Mary Fehr

Mary A. Middeke Fehr, 67, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Jan. 19, 1935, in St. Charles, Mo., daughter of Henry H. and Herma G. Hoffman Middeke. She and Ralph Fehr were married Sept. 29, 1951. This past September they celebrated 51 years together.

A devoted wife and mother, Mary was a homemaker until her children were raised. She then worked nine years at West Lake Quarry and several years at Estes Deli, retiring in May 1999. She was a member of Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson. Mary's greatest joy was being with her family and grandchildren.

Loving survivors include her husband, Ralph of Jackson; three daughters, Debora Fehr-Mayfield of Jackson, Connie Werner and husband Randy of Jackson, Peggy Proffer and husband Kent of Wildwood, Mo.; her mother, Herma G. Middeke of St. Charles; six grandchildren, Dustin Mayfield, Whitney, Kylie and Tanner Werner, Baleigh and Mallory Proffer; a brother, James Middeke of Savannah, Ga.; three sisters, Patsy Hirtz, Glenda Ketterman and Sondra Nesslage, all of St. Charles.

Friends may call at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Emanuel United Church of Christ. The Rev. Sam Roethemeyer will officiate. Entombment will be in Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum in Cape Girardeau.

In Mary's memory, expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Emanuel United Church of Christ Expansion Fund.