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10/20/25 03:31 PM

#2480

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Our condolences to our classmate Judith Piggott Jones whose mother Leona Piggott has died.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thetelegraph/name/leona-piggott-obituary?id=59829788

10/22/25 09:24 AM

#2481

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Stanley Feldman and Stephen Feldman.

10/23/25 12:02 PM

#2482

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Pat Dean.

10/24/25 12:27 AM

#2483

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Joan Gill (Dr. Ellen Lovell).

10/24/25 03:59 PM

#2484

Rick Vail

I know that Fred Summers gets mentioned from time to time, but what about Frank? I know that he and his wife were living in Edwardsville.

10/25/25 11:15 AM

#2485

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Cindy Taylor.

10/27/25 10:44 AM

#2486

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Mary Gilbert.

10/27/25 10:31 PM

#2487

Marion Foster (Dimond)

Alton Halloween memories--amazing parades!

10/29/25 10:25 AM

#2488

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to David Oberlink and Gaylen Osborn.

10/29/25 06:30 PM

#2489

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Our 1965 classmate Michael Paul Hurley has died. RIP Michael.

Michael Hurley Obituary

Michael Paul Hurley
Grafton, Ill. -- Michael Paul Hurley, 78, died at 12:36 a.m. on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at OSF St. Anthony's in Alton. He was born August 15, 1947 in Alton, the son of the late Paul Hurley and Frances (Trout) Holbrook. Michael served in the US Marine Corp and was the owner of Hurley Tile and Marble. He is survived by, the Dad who raised him, Bill Holbrook of Godfrey; one daughter, Shannon Heidbreder (Mike) of St. Louis, MO; one son, Sean Hurley of Maryland Heights, MO; five grandchildren, Tyler, Tanner, Sean Jr., Kyle and Nicholas; three great-grandchildren, Gabriel, McKenna and Rowan; one brother, Jim Hurley of Alton; two sisters, Cindy Batson (Chris) of Troy, MO, and Susan Nave (David) of Grafton. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by one brother, John Holbrook.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until time of funeral service at 7 p.m. on Monday, November 3, 2025 at Gent Funeral Home in Alton. Graveside services will be Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. Memorials may be made to Wounded Warrior Project. Additional information and online guest book may be found at www.gentfuneralhome.com.

10/30/25 10:36 AM

#2490

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Nelson Lewis.

10/30/25 11:14 AM

#2491

Kenneth Hise

RIP Mike Hurley

10/31/25 09:56 PM

#2492

Marion Foster (Dimond)

10/31/25 10:16 PM

#2493

Marion Foster (Dimond)

Every November, our class website http://altonhigh65.com honors the more than one-third of our Alton High '65 classmates (200+ of 600+) who served in the military. Of the many who served in Vietnam, seven died there, and many others later suffered and/or died from PTSD or Agent Orange problems.

No matter where you served, thank you for your service!

Share one or all of the following via Message Forum or email to marionrd@aol.com :

1. Your picture in uniform.

2. A very brief description of your service for our veterans list of all who served.

3. Longer comments for the uniform picture section.

11/05/25 09:51 AM

#2494

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Jane Cook.

11/06/25 12:42 PM

#2495

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Connie Cronk.

11/07/25 09:19 AM

#2496

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Karen Cox.

11/08/25 09:47 AM

#2497

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Richard Alford.

11/10/25 04:48 AM

#2498

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Dennis Martin and Patricia Wyman.

11/12/25 05:53 AM

#2499

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to James Kanyo.

11/12/25 11:44 AM

#2500

Marion Foster (Dimond)

We lost another classmate, another heroic vet. So many of our friends gave so much... Herbert Short

Herbert V. Short, Jr., 78, died at 1:15 a.m. on Monday, November 10, 2025 at the Mt. Vernon VA Home in Missouri. He was born July 28, 1947 in Alton, the son of the late Herbert and Lillian (Douglas) Short.

Herbert served in the US Army during the Vietnam war as a combat medic. He received the Bronze Star Medal for heroism in action during the war. Herbert was a lifelong member of Cherry Street Baptist Church in Alton, he loved going to church, playing the guitar, writing poetry and songs and fishing.

Surviving are three sisters, Carol Greding (Rick) of Cottage Hills, Cheryl Kuehnel (Denny) of Edwardsville, Barbara Clark (Alan) of Iowa, nieces and nephews, Scott Johnson, Diane Crider (Jason), Anna Watson (Darrel), James Clark (Rebecca), Lisa Fleishman (Aaron) and John Robert Clark (Meghan), several great nieces and nephews, Ashley Thompson (Rusty), Jake Robinson, Michael Kitzmiller (Brenna), Raygan Crider, Kennedy Crider, Daelah Fleishman, Joshua Clark, Isaiah Clark, Sophia Clark and Trace Clark and several great great nieces and nephews, Jack, Bo and Wade Thompson, Vada Kitzmiller and Kyzer Kitzmiller.

Visitation will from 11:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at 12:00 p.m. noon on Friday, November 14, 2025 at Gent Funeral Home in Alton.

Burial will be at Valhalla Memorial Park in Godfrey with full military honors.

Memorials may be made to a Veterans organization of one’s choice.

Additional information and online guestbook may be found at www.gentfuneralhome.com.