PUXICO -- Elmer P. Goble, 94, of Puxico died Sunday, Aug. 25, 1996, at Pine Lawn Residential Care Center II in Puxico.

He was born Aug. 15, 1902, at Fairview, son of Frank and Bertha Wills Goble. He and Rilla Maddox were married May 12, 1924, at Kennett. She died July 20, 1987.

Goble was a minister with Church of Christ 50 years, and had also been a dragline operator.

Survivors include a brother, Garland Goble of Michigan; four sisters, Pauline VanHouser of Searcy, Ark., Mildred Goble of Fairview, Mich., Fernie Goble of North Carolina, and Garnett Goble of California.

He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.

Friends may call at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico after 6 p.m. today.

Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with Terry Stockman officiating. Burial will be in Brown Cemetery at Broseley.