Garry Whitehead

ADVANCE - Garry Dean Whitehead, 62, died June 22, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

Born May 15, 1941, at Greenbrier, son of the late Leo and Letha Ladd Whitehead, he was a buyer for Procter and Gamble in Cape Girardeau, retiring after 25 years of service. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was a member of the Masonic Lodge and was of the Baptist belief.

On Oct. 24, 1962, in Dallas, Texas, he married Barbara Dunn who survives of the home.

Other survivors include: one son, Darrin Pickett of Barnhart; two daughters, Barbara "Beth" Stoffregen of Fredericktown and Susanne "Elaine" Michelson of Millersville; two brothers, Bill Whitehead of Advance and Ronald Whitehead of Corsicana, Texas; five sisters, Shirley Carlton of Zalma, Mary Lee Fisher of Marble Hill, Alma Jean Fortner of Zalma, Janice Snider of Marble Hill and Donna Hellings of Panama City Beach, Fla.; and seven grandchildren.

Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Home where Masonic rites are scheduled for 7 p.m.

Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Ray Placher officiating.

Burial will follow in Morgan Memorial Park.