MARY RAUCH

Mary Josephine Rauch, 93, of Cape Girardeau and formerly of Morehouse died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center.

She was born Sept. 27, 1906, at St. Louis, daughter of John E. and Lola S. Burke Davis. She and Charles O. Rauch were married June 22, 1930, at St. Louis. He died Sept. 14, 1996.

Rauch had been a homemaker and was a member of Rauch-Spence Memorial First United Methodist Church at Morehouse. She had attended Grace United Methodist Church at Cape Girardeau for the last five years. She was a poet, writer and artist and had several poems and articles published through the National Poet's Society. She had also written poems and articles for the Oak Leaves Newsletter at Chateau Girardeau.

Survivors include a son, William "Bill" Rauch of Chaffee; a daughter, Rosemary F. Lumsden of Sikeston; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter.

She was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters.

Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel at Sikeston.

Funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel, with the Rev. Larry Gallamore officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery at Sikeston.