Joseph Edward Clayton, 41, Shawnee Mission, KS passed away November 9, 2008.  He will be greatly  missed.  Cremation.  Services will be held at a later date.  Visits: 1

Bobby Ray Coffma, 71, Warrensburg, MO passed away November 9, 2008 at home.  Cremation.  Services have not been planned at this time.  Visits: 0

Larry G. Kerr, 63, Kansas City, MO passed away November 8, 2008 at home from metastatic melanoma. Mr. Kerr was born 12/08/1945 in Kansas City, MO. At Larry‘s request, there will be no services. Larry was currently employed at Home Depot in Belton, MO, a past longtime employee of Cook Paint and Benjamin Moore Paint…

Mary L. Gauert Mary Gauert, 88, Raytown, MO, passed away November 7, 2008. A memorial mass will be held 2 pm Tuesday November 11th at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church 7009 Blue Ridge Blvd Raytown, MO. Mary is survived by son Don, and wife Carol, grandsons Don Jr. and wife Kris, Jason and wife…

Maxine Petty, 73, of Johnson County, Kansas, is now with her Saviour. She is preceded in death by her brothers Bobby and Leon Sharp and sisters Nadine Piggott and Evelyn Koshaba. Surviving are her twin brother, Max (Jean) Sharp, and brother Ken (Gayle) Sharp; children Sheila (Glen) Pannell, Kelly (Shawn) Swearngin, Michael and Stephen Petty;…

Lavita Ruth Renick Lavita Ruth Renick, 88 of Raytown, MO, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2008, peacefully at her home. Mrs. Renick would have turned 89 on November 18. She is preceded in death by her parents, Maude “Ruth” and George Paul Polster and her precious grandchildren; Melinda Renick and T.J. Smith III. Mrs. Renick…

Bill Horn, 82, Edwardsville, KS passed away November 5, 2008.  Cremation.  No services have been planned at this time.  Burial will be at Leavenworth National Cemetery at a later date.  Visits: 3

James Donald “Jim” Taylor died peacefully at his home in Columbia on Nov. 4, 2008, after a long battle with cancer.  His family was with him and he left this life without fanfare and surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 5, 1937, in Kansas City, Mo to Donald and Lois Taylor.  He lived…

Willie Sam Gilkey, 69, of Columbia passed away November 4, 2008 at University Hosptial & Clinics.  Willie was born on August 24, 1939 in Ballwin, MS to Wyatt and Maggie (Buck) Gilkey.  Visits: 0

Christine Ann Franke-Webb, 34, died peacefully at home in Fulton, Missouri, surrounded by family, friends and her beloved cats and dogs on Sunday, November 2, 2008.  She is survived by her husband, James Franke-Webb, whom she married in 1995.  Other survivors include her parents, Gordon and Kay Franke of Kirksville and two brothers; Curtis and…