Fred Leible

Fred William Leible, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001, at the Lutheran Home.

He was born Feb. 22, 1913, at Kelso, Mo., son of William Theodore and Emma Bertha Goetz Leible. He and Edvira Josephine Hahn were married April 22, 1946, at Kelso.

Leible had been a transport truck driver. He moved to Cape Girardeau three years ago from Kelso. He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso, and VFW Post 6407 at Scott City, Mo.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Survivors include his wife; a brother, Raymond Leible of Sikeston, Mo.; four sisters, Cornetta Seyer and Virginia Hovis of Cape Girardeau, Helen Cox of Kelso, and Dorothy St. Clair of Scott City.

He was preceded in death by a sister.

Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City from 5-8 p.m. Thursday. Parish prayers will be at 7.

Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Augustine Church. The Rev. Oliver Clavin will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.