W. Lloyd Fish

W. Lloyd Fish, 77, of Jackson died Sunday, March 13, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born July 20, 1927, at Kennett, Mo., son of Wilbourn and Lottie Mae Johnson Fish. He and Bonnie Schlicting were married Feb. 10, 1979, in Cape Girardeau.

He was a member of Cape First Church. He had been affiliated with St. Mark's Lodge 93 since Jan. 23, 1979, and served as past worshipful master in 1991. He received degrees from Lemon Grove Lodge 736 in Lemon Grove, Calif., was a member of York Rite in Cape Girardeau, Cape Shrine Club, and Scottish Rite and Shriners in St. Louis. He was a 50-year member of Chaffee Elks and past member of Noon Optimist Club.

Mr. Fish owned and operated Cape Auto Mart 10 years. He served in the U.S. Army and Air Force.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, the Rev. Wilbourn Ray Fish of Throgmartin, Texas, Wayne Fish of Amarillo, Texas; a stepson, James R. Foister of Jacksonville, Fla.; a stepdaughter, Sheila (Tim) Martin of Jackson; three brothers, the Rev. William E. Fish of Miller, Mo., Darius Fish of Pollack Pines, Calif., Connie P. Fish of Tampa, Fla.; two sisters, Linda Weaver of Ellington, Mo., Laveda Curtis of Chaffee; a granddaughter, Kirstie (Mark) Watkins; five stepgrandchildren, Rebecca (Rick) Fehr, Rachel Martin, Andrew Martin, Scott Huffman and Christopher (Michelle) Foister; a great-grandson, Hunter Blake Watkins; five great-stepgrandchildren, Zachary Richard Fehr, Emily Noelle Fehr, Jada Beatrice Martin, Isiah Foister and Daniel Foister.

He was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home. The Revs. Wilbourn Fish and William Fish will officiate. Burial will be in Lindsey Cemetery in McClure, Ill., with graveside rites by VFW Post 3838.