JOHN MARVIN CAPPS

DEXTER -- John Marvin Capps, 78, of Dexter died Friday, May 26, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born March 18, 1917, at Puxico, the son of John Melton and Dollie E. Lee Capps. On Dec. 19, 1952, he married Glenda Stark at Dexter. She survives.

He served as Stoddard County Clerk for 24 years. He was in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, where he was tail gunner on a B-24 that was shot down over Holland on Aug. 14, 1944. Captured by the Germans, he was a prisoner of war until its end.

He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dexter, the Dexter Rotary Club, American Legion, Ex-POWS, DAV and VFW.

Other survivors include a son, John M. Capps of Houston, Texas; three daughters, Kristie Gibson of Kingwood, Texas, Cathy Miller of Clear Lake, Texas, and Carla Hunt of St. Peters; two sisters, Pauline Hart of Dexter and Evelyn Edwards of Bessemer, Ala.; and three granddaughters.

He was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. Monday at Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter, where funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Wayne Dismuke will officiate, and burial will be in the Dexter Cemetery.