Nancy L. Crane Davis, Class of 1955, passed away on Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Paul Walden, Class of 1954, passed away December 24, 2007 at Hope Hospice in Fort Myers, Florida.

J.J. "Jay" Dixon, Class of 1939, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007, at his home in Atlantic, Iowa.

Mary Elizabeth Hughes Kite Wolfe, Class of 1953, passed away Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, at Lenoir in Columbia.

Donald G. Bush, Class of 1967, entered eternal rest on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at his residence in Georgia.

Ethel Aufranc Lewis, Class of 1927, passed away Thursday, Dec.13, 2007, at West Village Manor.

John Rickard "Rick" Mackley, Class of 1970, died at his home in Columbia on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007.

Jacqueline Sapp Veen, Class of 1941, passed away in Palomar Hospital in Escondido, California., on Monday, Dec. 10, 2007.

Thomas E. Cook, Class of 1972, passed away Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Larry E. Palmer, Class of 1960, passed away Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, in St. Louis.

Dennis Ray Greenwood, Class of 1971, passed away Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Bruce M. Dehaven, Class of 1968, died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Jefferson City.

Minnie Frances Kirby, Class of 1937, died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007, at her home in Columbia.

Ken "Kenny" Kleasner, Class of 1947, died Nov. 17, 2007, in Houston.

Howard B. Lang Jr., Class of 1930, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Linda Head Sears, Class of 1960, departed this life November 6, 2007 at her home near Richland, Missouri.

Henry H. Lamm, Class of 1958, passed away Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007, at his home in Columbia.

Henrietta Barnes Phillippe, Class of 1931, passed away Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007.

Judith Deatz Manlove, Class of 1964, passed away Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007.

Addie Mary McGrath Chorlton, Class of 1927, passed away October 29, 2007 in St. Augustine, Florida.

Jack Artley, Class of 1956, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007, at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York.

Mary Martha Frech Berry, Class of 1985, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007 in Bradenton, Florida.

Lequeta Joy "Jody" Carlos, Class of 1951, passed away on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007, at her home in Columbia.

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Anne Shea, Class of 2005, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007, in a car accident on U.S. 63 in northern Boone County.

Robert Paul Starke, Class of 2000, passed away Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007, at University Hospital.

Grace Josephine Grant Houf, Class of 1939, passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2007 in Columbia.

Wilbur G. "Bill" Conner, Class of 1942, passed away Saturday evening, Sept. 29, 2007, at Riverdell Care Center in Boonville, Missouri.

Tracie Lee Tempfel, Class of 1993, passed away Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, at her parents’ home in Creede, Colorado.

David L. Ricketts, Class of 1956, passed away Monday, Sept. 17, 2007 in West Virginia.

Billy W. Roberts, Class of 1970, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007 in Columbia.

Sherman V. West, Class of 1961, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Scott Keith Laws, Class of 1995, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, Sept. 14, 2007.

Stephen Leo Creath, Class of 1968, passed away Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, at his home in Columbia.

Michael Lee Canton Sr., Class of 1975, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007 in Harker Heights, Texas.

Lois Mae Murray Douglas, Class of 1947, passed away Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, at her home in Columbia.

Terry Exline, Class of 1974, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at University Hospital.

Dolores Jean Stephens Jacobs, Class of 1949, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at home in Columbia.

Betty Jane Hewitt Bowser, Class of 1940, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, at her home in Columbia.

Laurel E. White Hartley, Class of 1972, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, at her home in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Miriam Joy Leach Powell, Class of 1940, passed away Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Alfred Ray Shaw, Class of 1948, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

John L. Strawn, Class of 1960, passed away Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007, peacefully at home with his family in Columbia.

Joe Whitten Roberts, Class of 1941, passed away on Friday, Aug. 10, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Floyd Brown Jr., Class of 1978, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007.

Roger Neal Garmon, Class of 1983, passed away on Monday, Aug. 6, 2007, at his home in Columbia.

R. S. Palmer, Class of 1938, passed away Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, in Columbia.

Helen Conley Trice, Class of 1931, passed away Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, at her home in Columbia.

Phala Althea LaFever Sontag Gardner, Class of 1931, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, at Columbia Manor.

Sarah E. Powell Crane, Class of 1928, died Monday, July 30, 2007, at South Hampton Place in Columbia.

Raymond E. Miller, Class of 1941, died July 26, 2007 at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Florida.

Janet "Jan" S. Elam, Class of 1982, died Saturday, July 21, 2007.

Frederick Franklin "Doc" Krusekopf, Class of 1943, passed away at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri.

Virginia Kulmus Hancock, Class of 1935, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at her home in Columbia.

Anthony D. Kennedy, Class of 1976, passed away Friday, July 13, 2007, at University Hospital.

Ralph Lewis "Buddy" Baker, Class of 1947, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2007, at his home in Columbia.

Dennis Eugene Blakemore, Class of 1979, passed away Saturday, July 7, 2007, at his home in Sturgeon.

Ruth Weaver Arbuckle, Class of 1932, died July 6, 2007, at Calvert County Nursing Home in Prince Frederick, Maryland.

Curtis "Bud" Black Jr., Class of 1941, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2007, at his home in Columbia.

Dorothy Dean Coats Durnil, Class of 1949, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Margaret Proctor Mulligan, Class of 1928, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Loretta Charlotte Nienaber Haley, Class of 1950, died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at her home in Columbia.

Robert Leon Hickem Sr., Class of 1962, died Thursday, June 28, 2007, at University Hospital.

Cecil Daly, Class of 1954, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Mary Elizabeth Brossart Taylor, Class of 1926, died Monday, June 11, 2007, at The Arbors in Columbia.

Jean Spires Wachtel, Class of 1942, died Saturday, June 9, 2007 at St. Vincent’s Hospice in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Tracy R. Williams Sims, Class of 1982, died Friday, June 8, 2007, at University Hospital.

Brenda Kay Kurtz Lampson, Class of 1962, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2007, at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

Don Singleton, Class of 1953, passed away Monday morning, June 4, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Raymond Lewis Schaefer, Class of 1947, passed away Friday, June 1, 2007, in Florissant, Missouri.

Clay C. Cooper Jr., Class of 1936, died Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Boone Hospital.

Carl E. Turner, Class of 1968, died Sunday, May 27, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Stanley G. Atwell, Class of 1981, passed away on Monday, May 28, 2007, at his home in Columbia.

Carolyn Christian Smarr, Class of 1949, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Dalene Summers Beaver, Class of 1954, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2007, in Boulder, Colorado.

Samuel Peters Wilkinson, Class of 1956, passed from this earth on the evening of May 24, 2007 in Pueblo, Colorado.

Rozalie Virginia Sappington Gibbs, Class of 1938, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, at her home in California.

Michael S. Heidy, Class of 1973, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at his home in Columbia.

Carolyn Rae Cornelison Williams, Class of 1948, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 3, 2007, in her home in Kansas City, Missouri.

Lucy May Hinshaw Clatterbuck, Classs of 1927, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Phillip Jess Atchley, Class of 2009, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2007 at Rocheport, Missouri.

Joseph Kent Adams, Class of 1981, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2007 in Columbia.

Amanda Denise Nichols, Class of 2003, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2007, at her home in St. Louis.

Jean M. Lockwood Jones, Class of 1943, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, Illinois.

Elinor Marie Dolen Dietz, Class of 1931, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2007, at The Bluffs.

Richard "Sib" Allen, Class of 1936, passed away Friday, April 13, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Janice Laverne Crane, Class of 1971, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

John Evans Long, Class of 1949, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital.

Catherine S. "Cathy" Strid Kottmeier, Class of 1964, passed away suddenly on Monday April 2, 2007 in Chesterfield, Missouri.

Gary R. Wells, Class of 1958, passed away at his home on Monday, April 2, 2007.

Gladys "Kitty Kay" Cornelison, Class of 1938, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2007, in Gainesville, Florida.

Shirley Ann Lyle Batton, Class of 1951, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2007.

Cassandra "Cassie" Lea Green, Class of 1998, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

John Richardson, Class of 1945, passed away Friday, March 16, 2007, in Springfield.

Buffy Atkins, Class of 1971, died Sunday, March 11, 2007.

Larry R. Cook, Class of 1960, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2007, at University Hospital.

Mildred "Millie" Kinsler Baumgartner, Class of 1936, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2007, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Herbert Dale Pipes, Class of 1958, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Bettie Ann Dudley Bell, Class of 1953, died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday , March 3, 2007, at her residence in Bloomington, Illinois.

Elizabeth "Betty" Logwood, Class of 1953, died Friday, March 2, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Sandra Ellzey Carlson, Class of 1960,  passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, March 1, 2007 at the Midwest Palliative & Hospice Care Center in Skokie, Illinois.

Guy "Opie" Alvin Nowlin, Jr., Class of 1964, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007, at Cooper County Hospital in Boonville.

David Ross Stadler, Class of 1942, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007 at his home in Lake Forest Park, Washington.

Calvin "Carl" Owen, Class of 1935, passed away Friday, Feb. 9, 2007.

Gary Wayne Kile, Class of 1975, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007, at his home in Columbia.

Elgene Frances Turner Hall, Class of 1935, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007 in Ashland.

Judith Ann Hickey Mansur, Class of 1961, died peacefully at her waterfront home on Monday, Jan. 26, 2007, in Fort Myers, Florida.

Linda Diane Daly, Class of 1975, passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, at University Hospital.

Mary Ruth Dawson Jones, Class of 1939, passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, at South Hampton Place.

Judy Neal Ballard, Class of 1976, passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

M. Jewell Buckler Kabler, Class of 1950, departed this life on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, at her Columbia home.

Dorothy Jean Edwards Rowles, Class of 1961, of Columbia died Monday, Jan. 22, 2007.

Irma L. Zumwalt Brink, Class of 1949, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007, at West Village Manor in Columbia.

Robert Daniel Hunt, Class of 1957, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007, at his home in Columbia.

Louella M. Richardson, Class of 1948, passed into her eternal heavenly life on Monday, Jan. 15, 2007.

Rosemary S. Mayer, Class of 1945, passed away Saturday, January 13, 2007 in Sun City, Florida.

Thomas Preston Waters Jr., Class of 1944, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Mike Andrews, Class of 1963, died Tuesday, January 9, 2007, in Shreveport, Louisiana, after a brief illness.

Archibald Howard McHarg, Class of 1935, passed away Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007.

Jerome "Jerry" A. Twenter, Class of 1959, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, at his home in Columbia.

Joan Walsh, Class of 1944, passed away Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Micah James McCarter, Class of 2002, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007.

Mary Susan Glenn Webb,Class of 1941, peacefully passed away on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007, at her childhood home, Glendale Farm, near Columbia.

Dennie Parker Wise Jr., Class of 1945, died on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007, while traveling on the Purple Heart Highway in Winslow, AZ en route from Boulder to Surprise, AZ.

John Paul Acton, Class of 1978, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, at University Hospital.

John Paul Acton, 47, of Rocheport died Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, at University Hospital.

Services, conducted by the Rev. Rick Frost, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Nilson Funeral Home in Columbia.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.

John was born Sept. 23, 1959, in Gardena, Calif., to Owen and Katherine Gray Acton.

He married Lori Miller on May 18, 2002, in Moberly. He was a member of Landmark Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors include his mother, Katherine Acton of Rocheport; his wife, Lori, of Rocheport; his daughter, Megan Acton of Columbia, stepsons Michael Smith of Montgomery City and Matthew Miller of Rocheport; three stepdaughters, Tara Smith of Centralia and Haley Smith and Katie Miller, both of Rocheport; one brother, Allen Acton of Columbia; sister Linda Waite of Columbia; and two grandchildren, Justin Ulrick and Austin Smith.

He was preceded in death by his father, Owen Acton; and two brothers, Jason and Walter Acton.

Dennie Parker Wise Jr. (May 9, 1927 - January 2, 2007)

Dennie Parker Wise Jr. of Boulder died on Tuesday, Jan. 2, while traveling on the Purple Heart Highway in Winslow, AZ en route from Boulder to Surprise, AZ. He was 79.

Dennie was born May 9, 1927 in Camdon, AR to Leona (Meek) and Dennie Parker Wise. He was married to Donna Lee (Sturtz) on August 10, 1947 at the First Methodist Church in Boulder, CO.

Dennie was a graduate of Hickman High School and University of Missouri. He served in the U.S. Army at the end of WWII and during the Korean Conflict. As a decorated veteran, he received two Purple Hearts, a Korean Service Medal, and a National Defense Service Medal.

Dennie was a founding partner of Wise McIntyre Realtors. He made many valuable contributions to the Boulder Downtown Development and Boulder Mall. He was a long time member of Mt. Massive Lakes Fishing Club; 50 year member of Columbia Lodge #14 A.F. & A.M.; served on the Board of Directors for United Bank, Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra and YMCA.

Dennie and Donna were interested in the development of our youth. As a result, they set up a scholarship to be used for two year vocational degrees. Dennie loved his wife and missed her greatly; cherished his sons and daughter; and adored his grandchildren and their spouses.

Survivors include a daughter, Kim Tyrrell of Louisville; two sons, Chip Wise and wife Judy of Boulder, Lloyd Wise and wife Gay of Buffalo, WY; grandchildren, Annah Worland (Ben), Tyler Tyrrell (Kelly); Parker Wise, Dylan Tyrrell, Conner Wise, Lindsey Wise, McKenzie Tyrrell and Mallory Wise.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Donna and brother Jim Wise. He would want those who know him to remember him for his love of family and friends, and his integrity.

An open house will be held Sunday, Jan. 7 at Kim's home from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. A private family memorial was held. Contributions may be made in Dennie's memory to Donna Sturtz-Wise Scholarship Fund – Foundation for Boulder Valley Schools, c/o Crist Mortuary, 3395 Penrose Place, Boulder, CO 80301
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Mary Susan Glenn Webb peacefully passed away on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007, at her childhood home, Glendale Farm, near Columbia.

Visitation will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, at Parker Funeral Home, followed by services beginning at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Columbia Cemetery.

Her parents, now deceased, were Frank Glenn and Mary Frances Glenn, also of Columbia. Her brother was Jack Thompson Glenn, also deceased.

Growing up on the Two Mile Prairie, northeast of Columbia, she rode her horse, "Old Steve," to the one-room schoolhouse known as Judy School. In 1941, Susan graduated from Hickman High School, and in 1943, she graduated from Christian College with an associate’s degree in Arts.

In the 1940s, Susan worked for Mrs. Thelma Mills, dean of women at University of Missouri-Columbia.

She married Arthur Frederick Webb of St. Louis on June 2, 1946, at First Christian Church in Columbia. From 1946 through 2003, Susan resided in St. Louis, with husband Art and her two children, Frances Louise and Arthur Glenn.

Susan was president of the Northwoods Garden Club; president of her children’s elementary, middle and high schools’ Mother’s Clubs; president of Chapter GX, P.E.O.; and a member of the Normandy School District Board of Education.

She was an active member of Normandy United Methodist Church and previously Union Avenue Christian Church, both in St. Louis, and most recently a member of Olivet Christian Church in Columbia.

Susan lived a life rich in creativity - as skilled at painting, drawing and printmaking as she was at sewing, needlepoint and dressmaking. She was a gifted homemaker, with a natural ability to make guests welcome in her beautiful home.

An ever-adoring grandmother, she showed her gentle love and kindness to grandchildren Steven, Harrison and Olivia, alike. She made the world’s most wonderful apple pie, as firmly attested to by both of her chidren.

Susan is survived by her daughter, Frances Louise DeMaster of Columbia; her son, Arthur Glenn Webb of Virginia Beach, Va.; grandsons Steven Samuel DeMaster and Harrison Glenn Webb and granddaughter Olivia Susanna Webb; sister-in-law Elizabeth Glenn; nieces Jackie Glenn and Ginny Edgar; nephews Frank and John Glenn, all of Columbia; and numerous cousins in both St. Louis and Columbia.

Susan lived a life of pure and simple goodness, sharing her graceful spirit and gentle smile with all who knew her. She left this world a better place.

Micah James McCarter, 22, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Micah was born on Feb. 21, 1984, in rural Boone County to David James McCarter and Victoria Lynn Smith.

He was a 2002 graduate of Hickman High School and was a member of the Columbia Lacrosse Team.

He attended Linn State Technical College and was a gifted mechanic. He enjoyed working on cars and motorcycles, and he especially loved rebuilding vintage cars.

He had worked at the Columbia Tribune as a roll tender.

Survivors include his parents; brother Cory McCarter; sister Stella McCarter; grandparents Betty and Joe Kleene of Jefferson City and Lorraine McCarter of Rochester, Minn.; numerous relatives; and girlfriend Desiree Khan.

Micah will be forever loved and missed.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Pascal’s Pals in care of Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., Columbia Mo., 65202.

Joan Walsh, 80, formerly of Columbia, passed away Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Graveside services were held Wednesday, Jan. 17, at Columbia Cemetery.

She is survived by several cousins.

Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service.

Jerome "Jerry" A. Twenter, 66, of Columbia passed away on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, at his home.

Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 at Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation is from 2 to 3 p.m. at the funeral home.

Jerry was born on Oct. 18, 1940, in Columbia to Alphonse and Mary Ann Twenter, and they preceded him in death. He was a 1959 graduate of Hickman High School.

Survivors include his daughter, Michelle Rodgers of Columbia; son David Twenter of Mexico, Mo.; grandchildren Travis and Trenton Rodgers and Perry, Raven and Journey Twenter; brothers Bob Twenter and Richard Twenter.

He was also preceded in death by a brother, Charles Twenter.

Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Archibald Howard McHarg, 89, passed away Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 12 at Richard Pierce Funeral Facility, 1660 Silverado Trail, Napa, Calif.

Howard was born on Oct. 11, 1917, to Archibald McHarg and Edith Martin on a farm in Harg. He lived on the farm until his mother died of the flu in 1920. He was then raised by his three aunts, Annie, Hannah and Matilda.

After graduating from high school in Columbia, he studied and graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he met and married Sara Louise Stacy on Dec. 31, 1940. He then got accepted to Stanford University, where he studied for a master’s degree in business administration until his studies were interrupted by World War II.

He served in the Army during the war in Burma and China and then returned to the states and received his master’s degree in business administration from Stanford. He then spent many years working for Standard Oil Co. of California, where he rose to the position of manager of organization and reported directly to the chairman of the board.

He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Sara Louise Stacy "Sally" McHarg; three sons, William Harrison McHarg, Kenneth Stacy McHarg and Donald Martin McHarg; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Arrangement is by the Neptune Society of Northern California in Fairfield, Calif.

James Michael "Mike" Andrews

Mike died Tuesday, January 9, 2007, in Shreveport, La., after a brief illness.

Memorial services for James Michael "Mike" Andrews, 61, of Ore City, Texas, will be 4 p.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2007, in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview, with the Reverend Becky Henson and the Reverend Jerry Turner officiating.

Also memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia, Missouri. Mike will be interred at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Born January 21, 1945, in Columbia, Missouri, to Senator and Betty Andrews, Mike attended Columbia College and the University of Missouri. He remained an avid Missouri Tiger fan all of his life. He was a veteran who served his country in the U.S. Army as a medic in Vietnam. He worked in the insurance industry for many years and was a member of Greggton United Methodist Church.

Mike is survived by his loving children, Leah Andrews of Boston, Mass., and Adam Andrews of Longview. He is also survived by the children's mother, Susan Andrews. Other survivors include his brother, Dr. Larry Andrews and wife, Ruthie of Lincoln, Neb.; and his nieces, Wyn Andrews of Lincoln, Neb., and Sally Andrews of Los Angeles, Calif.; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Memorial contributions may be made to Newgate Mission, Greggton United Methodist Church, Longview, or the charity of your choice.

A memorial guestbook may be viewed and signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Thomas Preston Waters Jr., 80, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Plans for a spring memorial service in Columbia are pending.

"Pat" was born on June 2, 1926, in Columbia to Mildred Belcher Waters and Thomas P. Waters Sr., and had two siblings: Betty Waters Bogetto of Arlington, Texas, and Robert Waters, deceased.

He graduated from Hickman High School and earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1949, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

During his long career in the construction business, Pat was vice president of the J.E. Hathman Construction Company in Columbia and was responsible for building many landmark structures in the area, including the Mark Twain and Lewis and Clark dormitories at MU, the Paquin Tower and the Executive Building. He was a founding member of the Country Club of Missouri.

In 1979, Pat was named president of McCarthy Brothers International and moved to the Middle East, where he built the King Faisel Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and the Opera office building and parking facility in downtown Cairo, Egypt.

Pat and his wife, Carolyn, spent their retirement years between their homes in London and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. In Florida, Pat was a member of the Ironhorse Country Club, where he played golf and shot two holes-in-one.

Pat is survived by his wife of 51 years, Carolyn; their two children, Kathryn "Kathy" Waters of Orlando, Fla., and Tom "Chip" Waters of Alpharetta, Ga.; and Chip’s two daughters, Lillian and Emily.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to Hospice by the Sea, 1531 W. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton, Fla., 33486.

Rosemary S. Mayer, 79, of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away Saturday, January 13, 2007.

She was a homemaker and member of St. John the Divine Episcopal Church in Ruskin, active as a member of the vestry and the altar guild. She was also a member of Caloosa Golf and Country Club.

Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Jack; daughter, Jackie (Steve) Halter of St. Charles, Mo.; a brother, Arthur L. (Jeanne) Swygard Jr. of Hendersonville, N.C.; two grandchildren, Stacey Saunders and Ben Halter; and two great- grandchildren, Amaya and Aidan Saunders.

A memorial service will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, State Road 674 and Ninth St. S.E., Ruskin, Fla.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Sun City Center Hospice House, 3725 Upper Creek Drive, Ruskin, FL 33573.

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Louella M. Richardson, 76, of Columbia passed into her eternal heavenly life on Monday, Jan. 15, 2007.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. Thursday until the time of service. Burial will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Louella was born on Oct. 1, 1930, in Englewood, the daughter of Marvin Lee and Mary Turner Richardson. She married Kenneth R. Richardson on Aug. 26, 1949, and he preceded her in death in 1978.

Survivors include one sister, Juanita Poe of Columbia; one brother, Robert Lee Richardson of Knoxville, Tenn.; daughter-in-law Catherine Richardson of Baton Rouge, La.; three grandchildren, Christy Richardson Clark and David Richardson, both of Baton Rouge, and Jeff Richardson of Paris; four nieces, Sue Hamilton and her husband, Dave, and children Whitney and Kyle of Columbia, Wanda Davis and daughter Kim March of Columbia, Lynn Richardson of Ashville, N.C., and Sherri McCulloch of Joplin; and two nephews, Tim Richardson of Morgantown, Ind., and David Richardson of Chandler, Ariz.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Kenneth; son Robert; two brothers, Elton Richardson and Glenn Richardson; and a nephew, Marvin Richardson.

As Mrs. Richardson had a lifelong love of animals and a heart for people in need, memorial contributions are suggested to the Central Missouri Humane Society, 616 Big Bear Blvd., Columbia, Mo., 65202; or the Central Missouri Food Bank, 2101 Vandiver Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65202.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Robert Daniel Hunt, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007, at his home.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at Parker Funeral Service and will be officiated by Elder Steve Taylor, Pastor Goshen Primitive Baptist Church and Lt. Cmdr. Bud Barnes, USN, retired. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will be in Grandview Cemetery, 8300 N. Route Z, immediately after services.

Robert was born Sept. 2, 1939, in Columbia, to Daniel Webster and Marguerite Ruth Zaring Hunt, and they preceded him in death.

He married Mary Sue Mabrey Calvin on May 22, 1976, and she survives.

After graduation from Hickman High School in 1957, Robert enlisted in the U.S. Navy and underwent recruit training at Great Lakes, Ill. His first duty assignment after graduation from recruit training in June 1957 was with Attack Squadron 42 stationed at NAS Oceana, Va. While attached to that command, he made two deployments to the North Atlantic, one on USS Intrepid, CVA-11, and the other on USS Shangri La, CVA-38.

Upon transfer in September 1958, he was assigned to Attack Squadron 12 stationed at NAS Cecil Field, Fla. While attached to that command, he made two deployments to the Mediterranean Sea on USS Forrestal, CVA-59, and USS Roosevelt, CVA-42. In May 1961 he was transferred to Naval Station, Mayport, Fla., where he earned his wings as a helicopter search and rescue air crewman.

In May 1965 he was transferred to Attack Squadron 146 stationed at NAS Lemoore, Calif. During that tour of duty, he made two Southeast Asia deployments in support of the Vietnam conflict aboard USS Ranger, CVA-61, and USS Constellation, CVA-64.

While attached to Attack Squadron 146, he volunteered for duty with the elite Navy Seawolves Helicopter Attack Light Squadron 3 stationed in the Republic of Vietnam. After initial training, he was assigned as non-commissioned officer in charge of Detachment 1, flying aboard UH-1B helicopters as crew chief and door gunner. He voluntarily extended his tour in Vietnam and was wounded in June 1969 while flying his 283rd combat mission.

After being released from the hospital, he was assigned to Training Squadron 26 stationed at NAS Chase Field in Beeville, Texas. While at Chase Field, he was screened and selected for undercover duty with the U.S. State Department as a United States Deputy Federal Marshall traveling on U.S. international and domestic flights to prevent hijacking.

Upon completion of duty with the State Department, he volunteered for duty in the Republic of Vietnam, and in October 1971 he was assigned to Fleet Air Support Unit, Republic of Vietnam, as power plants division chief, providing direct support to Helicopter Attack Light Squadron 3.

In June 1972, he was transferred to Attack Squadron 176 stationed at NAS Oceana, Va., and was assigned as flight deck maintenance chief. During his assignment to VA-176, he made three deployments to the Mediterranean Sea aboard USS Roosevelt, CVA-42. On one deployment he was assigned to carrier air group staff acting in the capacity of the carrier air group maintenance chief. Upon transfer in September 1975, he was assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 4, NAS Point Mugu, Calif., as the maintenance chief. Upon transfer in October 1978, he was assigned to Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron 1 stationed in Agana, Guam, as the maintenance chief and command master chief. He was transferred in July 1981 to U.S. Naval Station, Annapolis, Md., and was assigned to the staff of the office of the commandant of Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy and held a variety of duties, including working extensively with the Naval Academy Athletic Association, Quality of Life for Midshipmen and as Quest instructor for Midshipmen leadership courses.

Robert retired from the U.S. Navy on Dec. 1, 1986, as a Master Chief Aviation Maintenanceman, E-9.

His military decorations include the Silver Star, Purple Heart, two individual Action Air Medals and 14 Strike Flight Air Medals, Navy Commendation Medal with Combat "V", three Navy Achievement Medals, Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation, three Navy Unit Commendations, Navy "E" Ribbon, six Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.

After retirement from the U.S. Navy, he worked for the United States Postal Service in Columbia as a rural mail carrier from October 1987 until his retirement in June 2003.

He was a life member of VFW Post 280 and a member of the Seawolves Association.

In November 2004, he was inducted into the Enlisted Combat Aircrew Roll of Honor during ceremonies conducted aboard USS Yorktown, CV-10, at Patriots Point Naval and Martine Museum, Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Besides his wife, May Sue, he is also survived by his sister, Sonie Robertson and her husband, Frank, of Plano, Texas; brother John Hunt and his wife, Marcia, of Columbia; sister Connie Riddle of Plattsburg; stepsons Montie Calvin and his wife, Becky, of Kansas City and Chris Calvin of Columbia; and grandchildren Rosemary, Monica, Cristy, Mary Sue, Jessica, Steven and Autumn Calvin.

Memorials may be made to Grandview Cemetery Association or Goshen Primitive Baptist Church in care of Parker Funeral Service.

Irma L. Brink, 75, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007, at West Village Manor.

Services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Parker Funeral Service. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Irma was born June 9, 1931, in Boone County to Charles and Jenny Level Zumwalt. She married Lloyd Brink, and he survives.

Other survivors include a son, Steven and wife Patricia Brink; two daughters, Debbie Brink and Gail Schmidt; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be given to Mid-Missouri Alzheimer’s Association.

Dorothy Jean Rowles, 63, of Columbia died Monday, Jan. 22, 2007.

Services are at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at Russell Chapel C.M.E. Church and will be officiated by the Rev. Karen Walker McClure. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Warren Funeral Chapel, 12 E. Ash St. Burial will be at Log Providence Baptist Church Cemetery.

Dorothy was born July 2, 1943, in Columbia, the daughter of Jessie and Louella Williams Edwards.

She graduated from Hickman High School.

She was formerly employed at Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital in Kansas City as an administrative assistant.

She is survived by her husband, George Rowles of Kansas City; sons Byron "Chuck" Tyrone Edwards and wife Cynthia of Jonesboro, Ga., and Kenneth T. Earl Edwards of Kansas City; daughters Veronica "Boo" Brown and husband Reginold of Kansas City, Stacey Darlene Webb and husband Donald of Kansas City, and Lori Roxine Edwards of Columbia; brothers James Edwards and wife Ann of Grand Rapids, Minn. and Thomas Edwards and wife Mary of Victorvill, Calif.; sisters Patsy Nelson and husband L.C., Edith Prince and husband June, all of Columbia, Wanda Ingies of Blue Springs, and Vickie Bathes and husband Gino of Tulsa, Okla.; sister-in-law Cecilia Hicks of Columbia; 19 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by both parents, three brothers, one sister and one grandson.

Arrangements under the direction of Warren Funeral Chapel.

M. Jewell Kabler, 74, departed this life on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, at her Columbia home.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

M. Jewell Kabler, the beloved wife of the Rev. Jim Kabler, was born Aug. 30, 1932, at the family home in Prathersville.

She was the daughter of Monroe Marcus and Julia Edith Smothers Buckler of Columbia.

In her grade school years, she attended Brown Elementary School, walking the five-mile round trip from her home.

She then transferred to Jefferson Junior High and graduated from Hickman High in 1950. High school interests included National Art Society and cheerleading.

Later, she worked in Columbia at Bresch’s Café and GTE Telephone Company as a switchboard operator and attended the University of Missouri part time. She did additional work in art at Washington University in St. Louis.

After their marriage on Dec. 24, 1954, at McMurray Chapel, the couple resided in St. Louis during his seminary training. She worked there as a PBX operator. Other work was done on the elementary school level with developmentally disabled children.

Jewell was a very unique and singular person. She loved her family and friends. She met all with a ready smile, a helping hand and a quick sense of humor. She possessed special skills in poetry and art and was gifted in creating original poetry and portrait, landscape and seascape paintings.

In church life, she was always at her husband’s side, leading children’s choir and teaching and doing lay speaking, teaching Sunday school and working with the United Methodist Women in local churches.

After 42 years, the couple retired from full-time Methodist ministry and settled in Columbia. Jewell held memberships in Columbia Poetry Society, Missouri United Methodist church and its Seekers Sunday school class. Jewell attended Rocheport United Methodist Church these past six years, where her husband served as a retired pastor.

On Dec. 24, 2004, the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. To this marital union, four sons were born, Ron, Wesley, Kent and Brent. Their families are Ron and Zedina of Chicago and identical twin sons Aaron and Jeremy; daughter Jennifer of Olathe, Kan.; Wesley and Sandra and daughters Amanda and Ashley of Columbia; Kent and Sandra of Jamestown, N.C., and Stephen and Katheryn; and Brent and Anna of Jefferson City and Annette, Deidra and Alexandra. Great-grandchildren and families include Aaron and Holly of Olathe and Dawson and Morgan; and Jeremy and Barbara of Olathe and Jeremy Jr., Drake, Brendon and Alex. Surviving also are cousins Viola Robinson of Columbia and Steve Rutan and Delores Harvey of New Franklin.

Her parents; brother, Harold; and sister, Barbara, preceded her in death.

Memorial contributions can be made to Missouri United Methodist Church or Rocheport United Methodist Church.

Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Judy Ballard, 48, of Columbia passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center after 10 years of fighting her failing health.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Oakland Cemetery.

Judy was born on May 4, 1958, in Columbia, the daughter of Carl Newman and Gladys Louise Tallmage Neal. On July 24, 1976, she married Doug Ballard in Columbia.

For 23 years she was a serious and dedicated employee of the Columbia Police Department, and for 30 years she was a cherished and devoted wife and mother. She loved sharing time with her family but especially with her granddaughter, Katie.

Survivors include her husband, Doug; son Jim Ballard; daughter Sarah Gasperson and her husband, Bill; and granddaughter Katie Gasperson, all of Columbia; and one brother, William Harvey Neal of Sturgeon.

Judy was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Carla Splaine; and one brother, Dan Thompson.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Rainbow House, 1611 Towne Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65202.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Mary Ruth Jones, 86, of Columbia passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, at South Hampton Place.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

On July 19, 1920, in Fulton, she was born, the daughter of Lee S. and Ruth Pearl Dawson.

Mary graduated from Hickman High School in 1939. On December 31, 1939, she married Charles H. Jones of Ashland.

For 30 years, she worked for MFA and Shelter Insurance Company. Mary loved to bowl and was inducted into the Columbia Bowling Hall of Fame. Mary was a 25-year member and past president of ABWA Cameo Chapter; Past Noble Grand; and a 30-year member of Athens Rebekah Lodge No. 383.

Survivors include son Ronald D. Jones; sisters-in-law Benny Gail Dawson of Denver and Corine Dawson of Grand Junction, Colo.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband and her brothers, Edward L. Dawson of Denver and Leo S. Dawson of Grand Junction.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Linda Diane Daly, 50, of Columbia passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, at University Hospital.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, at Huntsdale Baptist Church.

Linda was born July 3, 1956, to Lester and Irma Gruber Daly.

Survivors include her father, Lester; two sons, Lesley D. Daly and wife Laura of Leslie, Ark., and Jerimy S. Daly of Columbia; her brother, David Daly of Columbia; her sister, Lynette Pierce of Columbia; and three grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Irma; and a sister, Denise.

Arrangements are by Nilson Funeral Home.

Judith Ann Mansur, 64, of Fort Myers, Fla., died peacefully at her waterfront home on Monday, Jan. 26, 2007.

There will be a memorial service celebrating Judi’s life with her family and friends at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Chapel by-the-Sea in Captiva, Fla.

Judi was born on Jan. 25, 1943, in Columbia to John and Alice Hickey. She graduated from Stephens College in 1963 and received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1965.

In 1966, she became the beloved wife of E. Barry Mansur of Chicago for 24 years until their divorce in 1990.

They lived in Kansas City and moved to Chicago in 1971 and raised their two children in Winnetka, Ill.

Judi’s passions in life included interior design work through her firm, Continental Design, and the breeding and showing of show dogs.

Judi was a loving mother and a devoted friend to all she knew.

Judi was the beloved mother of two children, Austin C. Mansur, 35, and Dina Ashley Mansur, 27, both of Chicago. She is survived by her brother, Daniel Hickey of Hudson, Ohio.

Flowers or condolences may be sent to Judi’s home at 15110 Bain Road in Fort Myers, Fla.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Humane Society of the United States, www.hsus.org.

Elgene Frances Turner Hall, 89, of Ashland passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007.

A funeral service will held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at First Baptist Church on Broadway, with the Rev. John Baker officiating and visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday. Visitation will also be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Robinson’s Funeral Home in Ashland.

Elgene Hall was born on Nov. 14, 1917, in Buffalo, Okla., the daughter of James W. and Amanda Louise Turner.

She attended Grant Elementary, Jefferson Junior High and Hickman High schools. She married Daniel White Hall on Jan. 23, 1934. Elgene and Daniel recently celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary. Elgene was a devoted homemaker and loving grandma to her grandchildren. She had a very giving nature and always was uplifting to others with her smile and caring ways.

She enjoyed sewing, MU basketball, Cardinal baseball, gardening, fishing and spending time with family members, especially the children. She worked at the Stephens College bookstore for many years.

Elgene was an active member of Columbia Public Schools PTA for 25 years, acting as president of Benton School for a number of years. She was a Camp Fire Girl leader and member of Mothersingers. Elgene was a Charter member of Christian Action and Study Church Circle and member of First Baptist Church of Columbia for more than 60 years. She was a member of the Englewood Club and the Deer Park Club.

Elgene is survived by her husband, Daniel White Hall of Ashland; four daughters, Shirley McClure of Mexico, Mo., Nancy Novak of Woodward, Okla., Susan Ballard and husband Roger of Columbia, and Ellen Webber and husband Jim of Centralia; one son, Jimmy Dan Hall of Columbia; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two bothers, Russell and J.W. Turner; and three sisters, Mand Hall, Lucy Schneider and Ruby Turner.

Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church or Columbia Alzheimer’s Association.

Gary Wayne Kile, 50, of Columbia died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007, at his home.

Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:30 a.m. until service time at Memorial Funeral Home.

Gary was born Jan. 4, 1957, in Columbia, the son of Alfred and Marian Calvert Kile, and they preceded him in death.

He attended Columbia Public Schools.

He is survived by a son, Jason W. Kile; daughter Ashley Kile; and stepson Michael Prange, all of Columbia; two sisters, Dorothy Bruce of Columbia and Marilyn Wilhite and her husband, Robert, of St. Louis; one brother, Bill Calvert and his wife, Joann, of Gravois Mills; and one granddaughter, Shana Renee Kile.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Jesse Lee Kile; and a sister, Evelyn Marie Kile-Bailey.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Gary W. Kile Memorial Fund.

Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Calvin "Carl" Owen, 92, peacefully passed away Friday, Feb. 9, 2007.

Carl was born Oct. 1, 1914, to Carter and Opal Jones Owen in Columbia. Carl was the fourth of six children, Raymond, Glayds, Grace, Carter and Sophia.

Upon graduation from high school, Carl moved to Kansas City, where he quickly found work in the restaurant business.

During World War II, he served meals to servicemen traveling to and from the European and Pacific Theaters at Union Station. He met the love of his life, Charlotte Drew, and they quickly married in 1938. They had two children, Jerry and Sharon.

Carl is survived by sister Sophia; sister-in-law Shirley; son Jerry and wife Cheryl; daughter Sharon; grandchildren Debbie and husband Randy and Chris and wife Rhonda; and one great-grandchild, Catherine.

Carl loved golf, fishing and a cold beer with his friends at Romanelli Grill. We love you, Gramps, and we’ll miss you.

David Ross Stadler, 81, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, after living five years with lymphoma. He died at home with his family.

He was a wry, warm, deeply ethical man who grew up in Columbia, where his father, Louis Stadler, was an important corn geneticist.

He attended Hickman High School, the University of Missouri-Columbia and Princeton University.

He is survived by four siblings, his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

See memorial info at davidstadlermemorial@gmail.com.

Guy "Opie" Alvin Nowlin, Jr., 61, of Franklin died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007, at Cooper County Hospital in Boonville.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, at Nilson Funeral Home, conducted by Larry Andressen. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Mr. Nowlin was born Jan. 10, 1946, in Columbia, the son of Guy Alvin Nowlin Sr. and Zay O. Baker Nowlin.

He married Linda Faye Enochs on July 4, 1969, in Columbia, and she survives.

He was a great fisherman, hunter and expert farmer. He served in the U.S. Army, where he earned the Expert Rifleman and National Defense medals.

Also surviving are two sons, Thomas of Boonville and Timothy of Columbia; three daughters, Nancy Berry and Pamela Carey, both of Harrisburg, and Kimberly Small of Columbia; two brothers, Gary and James; three sisters, Margaret Sykes, Hazel White and Delores Morris; and eight grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Ralph Poff and William Nowlin.

Memorial contributions may be made to the family in care of Exchange Bank of New Franklin.

Sandra Carlson age 64, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, March 1, 2007 at the Midwest Palliative & Hospice Care Center in Skokie, Illinois.

Sandra M. Carlson, nee Ellzey, age 64, of Evanston, beloved wife of Eric D. Carlson; loving mother of Rebecca Carlson and Mark Carlson; dear daughter of Elly and the late William Ellzey; loving sister of Jane Smith and Bill Ellzey; also survived by a large loving and extended family.

Sandra was a widely beloved teacher in the Wilmette School District where she began her teaching career in 1964, receiving her degree in education from Indiana University. In 1970 she married the love of her life Dr. Eric D. Carlson, Senior Astronomer at the Adler Planetarium. In 1972 she took leave from teaching for seven years to raise their two children, Rebecca and Mark. She earned a Masters Degree in global education from National-Louis University and resumed her teaching career for an additional 14 years. Retiring from McKenzie Elementary School a few years ago, she found special joy in tutoring students at her home in Evanston.

Beset with breast cancer and lymphedema during her last seven years, she continued to live a rich and gracious life, bringing love and joy and spiritual inspiration to all who knew her. Her kindness to others has always been her highest priority. She truly lived the rock-solid belief the she and others surrounded by all-embracing love at all times. In her own words, “Death is simply a change, I truly believe there is no end.” Throughout her last moments her voice was strong, her awareness was full, and her sense of gratefulness and sweet appreciation for life was manifest to those around her.

Visitation Monday, March 5, 2007, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Tuesday, March 6, 2007, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Donnellan Family Funeral Home, 10045 Skokie, Illinois. Memorial Service, Tuesday, March 6, 2007, 5:00 p.m. at the Northminster Presbyterian Church, 2515 Central Park Avenue, Evanston, Illinois with Dr. Ron Miller presideing.

If anyone would like to make a donation in appreciation for the incredible care Sandy received in her final weeks, she requested that all donations be made to Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter, 2050 Claire Court, Glenview, Illinois 60025.

Elizabeth "Betty" Logwood, 71, of Columbia died Friday, March 2, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, at Parker Funeral Service.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial is at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Logwood was born Dec. 10, 1935, in Huntsdale to Oliver O. and Anna Laura Wilhite Melloway. She married W.T. "Tom" Logwood on March 10, 1956, in Columbia, and he died Oct. 30, 2003.

Mrs. Logwood graduated from Hickman High School in 1954.

She worked at Miller’s Shoe Store, Phillips & Co. and Ward’s Jewelry Store and later was a bartender at VFW Post 280 for many years.

She was a member of the Elks Lodge, Eagles Lodge, AMVETS in Rocky Mount, life member of VFW Post 280 and a member of Huntsdale Baptist Church.

She is survived by two sons, Wayne Logwood of Columbia and Eddie Lee Logwood of Harrisonville; one daughter, Lisa Logwood of Columbia; one brother, Danny Melloway of Columbia; one sister, Brenda Mansfield of Fayette; three grandchildren, Nicole Hall, Derrick Logwood and Tyler Logwood; and one great-grandchild, Kayla Hall.

Memorials may be given to Cancer Research Center or the American Heart Association.

Tributes may be sent to the family online at www.parkerfuneral service.com.

Bettie Ann Dudley Bell, 72, Bloomington, died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday at her residence following a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington, with the Rev. Shalom Renner and the Rev. Brian Eble officiating. Interment will be at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the memorial home.

Memorials may be sent to Community Cancer Center, Normal, or Washington Elementary School, Bloomington.

Mrs. Bell was born Dec. 19, 1934, in Columbia, Mo., the daughter of Harold and Daisy Gentry Dudley. She married Charles W. Bell on July 11, 1954, in Columbia, Mo.

Survivors include her mother, Daisy Dudley, St. Charles, Mo.; companion, Steve Dessart, Bloomington; daughter, Beth (Brian) Eble, Bloomington; son, Charles Wesley (Robin) Bell II, Sanford, N.C.; grandchildren, Ryan, Kristin and Alison Hayen, Dylan Eble and Charles Wesley Bell III; brother, Larry Dudley, St. Charles, Mo.; and one niece and one nephew.

She was preceded in death by her father and one brother.

Mrs. Bell was a member of First United Methodist Church, Normal, and attended Morningstar United Methodist Church, Normal. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

She had received an associate’s degree in general education from Crowder College, Neosho, Mo., in 1969, an associate’s degree in applied science Sauk Valley College, Dixon, in 1978, and her gerontological nursing designation in 2003. She was in the bachelor’s degree program at Northern Illinois University in 1983.

She had worked as a registered nurse at Community General Hospital, Sterling; Ouachita County Hospital, Camden, Ark.; and was later school nurse at Fairview Schools, Camden, Ark. Most recently, she was an elderchoice nurse for the Department of Human Services’ Division of Aging and Adult Services, Little Rock, Ark., state of Arkansas at Camden.

Bettie loved gardening, cooking and spending time with her family, especially her beloved grandchildren.

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Herbert Dale Pipes, 66 of Columbia passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center surrounded by his family.

Services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 10, at Parker Funeral Service. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Dale was born Sept. 26, 1940, in Boone County to Nelson and Helen Louise Mitchell Pipes. He married Carol Louise Coleman on Oct. 1, 1961, and she survives.

He graduated from Hickman High School, attended the University of Missouri and served with the National Guard.

Dale was the manager of Boone County Oil Co. from 1974 until his retirement in 2000. He enjoyed traveling to the Caribbean and spending time with his grandchildren and family.

He lived his entire life in Boone County and attended Rocheport Christian Church.

Survivors include his wife, of Columbia; a son, Jeff Pipes and wife Nancy of Rocheport; a daughter, Julie Steakley and husband Jerry of Boonville; a brother, Bobby Pipes of Hallsville; five grandchildren, Kyle and Johnny Pipes and Erica, Brooke and Spencer Steakley; a great-grandson, Austin Coope; and a special friend, Harold Schippert of Columbia.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and one brother

Memorials may be given to the American Heart Association or the Cancer Research Center.

Mildred "Millie" K. Baumgartner, 88, formerly of Columbia, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2007, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 13, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Millie was born Aug. 6, 1918, in Columbia, the only child of William and Vernie Cross Kinsler, and they preceded her in death.

During World War II, Millie was a secretary for the 6th Army headquarters. She was a homemaker and also worked at Christian College, as a real estate agent, and in the nurse’s office at Hickman High School.

Millie married John H. Baumgartner on Dec. 4, 1942, in Brownwood, Texas, and he preceded her in death. John was a longtime employee of Shelter Insurance Cos. in Columbia.

She is survived by a daughter, Monica Ganote and husband Ron of Cincinnati; and one granddaughter, Lindsey Ganote of Chicago.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1121 Business Loop 70 E., Columbia, Mo., 65201.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Larry R. Cook, 64, of Columbia passed away on Monday, March 12, 2007, at University Hospital.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 15, at Olivet Christian Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Home.

Larry was born on Dec. 13, 1942, in Columbia to William and Ethel Coats Cook, and they preceded him in death. On June 14, 1975, he married Linda Botkin in Columbia, and she survives.

He was a 1960 graduate of Hickman High School and worked for many years at W. Ray Cook and Son’s Lime and Fertilizer. After that, he owned and operated his own dump truck company. He will be remembered as an avid outdoorsman who loved to collect American Indian artifacts and as someone who had a great love for his family.

Survivors also include his sons, Greg Cook and wife Jill, Scottie Cook and Ricky Cook, all of Columbia; daughter Tracy Keel and husband Tony of Columbia; grandchildren, Katie Cook and Elizabeth and Michelle Keel; and brother Gene Cook of Columbia.

He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Almeda Warriner and Mary Richardson.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1131, Fairfax, Va., 22038, or Olivet Christian Church Building Fund, 1991 S. Olivet Road, Columbia, Mo., 65201.

Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Buffy Atkins, born Feb. 6, 1953, died Sunday, March 11, 2007.

Public visitation for friends and family to pay their last respects will be held Friday, March 16, at Memorial Park Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 West, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Mom was the name she treasured most. Buffy adopted seven children: Amy, 28, of Columbia; Tyler, 25, of Washington, D.C.; Holly, 20, of Hallsville; Lindsay, 19, of Phoenix; Cary, 10, of the home; Abe, 10, of St. Louis; and Jay, 9, of the home. Her children and the more than 40 other foster children that shared her life with were the most important people in her life.

Born in Poplar Bluff, Buffy attended 12 different schools through graduation from Hickman High School in 1971. She attended Stephens College and graduated in 1975 with a degree in business administration.

She worked from the age of 14 at Roth’s Department store, the family owned retail business. Years later, she worked her way up to manager of Roth’s Department store and later was manager of Buffy’s for Children. In 1999, the business closed.

From 1975 until 2005 she was a licensed foster parent in Boone County. Employed by Columbia Public Schools since 2003, Buffy found great pleasure in working with young children in early childhood special education.

In 2005, she graduated from massage school and was a national certified massage and bodywork therapist, specializing in myofascial release bodywork.

She was an advocate for abused children, a mentor for Sharing our Strengths and had a special interest in helping children with reactive attachment disorder.

Her wish was that those closest to her younger children - Stephanie Buhse, longtime friend, babysitter and confidant, Heidi Blackston, Karen Grindler, Ben Tilley and Jackie Kintz - would extend compassion to them during this difficult time.

She is survived by her cherished children, Amy, Ty, Holly, Linds, Cary, Abe and Jay Atkins. She is also survived by very special friends Marga Dick, Tamera Rapier, Mary Felling, Carol Koenig; the caring staff at Therapy on the Rocks in Sedona, Ariz.; her parents, Charles L. Atkins, 2700 Malibu Court and Donna J. Atkins of Poplar Bluff; her two brothers, Doug Atkins of Naperville, Ill., and David Atkins of Osage Beach, and their families.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cary, Abe and Jay Atkins Trust Fund c/o Tyler Atkins, 406 Elm St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001 or Cedar Creek Therapeutic Riding Center.

John Richardson, 79, passed away Friday, March 16, 2007, in Springfield.

A graveside service will be held at 11a.m. Thursday, March 22, at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Home, with a Masonic service beginning at 7:45 p.m. The family will be collecting pictures and written memories during the service.

John and Margaret were married Oct. 30, 1948, in Columbia, where they raised their four children. John was an active member of the Shriners in Columbia.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret Pollock Richardson; his four children, Deborah Humfeld, Patricia Asanti, Cindy Parshall and David Richardson, along with their spouses; his six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

He is loved very much and will be dearly missed.

The family asks that donations be made to the Shriners Hospital or Masonic temple in his memory.

Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Cassandra "Cassie" Lea Green, 26, of Columbia passed away Saturday, March 17, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 22, at Trinity Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Brian Thieme officiating. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Home.

Cassie was born on June 26, 1980, in Kennett, the daughter of Dr. James R. Green and Barbara Pearson.

She had a love of movies and music and especially loved the band Widespread Panic. Cassie enjoyed writing and loved sports, especially the St. Louis Cardinals. She graduated from Hickman High School. She was very intelligent. She graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a degree in philosophy. Cassie enjoyed going on mission trips with her church, attending eight. She had a love of camping and enjoyed the Lake of the Ozarks.

Survivors include her mother, Barbara Sanchez and husband Dr. Carlos Sanchez of Columbia; her father, Dr. James R. Green and wife Maureen of Columbia; two sisters, Kristina Green and Leah Sanchez, both of Columbia; significant other John L. Jones II; grandmother Lois Pearson of Brookfield, Wis.; stepsister Renee Filbert of St. Louis; and stepbrother Ryan Filbert of St. Louis.

Memorial contributions in Cassie’s honor are suggested to the National Eating Disorders Association at www.edap.org.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Shirley Ann Lyle Batton, 74, passed away after a short illness due to cardiac arrest, Saturday, March 24, 2007.

Shirley was born March 4, 1933, in Columbia, Missouri, to Ruth Vemer Lyle and John Lyle.

She received a BS in Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a Masters in the Teaching of Reading from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and a Masters in Special Education from Kansas State University. Shirley was both an elementary classroom teacher and a Special Educator working with both learning disabled children as well as the gifted.

Shirley married Phil Batton, June 11, 1955, in Columbia, Missouri. After being a Navy wife for three and a half years, she accompanied her construction manager husband to El Paso, TX, St. Louis, MO, Overland Park, KS, and Norfolk, MA. She worked in the public school systems in all of those cities. Shirley and her husband, Phil, retired to a home in the Pebble Creek Resort Community, Goodyear, Arizona, in 1995.

Shirley is survived by her husband, Phil, her children, Cheri Sanders of Phoenix and Jeff Batton of Olathe, Kansas as well as Cheri's husband, Phil and their daughter, Hannah, Jeff's wife Brigette and their daughter, BriAnna. Shirley is also survived by her sister, Janice Millner, nephew John Millner and family, and niece Susan Reilly and family.

A visitation will be held from 5 to 8 PM, Thursday, March 29th at Regency Mortuary, 9850 W. Thunderbird Rd., Sun City. The funeral services will be held at 11AM, Friday March 30th at All Saints of the Desert Episcopal Church, 9502 W. Hutton Dr., Sun City.

Burial services will be held at 1:30 PM, Friday, March 30th, at the National Memorial Cemetery, Pinnacle Peak Road & Cave Creek Road.

In Lieu of flowers, you are invited to make a memorial donation to the American Heart Association, 2929 S. 48th St., Tempe, AZ 85282. Arrangements were entrusted to Regency Mortuary.

Shirley was an intelligent, loving, hard working, well educated wife and mother, as well as being a friend and helper to all that she encountered in both her professional endeavors and in her personal contacts as she traveled and relocated across the country. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

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Gladys "Kitty Kay" Cornelison, 87, formerly of Columbia, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2007, in Gainesville, Fla.

She will be interred at Memorial Park Cemetery in a private ceremony.

Kitty was born on March 18, 1920, in Columbia to Jasper and Mary Ewens Cornelison, and they preceded her in death. She was a 1937 graduate of Hickman High School, and in 1939 she graduated from Christian College in Columbia. She worked for Delta Airlines for 37 years in Indianapolis before moving to Gainesville to be near her nephew, John Lippincott, and his wife, Rita Robb.

She will be missed by her sister, Reba Krehbiel and her husband, Edward, of Columbia; and nephews and nieces Dr. Margaret Anne Jackson, Paul David Windsor, Curt, Bruce and Les Krehbiel and Greg Trusty.

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

Memorial contributions can be made to Alzheimer’s Association, Mid-Missouri Chapter, 1121 Business Loop 70 E., Columbia, Mo., 65201.

Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Gary R. Wells, 67, passed away at his home on Monday, April 2, 2007.

Visitation will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, April 6, at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Floral Hills Chapel, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, with services at noon.

Mr. Wells was born on Jan. 12, 1940, in Joplin to Lois Wilkerson Wells and Richard Reed Wells.

He graduated from Hickman High School in 1958. Gary received a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1962.

He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Gary served as both a district manager and an insurance agent for Farmers Insurance Group for 35 years; he retired in 2002.

Gary’s passion was barbecue. He, wife Carolyn and a friend founded the Kansas City Barbecue Society in the mid-1980s. As a championship cook, he formed, with a small nucleus of fellow enthusiasts, the basis for competition barbecue. He nurtured and supported the society as its president until his retirement in 2002, growing the organization to more than 5,000 members worldwide. KCBS members and barbecue friends were his extended family. In the name of food, family, fun and friends, he was the driving force for a new competition circuit. Gary was a legend and unsung hero in the barbecue community.

He leaves behind his wife of 32 years, Carolyn of the home, and three children; sons, Kendall of Sedalia, Tim and wife Lori of Columbia; daughter, Courtney of Honolulu; and grandchildren, Samantha Purdy, Brittany and Devyn Wells, all of Columbia.

Mr. Wells is also survived by his brothers, Richard and wife Suellen Wells of Lake Ozarks, Charles and wife Linda of Lee’s Summit; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1131, Fairfax, Va., 22038-1131.

Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.dwnewcomers.com.

Arrangements by D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Floral Hills Chapel, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., 64133; (816) 353-1218.

Catherine Kottmeier  (10-26-1946 - 04-02-2007)

Kottmeier, Catherine S. of Chesterfield passed away suddenly on Monday April 2, 2007.

Loving wife of Edward Kottmeier; Loving mother of Christy (Monty) McCutcheon and David (Debbie) Kottmeier; Dearest daughter of Patricia and the late Henry Strid.  Dearest daughter-in-law of the late June and Carl Kottmeier; Loving Maw-Maw to Jessica, Sam, Jake and Meghan.  Dearest sister of Roy (Carole), Marc (Deb) and the late John Strid, our dear sister-in-law, aunt and friend to many.

Cathy was a member of the P.E.O. sisterhood and served as the president of M.S.C.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Kilo Diabetes and Vascular Research Foundation, 1227 Fern Ridge Parkway, Suite 120, St. Louis, MO 63141.

Memorial service will be held at Bonhomme Presbyterian Church, 14820 Conway Rd., Chesterfield, MO 63017 on Wednesday, April 11th at 3:00pm. Arrangements provided Cremation Society of St. Louis.

Messages of condolences may be left at www.forevercemeteries.com.

John Evans Long, 75, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital.

Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 14, at Parker Funeral Service with a graveside service at 3 p.m. in Fairview Cemetery, Sweet Springs.

Mr. Long spent much of his career in sales and was the owner and operator of Long Realty Company, and he also served on the Board of Realtors. He was a graduate of Hickman High School and the University of Missouri-Columbia. Throughout his life, he was always proud of his civic duties, especially earning his Eagle Scout Merit, his service in the U.S. Army and volunteer hours with the annual Memorial Day Celebration at Columbia Regional Airport.

He is survived by three daughters, Debbie Alongia and husband Peter of New Orleans, Mimi Abbet of Lebanon and Winnie Crowder and husband Jim of Summerville, S.C.; one brother Dr. Richard N. Long Jr. of Tampa, Fla.; and four grandchildren, Katie Abbet and Peter, Douglass and John Alongia.

John was preceded in death by his parents, Richard Norton Long Sr. and Winifred Evans.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Great Rivers Council of the Boy Scouts of America for the Eagle Scout Advancement Program, 1203 Fay St. Columbia, Mo., 65201.

Arrangements are under the care of Parker Funeral Service.

Janice Laverne Crane, 54, of Columbia passed away Thursday, April 12, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Old Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Janice was born on Jan. 8, 1953, in Columbia, the daughter of Marion Monroe and Wilmoth Laverne Bennett Crane.

Survivors include her father, Marion Crane of Columbia; daughters Heather Crane and Ashley Crane and fiance Robbie Mitchell of Columbia; granddaughter Tiara Williams; siblings Tiry Crane of Russellville, Glenda Salmon, Tim Crane, Jeff Crane and Becky Strawn, all of Columbia.

Her mother and one brother, Daniel Crane, preceded Janice in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Richard "Sib" Allen, 90, of Columbia passed away Friday, April 13, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, at Grandview Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mr. Allen was born July 6, 1916, in Deer Park, the son of Emerson D. and Annie L. Hubbard Allen.

He was one of the 15 children of the "Zero House" grocery, ice house watermelons and general store Allens.

He was a member of Grandview Baptist Church, the St. Louis Bottle Club and the Central Missouri Archaeology group.

He married Margaret Josephine Nichols in 1948, and she preceded him in death in 1972.

He is survived by eight grandchildren, Kirby McKenzie and wife Missy of Columbia, David McKenzie of Columbia, Rick McKenzie of Atlanta, Mo., Steve Miller and wife Janis of Paris, Mo., Greg Miller and wife Lois of Columbia, Judy Montague and husband Cary of Mexico, Mo., Suzan Creed and husband Steve of Centralia, and Jolynn Miller of Harrisburg.

He is also survived by 14 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his children, Billy Joe McKenzie and Bonnie Sue Miller.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Grandview Baptist Church or the Central Missouri Archaeology group.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Elinor Marie Dolen Dietz, 95, of Columbia passed away Sunday, April 15, 2007, at The Bluffs.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 18, at Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Sam Timbrook officiating. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until the time of services. Burial will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Elinor was born on Sept. 19, 1911, in Boone County, the daughter of Vencil and Pauline Gardner Little.

She was a 1931 graduate of Hickman High School and also a graduate of the University of Missouri.

After receiving her degree from the university, she taught for three years at Midway School.

She later worked for the University of Missouri in the admissions department and also for Palmer-Fleenor Paint Company for many years.

Survivors include two children, Phyllis Winfrey and W.E. Dolen, Jr.; one brother, E.V. Little; one sister, Veta Moyes; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband W.E. Dolen Sr.; husband T. Joe Dietz; daughter Peggy Dunscombe; one brother; and one sister.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Prarie Grove Baptist Church, 860 N. East Park Lane, Columbia, Mo., 65201.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Mrs. Jean M. Jones, 83, of Peoria, Ill., died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at St. Francis Hospital in Peoria.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, April 20 in Freeman Chapel, Jefferson City, with the Monsignor Robert Kurwicki officiating. Interment will be at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Boone County. Visitation will be at Freeman Mortuary, Jefferson City, from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Friday.

Jean was born Feb. 29, 1924, in Jefferson City, the daughter of John and Marguerite Moore Lockwood, both deceased. She was married on Sept. 21, 1942, in Columbia to Harold R. Jones, who preceded her in death on Oct. 30, 1996.

Jean attended Hickman High School. She was employed as a switchboard operator at the Missouri Capitol building during World War II. Mr. and Mrs. Jones owned and operated Model Bakery in Columbia in the 1950s and later owned and operated the Corner Confectionery in Peoria for many years.

She was a member of St. Vincent DePaul Church in Peoria. Jean was a loving mother and grandmother who will be greatly missed.

Survivors include one son, Harold R. Jones and his wife, Carol, of Mackinaw, Ill.; two daughters, Betty J. Mace and her husband, Larry, of West Frankfort, Ill., and Sharon Rudloff of Peoria; one brother, John M. "Buddy" Lockwood of Stockton; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two daughters, Lorraine Jean Jones and Maryl Louise Jones; two brothers, Thomas H. Lockwood and Arthur Lockwood; and one sister, Wanda Mendenhall.

Those desiring may make memorial contributions to St. Vincent DePaul Church in Peoria or The Smile Train. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Freeman Mortuary, www.freemanmortuary.com.

Amanda Denise Nichols, 22, formerly of Columbia, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2007, at her home in St. Louis.

A memorial gathering will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at Memorial Funeral Home.

Amanda was born Feb. 3, 1985, in Columbia, the daughter of Ray and Miry Larson Nichols. She attended Hickman High School.

She was currently studying program and development of gaming software at Washington University. She had also attended Ranken University.

Amanda is survived by her parents; one brother, Joshua Bindseil of Columbia; three sisters, Jamie Nichols, Kim and Nichol Bennett, all of Columbia; grandmother Dorothy Nichols of Mexico; several aunts and uncles; and one niece and nephew.

She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Melvin Nichols; grandmother Ellen Margaret Larson; and great-grandmother, Mearl Mead.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute, Self Injury Unit, 1121 Maclind Ave., St. Louis, Mo., 63110, Attn: Dr. Ronald B. Margolis.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Joseph Kent Adams, 45, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2007.

Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 1, at Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Jay Ketchie officiating.

Mr. Adams was born April 6, 1962, in Columbia to James Kent and Lanora K. Sullivan Adams.

He graduated from Hickman High School in 1981, served in the Marines in California and Hawaii and returned to Columbia in 1985.

Survivors include his father, James, and stepmother, Pam, of Mexico, Mo.; his mother, Nora and stepfather Don Ballew of Columbia; a son, Joshua Adams of Round Rock, Texas; two brothers, Jeffrey Adams of Columbia and Eric Adams of Mexico, Mo.; two sisters, Whitney Adams of Mexico, Mo., and Amy Amerson of Columbia; grandparents, Jim and Louise Adams and Marion "Benny" Sullivan, all of Columbia.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Joseph Sullivan.

Memorials may be given to the American Diabetes Association or the Disabled American Veterans.

Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service and Crematory.

Phillip Jess Atchley, 16, of Rocheport passed away Thursday, April 26, 2007.

Services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Memorial Funeral Home.

Phillip was born on Oct. 24, 1990, in Columbia, the son of Don and Christy Lammers Atchley.

Phillip was a sophomore at Hickman High School, where he was a member of the soccer team. He also was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.

He was a former member of the Boy Scouts and band.

He showed Bull Mastiffs and Australian cattle dogs. Phillip was a talented artist, which showed through his drawings.

He will be remembered by giving his friends many laughs through his comedy.

In addition to his parents, survivors include his brother, Jacob Cole Atchley, of the home; grandmothers Margery Lammers of Boonville and Ora Atchley of Higginsville; aunts, Teresa McCurdy and husband John of Columbia and Becky Sigars and husband Denny of Missoula, Mont.; uncle Dan Lammers and wife Sandy of Kirksville; and cousins.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Phillip J. Atchley Memorial Fund.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Lucy May Hinshaw, 99, passed away Saturday, April 28, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, May 4, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow at New Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Lucy May was born Sept. 24, 1907, in Callaway County, the daughter of the late James Lorenzo and Carolina Levina Clatterbuck. She was united in marriage to E.R. "Cherry" Hinshaw in 1930; he preceded her in death in 1971.

Lucy May grew up and resided for many years near Cedar Creek and the community of Englewood. She was instrumental in establishing the Englewood Club and Club House. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a longtime member of New Salem Baptist Church.

Lucy was "Mama Lu" to all her family, and later in life many of her friends also called her Mama Lu. Lucy said that to live in the hearts of others is not to die and wanted everyone to not think of her as gone, but simply in another room and with us always.

Survivors include her daughter, Connie F. Waers and husband Joseph Allen Sr. of Osage Beach; son, Fred Hinshaw and wife Janet of Columbia; grandchildren, Lucy Denise Cunningham and husband Scott of Shawnee, Kan., Joseph Allen Waers Jr. and wife Candice of Shawnee, Kan., Todd Hinshaw Waers and wife Lora of Sacramento, Calif., Laura Jean Ingram and husband Grant of Leawood, Kan.; great-grandchildren, Brett and Callie Ingram, Danielle Heinisch, Bennett, Morgan and Joseph Allen III Waers; and great-great grandchildren, Lucy Ann and Austin Michael Heinisch.

Lucy May came from a family of eight children, all of whom preceded her in death.

She was also preceded in death by one grandson, Frederick Clayton Hinshaw.

Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of donor’s choice.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

We fondly remember our mother, Carolyn Rae Cornelison Williams, who passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 3, 2007, in her home.

A small private service will be held.

Born July 26, 1930, to Omer Ray Cornelison and Ruby Vemer Cornelison in Boonville, Carolyn grew up in Columbia and graduated from Stephens College and the University of Missouri. Carolyn studied fashion and home economics and then for a year taught a course at Stephens College titled "Personal Appearance," which she carried over into her everyday life with energy, grace, style, creativity and enthusiasm. She made Kansas City her home for more than four decades. She was a devoted mother and actively volunteered in her children’s school and extracurricular activities. She was passionate about traveling, cooking, entertaining, reading and discussing politics. She had a quick wit and a wonderful sense of humor. Her love for her family and friends was immense and unconditional.

She instilled in her family a love for the arts and was a generous supporter for many years.

She will be greatly missed by her brother, W. Dale Cornelison and wife Sharon; son, George Lee Williams and wife Susan Ng; daughter, Rebecca and companion Sandra Fain; daughter, Elizabeth and husband John Fleming. Carolyn was a loving grandmother to 12 grandchildren: Gwendolyn, Brenyn, Morgan, Lyn, Kayle, James Wilson, Rebecca, Peter, Courtland, Meagan, Wescott and Derrick; and one great-granddaughter, Rose.

Her family asks that in lieu of flowers, gifts be made to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art or the Kansas City Lyric Opera.

The family wishes to express their gratitude to the loving efforts of Janet Thomason and Phyllis Gassen, along with friends of the family.

Please share your thoughts and fond memories with the family at www.kccremation.com.

Arrangements by Cremation Society of Kansas and Missouri, (816) 822-9888.

Michael S. Heidy, 51, of Columbia, a dedicated family man and people-person with honesty, integrity and loyalty, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at his home.

A remembrance service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 20, at the Tiger Shrine Club, 1300 Blue Ridge Road.

Michael was born Sept. 12, 1955, in Joplin to the late John and Pauline Elias Heidy.

He married Vicki Kimmel Truitt on July 30, 1999, and she survives of the home. Michael owned Heidy Heating and Cooling since 1980, was an avid bass and trout fisherman and enjoyed cooking and history.

He is also survived by his stepmother, Bonnie Heidy; siblings John W. Heidy, Patricia Wakeland, Paulette Moore, Karla Koskela, Stan Wood, Eric Wood and Marigene Holtcamp; children Michael Heidy, Andrew Heidy, John Paul Heidy, Allyce Truitt and Megan Truitt; as well as grandchildren Penelope Heidy and Nicholas Heidy.

Contributions can be made to the American Liver Foundation, Memorial/Tribute Gift, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 603, New York, N.Y., 10038. Online condolences can be extended to Mr. Heidy’s family at www.heartlandcremation.com.

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away."

- Author unknown

Rozalie Virginia Sappington Gibbs, 84, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, after a short illness. As she wished, she died at home under Hospice care, with her family by her side. She had been a resident on California’s Monterey Peninsula since 1998.

There will be a visitation from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 26, at The Little Chapel by the Sea in Pacific Grove, Calif.

She was born June 18, 1922, in Columbia, the youngest of a family of 13 children. She moved to Los Gatos, Calif., while in her teens, graduating from Los Gatos High School in 1938, where she met her future husband, whom she married in 1942. She also attended The University of Missouri-Columbia from 1938 to 1941.

After raising their four children, she graduated from San Jose State in 1970.

Rozalie was a published poet and playwright, whose lifelong passion was the written word. Her short stories were often witty portrayals of real-life family occurrences. Politically minded, she was dedicated to speaking out against the current war in Iraq. Her letters to the editor displayed her courage, compassion and high intellect. She was fearless yet modest, always putting others before herself. Her friends have described her "quiet strength." She was a true gentlewoman.

She was a member of the Unitarian Church of the Monterey Peninsula.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Bessie Sappington and her father Admiral Dot Sappington, and also by her husband of 61 years, F.M. "Tim" Gibbs, who died on April 1, 2003.

She will be deeply missed by her family, including her four daughters, Cathy Chappelle of Fair Oaks, Calif., Marcia Gibbs of Santa Cruz, Calif., Nancy Busick of Gilroy, Calif., and Kelly Keir, with husband Richard Keir, of Carmel, Calif. She also leaves behind three grandsons, Tony Chappelle of Sacramento, Calif., Spen Busick of Elk Grove, Calif., with wife Tina Busick, and Andrew Trotter of Carmel Valley, Calif., with wife Abby Trotter.

She has three great-grandchildren, Jonathan, Tyler and Macey Busick of Elk Grove. She leaves a sister, Dorothy Holsinger of Columbia, and a brother, Brad Pyle of Fort Myers, Fla. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at 1390 Market St., San Francisco, Calif., 94102.

The family would like to acknowledge the Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice for their invaluable help.

Samuel Peters Wilkinson’s joy for life made it possible for him get along with everybody.

“He had a big heart and was well-liked by a lot of people,” his son, John Wilkinson, said. “He had charisma.”
Mr. Wilkinson died Thursday, May 24, 2007. He was 69.

He was born Feb. 16, 1938, to Dean Wilkinson, a Columbia dentist, and Melba (Shaper) Wilkinson in Columbia. Mr. Wilkinson attended Hickman High School and graduated in 1956.

Last fall Mr. Wilkinson came back to Columbia to attend his 50th class reunion with his son. John Wilkinson thanked the Hickman graduates who were able to make the reunion such a treasured experience for his dad. “It was amazing to me how much those people still love and care about each other,” John Wilkinson said. “He was welcomed by open arms.”

Mr. Wilkinson married Caroline Jackson, also of Columbia. He received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from MU in 1960. After graduating from college, he became the sales manager at The Wall Street Journal sales offices in Cleveland and Chicago. He later ran a publishing company in Colorado for more than 20 years. He retired in 2003.

Though Mr. Wilkinson traveled for work, he made time for his kids. “He was a great father. He coached my baseball team when I was young and always made sure he was home for practices and games,” John Wilkinson said. Mr. Wilkinson liked to spend a lot of time outdoors, said Leslie Larocque, his daughter. “I have fond memories of fishing, camping and boating with my dad,” she said.

While Mr. Wilkinson lived in Colorado, he spent many hours golfing with friends or competing in amateur tournaments.
Later in life his greatest joy was his grandchildren, Larocque said. Before he died, Mr. Wilkinson was teaching Jackson, his oldest grandson, how to hunt and fish.

He is survived by his son, John Wilkinson, of Steamboat Springs, Colo.; his daughter, Leslie Larocque, of Evergreen, Colo.; and four grandchildren, Jackson, Este, Liesel and Gabriel of Colorado.

A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. on July 15 at Walking Stick Golf Course, 4301 Walking Stick Blvd., Pueblo, Colo.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718 or online at cancer.org.

Carolyn C. Smarr, 75, of Columbia passed away Sunday, May 27, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 31, at Parker Funeral Service. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial is in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Carolyn was born Sept. 29, 1931, in Columbia to W.E. "Sport" and Rose Barnes Christian. She married Richard Lee Smarr on March 24, 1949, and he preceded her in death.

She lived her entire life in Columbia, graduating from Hickman High School in 1949. Carolyn worked for many years at Missouri Book Store and Stephens College.

She was a lifelong Boone County Democrat and active in many election campaigns. She was a member of Broadway Christian Church and the Red Hat Club.

Survivors include a son, Michael Smarr of Columbia; two daughters, Janis R. Smarr of Columbia and Lisa Brown of St Louis; and three grandchildren, Carrie Smarr of Denver and Devin and Chaz Cross of Columbia.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Rick Smarr; two brothers, Don and Joe Christian; and two sisters, Maxine Huff and Sarah Beth Moses.

Memorials may be given to the American Diabetes Association.

Online tributes may be left at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.

Born May 2, 1936, in Jefferson City, Missouri, Dalene Beaver proved true the saying that "good things come in small packages." Dalene was a tiny 2 lbs when she entered the world and she was a "very good package." From the beginning, she possessed a strong determination to thrive and to grow. And grow she did into a beautiful young lady, who, while photographed in the fashionalbe hats of the 1940's, admitted she never liked wearing them.

She was a spirited teen who grew into the Central College Homecoming Queen. She has always had a love of music and got her start in a singing Christmas tree where she was quite literally the star. She has been a member in several church choirs, most recently at First Presbyterian Church and the Jubilated Sacred Singers. Dalene continued to sing, play the piano, the harp and even an occasional kazoo. She was also gifted in teaching, whether it be church youth groups or the twenty-plus years that she taught speech, debate and drama in the public schools.

Dalene was a memeber of the East Boulder Optimist Club, and President of the Boulder Bach Festival. She loved to travel, to shop, to host, and more than anything else to be with people --most importantly her family. She was a very giving soul, with impeccable taste. She showered her family and friends with love throughout her lifetime.

Dalene is irreplaceable and will be missed, but she can do what she loves for eternity, singing with the heavenly hosts and we look forward to seeing her again.

She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Orion Beaver; two daughters, Leanne Jenkins and Patrice Werkmeister, and her six grandchildren: Caleb, Kendall, Kaden, and Kennedy Werkmeister and Jacob and Juliana Jenkins.

In lieu of flowers; charitable donation to Jubilate Sacred Singers, the First Presbyterian Church Music Department, YoungLife or the Boulder Bach Festival can be sent in care of Crist Mortuary at 3395 Penrose Place, Boulder, CO 80301.

Stanley G. Atwell, 44, of Columbia passed away on Monday, May 28, 2007, at his home.

Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at Memorial Funeral Home. Gathering time will be from 4 p.m. until time of services at the funeral home.

Stan was born on Jan. 6, 1963, in Boonville to Van and Mascel Gerke Atwell, and they preceded him in death. On May 21, 2005, he married Connie Mikel in Sedalia, and she survives.

Stan was a 1980 graduate of Hickman High School and then graduated as a master machinist from Linn Technical Institute. He will be remembered as someone who loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman.

He is also survived by two stepsons, Curtis and Tony Reed; brothers, Charles Atwell and wife Jenny, Dillard Atwell and wife Lori, John Atwell and wife Michelle, Kenton Atwell; three stepgrandchildren; four nieces; four nephews; one godson; and a very best friend, Rob Behne.

Memorial contributions can be made to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1131, Fairfax, Va., 22038.

Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Carl E. Turner, 57, of Columbia died Sunday, May 27, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services are at noon Monday, June 4, at St. Luke United Methodist Church, officiated by Elder Wendell E. Day Sr. Burial will be at Rockbridge Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Monday at the church.

Carl was born March 2, 1950, the son of James U. Turner and Margie M. Lewis.

He attended Columbia public schools and graduated from Hickman High School. He worked for the city of Columbia as an Equipment Operator I for 30 years and seven months. He was a member of St. Luke United Methodist Church, where he was a member of the Methodist Men’s group.

He was a good father, grandfather and husband. He had a heart of gold, as his life vividly spoke for itself. A true treasure at the end of his rainbow, loved by many who shared precious moments, never to be forgotten. A life full of adventure, he loved fishing, playing basketball, hunting and spending time with family and friends. He was a good man.

He is survived by his wife, Alberta M. Turner; daughters Felicia R. Turner and Carla D. Turner of Columbia; brothers James Turner and wife Sandra, David Turner and wife Mary, John Turner and wife Rosie, Floyd Turner and wife Tammy, Robert Turner, Kenneth Turner and wife Latonia, Darrell Turner and Dennis Paige and wife Evelyn, all of Columbia; sisters Jacqueline Turner, Linda Turner and Cynthia Turner, all of Columbia; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one nephew.

Arrangements are under the direction of Warren Funeral Chapel, 12 E. Ash St.

Clay C. Cooper Jr., 89, longtime former coach and athletics administrator at the University of Missouri-Columbia, died Thursday, May 31, 2007, at Boone Hospital.

A celebration of Mr. Cooper’s life will be conducted in the fall, with the time, date and location to be announced later.

Mr. Cooper, one of six children, was born on Aug. 23, 1917 in Corydon, Ky., to Clay C. Cooper Sr. and Martha "Mattie" Randolph Cooper. In 1932, Mr. Cooper and his family moved to Columbia, where his parents operated a boarding house on Missouri Avenue adjacent to the university’s campus. Mr. Cooper graduated from Hickman High School in 1936 and led the 1935 Kewpie team to an undefeated season in football and the Missouri state high school basketball championship in 1936. One of Mr. Cooper’s football teammates and friends was Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart.

Mr. Cooper entered MU in 1936 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in education in 1940. While at the university, Mr. Cooper earned nine athletic letters in three sports: football, basketball and track. During Mr. Cooper’s senior year at the university, the football team was the Big 6 Conference champion and played in the 1940 Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech. The basketball team also won the Big 6 Conference championship, as did the indoor track team.

Mr. Cooper married the former Frances Shepard on Aug. 30, 1941 in Columbia. The ceremony was conducted at the Delta Gamma chapter house on the university’s campus. After the marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper established a home in Joplin, where Mr. Cooper had accepted a coaching and teaching position at Joplin High School. He also coached at Joplin Junior College, now Missouri Southern University. While coaching at Joplin Junior College, one of Mr. Cooper’s basketball athletes was the late Dennis Weaver, who later gained notoriety as an actor in the television series "Gunsmoke" and "McCloud."

Mr. Cooper was a combat veteran of World War II, serving as the commanding officer of Motor Torpedo Boat (PT) 324 in the Pacific Theater, primarily in the Philippine Islands. After the war, Mr. Cooper was assigned to a minesweeper in the South China Sea. Mr. Cooper attained the rank of lieutenant before being released from active duty at the Alameda Naval Air Station in 1946.

Upon leaving the service, Mr. Cooper returned to Columbia and entered graduate school. He earned a Master’s of Education degree in 1947 and was hired by Athletics Director and Head Football Coach Don Faurot to be an assistant coach in both football and basketball. In 1957, then Head Football Coach Frank Broyles assigned Mr. Cooper the additional duty of recruiting coordinator. Mr. Cooper relinquished his basketball coaching duties in 1959 to concentrate on football. Mr. Cooper remained as an assistant football coach until 1975, at which time he moved to an administrative role, primarily in the recruiting area. He retired in 1985 after serving in the Athletics Department for a total of 38 years. During his tenure at the university, Mr. Cooper was on the staffs of the following head coaches: Don Faurot, Frank Broyles, Dan Devine, Al Onofrio and Warren Powers.

Mr. Cooper coached several All-Americans, including Andy Russell, Johnny Roland, Roger Wehrli and John Moseley. He also coached dozens of All-Conference players. During the 1960s, Missouri football enjoyed unparalleled success, appearing in the Orange Bowl twice, Bluebonnett Bowl, Gator Bowl and Sugar Bowl.

Mr. Cooper was an avid outdoorsman and, until his retirement from the university, took pride in leading the football coaching staff on an annual camping and fishing trip to Missouri Ozark float streams. He was also an amateur archaeologist and amassed an impressive collection of Indian relics through searching cultivated fields in Mid-Missouri during the 1960s and 1970s.

After his retirement, Mr. Cooper remained very active, attending university sporting events and social activities. He enjoyed travel, especially visiting his eight children. He met daily with a group of friends over coffee to discuss politics, current events and sports. In retirement, Mr. Cooper became an avid tennis player and competed twice a week up until a short time before his death. He was especially fond of float fishing for trout on the Niangua River near Bennett Springs. In 1991, Mr. Cooper was inducted in the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. In 1999, Mr. Cooper was ranked 20th of the top Columbia athletes of the last century.

Mr. Cooper is survived by his wife of 65 years, Frances Cooper; his eight children, Georgiann Cooper of Brunswick, Maine; Sally Myers and her husband, Tim, of Oxford, Ohio; Julie Ferguson and her husband, Jeff, of Maryville; Christy Konigsberg and her husband, Jan, of Anchorage, Alaska; Shepard Cooper and his wife, Debbie, of Indianapolis; Melissa Cooper and her husband, Richard, of Springfield; Greg Cooper and his wife, Stacy, of Columbia; and Kelly Cooper of Columbia. He is also survived by an older brother, John M. Cooper, of Bloomington, Ind.; a younger sister, Mae Jayne of Boston; and 13 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a younger sister, Beulah; an older sister, Carmazelle; and an older brother, Grant.

Mr. Cooper’s passion for life, his unflagging sense of humor and his razor sharp mind will be missed by his many friends. The next time you attend a Missouri football or basketball games, please think of Clay Cooper, a man who dedicated his entire professional life to the university and, most of all, to the student athletes who competed under his caring tutelage. The next time you play with children or grandchildren, also think of Clay, a man who dedicated his personal life to his family, a family who loved him so dearly and will forever miss him.

The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Clay Cooper Memorial Scholarship Fund in care of the University of Missouri Department of Athletics, Mizzou Arena, 1 Championship Drive, Suite 200, Columbia, Mo., 65211-3080.

Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service.

Raymond Lewis Schaefer,  Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church on Friday, June 1, 2007.

Beloved husband of Kay Schaefer (nee Kurtz); loving father of William John Schaefer, Katherine Mary (Michael) Siler, Samuel Lewis (Elizabeth Ann) Schaefer; surviving daughter-in-law Lisa Marie and the late James Raymond Schaefer; dearest grandfather of Michael Anthony Siler, Benjamin Lewis, John Andrew and Frederick Laurent Schaefer; our dear brother, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin, nephew and friend to many.

Raymond was a registered professional civil engineer who practiced for more than 40 years in the private and public sector. He also was a Korean War veteran for the Army of the United States.

Services: The Stygar Family of Funeral Service is caring for the Schaefer family at the STYGAR FLORISSANT Chapel, 13980 New Halls Ferry Rd. (at Lindbergh), where services will begin Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. and then proceed to Most Sacred Heart Catholic Church for a 9 a.m. Funeral Mass. Interment Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.

Memorial contributions to Alzheimer's Association, 9374 Olive Blvd., Ste. 101, St. Louis, MO. 63132.

Visitation Monday, 4-8 p.m. www.stygar.com

Don Singleton, 71, a native of Boone County, passed away Monday morning, June 4, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Funeral services, under the direction of Parker Funeral Service in Columbia, will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 7, with burial immediately following at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Parker Funeral Service.

Don was born Feb. 26, 1936, the son of John and Helen Jacobs Singleton. He attended Grindstone School, Jefferson Junior, Hickman High School and the University of Missouri. Don worked for MFA Oil Company, then served as a banker in Columbia for more than 45 years, most recently with First National Bank.

He enjoyed playing the piano and singing with his band, The Rhythm Kings, and was involved in numerous community service organizations, including: United Way, American Cancer Society, Jaycees, Little Dixie Chapter of Bank Administrators, Cosmopolitan Club and Rotary Club.

Don was a dedicated husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Martha Singleton, three daughters and two sons: Susan Singleton-Carter, Brenda Singleton, Stephanie Arroyo, Randy Singleton and John Singleton; nine grandchildren; and one brother, Thomas A. Singleton of Columbia.

Brenda Kay Kurtz Lampson, 63, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2007, at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston after a courageous battle of 21 months with uterine cancer.

Visitation will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at Memorial Park Funeral Home. Services will be held at 4 p.m. in the chapel, followed by interment at a family mausoleum at Memorial Park Cemetery.

She graduated from Hickman High School and Stephens College.

Upon graduation from Stephens, she married her high school sweetheart, Gayle D. Lampson.

She is survived by her husband.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Kathaleen and Howard Kurtz of Columbia.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in the name of Brenda Lampson to the American Cancer Society. Donations may be given by calling (800) ACS-2345 or via mail at American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Okla., 73123-1718.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com

Jean Wachtel, 82, of Freeport died Saturday, June 9, 2007 at St. Vincent’s Hospice, Indianapolis, IN, after a brief illness. Born October 1, 1924, in Columbia, MO., she was the daughter of Aris and Della (Clapp) Spires. She graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia, in 1945 with a degree in Social Work. Jean was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and Delta Gamma Sorority.

Philip Wachtel and Jean were united in marriage on June 5, 1948. She did post-graduate studies in Social Work at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and worked for the American Red Cross in St. Louis while Phil attended medical school. Later, in Freeport, she resumed her professional career and worked for the Freeport Housing Authority, retiring in 1990.
Phil and Jean resided in Freeport for over 40 years. Jean was an outgoing, community-minded wife and mother who loved meeting and talking with people. An active volunteer and past President of the Amity Society, she was instrumental in starting their Day Care and Learning Center for children in the early 1960’s. Jean enjoyed cooking and was well-known for her vegetable soup, baked beans, and pecan pies. She loved houseboating and enjoyed fishing and serving gourmet meals to family and friends on the Mississippi River. Jean was an avid bridge player and belonged to several card clubs.

The Wachtels moved to Sun City West, Arizona, in 1996 where they resided until 2003 when they returned to Freeport. From October, 2006, until her death, Jean resided in Indianapolis. Surviving are one daughter, Pat (Steve) King of Indianapolis, a son, Dr. Leon (Beth) Wachtel of Prescott, AZ; one brother-in-law, David (Sue) Self of Santa Rosa, CA, one son-in-law, Darcy Myers of Parker, CO, and nine grandchildren, Scott (Cortney) King of Chicago, IL, David King of Tempe, AZ, Sarah King of Branson, MO, Stephanie Myers of New York City, Warren Myers and Sean Myers of Boulder, CO, Courtney Wachtel of Flagstaff, AZ, and Brogan Wachtel and Bryton Wachtel of Prescott, AZ.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Phil, and one daughter, Peg (Wachtel) Myers.

A gathering will be held for family and friends at 10 AM on Saturday, July 14th at Walker Mortuary, 321 W. Main St., Freeport, with a memorial service immediately following at 11 AM, also at Walker Mortuary.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for the Amity Society of Freeport, Inc, Endowment Fund., 511 South Liberty Ave, Freeport.

Please sign and view the family guest book at www.walkermorturary.com.

Tracy R. Williams Sims, 43, of Columbia died Friday, June 8, 2007, at University Hospital.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at Second Baptist Church, 407 E. Broadway, with the Rev. James Sims officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Warren Funeral Chapel, 12 E. Ash St.

Tracy was born March 3, 1964, in Boone County, the daughter of John and Joyce Crum Williams. She married Zeno Sims.

Tracy was a member of Mount Celestial Baptist Church No. 2. She was employed with the Internal Revenue Service.

Survivors include her husband, Zeno Sims of Terre Haute, Ind.; son Michael Williams of Bowling Green; five daughters, Megan Williams and Melehsa Williams, both of Columbia, Tanisha Shepheard, Chantelle Shepheard and Kiana Clapp, all of Kansas City; two sisters, Tammy Houston and husband Durwin of Edwardsville, Kan., and Tina Milo and husband Elvy of Kansas City; grandparents John Brisco of Springfield, Ill., and Robert Shake Hoffman of Mexico, Mo.; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by both parents.

Arrangements under the direction of Warren Funeral Chapel.

Mary Elizabeth Taylor, 98, died Monday, June 11, 2007, at The Arbors in Columbia.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, June 18, at Missouri United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Bryan officiating. Visitation will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the church parlor. Burial will be at Columbia Cemetery.

She was born May 30, 1909, to Ila Gene Dinkle and Julius F. Brossart in Columbia.

Elizabeth began her education in Columbia, attending Grant School, Columbia High School (Class of 1926) and the University of Missouri, where she graduated with a bachelor of science in education in 1930. While attending the university she was initiated into Pi Lambda Theta education honorary society. She also served as chapter president of her sorority, Alpha Chi Omega.

She married her high school sweetheart, Jack C. Taylor, on Feb. 25, 1932. They soon moved to Sedalia, where their first son, David B. Taylor, was born. Later, the family moved to Canton, Ill., where a second son, Robert W. Taylor, was born. A third son, James S. Taylor, was born in Chicago.

Her husband, Jack, who preceded her in death in 1997, was widely known as Mayor Timothy Hays of Whoopup, Mo., a comedic character who told one-liners to audiences all over the nation.

After living in New York, the family returned in 1945 to Columbia. Elizabeth started a career as a schoolteacher at Ridgeway school in 1953. Later, she taught at Grant school, where she replaced her retiring mother, Mrs. Ila Gene Brossart, in the fourth-grade classroom. After completing a master’s degree in library science, Mrs. Taylor moved to the school district’s central library at Douglass school. Her duties there required visiting several grade schools to coordinate library activities. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and several other educational organizations. She retired from the school district in 1975.

In her retirement years, she devoted her energies to her growing family and her church. Her church life had begun in 1918, when she joined the Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church, predecessor to the Missouri United Methodist Church. Her activities at the church included circles, prayer groups, hand bells and committees.

She is survived by her children, David of New York, Robert of Columbia and James of Maple Hill, Kan.; 14 surviving grandchildren are Jack, Quentin, Cameron, Adam, Ben, Stephen, Maria, Paul, Michael, Matthew, Mark, Rachel, Anna and John Taylor; and four great-grandchildren. Beloved niece Jeanne Brossart and nephew Dr. Frederick Brossart also survive.

Three grandchildren preceded her in death. They were Clare Taylor, Marcel Taylor and Mary Jeanne Taylor.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Columbia School District Elementary Libraries or Missouri United Methodist Church.

Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service, (573) 449-4153.

Cecil Daly, 70, of Columbia passed away Thursday, June 14, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Cecil was born Nov. 1, 1936, in Columbia, the son of Garland and Margaret Settle Daly.

He graduated from Hickman High School.

After high school, he served in the U.S. Army as a military policeman from 1960 to 1963.

He managed J.C. Penny’s Automotive Center for more than 20 years and later worked as a sales manager for Firestone for 19½ years. He enjoyed traveling, music, classic cars, drag racing, but most of all spending time with his family.

Cecil married Veta Ester Long, and they later divorced. He later married Fay Drane on April 30, 2000, and she survives of the home.

Also surviving are two children, Mark Alan Daly and wife Shelley of Columbia and Teina Lynnett Coats and husband David of O’Fallon; stepson Michael David Burks and wife Rhonda of Sturgeon; sister, Shirley M. Rice and husband Ray of Columbia; uncle, Robert Lee of Columbia; and seven grandchildren, Skyler and Tucker Daly, Daley and Scott Coats, and Brittany, Ashton and Jackson Burks; and several nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, 1900 N. Providence Road, Columbia, Mo., 65202 or to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn., 38105.

Cecil never met a stranger, and everyone he met became a friend.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Robert Leon Hickem Sr., 64, of Columbia died Thursday, June 28, 2007, at University Hospital.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, at St. Luke United Methodist Church, 204 E. Ash St., with the Rev. Clyde Ruffin officiating. Burial will be at Rock Bridge Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Warren Funeral Chapel, 12 E. Ash St.

Robert was born Sept. 1, 1942, in Columbia to Elizah Hickem and Julia Hubbard Hickem.

He graduated from Hickman High School in 1962. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church.

He is survived by two sons, Robert Hickem and wife Angela and Sean Hickem and wife Shauna. He is also survived by two brothers, William Hickem of Rockford, Ill., and James E. Hickem Sr. and wife Barbara of Columbia; sister Stella Johnson and husband James of Columbia; and six grandchildren.

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

Arrangements are under the direction of Warren Funeral Chapel.

Loretta Charlotte Nienaber Haley, 75, of Columbia died Saturday, June 30, 2007, at her home in Columbia.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, at Parker Funeral Service. Visitation is from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Parker Funeral Service. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Haley was born Feb. 15, 1932, in Columbia to Louie and Margaret Keene Nienaber. She married Lloyd J. Haley on March 6, 1952. Mrs. Haley lived her entire life in Columbia.

She graduated as valedictorian from Hickman High School. She served as registrar for the American Corriedale Sheep Association for many years. Her family was most important; she loved them dearly and also loved life on the farm.

Mrs. Haley is survived by her husband, Lloyd Haley of Columbia; one son, Joel L. Haley and Judy of Columbia; a daughter, Karen Cox of Columbia; grandchildren Melissa Haley, Kurt Pace, Jason Cox and Maggie Kays; great-grandchildren Sierra Haley and Wesley Pace; and two sisters, Naomi Wendling and husband Joe of Marthasville and Gayle Hyslop and husband John of New Bloomfield.

Memorials may be given to Missouri River Hospice.

Tributes may be sent online at www.parkerfuneralservice.com.

Margaret Proctor Mulligan, 97, passed away Thursday, June 28, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 5, at Parker Funeral Service. Burial will be at Columbia Cemetery.

Peggy was born Feb. 21, 1910, in Boone County to the late Micajah Gipson Proctor and Martha Susan Payne Proctor. She married Frederick A. Mulligan on Jan. 16, 1962, and he preceded her in death on March 1, 1969.

She was the advertising manager of the Columbia Daily Tribune before joining her father in the real estate firm of Proctor and Proctor. An avid golfer, she had been a member of both the Country Club of Missouri and the Columbia Country Club, where she also held an honorary membership.

She was a member of First Baptist Church, King’s Daughters and the Jefferson Club of the University of Missouri.

She established the Proctor-Mulligan Medical Foundation for First Baptist Church and the Margaret Proctor Mulligan Medical Endowment in breast cancer, heart and cardiovascular research at the University of Missouri School of Medicine.

Survivors include a stepson, Stephen R. Mulligan of San Diego; seven stepgrandchildren; several cousins; and many loving friends.

She was preceded in death by a stepson, William A. Mulligan.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to First Baptist Church or the University of Missouri School of Medicine.

Dorothy Dean Durnil, 75, of Columbia passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Funeral services are planned for 11 a.m. Friday, July 6, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Dorothy was born Sept. 11, 1931, in Columbia, the daughter of James and Opal Berry Coats. They have preceded her in death. She was a member of First Christian Church and the Rebekah Lodge and the Elks Lodge 594. Dorothy was a secretary at The Insurance Group for more than 50 years.

She married Ronald Durnil on Feb. 12, 1954, in Columbia, and he preceded her in death on June 15, 2007.

She is survived by two sons, Terry Durnil and wife Cindy and Gary Durnil and wife Julie; four grandchildren, Cassidy Durnil, Shane Durnil, Ashley Durnil and Kayla Durnil; and one great-granddaughter, McKenna Durnil. Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Curtis "Bud" Black Jr., 84, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2007, at his home. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 6, and funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, all at Memorial Funeral Home.

He was born Sept. 24, 1922, in Columbia to Curtis and Leona Kennett Black.

He married Doris Attebery Phillippe on Nov. 29, 1974. Bud worked as a mason in construction and at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He was also a driver for Perry Chevrolet. Bud was a lifelong member of Wilkes Boulevard Methodist Church.

Bud was very proud of his service to our country, serving in the Army in both World War II and the Korean War. His family loved hearing his stories of growing up in Columbia and his time in the service. He was a great storyteller!

Bud loved camping, rebuilding bicycles, volunteering at the PET Program, his Army and Hickman High School reunions, being with friends, but most of all he loved his wife, children and grandchildren.

Bud is survived by his wife, Doris; son Greg Black and wife Ann of Butte, Mont.; daughter Linda Clements and fiance Robert of LaCrescent, Minn.; stepson Gary Phillippe and wife Vicki of Columbia; stepdaughter Trudy Riddle of Montgomery City; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his sisters, Goldie Bolli, Ruby Dawson and Katherine Stroup.

Memorial donations may be made to the PET Program or Wilkes Boulevard Methodist Church.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Ruth Weaver Arbuckle, 93, of Port Republic died July 6, 2007, at Calvert County Nursing Home.

She was born March 31,1914, in Columbia, Miss.

She was a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and treasured friend to many people throughout the world. After retiring from prominent careers in dairy science and the ice cream industry in 1987, she and her husband, Dr. Wendell S. Arbuckle, established an endowment to support ice cream research at the University of Missouri. That endowment supports a popular campus-based institution, Buck’s Ice Cream Place, which sells the premium ice cream manufactured in the program. The Arbuckles conducted numerous ice cream ‘‘short courses” for the University of Maryland, and provided methods and formulations for the legendary ‘‘Dairy Sales Room” at the University’s College Park campus. They developed Tiger Stripe, the signature flavor at Buck’s Place, as well as Arbuckle’s Delight for Lee’s Ice Cream Parlors in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

She loved nature and the many birds and creatures that lived around her. In her early 90s, she converted that interest into yet another career, writing children’s books. ‘‘A Chesapeake Bay Year,” an account of a young boy’s introduction to the birds and animals of the region, was published in December 2006, is in its third printing and was recently translated for publication in Japan. The story was drawn from the experiences of her beloved great-grandson, Hector, and was illustrated by her friend, Anne Moore. She was working on a second book at the time of her death. Forever young at heart, she lived a long and beautiful life and died following a very brief stay at Calvert County Nursing Home, the same institution which she had visited for many years to volunteer her services and perform her music program for nursing home residents. She presented what turned out to be her final program with her collaborator and friend, John Riedasel, in late June.

She is survived by a son, J. Gordon Arbuckle of Washington, D.C., and Boulder Colo.; her ‘‘almost daughter,” Margaret Grega of Port Republic; daughter, Wendy Ellen Wood of Columbia; grandsons, J. Gordon Arbuckle Jr. and his wife Elisa Rizo-Arbuckle of Ames, Iowa, Mathew Barton Arbuckle of Boulder, Colo., and Peter Webster Arbuckle of Washington, D.C.; and great-grandson, Hector Gordon Arbuckle of Ames, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1989.

Services will be announced at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to The American Chestnut Land Trust Inc., P.O. Box 204, Port Republic, MD 20676.

Dennis Eugene Blakemore, 46, of Sturgeon passed away Saturday, July 7, 2007, at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 11, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Riggs Cemetery in Sturgeon. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Dennis was born Feb. 1, 1961, the son of Harry J. and Anna L. Lee Blakemore.

He attended Hickman High School.

He was a groundskeeper for Columbia Public Schools for 16 years and retired in March. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and spending time with his grandchildren and family.

Dennis married Bette McIntyre on Oct. 16, 1993, and she survives at the home.

Other survivors include two sons, Charles Ray "Chais" Blakemore of Columbia and Brandon Scott Blakmore of Sturgeon; daughter Amanda Lynette "Mandy" Blakemore of Columbia; three brothers, Thomas R. Blakemore of Sturgeon, Charles E. Blakemore of Columbia and Gary L. Blakemore of Harrisburg; stepbrothers Victor Ray Winn, Larry Raymond Winn, Ronald Lee Winn, William Allen Winn and Donald Wayne Winn; stepsisters Mary Ann Quintana and Gail Lawrence; stepmother Matilda Harman of Harrisburg; and two grandchildren, Kassandra Dawn Powless and Austin Dean Powless.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Larry A. Blakemore.

Dennis will be dearly missed by his family and friends.

The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, 1900 N. Providence Road, Columbia, Mo., 65202, or the education fund for his grandchildren.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Ralph Lewis "Buddy" Baker, 78, of Columbia passed away Saturday, July 7, 2007, at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at Memorial Funeral Home with Pastors Julia Will and Paul Moessner and Chaplain Bart Larson officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

He was born on Sept. 2, 1928, in Loomis, Neb., the son of the late Ralph M. and Thelma Waller Baker. He was united in marriage to Barbara Jo Sutton on Aug. 2, 1952, in Aiken, S.C., and she survives.

Ralph graduated from Hickman High School in 1947. He was a member of the American Legion, IBEW and charter member of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church. He enjoyed golf and took great pleasure in spending time at the cabin he built at the Lake of the Ozarks.

In addition to his wife, survivors include his children, Linda Baker of Columbia, Janie Blackwell and husband Tim and family, Olivia and Briana of Jefferson City, Nancy Baker and son Marcus Rainey, and Russ Baker and wife Krista and family, Makayla, Amanda, and Abby all of Columbia; and several cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.

Memorial contributions may be made to Missouri River Hospice.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Anthony D. Kennedy, 49, of Columbia passed away Friday, July 13, 2007, at University Hospital.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 17, at Parker Funeral Service. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Anthony was born on May 23, 1958, in Columbia to Donald R. and Janet Bundy Kennedy.

He graduated from Columbia College.

He worked as a licensed practical nurse at Boone Hospital Center and University Hospital for 10 years and for eight years at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix.

He was a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, the University of Missouri-Columbia Tigers and the Hickman High School Kewpies.

Survivors include his mother and stepfather Richard F. Johnson Sr.; two stepbrothers, Louis Craven and wife Myra of Phoenix and Richard F. Johnson Jr. of Cedar Rapids; two stepsisters, Angela Johnson of Cedar Rapids and Tracy Higgins of Minneapolis; two stepnephews, Jared Johnson and Maurice Higgins, and two stepnieces Candice Johnson and Traleena Higgins; two great-nephews; many aunts, uncles and cousins; special cousins Byron, Derrick, Linda and Nancy Bundy and Patrick and Rita Fleenor; and four special aunts, Doris and Betty Bundy, Barbara Elam and Donna Akers.

He was preceded in death by his father, grandparents and three uncles, Dale, William and Fred Bundy.

Tony was loved by many and will be greatly missed by all.

Memorials may be given to the Kidney Foundation or American Diabetes Association.

Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service.

Virginia K. Hancock, 90, of Columbia passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at her home in Columbia.

Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Hancock was born May 27, 1917, in Columbia to Edward C. and Beulah A. Kulmus.

She was married to Everett E. Hancock on June 19, 1938, in Columbia, and he preceded her in death in April 2000.

Virginia worked for the University of Missouri-Columbia arts and science dean’s office for 28 years, retiring in 1980.

She was a member of Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church, where she served as organist and pianist.

She lived in LSS Lenoir Woods retirement community, where she did volunteer work as long as her health permitted.

Survivors include a niece, Linda Cunningham and her husband, Robert, of Glen Carbon, Ill.; a niece-in-law, Marilyn Kulmus of Gladstone; two grandnieces, Jill Cunningham and Cate Kulmus; and two grandnephews, Mark Cunningham and Shannon Kulmus.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Jane Kulmus; a brother, Earl Kulmus; a sister-in-law, Catherine Kulmus; and a nephew, Stephen Kulmus.

Memorials are suggested to the Benevolent Care Fund in care of Lenoir Woods Retirement Community or Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church.

Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service.

Frederick Franklin "Doc" Krusekopf, 82, of Jasper passed away at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Joplin.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 23, at the United Methodist Church in Jasper with graveside services at 4:30 p.m. in Osborne Memorial Cemetery in Joplin.

The family will receive visitors from 2 until 3 p.m. on Sunday at Weng Funeral Chapel in Jasper.

Fred was born Feb. 12, 1925, in Columbia to Henry H. and Nancy Krusekopf. He graduated from Hickman High School and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After his service to his country, he attended the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine and received the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine. After a short internship in Wynot, Neb., Dr. Krusekopf moved to Jasper, where he continued practicing veterinary medicine for 56 years.

If serving the Jasper rural community with veterinary services was not enough, Dr. Krusekopf had such a love for this area that he quickly involved himself with civic and city programs for the betterment of all in the area.

Dr. Krusekopf became the head of the Jasper Youth Baseball Program and served on various local, county and state committees. Fred was successful in uniting the rural populace with the town populace by originating "Dairy Days." This eventful celebration is known today as Jasper Appreciation Days.

With his lifelong friend, Fred Hern, they initiated the All School Reunion in Jasper, which is still celebrated. They both knew the importance of keeping in touch with friends and loved ones. Although Dr. Krusekopf was not a graduate of Jasper, he was awarded honorary membership to the graduating class of 1972.

Dr. Krusekopf was an avid Boy Scout as a youth and continued scouting by sponsoring Boy Scout Troop No. 88. He was instrumental in helping many young men achieve their goal of becoming an Eagle Scout. In 1971, after 35 years of service as a scout leader, Fred was honored by the Mo-Kan Boy Scout Council with the "Golden Sun Award." This is one of the most prestigious awards a scoutmaster can ever achieve.

During his commitment to community betterment, Dr. Krusekopf was a very influential icon who helped the city of Jasper receive the 5-Star Community Betterment Award.

He also worked diligently in conjunction with federal programs to celebrate the nation’s bicentennial in 1976. For all these and many other achievements, Dr. Krusekopf was honored as "Man of the Year" in 1981 and 1983.

In 1995, Dr. Krusekopf was honored by the Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate with a personal Declaration of Achievement. This public recognition was for his 14 years of service as mayor of Jasper, six years of service as city councilman, president of the Jasper Chamber of Commerce, commander of American Legion Post 612, active member of the VFW and his many hours of service on local, state and federal committees.

He was active in Jasper United Methodist Church and was currently serving as chairman of the administrative board.

On July 29, 1963, he married Joetta Jeffcott Short. She survives. Fred is also survived by a daughter, Jann Peck of Mooresville, N.C.; a son, Thomas J. Short and wife Julie of Nixa; and a son, Stephen J. Short, D.V.M., of Lamar; 10 grandchildren, Travis Peck, Trevor Peck, Jordan Peck, Julie M. Short, Jeffrey T. Short, Jolie Ann Short, Jacksie Jo Short, Joshua Platner and wife Camie, Jeffery Phillips and wife Karen, and Jillian Phillips; and two great-grandchildren, Milo Phillips and Riley June Platner.

Additional survivors include two sisters, Emily Siegel and Caroline Goshorn; two brothers, Henry Krusekopf II and Paul Krusekopf and wife Melthena; as well as several nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and neighbors.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Charlotte Parker.

The family suggests memorial contributions to Jasper United Methodist Church in care of Weng Funeral Chapel.

Janet "Jan" S. Elam, 43, went home Saturday, July 21, 2007, after a lengthy illness.

A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, at Liberty Baptist Church, 7461 N. Brown Station Road in Columbia.

Jan was born May 25, 1964, in Mexico, Mo., the daughter of Louis and Ann Barnes Elam.

She lived in the Auxvasse-Mexico area and then moved to Moberly and graduated eighth grade at St. Pius X.

She moved to Columbia, where she attended Hickman High School.

She was in 4-H as a youth and volunteered in adulthood. Jan worked at Michaels Arts & Crafts, where she taught children crafts. Jan loved to do floral arrangements and make crafts. She later worked at Weaver and Knernschield Manufacturing.

Jan is survived by a son, Howard M. Elam, 26, and a daughter, Adelaide A. Elam, 9.

Also surviving are her mother, Ann; sisters and spouses Rick and Elizabeth Gunier and Dean and Shirley Patrick; brothers and spouses Louis and Rebecca Elam and Scott and Brenda Elam; along with many nieces and nephews; and one great-nephew, all of Columbia.

She was preceded in death by her father, Louis; a brother, Albert; and grandparents Hamil and Hilda Elam.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for her daughter, Adelaide, in care of Boone County Bank in Columbia.

Online condolences for Ms. Elam’s family may be left at www.heartlandcremation.com.

Raymond E. Miller, age 83, of St. Augustine, Fla., a former Central Missouri resident, died Thursday, July 26, 2007, in St. Augustine.

Graveside services and interment with military honors will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at Riverview Cemetery with the Rev. R.W. Beard officiating.

Raymond was born Sept. 1, 1923, in Columbia, the son of Clarence Franklin and Elsie Lee McBaine Miller, both deceased. He was married on Sept. 5, 1943, in St. Louis to Helen I. Lewis, who preceded him in death on June 29, 1972. On April 25,1973, in Summerland Key, Fla., he married Audry Tisinger Lyle, who preceded him in death on Dec. 24, 1999.

Mr. Miller attended Columbia Public Schools, graduating from Hickman High School in 1941.

He entered the United States Army in July 1943. He served in the European Theatre and was a combat rifle leader in C Company 344th Infantry Regiment of the 84th Infantry Division. He was with the 84th Infantry Division from the Belgium Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944-1945 until his unit met the Russians at the Elbe River on May 4, 1945.

He was awarded two Bronze Star medals, one for action in the Battle of the Bulge and one for action in the German campaign after the Battle of the Bulge. He earned three battle stars for the Rhineland, the Ardennes and Central Europe and was discharged on June 19, 1946.

He was employed the U.S. Postal Service in Columbia from 1947 until his retirement in 1972. After his retirement, he moved to Florida in 1973.

Survivors include one brother, Robert S. Miller and his wife, Grace, of Jefferson City; two nephews, John Franklin Miller of Janesville, Minn., and Richard S. Miller of Jefferson City; four nieces, Jonajene Miller of Sarasota, Fla., Sandra S. Miller of Diamond Bar, Calif., Judy Tukuafu and husband Samiu of Salt Lake City, and Jane Whelton of Foley, Ala.; and two stepsons, Leslie N. Lyle of Cincinnati and Perry L. Lyle of Jupiter, Fla.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Glenn M. Miller of Columbia and Gene F. Miller of St. Augustine.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to First Presbyterian Church of Jefferson City.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Freeman Mortuary.
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Sarah E. Crane, 96, of Columbia died Monday, July 30, 2007, at South Hampton Place.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, at Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Shane Crum and Chaplain Tom Graddy officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Crane was born April 8, 1911, in Columbia, the daughter of William D. Powell and Maria Lee Hume Powell, who both preceded her in death. She was married May 14, 1932, to Arley Dee Crane, who preceded her in death July 31, 1974.

She attended Hickman High School and the University of Missouri. She was a schoolteacher and in later years secretary to the dean of the Missouri University Graduate School Master Degree Program until her retirement.

She was a member of Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church and member of the Wilkes United Methodist Woman, where she served as president several times. She was also a member of the Ladies Optimist Club. Sarah’s first love was her family, for whom she enjoyed fixing meals. She also loved to play bridge and other cards, quilting, and traveling with her husband and family.

She is survived by one daughter, Betty Crane Wilson and husband Jim of Jefferson City; and two sons, William Stewart Crane and wife Vel of Hallsville and Arley Dale Crane and wife Hazel of Bluffton, S.C. She had five grandsons and one step-grandson. She had eight great-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.

She had three brothers, Bradley, Austin and William D. Powell Jr.; and two sisters, Bernice Davis and Irene Hubble, all of whom preceded her in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice. Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Phala Althea Sontag Gardner, 95, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, at Columbia Manor.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, at Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. Sarah Evans officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Phala was born Oct. 27, 1911, in O’Fallon, the daughter of William and Katie Hawk LeFever.

She graduated from Hickman High School in 1931 and then graduated from Christian College in 1933 with a degree in education.

In her early years, Phala worked at Arcel Garment Factory. She then began her career at Ellis Fischel Hospital in 1949 and worked there until her retirement in 1973. While at Ellis Fischel, Phala returned to school and obtained her LPN license in the mid-60’s.

She was a 50-plus-year member of Locust Grove United Methodist Church and a member of the United Methodist Women. She also served as state president of the LPN Association from 1975 to 1976.

Phala married Thomas Sontag on Feb. 18, 1934, in Columbia, and he preceded her in death in 1975. She then married William "Bud" Gardner in May 1977, and he preceded her in death in 1988.

Survivors include one daughter, Iola Grant and husband Robert of Columbia; three sons, Bill Sontag and wife Barbara, Harold Sontag and wife Clara all of Columbia, and Roy Sontag and wife Marshia of Vanceboro, N.C.; eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by grandson Randy Sontag in 1968; sister Marjorie Givan; and brother Lester LeFever.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Missouri River Hospice, 1410 Heriford Drive, Columbia, Mo., 65202, or Locust Grove United Methodist Church, 2600 N. Locust Grove Church Road, Columbia, Mo., 65202.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Helen Conley Trice, 94, of Columbia passed away Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, at her home.

Mrs. Trice was born June 9, 1913, in Columbia, the daughter of W.T. and Elsie McCloud Conley. She married Hall Trice on June 9, 1934, in Columbia, and he survives. Mrs. Trice was a member of Colonial Dames and Kings Daughters for many years. She also volunteered as a Gray Lady at University Hospital for many years. She was dedicated to her husband and family and loved to have fun.

In addition to her husband, she was survived by two sons, William C. Trice of Florida and J. Dudley Trice and spouse Nancy of Columbia; five grandchildren, Hall Trice III and spouse Susan, Tracy Redding and spouse Troy, Kelly Faup and spouse Andie, Kim Hughes and spouse Bert, all of Columbia, and Susan Brown and spouse Brad of Lebanon; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Harry, who passed away March 24, 1970; and one grandson, Troy Trice.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Harry Hall Trice Jr. Scholarship Fund, University of Missouri Business School, care of Nilson Funeral Home, 5611 St. Charles Road, Columbia, Mo., 65202.

RS Palmer, 87, passed away Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, in Columbia.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at Parker Funeral Service with burial in Columbia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Mr. Palmer was born Aug. 9, 1919, in Columbia. He was a horse trainer for more than 60 years and a wonderful teacher and friend.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth, of the home; and daughter Rhonda and husband Dave Dickerson of Columbia.

Memorials may be given to Olivet Christian Church or Columbia Second Chance.

Roger Neal Garmon, 42, of Columbia passed away on Monday, Aug. 6, 2007, at his home, surrounded by his loving family.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 9, at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia. Burial will follow at Dripping Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m., with a Masonic service at 7:45 p.m., on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Roger was born on March 11, 1965, in Kirksville to Fred and Charlene Pulliam Garmon, and they survive. He married Pat Tricanne Frazier on Sept. 14, 1991, in Columbia, and she survives.

He was a 1983 graduate of Hickman High School and then worked for B.D. Simon/P.C.E. Construction Co. until the time of his illness. He was a member of the national and local HOG chapters, Ancient Landmark Masonic Lodge No. 356 of Harrisburg and the Throttlemasters Masonic Motorcycle Association.

Roger is also survived by his daughter, Jennifer Garmon of Columbia; sister Rhonda Henstorf and husband George of Columbia; brother Rob Garmon and wife Jackie of Grain Valley; mother-in-law Maye Frazier of Columbia; many special nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, sister-in-laws and brother-in-laws; and many very special bikers and friends.

He was preceded in death by nephew Tommy Wayne Smith and father-in-law Ray Frazier, Jr.

Memorial contributions can be made to The Jennifer Garmon Scholarship Fund in care of Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., Columbia, Mo., 65202, or a charity of the donor’s choice.

Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Floyd Brown Jr., 48, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, at Friendship Baptist Church in Columbia. Visitation will from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Warren Funeral Chapel.

Surviviors include wife Tracy Brown; father Floyd Brown Sr.; son Jared Atkinson; daughters Rochelle Brown, Rikelle Brown, Soujouner Crawford and Luvlee Tucker; sisters Lisa Henley, Bobbie Wells and Ronda Brown; grandparents George and Mary Belcher; and two grandchildren.

Joe Whitten Roberts, 83, passed away on Friday, Aug. 10, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 14, at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Joe was born on Oct. 3, 1923, in Columbia to Ernest and Ada Cayton Roberts, and they preceded him in death. On June 20, 1942, he married Katherine Hickam, and she preceded him in death.

He was a 1941 graduate of Hickman High School and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the Cosmopolitan Club, Amvets of Rocky Mount, American Legion Post No. 202 and VFW Post No. 280.

Survivors include daughters Betty Frech and Sandy Coleman and husband Steve; grandchildren Lisa Klenke and husband Roy, Jim Frech and wife Kathy, and Sarah Coleman Nichols and husband Brian; and great-grandchildren Sydney and Olivia Klenke and Katie Frech.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth, and son-in-law Louis Frech.

Memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, 1900 N. Providence Road, Columbia, Mo., 65202. Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

John L. Strawn passed away Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007, peacefully at home with his family by his side after a long battle with cancer.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 20, at Memorial Funeral Home. Entombment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

He was born to William F. and Helen Strawn on Jan. 5, 1942, in Boone County. He married Martha Burks, and she survives.

John was the owner of Strawn Construction and worked as a general contractor for many years. He was actively involved in many organizations, including Elks Lodge 594, Sunrise Optimist, was a past commander of VFW Post 280, American Legion and director of Merchants and Farmers Bank. He was a member of the Church of God Holiness. He attended Hickman High School and served his country in the U.S. Navy.

He is survived by his wife, Martha, of the home; three daughters, Brenda Jacobsmeyer and husband Jeff of Columbia, Joannie Williamson and husband Bill of Spring, Texas, and Susan Long and husband Mike of Columbia; four granddaughters, Ashley Pasley of Columbia, Weslie and Corie Willaimson of Spring, Texas, and Katie Long of Tulsa, Okla.; two sisters, Betty Kindberg of Grain Valley and Becky Meyer of Columbia; and one brother, William "Willie" Strawn of Fulton. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, friends and extended family members whom he loved.

John was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson, Jonathon Long.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cancer Research Center or Columbia Benevolent Organization (CBO), c/o Elks Lodge 594.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Alfred Ray Shaw, 76, of Columbia passed away on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Al was born on Sept. 1, 1930, in Columbia to Roy and Lennie Merkel Shaw, and they preceded him in death. On July 1, 1951, he married Opal Jewell Latimer in Columbia, and she survives.

Al was a 1948 graduate of Hickman High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was stationed in Alaska during the Korean War. He will be remembered as someone who could build and fix anything. He also loved camping and fishing.

He is also survived by his two daughters, Debra Cochran and her husband, Thomas, of Ashland, and Cheryl Shaw and her companion, Roger Snodgrass, of Columbia; brothers, Jack Shaw and wife Lois, Robert Shaw and wife Lorene, all of Columbia; grandchildren Thomas Cochran, Brad Shaw and Joe Cochran; and two great-granddaughters.

He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Roy and Wesley Shaw.

Memorial contributions can be made to the American Lung Association, 1118 Hampton Ave., St. Louis, Mo., 63139-3196.

Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Miriam Joy Leach Powell, 85, passed away Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., because of complications resulting from a broken hip sustained while she was a resident of a closed unit at Springtree in Sunrise, Fla.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Parker Funeral Service, with interment to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour before the service at the funeral home.

She was born April 16, 1922, in Fairbury, Neb., to Corl E. Leach, DDS, and Emilie Anne Segelke Leach. The family moved to Columbia in 1933. She attended Jefferson Junior High School, was a graduate of Hickman High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in music education from Christian College, now Columbia College, and a master’s degree in sociology and social work from the University of Missouri-Columbia. In the late 1940s, she worked in Washington D.C. in the office of Rep. Bill Cruse, Republican of Missouri, and, while there, was instrumental in delivering papers from Whittaker Chambers to then-Rep. Richard Nixon, which resulted in the revelation of the "Pumpkin Paper" and the testimony, trial and conviction of Alger Hiss.

Mrs. Powell worked during the 1950s and 1960s for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers Home Administration in Columbia. While here, she was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church, the New Haven School PTA, the Southland Acres Neighbors Association and Ladies Coffee Circle and was active in local Campfire Girls.

She moved to Oakland Park, Fla., in 1970 and for many years worked for the Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services in various capacities. In Florida, she was prominent in the Anglican Church, the Florida Trial Association and the Power Squadron Auxiliary.

Survivors include three children, Emilie Ann Powell of Oakland Park, Janie P. Morris of Milwaukee and Dennis Powell of rural Ohio; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Her husband, E.J. "Gene" Powell, a Tribune reporter and author, preceded her in death in 1967.

Betty Jane Bowser, 85, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, at her home in Columbia.

A celebration of life will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, at VFW Post 280, 1509 Ashley St. in Columbia. Burial will be in Columbia Cemetery.

Miss Betty was a longtime resident of Columbia and a longtime active member of the American Business Women’s Association and held many offices. She was also a longtime member of the local VFW.

Betty is survived by two children, Connie Test of Portland, Ore., and Robb and his wife Marty Bowser of Atlanta, daughter-in-law Janice Bowser of Columbia; 10 grandchildren, Richard, Vicki, Kathy, Jackie, Wesley and Jamie of Portland, Ore., Robin and Katie of Tampa, Fla., Randy of Columbia and Karla of Austin, Texas; 19 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Marguerite Hastings of Moberly.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray, and her oldest son, Jerry.

She will be missed by her loving family, friends and the VFW.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the American Lung Association, 811 Cherry St., Columbia, Mo., 65201.

Online condolences may be left for Mrs. Bower’s family at www.heartlan dandcremation.com. Those wishing to contact the family directly may do so at 1marty@comcast.net.

Arrangements are under the direction of Heartland Cremation & Burial Society of Columbia. 442-7850.

Laurel E. White Hartley, 53, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, at her home.

Relatives and friends may call from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, with a service at 7 p.m. at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 N. Broadway in Saratoga Springs, (518) 584-5373.

Born on Nov. 22, 1953, she is the daughter of the late Harris A. and Evelyn B. Burnley White.

Laurel graduated from Hickman High School and from Stephens College with a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education.

She had worked in the banking industry and for State Farm insurance.

Survivors include her sister, Nancy W. White Nolke of Cincinnati; her aunt and uncle, Ruth Mary and Don O’Hara of Buckner; and several cousins.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Adirondack Save A Stray, 4880 Route 9N, Corinth, N.Y., 12822.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.

Terry Exline, 52, of Columbia passed away Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at University Hospital.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at Farwest Cemetery near Sturgeon. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, at Nilson Funeral Home.

Terry Exline was born March 24, 1955, in Princeton, the son of Harold Eugene and Maudie Wells Exline. He married Carol Craghead on Dec. 20, 1980, in Columbia. He worked as an assistant manager for MFA Oil. He was a member of the Heart Transplant Support Group.

Survivors include one daughter, Arlena A. Exline of Columbia; one brother, Gary Exline of Columbia; three sisters, Fonda Smith and Ronda Hall, both of Centralia, and Sonda Bunton of Hallsville; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at Olivet Christian Church with the Rev. Dennis Swearingin officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from noon to 2 p.m.

Jean was born Dec. 9, 1930, in Boone County to Eva Thelma Woods Stephens and Leon Peyton Stephens. She was a 1949 graduate of Hickman High School, where she was active in glee club, drama and elected 1949 homecoming queen. She also attended Christian (now Columbia) College. On June 11, 1950, she married Bandy Jacobs at First Christian Church in Columbia, and he survives. For more than 57 years they farmed in eastern Boone County and raised cattle.

Never content to be "just a housewife," Jean was very active in the Mid-Missouri community. She volunteered with the American Red Cross Bloodmobile, Voluntary Action Center, Ronald McDonald House, New Haven PTO, Harg Hustlers 4-H Club, served as Sunday school teacher and church board member for Olivet Christian Church, a "Pink Lady" for Boone Hospital Center and Ellis Fischel Cancer Center and spent tireless hours sorting clothes and assisting the underprivileged at The Wardrobe. She was a member of the Forest Hills bridge club, Harg Extension Club, and a lifelong supporter of the Boone County Democratic Party, where she served six years on the Democratic Central Committee. She also worked part time in the Boone County Collector’s Office, where she served under Woodrow "Woody" Wilson, Raymond Easley and Roger "Byron" Wilson.

She is perhaps best known as a singer and performer. She was a member of the Olivet Christian Church choir for more than 40 years and a 30-plus-year member of the Columbia Mothersingers. Many generations of children will remember her skits as Elvis, Mickey Mouse on roller skates, Sebastian the Crab or as the genie from "Aladdin."

Jean and Bandy were long-standing members of the Saturday Nighters Dance Club and anyone who ever watched them jitterbug would say they were a perfect match for each other. They also were season-ticket holders for MU basketball and football for more than 55 years.

In addition to her husband she is survived by two daughters, Ginger Pisarik and her husband, Tom, of Wentzville, and Sherri Redmon and her husband, Stephen, of Millersburg; a brother, Kenneth Stephens and his wife, Nellie, of Columbia. She is also survived by her two amazing grandchildren, Scott Pisarik, a senior at Fort Zumwalt North High School, and Janelle Pisarik, a senior at the University of Chicago; and numerous friends and relatives.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Coyote Hill Children’s Home, 1390 E. Boone Industrial Drive, Suite 150, Columbia, Mo.; the Olivet Christian Church choir; the Wardrobe; or a charity of the donor’s choice.

Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service.

Lois Mae Douglas, 76, of Columbia passed away Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, surrounded by her loving family at her home.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. Thursday until service time.

Lois was born Feb. 3, 1931, in Columbia, the daughter of Joe Leo and Ruth Trimble Murray.

She was a member of the Hickman High School Class of 1947.

She was a bookkeeper at Hillyard’s and retired in 2004 after 20-plus years of service. She also worked as a bookkeeper for Atkins Lawn Care and Boone County National Bank.

Lois married Garland Douglas on Aug. 9, 1947, and he survives.

She is also survived by son Denny Douglas and wife Dodie of Columbia; two daughters, Phyllis Smith and husband Mike of Columbia and Janice Johnson and husband Scott of Columbia; three grandchildren, Jason Brown and wife Stacey of Columbia, Zebadiah Smith of Columbia, and Abraham Smith and wife Stephanie of Belton; and two great-grandchildren, Jaden Brown and Kylie Smith.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Connie Jo Douglas; and a brother, Roy Lindell Murray.

The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Lung Association, 1118 Hampton Ave., St. Louis, Mo., 63139-3196.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Michael Lee Canton Sr., 50, of Harker Heights, Texas, formerly of Columbia, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Columbia.

He was born Dec. 8, 1956, in Columbia.

Survivors include his wife, Imona Inga; son Michael Lee Turner II; daughter Latasha Turner; parents Myrtle Canton and George Canton; brother Alvin Canton; sister Dian Savage; and grandmother Ruth Ganaway.

Stephen Leo Creath, 57, of Columbia passed away of cancer on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, at his home.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, at Valley View Community Church, 2900 Barberry Ave. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W.

Steve was born Feb. 24, 1950, in Coffeyville, Kan., to Clyde Reed and Audrey Rose Werner Creath.

He was a 1968 graduate of Hickman High School. On Dec. 22, 1979, he married Leslie Lynn Woods.

Survivors include his mother, Audrey Oglesby, and husband Willis of Columbia; his wife, Leslie Creath of Columbia; his daughter, Abby Lenger and husband Brian of New Franklin; his sons, Tyler and Colin Creath of Columbia; sister Doris Smith and husband Ernie of Evansville, Ind.; and brothers Reed Creath and wife Adriana of Lake Ozark and Richard Creath of Las Vegas. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews, beloved family members and friends.

Steve was preceded in death by his father.

Memorials are suggested to the Creaths’ children’s educational fund.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Scott Keith Laws, 30, of Columbia went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, Sept. 14, 2007.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the Evangelical Free Church, 600 Silvey Road in Columbia.

Scott was born June 18, 1977, in Jefferson City. He grew up in Columbia and graduated from Hickman High School in 1996.

While he was in high school, Scott spent his summers doing mission work in Romania.

While attending college at the University of Missouri-Columbia, he spent a year studying at the University of Sibiu in Romania as an exchange student, where he became fluent in Romanian.

In 2000, Scott went to work for Microsoft in Silicon Valley in California.

Scott is survived by his parents, Keith and Sherryl Laws of Harrisburg; brother, Tim; sister, Julie and her husband, Nathan Byrum, and their children, Rose, Carter and Carson; grandmothers, Velda Ogar of Mexico and Leola Laws of Perryville; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins from around the area.

He was preceded in death by both grandfathers, Adolph Ogar and Stan Lewis; and a cousin, Anne Quick.

Donations may be made to the Craiova Romania Church Building fund in care of the Johnston Evangelical Free Church, 9901 N.W. 62nd St., Johnston, Iowa 50131.

Sherman V. West, 63, of Columbia passed away Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Sherman was born Nov. 9, 1943, in Columbia to Virgil and Nadine Johnson West, and they preceded him in death.

Sherman and his wife, Sherry, were married on Oct. 4, 1991, in Harrisburg, and she survives.

He was a lifelong resident of the Hinton community, graduated from Hickman High School in 1961 and joined the Ironworkers Local 396 on July 1, 1966. He was a cowboy at heart and loved roping and riding and a good two-step. His greatest joy was spending time with his sons and grandchildren. He also had many lifelong friends and enjoyed a good story or practical joke.

He is also survived by his two sons, Kevin West, wife Melanie and granddaughter Ryan of Columbia and Karl West, wife Michelle and grandchildren Kammeron and Bailey West of Hallsville; sister Anita Faye Wade and husband Jim of Columbia; three nephews; several cousins; five stepchildren, Doug Lane, Christie McCaleb, Michelle Staats, Wendy Lane and Keith Lane, all of Columbia; and 13 stepgrandchildren.

Memorial contributions can be made to Cedar Creek Therapeutic Riding Center, Missouri Kidney Association or charity of the donor’s choice, all in care of Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., Columbia, Mo., 65202.

Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Billy W. Roberts, 55, of Columbia passed away Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at Memorial Funeral Home with a sharing of memories from 7 to 8 p.m. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mr. Roberts was born Sept. 21, 1951, in Columbia to Edward C. "Jack" Roberts and Vivian Garrett Roberts.

He married Mary Kersch in June 1974 in Columbia, and she survives.

Billy worked 33 years as a data technician and ATM specialist for Boone County National Bank. He was a five-year member of the Columbia Cosmopolitan Luncheon Club as well as being a long standing member of DPMA. He was also an avid blues guitarist as well as a guitar collector.

Survivors include a daughter, Jennifer Roberts of St. Louis; a son, John Roberts of Columbia; his parents, of Columbia; and two brothers, Ken Roberts of Columbia and Bob Roberts of Sturgeon.

Memorial contributions appreciated to the Girl Scouts Heart of Missouri Council, 230 Metro Drive, Jefferson City, Mo., 65109.

Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

David L. Ricketts, 68, of West Virginia passed away Monday, Sept. 17, 2007.

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

He retired from the Navy as captain after serving 30 years.

Survivors include wife Kay of 49 years; a son, Brad of Hallsville; a daughter, Sheri of Lewisburg; four grandchildren, Hannah, Rachel and Shelby Ricketts of Hallsville, and Brett of Virginia; a sister, Sharon of Belton; and mother, Lillian of Hallsville.

Tracie Lee Tempfel, 32, of Columbia passed away Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, at her parents’ home in Creede, Colo.

Memorial Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at First Presbyterian Church in Boonville, with the Rev. Clarinel Nervick of Hartsburg UCC and the Rev. Mary Harris-Koth of St. Johns UCC of Boonville presiding. Tracie’s great-grandfather built the church, and her parents were married there.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Davis Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Boonville.

Tracie was born Jan. 15, 1975, the daughter of Floyd and Karen Cochran Tempfel. She was raised in Pilot Grove, where she attended school through the middle of her junior year. She graduated from Hickman High School in 1993. After attending William Woods College in Fulton for two years, she transferred to Reed College in Portland, Ore., where she was a classics major. She was a member of St. Johns UCC in Boonville.

She is survived by her parents, Floyd and Karen Tempfel of Warsaw and Creede; her grandmother, Katie Tempfel of Pilot Grove; aunt, Dorothy Cochran Harlan of Columbia; two uncles, Brent Cochran of Shawnee, Kan., and Oscar Tempfel of Lynchburg, Va.; numerous cousins; and other extended family.

Tracie was preceded in death by her grandparents, Frank Tempfel of Pilot Grove and Bob and Mildred Cochran of Boonville, and many beloved pets - especially her black cat, Bunge.

Memorials are suggested to the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, ASPCA, or the EMT unit of Mineral County at Creede in care of Davis Funeral Chapel, 1397 Ashley Road, Boonville, Mo., 65233.

Wilbur G. "Bill" Conner, 82, of Boonville passed away Saturday evening, Sept. 29, 2007, at Riverdell Care Center in Boonville.

The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at First Christian Church in Boonville with Pastor Dan Crum officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Davis Funeral Chapel. Friends may call from 1 p.m. until time of the visitation. Burial will follow services at Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia.

Bill was born Nov. 9, 1924, in Nevada, Mo., the son of George Warren Conner and Omah Beulah Lane Conner.

Bill attended Columbia schools and graduated from Hickman High School in 1942.

He married Gladys L. Jacobs on July 18, 1955, in South Park, Pa. Bill is a Marine veteran of World War II. He served two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Army. He retired from the military as command sergeant major with 30 years of service. After his retirement he worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Columbia for several years.

Bill moved his family to Boonville in 1959. He was very active in the community, where he served on many boards. He served on the city council for several years.

He was a member of the VFW and the American Legion. He was installed into all of the Masonic bodies in Boonville, Boonslick Shrine Club and the Arrat Temple. He was also a member of the Eagles lodge. Bill was very active in his church, First Christian Church, where he was an elder.

He is survived by his wife, Gladys, of the home; his daughter, Carol and her husband, Dick Rohlfing, of Boonville; his son, G. Allen Conner and his wife, Shirley, of Lexington, Ky.; five grandchildren, Heath Rohlfing of New Franklin, Nathan Conner of Lexington, Brandy Waller of Boonville, Josh Conner of St. Louis and Alisha Eldridge of Nevada.

He also leaves behind four great-grandchildren, Austin and Hunter Rohlfing of New Franklin, Harley Waller of Boonville and Tevin Eldridge of Nevada. He is also survived by seven nieces and one nephew.

Two brothers preceded Mr. Conner in death.

Memorials are suggested to the First Christian Church Memorial Gardens or the Shriner’s Crippled Children’s Fund.

Grace Josephine Houf, 86, of Columbia passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2007.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Houf was born April 3, 1921, in Boone County to Leroy Grant and Bertha L. Griffin Grant. She married Henry H. Houf on July 11, 1942, in Columbia, and he preceded her in death.

She was a member of Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher. Mrs. Houf also served as the church activity chairwoman for 27 years. She was a member of United Methodist Women. She enjoyed crafts, especially sewing and making baby quilts.

Survivors include daughter Carolyn Sapp of Columbia; granddaughter Linna Turner of Columbia; grandson Charles Turner of Columbia; great-grandson Jordan Turner; nephews Stephen Grant and Rodney Southard; and numerous cousins.

Her parents, brother Samuel Grant and daughter Barbara Houf also preceded her in death.

Memorial contributions are appreciated to Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church.

Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Robert Paul Starke, 26, Columbia, passed away Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007, at University Hospital.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11 at Memorial Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until time of services Thursday at the funeral home.

He was born on Dec. 4, 1980, in Columbia, the son of Richard Starke and Vicky Swanson Starke, both former employees of Gerbes.

Robert received a kidney transplant at the age of 6, and during this successful transplant, he was greatly supported by his loving family.

He was a graduate of Hickman High School, Class of 2000.

Robert will be remembered for his love of car shows, collecting music, working on the farm, constructing models, paintball and being quite computer savvy.

Survivors include his father, Richard Starke of Columbia; mother Vicky Starke of Camdenton; brother, Ryan Starke of Columbia; aunts and uncles, Mike, Ken and Harvey Swanson, Elisabeth Buenviente, Elane Wolf and Sarah O’Shea; numerous cousins including Betty Wetmore and Larry and Bob Starke.

Robert was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ralph and Jessie Starke and Dean and Gladys Swanson.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Missouri Kidney Association or Ronald McDonald House.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

“I have never known anyone who had as much life in her as she did,” her mother, Kathy Allen, said. “She was not only my daughter, she was also my best friend.” And as best friends, they spent time together shopping, getting their nails done and “just doing the ‘girl thing,’” Allen said.

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Anne Shea of Columbia died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007, in a car accident on U.S. 63 in northern Boone County. She was 20.

Ms. Shea was born May 23, 1987, in Fort Leonard Wood to Mark Shea and Kathy Allen. She graduated from Hickman High School in 2005. 

She was attending Merrell University of Beauty Arts & Science in Moberly, with hopes of becoming a cosmetologist. “She was scheduled to be in a competition (Sunday) and she just never made it,” Allen said. “She loved makeup, style and hair and thought it would be a good way to support her son.” Her son, Aayden, is 19 months old. “She was a great little momma to Aayden,” Allen said. “He’ll learn about her when he gets older. He’ll just know he was loved so much.”

Ms. Shea is survived by her son, Aayden Shea; her father, Mark Shea of Waynesville; her mother and stepfather Kathy and Eddie Allen, both of Columbia; a brother, Matt Shea of Buffalo, N.Y.; and a sister, Jessica Shea of Columbia.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. Tenth St. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the trust fund for Aayden to be established at Missouri Credit Union.

Lequeta Joy "Jody" Carlos, 74, of Columbia passed away on Monday, Oct. 15, 2007, at her home.

A gathering for family and friends will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Memorial Funeral Home.

Jody was born on May 13, 1933, in Columbia to James and Ruby Coleman Carlos, and they preceded her in death.

She was a 1950 graduate of Hickman High School and worked for Schnucks grocery store in Columbia for 28 years until her retirement. She will be remembered as a sports fanatic, whose favorite teams were the Missouri Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Bulls and Kansas City Chiefs.

She is survived by her sister, Elaine Hager-Brandenburg and husband Billy of Columbia; loving companion Casey; and many other relatives.

She was also preceded in death by one brother.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Central Missouri Humane Society, 616 Big Bear Blvd., Columbia, Mo., 65202.

Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

John William Artley loved life, said his daughter Meleah Artley.

Mr. Artley died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007, at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York. He was 69.

Mr. Artley was born June 7, 1938, in Pennsylvania and moved to Columbia with his parents, A. Sterl Artley and Dorothy Artley, when he was 5. He was a paper boy for the Columbia Missourian, attended Hickman High School and was educated at MU.

After college, Mr. Artley moved to New York City to start his advertising career with Young and Rubican. From 1973 to 1984, he was the president and CEO of Object Recognition Systems Inc. From 1985 to 1990, Mr. Artley was the founder and CEO of Holographix, Inc., a Boston-based company that developed high performance desktop computer peripheral devices. His last position was as the founding partner and president of Bayshore Holdings Inc.

“He was one of the most intelligent people I’ve ever met,” Meleah Artley said. “And he was always a lot of fun.”

Mr. Artley had many hobbies, including motorcycles, vintage sports cars, World War II history and creative writing.

“He was a great storyteller,” his daughter said. “Whenever I needed advice, I could call him up. I always trusted the advice he gave me.”

Mr. Artley is survived by his wife of 36 years, Peggy Artley of Manhattan; his daughter of Santa Fe, N.M.; and his sisters, Judy Toalson of Kansas City and Jan Goldman of Durango, Colo.

Services for Mr. Artley were held Oct. 31 in San Benito, Texas, where he is now buried.

-- GRETCHEN PRESSLEY

Mary Martha Frech Berry, 40, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Columbia, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007.

A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at St. Monica Church, 1236 Olive Blvd. in St. Louis. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Palms-Robarts Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Also, visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Kriegshauser Funeral Home, 9450 Olive Blvd. in St. Louis.

Survivors include her husband, Mark Berry; her two children, Clayton and Alex; her father, David, and stepmother Linda Frech; her brother, John Frech; and her sister, Katherine Frech.

Mrs. Berry graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1989 and was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority. After graduation she taught at Ellisville Elementary and earned her master’s of education at Maryville University.

Mrs. Berry and her husband, Mark Berry, moved to Bradenton in 2001, and she started her own Web design and advertising business. She was current president of the Lake Wood Ranch Business Club of Bradenton.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Tidewell Hospice and Palliative Care, 4151 37th St. E., Palmetto, Fla., 43221.

Addie Chorlton, 99, formerly of Columbia, passed away on Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, in St. Augustine, Fla.

Mrs. Chorlton was cremated, and her ashes will be scattered on the Oregon coast.

She was born on Oct. 17, 1908, the sixth child of Addie and William James McGrath. She was born and raised in Columbia.

She graduated at the top of her class from Columbia High School in 1927. She married John Lewis Chorlton in 1929. He preceded her in death on July 18, 1970.

She was a masterful seamstress, as was her father, who was known in Columbia as Mac the Tailor. She was the last survivor of her brothers and sisters; Margie Farris, Gladys Davis, Earl, Carroll and Aubrey McGrath.

Family members said that Mrs. Chorlton was very proud of her family and enjoyed seeing all of her offspring living productive lives. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

She is survived by three daughters, Jonalee Miller, with whom she lived until her death, of St. Augustine, Fla., Peggy Smith of Fulton and Pamela Chater of Cannon Beach, Ore. She was loved by her grandchildren, John and Jona Miller, Steven Minnick and Debe Ralston Malone.

Memorial contributions should be given to your local animal shelter.

Henrietta Phillippe, 93, of Columbia passed away Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6, at Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. Tenth St., with a visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.

She was born June 3, 1914, to Jim and Emma Burnham Barnes. She graduated from Hickman High School in 1931 and attended the University of Missouri-Columbia. She married Arthur Phillippe on Sept. 15, 1950. She retired in 1994 after more than 30 years of being a secretary in the federal system.

She is survived by several relatives: Dinah and Ken Pearson; Rocky, Karen, and Noah Phillippe; Dave and Alice Drane; Rene and Mark Killpack; June and Larry Beasley; Susan and Brent Neal; Peg and Phil Arnston; Boots and David Felberg; Pat Dexheimer; Susie and Rob Ditmer; and Jo Phillippe; also surviving are many special friends, neighbors and other family members.

Henrietta was preceded in death by her husband in 1991 and her parents. She was also preceded in death by two brothers-in-law, Whimpy and Spencer Phillippe, and sister-in-law Bobbie Phillippe.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to First Christian Church of Columbia. Arrangements under the direction of Parker Funeral Service (573) 449-4153.

Judith Deatz Manlove, 61, of Columbia passed away Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007.

Graveside services will be held at a later date.

Judith was born Oct. 12, 1946, in St. Louis. The second child of Dr. William Ross Deatz, DDS, retired lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Air Force, and Marjorie Berry Deatz, both of whom have preceded her in death, she grew up in Germany and Columbia, where she graduated from Hickman High School in 1964.

In 1965, Judith Deatz married Clifford Thomas Manlove II, the son of Lt. Col. C.T. and June B. Manlove of Dexter.

After a short stint in Kansas City when they were first married, the Manloves returned to Columbia to raise a family. "Judy," as she liked to be called, bore and raised three children, all of whom survive her; Clifford Thomas III and his wife, Anne Czerwinski, of Pittsburgh, William Blakeney of Columbia, and Erica Manlove Moore and her husband, Sean, of Columbia. She is also survived by triplet grandchildren by Erica: Fisher, Isabella and Carter; by her partner of more than 20 years, James Henry Bushaw; and by an elder brother, George Berry Deatz and his wife, Linda, of Springfield; and a sister, Gloria Deatz Banning and her husband, Roy, of Armstrong.

Judy graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Missouri, and, during her career, Judy worked as a lab technician, a reader for the blind, a genealogist and in light carpentry. Judy loved wildflowers and birds, live music and the blues, and having breakfast at Ernie’s or Broadway Diner.

The family asks that in lieu of flowers or memorials that gifts be made to Community Hospices of America, 800 Highway 63 N., Suite 100, Columbia, Mo., 65201; (573) 443-8360.

Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service, 22 N. Tenth St., Columbia, Mo.

Henry H. Lamm, 67, of Columbia passed away Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007, at his home.

Funeral services with a Masonic service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at Parker Funeral Service with the Rev. Dave Schawo officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Henry was born June 3, 1940, in Huntsdale to Henry Herman and Nellie B. Ravenscraft Lamm. He married LeeRaye Hopkins on June 29, 1959, and she survives.

He graduated from Hickman High School in 1958.

He was a tobacco farmer in Boone County for 35 years and a plasterer for more than 40 years.

He lived his entire life in Boone County.

Henry was a member of Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 356 AF&AM of Harrisburg, past monarch of Aleppo Grotto, Supreme Council Grottoes of North America district deputy, member of Moolah Shrine and past president of Tiger Shrine Club.

Survivors include his wife of Columbia; a son, H. Craig Lamm and wife Lisa of Columbia; two daughters, Caryn Ginter and husband Rodney of Columbia and Lori Meyer and husband Kevin of Rocheport; a sister, Mary Winn and husband Richard of Columbia; six grandchildren, Will Lamm, Amy Lamm, Kyle Meyer, Nate Meyer, Jordyn Ginter and Jessica Ginter.

Memorials may be given to Cedar Creek Therapeutic Riding Center or Shriner’s Hospital for Children.*

She departed this life November 6, 2007 at her home near Richland, Missouri, at the age of 65 years, 3 months and 13 days.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, November 9, 2007 at Richland United Methodist Church, Richland, Missouri with the Rev. Ralph Hosman officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Swede Cemetery, Swedeborg, Missouri.

Linda Gail Sears, daughter of the late James Gardner and Marie (Calvert) Head, was born May 21, 1942 in Columbia, Missouri. Linda grew up in Columbia where she graduated from Hickman High School in 1960.

On August 31, 1963, she married Farrell Eudell "Skip" Sears. Linda and Skip were blessed with two children, Julie and Daniel, and shared over 44 years together.

Soon Linda and Skip moved to the Chicago, Illinois area where she worked in the Sears Tower as a bookkeeper for th HOMART Corporation, a commercial development company. She later went to work in the Chicago suburbs District 98 School as a bookkeeper. In 1993, Linda and Skip moved to the Richland area, where she joined the Richland United Methodist Church.

In her spare time, Linda enjoyed being outdoors; whether is was camping or 4-wheeling. She loved spending time with her grandkids and treasured the times that she could spend with them and her family and friends.

Linda will be sadly missed, but fondly remembered by her husband; Farrell E. "Skip" Sears; two children: Julie (Glenn) Stotler of Laqucy, Missouri and Danile (Jill) Sears of Oregon, Wisconson; three siblings: Carolyn (Purn) Webb of Paducah, Kentucky, and Sandra (Bill) Montgomery and Tom Mary Kay) Head all of Columbia, Missouri; six grandchildren: James, Megan, Stephanie, Amy, Daniel and Hannah; two great grandchildren: Erin and Bryn; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

Howard B. Lang Jr., 95, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, at First Baptist Church.

Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service.

Ken "Kenny" Kleasner, 78, of Columbia died Nov. 17, 2007, in Houston.

Services were held Nov. 19, 2007.

He was born in Fayette and attended Hickman High School and graduated in 1947.

He was fondly called the "mayor" of McBaine.

Kenny played baseball with the Yankees farm team. He later enlisted in the Korean War.

He later went to Texas, where he attended college and worked the remaining years of his life.

Kenny leaves behind a wife, Johnnie, of Houston.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis Kleasner and Mattie Brown Kleasner; brothers Lewis and Wayne; and sisters Kathryn and Tootie.

Bruce M. Dehaven, 57, of Jefferson City, formerly of Columbia, died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Jefferson City. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 26, at Columbia Cemetery.

Bruce was born Oct. 30, 1950, in Columbia to Paul E. and Ruth E. Hackmann Dehaven.

He is survived by his father, Paul E. Dehaven of Columbia; and one sister, Donna Sims of Columbia.

Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service, 449-4153.

Minnie Frances Kirby, 88, of Columbia died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007, at her home.

Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, at Midway Locust Grove Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. John Yonker.

Minnie was born May 15, 1919, in Midway to T.C. "Clyde" and Gertie Boothe Kirby, and they preceded her in death.

She was a member of First Christian Church and worked for Boone County National Bank for many years.

Memorials may be given to First Christian Church.

Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service, 449-4153.

Dennis Ray Greenwood, 54, of Columbia passed away Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

He was born on Sept. 15, 1953, in Columbia, the son of the late Thomas Sylvester and Jane Bennett Greenwood. He was united in marriage to Suzanne Prewitt on Feb. 15, 1986, and she survives at the home.

Mr. Greenwood graduated from Hickman High School and Columbia College with a bachelor of arts degree in history/government (criminal justice). He and his father were partners in an interior design business in Columbia until the death of his father. He then attended and graduated from Southwest Paralegal Institute in Texas.

He worked for the attorney general’s office and was a human rights officer for the Missouri Commission on Human Rights. He was a member of Community United Methodist Church, an avid MU fan, woodworker, baseball fan, and greatly enjoyed his family and pets.

In addition to his wife Suzanne, survivors include his son, Adam Rice and companion Jerrica Whitlow and granddaughter Anaya Rice, all of Columbia; siblings Bonita Heet and husband Frank of Centertown, Maxine Clark and husband Bobby of St. Louis, and Jeff Greenwood and wife Lisa of Columbia; mother-in-law Betty Prewitt of Chillicothe, Mo.; brothers-in-law John Prewitt and wife Jenni of Chillicothe, Ill., and Jim Prewitt and wife Patti of Navasota, Texas; sister-in-law Sondra Skipper and husband Larry of Chillicothe, Mo. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Central Missouri Humane Society.

Online tributes can be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

Larry E. Palmer, 65, of Columbia passed away Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, in St. Louis.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at Parker Funeral Service with Dennis Stewart officiating.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Larry was born June 11, 1942, in Boone County to James and Nellie Calvert Palmer. He married Sarah Brown on June 26, 1964, and she preceded him in death on June 30, 2007.

He served six years with the National Guard and with the Columbia Police Reserves. He worked for Eastgate IGA for 23 years and University Hospital for 15 years.

He was 32nd-degree past Master of Blue Lodge.

Survivors include a son, Larry Daniel Palmer of Columbia; a daughter, Sharon Matney and husband Tim of Columbia; a grandson, Larry Matthew Matney; two brothers, Ronald Palmer and wife Faye, and Jerry Palmer and wife Susie; two sisters, Ruthann Rice of Columbia, and Karen Carter and husband Ron of Columbia.

He was preceded in death by his father; his wife; and a sister, Sharon K. Palmer.

Memorials may be given to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1013, Columbia, Mo., 65205.

Thomas E. Cook, 53, of Columbia passed away Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at Parker Funeral Service. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Tom was born March 15, 1954, in Boone County to Arthur E. and Dorothy M. Smith Cook. He married Karla M. Hoffman on Sept. 11, 1976, and she survives.

He graduated from Hickman High School in 1972.

His family was the center of his life. Tom worked for Little Dixie Construction for 27 years. He loved to play softball, garden, mushroom hunt, and collect coins and other collectibles.

Survivors include a son, Blair Thomas Cook of Columbia; a daughter, Ashley Nicole Cook of Columbia; a brother, Jack D. Cook of Columbia; a sister, Mary Savely of Wichita, Kan.; and several cousins, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Word has been received of the death of former Columbian Jacqueline Sapp Veen in Palomar Hospital in Escondido, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, after a short illness.

No services are planned. Inurnment will be at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego.

Jacqueline Sue Sapp was born in Columbia on Oct. 21, 1924, to Wilbur Ivan and Dulcie Dysart Sapp.

After graduating from Christian College and attending the University of Missouri, she enlisted in the U.S. Navy WAVES in 1944.

She was stationed at Camp Parks Seabee base at Livermore, Calif., in the legal office under Lt. Howard B. Lang Jr. of Columbia. She met her late husband, Lloyd T. Veen, in that office, and when they were married Jan. 20, 1946, in Columbia, Lt. Lang was their best man.

The couple made their home in Southern California, where Mr. Veen was a general building contractor and property developer and Mrs. Veen was an escrow officer in the Escondido office of Home Federal Savings & Loan Association.

She was an aspiring genealogist and was active in the Escondido Genealogical Society. The Veens traveled extensively through the years.

She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Richard Ivan Veen and Vanessa A. Veen of Pismo Beach, Calif., and Don N. Veen and Alix Veen of Del Mar, Calif.; and three grandchildren.

Her oldest son, Lloyd Randall Veen, died in 1979 of kidney disease contracted during his Army service in Vietnam.

The family requests that any memorials be donations to Heifer International or a hospice of your choice.

John Rickard "Rick" Mackley, 55, died at his home in Columbia on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007.

The family requests that everyone wear blue jeans to the memorial service officiated by the Rev. Trinity Mackley of Tampa, Fla., at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, at Christian Chapel Assembly of God Church, 3300 S. Providence Road in Columbia. Interment will be attended by family only.

He and his twin, George Kenneth "Ken" Mackley, were born at Bonne Terre Hospital in Bonne Terre on Dec. 18, 1951, to the late Melbourne Fleming and Sylvia Mary Catherine Rickard Mackley of Farmington.

Rick attended Farmington schools and graduated from Hickman High School in Columbia. He was employed by the University of Missouri for 30 years.

He married Holly King of Columbia. They had two children, Livia and Andy Mackley, both of Columbia.

Rick enjoyed his computer, his 1973 Roadrunner, listening to Moody Blues music, traveling the United States, watching movies and the festivities of holidays.

He also is survived by eight siblings, Betty Yeager of Farmington, Mary and husband Dr. John Christy of Poplar Bluff, Patti Patterson of Brookings, Ore., Judy Butler of Farmington, Ed Mackley of Sandy Springs, Ga., Linda and husband Ken Foreman of Rockwall, Texas, Elaine Moore of Colorado Springs, Colo., and George Kenneth Mackley of Columbia. He also is survived by his foster family, the children of Hugo and Zelda Cozean, as well as many nieces, nephews and friends.

Memorials may be made to Livia and Andrew Mackley for a memorial educational fund, 3800 Saddlebrook Place No. 303, Columbia, Mo., 65202.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Heartland Cremation & Burial Society of Columbia, 442-7850.

Ethel Lewis, 100, of Columbia passed away Thursday, Dec.13, 2007, at West Village Manor.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 17, at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Ethel was born Oct. 23, 1907, in Callaway County to Daniel D.W. and Mary J. Carl Aufranc.

She was married to Gomer L. Lewis in 1932, and he preceded her in death.

Mrs. Lewis graduated from Columbia High School and attended the Rosenthal School of Commerce.

She belonged to the Broadhead Neighborhood Bible Study Group and Missouri United Methodist Church. She worked for the University of Missouri ROTC office for 42 years.

Survivors include a brother, Curtis Aufranc of Columbia; four sisters, Mary Jo Phillips and husband Chubb of Columbia, Dorothy Sapp of Columbia, Evalyn Short of Ashland, and Gertrude Dawson of Denver; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and four brothers, Will Henry Aufranc, Otto Aufranc, Clarence Aufranc and Emmet Aufranc.

Memorials may be given to the Missouri River Hospice.

Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service.

Donald G. Bush, 58, known to some as the "Quiet Storm," entered eternal rest on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007, at his residence in Georgia after a long battle with cancer.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Warren Funeral Chapel, followed by burial services at Memorial Cemetery.

He was born on Aug. 27, 1949 in Missouri and had resided in Georgia for the past 12 years.

He as a graduate of Hickman High School and served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, where he received several medals of honor.

Mr. Bush served his country with all of his heart, and the following awards were bestowed upon him by the United States and the Vietnam government.

The United States medals were the Purple Heart, Navy Commendation with Combat Valor, Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation - three times, Good Conduct Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. The Vietnam government honored medals were Cross of Gallantry, Civic Actions Medal and Vietnam Service Medal.

He was a carpenter by trade and worked several positions at the East Coast Terminal port in Savannah, Ga.

He was a loyal member of Mount Carmel Deliverance Center in Savannah.

He is survived by three daughters, LaDonna D. Crum of Columbia, Alissa R. Cuya and husband Ramon of Guyton, Ga., and Staci L. Brown of San Diego; like a daughter, Vickie Prince of Columbia; one son, James McIntosh of Columbia; three grandchildren, Asia, Diamond and Ramon Jr. of Cuya; four sisters, Arthola Brown, and Eunice Crum and husband Herbert, all of Columbia, Mary Mitchell of Tucson, Ariz., and Sherry Jefferson and husband David of Lincoln, Neb.; one brother, Wayne Bush and wife Mary of Phillips Ranch, Calif.; supportive former spouse Frances Bush of Columbia; and a devoted caring companion, Lorene Washington of Rincon, Ga. He also leaves behind several aunts, uncles, as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Mr. Bush was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Jr. and Georgia Warrick Bush; two brothers, Arthur III and James Bush; as well as several aunts and uncles.

Arrangements are under the care of Warren Funeral Chapel.

Mary Elizabeth Wolfe, 72, of Columbia passed away Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, at Lenoir in Columbia.

Services, conducted by the Rev. Jim Smith, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 24, at Grandview Baptist Church. Visitation will be one hour before the funeral. Burial will be held Wednesday at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mary was born Oct. 20, 1935 to Robert and Alice Mabel Tremaine Hughes in Columbia. She married David Kite in 1953, and he preceded her in death.

She married George Edward Wolfe in 1980 in Columbia. She attended Hickman High School. She worked at the Boone Hotel for 14 years and the post office for another 14 years. Her greatest hobbies included her grandchildren and floral arrangement.

Survivors include her husband, George; her daughter, Janice Elaine Kite; her son, Kevin Kite; four grandchildren; and three brothers, Harold Hughes, Robert Hughes Jr. and Donald Hughes.

She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Jesse Hughes.

Arrangements are under the direction of Nilson Funeral Home.

J.J. "Jay" Dixon, 85, of Atlantic, Iowa, formerly of Columbia, died Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007, at his home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, at Oliver Funeral Home in Centralia with visitation at 1 p.m. Interment will be at Centralia City Cemetery.

Survivors include daughters Donna Frede of Vinton, Iowa, and Kathy Dixon of Kingston Springs, Tenn.; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two sisters, including Ruthann Turner and husband Lloyd of Columbia.

Reverend William Paul Walden passed away December 24, 2007 at Hope Hospice.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 11th at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in Memory of Rev. Walden to the Church Building Fund or to Hope Hospice, 2430 Diplomat Parkway East, Cape Coral, FL 33909.

He was born July 2, 1936 Columbia, Missouri the son of William Bush and Pauline (Carey) Walden. He was raised in Columbia Missouri, graduated in 1954 from Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri; Louisville Presbyterian the Theological Seminary and graduated with a masters of divinity, May of 1968.

His professional career began as an executive with the boy scouts; insurance agent; full time presbyterian minister; District Manager in Agricultural marketing; interim minister for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Disability took him out of full time work and he and his wife became house parents for a professional and social Agricultural Fraternity, Alpha Gamma Rho at the Ohio State University. He continued to do interim Ministry work throughout the state of ohio, spending almost every weekend traveling to many christian churches (Disciple of Christ). In 1988 he had the opportunity to become a stock broker, took and passed all test that allowed him to manage a stock brokerage office.

He was a member of the masonic Twilight Lodge in Columbia, MO. He was an amateur (Ham) radio operator and worked with the National Emergency Network (races) and with Lee County Emergency Operations. During Hurricane Charley he was assigned to man the radio at the North Fort Myers Fire Station.

He is survived by one sister, Marilyn Smith, Fayetteville AR. His wife of 28 years, Beverly and six children, Lynette Vassholz, Memphis MO; Shelly Walden, Port Charlotte, FL; Kyle Walden, Columbia, MO; Madrian Gibson, Columbia MO; Todd Walden, Columbia MO; Dyke Walden, O'Fallon, MO; and one step son, Mark Holt, Columbus, OH; and six grandchildren.

He was a member of Fort Myers Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 5916 Winkler Road, Ft. Myers, FL 33919.

Arrangements entrusted to Horizon Funeral Home.

Nancy L. Davis, 70, of California, Mo., passed away on Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at Nashville Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Nashville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia.

Nancy was born on Oct. 5, 1937, in Sapp to William and Hattie Margaret Crane, and they preceded her in death.

On June 25, 1960, she married Joseph L. Davis in Boone County, and he preceded her in death in 1993.

She is survived by her children, Joseph Davis Jr. and wife June of Clark, Denise "Sis" Ellison and husband Gordon of Columbia, Anita Cline and husband Duane of Madison, Mark Davis and wife Trena of Williamsburg, and Debra Schmidt and husband Troy of Russellville; grandchildren, Tere’sa Davis, Andrea Davis, Tre’ Davis, Kallen Davis, Jennifer Ellison, Amanda Ellison, Gordon Ellison III, Haley Cline and Jillian Schmidt; stepgrandchildren Jason Cline, Jaimie Hicks, Kevin Bealmear, Ashley Bealmear, Amber Bealmear, Amanda Glover, Andrea Glover and Bobby Joe Bealmear; great-grandchildren Addye Davis and Arianna Ellison; stepgreat-grandchildren Jesse Hicks, Jayden Hicks, Zachary Bealmear and Derick Bealmear; nieces, Alicia Henderson and Alison Christopher; nephew Wesley Long; adopted sister Shirley Nichols; and sisters-in-law Elizabeth Clutts and Sue Cleavenger.

She was also preceded in death by her sister, Martha Long.

Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com.

William "Bill" J. Barnett, 57, of Clinton, Miss., formerly of Columbia, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, in Clinton.

Services were at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, at First United Methodist Church in Clinton, with visitation at 10 a.m. Burial was in Revenna, Neb.

Bill was born on Dec. 22, 1950, in Columbia to Cecil T. and Hazel J. Barnett. He married Lynn Barnett on June 5, 1971, in Columbia. He later married Jackie Barnett in June 1991 in Waynesville.

He was a 1969 graduate of Hickman High School and a 1974 graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City with a pharmacy degree. In 1983, he graduated from the University of Mississippi in Oxford with a juris doctorate.

He lived in Columbia from birth until 1990, practicing pharmacy and owning a small business. He lived in various other states and practiced pharmacy and finally moved to Mississippi, where he opened Barnett Law Offices. He practiced both trial and appellate law until his death. He enjoyed observing and participating in various sporting activities. His greatest enjoyment was officiating football, basketball and baseball in Missouri and Mississippi.

Survivors include both wives; children Becky Barnett Finnegan and husband Terry of Lenoir City, Tenn., Betsy Barnett Borsheski and husband Rob of Columbus, Ohio, Katie Barnett Hequembourg and husband Scott of Harker Heights, Texas, Kenley Barnett of St. Louis, Lindsey Barnett of Forth Worth, Texas, and Brenden Barnett of Clinton, Miss.; and grandchildren Maxwell, Emerson and Magdeline Finnegan and Olivia Borsheski.

His was preceded in death by his mother, father, aunts, uncles and grandparents.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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