(KTTS News) — Former Missouri House Speaker Jim Kreider has died.
Kreider died August 1 at his home in Nixa after a battle with cancer.
He was 68.
Krieder served in the state House for ten years and he was speaker from 2001 to 2003.
He later served as executive director of the Missouri Retired Teachers Association.
Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Adams Funeral Home in Nixa.
