Louisa Quick

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Louisa Harris Quick of Bloomfield died Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Oct. 20, 1924, to Ernest and Minty Harris. She and Seldon F. Quick were married Dec. 25, 1943. They had celebrated their 66th anniversary, when he passed away.

Louisa graduated from Bloomfield High School and Southeast Missouri State University.

Louisa lived in Bloomfield all of her life. She was an elementary teacher for 30 years. In addition, she was a member of First Baptist Church in Bloomfield, serving in many leadership roles.

Survivors include two daughters and spouses, Judy and Tom Call of Biloxi, Mississippi, and Jean and Don Norman of Jackson; and two granddaughters and spouses, Christine and Mark Griffith of Biloxi and Joy and Frank Auberle of Mandeville, Louisiana. Her five great-grandchildren are Hailey, Hayden, Dylan, Brooke and Luke.

She was preceded in death by two sisters, Derotha Hutchison and Ivah Harris, and a brother, Bill Harris.

There will be a private burial at Bloomfield Cemetery.

Memorials may be given to the Bloomfield Alumni Scholarship Fund or the Bloomfield Cemetery Association.

Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri, is in charge of all arrangements.