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Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Doug McCormick.

Jeffrey A. Bernard

HAVEAGREATBIRTHDAYCELEBRATIONOL'BUD ! PEACE FOR YOUANDYOURSDOUG!

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Condolences to our classmate Caroline Bottom Anderson on the death of her husband Dan Anderson on 2/5/23.  Obituary was in Edwardsville Intelligence.  

Thanks Gladys for letting us know.

https://snbc13.com/dan-anderson-former-artist-has-died-death-obituary/

Rick Vail

RIP to Ralph D. On a lighter note,  Ralph, David Wall and myself were all in football together and after the season ended we would all  go out for track, mainly to stay in some kind of shape. Mr. Johnson was in charge of us and would spend many hours making us run laps in the main halls, up and down the stairs and thru the halls. Their legs were longer than mine and ofcource I was always dead last regardless how hard I tried. It did help me stay in shape. Sorry to see you go Ralph but those were the days!

Jeffrey A. Bernard

Great post Rick ! Many miles were run on the slick steps and floors of AHS Main !

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Irene Hickserson and Sandra LaMarsh.

Kenneth Hise

RIP Ralph Dickerson. I remember those football days too.

Paul Gustine

Paul Gustine

Thank you for remembering my birthday.  Thank you to all who maintain and support this website.  I am grateful to God for all He has done for me these 76 years.  This is a recent photo of me coming in from a date with my wife.  This is a weekly practice we have continued throughout our nearly 55 years together.  We continue in our ministry of helping pastors and encouraging churches.  I have worked with about two dozen churches and three conferences.  I preach, lead congregational singing and provide special music.  Currently we are busy every Sunday with about five churches.  I have preached at one country church regularly since 2018.  Some weeks I preach at two churches with the country church graciously moving their service to an earlier time to accommodate my help to a sister church a few miles away.  We hope to attend three conferences this year in Attleboro, MA, North Conway, NH and Utica, NY.  At two I will be the congregational song leader.  At one I will be doing four workshops again on Baptist History.  One of the leaders who promoted missions among Baptist churches in the early 19^th century was Luther Rice.  In his itinerant campaigns to the churches he influenced John Mason Peck of Litchfield, CT, to be a home missionary.  Peck started in St. Louis, but because of bigotry he moved to St. Clair County and later Madison County.  Peck had the audacity to teach Sunday School classes to all children together regardless of race.  He started what became known as Shurtleff College in Alton, IL.  He started the Upper Alton Baptist Church.  When Marilyn and I drove through Alton in June of 1999 to go to a conference in Kansas City, MO, we stopped to see Marjorie B. Carter on Elm Street.  She had been the head teacher at the Garfield School.  She was so proud of her many students who had earned gold and silver alphas and other awards and achievements.  I’ll mention only the late Jim Yeager and the late Elaine Anderson.  Elaine’s father, Rev. Orrin M. Anderson, gave the invocation and the benediction at our graduation.  Back to Mrs. Carter, I asked her to remind me how she knew my mother (died 1982).  There was a Sunday School teacher at the Upper Alton Baptist Church by the name of Reed (as in Peggy) or Reid (as in Donna or Tom).  I have a Directory of Upper Alton Baptist Church, 1923.  Two possibilities are listed:  Helen I. Reed, 2000 Washington Ave. or Mrs. DeL. Reid, 3126 Leverett Ave. (wife of Dr. DeL. Reid).  At any rate, according to Mrs. Carter this teacher had a great influence upon many young women introducing them to Jesus Christ and challenging them to the highest ideals in life.  Mrs. Carter knew my mother, Leora Bauer, from Mrs. Reid’s class.  If anyone knows more about this lady, Reed or Reid, I would like to know.

Kenneth Kennedy

Rick. I also remember those days running the halls. Hard but good times. I remember Ralph well. Good friend. He will be missed

James Swinney

wow! Paul Gustine you've been busy.  Nice to hear about our classmates successes and endeavors.  Sad to hear of their passings.  Occasionally interesting to hear that some of us cross paths without knowing it.  Shirley Simmons and husband pastored at church in south KC that Vicky and I had been active in.  Currently we live in AZ all of our kids and grands except one live here.  Working with a group that supplies housing meals etc for elderly homeless and a house for unwed pregnants to keep them from getting abortions.  We should all be appreciative of our time in Alton.

Paul Gustine

I would say Ralph Dickerson deserves to be in AHS Hall  of Fame.  When we were picking sides for teams, I always wanted Jim Yeager to pick me.  I always thought his team would win.

Paul Gustine

Larry McAneny was a great friend.  He was my lab partner in Chemistry.  He actually understood Leo Wools.  He was brilliant.  I was also in gym with him.  He saw no point in gym class.  But he could laugh at himself.  He made it entertaining.

Rick Vail

It's nice that Marion and others have put this web site together so old friends can reminisce with one an other even though our paths may not have crossed in a long time. Here's to Marion.

Ronald Frost

In todays obits is Phyllis (Allen) Thompson our classmate died 2-16-23 .Lived in Alton .

Phyllis Jean Thompson
Alton - Phyllis Jean Thompson, 75, passed away at 4:10 am on Thursday February 16, 2023, at Alton Memorial Rehabilitation and Nursing. Per her wishes, cremation rites will be accorded, and professional services will be handled by Elias, Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home in Alton. A Memorial Visitation will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Alton, on Saturday, February 25, 2023, from 10:00 am until time of service at 11:00 am, with Reverend Andre Dobson officiating.

Published by The Telegraph on Feb. 23, 2023.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thetelegraph/name/phyllis-thompson-obituary?id=48164302 

Marion Foster (Dimond)

Updated obit: 

Phyllis Jean Thompson, 75, passed away at 4:10 am on Thursday February 16, 2023, at Alton Memorial Rehabilitation and Nursing.

She was born in Alton, on June 4, 1947, the daughter of the late Dale Edwin and Audrey Ruth (Lattin) Allen. Phyllis married Charles Thompson on June 5, 1998, in Edwardsville. He preceded her in death.

Phyllis enjoyed reading and doing crossword puzzles. She loved flowers, especially tulips and lilies. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family.

Phyllis is survived by her son Tony Thompson of Alton; sister and brother-in-law Carol and Jim Markey of Pocahontas; grandsons Trevor (Ashlen Cohoon) Thompson, Anthony Thompson, and Quinton Hollowell; four great-granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews.

Per her wishes, cremation rites will be accorded, and professional services will be handled by Elias, Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home in Alton.

A Memorial Visitation will be held at Calvary Baptist Church in Alton, on Saturday, February 25, 2023, from 10:00 am until time of service at 11:00 am, with Reverend Andre Dobson officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Calvary Baptist Church.

Online condolences and guest book may be found at www.eliaskallalandschaaf.com.

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Glenna Katchmar. 

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Mary Kay Monahan.

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Brenda Todd.

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Stephen Darr.

Marion Foster (Dimond)

Brother of our late classmate Dave Whipple: 

Donald Whipple
Dateline: Alton, IL
Donald Glen Whipple, 74, died at 5:50 p.m. on Friday, March 3, 2023 at Christian Hospital NE. He was born December 3, 1948 in Alton the son of the late Wallace David and Elsie Monette (Webb) Whipple. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was a member of the Wood River VFW Post 2859. Surviving is one sister and her husband, Vicki and Arthur Swain of St. Mary's Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, David Whipple and Becky Sue an infant sister. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 7, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at 12:00 noon at Gent Funeral Home in Alton. Burial will be at Valhalla Memorial Park in Godfrey. Memorials may be made to the 5A's Animal Shelter or Wood River VFW Post 2859. Additional information and online guest book may be found at www.gentfuneralhome.com

Published by The Telegraph on Mar. 4, 2023.

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Sharon Kay Wilson (Wood).  

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Earl Hamilton.

Linda Hicks (Montayne)

Happy Birthday to Bill Wooten.

Ronald Frost

In today's obits is a DANIEL Edwin Cordes 59 , he was the nephew to our clasmate Dave Cordes .