Ozark "escort service" mix-up settled out of court Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - An Ozarks man who provides motorcycle escorts for funeral processions has settled a lawsuit with a Kansas-based phone book company that published his business number under the heading "escort services," leading to late-night calls from people wanting female company rather than a ride. Larry Perkins, 57, started Ozark Motorcycle Escort about 2 1/2 years ago, basing the business out of his Highlandville home. But in the current Names and Numbers directories for Springfield and Branson - published in December 2004 - Perkins' business is misidentified as "Ozark...