Anna Leimer

Anna E. Leimer, 93, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Aug. 14, 1913, at Silver Lake, Mo., daughter of Andrew and Anna Stortz Biri. She and Elmer Leimer were married April 17, 1932, in Pocahontas. He died June 14, 1988.

Anna was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Pocahontas since 1938. She enjoyed quilting and had made many quilts for the church throughout the years.

Loving survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph "Joe" and Marjorie Leimer, and Herbert and Dorothy Leimer; a sister and brother-in-law, Clara and Loy Seabaugh, all of Jackson; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandsons.

She was preceded in death by five brothers, two sisters, a grandson and a great-grandson.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson, and from 1:30 p.m. until service time Sunday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Pocahontas.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the church, with the Rev. Albert Nyland officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St. John's Lutheran Church Building Fund, or Alzheimer's Association.

Sympathy messages may be sent to the family online at www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.