ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - O’Connell’s Pub, a family-owned St. Louis landmark for more than 60 years, has been sold. John Parker, who has owned the pub for the past six years, announced the sale Friday. The new owners will officially take over early next year. Parker said the decision to sell was not due to financial struggles. Instead, he said the sale marks the completion of a mission he took on after his father’s death. “It was a way to mourn.