Wahloollah M. de la Rosa, 82, Lee’s Summit, MO passed away December 25, 2004 in her home. Burial is December 29, 2004 at Memphis Memorial Gardens in Memphis, TN.

Dr. Richard E. Spence, 70, Independence, MO passed away December 25, 2004 at his home. Memorial Services will be 11:00 am, Wednesday, December 29 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, MO. Contributions may be made to St. Luke’s Hospice or the American Heart Association. Dr. Spence was born October 15,…

Louie “Bud” Cobb Bud Cobb, 59, Kansas City, MO, passed away Dec. 25, 2004, at his home. Memorial service 7-9 p.m. Wed., Dec. 29 at VFW Post 3976, 12810 Kentucky Rd., Sugar Creek, MO.

Robert R. Doyle, 63, Liberty, MO, passed away December 23, 2004, at Liberty Hospital. Memorial service will be 7 p.m., December 30, at The Church of Christ, 1401 Glen Hendren Dr., Liberty. Cremation.

Judy E. Colgan, 53, Independence, MO passed away December 16, 2004 at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Cremation.

James R. Bohannon, 73, Independence, MO, passed away Dec. 16, 2004, at The Groves Nursing Home, Independence. Cremation with no services. James is survived by his stepson, Ben Reek and wife, Jeannie.

Shirley Sylvia (Bree) Holmes, Independence, MO, died December 14, 2004, at Truman Medical Center Lakewood, Kansas City, MO. Cremation. Shirley was born March 13, 1923, in Fairmount, MO, and was one of six daughters of Herbert H. Bree and Claudia C. (Averill) Bree. She married Harry C. Holmes on October 26, 1938, in Plattsburg, MO,…

John Siemens, Jr., 83, Overland Park, KS passed away December 14, 2004 at Indian Meadows Nursing Home. Cremation.

Ronald T. Wright, 54, Sturgeon, MO passed away December 11, 2004 at the VA Medical Center in Columbia, MO. Burial is to take place December 15, 2004 at 1:00 PM at Jacksonville Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville, MO.

Ruth A. Shellenberger, 92, Holden, MO passed away December 10, 2004 peacefully in her home. Cremation.