Frank Breeden

MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Frank Breeden, 77, of Morehouse died Friday, May 9, 2008, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born March 29, 1931, at Lavall, Mo., son of James and Mary Littles Breeden. He and Emily Buckley were married in Corning, Ark. She died Dec. 9, 2000.

Breeden was a retired bricklayer and a member of the Essex Apostolic Church in Essex, Mo.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

Survivors include two sons, Butch and Ricky Breeden, both of Bloomfield, Mo.; three daughters, Terri Moore of Cape Girardeau, Carmen Bigalow of Moultrie, Ga., Teresa Margaff of Naples, Fla.; a sister, Nancy Swinger of Morehouse; a brother, Jerry Breeden of Kokomo, Ind.; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, four sisters and three brothers.

Friends may call after 11 a.m. Monday at Essex Apostolic Church.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the church, with the Rev. Rick Breeden officiating. Burial will be in Taylor Cemetery near Essex.

Watkins and Sons Funeral Service of Dexter, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.