Morris Brown, 44, of Columbia, passed away September 8, 2008 at University Hospital in Columbia.  A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 12, 2008 at the home of Jean Hicks, 400 S. Rubey St., Macon, MO.  Donations may be made to the family of Morris Brown, c/o Joetta Brown, 367 Catherine Dr.,…

Forrest Palmer, 80, Kansas City, MO passed away Sept. 8, 2008 at the Deaconess Specialty Care Center. He is survived by his wife Juanita, two sons, Michael and David and 5 grandkids. Cremation.  

Scott Alan Fite, 37, Kansas City, KS passed away September 7, 2008.  Scott was born in Springfield, MO on September 12, 1970 to John & Betty Fite, of Diamond, MO.  Cremation with scattering in the Gulf of Mexico at a later date.

L. Ilene (Ilene) Massey of Independence Missouri Passed away on 9-07-08 at Liberty Hospital She was born in Gentry County Missouri On 12-01-1929. Preceded in death by son Rick Sullenger Survived by children Jo Sullenger (Josef Luben) Chip Massey, Amy Coffman, Siblings Bob (Donna) Skidmore And Carolyn Russell (Tom Tiegreen) And long time friend and…

James Hickisch, 65, Raytown, Mo., passed away September 6, 2008. A memorial service will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, with a visitation starting at 9 a.m. James is survived by his wife of 39 years, Carolin; mother, Amelia Cassidy; sons, James and…

Jackie L. Ferrier, 64, Kansas City, MO passed away September 5, 2008.  Cremation.  Burial will be at Leavenworth National Cemetery.

Catherine Mona Newberry, 61, of Bonner Springs, KS passed away September 5, 2008 at the Bonner Springs Nursing & Rehab Center.  She was born in Norfolk County, Virginia to John and Catherine (Bortner) Robinson on August 31, 1947.  She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.  A memorial service will be held Friday, September…

Life Reflections   Robert J. Mintz of Kansas City, Mo., entered into this life on January 22, 1947 where he had lived for 61years. Bob UB (Uncle Bob) was a veteran of the US Army and served in Vietnam, and Germany. In his military career, he served as a Drill Sergeant and Administrative NCO at several military…

Charles F. Davidson passed away September 4 at The Care Center at John Knox Village, Lee’s Summit, MO. Chuck was born May 17, 1922 to Carl and Edith Davidson in Manila, The Philippines. He grew up in Akron, Ohio and following service in World War II in the U.S. Army Infantry, returned to school and…

 Phillis Carullo, 64, Gladstone MO, passed away Sept. 3, 2008 at St. Luke’s Northland Hospital. Phillis was a 30 year employee for the State of Missouri, working for Job Corp. She was also a lifetime member of the VFW post 5606 in Kansas City. Phillis is survived by her husband of 15 years Tom “T.J.”…

Donald Ray Fullington, 54, of Columbia passed away September 1, 2008 at his home.  Donald was born on May 6, 1954.  Private family services will be held.  He is survived by his wife, Linda Fullington of Columbia; his son, Shawn Fullington of Marshall; step-daughter, Vicki Acton and her husband, Dean Acton, both of Columbia. 

Rudolph Wickham Kersey, 71, of Columbia entered into eternal rest August 31, 2008 at Boone Hospital.  Memorial Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday September 3, 2008 at Broadway Christian Church with the Revs. Kim Ryan and Jacob Thorne officiating.  Graveside services will be held 1:00 p.m. Thursday September 4, 2008 at Mt. Washington Forever…

Mike Jaramillo, 49, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, August 30, 2008.

Larry Dean Waggoner, 49, of Columbia entered into eternal rest Saturday, August 30, 2008 at University Hospital in Columbia.  Cremation has taken place and no services are scheduled at this time. 

Maria De Lourdes Mendez Alvarez, 63, Overland Park, KS passed away August 29, 2008 at home.  Cremtion.  Services will be held in Mexico City, Mexico at a later date. 

Frank Kouba, 88, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away on Friday, August 29, 2008 at his home at Aberdeen Village in Olathe, Kansas.

Jeanette Roseline Horvitz, 46, of Columbia passed away August 29, 2008 at her home.  Jeanette was born on May 15, 1962 in Athens, Tennessee to James and Lois (McGahhey) Alloway.  Jeanette is survived by a host of relatives and close friends from whose lives her absence will be greatly felt. 

David Tinsley, 52, of Kansas City, MO has left us to join his eternal father on August 28, 2008. David was born on November 11, 1955 in Indianapolis, IN to Carl and Irene Tinsley. David is survived by son Christopher Tinsley and wife, Jill, Wichita, son James Tinsley and wife, Shiloh, Wichita and daughter, Abbie Tinsley of…

Raymond Tahir Khalid, 20 of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Thursday, August 28, 2008 in Springfield, Missouri.

Gay McDonnell Bumgarner, landscape designer, naturalist, internationally acclaimed photographer and conservation advocate died August 28 in Columbia Missouri in the company of friends and family.   Gay is survived by her sister Lois Dillon of Independence, Missouri and Tom Feldhahn of Westport, Connecticut, her children Stephen, Patrick, and Sharon McDonnell, and step-children Jim Bumgarner Jr.,…