William D. Graves, 65, of Shingletown, CA, died Friday, January 4, 2008, in Columbia, MO as a result of Cancer. He was born December 4, 1942, in Kansas City, KS. He was a veteran of the Cuban missile crisis in Guantanamo bay, Cuba and attained the rank of Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps,…

Marjorie A. Jordan, 78, Kansas City, MO passed away January 4, 2008 at Truman Medical Center East in Kansas City, MO. Cremation. No services have been planned at this time.

Scot Edward Elrick, 53, passed away January 3, 2008 at the Leavenworth VA Nursing Home in Leavenworth, KS. Cremation. Burial will be at Harlan Cemetery in Clinton, MO at a later date.

Beverly Bernice “Lee” Patch Winkler, 75, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2008 at Cass Medical Center in Harrisonville, MO. She was born January 20, 1932 to Walter Charles Patch and Enid Tweed Patch of Kansas City, MO, who prededed her in death, along with two of her three sisters, Dolores Durham of Colorado Springs,…

Cathleen Cummings born April 10, 1954 in St. Petersburg, FL. Anyone who has spent any time in the publishing industry is familiar with Cate Cummings, and her successful Kansas City-based agency, Cate Cummings Publicity & Promotion Group. The distinguished publicist passed peacefully this morning at Truman Medical Center, after fighting like a champion against cancer.…

Robert D. Carter, 38, Independence, MO passed away January 3, 2008. Visitation will be held 6-7 PM, Monday, Jan 7, 2008 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO. Funeral services will follow at 7 PM at the funeral home. Graveside services will be held 10 AM, Tuesday, Jan 8 at…

Ralph Patton Combs died Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at the Fayette Care Center, Fayette, MO where he had been a resident since December 27, 2007. Mr. Combs was 96 years of age. Born July 3, 1911, Mr. Combs had been a life-long resident of Howard County Missouri, being born and living on the family farm…

William Brian Buell of Independence, Missouri, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, December 31, 2007. Bill was 55 years old. For the past eight years Bill worked as a senior counselor for Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. His career with Vocational Rehabilitation involved evaluating and providing assistance…

Scooter Hockensmith, 67, passed away on December 31, 2007 in Lee’s Summit MO. Scooter was a loving wife, mother and Grandmother. Scooter was preceded by 3 loving husbands, Kermit Sterns, Stanley Campbell, and Darrell Hockensmith and one son, Ronald Sterns. Scooter was survived by 1 brother, Marvin McElwain, four children Monty Wayne, Ronda Jayne &…

William Brian Buell of Independence, Missouri passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, December 31, 2007. Bill was 55 years old. For the past 8 years Bill worked as a senior counselor for Missouri?s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. His career with Vocational Rehabilitation involved evaluating and providing assistance…

Ethil M. Savage, 49, Independence, MO passed away December 29, 2007 at home. Cremation. No services have been planned at this time.

Russell Chandler Hamblin, 39, Cameron, MO passed away December 29, 2007. Cremation. Services to be held at a later date.

Terry Lou Baskas, 49, Topeka, KS passed away December 28, 2007 in Topeka, KS. Cremation. Services to be held at a later date.

Billy Edward Mathis, 91, Kansas City, MO passed away December 28, 2007 at the KC Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. Cremation. Services to be held at a later date.

Clara Read Smith, 91, Independence, MO passed away December 28, 2007. Cremation. Service to be held at a later date.

Gary J. Trueblood passed from this life December 28, 2007, at age 71. Survivors include his wife Ramona; sister Shirley Schwab; niece Julie Koker; nephew Fred Schwab. Memorial service will be held at Faith Ministries World Outreach Center, 12222 Blue Ridge Ext., Grandview, Mo., on December 30, 2007, at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers,…

Virginia Reed, beloved daughter of Willard Frank Whitman and Thomasina Crooker Whitman, passed away on December 27, 2007 at the Lee?s Summit Medical Center. She was born March 4, 1925 in Somerville, Massachusetts. She graduated from Belmont High School in Belmont, Massachusetts. She studied at Fisher Business College in Boston, Massachusetts. Before her marriage, she…

Virginia Reed, beloved daughter of Willard Frank Whitman and Thomasina Crooker Whitman, passed away on December 27, 2007 at the Lee’s Summit Medical Center. She was born March 4, 1925 in Somerville, Massachusetts. She graduated from Belmont High School in Belmont, Massachusetts. She studied at Fisher Business College in Boston, Massachusetts. Before her marriage, she…

John Frank Vassar, 62, passed away December 26, 2007. Cremation. Services to be held at a later date.

Albert John Vaughn, 73, Belton, MO passed away December 26, 2007 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Cremation. Services to be held at a later date.