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.

   Virgil Oswald Schroff, 86, of Mexico, died on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004, at Pin Oaks Nursing Home in Mexico.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004, at Pickering Funeral Home with the Rev. Dale Stone and the Rev. Bill Carter officiating. Visitation will be on Tuesday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. at Pickering Funeral Home. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Park.

Mr. Schroff was born Aug. 20, 1917, in Big Spring, Mo., a son of Oswald Charles and Anna Charlotte (Bauer) Schroff. On June 5, 1948, he married Hazel Mae Blaue, who preceded him in death on Aug. 12, 1976. On Dec. 30, 1977, he married Anna Margaret Nichols Sexton. She preceded him in death on Nov. 14, 1989.

   Mr. Schroff worked as a timekeeper at A. P. Green Refractories for 34 years. He also worked with his brother at the family gas station in Big Spring before and after his time in the service. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Army from 1942 – 1945. He was very talented in math and wrote a book titled “For Mental Computation in Daily Life.” His hobbies included repairing radios and televisions. He frequently attended the Mexico Senior Center and he enjoyed dancing. Mr. Schroff was a member of the Mexico United Methodist Church and had also attended New Hope Fellowship Church of Mexico.

   Survivors include a son, Lawrence Eugene Schroff, Mexico; a daughter, Carol A. Day and Ira of Mexico; a granddaughter Carrie Mae Day, a great-granddaughter Makayla Paige Cash, both of Mexico; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

   He was preceded in death by 4 brothers, Milford, Charles, Harold, and L.E. Schroff; 2 sisters, Evelyn Tinnemeyer and Eleanor Wallace.

   The family suggests memorials be given to the Mexico Senior Nutrition Center, in care of Pickering Funeral Home, 403 N. Western, Mexico, MO 65265.

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