Etta Plank

January 10, 1924 - March 10, 2014

Etta Catherine Plank passed away at 6:55pm, Monday, March 10, 2014 at Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care. A Graveside service for Mrs. Plank will be held at 10:30am, Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Fairlawn Cemetery, Vandalia with Pastor Krista Stokke officiating.  Memorials may be made to St. James Lutheran Church or the donor's choice. Etta was born January 10, 1924 in Rutland, IL, the daughter of Carl and Elsie (Harms) Arndt.  She married Clark A. Plank of May 3, 1943 in San Diego, CA.  She worked as a baker for the Salem Elementary School in Salem, MO. She was a member of St. James Lutheran Church of Vandalia. Mrs. Plank is survived by her daughter Deloris "Dee" and husband James Wiswell of Mulberry Grove; brother LaVerne Arndt and wife Marjorie of Elwin, IL; sister Linda and husband Bob Knebel of Vandalia, IL; and granddaughter Jamie Wiswell. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers Carl Arndt and George Arndt; sisters Mildred Elam and Elsie Ewers