Effie Riehn

Effie Elizabeth Riehn, age 101, of Jackson passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home.

She was born Nov. 13, 1911, near Oak Ridge, daughter of Henry and Sarah Hahs Barks. Effie was the third of five children.

She and Ernest Riehn were married Jan. 20, 1943, at Jackson. He passed away May 19, 1972.

She moved from Oak Ridge to Jackson in 1937, and worked at the former Byrd Poultry Farm, the former Jackson Dress Factory, the former Jackson Hosiery Mill, the former Coney-Island Cafe and the former Litz Poultry, all in Jackson. She was a former member of Calvary Baptist Church in Jackson, and since 1942 was a member of First Baptist Church in Jackson, where she was active in WMU, enjoyed singing in the JOY Choir and working in the kitchen.

Loving survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Dewey and Virginia Riehn of Ashland, Mo., and their children, Renee Carr, DuWain Riehn, Melissa Riehn, Lori Riehn and Ernest Riehn; and late son Doyle and daughter-in-law Carol Riehn's two sons, Brannon Riehn and Gregg Riehn; a sister, Hazel Barks Henson of Jackson; six great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Doyle Riehn, and his wife, Carol Sue Lincoln Riehn, and their daughter, Julia Riehn; a brother, the Rev. Loy Barks; and two sisters, Frieda Martin and Gladys Bollinger.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Tommy Weems officiating. Interment will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to First Baptist Church in Jackson Mission Fund or to Crown Hospice of Cape Girardeau.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.