LAMAR, Mo. -- Mary Bennett Meinz, 72, of Liberal, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, at Mount Carmel Regional Medical Center in Pittsburg, Kan.
She was born Sept. 7, 1930, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of William Marvin and Mary Gearhardt Bennett. She worked as a shoemaker for Florsheim International in Cape Girardeau and had lived in Liberal for the past 12 years. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lamar.
Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Shaw of Liberal; a brother, John Bennett of Batesville, Ark.; two grandsons; and four great-grandchildren.
Friends may call from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Daniel Funeral Home in Lamar.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lamar. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
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