GRACE BURCH

EAST PRAIRIE -- Grace Burch, 78, of Union, formerly of East Prairie, died Monday, July 29, 1991, at Sunset Nursing Home in Union, following an extended illness.

She was born May 15, 1913, in Alton, Ill., daughter of Edgar and Celestia Faries Vantrease.

Survivors include a daughter, Vicki Wilson of Bowling Green, Ky.; a brother, Calvin Vantrease of Alton; a sister, Amy Coontze of Bethalto, Ill.; four grandchildren, and a great-grandson.

She was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters.

Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Larry Smith will officiate, with Shelby Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.