U.S. Veteran. Edwin E. (Sonny) Stark Jr., 87, of St. Louis, died July 28 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Born May 17, 1933 in St. Louis to Edwin E. (Buddy) and Ethel Stark, Edwin graduated from Cleveland High School in 1951 and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Upon returning to the states he earned a business degree from Washington University in St. Louis. He owned a bookkeeping and income tax service in Oakville for many years before retiring in 2004. Edwin married Bonnie Ruth (nee Riggs) in June 1974 in St. Louis. He never met a stranger and loved to travel and experience diverse cultures. He enjoyed coin collecting, attending his Cleveland High School reunions, live music and dancing, Cardinal baseball, the challenge of daily crossword puzzles and spending time with friends, family and grandchildren whenever possible. Survivors include his one son Robert (Amy) Stark of St. Louis; grandchildren Christopher R. and Timothy R. Stark of St. Louis; great-grandchildren Nathan and Charlie; stepchildren Cynthia (Jim) Glauert of St. Louis, James Reed and Jennifer Harris (close friend) of Ocala, Florida; stepgrandchildren Joshua of St. Louis and Jessica Huck of Chaffee, Missouri and Trey Reed of Sweet Home, Oregon; stepgreat-grandchildren Kayla Huck and Sammie Sexton of Chaffee; and numerous wonderful friends. He is preceded in death by his great-granddaughter Zoey Stark of St. Louis. Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary is in charge of service. Burial was held at Sunset Memorial Park.