Ralph J. Tissiere

ODELL -- Ralph J. Tissiere, 76, Odell, died at 12:58 p.m. Friday (June 22, 2012) at his residence in Odell.

His service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Duffy-Baier-Snedecor Funeral Home, Odell, with cremation rites to follow. The Rev. Tim Priest will officiate.

Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in Odell.

In lieu of flowers family suggest Wounded Warriors or Odell Fire Protection District.

He was born on April 30, 1936, in Dwight, to Maurice J. "Joe" and Mildred E. "Betty" Reimer Tissiere. He married Barbara J. Barnett on Nov. 17, 1957, in Odell, she survives in Odell.

Also surviving are sons, Mark D. (Rhonda) Tissiere, Odell; Todd J. (Christine Hendren) Tissiere, Pontiac; daughter, Khristine A. Hurst, Cameron, Mo.; grandchildren, Brett (Tahnee Bridgford) Hurst, Lacey Hurst, Jared Hurst, Kimberly Hurst, Dustin (Emily) Tissiere, Amanda Tissiere, Joseph (Taryn) Tissiere, Nathan Tissiere and Travis Tissiere, Jalyn and Nicolas Hendren; and four great-grandchildren, Coley, Barrett, Brooklyn and Gabriel.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Maurice R. Tissiere.

He Attended Assembly of God in Pontiac. He was owner operator for R J Construction Company in Missouri for 10 plus years, then worked for the Missouri Department of Corrections 10 years and had been a lifelong farmer in the Missouri and Odell area. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958. He was an Odell Grade and High School graduate.