Edgar H. Crist

Edgar Henry Crist of Cuba, Missouri was born November 14, 1917 at Council Bluffs, Iowa to the union of Edgar Bertram Crist and Martha Elizabeth Crist (nee: Harness). He left from this life on Friday, October 13, 2006 at Sullivan, Missouri at the age of 88 years, 10 months and 29 days. Ed attended Iowa public schools and graduated from high school during the depression days of 1934. Following a short career on the family farm, graduation from business college and working as a bookkeeper for an automobile dealership Ed was employed by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in January 1942, where he worked for a period of 35 years until he took early retirement in January, 1977. While at the Fed, he served for nearly 28 years in the bank examination department, holding every title in the commercial examination area from assistant Examiner to Vice President. At the time of his retirement, he was in charge of the bank examination division. During his time with the Fed, Ed attended night classes at the American Institute of Banking and St. Louis University. He is a graduate of the Inner-Agency Bank examination School, Washington, D.C. and the Central States School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin. In May, 1977, after some three months of retirement, Ed accepted an appointment by Governor Teasdale as Commissioner of Finance for the State of Missouri. In that position, Ed was responsible for the examination and supervision of over 625 state-chartered banks and trust companies and for the licensing and examination of some 540 small loan company offices located in the State. Ed resigned as commissioner in August, 1979 in order to resume retirement but he had continued to remain very much involved in banking and in financial consulting. He served on the Board of Directors for Peoples Bank in Cuba, Missouri. Ed served in the U.S. Army as a Master Sergeant. Ed was a member of the Cuba United Methodist Church, Cuba Lions Club, serving as Past Secretary, Cuba Lodge No. 312 A.F. & A.M., Scottish Rite, Moolah Temple and Indian Hills Mens Club. In his spare time he enjoyed playing golf, fishing, gardening, reading and was an avid sports fan, but most of all he Loved his family. Ed was united in marriage to Imogene June Line on November 17, 1941 in Palmyra, Missouri and to this union two daughters were born Marsha and Vicki. Ed is preceded in death by his parents Edgar and Martha Crist, six brothers; George, Melvin, Robert, William, Jay and Morris Crist, four sisters; Edna Fowler, Martha Johnson, May Ludolph and Alice Cieslak and a host of other relatives and friends. Ed was a loving son, husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, great uncle, great great uncle, brother, brother-in-law, cousin and friend to many. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. Those who are left to mourn his passing is, his loving wife Imogene J. Crist (nee: Line) of Cuba, Missouri, two daughters; Marsha L. Murray of Huntsville, Texas and Vicki J. and husband Glen Lewis of Homestead, Florida, four grandchildren; Scott L. Murray, Cristi L. Wuthrich, Julie L. Lapin and Katie M. Lewis, one great grandchild; Sydney M. Murray and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Visitation Sunday, October 15th from 5 to 8 PM with a 7 PM Masonic Service at Britton Funeral Home, Cuba, Missouri. Funeral Service 11 AM Monday, October 16th at Britton Funeral Home, Cuba, Missouri with Rev. Paul Lathum officiating. Special music for the funeral service rendered by Darlene Cape. Interment at Meramec Hills Cemetery, Cuba, Missouri. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Cuba United Methodist Church, 903 W. Washington St., Cuba, Missouri 65453 in Ed's memory. Britton Funeral Home of Cuba is honored to be serving the Crist family.