Sarah Anne “Sally” Luten Morse, 76, Clayton and Kansas City, MO died January 23, 2004 following a long battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held 3 pm, Saturday, January 24, 2004 at Bishop Spencer Place. A memorial service will be hled 4 pm, February 14, 2004 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Webster Groves, MO. In…

Frank A. Davidson, Jr., 71, Independence, died Thursday, Jan. 22 at his home. Mr. Davidson was a firefighter for the Independence Fire Department for 32 years. He is survived by his wife Beverly; son Mark, Glendale Ariz. and daughters Sandra Colebank, Independence and Barbara Benson, Glendale, Ariz. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Jan. 31…

Jay Burwell, 52, Salina, KS passed away January 19, 2004 at Veteran’s Administration Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. Cremation.

Virginia Greer, 97, Kansas City, MO passed away January 19, 2004 at Overland Park Regional. Cremation.

Wallace Vance Keene, 68, Blue Springs, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004, at his home. Mr. Keene was born June 1, 1935, in Buffalo, Okla., and moved to Ottawa, Kan., in 1945, where he graduated high school. He entered the U.S. Army in 1954 and spent two years in the Far East. He graduated from Pittsburg…

Benjamin “Ben” Swale, 83, Kearney, MO passed away January 15, 2004 at Liberty Hospital. Cremation. Graveside will be at Oak Wood Cemetery, Beloit, WI. Memorial contributions can be made to American Heart of Diabetes Assoc. Ben served in the US Coast Guard during WWII. He was Teamster for Local #41 for over 35 years. Survivors…

Benjamin Franklin Hanes, Jr., 69, Osage Beach, MO passed away January 15, 2004 at Harry S. Truman VA Medical Center, Columbia, MO. Cremation.

Carl T. Johnson, 74, Kansas City, MO passed away January 14, 2004. Military graveside services will be January 20, 2004 at Leavenworth National Cemetery.

Verne Nelson “Corky” Young ,73, Lee’s Summit, MO passed away January 14, 2004. Cremation. Memorial Services will be held at a later date in Hernando, Mississippi. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Heart of America Humane Society, PO Box 12703, Overland Park, KS 66282. Corky was born May 15, 1930 to Daniel…

Marjorie M. Slyker, 73, Kansas City, MO passed away January 11, 2004 at Barry Manor. Cremation.