Forbes 09/19/99
Terry Forbes, 59, of Alton, died Sept. 19, 1999, in his home. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Dormeyer of Wood River; sons, Scott of Alton, and Jeffrey of East Alton; daughters, Terri Hart of Godfrey, and Jessica Tucker of Alton; and a friend, Sherry Tucker of Alton. Services were through Burke-Fine Funeral Home in Alton. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society.
Forbes 05/23/01
Ronald Forbes, 74, of Alton, died May 23, 2001, in Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. He married Helen Lambie, who survives. Also surviving are sons, Tom of Florissant, Mo., and Rob of Alton; and a daughter, Mary Thomas of St. Louis. Services were in Elias-Smith Funeral Home in Alton. Memorials may be given to Twelfth Street Presbyterian Church in Alton.
Forcade 02/03/00
Orland G. Forcade, 97, of Alton, died Feb. 3, 2000, in Rosewood Care Center. He married Lottie Brown, who preceded him in death. Surviving is a son, Rodney of Orem, Ut. Services were through Gent Funeral Home in Alton. Memorials may be given to First Unitarian Church in Alton, and the Alton Museum of History and Art.
Ford 05/10/97
Fred M. Ford, 79, of Alton, died May 28, 1998, in Alton Memorial Hospital. He married Marcella Hill, who preceded him in death. Surviving are a son, Ralph of Troy; a daughter, Janet Facmyer of Paoli, Pa.; a brother, Thomas of Greenfield; and a step-sister, Gladys Williams of Greenfield. Services were in Elias-Smith in Alton. Memorials may be given to Metropolitan United Methodist Church in Alton.
Ford 10/05/00
Marcella R. Ford, 79, of Godfrey, died Oct. 5, 2000, in Alton Memorial Hospital. Her husband, Fred, preceded her in death. Surviving are a son, Ralph, of Troy; and a daughter, Janet Facemyer of Paoli, Pa. Services were in Elias-Smith Funeral Home in Alton. Memorials may be given to the Metropolitan United Methodist Church in Alton.
Foreman 01/25/01
LeRoy W. Foreman, 55, of Alton, died Jan. 25, 2001. Surviving are a daughter, Michelle Osborne of Arnold, Mo.; and step-children, Ronald Abner of Wood River, and Christina Sneed of South Roxana. Services were in Elias-Smith Funeral Home in Alton. Memorials may be given to the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association.
Forgey 12/13/97
Norman G. Forgey, 87, of Bethalto, died Dec. 13, 1997, in Alton Memorial. He married Olga Galloway, who survives. Also surviving are nieces and nephews. Services were in Elias-Smith in Alton. Memorials may be given to charities of choice.
Forsting 09/08/00
Earl E. Forsting, 73, of Hartford, died Sept. 8, 2000, in Alton Memorial Hospital. He married Lila Scoggins, who survives. Also surviving are sons, Mike of Bethalto, and Terry of East Alton; and a daughter, Penny Middleton of Bunker Hill. Services were in Elias-Smith Funeral Home in Bethalto. Memorials may be given to charities of choice.
Forsythe 07/02/98
Earl Richard Forsythe, 68, died July 2, 1998, in Eldercare. He married Wanda Ramey, who survives. Also surviving are sons, Rodney of Bethalto, Darrell of Cottage Hills, and Richard of Wilsonville; daughters, Carolyn Mueggenburg of Alton, Lucindia Taylor of East Alton, and Melindia Beck of Henderson, Ky.; and brothers, Marvin of Alton, and Roy of Indiana. Services were in Elias-Smith in Bethalto. Memorials may be given to Eldercare.
Forsythe 12/31/98
Sherry L. Forsythe, 32, of Cottage Hills, died Dec. 31, 1998, in her home. Her husband, Darrell, survives. Also surviving are her parents, Robert Edwards of Bethalto, and Linda Hill of Wood River; daughters, Melissa Grindstaff, Amanda Hamor and Katlin Hamor, all of Cottage Hills; step-children, Darrell Forsythe, Jr., of Brighton, and Tracy Tucker of Belleville; brothers, Gary and Donny Edwards, both of Wood River; and a sister, Donna Edwards of Alton.
Forsythe 10/31/99
Atwood Forsythe, 73, of Alton, died Oct. 31, 1999, in his home. He married Doris Day, who preceded him in death. Surviving are a daughter, Carol Mohme of Collinsville; a step-daughter, Patty; step-sons, Jim, Ron and Rick; sisters, Jewell Buscemi and Pauline Schmidt, both of Alton; and brothers, Donald and Gerald, both of Grand Rivers, Ky. Services were in Elias-Smith Funeral Home in Alton. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society.
Fortner 05/15/98
Beatrice L. Fortner, 78, of Alton, died May 15, 1998, in Alton Memorial. She is survived by daughters, Kathy Mueller of Crystal Lake, Janet Cartner of Burlingame, Ca., and Nancy Fortner of Sebastopol, Ca.; and sisters, Carol Tavernier of Alton, and Violet Williams of St. Louis. Services were in Gent.
Foster 11/21/98
Dorothy C. Foster, 93, died Nov. 21, 1998, in Blu Fountain Nursing Home in Godfrey. Her husband, Harry, preceded her in death. Surviving is a daughter, Mary Losch of Alton. Services were through Elias-Smith Funeral Home in Alton. Memorials may be given to the Leukemia Foundation and Main Street United Methodist Church in Alton.
Fowler 12/15/97
Bessie Irene Fowler, 63, of Godfrey, died Dec. 15, 1997, in Vencor Hospital in St. Louis. Her husband, James, preceded her in death. Surviving are sons, James of Godfrey, and John of Texas; daughters, Linda Chapman and Dotty Brown, both of Alton; a sister, Dora Harris of Godfrey; and eight grandchildren. Services were in Elias-Smith in Godfrey. Memorials may be given to the American Lung Association.
Fowler 02/19/99
Viginia Belle Ross Fowler died in Beaumont, Texas on February 19, 1999. Born to Vivian Sewell Ross and John S Ross Of Alton, Illinois in 1920, she lived for more than 50 years in Beaumont, Texas. As a graduate of the Alton High School, she attended most of the high school reunions. She is survived by her husband, E.C. Fowler, son, Stephen Fowler, daughters Valarie Randall and Barbara Votaw, and three grandchildren. Her brother John S Ross is living in Brighton, Il.
Fowler 11/09/00
Cheryl L. Fowler, 56, died Nov. 9, 2000, in Willow Creek Center in Belleville. Surviving are her mother, Virginia Ramage of Godfrey; and daughters, Christina Henry of Godfrey, Cherie Ellis of Alton, and Cynthia Coates of Riverside, Ca. Services were in Gent Funeral Home in Alton. Memorials may be given to Main Street United Methodist Church in Alton, and the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
Fox 03/28/98
Hazel Marie Fox, 76, of Orlando, Fl., died Mar. 28, 1998, in Florida Living Nursing Home. Her husband, William, preceded her in death. Surviving are a daughter-in-law, Joan Fox of Florida; and two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services were in Elias-Smith in Alton. Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer's Association.
