Bernard Crader

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Bernard Franklin Crader, 94, of Marble Hill died Thursday, June 15, 2006, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Nov. 16, 1911, at Marble Hill, son of Andrew and Laura E. Crader. He and Edna F. Pipkin were married in 1947. She died Jan. 12, 1999.

Crader was an auto mechanic, and attended Marble Hill United Methodist Church.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Survivors include a brother, Gene Kaiser of Doniphan, Mo.

He was preceded in death by a son, a daughter, six brothers and a sister.

Friends may call at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill from 9 a.m. to service time Monday.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Lynn Crader and Sherry Baker officiating. Burial will be in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery, with military honors provided by VFW Post 5900 of Marble Hill.