Mary Argyle Auer, 86, of Columbia passed away December 24, 2009.  Born in Portland, OR, she lived most of her life in St. Louis, MO.  After the death of her beloved husband, Harry C. Auer, Jr. in 2005, she moved to Columbia, MO to be closer to family.  Mary was a passionate activist who believed…

Mary Louise Hardy, 98, Prairie Village, KS passed away December 22, 2009 at Villa St. Francis Nursing Home in Olathe, KS.  She was born May 14, 1911 in Kansas City, MO.  Cremation.  Services are to be planned for a later date.

Linda Zackler Solomon, Ph.D, 69, of Kansas City, Missouri, died on Monday, December 21, after a brief, courageous battle with metastatic cancer. Linda was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on April 26, 1940 to the late Pauline and Abraham Zackler. She attended New York University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, and then Stanford…

Marie B. Scott, 80, North Kansas City, MO passed away December 20, 2009 at Northe Kansas City Hospital.  Marie was born March 1, 1929 in CHeyennem WY.  She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.  Cremation, services have not been planned at this time.

Grover Cleveland Mears, Jr., 85, of Independence, MO passed away December 19, 2009 at the VA Medical Center in Kansas City, MO.  Grover was born December 28, 1923 to Grover and Delores Mears in Elmore City, OK.  Grover was an insurance salesman and was a US Army veteran.  Cremation.  Services will be held at a…

John Gardner, 53, Kansas City, MO passed away December 17, 2009 at his home.  John was bron October 13, 1956 in Kansas City, MO to Raymond and Katherine Gardner.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.  Cremation.  Services have not been planned at this time.

Helen R. Wilson, 93, Olathe, KS passed away December 16, 2009 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Olathe, KS.  Helen was born September 18, 1916 in French Lick, IN to Samson and Maude Lane.  She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.  Cremation.  Services will be planned for a later date.

Everett Earl Wright, beloved father of Timothy Morgan EverLes and Jek Eeon Everchal, died December 16, 2009, at 10:16pm, at his home in Kansas City, Missouri. He was 62. Born June 21, 1947, at the home of his parents, James Marion and LaRue Neisler Wright, in Fillmore Township, Montgomery County, Illinois, he joined his three…

James Edward Driver, 66, Kansas City, KS passed away December 16, 2009 at the VA Medical Center in Kansas City, MO.  James was born August 13, 1943 in Kansas City, MO.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.  Cremation.  Services have not been planned at this time.

Josephine Himes, 95, Independence, MO, passed away Dec. 16, 2009. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 21, at Rockwood Baptist Church, 10035 E. Westport Road, Independence, MO. Visitation will precede the service at 10:30 a.m.  Burial will follow at Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, MO.  Memorial contributions are asked to The American…

Stanley H Miller, 87, Merriam, Kan., passed away December 15, 2009. Visitation will be held 9-10 a.m. Saturday, December 19, 2009, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Mission, Kan. Funeral services will follow at 10 a.m. Burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Stanley was…

Thomas L. Gibson, 62, Kansas City, MO passed away December 15, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House.  Tom was born February 5, 1947 in KCMO to Thomas ans Sarah Gibson.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.  Cremation.  Services have not been planned at this time.

Larry L. Vaughn, of Kansas City, MO passed away December 13, 2009 at Clara Manor Nursing Home in Kansas City.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.  Cremation.  Service info is unavailable at this time.

Bernard J. Collins, 51, Kansas City, MO passed away December 13, 20090 at home.  He was born December 7, 1958 to John and Mary Ellen Collins in Cedar Rapids, IA.  Bernard will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.  Cremation.  Service information is unavailable at this time.

Lorraine J. Grant-Nash, 62, Kansas City, MO passed away December 12, 2009 at North Kansas City Hospital.  She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.  Cremation. Services have not been planned at this time.

A Tribute to Timothy Gray Butler   Tim Butler was the fourth son born to Walter (“Buck”) and Ellen Gray Butler. Four additional children came after Tim. Being part of a crowd like that, you’d have to do something to be noticed! Fortunately for Tim, he was cute, with long eyelashes and an engaging grin.…

Alice A. Kirby, 82, Overland Park, KS passed away December 12, 2009 at Sweet Life @ Grand COurt in Overland Park.  Alice was born September 2, 1927 in Alliance, NE to Lloyd and Louise Antrim.  She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.  Cremation.  Services have not been planned at this time.

Mark Richard Ehster, 53, passed away December 11, 2009 in Kansas City, MO.  He was born November 3, 1957 in Gainesville, FL to Ronald and Karen Ehster.  Mark will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.  Services will be planned for a later date.

Carol L. Rice, 72, of New Bloomfield passed away December 11, 2009.  Carol was born on June 29, 1937 in Waukegan, Illinois to Emil and Elsie (Bracher) DeMeyer. She is survived by one son, Donald E. Maglio Jr. of Pocatello, ID; two brothers, Donald J. and Charles Jimmy DeMeyer of New Bloomfield; two sisters, Sharon Cheslik…

Hollie P. Cooper, 34, Raytown, MO passed away December 10, 2009 at Cedar Valley Nursing Home in Raytown.  She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.  Cremation.  Services have not been planned at this time.