Paul Eugene West, 54, Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away February 9th, 2015 at Saint Luke’s East Hospital from cardiac arrest. A visitation will be held at 10:00 AM followed by a memorial service at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 21st, 2015 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society in Raytown, Missouri. Mr. Paul E. West was born December 5th, 1960…

William Edward Becker, 64, checked out unexpectedly at home in the early hours of February 3, 2015. Please join the family for a Celebration of Life, 1 pm Sunday, March 1st, at American Legion Post 202, 3669 Legion Lane, Columbia, MO. Bill was born January 6, 1951, in Independence, MO, to Edward Louis and Dora…

Glenn H. Morris of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away February 6, 2015. Please join the family for a Celebration of Life, Friday, February 13th, 7 pm at Westside Family Church, 8500 Woodsonia Dr, Lenexa, KS. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Alzheimer’s Foundation of America or Music and Memory.

NILENE RAE SARTIN Nilene Sartin, 71, Kansas City, MO passed away February 7, 2015. Funeral services will be held 11AM, Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, MO. A visitation will be held 10-11AM prior to the funeral. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, MO. Nilene was born December 12,…

James Richard Zahner, 64, long-time resident of Independence, MO passed away at sunrise on February 6, 2015 in his home in Independence. James was born September 18, 1950 in Iowa City, IA, the son of Russell and Mary Zahner. Jim was valedictorian of his senior class at East High School in 1968.  Jim received a…

Marian Avis Kilgore of Independence, Mo. passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs. Marian was born February 22, 1940. She graduated from Fort Osage High School and married her High School sweetheart George Kilgore, who was her devoted husband and companion for 57 years. She was preceded in…

Lucy Tye is already missed by loving family, friends and neighbors; she passed away Sunday, February 1st, at the Rosewood Rehab Center.  She was born and raised in Northern Kentucky, lived in Central Ohio and West Florida, before marrying Richard Tye of Independence.  She is preceded in death by sons, Danny and Dale Elam; brothers,…

Connie Louise Huskey, 49 of Grain Valley, Missouri, passed away February 2, 2015 at home after a brave fight with ovarian cancer. A visitation will be held Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. with a memorial service immediately following at 11:00 A.M, at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society in Raytown, Missouri. Connie was born…

Rennette “Lilan” Cubie, 61, Kansas City, Misssouri passed away January 28, 2015. She was born, with her twin sister Gennette to Harvey and Elnora Cubie on May 28, 1953 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Rennette was preceded in death by; parents Harvey and Elnora Cubie; brothers, Author Lee Cubie, Willie Lee Cubie and Willie James Cubie;…

Stella Frances Vandall, 94, of Wellsville, Kansas passed away on January 26, 2015. Stela was born on April 29, 1920 and was the daughter of Herbert and Mary Oliver. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Harold Vandall; son, Herbert Vandall; and great-grandson, Cagun Cole Vandall. She is survived by her daughter; Kaylene…

Joe Grilliot passed away peacefully at home on January 27 surrounded by his family. He had many roles during his lifetime but will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. Rosary and visitation will be at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 1001 East 52nd Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64110 at…

Lori Lewis, 52, of Columbia died January 26, 2015 surrounded by her loving family at home.  A graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 30, 2015 at Columbia Cemetery. Lori is survived by her daughters, Joan Storch, Amanda Storch and Ashley Paige as well as her two sons, Quentin Paige and Stanley Lewis.

Patricia “Pat” Thomas, 65, of Franklin, MO died peacefully, January 26, 2015 at University Hospital. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 29, 2015 from 6-8pm at Bible Baptist Church, 4001 Highway 5, New Franklin, MO 65274. A memorial service will be held at the church at 11am, Friday, January 30, 2015. Pat was born on…

Jewel (Dydoson) Fitzgibbon died peacefully at Landmark Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Her daughter and son in law were with her.  A memorial service will be held at Sacred Heart Church on Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. There will be food and visiting opportunities in the multi purpose room following the ceremony.  She was…

Joanne Faye Lamb, 88, preceded in death by her husband Wayne H. Lamb, passed away Thursday, January 15th, 2015 in Leawood, KS. Joanne was born in Northern Kentucky. She was a loving Wife, Mother, and Grandmother. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Witcher (husband Ron Witcher) and Jennifer Grove (husband Michael Grove), and five…

Jon Apprill, 40, Carlsbad, CA passed away January 15, 2015.  A visitation will be held 9:30 AM on January 24, 2015 at St. John Francis Regis Church, followed by a memorial mass at 11:00 AM. Jon was born August 10, 1974 in Kansas City, MO. He had an adventurous spirit and a love for the…

William Joseph Autrey, 65 of Raytown, MO passed away January 14, 2015 at Truman Lakewood Medical Center from respiratory failure.  Visitation and services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Pasantino Bros. Funeral Home, Kansas City, MO. Mr. Autrey was born May 28, 1949 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, in Kansas City,…

Mary Faye (Bigley) Meador passed away Friday, January 16, 2015.  Born in Tarkio, MO, on November 18, 1927 and married to her high school sweetheart, William M Meador, Jr., on May 24, 1946.   She was predeceased by her husband in 2004.  Surviving are her sons and their wives; Doug and Mary, Paul and Karen,…

Barbara Jean Stout, 85, of Columbia passed away January 13, 2015.  Barbara was born on December 26, 1930 in Columbia to Roy and Maggie (Samuels) Jenkins.  A private memorial service will be held.  Barbara is survived by a daughter Marsha (Bob) Cole of Columbia and a son Michael Smarr of Kansas City, 2 grandchildren, 5…