Garry Wayne Masters
Birth: Nov. 18, 1946
Lutesville
Bollinger County
Missouri, USA
Death: Jul. 18, 2005
Marble Hill
Bollinger County
Missouri, USA
Garry Wayne Masters, 58, of Marble Hill died July 18, 2005 at Eldercare in Marble Hill. He was born Nov. 18, 1946 at Lutesville, MO, son of Floyd and Reba Cooper Masters.
Mr. Masters was a carpenter for several years.
He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He received a Bronze Star, Vietnam Service Medal, Air Medal with oak leaf cluster, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Sharpshooters Badge and National Defense Service Medal.
Survivors include a son, Garry Masters II of Glenallen, MO; his mother, Reba Wilson of Marble Hill; two brothers, Darrell and Rick Masters of Marble Hill; and several grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, and a brother Joseph.
Friends may call at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill today. The funeral will be Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Fred Ritter officiating. Burial will be in Baker Cemetery with full military honors by Missouri Military Honors Team.
(SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN, 20/Jul/2005)
Reba L Cooper Masters Wilson
Birth: Jan. 29, 1922
McDougal
Clay County
Arkansas, USA
Death: Apr. 23, 2006
Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau County
Missouri, USA
Reba L. Masters Wilson, 84, of Marble Hill died April 23, 2006, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born Jan. 29, 1922, in McDougal, AR, daughter of Joseph L. and Iva Neely Cooper. She and Lloyd (s/b Floyd) Masters were married July 28, 1939. He died April 21, 1964. She and Elmo Wilson were married in 1978.
Mrs. Wilson retired as a machine operator for an envelope company in California.
She was a member of First Baptist Church in Marble Hill.
Survivors include her husband of Wilmington, CA; two sons, Darrell and Rick Masters of Marble Hill, MO; two sisters, Mildred Cobb of St. Louis, MO; Rachael Kneezle of Carson, CA; 11 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons (Joe and Gary), two brothers, a sister and a great-great-granddaughter.
The funeral will be Wednesday at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, with the Rev. Fred Ritter officiating. Burial will be in Baker Cemetery at Marble Hill.
(SOUTHEAST MISSOURIAN, 25/Apr/2006)