Nancy Suhr

Nancy Mae Suhr, 94, of Oak Ridge passed away Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at Monticello House in Jackson.

She was born Sept. 12, 1923, in Jackson to Frank and Grace Ann Morrison Dickerson. She and Fred Harding Suhr were married Nov. 26, 1949, in Pocahontas. The couple operated a farm for many years. They had been married 40 years when Fred passed away Jan. 9, 1990.

Nancy was a 1941 graduate of Jackson High School. During World War II, she was employed through the Civil Service as an inspector at a parachute factory in Detroit. Upon returning to Jackson, she worked at the former Hosiery Mill and then 20 years at Saint Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau, retiring in 1980.

She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, and was a member of the former Old Salem Homemakers Club.

Loving survivors include two sons, Carl Suhr and dear friend Carol Ruesler of Jackson and Paul Suhr and wife Sue of Oak Ridge; five grandsons, Jarrod, Justin, Clay, Colby and Cole Suhr; two sisters-in-law, Myra (the late John) Dickerson of Marble Hill, Missouri, and Verna (the late Kenneth) Suhr of Jackson; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, John Dickerson; a sister, Mary Dell Wolfe; and a daughter-in-law, Judy Suhr.

To the staffs of Monticello House and Southeast Hospice, the Suhr family extends sincere thanks for the compassionate care they gave to their mother and grandmother.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Roger Steinbrueck officiating. Burial will follow at Kurreville Cemetery.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to the general fund of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim or Kurreville Cemetery, 2745 County Road 472, Oak Ridge, MO 63769.

Online condolences may be sent to the family online by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.