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David E. Bean Sr.

Sept. 13, 1948-Sept. 5, 2020

David E. Bean Sr., 71, of

Belleville, IL, passed away

Saturday, September 5,

2020.

David was born Sep-

tember 13, 1948 in

Hopewell, VA. He was an

U.S. Air Force veteran

and retired from

USDA-FSA in St. Louis,

MO. While living in Vir-

ginia, he helped deliver

Pepsi. David was a

member of O’Fallon VFW

Post 805 and worked at

St. Clair Bowl and the

commissary at Scott AFB.

He enjoyed visiting dif-

ferent casinos, reading

westerns, doing cross-

word puzzles, bowling,

and watching television.

David was preceded in

death by his parents, Dora

Elizabeth Golnik nee Jes-

sie and stepfather, Em-

mett Golnik and Azor

Johnson Bean Sr. and

stepmother, Louise Bean;

son, Johnny Bean; broth-

er, Johnson A. Bean Jr.;

former spouse and mother

of his child, Diane Kubler;

brother-in-law, Thurman

Pelter; and numerous

aunts and uncles.

David is survived by

his children, David E.

Bean Jr. of Minot, ND and

Dang Bean of Thailand; si-

blings, Bobby James of

Jacksonville, AR and Nan-

cy Pelter of Spring Grove,

VA; sister-in-law, Jeannie

Bean of Springfield, MO;

aunt, Linda Blankenship

of Hopewell, VA; nieces

and nephews, An Mayes

of Missouri, Dorothy Ken-

ney of New Jersey, Valerie

Winters, Vickie Lloyd,

Robert Pelter, and John

Pelter all of Virginia; and

numerous cousins.

Memorials may be

made to O’Fallon VFW

Post 805, 223 West First

St., O’Fallon, IL 62269.

Condolences may be ex-

tended to the family on-

line at www.

schildknechtfh.com or

P.O. Box 1533, Minot, ND

58702.

As per the wishes of

Mr. Bean, he will be

cremated and his family

will take his ashes to Mis-

souri Veterans Cemetery

in Springfield, MO.

Arrangements have

been entrusted to

Schildknecht Funeral

Home, O’Fallon, IL.