Obituary Listing

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...

Dennis Russell Outhouse

Dennis Russell Outhouse

Oct 20, 2015

Wood River – Dennis Russell Outhouse, 58, passed away at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. Dennis was born January 29, 1957 in Wood River. He was a son of Kenneth Oliver and Mary Lou (Hendricks) Outhouse of Wood River. He had been a self employed truck driver for several years. Besides...

Ronnie Knox Bowman

Ronnie Knox Bowman

Oct 15, 2015

Jerseyville – Ronnie Knox Bowman, 30 years old, passed away at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, October 15, 2015 in Alton. Ronnie was born May 20, 1985 in Alton, the son of Shaun Bowman of Godfrey and Rhonda (Slaten) Bowman of Jerseyville with companions Kimberly Hodgkiss and Mike Self . He married the former Casey M. Bishop on March 26, 2012 and...

Leroy Charles Owens, Jr.

Leroy Charles Owens, Jr.

Sep 17, 2015

Pascagoula, Mississippi, formerly of Cottage Hills – Leroy Charles Owens, Jr., 52, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Singing Rivers Hospital in Pascagoula, Miss., with his mother and sister close by. Leroy was born November 24, 1962 in Jerseyville. He was the son of the late Leroy Charles Owens, Sr. and Beatrice (Bea) Louise (Voumard) Owens, Voumard of Moro....

Debra Hargis

Debra Hargis

Sep 15, 2015

Hartford – Debra Hargis, 62, passed away at 1:12 p.m. Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at her home. Debra and her twin sister Denise were born September 26, 1952 in Alton, to John Edward and Ruth Naomi (Armstrong) Hargis. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her Daughter Chantel Nicole and Rick Sutberry of Maryville; two grandchildren, Reilly Allen Sutberry and Ashton...

Fred Lynn Thompson

Fred Lynn Thompson

Jun 24, 2015

Wood River - Fred Lynn Thompson, 62, passed away at 1:54 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born February 11, 1953 in Sikeston, MO, he was a son of the late Lindell W. Thompson, Sr. and Thadeena "Deena" (Bryant) Thompson of Bethalto. Fred worked as a Truck Driver for the Hansen Trucking Co in Jerseyville retiring after...

Michael C. Byington

Michael C. Byington

May 22, 2015

Bethalto, Michael C. Byington, age 60, passed away at 10:40 a.m. Friday, May 22, 2015, at his residence. Born December 18, 1954, he was a son of the late Eugene V. and Melissa (Clement) Byington. He married Sharon Kay Ball. She preceded him in death. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends. There will be a private...

Sharon Kay Hook

Sharon Kay Hook

May 1, 2015

Alton, Sharon Kay Hook, 69 passed away at 11:10 a.m. Friday, May 1, 2015 at Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton. Born November 8, 1945 in Alton, she was the only child of the late T. Ernest "Ernie" and Helen "Rita" (Hunter) Samuelson. Sharon married M. Wayne Sebastian, he does not survive. Later she married Eugene S. Hook on August 3,...