SCOTT COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Funeral arrangements have been made for a farmer killed in Mississippi County.

Gerard Essner, 62, died on Monday, October 6.

He was remembered as a retired U.S. Army veteran, Sergeant First Class E-7, and served in the Army National Guard for almost 30 years.

According to his obituary with the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapels , what he enjoyed most was farming with his father and son.

Visitation will be on Sunday, Oct. 12 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Lawrence Parrish Center in New Hamburg, Mo. with Parish Prays at 4 p.m. and Knights of Columbus service to follow.

They say a funeral mass will be on Monday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. in St. Lawrence Catholic Church.

Essner was reported missing on Monday , and when authorities responded, they say they found him dead a

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