John Sigwerth Of Mt. Vernon Dies At Age 64

Services for John E. Sigwerth, 64, 913 S. 24th., who died at 7:15 p.m. Monday at St. Louis University Hospital, will be held 1 p.m. Friday at Hughey Funeral Home with Rev. Keith Stanford officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens.

Friends may call after 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Mr. Sigwerth was born Dec. 17, 1921, in Waltonville a son of Sid and Lizzie (Jury) Sigwerth.

On March 13, 1947, in Mt. Vernon, he married Anne E. Newbury, who survives.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Randy Sigwerth at home, one brother, Sidney Sigwerth and his wife, Alverda, of Mt. Vernon; three sisters, Mrs. Frank (Dorothy) Coats of Mt. Vernon, Mrs. Orpha Rector of Mt. Vernon, and Mrs. Carl (Katie) Kemp of Centralia; and several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Sigwerth was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Raymond, Charles and Arthur.

The deceased had been employed at Egyptian Wholesale Florist in Centralia for the last 25 years.

He was a veteran of World War II and a member of VFW Post 1376 in Mt. Vernon.

He was a member of Logan Street Baptist Church.

Source: Probably the Mount Vernon Register News
Date: Handwritten date on obituary - Feb. 10, 1986
Submitted by: Cindy Ford
Transcribed By: Ann Evans