Herman Shultz

Herman Edward Shultz, 88, of Jackson died Friday, Feb. 18, 2005, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born April 28, 1916, in Mount Vernon, Ark., son of William Henry and Janie Mason Shultz. He and Alfreda Hill were married Jan. 8, 1944, at Clarkton, Mo. She died March 24, 2003.

Shultz was a farmer and member of First Baptist Church at Gideon, Mo.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Survivors include two daughters, Judy Alexander of Jackson, Paulette Broadbent of Topeka, Kan.; four sisters, Rose Bartlett of Gideon, Ethel Pentecost of Bossier City, La., Dorothy Douglas of Portageville, Mo., Gracie Thompson of St. Louis; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by two sisters.

The funeral was held Monday at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, Mo., with the Rev. Gene Lancaster officiating. Burial was in Stanfield Cemetery at Clarkton, Mo.