For further information please contact: Sergeant Jason M. Pace
417-895-6767 ext. 282
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August 5, 2011

EMPHASIS: Corporal Don Ivie Funeral Announcement

The Missouri State Highway Patrol regretfully announces the death of Corporal Donald M. "Don" Ivie, age 44, of Springfield, Missouri. Corporal Ivie was fatally injured, while off duty on August 1, 2011, during a climbing accident at the Grand Teton National Park located in northwestern Wyoming.

Funeral Arrangements for Corporal Ivie are scheduled for Monday, August 8, 2011, 10:00 a.m., at the Praise Assembly Church, 3535 N. Glenstone, Springfield, Missouri. Burial will follow the service in the Greenlawn Cemetery North, 3506 N. National, Springfield, Missouri. There will be no visitation. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the following:

Bailee Ivie (13 year old daughter) Educational Fund, c/o Empire Bank, Post Office Box 363, Nixa, Missouri 65714;

Don Ivie Scholarship Fund at Missouri State University, c/o Missouri State University Foundation, 300 South Jefferson Avenue, Suite 100, Springfield, Missouri 65806; and

Make a Wish Foundation, 1510 West Elfindale, Springfield, Missouri 65807.

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