PERRYVILLE -- Harvey F. Prost, 75, of Perryville, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 1991, at Perry County Memorial Hospital.
He was born Jan. 18, 1916, in Perry County, son of Emmett and Rose Huber Prost. He married Earlene J. Emmendorfer June 8, 1940, in Perry County.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Charlene Schawacker of St. Louis, Carol Strattman of Cape Girardeau; a son, Roger F. Prost of Perryville; a sister, Gladys Unterriner of Perryville; two brothers, Gilmore and Merlin Prost of Perryville, and five grandchildren.
Prost owned Prost Motor Co. here. He was a member of Knights of Columbus, Fourth Degree, past chief of Perryville Auxiliary Police Department, and past director of Perry County Civil Defense. He was also a member of the Western Catholic Union.
Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Vincent's Catholic Church in Perryville. The Rev. Henry Grodecki will officiate, with burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery here.
Drayton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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