St. Clair County Obits

LESTER F. QUICK

Lester Francis Quick 76, Weaubleau, died Sunday, March 14, 1999, in Citizens Memorial Hospital. The son of Charles Ellsworth and Donia Cecil Quick, he was born Nov. 10, 1922, at Monegaw Springs. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. A resident of Weaubleau for the past nine years, he had formerly lived in Humansville for 21 years. He was a retired truck driver, having driven for Crawford Oil Company in Humansville for 25 years. He was a member of the Antioch Christian Church at Pittsburg. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Henry Quick and Lindsay Quick; two sisters, Julie Floyd and Pearl Root; and a great-granddaughter, Miranda Baker. Survivors include his wife, Toni, of the home; a daughter, Patsy E. Sanderson, Lebanon; a brother, Homer Quick, Weaubleau; four sisters, Mabel Bastion of Pittsburg, Mary Cline, Opal Welch and Ruby Lightle, all of Weaubleau; three granddaughters, Beth Huskey and Macy Harmon, both of Hermitage, and Dustina Fitzpatrick, Moberly; and 10 great-grandchildren. Cremation was under the direction of Murray Funeral Home, Humansville. Burial will be at a later date in Antioch Cemetery at Pittsburg.