Local obituaries for Pitchford Funeral Home
Marie E. Henry
Dec 10, 2016
Alton: Marie E. Henry, 83, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Saturday morning, December 10, 2016, at Alton Memorial Hospital. She was born on January 29, 1933, in Alton, the daughter of the late Homer and Cornelia (Jones) Rose. She married Buford Henry on December 22, 1956, in Alton, and he survives. Other survivors include...
Darrel L. Meininger
Dec 7, 2016
Bunker Hill: Darrel L. Meininger, 67, passed away at 11:30am on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Eunice Smith Nursing Home in Alton. He was born on January 23, 1949, in Alton, the son of the late Leroy and Kathryn (Yearian) Meininger. He married the former Linda Schmidt on July 11, 1973, in Bethalto, and she survives. Other survivors include...
Linda J. Rhodes
Dec 7, 2016
Brighton: Linda J. Rhodes, 75, passed away at 6:31am on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at her residence. She was born on March 10, 1941, in Montclare, Illinois, the daughter of the late Robert and Loretta (Dugan) Astroth. She married Jack Rhodes on December 3, 1960, and he preceded her in death in 2006. Survivors include two daughters and a...
Lois Reidt Monroe
Dec 6, 2016
Godfrey: Lois Reidt Monroe, 87, passed away at 2:20pm on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Robings Manor in Brighton. She was born on October 19, 1929, in Alton, the daughter of the late Leroy and Cecile (Campbell) Taynor. She married Gerald Monroe in 1974 and he preceded her in death in 2005. Survivors include one son: Rick Reidt of...
Pamela Cunningham
Dec 1, 2016
South Roxana: Pamela A. Cunningham, 82, passed away at 1:05am on Friday, December 2, 2016, at Integrity Healthcare of Wood River. She was born on October 6, 1934, in Hemel Hempstead, England. She married James R. Cunningham and he preceded her in death on October 25, 1994. Survivors include three daughters and sons in law: Cheri and Bill Prehn...
Mercelete Kinder
Dec 1, 2016
Moro: Mercelete Kinder, 96, passed away at 7:30pm on Thursday, December 1, 2016, at Heritage Health of Staunton. She was born on May 23, 1920, in Glen Allen, Missouri, the daughter of the late Claude and Flo (Stilts) Vance. She married Christian “Mitt” Kinder on March 23, 1941, in Lutesville, Missouri, and he preceded her in death on March...
Vivian M. Wiseman
Nov 21, 2016
Hartford: Vivian M. Wiseman, 91, passed away at 5:17pm on Monday, November 21, 2016, with her family by her side. She was born on February 5, 1925, in Alton, the daughter of the late Lew E. and Nancy E. (Garrett) Douglas. She married James A. Wiseman in Alton and he preceded her in death. Survivors include four daughters and...
Judy Hanfelder
Nov 20, 2016
Bethalto: Judy Hanfelder, 70, passed away at 8:25am on Sunday, November 20, 2016, at her residence. She was born on June 18, 1946, in Wood River, the daughter of the late Joe and Mabel (Hine) Tuttle. She married Joe Hanfelder on June 22, 1963, in Wood River, and he survives. Other survivors include three daughters and two sons in...
Theresa "Terry" Shirley
Nov 20, 2016
East Alton: Theresa “Terry” Shirley, 64, passed away on Sunday morning, November 20, 2016, in the emergency room at Barnes – Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born on October 21, 1952, in St. Joseph, Michigan, the daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy (Moss) Pries. She married Duane “Hop” Shirley on June 26, 1971, in Hartford, and...
Terry G. Hurley
Nov 19, 2016
Cadet, Missouri: Terry G. Hurley, 73, passed away at 6:16pm on Saturday, November 19, 2016, at the family home in Worden. He was born on January 6, 1943, in Marion, Kentucky, the son of the late John and Ellen (Terry) Hurley. He married the former Norma Lee Johnson and she preceded him in death on November 20, 1980. He...
Eva Sue Snyder
Nov 18, 2016
Alton: Eva Sue Snyder, 71, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 6am on Friday, November 18, 2016, at Rosewood Care Center in Alton with her family by her side. She was born on July 15, 1945, in Charleston, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Woodrow W. and Nancy A. (Wright) Martin, Sr. She married Cecil...
Byron W. Merritt
Nov 14, 2016
Staunton: Byron W. Merritt, 69, passed away at 1:54pm on Monday, November 14, 2016, at his residence. He was born on January 15, 1947, in El Paso, Texas, the son of the late Raymond and Margaret (Porter) Merritt. He married the former Dinah Cornwell on September 21, 1984, in Wickliffe, Kentucky, and she survives. Other survivors include two daughters...
Maurica L. Seets
Nov 5, 2016
Brighton: Maurica L. Seets, 61, passed away at 5:30pm on Saturday, November 5, 2016, at her residence. She was born on August 30, 1955, in Cairo, Illinois, the daughter of the late Howard Garrett and Betty Stahling. She married Jake Seets, Jr. on July 7, 1972, in Alton, and he survives. Other survivors include her children and their spouses:...
Celesta Mcdonough
Oct 12, 2016
Celesta McDonough, 87, of Hartford, Illinois passed away at 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 with her family at her side. She was born February 16, 1929 at St. Joseph Hospital in Alton, Illinois, the daughter of the late Lowell W. and Gladys L. (Vaughn) Crossman. She married Eugene T. McDonough on June 28, 1947 in Hartford and...
Melba "Sue" Wilson
Oct 10, 2016
Melba "Sue" Wilson (Littleton), 81, of Bethalto celebrated her homecoming in Heaven on the morning of Monday, October 10th, 2016, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. The daughter of Marvin E. and Ruth Elizabeth (Milligan) Littleton, Sr., she was born October 29, 1934 in Rutherford, Tennessee. She graduated from Roxana Senior High School in 1954 and spent her...
Mickie L. Frailey
Sep 28, 2016
Roxana: Mickie L. Frailey, 59, passed away at 9:22pm on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. She was born on March 5, 1957, in Alton, the daughter of the late Charles D. and Letha J. (Grisham) Gunter. Survivors include three daughters: Sonny Augustson – Disher of Wood River, Erica Augustson of East Alton, Angela and Clifton Arbuckle of Wood River, two...
Rev. Keith Stanford
Sep 24, 2016
Bethalto: Rev. Keith W. Stanford, 86, of Bethalto, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, September 24, 2016, in his home surrounded by family. He was born August 7, 1930, in East St. Louis, IL, to Kenneth and Bernice (Lester) Stanford. Keith and the former Helen Clawson were married September 2, 1951, at First Baptist Church in Higginsville, MO,...
Virtus "Vic" Cook
Sep 18, 2016
Alton: Virtus “Vic” Cook, 88, passed away at 2:30am on Sunday, September 18, 2016, at Eunice Smith Nursing Home in Alton. He was born on March 26, 1928, in Albee, South Dakota, the son of the late Martin Luther and Emma Ruth (Nesler) Cook. He married the former Audrey Niebruegge on July 15, 1950, in Altheim, Missouri, and she...
Mary Jane Fleming
Sep 14, 2016
Alton: Mary Jane Fleming, 74, passed away at 2:30am on Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at her residence. She was born on May 15, 1942, in Alton, the daughter of the late John and Laura (Stiritz) Hartley. She married Homer Dean Fleming on February 13, 1960, in Alton, and he survives. Other survivors include three sons and daughters in law:...
William Benjamin Gabriel
Sep 11, 2016
Bunker Hill: William Benjamin Gabriel, 81, passed away at 11:30am on Sunday, September 11, 2016, at his residence. He was born on March 26, 1935, in Alton, the son of the late Marlin and Adell (Oetkin) Gabriel. He married the former Mary JoAnn Edsall in Hardy, Arkansas, in 1953 and she preceded him in death. Survivors include two daughters...
