Carl Francis Schmeusser died Sunday in Prague. He was 62.

He was born October 21, 1937, in Oklahoma City.

He was the son of Karl and Anna Osmus Schmeusser.

He had been a 28-year resident of Prague, where he and his family owned and operated C&A Cleaners. He graduated from Classen High School in Oklahoma City and attended East Central University in Ada.

Schmeusser married Alberta Provience on March 31, 1972 in Oklahoma City.

Prior to moving to Prague, he worked with his father as an interior decorator and managed restaurants for Howard Johnson.

He was a former member of the Prague Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce and planning commission for the City of Prague. He served as a little league coach and worked with the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts.

Schmeusser was a member of the Oklahoma Dry Cleaners Association and served on the building committee for the United Methodist Church in Prague, of which he was a long-time member and singer in the choir.

Due to his long-term illness, he became a member of the Oklahoma Kidney Transplant Association, serving as liaison for the Lincoln County area and was a pioneer for diagnosis and medication treatment for liver transplant patients.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one niece, Crystal Jones of Prague.

Survivors include his wife, Alberta Schmeusser of the home; one son, Karl Fredrick of the home; three daughters, Rhonda Hodge, Prague; Liz Hellams, Prague; Regina Schmeusser, Little Rock, Arkansas; one grandson, Steven Hodge, Prague; one sister and brother-in-law, Clare and Travis Rattan, Oklahoma City; one sister-in-law and husband, Nancy and John Sligar, Prague; and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Prague United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Powell of Prague and the Rev. Duane Jackson of Stroud officiating.

Burial will be in the Prague Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home in Prague.

VFW Post 1317 of Shawnee will conduct military honors.