Raymond (Ray) Herman Meyer

March 14, 1928 - July 3, 2019

Raymond (Ray) Herman Meyer, age 91 of Bowling Green, passed away July 3, 2019 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico, MO. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, July 8, 2019 at the St. Clement Catholic Church in Bowling Green with Fr. Henry Ussher officiating. Burial will be held in the St. Clement Cemetery with Military Honors being conducted by VFW Post 5553 and Missouri Military Honors. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am until time of services at the church. Ray was born March 14, 1928 in St. Clement the son of Bernard and Anna Grote Meyer. He married Deloris Mae Welch July 31, 1957 at Sacred Heart Church in Vandalia. She survives. Other survivors include sons Terry Conrow (Rosemary), Donald Meyer (Kathy) and David Meyer (Vicki); daughters Gale Knight (Darrell) and Deborah Meyer-McKern (Rex); grandchildren Shelly Shade (Joe), Terry Jo Conrow (Tabbatha), Tina R Graver, Heather Orf (Gary), Coutrney McDaniel (Jody), Sara Hill (Matthew), Christopher Meyer, Cory Orf (Becky), BobbiJo White (Wes) Joey Orf (Christy); 37 great grandchildren and 14 great great grandchildren; sisters Alrita Meyer and Lorraine Meyer. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters Bea Perette and Bonnie Klott; two sons Bernard and John Meyer; bothers-in-law; sister-in-law; son-in-law and grandchildren. Ray grew up and lived in the St. Clement area all of his life. He served in the United States Army from 1951 until 1953. He was a lifelong farmer in the community. He was a member of the St. Clement Catholic Church and the Knight of Columbus. Ray enjoyed coon hunting and fishing, photography, gardening and spending time with family and loving his grandbabies. He enjoyed watching St. Louis Cardinals baseball games and Mizzou football. Serving as pallbearers will be Terry Jo Conrow, Christopher Meyer, Mike Klott, Mark Klott, Joe Klott and Greg Klott. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Gilbert Schuckenbrock, Larry Edmiston, Frank Deters, Richard Grote and Richard Tepen. Memorials may be made to the St. Clement Church or the St. Clement Cemetery.