Earl J. Middleton

He was preceded death parents Joseph and Delia, Hickcox, Middleton and his siblings, Victor Middleton, Robert Middleton, and Rosalie Zobrist.

Surviving to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Audrey D. Middleton, nee Bowen, of Granite City, Illinois; his children, Lynn Rinderer, Steve Middleton, Cheryl Basye, Lisa Schipkowski, Michael Middleton, and Teri Beaver; his 21 grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.

Memorials are appreciated to the David C. Pratt Cancer Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Condolences may also be expressed online at www.valhallagardensandfuneralhome.com.

Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m., Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Valhalla Gaerdner Holten Funeral Home, Belleville, Illinois.

Funeral: Services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, April 23, 2018 at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, Illinois.