George Trevor Winebright passed away peacefully on Monday, March 9, 2026, at the age of 90. He was born on June 2, 1935, in Galesburg, IL, the son of the late George B. and Julia (Trevor) Winebright.
Devoted husband of 68 years to Barbara Ann Winebright (nee Kessel). Treasured father of Mike (Brenda) Winebright, Lisa (Matt) Nicoletti and Sue (ex-Jeff) Bentel.
Beloved grandfather of Adam (Amanda Lober) Winebright, Brian (Britni) Winebright, Jen (Christian) Gordon, Sarah Winebright, Kevin (Michael Jeffries) Nicoletti, Kristin (Joe) Shehata and Kirk and Scott (Nicole) Bentel.
Cherished great-grandfather of Florian, Jack and Margot Peregrin, Maxine and Jack Winebright, Ava, Zoe and Leo Gordon, Beau, Preston and Delilah Shehata and Roman and Phoenix Bentel.
Dear brother of the late John F. (Jack) and Samuel J. Winebright, brother-in-law of Marge (Earp) Winebright and uncle of John S. and Dawn K. Winebright.
George Trevor was raised and educated in Kirkwood, IL, graduating from Kirkwood High School in 1953. He graduated from Knox College in 1957 where he was captain of the track team, vice president and treasurer of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and recipient of the Hunter Scholastic/Athletic Trophy, a prestigious award presented to a junior male student-athlete who achieves the highest scholastic average while earning letters in two sports. He was also on the 1956 Knox College football team which is one of the most celebrated squads in the program’s history, having been inducted into the Knox-Lombard Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013.
His professional career included working for Caterpillar Tractor, IBM Corporation and Business Response, Inc. as an information technology professional. After retirement, he was a real estate agent for many years for Coldwell Banker Realty-Gundaker.
He was a life-long, die-hard Chicago Cubs fan and was so happy to be able to celebrate their World Championship in 2016. He was active in Boy Scouts achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and serving as Cubmaster and Scoutmaster for many years. He was a US Army veteran and participated in the Greater St. Louis Honor Flight to Washington DC in November 2021.
He was a long-time member of Concord Trinity United Methodist Church where he held various leadership roles. He was active in the Tesson Ferry Township and South County Republican clubs. He was awarded the Tesson Ferry Township Republican of the Year award in 1999.
He is and will be greatly missed by his wife, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, sister-in-law, nephew, niece, cousins, friends and many others.
SERVICES: A VISITATION will be held on Wednesday, March 25 from 11:30 am until time of MEMORIAL SERVICE at 12:30 pm at Concord Trinity United Methodist Church 5275 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Private burial at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. A service of Kutis South County Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in his honor to Concord Trinity United Methodist Church, Greater St. Louis Honor Flight or Giddo Simon Ministries.
Rest in Eternal Peace, OT.
We love you always.
What a full and wonderful life George had. I met him a couple times, he had a great sense of humor. Condolences to the entire Winebright family; God bless you all during this difficult time.
Our deepest sympathies to the Winebright family. Our family will keep your family in our thoughts and prayers.
What a life well lived. Loved by so many .
Prayers for comfort during this sad time
A great friend. His loss will be hard to replace. RIP dear friend.
The Doug Winebright family , Austin Texas
A good man❤️
So sorry for your loss Sue
Prayers for all.🙏
My condolence to entire family he always be loved and remembers as always. God let him rest in peace.😇🙏
Rest in Peace
I’m so sorry. He was a super guy!! Glad I got to visit with him a few years ago at the Alumni Banquet. Prayers are with all the family
We always enjoyed Bobbi and George’s friendship through CTUMC and our Share Group. We will miss George’s sense of humor and “story telling” that kept us entertained for many years.
Rest in peace George!
I am so very sorry for your family’s loss. I will always have the greatest and most wonderful memories of George during the years with Scouts and Explorers. He was the best and has left a truly special legacy. Prayers to you all.
Our condolences to Barbara and the family. What a wonderful man who will be deeply missed.
Kris &Tony May
CTUMC
What a kind and generous man. Always brought a smile to everyone’s face. He will be missed.
I served on several church committees with George and it was always a good experience. Steve did handyman work for the Winebrights and enjoyed playing bridge with them. He was a good man and will be missed. My thoughts are with Bobbi & the family at this difficult time.
Rest in peace George! I will miss my DM’s with so many jokes, reels and the constant reminder that in your opinion the Cubs are better than the Cards! Love and prayers to the Winebright family.
Our deepest sympathy to Bobbi and the Winebright family.
We are so sorry for your loss. We will miss his great sense of humor and always bantering and betting between Knox and Monmouth. He was an amazing man and great husband, father and grandfather!
The heavens are telling the glory of God ever since George stepped thru the gates and was greeted by Jesus and all his family and friends who waited in anticipation of his arrival and the banquet to follow. Joy and sadness seem to go to together. Heaven rejoices and we are sad that we will not see George daily, (unless God sends him back to shadow someone who needs) guidance. ) As a family I met George at Trautwein Elementary School when troop 824 was formed. My husband Frank and I came to a meeting and the rest is history. Our boys thrived under his
leadership and the men in troop 824.
Memories of years of time spent together on projects such as the Yule Log making which the boys sold outside of various stores. Campouts, competition,
fun and a little frustration at times to balance it all out. Many of you know the details of life as a cub, Webelo and boy scout. But this troop was special in my eyes. There wasn’t a challenge they were not willing to try.
So to you Bobbi and family we offer our sincere condolences on the passing of George. He will be missed but not forgotten. Our best tribute to him would be to take one attribute that George had and decide to honor him my practicing it
ourselves. May you rest in peace my dear friend. Jackie Stoll, (Frank), Michael, Jerry, Tom, Patrick and the late Larry and Greg.