Alma A. (Jausel) Magruder

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Alma A. (Jausel) Magruder, age 99, of St. Peters, Mo., formerly of Swanwick, Ill., passed away on Aug. 18, 2010 at 1:25 p.m. in the Village of St. Peters, St. Peters, Mo.

Alma was born on April 2, 1911 in Swanwick, Ill., a daughter to Adolph and Mary (Soetebeer) Jausel. On June 17, 1949, she married James B. Magruder in Pine Lawn, Mo. and he preceded her in death on Feb. 22, 1978. Alma was a Southern Baptist and was a member of Highland View Baptist Church, St. Charles, Mo. She was employed at Ashby Metal as a bookkeeper for over 12 years. Alma enjoyed fishing, sewing, crocheting, reading and gardening and will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

She is survived by one sister, Florence Plant of Greenville, Ill.; four nieces, Betty Whitford and Darlene Cork, both of St. Charles, Mo., Norma Lahr of Manchester, Iowa and Nancy Jausel of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; one nephew, J. Robert Plant of Belleville, Ill. and numerous great nieces and great nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one sister, Ethel Heggemeier; one brother, Kenneth Jausel and one nephew, James Heggemeier.

Graveside services were held at Bethel Cemetery, Swanwick, Ill. on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. with Brother Jeff Downard officiating. Family and friends were asked to go directly to the cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Missouri Baptist Children's Home, Bridgeton, Mo.

Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, Ill. was in charge of the arrangements.

For more information or to sign an online guest register, please visit www.pyattfuneralhome.com.