June Ottwell Obituary
Born June 5, 1927, in Alton, Illinois, to Arthur and Elsie (Jones) McDonald. She married the love of her life Herbert C. Ottwell Sr. on June 29th, 1945. He preceded her in death on March 21st, 1988. She was a wonderful and loving mother, mother-in-law and grandmother to Mary Wilson of Roxana, Illinois, the late Herbert Jr. Ottwell of Wood River, Illinois, Virginia (Jerry) Jarrett of Paducah, Kentucky, Christopher (the late Mary Lou) Ottwell of Alton, Illinois, the late Thomas Ottwell of Batchtown, Illinois, and Robert (Tina) Ottwell of Jerseyville, Illinois, a grandmother to eight granddaughters, eleven grandsons, and several great and great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents Arthur and Elsie, her beloved husband Herbert Sr., four brothers Ivan, James, Ernest, and Arthur, two sons Herbert Jr. and Tom, a daughter in-law Mary Lou, and three grandchildren Holly, Sarah and Todd.
Ms. Ottwell was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was also a devoted Jehovah's Witness with an unwavering faith and dedication to sharing the Bible's message. She was a cherished member of the Wood River Kingdom Hall Community for many years. June was the oldest living Jehovah's Witness in the United States.
In June's younger years during WWII, she worked as a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell, became a devoted mother and housewife who loved gardening, cooking, and taking care of her family. Aside from raising her family, her passion was working with sewing equipment which brought her to become a professional seamstress throughout the rest of her life.
June always had a kind word, was very loving and generous and had a wonderful sense of humor up to the day she passed. She will be greatly missed and never forgotten!
Services will be at Pitchford Funeral Home 2555 Vaughn Rd (Route 111), Wood River, Illinois, 62095, on Monday, December 30, 2024. Visitation will be from 10am to 12pm the service will be immediately following at 12pm. After the service there will be a graveside service at Rose Lawn Memory Gardens in Bethalto, Illinois.
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