86.547. Widow eligible for payments, when.
Widow eligible for payments, when.
86.547. 1. When a member of the department dies from anycause whatever while a member of the department or afterretirement under the provisions of sections 86.510 to 86.577, andleaves a widow surviving, the board of trustees shall pay suchwidow from the pension fund, monthly, while unmarried, a sumequal to one-half the monthly pension which her husband receivedor would have received had he been retired on the date of hisdeath or the sum of seventy-five dollars monthly, whichever isthe greater amount. No pension shall be paid to any widow of apensioner who has been retired on account of twenty years or moreof service, unless she was married to the deceased pensioner atleast five years immediately prior to the date of his retirement.
2. If there be any surviving children of the deceased memberor pensioner under eighteen years of age, the pension payable tothe widow shall be increased ten dollars per month for eachdependent child if the decedent leave no widow, but does leave anorphan child or children, under the age of eighteen years, thechild or children, collectively, shall receive a pension ofthirty dollars monthly until the youngest child attains the ageof eighteen years, but no child shall receive any pension afterattaining the age of eighteen years.
(RSMo 1939 § 9485, A.L. 1947 V. II p. 327, A.L. 1961 p. 210, A.L. 1973 H.B. 106)Prior revision: 1929 § 8924