Earl W. Bress, 88, of Troy, Ill., born Sept. 11, 1920 in Jarvis Township, Ill., died Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, at Gateway Hospital in Granite City, Ill.
Mr. Bress was a retired equipment operator. He had lived all his life in the Troy area.
Earl was preceded in death by his wife, Adeloise M., nee Lanter, Bress; and his parents, Walter and Flora, nee Lehman, Bress.
Surviving are his daughter, Jean (Wayne) Scroggins of Farmington, Mo.; sons, Michael (Lora) Bress of Fairview Heights, Ill., and James Bress of Wood River, Ill.;
and his grandchildren, Tyler, Shanna and Quinn Bress and Julie Scroggins.
Memorials may be made to the Jarvis Township Senior Center.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 2, 2009, at Laughlin-Richeson Funeral Home in Troy, Ill.
Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at the funeral home with Monsignor Virgil Mank officiating. Interment will be in Lake View Memorial Gardens in Fairview Heights, Ill.