanda E. Lambert on March 7, 1959, at the Brown St. Baptist Church...

Kenneth W. Mckee

Kenneth W. Mckee

Nov 24, 2015

South Roxana - Kenneth W. McKee, 68, passed away at 4:05 a.m. Tuesday, November 24, 2015 with his family by his side, at Edwardsville Nursing and Rehab in Edwardsville. Kenny was born January 11, 1947 in Cairo. He was a son of the late Orval S. and Daisy May (Warren) McKee. He married the former Deborah Elaine Wood on March...

Janeece Ray Hester

Janeece Ray Hester

Nov 19, 2015

East Alton - Janeece Ray Hester, 56, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015 at Christian North East Hospital in St. Louis, MO, Born December 3, 1958 in Wichita, KA, she was a daughter of the late Harold D. and Dona B. (Dolezal) Fry. She married David Allen Hester on November 21, 1987 in Bethalto. He survives. Jan worked in the...

Tommie Eugene Twente

Tommie Eugene Twente

Oct 30, 2015

SOUTH ROXANA — Tommie E. Twente, 78, died at 9:30 p.m. on Friday October 30, 2015 at Kendred Regional Hospital in St Louis, Mo after a lengthly illiness. He was born May 7, 1937 in Olive Branch Il to the late Tom J. and Edna V (Buster)Twente. He retired from Whelan Security at Laclede Steel in Alton as a security...

Jan Renee Ginosky

Jan Renee Ginosky

Oct 26, 2015

TROY — Jan Renee (Hoehn) Ginosky, 68, died at 10:50 p.m. Monday, October 26, 2015 at Alton Rehab and Nursing in Alton. She was born Oct. 11, 1947 in Alton, daughter of Arthur Hoehn and Irene (Ferrell) Hoehn Harris, now deceased. She married Chester Ginosky in Edwardsville. He is now living in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a homemaker. Survivors...

Paul Ray Greer

Paul Ray Greer

Oct 22, 2015

Wood River – Paul Ray Greer, 86, passed away at 4:41 p.m. Thursday, October 22, 2015 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton. Paul was born September 16, 1929 in Granite City. He was a son of the late Eddy L. and Tacy (Shastid) Greer. Paul married the former Wanda Jones on December 26, 1953 in Cornith, Miss. She passed away...