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Obituary: Gary Eckert, 68, member Columbia United Methodist

A retired machinist, Mr. Eckert was active in Columbia and Adair County civic affairs, a member of the Breeding VFD, and was a Director on the Board of the Adair County Food Bank

Gary Eckert, 68, 825 Allen Sparks Road, Columbia, KY, (the Sparksville Community), passed away Sunday, September 24, 2006, at 9:24pm at the Jane Todd Crawford Hospital in Grensburg, KY, after a long illness.

The funeral service will be Wednesday, September 27, 2006, at 11:00am CT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY, with Rev. David Alexander the officiating clergy.



He was the son of the late Llewellyn and Helen Jones Eckert of Birdseye, IN. He is survived by the following:
  • A son: Michael Eckert and his wife Michelle, Paris, KY

  • A cousin: Cynthia Rowe, Columbia, KY
Mr. Eckert was a retired machinist from Crown Cork & Seal, Sugarland, TX. He was a member of the Columbia United Methodist Church, a member of the Breeding Fire Deaprtment, Columbia Adair County Jaycees, Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce, Adair County cattlemen's Association, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Adair County Food Bank.

Visitation will be after 5:30pm CT on Tuesday, September 26, 2006, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Adair County Food Bank or to the Breeding Fire Department in memory of Gary Eckert and may be left at the funeral home.
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This obituary was made possible through the support of Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, established in 1922, located at 210 Greensburg Street in Columbia. To reach Louis and Brenda McQueary and Richard and Mary Beth Phelps, phone 270-384-2145, or call our 24-hour community obituary information line, 384-6999. E-mail: stottspm@alltel.net. Friends you trust, caring for people you love.


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