Richard Conner

Richard Francis Conner, 85, of Fulton, Mo., formerly of the Cape Girardeau and Jackson area, died Saturday, March 5, 2005, at Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico.

He was born June 16, 1919, in Prairie Du Rocher, Ill., son of Edgar and Constance Moskop Conner. He and Helen Hurley were married in Cape Girardeau. She died in 1971.

Conner worked in the oil field retail business, co-owned a cattle ranch in Jackson and was involved in other businesses.

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

Survivors include a daughter, Cathy Camden of Columbia, Mo.; two granddaughters; and five great-granddaughters.

He was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Debo Funeral Home in Fulton.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.