Annie Dell Hess, December 20, 1920 — May 16, 2018

Obituary for Annie Dell Hess Annie Dell Hess, 97, of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at the Ratliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born December 20, 1920 in Starkville, Mississippi, the daughter of the late John David “J.D.” and Annie Mae (Savage) Gaston. She and John “Jack” Leroy Hess, Jr. were married March 21, 1945 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

He preceded her in death March 28, 2010. Annie Dell graduated from Mississippi State University in 1943 in the school of education. She worked for the Army in the New Orleans payroll department during WWII.

She also worked a few years in the food services at Senior High School in Ponca City, Oklahoma. She and “Jack” moved to Ponca City, Oklahoma after the war. Annie Dell enjoyed working outside and watching the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox.

Her true joy was being with her family, especially her grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Loving survivors include her son, Daryl K. Hess and his wife Marianne Orlando of Framingham, Massachusetts; daughter, Marilyn K. Curtis and husband Dalton “Rusty” B. Curtis, Jr. of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; one granddaughter, Shannon K. Curtis Miller and her husband Mark W. Miller of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; two great-grandsons, Paiton MacLeod Miller and Tysen Dalton Miller of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; brother, Herbert Gaston of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, a half brother, three sisters and her husband.

Friends may call at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 18, 2018. Funeral service will follow at 11:30 a.m. with Pastor Mark Martin officiating. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.

Memorials are requested to Saxony Lutheran High School Building Fund, 2004 Saxony Drive, Jackson, MO 63755 or the Dalton “Rusty” B. Curtis, Jr. Scholarship Fund, c/o Southeast Missouri State University, #1 University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Online condolences may be shared at www. fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.

To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Annie Dell Hess please visit our Sympathy Store. Cemetery Details Cape County Memorial Park 2315 Highway 61 N Cape Girardeau, MO, 63701 2018 Previous Events Visitation MAY 18. 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM St. Andrew Lutheran Church 804 N. Cape Rock Drive Cape Girardeau, MO, US, 63701 Service MAY 18.

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