Bill Sheets' mother died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003, at The Bluffs.

George Poehlman's mother  died Friday, Nov. 7, 2003, in Kirksville.

Jim Flickinger's father died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003, at Columbia Health Care Center.

Jim Aldridge's mother died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003, at Boone Hospital Center.

George Wyatt's sister died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003, at Boone Hospital Center.

Corky Mansfield's father died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003, at Boone Hospital Center.

Suzanne Coday's father died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2003, at West Village Manor in Columbia.

Joe Wade's mother died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003, at Boone Hospital Center.

Marvin Kenney's sister died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003, at University Hospital.

Floyd Bell "John" Windsor III died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2003, at University Hospital.

Mary Schulte's mother died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003, in Columbia.

Marsha Hatfiled's husband died Wednesday, July 30, 2003, in Riverdell Care Center in Boonville.

Sherry Quisenberry's father died Saturday, July 19, 2003, at Columbia Manor Care Center.

Donna Wayland's father died Saturday, July 12, 2003, at South Hampton Place in Columbia.

Mary Allen's husband died Monday, July 7, 2003 at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Carol Ashlock's mother died Monday, June 16, 2003, in Blue Springs, Missouri.

Terry Sapp's mother died Sunday, May 11, 2003, at South Hampton Place in Columbia.

Steve Kossman's mother died Monday, May 5, 2003, at her home in Columbia.

Connie Eaton's father died Sunday, May 4, 2003, at The Bluffs in Columbia.

Jim Woodruff's father died Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at Columbia Health Care Center.

Medarda Aslin's mother died Friday, Feb. 14, 2003, at University Hospital.

Janice Walden's brother died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, in Kansas City after an automobile accident.

Donna Williams' father died Friday, Jan. 17, 2003, at the Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.

Marvin Kinney's sister died January 1, 2003, in St. Louis, Missouri.

John Hunt's mother died Friday, Dec. 27, 2002, at Moberly Regional Hospital.

Dennis Hendrickson's brother died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center.

Sharon Gilpin's daughter died Dec. 4, 2002, in Jefferson City.

Sherry Bush's mother died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.

John Ohman's father died Nov. 17, 2002, at the Boone Hospital Center.

John Modlin's mother died Friday, Nov. 1, 2002, in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Gerald Sappington died Saturday, Sept. 7, 2002, at Northwest Hospital in Seattle, Washington.

Diane Buckler's brother died Monday, Aug. 19, 2002, at West Village Manor in Columbia.

Medarda Aslin's father died Friday, Aug. 9, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center.

John Brown's brother died Aug. 6, 2002, at his home in Eagle Point, Oregon.

Bob Bryson's father died Sunday, July 21, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center.

Connie Winterhalter's mother died Saturday, July 20, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center.

Janice Barnhart's mother died Monday, June 3, 2002, in Laurie, Missouri.

Marvin Kenney's brother died Monday, May 27, 2002, in Louisville, Colo.

Sheridan Wright's father died Monday, May 27, 2002, in Columbia.

Bill Trumbower's mother died Sunday, May 19, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center.

Carolyn & Marilyn Kemper's mother died Sunday, May 5, 2002 at Boone Retirement Center.

Thomas Nichols Putnam III died Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Barbara Ruth's father died Sunday, April 21, 2002, in Roseville, California.

Robert Nichols' mother died Thursday, April 18, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center.

Jean Ellen Pace's father died Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center.

Bill Griffin's father died Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at the University Hospital.

Peggi Smith's father died Tuesday, March 5, 2002, in Columbia.

Suzie Weinberg's mother died Monday, Jan. 14, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center.

Georgia Marie Banks Koletzke died Friday, December 14, 2001, in Houston, Texas.

John Michael Ohman died Monday, Oct. 22, 2001, at the Valley Medical Center in Santa Clara, California.

Jim Crow's mother died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at her home in Columbia.

Harley & Judy Lee Hydes' son died Monday, October 8, 2001, in Auxvasse, Missouri.

Linda O'Malley's mother died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001, at Candlelight Lodge.

Jane Cunningham's father died Sunday, July 15, 2001, at Boone Hospital Center.

Diana Mutrux's mother died Monday, June 25, 2001, at Columbia Regional Hospital.

Bobbia William's mother died Monday, June 11, 2001, at Boone Hospital Center.

Marla Kingsley's mother died Friday, June 8, 2001, at her home, in Columbia.

Sandra Biesemeyer's mother died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at Liberty Care Center in Liberty, Missouri.

Charley Blackmore's mother died Monday, May 14, 2001, at Boone Hospital Center.

Dave Curtis's mother died Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at Cor Mariae Center in Rockford, Illinois.

Carol Fisher's father died Sunday, April 22, 2001, at his home, in Columbia.

Dan Schuppan's mother died Thursday, April 19, 2001, at Boone Hospital Center.

John Willey's father died Monday, April 2, 2001, at Claridge Court in Prairie Village.

John Windsor's wife died Sunday, March 25, 2001, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

Joann Asel's father died Friday, March 23, 2001, at Lenior Health Care.

Marilyn Erickson's mother died Wednesday, February 28, 2001, in Columbia.

Diana Mutrux's father died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ronnie Lumb's mother died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001 in Columbia.

Grayson Neate's mother died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, at University Hospital.

Sandra June Hunt Rhine died Friday, Sept. 22, 2000, at Boone Hospital Center.

Earl Breedlove's sister died Sunday, July 30, 2000, at Boone Hospital Center.

Rodney Fox's father died Sunday, March 26, 2000, in Columbia.

Duane Ford's mother died Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, at Boone Retirement Center.

Sandra Biesemeyer's father died Monday, Jan. 24, 2000, at Boone Hospital Center.

Betty Ann Jenning's father of Centralia died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at Boone Hospital Center.

Steven Thrift's brother of Kansas City, Kansas, died Dec. 28, 1999, in Clifton, Colorado.

Carter Burton's mother died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000, at Columbia Regional Hospital.

John Washington's mother died Friday, Dec. 24, 1999, in Arlington, Va.

Roy "David"  Poe's mother died Friday, Oct. 15, 1999, at her home in Columbia.

Roy "David"  Poe's father  died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at his home in Columbia.

Joann Asel's mother  died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999 at Columbia Manor.

Linda Cassity's father died Friday, Sept. 24, 1999, in Mesa, Arizona.

Mary Anne Creason's father died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1999, at Boone Hospital Center.

Dave Curtis's father died Monday, June 21, 1999, at Cor Mariae Center in Rockford, Illinois.

David Maupin's mother died Friday, June 4, 1999, at Boone Hospital Center.

Larry Bedford's father died Monday, May 31, 1999, at Balanced Care in Springfield.

David Griggs's mother died Thursday, May 6, 1999, at Boone Hospital Center.

Jim Atkinson's mother died Monday, April 26, 1999, at her home in Columbia.

Eddie Sutton's foster mother passed away on Monday, March 8, 1999 at her home in Hallsville, Missouri.

Sharon Lay's father passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 1999 in Columbia.

Linda Cassity's mother, passed away Sunday, Jan. 17, 1999, in Sierra Vista, AZ.

Rick Gray's father passed away on Tuesday January 12, 1999 in Columbia at Columbia Manor.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — "Louie Louie" made money money, but the Kingsmen haven’t received any royalties for at least 30 years. A federal appeals court ruled yesterday the band should.

The band that recorded the hit version of the rock standard in 1963 signed a contract in 1968 that was supposed to provide the members with 9 percent of the profits or licensing fees from the record.

They never got a cent, said the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1993, the Kingsmen, some of whom are still on tour, sued Gusto Records and GML, who held the rights to the recording. A federal judge rescinded the contract, granted the musicians the right to all royalties from the time they sued and held the companies in contempt when they refused to surrender the master recording.

In a 3-0 ruling, the appeals upheld the judge’s decisions in favor of the Kingsmen.

"I’m thrilled for the band that they’re finally going to get what is due to them," said Jeanette Bazis, a lawyer for the five members of the group who filed the suit. She said the Kingsmen, including three of the original members, performed Thursday night to a sellout crowd in Minneapolis.

Bazis said recent sources of royalties include the movie "Mr. Holland’s Opus," the television show "3rd Rock from the Sun," Coca-Cola commercials and compilation albums.

Total royalties due since 1993 are in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, said Scott Edelman, another lawyer for the Kingsmen.

"Louie Louie," written by rhythm-and-blues artist Richard Berry as a Jamaican love song in 1955, has been recorded more than 1,000 times. The hit version, by the Kingsmen in 1963, featured Jack Ely’s almost-incomprehensible lead vocal — shouted into a microphone 12 feet above his head in a primitive studio.

Rumors on high school campuses that the lyrics were obscene prompted a federal investigation, which concluded that the words were unintelligible at any speed. Berry’s actual lyrics, sung by Ely, were a sailor’s lament to a bartender named Louie about his lost love and contained not a hint of impropriety.

Berry sold the rights to all his songs for $750 in 1956 but got $2 million in royalties for "Louie Louie" 30 years later with the help of an artists’ rights group. The Kingsmen’s contract was supposed to give them a percentage of the profits from their version, which has been included in various revival records and films over the years.

The court said it was undisputed that "the Kingsmen have never received a single penny of the considerable royalties that ‘Louie Louie’ has produced over the past 30 years."

It was also undisputed that the companies sued by the band "have breached their agreement repeatedly," the court said.

Copyright 1998 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Story ran on March 9, 1999

Obituary: Pearl Sapp

Pearl Ozella Sapp, 77, of Hallsville died Monday, March 8, 1999, at her home in Hallsville.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 11, at Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Eddie Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, at the funeral home.

Ms. Sapp was born June 25, 1921, in Higbee to Charles Edward and Mary Ethel Mitchell Carter.

She retired in 1986 from employment in food service at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She had also worked for Ranch House, Harris’ Cafe, Hathman House, Posthouse Cafeteria, Camps Pin Oak, Wokonda in the Ozarks and Grandmother’s Pantry.

Survivors include two foster children, Wanda Pearl Hoffman of Columbia and Edward Lee Sutton of Fort Smith, Ark.; and two sisters, Veneta Cochran of Columbia and Nellie Harrison of Hallsville.

She was preceded in death by a sister and three brothers.

Memorials can be made to Ozzie’s Playhouse-Camp TaKiMiNa, 800 N. Providence Road, Suite 102, Columbia, Mo., 65203.

Obituary: Omer Lay

Omer Lay, 84, of Columbia died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1999, in Columbia.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, at Bethel Baptist Church,the Revs. Harold Smith, Bob Stokes and Floyd Crenshaw officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at Memorial Funeral Home.

Mr. Lay was born Oct. 3, 1914, in Solo to Andrew Jackson and Ellen Owen Lay.

He married Ruth Rees on May 22, 1937, in Houston, Mo., and she preceded him in death.

He was minister of Rush Hill Community Church from 1950-58 and minister of Bethel Baptist Church from 1958-65. He was co-founder and owner of Lay’s Garden & Gifts.

Survivors include a son, Kenneth Lay of Houston, Texas; two daughters, Bonnie Bourne of Columbia and Sharon Lay of Houston, Texas; eight grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

Six brothers preceded him in death.

Memorials are suggested to Bethel Baptist Church, 201 Old Plank Road, Columbia, Mo., 65203.

Obituary: Ella Cassity

Ella May Scott Cassity, 78, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., died Sunday, Jan. 17, 1999,
in Sierra Vista.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25, at Columbia
Cemetery with the Rev. Charles Dryer officiating. Arrangements made under
the direction of Parker Funeral Service.

Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 2600 I-70 Drive
SW, Columbia, Mo., 65201, or to the American Lung Association, 1118
Hampton Ave., St. Louis, Mo., 63139.

Obituary: Marvin Gray

Marvin McCluer Gray, 92, of Columbia died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1999, at Columbia Manor.

Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home.

Mr. Gray was born Aug. 2, 1906, in Fredericktown to Claude McCluer and Charolette Head Gray.

He married Linnell Culmer on Dec. 25, 1930, in Fayette, and she preceded him in death.

He retired from employment as a loan officer for Farm & Home Administration in 1976. He was a member of the Central Methodist College Hall of Fame.

Survivors include a son, Richard Gray of Overland Park, Kan.; a sister, Catherine Whitmore of New York; and three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a son, two brothers and three sisters.

Memorials can be made to the Frederic Bruce Gray Scholarship, Hickman High School.Story ran on April 27, 1999

Mildred L. Tate, 74, of Columbia died Monday, April 26, 1999, at her home.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 28, at Parker Funeral Service with the Rev. Jerry Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Old Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Tate was born March 20, 1925, in Boone County to Edgar Franklin Acton and Annie Lee Toomes Acton.

She married Leonard Atkinson, and he preceded her in death. She later married Woodrow Tate on Dec. 5, 1958, and he also preceded her in death.

She graduated from Hickman High School. She had worked at Saffee’s, Dean’s Town & Country and Novis Shop.

She was a member of Missouri United Methodist Church.

Survivors include two sons, James Atkinson of Blackwater and Michael Atkinson of Lake Ozark; a daughter, Sherri Hilton of Jackson, Miss.; two brothers, Albert Acton of Columbia and Clarence Acton of Irving, Texas; a sister, Alice Carroll of Evergreen, Colo.; and a grandson.

She was preceded in death by a brother.

Memorials are suggested to the Lions Eye Tissue Bank, in care of Parker Funeral Service, P.O. Box 1251, Columbia, Mo., 65205.

Obituary: Kate Griggs

Kate Ellen Griggs, 85, of Columbia died Thursday, May 6, 1999, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 15, at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Griggs was born March 18, 1914, in Lexington to Clem and Mary Maude Duncan Tyree.

She married Ira Griggs on Feb. 3, 1935, in Boonville, and he preceded her in death.

She graduated from Christian College. She was a member of Oakland Christian Church and Friends of Arrow Rock. She was a past matron of the Boone Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Survivors include two sons, David Robert Griggs of Columbia and Edson "Butch" Griggs of Hallsville; a sister, Jean Tyree Hamilton of Marshall; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Memorials are suggested to Friends of Arrow Rock, Arrow Rock, Mo., or to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 30638, Columbia, Mo., 65205.

Obituary: Jewell Maupin

Jewell Kathleen Maupin, 80, of Columbia died Friday, June 4, 1999, at Boone Hospital Center.

Private graveside services will be held with the Rev. Bill Ryan officiating. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Maupin was born Sept. 29, 1918, in Boone County to David and Annie Frances Phillips Hudson. On June 15, 1938, she married Malcolm Maupin in Boone County, and he preceded her in death.

She was a member of various senior citizens’ service organizations.

Survivors include a son, David Maupin of Altamont, Ill.; two daughters, Marie Maupin of Overland Park, Kan., and Dale Loesch of Granite City, Ill.; and four grandchildren.

Obituary: William Bedford

Dr. William Charles Bedford, 88, of Springfield, died Monday, May 31, 1999, at Balanced Care in Springfield.

A memorial service was held Thursday, June 3, at South Street Christian Church in Springfield. Arrangements were under the direction of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home in Springfield.

He married Mary Alice Elliott, and she preceded him in death.

He received a master’s degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and also received a doctorate degree in American studies from MU. He had been employed as a music teacher at Columbia College and was dean of faculty from 1956-63. He was also employed as the organist for First Christian Church for many years. He taught English literature at Southwest Missouri State University from 1966-79. He was a member of the American Guild of Organists and Phi Mu fraternity, served on the Faculty Senate at SMSU and was member and Emeritus Elder of South Street Christian Church.

Survivors include a son, Larry Bedford of Springfield; a daughter, Susan Bedford Fletcher of Springfield; and two grandsons.

Memorials are suggested to the William C. Bedford Scholarship Fund, c/o SMSU Foundation, 901 S. National, Springfield, Mo., 65804.

Obituary: Fred Curtis

Frederic Henry Curtis, 84, of Rockford, Ill., died Monday, June 21, 1999, at Cor Mariae Center in Rockford.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at the Cor Mariae Chapel in Rockford with the Rev. Amy Nyman officiating.

Mr. Curtis was born April 4, 1915, in Carrollton to Frederick Henry Curtis and Mabel Maureen Miller Curtis.

He married Betty Marie Mathews on Sept. 3, 1938, in St. Louis, and she survives.

He was a long-time member of Hallsville United Methodist Church and Olivet Christian Church. He was a member of Hallsville Lodge 336. He was employed as an auditor for the University of Missouri until his retirement.

Survivors also include a daughter, Patricia Curtis Belzey of Rockford, Ill.; a son, David Curtis of Warrensburg; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by four brothers.

Memorials are suggested to M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas.

Obituary: Stanley Creason

Stanley Hubert Creason, 85, of Columbia died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1999, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Lee Crowe officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, at the funeral home.

Mr. Creason was born July 11, 1914, in Linneus to Ivory and Hester Clove George Creason.

He married Edna Ruth Zumwalt on Aug. 3, 1936, in Columbia, and she survives.

He served in the U.S. Army Infantry. He attended the University of Missouri-Columbia and was a member of Bethany Baptist Church. He was a lifetime member of American Legion Post No. 202 and the International Order of Odd Fellows. He worked as an automotive technician and owned and operated his own business for 58 years.

Survivors also include two sons, Arlen Lee Creason of Oklahoma City and John Paul Creason of Durham, N.C.; two daughters, Sandra Bench of Lake Ozark and Mary Anne Crane of Columbia; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother and a grandson.

Memorials are suggested to Columbia Senior Center, 1121 Business Loop 70 E., Columbia, Mo., 65202.

Obituary: Frances Asel

Frances Marguerite Shirky Asel, 80, of Columbia, died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at Columbia Manor.

There will be a private service with no visitation.

Mrs. Asel was born April 7, 1918, in Columbia to Samuel Bryan and Marguerite Shirky.

She married Norman Asel on Aug. 2, 1942, and he survives.

She graduated from the University of Missouri in 1941 and taught at Ridgeway School. She worked for the Missouri Historical Society at Ellis Library for many years. She was also active in the Pi Beta Phi Alumni organization, Chapter AZ of PEO and the Cecile Taylor Circle of King’s Daughters.

Survivors also include two daughters, Joann Asel Rea of Potomac, Md., and Kristen Smith of Leawood, Kan.; one son, Donald Asel of Columbia; and six grandchildren.

Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Ben W. Cassity, 80, of Mesa, Ariz., and formerly of Columbia, died Friday, Sept. 24, 1999, in Mesa.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 1, at Columbia Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Services.

Mr. Cassity was born Aug. 2, 1919, in Columbia to Benjamin and Beulah Cassity.

He married Ella May Scott on Nov. 23, 1939, in Columbia, and she preceded him in death.

He graduated from Hickman High School in 1937 and attended the University of Missouri-Columbia. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was associated with J.E. Hathman Construction Co. for many years. He was a lifetime member of the University of Missouri Alumni Association and a member of the First Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include three daughters, Nancy Tate of Gallatin, Linda Wilmeth of Phoenix and Christy Schafer of Aurora, Colo.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Memorials are suggested to the University of Missouri Athletic Scholarship Fund.

Obituary: Stanley Poe

Stanley Poe, 80, of Columbia died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999, at his home.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, at Nilson Funeral Home with the Rev. John Foley officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Nebo Cemetery in Huntsdale. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11 at the funeral home.

Mr. Poe was born July 6, 1919, in Boone County to Thomas Birch Poe and Anna Hunt Poe.

He married Mildred Catherine Bennett on Dec. 18, 1939, in Ashland, and she survives.

He had been employed by the University of Missouri Physical Plant for 26 years. He was a member of the Huntsdale Baptist Church.

Survivors also include six sons, William Poe, Roy "David" Poe, Larry "Thomas" Poe, Ronald Eugene Poe, Gary Dale Poe and Roger Wayne Poe, all of Columbia; one daughter, Betty Jean Bowen of Columbia; four brothers, Ralph Poe, Roy Poe, Sanford Poe and Vic Poe, all of Columbia; one sister, Helen Burr of Vaugn, N.M.; 23 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one son, one daughter, three grandchildren, one great-grandchild and two brothers.

Mildred Poe

Mildred Catherine Poe, 78, of Columbia died Friday, Oct. 15, 1999, at her home.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, with the Rev. John Foley officiating. Burial will be in Mount Nebo Cemetery in Huntsdale. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, at Nilson Funeral Home.

Mrs. Poe was born June 20, 1921, in Boone County to William Bennett and Mary Davis Bennett. On Dec. 18, 1939, she married Stanley Poe in Ashland, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 10, 1999.

She was a member of Huntsdale Baptist Church.

Survivors include six sons, William Poe, Roy "David" Poe, Larry "Thomas" Poe, Ronald Eugene Poe, Gary Dale Poe and Roger Wayne Poe, all of Columbia; a daughter, Betty Jean Bowen of Columbia; a sister, Violet Marie Canole of Columbia; two brothers, Glenn Harrison Bennett and Howard Eugene Bennett, both of Columbia; 23 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by a son; a daughter; three brothers, Adran Bennett, Berkley Bennett and Bobby Bennett; a sister, Wilmoth Crane; three grandsons; and a great-granddaughter.

Obituary: Nancy Washington

Nancy Evelyn Washington, 85, of Herndon, Va., died Friday, Dec. 24, 1999, in Arlington, Va.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, at St. Paul A.M.E. Church with the Rev. Clifton Neal St. James officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30, at Warren Funeral Chapel.

Mrs. Washington was born Jan. 19, 1914, in Hallsville to John and Winnie Rogers Coates.

She married William Washington on Aug. 12, 1934, and he preceded her in death.

She was a member of St. Paul A.M.E. Church and attended Douglass High School. She moved to Herndon, Va., in 1978.

Survivors include four daughters, Mary Canton of Columbia, Billye Ballenger of Los Angeles, Connie Gilbert of Reston, Va., and Bonita Washington-Anderson of Herndon, Va.; two sons, John Washington of Columbia and Larry Washington of Kansas City; a brother, John Henry Coates of Columbia; four sisters, Etta Bannister of New York, Laura Davis and Dora Williams, both of Columbia, and Winnie Freelon of Bremerton, Wash.; 26 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by two sons, two sisters, a brother and a grandchild.

Mary Burton

Mary Frances Burton, 83, of Columbia died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000, at Columbia Regional Hospital.

Services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10, at Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Jarrett officiating. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, at the funeral home.

Mrs. Burton was born Oct. 24, 1916, in Huntsville to James Daniel and Anna Ruth Carter. On March 3, 1942, she married Jesse Burton in Huntsville, and he preceded her in death.

She graduated from Huntsville High School in 1934, then attended Moberly Junior College and the Kirksville College of Beauty Culture. She owned and operated a beauty shop in Huntsville for 20 years. She was a library clerk in Columbia Public Schools from 1964 to 1986.

Mrs. Burton was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Columbia, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Order of the Eastern Star.

Survivors include two sons, Carter Jay Burton and Bob Guthrie, both of Columbia; two daughters, Beverly Anne Carmichael and Mary Guthrie, both of Columbia; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by a sister.

Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church, 606 Ridgeway Ave., Columbia, Mo., 65201.

Obituary: Richard Thrift Sr.

Richard Eugene Thrift Sr., 58, of Kansas City, Kan., died Dec. 28, 1999, in Clifton, Colo.

Services were held at Maple Hill Funeral Home in Kansas City, Kan., on Jan. 5.

Mr. Thrift was born in Columbia to Eugene and Nina Thrift.

Survivors include his wife, Sandy Thrift of Clifton, Colo.; his parents of Columbia; two daughters, Joannie Marie Herbst of Kansas City, Kan. and Amber Thrift of Peculiar; a son, Richard Eugene Thrift Jr. of Kansas City; three brothers, Steven Thrift, Michael Thrift and Allen Thrift, all of Columbia; five sisters, Dorothy, Nancy, Kathy, Barbara and Mary; and six grandchildren.

OBITUARIES
Raymond Jennings

Raymond D. Jennings, 81, of Centralia died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at Boone Hospital Center.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, at Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Moore officiating. There will be a private family visitation.

Mr. Jennings was born Nov. 30, 1918, in Centralia to Herman and Katie Wainscott Jennings.

He married Florence Millett on Nov. 23, 1946, in Columbia, and she survives.

He retired after several years as a plumber at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Survivors also include three sons, James Jennings, Terry Jennings and Alan Jennings, all of Columbia; a daughter, Betty Moore of Indianapolis; four sisters, Naomi Rouse of Ashland, Irene Hane of Columbia, Vinnibell Dietz of Centralia and Geraldine Crump of Columbia; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother.

Obituary: Virgil Biesemeyer

Virgil E. Biesemeyer, 84, of Columbia died Monday, Jan. 24, 2000, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, at Columbia United Church of Christ with the Rev. Fred Brandenburg officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home.

Mr. Biesemeyer was born April 8, 1915, in New Franklin to Simon and Otillie Schroer Biesemeyer.

He married Erna Gerding on Aug. 9, 1939, in New Franklin, and she survives.

He had worked as shop foreman for Prigmore Chevrolet in Boonville, Nathe Chevrolet in Columbia and International Harvester in Columbia.

Mr. Biesemeyer was a member of Columbia United Church of Christ and the International Order of Odd Fellows.

Other survivors include a son, Jim Biesemeyer of Liberty; a daughter, Sandra Shore of Brookfield, Conn.; a brother, Rudy Biesemeyer of Boonville; a sister, Carrie Ann Gerding of Boonville; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Memorials are suggested to Columbia United Church of Christ, 3201 I-70 Drive N.W., Columbia, Mo., 65202.

Obituary: Enda Ford

Edna Irene Bower Ford, 96, of Columbia died Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, at Boone Retirement Center.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, at Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Germann officiating. Burial will be in National Cemetery in Jefferson City. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to time of services Tuesday at the church.

Mrs. Ford was born Oct. 24, 1903, in Kyle, Texas, to Edward George and Elizabeth Hannah Will Bower.

She married Miles Emmitt Ford on Aug. 1, 1926, in Shelbyville, and he preceded her in death.

She was a member of Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church. She grew up in Bethel and was a graduate of Shelbyville High School and the University of Missouri.

She was a 4-H leader in Deer Park and Gillaspy. She was also a member of the Boone County Extension Club, Extension Council, Farm Bureau and Retired Teachers Association. She taught at Ashland Elementary School from 1955-56, at Vawter Elementary School from 1956-57, at Rock Bridge Elementary School from 1957-66 and at Union Elementary School in Union from 1966-69.

Survivors include a son, Duane Ford of Columbia; two daughters, Alene Lewis and Bernita Bartel, both of Columbia; a brother, Kenneth Bower of Cheshire, Conn.; two sisters, Eunice Bower Smith of Columbia and Orletta Bower Setzer of Springfield, Va.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by a son and a sister.

Memorials are suggested to the Boone Retirement Center Building Fund, 1623 Anthony St., Columbia, Mo., 65201.

Obituary: J. W. Fox

John "J.W." Fox, 79, of Columbia, died Sunday, March 26, 2000, in Columbia.

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, at Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Bob Webb officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, at Memorial Funeral Home.

Mr. Fox was born June 22, 1920, in Boone County to John "Jack" and Hattie Kennedy Fox.

He married Minnie Colvin on Sept. 27, 1941, in Boone County and she survives.

He served in the Navy during World War II. He was a fireman with the Columbia Fire Department for 34 years, retiring as battalion chief. He was a member of Memorial Baptist Church.

Other survivors include two sons, Rodney Fox of St. Charles and Andy Fox of Columbia; a daughter, Jane Fox Smith of St. Charles; a sister, Cleo Barker of Columbia; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.

Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 33 E. Broadway, Suite 100, Columbia, Mo. 65203.

Ruth Marie Breedlove Davison, 62, of Columbia, died Sunday, July 30, 2000, at Boone Hospital Center.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, at Memorial Park Cemetery with the Revs. Gary Denbow and Tracy Cook officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home.

Mrs. Davison was born Dec. 7, 1937, in Boone County to William Woodson and Anna Frances Coleman Breedlove.

She married Edward Davison on Nov. 18, 1955, in Boone County and he survives.

She was a member of Christian Chapel and the Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Other survivors include two sons, Jack Davison and David Davison, both of Columbia; a daughter, Becky Stone of Columbia; five brothers, Don Breedlove, Earle Breedlove, Eddie Breedlove, Benard Hunt and Bobbie Hunt, all of Columbia; and three grandchildren.

Memorials are suggested to Multiple Sclerosis Society Gateway Division, 1867 Lackland Hill Parkway, St. Louis, Mo. 63146.

Sandra June Rhine, 55, of Rocheport died Friday, Sept. 22, 2000, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25, at Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Dave Schawo officiating. Burial will be in Midway Locust Grove Cemetery. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at the funeral home.

Mrs. Rhine was born Jan. 17, 1945, in Boone County to William and Mary Mahan Hunt.

She married Dean Rhine on Dec. 25, 1965, in Columbia, and he survives.

Survivors also include a son, Stephen Rhine of Rocheport; a daughter, Rebecca Carter of Harrisburg; two brothers, Joe Hunt of Columbia and Tom Hunt of Rocheport; five sisters, Barbara Roberts and Jane Tutt of Columbia and Wanda Hartley, Betsy Rule and Glenda Heath, all of Rocheport; and five grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two sisters.

Margaret Grayson Galt Neate, 92, of Columbia died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, at University Hospital.
Services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at her home, 201 E. Brandon Road, with the Rev. Richard Ramsey officiating. A private burial will be held at Columbia Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2:30 p.m. until services Friday at her home. Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service.

Mrs. Neate was born Oct. 17, 1907, in Springfield to Matthew Henry and Bertha Hansel Galt. She married Sidney Buckner Neate on July 20, 1935, and he preceded her in death.

She graduated from Drury College in Springfield and earned a master’s degree at Washington University in St. Louis. She was a Golden Arrow member of Pi Beta Phi.

Survivors include a daughter, Grayson Neate Kabler of Columbia; and a sister, Elizabeth Galt Allee of Tallahassee, Fla.

Memorials are suggested to the Central Missouri Humane Society, 616 Big Bear Blvd., Columbia, Mo., 65202; the Gateway Area Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1867 Lackland Hill Parkway, St. Louis, Mo., 63146, or to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Della Marie Lumb, 86, of Columbia died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001, in Columbia.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at Memorial Funeral Home with the Revs. Michael Keith and Mickey Havener officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at Memorial Funeral Home.

Mrs. Lumb was born Dec. 23, 1914, in Glasco, Mont., to Leonard and Dedie Harmon Leach.

She married Oscar Lumb on Sept. 29, 1934, in Huntsville, and he preceded her in death.

She was a member of Wilkes Boulevard Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women, and the Cancer Auxiliary. She was a 60-year member of the Knu So So Club.

Survivors include three sons, John Leonard Lumb of Ava, Kenneth William Lumb of Centralia and Ronald Eugene Lumb of St. Joseph; one sister, Thelma Debo of Devil’s Elbows; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by two brothers.

Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 33 E. Broadway, Suite 100, Columbia, Mo., 65203, or American Diabetes Association, 1316 Parkade Blvd., Columbia, Mo., 65202.

Charles Laverne Mutrux, 75, of Salt Lake City and formerly of Columbia died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001, in Salt Lake City.
Services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 8, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Columbia. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.

Mr. Mutrux was born March 9, 1925, in Cassville to Harold Alfred Mutrux and Effie Mae Mutrux.

He served in the Army as a medical surgical technician. He attended the University of Missouri, where he majored in agriculture. He worked for Vita Fresh and later for Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital, where he was a custodian.

Mr. Mutrux was an ordained elder with the Church of Latter-day Saints.

Survivors include six children, Diana Howard, Jennifer Arnold, Carolyn Kemp, Judith Roundy, Ross Mutrux and Susan Sperry; two brothers, J.D. Mutrux and Bob Mutrux; 40 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

His parents and a son preceded him in death.

Clara Marie Erickson, 88, of Columbia died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2001, in Columbia.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at Emmanuel Baptist church with the Revs. Chris Cook and David Goode officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at Memorial Funeral Home.

Mrs. Erickson was born Jan. 13 1913, in Granby to John Bryant and Ruby Elvira Miller McNeely.

She married Leonard Erickson on June 4, 1944, in Granby and he preceded her in death.

She had taught and was assistant to the principal at Parkade Elementary School for 20 years. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church and was active in the Little Bonne Femme Baptist Association. Mrs. Erickson was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, where she received the Delta State Achievement Award in 1999 and was a member of Boone County Unit of Retired Teachers. In 1998, she received the Life Service Award from Southwest Baptist University.

Survivors include two daughters, Marilyn Skipper of Columbia and Patricia Ann Parish of Amite, La.; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

She was also preceded in death by a brother and two sisters.

Memorials are suggested to Emmanuel Baptist Church, 3100 Pioneer Drive, Columbia, Mo. 65201.

Norman Donald Asel, 83, died Friday, March 23, 2001, at Lenior Health Care.

Services will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 25, at Parker Funeral Home, 22 N. Ninth St., with the Rev. Frederick Thayer officiating.

Dr. Asel was born on Jan. 30, 1918, in Washington, Mo., to Donald Norman and Elsa Mauschmann Asel.

He married Frances Shirky on Aug. 2, 1942, and she preceded him in death.

He graduated from Westminster College in Fulton, did his surgery internship at St. Louis City Hospital and finished his residency in dermatology in 1950 at City Hospital of Cleveland. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War.

Dr. Asel established the first division of dermatology at the University of Missouri-Columbia and received the distinguished service award for his efforts in 1983. In addition, he had a private practice with Tom Darnell and Jerry Foote. He was a member of the Society for Investigative Dermatology and Missouri Dermatological Society. He was president of the Boone County Medical Society in 1972. He also was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church.

Survivors include a son, Donald Asel of Columbia; two daughters, Joann Asel Rea of Potomac, Md., and Kristen Asel Smith of Leawood, Kan.; and six grandchildren.

Linda Denise Windsor, 47, of Columbia died Sunday, March 25, 2001, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 29, at Christian Chapel, 3300 S. Providence Road, with the Rev. Gary Denbow officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, at Christian Chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home.

Mrs. Windsor was born Nov. 20, 1953, in Tacoma, Wash., to Cecil and Emma Seifert Windsor Jr.

She married Floyd Windsor III on March 10, 1984, in Columbia, and he survives.

She had been employed as the purchasing agent for the city of Columbia for nearly 20 years. She was past president of the Missouri Association of Public Purchasing, where she received several certificates of recognition. She was a member of Christian Chapel and active with the Salt and Light Youth Group and Speed the Light Ministries. She had been a volunteer reserve police officer for the Columbia Police Department.

Survivors also include her mother, Emma Stover of Boonville; a son, Jonathan Windsor of Columbia; a stepson, Jason Windsor of Alexandria, Va.; a stepdaughter, Stacie Friedrich of Columbia; a brother, Rick Sedgwick of Jamestown; five sisters, Darlene Smith of Kansas City, Teresa Windsor of Boonville, Valorie Windsor of Hartsburg, Letha Scott of Bunceton and Jackie Cockrell of Sturgeon; and four grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father and a sister, Janie Lynn Windsor.

Memorials are suggested to Speed the Light Ministries, Mid-America Transplant Services or Jonathan Windsor Educational Fund, in care of Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., Columbia, Mo., 65202.

Clarence B. Willey, 93, of Prairie Village, Kan., died Monday, April 2, 2001, at Claridge Court in Prairie Village.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Kansas City with the Rev. Dorothy Frazell and the Rev. Canon Jandy Watkins officiating. Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Springfield. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Overland Park Chapel in Overland Park, Kan.

Mr. Willey was born Sept. 9, 1907, in Fort Smith, Ark., to Frank Holbert and Jessie Elizabeth Boring Willey.

He married Alice Elizabeth Heffernan on Jan. 23, 1937, in Springfield, and she preceded him in death. He later married Jane Kellogg Hill on May 30, 1981, and she survives.

He graduated from Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield in 1929 and was active in the insurance business from 1929 until his retirement in 1972.

Survivors also include two sons, Stephen Willey of Columbia and John Willey of Poplar Bluff; a daughter, Sharon Willey of Columbia; a stepdaughter, Jandy Watkins of Dallas; a stepson, Jim Hill of Manchester, Iowa; seven grandchildren; and four stepgrandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by a brother, Frank Willey Jr.

Memorials are suggested to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 6401 Wornall Terrace, Kansas City, Mo., 64113; Central Missouri Humane Society, 616 Big Bear Blvd., Columbia, Mo., 65202; Cure’ of Ars Catholic Church, 9401 Mission Road, Leawood, Kan., 66206; Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 123 N. Eighth St., Poplar Bluff, Mo., 63901, or to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Jane E. Schuppan, 81, of Columbia died Thursday, April 19, 2001, at Boone Hospital Center.

Private services will be held Sunday, April 22, at Parker Funeral Service with the Rev. John Yonker officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Boonville.

Mrs. Schuppan was born March 11, 1920, in Boonville to Truman and Grace Oerly Swanstone.

She married Gilbert Schuppan on Nov. 2, 1941, and he preceded her in death.

She attended Cooper County rural schools, starting with second grade at Highland School at the age of 4. She spent the next six years at Fairview School and later graduated from Boonville High School as salutatorian.

She attended the University of Missouri-Columbia and Chillicothe Business College.

Mrs. Schuppan lived most of her life in Columbia. She was a member of the First Christian Church and a longtime member of the Cosmo Pals. She was administrative secretary to the personnel officer in the state office of the Division of Welfare Services. She retired in 1945 to raise her family.

Survivors include a son, Dan Schuppan of Columbia; a daughter, Rebecca Schuppan of Columbia; a sister, Helen Mills of Overland Park, Kan.; and four grandchildren.

Memorials are suggested to the Cancer Research Center, 3501 Berrywood Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65201.

Leroy Fisher, 79, of Columbia died of complications from leukemia, Sunday, April 22, 2001, at his home.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 27, at Nilson Funeral Home, 5611 St. Charles Road, with the Rev. Bart Larson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at the funeral home.

Mr. Fisher was born April 30, 1921, in Elkhart, Ind., to Mainem Fisher and Beulah Ann Ramsey Fisher.

He married Virginia Roth in 1945.

He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930’s near Medaryville, Ind., and served in the Marine Corps during World War II.

Mr. Fisher worked as a pressman in several printing companies and owned Fisher Marine, a hunting and fishing store, in Three Rivers, Mich. After moving to Columbia in 1959, he was head of the maintenance department at the University of Missouri-Columbia Memorial Student Union. After retirement, he owned a heating and air conditioning business.

Survivors include two daughters, Carol Bedigie and Ellen Kackley, both of Columbia; a brother, Estel Fisher of Bristol, Ind.; four sisters, Katherine Copeland of Mentone, Calif., Doris Garren of Avon Park, Fla., Carol Geoghegan of Elizabethtown, Ky., and Virginia Longden of Greencastle, Ind.; two granddaughters, and two great-granddaughters.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his ex-wife, Virginia Fisher.

Memorials are suggested to The Sierra Club, Suite 1, 1007 N. College Ave., Columbia, Mo. 65201 or Missouri River Hospice, 3210 Bluff Creek Drive, Columbia, Mo. 65201.

Clela E. Blackmore, 88, of Columbia died Monday, May 14, 2001, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 17, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., with the Rev. Rick Frost officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the funeral home.

Mrs. Blackmore was born October 17, 1912, in Lawton, Okla., to Oral and Pearl Beall Hayes.

She married Taylor Benson Blackmore on June 23, 1935, in Columbia, and he preceded her in death.

She was a member of the Broadway-Atkins Neighborhood Bridge Club since 1958.

Survivors include two sons, Charley Blackmore and Gary Blackmore, both of Columbia; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by her parents.

Memorials are suggested to the Memorial Fund of Clela Blackmore, in care of Broadway Christian Church, 2601 W. Broadway, Columbia, Mo., 65203.

Betty Matthews Curtis, 81, of Rockford, Ill., formerly of Columbia, died Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at Cor Mariae Center in Rockford.

A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 26, at First United Methodist Church in Warrensburg, with the Rev. Scott Moon officiating.

Mrs. Curtis was born Oct. 8, 1919, in Wilmette, Ill., to Fauntleroy and Bessie Hughes Matthews.

She married Frederic Henry Curtis on Sept. 3, 1938, in St. Louis, and he preceded her in death.

Mrs. Curtis was a receptionist for the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

She was president of the Residents Council at Cor Mariae.

She was a long time member of the Hallsville United Methodist Church and Olivet Christian Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Curtis Belzey of Rockford, Ill.; a son, David Curtis of Warrensburg; a sister, Dorothy Tinnea of Oconomowac, Wis.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister.

Memorials are suggested to Hallsville United Methodist Church, Hospice or Cor Mariae Center and may be left at the First United Methodist Church in Warrensburg.

Erna E. Biesemeyer, 87, of Liberty, formerly of Columbia, died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at Liberty Care Center in Liberty.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 11, at Columbia United Church of Christ with the Rev. Fred Brandenburg officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 10, at the church.

Mrs. Biesemeyer was born Aug. 9, 1913, in New Franklin to John Rudolph Gerding Sr., and Emma Dickmann Gerding.

She married Virgil Biesemeyer on Aug. 9, 1939, in New Franklin, and he preceded her in death.

She was a member of the Columbia United Church of Christ.

Survivors include a son, Jim Biesemeyer of Liberty; a daughter, Sandra Shore of Orange Park, Fla.; a brother, Leroy Gerding of Boonville; two sisters: Marie Stonner of Miami, Mo., and Esther Wilmsmeyer of Franklin; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, John Gerding Jr.; and a sister, Bertha Wortman.

Memorials are suggested to the Columbia United Church of Christ, 3201 I-70 Drive N.W., Columbia, Mo. 65201

Margaret E. O’Bryan, 82, of Columbia died Friday, June 8, 2001, at her home.

Services will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, at Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. Tenth St., with the Rev. Bart Larson officiating.

Mrs. O’Bryan was born Jan. 8, 1919, in Kansas City, to John and Viola Cavin Naylor.

She married Dr. Kenneth O’Bryan on July 2, 1969, and he preceded her in death.

She was employed as an administrative assistant for the University of Missouri-Columbia until her retirement.

Survivors include three daughters, Linda Duncan of Columbia, Diane Kingsley Kendall of Kansas City and Marla Kingsley McElvany of Houston; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by her parents, one sister and one granddaughter.

Memorials are suggested to the Missouri River Hospice, 1032 Bluff Creek, Columbia, Mo. 65201.

Dora Ozelia Williams, 75, of Columbia died Monday, June 11, 2001, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at the St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 501 Park Ave., with the Rev. Clifton St. James officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at St. Paul A.M.E. Church.

Mrs. Williams was born July 27, 1925, in Columbia, to John Coates and Winnie Rogers Coates.

She married Sehon Williams, and he survives.

She was a member of St. Paul A.M.E. church, a member of Stewardess Board No. 1, former president of P.C. Crews Missionary Society and a member of Chancel Choir. She worked as a pink lady at Boone Hospital Center. She was formerly employed as a telephone operator for the U.S. General Services Administration. She graduated from Douglass High School in Columbia.

Survivors also include two sons: Larry Sehon Williams of Columbia and Ronald Guintin Williams of Kansas City; two daughters, Senora Mae Christopher of Oklahoma City and Bobbia Claudette Banton of Indianapolis Ind.; one brother, John Henry Coates of Columbia; two sisters, Etta Bannister of New York and Laura Minta Davis of Columbia; fourteen grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one son, one daughter, one brother and three sisters.

Virginia Elizabeth Southard Mutrux, 78, of Salt Lake City, Utah, formerly of Columbia, died Monday, June 25, 2001, at Columbia Regional Hospital.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 2, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 904 Old Highway 63 S.

Mrs. Mutrux was born Oct. 22, 1922, in Columbia to Ross Orville and Araminta May Bradley Southard.

She married Charles Mutrux in 1949, and he preceded her in death.

Survivors include five daughters: Diana Howard, Carolyn Kemp, Judith Roundy, Susan Sperry, all of the state of Utah, and Jennifer Arnold of Columbia; one son, Ross Mutrux of Columbia; one brother, Howard Southard; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by a son, Harold, and two brothers, Russell and Jesse.

Joe Sanford Cunningham, 85, of Columbia died Sunday, July 15, 2001, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, at Locust Grove United Methodist Church in Midway, with the Rev. Sarah Evans officiating. Burial will be in the Locust Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, at Memorial Park Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 West.

He was born Sept. 17, 1915, in Columbia to Luther Lee and Eve Jane Fortney Cunningham.

He married Leeta Dell Lane in 1935, and she survives. On June 2, 2001, they celebrated 66 years of marriage.

He was a 1934 graduate of Hickman High School and later studied art, drafting and architectural design. He began a career as a draftsman with A.B. Chance in Centralia. Later, he was a manager of LaCrosse Lumber Co. in Columbia. He was a home builder for 45 years. In retirement he restored antiques, built fine cabinetry and raised red angus cattle.

He was a member of Locust Grove United Methodist Church for 46 years. He also was a member of Twilight Lodge No. 114 AF&AM, Moolah Temple, St. Graal Commandry No. 12 KT, Royal Arch Mason, Columbia Chapter No. 17, RAM, State Historical Society of Missouri, Boone County Historical Society Museum and Midway Optimist Club.

Survivors include a son, Sanford L. Cunningham of Columbia; a daughter, Jane O. Bensussen of Santa Monica, Calif.; four grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

Memorials are suggested to Locust Grove United Methodist Church, 2600 N. Locust Grove Church Road, Columbia, Mo. 65202.

Darrell "Pat" O’Malley, 85, of Columbia died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2001, at Candlelight Lodge.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 903 Bernadette Drive, with Monsignor Michael Flanagan officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m.

Mr. O’Malley was born Jan. 19, 1916, in Perry, Iowa, to Donald and Hazel Glaze O’Malley.

He married Bernita Pauline Emerson on Aug. 9, 1939, in Wyoming, and she preceded him in death.

He served with the Army in World War II. He was a salesman for Sears and retired in 1976 after 30 years of service. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, the Elks Club, the Three $ Club and VFW Post 280 of Columbia.

Survivors include three daughters: Linda Fajen of Savannah, Ga., Janice Nichols of Columbia and Nancy Baron of Wesley Chapel, Fla.; and four granddaughters.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorials are suggested to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Capital Fund, 903 Bernadette Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65302, or the American Lung Association, 1118 Hampton Ave., St. Louis, Mo., 63139-3196.

Ronald Wayne Hyde, 36, of Auxvasse died Monday, Oct. 8, 2001, in Auxvasse.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., with the Rev. Bill Nigus officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the funeral home.

Mr. Hyde was born July 25, 1965, in Boone County to Harley and Judith Lee Hyde.

He married Jennifer Sells on May 28, 1988, in Fulton.

He was employed with Dennis Rhoads Construction of Auxvasse for the past two years.

Survivors include his parents of Columbia; two sons, Nathan Hyde and Jonathan Hyde, both of Fulton; a brother, Scott Hyde of Tampa, Fla.; a sister, Patty Fischer of Fulton; and his grandmother, Dorothy Lee of Columbia.

Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association, 1316 Parkade Blvd., Columbia, Mo., 65202; or the Nathan and Jonathan Educational Fund, in care of Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., Columbia, Mo., 65202.

Clarissa Catherine Crow, 84, of Columbia died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001, at her home.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at the Missouri United Methodist McMurray Chapel with the Rev. Jim Bryan officiating. Burial will be in Little Bonne Femme Cemetery in Columbia. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. Tenth St.

Mrs. Crow was born March 25, 1917, in Little Rock, Ark., to Joseph N. and Addie Alaman Goodson.

She married Sherman M. Crow on Nov. 23, 1936, in Benton, Ark., and he preceded her in death.

She was a member of the Missouri United Methodist Church.

Survivors include five daughters, Bobbye Jean Bennett of Clinton, Ark., Marilyn Fay Hayes of Cabot, Ark., Carolyn Kay McQuary of Tallahassee, Fla., Rose Ilene Pipes of Rocheport and Doris C. Titterness of Paulsbo, Wash; three sons, James E. Crow of Armorel, Ark., Richard W. Crow of Columbia and Ronnie D. Crow of Marysville, Wash.; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and three sisters.

Memorials are suggested to the Missouri River Hospice, 1032 Bluff Creek, Columbia, Mo. 65201.

John Michael Ohman, 56, formerly of Columbia, died Monday, Oct. 22, 2001, at the Valley Medical Center in Santa Clara, Calif.

Burial will be in the Columbia Cemetery with a private family service under the direction of Parker Funeral Service.

Mr. Ohman was born Nov. 1, 1945, to Victor A.G. and Marian M. Ohman.

He graduated from Hickman High School and attended Drury College in Springfield.

Survivors include his parents; a son, Christopher Ohman of the state of California; a daughter, Jennifer Herron, of the state of California; a brother, Joseph E. Ohman of Columbia; a sister, Annie O. Ruh of Harrisburg; and a granddaughter.

Gladys Weinberg, 92, of Columbia died Monday, Jan. 14, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center.

Private graveside services will be held Thursday, Jan. 17, at the Columbia Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Weinberg was born Dec. 27, 1909, in New York City to Israel and Carrie Dreyfus Davidson.

She married Saul S. Weinberg in 1942, and he preceded her in death.

She received a doctorate in archaeology from Johns Hopkins University.

She was one of the world’s foremost authorities on ancient and medieval glass. After World War II, she served in Europe in the Secret Service.

She was editor of Archaeology magazine and cofounder of the Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri. She was first the curator of Ancient Art and then assistant director of the museum from 1962 to 1977. She was made an honorary life member of the Archaeological Institute of America and was a recepient of its Gold Medal for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement. She recieved the Percia Schimmel Award from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

Survivors include a daughter, Miriam Dyak of Seattle.

Memorials are suggested to the Weinberg Purchase Fund or to the Museum Associates of the Museum of Art and Archaeology. Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. Tenth St.

Georgia Marie Banks Koletzke, 56, passed away Friday, December 14, 2001, in Houston, Texas.

Mrs. Koletzke was born July 15, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri to Ralph Richard Anthony Banks and Helen Copeland.

Georgia is survived by her three daughters; Robin Koletzke, Jacqueline Mancuso and her husband Anthony, Stephanie Donato and her husband Jack; her two sons, Matt Koletzke and wife Stacy and Mike Koletzke, mother, Helen Copeland, brother Raymond Copeland and wife Cindy, sister Pam Waldron and husband Preston and three grandchildren.

She is also survived by her children's father, Robert Koletzke, her former husband and dearest friend, Michael Short, as well as many other loving relatives and friends.

Before establishing her own medical billing business, Mrs. Koletzke retired from Enron Corp. in 1992 after 27 years of employment.

Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Monday December 17, 2001 at Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Home where services will be held at 1:30 PM, Tuesday, December 18, 2001 in the chapel.  Interment will follow in Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery.

For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, Memorial and Honor Program, P. O. Box 370127, Houston, Texas 77257-0172 or to the charity of your choice.

James E. Smith Jr., 90, of Columbia died Tuesday, March 5, 2002, in Columbia.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 8, at the First Christian Church, 101 N. Tenth St., with Dr. John Yonker officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W.

Mr. Smith was born Oct. 2, 1911, in Urbana, Ill., to James and Frances Louis McClelland Smith.

He married Grace Jones on June 17, 1936, in Plainfield, Ill., and she survives.

He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree from Purdue University. He came to the University of Missouri in 1939 as a professor of floriculture in the Horticulture Department.

He was a member of the First Christian Church for 62 years and a Kiwanis Club member for 55 years.

Survivors also include four daughters, Gracie Berlin of Stillwater, Okla., Jeannie Sanchez of Lincoln, Neb., Peggi Diaz of Kansas City and Barbara Owen of Columbia; a brother, Harold Smith of Jonesport, Maine; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Mary Kay Owen; a brother, C. Prentiss Smith; a sister, Katherine Jansson; and a grandson, Blake Dobbe.

Memorials are suggested to the First Christian Church, 101 N. Tenth St., Columbia, Mo., 65201

William R. Griffin, 77, of Columbia died Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at University Hospital.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at Broadway Christian Church, 2601 W. Broadway with the Rev. Rick Frost officiating.

Mr. Griffin was born March 6, 1924, in Jefferson City to Guy and Alvina Staihr Griffin.

He married Jean B. Griffin, and she survives.

He received a bachelor’s degree in engineering. He served in the Army and received three Bronze Stars for bravery.

He moved to Columbia 44 years ago from Carthage. He was a member of Broadway Christian Church, the Masonic Lodge No. 114, the 17th Airborne Division Association and the American Society of Safety Engineers.

Survivors also include a son, William Griffin of Miami, Fla., and one grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Sue Stengal.

Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 30638, Columbia, Mo., 65205.

M.D. Pace, 88, of Columbia died Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 W. Business Loop 70 West, with the Rev. Jim Bryan officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 12, at the funeral home.

Mr. Pace was born July 3, 1913, in Boone County to Micajah Proctor and Ella Pitts Pace.

He married Nina Burnett on March 27, 1936, in Ashland, and she preceded him in death.

He retired from the Data Processing Department at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Survivors include a son, Jim Pace of Mission Hills, Kan.; two daughters, Deanna Jacobs of Columbia and Jean Ellen Abraham of Kansas City; five sisters, Dorothy Nichols, Pauline White, Ella Mae Glascock and Roberta Gardner, all of Columbia, and Della Faye Pauley of Lake Ozark; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He also was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Lahmon Pace.

Memorials are suggested to the Nina B. Pace Flower Fund in care of Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 S. Ninth St., Columbia, Mo., 65201.

Ruth K. Nichols, 81, of Columbia died Thursday, April 18, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at Robinson Funeral Home in Ashland, with Elder Wallace Johnson officiating. Burial will be in New Liberty Cemetery in Ashland. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at the funeral home.

Mrs. Nichols was born Jan. 30, 1921, in Ashland to Lawrence and Mable Nichols Bennett.

She married Rothie Nichols on Oct. 11, 1941, in Columbia, and he survives.

She was a member of the Rebecca Lodge in Columbia and was a bookkeeper at the University of Missouri-Columbia until her retirement.

Survivors also include two sons, Robert Nichols and Gary Nichols, both of Columbia; two brothers, Claude Bennett of Brazito and Jimmy Bennett of Ashland; two sisters, Opal Nichols and Shirley Schmitz, both of Jefferson City; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and two sisters.

Memorials are suggested to New Liberty Cemetery, Palis Nichols Road, Ashland, Mo., 65010.

Howard Milton Ruth, 92, of Roseville, Calif., formerly of Columbia, died Sunday, April 21, 2002, in Roseville.

Memorial services were held April 25 in Granite Bay, Calif.

Mr. Ruth was born in Carrington, N.D., on July 13, 1909, to John and Catherine Helmann Ruth.

He married Margaret Eulalie Knudson on Nov. 24, 1938, in Atwood, Wisc., and she survives.

He graduated from Appleton High School in Appleton, Wisc., in 1928, and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was a handyman. He retired in 1973 as service engineer for American Can Co.

Mr. and Mrs. Ruth were residents of Columbia from 1962 until 1981 and were members of several local square dancing clubs.

Survivors also include two sons, Lee Ruth of Jamestown and Jim Ruth of Columbia; two daughters, Peggy Hauck and Barbara Ruth, both of Granite Bay, Calif.; a sister, Mary Ruth of OshKosh, Wis.; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and two sisters.

Obituary: Thomas Putnam

Thomas Nichols Putnam III, 57, of Las Vegas, and formerly of Columbia, died Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at his home.

Services will be held at Palm Green Valley Mortuary in Las Vegas. Burial will be in Calvary Episcopal Church Memorial Garden in Columbia. Arrangements are pending.

Mr. Putnam was born Aug. 11, 1944, in Alexandria, Va., to Thomas Putnam II and Jane Seybold Putnam.

He graduated from Kemper Military Academy in Boonville and earned a degree in landscape agriculture at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and worked as a landscaper for more than 30 years.

Survivors include three sons, Thomas Putnam IV and Justin Putnam, both of Las Vegas, and David Putnam of Rockford, Ill.; and a sister, Joel Seybold Putnam of Columbia.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Mildred Kemper, 87, of Columbia died Sunday, May 5, 2002 at Boone Retirement Center.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., with the Rev. Joe Kline officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at the funeral home.

Mrs. Kemper was born Nov. 19, 1914, in Boone County to Walter and Sarah Sallie Ann Fortney Rader.

She married Glenn Kemper on Feb. 3, 1934, in Columbia, and he preceded her in death after more than 63 years of marriage.

She was a member of Red Top Christian Church in Hallsville for 55 years. She worked for University Hospital from 1935 to 1939 and as a seamstress for Arcel Garment Factory from 1955 to 1957. She raised Pekingese dogs and finished four dogs to championship. She boarded dogs from 1971 to 1978, then sold the farm and moved to Columbia.

Survivors include three daughters, Kay Mitchell of Springfield, Marilyn Sunderland of Riverton, Utah, and Carolyn Kemper of Columbia; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; a son, Billie Kemper; a twin son and daughter; three brothers; and a sister.

Iola Irene Trumbower, 88, of Columbia died Sunday, May 19, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 26, at Calvary Episcopal Church, 123 S. Ninth St., with the Rev. Fred Thayer officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 W. Business Loop 70.

Mrs. Trumbower was born Jan. 5, 1914, in Milbank, S.D., to John and Ethel Hyatt Vipond.

She married Capt. William Trumbower on Nov. 7, 1940, in Oak Park, Ill., and he preceded her in death.

She grew up in Ortonville, Minn., and graduated from Ortonville High School in 1932. She graduated from Eitel Nursing School in Minneapolis in 1936. She finished her postgraduate work at the Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital in Jersey City, N.J., in 1938. She took the position of head nurse of the newborn nursery at the Cook County Hospital in Chicago. She moved with her husband to Columbia in 1960. She worked at the University of Missouri-Columbia Medical Center from 1960 to 1978. She worked for Dr. John Henzel from 1978 to 1994.

She was active in Calvary Episcopal Church.

She was a member of the Missouri Nurses Association.

Survivors include a son, William Trumbower of Columbia; a daughter, Mary Swearingen of Columbia; a brother, Harold Vipond of Windsor, Calif.; and three grandchildren

She was preceded in death by her parents; two stepsons, Fred Trumbower and Charles Trumbower; and a brother, Lawrence Vipond.

Memorials are suggested to the Calvary Episcopal Church Memorial Fund, 123 S. Ninth St., Columbia, Mo. 65201.

William "Billy" Wright, 80, of Columbia died Monday, May 27, 2002, in Columbia.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2002, at Second Baptist Church, 407 E. Broadway, with the Rev. Donald R. McNeal officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. at Warren Funeral Chapel, 12 E. Ash. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m.

Mr. Wright was born May 23, 1922, in Tulsa, Okla., to Thomas R. and Edith Brown Wright.

He married Mary Talia Wright, and she survives.

He was a member of Log Providence Baptist Church in Columbia. He was formerly employed at Truman Memorial Veteran’s Hospital. He retired in 1991 after 15 years. He served in the Army during World War II.

Survivors also include six daughters, Alice J. Grant and Karen E. Warren, both of Columbia, Sheridan McQuitty of Fayette, Helen Collins of Kansas City, Margaret J. Lawson of Dallas and Alice Prince of Milwaukee, Wis.; two sisters, Helen Brown and Lilla M. Jefferson, both of Columbia; four brothers, Maurice Wright of Columbia, Melvin Wright of Hawthorne, Calif., Thomas Wright of Marion, Ind., and James Wright of Omaha, Neb.; 16 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and 26 great-great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two sons.

Louis Junior Kinney, 66, of Lafayette, Colo., died Monday, May 27, 2002, in Louisville, Colo.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, June 3, 2002, at Warren Funeral Chapel in Columbia. Burial will be in Columbia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at Warren Funeral Chapel.

Mr. Kinney was born Nov. 10, 1935, in Blackwater to Louis Kinney and Leona Whitley Kinney.

He married Glenda K. Branham on Aug. 6, 1971, in Sedalia and she survives.

Mr. Kinney was a member of the Church of Christ in Longmont, Colo. He previously lived in Tucson, Ariz. He moved to Lafayette, Colo., in 1993. He was inducted into the Columbia Bowling Hall of Fame in 1997.

Survivors include three sons, Louis Kinney of Des Moines, Iowa, Kirklin Kinney of Anchorage, Alaska, and Kelton Kinney of Lafayette, Colo.; eight daughters, Sonja Barnes and Evelyn Coleman, both of Columbia, Alissa Walker, Donna Walker, Regina Wright and Lynette Weatherby, all of Des Moines, Iowa, Robin Coleman of Seattle, Wash., Kecia D. Kinney of Lafayette; a brother, Marvin Kinney of Columbia; four sisters, Carole Jones and Ann Wright, both of Columbia, Dorothy Palmer of Colorado Springs and Stella Day of St. Louis; and 29 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother and four sisters.

Evangeline Barnhart, 91, of Laurie, formerly of Columbia, died Monday, June 3, 2002, in Laurie.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at Memorial Funeral Home and at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 9, at Gravois Mills United Methodist Church with the Revs. Jim Blue and Sid Robbins officiating.

Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 W. Business Loop 70.

Mrs. Barnhart was born Oct. 5, 1910, in Boone County to William and Ida Mae Watson Thornton.

She married Edgar Vernon Barnhart on Nov. 2, 1929, in Fulton, and he preceded her in death.

She was a seamstress, and she worked in the clothing industry for many years in Columbia. She had been employed at Cards Plus in Laurie for the last nine years.

She was a member of Gravois Mills United Methodist Church, the Eastern Star No. 290 in Columbia and the Rebecca Lodge in Columbia.

Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn Kephart of Holden and Janice Copeland of Laurie; eight grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, William Vernon Barnhart and Kenneth Barnhart; and a sister, Jewell McBaine.

Memorials are suggested to Gravois Mills United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 19, Gravois Mills, Mo., 65037.

Roxie Estill Winterhalter, 79, of Hallsville died Saturday, July 20, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, in Memorial Park Cemetery, 1217 W. Business Loop 70, with the Rev. Tom Adams officiating. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Winterhalter was born March 12, 1923, in Boone County, to William Dow and Rosa Lee Benedict Nichols.

She married Robert Thomas Winterhalter on April 7, 1943, in Columbia, and he preceded her in death.

Survivors include two daughters, Connie Lee Hickam of Hallsville, and Deborah Fay Martin of Millersburg; two sisters, Mae Dean Robinson of Columbia, and Ruth Toalson of Mexico, Mo.; five grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Milton James Nichols and Odean D. Nichols; and three sisters, Stella Smith, Martha Ellen Carlos and Josephine Allen.

Solomon Wilson "Sol" Bryson, 89, of Columbia died Sunday, July 21, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday, July 26, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at the funeral home.

Mr. Bryson was born Dec. 10, 1912, in Boone County to Otos and Ida Stone Bryson.He married Mildred Foster on Jan. 20, 1945, in Columbia, and she survives. He was a supervisor of building services at the University of Missouri-Columbia and was a member of Fairview United Methodist Church.

Survivors also include two sons, Bobby Bryson of Victorville, Calif., and Donald Bryson of Centralia; and three grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Otos Bryson and Orbie Bryson; and three sisters, Mary Shelton, Elsie Sims and Ida Weaver.

Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 33 E. Broadway, Suite 100, Columbia, Mo., 65203.

Wynard Earl Aslin, 82, of Columbia died Friday, Aug. 9, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 903 Bernadette Drive, with Monsignor Michael Flanagan officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., with a prayer service at 7:30.

Mr. Aslin was born Jan. 30, 1920, in Bloomfield to Bonnie Floyd and Mertie Dell Lewis Aslin.

He married Emeline Czapinski on Jan. 9, 1945, and she survives.

He graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia and served in the Army during World War II.

Mr. Aslin was executive secretary of the Missouri Seed Improvement Association for 42 years before retiring in 1987.

He also was a member of the MU faculty, teaching field-crop studies. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and of the Golden K Kiwanis Club.

Survivors also include two sons, Ray Aslin of Manhattan, Kan., and Larry Aslin of Fayetteville, Ark.; a daughter, Medarda Hoffmann of San Antonio; a brother, David Aslin of Clio, Mich.; a sister, Ilena Aslin of Cape Girardeau; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

David Bruce Buckler, 50, of Columbia died Monday, Aug. 19, 2002, at West Village Manor in Columbia.

Graveside services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, in Red Top Cemetery in Hallsville, with the Rev. Thomas Adams officiating.

Mr. Buckler was born Sept. 1, 1951, in Providence, R.I., to Wilbur and Jessie Watts Buckler.

He married Rena Nelson on Sept. 10, 1988, in Centralia, and she survives. He was a warehouse manager for Heilig-Meyers Furniture.

Survivors also include his parents, of Columbia; a son, Travis Wayne Buckler of Versailles, Mo.; a daughter, Rebecca Rae Buckler of Versailles; a sister, Dianne Reed of Columbia; and a grandson.

Memorials are suggested to The Phoenix Foundation, 410 Tenth St., Columbia, Mo. 65203.

Joel Brown, 59, of Eagle Point, died Tuesday (Aug. 6, 2002) at home. Arrangements will be announced by Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives & Crematory.

Gerald E. Sappington, 57, of Lynnwood, Wash., died Saturday, Sept. 7, 2002, at Northwest Hospital in Seattle.

Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the Northwest Christian Chapel in Seattle.

Mr. Sappington was born Jan. 30, 1945, to Robert Earl Sappington and Frances E. Snell Sappington of Centralia.

He married Martha Shelton on Dec. 24, 1965, in Union, and she survives.

He was a member of the Northwest Christian Church of Seattle. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Ozark Christian College in Springfield. He was a faculty member of Puget Sound Bible College in Seattle at the time of his death.

Other survivors include his mother, Frances Sappington of Columbia; a daughter, Adina Peck of St. Paul, Minn.; a son, Brian Sappington of Lynnwood, Wash.; and a grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Memorials are suggested to cancer research.

Ann Elizabeth Robertson, 86, of Hanover, N.H., formerly of Columbia, died Friday, Nov. 1, 2002, in Hanover.

A memorial reception will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in the Great Room of Reynolds Alumni Center, 704 Conley Ave., on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus.

Mrs. Robertson was born March 24, 1916, in Humansville to Lee Roy and Lola Bedford Bloomer.

She married John Modlin on Dec. 24, 1944, in Naples, Italy, and he preceded her in death. She married Howard Robertson on Oct. 1, 1969, in Columbia, and he also preceded her in death.

She graduated from Bois D’Arc High School and Southwest Missouri State College. She completed nursing training at Washington University in St. Louis.

She was a veteran of the Army Nurse Corps, serving with the 21st General Hospital Unit in North Africa, Italy and France from 1942 to 1945.

She moved to Columbia from St. Louis with her first husband in 1946. She returned to Columbia from Denver after the death of her second husband in 1978. In 1997, she moved to New Hampshire.

Survivors include a son, John Modlin of Norwich, Vt.; a daughter, Susan Fernalld of Boulder, Colo.; two stepsons, H. Thomas Robertson of Seattle and John Robertson of San Jose, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Ann Deakyne of Glenview, Ill.; two grandchildren; and five stepgrandchildren.

Victor Anders Gustav Ohman, 78, of Columbia died Nov. 17, 2002, at the Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be private.

Mr. Ohman was born July 21, 1924, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Sven Eric and Gerda Johansson Ohman.

He married Marian Morris in 1947.

He served in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific. After the war, he came to Missouri to attend officer’s training school. He served as a Missouri Highway Patrolman and later became vice president of personnel at Shelter Insurance Cos.

Survivors include his wife, Marian; a son, Joseph E. Ohman; a daughter, Annie O. Ruh; two brothers, Robert and Eric Ohman; three sisters, Edith and Ruth; two grandsons; a granddaughter; and a great-granddaugthter.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Bea, and a son, John.

Memorials have been suggested to the Salvation Army.

Georgia E. Bush, 83, of Columbia died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, at Progressive Baptist Church, 702 Banks Ave., with the Rev. Roderick Williams officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at Warren Funeral Chapel, 12 E. Ash St.

Mrs. Bush was born Oct. 12, 1919, in Bunceton, to Harry Warrick and Georgia Ann Crump.

She married Arthur Bush Jr., and he preceded her in death.

She graduated from Dunbar High School in Bunceton. She was a member of the Richard T. Kelly American Legion No. 238 Ladies Auxiliary and the American War Mothers. She was a deaconess for 30 years at Second Baptist Church in Columbia. She was a member of Progressive Baptist Church in Columbia. She formerly was a member of the Second Baptist Church Gospel Choir. She was a foster grandparent at West Boulevard School in Columbia.

Survivors include two sons, Wayne Bush of Phillips Ranch, Calif., and Donald Bush of Rincon, Ga.; four daughters, Arthola Brown and Eunice Crum, both of Columbia, Mary Mitchell of Tucson, Ariz., and Sherry Jefferson of Lincoln, Neb.; two brothers, Charles Warrick of Neptune, N.J., and Lucius Warrick of Waynesville; three sisters, Audrey Warrick of Los Angeles, Doris Kenney of Columbia and Helen Warrick of Boonville; 31 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Arthur Bush III and James Bush; five brothers; and two sisters.

Lisa Renee Smith, 34, of Columbia died Dec. 4, 2002, in Jefferson City.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Baptist Student Center, 812 Hitt St., with Jerry Carmichael officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to Adam Christopher Smith, in care of Bank of America, 800 E. Cherry St., Columbia, Mo., 65201.
 

Gary Lee Hendrickson, 55, of Columbia died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24, in Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Harold Young officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Nilson Funeral Home, 5611 St. Charles Road.

Mr. Hendrickson was born Nov. 6, 1947, in Springfield to Benton and Dorothy Stilies Hendrickson.

He married Nyoka "Jackie" Weaver on Oct. 10, 1965, in Columbia, and she survives.

He owned a carpet installation business.

Survivors also include a son, Earl Hendrickson of Columbia; two brothers, Mike Hendrickson of Modesto, Calif., and Dennis Hendrickson of Kansas; a sister, Marsha Smuts of Modesto; and a granddaughter.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Jason Lee Hendrickson.

Marguerite R. Zaring Hunt, 83, of Madison died Friday, Dec. 27, 2002, at Moberly Regional Hospital.

Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, at Grandview Cemetery in Centralia with the Rev. James Smith officiating. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. Tenth St., in Columbia.

Mrs. Hunt was born June 11, 1919, in Columbia to John and Ruth Liggons Zaring.

She married Daniel Hunt on Aug. 6, 1938, and he preceded her in death.

She was an executive secretary at the University of Missouri and Riback Insurance Co. before retiring.

Survivors include two daughters, Connie Clark of Kahoka and Sonie Robertson of Dallas; two sons, John Hunt and Robert Hunt, both of Columbia; a sister, Mary Helen Blackburn of Jefferson City; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Stella B. Daye, 62, of St. Louis, formerly of Columbia, died Jan. 1, 2003, in St. Louis.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at Warren Funeral Chapel, 12 E. Ash St., with the Rev. James Dudley officiating. Burial will be in Columbia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the funeral home.

Ms. Daye was born July 12, 1940, in Columbia to Louis Kinney and Leona Whitley Kinney.

She attended Douglass High School. She was a member of the Tenants Association of the Columbia Housing Authority. She was a founding member of Park Street Daycare. She worked in the Fifth Street Christian Church Food Pantry. She was a member of Fifth Street Christian Church.

Survivors include two sons, Garry Daye of Springfield and Troy Daye of St. Louis; two daughters, Diana Miller of Columbia and Evelyn Daye of St. Louis; three sisters Ann Wright and Carol Jones, both of Columbia, and Dorothy Palmer of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a brother, Marvin Kinney of Columbia; several grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and four sisters.

Rolla F. Williams Jr., 81, of Columbia, died Friday, Jan. 17, 2003, at the Boone Hospital Center in Columbia.

There will be a private service at his farm. No visitation is planned. Arrangements are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 W. Business Loop 70.

Mr. Williams was born March 6, 1921, in St. Louis to Rolla and Ila Williams.

He married Dorothy Jane Cluster on Dec. 3, 1942, and she survives.

He worked for Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co. and Brown and Williamson Tobacco Corp. He formed a St. Louis organization for retail tobacco dealers called the Tobacco Table. Later, he worked for Anheuser-Busch as a Food Store Representative in seven states, and as a field sales manager with Schlitz Brewery.

He settled in Columbia and owned and operated Glenn’s Café. He has raised cattle and sold real estate since selling the restaurant.

He was a member of Twilight Lodge No. 114, Scottish Rite, Aleppo Grotto, Moolah Temple Shrine and the Tiger Shrine.

He was also a member of the Olivet Christian Church and the American Legion.

Survivors include a daughter, Donna Floyd of Brandon, Fla.; two sons, Tim Williams of Boonville and Chuck Williams of Columbia; and four grandsons.

He was preceded in death by his oldest son, Rolla F. Williams III.

Memorials are suggested to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children, 2001 Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, Mo., 63131.

Richard C. "Dickie" Walden, 54, of Columbia died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, in Kansas City after an automobile accident.

Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., with the Rev. Jerri Walden officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mr. Walden graduated from Hickman High School, where he lettered in baseball, in 1967. He was an employee of the Columbia Fire Department. He received a commendation for heroism in 1982.

Survivors include two sons, Craig Walden and Doug Walden, both of Columbia; a brother, Dean Walden of Greenville, S.C.; two sisters, Jackie Schaffer of Gladstone and Janice Williams of Homestead, Fla.; and a granddaughter.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a grandfather, Tom Walden; and grandmothers Aline Walden and Alta Mae Poore.

Memorials are suggested to the Richard C. "Dickie" Walden Memorial Fund in care of Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., Columbia, Mo., 65202.

Emeline S. Aslin, 84, of Columbia, died Friday, Feb. 14, 2003, at University Hospital.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Columbia, with Monsignor Michael Flanagan officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m.

Mrs. Aslin was born June 5, 1918, in Duluth, Minn., to George and Hedwig Jendraszek Czapinski. On Jan. 9, 1945, she married Wynard E. Aslin in Michigan, and he preceded her in death.

She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

Survivors include two sons, Ray Aslin of Manhattan, Kan., and Larry Aslin of Fayetteville, Ark.; a daughter, Medarda Hoffmann of San Antonio, Texas; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Ray Sulkowski and Ben Sulkowski.

Memorials are suggested to Benedictine Sisters, 3170 W. Broadway, Columbia, Mo., 65203.

C. Merrill "Woody" Woodruff, 92, of Columbia died Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at Columbia Health Care Center.

Services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 S. Ninth St., with Rev. Jim Bryan officiating. Visitation will follow the service. Burial will follow a graveside service at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at Morris Chapel Church Cemetery in Bethany.

Dr. Woodruff was born April 8, 1910, in Kansas City to Jesse Garrett and Ada Johns Woodruff.

He married Juanita McCollum on May 16, 1937, and she preceded him in death.

He graduated from the University of Missouri College of Agriculture in 1932. He received has master’s degree in agronomy from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1939 and after civilian wartime service completed his doctorate in 1953.

He was director of the Erosion Experiment Station in Bethany and was instructor, associate professor and professor in soils at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He was chairman of the Soils Department in 1966 and retired in 1976 but maintained an active presence at the university as professor emeritus.

He served with the United States Army Signal Corps research unit at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio, during World War II. He worked on radar systems and airborne magnetic submarine detectors.

He authored numerous papers and articles and an irrigation chart that continues to serve as benchmark guidance for farmers on when and how much to irrigate their crops.

He served as assistant Scoutmaster and as committee chairman of Boy Scout Troop 10 in Columbia. He led three canoe expeditions with Central-Missouri Scouts to the Quetico Boundary Waters Park in Ontario. He was a member of Missouri United Methodist Church. He was a member of Alpha Gamma Sigma fraternity and served as its faculty advisor for many years. He was a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy. He was also a member of the Society of Sigma Xi and of Gamma Sigma Delta.

Survivors include a sister, Ada Mae Clough of Lexington, Mo.; two sons, James M. Woodruff of Layton, Utah, and Robert A. Woodruff of Jamison, Penn.; and two grandchildren.

His brother, Clyde, preceded him in death.

Memorials are suggested to Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 S. Ninth St., Columbia, Mo., 65201. Arrangements are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 W. Business Loop 70, Columbia, Mo., 65202.

Ted Logan Ernest Eaton, 87, of Columbia died Sunday, May 4, 2003, at The Bluffs in Columbia.

Services will be at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Nilson Funeral Home, 5611 St. Charles Road.

Mr. Eaton was born Aug. 1, 1915, in Church Hill, Tenn., to William and Elva Bellamy Eaton.

He married Aurevia Palmer on April 12, 1943, in St. Louis, and she survives.

He was an Army veteran and a member of Masonic Blue Lodge, Allepo Grotto and Twilight Lodge. He was a member of Carpenter’s Union No. 1925 and VFW Post 280.

Survivors also include a daughter, Connie Gaw of Rocheport; a sister, Elizabeth Helen Smith of Kingsport, Tenn.; and two granddaughters.

Memorials are suggested to Cedar Creek Therapeutic Riding Club, 4895 E. Highway 163, Columbia, Mo., 65203.

Sara D. Barger, 82, of Columbia died Monday, May 5, 2003, at her home in Columbia.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 9, at First Christian Church, 101 N. Tenth St., with the Rev. Dr. John Yonker officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at the church.

Mrs. Barger was born Sept. 6, 1920, in Elkton, Ky., to Charles and Elizabeth Rice Damon.

She graduated from Stephens College. She was a member of First Christian Church and worked for the Boone County Council on Aging and for Park’s Department Store and Garland’s.

Survivors include a son, Steve Kossman of Cherokee, Kan.

Her parents preceded her in death.

Memorials are suggested to the Central Missouri Humane Society, 616 Big Bear Blvd., Columbia, Mo., 65202, or to the Columbia Second Chance, P. O. Box 10186, Columbia, Mo., 65205. Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Home, 22 N. Tenth St.

Ella Roberta Sapp, 87, of Columbia died Sunday, May 11, 2003, at South Hampton Place.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., with the Rev. Bart Tichenor officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at the funeral home.

Mrs. Sapp was born Feb. 16, 1916, in Wilton to Harvey and Alpha Jane Glascock Rippeto.

She married Andrew Elisha Sapp on July 22, 1933, in Ashland, and he preceded her in death.

She was a homemaker. She attended Goshen Primitive Baptist Church in Wilton and Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church in Columbia.

Survivors include four sons, Larry Sapp, Gary Sapp, Terry Sapp and Michael Sapp, all of Columbia; three daughters, Alpha Lindsay and Jayne Stephens, both of Columbia, and Almeda Curtis of Ashland; a brother, Carl Rippeto of Kansas City; two sisters, Marjorie White and Opal Meeks, both of Portland, Ore; 19 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Marva Lou Sapp; a brother, Derby Rippeto; three sisters, Edith Wood, Mary Lewis and Ina Sapp; a grandchild, Rhonda Sapp; and a great-grandchild, Morgan Sapp.

Memorials are suggested to the Arthritis Foundation, Central Missouri Branch, 401 West Blvd., N., Suite D, Columbia, Mo., 65203.

Minnie Louise Ashlock, 95, of Blue Springs, formerly of Columbia, died Monday, June 16, 2003, in Blue Springs.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., with the Rev. Bob Lively officiating. Burial will be in Millersburg Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Ashlock born June 10, 1908, in Columbia to August H. and Freida Hesse Klemme.

She married Norman Ward Ashlock on March 24, 1939, and he preceded her in death on Dec. 25, 1993.

She attended Mary Woods Cosmetology and Beauty School in Jefferson City and was employed by various retail businesses in Columbia.

She was a member of Memorial Baptist Church for 40 years. She had been the Sunday School secretary. While living in Millersburg she attended Millersburg Baptist Church, and most recently she attended First Baptist Church of Lee’s Summit.

Survivors include a son, Tim Ashlock of Arnold, Calif.; a daughter, Carol Chamberlin of Lake Lotawana; a brother, Fritz Klemme of Hartsburg; and six grandchildren.

Four brothers and three sisters all also preceded her in death.

Memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church of Lee’s Summit, 2 NE Douglas Road, Lee’s Summit, Mo., 64063; or to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1300 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, Minn., 55403.

By Paul Logan, Journal Staff Writer
Lee Francis, a nationally known Laguna Pueblo author, was a "central force" in the encouragement of young Native American writers, a friend said Tuesday.

Francis, winner of the 2003 Excellence in Literary Arts Bravos Award, died Monday of cancer at his Albuquerque home. He was 58.

Francis was a University of New Mexico associate professor and founder/national director of Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers.

Francis was a nonjudgmental person who was generous with his advice and his spirit, said Joseph Bruchac, an Abenaki Indian writer from Greenfield Center, N.Y.

"I would say in the last 10 years in particular, Lee has been a very central force in the encouragement and the advancement of young native writers," Bruchac said.

"In many ways, Lee was an example of what a teacher should be. He taught what he loved, and he taught it in such a way that it inspired those people who were lucky enough to experience his tutelage."

His son, Lee Francis IV of Albuquerque, said his father loved Wordcraft Circle, which he founded in 1992. "It was family."

His Wordcraft "family" has about 300 members from around the world, including 135 indigenous nations and tribes.

"I think that's why he always focused on family," his son said. "He came from a big, strong family core himself ... It's about folks getting together and sharing ideas, sharing support and love and all of the wonderful things that comes from being part of a family."

Elias Lee Francis was born in Albuquerque to a Laguna-Scotch mother and Lebanese father. Francis was a barrel-chested 5-foot-10 and about 240 pounds with black, curly hair.

"He was thoughtful and always inquisitive about human beings in general," his son said.

He said the Arts Alliance's award in April was "such an incredible honor" for his father, especially in his home state.

During the presentation at the Marriott Hotel, there was a video about Francis. The filming was done before he began losing large amounts of hair because of chemotherapy. So Francis shaved his head.

His son said his father told the audience: "Well, if you couldn't tell already, I have a new hairstyle."

"He was funny and he just gave off an energy that people wanted be around," his son said.

Francis taught at UNM since 1997. His field was Native American Studies, where he was an expert in literature, both oral and contemporary.

He wrote "Native Time: A Historical Time Line of Native America" in 1996. He co-authored "Reclaiming The Vision — Past, Present and Future: Native Voices for the Eighth Generation" in 1996.

His first book of poetry, "On the Good Red Interstate: Truckstop Tellings and Other Poems," was published in 2002.

Francis was compared to a number of great Indian writers in a Journal feature announcing his award. In the story, Francis expressed elation about the blossoming of Native American writing:

"What's especially exciting is that young students in high school, of their own accord, are talking about the importance of writing and how it dramatically impacts, particularly Native American societies and cultures.

"It's important for the young to become articulate and to write their stories. For me, it's very inspiring..."

Bruchac said Francis inspired others, and yet always gave the people credit without indicating what he had done.
"There are a lot of talented people in the world, but not a lot of people in the world who encourage the talent of others," Bruchac said of Francis.

He called Francis' loss incalculable, but he hoped someone would fill the vacuum.

"On the other hand, someone like Lee never really leaves us," Bruchac said. "I know that he'll always be with me and my family."

Other survivors include Mary, his wife of 31 years.

A service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the UNM Alumni Chapel on campus, a short distance west of the duck pond.

Memorial donations may be made to Wordcraft Circle, 4905 El Aguila Place NW, Albuquerque, N.M. 87120.

Edgar G. Wayland, 80, of Columbia died Saturday, July 12, 2003, at South Hampton Place.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 18, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 W. Business Loop 70. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home, with Rose Croix and Blue Lodge ceremonies at 7:30 p.m.

Mr. Wayland was born Dec. 3, 1922, in Sedalia to Emmett Drane and Madline Bowser Wayland.

He married Ella Kassem on Sept. 1, 1941. He graduated from Hickman High School in 1940. He worked at Model Bakery in Columbia and Curtis Wright Co. in St. Louis.

He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II as a pilot. He then worked as a bookkeeper for Bowling Lumberyard and attended the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law.

After graduation from law school in 1954, he worked for the City of Columbia as the city attorney. He entered private practice in 1956, forming the law firm of Alexander, Welliver and Wayland. He began real estate development in 1967 and started the Columbia Plaza Shopping Center on the corner of Providence and Broadway.

He was a member of Columbia Lodge 270 IOOF, Twilight Lodge 114, AF & AM, Scottish Rite, 32nd-degree Mason, Moolah Shrine Temple, Missouri Athletic Club, Republican National Committee, Tiger Scholarship Fund and Tiger Quarterback Club.

Survivors include a daughter, Donna Drane Wayland Trice of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two sisters, Nadine Crowell and Martha Perkins, both of Columbia; a granddaughter; and three great- grandchildren.

A brother, Don Wayland, preceded him in death.

Memorials are suggested to the Edgar G. Wayland Memorial Scholarship Fund for Worthy Students, University of Missouri Law School in care of Memorial Funeral Home.

R.L. "Dick" Quisenberry, 82, of Columbia died Saturday, July 19, 2003, at Columbia Manor Care Center.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, at Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. Tenth St., with the Rev. Sherry Gail Crenshaw officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Mr. Quisenberry was born Nov. 3, 1920, in Hallsville to Charles and Ruth Kemper Quisenberry.

He married Nadine Ward on Sept. 15, 1944, in Columbia, and she survives.

He lived his entire life in Hallsville and Columbia. He worked for many years with Singer Sewing Machine Co. He operated Quisenberry Hardware and Plumbing in Hallsville and was a Realtor with Remax Boone Realty for the last 30 years.

He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II. He was a member of the Older American Club, Dudes and Dames Square Dance Club and Oakland Christian Church.

Survivors also include a daughter, Sherry Gail Crenshaw of Hemphill, Texas; a son, Richard Quisenberry II of Bunceton; two sisters, Katherine Brown of Centralia and Norma Stroupe of Columbia; two brothers, Charles Quisenberry of Columbia and Shirley Quisenberry of Hallsville; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society, 33 E. Broadway, Suite 100, Columbia, Mo., 65203; or the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 30638, Columbia, Mo., 65205.

J.R. "John" Bradley, 60, of Columbia died Wednesday, July 30, 2003, in Riverdell Care Center in Boonville.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday at the family home at 2003 Sunborough Drive in Columbia.

Arrangements are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W.

Mr. Bradley was born Dec. 21, 1942, in Sedalia to Talbert "Teak" and Anna Mae Bea Bradley.

He married Marsha Hatfield in Nowata, Okla., on Feb. 14, 1965, and she survives.

He served in the Marines from 1960 to 1964, including service in Vietnam. He was owner/operator of Jo-Mar Trucking and Bradley Construction. He built and showed customized trucks and was a member of the Eagles lodge.

Survivors include three sons, Troy Bradley of St. Peters, Tod Bradley and Travis Bradley, both of Columbia; a sister, Judy Quinn of Truxton; and six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Junior Bradley; and a sister, Jessie Mae Elliott.

Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society, 33 E. Broadway, Suite 100, Columbia, Mo., 65203. 

Lela Irene Schulte, 85, of Columbia died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003, in Columbia.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 11, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 903 Bernadette Drive, with the Monsignor Michael Flanagan officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 W. Business Loop 70, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m.

Mrs. Schulte was born Jan. 2, 1918, in Iberia to William and Maggie Crane Spencer.

She married Otto Schulte on Nov. 10, 1938, in Mary’s Home, and he survives.

She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and the Women of Lourdes Organization. She was a Girl Scout leader and 4-H project leader.

Survivors also include three daughters, Judy Horvath of Chicago, Mary Marischen of the state of Florida and Rebecca Behrens of Denver; a brother, Gene Spencer of Eldon; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, David Schulte; two brothers, Walter Spencer and William Spencer; and three sisters, Dorothy Eiken, Mariette Eiken and an infant sister.

Memorials are suggested to the Missouri Heart Institute, 1701 E. Broadway, Columbia, Mo., 65201; or to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 903 Bernadette Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65203.

Floyd Bell "John" Windsor III, 57, of Columbia died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2003, at University Hospital.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., with the Revs. Gary Denbow and Carole Barner officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Visitation is 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Mr. Windsor was born Dec. 6, 1945, in Panama City, Fla., to Floyd Windsor Jr. and Carlie Wells Windsor. On March 10, 1984, he married Linda Denise Windsor in Columbia, and she preceded him in death.

Mr. Windsor was an emergency medical technician for University Hospital, an EMT instructor for the state, a volunteer firefighter and an ironworker. He was a member of Christian Chapel and was active in the church prison ministry.

Survivors include his parents, Bill and Connie Windsor of Columbia; a daughter, Stacie Friedrich of Columbia; two sons, Jason Windsor of Alexandria, Va., and Jonathan Windsor of Detroit; a brother, Gerold Windsor of Hallsville; and five grandchildren.

Memorials are suggested to Mid-America Transplant Services, in care of Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., Columbia, Mo., 65202.

Anna N. Wright, 72, of Columbia died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003, at University Hospital.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 1, at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 501 Park, with the Rev. David P. Ballenger officiating.

Mrs. Wright was born Feb. 4, 1931, in Lamine to Lewis Kinney and Leona Whitney Kinney.

She married Theodore Wright and he preceded her in death.

She was a member of Log Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Columbia.

She was formerly employed at the Muskegon, Mich., airport. She also served as a foster grandmother in the Foster Grandparents Program.

Survivors include a brother, Marvin Kinney of Columbia; and two sisters, Carol Jones of Columbia and Dorothy Palmer of Colorado Springs, Colo.

Her parents, two brothers and five sisters all also preceded her in death.

Amy Oleta Wade, 91, of Columbia died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Wade was born Feb. 24, 1912, in Boone County to Wilford N. and Mattie L. Sandker Stone.

She married Robert A. Wade on March 17, 1932, in Boone County, and he preceded her in death. She was a member of Dripping Springs Christian Church in Columbia.

Survivors include five sons, Vernon Wade and Joe Wade, both of Columbia, Dale Wade of Kansas City, Dennis Wade of Carthage and Russell Wade of Harrisburg; four daughters, Glenda Stahl of Catron, Florine Jenkins and Cindy Spires of Columbia and Barbara Wehmeyer of California, Mo.; three brothers, James Stone of Columbia, Nelson Stone of Kansas City and Wayne Stone of Bucklin; four sisters Lavenia Lee and Sharon Sheets of Columbia, Nina Austin of Springfield, Ohio, and Mary Black of Lee’s Summit; 26 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.

A daughter, Fay Hopper; a sister, Margeruete Stone; and a great-grandson all also preceded her in death.

Memorials are suggested in lieu of flowers to the Woodlandville Methodist Church, 9801 W. Wilhite Road, Rocheport, Mo., 65279.

Thomas "Reed" Coday, 83, of Columbia died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2003, at West Village Manor.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, with the Rev. Dick Ramsey officiating. Visitation will be from 1:30 until the service Tuesday at the church. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Steele Cemetery in Hartville.

Mr. Coday was born March 8, 1920, in Mansfield to Marvin and Mabel Johnson Coday. On Sept. 9, 1944, he married Joyce Hunter, and she survives.

Mr. Coday worked much of his life for newspapers, including the Wright County Republican, where he served an apprenticeship, the Mountain Grove Journal, the Seymour Citizen and the Columbia Missourian, where he started in 1949 as a linotype operator and retired in 1986 as mechanical superintendent.

He was a graduate of Hartville High School. He was a Navy veteran and served in Norfolk, Va., and Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, where he was an elder and deacon.

Other survivors include two sons, Thomas Coday Jr. of Seattle and Roger Coday of Columbia; two daughters, Suzanne Lippard of Columbia and Carla Haggard of Lebanon; a sister, Jeanne Rippee of Mansfield; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by five brothers, Harold, Murl, Ralph, Daniel and M.C. Coday; and two sisters, Effie Walling and Hazel Jones.

Memorials are suggested to First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St., Columbia, Mo., 65201.

R. V. "Noisy" Mansfield, 86, of Columbia died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Mr. Mansfield was born April 12, 1917, in Huntsville to Harry and Maggie Page Mansfield.

He married Ruby Helen Rhodes on Dec. 17, 1940, and she survives.

He was self-employed in the waterproofing business for more than 60 years.

He was a member of the member of the Cosmopolitan Club.

Survivors include four sons, Jim Mansfield of Warrensburg, Stephen Mansfield of Columbia, Keith Mansfield of Marlow, Okla., and Kevin Mansfield of Columbia; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Memorials are suggested to the Cosmopolitan International Diabetes Center, One Hospital Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65203.

Carolyne June Barkwell, 60, of Columbia died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3, at First Assembly of God Church with Tracy Cook and Charles Parker officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church.

Mrs. Barkwell was born Nov. 14, 1942, in Mexico, Mo., to George and Maxine Angeline Cox Wyatt.

She married Nelson Barkwell in 1972 in Boonville, and he preceded her in death.

She was a member of First Assembly of God Church, where she was a child-care worker in Tiny Tots Children’s Ministries and was actively involved in the women’s ministries.

Survivors include two brothers, George Wyatt of the state of Washington and Larry Dale Wyatt of Harrisburg; five sisters, Lola Perkins of Holts Summit, Glinda Tomlin of Fulton, and Shirley Kelsay, Janice Bower and Mary Boyce, all of Columbia.

Her parents and a son, Randy Barkwell, also preceded her in death.

Memorial are suggested to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1900 N. Providence Road, Suite 209, Columbia, Mo., 65202.

Bette "Mrs. Mahlon" Aldridge, 84, of Columbia died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W. A private family burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Aldridge was born April 14, 1919, in St. Louis to James and Vern Koch Curran.

She married Mahlon Aldridge on April 16, 1938, in Jefferson City, and he preceded her in death.

She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, King’s Daughters and the Missouri Golf Association.

Survivors include a son, James Aldridge of Columbia; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

A son, Mahlon Aldridge III, also preceded her in death.

Memorials are suggested to the Access Arts School of Service, 1724 McAlester, Columbia, Mo., 65201.

James H. Flickinger, 78, of Columbia died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003, at Columbia Health Care Center.

Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Memorial Park Cemetery, with the Rev. Don Snyder officiating.

Mr. Flickinger was born Jan. 4, 1925, in Bloomington, Ill., to William and Ethel McCrary Flickinger. On May 4, 1944, he married Pearl Sanders in Bloomington, Ill., and she survives.

He was an auto mechanic.

Other survivors include a son, James Flickinger Jr., of Monroe, La.; two daughters, Karen Brown of Columbia and Janet Duggins of Red Oak, Texas; two brothers, George Flickinger of Houston and John Flickinger of the state of California; a sister, Mary Doerr of El Paso, Texas; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A brother, William Flickinger, and a sister, Marjorie Mitchell, preceded him in death.

Rose Kenter Poehlman, 93, of Columbia died Friday, Nov. 7, 2003, in Kirksville.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, at First Presbyterian Church on Hitt Street. A reception in the chapel will follow the service.

Mrs. Poehlman was born Jan. 14, 1910, to Mary Francis and U.S. Kentner.

She married John Milton Poehlman in 1936.

She attended high school in West Plains and was awarded the Isaac Hinton Brown scholarship to attend the University of Missouri, from which she received a bachelor’s degree in education. She worked at the university in the botany department for the U. S. Department of Agriculture.

She lived almost 70 years in Columbia. She was involved at the University of Missouri-Columbia and First Presbyterian Church, H.K. Chapter of P.E.O., the College of Agriculture Resident Wives Club, Red Cross and as a hospital volunteer. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Poehlman Otten of Kirksville, and a son, George Poehlman of Southern Pines, N.C.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Memorials are suggested to the Isaac Hinton Brown Scholarship, University of Missouri-Columbia, Office of Financial Aid, 11 Jesse Hall, Columbia, Mo., 65211.

Gertrude Cleo Sheets, 89, of Columbia died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003, at The Bluffs.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 W. Business Loop 70, with the Rev. Jim Smith officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Sheets was born April 5, 1914, in Boone County to William Jones and Hattie B. Reams Henry.

She married Joseph Sheets in 1932 in Boone County, and he preceded her in death.

She was employed with the University of Missouri-Columbia in food preparation for many years. She was a member of Grandview Baptist Church.

Survivors include three sons, Stanley Sheets, William Sheets and Phillip Sheets, all of Coumbia; four daughters, Faye Lewis, Brenda McAllister and Deborah Russell, all of Columbia, and Connie Barnd of Mattoon, Ill.; 17 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Nellie Reid of Columbia.

She was preceded in death by three brothers, Ernest Henry, Roy Henry and Willard Henry; three sisters, Florence Johnson, Mary Benedict and Reba Reeves; and three younger siblings.

Memorials are suggested to The Bluffs, 3105 Bluff Cliff Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65201; or to the Grandview Cemetery Association, 8300 N. Route Z, Centralia, Mo., 65240.

Edmond B. Keene, 86, of Columbia died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 W. Business Loop 70, with the Rev. Bob Webb officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Mr. Keene was born July 13, 1917, in Columbia to Edmond and Dora Belle Jones Keene.

He married Lucille Davis on Oct. 19, 1935, in Brown Station, and she survives.

He was a mechanic with Alton Automobile Co. and Joe Machens Ford. He was a member of Memorial Baptist Church.

Survivors include two children, Kenneth Keene and Janet Moore, both of Columbia; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Woodrow Keene, Eldon Keene and J.R. Keene; two sisters, Frances Acton and Margaret Nienaber; and a grandson.

Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 30638, Columbia, Mo., 65205.

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