Willie L. Jones, 83, Independence, MO, passed away May 20, 2005 at Camden Nursing Home, Harrisonville, MO. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 25 at Second Baptist Church, Independence, MO. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Mr. Jones was a long time member and deacon at Second…

Jo Colton, 70, Roeland Park, KS, passed away May 20, 2005, at her home. Memorial service will be 7 p.m. Thursday, May 26 at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown. Visitation one hour prior to service. Jo is survived by daughter JoLynn Colton, Kansas City, MO; sister Susan Brown, Kearney, MO;…

James Cook Findley, 71, Excelsior Springs, passed away May 19, 2005. James is survived by his wife Elizabeth, daughters, Karen, Debbie, Pam, Kelly & Cindy; sons Buddy, Robert, Jim, Bill, Mike, Marc & Tracy; 15 grandchildren & eight great grandchildren. Visits: 3

Bonnie J. Cumley, 73, Prairie Village, KS passed away May 18th, 2005. Memorial services will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday, May 21st at Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, KS. Friends may call 10-11 AM prior to the service in the church narthex. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Odyssey Hospice, Kansas…

Robert E. Wilk, 52, was born on July 4, 1952 in San Antonio, TX. He was a resident of Raytown, MO. He died on Sunday, May 15, 2005. Cremation with no services. The family suggests contributions to the National Kidney Foundation of Kansas and Western Missouri, 1900 w. 47th Place, Suite 310, Westwood, KS 66205…

Thornton T. Pendergrast, 83, Harrisonville, MO passed away May 15, 2005 at Camedon Nursing Home, Harrisonville. Cremation. Visits: 2

Glenn Stapleton, 90, Kansas City, MO passed away at the VAMC, Kansas City, MO on May 14, 2005. A military graveside service will be 12:30 pm, Monday, May 23, 2005 at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS. Visits: 1

Myrle Roy Delancey, 79, Kansas City, MO passed away May 14, 2005 at Hidden Lake Care Center. Cremation. Visits: 1

Otto Thomas Handwerk, Jr., 77, died of a malignant brain tumor on Friday, May 13, 2005, at Lakeview Village Health Center in Lenexa, KS. The memorial service will be held on Tuesday, May 17, at 10:30 a.m., at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church, 9300 Nall, Prairie Village, KS. His wish was to be cremated. In lieu…

Robert “Big Bopper” L. Pinkins, 62, Kansas City, MO, formally of East Chicago, Indiana passed away May 11, 2005 at the Kansas City Veterans Administration Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. Cremation. Memorial services and burial will be held at a later date in East Chicago, Indiana. Robert was born September 10, 1942 in East Chicago,…