Obituaries in East Alton, IL

Rosewood HeightsS. Jean Paynic 96 passed away Wednesday November 5 2025 at Cedarhurst of Bethalto. She was a teacher at Roxana Wood River and Granite City schools and also taught adult education classes in between for a total of 10 years. Jean enjoyed playing golf reading sewing and quilting. She al...

East AltonShirley J. Hanfelder 89 passed away Friday January 16 2026 at OSF St. Anthonys Hospital. Shirley and Art owned and operated the Bethalto Inn from 19891995. She also worked at the Wood River Moose Lodge for 14 years and the AltonGodfrey Sportsmans Club for 28 years making many friends along...

Catherine Bubbles Jones 74 of Alton passed away Saturday September 7 2025 at St. Anthonys Medical Center in Alton. She was born July 14 1951 to John and Elizabeth Barnhill Pilger. She married Lewis Jones on June 22 2018 he preceded her in death June 3 2020. Catherine loved bingo and played every cha...

East AltonViolet Louise Kingston Evans 76 went for her first day of new life in Heaven on Monday January 19 2026 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Born Oct. 8 1949 in Wood River she was a daughter of Milton and Mildred Wiltshire Kingston who both preceded her in death along with infant brothers Jerry Fran...

EdwardsvilleCarol M. Lattimore 85 passed away Wednesday August 27 2025 at BarnesJewish Hospital. Born June 18 1940 in Hartford IL she was a daughter of Leonard McCann and Mary Watt Hauhe. Carol was raised by her grandparents William and Bessie McCann. Survivors include her children Rhonda Butch Hanf...

He was born June 20 1972 in Alton. Mark enjoyed fishing and sports particularly St. Louis Cardinals baseball and Dallas Cowboys football. Survivors include his mother Laurie Mitchell Shewmake of Alton daughters Kirstin Forgy Billy Mathis of Alton Alexis Forgy Connor Stranimeier of Sawyerville a son ...

EdwardsvilleJoyce Rogers Obermiller 90 passed away at 1226 a.m. Wednesday August 27 2025 at San Gabriel Memory Care in Godfrey. She married Frederick D. Obermiller Jr. on Sept. 12 1953 at the 1st Baptist Church of Wood River. They celebrated 70 years of marriage. Survivors include a daughter Linda C...

Born Aug. 3 1978 in East St. Louis IL he was a son of Clifton Davis III and Barbara Gill Williams. Clifton loved music especially the bass. He could talk about bass and his subs for hours. He enjoyed finding new places to eat was a huge Raiders fan and he also loved his dogs. Surviving are his child...

GodfreyWith deep sorrow we announce the passing of Edward Cadle on August 15 2025 at the age of 79. The 1965 Roxana High School graduate went on to work for Illinois Terminal RailroadNorfolk Southern Railroad for 28 years. Ed leaves behind his loving wife of 58 years Joyce McKenzie Cadle and daught...