Gwendolyn Slinkard

Gwendolyn Floy Slinkard, 95, of St. Louis and a native of Gipsy, Mo., died Monday, Feb. 24, 2003. at the Town & Country Health Care in St. Louis.

She was born Nov. 8, 1907, at Gipsy, the daughter of Dennis and Josephine Young Nichols. She married Kerle Slinkard on June 5, 1928, at St. Louis. He preceded her in death on Jan. 17, 1998.

She was a teacher and homemaker. She was a member of the Carondelet Baptist Church in St. Louis.

She is survived by five daughters, Connie Gosneg of Lake Ozark, Mo., Carol Dean Gray of Arnold, Mo., Colleen Laumand of St. Louis, Sandra Tomey and Patricia Hurst, both of Fenton; 21 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, three brothers and a sister.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance, Mo.

Services will be at 1 p.m. today at the chapel with the Rev. Virgil Bunch officiating.

Burial will be at the Berrong Cemetery in Gipsy.