SIKESTON -- Larry G. Boyer, 58, of Sikeston, formerly of East Prairie, died Friday, Jan. 30, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born July 6, 1939, son of Imogene Prince of Cape Girardeau and the late Johnnie Boyer.
He had lived in Mississippi County most of his live, moving to Sikeston 15 years ago. He was a retired welder and was Baptist.
On Jan. 17, 1959, he married Shirley Mary Boyer. She died Nov. 2, 1994.
He is survived by a son, Edward G. Boyer of Sikeston; a stepson, Charles Tanner of Fredricktown; two sisters, Pauline Carter of East Prairie and Sue Gurley of Cape Girardeau.
A grandson preceded him in death.
Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.
Funeral service will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at the funeral chapel, with the Rev. Richard Farquhar officiating. Burial will follow in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery.
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