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B4 MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2000 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR 35RM Obituaries I KAYLEE LOREA JOHNSON, infant daughter of Misti Wykoff and Bobby Johnson, Indianapolis, died March 18. Services: noon March 21 in Hendryx Mortuaries, Cumberland Chapel, with calling from 10 a.m. Burial: Washington Park East Cemetery. Other survivors: grandparents Jon Wykoff, Kay Bickel, Robert Johnson, Linda Riegle'. imr nirtli iriW rfft-'- Staff Photo Stephanie Dowell Counsel: Attorney Mick Alexander (left) says an impressive teaching reputation helped his client Ron Meade (right).

Muncie teacher kept his job after beer flap STEVEN DOUGLAS WEBER, 48, Beech Grove, died March 19. He worked in computer operating and selective addressing for Brylane. He was an Army veteran. He was a pit crew dad for the Beech Grove High School band, as well as a volunteer for its choral department. He was a graduate of Ivy Tech State College.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Services: 10 a.m. March 22 in G.H. Herrmann Madison Avenue Funeral Home, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. March 21.

Burial: Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Greenwood. Survivors: wife Sheila Wiese Weber, children John Amy Kae-lyn Renee', Adam Stephen Douglas Weber, Jana Nicole Ferguson; father Warren Weber; brother Melbourne P. Weber sisters Carol "Kippy" Weber, Debby Hart; a granddaughter. MINNIS JOE WILEY, 72, Mooresville, died March 18. He was a millwright 28 years for Diamond Chain, retiring in 1995.

He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was an auctioneer for Rockville (Ind.) Sale Bam and a 48-year member of Indianapolis Masonic Lodge 669. Services: 10 a.m. March 22 in Carlisle Son Funeral Chapel, Mooresville, with calling from 5 to 8 p.m. March 21.

Burial: White Lick Cemetery, Mooresville. Survivors: wife Gladys Roberts Wiley; sons Charles David, Edward Wiley, Robert Lee Turner; brothers Herbert, Howard Ran-son, Ray Wiley; sister Elizabeth Williams; eight grandchildren; a greatgrandchild. Joseph.Parriott designed products for consumers The New York Times Joseph Marshall Parriott, the chief designer for a wide range of objects Including the stainless-steel Steam-O-Matic steam iron, the WaterPik and a roomy and comfortable taxlcab (which never went into production) died March 12 at the Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, N.Y., where he lived. He was 79. Parriott taught industrial design at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn.

His boxy-looking taxlcab, designed by a student-and-faculty team at the Institute's School of Art and Design, was only 2 Inches longer than a Volkswagen Beetle but provided more head and leg room than a Cadillac limousine. When a full-scale mock-up of the vehicle was shown in 1971, a spokesman for Pratt said that the project had been undertaken because "the modern taxi satisfies neither the passenger, the driver nor the owner. It seems to satisfy only the manufacturers and the junk dealers, and It accomplishes that feat in the short space of two years." Michael J. Lazar, then New York City's taxi commissioner, praised the car as "the kind of innovative design we are looking for." But while greatly admired, "Parriott's chariot" never went into production. Parriott was born March 14, 1920, in Moundsville, W.Va., and was raised in Colorado.

He attended the University of Colorado and Pratt, and served as a lieutenant with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Europe during World War II. In 1966, after working for a number of commercial enterprises, Parriott became chairman of Pratt's industrial design department, a post he held for 24 years. He is survived by his wife, the former Mary Buckley, of Cooperstown; a sister; and two brothers. CHLOE MAE FALLS ATKINS, 87, Indianapolis, died March 18.

She had been an inspector for the Highway Butter and Egg Co. She had been a member of Fountain Square Senior Citizens Center. Graveside services: 10 a.m. March 21 in New Crown Cemetery. Calling: none.

She was the widow of John Joseph Atkins. Survivors: sons Joseph Thomas, John Robert, William Atkins: 13 grandchildren; 26 greatgrandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Sefvice Crematory, Chapel of the Chimes, is handling arrangements. CLAUDE D.

BOWER, 84, Greenwood, died March 18. He worked 40 years for Premier Industries, retiring as a plant manager in 1972. Mr. Bower was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Our Lady of Greenwood Catholic Church.

Memorial contributions may be made to Greenwood Christian Church Building Fund. Services: 1 p.m. March 21 in Singleton Herr Mortuary, with calling from 5 to 8 p.m. March 20. Burial: Washington Park East Cemetery.

Survivors: wife Bea Archer Bower; son Richard L. Bower; brother William E. Bower; four grandchildren. DONALD C. BURBA, 44, Indianapolis, died March 18.

He was a custodial supervisor six years for ETS retiring in 1998. He was a member of Pleasant Heights Baptist Church. Services: 11:30 a.m. March 22 in Conkle Funeral Home, Lynhurst Chapel, with calling from 3 to 9 p.m. March 21.

Burial: Flora Park Cemetery. Survivors: children Jesse, Donald, Marshall Burba; mother Vanada Thompson Burba; brothers Rajidy, Rick, Joe, Phil Burba. TIM CLARY, 49, Shelbyville, died March 18. He worked for Detroit Steel, Morristown, for 25 years, retiring in 1999. Services: 11 a.m.

March 21 in Carmony-Ewtng Broadway Funeral Home, Shelbyville, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. March 20. Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville. Survivors: brothers Danny Ray, David Dwain Clary; sister Beverly Diane Clary. MILDRED G.

KUHN COERS, 89. Shelbyville, died March 19. She had been a teacher for Union Township in Shelby County. Services: 10:30 a.m. March 22 in Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, of which she was a member.

Calling: 4 to 8 p.m. March 21 in Glenn E. George and Son Funeral Home, Shelbyville. Burial: Mount Pisgah Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the church.

She was the widow of Russell W. Coers. Survivors: children Nile D. Coers, Christine Laird, Linda Mann, Nancy Brazier; sister Rees Wendling; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. IRENE "BETTY" TOMBERS DUNKER-SON, 83, Indianapolis, died March 18.

She was an office associate, retiring in 1980. She was past maharanee of Shrine Guild. Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children. Services: private. Calling: none.

Burial: Washington Park East Cemetery. Survivors: husband Walt Dunkerson; sister Judy Hirschle; six nephews; a niece. Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Service Crematory, Greenwood Chapel, is handling arrangements. MOSE T.

GILMORE, 75, Indianapolis, died March 17. He had been a mail clerk for the U.S. Postal Service for 33 years. Mr. Gilmore was a member of Mount Helm Missionary Baptist Church.

He was an Army veteran of World War II. Services: noon March 22 In First Baptist Church North Indianapolis, with calling there from 4 to 8 p.m. March 21. Burial: Crown Hill Cemetery. He was the widower of Helen Gilmore.

Survivors: children Lawrence E. Fleming, Herbert David Donald Robert E. Gilmore, Patricia E. Blewitt, Elizabeth A. Harden; 17 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.

Marvin's Funeral Services is handling arrangements. DOROTHY M. PERRY HARDY, 91, Indianapolis, died March 19. She was a homemaker and a member of Pine Grove Pentecostal Church. Services: 1:30 p.m.

March 22 in Allen Funeral Home, Bloomington, with calling from 2 to 9 p.m. March 21. Burial: Clover Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg. She was the widow of Claude Sylvester and Will Hardy Sr. Survivors: daughter Janet S.

Hicks; sisters Blanche Sylvester, Ethel Voigtschild, Marjorie Hughes, Jean Blackwell; six grandchildren; 15 greatgrandchildren; several great-greatgrandchildren. FRIEDA M. HOHN HENSELMEIER, 89, Greenwood, died March 18. She co-owned Mel's Press for 21 years, retiring in 1987. Previously, she worked for State Auto Insurance Co.

She was a member of Pleasant Grove Christian Church in Morgan County and Mor-gantown chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or Gospel for Asia, 1932 Walnut Plaza, Carrollton, Texas 75006. Services: 10:30 a.m. March 22 in Meredith-Clark Funeral Home, Morgan-town, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. March 21.

Burial: East Hill Cemetery, Morgantown. She was the widow of Melvin L. Henselmeier. Survivors: children Melvin L. Larry Gary Don F.

Henselmeier, Diana Kay Mus-grove, Joyce Ellen Stafford; 16 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. propriate duct with con-stu- dents. When Gallagher's case hit the news recently, Meade was outraged. "If that was the only problem they had with the teacher, I think a reprimand was In order," he said. "I think a dismissal was wrong." School officials cannot comment on Gallagher's Lori Gallagher was suspended from Greenwood High School for drinking beer at a pizza dinner with her swim team.

record as a teacher because it's considered a personnel matter, said Greenwood Superintendent Pat Garvey. Garvey did confirm Gallagher will be fired at the end of the year. For Don Russell, director of the Indiana Education Employment Relations Board, these sorts of cases are becoming all too familiar. "I guess it's going around," he said. Two teachers at Tuttle Middle School in Crawfordsville have taken their recent cases to a judge.

Jayne Snider Hancock, Jodi Webster and another teacher were fired in August 1997 after taking a group of students to Indiana Beach for a class trip. While at a restaurant, each teacher drank one beer. The hoard didn't have anv rule against that, so the board thought that it would be a pretty good idea," Russell said. They fired them." Two teachers appealed the firing. The third, who had 32 years of experience with the district, resigned rather than fight it.

The cases ended up before the' state education employment board, which ruled the school board was unfair. "Good practice is you don't practice ex post facto laws," Russell said. "You can't make something illegal after somebody's done it. They can't Dunish vou for it." A final ruling will come from a Montgomery County judge, he said. Meade's saga never went that far.

What helped was his history as a teacher, said Mick Alexander, Meade's attorney. When Meade began at Muncie in 1QQ9. 33 cfuHpnta urptv prmUfd in Latin. Under his leadership, the department grew to 220 students. "So, he ordered a pizza and a beer," Alexander said.

"It wasn't like he was intoxicated. Teachers are human beings. Why shouldn't they have a beer with their pizza?" Schools increasingly censuring educators who unwittingly engage in 'improper By Dana Knight STAFF WRITER MUNCIE, Ind. Ron Meade's worst nightmare started in a pizza joint when he ordered a couple of beers to complement his dinner, then lit a cigarette. The following day, Meade reported to his job as Latin teacher at Muncie Central High School, was called to the principal's office and was promptly sent home.

The reason for his suspension: improper moral conduct. The superintendent recommended that Meade be fired. Turns out the pizza joint gathering was for the school's Latin Club, and Meade drank the beer in front of students. "From that point on, I was devastated," said Meade, 40. "I mean, it was a big ordeal personally.

I don't think since my mother died have I been through so much. Because of this incident, I was going to have my whole career taken away." Meade's experience in February 1998 is strikingly similar to that of Greenwood English teacher and swim coach Lori A. Gallagher, who was suspended last month for drinking beer at a pizza dinner with her swim team. There is one difference. Meade is back in the classroom teaching Latin at Muncie Central.

Gallagher won't return to Greenwood, according to school officials. Muncie's then-Superintendent Jack Bowman recommended the same treatment for Meade that he be fired. Meade appealed to the Muncie Community School Board, which sided with him and allowed his return on the condition that he undergo an internal "professional development" program offering guidance on proper teacher conduct. "I don't think what he did is wrong myself," said Muncie board member Leon Dixon. The board's sense was that drinking a beer at Greek's isn't that big a deal." Plus, Dixon said, a board can't create a law and impose it after an incident occurs.

Neither Greenwood nor Muncie has rules banning teachers from drinking alcohol in front of students off school property. Meade was suspended under an improper moral conduct clause; Gallagher was suspended for inap- DAVID LEE JONES, 64, Indianapolis, died March 18. He had been a production worker 30 years for Koch News. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Services: 10 a.m.

March 21 in G.H. Herrmann South East Street Funeral Home, with calling from 5 to 9 p.m. March 20. Burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Glenns Valley. Survivors: sisters Peggy Lane, Carol Jones; several nieces and nephews.

HELENE E. ADAMS KETCHUM, 92. Indianapolis, died March 19. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church. Graveside services: 1 p.m.

March 21 in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Greenwood. Calling: 4 to 8 p.m. March 20 in G.H. Herrmann Madison Avenue Funeral Home. She was the widow of Donald William Ketchum.

Survivors: two granddaughters; two great-grandchildren. JOHN E. LINEBERRY 47, Speedway, died March 17. He was manager of the Speedway Marsh Supermarket floral department for 1 Vi years. Previously, he worked in the floral department at Marsh Supermarket on 38th Street, and he had been a self-employed cosmetologist at The Hair Shop.

He was a member of Speedway Christian Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Damlen Center. Services: 11 a.m. March 22 in Flan-ner Buchanan Speedway Mortuary, with calling from 9:30 a.m. Burial: Floral Park Cemetery.

Survivors: mother and stepfather Katie and William P. Despres; sister Nancy J. Williams; a niece; a great-nephew. RALPH W. MITCHELL, 80, Atlanta, died March 17.

He was a farmer, retiring in 1997. Previously, he worked at Firestone Industrial Rubber Products, Noblesville. Mr. Mitchell was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, both in Cicero.

Services: 11 a.m. March 22 in Hartley Funeral Homes, Cicero Chapel, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. March 21. Burial: Arcadia Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the building fund of Bethel AME Church, of which he was a member, in care of the funeral home.

Survivors: wife Eula Mae Avery Mitchell; children Douglas Mitchell, Yvonne Scott, Geraldine Hampton, Paula York; brother Robert Mitchell; 10 grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren. VIRGINIA K. "Katie" HENDRIX PRIS- ER, 60, Alexandria, died March 18. She was a homemaker. Memorial services: 1 p.m.

March 24 in Park View Cemetery, Alexandria. Calling: none. Entombment: Park View Cemetery, Alexandria. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 707 Historic West Eighth Anderson, Ind. 46016.

Survivors: husband Larry Priser; children James Thomas Michael L. Ducheteau, Laura J. Abbott, Julia A. Roberson, Martella M. Semon, Victoria J.

Bennett; seven stepchildren; sisters Anna Maddox, Mary Jane Smith, Imogene Peters; nephew Larry Hendrix; 18 grandchildren; 14 step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Owens Funeral Home, Alexandria, is handling arrangements. CORRECTIONS HELENE A. BRAND DONALDSON: She had worked as a bookkeeper for Watson Tire Supply and was a charter member of Zion Grange Organization, both in Springdale, Ark. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery, Spring-dale, Ark.

The locations were incorrect in the obituary that ran March 19. JOSEPH A. RICHESON: Calling will be from 3 to 8 p.m. March 20 in Moore Kirk Irvington Chapel. The time was incorrect In the obituary that ran March 19.

FUNERAL HOME AND FAMILY CHANGES MARVIN R. CAMPBELL: Calling will be from 11 a.m. March 20 in Whitaker Funeral Home, Cloverdale. This is an addition to the obituary published March 18. MARY PATTON "PAT" PHA-LEN: Services will be at 2 p.m.

March 21 in Trinity Episcopal Church. The date was incorrect in the obituary that ran March 19. RICHARD P. ROBERSON: He and his father, Clifford "Bill" Roberson, were founders and co-owners of Roberson Refrigeration Service Co. and Penguin Ice Co.

The obituary March 19 omitted his father's name. MARION COUNTY Atkins, Chloe Mae Falls, 87 Burba, Donald 44 Dunkerson, Irene "Betty," 83 Gilmore, Mose 75 Hardy, Dorothy M. Perry, 91 Johnson, Kaytee Lorea, infant Jones, David Lee, 64 Ketchum, Helene E. Adams, 92 Lineberry, John E. 47 Lynskey, Mary Catherine, 75 Nuetzman, Barbara 68 Rush, Rosalee Johnson, 59 Weber, Steven Douglas, 48 BOONE COUNTY Roberts, Haydn Phillip, 83 HAMILTON COUNTY Mitchell, Ralph 80 JOHNSON COUNTY Bower, Claude 84 Henselmeier, Frieda, 89 Treece, Idelle Freeman, 82 Ward, Virginia Helen, 77 MADISON COUNTY Priser, Virginia K.

"Katie," 60 MORGAN COUNTY Wiley, Minnis Joe, 72 SHELBY COUNTY Clary, Tim, 49 Coers, Mildred G. Kuhn, 89 March 20, 2000 MARY CATHERINE LYNSKEY, 75, Beech Grove, died March 19. She was a registered nurse at Roudebush West 10th Street Veterans Affairs Hospital for 25 years, retiring in 1985. Miss Lynskey was a Navy veteran. She was a graduate of St.

Vincent Nursing School. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross, of which she was a member. Services: 11:30 a.m. March 22 in Holy Name Catholic Church, of which she was a member. Calling: 4 to 8 p.m.

March 21 in Little Sons Funeral Home, Beech Grove. Burial: Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Greenwood. Survivors: sister Grace E. Kieffer; brother James Lynskey. BARBARA A.

"BOBBI" ROSSELL NUETZMAN, 68, Indianapolis, died March 18. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Lakeview Christian and Springhill Christian centers. Services: 1 p.m. March 22 in Conkle Funeral Home, Speedway Chapel, with calling from 11 a.m.

Burial: Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Greenwood. Survivors: husband Russell W. Nuetzman; children Keith Phillip Ronald W. Nuetzman, Sharon S. Bruce, Vicki L.

Penick; mother and stepfather Dolores Grinsley Rossell and Edward Leggett; 13 grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren. HAYDEN PHILLIP ROBERTS, 83, Zionsville, died March 17. He worked for Atlantic Richfield Oil Co. for 30 years, retiring In 1975. He was a member of Bloomington Masonic Lodge, Zionsville Lions Club, and the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Memorial contributions may be made to Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, Suite 2430, One East Wacker Chicago, III. 60601. Services: 2 p.m. March 21 in Flanner Buchanan Zionsville Mortuary, with calling from 1:30 p.m. and after the service.

Survivors: wife Florence Mur-sener Roberts; children Kathleen Green, Michael Roberts; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. ROSALEE JOHNSON RUSH, 59. Indianapolis, died March 16. She had been a dietary technician at Miller's Merry Manor for four years. Services: 1 p.m.

March 22 in First Christian Missionary Baptist Church. Calling: 5 to 9 p.m. March 21 in Stuart Mortuary. Burial: Crown Hill Cemetery. Survivors: sons Ron Mark Scott Richard Rush; sister Betty M.

Walton; brother Will H. Johnson; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. IDELLE FREEMAN TREECE, 82, Franklin, died March 19. She was a machine operator 36 years for Arvin Industries, Franklin, retiring in 1979. She was a member of Arvin Century Club.

Services: 10 a.m. March 22 in Flinn and Maguire Funeral Home, Franklin, with calling from 2 to 8 p.m. March 21. Burial: Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Greenwood. Survivors: children Harold Frank J.

Smith, Elizabeth Ann King; brothers Leo, Rufus, J.B. Freeman; sisters Lonnie Bell Simmons, Clorine Smalling, Goldie Brum-mett; half brothers Randall, William Freeman; half sisters Juanita, Shirley Freeman; a stepbrother and stepsister; nine grandchildren 13 great-grandchildren. VIRGINIA HELEN WARD, 77, Greenwood, died March 19. She was a shoe repair associate at Browning Shoe Repair for 12 years, retiring in 1985. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Greenwood, of which she was a member.

Services: 10 a.m. March 23 in Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Service Crematory, Greenwood Chapel, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. March 22. Burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Glenns Valley.

She was the widow of James Arthur Ward. Survivors: sons Lennie Elmer Boyce D. Freese; brothers Carl Lowell O. DunCan; sisters Cora E. Summers, Marjorie L.

Surface, Hallie M. As-phaugh; six grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. INDIANA DEATHS Deaths reported Iran outside the Indianapolis area: Culver Bertha May Rust, 91, widow ot Robert T. Rust (Bonine Funeral Home). Greensburg Uwrence J.

Schwering, 91, husband ot Frances Healon Schwering, widower of Amelia Picker Schwering (Bass Gasper Funeral Home). Heltonvilie Lorene Lee tori" More, 42 (Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home, Bedford). Logansport Mary Wilma Davis, 81 (Fisher Funeral Chapel). Madison Nilah M. Green James, 66, widow ot Gene James (Morgan-Webster-Nay Funeral Home), Rushville Denver Lee Liggett, 68, husband of Wanda Newhouse Liggett (Moster Cox Mortuary).

Salem Agnes Stuart, 87, widow of Clarence Stuart (Weathers Funeral Home). Popular English garden to be revived in France MY ANSWER Dear Billy Graham: Is Satan real? Or Is Satan just an Idea that people came up plain why there Is RTa. 'J 11 evil in the world? Billy Row? Mrs- Graham Dear Reader: You can be certain that Satan is real, and he Is constantly active in the world. One of his greatest tricks is to deceive people into thinking he isn't real, but he is. How do we know he is real? We know it because God has revealed it to us in his word, the Bible.

Satan was active at the beginning of the human race, successfully tempting Adam and Eve to turn their backs on God (see Genesis 3: 1-13). At the beginning of Jesus' ministry, Satan likewise tried, unsuccessfully, to tempt him into turning his back on God, and Satan continued trying to block Jesus' work at every turn (see Matthew 4: 1-11). He will be at work until the end of time, when he will be judged and condemned. Never forget that Satan's single goal is to oppose God and all he stands for. God is for life, but Satan is for death.

God is for truth, but Satan is for untruth. God is for love, but Satan is for hatred. Jesus rightly said, "He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him he is a liar and the father of lies" (John 8: 44). Never underestimate Satan's ability to do evil. But listen: Satan is a defeated foe! By his death and resurrection, Jesus has triumphed over Satan, and by Jesus' spirit within us, we can triumph over him as well.

Don't let another day go by without Christ in your life. Write to Rev. Graham in care of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, P.O. Box 779, Minneapolis, Minn. 55440, call (877) 2-GRAHAM or visit his Web site at www.billygraham.org.

Tribune Media Services Hit by severe storms last winter, the display will feature some of its original plant species. By Jon Henley THE GUARDIAN PARIS All but wiped out during fierce storms that swept across France In December, Marie-Antoinette's much-loved English garden at Versailles is to be replanted almost tree for tree according to its original design. But rather than combing Britain for copies of the seeds and saplings ordered by the ill-fated queen more than 200 years ago, a team of gardeners from France's best-known chateau is turning to the United States. "It may sound strange, but almost all the trees in the jardin anglais were in fact brought to France from the United States. At the time, they were very new, very exotic and so very, very fashionable," said head gardener Alain Baraton.

"We call it an English garden because of its more natural and informal appearance, in contrast with the far more stylized French layout of the rest of the grounds." Louis XTV, known as the Sun King, dazzled foreign visitors with his magnificent chateau and gardens 20 miles west of Paris. Today, the palace and grounds remain one of France's top tourist attractions, drawing 9 million visitors a year. But the usually peaceful gardens at Versailles were badly hit by last year's winter storms, which killed some 90 people and destroyed an estimated 300 million trees throughout France. The English garden dreamed up by Marie-Antoinette, the Austrian-bom wife of Louis XVI who would be beheaded in 1793, did not escape the carnage, either. Several trees more than two centuries old including her favorite, a Virginia tulip were among the victims.

The garden's original 1777 layout has been altered over the years with successive replantings. Now it will be recreated as accurately as possible using a list of species that the queen's staff collected in the course of several hazardous voyages to America in the late 1770s and '80s. A- i- What We Offer Hien You I Choose To Plan Ahead 1 Hi? offer final expense planning through: RjNNER Old American Peace of Mind Program T)tt-itt AN" I Kansas City Life Annuily Program jD UCHAjNAN Forethought Insurance Program M0RTUAR1ES CREMATORY Forethought Master Trust Program Indiana Funeral Trust Program JZf! VJm.

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