Exhibit 99.8


                  CONSENT OF PERSON ABOUT TO BECOME A DIRECTOR


         Pursuant to Section 230.438 of Regulation C promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents to her
being named in the Proxy Statement-Prospectus, which forms a part of the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the proposed merger of
Landmark Bancshares, Inc. and MNB Bancshares, Inc. with and into Landmark
Merger Company, as a person who is expected to become a director of Landmark
Merger Company, upon the consummation of such merger. As of the effective
time of the Registration Statement, the undersigned will not be a member of
the Board of Directors of Landmark Merger Company and will not be required to
sign the Registration Statement.

May 23, 2001                                  /s/ Susan E. Roepke
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                                               Susan E. Roepke