J.C. Fussell

EAST PRAIRIE - J.C. Fussell, 82, died at 9:50 p.m. May 23, 2002, at his home.

Born Sept. 4, 1919, in Mississippi County, son of the late James C. and Ollie Fussell, he was a retired mechanic and attended the Full Gospel Church in East Prairie.

His first wife, Janet Presson Fussell, preceded him in death.

On Feb. 10, 2001, he married Edna P. Eaves Crook Fussell who survives of the home.

Other survivors include: two sons, Butch Fussell of Caseyville, Ill. and Marvin Fussell of Bentiondoa, Iowa; one daughter, Joyce Schumit of Columbia, Ill.; and six grandchildren.

Four brothers and one sister preceded him in death.

Visitation is from 9 a.m. Saturday until service time at 11 a.m. at Shelby Funeral Home. Larry Smith will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Dogwood Cemetery near East Prairie.