Louie Maurice Bozeman, age 78 of Nixa, Missouri, passed away Monday, August 12, 2002 in St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Missouri.  Cremation was under the direction of Adams Funeral Home of Nixa, Missouri.  Services will be held at a later date. 

He was born April 3, 1924 near Coleman, Texas.  He served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.  Before retirement Mr. Bozeman worked for the Texas Department of Public Safety in Mineral Wells and Wichita Falls. 

Survivors include his wife, Nora; two sons, Jimmy Lee Bozeman of Poetry, Texas and Richard Wayne Bozeman of Dallas, Texas; four grandchildren, Jimmy Lee Bozeman, Jr., Richard Wayne Bozeman, Jr., Casey Jordan Bozeman and Cody Lee Bozeman; two sisters, Willie B. Medcalf of Bloomfield, New Mexico and Ruby Lee Arms of Coleman, Texas.  He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, Rollin, Jack, Harrell, Woodie and J.A. Bozeman, Jr.; and three sisters, Viola Reed, Mary Etta Snedegar and Delilah Sikes.