Gloria Schaefer
Mrs. Gloria Schaefer, 79, of Anna passed away at 10:30 p.m, Sunday, July 12, 2009, at her home in Anna. She was born August 3, 1929, in Wolf Lake, the daughter of Manuel H. and Norma Lindsey Kimmel. She married Cyril Schaefer on January 20, 1951, in Anna. He preceded her in death on December 25, 2002.
Gloria is survived by twin sons, Rick (Marcia) Schaefer of St. Genevieve, MO and Randy (Diana) Schaefer of Jonesboro; 3 grandsons, Kyle Schaefer of St. Genevieve, MO, John and Ryan Schaefer, both of Jonesboro; a granddaughter, Sarah Schaefer of Jonesboro; two sisters, Carrie Hill of Anna and Alma (Don) Linson of Jonesboro; three brothers-in-law, Gene (Barbara) Schaefer of Anna, Carrol (Aileen) Schaefer of Cape Girardeau, and Jim (Wilma) Schaefer of Jonesboro; a sister-in-law, Ellen (Odean) Sergeant of Lebo, KS; two special friends, Ernest Rosenthal of Marion and Ann Middleton of Anna; a very special niece, Joyce Hill Plott of Anna; many nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends. Gloria was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Cyril Schaefer; two brothers, Merl and Paul Kimmel; and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Raymond and Lena Schaefer.
Gloria was a member of the Galilee Baptist Church in Wolf Lake for many years then moved to Jonesboro in 1963 and became a member of the First Baptist Church of Jonesboro; she taught Sunday school at both churches. In 1987 Gloria moved to Anna and became a member of the Anna Heights Baptist Church which she attended weekly until her health no longer allowed her to be an active member. She was a sales clerk in Anna at Boston's Women’s Clothing Store and Rechter Brothers for 10 years; she then became a beauty operator in 1958 and owned and operated her own beauty shop for 46 years.
Funeral services for Mrs. Gloria Schaefer will be at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2009, at the Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna with the Rev. Joe Aldridge officiating. Interment will be in the Anna City Cemetery. Friends may call at the Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna on Tuesday, July 14 from 5 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Jonesboro. Envelopes will be available at the Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna.
Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements.