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Funeral planned Monday for former US Rep. Skelton

(LEXINGTON, Mo., AP) — Funeral services have been announced for former Missouri congressman Ike Skelton.
The Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home says visitation is scheduled from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday in Grondyke Hall at Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington.
Skelton’s funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Wikoff Hall on the Wentworth campus. A burial with military rites is to occur at the Machpelah Cemetery in Lexington.
Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff Monday in honor of Skelton, who died this past Monday of complications from pneumonia. He was 81.
Skelton served in the U.S. House for 34 years before losing re-election in 2010. He never served in the military but was chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and a staunch advocate for the armed forces.

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Funeral planned Monday for former US Rep. Skelton