Calvin Bohannon

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Calvin Lawrence Bohannon, 78, of Charleston died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo.

He was born Nov. 14, 1923, in Dogwood, Mo., son of Grover Lawrence and Celia Ann Brodhacker Bohannon. He and Wilma Frances Telker were married June 27, 1953, at Charleston.

Bohannon was a retired farmer. He was a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Degree Knight of Columbus, serving on several committees and offices and as grand knight in 1989.

He was a Little League baseball coach, Boy Scout leader, basketball timekeeper at St. Henry High School, and most recently served on the Calvary Cemetery Board of Directors. He was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Dr. Larry Bohannon of Sikeston; a daughter, Connie Reeves of Charleston; and three grandsons.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, and three sisters.

Friends may call at McMikle Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. today. A prayer service and Knights of Columbus rites will be conducted at 7.

Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Henry Church, with the Rev. James Seyer officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.