Patrick Wayne Gordon, 60, Kansas City, MO passed away June 17, 2012.  He leaves Carol Sutton, of the home; daughter, Jennifer Kelley and granddaughter, Angel, of Independence, MO; son, Patrick L. Gordon, of Tonganoxie, KS; brother, Michael Gordon, of Warsaw, MO; and sister, Janet Gentry, of Pima, AZ.  A visitation will be held Saturday, June…

WAYNE ALLEN ELLIS Wayne Allen Ellis, 69, Raytown, passed away June 12, 2012. A memorial gathering will be held 6-8 pm Monday June 18th at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown. His mother, Elodee; children, Jeane Anne Wymore, Denise Hoffmann, Craig Ellis, Suzanne Sears and 8 grandchildren survive Wayne. He was…

Carl Allen Seip, age 83, of Millersburg, Missouri, died at his home, surrounded by his family, Sunday, June 10, 2012 of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, the cancer he had fought for 13 years.  He was born September 29, 1928 in Harrisburg, PA to Arthur and Purmah Seip.  He met his wife, Barbara Richardson, while he was stationed…

VELMA REED Velma  Reed, 91, was born in Turlock, California. She grew up in southwest Kansas and attended nursing school in Halstead, Kansas. Upon graduation, she worked at Children’s Mercy Hospital. Later, she served in the U.S. Army as a nurse until WWII ended.  She married John Reed in Kansas City, 64 years ago.  They…

Michael Richard Larson, 56, Excelsior Springs, MO passed away May 13, 2012 at his home.  Michael was born March 4, 1956 in Oceanside, California to Richard and Betty Larson.  He was a United Air Force veteran, and worked in the Car Audio Installation business.  Michael will be greatly missed by his loving family and host…

Marie (Decker) Brown passed away Monday June 4, at her home in Columbia. Marie was born on July 4, 1960 in Syracuse, New York.  She graduated from Hickman High School in 1978 and attended the University of Missouri. She is survived by her daughter Melissa Lineberry and husband Josh of Clatskanie, Oregon; her parents Dick…

Curtis “Gene” Park, 81, of Columbia died peacefully at home June 11, 2012 secondary to pancreatic cancer. He was born in Kaufman, Texas December 10, 1930 to Curtis and Pansy Pearl Park.  He grew up with his family in Dallas, Texas and his extended family on his grandfather’s share cropped farm.  At age 17 he…

John M. Martin, 79, Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away June 12, 20112.  John was born January 5, 1934 in Kansas City, Missouri.  He will be remembered as a loving family man and devoted truck driver of 52 years.  He is a Korean War Navy Veteran.  Survivors include his wife, Kristina, of the home; daughter, Vivian…

David (Dave) Forbes, 67, of Raytown, MO passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 9, 2012.   He was born on July 4, 1944 in Independence, Missouri, the son of Frank and Alice Forbes. He graduated from Van Horn High School in 1962.  Dave was an Eagle Scout in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say. He was known as…