Born May 3, 1943, in Cairo, Ill., he was the son of Mary Binford Hargrave of Bloomfield and the late Goldie Hargrave.
Survivors in addition to his mother include: five sons, Gary Hargrave of Belton, Texas, Troy Hargrave of Cape Girardeau, Christopher Conner of Dexter, Tim Hargrave of Anna, Ill., and Steve Hargrave of Joliet, Ill.; two daughters, Melissa Meskenas of Arlington, Tenn., and Laurie Van Buren of Anna; one brother, Roger Hargrave of Joliet; one sister, Margaret Carlson of Spokane, Wash.; 12 grandchildren; and a special friend, Sally Pratt of Malden.
Memorial services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Pentecostal Church in Dexter with the Rev. Terry Barber, officiating.
Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home of Bloomfield is in charge of arrangements.
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