RAYMOND MEHNER

Raymond Irving Mehner, 68, of Crestview, Fla., died Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999, at West Florida Regional Medical Center in Pensacola, Fla.

He was born Aug. 30, 1931, at Longtown, son of Lonnie and Velma Smith Mehner. He married the former Karla Lips.

Mehner was retired after 23 years as communications technician with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad in Memphis, Tenn.

He was a member of Maple United Methodist Church and National Rifle Association. He was a graduate of Central High School. Mehner was a master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Sylvia Mehner of Crestview, Claudia Mehner of Huenfeld, Germany; three sisters, Nelda Bondurant of St. Louis, Helen Bertrand of Cape Girardeau, and Betty Glueck of Jackson.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel. The Rev. John Gregory will officiate.