CHAFFEE -- Justin Matthew Dragoni, 13, of Chaffee died Saturday, Feb. 1, 1997, at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
He was born Aug. 26, 1983, in Cape Girardeau, son of Jack and Gayle Dowd Dragoni. He was a seventh-grader at Chaffee Junior High School and a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church.
He is survived by his parents; a grandmother, Ella Dowd of Chaffee; grandparents John and Ruth Dragoni of Brentwood, Tenn.; a great-grandmother, Julia Wilson of Cape Girardeau; and two brothers, Michael and Mark Dragoni, both of Chaffee.
Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, with parish prayers at 7 p.m. today at the chapel. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church with the Rev. Allan Saunders officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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