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.