Antrobus
(1966; no newspaper reference)Mrs. Irene Antrobus, 89, widow of William H. Antrobus, died at 9:30 p.m. Thursday at Villa Terrace Convalescent Home where she had been a patient one year.
Before entering the nursing home, she had lived at Alton Womans Home for 10 years.
A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Coates, she was born Sept. 1, 1876, in Greene County.
She was married to William H. Antrobus Nov. 22, 1895, at Carrollton. Her husband died in July of 1955. Mrs. Antrobus, who had lived in Alton since 1923, was a member of North Alton Southern Baptist Church.
Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Louis Ressler, Chandler Ariz., Mrs. Edith Cox, East St. Louis; Mrs. Lucy Clawson, Overland, MO., and Mrs. Ruth Brown, Piasa Chautauqua; three sons, Raymond E., Millican Tex., Louis H., East Alton, and Harry, Flint, Mich. There are 24 grandchildren, 44 great and 12 great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by three brothers, seven sisters, and two sons.
The Rev. Kenneth Marshall will officiate at funeral services Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in Smith Funeral Home, Alton. Burial will be in Jalappa Cemetery, near Kane. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Fri.
Antrobus Burial in Jalappa Cemetery
(no newspaper reference)Following services Sunday at 10:30 p.m. in Smith Funeral Home, Alton, the body of Mrs. Irene Antrobus was taken to Kane for burial in Jalappa Cemetery. The Rev. Kenneth Marshall officiated.
Pall bearers were Kenneth Clawson, George Ressler, Robert Antrobus, Paul and Addis Monroe and Howard Antrobus.
William Antrobus, Electrician, Dies
[Jan. 24, 1937 personal knowledge]William Lester Antrobus, age 41, of 2817 North Street, died this morning at 8:30 after an illness beginning last Nov. 28. An electrician, Antrobus was last employed on the dam project.
Born June 12, 1895 in Greene county, he lived with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Antrobus, moving to Jerseyville where he resided previous to coming to Alton about 20 years ago.
Surviving Antrobus are his wife, Alvernon, one daughter, Irene, his mother and father. Four sisters Edith Antrobus, Mrs. George Ressler of Williamsville, Ill., Mrs. Homer Clawson and Mrs. George Monroe of Alton. Three brothers, Harry and Louis of Alton and Ray of Texas.
Funeral Services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the Christian Church in Kane, Ill., with burial in the Japalla [sic] cemetery in Greene county. The body may be viewed after 10 o'clock Friday morning at Streeper's Funeral Home. Previous to the cortege moving to Kane, brief services will be conducted at the funeral home.
Antrobus, while residing in Jerseyville, was a member of the Baptist church.