Florence Myers

Florence Bea Myers, 72, of Grassy, Mo., died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007, at the family home.

She was born Dec. 7, 1934, in Zalma, Mo., daughter of Clarence and Flossie Morlan James.

She was a retired machine operator for a hat company.

Survivors include sons Clarence James, Richard Myers, Stephen Myers, Glen Allen and Adam Myers, all of Grassy; daughters Connie Dunning of Bloomfield, Mo., Sharon McCrackin, Nancy Woods and Linda Myers, all of Marble Hill., Mo., and Karen Eaker of Alton, Mo.; brothers Edward James and Russell Loughary of St. Louis, Paul James of Hannibal, Mo., Eugene James of Potosi, Mo., Odell James of Zalma, Mo.; Donnie James of Advance, Mo; Roger Loughary of Sedgewickville, Mo., Gary Loughary of Michigan; sisters Mildred Borders of Zalma, and Bessie Welker of Marble Hill; 29 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, two brothers, two sisters and two grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Tuesday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home chapel, with the Rev. Gene Robbins officiating. Burial will be in Balch Memorial Cemetery near Zalma.