Martin Dennis Kracht, 61, Independence, MO passed away April 4, 2009. The son of Henry George and Shirley Jane Kracht, Martin was born July 27, 1947 in Chicago, IL. Cremation.  Services have not been planned at this time.

Edna S. Harrison, 86, Overland Park, KS passed away April 4, 2009 at Overland Park Nursing & Rehab. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 1st Church of the Nazarene, Kansas City, MO. Mrs. Harrison was born February 6, 1923 in Isabella, OK. She was preceded in death…

Norman Neel Proctor, 82, Raytown, MO, passed away April 4, 2009 at his home. Neel was Professor Emeritus at UMKC, and was born in 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. After high school he spent one year in the Navy at the end of World War II and received an honorable discharge in 1946. He received his…

Joey Keith Barker II Joey Keith Barker II, 30, Independence, Missouri, passed away April 1, 2009. A memorial service will be held 1PM Monday April 6th at Praise Tabernacle Church 900 Bly Rd Independence, MO (arr. Heartland Cremation & Burial Society 816-313-1677)

Ruth Ann Stewart, 61, Blue Springs, MO passed away March 31, 2009. Ruth Ann was born May 30, 1947 in Warrensburg, MO. She is survived by: husband of 45 years, Lonnie Stewart, of the home; sons & daughters in law, Tim & Dianne Stewart, London, KY, Jim & Jami Stewart, Blue Springs, MO; sister, Barbara…

John Bill Anderson John Anderson, 66, formerly of Cole Camp, MO, passed away March 31, 2009. John is survived by his daughters, Tracy Caray, Dawn Hagedorn, Patricia Anderson, Barbara Morgan and Donna Anderson, son John Bill Jr., brothers and sisters, Betty Booze, Dorothy Whisnant, Joyce Rose, Mary Rothmel, Juanita Webb, Edward Anderson, Charlene Welch and…

Edward G. Gerry, 59, Raytown, MO passed away March 31, 2009 in Raytown, MO.  Cremation.  Services have not been planned at this time.

Joyce Basso, age 61, of Leavenworth, Kan., passed away on Monday, March 31, 2009, in Overland Park, Kan. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, April 8, at 2 p.m., at the Cavalry Baptist Church, 4451 10th Ave., Leavenworth, KS 66048.

Donna Lorene Riesel, beloved sister, mother, grandmother and dear friend, 71, of Laurie, MO entered into eternal rest March 30, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House.  Cremation has taken place and a celebration of life gathering will be held from 2:00–4:00 p.m., Saturday April 11, 2009 at Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home in Laurie.  Burial of…