August 11, 1997

PAUL TALLEY

Paul Benjamin Talley, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 10, 1997, at St. Frances Medical Center. He was born June 23, 1920, in Jackson, the son of Marvin and Emma Maintz Talley. On Jan. 31, 1948, he married Dena Welker in Piggott, Ark. He operated heavy equipment at the former Marquette Cement Plant in Cape Girardeau for 29 years. He also farmed north of Cape Girardeau...

Paul Benjamin Talley, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 10, 1997, at St. Frances Medical Center.

He was born June 23, 1920, in Jackson, the son of Marvin and Emma Maintz Talley. On Jan. 31, 1948, he married Dena Welker in Piggott, Ark.

He operated heavy equipment at the former Marquette Cement Plant in Cape Girardeau for 29 years. He also farmed north of Cape Girardeau.

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

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Survivors include his wife; two sons, Stephen Talley of Cape Girardeau and Kenneth Talley of Jackson; a sister, Irene Hartle of Jackson; and five grandchildren.

Three brothers and a sister preceded him in death.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m today at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home Anna, the Rev. Ricky Parrish officiating. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.

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