Aubrey Duncan
Sep 2, 2014
Aubrey Duncan, 76, of New Athens, Ill., born May 24, 1938, in East St. Louis, Ill., died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, at Freeburg Care Center, Freeburg, Ill. Aubrey was a U.S. Army veteran, and retired from the Monsanto Chemical Company. He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma, nee Davis, Duncan; parents, Edward and Ruby, nee McIntosh, Duncan; two...
Elizabeth Fifer (Prater) Fifer
Aug 31, 2014
Elizabeth Fifer, age 87, of Edwardsville, died at 2:48 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, at her residence. She was born Oct. 3, 1926, in Starkville, MS., the daughter of the late Archie and Mattie May Perkins Prater. She married John Henry Fifer. He preceded her in death. She is survived by five daughters: Josephine Taggart of St. Louis, Eleanor...
Lowell L. Colburn
Aug 30, 2014
Lowell Leroy Colburn, 80, of Collinsville, Ill., born Jan. 15, 1934, to John Robert and Bessie Marie, nee Bone, Colburn in Seminary Township, Fayette County, Ill., passed away August 30, 2014. He attended high school in Vandalia and Mulberry Grove, Ill., and graduated in 1952. During high school he worked with his father at Colburn's Texaco in Mulberry Grove, Ill....
Dale Irving Purtle
Aug 30, 2014
Carmel-By-The-Sea, Calif. " Dale Irving Purtle, 89, was born in Glen Carbon, Illinois, on Dec. 21, 1924, and died at his home Saturday morning, Aug. 30, 2014, following a brief illness. Cause of death was respiratory failure resulting from pulmonary aspiration. A scientific linguist, Dale built a career on his lifelong love of languages. Raised speaking Czech, German and English,...
William Lee Haddick
Aug 29, 2014
William Lee Haddick, 62, of Collinsville, Ill., born Oct. 4, 1951, in East St. Louis, Ill., passed away at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, at his residence. He was preceded in death by his father, William Charles Haddick; and a sister, Gladys Ann Ranck. Surviving are his wife, Susan, nee Rasch, Haddick, whom he married on Feb. 17, 2001;...
Arthur Eugene "Gene" Warren
Aug 28, 2014
Arthur Eugene "Gene" Warren, 79, of Collinsville, Ill., born Aug. 1, 1935, in East St. Louis, Ill., died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, at his home. Gene was the owner of Warren Metal Company for over 40 years. He was a past Captain and retired from the State Park Fire Department after more than 35 years of service. He was a...