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To fax to their untr or Monday, October 9, 2006 NEWS FUN FUNERAL RAL NOTICES Obituaries and Funerals: Friends families of the deceased have prepared these obituaries, funeral announcements and memoriams. They are a tribute loved accomplishments and service friends who would like to pay respects. submit announcements and discuss fees, please contact your funeral director phone the News-Leader's advertising department at (417) 836-1251 between the hours ill am. until 4.30 pun. Monday through of Saturday, Noon 4 Sundays, Holiday hours wilt mail at com by for a listing of funeral service information.

send following day's through Obituaries publication. For details of services, see obituaries or call the listed funeral home. For addresses and phone numbers of local funeral service providers, visit and click on announcements. SPRINGFIELD Mrs. Anna Mae Blanton, 80, see obituary.

Mrs. Gertrude Edwards Harrison, 104, see obituary. Mr. Darrel Ray Kelly, 42, Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home.

ASH GROVE Mrs. Gloria Jean Lewis, 61, Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home, Springfield. CASSVILLE Mr. Gregory Gene Brooks, 45, White Funeral Home.

FLORISSANT Mrs. Jean Lavon Glenn, 79, see obituary. GROVESPRING Mr. Leslie Murrell, 81, Shadel's Colonial Chapel, Lebanon. HOUSTON Mr.

Ronnie Lynn Cantrell 56, Evans Funeral Home. LEBANON Mrs. Dorris Butler, 86, Holman-Howe Funeral Home. MARSHFIELD Mrs. Marie (Davison) Hyder, 89, Day Funeral Home.

MOUNT VERNON Miss Aayla Raschell Redfearn, 17, see obituary. REPUBLIC Mrs. Mary E. (Deulen) McElhany, 68, Meadors Funeral Home. SLATER Mr.

Vincent P. Maher, 89, Weiker Funeral Home Inc. SUMMERSVILLE Mrs. Bertie Dixon, 96, Bradford Funeral Home. WILLOW SPRINGS Mrs.

Judy Thornton, 66, Willow Funeral Home. Anna Mae Blanton Anna Mae Blanton, 80, went to be with her heavenly Father at 1:35 p.m., October 7, 2006, in Springfield Skilled Care Center. Anna Mae was born May 3, 1926, the second child of John Adison Bledsoe and Pearl Gean Bledsoe. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Earnest Ryan and Walter T. Blanton; one son, Carlos Blanton; sisters, Mary June Bledsoe and Carrie Belle Ryan; and brother, Harold Gene Bledsoe.

Anna Mae is survived by her daughters, JoAnn and husband, Danny Hurtado, and Debbie Plaster; grandchildren, Jodell Underwood and her husband, John, and Michael Plaster; and great-grandchildren, Brittany and Daniel Underwood; brothers, John Junior and Richard Lee Bledsoe; and a host of family and friends. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, October 10, 2006, in Thomas Cemetery, Norwood, under direction of Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. tonight in the funeral home.

The family would like to thank her extended family at Springfield Care Center for all the wonderful love, support and care received. Memorial contributions may be made to Commu- Jean Lavon Glenn Jean Lavon Glenn passed away Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006, following a brief illness. Present with Jesus Christ, and free of pain and illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl J.

Glenn; her daughter, Cathryn Stahl; and her parents, Howard and Edith Zimmerman. She by one son and daughter-in-law, Douglas and Mary Angela Glenn; one daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Rusty Martin; two grandsons, Andrew and Timothy Martin; and one sister, Rosalie Zimmerman Cook. Jean was born Oct. 9, 1926, in Treece, Kansas, and grew up in Baxter Springs, Kansas. She attended college at Oklahoma Baptist University, and graduated from Washington University in St.

Louis with a B.A. in Science. She taught science in Steelville and St. James, Mo. She, along with her late husband, operated and built Glenn Funeral Home in Rolla, Mo.

She was active in the First Baptist Church in Rolla, as a Sunday School teacher and bible study teacher. After her husband's death, she retired to Springfield, in 1980. She was active in the First Baptist Church of Springfield, enjoying activities at church, antique stores and flea markets. In 1997, she moved to Florissant, to be near her children. She was a member of Parker Road Baptist Church, Florissant.

She was a generous benefactor of her churches and various religious missions and organizations. Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, at Hutchens Mortuary, 675 Graham Florissant, Mo. Interment will be at 1 p.m.

Oct. 11, at Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Mo. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to Parker Road Baptist Church, 2675 Parker Florissant, MO 63031 or the Myasthenia Gravis Assoc.

6700 Troost, Suite 502, Kansas City, MO 64131. Aayla Raschell Redfearn Aayla Raschell Redfearn, 17, Mount Vernon, died at 4:15 p.m. Friday, October 6, 2006. Funeral services under the direction of FossettMosher Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon, will be held at 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 10th, in the Assembly of God Church on the Loop, Mt. Vernon. Burial will follow in Mt. Vernon City Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. tonight, Oct. 9, in the Assembly of God Church on the Loop. Any donation to be made to the Covenant Baptist Church, 1350 Industrial Mt. Vernon, MO 65712 in memory of Aayla Redfearn memorial to help with final arrangements.

Branson Today Showtimes Fridays in Weekend. NEWS-LEADER Gertrude Edwards Harrison Gertrude Edwards Harrison was born in Springfield on May 28th, 1902, to James and Alice Edwards. She spent her entire life in Springfield, attending Immaculate Conception School, Springfield High School, and graduated from Loretto Academy in St. Louis. She passed away on September 26th at Mercy Villa.

Gertrude "Gert" was married to Ralph (Bogey) Harrison in 1927. Her husband and one granddaughter preceded her in death. She is survived by Ralph Harrison, (Pat) of Charlottesville, Jim Harrison (Carol) of Monterrey, and Martha "Bitty" Fay (David) of Springfield; eight grandchildren and 13 greatgrandchildren. Her primary interests were her church and her family. She served as coordinator of the gift shop at St.

John's Hospital for many years. Her hobbies included watching all sports, cards, reading, fishing and knitting. She was a master chef and enjoyed flowers. A Funeral Mass will be held at St. Agnes Cathedral on Tuesday, October 10, at 10 a.m.

Burial will follow at the Harrison Plot in Maple Park Cemetery. A gathering of friends and family will take place following the service at 1511 E. Powell. Memorial contributions can be made to The Kitchen, 1630 N. Jefferson, Springfield, MO 65803 or your favorite charity.

Services will be under the direction of GormanScharpf Brent wood Chapel. Births Rosado, Tishua (Johnson) and Henry Rosado, Springfield, a girl, 10:49 a.m. Sept. 30, Cox South Rhodes, Miranda al and Dale Kirkland, Mansfield, a girl, 12:36 p.m. Sept.

29, Cox South Cantrell, Kimberly (Clift) and Jerrett Cantrell, Marshfield, a boy, 1:33 a.m. Oct. 2, Cox South Holt, Amanda (Heisner) and Joshua Holt, Galena, a boy, 4:36 p.m. Oct. 2, St.

John's Maschino, Miste (Stewart) and Matthew Maschino, Springfield, a boy, 3:26 p.m. Oct. 1, St. John's Cromer, Angelia (Twedell) and James Cromer, Springfield, a boy, 2:06 p.m. Oct.

1, St. John's Sawyer, Kari (Hall) and Joshua Sawyer, Ava, a boy, 9:09 p.m. Oct. 1, St. John's Puryear, Rochelle (Roberts) and Scott Puryear, Springfield, a girl, 9:42 p.m.

Oct. 1, St. John's Nissen, April and Eric Nissen, Marshfield, a boy, 8:18 p.m. Oct. 1, St.

John's Semple, Jaime and Jason Semple, Battlefield, a boy, 6:35 p.m. Oct. 1, St. John's Little, Laura (Martin) and Lynn Little, Ash Grove, a girl, 8:34 p.m. Sept.

27, St. John's Mann, Ashley (Lowder) and Gregory Mann, Springfield, a girl, 8:43 a.m. Sept. 29, St. John's Little, Jessica (Pierce) and Christopher Little, Chadwick, a girl, 12:35 p.m.

Sept. 30, St. John's Anderson, Jenna (Curbow) and Ryan Anderson, Springfield, a boy, 2:20 p.m. Sept. 30, St.

John's Hayes, Candice and Edward Arnold, Springfield, a girl, 9:37 a.m. Sept. 30, St. John's Bradley, Robyn and Daniel Deranleau Springfield, a girl, 5:11 p.m. Sept.

28, St. John's Keene, Amanda (Haley) and Jordan Keene, Greenfield, a girl, 7:58 p.m. Sept. 28, St. John's McQuay, Allyx and Aaron Williams, Springfield, a girl, 9:28 p.m.

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$4,560.00 Total $5,215.00 ($50.00 a month) Plus Tar ($55.00 a month) Plus Tax IVAL LAWHON JR. ST. JOSEPH NEWS-PRESS Bill Payne harvests tobacco in a field near Weston. The tobacco crop is the biggest in the last three to four years, but finding people willing to help harvest the crop is getting harder, farmers say. Town watches tobacco farming fall to wayside Many say it's harder now than in the past to that people," have said quit have Kisker, been who is older 68.

find people willing to help harvest the crop. "They just kind of hung it up." The public's perception of By Jimmy Myers season. The work is now done smoking has changed as drasST. JOSEPH NEWS -PRESS predominantly by migrant tically as the agricultural landWESTON Sis McNair workers. scape around Weston.

Health spent a good portion of her Tobacco farmer Ken Kisker concerns regarding tobacco youth working in her father's said since the early 1990s, he's and government regulations tobacco fields. Most of her employed mostly Mexican have put the pinch on the cash friends worked in to- workers to tend his 10 crop that has been a staple of bacco fields, too. But to 15 acres of tobacco. the local economy. that was 40-some years "Before, it was A proposed tobacco tax of 67 ago.

Weston younger guys and cents a pack going before made us strong," people that wanted to souri voters in November McNair said, adding work," Kisker said. "It could also hasten the changes. that kids these days won't got so we couldn't get any- But for Weston shop owners touch that kind of labor. body in tobacco because it is like Mont Reeder, a New York McNair works part time in pretty hard work." native who's lived in Weston the McCormick Distilling Now, even the migrant for four years, tobacco doesn't gift shop in historic workers are hard to come by. enter into the equation.

His downtown Weston. The dis- Maybe it's tightened border shop, Sundance Photo Empotillery's history goes back as control, Kisker said, but work- rium, features 3,000 cameras, far as the tobacco crop that has ers are getting scarce. lenses and accessories that dotted the hills around West- "Usually there are a lot of he's collected over the last 60 on for 150 years. folks here that are willing and years. She remembers when the ready to work," he said.

"But Many of his cameras are gift shop was a grocery and this year, that hasn't been the relics, a quality that's attracted across the street was a movie case." day-trippers to historic downtheater. Next door to the the- The lack of workers isn't town for the last several years. ater was what she calls her Kisker's only concern. The Just down the street from the "Happy Days" joint, where lifting of a quota, which limit- Sundance Photo Emporium, kids would gather after school ed the amount of tobacco a the Weston Burley House is to listen to the jukebox and or- farmer could produce, could preparing for thousands of der phosphates from the soda also lead to mega-farms push- pounds of tobacco to come jerk. ing out the small farmer.

through its doors before being "This town's changed con- "I'm a little concerned about shipped off to Kentucky siderably since I lived here," the big tobacco companies where it will be processed. said the military wife, who contracting Phillip Morris," he The Burley House no longer moved away for 40 years but said. "Once they get a monop- holds auctions, and there has been back for nine. oly, that could be bad for aren't as many tenant farmers Changes in farming and the Weston's population hov- visiting the town. The town federal tobacco program have ered around 5,000 when the once depended on the bustle altered the landscape of the Missouri River licked the out- that the Burley House created, agricultural community.

skirts of town 100-plus years Kisker said. McNair said 90 percent of ago. It was home to many to- "It brought money in to the the football team worked in bacco farmers like Kisker. He business people in town," he the tobacco fields after foot- said they're a dying breed. said.

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