Alexander Murray Cornelius
Dec 4, 2013
A. Murray Cornelius, 94, of Collinsville, Illinois, passed on December 4. Murray and his family resided in Rye, New York. Before coming to Collinsville, he and his wife Irene lived briefly in Villa Park, Illinois, and Ocala, Florida, Murray was a graduate of Carnegie Tech (Now Carnegie-Mellon University) with a B.F.A. in Music Education. He graduated from Teacher's College, Columbia...
Larry Gene Rhew
Dec 3, 2013
Larry Gene Rhew, 71, of Caseyville, Ill., born June 19, 1942, in Hornersville, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. Larry retired from Ford Motor Co., as an inspector and was a part time worker at the Han-Dee Mart in Caseyville. He was a deacon/trustee for the First Baptist Church in Caseyville. Larry loved woodworking...
Tommie L. "T.K." Koblitz
Dec 2, 2013
Tommie L. "T.K." Koblitz, 59, of Collinsville, Ill., born Jan. 17, 1954, in East St. Louis, Ill., died at 8:25 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Ill. Tom, or T.K., as he was affectionately known, graduated from Collinsville High School in 1972, attended Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Ill., for two years and has work...
Marion Wood Jr.
Dec 1, 2013
Marion Wood Jr., 90, of Collinsville, Ill., born June 17, 1923, in St. Louis, Mo., died at 5:51 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, at Rosewood Care Center, Edwardsville, Ill. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Irene, nee Herbst, Wood, whom he married on May 22, 1948; and his parents, Marion Wood Sr. and Bessie, nee Sanscoucie, Wood....
James Christian Mckenneth Garrison
Nov 30, 2013
James Christian McKenneth Garrison, age 87, of Maryville, died at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville. He was born Sept. 26, 1926, in Utica, the son of the late Raymond and Rosa Meador Garrison. His wife, Rosalea, preceded him in death on July 23, 2006. He is survived by one grandson: David A. (Kristal)...
Justin D. Cassity
Nov 30, 2013
Justin D. Cassity, 46, of Willowbrook, Ill., born Dec. 1, 1966, in Granite City, Ill., died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013, at Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Ill. Justin was a native of the Collinsville area and a life long horseman. Surviving are his wife, Catherine, nee Kerwin, Cassity of Willowbrook, Ill.; son, Ean Cassity of Willowbrook, Ill.; father, Darrell...