Verna Best

Verna E. Best, 87, of Gordonville died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, at Jackson Manor in Jackson.

She was born Sept. 11, 1926, in Friedheim to Arthur and Anna Dickman Ruesler.

She and Marvin Best were married Feb. 6, 1949, at Friedheim.

She was an active member of the Evangelical United Church of Christ in Cape Girardeau and its Mary Martha Circle. Verna worked at the Jackson Hosiery Mill and lived and worked on the family farm 64 years.

Survivors include her husband, Marvin Best Sr. of Gordonville; a son, Marvin (Carolyn) Best Jr. of Gordonville; a daughter, Bonnie (Brian) Stahlman of Gordonville; a brother, Harold (Rose Mary) Ruesler of Jackson; a sister, Virgie (Harold) Schubert of Perryville, Mo.; four grandchildren, Bob and Terry (Mindy) Best and Jennifer and Ashley Stahlman; and two great-grandchildren, Kyle and Cody Best.

She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Norman, Rupert and Wilbert Ruesler.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Evangelical United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Dan Johnson officiating. Burial will be at Salem Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.

Memorial contributions may be given to Evangelical United Church of Christ Memorial Fund or the Salem Cemetery Fund.

Online condolences may be made at fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.