Glen Francis

Glen W. Francis, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Aug. 24, 1920, at Grassy, Mo., son of William Lorance and Emma Elizabeth Patterson Francis.

He was a member of the Scopus Church of Christ and a school teacher from 1948 to 1978. He taught in one-room school houses and then in the Zalma School district. He also was a member of the Certified Teachers Association and the Missouri Teachers Association.

Francis served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a sergeant. He was awarded six bronze stars for the campaigns of Air Offensive in Europe.

He is survived by two brothers, Gene Francis of Marble Hill, Mo., and Ralph Francis of Nelson, Ga.; and a sister, Ruth Miller of Cape Girardeau.

He was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home chapel, with Kelly and Kenny Francis officiating.

Burial will follow in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery near Marble Hill with full military honors provided by VFW Post 5900.