Gloyd R. Eichenauer, 61, Kansas City, MO passed away January 4, 2008 at Rock Hill Manor in Kansas City, MO. Cremation. No services have been planned at this time.

William D. Graves, 65, of Shingletown, CA, died Friday, January 4, 2008, in Columbia, MO as a result of Cancer. He was born December 4, 1942, in Kansas City, KS. He was a veteran of the Cuban missile crisis in Guantanamo bay, Cuba and attained the rank of Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps,…

Marjorie A. Jordan, 78, Kansas City, MO passed away January 4, 2008 at Truman Medical Center East in Kansas City, MO. Cremation. No services have been planned at this time.

Scot Edward Elrick, 53, passed away January 3, 2008 at the Leavenworth VA Nursing Home in Leavenworth, KS. Cremation. Burial will be at Harlan Cemetery in Clinton, MO at a later date.

Beverly Bernice “Lee” Patch Winkler, 75, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2008 at Cass Medical Center in Harrisonville, MO. She was born January 20, 1932 to Walter Charles Patch and Enid Tweed Patch of Kansas City, MO, who prededed her in death, along with two of her three sisters, Dolores Durham of Colorado Springs,…

Cathleen Cummings born April 10, 1954 in St. Petersburg, FL. Anyone who has spent any time in the publishing industry is familiar with Cate Cummings, and her successful Kansas City-based agency, Cate Cummings Publicity & Promotion Group. The distinguished publicist passed peacefully this morning at Truman Medical Center, after fighting like a champion against cancer.…

Robert D. Carter, 38, Independence, MO passed away January 3, 2008. Visitation will be held 6-7 PM, Monday, Jan 7, 2008 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO. Funeral services will follow at 7 PM at the funeral home. Graveside services will be held 10 AM, Tuesday, Jan 8 at…

Ralph Patton Combs died Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at the Fayette Care Center, Fayette, MO where he had been a resident since December 27, 2007. Mr. Combs was 96 years of age. Born July 3, 1911, Mr. Combs had been a life-long resident of Howard County Missouri, being born and living on the family farm…

William Brian Buell of Independence, Missouri, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, December 31, 2007. Bill was 55 years old. For the past eight years Bill worked as a senior counselor for Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. His career with Vocational Rehabilitation involved evaluating and providing assistance…

Scooter Hockensmith, 67, passed away on December 31, 2007 in Lee’s Summit MO. Scooter was a loving wife, mother and Grandmother. Scooter was preceded by 3 loving husbands, Kermit Sterns, Stanley Campbell, and Darrell Hockensmith and one son, Ronald Sterns. Scooter was survived by 1 brother, Marvin McElwain, four children Monty Wayne, Ronda Jayne &…