Hershel Boyt

DEXTER, Mo. -- Hershel Boyt, 91, of Dexter, Mo., died Thursday, March 22, 2006, at Cypress Point Health Care in Dexter.

He was born Feb. 22, 1915, at Essex, Mo., son of John Henry and Marie Linneman Boyt. He and Kathryn Matthews were married Sept. 8, 1939, at Piggott, Ark.

Boyt was retired from teaching mechanics in the Sikeston Public Schools. He was formerly an airline mechanic with TWA and Ozark Air Lines. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army Air Force. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Dexter, Dexter Masonic Lodge No. 532 and the American Legion.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Jim Boyt of Springfield, Mo.; two daughters, Claudia Van Oostrom of Cape Girardeau and Sandy Steinkamp of St. Louis; and three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. The Rev. Louis Lowe will officiate, with burial in the Dexter Cemetery.