Donald Officer, 87, of Kansas City, MO, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 17, 2011. He was born the eldest of nine children to Nellie and Frank Officer in Marshall, Missouri, March 7, 1923.      Don was a WW II veteran in the Air Force. He spent most of his life working as a…

Regula Sergio Villarico, 86, of Raytown, Mo., passed away peacefully at Truman Medical Center on Feb 17, 2011. Regula was born in the Philippines on Sept. 11, 1924. She is survived by her children, Myrna Pollard, Amelia Benito, Danilo Villarico and Florencio Villarico Jr., 15 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. She was…

Alice Williams Black died peacefully at home on February 15, 2011, after a brief period of hospice care. Alice was born on a farm near Turney, Missouri, on February 24, 1914. At age 10, the family moved to Plattsburg, Missouri, where she graduated from high school. After attending Northwest Missouri State College in Maryville, she…

Bernice Rea Dosenzuk, 89, of Kansas City, Missouri, born March 9, 1921 and passed away February 15, 2011. Bernice is survived by her daughter Kathy Mance, two grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Joan Doubleday Watt, 67, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Funeral services will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 11 E 40th Street (40th and Main Street), Kansas City, Missouri at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Burial will follow the service in the church yard. Joan was born in San…

Joe Crabtree, 56, of Edwardsville, Kansas passed away Monday, February 14, 2011. Joe was born in June, 25, 1953 in Lapeer, Michigan to Eugene & Pauline (Marrow) Crabtree. A private family service is planned.

David “Dale” Evans, 74, of Columbia passed away Monday, February 14, 2011 at Boone Hospital.  A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at First Christian Church in Columbia.  Dale was born September 28, 1936 in Arkansas City, KS to the late William Elza and Bernice (Linn) Evans.  On January…

Elizabeth “Beth” Fancher, 64, of Columbia passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at Columbia Manor.    She is survived by her husband, four children ,her  mother, two sisters,  three brothers, nieces, nephews and many friends.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Compassus or The American Cancer Society.  A memorial observance to be…

James W. Beach, 83, went to be with the Lord on February 12, 2011 after a long illness. He was a WorldWar II veteran, having served in the Navy. He had worked 38 years as a carman/Welder for the Santa Fe railroad before retiring.  He and his wife were members of the Willard Avenue Baptist…