GORDONVILLE -- Louis William Ringger, 95, of Collierville, Tenn., died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1999, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
He was born March 25, 1903, in Memphis, son of Werner and Elizabeth Hildebrand Ringger. He and Norma Siemers were married in June 1968, in Anna, Ill. She died in January 1991.
Ringger was a clerk at Ford Motor Co. in Lorain, Ohio, and in Memphis from 1922-67. He moved to Gordonville in 1968, and then to Collierville in 1995.
He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Gordonville.
Survivors include a son, Louis Ringger Jr. of Parsons, Tenn.; a daughter, Patricia Ellis of Collierville; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters.
Friends may call Saturday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Lee Cullen will officiate.
Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom:
For corrections to this story or other insights for the editor, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To learn about the Southeast Missourian’s AI Policy, click here.