The Twenty-Third Psalm 

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
He leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul;
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil for thou art with me;
Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies.
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of my life
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
for ever.

      Hershel “Buzz” Meek, 87, of Clinton, formerly of Mexico, died at 5:40 p.m., Wednesday, March 2, 2005, at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton.

      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Pickering Funeral Home with the Rev. Randall A. Sawyer officiating. Visitation will be on Friday, March 4, from 6:30 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in East Lawn Memorial Park.

Mr. Meek was born on Jan. 13, 1918, in St. Louis, the son of Duncan L. and Annette DuParri Meek. On Sept. 8, 1946, in Mexico, he married Virginia Phillips, who survives at the home.

He served in the Army Air Force as a Staff Sergeant during World War II from May 1942 until October 1945. He was involved in campaigns in North Africa and Italy. He earned nine battle stars, two Presidential unit citations, and a Purple Heart. He worked at A.P. Green Co. as a shipping clerk for 42 years until his retirement in 1980.

Mr. Meek was a member of First Christian Church in Mexico where he served as a deacon, Mexico Jaycees, an assistant leader of Boy Scouts, Treasurer of the Greenco Credit Union, and a life member of the 57^th Bomb Wing Reunion.

In addition to his wife, survivors include a son Terry Meek, Fenton; a daughter, Martha Wagner and husband Michael, Clinton, two step grandchildren, Christopher Wagner and Elisabeth Cruce; and four step great grandchildren, A. J. Cruce, Joshua Burkhart, Taylor Cruce, and Katelyn Wagner.

One brother preceded him in death.

Memorial gifts may be given to the First Christian Church in Mexico in care of Pickering Funeral Home, 403 N. Western, Mexico, MO 65265.

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