Area Obituaries
Hugh Cunningham
Hugh Cunningham, age 87, of Troy, born on July 19, 1933 in E. St. Louis, died on January 21, 2021, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. Hugh was a Korean War Navy Veteran, and a member of the Polish American War Veterans. He enjoyed 35 years of dedicated service with Ameritech/ATT, followed by…
Read MoreApril Crowe-Pickard
April D. Crowe-Pickard, 46, of Troy, born Monday, December 30, 1974 in Bogalusa, LA and passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021 at her home in Troy. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gregory Pickard; mother, Deborah (nee Seal) Crowe. Surviving are her partner, Michael D. Gryzmala of Troy,; children, Ashton Brian Wood…
Read MoreGerald Messina
Gerald W. Messina, 57, of Edwardsville, born Saturday, August 3, 1963 in East St. Louis and passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021 at Anderson Hospital, Maryville. Gerald was a member of Local 520 Operating Engineers and worked for Hayes Excavating. He enjoyed boating and camping and working. He was preceded in death by his…
Read MoreRobert C. Potts
Robert C. Potts of St. Charles, Illinois passed away Friday, January 8, 2021 He was the beloved husband of the late Marion Potts; loving father of Keith (Sylvia) Potts and the late Brian (Susan) Potts; he was the beloved son of Ira and Glenna Potts; fond grandfather of Jessica (Tim), Bradley (Kelly), Joshua and the…
Read MoreLouella Mae Lee
Louella Mae (Spane) Lee 82 of Troy Illinois went to join her Heavenly Father on January 15, 2021 at Anderson hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her brother. Lou was born in Bell City Missouri and has been a long time resident of Troy. Lou retired from Boeing and remained active…
Read MoreSharon Roth
Sharon Roth (Sharp), 70, of Parker, Colorado, passed away peacefully Friday, January 8, 2021 at her home. She is formerly of Troy. She was born June, 28th, 1950 in East St. Louis, to Joseph and Imogene (Upton) Sharp. She attended East St. Louis Senior High School (a proud Flyer) and began working at Southwestern Bell…
Read MoreDanny Wedmore
Danny Bowen Wedmore, CMSgt, USAF (retired), age 76 , of O’Fallon, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021, at his home. He was born April 20, 1944 in Muncie, IN, the youngest of 14 children to Fyrne (nee Gibson) and John Wedmore. Dan joined the Air Force a day after his 17th birthday. After boot camp,…
Read MoreFrancis Grabowski
Francis Joseph Grabowski, 93, of Troy, passed away at 11:42 A.M., Friday, December 25, 2020 at the Anderson Hospital in Maryville. Francis retired after teaching high school Latin for thirty years in Granite City. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean conflict. He was a member of both the American Legion…
Read MoreGerold Jacobi
Gerold Jacobi, born December 10, 1930, died on Friday, January 1, 2021. He worked for Union Electric as a lineman and troubleshooter. He was co-owner of Troy Electrical Supply. He was preceded in death by his father, Wayne Jacobi; his mother, Flossie (Smith) Jacobi and by Joy Jacobi Brown. Surviving loved ones include his wife,…
Read MoreRobert Releford
Robert H. Releford, 65, born Saturday, March 16, 1955 in Carlinville, and passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Passavant Area Hospital, Jacksonville. Bob enjoyed dancing, cooking, bar-b-quing, mostly having a good time and was always the life of the party. He loved his family and will be missed by all. He was preceded…
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