ObituariesApril 18, 2005
Emmet Free
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Arthur Emmet Free, 82, of Chaffee died Saturday, April 16, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Sept. 7, 1922, in Chaffee, son of Arthur and Marie Lyre Free. He and Olga Fluegge were married Jan. 17, 1948, in Jackson. Free was a letter carrier for the U.S. post office in Chaffee. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Chaffee, and a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers. He served during World War II in the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserve...
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Arthur Emmet Free, 82, of Chaffee died Saturday, April 16, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital.
He was born Sept. 7, 1922, in Chaffee, son of Arthur and Marie Lyre Free. He and Olga Fluegge were married Jan. 17, 1948, in Jackson.
Free was a letter carrier for the U.S. post office in Chaffee. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Chaffee, and a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers. He served during World War II in the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserve.
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Survivors include his wife; a son, Clifford Free of O'Fallon, Mo.; a daughter, Marnet Eftink of Jackson, Mo.; a brother, Larry Free of Poway, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister.
Friends may call at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, and from 12 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church, with the Rev. Wayne Schwiesow officiating. Graveside military rites will be performed by the Missouri Honors Program. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery at Cape Girardeau.
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