Dorothy Wright, 86, KCMO, passed away August 24, 2006 at home. Private family services. Dorothy is survived by her husband of 66 years, Merle; children, Marcia and Marvin (Carol); sister, Garnelle; and grandchildren, Christopher, Mark and Marilee.

Mrs. Helen J. Bedell, 90 years old, of south Kansas City, passed away on August 23, 2006. Mrs. Bedell was born in Reger, Sullivan County, Mo., and was an elementary school teacher in the 1930’s in Sullivan County. She was a resident of California, Utah and Nevada before moving to the Kansas City area in…

Theresa A. Copeland, 49, of Kansas City, MO passed away August 21, 2006 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Cremation.

Deborah Kay Weiand, 51, of Belton, MO passed away August 20, 2006 at Research Medical Center. Cremation.

Ernest M. Christl, 87, of Pverland Park, KS passed away August 19, 2006 at home. Cremation.

David DeJung, 55, of Easton, KS passed away on August 19, 2006 at the VA Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Cremation.

David DeJung, 55, of Easton, KS passed away August 19, 2006 at the VA Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Cremation.

Floyd E. Hellyer, 70, of Gladstone, MO passed away August 17, 2006. Cremation.

Allen Bugg, 53, Buckner, MO passed away August 15, 2006. A memorial service will be held 7:30 pm, Saturday, September 9, 2006 at First Christian Church, 126 S. Hudson, Buckner, MO 64016. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church. Allen was born March 7, 1953 in Harvey, IL. He served…

Clara C. Barnett, 92, of Atchison, KS passed away August 16, 2006 at Pleasant Valley Manor in Liberty, MO. She was born March 11, 1914, at Seneca, the daughter of Pearl and Bertha Davis. She graduated from Atchison in 1933. She was also a member of the First Christian Church in Atchison, KS. Clara spent…

Gavin Odell, 33, of Merriam, KS died August 15, 2006. Visitation is 12:30 pm, Sunday, August 20 at Church of the Brethren, 103 N. 13th, KCK. Memorial service will be 2 pm at the church. Survivors include his parents, Brenda, of Merriam, KS & Bud, of Paola, KS; brother, Brent and grandmother, Josephine Grim.

Angela Greenspan, 83, Overland Park, KS passed away August 15, 2006. Services will be August 22, 2006 at Leavenworth National Cemetery at 10:00 am. She is survived by 2 children, Robert Greenspan and Debra G. Conley.

Jim Ford, 75, Lenexa, KS formerlly Boulder Creek, CA, passed away August 15, 2006 at Shawnee Gardens Healthcare and Rehab Center, Lenexa, KS. Jim was born September 21, 1930 in Dike, IA.

Whitney Roy Johnson, 67, Kansas City, MO passed away August 15, 2006. Cremation.

Marvin Jones, 65, of Chilhowee, MO passed away August 14, 2006 at Lee’s Summit Hospital. Cremation. No services are planned at this time./

Marvin Jones, 65, of Chilhowee, Missouri, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2006 at the Lee’s Summit Hospital. Cremation. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Bldg 2, Kansas City, MO 64133.

Shirley K. Schaaf, 77, KCMO died August 12, 2006. Memorial wake service will be Friday, August 25, between 6-8 PM at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO. Shirley was a teacher for 46 years in KCMSD, longtime resident of the Westside, Puppetry supporter, and a POA and UNIMA member. Family…

William M. Livesay, 78, formerly of Oklahoma City, OK, passed away August 11, 2006 at Wilshire at Lakewood in Lee’s Summit, MO. Cremation.

Ronnie Daniel Matlock, 51, Kansas City, MO passed away August 11, 2006. A military graveside service will be held at 11 AM on Thursday, August 17th at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas.

Kay Louise Martin, 62, Odessa, MO passed away August 10, 2006 at her home. She leaves behind her mother, Ruth (Mann) Roberts; her husband of 26 years, James (Roger) Martin; and a sister, Marcia Millington, of Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her father, John Roberts; and a brother, Vincent Roberts. Her loves were…