Billie F. Emery, 76, Kansas City, MO passed away March 9, 2011 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO.  Billie was born July 20, 1934.  Cremation will take place.  No services have been planned at this time.

Joseph Bergeron, 77, of Kansas City, MO died at home on March 9th, 2011. Born and raised in Fall River MA, he joined the Navy after high school and served from 1951 to 1954 on the USS Fremont. He moved with his bride to Kansas City in 1957. Joe was an avid golfer. He was…

Patrick J. Leahy, 61, Kansas City, MO passed away March 8, 2011 at the VA Medical Center in Kansas City.  He was born March 17, 1949 in Michigan to Ross and Margaret Leahy.  Patrick will be greatly missed by everyone who knew and loved him.  Cremation will take place.  Services have not been planned at…

Sheri Graves, 41, of Kansas City, MO, passed away March 7, 2011. A visitation will be held 10 a.m. and a memorial service following at 11 a.m., Friday, March 11, at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO. Sheri was born July 4, 1969 in Kansas City, MO to Robert and…

Nora Duley, 55, Kansas City, Mo., passed away March 6, 2011, at St. Luke’s Hospital. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation.

Willie Sampson, Jr., 68, Kansas City, Kansas, passed away March 6, 2011, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 12, at Roswell Church of Christ, Kansas City, Kansas. Willie was born January 6, 1943, in Kansas City, MO to Willie Sr. and Rosie…

Gerald “Butch” E. Lawrence, 56, Kansas City, Mo., passed away March 6, 2011. A visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, March 10, at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, Mo. Military graveside services will be held 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kan. Butch was born May 8, 1954,…

Steven Carl Ahrens, 58, Blue Springs, MO passed away March 6, 2011 at Villages of Jackson Creek in Independence, MO.  Steven was born November 3, 1952 in Kansas City, MO to Charles H. and Margaret J. Ahrens.  He will be greatly missed by his loving family and friends.  Cremation will take place.  Services have not…

Vera Krogh, 55, Independence, MO passed away March 5, 2011. Visitation will be held 6-7 PM, Thurs, March 10, 2011 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, MO. A celebration of life will follow at 7PM.(arr. Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 816-313-1677)

Susan L. Rice, 77, Kansas City, MO passed away March 5, 2011 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS.  She was born August 1, 1933 in Elmira, NY to Leslie and Carolyn Legg.  Susan will be greatly missed by her loving family and friends.  Cremation will take place.  Services have not been planned at…

Roger L. Swearingen, 71, Olathe, Kansas, passed away March 4, 2011. He was born March 2, 1940, to Ralph and Margaret Swearingen and is survived by two children; three grandchildren; one brother. Burial will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, March 28, 2011 at Ft. Scott National Cemetery in Ft. Scott, Kansas.

Michael Wayne Martin, 55, Leavenworth, KS passed away March 4, 2011 at the VA Medical Center in Leavenworth, KS.  Michael was born June 10, 1955 in Wichita, KS to Kernit and Nelda Martin.  He will be greatly missed by his loving family and friends.  Cremation will take place with burial at Leavenworth National Cemetery at…

Robert Lee Hutsell, 63, of Kansas City, MO, died March 4, 2011. Inurnment services will be at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville MO. Memorials may be made to the family.

Earl Jones, Harrisonville, MO passed away March 3, 2011 at Golden Years in Harrisonville.  He will be greatly missed by everyone who knew and loved him.  Cremation will take place.  Services have not been planned at this time.

Richard Leslie Lee, 85, of Columbia passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011 at Lenoir Woods.  Cremation has taken place and there will be no services.  Richard was born November 18, 1925 in Purdin, MO to the late Virgil and Rose (Dodge) Lee.  During WWII, he served on and aircraft carrier in the Pacific.  When he…

Genevieve F. Masters, 92, of Columbia passed away Thursday, March 3, 2011 at her home.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Oakland Christian Church.  Burial of her cremains will be at a later date in Kansas City.  Genevieve is survived by three daughters, Carol (Tommie) Lee of Columbia, Sharon (Jerry)…

Richard Hugill Jr., 61, Oak Grove Missouri, passed away March 2, 2011 at home. Visitation will be held 1:00 – 3:00 PM, Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO 64133. Richard was born September 24, 1949 in Versailles, Missouri. Rick loved Bluegrass music and spent most…

Douglas Cullen, 94, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on Feb 28, 2011.  He was born Jan 4, 1917 in Cardiff, S. Wales, U.K. Doug graduated from King’s College in Tauton, England.  He served with the Liverpool Police force as a "Bobby," before entering the Royal Air Force and flying 27 missions as a bombardier…

Jimmy Lee Wright, 62, Olathe, KS passed away February 28, 2011.  He was born June 14, 1948 in Hardy, Arkansas to Carl and Anna Wright.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.  Cremation will take place.  Services have not been planned at this time.

Donald R. Spease, 49, Maysville, MO passed away February 27, 2011 at Cameron Regional Medical Center in Cameron, MO.  He was born November 11, 1961 in Smithville, MO to Donald, Sr. and Susan Spease.  Donald will be greatly missed by his loving family and friends.  A memorial service will be planned for a later date.