Correne Louise Waddell, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, at the Lutheran Home.
She was born Jan. 14, 1911, at Chaffee, Mo., daughter of Charles Anton and Helen Anna Leible Burger. She and Clifford Waddell were married Sept. 5, 1942, at Palmyra, Mo. He died June 10, 1975.
Waddell had worked at Dollar General Store in Cape Girardeau, and King's Hardware and Carps in Canton, Ill. She was a member of St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau.
Survivors include a son, William Richards of Alta Loma, Calif.; a brother, Raymond Burger of Midlothian, Va.; three sisters, Alvina Lally, Viola Westrich and Bernice Kagle, all of Cape Girardeau; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.
There is no visitation.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home, with the Rev. Scott Sunnenberg officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Greenwood Cemetery in Canton, with the Rev. Arthur Meyer officiating.
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