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- Albert George Stegner, 91
Published: Sunday, December 19, 2010 6:48 PM CST
Mr. Albert G. Stegner of Boonville passed away at his home Dec. 18, 2010. He was 91 years old. Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 5-7 p.m. at Markland-Yager Funeral Home in New Franklin. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 at the Boonville First Baptist Church. Burial with full military honors will be at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Boonville.
He was born in Cooper County, Mo. to George and Emma Carrie Louise Hagemeier Stegner on Jan. 15, 1919. On March 21, 1942, at the Four Square Parsonage, he married Marian Frances Young who survives at the family home.
Mr. Stegner served his nation with honor in the U.S. Army during World War II in Europe. His unit fought with valor in the third wave of the Allied D-Day invasion of the beaches of Normandy, FRANCE. Albert was especially honored to be able to have participated in an Honor Flight to Washington D. C. to see the National World War II Memorial.
Albert was a self-employed carpenter and builder for more than 40 years. He built many homes in Boonville and surrounding areas. He was especially honored to have constructed the original Santa Fe Trail Baptist Church building in Boonville and to have been construction foreman when the David Barton School was erected. He was known for his craftsmanship and integrity. Mr. Stegner had also been employed with W. J. Cochran Construction and the Missouri Training School for Boys in Boonville. He was a dedicated member of the Boonville First Baptist Church.
Cherishing his memory and example of life are his wife of 68 years, Marian Frances Young Stegner; his children, Gary Dale Stegner and wife, Mary Lou of Jefferson City, George David Stegner and wife, Celeste of Bates City, Shirley Frances Stegner of Columbia; his grandchildren, Lesley Anne Fanara, Gregory George Stegner, Carrie Mae Putnam, Joshua James Sumpter and Richard Austin Tipton; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Morris Raymond Stegner; a sister, Gladys Mae Griesbach; and two grandchildren, David Paul Stegner and Sarah Frances Rook.
Memorial contributions are suggested to Boonville First Baptist Church, American Cancer Society or Missouri River Hospice.
Arrangements entrusted to Markland-Yager Funeral Home of New Franklin.
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