PERRYVILLE -- Earl R. Cissell, 97, of Perryville died Friday, July 30, 1999, at Barnes Extended Care Center in St. Louis.
He was born Sept. 23, 1901, at Perryville, son of Emmett L. Cissell and Nellie Mary Jones Cissell.
He owned and operated a printing and paper company for a number of years. He was a veteran.
He is survived by a son, Jack Cissell of Los Angeles; two sisters, Inez Simmerman and Anita Cissell, both of St. Louis; and grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister.
Service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville, with the Rev. Richard Lause officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Friends may call from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Monday at the Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville.
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