Emma Meyer

Emma R. Meyer, 88, of Jackson died Saturday, April 11, 2009, at Monticello House in Jackson.

She was born Jan. 9, 1921, in Cape Girardeau County, daughter of Jesse and Mary Kraemer Perry. She and Raymond Meyer were married May 10, 1943. He died Dec. 11, 1999. They moved to Jackson in 1982 from St. Louis. She and Cletus Gilles were married Aug. 27, 2005.

Meyer was a member of First Baptist Church in Jackson.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Jeff Meyer of Jackson; a sister, Alma Bosworth of St. Charles, Mo.; and a grandson.

She was preceded in death by four brothers.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Eddie Dodson officiating. Burial will be in New Bethel Cemetery near Pocahontas.