Lloyd "Pete" Probst, 85, of 1551 Price Drive died Saturday, Sept. 9, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
He was born Oct. 16, 1909, to Steven and Elizabeth Seabaugh Probst in Cape Girardeau.
He married Frieda Stovall on Dec. 5, 1921, in Cape Girardeau. She preceded him in death Dec. 9, 1987.
Survivors include a son, Billie Probst of Anna, Ill.; a daughter, Elizabeth "Betty" Lange of Webster Groves; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Probst, a lifelong resident of Cape Girardeau County, retired from the U.S. Postal Service in Cape Girardeau after more than 30 years of service. He also worked two years for MacDonald Concrete as a salesman and owned and operated Smitty's Tavern at Broadway and Sprigg for 15 years.
He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene and the SEMO Booster Club.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral chapel, with the Rev. William Burke officiating.
Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park.
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