He was born Jan. 17, 1941, in East Prairie, Missouri, to the late Jessie Lee and Mary Maggielean Fobar Priest. On Nov. 11, 1994, in Bollinger County, Missouri, he married Jo Hensley, who survives of the home.
He worked as a self-employed carpenter until the time he retired. He was a U.S. Navy veteran who loved refinishing antiques and flea market finds.
Other survivors include his daughters, Stephanie Day of Marble Hill and Chrissy Elliott of Jackson; stepdaughters, Wendi Harper and Kristi Watts, both of Kansas City, Missouri; stepson, Damien Ewens; sister, Nell Mainor of Cape Girardeau; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and six sisters.
Visitations will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.
Funeral will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with John Henry Harris officiating. A private interment will follow at a later date.
Online condolences may be shared at www.ponderfuneralhome.com
Southeast Missourian
Tuesday, 22 Oct 2019
He was born Jan. 17, 1941, in East Prairie, Missouri, to the late Jessie Lee and Mary Maggielean Fobar Priest. On Nov. 11, 1994, in Bollinger County, Missouri, he married Jo Hensley, who survives of the home.
He worked as a self-employed carpenter until the time he retired. He was a U.S. Navy veteran who loved refinishing antiques and flea market finds.
Other survivors include his daughters, Stephanie Day of Marble Hill and Chrissy Elliott of Jackson; stepdaughters, Wendi Harper and Kristi Watts, both of Kansas City, Missouri; stepson, Damien Ewens; sister, Nell Mainor of Cape Girardeau; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and six sisters.
Visitations will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.
Funeral will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with John Henry Harris officiating. A private interment will follow at a later date.
Online condolences may be shared at www.ponderfuneralhome.com
Southeast Missourian
Tuesday, 22 Oct 2019
Family Members
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Charlie Lee Priest
1917–1988
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Aline Priest Cranford Tompkins
1919–2014
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Helen Marie Priest Sanders
1921–2000
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Mildred Lee Priest Brown
1924–1993
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Earnie JL "Sonny" Priest
1927–1981
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Wilma Nell Priest Mainer
1929–2021
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Ann Priest Duty
1931–2018
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Edith Marie Priest
1939–2018
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Mary Jessalean Priest Ray
1942–2006
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