Obituary Listing
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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,...
Margaret N Skundrich
Apr 12, 2015
Waverly, Iowa Margaret N. Skundrich, age 101, formerly of Wood River, passed away at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community in Waverly. Margaret was born March 2, 1914 in White Hall to James O. and Margaret (Printey) Cantrall. She married Nicholas J. Skundrich, December 15, 1936 at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Wood River by...
Jewel Edward Finley
Mar 20, 2015
Wood River, Jewel Edward Finley, 86, passed away at 3:50 pm. Friday, March 20, 2015, at his residence with family by his side. He was born December 30, 1928 in Caruthersville, MO., to John and Bessie (Owens) Finley, one of seven children. Jewel married the former Alta Scott. She passed away December 16, 2004. An Army Air Core Veteran, he...
Tracy Darren Bartholomew
Feb 25, 2015
East Alton, Tracy Darren Bartholomew, age 53, died peacefully with family members, by his side, on February 25, 2015 at 9:05 pm at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO, after a lengthy illness. Tracy was the seventh son born to Theodore and Virginia Bartholomew (McCleery) on April 8, 1961 in Wood River, IL. Tracy was an ardent animal lover...
Delores A. Barnard
Jan 21, 2015
Jerseyville Delores A. Barnard, 87, passed away at 3:50 p.m., Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at Jerseyville Manor. She was born March 2, 1927 in Michael and was a daughter of William and Margaret (Herkert) Zipprich. Delores married Derold Barnard. They had many years together before he passed away. She was a bank teller in Sedalia, MO. before moving to this...
Rose Lea Schneider
Jan 5, 2015
Alton - Rose Lea Schneider, 85 passed away at 3:40 a.m. Monday, January 5, 2015, at Rosewood Care Center in Alton. Rose was a daughter of the late Walter B. and Luella (McCain) Bregger. She married Charles Leland Whitehead and after his death she later married Charles J. Schneider, he also passed away. Rose was a Beautician and worked at...
Eric Lynn Mcdowell
Jan 4, 2015
Wood River - Eric Lynn McDowell, 65, passed away at 7:24 p.m., Sunday January 4, 2015 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born February 8, 1949 in Alton, he was a son of the late Norville and Betty (Middleton) McDowell. Eric married the former Linda Richardson on May 10, 1965 in Bethalto and she survives. He was a Site Security Officer for...
Lois Brigman
Dec 31, 2014
South Roxana - Lois Brigman, 90, went to be with her LORD and Savior Jesus Christ, at 11:46 a.m., Wednesday December 31, 2014, at her residence with family by her side. Lois was born June 6, 1924 in Ava, the daughter of Henry and Lydia (Pierson) Thompson. On February 20, 1941 Lois married Robert L. Brigman in Jackson, MO. He...
Sylvia Barnes Evans
Nov 27, 2014
EAST ALTON —Sylvia P. Barnes Evans, 87, passed away at 6:55 a.m. Nov. 2, 2014, at her residence with family near. Sylvia was born on April 3, 1927, in Pearl, the daughter of Raymond F. and Grace (Butler) Long. She married Arthur D. Barnes, and then Jim Evans, both preceded her in death. Her companion, John Daley of East Alton...
Lavona Charlene Nizinski
Nov 13, 2014
HARTFORD - Lavona Charlene Force Kessinger Younger Nizinski, 94, died at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 13, 2014, at VIP Manor-Wood River. Lavona was born August 15, 1920 in Conception Junction, Mo. to Arthur Christopher and Mary Edna (Young) Snowden. She was the eighth of nine children born to them, two of which died at a very young age. Lavona...
Edith Ebbert Cooper
Nov 12, 2014
EDITH EBBERT COOPER GODFREY - Edith Ebbert Cooper, 75, died at 5:47 p.m. Wednesday, November 12, 2014, at her residence. Born Nov. 14, 1938, in Bloomsburg, Penn. She was the daughter of the late John E. and Lenita (Parker) Ebbert. She married Walter G. Cooper on June 10, 1961 in Wood River and he survives. Edith retired as Pension Administrator...
Eugene "Gene" S. Hook
Nov 5, 2014
ALTON – Eugene "Gene" S. Hook, 84, passed away at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at VIP Manor in Wood River. Born on September 20, 1930, in Roscoe, Mo., he was a son of Alfred Lee and Alta Mae (Emerson) Hook. Eugene married Sharon Kay Samuelson on August 3, 1976, in Jerseyville. She survives. He was a Machine Operator...
Henrietta L. Sanders
Oct 10, 2014
South Roxana, Henrietta L. Sanders, 62, passed away at 5:24 p.m. Friday, October 10, 2014 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Henrietta was born January 23, 1952 in Kansas City, MO, she was a daughter of the late Henry Jackson and Elenore McWee. Before she became disabled, Henrietta worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Henrietta has been blind and paralyzed since she...
Kathryn Marjorie Ringering
Sep 4, 2014
Edwardsville-Kathryn Marjorie Ringering, 93, passed away at 7:35 a.m. Thursday, September 4, 2014, in Fairview Heights with her family around her. Kathryn was born May 18, 1921 in Dorchester, she was a daughter of the late Machie E. and Susan Melissa (Wilder) Crouch. She and Erwin B. Ringering were married January 9, 1949 in Piggott, Arkansas. He passed away July...
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