July 16, 2003

Martha Lankheit

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Martha Melinda Lankheit, 92, of Charleston died Monday, July 14, 2003, at her home. She was born Feb. 15, 1911, in Miller City, Ill., daughter of Thomas Louis and Ella Mae Houston Wilson. She and Rudolph John Lankheit were married Jan. 24, 1933. He died Nov. 21, 1973...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Martha Melinda Lankheit, 92, of Charleston died Monday, July 14, 2003, at her home.

She was born Feb. 15, 1911, in Miller City, Ill., daughter of Thomas Louis and Ella Mae Houston Wilson. She and Rudolph John Lankheit were married Jan. 24, 1933. He died Nov. 21, 1973.

Lankheit lived in Mississippi County most of her life, and was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church.

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Survivors include a sister, Dorothy Musil of Cape Girardeau; three grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.

She was preceded in death by two sons and two brothers.

Friends may call at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday.

Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Henry Church, with the Rev. Ed Nichols officiating. Burial will be in Texas Bend Cemetery.

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