St. Clair County Obits

JAMES ALVIN KAST

Appleton City Journal
16 April 1914

Obituary:
James Alvin Kast was born in New Hale, Mo., Nov. 5, 1872 and died near where he was born at the home of his sister, Mrs. Maud Cook April 3, 1914 with congestion of the brain, being sick only three days. He spent the greater part of his life near where he was born. He lived in St. Clair County, seven or eight years with his father near Ohio P.O. He was a member of the Baptist Church at Harmony and lived a good and faithful Christian life for many years. He leaves five brothers and two sisters to mourn their loss. His mother having died several years ago and less than a year ago his father passed away.