BUNCE CEMETERY PLOT MAP
MACON CO., MO
Contributor: Monell Koger
Here are the exact directions to the Bunce Cemetery:
From Macon north on US 63 (11.4 miles) turn left on Rt. J (Elmer turnoff), continue on J thru Elmer to Rt. F (12 miles). Turn left of Rt. F (0.1 mile). Cemetery located on west side of the road. |
Alvina Howe and I plotted the cemetery a few years ago. We thought
it would be of help to people searching for graves of their family. There
are many unmarked graves in the old part of the cemetery and some stones
are so weathered that they are impossible to read. This is not exact but
does give a person an idea where to look for a particular grave. The list
is alphabetical and lists the row and lot so a person will know where to
look on the plot map and in the cemetery. Rows are numbered from east to
west and the lots from south to north. I have added available birth and death
dates. I have everything on computer so it will be easy to keep it up-dated.
Monell Koger
BUNCE CEMETERY The Bunce Cemetery, located two miles west of Elmer, had been used as a final resting place for well over a hundred years serving the local community and their families. Several tombstones are dated in the 1860's and 1870's, however it is believed some of the earliest graves go back to the 1840's. On the 11th day of March 1879 Lewis Keyte and Elizabeth, his wife deeded one acre of land to the trustees and their successors. August 6, 1906 a new deed was made to correct an error in the original. We do not know what the error was. It was also between Lewis and Elizabeth Keyte and trustees who were W.A, Koger, W.B. Redman and David Williams at that time. (Lewis Keyte was Ted Koger's grandfather and W.A. Koger his father). Lewis Keyte passed away in a907. A name was needed for the new cemetery. Nathaniel Bunce lived where Gregory Gunnels now lives, about one-half mile south of the cemetery. The Bunce school district was already formed. It was decided to call it Bunce Cemetery. Nearly everyone associated with the cemetery has contributed to the upkeep and maintenance of the cemetery, both financially and labor, including such things as leveling graves, building fences, trimming trees, etc. I will mention some board members but I am sure there are others I don't know about. Charley Bailey, Hillman Seaman, and Ted Koger with Oletha Jacobs as secretary served for many years. The road through the cemetery and the fence along the front of the cemetery, built around 1950, were made during this time. Freda Jones was secretary for many years, deciding to retire from it in 1986. Other board members included Kenneth Burns, Harold Howe, Kenneth Jones, and R.H. Seaman who received $1655.00 in 1957 to start a perpetual fund for the upkeep of the cemetery. The fund has since grown but so has inflation, consequently we still depend on private donations each year to a large extent. A Memorial Day dinner is held each year at the Elmer School in conjunction with the Elmer Cemetery. Some 25-30 letters are also sent out. Board members at this time are Herman Koger, Kenneth Burns, Gregory Gunnels, and Bill Howe is the secretary. Until recent years whenever a grave was needed it was dug by hand, friends and neighbors showing up to do it. Now nearly all are with a backhoe. Colleen Hawkins, the current caretaker, mows the cemetery several times a year. When I was younger the cemetery was scythed off once a year, raked and hauled away. Several people would mow and maintain their individual family plots. In 1973 the gateway at the cemetery entrance was erected in memory of Steven Burns by Kenneth and Venita Burns. They also paid for the fencing material on the south side in 1982 and for straightening of the tombstones in 1986. In 1983 Edwin, Stephen, and Gregory Gunnels donated 30 feet along the entire west end to enlarge the cemetery. New fence on the west and north side was put in at that time with special donations. The Bunce Cemetery is the final resting place for three and four generations, as well as sons and daughters, for several families in our area. It is our hope it will be maintained and cared for many generations to come.
By Bill Howe
1997 Update- By Monell Koger
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Agee | John H. | 1-36 | 1/2/1838 | 1/1/1894 |
Agee | Martha | 1-37 | 4/8/1840 | |
Aldinger | Mike Dale | 18-22 | 8/25/1963 | 6/30/2003 |
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Bailey | Charles Freeman | 7-18 | 1909 | 1940 |
Bailey | Charles B. | 8-16 | 1877 | 1963 |
Bailey | David Lawrence | 7-16 | 1939 | 1940 |
Bailey | Dennis J. | 8-19 | 1903 | 1942 |
Bailey | Denzil N. | 7-20 | 1903 | 1931 |
Bailey | Eddie | 7-33 | ||
Bailey | Effie M. | 8-17 | 1881 | 1956 |
Bailey | Elvira | 2-18 | 3/2/1826 | 4/14/1906 |
Bailey | Ester Mae | 8-18 | 1937 | 1944 |
Bailey | Honor | 2-14 | 4/10/1853 | 3/15/1942 |
Bailey | James | 2-15 | 2/26/1849 | 5/13/1917 |
Bailey | Joseph | 2-17 | 3/28/1824 | 1/28/1895 |
Bailey | Maggie | 3-17 | 1865 | 1936 |
Bailey | Mary | 7-32 | 10/23/1870 | |
Bailey | M.V. Audrey | 7-21 | 1900 | 1902 |
Bailey | Rita Ruth | 7-19 | ||
Bailey | R.W. Infant | 7-30 | 2/28/1888 | |
Bailey | William T. | 3-16 | 1864 | 1945 |
Bailey | Wilma Lucille | 7-17 | 1837 | 1940 |
Bane | Bertha | 10-10 | 2/23/1888 | 4/1/1960 |
Bane | Charlie | 10-11 | 10/20/1884 | 8/1/1970 |
Bell | Dezzy (wife of T.A.) | 11-20 | 5/21/1882 | 4/30/1908 |
Bergmann | Bertha | 13-26 | 1915 | |
Bergmann | Charles A. | 12-27 | 5/7/1892 | 5/10/1926 |
Bergmann | Della | 13-24 | 2/1/1899 | 10/26/1979 |
Bergmann | E.A. | 12-28 | 2/4/1933 | |
Bergmann | Emma | 12-29 | 3/3/1904 | |
Bergmann | Hattie White | 4-5 | 1/9/1887 | 5/2/1960 |
Bergmann | Henry M. | 10-22 | 1894 | 1956 |
Bergmann | Henry F. | 14-27 | 1908 | 1978 |
Bergmann | Jesse G. | 13-25 | 10/17/1883 | 5/12/1963 |
Bergmann | Lillie | 13-27 | 4/18/1888 | 5/31/1918 |
Bergmann | Linnie M. | 10-23 | 1900 | 1956 |
Bergmann | Stephen | 12-30 | 3/25/1891 | |
Bergmann | Willis Frank | 4-4 | 2/24/1882 | 7/6/1965 |
Brammer | Lila | 6-4 | 5/10/1910 | 6/9/1980 |
Brammer | Donce | 6-6 | 2/14/1901 | |
Brammer | William | 6-5 | 5/26/1905 | 10/3/1974 |
Bunce | Daniel | 6-36 | 12/28/1828 | 5/2/1903 |
Bunce | John S. | 6-33 | 1853 | 1929 |
Bunce | Mary A. | 6-35 | 3/3/1820 | 2/20/1882 |
Bunce | Nancy J. | 6-34 | 1859 | 1939 |
Burnham | Clarence | 4-12 | 1883 | 1943 |
Burnham John W. | 12-May | 3/9/1853 | 7/20/1943 | |
Burnham | Maudie | 4-11 | 1883 | 1975 |
Burris | Carol | 17-24 | 12/25/1928 | 4/26/1993 |
Burris | Martin | 18-23 | 11/24/1931 | 12/21/1993 |
Burris | Melvin | 17-25 | 8/6/1909 | 2/22/1983 |
Burris | Steve | 18-25 | 7/3/1949 | 1/10/1994 |
Burns | Fred | 1-9 | 1/2/1883 | 11/4/1955 |
Burns | James B. | 1-11 | 7/14/1836 | 10/2/1923 |
Burns | James R. | 6-17 | 1912 | 1922 |
Burns | Kenneth | 2-8 | 3/21/1920 | 3/20/1998 |
Burns | Mary E. | 4-32 | 12/22/1869 | |
Burns | Mary Jane | 1-12 | 4/17/1849 | 2/9/1939 |
Burns | Mertie | 1-10 | 3/18/1883 | 10/6/1926 |
Burns | Steven L. | 2-10 | 9/15/1953 | 12/28/1972 |
Burns | Venita | 2-9 | ||
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Clark | Elizabeth | 5-19 | 8/11/1899 | |
Cotter | Winnie | 11-21 | ? | ? |
Craigg | Infant daugher of W.A. | 1-24 | 7/15/1904 | 7/15/1904 |
Cunningham | Otha | 16-14 | 11/24/1935 | 10/4/1969 |
Cunningham | Terry | 16-15 | 5/6/1960 | 7/30/1960 |
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Daughty | George | 13-23 | 1899 | 1970 |
Daughty | Lillie- Bertha- and Jessie | 13-25/26 | ||
Daughty | Sadie | 13-24 | 1909 | |
Demory | 24-Mar | |||
Demory | Mar-35 | |||
Demory | 26-Mar | |||
Denver | Sylvia | 6-19 | ||
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Edwards | 9/3/1890 | |||
Eitel | Alfred Donald | 2-4 | 2/14/1916 | 6/5/1972 |
Eitel | Alfred Robert | 2-5 | 1/15/1885 | 11/17/1958 |
Eitel | Julia Ann | 2-6 | 10/11/1887 | 9/1/1961 |
Epperson | Freda | 4-7 | 11/16/1903 | 4/1/1979 |
Epperson | Leslie | 4-6 | 8/5/1903 | 5/15/1967 |
Epperson | Lodema | 4-19 | 10/12/1931 | 12/19/1931 |
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Fletcher Infant | 7-13 | 6/1/1871 | ||
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Greene | Velma | 7-24 | 9/5/1899 | |
Gunnels | D.T. | 10-25 | 1/20/1906 | |
Gunnels | Eliza | 10-24 | 7/25/1876 | 7/7/1930 |
Gunnels Infant | 11-22 | 1921 | 1921 | |
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Hauf | Julia | 16-16 | 1/13/1908 | 2/11/1990 |
Hawkins | Arminta | 10-35 | 9/20/1862 | 1/3/1941 |
Hawkins | Ed Carson | 9-29 | 3/24/1877 | 7/22/1885 |
Hawkins | Eugene | 13-11 | 4/12/1920 | 12/20/1986 |
Hawkins | George B. | Oct-33 | 12/24/1860 | |
Hawkins | George | 10-36 | 12/24/1860 | 9/21/1905 |
Hawkins | Harley | 12-11 | 6/19/1883 | 3/16/1966 |
Hawkins | Maude | 12-10 | 8/27/1885 | 11/28/1969 |
Hawkins | Oral | 13-9 | 1907 | 1994 |
Hays | J.S. | 5-17 | 8/2/1851 | 6/2/1913 |
Hays | S.A. | 5-18 | 8/29/1906 | |
Helton | Beulah Mae | 7-11 | 1/15/1891 | 1/21/1959 |
Helton | Georgia A. | 8-14 | 7/13/1855 | 6/22/1940 |
Helton | Guy Roy | 7-10 | 11/23/1888 | 10/27/1958 |
Helton | John J. | 8-15 | 10/17/1848 | 4/30/1932 |
Herrin | Warren | 3-35 | 11/12/1870 | |
Howe | Carl W. | 8-7 | 9/13/1930 | 12/28/1997 |
Howe | Edna | 3-18 | 2/28/1895 | 5/28/1978 |
Howe | Harold | 9-11 | 10/26/1921 | 2/1/1988 |
Howe | Ronald | 8-9 | 3/18/1959 | 3/19/1959 |
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Jacobs | Bertha F. | 1-4 | 3/20/1879 | 4/13/1971 |
Jacobs | John F. | 1-5 | 10/14/1876 | 6/3/1944 |
Jarrad | Sena | 5-16 | 1848 | 1936 |
Johnson | Ernest | 9-23 | No dates | |
Johnson | Hattie | 9-24 | No dates | |
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Kent | Cordelia | 13-36 | No dates | |
Kessinger | Sarah | 2-16 | 3/27/1861 | 4/28/1897 |
Keyte | Aquella | 2-32 | 2/29/1868 | 4/8/1868 |
Keyte | Clariss | 2-33 | 10/30/1887 | 10/30/1887 |
Keyte | Cornelius | 1-29 | 6/26/1869 | 6/4/1911 |
Keyte | Elbert | 1-31 | 1883 | 1941 |
Keyte | Elizabeth | 2-29 | 1/4/1830 | ? |
Keyte | Katie | 1-32 | 1866 | 1943 |
Keyte | Lewis | 2-30 | 12/10/1831 | 7/28/1907 |
Keyte | Marcus | 2-31 | 1/3/1856 | 10/24/1891 |
Keyte | Myrtle | 1-30 | 9/25/1886 | 12/15/1972 |
Kisor | Hanna | 7-29 | 8/25/1877 | |
Kisor | Jacob W. | 7-28 | 6/5/1891 | |
Kisor | Katie | 7-27 | 8/6/1904 | |
Koger | Beulah | 11-15 | 1914 | 1953 |
Koger | Herman "Spud" | 12-5 | 2/15/1937 | 6/24/1994 |
Koger | Kenneth Dale | 12-7 | 1/15/1965 | 8/8/1982 |
Koger | Laura | 9-16 | 12/25/1862 | 7/25/1892 |
Koger | Luella | 10-15 | 3/15/1866 | 8/20/1942 |
Koger | Raymond | 12-15 | 1941 | 1971 |
Koger | Ted | 11-14 | 1907 | 1996 |
Koger | William A. | 10-16 | 3/16/1860 | 6/30/1936 |
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Labar | Vera Ann | 7-22 | 1905 | 1962 |
Libke | Robert Clarence | 6-11 | 8/11/1942 | 8/3/1945 |
Lovern | Amanda | 11-29 | 11/18/1882 | |
Lovern | Lavern William | 11-28 | ||
Lovern | Family of Joseph and Arbelia | 9-26/27/28 | ? | ? |
Lovern | Martha | 11-11 | 3/31/1916 | 11/6/1965 |
Lovern | Ollis | 11-10 | 7/1/1909 | 11/3/1989 |
Lovern | R.O. | 9-25 | 10/19/1917 | |
Lovern | Sarah | 10-31 | ||
Lynch | Alta | 5-21 | 1875 | 1945 |
Lynch | Clarence | 5-22 | 11/2/1914 | 1/26/1936 |
Lynch | Everett R. | 6-22 | 1910 | 1960 |
Lynch | Harriet | 9-27 | 3/26/1846 | 5/30/1921 |
Lynch | Leander | 5-20 | 1869 | 1944 |
Lynch | Linna | 4-25 | 8/3/1886 | |
Lynch | Martin | 4-26 | 2/18/1984 | |
Lynch | Mary E. | 6-27 | 10/25/1847 | 2/11/1901 |
Lynch | Nimrod | 9-25 | 1865 | 1943 |
Lynch | Nola B. (Nonnie) | 5-23 | 4/8/1896 | 3/16/1898 |
Lynch | Wesley J. | 9-26 | 6/6/1845 | 2/23/1889 |
Lynch William | 26-Jun | 3/16/1901 | ||
Lynch | Willie E. | 6-24 | 1/21/1879 | 10/18/1953 |
Lynch | Guthie | 6-25 | 7/4/1878 | 11/4/1951 |
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Magers | Bryan | 17-32 | 1972 | 1999 |
Magers | Mary E. | 1-32 | 3/26/1884 | 6/30/1918 |
Magers | Melvin | 17-27 | 3/13/1917 | 3/9/1982 |
Mathis | Fern | 15-31 | ||
Mathis | Wendell | 15-32 | 1/14/1914 | 11/30/1994 |
McDavitt | Ivan | 8-35 | 1871 | 1872 |
McDavitt | Leo | 8-36 | 1871 | 1872 |
Miles | Loudin | 10-30 | 1/18/1897 | 9/3/1898 |
Mitchell | Arbie | 5-8 | ||
Mitchell | Luella | 4-9 | 1881 | 1963 |
Mitchell | Markus | 5-7 | ||
Mitchell | W.F. "Dee" | 4-8 | 1871 | 1963 |
Moore | Theodore | 4-21 | 7/10/1855 | 11/25/1932 |
Mott | Charlie | 14-19 | 12/9/1884 | 12/18/1958 |
Mott | Leon | 1-1 | 8/5/1941 | 2/23/1998 |
Mott | Della | 1-6 | 6/18/1872 | 2/2/1952 |
Mott | A.K. Dick | 14-22 | 1/9/1841 | 7/12/1914 |
Mott | Edwin | 1-3 | 8/2/1914 | 12/11/1970 |
Mott | J. | 14-20 | ||
Mott | Lucille | 1-2 | 1/12/1919 | 11/19/1993 |
Mott | Mary | 14-23 | 9/8/1849 | 1/15/1940 |
Mott | William | 1-7 | 1/19/1868 | 7/3/1933 |
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Pickett | Albert F. | 6-32 | 5/14/1835 | 5/13/1921 |
Pickett | Mary | 6-31 | 12/20/1845 | |
Pickett | Mary F. | 6-30 | ||
Proyor | Minnie | 17-23 | 6/11/1881 | 7/11/1918 |
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Redman | Alva | 10-29 | ? | ? |
Redman | Fred | 10-28 | ? | ? |
Redman | Mary E. | 10-27 | 1/25/1852 | 3/5/1909 |
Redman | W.R. | 10-26 | 1852 | 1928 |
Roberts | Daniel | 13-35 | 1871 | 1930 |
Ryall | Annie | 6-29 | ||
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Sampson | Francis | 3-5 | 6/10/1924 | 11/19/1999 |
Sampson | Loral | 3-7 | 4/9/1897 | 3/22/1944 |
Sampson | John | 3-6 | 7/18/1899 | 8/13/1982 |
Sampson | John Jr. | 3-4 | 11/19/1919 | 5/29/1997 |
Seaman | America Ann | 14-30 | 10/25/1845 | 10/31/1930 |
Seaman | David Oscar | 14-28 | 4/14/1868 | 10/12/1908 |
Seaman | Elby | 13-32 | 12/27/1882 | 7/3/1968 |
Seaman | Hillman | 13-33 | 1/22/1878 | 5/20/1961 |
Seaman | John R. | 14-29 | 1/5/1842 | 3/22/1910 |
Seaman | Rosa | 13-31 | 12/17/1886 | 10/8/1970 |
Seaman | Sarah | 13-34 | 2/16/1880 | 10/7/1950 |
Smedley | Ivo J. | 11-35 | 6/28/1906 | 1/15/1916 |
Smedley | Phamie | 11-36 | 1888 | 1985 |
Smedley | William J. | 11-37 | 1885 | 1979 |
Smoot | Freda Bailey | 8-22 | 1909 | |
Smoot | Orva | 8-21 | 1808 | 1884 |
Smoot | Patricia | 8-20 | 1932 | |
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Tate | Freda Fern | 1-8 | 10/12/1908 | 3/27/1996 |
Tharton | Nettie | 10-32 | 11/28/1904 | |
Thomas | Alexander F. | 3-28 | 10/5/1872 | |
Thomas | Alexander P. | 2-26 | 1822 | 1889 |
Thomas | Mary E. | 3-27 | 1/20/1860 | |
Thomas | Sarah E. | 2-27 | 1850 | 1919 |
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Wacker | Nora | 2-28 | 9/8/1881 | 11/18/1916 |
Wakley | A.H. | 11-30 | ||
Wakley | Alice | 5-6 | 10/2/1881 | 2/23/1969 |
Wakley | Hannah | 11-27 | 1841 | 1925 |
Wakley | James | 5-5 | 6/1/1869 | 5/29/1961 |
Wakley | Robert | 11-26 | 1841 | 1925 |
Walker | Ada Mott | 14-24 | 1/9/1878 | 3/21/1970 |
Walker | Clyde | 5-25 | ||
Walker | Mary | 5-26 | ||
Wallen | Abby P. | 11-24 | ||
Wallen | Ada | |||
Wallen | Frank H. | 13-19 | 1903 | 1956 |
Wallen | Henry T. | |||
Wallen | Inez | 13/17 | 1904 | |
Wallen | James Frank | 13-21 | 1868 | 1945 |
Wallen John D. | 24-Dec | 10-16-1898 | 6/25/1900 | |
Wallen | Mary Ellen | 13-22 | 1871 | 1942 |
Wallen | Mary F. | 11-25 | 6/22/1901 | 12/9/1902 |
Wallen | Nina J. | 12-22 | 8/7/1910 | 5/7/1919 |
Wallen | Samuel W. | 12-23 | ||
Wallen | Wanda E. | 13-20 | 1928 | 1952 |
Wilcox | Clinton L. | 8-29 | 7/19/1830 | 2/8/1909 |
Wilcox | Delida A. (Della) | 11-33 | 2/19/1864 | 12/1/1955 |
Wilcox | Elmer | 5-11 | 10/27/1885 | 10/13/1955 |
Wilcox | George M. | 11-32 | 7/30/1859 | 5/26/1930 |
Wilcox | Lavina | 8-31 | 3/21/1871 | 9/30/1875 |
Wilcox | Luella | 11-33 | 9/20/1902 | 1/31/1905 |
Wilcox | Mary A. | 8-32 | 1/4/1871 | 10/13/1875 |
Wilcox | Mimva | 8-33 | 11/26/1876 | 7/6/1877 |
Wilcox | Nancy M. | 8-30 | 1/12/1842 | 4/14/1901 |
Wilcox | Roy | 11-34 | 1894 | 1/17/1900 |
Wilcox | Leonard | 11-34 | 1897 | 9/16/1899 |
Williams | Clare | 1-21 | 8/12/1893 | 4/16/1913 |
Williams | Dorothy | 12-35 | 1/13/1845 | ? |
Williams | George W. | 1-22 | 2/22/1867 | 4/6/1937 |
Williams | James | 12-34 | 1/15/1839 | 11/23/1914 |
Williams | Joshua | 12-33 | 10/9/1879 | 2/7/1904 |
Williams | Mary E. | 1-20 | 7/14/1874 | 7/13/1898 |
Wilson | Clara Estelle | 5-33 | 1/31/1881 | 8/14/1883 |
Wilson | Clarence | 5-34 | 11/24/1881 | 12/1/1881 |
Wilson | Dorothy Francis | 5-35 | 4/4/1883 | 1/4/1896 |
Wilson | Edward | 5-30 | 1/17/1876 | 1/23/1876 |
Wilson | Iry | 5-37 | 4/28/1895 | 5/12/1895 |
Wilson | Martha Ellen | 5-32 | 7/14/1877 | 8/22/1877 |
Wilson | Minnie | 5-36 | 2/10/1887 | 3/4/1887 |
Wilson | Nora | 5-31 | 11/23/1876 | 1/23/1877 |
Wilson | Lucrettia E. | 3-9 | 1878 | 1953 |
Wilson | Maudie M. | 3-12 | 1916 | 1934 |
Wilson | O. Alvin | 3-10 | 1878 | 1946 |
Wood | Charlene, dau of Raymond & Juanita | 10-9 | 10/30/1938 | 6/26/2012 |
Wood | Juanita (Mott) | 10-9 | 8/16/1912 | 4/19/1978 |
Wood | Raymond | 10-8 | 9/22/1906 | 4/3/1985 |
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