JOPLIN - Edward J. "Ed" Mayes, 77, a retired Joplin-area farmer and 50-year member of the Masons who enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and reading, died of natural causes Thursday at a Chester hospital.
Masonic rites are 2:30 p.m. today with visitation one hour prior to the service at Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. A coffee hour will follow the service. Private burial will take place in Joplin Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Cleo Mayes of Joplin; his daughter, Bette Pierson of Havre; a brother, Everette Mayes of Wilkesboro, N.C.; and a granddaughter.
JOPLIN - Edward J. "Ed" Mayes, 77, a retired Joplin-area farmer and 50-year member of the Masons who enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and reading, died of natural causes Thursday at a Chester hospital.
Masonic rites are 2:30 p.m. today with visitation one hour prior to the service at Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. A coffee hour will follow the service. Private burial will take place in Joplin Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Cleo Mayes of Joplin; his daughter, Bette Pierson of Havre; a brother, Everette Mayes of Wilkesboro, N.C.; and a granddaughter.
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