Rev. Vincent “Vic” Suhany, son of the late Alex Suhany and Theresa Horvath Suhany, was born on January 30, 1927 in East St. Louis, Illinois and departed this life at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center on April 23, 2016 at the age of 89.

Rev. Suhany was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church, a veteran of the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946, retired from the United States Marine Corp serving from 1950 to 1969, a former 15 year employee of the United States Postal Service and an ordained Southern Baptist minister in which position he pastored several local small churches.

He was married to Harriet Jane Hight for 62 years and to this union four children were born.

Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Dr. Mark Suhany and wife Lisa of Henderson, Nevada and Daniel Suhany and wife Michelle of Carrollton, Texas; by two daughters, Barbara Short and husband Randy of Jamestown, Kentucky and Ilona Sadler and husband Kevin of Bloomfield, Missouri; by five grandchildren, Sarah Shoemaker, Susan Short, Kellie Short, Holly Short and Jackson Suhany; by one great-grandchild, Reid Shoemaker; by two step-grandchildren, Mike Sadler and wife Rena and Ashley Blackwell and husband Eddie; by five step-great-grandchildren, Ayden Sadler, Liam Sadler, Shire Sadler, Jensen Blackwell and Ronin Blackwell; and by many nieces and nephews;

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Alex Suhany and Louis Suhany; by one sister, Jo Ann Romeo; and by one grandchild, Carl Vincent Short.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. 

Funeral services will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Lloyd Anderson and Rev. Lonny Mittag officiating. 

Interment will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri.