ULYSSES - Otis Glenn Bowen, 84, died May 30, 1989, at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital, Ulysses. Born May 3, 1905, at Cushing, Okla., he married Vera Elizabeth Thompson July 23, 1946, at Parsons. A retired truck driver for Cities Service Gas Co., he was a resident of Ulysses since 1951.

He was a member of Bit and Spur Club, Ulysses, and the International Truckers Union.

Survivors: wife, of the home; stepsons, Jerry Frey and Charles Orr, both of Cincinnati; daughters, Mavis McDowell, Pampa, Texas, Twila Arrelano, Guymon, Okla.; stepdaughter, Sandra Maris, Ulysses; 19 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. today at the Phillips Chapel, Ulysses, the Rev. Paul Stetz. Burial will be in Ulysses Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time today at the mortuary. Memorials may go to Western Prairie Care Home, Ulysses.

Cora R. Koch, 90, of Quincy, Ill., died Friday, Dec. 18, 1992.

Services were held Monday at the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home and at St. Dominic Catholic Church by the Rev. Louis Shea. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery.

Mrs. Koch was born on June 20, 1902, in Quincy, Ill., the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Blaesing Schreacke. She was married on April 29, 1925, in Quincy, Ill., to Leo Wand. He died on May 1, 1927. She later married Adam Koch on April 2, 1929, in Quincy, Ill. He preceded her in death on Oct. 23, 1967.

Survivors include five daughters, Sister Barbara Rose Koch, principal of Immaculate Conception School in Macon, Mrs. Lawrence (Anita) Steinkamp, Mrs. George (Margie) Libertyn, and Mrs. John (Alice) Weitholder, all of Quincy, Ill., and Mrs. Ray (Barbara) Thompson of Chatham, Ill.; one son, Ronald Koch of Quincy, Ill.; four sisters, Louise Wellman, Emily Hilbing, Evelyn McLean, and Dorothy Peters, all of Quincy, Ill.; 21 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; three brothers, Ralph, Herbert, and Mark Schreacke; five sisters, Laura Peters, Irene Logan, Delores Genenbacher, and two in infancy; one grandson; and one great-granddaughter.

She was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church and its Ladies Society.

Memorials may be made to the Cora Koch Memorial Fund of ICS in Macon.

Carrie N. Thompson, age 88, of Macon, Missouri, formerly of Elmer, Missouri, passed away Friday (December 24, 2004) at the La Plata Nursing home.

Born April 19, 1916 in Elmer, Missouri, she was the daughter of Lewis and Della (Still) Hoffman. On May 9, 1942, in Piggot, Arkansas, she married Samuel Thompson who preceded her in death on May 9, 1995.

Also preceding her in death were her parents, four brothers, Herman, Virgil, Samuel and Lewis Hoffman, six sisters, Opal, Nelba, Fern, Mary, Beulah and Florence, and one grandson, Randy Johnson.

Survivors include two sons, Charlie Thompson of La Plata, Missouri and Johnnie Thompson and wife, Jean of Macon, Missouri; one daughter, Nelba Shockley and husband, Jim of Macon, Missouri; twelve grandchildren; forty great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.

Carrie resided in Elmer, Missouri all of her life before moving to Macon, Missouri in 1992. She received her education at the Bell Rural School. Carrie was of the Pentecostal Faith. She was a member of the Elmer Assembly of God Church where she was a Sunday School teacher for several years, and after moving to Macon, Missouri she attended the United Trinity Church.
She enjoyed cooking, canning, and quilting. Carrie loved her God and family.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday (December 29, 2004) at the Travis Funeral Chapel in La Plata, Missouri. Officiating will be the Reverend Denny Sikes. Music will be provided by organist, Vicky Sikes and vocalists, Mike and Kathy Austin. Musical selections will be "Under His Wings", "Wings Of A Dove", and "Amazing Grace".

Burial will be in the Bell Cemetery of Elmer, Missouri. Pallbearers will be Greg Johnson, Tim Johnson, Tony Johnson, Kurtis Johnson, Jimmy Maloney, Mark Stroppel, Gale March and Ben Miles.

Visitation will be held Tuesday (December 28, 2004) from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Travis Funeral Chapel, 125 S. Church, La Plata, Missouri 63549, (660) 332-7145.

Memorials in memory of Carrie N. Thompson may be made to the Randy Johnson Memorial Cancer Fund. They may be left at or mailed to the Travis Funeral Chapel, 125 S. Church Street, La Plata, Missouri 63549.

Donald Richard Shoemaker, 69, of Marceline, Mo., and formerly of New Cambria, Mo., died Sunday (Feb. 10, 1996) at Grim-Smith Hospital in Kirksville.

Mr. Shoemaker was born Feb. 28, 1926, in West Liberty, Iowa, to Charles Richard and Jessie Elizabeth Call Shoemaker. He married Loretta Belle Thompson in 1945 in New Cambria. Mr. Shoemaker farmed and worked at Toastmaster in Macon, Mo.

He is survived by four sons, Larry Shoemaker of Green River, Wyo., and Jim, Rick and Steve Shoemaker, all of New Cambria; one daughter, Alcidean Clarahan of Kirksville; two brothers, Danny Shoemaker of Bevier, Mo., and Bill Shoemaker of Bucklin, Mo.; two sisters, Thelma Hulett of Bucklin, and Erma Malloy of New Cambria; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Shoemaker was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Clarence Earl Shoemaker, and two sisters, Rebecca Newton and Mary Ann Herrin.

Services were scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday at Louis V. Scudiero and Sons Funeral Home in Bucklin, with burial in New Cambria Cemetery in New Cambria.