Ralph Evers

ADVANCE, Mo. -- Ralph J. Evers, 79, of Advance passed away Thursday, April 9, 2009, at Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born June 26, 1929, in St. Louis, son of John and Elizabeth Mc­Kenna Evers.

Ralph was a pharmacist and owned and operated Advance Pharmacy 27 years. He was a member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau. He was a benefactor for Southeast Missouri State University Theater Department and the Advance School Foundation.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict.

Ralph was not just a store owner but a friend to everyone in the community of Advance.

Survivors include a son, Tom Evers of Toronto; a daughter, Catherine Evers of Branson, Mo.; a sister, Lois Rolf of St. Louis; two granddaughters, Grace and Maria Evers; and nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Virginia Dutton and Ruth Scornack.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Morgan Funeral Home.

The funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Paul Short and the Rev. Mark Martin officiating. Burial will be in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield, Mo., with full military honors.