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Barbara Hert

East Alton |

Barbara Sue Hert, 67, formerly of East Alton, passed away at 6:43 a.m. Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at Glenwood Supported Living in Staunton.

Born Feb. 11, 1949 in Piggott, Ark., she was a daughter of Houston Stahl and Helen “Faye” (Gattis) Simmons.

She is survived by a daughter, Belinda (Steve) Martin of Wilsonville, Ill.; a son, Brad (Theresa) McElvain of Louisburg, Kan.; 5 grandchildren, Cody Martin and his fiancée Kelly Griffith, Caleb (Bethany) Martin, and Jesse, Dillon and Emilee McElvain; 2 great grandchildren, Alyssa and Landon; her father, Houston Stahl of Creve Coeur, Mo.; her sisters, Betty Broadway of Atlanta, Ga., Norma Jean Haddon of Mountain Home, Ark., and Nellie Garner of Alhambra; her brothers, Terry Stahl and Don (Cathy) Stahl, both of Bunker Hill, and Steve (Vickie) Simmons of Bethalto.

She was preceded in death by her mother and her stepfather, Luther Simmons; and three husbands, Clarence McElvain, Steve Boyer, and Alfred “Al” Hert.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 at Paynic Home for Funerals, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2.

Burial will follow at Bunker Hill Cemetery.

Online guestbook is available at www.paynicfh.com


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