CECIL MYERS

Cecil S. Myers, 89 of Lewistown, Missouri and formerly of Benjamin, Missouri, died March 3, 2020 at the Lewis Co. Nursing Home at Canton, Missouri.

The son of Orval and May Levengood Myers was born on September 26, 1930 at Lewistown, Missouri.

Cecil attended firstt grade at Overton Grade School, which was the last year school was held there. He then graduated from Lewistown High School in 1948. He served in the U.S. Army from March 1951 until March 1953 during the Korean War. He was on a cargo ship to Thule, Greenland which took 12 days to get there and 10 days to get back. While serving with the 373rd, TMP Det. No. 3 he received a certificate for crossing the Artic Circle on June 24, 1952 to enter the Northern Domain of the Polar Bear. Cecil farmed all his life in the Benjamin community near Canton. He also worked with his brother, Donald when he milked cows. He also worked as a milk tester. He then moved to Lewistown in December 2010 with his brother Donald.

He is survived by nieces and nephews, Stephen (Linda) Young of CA, Ronald (Jean) Young of IN., Bruce Young of IL., Karen (Scott) Lane of OH., Carla Tadlock of IA., Lisa (Kevin) Peterson of IA., Craig Myers of KS., Barbara Key of Williamstown, MO., Wayne (Rita) Myers, Diane (Terry) Seals and Gerald Myers, all of Lewistown, MO.; and several great nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Mary Eleanor and her husband James Young; four brothers, Donald Baker Myers, Delmar Francis Myers, Norman Paul Myers and Earl Ray Myers; sister-in-law, Norma Jean Myers; niece, Mary Evelyn Deeder; two nephews, Vaughn S. Myers and Dana R. Myers; and nieces-in-law, Karen Young and Grace Myers.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Arnold’s Funeral Home in Lewistown, Missouri with Rev. Ted Middleton officiating. Visitation will be held Saturday from 12:30 until the time of services at Arnold’s Funeral Home in Lewistown.
Burial will be in the Lewistown Cemetery with Military Honors by Lewis Co. Memorial Post 578.

Memorials may be made to the Lewistown Cemetery Association.

Online condolences may be left at www.arnoldsfuneralhome.net