Heat deaths this summer in the St. Louis area
* FROM STAFF REPORTS
*  Jul 19, 2012







• Ronald Pendleton, 64, was found June 24 in his two-story brick duplex in the 4200 block of Chouteau Avenue. He had air-conditioning but didn’t have it turned on. Pendleton’s medical history delayed confirmation of death by heat.
• Willie Hall, 80, of the 2000 block of East College Avenue in St. Louis, was found in his second-story bedroom at 4:20 p.m. on June 30. His window air-conditioner was not in use.
• Judith Reed, 74, of the 400 block of North Fourth Street in St. Louis, was found in her bedroom at 10:27 a.m. on June 30. The central-air system in her apartment was in working condition but not in use.
• Orena Brown, 83, of the 5900 block of Mimika Avenue in St. Louis, was found at 8 a.m. July 1 in her living room. Her residence has a window air-conditioner that was “not cooling well,” according to the medical examiner.
• Linda Allen, 62, of the 4500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in St. Louis, was found stricken on July 4 and died July 6. She did not have an air conditioner.
• Jeanette M. Basch, 76, of the 4400 Wabash Avenue in St. Louis, was found on the evening of July 5. She lived alone. Authorities did not say whether she had air conditioning available or in use.
• Hedwig I. Hanus, 84, of the 3800 block of Marine Avenue in St. Louis, was found the night of July 5 in the kitchen of her home. She had an air conditioner but it was unplugged and didn't work correctly when plugged in.
• Altamesa Dobson, 8, of the 3500 block of Franklin Avenue in St. Louis, was found dead on the morning of July 6. She was found in a room without air conditioning but there were units elsewhere in the apartment, authorities said.
• Jeanne M. Marshall, 75, of the 3300 block of Arlington Avenue in St. Louis, was found the morning of July 6. There was one window unit inside the home she shared with family.
• Timothy P. Murray, 56, of the 400 block of O'Farrell Street in Collinsville, was found dead in his home on July 9 by a concerned neighbor. Authorities believe he died on July 6. He was not running his air conditioning.
• Velma Henderson, 72, of the 7100 block of Winchester Avenue in Northwoods was found dead on July 6 inside her home. The home had central air conditioning, but it was not working, and a window unit was blowing warm air.
• Merland Sampler, 93, of the 8100 block of Canton Avenue in University City, was found dead on July 6 in her home, where she lived alone. Authorities said she had a working air-conditioner that was set at 95 degrees.
• Enones Berry, 72, was found July 6 in a second-floor bedroom of a two-story home in the 4000 block of North 21st Street. A working air-conditioner was on the first floor, but a surge protector had tripped and turned off the unit.
• Troy Cooper, 70, was found July 7 in a second-floor bedroom of a four-family flat in the 4500 block of Harris Avenue. There was a broken air-conditioner on the floor of his room. Relatives said they urged him to stay in other rooms that had air-conditioning, but he often didn’t cooperate.
• Henry Lee Lomax, 72, of the 4300 block of Evans Avenue in St. Louis, was found dead just after noon on July 7. He lived alone and had air conditioning units but chose not to use them.
• Lawrence Detterman, 64, was found dead on July 7 in his mobile home in the first block of Thoroughbred Drive. He had his air-conditioner removed because of the expense and refused a relative’s offer to move him to cooler accommodations.
• Timothy Simmonson, 43, a homeless man who was found July 7 in the 400 block of South 15th Street, near the downtown train-and-bus station.
• Dorothy D. Scott, 88, of the 200 block of East Clay Street in Troy, Ill., was found by family members on July 8 after she left a message on an answering machine complaining about feeling ill. An air conditioner in the house had been switched to "heat," effectively turning it off.
• Marvin C. Flanigan, 72, of the 3100 block of Nebraska Avenue in St. Louis, was found dead the morning of July 8. His room had no air conditioning and though his wife went to stay with relatives, he refused to leave.
• Earl L. Rinker, 43, a homeless man who was found July 8 in an interior room of a vacant warehouse in the 4100 block of Bingham Avenue.
• Carl Topp, 76, was found July 10 in his home in the 700 block of Military Road in Lemay. He had a window air conditioner that hadn’t been turned on, according to the St. Louis County medical examiner’s office. He was last known alive on July 5, when the high temperature was 105.
• Ozell Garner, 71, was found July 10 on the second floor of a brick apartment building in the 2600 block of James "Cool Papa" Bell Avenue. His apartment had air-conditioning but he told neighbors it was uncomfortable.
• Robert Moncure, 65, who was found July 12 in his bedroom in a brick home in the 5800 block of Terry Avenue. He had refused offers of assistance. 
• Franklin C. Trumperter, 89, was found July 17 in his one-story brick home in the 400 block of Monticello Drive in Ballwin. The central air conditioner was off and apparently had not been working properly. Neighbors last saw Trumperter a few days earlier and called authorities to check on him when they hadn't seen him for awhile.
• Otha Bowman, 62, a homeless man, was found July 17 in an abandoned home in the 1200 block of North 35th Street in East St. Louis.
• Jean Delameter, 60, was found Aug. 7 in her trailer home in the 5100 block of Collinsville Road in Fairmont City. It had a window air conditioner that was not working, according to the St. Clair County coroner’s office. Investigators believed she had been dead at least two days.