Lena Elledge

DEXTER, Mo. -- Lena Jane Elledge, 91, of Lake St. Louis, Mo., died Sunday, April 28, 2002, at Blanchette Place Care Center in St. Charles, Mo.

She was born Sept. 22, 1910, at Lutesville, Mo., daughter of William Frederick and Anna Emeline Liley Eaker. She and the Rev. William Elledge were married Dec. 24, 1928, at Lutesville.

Elledge was a member of Prospect General Baptist Church at Lake St. Louis. She worked with her husband in the ministry from 1940 until retiring in 1975. She was formerly of Dexter.

Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Lee Elledge of Collinsville, Ill.; a brother, Billy Eaker of Little Rock, Ark.; two sisters, Ruby Funk of Hudson, N.Y., Eula Newell of St. Louis; and a grandson.

She was preceded in death by two sons.

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

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Denver Eaker and Norman Elledge officiating. Burial will be in Dexter Cemetery.