Gregory Lee Schmidt Sr.

December 31, 1949 - January 24, 2015

Mr. Gregory Lee Schmidt, Sr., 65, of Louisiana, Missouri passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015 at the Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p. m. Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana, Missouri. The Rev. Robert Norvell will officiate. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a. m. until time of services at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 28th at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery in Louisiana. He was born December 31, 1949 in St. Louis, Missouri the son of Anthony and Genevieve Capps Schmidt. He married Gloria Jean Davis August 29, 1970 at the Fort Jackson Army base in South Carolina. He is survived by his wife, Gloria Jean Schmidt of the home, three sons; William “Billy” Schmidt of St. Peters, Missouri, Gregory Schmidt, Jr. of Bowling Green, Missouri and Jeremy Schmidt of Louisiana, Missouri, one daughter; Jennifer Cunningham (Bill, Jr.) of Louisiana, Missouri, 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers; Phillip Schmidt of Carondelet, Illinois and John Schmidt (Carolyn) of Clarksville, Missouri, 2 sisters; Wanda Schmidt Gilmore of Elsberry, Missouri and Patricia Schwingruber of New Castle, Delaware. He was preceded in death by his parents, Anthony and Genevieve Schmidt, two brother in-laws; Mel Schwingruber and Ron Gilmore. Greg graduated from the Clopton High School in Clarksville, Missouri in 1969. He was a veteran serving with the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He had been employed as a Union Carpenter for a number of years in St. Louis, Missouri. He was later employed as a Building Inspector for the State of Missouri. Pallbearers are; Jimmy Ahart, John Davis IV, Lloyd Cunningham, Phillip Schmidt, Jr., Justin Strieker, Will Martin, Lloyd Turner and Skip Davis, Jr. Memorials may be given to Champ Clark Association for Challenged Citizens, P 0 Box 191, Bowling Green, M0 63334. Online condolences may be sent to collierfuneral.com