SCOTT CITY -- Jerry Lee Scholz, 62, of Scott City died Thursday, March 19, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born Nov. 14, 1935, son of William and Edith Snell Finney Scholz. He and Marilyn Louise Rhyne were married Sept. 7, 1957, at Whitewater.
Scholz was a pipefitter with Newt Kelley and Monroe Plumbing. He previously was a maintenance technician at Central Packing.
He was a member of First Assembly of God Church in Scott City. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife; four sons, Rodney Scholz of Scott City, Keith Scholz of Imperial, Floyd Scholz of Cape Girardeau, Bill Scholz of Chaffee; a daughter, Patty Dubbs of Jackson; three brothers, John Scholz of Whitewater, Eugene Scholz of Cape Girardeau, Bob Scholz of Jackson; three sisters, Amy Stroder and Pearl Harless of St. Louis, Glayds Barbee of Warrenton; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister.
Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City after 4 p.m. today.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the chapel, with the Rev. Randy Morse officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau.
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