Cecelia M. Marrs, 85, of Perryville died Friday, Dec. 20, 1996, at Perry Oaks Nursing Center in Perryville.
She was born Nov. 12, 1911, in St. Louis to Francis and Ellen Friel.
On Nov. 24, 1930, in St. Louis, she married Reaves Carl "Ray" Marrs, who died in 1986.
She was a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church in St. Louis County.
Survivors include two daughters, Charlotte Givens of Frohna and Phyllis Preis of Aurora, Colo., and a sister, Vera Haeffner of St. Louis. She was preceded in death by two brothers, three sisters and a grandson.
Visitation will be Monday from 4 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville. Parish wake service will be Monday at 7 p.m. The Rosary will be recited Tuesday at noon at the funeral home, with the service following at 1 p.m. The Rev. Gerard P. Kelly will officiate. Burial will follow at Brazeau Presbyterian Cemetery in Brazeau.
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