Sue LaBruyere

Sue Vick LaBruyere, age 84, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, April 9, 2020, at the home of her daughter in O'Fallon, Missouri.

Born Margaret Sue Vick on March 20, 1936, in Cape Girardeau, she was the daughter of Russell Caldwell and Margaret Lucille Sams Vick.

Sue earned her master's in education and counseling from Southeast Missouri State University. She taught for 31 years at Chaffee (Missouri) High School and then at Shawnee High School, retiring in 1999. She was a member of Alpha Delta Kappa teachers sorority and the Retired Teachers Association.

As a member of Joseph Vick Family of America, she was passionate about genealogy and family history. She was a member and past secretary of Daughters of the American Revolution Nancy Hunter Chapter, Cape Girardeau County Genealogy Society, Abbey Road Church Genealogy Class, Missouri State Historical Society, Committee for DAR School and River Heritage Museum. She was a representative for the Vick Cemetery to the Illinois Cemetery and Funeral Home Association.

Sue was a member of Lynwood Baptist Church and also worshiped at Kornthal Historic Church. She was a member of Bridge Club, S.O.S., Hand & Foot Card Club and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.

Survivors include her daughter, Terri Winham of O'Fallon; son, Gary Sullivan LaBruyere (Stephanie Fassett) of Idaho Falls, Idaho; grandson, Kyle Vick Loy; granddaughter, Paddie LaBruyere; seven great-stepgrandchildren; brother, Bruce (Sherry) Vick of McClure, Illinois; niece, Renee (Steve) Brown; nephews, Tim Vick and Todd (Crystal) Vick; great-niece, Reagan Brown; great-nephew, Hayden Vick; great-nieces, Emma and Ava Vick; cousins and other relatives, and many friends.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her son-in-law, William L. Winham Jr., and great-nephew, Dylan Vick.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

Funeral service for Sue Vick LaBruyere will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with Bill Littrell and the Rev. Mark Anderson officiating. Eulogy will by Greg Shambo. A DAR remembrance by the Nancy Hunter Chapter will take place during the service. Interment will be at St. John's Cemetery in Dongola, Illinois. A Beta Sigma Phi service will precede the service at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Kornthal Historic Church or St. John's Cemetery. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

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