SIKESTON -- Rosie Lee Marshall, 73, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1999, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born Feb. 28, 1925, in Lula, Miss., daughter of Bennie and Rosie Davis. She married Robert Marshall Jr.
She had lived in Missouri since 1949 and was a member of the Cornerstone Baptist Church.
She is survived by four sons, Robert Marshall III of Amarillo, Texas, Turner Marshall and Roy Marshall, both of Kansas City, and Eddie Marshall of Benton Harbor, Mich.; four daughters, Roberta Brown and Alberta Gibson, both of Kansas City, Emma Richards of Chicago and Celestine Shannon of Sikeston; three brothers, Annise Davis of Sikeston, Roosevelt Davis and Willie Davis, both of Elkhart, Ind.; a sister, Earline Harris of North Carolina; 55 grandchildren; and 55 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 10 to noon Saturday at the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Sikeston.
Funeral will be at noon at the church. with the Rev. J.L. Nabors officiating.
Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Sikeston.
Williams-Farr & Purnell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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