Herbert (Bert) Mendenhall Dies; Funeral Sunday

Herbert "Bert" Mendenhall of 1705 Main Street died at 8:15 p.m. Thursday in Jefferson Memorial Hospital at the age of 84 years and 26 days.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Myers Chapel with the Rev. Kenneth Holland officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill cemetery. The body will lie in state at Myers Chapel where friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Saturday.

Mr. Mendenhall was born Dec. 16, 1883, in Jefferson county, the son of Isaac and Mary (Boswell) Mendenhall.

On April 21, 1904, at Bonnie, he was married to Mary Dare, who survives.

He is also survived by three sons, Wayne and Ike Mendenhall of Belle Rive; a sister, Mrs. Alice Scott of Henryetta, Okla.; ten grandchildren; and 18 great- grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Ruby Williams, a grandson, and two great-grandsons.

Mr. Mendenhall was a retired railroad brakeman, and was also a former employee of the Mt. Vernon car shops.

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Submitted by: Janet Fryar Rohlfs