Born Dec. 15, 1922, in Bertrand, daughter of the late Lawrence L. and Ilene O. Gaty Voelker, she had been an elementary teacher in the Florissant School District. A member of the Bertrand United Methodist Church, she was also a member of the Kappa Kappa Iota national professional teachers' sorority.
Survivors include: her brother-in-law, Glenn Conger of Berkeley; and one nephew, Glenn Conger Jr. of Kennesaw, Ga.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the IOOF Cemetery near Charleston with the Rev. Rick Lasley, pastor of the Bertrand United Methodist Church, officiating.
Nunnelee Funeral Chapel of Sikeston is in charge of arrangements.
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