Becky "DeDe" Denise Snell, age 70 of Edwardsville, IL, born October 9, 1953 in Granite City, IL, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, MO.

DeDe retired from Rural King in Waterloo, IL where she was the manager of the clothing department.  She loved traveling to Florida, listening to Jimmy Buffett, watching Gallagher (the watermelon smashing comedian), and collecting Hallmark Christmas ornaments.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond Clifford and Zilka (nee Martin) Shoptaw.

Surviving are her two children:  Hugh "Ben" Snell, Jr. and Angela Michelle Snell, both of Edwardsville; four grandchildren:  Hugh Nolan Snell, Olivia Leigh Goodman, Ezra David Rigdon, and Sophia Ellyza Rigdon; a brother, Alan Shoptaw of Granite City; and a sister, Susan (Tom) Schmitt of Waterloo.

Memorial visitation will be 4 – 6 p.m. on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at Barry Wilson Funeral Home in Maryville, IL followed by a service at 6 p.m.

Private burial will be in Buck Road Cemetery, Maryville.

Memorials are suggested to the Nolan Snell College Fund and will be received at the visitation or can be mailed to Barry Wilson Funeral Home, 2800 N. Center Street, Maryville, IL 62062.