Daily Journal, Jun 06, 2009. BONNE TERRE Jack B. Springer, 77, of Bonne Terre passed away June 2, 2009 in Bonne Terre. He was born July 2, 1931 in Glenwood, Iowa. Preceded in death by: Parents, Milton W. and Agnes Porter Springer; wife, Brenda (Aubuchon) Springer; son, Jackie Springer; brother, Jim Springer. Survived by: Children, Earl (Debbie) Springer, Houston, Texas, Gary Springer, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Jordan Springer, Lincoln, Neb., Cheryl Karnes, Carrollton, Texas, Jeanne, Mrs. William Hamilton, Omaha, Neb.; step children, Jeff Christ, Phillip Christ, Tracey Miller, all of Salem, and Robert Mahler of Washington, D.C.; brothers, Harry (Lila) Springer, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Rev. Gene Springer and wife Jo Etta, Council Bluffs, Iowa; sister Evelyn, Mrs. Carl Bahr of Council Bluffs, Iowa; 26 grandchildren, six great grandchildren. Visitation will be Saturday, 10 a.m. at C.Z. Boyer and Son Funeral Home, Bonne Terre. Memorial Service, Saturday, 11 a.m. at C.Z. Boyer and Son Chapel with Rev. Raymond Oge officiating. Memorials may be made to Bonne Terre Nutrition Center.
Daily Journal, Jun 06, 2009 PARK HILLS Irene (Simpson) Farrar of Park Hills was born March 7, 1926 in the State of Oklahoma. She passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at her home being 83 years of age. Surviving are her husband Roy Farrar of Park Hills; two sons, Larry Kohenskey and wife Pamela of Troy, Missouri, Terry Farrar and wife Deborah of Park Hills; one daughter, Sheila Zoppe of House Springs, Mo.; five grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Visitation after 5:30 p.m. on Friday at the Caldwell Funeral Home in Park Hills. Services Saturday, 11 a.m. at the Caldwell Chapel with Pastor Rick Wade officiating. Interment at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Leadington.
Daily Journal, Jun 06, 2009 PARK HILLS Bill Nash, 70, of Park Hills, MO passed away June 2, 2009 at Missouri Baptist Hospital. Bill Nash was born April 23, 1939 at Elvins, MO. Preceded in death by Parents, Ralph Nash and Ruth Barks Nash; Sisters, Oma Wigger, Beulah Nash, Hazel Barton; Brother, Louis Nash Survived by Wife, Shelia Leroux Nash of Park Hills; Children, Jennifer Heitgerd of Curryville, Mo., Keith Bone of Fulton, Amy Hagin of Eureka; Grandchildren, Skylar, James, Tanis; Three Sisters, Marie Farmer of Farmington, Louise Cross of Farmington, Betty, Mrs. Lindell Rekhop of St. Louis; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends survive. He was a member of New Heights Church and Elvins Ionic 154. Visitation will be at Horton-Wampler Funeral Home after 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Services for Bill Nash will be Friday, 11 a.m. at the Horton-Wampler Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rocky Good. Burial will be at the Woodlawn Cemetery, Leadington, MO. Masonic Service Thursday at 7 p.m. Memorials to New Heights Church.
BERTHA THURMAN SUSTAINS CRITICAL BURNS SATURDAY. Miss Bertha Thurman, aged about 18 years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thurman, of 6 miles north of Farmington, sustained critical burns about noon on last Saturday. Her parents had gone to the public sale of E. P. Thurman for the day and Miss Bertha was busy with the household work when one of the smaller children struck a match and dropped it on the floor near her. Almost instantly her dress caught on fire. She began screaming and another of the children grabbed a broom and began trying to beat out the flames, but that only added to the fury. Bertha ran out onto the porch, where she was met by her 14 year old brother, who had been cutting wood near the house and was attracted by her cries for help. He pulled her back into the house and with rare presence of mind for a mere boy threw her down and rolled a carpet about her, thus extinguishing the fire, but not until her lower limbs had been fearfully burned. A physician was summoned and her injuries dressed. She was reported yesterday as resting fairly well, with some chance for her recovery. It was certainly a most distressing accident. [Farmington News, March 1914]
PRESTON BYINGTON DIES IN CALIFORNIA. The News regrets that it must report the news of the death of Preston Byington which occurred in a Los Angeles hospital at 5:30 o'clock on Monday night, March 16, 1914, following a surgical operation for obstruction of the bowels performed on the previous Wednesday, as reported in last week's News. Telegrams received the latter part of last week brought the reassuring news that he was resting nicely. Monday morning a message came that he was not so well. That noon his father took the train for his bedside. At 10 o'clock that night the sad news of his death came. An effort was made to locate his father enroute but it was unsucessful and he probably did not learn the distressing news until he reached Los Angeles yesterday morning. No further news has been received, but unless the deceased had left some expression regarding the burial of his body there, it will be brought back here. Definite news in regard to this is expected today. The News shall have more to say next week of the untimely passing of this splendid young man, as we know so little of the particulars. Subsequent Article: Bonne Terre Register, Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Missouri, March 27, 1914. REMAINS OF PRESTON BYINGTON SHIPPED FROM CALIF. The remains of PRESTON BYINGTON, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed [Edward] BYINGTON, were brought to Farmington on Wednesday from Los Angeles, CALIF., where he died in a hospital Monday, March 16th, after being operated on for a tumor. The deceased was 33 years of age. Five years ago he went to California where he worked till his death. He did not see his homefolks after he left here. When he became dangerously ill word was sent his father who started to his bedside. While the father was using every effort to get to the son before his death, he died and the father knew nothing about his death until he arrived at Los Angeles. The Byingtons are well known around here having lived on a farm near Cedar Falls for many years. It was an untimely death apparently, young BYINGTON, in the pride of young manhood, was a promising young man. His good nature and exemplary habits had won a high place in the esteem of his neighbors. The great effusion of beautiful California flowers, laid on his coffin by his new friends, attest his standing where he labored. The funeral was conducted by Rev. DuBoise at the family residence in Farmington. The deceased leaves two brothers, Kennett V., of Bonne Terre Rural Route, Shelton who lives in St. Louis. Also three sisters, Mrs. Oscar Haile, Mrs. Firmin Castleman and Miss Pauline BYINGTON of Farmington.
THE FARMINGTON NEWS, Sept. 2, 1927. FARMINGTON BOY INVENTS AUTO STRIPING BRUSH. Kenley Bugg, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Bugg, of Farmington, has invented an electric paint brush for use in striping automobile bodies which, we are informed, is attracting the favorable attention of automobile manufacturers and gives promise of not only being adopted generally in all auto body paint departments, but also in bringing great financial returns to the inventor. The principle has been patented, but the machine itself has not been entirely perfected, although the model completed by Kenley has proven so practical, we are told, there remains no question that it can shortly be bought to well-nigh perfection. It is said to be a small compact machine that applies one or more stripes at one operation in a perfect and rapid manner. Kenly has been employed in the paint department of the Fisher Auto Body Co. at St. Louis for the past two years. He is just past his majority. His many friends here are much elated over the news of his success. He and a Mr. Avery of the General Motors Co., spent over last week-end with his parents here.
THE FARMINGTON NEWS, Friday, Sept. 2, 1927. Bottling Co. Truck in Wreck Tues. A delivery truck of the Farmington Bottling Company, occupied by Charles Ebrecht, of Farmington, who was driving, and Charles Zimmerman, of Leadwood, was in a wreck Tuesday morning at 7:30 o'clock a mile out of Elvins, on the Bismarck Road. Mr. Ebrecht and Mr. Zimmerman were enroute to Elvins and Leadwood. At the point mentioned, a car driven by a man by the name of Durham, who had been living in Bismarck, but was enroute to St. Louis to make his home, attempted to cut between the truck of the bottling company and a wagon containing a load of wood. Durham's car hit the front end of the truck and knocked it over in the ditch. The impact threw Zimmerman out of the truck. He sustained cuts and bruises about his head and face and on his side. It was first thought he had broken ribs. One of his writs was also fractured. Durham took Zimmerman to Dr. Jones, in Elvins, for medical treatment and then took him to his home in Leadwood. Mr. Ebrecht wat injured. The damage to the truck was slight.
THE FARMINGTON NEWS, Friday, Sept. 2, 1927. J. W. ROSS, OF FLAT RIVER SUFFERS BROKEN LEG. J. W. Ross, of Flat River, suffered a broken left leg Sunday night about 7:30 o'clock on the Lead Belt highway in front of the Kenneth Kirkland residence in Flat River. Ross started to walk across the pavement and had evidently over-estimated the distance from him of two automobiles approaching in opposite directions. Orville Watts of Flat River, was driving up the hill. Ross walked a little more than half way across the pavement, then seeing that the car coming down hill was dangerously near, he jumped back and directly in front of the car driven by Watts, which was so near, it was impossible for the driver to stop quick enough to avoid hitting Ross. The fender caught Ross, but the car did not run over him. Watts obtained the services of a Flat River physician who gave Ross a hypoedermic and advised his removal to Bonne Terre Hospital. Watts immediately took him to the hospital. Both bones of the leg were broken below the knee.
THE FARMINGTON NEWS, Friday, August 26, 1927. Some Catfish! The Frank Matkin family of Flat River and the Jess Schneider family of St. Francois, returned Tuesday afternoon from a camping and fishing trip of a week to St. Francois River near Coldwater. Mr. Matkin brought back with him a catfish weighing twenty-two and a half pounds. He caught this fish on a trot line two or three days before coming home. He kept it alive by keeping it tied in the river. The children of the party had considerable fun at the expense of the tetherd fish. The fish was wrapped in wet sacks and water poured on it several times on the return trip, with the result that it reached Flat River alive. Mr. Matkin put it in fresh water in a bathtub. It quickly revived and was kept alive until Wednesday.
THE FARMINGTON NEWS, Friday, August 26, 1927. L. J. Herwig of Lansing, Kans., spent several days here and in the country, looking up some of his relatives. Mr. Herwig was born at Valley Forge 70 years ago. He was the son of the late Conrad Herwig and Mary Ebrecht. His father was killed in the Civil War. His mother moved to Peoria, Ill., 63 years ago and shortly afterward died. The seven children in the family were given away. He was given to a Mr. and Mrs. Fischer, good christian people, who gave him the benefit of an education. He is now clerk of the State prison at Lansing. A brother, H. A. Herwig, lives at Guthrie, Okla., and is Grand Scribe of the Oklahoma I.O.O.F. Mr. Herwig was very profuse in his comments on the wonderful development of this country since he left here. He says that when he left here Farmington was a small place. Valley Forge had an iron smelter and was quite a thriving community. The plank road from Ste. Genevieve to Iron Mountain was in operation at that time. He was greatly impressed with the up-to-date appearance of Farmington. He said those who had followed the pioneers in this locality were certainly giving a good account of themselves and that Farmington was one of the prettiest and most progressive communities he had ever visited. He expects to return here for our fall festivities in October and thinks his brother will also come at that time. The other members of the family, he said, are either dead or lost to them by having been separated when they were small children.
THE FARMINGTON NEWS, Friday, September 2, 1927. Halbrook Family Reunion. A reunion of the Halbrook family was held Sunday at Pleasant Valley in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Halbrook, of Detroit, who were visting relatives in the Lead Belt. They lived in Flat River at one time but located in Detroit about eight years ago. A bountiful dinner was served at noon. The other guests at the reunion were Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Halbrook and son, Alvin, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Halbrook, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McGraw, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Oster and children, Mr. and Mrs. S. I. D. Smith and grandchildren, Rosemary and Billie McGraw, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Abshier and Mrs. May Weeges and daughter, Bettie Jean, of Flat River; Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Westley and children, Mr. and Mrs. John Kellogg, Mrs. Charles Huff and two children, and Elwood Halbrook of St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Robinson and two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. George Maxson and two children, Mr. and Mrs. George Montgomery and son, Elbert, and Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Halbrook, of Elvins; Mr. and Mrs. George Halbrook and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Halbrook and two children, Odie Halbrook and Carl Hudson, of Leadington, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hahn and six children, of Doe Run.
THE FARMINGTON NEWS, Friday, Sept. 30, 1927. OBITUARY. Leona Annabell Hardesty was born March 22, 1927, and died Sept. 22, 1927, of spinal meningitis, aged 6 months. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Madison Hardesty. She leaves to mourn her death a father, mother, one sister, five half-sisters, seven half brothers and a host of other relatives and friends. She will be sadly missed by all. A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled, A little flower from us is gone, A voice we loved is stilled. A Friend.
Farmington News, Friday, August 26, 1927. HENRY PROPST. Henry Propst, 66 years of age, who had been critically ill for the past ten days at the home of his son, Emanuel Propst, in Elvins, where he had been making his home, died Friday evening at 9:30 o'clock. His wife had preceded him in death three years ago. The funeral service was held at the Elvins Methodist church Sunday afternoon at two o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. M. A. Myers. The deceased man had never been a member of any church but had professed a hope in Christ during his last illness. The remains were interred in Woodlawn Cemetery. Henry Propst was born and reared in Bollinger County and maintained his residence in that county until 23 years ago when he and his family came to this county having, at that time, settled in Elvins where they have lived ever since. Mr. Propst was an upright man and a good citizen. He reared a family of five girls and boys. The surviving children are Mrs. William Doiron, Mrs. William Yamnitz, Mrs. Frank Clemons, Emanuel, Ode and Harry, of Elvins, and Ray, of Mine La Motte. He also leaves 24 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one brother, Peter Propst, of Patton. The News extends sympathy to the bereaved relatives and friend.
FARMINGTON NEWS, Friday, August 26, 1927. FAMILY REUNION. Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDaniel of Route One, Weingarten, had their large family of eight children, four son-in-laws, one daughter-in-law, and ten grandchildren home with them last Sunday. Only one son-in-law was absent. It was a very joyous occasion for all. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. McDaniel, Mr. and Mrs. John Donoho and three children, of Wenona, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Donoho and four children, of Garfield, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Dan Haynes, and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Hager, of St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McDaniel, and little son of Farmington; Mrs. Edna Hurt and two children and Allen and Gladys McDaniel, at home.
FARMINGTON NEWS, Friday, September 2, 1927 - FLAT RIVER CHILD MET WITH DEATH ON HIGHWAY 32. --Was Run Down by Auto While Crossing the Pavement-- Helen Warwick, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Warwick, of Flat River, was killed on the highway between Flat River and Elvins late Saturday afternoon when run down by a Chevrolet coupe owned and driven by Vernon Whitson, of Rivermines. Whitson, who is 22 years of age and has a wife and one child, was accompanied by his father, O. N. Whitson. The Warwick home is located a few feet from the paved highway near the bridge over the M.R. & B.T. Railway tracks. At the point where the highway passes the Warwick home, there is a grade of several feet. It is said the Warwick children have been in the habit of running up the embankment from their home and playing on the pavement. At the time of the accident, which was about 5:30 o'clock, it is said Helen was throwing stones across the pavement and was running across for them. She jumped from the pathway of one car into the fender of the Whitson's car, which was approaching from the opposite direction and was thrown violently to the payment. She had a fractured skull and internal injuries and died about an hour and a half later without regaining consciousness. She would have been seven years old in October. Coroner J. R. Horne, of Elvins, held an inquest at the home Monday afternoon at one o'clock in which Whitson was absolved from blame, the coroner's jury having declared the accident unavoidable. The funeral service was held at the family residence Tuesday afternoon at 2:00, conducted by Rev. W. Keisker, pastor of the Flat River Lutheran church. The remains were interred in Bonne Terre Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Warwick have five other children, three older and two younger
Lee Ray Johnson May 27, 2009 - 11:28:46 CDT Lee Ray Johnson, 78, of Ellington, Missouri died May 22,2009 at his home in Ellington. He was born September 14, 1930 in Yount, Missouri, the son of the late Mae Lee Johnson and Albert Johnson. On May 2, 1954 in Farmington, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Nancy Graves. Mr. Yount is survived by his wife, Nancy Johnson of Ellington; one son, Mike Johnson of Centerville; three daughters, Deb Rayfield of Ellington, Cathy Hill of Highlands, Texas and Andie Baker of Centerville; one sister, Doris Cook of Holly Springs, Mississippi; and eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mr. Johnson was a veteran of the United State Navy having served in the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Lesterville VFW and served on the Board of the 1st State Community Bank. He loved to fly, do woodworking projects, enjoyed working on clocks and working in the yard. He loved going for rides and spending time with his special dog, Hans. Services were held May 26, 2009 at McSpadden Funeral Home with Minister Marvin Richards and Minister Doug Massie officiating. Burial was at Polk Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers were his grandchildren. Arrangements by McSpadden Funeral Homes, Inc. of Ellington, Missouri. Copyright © 2009 Democrat News Online. All rights reserved. http://www.dailyjournalonline.com/articles/2009/05/27/dn/records/obits/doc4a 1d60be788c6984063110.txt **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377040x1201454360/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Jun eExcfooterNO62)
I think the 1940 census will be released in 2012. Seventy-two years after it was taken, not seventy. B In a message dated 5/22/2009 8:26:26 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, gregorydonlin@atlantic.net writes: I know I watch the St. Francois board and check the list emails, but recently I've been temporarily working in other locales. This may be true for others also. Some of the limbs of my St. Francois families moved to other states and my concentration the last few months has been to gather everything on them I could find in those new locations. I have worked so many years on my families that I have to hunt a long time and dig really deep now to find new tidbits or add branches. When all the census records came online with indexes, there seemed to be a lot of people working on family. Others may have moved on to other states now also, either temporarily or permanently, chasing down people who moved around after the World Wars and/or the Depression. My families still remained in St. Francois County, but branches moved on. We should have a new census coming available in a few months and can probably expect to see new people appear looking for family. Maybe there will be new leads on local families after 1940 appears. Linda Gregory ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Carver" <snoopinn2thepast@hughes.net> To: <mostfran@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 10:35 PM Subject: Re: [MOSTFRAN] not recieving > > What I don't understand is Bettye and Melanie not answering their > e-mails. > This used to be such a good site and many people used it. I am > wondering > what has happened. I have even sent names of several school pictures > and > received no response and the names have never been posted. Anyone know > what > is going on? > Ruth > > On May 6, 2009, ograndma1@sbcglobal.net wrote: > > Neither am I receiving posts from the MOSTFRAN@rootsweb.com. I have > not > gotten a thing in over a week, > Joyce > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ruth Carver" <snoopinn2thepast@hughes.net> > To: <mostfran@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 4:35 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSTFRAN] not recieving > > > > I also am not receiving posts from this list. I have also sent > e-mails > > to > > Bettye and Melanie's personal e-mail addresses with no responses. > Hope > > all > > is okay. > > Ruth > > > > On May 2, 2009, bettycd@centurytel.net wrote: > > > > I am not receiving messages on your list,Bettye-I recently > changed > > servers and I wonder if I should have,I > did > > resubscribe--as--bettycd@centurytel.net,,can you > advise?----Betty > > Daniels > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > > MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
I know I watch the St. Francois board and check the list emails, but recently I've been temporarily working in other locales. This may be true for others also. Some of the limbs of my St. Francois families moved to other states and my concentration the last few months has been to gather everything on them I could find in those new locations. I have worked so many years on my families that I have to hunt a long time and dig really deep now to find new tidbits or add branches. When all the census records came online with indexes, there seemed to be a lot of people working on family. Others may have moved on to other states now also, either temporarily or permanently, chasing down people who moved around after the World Wars and/or the Depression. My families still remained in St. Francois County, but branches moved on. We should have a new census coming available in a few months and can probably expect to see new people appear looking for family. Maybe there will be new leads on local families after 1940 appears. Linda Gregory ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Carver" <snoopinn2thepast@hughes.net> To: <mostfran@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 10:35 PM Subject: Re: [MOSTFRAN] not recieving > > What I don't understand is Bettye and Melanie not answering their > e-mails. > This used to be such a good site and many people used it. I am > wondering > what has happened. I have even sent names of several school pictures > and > received no response and the names have never been posted. Anyone know > what > is going on? > Ruth > > On May 6, 2009, ograndma1@sbcglobal.net wrote: > > Neither am I receiving posts from the MOSTFRAN@rootsweb.com. I have > not > gotten a thing in over a week, > Joyce > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ruth Carver" <snoopinn2thepast@hughes.net> > To: <mostfran@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 4:35 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSTFRAN] not recieving > > > > I also am not receiving posts from this list. I have also sent > e-mails > > to > > Bettye and Melanie's personal e-mail addresses with no responses. > Hope > > all > > is okay. > > Ruth > > > > On May 2, 2009, bettycd@centurytel.net wrote: > > > > I am not receiving messages on your list,Bettye-I recently > changed > > servers and I wonder if I should have,I > did > > resubscribe--as--bettycd@centurytel.net,,can you > advise?----Betty > > Daniels > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > > MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Cozean Memorial Chapel in Farmington to show Korean war documentary. Cozean Memorial Chapel invites the community to celebrate the lives of veterans with a complimentary showing of Larry Cappettos powerful Korean War documentary Lest They Be Forgotten, on May 23, 2009, at 2 p.m. at the Cozean Chapel. The eighth in a series, this film captures the compelling stories of brave men who fought in the Korean War conflict, which lasted from 1950 to 1953. During the height of the Cold War, the North Korean Army, trained and armed by the Russians, suddenly attacked across the 38th parallel of the Korean peninsula in an effort to seize control of South Korea. With the approval of the United Nations, President Truman authorized Gen. Douglas MacArthur to commit U.S. occupation forces in Japan to stop North Koreas aggression. During the conflict, battle lines ranged between the southern tip and the northern border of Korea. Negotiations to end the war, begun in October 1951, dragged on until an armistice was signed on July 27, 1953. Cozean Memorial Chapel owner Jon Cozean has made a tradition of showing a historic war-related documentary on Memorial Day. This year hes adding a new twist, relying on some new technology recently adopted by the funeral service which will allow live greetings to be broadcast to relatives serving in the armed forces abroad. Cozean is inviting families with loved ones in the armed forces who are stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan to record a live webcast greeting that can be viewed online for 90 days. The video recordings will be made following the showing of the movie on May 23. Our funeral home has already been webcasting memorial services for nearly a year now and we feel that our video equipment could also be used for other purposes, such as providing a platform that allows families at home to telecast a message to loved ones in the armed forces in the Middle East. The messages are secured with confidential passwords available only to each family, and they will remain online for 90 days. There is no charge for this service, explained Cozean. Webcasting of funeral services is a relatively new concept, but its popularity is growing rapidly around the country. Cozean Memorial Chapel is a pioneer in this concept, having first begun work on their webcasting setup nearly three years ago. All broadcasts are made from a mini video control center which was installed at the funeral home. After having studied the concept of webcasting in the funeral profession at webcasting seminars for the past five years, Cozean says that to his knowledge this is a unique use of a funeral home video facility to broadcast personal messages to members of the armed forces overseas. Anyone wishing to send a greeting should contact Cozean Memorial Chapel at (573) 756-4541 to set up an appointment for a broadcast. As for the showing of Lest They Be Forgotten, Fighting in Korea was different than any previous war. The Chosin Reservoir was where the Marines first saw action against the North Koreans and Chinese, and the terrain was different than the island fighting in the Pacific during World War II. In November 1950 the Chinese came out in force, numbering 2000,000 against 12,000 Marines who suffered enormous casualties. There are a lot of good men who perished that no one ever knows about! said one survivor. The United States committed 1,6000,000 servicemen into the war zones. Losses totaled about 24,000 killed, 9,000 missing, 2,675 captured, and about 100,000 wounded. The mission of Larry Cappettos Lest They Be Forgotten project is to record the personal stories of surviving veterans before its too late, so that future generations can truly understand the sacrifices made to preserve freedom. Within the funeral service profession, this series of films is available only to mortuaries affiliated with Selected Independent Funeral Homes, of which Cozean Memorial Chapel is a member. The Lest They Be Forgotten film series has been well received around the nation, said Jon Cozean. The creator of this film series, Larry Cappetto, received the George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge. Since 1949 the Foundation has honored exception work based on quality and content. I feel showing the Korean War segment, with its compelling, first-hand accounts by soldiers, constitutes a powerful tribute to the veterans of our community, Cozean added. The film will be presented on the large screen in the Cozean Chapel. There is no charge for admission and refreshments will be served. [DailyJournal, Park Hills, MO]
Thank you Sharon for letting us knows about those hard hit places. Now we know why we are not receiving much mail from this list. Let pray for those people who were hit so hard.