The Twenty-Third Psalm 

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul;
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil for thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies.
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of my life
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
for ever.

      Eugene G. Geary, 88, of Mexico, died at 9:25 p.m. Sunday, April 11, 2004, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 15, 2004, at Pickering Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert H. Marty officiating. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Family graveside services will be held at Elmwood Cemetery.

Mr. Geary was born on April 28, 1915, in Mexico, a son of William S. and Laura Brown Geary. On November 24, 1945, in Mexico, he married Mary Jane Sterner, who preceded him in death.

Two sons, Philip Geary, Independence, and Roger Geary, Parkville; six grandchildren, and one sister, Mildred Russell, Jefferson City, survive him.

In addition to his wife, his brother, Ross R. Geary, preceded him in death.

Mr. Geary was a long-time employee of A. P,. Green Refractories Company and retired in 1977. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps in World War II. He had also worked four years part time at the Mexico Airport as a flight instructor and commercial pilot. Following retirement, he worked five years for the Juvenile Court. He was a member of Mexico United Methodist Church.

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