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Alton Evening Telegraph 11 Oct 1956
H. B. Worsham
Within only a few hours after he had been honored at a banquet and presented with a 15-year s ervice pin, Howard B. Worsham, 55, an Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. employe, was pronounced d ead at Alton Memorial Hospital, victim of a heart attack.
Mr. Worsham was one of a group of Olin Math&son employes who had completed 10 and 15 years se rvice with the company, and were presented with pins in recognition of their years of servic e with the firm at a dinner at Franklin Masonic Temple.
He was pronouixiod dead on arrival at Alton Memorial hospital at 11:40 p. m. He had returne d to his home, 319 William St., Bethalto following the banquet, and upon arrival home had com plained of feeling ill.
His wife, Mrs. Mildred Worsham, was "baby sitting" while her husband went at the banquet.
She was summoned noire and accompanied him to the hospital.
Mr. Worsham had suffered a previous attack about four years ago. At that time he was away fro m work for about six months.
He was born in Kansas City, Kan., Aug. 28, 1901, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Worsham .
He had resided in Alton area for the past 27 years and at Bethalto for seven years.
At Olin Mathieson he had worked as a clerk in the tool production department. He was a membe r of Machinist Local 660 and belonged to the Westerner Club.
His widow, the former Miss Mildred Mathews, to whom he was married in 1920, and five childre n survive him. The children are Mrs. Elba Hickerson, Alton; Mrs. Jacquelyn Traylor, Wood Rive r; Gary C., Sandra Jean, and
Larry, all at home.
The body is at Smith Funeral Home, Bethalto, where friends may call after 7:30 p. m. today an d until noon Saturday when it will be moved to First Baptist Church, Bethalto, for rites a t 2 p. m., to be conducted by the
Rev. Paul Hall. Burial will be in Upper Alton Cemetery.
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