Valerie Garton died at her home on June 29th  2008, after a long battle with cancer.  Valerie was 46.  She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Kevin Wilson, her daughter, Reed Wilson, her parents Stanley and Joyce Garton, and her brothers, Darryl and Scott Garton. Val grew up in Centralia and graduated from…

Ellen "Dee" Skie, 87, Lawrence, Kan., died June 29, 2008. Born in KY, she married John Skie and lived in Lawrence for 58 years. Surviving are three daughters, including Debbie Scrivner, Leawood and three grandkids.

Douglas Panknin, 52, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away June 28 at his home. Douglas was born Sept. 17, 1955, in Kansas City to Jerry and JoAnne Panknin. He attended Southwest High School, Wentworth Military Academy, and UMKC before joining the Army in 1972. After the military he followed in the family tradition working as…

Don Alleyson Jones, 79, of Weaubleau passed away June 28, 2008 at the Harry S. Truman VA Hospital in Columbia, MO.  Don was born on August 15, 1928 in Chatanooga, Tennessee to Allen and Rosalie (Radcliffe) Jones. 

Keim Djoa, 95, of St. Joseph, Missouri passed way on Friday, June 27, 2008.

Donna Consentino, 78, of Montezuma, Illinois, passed away, Friday, June 27, 2008 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Indpendence, Missouri.  

Homer Smith, 80, passed away June 26, 2008 at his home in Holden, MO.  Cremation.   Services have not been planned at this time. 

David Blaine Sims, 65, of Independence, Missouri passed way at Centerpoint Medical Center on Thursday, June 26, 2008.

Jane Elam, born Nov. 25, 1957, went home to the Lord on June 26, 2008, following a brief struggle with non-smoker’s lung cancer. After graduating from Shawnee Mission South High School, Jane earned a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Kansas in 1980. In 1991 she married Carleton Britt Elam. Jane worked in…

Bettyanne Pringle, Prairie Village, Kan., passed away June 25, 2008, of natural causes. She was predeceased by her husband of 61 years, Ernest Rees Pringle. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia Anne Kyser and Jan Michael; five grandchildren, Gianni Perry, Doug Kyser, Rees Michael, Sam Velie, Zoe Velie; and two great-grandchildren, Juliette Kyser and Elan Kyser.…

Jacquelyn Ann Duncan, 61, of Independence, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2008.

Kenneth George Wilbur Kellogg, 86, of Sedalia, MO passed away June 24, 2008.  He was born on May 5, 1922 to Earl and Iola (Arnold) Kellogg.  He is survived by many family members will truly miss him. 

Edna Marie Sinclair, 76, of Stover, MO passed away June 23, 2008 in Columbia, MO.  Edna was born on July 15, 1931 in Moberly, MO to the late Virgil Avery and Anna Jane Betty Nichols Procter. 

Clara Marie Twork, 89, of Shawnee, KS passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2008.

    Clara M. Twork, 89, formerly of Westland, Michigan passed away June 22, 2008 in Shawnee, Kansas. She is survived by her children Larry (Irene Hodge), Carole (Steve) Anderson; three grandchildren: Erik Twork, Ryan and Lauren Anderson. A memorial service will be July 12, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. at Glen Eden Cemetery Chapel with burial next to her…

Jack Evans, 88, Raytown, Mo., died quietly at home on June 21, 2008, after a long illness. He spent his entire life in the Kansas City area except for six years served in active duty as a U.S. Marine in WWII of which he was very proud. He is survived by his wife of 62…

Lydia O’Dell, 92, of Higginsville, Missouri, passed away on Friday, June 20, 2008 in Warrensburg, Missouri.

Laurie Bartelli, 51, of Omaha, Nebraska passed away on Thursday June, 19, 2008.

1917-2008 Irene Cornelius, 90, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 19th at John Knox Village Care Center. Born, Henrietta Irene Belt, on August 4, 1917, in Kansas City, she was the eldest daughter of Thelma and Charles Belt. Irene was married to Ralph Cornelius…

James H. Perry, Jr., 67, of Columbia entered into eternal rest June 18, 2008 at University Hospital.  Private family services will be held at a later date.  James is survived by his six children, Ryan and Justin Perry, Brianna and Adrianne Perry and Brandon and Jeremy Burton all of Columbia.