Dow Kingree

Dow David Kingree, 80, of Bloomfield, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 27, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Kingree was born on April 28, 1923, at Pocahontas, Ark., son of Elwyn and Sadie Million Kingree. He and Velma McRoy were married on April 5, 1947.

Kingree was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II. He was a member of the 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge where he received four Bronze Stars. He retired as a maintenance man from Bloomfield School District in 1985 and later read meters for SEMO Electric.

Survivors include his wife; three sons, Larry Kingree of Cape Girardeau, Michael Kingree of Ellsinore, Mo., and Steven Kingree of Jackson; one daughter, Donna Hutchison of Bloomfield; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and two sisters.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. on Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Kevin Eskew officiating.

Burial will follow in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield with full military honors.