Albert "Al" Joseph Zimmer

Albert “Al” Joseph Zimmer, 81, of Patton passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

He was born February 17, 1942, in Munich, Germany, son of Joseph and Lieselotte “Lotte” Kleinschmidt Zimmer. He and Linda Joyce Mayfield were united in marriage on July 29, 1967, in Belleville, Illinois. She survives.

Al moved to St. Louis as a child with his parents and his younger sister, Inge. He attended college at Southeast Missouri State University, after he honorably served in the United States Navy, where he met the love of his life, Linda. Together, Al and Linda made their lifelong home on Linda’s family farm in Bollinger County where they raised their daughters and farmed. Al recently retired from farming last summer when his health began to fail him. In addition to farming, Al worked for the department of public safety at Southeast Missouri State University from 1996 until retirement in 2012.

Al had a strong Christian faith and loved spending time with his pride and joys, his grandchildren, Olive, Dawson, and Perry.

Loving survivors include his wife of 55 years, Linda, two daughters, Martha (Jackson) Bollinger of Jackson and Sarah (Floyd) Masters of Roberts, Montana, three grandchildren, Olive and Perry Bollinger of Jackson and Dawson Masters of Roberts, Montana, and a sister, Inge (Phil) Holland.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A visitation will be Monday, July 10, 2023, from 9:30 am until service time in Chapel A at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

A funeral service will follow at 11 am at the funeral home, with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating.

Interment will follow in Pulliam Cemetery near Patton, with full military honors.

Pallbearers will be Jamie Mayfield, Scott Mayfield, Floyd Masters, Jackson Bollinger, Jordan Mayfield, and Jared Mayfield.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.

To send an online condolence to the family, visit McCombs Funeral Home website at www.mccombsfuneralhome.com; then click on the TRIBUTE WALL tab of Al’s personal obituary.

Missouri Veterans Home of Cape Girardeau
2400 Veterans Memorial Drive, Cape Girardeau MO 63701
Tel: 1-573-290-5870
Web: https://mvc.dps.mo.gov/homes/capegirardeau.php