ADVANCE - Alma Loar Mashek, 83, died Oct. 1, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
Born March 18, 1921, in Advance, daughter of the late Jacob and Loar Jenkins Tropf, she retired as head teller for the Bank of Advance, where she was employed for 40 years. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and Order of the Eastern Star in Advance.
On June 15, 1947, at Marquand, she married Raymond "Bud" Mashek who preceded her in death on Aug. 31, 2003.
Survivors include: one son, Michael Mashek of Phoenix; one daughter, Carla Hendrix of Advance; one sister, Helen Musgraves of Advance; and nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Four brothers also preceded her in death.
Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at the Advance United Methodist Church with the Revs. Virgil Bunch and Mike Eighmy officiating.
Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Advance.