RAYMOND G. CRECELIUS

OLMSTED, Ill. -- Raymond G. Crecelius, 71, of Olmsted, died Thursday, April 27, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born May 15, 1923, in rural Villa Ridge, son of Ray and Frances M. Hannan Crecelius. He married the former Lydia Jewell Osborn.

Crecelius was a retired farmer, retired bus driver with Meridian School District 101 at Mounds, and was a trustee for the village of Olmsted 16 years. He attended Cairo Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Raymond "Butch" Crecelius of Metropolis; a sister, Norma Osborne of Olmsted; two grandsons, and three great-grandchildren.

Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, and at Cairo Baptist Church after 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the church, with the Rev. Larry Miller and Dr. Larry Potts officiating. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery near Olmsted.