Karen Sue Harris of Independence, Missouri, passed away on February 22, 2011, at Independence Manor, after a long battle with cancer. Karen was born July 31, 1963, to Willard and Ollia Harris. A graduate of Van Horn High School in May of 1981, she worked for Sunshine Center of Independence, MO for 27 years. She…

Nancy C. Cooper, 69, Kansas City, MO passed away February 21, 2011 at her home.  She was born June 2, 1941 in St. Louis, MO to Roy and Betty Ritchey.  Nancy will be greatly missed by her loving family and friends.  Cremation will take place.  Services have not been planned at this time. 

KAREN M. GILLIG Karen M. Gillig, 68, Kansas City, MO, passed away February 19, 2011.  Visitation will be held 6-7:30 p.m., Thursday, February 24, 2011 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, MO.  Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Friday, February 25, 2011 at Blue Ridge United Methodist Church.  In lieu of flowers, memorial…

William W. McClanahan, 85, Raytown, MO passed away February 18, 2011 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO.  William was born March 12, 1925 in Binger, OK.  He will be greatly missed by his loving family and friends.  Cremation will take place.  Services have not been planned at this time. 

     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…