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I Thursday, June 17, 2004 NEWS-LEADER FUNERAL NOTICES For details of services, see obituaries MERRIAM WOODS or call the listed funeral home. For ad- Mr. Albertus "Bert" dresses and phone numbers of local fu- Vaneps, 91, Kissee Mortuary neral service providers, visit News- and Chapel, Forsyth. Leader.com and click on announcements. MOUNTAIN GROVE SPRINGFIELD Mr.

Albert August KoerMr. Delmar Wayne ber, 63, Craig-Hurtt-Bradley Bush, 77, see obituary. Funeral Home. Mr. Earl H.

Cook, 83, see obituary. NIXA Mrs. La Rita Ernelle Wahlstrom Hall, 65, see Mr. Kenny Lee Cody, 51, see obituary. obituary.

Mr. Robbie Daniel Hula, 21, see obituary. REEDS SPRING Mrs. Flossie Maye Sav- Mrs. Juanita J.

Gofourth age, 89, see obituary. Stults, 92, Snapp-Bearden Mr. Chester L. Stieber, 81, Funeral Home, Branson. Herman H.

Lohmeyer Funeral Home. REPUBLIC Mrs. Hazel June "GramMrs. Della Mae Dunn my" Westmoreland, 73, see Stewart, 97, Meadors Funerobituary. al Home, Republic.

BRANSON Mr. Russell M. Cook, 82, Funeral ROLLA Snapp-Bearden Home. Ms. Opal Lillian Bassett, Mrs.

Cordelia Weather- 94, Birmingham-Martin Fu90, Whelchel Funeral neral Home, Vienna. man, Chapel. CAPE FAIR SEYMOUR Mr. Richard L. Bass, 84, Mr.

Daniel Sanford see obituary. West, 86, Holman-Howe FuCONWAY neral Home, Seymour. Mrs. Joann Blakey, 45, see obituary. WILLARD DIXON Mrs.

Rita L. Lockhart, 57, Mr. Richard Allen see obituary. Messersmith, 61, Long- WINDYVILLE Gilbert Funeral Home. Mr.

Richard Elam, 52, HOLLISTER Holman-Howe Funeral Mrs. Ernest F. Taylor, 75, Home, Lebanon. Greenlawn Funeral Home, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS Branson. Mrs.

Susan Kay Mallett, HOUSTON 28, Thieme-Shadel-Hicks FuMr. Everett Hollibaugh neral Service at Rivermonte, 86, Evans Funeral Home. Springfield. LEBANON ALEXANDRIA, VA. Mrs.

Shirley Nadine Fo- Mr. Raymond W. Roper, ley, 73, see obituary. 64, see obituary. Richard L.

Bass Richard Bass, of Cape Fair, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2004, in his home at the age of 84. Richard was born June 12, 1920, in Straford, to Irvin and Bernice Trivett Bass. He had been a resident of the area since 1959, coming from Springfield, Mo. He was a graduate of Central High School and had attended Drury College. Richard had served his country in the United States Air Force and had worked as a car dealer.

He was the owner of Bass Realty in Cape Fair. Richard was a member of Tri-Lakes Board of Realtors and Eagles Lodge 4278. Survivors include his wife, Jean, of the home; one daughter, Janis Pryor of Salt Lake City, Utah; one brother, Bill Bass and wife Betty of Strafford; one sister, Maxine Hobby of Springfield; one granddaughter, Amber Bachura and husband Bart; one grandson, Eli Hall and wife Karol; one great-grandson, Drew Hall; one great-granddaughter, Greta Jean Bachura; other relatives; and many friends. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 18, 2004, in Westrip Funeral Home, Crane, with the Rev.

Lloyd Hart officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. today, June 17, in the funeral home. Burial will be in Cape Fair Cemetery. La Rita Ernelle Wahlstrom Hall February 11, 1939 June 15, 2004 La Rita Wahlstrom was born in Nebraska on Feb.

11, 1939, to Mabel Realph and Ernest Wahlstrom. She graduated from Mountain View High School in Mountain View, Mo. She married Earnest Leonard Hall on April 2, 1962, and lived near West Plains, Mo. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. She is survived by her children, one brother, one sister, two nieces, and two grandchildren.

She was a housewife and employed as a home health caregiver. Visitation will be today, June 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Greenlawn North with a special memorial at 7:30 p.m. She will in state from noon today through the hours of visitation. Mom, your ride is here! See ya soon! Obituaries ments and would like or phone until 4:30 days.

To Leader.com Kenny Lee Cody Cody Kenny Lee Cody, Nixa, departed his loving family on Sunday, June 13, 2004, in his home. He was born Nov. 1, 1952, in Lechlade, England, to Wilford "Tommy" and Betty (Hubbell) Cody. He is survived by his son, Dustin Cody and his wife, Becca; his son Kevin's widow, Jenny; a sister, Pat Yarberry; and three aunts, Jo McGinnis and her husband Claud, Doris Hubbell and Louise Hubbell. Kenny also leaves behind two brothers-in-law, Randy Brown and Steve Brown, and two sisters-in-law, Barbara Record and Cherri Russell.

Kenny was preceded in death by his wife of 29 years, Linda, his son, Kevin, and his parents. Kenny met the love of his life, Linda Brown, and they were united in marriage Sept. 21, 1973. During their marriage they had two sons, Kevin and Dustin, whom he adored. Through 29 wonderful years of marriage, they shared many joyous memories and a precious love that will never be broken.

He enjoyed being a beloved father and wonderful husband. Kenny worked for and Trucking for about five years after leaving O'Reilly Automotive where he had been for 25 years. Kenny enjoyed working on automobiles and tinkering on his home. Kenny enioyed cooking at family gatherings and being with family and friends. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.

Friday, June 18, 2004, at Meadors Funeral Home. Services will be held Saturday, June 19, 2004, at 10 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial will follow at Linden Cemetery, Sparta, Mo. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to New Hope.

Please send in care of Meadors Funeral Home. Shirley Nadine Foley Shirley Nadine Foley, 73, Lebanon, passed away June 14, 2004, in her home. She was born Jan. 11, 1931, the daughter of Arthur M. and Dina (Goosman) Bockelman.

On June 8, 1968, she was united in marriage with Cecil F. Foley. He preceded her in death in 1989. Survivors include her son, Dan Smith, of Lee's Summit, her daughter, Julie Henderson and her husband, Alan, of Springfield; four brothers, Paul, Jimmy, Allen and Donald Bockelman; two sisters, Darlene Metsker and Carol Bockelman; five grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Naomi Beisel; and one brother, Arthur Bockelman.

She was a very religious lady and was saved at an early age in life. Her family will miss her and the place she lived on this earth. Services are 10 a.m. Saturday, June 19, 2004, in ThiemeShadel-Hicks Funeral Service at Colonial Chapel, Lebanon, with Chris Robinson officiating. Private burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.

Visitation is 6 to 7 p.m. Friday in Colonial Chapel. Funeral Service at Colonial Chapel Funerals, Cremations and Cemetery 615 West Elm Dignity Lebanon, MO 65536 (417) 532-6161 Medical Advice from regional medical experts Tuesdays in Health. NEWS-LEADER True Ozarks. I and Funerals: Friends and families of the deceased have prepared these obituaries, funeral announcememoriams.

They are a tribute to their loved ones" accomplishments and a service to friends who to pay their respects. To submit announcements and discuss fees, please contact your funeral director the News Leader's advertising department at (417) 836-1183 or 1-800-695-1972 between the hours of 8 a.m. p.m. Monday through Friday; 10:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Saturdays; and, 1:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Sunfax information, please send it to (417) 836-1221 Monday through Sunday or e-mail us at 4:30 p.m. Visit for a listing of funeral service providers. Rita L.

Lockhart Rita L. Lockhart, 57, Willard, died in her home Tuesday, June 15, 2004. The daughter of Reid and Anita Pulver, she was born Aug. 15, 1946, in Akron, Ohio. Rita was a retired account representative at St.

John's Hospital. She was member of the Willard Presbyterian Church. She preceded in death by her husband, Norman, July 15, 2000. She is survived by one daughter and her husband, Terry and Robert Ruff, Springfield; four sons and their spouses, Russ D. and Kelli Lockhart, Lebanon, Brian Eugene and Tracy Lockhart, Willard, Kevin E.

Lockhart, Springfield, and Michael D. Lockart, Willard; one sister, Loretta Traviss, Winterhaven, and 10 grandchildren. Services are 1 p.m. Friday, June 18, 2004, in Greenlawn Funeral Home South with John Nipper officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.

Visitation is 6:30 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home at 441 W. Battlefield. Memorials are suggested to St. John's Hospice.

Earl H. Cook Earl H. Cook, 83, of Springfield, passed away Monday, June 14, 2004, in Christian Health Care Center West following an extended illness. He was a retired building service employee from the Springfield Public Schools. Services will be Friday, June 18, 2004, at 10:30 a.m.

in Wilson Brim-Daniel Funeral Home Chapel, Ash Grove, with Rev. John Poe officiating with interment and military rites following in Rose Hill Cemetery, Willard, Mo. Friends may call after 3 p.m. today in the Ash Grove chapel where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Robbie Daniel Hula Robbie Daniel Hula, 21, was born June 25, 1982, and passed away June 13, 2004.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Cyndi Hula, and grandfather, Adolph Hula. He is survived by brothers, Randy and Tony Hula; father, Rob Hula and his wife, Lea; and grandparents, Bob Huntington, Irene Hula, and Aleata Huntington. Memorial services will be held today, June 17, 2004, at 1 p.m. at Greenlawn South with graveside services Saturday, 19, at 1 p.m. in RestHaven Cemetery, Wichita, under the direction of Rest Haven Funeral Home.

Delmar Wayne Bush Delmar Wayne Bush, 77, experienced God's ultimate healing on June 15, 2004. He is survived by his wife, Peggy, daughter Connie, six grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren, and was preceded in death by his son, Jonathon. He was a World War veteran and longtime retail manager. Wayne never met a stranger. A family memorial celebration is in arrangements.

Raymond W. Roper Raymond W. Roper, age 64, of Alexandria, died June 15, 2004. He is the beloved husband of Judy Roper, and loving father of Mark Roper and wife Donna of Springfield, Greg Roper of Alexandria, and Doug Roper and wife Heather of Alexandria. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Chris, Tyler, Bryce and Elle, and two sisters, Cindy Roper of Missouri, and Jan Myres of Texas.

Friends may call at Demaine Alexandria Chapel, 520 S. Washington Alexandria, on Friday, June 18, from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, June 19, at 1 p.m. in St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Kilmarnock, Va.

Burial will follow at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Ray Roper Scholarship Fund, Bank of Lancaster, Attn: Joy Allen, P.O. Box 1869, Kilmarnock, VA 22482. Hazel June "Grammy" Westmoreland Hazel June "Grammy" Westmoreland, 73, Springfield, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at 2:14 p.m.

in St. John's Hospital. She was born June 13, 1931, in Everton, and she graduated from Everton High School in 1949. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Thelma and Charles Palmer, and by her two brothers, Lee and Archie Palmer. is survived by her sons, John and Jimmy Westmoreland; her daughters, Joyce Gann, Delores Westmoreland, and Tally Shaw and her husband, Thomas Shaw her grandchildren, Alisha Gann, Lacey Gann, Tyler Turner, Nikki Turner, Brooke Bradley, Kendall Westmoreland, and Trey Shaw; one great-granddaughter, Ciara Gann.

"Grammy" loved all of her family very much and she enioyed playing bingo. Graveside services will be Friday at 11 a.m. in White Chapel Memorial Gardens under the direction of Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home, 500 East Walnut. Visitation will be today from 7 to 8 p.m.

in the funeral home. The family suggests memorial donations be made to a fund to help in the education of her grandchildren. For information regarding obituaries or memorials, please call (417)836-1183. Or go to or send fax to (417)836-1221. NEWS-LEADER True Ozarks, Consumer Loan Rates The latest financial rates Sundays in Business.

NEWS- LEADER True Ozarks. I A name to When it's time to remember. Thieme-Shadel-Hicks Funeral Service Dignity Springfield 417-887-1929 Lebanon 417-532-6161 Stoutland Richland 573-765-3296 Ashcroft touts U.S. crime statistics Attorney general says Bush's policies have resulted in harsher punishments. By Bill Draper THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY Attorney General John Ashcroft recalled the legacy of Ronald Reagan Wednesday, calling the former president "the Great Liberator" while making the case for a program he said could earn President Bush the moniker "the Great Protector." "This history of George W.

Bush is yet to be written," Ashcroft told a crowd of more than 1,000 local, state and federal prosecutors in Kansas City for a conference on the Project Safe Neighborhoods program. The program is a Department of Justice campaign aimed at reducing crime involving guns nationwide. Since Bush took office, Ashcroft said, more than $1 billion in federal money has been spent on the program. Administered by the 92 U.S. attorneys offices across the country, the program is designed to get the harshest possible sentence for people who use guns while committing a crime.

The program has resulted in the lowest violent crime rate in 30 years, said Ashcroft. Still, more must be done to combat gun crimes in the United States, he said while announcing $43 million in new program grants. "You and I know that a victim of crime is still a victim," Ashcroft said. "As long as there is crime, we have a war to wage. No robbery or rape is acceptable to a victim of robbery or rape." While the crime rate is dropping, he said, the number of federal firearms prosecutions increased 68 percent between 2000 and 2003.

In 2003, the Justice Department filed the highest number of federal firearms cases in the department's history. During that year, 93 percent of those convicted of gun crimes were sentenced to some prison time, with 72 percent getting sentences of more than three years. But a spokesman for presumed Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry said Wednesday that Ashcroft was giving too much credit to Bush. Kerry spokesman Bill Burton also said Bush has cut funding for successful programs such as Community Oriented Policing Services, or COPS. "Attorney General John Ashcroft misleads Missourians when he says that neighborhoods because of the Bush presidency," Burton said.

"John Ashcroft worked with President Bush to drastically cut the COPS program and is working to eliminate one of the most successful crime-fighting programs in history. "There isn't one Missourian who thinks that George Bush is to blame for crime in our cities and towns, but his only answer is to cut the important programs that keep us safe." Flossie Maye Savage Mrs. Flossie Maye Savage, 89, Springfield, passed away at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 15, 2004, in Strafford Care Center. Flossie was born Oct.

13, 1914, in Hale, to William and Maggie (Simpson) Edwards. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lawrence Savage; two brothers, Ralph and Harold Edwards; and her sister, Mabel L. Moore. She is survived by her stepsons, Sam Savage of Mustang, Jerry Savage and his wife, Janet, and Larry Savage and his wife, Connie; a stepdaughter, Joan Barrett, all of Strafford; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.

Friday, June 18, 2004, in Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home, 500 Walnut St. Burial will be in Hazelwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time Friday in the funeral home.

Joann Blakey Joann Blakey, 45, Conway, passed away at 12:15 a.m. Monday, June 14, 2004, in the University of Missouri Medical Center, Columbia. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 19, 2004, in the Liberty Cemetery, north of Springfield, with the Rev. Herman Clarke Jr.

officiating, under the direction of Fraker Funeral Home, Marshfield. Visitation will be Saturday from 11 a.m. until noon in the funeral home. Foreign Currency Exchange Rates Sundays in Business. NEWS-LEADER True Ozarks.

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