Clyde E. Schluter

Clyde E. Schluter, 88, of Anna, died Saturday, March 2, 2019, at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born in Dongola, the son of Clyde L. and Velma Johnson Schluter.   

He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and was captured when his B-29 bomber was shot down.  He was a POW for 10 long months, returning home in September of 1953 to the arms of his loving family.  

Not long after that, Clyde met the love of his life, Myrtle Bryan, and they married on Oct. 14, 1954.

Mr. Schluter was a deacon of the Lockard Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.  He retired from Ford Motor Company in 1992 after 37 years of service and eventually moved back home to the “rolling hills of Southern Illinois” that he loved so much. He enjoyed fishing, skeet shooting, music and tending to his garden, among other things.

He is survived by his daughters, Jerri Schluter (Mike DaViera) of St. Anne and Nora Behrens (Tom) of Whiting, Ind.; grandchildren Amanda Fielder (Nick) of Whiting, Ind., and Zachary Behrens, also of Whiting, Ind.; a brother, Billy Schluter of Anna; many nieces, nephews and other relatives.  

Mr. Schluter was preceded in death by his wife, Myrtle Schluter; his parents; sisters Florence McIntosh, Gail McIntosh, Ruth Trampe and Fern McIntosh and an infant daughter, Terri Denise.

Funeral services for Clyde E. Schluter will be at noon Thursday, at Crain Funeral Home in Dongola, with the Rev. Jack Richardson officiating. Interment will follow in the Dongola American Legion Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to the Veteran’s Honor Flight of Marion or to Lockard Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.

To view the obituary or to leave an online condolence for the family, visit www.crainsonline.com.

Crain Funeral Home in Dongola is in charge of arrangements.