Keith Franklin Packard, 82, Kansas City, MO, passed away September 23, 2004, at St. Joseph Health Center. A memorial service will be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 29, at Grace Point Baptist Church, 10415 Chestnut Dr., Kansas City, MO. Mr. Packard is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn; daughters, Joedy and Ronda; three grandchildren and two…

Milam C. Whitehurst, 73, Sedalia, MO, passed away September 20, 2004, at Carmel Hills Living Center. Cremation with burial in Longview, TX.

Harold Banker, 66, Kansas City, MO, passed away September 17, 2004, Graveside service 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 21, at Missouri Veterans Cemetery. Mr. Banker is survived by his wife, Jadwiga and son, Roman Serafin.

Leanna Marie Ellis, 21, Olathe, KS, passed away September 17, 2004. Memorial service will be 6 p.m. Wednesday, September 22, at the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints, Hwy. 33, Wellsville, KS. Contributions may be made in the name of her daughter to the Ellis family. She is survived by her daughter, Eden; mother, Susan…

Ronda Brown, 29, Kansas City, MO passed away September 17, 2004 at her home. Cremation.

Gary Fuller, 59, passed away September 15, 2004 at KU Medical Center. Cremation.

Vernon Statzer, 64, of Kansas City, KS, passed away Wednesday, September 15, 2004, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. Cremation with no services.

Lillith Mae McAfee, 82, of Orrick, MO, passed away September 14, 2004, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Friday, September 17, at Gowing Funeral Home Chapel in Orrick, MO. No funeral service. Cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to Orrick Fire & Rescue or Ray County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Lill…

M. Patricia Mayer, 67, Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away September 13, 2004. She is survived by her husband, William; four children, William Fields, Toni Ray, Debora Fields, Anna Aldridge; granddaughter, Josefine Danuser; 12 other grandchildren; several greatgrandchildren and great-greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and one grandson, Arron.

Leland H. “Stoney” Stone, 70, passed away at his Liberty home on Sept. 13, 2004, after a long battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease). Memorial services and visitation afterward will be held at Platte Woods United Methodist Church on Saturday, Sept. 18, at 10 a.m. with a second service in…