Corene Mills (Toohey) Sanders Corene passed away June 2, 2011 at Kansas City Hospice House.  She was born January 21, 1937 in Fort Scott, KS to Fred and Sylvia Mills.  She married William H Toohey, Jr. in April 1958.  Of that marriage had three daughters, Janet Toohey, Kansas City, MO, Sally Wingo, Nevada, MO and…

Gordon Newell Baushian Gordon Baushian, 81, of Peculiar, Missouri, passed away May 26, 2011 at Research Medical. A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM /Wednesday< June 1st at Raymore Presbyterian Church, Raymore, MO. Mr. Baustian was born June 27, 1929 in Deep River, Iowa. His wife, Lois, son Keith and his two dogs, Buck…

Annette Slaybaugh-Newman, 44, Independence, MO passed away May 30, 2011 at St. Luke’s Medical Center on the Plaza.  Funeral services will be held 7 PM, Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Heartland Cremation 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, MO 64133.  Visitation will precede the service from 6-7 on Thursday.  Annette was born March 14, 1967 in…

David Harold Lark, 52, Raytown, MO passed away May 28, 2011 at home. A memorial gathering will be held 11AM-1PM, Saturday, June 4, 2011 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO. David was born October 27, 1958 in Kansas City, MO. David’s began his career at Stenner Brothers where he…

Rose Marie Hackett, 68, died on Sunday, May 22nd from intraocular melanoma. She was born July 8, 1942 in Labette County, Kansas. Rose is survived by her husband of 52 years, David Hackett of Weatherby, Missouri, her parents Stanley and Marie Cox of Independence, Missouri, a brother, Sanford Johnston and wife, Donna of Cleveland, Ohio,…

Charles Pearce McIntyre, 74, Independence, MO passed away May 13, 2011 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. He was born August 7, 1936 in Platte County, MO to Morris and Gladys McIntyre. Charles was a truck driver and was a United States Army Veteran. He will be greatly missed by his loving family and…

Diana Gayle Wimberly, 64, Raytown, MO passed away May 16, 2011 at Benchmark Healthcare of Raytown. She was born September 24, 1946 in Waynesville, MO to Enoch and Ruth Wimberly. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Cremation will take place. Services have not been planned at this time.

Wayne Quiring, 84, Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away May 16, 2011, at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Martha Shockey, 63, St. Joseph, passed away May 5, 2011. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Martha worked for the Family Support Division for 33 years in the clerical position and finally the front desk receptionist until her heath forced her to retire. She loved her dogs and cats and loved…

Viva Boyer, 90, Kansas City, MO, passed away May 2, 2011. A memorial gathering will be held from 2-4 p.m., Fri., May 6, at Heartland Cremation, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, MO 64133. Memorials can be made to Kansas City Hospice House 12000 Wornall Road, or Wayside Waifs of Independence, MO.

Kenneth Williams, 44, Independence, MO passed away May 13, 2011 at North Kansas City Hospital. He was born April 10, 1967 to Arthur and Constance Williams. Kenneth was a brick mason. He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew and loved him. Cremation will take place. Services have not been planned at this time.

Theodore R. Helmer, 91, Waverly, MO passed away May 7, 2011 at Missouri Veteran’s Home in Warrensburg, MO. He was born April 3, 1920 in Chicago, IL to Theodore and Clara Helmer. Theodore was a US Army Veteran. He will be greatly missed by his loving family and friends. Cremation will take place. Services have…

Phillip Tatum, 64, Raytown, MO died May 7, 2011. Visitation will be from 6-7:30 p.m., Sunday, May 15, at Heartland Cremation, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, MO. Funeral service will be 10 a.m., Monday, May 16, also at Heartlans with a military graveside at 2:30 p.m., Monday, at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS.

Charles H. Skaggs, 62, Warrensburg, MO, passed away May 8, 2011, at his residence, from ALS. Mr. Skaggs was born May 21, 1948, in Milo, MO. Memorial service 3 PM, Sat. May 21, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness, 369 NW US Hwy 50, Warrensburg, Missouri.

Bart Strecker, 56, Grandview, passed away May 7, 2011, at his home following a lengthy battle with cancer. Bart was preceded in death by father, Herman. He is survived by mother Margaret; sisters, Billie and Jean; and brother Greg. Private services will be held.

Sally M. Baker, 55, of Raymore, MO, made her transition on May 5, 2011. Sally was a longtime faculty member at DeVry University in Kansas City where she taught accounting, tax, and computer classes. Although she was proud of her technical competencies at work, she was even more proud of her ability to coach and…

William Duncan, 86, of Independence, MO, passed away May 5, 2011. William is survived by his wife of 54 years, Betty; daughter, Stephanie (James) Soltis; and 3 grandchildren. Private services

Marsha Darden Lantz surrendered her life to God’s loving care on May 3, 2011 at the age of 55. She was a native and lifelong resident of Kansas City, MO and dearly loved her home town. Marsha felt passionate about politics and her concern for social justice. She received her Bachelor of Social Work from…

Daryl Franklin Stokes, 52, Kansas City, MO, passed away April 23, 2011. A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 29, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, 8310 Holmes, Kansas City, MO 64131.