Alvin Brewster

November 2, 1951 - March 5, 2016

Alvin Brewster, age 64, of Bowling Green passed away March 5, 2016 at the Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 11, 2016 at the Bibb-Veach Funeral Home in Bowling Green with Rev. Doug Storts. Burial will be in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Bowling Green. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until time of service on Friday. Alvin was born November 2, 1951 in Louisiana the son of Charles Alvin and Mary Elizabeth Butler Brewster. On February 25, 1972 he married Kathy Pederson. She survives. Other survivors include his mother Mary Brewster; three sons Rodney Brewster and wife Michelle of Mexico, Terry Brewster and wife Sabrina of Bowling Green, Danny Brewster and wife Deena of Quincy, IL; twelve grandchildren Kyle and Kory Brewster, Ryan Gish, Audrey and Kendal Brewster, Jade Shinn, Austin and Harley Brewster, Ashley Sherwood, Zachary Jackson and Mason Brewster; sister Linda Brewster-Gruszka of Bowling Green. He was preceded in death by his father Charles Brewster; son John Brewster; and grandson Brogan Brewster. Alvin lived in the Bowling Green area all his life. He worked at Abels for about 20 years and Gully Transportation from 1999-2011. Alvin was active in Khoury League for many years, liked to work on cars and had a very big heart and a lot of sense of humor. Pallbearers will be Derek Pederson, Bryan Pederson, Kyle Brewster, Kory Brewster, Austin Brewster and Matthew Reid. Honorary Pallbearers will be Ryan Gish, Mason Brewster, Zach Jackson, Matthew Reynolds, Ryan Pederson, Kevin Reid, Christopher and Grant Gruszka. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.