Doris Rhodes, 82, of Blue Springs, Mo., passed away on April 17, 2010. A memorial service will be held Thursday, April 22, at 2:00 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church, 301 SW Woods Chapel Rd., Blue Springs. The family will greet friends from 12:30 until 2:00 at the Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials…

 Steven “Steve” R. Patterson CPO USN (RETIRED)  Steven “Steve” Patterson, 62 of Kansas City North, Missouri, passed away April17, 2010 at the VA Hospital.  Military graveside will be held Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 12:30 P. M. at the National Cemetery 150 Muncie  Rd., Leavenworth Kansas.  Steve was born December 4, 1947, in Santa Rita, N.M.  His…

Dana Dean Nokes, 60, Lee’s Summit, MO passed away April 17, 2010 in Kansas City, MO.  He was born September 7, 1949 in Norton, KS to Chester and Dorthy Davis.  Dana will be greatly missed by everyone who knew and loved him.  Cremation. Services have not been planned at this time.

 Talmage "Gene" Jones, 73, Kansas City, MO passed away April 16, 2010 at Monterey Park Nursing Home in Independence, MO.  He was born November 2, 1936, the son of the late Forrest and Minnie Jones.  Cremation will take place.  Gene will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.  Services have not been…

 John Adair Algard, 54, Leavenworth, KS passed away April 16, 2010 at the VA Medical Center in Leavenworth.  He was born August 30, 1955 in St. Louis, MO.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.  Cremation will take place.  Services have not been planned at this time.

Delbert Dean Bartel passed away Thursday, April 15, 2010, at his home. Mr. Bartel was born 11/27/1928 in Durham, KS. He was preceded in death by his first wife Beverly Taylor Bartel, parents David and Anna Bartel, brother Elmer Bartel and sister Georgia Bartel. Dean is survived by his wife Juanita Mayer Bartel; daughters Deena…

 George L. Morejon died April 14, 2010.  Cremation.  No services have been planned.

John LeMoine Whipple, Sr., 85, formerly of Columbia, died April 14, 2010 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico, MO. John donated his body to the University of Missouri and a memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 8, 2010 at the Community of Christ Church, 1111 S. Fairview Rd. in Columbia. Mr. Whipple…

Judy Belt, 64, Liberty, MO passed away April 14, 2010 from a massive stroke.  She was preceded in death by her father, Bruce O’Bryan.  Survivors include her mother, Charline Seele; son, Darrell and wife, Jami Purdue; daughter, Christy and husband, Tom Clement; four grandchildren, Sean and Zac Purdue and Evan and Elaina Clement; her husband,…

After only three months in Columbia, Sydney Timmons was part of a family. A family that drove to New York to pick him up, although they had not met him face to face before, and brought him to a new home in Columbia. "He never felt that he was at home ’til he was in Columbia,"…