ST. LOUIS - Former Missouri Governor and U.S. Senator Christopher 'Kit' Bond is being remembered this week with memorial services in St. Louis and Jefferson City following his death at the age of 86.

Bond, who served Missourians for decades both in the statehouse and in Washington, D.C., passed away last week. A state memorial service will take place Tuesday in Jefferson City, where Bond will lie in state for 24 hours to allow the public to pay their respects.

The memorial service in Jefferson City will begin with a Missouri State Highway Patrol escort transporting Bond from St. Louis to the Capitol at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning. The service at the Rotunda is scheduled to start at noon and will feature tributes from state leaders and musical honors from the 135th Army Band.

Governor Mike Ke

See Full Page