Area Obituaries
Laverne Holshouser
Laverne M. Holshouser, 91, of Glen Carbon, IL born Sunday, November 18, 1928 in Pin Oak Township and passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Meridian Village, Glen Carbon, IL. Laverne was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Troy, IL. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. She was preceded…
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Rev. C. Miller Hurst, age 89 of Marine, died Tuesday, September 08, 2020, at his home in Marine, IL. He was born on Sunday, November 30, 1930, in Fairfax, MO, the son of Lawrence and Helen (nee Mumford) Hurst. On Saturday, November 02, 1974, he married Maxine L. Hurst nee Brasch at Coal Valley, Illinois,…
Read MoreHerman Bugger Jr.
Herman J. Bugger Jr., 72 of Troy, IL born Thursday, January 27, 1948 in Highland, IL and passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at Holy Family Hospital, Greenville, IL. Herman was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Troy, IL and served his country faithfully in the United States Air Force serving during the…
Read MoreHarold Sorrell
Harold R. Sorrell, age 57 of Troy, born January 7, 1963 in Richmond, KY, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at John Cochran Veteran’s Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Harold worked for 160 Driving School in St. Louis. He was an Army veteran, and a member of Metro East Assembly of God Church in…
Read MoreKevin Wise
Kevin Wise, 63, of Belleville, Ill., “graduated” to heaven on Saturday, August 15, 2020 while at his beloved Lake Egypt home in Southern Illinois. Kevin was a good man who loved God, loved his family, and was a big fan of the Blues, Cardinals and the St. Louis Rams. He enjoyed bowling, boating, golfing, umpiring/coaching…
Read MoreVirginia “Peg” Llewellyn
Virginia M. “Peg” Llewellyn, 90, of Troy, IL, born Friday, November 22, 1929 in St. Louis, MO and passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, IL. Peg was a faithful member of St. Jerome Catholic Church, Troy, IL and was a member of St. Ann Sodality. She loved her animals cats…
Read MoreMichael Wilson Sr.
Michael Louis Wilson Sr., 58, passed away on August 12, 2020. Michael was born on January 17, 1962. He was a good man, with many passions. His family would describe him as a jack-of-all-trades. Over the years he ran many small businesses, including Mike’s Custom Walls and Landscaping. He mastered many skills and pieces of…
Read MoreDoris A. Tucker Everright Crowell
Doris A. (nee Lorenz) Tucker Everright Crowell, age 86 of Edwardsville, IL, formerly of Collinsville, IL, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at Care Center of Center Grove in Edwardsville. Doris worked as a telephone operator at AT&T for 25 years before retiring. She was a member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in…
Read MoreMargaret Diepholz
Margaret Diepholz, nee Maly, 94, of Troy, IL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 13, 2020, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. Margaret was born Tuesday, June 29, 1926, in East St. Louis, IL, the fifth child of James and Emma (Skrha) Maly. On June 12, 1948, she married Victor W. Diepholz of Troy, IL. Margaret…
Read MoreWilburn Dale Alford
Wilburn Dale Alford, 79, of Collinsville, Illinois, passed away Saturday, August 15th 2020. He was born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on January 28th, 1941 to George and Laura (Conover) Alford. Wilburn is survived by his wife, Nora Evelyn (Langley) Alford of Collinsville, Illinois, children, Mark and Regina (Alford) Dycus, Collinsville, Il., Jeffrey and Traci (Kowalski)…
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