Ida

Hieger

Ida Gertrude Hieger, nee Guilliams, died Monday night, April 9, 2007, at the home of her niece in Lesterville, Missouri, at the age of 103 years old.

Ida was born May 19, 1903, at Riverside near Piedmont, Missouri. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Franklin Guilliams and Jennie Ragsdale Guilliams.

On May 22, 1957, she married Elmer Hieger in Clayton, Missouri. He preceded her in death in 1978. No children were born to this union.

Ida professed a faith in Christ at an early age and, until her health declined, attended services at Lesterville First Baptist Church.

She was also preceded in death by five brothers, Ettle, Omar, Emery, Earl and George, and five sisters, Alta, Odessa, Eunice, Leda and Beulah.

"Aunt Ida", as she was affectionately known, enjoyed life to the fullest. At age 100, she served as Grand Marshal of the Lesterville Fall Festival parade and was honored by Willard Scott on the Today show. She loved cooking, traveling, and the St. Louis Cardinals; however, time spent with family and friends brought her the greatest joy.

In addition to her niece, LaVonia Parks, with whom she had lived the last four years of her life, Ida leaves behind four generations of nieces and nephews as well as a host of other family and friends to mourn her passing.

Funeral Services were held at the McSpadden Funeral Home
Saturday April 14, 2007 at 1:00 P.M. Burial: Ellington Memorial Cemetery
Minister: Pastor Eugene Meadows Music: Brenda Parks and Linda Brooks
Pallbearers: Bobby Joe Parks, Rick Parks, Mike Parks,
Brian Hawkins, Todd Ashton and Jim Parks.
Arrangements by McSpadden Funeral Homes, Inc. Lesterville, Missouri