May 6, 2010

James R. Sands died on May 6, 2010 at home from complications of lifelong diabetes.

Jim was born on March 19, 1940 in Ottawa, Kansas, to Mamie and Goldie Sands. He received an accounting degree from Rockhurst College, and was a self-employed CPA. Jim was an avid outdoorsman who...

May 4, 2010

Carol Velky Piper, 85 of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away May 4, 2010.

Carol was born January 26, 1925 in Densmore, Kansas, to Lionel and Elsa (Shimonek) Hotaling. Carol retired from TWA after working over 25 years. She was a member of Shawnee United Methodist Church.

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May 2, 2010

Edna B. Marx Garrett, Lenexa, Kansas, passed away peacefully May 2, 2010 after a long battle with rheumatoid arthritis.

Born April 6, 1929 to Joseph and Edna (Gangel) Marx, she was second of eleven children. She was a 1946 graduate of Shawnee Mission Rural High School. Edna loved her...

May 2, 2010

Mary L. Ray, 59, Rock Springs, Wyoming, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2010 in Overland Park, Kansas.

Mary was born February 10, 1951, to Richard and Doris Bell in Kansas City, Kansas.

Mary is survived by her loving husband John; her...

May 1, 2010

George E. Parkhurst, 80, Lake Winnebago, Missouri, went up to be with God on May 1, 2010, at noon after a long courageous battle with cancer. He died peacefully and with loved ones around him at Kansas City Hospice House.

He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed photographing flowers...

May 1, 2010

Anthony Scholler, stillbirth, went to be with the Angels in Heaven on May 1, 2010.

Anthony is survived by his loving parents, Sue Burks and Richard Scholle; a sister Yetta Scholler; brother Andrew Scholler; and grandparents Joseph and Yecha Burks and Andrew and Susan Scholler and Kathy Vogan.

May 1, 2010

William Paul Johnson, born September 1, 2000, passed away on May 1, 2010, at home.

Paul thrived on his involvement in Cub Scout Pack 3400, his soccer and baseball teams and karate. He was a budding carpenter, engineer and a video game enthusiast. He attended Rosehill Elementary and enjoyed...

Apr 27, 2010

Mattie Belle Loveless, 89, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away April 27, 2010.

Mattie was preceded in death by her husband Charles P. "Buddy" Loveless and a son Stanley W. "Bill" Loveless. She is survived by a son Steve and his wife Connie and wonderful granddaughters, Molly, Becky, Amy,...

Apr 25, 2010

Elizabeth “Ann” (Gilman) Glover, 82, passed away at home with her husband, Jerry, by her side, April 25, 2010.

Born July 21, 1927, in Kansas City, Kansas, the only child of Carl and Gladys (Wilson) Gilman. Ann and Gerald Lewis Glover were married October 8, 1949 at her parents...

Apr 25, 2010

Daniel P. (Danny) Miller, 65, Edgerton, Kansas, passed away April 25, 2010.

Daniel was born February 28, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri, to Albert and Agnes (Crowley) Miller. Daniel was raised in Shawnee, Kansas. He served in the National Guard from 1966-1971. He was an avid Chiefs fan, enjoyed...

Apr 23, 2010

William (Bill) Devore, 84, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away April 23, 2010.

Bill was born in Kilmichael, Mississippi, on March 11, 1926. He served four years in the US Navy. He worked at and retired from O'Neill Oldsmoble. He was also an animal lover, who visited Shawnee Mission Park...

Apr 22, 2010

Bernice Maxine Shehi Richter, 85, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Thursday, April 22, 2010.

Bernice was born in Spring Creek Township, Pottawatomie County, Kansas, in the Shehi family farmhouse on May 28, 1924, less than a mile from the Spring Creek Cemetery. She and...

Apr 22, 2010

Charles Anthony Hanna, 57, of Lenexa, Kansas, died April 22, 2010, at his home.

Charles was born in St. Andrew, Jamaica, to Habib J. Hanna and Victoria B. Hanna on June 9, 1952. He became a world traveler at the young age of five, as he and his family...

Apr 22, 2010

Marjorie Boyle Heter, 95, went to be with the Lord April 22, 2010, at Menorah Medical Center.

Marjorie was born in Boyle, Kansas, November 29, 1914, a small town named for her pioneering grandparents John and Mary Boyle. She was the first of four girls born to Charles and...

Apr 21, 2010

Thelma M. Kozak, 84, of Overland Park, Kansas, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday April 21, 2010.

Thelma was born in Flat River, Missouri, on October 29, 1925. Much of her adult life, Thelma lived in Kansas City where she raised four children. Thelma worked her...

Apr 20, 2010

Billy Drew Lockett, 76, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away April 20, 2010, at Providence Medical Center.

Billy was born in Macon, Missouri, on October 29, 1933, to Lonnie and Bernice Lockett. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his 15 grandchildren...

Apr 20, 2010

Jay D. Beckford, 75, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away April 20, 2010.

Jay is survived by his daughter Roxanne Flaherty and husband Pat; sons Gary Beckford and Paul Beckford and his wife Mary; grandchildren; Patrick, Britany, Ryan, Miranda, Cody, Devon, and Dylan; great-grandchildren; Melanie, Makenah, and Nathan; and sister...

Apr 20, 2010

Rex Allen Rogers was born in Sidney, Nebraska, on Sunday, March 21, 1948. He passed on Tuesday, April 20, 2010.

Rex was, and still is a light in the universe. He had a loving heart and sparkling sense of humor, and his generous spirit touched all who knew him....

Apr 19, 2010

Doris M. Wells, 85, of Merriam, Kansas, passed on Monday, April 19, 2010, at Trinity Nursing Center.

Doris was born January 9, 1925, to the late William and Emma Boss in Kansas City, Missouri. Doris graduated from Shawnee Mission Rural High School. Doris married Ivan Wells September 25, 1949,...

Apr 18, 2010

Marian E. Bush passed away peacefully April 18, 2010, at The Forum in Overland Park, Kansas.

Born December 3, 1914, at Council Grove, Kansas, to Roy and Grace Mullen, she spent most of her childhood in Osawatomie, Kansas, where she met and later married her "Fella", J. Lucius Bush,...