Obit., mid-Missouri newspaper - 1971: " Meta Farmer Found Dead. Raymond Earl Breece, 74, Meta, died Saturday after being shot near his home by an unknown party. Mr. Breece was born April 24, 1899 in St. Louis, the son of George and Marie Meriweather Breece. He was a farmer in the Maries County area all his live. He attended the First Baptist Church, Vienna. Survivors include: one sister, Miss Florence Breece, St. James, Mo. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the First Baptist Church, Vienna, with the Rev. C. M. Howell officiating. Burial was in the Vienna Cemetery."