PERRYVILLE -- Eva Eagle Leher, 103, of Perryville, died Saturday, March 5, 1994, at the Perry County Nursing Home.
She was born Feb. 8, 1891, at Xenia, Ill., daughter of George J. and Mary Harriet Friend Eagle.
She married Walter G. Leher, Sept. 17, 1912. He died July 13, 1972.
Leher was a homemaker.
She was a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Church in Perryville.
Survivors include a daughter, Helen Simpson of Perryville; five grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a son, five sisters, three brothers, a half-brother, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. today and from 6:30-9:45 a.m. Tuesday at the Young and Sons Funeral Chapel in Perryville. A parish wake will be at 7 p.m. today.
Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the St. Vincent de Paul Church, with the Rev. Kevin Fausz officiating.
Burial will follow in St. Marys Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.
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