Michael Kildow

ESSEX - Michael Kildow, 50, died Oct. 1, 2002, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter.

Born Jan. 26, 1952, in Malden, son of the late Neil and Melba Smith Kildow, he was a set-up person at Arvin-Meritor Automotive in Dexter, where he worked for the past 27 years.

On June 21, 1986, in Essex, he married Sandra Dowdy who survives of the home.

Other survivors include: one daughter, Tonya Wilson of Aid; three sisters, Carlotta Bailey, Betty Kildow and Deborah Goldsmith of Malden; and one grandson, Andrew Wilson of Aid.

Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, where services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. Mike Brown of Essex will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Essex Cemetery.