Gene Little

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Gene Little, 65, of Marble Hill died Tuesday, May 21, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born July 18, 1936, in Cleveland, Ohio, son of John E. and Agnes "Peggy" Trentham Little. He and Wanda I. Garland were married March 8, 1995.

Little retired as a machinist at Carter Carburetor in St. Louis.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Survivors include his wife; five stepsons, Richard, Billy, Donnie, Vernon and Clayton Luttrull, all of Marble Hill; a brother, Bill Little of Patton, Mo.; a sister, Carol Sitzes of Marble Hill; and six stepgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a stepson, and an infant stepdaughter.

Friends may call at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jessie Long officiating. Burial will be in Pulliam Cemetery near Scopus, Mo.