Compiled May 5, 2026 - Person Sheet
Compiled May 5, 2026 - Person Sheet
NameMary Elizabeth Booth 317
Birth10 Jul 1931, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri317,285
Residence1940, 8511 Geiger Road, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missour285 Age: 8
Death18 Sep 2015, Chester, Randolph, Illinois318 Age: 84
Burial13 Nov 2015, St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Chester, Illinois318
OccupationBookkeeper and Salesperson for Clemens Lumber Co.
FatherJoseph Andrew Booth Sr. (1907-1973)
MotherLuella Gertrude Overturf (1909-2000)
Spouses
Birth16 Nov 1929, Chester, Randolph, Illinois319
Death7 Dec 2017, Chester, Randolph, Illinois319 Age: 88
Burial16 Dec 2017, St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Chester, Illinois319
OccupationFarmer and Real Estate Broker
Marriage4 Apr 1959, Chester, Randolph, Illinois318,319
Children(Private)
Notes for Mary Elizabeth Booth
Obit: MARY ELIZABETH MONTROY, 84, of Chester, Illinois, passed away at 4:25 am on Friday September 18, 2015, at Three Springs Lodge Nursing Home in Chester, Illinois.

She was born to the late Joseph and Luella (nee: Overturf) Booth on July 10, 1931 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Mary married Armin J. Montroy on April 4, 1959 in Chester, IL. He survives.

She was a bookkeeper.

Mary was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Ellis Grove, IL.

Survivors
Husband: Armin J. Montroy Chester, IL
1 Son: Kim J. (Angela Palmer) Montroy Austin, TX
2 Siblings: Jane (Ray) Rabbitt Lebanon, IL
Alice (Don) Sobba Auxvasse, MO
Brother-in-law: Lawrence (Pat) Montroy Chester, IL
Sister-in-law: Betty (Harold) Reiss Red Bud, IL
Many Nieces and Nephews
Special Niece – Amy (Ron) Liefer and their children – Sarah, Laura & Brian


Preceded in death by: Parents, 1 Brother – Joe Booth and 1 Brother – James Glen Booth passed away 5 days after Mary

It was Mary’s wish to be cremated.

Memorial Service: 11:00 am Friday November 13, 2015
Pechacek-McClure Funeral Home, Chester, IL
Officiating: Rev. Ben Stern
Inurnment: St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
Chester, Illinois
Visitation: Friday, 10:00 am to 11:00 am at
Pechacek-McClure Funeral Home, Chester, IL

Memorials: Masses
Hospice of Southern Illinois
PAWS
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