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Elmer Morgan
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Elmer Joseph Morgan, 91, of Perryville died Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at Garden Place Senior Living in Columbia, Missouri.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Aug. 5 at Ford and Young Funeral Home in Perryville.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Aug. 6 at the funeral home. Burial will be at Christ the Savior Catholic Cemetery in Brewer, Missouri.
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