Andy Halter Sr.

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Andy L. Halter Sr., 85, of Chaffee died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee.

He was born Nov. 30, 1919, in Scott County, son of Frank and Rose Glastetter Halter. He and Thresa Tucker were married May 17, 1941.

Halter was a retired foreman of the Little River Drainage District in Cape Girardeau County. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in World War II.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Andy Halter Jr. of Sikeston, Mo., Mike Halter of Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; a daughter, Judy Tankersley of Delta; two sisters, Cornela Jones of Cairo, Ill., Irene Baker of Mounds, Ill.; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and four great-stepgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother, a sister and a grandchild.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral chapel, with the Rev. Patrick Tankersley officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens near Morley, Mo.