Kenneth M. Pigago, 54, Excelsior Springs, formally St. Louis, MO passed away November 25, 2004. Graveside services will be held 11 AM, Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at Valhalla Cemetery, 7600 St. Charles Rock Rd., St. Louis, MO 63133. He wa a Navy Vietnam Veteran. He is survived by: mother, Florence Pigago; wife, Joyce Pigago (nee…

Alvia Rebecca “Reba” White, 93, of Kansas City, MO, passed away November, 24, 2004. She was born to Lee Albert Walker & Josie Pearl Walker on January 14, 1911, in Paragould, AR. She is survived by her grandchildren Brian Burgert, Becky Burgert-Guerra, Mary Jewett, Mike Jewett, David Fowler and his four children. Greatgrandchildren Kaleigh Burgert,…

Carol Ann Throckmorton, 59, Kansas City, MO, passed away November 24, 2004, at home. Cremation. Carol was born February 23, 1945, in Kansas City, MO.

Donald C. Simon, 82, Lee’s Summit, MO, formerly of Wichita, KS and Huntsville, AL passed away November 16, 2004 after a lengthy struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. Don’s earthly remains will be placed next to his wife, Lucy, in Council Grove, KS after a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in…

Clarence E. Norton, 57, resident of Indiana, passed away November 15, 2004. Cremation.

Jennave Thurman, 79, Independence, MO, died Nov. 15, 2004, at home. Funeral services 11 a.m. Thur., Nov. 18, at Missouri Funeral Care. Friends may call 6-7:30 p.m. Wed. at the funeral home. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Indep., MO.

Vincent L. Blankenship, Jr., 31 years old, died on the morning of Nov. 15, 2004. He leaves his father, Vince Blankenship, Sr.; sister, Lisa R. Blankenship, and his brother, Richard L. Blankenship; grandmothers, Kitty Blankenship and Helen Allen. His deceased mother, Inez Blankenship.

Nell S. Davis Brady was called home on this 12th day of November, 2004, by Our heavenly Father. She was living in Lexington, MO. She was born in Independence, MO, on the 25th of August, 1916, to Alice Ann and Earl C. Davis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Balke Brady, of…

Elizabeth Mary Hompertz, 88, Independence, MO, formerly of Mauston, WI, passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2004, at Monterey Park Care Center, Independence, MO. She was born in Elroy, WI.

James Blake, passed away November 7, 2004 at Truman Medical Center. Cremation.