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Obituaries
William Wasmuth
Jun 13, 2008
William Wasmuth, 81, Leawood, Kan., passed away June 13, 2008, at Kansas City Hospice House. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, at Leawood United Methodist Church, 2915 W. 95th Street. A visitation will be held one hour prior to service time. Private inurnment in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Leawood...
James Odom
Jun 13, 2008
James F. Odom, 83, passed away Friday, June 13, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital. He was a strong man who was totally devoted to his family. One could always count on Jim. His dependability, care taking role, generosity and humor were just a few of his many admirable qualities. Jim was loved by many and was a living example of...
Mr. Wendell Briscoe
Jun 13, 2008
Wendell David Briscoe, 72, Raymore, Mo., passed away Friday, June 13, 2008, at Royal Terrace Nursing Home from Alzheimer's. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park. Visitation will be held the hour prior to services. Burial in Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens. Contributions may be made to...
Jetta Gilchrist
Jun 12, 2008
Jetta Lee Gilchrist, 82, of Overland Park, KS., passed away peacefully on June 12, 2008, surrounded by family and friends. Jetta was born to Charles and Emma Burchett on December 18, 1925. Jetta is preceded in death by her husband of 41 years Dean K. Gilchrist, her parents, and her sister Thelma. Jetta is survived by her two sons; Rick...
Frances Newcomer Durham
Jun 12, 2008
Frances ?Jane? Newcomer Durham, 87, of Overland Park, Kansas, went home to the Lord peacefully on Thursday, June 12, 2008. Jane was born on February 25, 1921 in Kansas City, Missouri, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David W. Newcomer, Jr. She was a lifelong resident of the area and loyal supporter of her alma mater, The University of...
Raymond Miller
Jun 12, 2008
Raymond "Ray" Miller, 85, went home to the Lord peacefully on Thursday June 12, 2008. Ray lived most of his life in the Shawnee and Bonner Springs area. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Patricia A. Miller of Shawnee, Kan. He is also survived by his five children, Sharon Terry, Sanford, NC, Rozanne Brozek, Newton, Kan., Douglas...
Floyd Baston
Jun 11, 2008
Floyd (LaVern) Baston, 83, Overland Park, Kansas passed away June 11, 2008 at Sunrise of Lenexa. Floyd was born near Farlinville, KS and lived in the Greater Kansas City area most of his life. He was a Navy Veteran of WWII. Floyd worked 40 years for General Motors, before retiring in 1987. Floyd is survived by his wife of 62...
Billy Weston
Jun 10, 2008
Reverend Bill Weston, 69, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Visitation will be 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Friday, June 13 at College Church of the Nazarene, 2020 E. Sheridan, Olathe, KS. A celebration of Bill's life will immediately follow at 12:30 at the church. Burial in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe, KS. Memorials in Bill's honor, can be given to Church...
Dorothy Shockley
Jun 10, 2008
Dorothy E. Shockley, age 100, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2007. Dorothy was born April 7, 1908 to David and Florence (Seville) Young in Kansas City, Missouri. She was a founding member of St. Luke?s Episcopal Church, was an active member of the William Hilton chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, member of Daughters of the...
Robert Overstreet
Jun 9, 2008
Robert L. (Bob) Overstreet died in Christ on Monday, June 9th, 2008. He was born August 8, 1942 in Enid, Oklahoma to Ira B. and Orlinda K. Overstreet. He graduated from Ringwood High School and Enid Business College. He was an Accounting Supervisor for Phillips Petroleum Company in Bartlesville, OK for 26 years before leaving on medical disability. Mr. Overstreet?s...
Virlea Porter
Jun 9, 2008
Virlea Swearngain Porter, 90 passed away on June 9, 2008, at her daughter?s home. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Marvin Porter and daughter Ann Brown. Virlea was born in Marceline, Mo., to Willard and Anna Swearngain. She graduated from Marceline High School in Marceline, Mo. Virlea lived in Tarkio, Mo., for 44 years before...
Fleta Dukes
Jun 9, 2008
Fleta Margaret Wilson Dukes, 95, passed away peacefully and joined her loving husband of 57 years on Monday, June 9, 2008. Fleta was born April 25, 1913 in Hoisington, Kansas to George G. Margaret L. Wilson. Her mother died when she was 16, the year she graduated from high school. She headed to Kansas City, Kansas to attend nursing school...
Norma Allen
Jun 8, 2008
Norma died on June 8, 2008, due to complications from Mantel Cell Lymphoma at the age of 74. While living in Wichita, Kan., she was the Assistant County Treasurer for Sedgwick County until relocating to Lenexa in 1998 at which time she became an active member of Merriam Christian Church. Memorial services will be held at Merriam Christian Church, 9401...
Robert Slagle
Jun 6, 2008
Robert L. Slagle, age 76, Overland Park, KS made his final journey on June 6, 2008 at the Timberlake Care Center after a long battle against prostate cancer. Visitation with funeral services following will be 10:00 - 11:00 a.m., June 9, 2008 at Newcomer?s Chapel at 11200 Metcalf in Overland Park, Kansas. Burial will be Monday, in Walnut Ridge Cemetery...
John Kemp
Jun 6, 2008
John B. Kemp, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 6, 2008 at his residence at the Episcopal Church Home in Louisville, KY. He was born on August 14, 1918, the oldest of five children of John Bert and Margaret (Little) Kemp, who were homesteaders on their farm near Scobey, MT. Services will be at St Ann?s Catholic Church, Prairie...
Logan Burgess
Jun 5, 2008
Logan Thomas Howland Burgess, 7 ? months, passed away on June 5, 2008. He was born in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. He is survived by parents, John and Debra, sister, Olivia, grandparents, Phil and Dianna Howland, Omaha, NE, aunt Julie Howland, Jersey City, NJ, uncle Douglas Howland, Prairie Village, KS, aunt Sarah Burgess, Olathe, KS, aunt and uncle Helen and Tom...
Sharon Proplesch
Jun 3, 2008
Sharon K. Proplesch, 67, of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Visitation will be held Sunday, June 8, from 1 to 2 p.m. at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. at the chapel. Burial to follow at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens, 23215 W. 75th, Shawnee, Kan. Memorial...
Janice Thygerson
Jun 2, 2008
Janice Sue Thygerson (nee Jackson) suffered heart failure on June 2, 2008 at her home in Florissant Mo. Even after several years of failing health,she remained cheerful and enjoyed participating in her church, traveling and being with her 3 children, 8 granddaughters and husband of 54 years. Janice was born on April 11 1935 in Overland Park KS., where she...
Luella Berry
Jun 1, 2008
Luella Berry went home to be with the Lord on June 1, 2008, after a brief stay at the Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care Center. Luella was born November 6, 1941, in Trenton, Missouri to Raymond and Emogene Lockridge. Luella grew up on a farm near Jamesport, Missouri and came to know Jesus Christ as her Savior as a...
Dorothy Blank
Jun 1, 2008
Dorothy Downing Blank passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2008 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm Friday, June 3, 2008 at the D. W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210. Visitation will be held an hour prior at the chapel. Dorothy was born March 10, 1918 in...
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