Graveside service for Arthur Emil Becht of Imperial will be held at 11:30 a.m. today at Peaceful Meadows Cemetery in Hillsboro. The Rev. Robert Hicks will officiate.
Heiligtag Funeral Home at Arnold is in charge of arrangements.
Becht, 89, died Sunday, Nov. 14, 1993, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.
He was born Feb. 17, 1904, in St. Louis, son of Phillipp and Catharina C. Kuechenmeister Becht.
Becht was a retired farmer. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and was awarded two Bronze Stars and a Good Conduct Medal.
Survivors include a sister, Louise Becht of Imperial.
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