VERDENE ALBERSON

ESSEX -- Verdene Alberson, 69, of Essex died Friday, Sept. 19, 1997, at Dexter Memorial Hospital.

He was born March 12, 1928, at Canalou, the son of George and Ollie Lacey Alberson. On Feb. 22, 1969, he married Jackie Eaton.

Alberson was a former resident of Canalou and Charter Oak and had been a resident of Essex for the past 40 years. He was an employee of Media Press at Sikeston and a member of the Dexter Eagles Lodge.

He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Sharon Horn and Tracy Rangel, both of Dexter; a stepdaughter, Karen Auner of Ironton; two stepsons, Tim Lacey of Wappapello and Randall Lee Fincher of Dexter; two brothers, James D. Alberson of Cape Girardeau and Larry Alberson of Salisbury; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter and sister.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral chapel, with the Rev. George Hill of Essex officiating.

Interment will be at Hagy Cemetery in Dexter.