CONGRESSMAN BILL EMERSON: JAN. 1, 1938 - JUNE 22, 1996

Funeral service for U.S. Rep. Bill EmersonFirst Presbyterian Church235 Broadway10 a.m. todayPrelude -- "Fantasia on `America, the Beautiful,'" Mary Miller, organist.Call to Worship -- The Rev. Charles B. Dreyer, interim minister at First Presbyterian Church.Hymn -- "Onward Christian Soldiers."Opening Prayer -- Dr. James Ford, chaplain, U. S. House of Representatives.The Lord's PrayerHymn -- "Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sounds," Marlys Smith, soloist, wife of Lloyd Smith.Old Testament Reading -- Dr. Edwin C. Brasington, retired minister of First Presbyterian Church.Hymn -- "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah."Eulogy -- Lloyd Smith, Emerson's chief of staff.Vocal solo -- "Always," Wintley Phipps of the Billy Graham Crusade.New Testament Readings -- Dr. Ford.Hymn -- "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.""Meditation -- "A public servant," Mr. Dreyer.PrayerVocal Solo -- "God Bless America," Mr. Phipps.BenedictionHymn -- "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," Mr. Phipps, soloist.Postlude -- "Alla Breve."* The church seats 235 people. Another 200 people will view the service on a big-screen television in the downstairs Fellowship Hall.* Loudspeakers will broadcast the service for those outside the church.* KFVS-12 will broadcast the service live.* Lorimier Street from Broadway to Themis was closed at 3 a.m. today and will reopen after the funeral procession leaves the church.

Schedule

(Times are approximate)

9 a.m. - Dignitaries from Washington, D.C., arrive at the Cape Girardeau Regionalk Airport. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Missouri congressional delegation, White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta, U.S. AGriculture Secretary Dan Glickman and others are expected."

10 a.m. - Funeral service at First Presbyterian Church, expected to last about one hour.

11:30 to noon - Funeral procession leaves for Hillsboro, Mo.

2 p.m. - Burial at Hillsboro Cemetery.

Procession * The funeral procession will follow Broadway from the church to Kingshighway and Kingshighway to I-55. The procession is expected to be 25 to 40 cars long.* Motorcycle officers will accompany the procession through Cape Girardeau to ensure the procession moves uninterrupted through intersections.* The westbound lane of Kingshighway at Broadway will be closed for the funeral procession. The right-hand northbound lane of I-55 at the Cape Girardeau interchange will be blocked to allow the procession to enter the interstate uninterrupted.* Dignitaries will leave before the procession to return to the airport, accompanied by Cape Girardeau County sheriff's deputies.