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.

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 1949, 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.

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 f