Statler Family Obituaries
Fornkahl, Flora Louise (nee Barks)
JACKSON - Flora L. Fornkahl, 78, of Jackson, died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
She was born Oct. 28, 1920 near Marble Hill, daughter of John "Burlen" Barks and Maggie G. Ramsey Barks. She and Melvin Fornkahl were married Nov. 27, 1943 in Cape Girardeau. He died Aug. 6, 1974.
Fornkahl was a teacher at Hahn School near Scopus. She was a secretary at
the former International Shoe Co. a number of years. She and her husband also owned and
operated a farm in Bollinger County.
Fornkahl moved to Cape Girardeau in 1941 and to Jackson in 1983. She was a member of
Hanover Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau and it's Ladies Aid.
Survivors include a brother, Lowell Barks of Burfordville; two sisters, Naomi McClard and Delores Golightly of Jackson.
She was preceded in death by three sisters.
Friends may call at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson from 4-8 p.m. today.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The Rev. Jeff Sippy will officiate. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau.
Printed in the Thursday, October 7, 1999 edition of the Southeast Missourian, Cape
Girardeau, MO.
Obituary found at the Find A Grave website.
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