David M. Gardner, 45, Columbia, MO passed away January 11, 2004 at Harry S. Truman VA Medical Center, Columbia, MO. Memorial Service 5-7:00 pm, Sunday, January 18 at Liberty Street Community of Christ Church, Independence, MO. Graveside service, 12:30 pm, Tuesday, January 20 at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS.

Beverly J. Fares, 54, Kansas City, MO passed away January 8, 2004 at her home. Cremation. Visitation will be 1-3:00 pm, Monday, January 12, 2004 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, MO. Beverly was born on May 16, 1949. She was a clerk at the Kansas City Hall in the Water Company for many…

Barbara “Babs” Lee Schmidt died January 7, 2004 at her home. She was born December 12, 1929 in Moberly, MO to Chester Royce Bousman and Sidney Odith Eubank Bousman. Her parents moved to Boonville, MO in 1930 when her dad “Chet” became the Projectionist at the famous Lyric Theater (the first opera house west of…

Patricia Gibson, 67, Lee’s Summit, MO passed away January 5, 2004 at home. Cremation.

Dorothy Williams, 93, Pleasant Valley, MO passed away January 5, 2004 at Pleasant Valley Manor. Cremation.

Myrtle Niemann, 75, Overland Park, KS passed away January 3, 2004 at home. Cremation.

Vivian Fitch, 79, Kansas City, MO passed away January 2, 2005 at home. Cremation.

Betty Jane Baker, 80, Kansas City, MO passed away January 1, 2004 at home. Graveside service will be 11:00 am, Monday, January 5, 2004 at Blue Ridge Lawn Memorial Garden.

Nathaniel Woods, 79, Kansas City, MO passed away December 31, 2003 at Seasons Care Center, Kansas City, MO. Services will be held in Omaha, NE at a later date.

Gerald Richardson, 82, died Monday, December 31, 2003 at 2:05 P.M. at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Gerald was born March 17, 1922 in New Edinburg, Wyoming to Hugh and Lennie Richardson. He was to Margret Williams of Paola, Kansas on October 06, 1939. Gerald was a member of the Central Baptist Church in…