CHARLES R. KAUFFMAN JR.

Charles Russell Kauffman Jr., 48, of Jackson died in a riverboat accident while attempting to save two crew members during a crew change on the Missouri River.

He was born Sept. 24, 1948, in Bloomington, Ill., son of Charles Russell Kauffman Sr. and Elizabeth Marie Burkhart Kauffman.

He married Teresa Haack on June 22, 1973, in McLean, Ill.

Kauffman was a captain and riverboat pilot for several years, working on the Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio rivers and the Intercoastal waters of the Gulf.

He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Cape Girardeau. He did many hours of volunteer work with the American Red Cross, Easter Seals and CASA.

At the time of his death, Kauffman was in the process of drawing new maps of the Missouri River, which would be more accurate than the old maps.

He was a skilled craftsman, and master woodworker and wood carver.

He is survived by his parents, of Bloomington, Ill.; his wife, of Jackson; three sons, Karl Kauffman, Kristopher Kauffman, and William Kauffman, all of Jackson; a daughter, Kathy Kauffman, of Jackson; brothers, Lynn Kauffman of Houston, Texas, and Von Kauffman, Kansas City, Mo.; and a sister, Martha Reynolds of Bloomington, Ill.

Service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Cape Girardeau, with Bishop John McMullin officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.

Friends may call at the church Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. Arrangements are by Cracraft-Miller Funeral Service of Jackson.