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Gloria I am very sorry to hear of John's passing. He was one of the good ones! Sending prayers for you and your family.
Billie Cathorall (Darr)
June 14, 2022 | Family


Bethalto, Illinois
Feb 14, 1943 – Jun 11, 2022
John R. Gowin Dateline: Wood River, IL John R. Gowin, 79, of Kane, IL passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at 6:15 am at his residence. He was born on February 14, 1943, in Kane, IL the son of late Minor Gowin and Loretta Gowin. John was a CPA for the Alton Telegraph and was a part-time...
Read MoreGloria I am very sorry to hear of John's passing. He was one of the good ones! Sending prayers for you and your family.
Billie Cathorall (Darr)
June 14, 2022 | Family

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Donna J Gowin
June 14, 2022
I met John when I started high school in 1956. We immediately became friends. John and I grew up together, double dating, having our hearts broken, laying rubber on country roads and drinking our first beers at a Cardinal Ball Game. John was a part of my wedding party. John suffered from total talent. He was a member of the National Honor Society, lettered in baseball, had the lead role in our Jr. play, became a Master Counselor and Chevalier in the Order of DeMolay and was very popular. ...
Leroy (Lee) Hones
June 13, 2022
Gloria, We are so very sorry. Just this morning I was standing at my back door saying, I need to send you two a card to tell ya's we were thinking of ya's and in our prayers. Then I got the phone call tonight that John had passed. May God give you strength and love during this time and always.
Jill & Chris Rosecrans
June 12, 2022 | Friend