Rev. Albert P. Ransom, 62 of Swansea, Ill., born April 1, 1948 in St. Louis, MO, died early Saturday morning February 5, 2011, in the emergency room at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
Albert was retired from the Saint Clair County Coroner’s Office where he served as a deputy for 28 years. He also worked as a funeral director and embalmer in Illinois and Missouri for over 38 years. He was honorably discharged from the United States Army in 1969. He was a lifetime member of the Southern Mission Baptist Church in East St. Louis where he served as an associate minister.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Pearline, nee Johnson Ransom.
Surviving are two brothers, Robert (Song) Beal of Richmond, Virginia, Charles (Teresa) Ransom of Swansea, IL; one sister Katy Yokley of Cumming, Georgia; three aunts, one uncle, nine nephews, six nieces, and a host of cousins.
