Victor Shaver

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Victor Shaver, 74, of Sikeston died Thursday, May 29, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Jan. 25, 1929, in Ingram, Ark., son of Joe and Edna Meredith Shaver. He and Louise Smith were married April 17, 1954, in De Soto County, Ark.

Shaver was a surveyor 25 years with Missouri Department of Transportation. He was a member of First Christian Church.

He served in the U.S. Army.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Gregory Shaver of Jackson; a brother, the Rev. Joe Shaver of San Antonio, Texas; and two granddaughters.

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

The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Mary McCord officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.