- Date Of Birth: December 26, 1939
- Date Of Death: July 24, 2013
- State: Illinois
May Catherine Escher, 73, of Troy, IL, born Dec. 26, 1939, in Granite City, IL, died July 24, 2013 at her home in Troy, IL.
Mrs. Escher was a member of Apostolic Tabernacle Pentecostal Church in Edwardsville, IL, she loved reading her bible, working crossword puzzles, and her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She truly loved babies and her church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Escher; two sons, Lester and Michael Thompson; one brother and four sisters; and her parents, Henry G. and Ruby O. (nee Rhoades) Freeman.
Surviving are her children, Daniel Thompson of Granite City, IL, Tim Thompson of Granite City, Il, Barry (Mindy) Thompson of Mesa, AZ, Jeff Thompson of Purius, MS, Raymond (Chastity) Escher of Collinsville, IL, Sarah (Brian) Escher of Belleville, IL Ruby Powell of Troy, IL and Diane (Brian) Crocker of Greenwood Springs, MS.; grandchildren, Brandi Parker, Ashley Castelli, Jonathan Crocker, Amy Heidenfelder, Dave Gregory, Alexa, Brian and Mark Diser, Toupi and Noah Thompson; great-grandchildren, Ethan Thompson, Orion Gregory, Auden and Braden Stowell, Riley Parker and Leo Castelli.
