PAUL MESSMER

Paul Sylvester Messmer, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital.

He was born Jan. 20, 1919, in Kelso to Robert John and Paula Leona Seyer Messmer.

He worked as a lumber grader for H.C. Tooke Log and Lumber and Leming Lumber Cos. for 47 years.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

He was a Salvation Army volunteer and a Nutrition Center volunteer, and president of the Senior Citizens Group at the Salvation Army.

Survivors include a friend, Clara Thurston of Cape Girardeau; a son, Lloyd Edward Voerg of Cape Girardeau; a stepson, Danny Gribble of Cape Girardeau; and three sisters, Evelyn Koester, Alma Halter and Loretta Halter, all of Cape Girardeau.

One brother preceded him in death.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau with Capt. Robert Gauthier officiating. Graveside rites will be conducted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3838.