“I’m 36 years young andI’m from Belgium,” hewrote. He explained thespark which sent him onhis search came as a re-sult of his own grandfa-ther. “He was a soldier inthe Belgium army. Hewas a member of the sec-ond army artillery regi-ment. In the early 40`s hewas captured by the Ger-mans and became a pris-oner of war. In the end ofthe 40`s my grandfathermanaged to escaped out ofthat terrible workcamp.”
Bolckmans explainedhis grandfather “was astrong person. When hecame back home, hebrought food to therefugees of Nazi-regimewho were hiding in thewoods. My grandfatherwas betrayed and theGermans burned hishouse to the ground.Luckily he managed to es-cape again.”
“My grandfather died in1993 at the age of 82.Thanks to this man I`minterested in ww2,” Bolck-mans said.
“Our heritage of free-dom is build upon thegreat sacrifices of that sol-diers. I`am deeply grate-ful to the brave men andit is their story we com-memorate. And I`m luckyto have met several sol-diers of this great genera-tion. Thanks to sacrificesof this generation we canlife in a free world,” hewrote. “And it saddens meas this great generationslowly fads away. That de-cide`s me that I would dosomething back and Iadopted a grave.”
His search began with aletter to the cemetery of
Henri-Chapelle, Belgium,“and they gave me thegrave of Henry A. Conn.”
Bolckmans did some re-search through Internetand historical referencesources and came up withthe following:
“Info about Henry:“He was a member of 78
infantry division,311 regi-ment co g.
“He was born on July23, 1913 at Missouri.
“Henry entered service:15 November 1941 SanFransisco, California.
“His hometown at thetime was Alameda, Cali-fornia.
“He was send to CampButner (Nord Carolina)where the 78 division was
reactivated. (the 78 di-vision fought also in ww1)
“After two years as atraining division, the 78thembarked for the Euro-pean theatre from the
New York poe, on 14 Octo-ber 1944, whereupon theysailed for England.
“He died 31 january1945 in Germany.
“Conn was KIA (killedin action) on the 2nd dayof the assault on Kestern-ich, inside the villageclearing houses.
“He was only 31 yearsold.
“Buried: plot f , rij 10 ,grave 58 in Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
“He was awarded witha purple heart.
My research has beengoing on for almost a year,and I hope on one day tofind family members ofHenry and even a pictureof Henry because I`m verycurious what he lookslike,” Bolckmans said.
“And It`s an honor thatyou will tell my story.”
Anyone with informa-tion which might helpBolckmans in his searchis invited to contact PaulDonley at the newspaper,(417) 548-3311, or [email protected].
by Baylee Laveroni andElizabeth Jones
We would like to thankthe following organiza-tions for donating theirtime, presents, or provid-ing entertainment whichled to the overall successof our 2014 holiday sea-son. The organizationsincluded are: SarcoxieHigh School’s FBLA andDECA clubs, Sarcoxie El-ementary & High School’sHonor Choir, RegionalHospice, Sarcoxie Phar-macy, the staff of SarcoxieNursing Center, 4-H club,United MethodistChurch, First BaptistChurch of Sarcoxie Stu-dent Ministries, andSaint Agnes CatholicChurch. Without theirhelp, this holiday seasonwouldn’t have been asbright!
Also, the kind ladies ofthe Record Center WidowWomen and Associatesdonated 28 lap robes to bedistributed to the resi-
dents for Christmas.With the new year
brings a new face to theActivities Department ofSarcoxie Nursing Center.Elizabeth Jones will betaking over as Activity Di-rector as Baylee Laveronisteps down to pursue hercollege education. Bring-ing lots of excitement andfresh ideas, Elizabeth
hopes to enrich the resi-dent’s experience here atS.N.C. If you are lookingto volunteer or donateanything to go toward theActivities Department,please get ahold of Eliza-beth at (417) 548-3434,any and all help is greatlyappreciated.
Daniel J. SmithDaniel J. Smith, 58,
Carthage, died Dec. 31,2014, in Springfield.
He was born Dec. 16,1956, in Joplin toClarence Smith andThelma Keller Smith.
Mr. Smth was a lifetimeCarthage resident andworked for Uke’s Tire,Hunter Tire and Butter-ball Inc. He was of thePentecostal Faith.
He was married toKathleen Littrell Dec. 31,1998, in Miami, Okla.;she survives. Other sur-vivors include one daugh-ter, Jennifer Williamsonof Carthage; one son, JeffLittrell of Duenweg; threesisters, Lorene Hendricksand husband Buddy,Della Neel and Nancy
Brooks and husband J.C.,all of Carthage; twobrothers, Jay Smith ofSarcoxie and RussellSmith of Reeds, fivegrandchildren and nu-merous nieces andnephews, great nieces andnephews, great greatnieces and nephews.
Services were Saturday,Jan. 3, at Landmark Mis-sionary Baptist Church ofCarthage.
Memorial contributionscan be made to the DanielSmith memorial fund incare of Ulmer FuneralHome. Arrangements areby Ulmer Funeral Home.
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OBITUARIESMENUS
Sarcoxie R-II SchoolsCereal offered daily.
Oatmeal served as break-fast supplement.
Monday, Jan. 12Breakfast: Waffle with
syrup, sausage, orange,milk.
Lunch: Hot ham andcheese, potato wedges,fresh broccoli, freshgrapes, chocolate chipcookie, fruit choice, milk.
Tuesday, Jan. 13Breakfast: Breakfast
pizza, tossed salad withromaine, garlic breadstick with marinara, or-ange smiles, fruit choice,milk.
Wednesday, Jan. 14Breakfast: Pancakes
with syrup, bacon, apri-cots, milk
Lunch: Italian pastabake, green pepper stripsand fresh baby carrots,whole grain bread andjelly, applesauce, royalbrownie, fruit choice,milk.
Thursday, Jan. 15Breakfast: Breakfast
burrito with salsa, mixedfruit, milk
Lunch: Chicken pattie,mashed potatoes andgravy, green beans, wheatroll and jelly, banana,fruit choice, milk
Friday, Jan. 16Breakfast: Biscuit and
gravy, sausage, banana,milk
Lunch: Taco burger onbun, dark green leaf let-tuce and tomato, refriedbeans, sliced pearsw,black bean and corn salsawith whole grain chips,fruit choice, milk.
Avilla R-13 SchoolsMonday, Jan. 12Breakfast: Cold cereal,
fruit, juice, toast, peanutbutter, milk.
Lunch: Country friedsteak, mashed potatoesand gravy, cooked carrots,peaches, bread, milk.
Tuesday, Jan. 13Breakfast: French
toast, syrup, blueberries,juice, milk
Lunch: Burrito, corn,Spanish rice, salsa, or-ange, milk
Wednesday, Jan. 14Breakfast: Oatmeal, or-
ange, milkLunch: Soft chicken,
taco, lettuce, black beansalad, salsa, 1/2 banana,milk.
Thursday, Jan. 15Breakfast: Yogurt, gra-
ham crackers, fruit, ba-nana, milk.
Lunch: Barbecue porksandwiches, chips, bakedbeans, slaw, strawberrycups, milk.
Friday, Jan. 16Breakfast: Biscuits,
sausage gravy, juice, milkLunch: Chili, cheese
stick, crackers, carrot andcelery sticks, pineapple,milk.
Sarcoxie SeniorCenter
Lunches are servedfrom 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Tuesdays through Fri-days. Meals are $4.00 forseniors age 65 and above,$4.50 for others.
Tuesday, Jan. 13Hot dogs or chili dogs
with or without cheese,potato chips, pear adn cot-tage cheese, cook’s choicecake, coffee or tea.
Wednesday, Jan. 14Beef and homemade
dumplings, mashed pota-toes and gravy, corn, Jellosalad, chocolate puddingand whipped topping, bis-cuits, coffee or tea.
Thursday, Jan. 15Corned beef and cab-
bage, fried potatoes andonions, peaches, Frenchbread, ice cream andcookie, coffee or tea.
Friday, Jan. 16Swiss steak, mashed
potatoes and gravy, greenbeans, fruit cup, vanilla-banana-wafer pudding,hot roll, coffee or tea.
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Koen Bolckmans (left) receives the adoption papers of thegrave of Henry A. Conn, an American soldier killed duringWorld War II. The grave is in the cemetery at Henri-Chapell, Belgium. The soldier’s parents are buried atReeds Cemetery, and the man from Belgium was seekingadditional information about the soldier.
Sarcoxie Relay For Lifewill be holding its annualkickoff Tuesday, Jan. 13,at Sarcoxie High School.
The event will beginwith a chili dinner at 4p.m. Donations of $5 foradults and $3 for childrenwill get the chili meal,with the menu inlcludingchili, dessert and a drink.
The dinner will runthroughout all three ballgames.
During halftime of thelast game, all cancer sur-vivors will be recognized.
T-shirts are being soldnow so that all thosegoing can wear them tothe game that night toshow their support. T-shirts are $10 each and
may be purchased at Spe-cialty Risk Insurance,Wildwood ElementarySchool, Sonshine Day-care, and they will be soldat lunch time at the high
school, through the helpof the FBLA group.
For more informationc o n t a c [email protected].
‘Relay’ kickoff is Tuesday
Pictured are the founders of the Record Center Widow Women and Associates asso-ciation who have been providing lap robes since April of 2008. They are (from left) EllenYoes, Jo Stocker, Jeanie Hill and Marjorie Bull.
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