Wild Bill Taylor, 45, Ottawa, left this life on July 5, 2007, at home after a 2 year battle with cancer. He leaves behind his wife, Tita; daughter, Kelsey; stepchildren, McKinsey Schenker, Portland, Ore., and Johnny Sumlin, Stillwater, Okla.; six grandchildren, Veronica Kay, Lisa, Tita, Preston, Tanna, and Zoe; one great-grandchild, Brendon; mother, Deloris Taylor,…

James Tinsley Jr., 77, Kansas City, MO, passed away July 5, 2007. A memorial service will be held at 11am Wednesday July 11th at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd. Raytown, MO. Burial Leavenworth National Cemetery.

Earl Sanford Daughenbaugh, 59, of Columbia passed away at his home Tuesday July 3, 2007 surrounded by his close friends and family. Sanford was born September 27, 1947, the third of seven children in Boone County, to Earl S. and Erma Ruth Butler Daughenbaugh. He worked hard all of his life and enjoyed a successful…

Everett Eugene “Gene” Dillon, 52, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., passed away on July 3, 2007, after an extended illness. The son of Evelyn and Raymond Dillon, Gene was born on August 26, 1954, served four years in the United States Marine Corps and worked for 20 years at Sprint as a supervisor in the mail…

Mildred Reed, 88, Lee’s Summit, Mo., passed away on July 3, 2007. Memorial services will be at Aldersgate UMC, 350 SW 150 Hwy., Lee’s Summit, Mo., on July 6, 2007. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. and services will be 2 p.m.

Gregory W. Cochran, 36, KC, MO passed away July 1, 2007 at his home. Military graveside services will be held 1 PM, Friday, July 20, 2007 at Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, MO. He graduated from Ray-Pec HS in 1989 and worked for the postal service. He was in the US Army for 8 years and…

Vaughn M. Beck, 89, Bucyrus, KS passed away June 30, 2007 at the Kansas City Hospice House in KCMO. Cremation.

Doloretta Jean McCann, 61, Kansas City, MO, Passed away June 30, 2007. She was a life-long redsident of KCMO and retired from Humana Healthcare in 2003. Jean was preceded in death by her mother Delores Coleman & her son Chris Lasiter. She is survived by her son, Tim Lasiter, Olathe, KS and daughter, Tammy Tinsley,…

Deborah Lynn Watson, 56, Independence, MO passed away June 30, 2007 at her home surrounded by her loving family. A celebration of her life will be held at Santa Fe Park off Chrysler in Independence on July 4th between 3-9pm.

Sharon Smith, 63, Liberty, MO, passed away June 29, 2007. She is survived by her husband of 45 years Ron Smith, five children; Wendi Hedges, Curtis Smith & wife Denise, Dondi Carr & husband Mike, Jasen Smith, Cruz Vasquez & wife Rita. Brother Roger Majors & wife BJ, sister Judy Ward & husband Gene, brother…