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Friday, August 5, 2005 The Spectrum OBITUARIES NATION Rescue workers dig for man missing in mine collapse; one miner killed By ROGER ALFORD Associated Press CUMBERLAND, Ky. A roof collapse at a Kentucky coal mine killed one miner Thursday, and rescue crews spent most of the day digging through a wall of rocks in search of another miner who was presumed dead. "There has been no communication, no visible evidence that this miner is alive," said Holly McCoy-Johnson, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing. A section of mine roof 20 feet wide, 20 feet long and 11 feet high collapsed on the workers late Wednesday, said Paris Charles, executive director of the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licensing. The miners were part of a crew of about eight men who were performing retreat mining a dangerous process of removing coal pillars that support the roof.

Two rescue workers were injured in the search for the second miner both by falling rocks. Authorities haven't released the names of the miners, but Travis Wilder said his 23-yearold brother Brandon Wilder died in the collapse. Brandon Wilder and his wife, Kimberly, have a 2-year-old daughter, and were expecting a second child in December, said Tyler Halcomb, another brother. MORTUATO 170 S. Mall Dr.

627-0691 Joseph Francis Di Bari Services: Friday, August 5, 10 a.m., Heideman Mortuary, 170 South Mall Drive, St. George, Utah. -Graveside: Monday, August 8, 10:30 a.m., National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. Kenneth Willtrout -Memorial Service: Saturday, August 6, 11 a.m., River Road Chapel. -Visitation: One hour prior to service.

James Austraw -Memorial Service: Thursday, August 11, 1 p.m., Ivins Stake Center. -Visitation: prior to service. "He loved his job. He loved supporting his family," Travis Wilder said. The collapse took place at Stillhouse Mining Mine No.

1 near Cumberland. Stillhouse Mining is owned by Black Mountain Resources, a division of Cumberland Resources. The mine has been in operation since 1999, and has 73 employees. McCoy-Johnson said state officials discovered that Stillhouse Mining had three roof Southern Utah Mortuary A Tradition of Trust" (435) 5 586-4040 www.southernutahmortuary.com Blake Bowman -Funeral: Friday, August 5, 12:00 noon at the Cedar 17th Ward Chapel (256 S. 900 -Viewing: Friday, August 5, 10- 11:30 a.m.

at the Southern Utah Mortuary. -Interment will be in the Cedar City Cemetery. Victor Gail Burnette -Funeral: Saturday, August 6 at 2:00 p.m. in the Westview Christian Center. Connie Jo Adams -Graveside: Mon.

August 8, 9:30 a.m. at the Cedar City Cemetery. www.thespectrum.com SOUTHERN HOSPICE UTAH HOSPICE CARE Hospice offers choices and honors your wishes. Hospice supports and comforts your family. "A Tradition of Caring" Mesquite office "Six Locations To Better Serve You" 702-346-7565 For information on our services (435) 634-9300 or (800) 748-4667 Check our HEIDEMAN MORTUARY Giving Southern Utah a Choice.

We honor all funeral plans regardless of origin. 170 S. Mall Dr. St. George 627-0691 57281-0805 A wreath stands at the base of a sign at the entrance to the Stillhouse MinLLC 1 ing outside Mine No.

Cumberland, on Thursday after the roof of the coal mine collapsed suddenly, killing one miner. Rescue crews were searching for another miner who could be trapped. Roger Alford AP control plan violations in March and April. The state ordered the mine closed briefly both times. The confirmed death brings to 11 the number of coal miners who have been killed inside mines in the United States so far this year, according to the U.S.

Mine Safety and Health Administration. West Virginia led the nation in mine deaths last year with 12. Kentucky, with six miners Metcalf MORTUARY St. George, Mesquite, Logandale (435) 673-4221 Korliss Whiting Bates -Funeral: Aug. 6, 11 a.m., LDS Stake Center, St.

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Visitation: a.m., prior to the services at the mortuary. Thelma Barber -Funeral: Aug. 8, 11 a.m., Metcalf Mortuary. -Visitation: Aug. 8, 10:30 a.m., prior to services at the mortuary.

Grace Brown -Funeral: Aug. 9, 11 a.m., Bloomington Hills 4th Ward Chapel, 750 E. Ft. Pierce Dr. Visitations: 6-8 p.m., Metcalf Mortuary, 288 St.

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Bluff St. St. George 888-673-2454 Toll Free 435-673-2454 ND For a Life Worth Celebrating St. George Hurricane Mesquite www.spilsburymortuary.com A NFOA 2005. AN rig as www.nfda.org NASA clears By MARCIA DUNN Associated Press SPACE CENTER, Houston After much soul-searching and analysis, NASA cleared Discovery to return to Earth next week, concluding Thursday that there was no need to send the astronauts out on another spacewalk to repair a torn thermal blanket near a cockpit window.

Mission managers could not guarantee that a piece of the blanket won't rip off during reentry and slam into the spacecraft, but they said the chance of that happening was remote and that it would be riskier to try to fix the problem. "The lowest risk, the best choice and the unanimous decision of the engineers in the man- Md. man accused of supporting terror group NEW YORK A Maryland man was charged with conspiring to help a terrorist organization after describing the time he spent at a terrorist training camp in Pakistan as "one of the better decisions in my life," prosecutors said Thursday. Mahmud Faruq Brent, of Gwynn Oak, allegedly boasted that he had agreed to provide whatever assistance was necessary. Authorities began investigating Brent after they found an address book with telephone numbers for him when they arrested Tarik Shah, 42, of New York.

Shah pleaded not guilty to Heber Jesse Meeks Jr. Jesse was born in Cedar City, Utah on January 6, 1961, and passed away on Monday, August 1, 2005, at the age of 44 while fulfilling his dream to fly. Jesse was an adventurous, funloving, blue-eyed boy who loved surfing, skiing and rock n' roll. Upon his graduation from Arcadia High School he served a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Argentina, where he became fluent in Spanish. He then went on to graduate from San Jose State University in 1988 where he excelled in business administration.

Jesse, the founder of Meeks Medical, Inc. in Fresno, was a well respected business man, throughout California, in the orthopedic industry for over 25 years. Jesse married Catharine (Godsey) Meeks, the love of his life, on December 19, 1993. Their nuptials were later sealed in the Oakland Latter Day Saints Temple for all time and eternity. Jesse and Catharine had three children William Cody Meeks age 11, Jesse Keith Meeks age 9, and Chance Stone Meeks age 6 all of whom he adored.

Jesse is also survived by is mother Barbara Meeks, his father Heber Meeks, his brother Derek Meeks, and his three sister Muriel Brinkerhoff, Sharee Laidlaw, and Jennifer Ballard as well as many loving nieces and nephews. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, August 6, 2005 at at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1149 E. Alluvial Street, Fresno, CA. Interment to follow at Clovis Cemetery. Catharine Meeks would like to extend an invitation to who would like to attend.

Palm Memorial Chapel, Fresno, California. (559) 233-7267. Kenneth Wayne Willtrout Kenneth Wayne Willtrout passed away August 2, 2005 in St. George, Utah. He was born in lowa City, lowa on January 24, 1940 to Lester Perry Willtrout and Jewell Beatrice Fisher.

He married Betty Avis Crouch on May 2, 1981 in Boulder, Colorado. Ken grew up and was educated in lowa. He started his career in the paint business at the age of 18 and has ended it at Jones Paint and Glass. He loved to play baseball and softball. His past time was fishing, which he was looking forward to doing more of.

He loved to travel and since he and Betty married, they have taken many wonderful vacations Discovery agement team is that we should re-enter as is," deputy shuttle program manager Wayne Hale said in a news conference. NASA had been considering sending the astronauts out to snip away part of the blanket for fear a 13-inch section weighing just under an ounce could tear away during the latter stages of descent and strike the shuttle, perhaps causing grave danger. Wind-tunnel tests hurriedly conducted in California on real thermal blanket samples showed it is possible tiny pieces of the fabric might shred off, Hale said. In the worst situation, he noted, there is a 1.5 percent chance that the entire 13-inch section would come off and hit the shuttle. It's possible, under that remote circumstance, that the NATION IN BRIEF terrorism charges, earlier this summer.

Soldier pleads guilty to abusing Afghan prisoner FORT BLISS, Texas An Army interrogator was demoted but spared a prison sentence Thursday for roughing up. an Afghan prisoner who later died. Sgt. Selena M. Salcedo, 24, pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty and assault, admitting she kicked the prisoner, grabbed his head and forced him against a wall several times.

Salcedo admitted mistreating a prisoner known as Dilawar, whom the military was holding at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan in 2002. OBITUARIES and created great memories. For the last year and a half they have served together at the St. George Care Center as a calling for the LDS church. Ken loved this calling and loved the ones he served with, as well as the ones he served.

Ken had many friends through life. He enjoyed seeing old friends and the making of new ones. He will be greatly missed by all. Ken's biggest love in life was his family. He was a very special dad to his two girls.

There was a great love between them. They loved to watch ball games, go to rodeos, and attend NASCAR events whenever possible. We will miss you, Daddy. He is survived by his wife Betty, daughters, Amy and Julie, and Aunt, Fern Dilley of Muscatine, IA. He is preceded in death by his son, David Scott, parents, Jewell and Lester, Uncle, Thomas Dilley of Muscatine, IA.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 6, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. in the River Road Chapel under the direction of Heideman Mortuary. Family and friends may call one hour prior to services. Patricia Hansen Vowles Sturdy Patricia Verneice Hansen Vowles Sturdy, age 73, passed away from cancer on August 1, 2005 in Sterling, Utah. She was born on August 9, 1931 in Brigham City, Utah to Antone Christian and Vesta Verneice Woodland Hansen.

She was raised in Willard, Utah, and attended Weber State College and graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in education. She married Robert Orval Vowles in Logan, Utah in 1951. They had a family of nine children. They divorced in 1981. Patricia married Joseph Frederick Sturdy in 1986 in Salt Lake City.

She lived in Centerville, Ogden, St George, and Oak City, Utah. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Served in all the auxiliary organizations of the Church. She and her husband served missions for the Church to Cebu Phillippines, Bangkok Thailand, Cove Fort Utah and the Manti Temple. She also participated in the historic re-enactment of the Mormon Pioneer Wagon Trek in 1997.

Preceded in death by father: Antone Hansen; step-father: Charles C. Bragger; granddaughter: Patricia Carter. Survived by her husband: Joseph F. Sturdy, Sterling, UT; mother: Verneice Bragger, Willard, UT; brothers: Raymond A. (Lois) Hansen, Willard; Gary C.

(Patty) Braegger, Chula Vista, CA. Sister-in-law: Katherine S. (Richard) Whitman, Green Valley, AZ. Children: Sharlynn V. Carter, St.

George; Scott H. (Kristine) Vowles, Queen Creek, AZ; Michael R. (Lucinda) for re entry cloth could strike the rudder speed brake and create a hole and 6-foot-long crack, but even that would not be enough to endanger Discovery and its crew of seven, Hale said. He noted, however, that there are a lot of and variations in analysis, "so is that assumptions. the absolute worst thing that could happen? Well, no, it's not." "I am not here to tell you that we are 100 percent confident that there is no risk during reentry.

That would be untrue and foolish to even try to make that case," he said. "But I am here to tell you is that we've assessed this risk to the very best of our engineering knowledge and we believe that it is remote, small, whatever adjective you want to put with that." D.C. settles case with wrongly imprisoned man WASHINGTON The District of Columbia mistakenly put Joseph Heard behind bars for almost two years, but now it has made him a wealthy man. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly approved a settlement Thursday granting Heard $1.1 million plus legal fees from the D.C.

government. Heard was jailed in 1999 on a trespassing charge from a year earlier, even though a D.C. Superior Court judge had previously freed him, declaring him mentally unfit to stand trial. Prison officials then lost track of his records and he was not released until 670 days later. Associated Press Vowles, Orem; Jill (David) Schrock, Temecula, CA; Kit C.

(Valerie) Vowles, St. George; Nannette (Clark) Hinton, Glendale, AZ; Brad C. (Karolyn) Vowles, Las Vegas, NV; Heidi (Robert) Chappell, Mesa, AZ; Melinda (David) Smith, Queen Creek, AZ. Her step-children: Lenore S. (John) Ashby, Bucharest, Romania; Joseph F.

(Pauline) Sturdy Salt Lake City; Sheila S. (Daniel) White, Winsor, Canada; Geraldine S. (Rick) Winkler, Moab; Samuel Sturdy, Granite; JoyAnn Sturdy, Granite. Also nearly 100 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and stepgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Monday August 8, 2005 at 11 am in the Oak City 2nd Ward.

Friends may call at the church on Monday, am. Interment will be in the Taylorsville Cemetery. Robert Lee Gilmore ST. GEORGE Robert Lee Gilmore, 82, August 2, 2005 in St. George, Utah.

He was born August 19, 1922 in Havana, Kansas to Cecil Henderson Gilmore and Jesse Lee Gilmore. He married Ruth Bernice Wallin Gilmore in Tooele, Utah on September 1, 1943; sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple in 1958. Robert (Bob) was raised in Kansas and moved west in his later High School years to Oakdale, California where he graduated and entered the US Navy. He served in the Pacific during the early months of World War Il, returning to the states and work at the Tooele Ordinance Depot. His career was in the construction field, raising from carpenter to Construction Manager for Kaiser Engineers, Fluor Corporation, and Parsons Engineering and Construction Company.

His career provided his family a life of travel, including most of the United States, and many foreign countries. He was noted locally for "retirement" activities as residential contractor, real estate sales, and caring neighbor. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ruth Bernice Gilmore; children: Jennie Rapp, Houston, Cecil Ann McCann, Seattle, Washington; and Robert Dee Gilmore, North Bend, Washington, their spouses and families. He has 12 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents of Polson, Montana, and sister, Lola Mae Hevener, of St.

George. Funeral services will be Saturday, August 6, at 11:00 AM, at Metcalf Mortuary, St. George. There will be a visitation from 9:30 to 10:30 AM preceding the memorial service. Interment will be in the Tonaquint Cemetery, under the direction of Metcalf Mortuary.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Gregory Price and staff and the hospice staff of Odyssey Health Care for their loving and caring ser-.