Oct 29, 2011

Velma C. Dawson, 83, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011, at her home in Merriam, Kansas, after a long battle with cancer.

Velma was born September 14, 1928, to Joseph and Anna Rahija in the Strawberry Hill neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas. A graduate of Wyandotte High School, class...

Oct 29, 2011

Dorothy Margret Stanton, 93, of Overland Park, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011, at Trinity Nursing and Rehab in Merriam.

Dorothy was born August 1, 1918, to the late Lucian and Nellie Killion in Sweet Springs, Missouri. She graduated from Smith Cotton High School in Sedalia, Missouri, in 1934....

Oct 28, 2011

Frances McNair Rolston, 96, of Mission, Kansas, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, October 28, 2011. Fran was born August 3, 1915, in Cincinnati, Ohio. After residing in Cincinnati, California, and Hawaii, she moved to the Kansas City area in 1955.

Fran was a member of St. Pius...

Oct 28, 2011

John Hattaway, 80, DeSoto, passed away Friday, October 28, 2011, at his home in DeSoto.

John served in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He obtained his BS in Business from the University of Kansas, and was employed by the Black and Veatch Company, where he retired...

Oct 27, 2011

Chamlong Patthaysong, 67, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away October 27, 2011.

A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Saturday., November 5, 2011, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm, Sunday, November 6, 2011, also...

Oct 25, 2011

Beverly A. Harris, 80, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away October 25, 2011. Beverly was born April 7, 1931, in Atlantic, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a son Kevin Harris, and a sister Mary Jane Hunley. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Jessie...

Oct 25, 2011

Alex Emerson, 87, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away October 25, 2011.

Alex is survived by his wife of 59 years, Irene Emerson and his two daughters, Jeanne (Richard) Wilms of Shawnee and Donna (Frank) Miller of Simi Valley, California.

Oct 24, 2011

Barbara Allyn McMinn, 79, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away Monday, October 24, 2011, at her daughter, Amy's home in Shawnee, Kansas, after a brief battle with leukemia.

Barbara was born July 11, 1932, in Maher, Colorado, to the late Ted and Dorothy Allyn. She moved to Albuquerque area...

Oct 24, 2011

Betty Joyce Lightwine, 85, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away October 24, 2011.

She was born June 23, 1926, in Butler, Missouri. She was a cashier at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School for many years.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband...

Oct 24, 2011

Susan Jo Rushing, 58, of Mission, Kansas, went to be with the angels in heaven on her birthday, October 24, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center after a hard battle with cancer.

Susan was born October 24, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Nicholas Macaluso and Loretta Shields. Susan...

Oct 23, 2011

William Moore, Sr., passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

Bill was born July 26, 1931, to the late Arch and Mayme Moore in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Westport High Schoolin 1948. After high school, Bill joined the United States Army and served...

Oct 23, 2011

James C. Stewart, 78, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas.

Jim was born May 6, 1933, in Ludlow, Missouri, to Ralph C. and Alta V. Stewart. He was employed with the Kansas City Gas Service Company...

Oct 23, 2011

Frances (Hill) Landrum, 95, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011, at her home.

Frances was born January 21, 1916, inKansas City, Kansas, to Frank F. and Elizabeth J. (Geenty) Hill. She married Harold F. Landrum on March 26, 1938. Franceswas a stay at home mother and...

Oct 21, 2011

Bobby L. Chaffin, 81, Kansas City, Kansas, passed away Friday, October 21, 2011, in Kansas City, Kansas.

Bobby was born April 3, 1930, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Clarence and Virginia Chaffin and was a lifelong area resident. In 1948, Bobby started working at the Kansas City Kansan as...

Oct 21, 2011

Sarah Ann "Sally Steuart, 74, Raymore, Missouri, passed away Friday, October 21, 2011, at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri.

Sarah was born February 6, 1937, in Kidder, Missouri, to Charles and Ethel Streeter. On June 8, 1956, Sarah married Edwin C. Steuart in Independence, Missouri.

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Oct 18, 2011

Joseph Thomas Renfrow, 57, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011. He was born April 14, 1954, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Frank and Shirley Renfrow. He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandpa, and uncle.

As a young boy, Joe grew up in Vancouver, Canada and...

Oct 15, 2011

Jan L. Ruder, 53, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2011, surrounded by family at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.

Jan was born April 14, 1958, in Salina, Kansas, to Nicholas and Betty Ruder. She was a loving daughter, sister, aunt and great aunt....

Oct 14, 2011

Stanley"Paw Paw" Burnette, 78, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away October 14, 2011, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Stan was born in Stafford, Kansas, on December 30, 1932, to Glenn and Lorena Burnette.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Jan; son Stephen (Denise)...

Oct 13, 2011

Dorothy E. Brown, 88, of Merriam, Kansas, passed away October 13, 2011.

Mrs. Brown was born in Hutsonville, Illinois, and has lived in Merriam since 1955. She was a member of the Merriam Christian Church.

She was preceded in death by...

Oct 12, 2011

John F. Weingart, 91, Leawood, Kansas, died Tuesday, October 12, 2011.

Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 15, 2011, at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church; entombment in the Resurrection Mausoleum.