JACKSON -- Lillie Marie Eaker, 84, of Jackson died Monday, Jan. 14, 1991 at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau where she had been a patient for three days.
She was born Feb. 26, 1906 at Glen Allen, the daughter of Andrew Mouser and Ida Sawyer Mouser.
She married Raymond Eaker Aug. 4, 1926. He survives.
In addition, she is survived by four sons, the Rev. Verlee Eaker, Anna, Ill., Bill Eaker, LaGuna Beach, Fla., DeWayne Eaker, Anna, Ill., Gary Eaker, Jackson; four daughters Wanda Hess, Advance, Dimple Wiseman, Jackson, Ermalee Smith, Cape Girardeau, Linda Taylor, O'Fallon; two brothers, Cletis and Ray Mouser, both of Jackson; two sisters, Lorene James, Anaheim, Calif., Odetta Seabaugh, Jackson Route 2; 21 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.
One son preceded her in death.
She moved to Jackson in 1961 from Randles. She was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Jackson and a member of the Lillie Missionary Society of the church.
Funeral service will be held today at 2 p.m. at the First General Baptist Church with the Rev. Luther Rhodes and the Rev. Naamon Eaker officiating. Burial will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery.
Friends may call at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today.
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