WILLIAM T. BIRKHEAD

EAST PRAIRIE -- William T. Birkhead, 88, of East Prairie, died Friday, Oct. 30, 1998, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center.

He was born April 6, 1910, in Poplar Bluff, son of Frank Washington and Rossetta Shirley Birkhead.

He had lived in East Prairie since 1990 and attended the Nelson United Methodist Church. He was retired from the Veterans Medical Center in Livermore, Calif., where he worked as a lab technician. He moved to Sun City, Ariz., where he was a member of the First Presbyterian Church before moving to East Prairie.

He served with distinction during World War II in the Navy.

On Oct. 27, 1951, he married Alida A. Peterson. She died Jan. 26, 1996.

He is survived by three nephews and four nieces.

A memorial service will be held Tuesday at the Nelson United Methodist Church in East Prairie, with the Rev. Jerry Willer officiating. Shelby Funeral Home of East Prairie is in charge of arrangements.