Cape Girardeau, MO.--GORDON T. NEUMEYER, 88 of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, June 5, 2008 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.  He was born Jan 20, 1920 at Cape Girardeau, son of Edwin W. and Emma Aufdenburg Neumeyer.  He and Mary E. Shulte were married May 4, 1946 in Jefferson City, Mo.  Neumeyer was employed as a purchasing agent with Missouri Utilities Co. for 43 years, retiring in 1984.  He served four years in the U. S. Army in the European Theater in World War II as a master sergeant.  He was a member of the American Legion and its Golden Troopers Drum, Bugle Corps and the Better Service Club of Missouri Utilities Co.  He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and its Men's Club.  
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Don of Madison, Wis., Tom of Cape Girardeau; a daughter, Jeannette A. Zinkgraf of St. Louis; a brother, Wilber W. Neumeyer of Mount Pleasant, S.C.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel.  Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral chapel with the Rev. Loren Boettcher officiating.  Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery.

Joplin, Mo.--WAYNE ARTHUR NEUMEYER, 65, of Joplin, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 at Missouri Rehabilitation Center in Mount Vernon, Mo., after a lengthy illness.
He was born April 12, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, son of the late Lawrence Arthur and Olga Sander Neumeyer.  Besides his parents, Wayne was preceded in death by his stepmother, Jean Jones Neumeyer.
Wayne was a graduate of Kennett High School in 1962 and Missouri Southern State University in 1985.  At the height of his career, he worked as a credit manager with the Central United States Dairy and Poultry Division of Swift and Co. in Chicago.  He became a skilled photographer while living in Joplin.
Survivors include a daughter, Cassie Jurasits and husband Jerry of Lorton, Va.; grandchildren, Matthew, Thomas and Andrew Jurasits, all of Lorton; a sister, Janet Ward and husband Mike of Camdenton, Mo.; a nephew Christopher Ward and wife Lindy and their daughter Shelby Jo of Kensington, N.H.; a niece, Kathryn Ward of Columbia, Mo.; and his wife from 1962-1972, Jerry Faith Walker Neumeyer.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Zion United Methodist Cemetery in Gordonville, with the Rev. James Sanderson officiating.  Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Parker Mortuary in Joplin.


Cape Girardeau, MO--MAX T. NEVILLE, 100, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, April 26, 2008, at the Lutheran Home.  He was born Dec. 18, 1907, in Sims, Ill., son of Emory and Elizabeth Finley Neville, the second youngest of nine children.  He and Adelia (Damron) Neville were married in 1934 in Cape Girardeau.  She died Oct. 8, 1977.
Max served his county in the Red Cross during World War II.  He was employed by Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co., retiring in 1972.  His first job was that of a shoeshine boy at Kelly's Place in Mount Vernon, Ill., at age 8.  He was a former member of the All-Southeast Missouri High School football team, captain of Cape Central High School basketball team and held the high school high-jump record for four years.  He graduated from Central and attended Southeast Missouri State University.  While at Southeast, he played football and as a freshman halfback caught the first kick-off at the brand new Houck Stadium in 1930.  Later in years he was honored at a football game during half time for this feat.
He is survived by a daughter, Sally Jensen, husband Bert, of Inverness, Ill.; a son, Mike Neville, wife Marilyn, of Zalma, Mo; four grandchildren, Susan, Andrew, Jeffrey and Kathryn; eight great-grandchildren, James, Abigail, Grace, Andrew, Caroline, Ryan, Natalie and Kelly.  He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, four brothers and four sisters.  
There will be no local visitation or funeral.  Memorial services will be held in St. Louis at a later date.  Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.


MEMPHIS, TN--CHESTER D. NISWONGER, 69, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., formerly of Memphis, former manager for Harris Truck & Trailer, died of heart disease Tuesday (June 7, 1994) in Gape Girardeau. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Ford & Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau with burial in Lorimier Cemetery there.
--Commercial Appeal, The (Memphis, TN) - June 9, 1994