Carl E. Upchurch's Obituary
Mr. Upchurch was a retired Administrator for the Cahokia, IL, School District. He had been a principal at Cahokia Grade School, Penniman Elementary, Pitzman Elementary, and Chartrand Elementary, and served 3 terms as a Republican Monroe County Commissioner. He was a member of ICIT, Illinois Retired Teacher's Association, East-West Gateway Council, the Monroe County Republican Central Committee, and St. Paul United Church of Christ, Columbia, IL.
Visitation: Sunday, January 5, 2003, 3 - 8 p.m. Lawlor Funeral Home
Services: Monday, January 6, 2003, 10 a.m. Lawlor Funeral Home, Columbia, IL
Interment: Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, IL
Survivors Wife: Jean A. Upchurch, nee Haman Children: Jill (John) Lively Joy (Michael) Wellman, Julie (Merl) Gummersheimer Carla (Chris) Cobb Grandchildren: Jay and James Lively, Jamie Wellman & Jaclyn Wellman, Christina Coleman, Kaitlyn and Carly Gummersheimer Brothers: James Upchurch and Robert Upchurch Sisters: Catherine Harberding and Johann Reynolds
Memorials: C.U.R.E. Friz Scholarship Fund at St. Paul United Church of Christ, Columbia, IL
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