| Graduation Year | Class of 1972 |
| Date of Passing | May 04, 2007 |
| About | Robert E. “Bob†Minton, 52, of Zeigler, Illinois passed away at 9:50 p.m., Friday, May 4, 2007 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Bob was born August 7, 1954 in Herrin, Illinois to John and Lela Irene (Brunty) Minton. He married Darla Kay Rice May 12, 1973 in Zeigler. She survives in Zeigler. Other survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, Barry Minton and Kyle and Amy Minton and their soon to be born child all of Zeigler; a sister and brother-in-law, Glenda and Mike Doyle of Zeigler; a brother and sister-in-law, Jerry and Janet Minton of Royalton; six brothers-in-law and their wives, Paul and Sherry, Jerry and Nancy and Lee and Diane Rice of Mulkeytown, Roger and Brenda Rice of Sesser, Charles Barlow of Christopher and Doc Rice of Kentucky and a sister-in-law Fay Furlow of Christopher and several nieces and nephews. His parents; an infant daughter, Angela Lee Minton; a brother, William G. “Billy†Minton and his mother and father-in-law, Vernon and Geneva Rice preceded him in death. Bob was a coal miner at the Kerr McGhee Mine in Galatia until an injury in 1991. He was a 1972 graduate of Zeigler-Royalton High School. Bob coached Little League and American Legion baseball in Zeigler for many years and was an avid fisherman and hunter. Memorials may be made to the Zeigler Youth Program or American Legion Baseball. |
