Linda Ray Whited, 61, Kansas City, MO passed away June 14, 2009 at Plaza Manor.  Memorial services will be held 7:00 PM, Thursday, June 18, 2009 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO.  Visitation will be held one hour prior from 6-7:00 PM.   Linda was born November 16, 1948…

Barbara Jean Kath Barbara Jean Kath, 61, Lee‘s Summit, Missouri, passed away June 13, 2009. A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM Thursday June 18th at Zion Lutheran Church 400 NE 5th Ave Stewartville, MN. Born October 2, 1947 in Austin, MN to John & Adeline (Boss) O’Marro. She married David Kath on October…

Barbara Jean Kath Barbara Jean Kath, 61, Lee‘s Summit, Missouri, passed away June 13, 2009. A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM Thursday June 18th at Zion Lutheran Church 400 NE 5th Ave Stewartville, MN. Born October 2, 1947 in Austin, MN to John & Adeline (Boss) O’Marro. She married David Kath on October…

MU Professor dedicated her life advocating for Community Colleges as Distinctive Institutions Barbara K. Townsend, MU Professor of Higher Education, was one of the top and most respected scholars in the country on community colleges. Dr. Townsend was born January 28, 1944, in Philadelphia, PA to Vivian Edna and Robert Townsend. She graduated from Watertown…

Clark Coleman, 76, Independence, Mo., passed away June 11, 2009 at his home. There are no services planned. He is survived by his wife Helene of the home.

C. Louise Nauser, Oklahoma City, OK passed away June 11, 2009 in Kansas City, MO from natural causes. Mrs. Nauser was born January 1, 1918 in Kansas City, MO. She retired from Sooner Pipe and Supply in Tulsa, OK.  For more than 20 years Mrs. Nauser was the chief switchboard operator for Rothscholds Dept. Stores…

Gary Leo Nichols, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, 67, of Auxvasse passed away June 10, 2009. He made a gift of his body to Saint Louis University. A memorial mass will held on June 27, 2009 at 11:00 am in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Martinsburg, MO with Father Greg Oligschlager officiating.…

Elvira Bouche Mendoza, 88, Kansas City, Missouri, passed away June 10, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice. Cremation with burial in California at a later date. 

Joseph Duane Hart, 72, of Versailles passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2009. A private service will be held for close family and friends on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the residence of Gary & Judy Porter. Joe was born August 7, 1936 in Versailles to the late Macy and Joseph Hart. He graduated from Versailles…

Opal Allen, 92, Raytown, Mo., passed away June 8, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Howard Allen. Opal was born February 6, 1917, to James and Myrtle McPherson, in Drexel, Mo. Burial will be on June 12, 2009, at Sharon Cemetery, Drexel, Mo.