Robert Prince Gorham, 80, Hamilton, MO passed away May 3, 2007. Cremation.

Francis James Fladung, 77, EMporia, KS passed away May 3, 2007 at the VA Hospital in Topeka, KS. Cremation.

Lorraine Rosenbaum, age 85, born in Tracy, Minn., February 12, 1922, passed away peacefully at Overland Park Regional on May 2, 2007, after a long illness. She was a resident of Overland Park, Kansas the last 10 years, before that she lived in Minneapolis, Minn. She leaves behind her husband of 64 years, Johnnie H.…

Dean Franklin, 78, of Columbia passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2007 in his home. He was born in Walla Walla, WA to Hollis and Naomi Franklin. He was a professor of Emeritus of Physiology and former Director of the Dalton Research Center at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Survivors are his wife, Janet of Columbia;…

Charles S. Kibby, 78, passed away at his Lees Summit home on May 2, 2007. He is survived by his wife Patricia, his loyal dogs Cinnamon and HeidiBear, his daughter Jeannine Nelson (husband John), son Curtis Kibby (wife Tammy), and sister Pat Holmes. He was also known as Grandpa Chuck to 4 grandchildren and 10…

William Robert Cline, 51, Kansas City, Missouri, passed away May 1, 2007, at Rockhill Manor. William is survived by sister Eugenia Evans of Olathe, Kansas and brother Rodney Cline of Kansas City, Missouri.

John Gregory Klein, 21, Prairie Village, KS passed away. Visitation will be held 5-7 PM, Thursday May 3rd, 2007 at St Ann’s Catholic Church, 7241 Mission Rd, Prairie Village, KS. Funeral mass will be held 10 AM, Friday, May 4th, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Raytown, MO. In lieu of…

John Gregory Kleine, 21, Prairie Village, KS passed away. Visitation will be held 5-7 PM, Thursday May 3rd, 2007 at St Ann’s Catholic Church, 7241 Mission Rd, Prairie Village, KS. Funeral mass will be held 10 AM, Friday, May 4th, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Raytown, MO. In lieu of…

Joyce Ann Thomas, 57, Independence, Mo., passed away April 29, 2007. She will be laid to rest May 13, 2007, in Glenwood, Mo. Family includes: brothers Herbert Paul, Robert, Samuel, James Thomas; sisters Mary Thomas, Bonnie Barnett, Rebecca Cook, Shirley Cruwell, Amanda Thomas, Karron Thomas.

Richard Paul Wilson, age 75, of Kearney, MO, passed away April 29, 2007, at the Veterans Hospital, Kansas City, MO. He is survived by a wife, Imogene, six sons, Rodney, Dale, Bryan, Robert, Richard and Matthew, a brother, Lowell Wilson, two sisters, Mary Louise Moore, and Juanita Hendrickson, 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Richard was…