Rev. Ethel Masterson

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- The Rev. Ethel M. Masterson, 80, of St. Louis died Friday, April 15, 2005, in St. Louis.

She was the daughter of James and Ida Kelley Masterson.

Masterson was pastor 47 years of Victory Tabernacle Assembly of God Church in St. Louis. She was formerly of Olive Branch.

Survivors include a sister, the Rev. Luella Plunkett of St. Louis.

She was preceded in death by a sister and two brothers.

The funeral was held Monday at Victory Tabernacle Church. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery in St. Louis.

Announcement courtesy of Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill.