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Obituaries
Paul Elledge
Jan 26, 2012
The Reverend Paul Elledge, an ordained minister of the Gospel for eighty-three years, died on 26 January 2012, aged 102 years. Born on 17 December 1909 in Fulton, Kentucky, he graduated from high school in Fordyce, Arkansas, from Ouchita University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and completed the Master of Divinity degree at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Paul...
Deng Khammanivong
Jan 26, 2012
Deng Khammanivong, 55, of Olathe, KS, passed away peacefully among family members and friends on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 1:40pm at his home. Funeral service will be held at D.W. Newcomers Sons Johnson County Chapel at 2pm Sunday February 5, 2012.
Essie Dresser
Jan 22, 2012
Essie Millner Dresser Essie Robetta Millner Dresser, 91, died peacefully on January 22, 2012. She was born August 8, 1920, in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of Edward Lee and Willie Wingfield Millner. Essie graduated from Farmville Teachers' College (now Longwood College) and soon began a long career in education. In 1942, she married Harold Dresser in Newport News, Virginia, when...
Herbert Green
Jan 21, 2012
HERBERT C. GREEN 85, Overland Park, passed away January 21, 2012 at the Menorah Medical Center, due to heart failure. He was born September 2, 1926 in Jefferson City, MO the son of Ervin and Nellye B. (Tatlow) Green. Herbert served our country during World War II as Seaman First Class in the United States Navy. He served aboard the...
Emma Dean
Jan 21, 2012
Emma A. Dean, 88, Overland Park, KS. passed away Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Friends may call on family, 6-8 PM, Wed. Jan. 25, at DW Newcomers, 11200 Metcalf. A graveside service will be Thurs.,10:30 at Richmond, MO. Survivors, loving children John and Donna, 2 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, and niece Stephanie. Her husband, John, preceded her in death in 1991. In...
Mr. Gary Miller
Jan 21, 2012
Gary Dixon Miller, age 76, passed away January 21, 2012. Services will be held 2 pm Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208. Gary was born in Kansas City, Missouri on October 31, 1935 to Kendall and Lowrene Miller. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a mechanical engineering degree and...
Mildred Louise Miller
Jan 21, 2012
MILDRED LOUISE MILLER Mildred Louise Miller, 80, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012. In keeping with Mildred's wishes, there will be no viewing or formal service. A private graveside service will be held Thursday, January 26, 2012 at White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Springfield, MO. Mildred enjoyed family, cooking, drawing, and painting. She was born in...
James Russell, Jr.
Jan 19, 2012
James W. Russell, Jr., 88, died January 19th, 2012 Memorial services will be at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel at 11:00 am Monday, January 23rd, with burial immediately afterwards. Mr. Russell grew up in Ft. Leavenworth and lived most of his life in Overland Park. He served in the Navy for over 20 years, including the Pacific during WWII....
Ora Rosner
Jan 19, 2012
Ora E. "Betty" Oliver Rosner Betty, age 92, passed away peacefully at her home January 19, 2012 in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born in Dearborn, Missouri, December 20, 1919. She graduated valedictorian from Dearborn High School in 1937 and attended Maryville State Teacher College on her scholarship. She also attended Kansas City University. She began her working career as...
Anne Kimmerly
Jan 19, 2012
Anne Elizabeth Kimmerly, age 54, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2012. She was born on September 11, 1957 in London, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Anne (Spankovic) and Paul Petrak. Anne grew up on a small farm north of London, Ontario, Canada. She attended Medway High School and participated in various sports and activities, including showing...
Manijeh Riazi
Jan 16, 2012
Manijeh Riazi, age 81, of Overland Park, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2012. She was born on December 10, 1930 in Shahpour, Iran, the daughter of Atikeh and Khalil Riazi. Survivors include her son, Sassan (Katereh) Mahobian; daughter, Soussan Mahboubian; two sisters, Simin and Eshrat; four grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents...
Dorothy Trigg Magee
Jan 12, 2012
Dorothy Ellen Trigg Magee, 90, died Thurs, Jan 12, 2012 from cancer. She was born Nov 12, 1921 in Pleasanton, Ks where she graduated from H.S. In '39. She graduated from University of Kansas School of Medicine with a degree in nursing in '43 and was commissioned as a Lt. In the Army where she served in England during WWII...
Karen Unglesbee
Jan 10, 2012
Karen M. Unglesbee, 61, died January 10, 2012, at home in the arms of her husband, daughter and daughter- and son-in-law, after a three-year battle with stage 4 breast cancer. She was born in Geneseo, Ill., on March 18, 1950, to Marlo and Maxine Carlson, who both preceded her in death. Karen grew up on a livestock farm, helping tend...
Danny Slaughter, Sr.
Jan 9, 2012
DANNY L. SLAUGHTER SR., 63, Olathe, KS passed away Monday, January 9, 2012 at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, KS. He was born December 9, 1948 through the union of Cyrus and Frankie (Portee) Slaughter of Decatur, Illinois. He graduated from Dwight D. Eisenhower High School in Decatur, IL and attended college in Indiana. A veteran of the Vietnam...
Larry Green
Jan 3, 2012
LARRY GREEN Larry Green, age 63, of Louisburg, KS, formerly of Washington, Iowa, died Tuesday, January 03, 2012 following a lengthy illness. Larry was born July 27th, 1948 in Washington, Iowa to Harriet and Chester Green. Larry attended school in Washington, Iowa and graduated from Washington High School in 1966. He attended the University of Northern Iowa on a football...
Robert Wagner
Jan 2, 2012
ROBERT J. WAGNER Bob, 86, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 2, 2012, at Foxwood Springs Living Center in Raymore, MO. He was born, January 17, 1925 in Ottawa, IL, the youngest of nine children. Upon graduation from high school in 1943 he enlisted in the Army receiving special training in radio intercept work. Bob was first deployed to Europe...
Devota Mayse Spurgeon
Dec 29, 2011
Memorial Services for Devota Maxine Mayse Spurgeon will be held 12:30 PM, Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS. Visitation will be held one hour prior. Mrs. Spurgeon died on December 29, 2011 at her home in DeSoto, KS. She was born on December 2, 1919 on a farm east...
Williams Evans, Jr.
Dec 28, 2011
William E. Evans, Jr., MD, age 87, of Leawood, passed away on December 28, 2011. He was born on Oct. 9, 1924, in KCMO, the son of Lucille B. (Willard) and William E. Evans, Sr. Dr. Bill, as he was affectionately known, got his medical degree from the University of Kansas and practiced medicine until his retirement. He was honorably...
James Cook
Dec 28, 2011
Jim died on December 28 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Jim retired as an Outside Plant Engineer from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in May of 1990 after 40 years of employment. He was a member of Prairie Baptist Church since 1953 where he taught Sunday School for over 40 years and held the office of Chairman for both...
George Lutz
Dec 27, 2011
George Lutz, age 91, of Raytown, MO, passed away on December 27, 2011. He was born on August 13, 1920 in St. Joseph, MO, the son of Daisy and Jess Andy Lutz. Survivors include his sons, Kelly (Linda) Lutz of Lee's Summit, MO and Kurt Martin Lutz of Springfield, MO; three grandchildren, Kyle (Wailohia) of Alexandria, VA, Kelsey and Keegan...
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