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Jason Stanton Obituary

JASON R. STANTON

ALTON — Jason R. "Jay" Stanton, 48, died at 11:23 a.m. on Wednesday, November 30, at O.S.F St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton. He was born July 16, 1968 in Alton the son of William R. "Bob" and Shirley K. (Temple) Stanton.

He was a welder and enjoyed racing, NASCAR, football and hockey. On May 5, 2014 in Alton he married Michelle "Mickey" (Means) Stanton and she survives. A

lso surviving are four children; Joe Hausman (Stephanie) of Prior Lake, Minn, Justin Stanton ( Emma Price) of Alton, Casey Jo Stanton (Elijah Timmermier) of Alton and Corey Johnson of Oregon, his parents, two brothers; John Stanton of East Alton and Joe Stanton (Shannon) of Godfrey, and his mother in law; JoAnn Means of Alton.

Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 4, at Gent Funeral Home in Alton. Funeral services at 7:30 p.m., with Reverend Thomas H. Olney officiating.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude's Research Hospital.

Additional information and online guest book may be found at www.gentfuneralhome.com

Published by The Telegraph from Dec. 1 to Dec. 2, 2016.
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RIP Jason

Teresa Irvin

December 6, 2016

R.I.P. Jason. My thoughts And Prayers are with all of you. He will be missed by many.

Mary Maupin

December 4, 2016

You'll be missed by many,many many people. God bless, and prayers to your family.

John Clark

December 2, 2016

Great man. You will be missed by many

December 2, 2016

I miss ya so much J, I'm lost without ya brother. Your the best friend anyone could ask for. I love ya

Ryan Spano

December 1, 2016

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