Wild Bill Taylor, 45, Ottawa, left this life on July 5, 2007, at home after a 2 year battle with cancer. He leaves behind his wife, Tita; daughter, Kelsey; stepchildren, McKinsey Schenker, Portland, Ore., and Johnny Sumlin, Stillwater, Okla.; six grandchildren, Veronica Kay, Lisa, Tita, Preston, Tanna, and Zoe; one great-grandchild, Brendon; mother, Deloris Taylor,…

James Tinsley Jr., 77, Kansas City, MO, passed away July 5, 2007. A memorial service will be held at 11am Wednesday July 11th at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd. Raytown, MO. Burial Leavenworth National Cemetery.

Earl Sanford Daughenbaugh, 59, of Columbia passed away at his home Tuesday July 3, 2007 surrounded by his close friends and family. Sanford was born September 27, 1947, the third of seven children in Boone County, to Earl S. and Erma Ruth Butler Daughenbaugh. He worked hard all of his life and enjoyed a successful…

Everett Eugene “Gene” Dillon, 52, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., passed away on July 3, 2007, after an extended illness. The son of Evelyn and Raymond Dillon, Gene was born on August 26, 1954, served four years in the United States Marine Corps and worked for 20 years at Sprint as a supervisor in the mail…

Mildred Reed, 88, Lee’s Summit, Mo., passed away on July 3, 2007. Memorial services will be at Aldersgate UMC, 350 SW 150 Hwy., Lee’s Summit, Mo., on July 6, 2007. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. and services will be 2 p.m.

Gregory W. Cochran, 36, KC, MO passed away July 1, 2007 at his home. Military graveside services will be held 1 PM, Friday, July 20, 2007 at Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, MO. He graduated from Ray-Pec HS in 1989 and worked for the postal service. He was in the US Army for 8 years and…

Vaughn M. Beck, 89, Bucyrus, KS passed away June 30, 2007 at the Kansas City Hospice House in KCMO. Cremation.

Doloretta Jean McCann, 61, Kansas City, MO, Passed away June 30, 2007. She was a life-long redsident of KCMO and retired from Humana Healthcare in 2003. Jean was preceded in death by her mother Delores Coleman & her son Chris Lasiter. She is survived by her son, Tim Lasiter, Olathe, KS and daughter, Tammy Tinsley,…

Deborah Lynn Watson, 56, Independence, MO passed away June 30, 2007 at her home surrounded by her loving family. A celebration of her life will be held at Santa Fe Park off Chrysler in Independence on July 4th between 3-9pm.

Sharon Smith, 63, Liberty, MO, passed away June 29, 2007. She is survived by her husband of 45 years Ron Smith, five children; Wendi Hedges, Curtis Smith & wife Denise, Dondi Carr & husband Mike, Jasen Smith, Cruz Vasquez & wife Rita. Brother Roger Majors & wife BJ, sister Judy Ward & husband Gene, brother…

Charles W. Galloway, 77, Liberty, MO, passed away June 28, 2007 at his home. A memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, July 7th at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (located across the street from the Elms Hotel) Excelsior Springs, MO. Charles is survived by his wife of 56 years Patricia, sons Chuck & wife…

Arthur M. Nelson, 68, died Wednesday June 27th, 2007. Mr. Nelson was born March 22, 1939. A lifelong resident of the Kansas City area, he worked at TWA as an airline mechanic for 29 years until his retirement in 1993. He was a member of the South-Side Amateur Radio Club (call letters K2C00). He was…

Rochelle Singleton, 47, Kansas City, MO, passed away on June 27, 2007. Cremation-No services planned at this time.

Verona ?Vicki? Mercer, age 65, of Jefferson City, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at her home. She was born September 24, 1941, in Dry Prong, Louisiana, a daughter of Winfred and Neva (Beebe) Slayter. She married Ken Mercer, September 3, 1960. Vicki, a realtor and 1984 Lincoln University graduate is survived by her husband;…

Jean Bryant, 76, of Fulton, died at The Bluffs Nursing Home in Columbia, Missouri on Sunday, June 24, 2007. She was born June 30, 1930 in Ilkeston Derbyshire, England, daughter of the late Dorothy May Martin-Larkins and Hector Ewart Richardson. She arrived in the United States on June 22, 1953. Although she lived in the…

Ramona A. Dressler, 56, Edwardsville, KS passed away June 24, 2007 at Golden Living Kaw River Nursing Facility in Edwardsville, MO. Cremation.

Phyllis (Loban) Crago, 85, died peacefully June 23, 2007 at Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Olathe, KS. Born in Oelwein, IA, she worked as an assistant portrait photographer, trained as a radio operator (early TWA) and was proud of working much of Howard Hughes’ record transcontinental flight. Phyllis was an awardwinning, published poet and was…

Sunrise: October 22,1946 1:52 A.M. Sunset: June 23, 2007 7:45 P.M. Steve worked as a Concrete Superintendent and owned his own business, Steve was a hard working, loyal man and had a good heart. He especially loved his wife, of 28 years, and his beautiful family. Steve was a great animal lover and bird watcher…

Thomas D. Harless, 65, Kansas City, MO passed early Saturday morning, June 23, in the presence of loved ones. Visitation will be held 6-7:30 PM, Weds, June 27, 2007 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO. Funeral services will be held 10 AM, Thursday at the funeral home. Military graveside…

Keith Allen McFadden, 28, fell asleep in the Lord June 22, 2007 at his home surrounded by family and friends who loved him dearly. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 27 at 11:00 AM at community Covenant Church, 15700 West 87th St Parkway, Lenexa, KS. Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM followed by a reception…