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4 THE KANSAS CITY TIMES Friday. April 1974 Deaths Memorial Rites For MIA Flier At Cameron By The Star's Own ervict 'Cameron, Omeron was notified about a month ago that the body of her eon was coming home from the Vietnam War after he had been listed for almost eight years as iaissing in action. plane that Col. Gene Thomas Pemberton of the United States Air Force was flying on July 24, 1966, over a heavily wooded area in North Vietnam went down after a ground-to-air missile exploded near his plane. Colonel Pemberton bailed out and was never heard of again until Hanoi recently released information stating that he had died the following day.

He was 40 years old. Mrs. Agnes Pemberton said ber son had just left for overseas duty a month before she was told he was missing. She said she had only received one letter while he was in Vietnam. A month after the plane crash, Mrs.

Pemberton said she was notified by the Air Force he was missing. His body was returned to Wichita, where he had been liv ing with his wife and family pri or to active duty. His brother. Joseph Glenn Pemberton, Jr died in an airplane training accident in World WTar II. Col.

Pemberton was born near Bosworth, and had lived in Cameron most of his He attended the Northwest Missouri Teachers College in Maryville two years and was later graduated from the Universtiy of Kansas at Lawrence with a BA. in chemistry. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force while in an ROTC program at Lawrence.

He was a member of the EDworth Methodist Church in Wrichita. He was also a member of the Cameron Masonic Lodge. He also leaves his wile, Mrs. Juanita Ford Pemberton; two sons, William Glenn Pemberton and Gene Thomas Pemberton. and a daughter.

Miss Cynthia Kay Pemberton, all of Wichita, and a sister, Mrs. Genella Smith, Springfield, Mo. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the United Methodist Church, Cameron; burial in Graceland Memorial Cemetery, Cameron, with full military honors including a fly-by under the direction of the U. Fo-ce.

There will also be a memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church in Wichita. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Saturday at the Poland-Thompson Chapel, Cameron. Masonic services will be at 8 p.m.

Saturday at the chapel. The family requests no flowers suggests contributions to a memorial fund to be established in his name. Ni Charles K. Harris Charles K. Harris, 83, of 4902 Wyandotte, a retired manual arte teacher in the Kansas City School District, died Wednesday at St.

Hospital. He was born in Fort Scott, and had lived in Kansas City 55 years. Mr. Harris was graduated from Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg, and was a manual arts teacher and track and basketball coach at Rosedale High School in Kansas City, Kansas, and a manual arts teacher at Leavenworth High School before going to Manual High School in Kansas City. Mr.

Harris taught at Manual almost 40 years and taught manual arts a short time at Bryant and Border Star elementary schools before retiring in 1057. He was a member of the Country Club United Methodist Church. He leaves three daughters, Mrs. Dorthea Fahey, Hobart, Mrs. Ruth Chantler, Adrian.

and Mrs. Charlene Shortridge, Prairie Village; two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Chanaberry, Jonestown, and Mrs. Edna Samms, Springfield, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services will be a 2:30 p.m.

today at the church; burial in Floral Hills Ceme.ery. The family requests no flowers and contributions to the church. Fred George Fred George, 84, of Boulder, owner of the former Continental Color Corporation, a paper industry here, died April 17 at a nursing home in Boulder. He was born in Callao, and had lived here most of his life until moving to Boulder about 10 years ago. He was a charter member of the Kansas City Athletic Gub.

He leave-! a son. Robert George, Tus in. three daughter-, Duffell, Tustin. Mrs. MacLeod.

Boulder, and Mrs. ShMev Washington, and 11 Burial was in Mountain View Memorial Park Cemetery, Boulder. MRS. SWAN1E R. BURNS Mrs.

Swanie R. Burns, 79. of 816 Tauromee, Kansas City, died Thursday at the home, was born in Fontana, and had lived in Kansas City, Kansas, 52 years. She was a retired apartment manager in Kansas City, Kansas, and also had ODer- atid a grocery at 615 N. 8.h.

Mrs. was a member of the First Baptist Church, 29th and Minneota. She was a number of the 3usiness and Professional Cl b. American War Mothers and Good Deed Club. She leaves a ssn, Dr.

Harlan R. Burns, two daughter-, Daisy Fells and Mrs. Malissa Richardson, all of City, Kansas; five prand- and five pr.at-grand- nildren. Services will be at 11 am. Sa urday a the Porter Cemetery in Johnson County.

Friends may call after 6 p.m. tonight at the chapel. The family suggests memorials to the church MRS. CLYDE RAYE Mrs. Alice Lee Riye, 72, of 1029 Pennsylvania, died Wednes day at St.

Joseph Hospital. She was bom in Milo, and had lived in Kansas City 16 years She leaves her husband, Clyde Raye of the home; a son, Roy Farley, Nevada, two daugh ters, Mrs. Mary M. Hight and Mrs Betty Lee Berry, both of Santa Clara, two sisters, Mrs Hose Hunt, Sacramento, and Mrs Myrtle Rotierts, Portland, eight grandchildren and seven sjreat grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m.

Saturday at Olive Branch Cemetery, near Milo. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. today at the Kansas City Mortuary Service Chapel, and from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Ferry Chapel, Nevada. MRS.

SAM SCAVUZZO Mrs. Florence Scavuzzo, 70, 904 Chestnut, died Thursday St. Joseph Hospital. She was lifetime resident here. She was a retired partner in the Market She was a member of the St.

Aloysius Catholic Church. She leaves her husband, Sam Scavuzzo of the home; two sons, Carl Scavuzzo, 11408 Holly Court, and Joseph Scavuzzo of the home; two brothers, Frank Burasco, Hollywood, and Pete Burasco, 1600 E. 30th Terrace, Independence; a sister, Mrs. Rose Deeds, 1000 Jackson, and four Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church; burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

The rosary will be said 8 m. tonight at Passantino Chapel. Funeral Services Have The Kansas City Star and Times delivered to you each day. Dial 221-6200 and your subscrip- Cnapel; burial in the Spring Hill tion will begin right Mrs. Pansy B.

Howe, 69. of 3T06 Brown: Kansas City, Kansas, at 10 a.m. Saturdav at the Gibson- Chapel; burial in Me- Farland. Cemetery. mav call from 4 to 8 p.m.

today at the chapel. Teacher Raise In Kansas Town By The Star's Own Service Manhattan, 8.93 ner cent in salarv in Manhattan brr Manhattan of in? saterv for new be present a vear to Returning teachers also receive raises of vn to 161 600. to Dr. Robert Newsoms, president of the new was tion which 55 jn f)" ol 5' of cflW fnf pn increase of 000. Television Listings (Additional TV and radio schedules on the opposite editorial page' FRIDAY Kansas City TV Tonight All are I color unless designated (B-W).

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n-nrh Million Dollar Man. WMther, Sports. World of Entertainment. K.U. Coed's Body Fcund in Lake Perry, Kan.

Jefferson County deouty making a shoreline check of Lake Perry yesterday discovered the body of a University of Kansas coed. She had been missing since April 9 after a boating accident. The victim is Miss Cheryl Stagner, 20, of Salina. Miss Stainer and two men students were in a sailboat that overturned during a storm. One of the men survived the accident, but the body of Randy Cummins of Mulvane has not been recovered.

Miss body was found near the Ozawkie bridge, about six miles from the scene of the accident. Emporia Commencement Tradition Still Alive By The Star's Own Service Emnoria, the College of Emporia here has been closed since the class of 1974 will be graduated in traditional commencement ceremonies May 18 like others in the 92-year-old institution's history. we can do to make it as close to the other commencements we will Miss M. Therese Nyce, former senior class president, said. designing and having our own announcements printed and taking in the order for about 300 today.

like to have as many people show up as we could, alumni and people like that, because this is the When the board of trustees voted unanimously in December to close, the school was about $1 million in debt in faculty salaries and liens on college buildings. Problems were attributed increased costs, decreased gifts, growth of junior ower birth rates and a trend toward vocational education. Emporia residents, alumni, churches and other concerned groups have been raising and donating money to help pay faculty salaries and some of the debts. Unsecured assets of the institution are being sold, Robert Prins, chief administrator, said yesterday, and efforts are being made to sell the campus. still talking with inter, ested Prins said, no concrete offer has been The seniors have full approval of the school administrators in returning to the campus for a re we 11 commencement, Prins said, noting it was proposed when the decision to close was made.

A member of the board will present the diplomas and the ceremony will be either in Kenyon Hail, the administration building, or the chapel. David Page, head of the art department at North Penn High Laasdale, who was from C. of E. in 1971, will speak to the 70 graduating seniors. Miss Nyce and Miss Pollock, also a senior, are trying to raise monev for a traditional parent-seniors breakfast before the 2 p.m.

graduation. David Eldridge, a member of the admissions department at Kansas State College in Emporia where most of the, seniors finished their last mester, is leading an effort tot find financial backing from tlM business community, Miss Nycef said. Rites Set For Lake Victims Services for two area men whose bodies were found yesterday afternoon in a lake near LaCygne, will be held today and tomorrow. The men had been missing since April 13. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m.

today at Mount Moriah Cemetery for Benjamin J. Simson, 33, of 13408 Belmead, Grandview. Services and burial for Henry W. Ivory, 38, of 5719 Knox, Merriam, will be tomorrow in Quitaque, Tex. Both men were employed at the I.B.M.

Corporation offices, 391 E. Armour, Simpson as a marketing representative and Ivory as a customer engineering field manager. The men had gone to the 3, 000-acre lake for a weekend fishing trip. Simpson was a former athletic coach at Grandview High School. He was born in Palestine, and lived here most of his life.

Mr. Simpson was a deacon at the Red Bridge Baptist Church. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Linda L. Simpson, a son, Scott E.

Simpson, and two daughters, F. Simpson and Rochelle H. SUnp- son, all of the home, and His mother, Mrs. Alice Simpson, 13100 Grandview. The family suggests contributions to the William Jewell College Mr.

Ivory was born fn Quitaque and had moved here in October. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Margie Ivory; two sons, Alvin Ivory and Tony ivory, and a daughter, Calandra Ivory, all of the home; his lather, Henry Ivory, Silverton, Tex; five brothers, John Wayne Ivory, Hobbs, N. Finas Ivory, Amarillo, Clarence Ivwy, and Billy Ivory both of Inglewood, Joshua Ivory, Lawton, six sisters, Mrs. EiJa M.

Oliver, Fort Worth, Mrs. N.eily F. Polley, Plainview, Catherine Davis, Dallas, Mrs. Dixie Williams, Estelline, Mrs. Henrietta Scoggins, Quitaque, and Miss Cora Ivory, Texas.

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