Herman Shultz

MALDEN, Mo., -- Herman Edward Shultz, 88, of Jackson, formerly of Malden, died at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau on Friday, Feb. 18, 2005.

He was born April 28, 1916, in Mount Vernon, Ark., son of William Henry and Janie Mason Shultz.

He married Alfreda Hill on Jan. 6, 1944, in Clarkton, Mo. She died March 24, 2003.

He was a farmer and a member of the First Baptist Church of Gideon. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

Survivors include two daughters, Judy Alexander of Jackson and Paulette Broadbent of Topeka, Kan.; four sisters, Rose Bartlett of Gideon, Ethel Pentecost of Bossier City, La., Dorothy Douglas of Portageville, Mo., and Gracie Thompson, of St. Louis; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by two sisters.

Friends may call from noon until 2 p.m. Monday at Bradshaw Funeral Chapel of Malden. The funeral follows at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Gene Lancaster officiating. Burial will be in the Stanfield Cemetery at Clarkton.