Marilou Shaner

Marilou Clark Shaner, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, May 4, 2018, at Saint Francis Heart Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

She was born May 27, 1949, to the Rev. Clair S. and Elsie L. Wilson Clark at Venice, Illinois, as the second of four children. She and Donald W. Shaner married April 12, 1974, in the First United Methodist Church in West Frankfort, Illinois.

She graduated from Granite City (Illinois) Senior High School in May 1967. She earned her bachelor of science in elementary education degree in 1971 from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, and her juris doctor degree from SIU-School of Law in 1980.

She is survived by her sons, Thomas P. and John L. Shaner; her sisters, Carol Sue Clark-Hager and Jo Ann (Clark) Hensley; and by her brother, Daniel C. Clark. She is also survived by her stepchildren, Mike, Mark, Donna and Michelle Shaner and their families.

A memorial service to honor Marilou's life will be held at 11 a.m. June 16 at LaCroix United Methodist Church.