July 16, 1992

VERNON W. MARQUIS

BLOOMFIELD -- Funeral service for Vernon William Marquis of Bloomfield will be held at 1 p.m. today at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Harold Ferrell will officiate, with burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery near here. Marquis, 76, died Tuesday, July 14, 1992, at his home...

BLOOMFIELD -- Funeral service for Vernon William Marquis of Bloomfield will be held at 1 p.m. today at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Harold Ferrell will officiate, with burial in Gravel Hill Cemetery near here.

Marquis, 76, died Tuesday, July 14, 1992, at his home.

He was born Aug. 19, 1915, near Bell City, son of Perry and Ester Cates Marquis. He and Hazel Lackey were married Jan. 2, 1935, at Bell City.

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Marquis attended West Pleasnat Valley Church, was a member of its Men's Club, served on Bloomfield School Board 12 years, and was a charter member of Crowley Ridge Country Club.

Survivors include his wife; three sons, Jerry Marquis of Marble Hill, Dennis Marquis of Puxico, Jackie Marquis of Bloomfield; a daughter, Janice Hutson of Dexter; a brother, Joe Marquis of Dexter; 15 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son and sister.

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