Bobby Masters

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Bobby G. Masters, 64, of Rosewood Heights, Ill., died Monday, Jan. 6, 2003, at Anna Henry Nursing Home in Edwardsville, Ill.

He was born June 11, 1938, in Portageville, Mo., son of Jesse and Ethel Sullivan Masters. He and Evelyn Wanda Berrong were married March 21, 1964, in Wood River, Ill.

Masters was a maintenance mechanic 31 years at McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis, retiring in 1999. He was a member of Wood River Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.

He served in the U.S. Army.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Carol Beckman of Wood River; a son, Michael Masters of Decatur, Ill.; a sister, Dorothy Norman of Advance; a brother, Ray Masters of Godfrey, Ill.; and nine grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers.

Friends may call at Marks Mortuary in Wood River from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

The funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary, with Tom Gelsen officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Berrong Cemetery at Gipsy, Mo.