Marie Howard

Marie Alvina Sophia Howard, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at Heartland Care Rehab Center.

She was born Aug. 31, 1918, at Gordonville, Mo., daughter of Robert and Laura Bierschwal Hager. She and Robert L. Howard were married July 8, 1977. He died Dec. 28, 1997.

Howard had worked at the old St. Francis Hospital, and then worked at Florsheim Shoe Co. 40 years, retiring in 1983. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Jackson, Mo.

Survivors include two sons, Robert Howard Jr. of San Antonio, Texas, Roy Howard of Jackson; and six grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a son, and stepmother.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson. Dr. Brian Anderson will officiate. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery at Jackson.

Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 9 a.m. until time of service.