Remove Items Services Menu

I like to experiment with new software. Most I end up deleting but occasionally I end up with some cool stuff. The problem, however, is that some of these add services in the Services Menu and I can't get rid of them.
I've removed the apps with AppZapper, I've done a search with EasyFind and removed any other traces of these apps. I've even gone in manually and looked through all three libraries (user, system, hard drive) and looked in Application Support, Preferences, Caches, Services (seems obvious but there are only 6 items total in there) and every other folder that might relate to this.
Nothing of these programs exist anywhere in my system or hard drive, yet their services are still in the Services Menu. If anyone knows how to get these things out I'd really like to know.
In the mean time web searching came up with this:
http://www.petermaurer.de/nasi.php?section=servicescrubber
A nifty little program called Services Scrubber that lets you turn off any services you don't want, really quite handy. So they are no longer in the menu, which is a big improvement, but I want them out of my system too.

Hi, Kevin.
Take a look at the System
Services documentation, particularly the
section "Items in the Services Menu", to understand
how the Services Menu functions.
Thanks, Doc. I've saved it as a web archive to read later since it's 6 am and I haven't even finished my first cup of coffee yet and it's a bit too much to deal with right now.
I suspect you may have to perform a restart after
uninstalling an app that adds items to the Services
menu in order for it to be cleared.
Already done a restart. Some of these are months old and my Mac has been restarted several times, even had Disk Warrior and other repairs and updates (Repairing Permissions and Rebuilding Launch Services database, deleting caches) more than once as well.
I just left all those Services sitting there because I didn't have time to deal with it and they didn't seem to be hurting anything. I always assumed I just needed to go into the various services folders and delete them, so when I went to do that yesterday I was quite surprised to not find any of them there. Had a similar problem with Contextual Menus with many of the same programs, but those I did find in the correct folders and removed them and they are gone like they should be.
I suspect Service Scrubber's author may be scanning
for the info.plist files of installed applications to
find potential services, as well as checking any
"Library/Services" directories extant (Macintosh HD >
Library > Services, Home > Library > Services,
Macintosh HD > System > Library > Services, etc.).
You'd have to discuss this with him or check his
site.
The problem with that is I've removed all traces of these apps, even going through and looking for scraps manually after doing a search with EasyFind. They no longer exist so how can Service's Scrubber change anything in them? And I've looked through all the services folders and none of these programs exist there either. Here's what's in the folders:
User services:
ChronosNotesService.app
ChronosNotesService.bundle
Those are supposed to be there as StickyBrain is one of those apps I kept and want the services.
System services:
AppleSpell.service
ChineseTextConverterService.app
ImageCaptureService.app
Spotlight.service
SummaryService.app
HD/Library doesn't even have a services folder.
The lack of services placed in services folders is puzzling. I just installed Yojimbo yesterday and it added a service yet it doesn't show up either. Where are they putting these?
But, clearly, Service's Scrubber can find these and turn them off.
AppZapper may also not be doing its job fully. You
should consult with the author concerning the
Services issues you are seeing.
It sounds like I need to contact AppZapper, Service's Scrubber AND the various apps causing the problems. Sigh.
They aren't causing any problems and aren't even cluttering the Services Menu any more since I used Service's Scrubber, I'm just curious as to what's going on.

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