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Lester Terrell Lasbury

Lester Terrell Lasbury

Male 1926 - 1983  (56 years)

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  • Name Lester Terrell Lasbury 
    Alt Birth 28 May 1925 
    Born 28 May 1926  Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Lester James Lasbury 
    FindaGrave ID 17355351 
    Military Service Between 16 May 1944 and 21 May 1946 
    US Navy 
    Occupation Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union/ Amoco 
    Died 12 May 1983  Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Lester Terrell Lasbury, 56, of Wood River, died at 8 a.m. Thursday in Denver, Colo., while attending a convention as the international staff representative for the Oil and Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union.

      He had been president and vice president of Oil Workers Local #7776 and had served on the Wood River Township Board of Auditors and the Wood River City Council.

      born in St. Louis, son of the late Edwin Woodside and Alice Josephine (McFetridge) Lasbury, he married Dorothy Jean Bryant on Nov. 14, 1947, in Wood River. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Mary Lea Lasbury, and a son, James R., both of Wood Rive; three sisters, Mildred Evans of Peoria, Ada Goodman of East Alton, Alice Dvorchak of Wood River, and a brother, William of Wheeling, W. Va.

      In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Rickey Dean Lasbury, a daughter, Terry Jo Lasbury, two brothers, Thomas and Eddie Lasbury, and two sisters, Dorothy Considine and Beatrice Huber.

      Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Sunday at Marks Mortuary in Wood River. The Shriners will assemble at 7 p.m., and Masonic rites will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. by Wood River Lodge #1062.

      The Rev. Manley Mace will conduct funeral services at Marks on Monday at 11 a.m. and burial will be in Woodland Hill Cemetery in East Alton. Memorials may be made to the Shrier's Hospital for Crippled Children.
    Funeral notice of Lester Terrell Lasbury
    Obituary of Lester Terrell Lasbury
    Obituary of Lester Terrell Lasbury
    Buried East Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Woodland Hill Cemetery, East Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA 
    Woodland Hill Cemetery, East Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA
    Lester Terrell 'Jimmy' Lasbury (1926 - 1983) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Grave of Lester Terrell Lasbury
    Person ID I498  Lasbury Family
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 

    Father Edwin Woodside Lasbury
              b. 24 Oct 1883, Bowling Green, Pike, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 8 Feb 1939, Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Alice Josephine McFetridge
              b. 20 Sep 1884, Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 14 Dec 1981, Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 4 Nov 1903  St. Louis, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Dorothy Jean Bryant
              b. 24 Mar 1928, Du Quoin, Perry, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 22 Nov 2019, Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 14 Nov 1947  Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Rickey Dean Lasbury
              b. 8 Mar 1950, Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 20 Oct 1967, Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
     2. Terry Jo Lasbury
              b. 19 Jul 1953
              d. 31 May 1974, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     3. James Robert Lasbury
              b. 9 Jan 1962, Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 12 Feb 2013, East Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     4. Mary Lee Lasbury
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2024 
    Family ID F163  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 May 1926 - Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Nov 1947 - Wood River, Madison, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 May 1983 - Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Address:
    Woodland Hill Cemetery, East Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA - - East Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA
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    Dorothy Jean Lasbury (nee Bryant) and Lester Terrell Lasbury
    Lester Terrell Lasbury