Josephine Himes, 95, Independence, MO, passed away Dec. 16, 2009. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 21, at Rockwood Baptist Church, 10035 E. Westport Road, Independence, MO. Visitation will precede the service at 10:30 a.m.  Burial will follow at Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, MO.  Memorial contributions are asked to The American…

Stanley H Miller, 87, Merriam, Kan., passed away December 15, 2009. Visitation will be held 9-10 a.m. Saturday, December 19, 2009, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Mission, Kan. Funeral services will follow at 10 a.m. Burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Stanley was…

Thomas L. Gibson, 62, Kansas City, MO passed away December 15, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House.  Tom was born February 5, 1947 in KCMO to Thomas ans Sarah Gibson.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.  Cremation.  Services have not been planned at this time.

Larry L. Vaughn, of Kansas City, MO passed away December 13, 2009 at Clara Manor Nursing Home in Kansas City.  He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.  Cremation.  Service info is unavailable at this time.

Bernard J. Collins, 51, Kansas City, MO passed away December 13, 20090 at home.  He was born December 7, 1958 to John and Mary Ellen Collins in Cedar Rapids, IA.  Bernard will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.  Cremation.  Service information is unavailable at this time.

Lorraine J. Grant-Nash, 62, Kansas City, MO passed away December 12, 2009 at North Kansas City Hospital.  She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.  Cremation. Services have not been planned at this time.

A Tribute to Timothy Gray Butler   Tim Butler was the fourth son born to Walter (“Buck”) and Ellen Gray Butler. Four additional children came after Tim. Being part of a crowd like that, you’d have to do something to be noticed! Fortunately for Tim, he was cute, with long eyelashes and an engaging grin.…

Alice A. Kirby, 82, Overland Park, KS passed away December 12, 2009 at Sweet Life @ Grand COurt in Overland Park.  Alice was born September 2, 1927 in Alliance, NE to Lloyd and Louise Antrim.  She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.  Cremation.  Services have not been planned at this time.

Mark Richard Ehster, 53, passed away December 11, 2009 in Kansas City, MO.  He was born November 3, 1957 in Gainesville, FL to Ronald and Karen Ehster.  Mark will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.  Services will be planned for a later date.

Carol L. Rice, 72, of New Bloomfield passed away December 11, 2009.  Carol was born on June 29, 1937 in Waukegan, Illinois to Emil and Elsie (Bracher) DeMeyer. She is survived by one son, Donald E. Maglio Jr. of Pocatello, ID; two brothers, Donald J. and Charles Jimmy DeMeyer of New Bloomfield; two sisters, Sharon Cheslik…