Opal Abbott
Opal Leona (Ramsey) Abbott, 101, of Osawatomie, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, at the Miami County Medical Center. She was born April 10, 1899, on her parents farm in Uniontown, Kan. Her grandfather, Austin Ramsey, was a veteran of the Union Army during the Civil War. She married James W. Abbott on June 11, 1919. She had lived in Osawatomie since 1988. During her lifetime, she had lived in Washington, Oregon, and Oklahoma. Her hobbies included being a seamstress, gardener, and Christian. She was a member of the Uniontown Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband; children, Julia "Jerry" G. Burt, and James R. Abbott; and one grandson. Survivors include son-in-law, V.L. Burt; and daughter-in-law, Judy Abbott, both of Osawatomie; three grandchildren, five stepgrandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at the Missionary Baptist Church, Unionville. Burial will be in the Unionville City Cemetery.

Alzada Adams
Alzada Mae Adams, 73, Olathe, died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2000, at her home. She was born Aug. 15, 1926, the daughter of John and Maude Cartwright. She attended Lincoln Elementary School and Olathe High School, and was a member of the Church of God in Christ. During World War II, she met Joseph Adams; they were married Aug. 5, 1944. After the war she moved to New Jersey, where she spent the next 25 years of her life. For the First Baptist Church there, she was superintendent of the Sunday School, a member of the senior choir, chairman of the Building Committee, and an assistant to the pastor. During the Civil Rights movement, she was a spokesperson for the Legal Defense Fund, Burlington County Branch of the NAACP; attended the historic march on Washington, D.C.; and was the first black woman to be PTA president at Central Elementary School, in the Pennsauken public school system. She also was a member and past president of the Delair Civic Association. She moved back to Kansas in 1973 and became a member of the Second Baptist Church. In September 1983, she became a member of the New Light Bethel Baptist Church, Olathe, where she was a Sunday School superintendent and teacher, and an usher until an illness in 1998. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Adams, in 1967. Survivors include a son, Joseph Adams Jr., Daytona Beach, Fla.; three daughters, Sandra Taylor and Jo Ann Semien, both of Olathe, and Stephanie Smith, Pennsauken, N.J.; three brothers, Earl Cartwright, Charles Cartwright and Clifford Cartwright; six sisters, Margaret Lattimore, Martha King, Ethel Clay, Jean Miller, Evelyn Bates and Barbara Cartwright; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the New Light Bethel Baptist Church, Olathe. A memorial service will follow at 7 p.m. today at the church. W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home of Olathe is in charge of arrangements.

Edith Adams
Edith Elizabeth Adams, 91, Olathe, died Friday, Aug. 4, 2000, at Center for Long-term Care in Olathe. She was born Sept. 6, 1908, in Edgerton, the daughter of George and Adele (Jackson) Wheeler. She married William C. Adams in 1930; he preceded her in death in 1944. She lived in the area most of her life and was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. Survivors include three sons, William C. Adams Jr., Ottawa, Dean Adams, Oklawana, Fla., and Jerry Adams; a daughter, Mary Homansky, West Springfield, Pa.; a sister, Nellie Baker, Topeka; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 am. Tuesday at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Burial will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.

Marion Adams
Marion Adams, Las Vegas, Nev., formally of Olathe, died Saturday, April 14, 2001, at University Medical Center Hospital in Las Vegas. He is preceded in death by his father, Alfred A. Adams; his mother, Merntha Johnson Adams, Gardner; a brother, Alfred Adams, Olathe; and a sister, Carol Roberts of Gardner. Survivors include his wife, Connie Adams of Las Vegas; a son, William Adams, Kansas City, Mo.; two daughters, Kimberly Madsen, Mishawaka, Ind., and Cindy Shuff, Kansas City, Mo.; and three grandchildren. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans, and the American Legion. He was a real estate broker and builder in and around Johnson County for 20 years. Friends may call between 2 and 4 p.m. Sunday at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory in Olathe. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Burial will follow at 1:30 p.m. in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth. The family suggests contributions to the Marion Adams Interment Fund, Hillcrest Bank, 2002 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 66062 in lieu of flowers.

Thomas Adkins
LEAVENWORTH - Thomas J. Adkins, 64, of Olathe, died April 4, 2001, in Leavenworth. He was a resident of Olathe for seven years. He was born August 21, 1936, in Sioux City, Iowa. He served in the United States Air Force. He was married to Francis Adkins, who preceeded him in death. He also was married to Patricia (Burke) Parnell. He was the son of the late Carren and Walter Holder and also the late Harold Adkins. He is survived by four children, Tom Adkins, Julie Warren, David Adkins, and Michelle Adkins; a brother, Leonard Adkins; a sister, Mavis Kvidera; and seven grandchildren. Burial services will be 12:30 p.m. Monday at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Chapel, 143rd and Black Bob Road, Olathe.

Rita Adler
Rita Christine Adler, 50, of Olathe, died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 200, at Lee's Summit Hospital, Lee's Summit, Mo. She was born Dec. 26, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio. She was a Lee's Summit resident for 19 years before moving to Olathe. She worked at Unity School of Christianity for 21 years and served as a copy writer at her time of death. Her hobbies included singing, dancing and writing. She is survived by her husband, Terry Adler of the home; one son, Kevin Bryan Elam, Kansas City, Mo.; one daughter, Katie Elam, Lee's Summit, Mo.; one stepson, Marc Adler, Gardner; one stepdaughter, Hollie Penninger, Olathe; three sisters, Madonna Petro, Alta Loma, Calif.; Gladys Phelps, Upland, Calif.; and Barbara Germani, Cleveland, Ohio; and one granddaughter. The visitation will be 4 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, at the Langsford Funeral Home, Lee's Summit, Mo. Memorial will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at the Silent Unity Chapel, Unity Village, Mo. Memorial contributions may be made to Shriner's Hospital, 2001 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63131.

Frances Alberty
Frances C. "Connie" Alberty, 71, Forest Grove, Ore., died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2000, at her home. She was born July 2, 1929 in Humboldt, Kan., the daughter of John F. and Frances H. (Flynn) Koppers. She was raised and received her education in Olathe. Following high school, she attended the University of Kansas for two years. She was married to Owen "Nelson" Alberty June 9, 1952 in Salem, Ore. They lived in San Diego, Calif., and then moved to Corvallis, Ore. They also lived in Beaverton, Ore., until 1991 when they moved to Forest Grove. She was preceded in death by her husband on Nov. 4, 1996. She was also preceded in death by her father. She had worked as a medical technologist, but focused her life on being a wife and mother. She was a member of the Catholic Church. She attended Holy Trinity Parish in Beaverton and St. Anthony's Parish in Forest Grove. She is survived by two daughters: Elaine Cline, Vancouver, Wash., and Anne Rogers, Cashmere, Wash.; a son: Eric Alberty, Kennewick, Wash.; her mother, Frances H. Koppers, Olathe; two sisters: Judith Janes, Kansas City, Mo., and Louise Stewart, Garnett, Kan.; three grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. A memorial mass will be 10 a.m. Friday at the St. Anthony's Catholic Church, 1660 Elm Street, Forest Grove. Burial rites and inurnment will follow at the Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. The family suggested that remembrances be contributions to Providence St. Vincent Hospice, 9205 SW Barnes Road, Portland, Ore. 97225, or to the National Kidney Foundation of Oregon and Washington, P.O. Box 15149, Portland, Ore. 97293-9149. Fuiten, Rose & Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove is in charge of the arrangements.

Pearl Allenbrand
Gertrude Pearl Allenbrand, 87, Olathe, died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2000, at the Good Samaritan Center in Olathe. She was born July 23, 1913, in Darlington, Mo., the daughter of Curtis Franklyn Smith and Mary Ann (Ashlock) Smith. She was a 1930 graduate of Darlington High School. In 1939, she and her husband, A.C. Allenbrand, moved to a farm north of Olathe, where they made their home and reared their children. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Olathe and an active participant of the Christian Women's Fellowship. She also was the Sunday School pianist. She was preceded in death by her husband, A.C. Allenbrand, in 1988; four brothers, Oren, Ernest, Clarence and Fred Smith; and four grandchildren. Survivors include seven sons, Fred Allenbrand, Curtis Allenbrand and Kenny Allenbrand, all of Olathe, Roger Allenbrand, Spring Hill, Woody Allenbrand, Grain Valley, Mo., Leland Allenbrand, Paola, and Dennis Allenbrand, Pittsburg; six daughters, Merilyn Sevein, Gig Harbor, Wash., Nell Ann Gaunt-Dean, Osage Beach, Mo., Patsy Jackson, Merced, Calif., Leila Chance, Richardson, Texas, Judy Roberts, Olathe, and Mary Jo McDaniel, DeSoto; two sisters, Lucille Saunders, Savannah, Mo., and Betty Woods, Salina; 32 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at the First Christian Church, Olathe. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Olathe Medical Center, c/o OMC Charitable Foundation, 20333 W. 151st St., Olathe, KS 66061-5350; the Good Samaritan Center, 20705 W. 151st St., Olathe, KS 66061; or the Christian Women's Fellowship at the church. Arrangements are by the W.L. Frye & Son Mortuary, Olathe.

Lloyd Ambrosen
Lloyd G. Ambrosen, 71, died Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at the Good Samaritan Center, Olathe. He was born on April 12, 1930, in Helena, Mont., the son of Adolph and Anna (Madsen) Ambrosen. He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II in Germany with the 717 Bomber Squad, 28th Bomber Group, and he studied Behavioral Sciences at the University of California. He was a carpenter and mechanic and also worked as an aid in a mentally handicapped facility. Mr. Ambrosen is preceded in death by his father, mother and a brother, LeRoy Ambrosen. Survivors include a sister, Ada Holman, Dodge City, Kan.; and a brother, Lorence Ambrosen, Conifer, Colo. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. tonight at the Memorial Chapel of Olathe, 143rd and Black Bob Road. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kan.

Archie Anderberg
Archie Arthur Anderberg, 78, Edgerton, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, at his home in Edgerton. He was born Sept. 7, 1922, in Miller, S.D. He married Sheryl A. (Hutchinson) Anderberg on Aug. 28, 1948, in Huron, S.D. They were married 53 years. He graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D. He lived in South Dakota and Minnesota before moving to Kansas City in 1967. He moved to Edgerton in 1975. He worked as an accountant at the Amoco Oil Co. He served the company in many areas of the country and retired out of the Kansas City Regional office in 1980 after 32 years. He attended the Edgerton United Methodist Church. He served in the Army during World War II, and spent time in the Pacific with the 594th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment Co. C. After leaving the service, he was the reunion coordinator and secretary for the 594th Engineer Boat and Shore Reg. Co. C. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nels Arthur Anderberg and Elvira Fisher Anderberg. Survivors include two sons, Marc Reed and wife Rafelina Anderberg of Austin, Texas, and John Charles Anderberg of Edgerton; a brother, Alvin Anderberg, Harligen, Texas; three sisters, Lucille Goertler, Chula Vista, Calif., Ilene Grogan, Miller, S.D., and Jean Anderberg, Portland, Ore.; and one step-grandson. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Edgerton United Methodist Church. Inurnment will be at a later date. Memorial contributions can be made to Dakota Wesleyan University in care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Carrie Andrews
Carrie Andrews, 89, Gardner, died May 22, 2001, at her home. She was born Dec. 8, 1911, in Chaney, Mo., the daughter of Charley and Martha Fleetwood. She had lived in DeSoto for 49 years. She had made her home in West Plains, Mo., before moving to Sunflower, Kan., in 1951. She worked for Hercules Powder Co. She was a member of the DeSoto Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Ray Lane Jr.; four sisters, Lucille Fleetwood, Irene Fleetwood, Leona Dowling and Maggie Collins. Survivors include a son, Mike and wife Jean Lane, Stockton, Mo.; a daughter, Ruby and husband, George Thorp, DeSoto; two sisters, Lola Dowling, Elwood, Ind., and Lorene Marsh, Gladstone, Mo.; two grandchildren, Danny Lane, Olathe, and Martha Longstreth, Lenexa; four great-grandchildren, Kirk and Bryan Lane, and Niki Fulls, all of Olathe, and Tricia Longstreth, Bolling Brook, Ill.; a stepgrandson, Terry Johnson, Oklahoma City, a stepgreat-grandson, Jessie Johnson, Oklahoma City. Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, 32665 Lexington Ave., DeSoto. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the chapel. Burial will be in DeSoto Cemetery.

Helena Andrews
Helena Andrews, 80, Olathe, died Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at Royal Terrace Nursing Center, Olathe. She was born April 21, 1921, in Deepwater, Mo., the daughter of Harry and Violette (Hurst) Sanders. She graduated from Deepwater High School in 1939. She married Michael G. Andrews on June 29, 1946, in Clinton, Mo. She was a food worker of Olathe District Schools for 12 years. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael, in 1997; a brother, John Sanders; and a sister, Retha Andrews. She is survived by two sons, Gary M. Andrews, Olathe, and Terry D. Andrews, Barnhart, Mo.; three daughters, Sandra T. Edgington, of Pittsburg, Mo., Linda L. Andrews, Olathe, and Cheryl A. Andrews, Kansas City, Mo.; a brother, Harry J. Sanders, Pittsburg, Mo.; and three grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe.

Jacob Archer
Jacob L. Archer, 74, Olathe, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born March 30, 1926, in Cottonwood Falls, Kan., the son of Jackson Leroy and Gertrude (Selves) Archer. He had been an Olathe resident since 1954. He worked at Delco Battery General Motors for 30 years, retiring in 1987. He was a member of the Olathe General Baptist Church, United Auto Workers, and the local credit union. Survivors include his wife, Nadine (Wright) Archer, of the home; a son, Doug Archer, Littleton, Colo.; three brothers, William Archer, Cottonwood Falls, Leroy Archer, Council Grove, Kan., and John Archer, Tucson, Ariz.; three sisters, Pat Johnson, Matfield Green, Kan.; Betty Meyer, Topeka, and Fern Moore, Diamond, Mo.; and a granddaughter. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Contributions may be made to the Center for Long Term Care, Olathe.

Marie Arnett
EUDORA - Marie L. Arnett, 78, Lawrence, died Sunday, June 10, 2001, at the Eudora Nursing Center. She was born Nov. 10, 1922, in Fredonia, Kan., the daughter of William and Bertha (Schiemann) Taeschner. She grew up in Fredonia. She graduated from Fredonia High School in 1939. She married Lewis Arnett in 1939 in Fredonia. She moved to Lawrence in 1965. She was a baker for Naismith Hall and Watkins Hospital at the University of Kansas until she retired July 30, 1986. Her hobbies included sewing, crochet and writing. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1988; a son, Mark Arnett; and a daughter, Sandra Hurney. Survivors include three sons, Carl Arnett and Bob Arnett, both of Lawrence, and Alvin Nelson, Saint Charles, Mo.; a brother, Alvin Taeschner, Soldotna, Ala.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Cremation. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association or the Lawrence Humane Society.

Judy Arterburn
Judy Arterburn, 63, Olathe, died April 25, 2001, at her home. She was born Sept. 5, 1937, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of William and Hazel (Gardner) Cook. She lived in Olathe for the past 28 years, coming from Kansas City, Kan. She was a member of the St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, in Kansas City, Mo. She graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1955. She married her high-school sweetheart, John Arterburn, on Oct. 5, 1956. She worked at Santa Fe Trail Junior High School as a library clerk for 20 years. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband, John, of the home; two sons, John D. Arterburn Jr., Olathe, and Joseph D. Arterburn, Overland Park; one daughter, Jeanne R. DuPont, Olathe; two brothers, William Cook, Alaska, and Dale Cook, Oregon; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., with a rosary being said at 7 p.m., Sunday, at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, April 30, 2001, at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Kansas City, Mo. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Olathe Medical Center, 20375 W. 151st Street, Olathe, KS 66061.

Judy Arterburn
Judy Arterburn, 63, Olathe, died April 25, 2001, at her home. She was born Sept. 5, 1937, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of William and Hazel (Gardner) Cook. She lived in Olathe for the past 28 years, coming from Kansas City, Kan. She was a member of the St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, in Kansas City, Mo. She graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1955. She married her high-school sweetheart, John Arterburn, on Oct. 5, 1956. She worked at Santa Fe Trail Junior High School as a library clerk for 20 years. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband, John, of the home; two sons, John D. Arterburn Jr., Olathe, and Joseph D. Arterburn, Overland Park; one daughter, Jeanne R. DuPont, Olathe; two brothers, William Cook, Alaska, and Dale Cook, Oregon; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., with a rosary being said at 7 p.m., Sunday, at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, April 30, 2001, at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Kansas City, Mo. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Olathe Medical Center, 20375 W. 151st Street, Olathe, KS 66061.

Norma Atwater
Norma Jean "Schlesener" Caswell Atwater, 64, Olathe, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center. She was born June 1, 1936, in Williamsburg to Pearl Eva Walgomott Hammer. After moving to Louisburg, she married Roy R. Caswell Sr. on June 14, 1951. Roy preceded her in death on June 23, 1977. On Nov. 11, 1978, Norma married Robert W. Atwater in Louisburg. They moved to Olathe in 1988. She worked as a bank teller for 20 years, most recently at the First National Bank and Trust in Olathe. She was a member of the Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Olathe. She enjoyed shopping, getting together with friends to play bunko, traveling and spending time with her loved ones. Besides her mother, Pearl, and her first husband, Roy, she was preceded in death by one brother, Harvey Schlesener and one infant brother Ronald Ray Schlesener. Survivors include her husband, Robert W. Atwater, of the home; six children, Linda Towne and her husband Mike, of Manhattan; Barbara Crust and her husband Bud of Harrisonville, Mo.; Kathy Johnston and her husband Jerry of Amsterdam, Mo.; Roy Caswell, Jr. and his wife Carrie of Greenville, Ky.; Michael Caswell and his wife Debbie of Louisburg; Debbie Reitinger and her husband Jim of Paola; one sister, Frances Kelly of Stillwell; one aunt, Elsie Flake of Block; Harry Schlesener of Olathe; one sister-in-law, Freda Schlesener of Osawatomie; 19 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Visitation will be at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, and at the Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31. The funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, at the Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Olathe. Burial will follow the services in the Miami County Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Paola. Memorials may be sent to the Dream Factory, c/o Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl Street, Paola, KS 66071 (913) 294-2372.

Eva Azmy
Eva Marie Azmy, 57, died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Shawnee. She was born March 21, 1943, in Fargo, N.D. She was a graduate of East High School and the University of Wisconsin, both of Superior, Wis. She was a substitute teacher for the Olathe District Schools from 1979 to 1994. She married Nabil Shoukry Azmy on Aug. 7, 1971. She was an active member for 21 years of the First Presbyterian Church, Olathe, where she sang in the choir. She was a former member of the Olathe Community Orchestra and Delphi. She was preceded in death by her mother, Eva Marie Krumbein, and a brother, Robert Carl Krumbein, both in 1984; and her father, Carl Krumbein, in 1988. Survivors include her husband, Nabil Azmy, Olathe; a daughter: Nancy Azmy, Olathe; and a sister: Carol Jacobsen, Minneapolis, Minn. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church, Olathe. Burial will be at the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the Westminster Choir, c/o First Presbyterian Church, Olathe.

Marion Bacon
Marion Lee Bacon, 89, Olathe, died Monday, April 30, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born Dec. 3, 1911, in Richardson County, Neb., the son of Francis Marion Bacon and Harriett Mae Branaum Bacon. He moved with his family to Johnson County when he was three years old. He graduated from Gardner High School. He was a farmer all of his life. As a young man, he taught first through eighth grades for 11 years in a rural school in Pleasant View. He married Ruth M. McCulley Bacon, on May 31, 1938, in Olathe. He was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church. He was also a member of the Johnson County Farm Bureau. He served on local zoning boards in Gardner and Spring Hill townships. He was a 4-H leader and Trophy Sponsor. He was a member of the Johnson County Water Board No. 5. He served on the Johnson County Fair Board, where he was the secretary and treasurer for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Ray M. Bacon, Roy Bacon, and Clarance E. Bacon; and two sisters, Mildred McKaig and Bessie Schendel. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, of the home; three sisters, Florence Stithem, of Longmont, Colo.; and Nellie Bacon and Bernice Holden, both of Edgerton. Visitation will be 9 a.m. today at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Funeral services will follow at 10 a.m. Burial will be at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stanley. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Gardner Athena Club Scholarship Fund.

Eugenia Bailes
Eugenia M. Bailes, 89, of Olathe, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, at Royal Terrace Care Center. Memorial Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home 143rd and Black Bob, where the family will receive friends following the service. Cremation. Bailes was born March 20, 1911, in Clinton, Mo., living in Olathe the past 21 years living in the KC Metro area most of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband, Asa T. Bailes, in 1978. She leaves a son: John Raybourn; three daughters, Nancy Glitten of Hermitage, Mo.; Donna Hicks, Stover, Mo.; and Ann Graham of Holts Summit, Mo.; a grandson, Ron Glitten of Olathe; 16 grandchildren; and many great and great-great grandchildren.

Edith Baker
PAOLA - Edith Maebell Baker, 97, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001, at Country Haven Adult Care Center in Paola. She was born Feb. 16, 1903, in Peculiar, Mo., the daughter of Orlando Leroy and Elizabeth W. (Kuykendal) Mossman. She had been a resident of the Kansas City area most of her life. As a young woman, she lived in St. Louis. After marriage, she lived on farms near Greensburg and Fontana before moving to Olathe in 1952. She was an active member of the First Christian Church in Olathe, the Christian Woman's Fellowship and the Bazaar Ladies - crocheting many items for the fall bazaars. She liked to garden, was an avid reader especially poetry and enjoyed working crossword puzzles. As a young woman, she worked as a switchboard operator and enjoyed working at the offices of Purine Mills in St. Louis. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Theodore Baker, in 1961; one daughter, Dorothy Baker Henness; four brothers; two sisters; and a son-in-law, Awnee Henness. Survivors include one son, Homer Baker and wife Sharon of Edgerton; one daughter, Barbara Kern and husband Franklin of Spring Hill; seven grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a. m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home in Olathe. Visitation will be 10 a.m. Saturday prior to the services at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to the First Christian Church in Olathe.

Louise Bales
Louise H. Bales, 83, of Olathe, died Thursday, March 1, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Feb. 7, 1918, in Slater, MO., and lived there until she came to Kansas City, Mo., in 1939. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Overland Park for 40 years. She began working out of her home in 1954 as a secretary for Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Sorority for Women Educators and retired in 1988 as executive secretary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren Bales, in 1981, after 40 years of marriage. Survivors include a son, Howard Bales and his wife, Beth, Knoxville, Tenn.; a daughter, Florice Bales, Olathe; three sisters, Florice Hawkins, Kansas City, Mo., Ruth Miller and husband, Dean of Raymore, Mo., and Joan Wood and husband, Leroy of Overland Park; one brother, Jim Ben Hawkins, and wife, Phyllis, of Savannah, Mo.; and several nieces and nephews. The visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at Mt. Moriah and Freeman Chapel, I-435 and Holmes Road. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, March 5, at the First Baptist Church of Overland Park with burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. The family suggests contributions be made to the National Parks Conservation Association.

Wendell Banning
Wendell G. Banning, 70, of Gardner, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Jan. 16, 1930, in Perkins, Okla. He was in the Marine Corp. and U.S. Air Force for 11 years. Survivors include his wife, Dixie Banning, of the home; two sons, Chrisopher Banning, Gardner, and Terry Banning, of the home; two daughters, Melody Parkison, Kansas City, Mo. ,and Deborah Frost, Gardner; and seven grandchildren. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Margaret Barclift
OVERLAND PARK, KS - Margaret Elizabeth Bigelow Barclift, 49, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2000, at her home in Overland Park. She was born Nov. 16, 1950 in Gardner. She was a life-long resident of Overland Park. She was a 1968 graduate of Gardner High School. She owned a business in Shawnee, Kan., where she worked as a cosmetologist until she retired in 1998. She was a former member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Gardner. She is preceded in death by her father James Vincent Bigelow. Survivors include her mother, Viola Mae Horn Bigelow McConnell, Overland Park; a stepfather, James Edward McConnell, Overland Park; a daughter, Shannon A. Foley, Lawrence, Kan.; a brother, James D. Bigelow, Tulsa, Okla.; and a sister, Rachel A. O'Connor, Scottsdale, Ariz. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gardner. She will be buried at the St. Columbia Catholic Cemetery, Gardner. Memorials may be sent to the Kansas City Hospice, American Cancer Society or Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gardner.

Jerry Barnes Sr.
Jerry Neal Barnes Sr., 67, of Satsuma, Fla., died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001, at Putnam Community Medical Center in Palatka, Fla. A native of Oklahoma, he had lived in Putnam County for the past eight years, coming from Ponte Vedra, Fla. He had served for 14 years in the U.S. Air Force and had retired from the U.S. Army. He had also worked as chief of police in Hiawatha, Kan., and as an electrician with the Lockhead Corporation in Jacksonville, Fla. He was also a Catholic. He is survived by his wife of 10 years, Edna Barnes, Satsuma; two sons, Neal Barnes of Port Richey, Fla.; and Christopher Barnes of Olathe; two daughters, Elizabeth Rau of Portland, Ore.; and Susan Webb, Olathe; three stepsons, Rick Pearce of Olathe; Steven Darr of Ypsilanti, Mich.; and David Darr of Jacksonville, two stepdaughters, Vivian Brown of El Paso, Texas; and Jeannette Sexton, St. Louis, Mo.; seven grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Private services will be held by the family. Johnson-Overturf Funeral Home and Crematory of Palatka is in charge of arrangements.

Margie Barnette
Margie Faye Barnette, 80, Jacksonville, Texas, died Friday, June 1, 2001, in Jacksonville. She was born Nov. 27, 1921, in Bryans Mill, Texas. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, W.E. "Jack" Barnette, of Jacksonville; a son, Harold Barnette, Olathe; two daughters, Neatha Ann Cagle, Jacksonville, and Carolyn Barnette, Olathe; a sister, Annie Lee Betts, Naples, Texas; a sister-in-law, Margaret Hobbs, Beaumont, Texas; a granddaughter, Annette Fox; and two great-granddaughters. Funeral services are at 3 p.m. today at Thompson Chapel in Jacksonville. Burial will be held at Cathedral in the Pines.

Billie Barr
Belton, MO - Billie Irene Barr, 67, Belton, Mo., died Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at her home. She was born Jan. 8, 1934, in Ochletree, Kan. to Floyd and Addie C. Frazer Gillihan. She was preceded in death by husband Jesse Glen Barr in 1976. Survivors include two daughters, Deanna and husband Roy Lee Cowan of Belton, and Carol and husband Wayne Combs, Warsaw, Mo.; a sister, Beatrice Triebel of Olathe; sister-in-law and best friend Winnifred Whited of Kansas City, Mo.; six grandchildren, Mike and John Rickerson, Wayne Combs, Jr., Emillee, Kaylee and Carlee Cowan; and six great grandchildren, Christopher, Shyann, Sean, Nathaniel, Kelsey Leanne Rickerson and Issac Hill. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at Belton Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 9201 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Mo. 64114.

Clarence Barrow Sr.
Clarence Edwin Barrow Sr., 75, died Oct. 21, 2000, at St. Joseph Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. He was born in Birmingham, Ala., to Myrtice and Robert Barrow, who preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Barrow, of the home; sister, Alma Hawkins, Birmingham, Ala.; two sons, Clarence Barrow Jr., Kansas City, Mo.; and Donald Barrow, Oakland, Calif.; daughter, Rachel Barrow, Olathe; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandsons. Visitation will be 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 400 S. Spruce, Olathe. Services will be at 10 a.m. at the church.

Darlene Barry
Darlene F. Barry, 93, died Thursday, June 7, 2001, at Indian Meadows Nursing Home. She was born Nov. 16, 1907, in Pittsburgh, Kan., to William Sharp and Nettie Mae Lovelady Sharp. She was a loving daughter to her mother. She devoted her life to Christ and was a member for many years of Evangelist Temple Church of God In Christ. Darlene was a member of the music department and several other auxiliaries. She was also affiliated with the Second Baptist Church of Olathe. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Barry; three brothers, Clifford Sharp, Wilford Sharp and Curtis Sharp Sr.; and two sisters, Katherine Sharp and Lorine Fowler. Survivors include her children, Lillie Johnson and Robert Harrison of Kansas City, Mo.; nieces, Nettie Robinson and Bette Karst, both of Olathe; grandchildren, Ervin Johnson, Reuben Johnson, Vicki Johnson, Vanessa Fuller and Aaron Johnson, Cynthia Harrison, Patricia Harrison, Shelia Harrison, Mark Harrison, Enoch Harrison and Sarah Harrison; and a host of great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Watkins Brothers Memorial Chapel. Interment in Girard Cemetery, Girard, Kan.

Herchel Bates Jr.
Herchel L. Bates Jr., 71, of Paola, formerly of Olathe, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, at his home. He was born Oct. 28, 1929, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Herchel L. and Gertrude (Campbell) Bates Sr. He grew up in Fairway where he attended Shawnee Mission High School, graduating in 1946. He married Patsy Joan Jackson in 1946. They had three children, Herchel III, Harold and Lucinda. Their marriage later ended in divorce. After their marriage, the family lived in and around the Fairway area before moving to Olathe in 1963. In 1958, he started working for the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Kansas City as a sales manager and eventually became plant manager in 1968. He retired in 1986. He married Rosemary Poirier in 1973 in Olathe. They lived in Olathe until moving to Paola in 1976. He was an avid woodworker and enjoyed horses and boating. He was preceded in death by his father; his wife, Rosemary, on Oct. 7, 1995; and a sister, Iva Grant. Survivors include two sons, Herchel L. Bates III, Olathe, and Harold Bates, St. Louis, Mo.; a daughter, Lucinda Bates, Paola; his mother, Gertrude Tolliet, San Diego, Calif.; three sisters, Betty Hamlin, San Diego, Eva Pohl, Vista, Calif., and Doris Thompson, Los Angeles; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a lifelong friend, Jean Longshore, Osawatomie. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at the First Christian Church, Osawatomie. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Olathe Hospice and/or Miami County Humane Society in care of Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071.

Marion Batson
Marion Carl Batson, 89, Spring Hill, formerly of Independence, Mo., died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, at Beverly Nursing Home. He was born April 24, 1911, in Bois D' Arc, Mo., and lived in Independence, Mo., for more than 50 years. He had worked for Corn Productions Co., North Kansas City, Mo., until his retirement in 1975. He had moved to the nursing home in March 1999 to be closer to his wife, daughters and family. He was preceded in death by a son, Robert D. Batson; a grandson Robert M. Batson; and a granddaughter, Julie R. Kontovlas. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Leone M. Batson, Spring Hill; two daughters, Iva McCullough, Olathe, and Mary Kontovlas, Spring Hill; three brothers, Ray and Stanley Batson, both of Raytown, Mo., and Denzil Stanley, Republic, Mo.; and a sister, Pauline Robertson, Springfield, Mo.; 10 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, at the Sheil Colonial Funeral Chapel, Raytown. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral chapel. Burial will be at the Lee's Summit Cemetery in Lee's Summit, Mo. Memorial contributions may be made to Olathe General Baptist Women's Mission Society or The Diabetic Foundation.

Ferrol Baxter
Ferrol L. Baxter, 87, Overland Park, formerly of Lane, Kan., died Wednesday, May 23, 2001, at Windsor Court Assisted Living Center, Overland Park. He was born July 3, 1913, at Pomona, Kan., the son of John and Lula (Karnes) Baxter. He began school at Boyd Rural School near Pomona and later moved with his family to Lane, where he graduated from Lane High School in 1931. On Feb. 15, 1936, he married Creta Lee Bump at Santa Ana, Calif. She preceded him in death on Oct. 18, 2000. He and his wife resided in Compton, Calif., for 10 years after their marriage, where he worked as a truck driver for Helms Bakery. He later worked at the Nixon Grocery Store. He and his wife moved back to Lane where he worked as a milk hauler at Bennett's Creamery in Ottawa for many years. He operated a road maintainer for Franklin County for 10 years until his retirement in the early 1980s. He enjoyed the outdoors, spending time gardening and fishing the area rivers for flathead catfish. He was also an avid hunter in his younger days. He resided in Lane from 1946 to 1999. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a son, Jackie Baxter; a daughter, Nancy Baxter; and three brothers, Jack, Kenneth and Max Baxter. He is survived by three daughters, Candace Humerickhouse and her husband, Rick, Olathe, Susan Hiett and her husband, Bob, Olathe, and Patricia "Trish" Manos and husband, Anthony, Spring Hill; a brother, Marlin Baxter, Sun City, Ariz.; and five grandchildren, D.J. Hermreck, Lauren Hermreck, Sheena Humerickhouse, Ashley Humerickhouse and Shaun Manos. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home in Ottawa. Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lane Cemetery with Pastor Dennis M. Baxter officiating. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the National Kidney Foundation or the Myasthenia Gravis Association.

Roger Beane
Roger Beane, 66, of Olathe died Friday, June 15, 2001, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born Dec. 28, 1935, in Kokomo, Ind., the son of Thomas and Mabel (Rice) Beane. He was a sales engineer with Swartwout-Ruskin for 42 years. Survivors include his wife, Donna (Snyder) Beane of the home; two daughters, Lori Huntsman, Sherman, Texas, and Cindy Bates, Pottsboro, Texas; two sons, Mike Beane, Gardner, and Roger Beane, Olathe; a sister, Patricia Platt, Kokomo, Ind.; three brothers, Tom Beane and Chris Beane, both of Kokomo, Ind., and Jim Beane, Anderson, Ind.; and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, at the Amos Family Chapel of Lenexa. Burial will be at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the chapel. The family suggests memorial contributions to the City of Olathe ­ Parks Department, Roger Beane Bike Trail Memorial, P.O. Box 768, Olathe, KS 66051.

Dorothy Beck-Butterworth-Rediger
Dorothy Mae Beck-Butterworth-Rediger, 85, Kansas City, Mo., died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at the Living Care Center of Grandview. She was born April 1, 1915, in Kansas City, Kan. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Gay Osburn-Crossfield. Survivors include a grandson, Robert A. Osburn, Fort Irwin, Calif.; a granddaughter, Sabrina Crossfield, Kansas City, Mo.; and two great-grandchildren. The visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the chapel, with a graveside service immediately following at the DeSoto Cemetery, DeSoto.

Marcus Beckler
Marcus L. Beckler, 80, Olathe, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, at the Good Samaritan Center. He was born July 23, 1920, in Chicago, the son of Marcus and Helen Beckler. He married Jodie Allen on May 25, 1946, in Chicago. He served in the Army during World War II, with the 326th Glider Infantry as a rifleman. He was a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, and was an assistant minister for the Lockwood Bible Church in Chicago. He worked for the Charles Brunning Co., which was later purchased by Addressograph, for 25 years. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Donald Beckler. Survivors include Jodie, his wife of 54 years; one daughter, Diane Panegasser and husband, Joe; two sons, Charles Beckler and wife, Linda; and Jeffery Beckler and wife Teresa; five grandsons and one granddaughter; and three great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at the Olathe Bible Church. Burial will be at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, Overland Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Good Samaritan Center, 20705 W. 151st St. Olathe, KS 66061 or Olathe Bible Church, 13700 W. 151st St. Olathe, KS 66062.

Joshua Beers
Joshua Michael Beers, 10 day-old-son of Jackie and Wendy Beers of Olathe, died Monday, March 26, 2001, at Children's Mercy Hospital. Memorial Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to: Joshua Beers Memorial Fund c/o Word of Faith World Outreach Center, 20145 W. 119th St., Olathe, KS 66061. He was born March 16 in Olathe. He is survived by a brother: Samuel Beers of the home; paternal grandfather: John Beers, Lawrence; paternal grandmother: Vicki Fugett of Lawrence; maternal grandfather: Fred Hunter of Tallahassee, Fla.; maternal grandmother: Gloria Hunter, of Topeka; maternal great-grandmothers: Virginia Hunter of Dothan, Ala.; and Florence Freeman of Topeka.

Betty Beets
Betty Maxine Beets, 63, died Saturday, April 14, 2001, at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center in Spring Hill. She was born Feb. 21, 1938, in Hillsdale. She was a lifelong area resident of Spring Hill and Hillsdale. Since 1992, she was a resident at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center. She has also lived with her mother in Olathe. Preceding her in death was her father, Max V. Beets Sr. Survivors include her mother, Julia Elizabeth Coburn Beets, of Olathe, and her brother, Max Vernon Beets Jr., Grandview, Mo. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, at Hillsdale Presbyterian Church in Hillsdale. Burial will be at the Hillsdale Cemetery. Visitation will be at 10:30 a.m. before the service at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center, Spring Hill, in care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 7, Spring Hill, KS 66083.

James Bell
James L. Bell, 65, died Thursday, July 20, 2000, at home, after a battle with lung cancer. He was born Nov. 7, 1934, in Tunnel Hill, Ill. He spent 40 years as a manager and salesman in the cookware business. Survivors include his wife, Judy, of 44 years; three adult sons; three adult daughters; three brothers; a sister; and 18 grandchildren. A private service will be held. At his request, his body will be donated to the University of Health Science, College of Osteopathic Medicine, for education and research. The family will plant a tree in his memory at Shawnee Mission Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Kansas City Hospice.

Judith Bell
Judith Sue Bell, 59, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Dec. 3, 1940, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Lawrence and Frances (Huffman) Whited. She was a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area. She was a member of the Marlborough Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. She graduated from Center High School in 1958 and was baptized at the First Baptist Church, Pleasant Hill, Mo. Survivors include four sons, Billy Rhodes and Mike Bell, both of Olathe, Mitch Godsey, Kennard, Neb., and Danny Godsey, Omaha, Neb.; a daughter, Sandra Tribble, Gardner; her parents, Lawrence and Frances Whited, Grandview, Mo.; two brothers, Larry Whited, Peculiar, Mo., and Russell Whited, Freeman, Mo.; a sister, Dorothy Sipes, Pleasant Hill, Mo.; and 15 grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Friends may call from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.

Jessie Benton
PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS ­ Jessie Hodges Benton, 94, died at Brighton Gardens, Prairie Village, Kan., where she had recently moved from her home in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Jan. 4, 1906, in Olathe to Jessie McKoin Hodges and Frank Hodges. Although she was reared in Olathe, much of her education was attained elsewhere. She graduated from Barstow School, Kansas City, Mo.; attended Bradford Junior College in Bradford, Mass.; the University of Missouri in Columbia; and graduated from Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass. While at M.U. she became a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Memberships included the Junior League of Kansas City, Mo.; Kappa Kappa Gamma; Wellesley Club; Knickerbocker Investment Club; Carriage Club; Friends of Casa Guidi, Florence, Italy; National Historic Preservation Society; and Kansas Historical Society. Jessie was a member of the State of Kansas Motion Picture Censor Board in the 1930's. She was a supporter of the Kansas City Symphony Foundation, she also was a supporter of the Nelson Gallery and its programs. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. William Benton and her only sibling, Frank Hodges, Jr. She is survived by her niece, Frances Hodges Robertson, Mission Hills; her grand-nieces Carolyn Robertson Langdon, Prairie Village and Sally Robertson Skillen, Pittsburgh, Pa.. Visitation will be at 3 p.m. Aug. 29 at the First Presbyterian Church, Lee and Hershey streets in Olathe. Services will follow at the church at 3:30 p.m. Burial will be in the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the First Presbyterian Church, where she was a lifelong member.

Les Bergquist
Les Alex Bergquist, 31, Olathe, died Saturday, Feb. 5, at his home. He was born to Gene and Joan Bergquist Oct. 3, 1968, in Houghton, Mich. He was a lifelong resident of Olathe and had managed The Pizza Maker in Lenexa since 1986. Survivors include a son, Zachary, of the home; his father and stepmother, Darlene, both of the Lake of the Ozarks; his mother, Olathe; and three sisters, Roxanne Bragaw, Olathe, Jeanne Dykmann, Lenexa, and Vicki Leiker, Olathe. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home in Olathe. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to a trust fund in care of Kent Donley at Edward Jones Investments in Olathe for Bergquist's son, Zachary.

Renee Berry
Renee Lynn Kuder Berry, 37, Olathe, died Saturday, Jan. 22, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam. She was formerly of Osawatomie. Friends may call after 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25. Funeral services will be held at 10 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 26, at the Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home, Osawatomie. Burial will follow at the Osawatomie Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home. A trust fund has been established for her son, Michael, 8, with Edward Jones Co., Paola, Kan.

Rodney Best
Rodney Eugene Best, 46, Olathe, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born May 31, 1953, in Pontiac, Mich., and had lived in the Kansas City area since 1980. He was a member of the College Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn K. Best, and a son, Cooper J. Best, both of the home; a sister, Joetta K. Shipley, San Diego, Calif.; and an aunt, Sandra Paisley, Edmond, Okla. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Satuday, Jan. 15, at College Church of the Nazarene, Olathe; the funeral will immediately follow at 11:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will be at Green Lawn Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Rod Best Memorial Fund, set up to benefit his son, Cooper, by Fairview Elementary School. Contributions may be sent to the fund in care of Credit Union of Johnson County, 13001 W. 95th St., Lenexa, Kan. 66215. Arrangements are by Park Lawn Funeral Home, Kansas City, Mo.

Jacob Biezuns
Jacob Biezuns, 87, Olathe, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center because of complications of congestive heart failure. He was born Oct. 4, 1913, in Belarus, the son of Nicodemus and Uldekae Biezuns. He married Amelia Trapik on June 19, 1943, in Latvia. He lived on a farm in Liberty Township and lived in near Cleghorn, Iowa, for 43 years. He moved to Olathe five years ago to live with his daughter and family. He worked for LaVerne Shafer and the farms in the Cleghorn area, retiring in 1976. He enjoyed working in the garden with his wife. He was a member of the Oakdale Evangelical Free Church and had served as a trustee. He enjoyed family life and watching sporting events in which his children and grandchildren participated. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Amelia on Jan. 22, 1996, one brother and one sister. Survivors include two sons, John Biezuns of Minneapolis, Minn., and Jerry Biezuns of Remsen, Iowa; one daughter, Nena Buckley and her husband Winton of Olathe; and 10 grandchildren. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa, with the family present from 6:30 to 8 p.m. A family prayer service will be at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Oakdale Evangelical Free Church in rural Meriden, Iowa. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. He will be buried at Liberty Township Cemetery in rural Meriden.

Betty Billings
Betty L. Billings, 80, Olathe, died Tuesday, March 6, 2001, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She was born May 29, 1920, in Ocheltree, Kan., living in Olathe most of her life. She would be best remembered as the manager for the Earl Collier Post #153 of the American Legion and the Am-Vets in Olathe. She was preceded in death by her brother, Robert Clayton Cunningham. She is survived by a daughter, Brenda Skaggs, Olathe; two grandchildren and eight nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Blackbob Road, 768-6777. The family requests contributions be made to Meals on Wheels, c/o Johnson County Nutrition Program, 11875 S. Sunset, Olathe, KS. 66061.

Helen Bilyeu
Helen Mae Bilyeu, 90, Lee's Summit, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2000, at the John Knox Village Care Center. She was born June 13, 1910, in Springfield, Mo., and had lived in the Kansas City area since 1926. She had been a seamstress for 40 years and had worked for Nellie Don Garment Co., Smith and Co. and at the Olathe Naval Air Station, retiring in 1970. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Warsaw, Mo. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence, and her daughter, Linda. Survivors include a son, Ray Bilyeu and his wife, Christina, Olathe; two brothers, Robert Saunders and Henry Saunders, both of Junction City; a sister, Marie George, Baldwin; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The visitation will be from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Porter Funeral Home, Lenexa. Graveside services will be noon Thursday at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Kan. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Permanent Youth Scholarship Fund at First Christian Church, Olathe.

Jane Birmingham
Jane Sparks Birmingham, 46, Spring Hill, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2000, at Bethany Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. She was born June 16, 1953, in Leavenworth, the daughter of Charles David Watkins and Jenny Sue Sparks Watkins. She graduated from Leavenworth High School. She attended the University of Kansas and Kansas State University, and graduated from the Business School of Brown Mackie College of Kansas City. She married Charles L. Birmingham Dec. 4, 1976, in Leavenworth. The couple had lived in Spring Hill for the past 12 years. She did clerical work for Paramedical Services of America, Overland Park. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Spring Hill. She was an avid horse rider and rode in the American Royal competitions. Survivors include her husband, Charles, of the home; two daughters, Megan Kathleen Birmingham, Emporia, and Sarah Jane Birmingham, Spring Hill; two sisters, Phoebe Ann Danielson, Windemere, Fla., and Mary Susan McVea, San Antonio, Texas; and a brother, Charles David Watkins, St. Louis, Mo. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Bruce Funeral Home, Spring Hill. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at the United Methodist Church, Spring Hill. Burial will be at Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery, Leavenworth. Memorial contributions may be made to City Union Mission, Kansas City, Mo.

Robert Blachly Sr.
Robert M. Blachly Sr., 83, Olathe, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, at the Good Samaritan Home in Olathe. He was born Aug. 8, 1917, in Glen Elder, Kan., the son of Robert and Margaret McKay Blachly. He grew up in the Glen Elder area and graduated from Abilene High School in 1935. He married Blanch H. Hochman on Sept. 17, 1944, in Abilene. They had four children, Robert, Richard, Roger and Ramon. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Minneapolis, Kan., where they lived until 1948 before moving to Abilene,. During that time, he worked as a car salesman for several different car lots. In 1966, he began work with the state revenue office in Topeka where he continued to work until his retirement in 1979. In 1980, he and his wife moved to Paola. After the death of his wife in 1993 , he moved to Lenexa for a brief time before moving to Olathe to the Good Samaritan Home. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Paola where he was a past elder. He was also a member of the Kiwanis Club in Abilene. He enjoyed restoring old cars and spending time with his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife on April 15, 1993. Survivors include his children, Robert Blachly and his wife Barbara, of Paola; Richard Blachly and his wife Cynthia of Olathe; Roger Blachly, Eudora, and Ramon Blachly and his wife Janet of Olathe; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. today at the First Presbyterian Church, Paola. Burial will be in the Paola Cemetery. Friends may call 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. today prior to the services at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Paola First Presbyterian Church in care of Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 North Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071.

Mary Blackwell
Mary Blackwell, 58, Olathe, died Thursday, May 17, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born, May 10, 1943, in Kansas City, Mo., to Joseph and Mary (Griefe) Cassidy. She was a medical receptionist at Olathe Medical Center. Survivors include her husband, David Blackwell of the home; three sons, Lloyd Van Houtan and his wife, Lori, Pomona, Kan., Jim Van Houtan and his wife, Robin, and Allan Van Houtan and his wife, Diane, all of Olathe; three step-daughters, Cheryl McGrew and her husband, Bryan, Overland Park, Cathy Blackwell and her husband, Luke, Mission, and Lisa Goode and her husband, Chris, Olathe; two sisters, Joanne Walahoski, Overland Park, and Carolyn Broussard, Skiatook, Okla.; a brother, James Cassidy, Kansas City, Mo.; and eleven grandchildren. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Amos Family Chapel of Lenexa, where the Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. Burial will be in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the St. Paul's Catholic Church, 900 S. Honeysuckle, Olathe, KS 66061.

Roberta Blair
Roberta E. Blair, 81, Overland Park, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 1999, at Olathe Medical Center. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, at McDonald Funeral Home, Beloit, Kan. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery, Beloit. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. McGilley and Hoge Chapel, Overland Park, is in charge of local funeral arrangements.

Eloise Blake
Eloise "Lois" Blake, 95, formerly of Olathe, died Monday, July 17, 2000, at Trinity Manor Nursing Home, Dodge City. She was born Oct. 15, 1904, in Centerview, Mo., the daughter of Edwin C. Hill and Margaret Irene (Roberts) Hill. She had lived in Olathe for nearly 70 years until moving in 1995 to Dodge City to be with her son. She graduated from Holden, Mo. High School in 1923. She taught at Houx Rural Grade School in Centerview from 1923 to 1926 when she moved to Olathe. She operated a catering service from her Olathe home for many years. She was well known for her baking and cooking talents. In 1960, she was judged grand champion of the National Grange Baking Contest in Winston-Salem, N.C. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Olathe (now Grace United Methodist Church) for more than 60 years, Church Circle, Bonita Hummers and was active in the Grange. She married Lawrence Blake on May 26, 1926, in Kansas City, Mo. He died Oct. 10, 1993. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Edward Allen Hill and an infant sibling. Survivors include her son, Larry Blake, Dodge City; two sisters, Alberta Stangel, Finley Park, Ill., and Elizabeth Wissman, Warrensburg, Mo.; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, July 20, at Grace United Methodist Church, 11485 Ridgeview Rd. The family suggests memorial contributions to The Trinity Association, Dodge City, or Grace United Methodist Church, Olathe. Bruce Funeral Home of Gardner is in charge of arrangements.

Cliffie Bloemker
Cliffie Deane Bloemker, 85, died Feb. 27, 2001 at Meadowbrook Rehab Hospital. She was born Dec. 8, 1914 in Ulman, Mo. and moved to Overland Park two years ago to be near her daughter. She was a homemaker. She graduated from Eldon, Mo., High School. On Nov. 23, 1947 she married James Payton Bloemker in Springfield, Mo. He died in 1970. She was preceded in death by her parents John Martin Thompson and Emma Jane Wall Thompson, and brother Corwin Thompson. She is survived by son J. Mark Bloemker, New Orleans, La; daughter, Terry Vaughn, Overland Park, brother, John Thompson Jr., Melbourne, Fla., sisters, Flo Collier, Round Rock, Texas; Carol Chinn, Altamonte Springs, Fla. Graveside services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Eldon Cemetery, Eldon, Mo. Arrangements by Bruce Funeral Home, 106 S. Center, Gardner.

Hazel Blum
Hazel V. Blum, 89, Riverton, Wy., died Tuesday, Dec 5, 2000, at Wind River Healthcare in Riverton. She was born Aug. 20, 1911, in St. Joseph, Mo., the daughter of Robert Larkin Rucker and Vetura Esther (Wilson) Rucker. She married Henry Edward Blum Sept. 2, 1933, in St. Joseph. She was a member of the First Methodist Church in St. Joseph where she was enrolled on the Cradle Roll. In Riverton, she attended the United Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and two sisters. She is survived by her daughters, Brenda Masters of Riverton, and Janice Crumly of Lenexa, two grandchildren; four great-grandsons, and one great-granddaughter. Visitation is Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Meirhoffer Funeral Home in St. Joseph. Graveside services are 10 a.m. Saturday, at Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Joseph.

Glenn Blume
Glenn H. Blume, 74, Olathe, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Johnson County. He was born March 18, 1926, in Lenexa, the son of John H. and Ora A. (Floray) Blume. He attended Bucyrus High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1946 and was stationed in Japan. He married the former Bernadette Rosner in 1952. He farmed in Spring Hill. He later worked at the Olathe Block Company for 40 years, retiring in 1991. He was a recent member of St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. He was preceded in death by a brother, Kenny Blume. Survivors include his wife, Bernadette Blume, of the home; two sons, Douglas Blume, Olathe, and Philip Blume, Topeka; a daughter, Glenda Aguilar, Olathe; six brothers, Howard Blume, Clarinda, Iowa, Orville Blume, St. Joseph, Mo., John and Don Blume, both of Lenexa, Raymond Blume, Garden Grove, Calif., and Paul Blume, Spring Hill; three sisters, Letha Otte, Clarinda, Iowa, Eleanor Beene, Osawatomie, and Ann Jean, Sun City, Calif.; and five grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today, with the rosary at 7 p.m., at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. Entombment will be at the Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Olathe Medical Center or to St. Paul's Catholic Church.

Harold Boldt
Harold LaVonne Boldt, 65, died Monday, June 26, 2000, at Carondolet Manor, Kansas City, Mo. He was born April 8, 1935, at Lyons, Kan., the son of Harold L. and Mildred (Dailey) Boldt. He was a 1953 graduate of Chase High School and had attended Bethany Nazarene College. He married Joy Friedley Aug. 11, 1961. He had been a farmer for 27 years, and was a truck driver for ABF Freight Line, Kansas City. He was a member of the College Church of the Nazarene, Olathe. He also was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Joy; a son, Glenn L. Boldt, Olathe; two daughters, Javon Agee, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Janette Boldt, Olathe; his mother, Mildred Boldt, Hesston; two brothers, Derald Boldt, Chase, and Kennard Boldt, McPherson; and three sisters, Darleen Jamison, Flagstaff, Ariz., Sharon Malone, Wichita, and Annette Elder, McPherson. The funeral was June 29 at First Church of the Nazarene, Hutchinson. Burial was at Salem Methodist Church Cemetery, Bushton. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Family Church, P.O. Box 12193, Overland Park, KS 66282.

Jessie Boldt
Jessie Lucille Boldt, 94, of Kansas City, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2000. The visitation was Friday at McGilley Midtown Chapel. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27, at Mt. Olivet Mausoleum. Memorial contributions may be made to Olathe Hospice.

Wanda Booth
Wanda W. Booth, 69, Olathe, died May 25, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Dec. 8, 1920, in Chanute, Kan., and graduated from high school there in 1947. She was a Methodist, a member of the Eastern Star, past president of American Business Women's Association, and a violinist with the Johnson County Symphony Orchestra. She taught grade school in Shawnee for several years, and was one of the first educators to open Neiman Grade School. She married Richard O. Booth on May 31, 1953, and he survives of the home. Other survivors include two sons, Joseph W. Booth, Shawnee, and James A. Booth, Olathe; and seven grandchildren. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, May 29, at Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee.

Linda Borchert
Linda Kay Borchert, 48, Pasadena, Texas, died Monday, March 5, 2001, at her home. She was born on March 27, 1952, in Newton, Iowa. She attended Newton High School and was a member of the Foursquare Church. She married Steven Borchert on Feb. 14, 1969. She is survived by her four sons: Jeffery Borchert, Roanoke, VA; Sgt. James Borchert, Camp Zama, Japan; Jason Borchert, of the home; and Jeremy Borchert, Bastrop, Texas; her mother, Carole Gattenby, Olathe; father and step-mother, Derald and Darlene Dammeier, Indianola, Iowa; a brother, Randy Dammeier, Des Moines, Iowa; a sister, Kim McKnight, Olathe; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Pasadena Funeral Home, Pasadena, Texas. Burial will be at 4 p.m. Friday at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the Vista Care Family Hospice, in care of the funeral home, 2203 Pasadena Blvd., Pasadena, Texas 77502.

James Borders
James B. Borders, 91, Leawood, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000, at Villa St. Francis, Olathe. He was born April 1, 1909, in Nashville, Ill. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He retired from Mobil Oil Co., and was an independent CLU insurance agent. He was a longtime member of the Lenexa Lions Club, several Masonic organizations and the Oddfellows. He was a member of the Ward Parkway Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, Mo. Survivors include his wife of more than 50 years, Rita, of the home; two sons, James B. Borders Jr., Overland Park, and Robert J. Borders, Olathe; several grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., with a Masonic service at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 18, at Mount Moriah and Freeman Chapel, Kansas City, Mo. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday, May 19, at the chapel. Burial will be at Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

Huston Bottoms
Huston F. Bottoms, 86, Gardner, died Monday, April 30, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born March 6, 1915, in Waldron, Ark., the son of Edgar Lambert Bottoms and Mary Lee Huston Bottoms. He grew up in Arkansas and also lived in Kansas City, Mo., from 1940 until 1951. He was a farmer with row crops and a cattle operation while also holding down a full-time job at the U.S. Post Office in Kansas City, Mo. He worked there for 25 years before retiring from the post office in mechanical maintenance. He married Bernice Mueller Bottoms on April 18, 1942, in Waldron, Ark. He was a member of the Methodist Church, Mt. Pleasant, Ark. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a machinist mate on the USS Midway. He was a member of the American Legion LeRoy Hill No. 19; the Rural Fire Department; Johnson County Soil Conservation District; Rural Water District No. 7 (Charter member); andJohnson County Fair Board. He was also a 4-H leader in the Morning Glory 4-H. In the 1930s, he was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corp. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Carlos Gale Bottoms and Lloyd Edgar Bottoms; and two sisters, Cyrea Lee Bottoms and Kathleen Ellen Bottoms. He is survived by four sons, Robert Huston Bottoms, Kansas City, Mo., Richard A. Bottoms, Spring Hill, Gary K. Bottoms, Gardner, and Daryl D. Bottoms, Hyattsville, Md.; two daughters, Jacquelyn K. Tubbs, Mt. Hope, Kan., and Leesa A. Graham, Olathe; a brother, Ed Dean Bottoms, Apopka, Fla.; four sisters, Mildred Fay Bottoms and Eunice Mozelle Bottoms, both of Springdale, Ark., Julia Bernice Bottoms, Seneca, S.C., and Luretha Dale Bottoms, Mulgrove, Okla.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Visitation will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Funeral services will follow. Burial and a military graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pisgah Cemetery, Elmwood, Mo. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society.

Harold Boxberger
Harold "Harvey" Boxberger, 77, Hoisington, Kan., died Friday, June 9, 2000, at the Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born Jan. 10, 1923, in Barton County, Kan., to J. George and Anna Herrman Boxberger. He was an electrician, retiring from Northern Natural Gas Co. He was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church and a Lifetime Member of VFW Post #7428, both in Hoisington. He was a World War II Navy veteran. He was married to Dorothy Nadine Wilhelm on June 10, 1951, in Hoisington. She preceded him in death in 1998. He was also preceded in death by a daughter: Pam Doll Boxberger; two sisters: Lydia Tittel and Elsie Nuss; and three brothers: Jacob, Reuben and Fritz Boxberger. He is survived by three sons: Harold Boxberger, Olathe; Harvey Boxberger, McPherson; and David Boxberger, Silver Lake; three daughters: Gloria Collier and Mary Ricke, both of Hoisington, and Linda Gennara, Tampa; a brother: Herbert Boxberger, Hoisington; a sister: Esther Schneider, Great Bend; and 15 grandchildren. Services are to be at 2 p.m. on Monday, June 12, 2000, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Hoisington. Burial is to be at Hoisington Cemetery with military graveside rites by V.F.W. Post #7428 and American Legion Post #286. A prayer service was June 11 at the Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, Hoisington. Friends may call 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home and 1 p.m. until service time at the church. The family requests contributions to the Emmanuel Lutheran Church or the Hoisington Little League, both in care of the funeral home.

Frank Boyce
Frank M. Boyce, 83, Olathe, died April 10, 2001, at Villa St. Francis Nursing Center in Olathe. Frank was born December 29, 1917, and has lived in Olathe for the past 55 years. He was the owner-operator of Ridgeview Carpet in Olathe until 1976 when he retired. Prior to owning the carpet business, he was a home builder in Olathe for 10 years. He is preceded in death by two grandsons, Travis Smith and Larry Allen Dailey. He is survived by his wife, Frances N. Boyce of the home; a son, George W. Johnson, Olathe; four daughters, Carolyn Dailey, Gardner, Nancy Helms, Clearwater Beach, Fla., Sandra Clifton, Olathe, and Debi J. Britt, Shawnee; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Private services and burial.

Betty Bradford
Betty J. Bradford, 70, Olathe, died May 2, 2001, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She was born July 7, 1930, in Olathe. She was bookkeeper and secretary for the Olathe District Schools, ending her career at Olathe South High School after 26 years of service. She was a lifelong Olathe resident. She was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Olathe and the Olathe Trail Riders. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles C. Bradford, in 1998, and a great-grandson, Blake Lee Bradford, in 2000. Survivors include three sons, Richard Bradford and Ronnie Bradford, both of Olathe, and Randy Bradford, Gardner; three daughters, Diane Claar, Spring Hill, Debbie Lark, Edgerton, and Denita Shirk, Wellsville; a sister, Barbara A. Melton, Olathe; 13 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road in Olathe. Rosary will begin at 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. on Monday at St. Paul's Catholic Church. The family suggests contributions to Hospice of Olathe Medical Center, 20333 W. 151st St., Olathe, KS 66061 or St. Paul's Catholic Church, 832 Lakespur, Olathe, KS 66061.

Robert Branson
Robert "Bob" Allen Branson, 72, Gardner, died Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2000, at his home. He was born Dec. 10, 1927, in Severy-Greenwood, Kan., the son of Edward Allen Branson and Ellen Elizabeth (Knight) Branson. He moved to Gardner in 1974 from Kansas City, Kan. He married Jean Rives Branson on June 8, 1974, in Gardner. He worked 43 years for the Santa Fe Railroad, until retiring in 1988; he was station agent at Edgerton and Holliday, and his last position was in quality control. He was a member of the Full Faith Church of Love, Shawnee, and the Docey Dandies Square Dance Club, Gardner. He was preceded in death by a brother, Edward Allen Branson Jr. Survivors include his wife, Jean, of the home; two sons, Gary Branson, Ottawa, and David Branson, Edwardsville; a daughter, Sue McWilliams, Gardner; a stepson, Benton Lutsenhizer, Kansas City, Kan.; a stepdaughter, Debbie Buchfink, Naperville, Ill.; a brother, Frank Branson, Carbondale, Kan.; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The graveside service will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Gardner Cemetery, Gardner. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Monday at the Full Faith Church of Love, 6824 Lackman Road, Shawnee. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Kansas City Hospice, Kansas City, Kan., or Cancer Action, 1831 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS 66102.

Bruce Bray
Bruce D. Bray 62, Sarcoxie, Mo., died at the Manor Nursing Center in Overland Park on Friday, March 17, 2000. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. Services will be in Carthage, Mo. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society, 5960 Dearborn, Mission, KS. 66202. Mr. Bray was born June 30, 1937, in Kansas City, Mo. He lived in Sarcoxie for the past 16 years and also had lived in Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz. He attended High School in Nevada, Mo., and graduated from high school in Coffeyville, Kan. He served in the U.S. Army. He attended the University of Arizona. He was a salesman for J.C. Penney's and was also in advertising sales. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Carthage, Mo. Surviving are two sons, Mark A. Bray, Phoenix, Ariz., and James Bray, Tulsa, Okla.; and two brothers, Robert G. Bray, Overland Park, and Hal D. Bray, Jr., Olathe.

Ralph Bray Sr.
Ralph Oscar Bray Sr., 79, Olathe, died Monday, Nov. 13, 2000, at St. Anthony Hospital in Denver. He was born May 14, 1921, in Gardner, the son of Mary Belle and Walter Vernon Bray. He was retired from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. He was a 53-year member of the Masonic Lodge, Gardner; and an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Olathe New Hope Community Church P.C.A. of Olathe. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Ralph O. Bray Jr. Survivors include his wife, Lucy; two sons, Dan Bray, and Ron Bray; a daughter-in-law, Mary; one brother, Donald Bray, five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 9 a.m. today at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. Funeral services will follow at 10 a.m. today at the chapel. The family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association, 6800 W. 93rd Street, Overland Park, KS 66212, or New Hope Building Fund, 133rd and Black Bob Road, Olathe, KS 66062.

Virginia Bray
Virginia "Ginny" Ruth Bray, Olathe, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2000, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Olathe. She was born in Rothville, Mo., Dec. 13, 1924. She graduated from North Kansas City High School. She married Donald Bruce Bray Feb. 2, 1946, in Edgerton, Ks. She lived in Wichita Falls, Texas, and traveled extensively before settling in Olathe in 1963. She worked as an assessment clerk from 1965-1988 at the Johnson County Assessor's Office. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Gardner. Her parents, William W. Riddell and Ruth Jeffords Riddell, preceded her in death. Survivors include two sons, Rev. David Bruce Bray and wife Melani, Basehor, William Bently Bray and wife Elizabeth, Prairie Village, one daughter, Donna Belle Didde and husband Gerald, Ottawa, Ks., a brother, W.W. Riddell, Freeport, Ill., and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001, at the First Baptist Church in Gardner. Visitation will be at the church at 10 a.m. Burial will be at the Gardner Cemetery in Gardner. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Good Samaritan Home, First Baptist Church, or Alzeheimers Association, care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Anita Breakey
Anita Mae Dalquest Breakey, 69, Kissimmee, Fla., died Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at Osceola Regional Medical Center in Kissimmee, Fla. She was born in Junction City, Kan., and moved to the central Florida area in 1982 from Kansas. She was a retired home demonstrator for the Hamilton Beach Company and a retired home economics teacher. She taught at Gardner High School from 1961 until 1964. She made a trip home to Kansas last Christmas to visit family and Gardner friends. She fought a courageous battle against cancer. She is survived by her brother, Gary Dalquest, Wilsey, Kan. Memorial services were held Monday, June 18, 2001, at Osceola Memory Gardens Funeral Home. Interment will be in Wilsey, Kan., at a later date.

Ramona Brecheisen
Ramona Ruth Brecheisen, 81, of Eudora, Kan., died March 1, 2000, at the Lawrence Medical Hospital in Lawrence, Kan. She was born Aug. 2, 1918, in Eudora, to Raymond and Lillian Meyers Stanley. She attended Hesper Grade School, graduated from Eudora High School in 1936, and then graduated from Pittsburg Teachers College, Pittsburg, Kan. On Dec. 24, 1943, she married Wesley Brecheisen in Prairie Center, Kan. She was an elementary school teacher at the rural schools of Evening Star, Hesper, Prairie Center and Hopewell. After consolidation, she taught in the grade schools of DeSoto, Olathe, Gardner-Edgerton and Antioch, until she retired in 1981, after 41 years of teaching. During the summers of World War II, she worked at the Sunflower Ammunition Plant. She was a member of the Hesper Friends Church in Eudora, Kan. She also was a secretary for the Clearfield Grange 1451. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Delbert and Robert Stanley. Survivors include her husband, Wesley Brecheisen, of the home. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 4, at Hesper Friends Church, Eudora; the memorial service will be 2 p.m. at the church. Burial will be at Hesper Cemetery, Eudora. The family suggests contributions to Hesper Friends Church, or the Eudora Nursing Home, in care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030. Arrangements are by Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Frieda Brenneman
INMAN, Kan - Frieda M. Brenneman, 88, died April 24, 2001 at Pleasant View Home, Inman, Kan. She graduated from Inman High School in 1932, and from nurses training at Bethel Deaconess Hospital in 1950. She was a registered nurse, providing health-care services at Bethel Kidron and Presbyterian Manor before retiring in 1985. She moved back to Inman in 1995. She married Roy Brenneman at the Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church near Inman on April 20, 1954. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Newton and attended the Inman Mennonite Church. She is preceded in death by two brothers, Ben Ediger and Harry Ediger; and four sisters, Anna Ediger, Bertha Ediger, Rosella Ediger and Edna Doerksen. She is survived by her husband; two sons, Robert Brenneman, Olathe, and Rick Brenneman, Liberal, Kan.; two brothers, Herb Ediger and Delbert Ediger, both of Inman; two sisters, Esther Harms, North Newton, Kan., and Elva Friesen, Hutchinson, Kan.; and five grandchildren, Jeremy, Angelia, Darin and Breanna Brenneman, all of Olathe, and Blake Brenneman, Liberal. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. today with the family present from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Buhler Mortuary in Buhler, Kan. Calling time also will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday with the family present from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home in Newton. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Church of the Nazarene in Newton. Burial will be held at Restlawn Cemetery in Newton.

Steven Bridges
Steven C. Bridges, 52, Olathe, died Monday, July 3, 2000, at his home. He was born July 20, 1947, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Paul and Catherine Bridges. He had lived in the Olathe and Overland Park areas all his life. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1969 from the University of Kansas, and a master's degree from Central Missouri State University. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He worked many years in manufacturing - specifically the Libby Corporation, Labconco and Standard Havens for the past two years - and was materials manager for Fixtures Furniture in Kansas City, Mo. He was a member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Olathe. He also was a member of the Kansas City Barbecue Society. Survivors include his wife, Carol Bridges, of the home; a son, Travis Bridges, of the home; two daughters, Kelly Bridges, of the home, and Tracy Smikahl, Overland Park; his mother, Catherine Bridges, Louisburg; and a brother, Bob Bridges, Overland Park. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., with the rosary at 7 p.m., today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral mass will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe. Burial will be at the Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 5960 Dearborn, Mission, KS 66202.

Wanda Briggs
M. Wanda Briggs, 91, Rantoul, died Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2000, at her home. She was born Feb. 27, 1909, in East Lynne, Mo., the daughter of Arwood Stone and Ada (Ammon) Stone. She graduated from high school in East Lynne, Mo. She married Leonard Briggs on Jan. 3, 1931, in East Lynne; they later divorced. She lived in Rantoul before moving to Gardner in 1937, then later moved back to Rantoul, where the two occasions totaled 15 years. She was a bookkeeper and payroll specialist for several Gardner and Kansas City businesses. She also owned and operated Gardner Cafe in the 1950s, then owned a dress shop afterward. She also prepared income taxes for private clients for more than 50 years. She was a 73-year member of the Eastern Star Chapter, Gardner. She is survived by a daughter, Sue Eyerly, Rantoul; a brother, William M. Stone, Harrisonville, Mo.; five grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m., with an Eastern Star service at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at Clearfork Cemetery, East Lynne, Mo. Memorial contributions may be made to the Senior Citizens Nutrition Center in Rantoul, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Brent Broome
Brent T. Broome, 43, Olathe, died Friday, Nov. 17, at North Kansas City Hospital. He was born Oct. 16, 1957, in St. Louis, Mo., and had lived in the Kansas City area all of his life. He was a technical manager for Telecable/Time Warner, working for the company for the past 20 years. He was a member and usher of Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Olathe. Through the church, he was a coordinator of a "Renew 2000" group. He coached youth baseball for many years. He was an Eagle Scout. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Steven and Ben Broome. Survivors include his wife, Therese L. Broome, of the home; two sons, Kevin M. and Kyle A. Broome, both of the home; a daughter, Katelyn L. Broome, also of the home; his parents, Earl Wayne and Mary Alice Broome, Kansas City, Mo.; three brothers, Earl Wayne Broome Jr., Joplin, Mo., Paul Broome, Grain Valley, Mo., and Joe Broome, Overland Park; his mother-in-law, Grace L. Johnson, Kansas City, Mo.; 19 brothers- and sisters-in-laws; 30 nieces and nephews; and seven great-nieces and nephews. Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church. The family will receive friends at the church from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday with a rosary service at 7 p.m. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Prince of Peace Catholic Church's Strained Glass Window Fund, 16000 W. 143rd St., Olathe KS 66062 or the Solace House, 8012 State Line, Leawood KS 66208.

Paul Brotherton
Paul Hubert "Nocht" Brotherton, 81, Olathe, died Tuesday, June 27, 2000, at his home. He was born March 31, 1919, in Iola, Kan., the son of Frank R. and Clara Cline Brotherton. He served with the U.S. Navy for 24 years and was honorably discharged in 1966. He also worked for the Federal Aviation Administration for 25 years, retiring in 1977. He was a member of Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Kansas in Great Bend, Kan., and Chapter 36 of the Kansas York Rite. He was a member of the Olathe Area Amateur Radio Repeater Group, the Missouri and Kansas councils of amateur radio clubs, and the Shawnee Mission Medical Center Radio Club. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at the W.L. Frye & Son Chapel, Olathe. The funeral will be 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the chapel. Burial will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Fort Scott National Cemetery, Fort Scott. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross.

Claudine Brower
Claudine Elizabeth Brower, 89, Olathe, died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Olathe. She was born, Aug. 4, 1911, in Vici, Okla., the daughter of Robert Henry and Jessie Marie (Schramling) Speck. She married George Grimes Brower on Sept. 23, 1943, in Blackwell, Okla. They moved to Ponca City, Okla., in 1939 where they reared their four daughters. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Brower; and a brother, Daniel W. Speck. Survivors include four daughters, Joyce A. Richards, Oklahoma City, Okla., Jane E. Ney, St. Paul, Minn., Mary C. Uppinghouse, Littleton, Colo., and Peggy Lynn Thompson, Olathe; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services will be scheduled at a later date. Arrangements are by W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe.

Carrietta Brown
Carrietta Brown, 90, Olathe, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, at her home. She was born, Sept. 9, 1910, in Ellis County, Kan., the daughter of Umphrey Silas and Grace Claudia (Connelly) Hoffer. She graduated from WaKeeney High School. She rode her horse to the one-room schoolhouse where she taught for two years. On March 12, 1932, she married Roger Brown and they raised two children. The family moved to Olathe in 1942 to remain together while their children attended Kansas School for the Deaf (KSD). She worked at KSD three years and also as a Data Entry Operator for the IRS until her retirement in 1965. She was a long-time member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Shawnee. She was preceded in death by one brother, Ralph Hoffer, and three sisters, Gladis Wohborg, Beatrice Rush, and Marie Hoffer. Survivors include her husband, Roger Brown, Olathe; one son, Carroll Brown, Olathe; one daughter, Twila Jeanne Clark, Olathe; two sisters, Blanche Murphy, Neosho, Mo.; Cora Bland, Houston, Texas; four grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Shawnee, 68th and Pflumm. Burial will follow at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at W.L. Frye & Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Contributions may be made to the Deaf Cultural Center, 450 E. Park, Olathe, KS, 66061.

Danny Brown
Danny R. Brown, 59, Olathe, died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000, at his home. He was born Nov. 6, 1940, in Mansfield, Mo. He had lived in the Kansas City area most of his life, including the past 16 years in Olathe. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Stanley. He was a former member and deacon of Bethel Baptist Church in Kansas City, Kan. He was preceded in death by a brother, Joe Brown. Survivors include his wife, Karen Brown, of the home; two sons, Stephen Brown, Overland Park, and David Brown, Denver, Colo.; two daughters, Suzanne Gordon, Meriden, and Cynthia Crowder, Olathe; two sisters, Peggy Dennis, Mansfield, and Shirley Golding, Springfield, Mo.; and four grandchildren. The memorial service will be 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Presbyterian Church of Stanley, Overland Park. The family requests memorial contributions to the Danny R. Brown Music Fund, c/o Presbyterian Church of Stanley, 14895 Antioch, Overland Park, KS 66221. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe.

Gerald Brown, Sr.
Gerald Brown, 72, Olathe, died Monday, June 18, 2001, at the Center for Long Term Care, Olathe. He was born, April 7, 1929, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Lloyd E. and Irene (Kneisley) Brown. He attended Rosedale High School. He married Mary Maxine Frazee on Dec. 20, 1947. He worked at Acme Typewriter in Kansas City, Mo., until he and his wife took over Brown's Bait and Tackle in Olathe, in June, 1979. He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert. Survivors include his wife of the home; four sons, Gerald L. Brown, Jr. and his wife Pam, Stover, Mo., Gary L. Brown, Kansas City, Robert S. Brown, Olathe, Larry R. Brown and wife, Karen, Paola; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Kan.. The family suggests contributions be made to the Center For Long Term Care.

Helen Brown
Helen Nadine Brown, 85, Olathe, died Tuesday, April 10, 2001, at the Royal Terrace Nursing Home in Olathe. She was born February 14, 1916, in Clinton, Mo., the daughter of Estel and Hattie Cutherall Wilson. In April of 1947 she married Murl Brown, who preceded her in death in 1984. Helen has lived in the Olathe area since 1977 and was a homemaker all of her life. She was also a member of the Quarrells Baptist Church in Clinton, Mo. She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, three brothers, four sisters and an infant grandson. Helen is survived by two daughters, Shelly Douglas, Wellsville, and Debbie Brown, Olathe; a brother, Norman Wilson, Overland Park; a sister, Ada June Hammond, Carthage, Mo.; two brothers, Paul Wilson and David Wilson, both of Clinton; three stepbrothers, Pat Camden, Jimmy John Camden and Michael Camden, all of Clinton; a stepsister, Mary Jane Renfro, Raymore, Mo.; and three grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Wellsville Cemetery in Wellsville, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimers Foundation, in care of Wilson and Son, P.O. Box 486, Wellsville, KS 66092.

Stephen Brown
Melvern, KS-Stephen E. Brown, 50, Melvern, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2000, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Topeka. He was born March 31, 1950, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Arthur and Rosemary (Young) Brown. He had lived in Melvern the past 10 years, having come from Olathe, where he had lived most of his life. He served in the U.S. Army 1969-1972, stationed in Fort Carson, Colo., and in Vietnam. He was a sergeant and twice earned the Purple Heart. He also was an avid hunter. He was preceded in death by his mother, Rosemary Brown; and his stepmother, Lorene M. Brown. Survivors include his father, Arthur Brown, Olathe; a brother, Daniel Moss, Roeland Park; and two sisters, Nancy Roth, Overland Park, and Susan Harvey, Spring Hill. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, at the W.L. Frye & Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The military service will be 3:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Legion Post No. 153, Olathe.

Sara Browning
Sara Ann Browning, 57, of Lebo, Kan., died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, at Newman Hospital in Emporia. She was born Feb. 8, 1943, in Emporia, the daughter of Paul E. and Bertha R. Bowers. She was born with severe Downs Syndrome that caused her to live her parents most of her life. They lived in Emporia and later North Kansas City. In 1976, the family moved to Lebo. She was a member of the Lebo United Methodist Church. She participated in day programs at Hartford, Inc., in the mid-1980s. In 1989, she moved to Hartford Manor and continued her educational programs, which included traveling on several Special Olympics trips. She was living at a resident home in Neosho Rapids, Kan., at the time of her death. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include one sister, Pauline R. Young, Olathe; two nephews; one niece; and three great-nieces. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the Lebo United Methodist Church. Burial will follow services at Lincoln Cemetery in Lebo. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until service time Tuesday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lebo United Methodist Church and sent in care of the Jones VanArsdale Funeral Home, P.O. Box No. 43, Lebo, KS 66856.

David Bruce
David Eugene "Sam" Bruce, 45, of Olathe died Sunday, July 16, 2000, at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. He was born Feb. 1, 1955, in Olathe, the son of John W. and Alice B. (Taylor) Bruce. He was a lifelong resident of Olathe. He graduated from Olathe High School in 1973. He became a member of St. Paul's A.M.E. Church in 1989 and served on the trustee board and the usher board. He worked for the last 12 years with several local moving companies. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Rosetta and John Bruce, and Margie and Adison Taylor; and one sister, Margie Rosetta Bruce. Survivor's include three children, Shavonne Person, Denver, and Derek and Derone Hall, both of Olathe; his parents of Olathe; five brothers, John Bruce Jr., Kansas City, Mo., Stuart Bruce, Kansas City, Kan., and Donald Bruce, Stephan Bruce and Shannon Bruce, all of Olathe; and six sisters, Judy (Wendell) Turner, Gwen Bruce, Christine Sipple, Romona Bruce, Sonya Rice and Sherrye Bruce, all of Olathe. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, July 21, at St. Paul's A.M.E. Church, Olathe. Burial will be at Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. Friday until service time at the church. Arrangements are being handled by W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe.

Glenda Brumley
Glenda S. Brumley, 61, rural Spring Hill, died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2000, at her home. She was born May 20, 1939, in Phelps, Mo., the daughter of Gilbert and Margaret (Nevins) Tartar. She moved to Spring Hill in 1985 from Olathe. She had lived in LaRussell, Mo., as a young child; and in Miller, Mo., through high school before moving to Olathe in 1962. She was a graduate of Miller High School and attended business college in Springfield. Mo. She was a secretary, working at the Marley Cooling Tower Company in Olathe for 18 years. She retired in 1996. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Gardner. She married D. Wilson Brumley on June 7, 1958, in Kansas City, Mo. He survives of the home. Other survivors include her father, Gilbert Tartar, Gardner; two sons, James D. Brumley, Lawrence, and Jerry R. Brumley, Olathe; a daughter, Janet D. Abke, San Jose, Calif.; and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother in 1997. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the First Baptist Church, Gardner. Burial will be at the Gardner Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the church. The family suggests memorial contributions to Olathe Hospice in care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

S.R. Brunn
S.R. Brunn, 87, died Jan. 20, 2001, at Good Samaritan Center, 20705 W. 151st Street. He was born March 30, 1913, in Colorado. He received a degree in architectural engineering from Kansas University and worked for TWA until forming S.R. Brunn Construction Co. in 1946. He married Virginia Detjen in 1941. In 1976, the Brunns founded Faith Village, a residential facility for developmentally disabled adults. He was the recipient of the Milton Erickson Award from United Community Services and the Humanitarian Award from Johnson County Association of Retarded Citizens. He also served on many organizations and board including Trinity Lutheran Hospital, Good Samaritan House, Blue Valley Industries, Association of General Contractors, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Professional Engineers and Kansas City Bank. He was a member of the Brangus Breeders Association and Rotary Club International. He was preceded in death by his son, John Brunn. He is survived by his wife, Virginia; daughter Martha and husband Robert Ulmer; daughter Rebecca and husband Spencer Matters; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Jan. 25 at Mount Moriah & Freeman Chapel, 105th and Holmes. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be sent to the Good Samaritan Center or the Alzheimer's Association.

Alice Bryant
Alice Mae Bryant, 65, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000, at Good Samaritan Towers, 1425 E. College Way, Olathe. She was born Oct. 13, 1935, in Stillwell. She lived in Olathe with her husband, Walter Bryant, who died in 1987. Survivors include a daughter, Angela Morris and her husband Brian of Raymore, Mo.; stepdaughter Cathy Knapp of Lincoln, Neb.; brothers Conway Dougan, Donald Dougan, Thomas Dougan and David Dougan of Shawnee; sisters Waneta Morrison of Shawnee and Katheryn Burkard of Bates City, Mo. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at W.L. Fry & Son Mortuary, 105 E. Loula. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary's chapel.

Brian Buckley
Brian K. Buckley, 29, Ottawa, died Tuesday, June 20, 2000, in Albert Lea, Minn. He was born Oct. 21, 1970, in Kansas City, Kan. He grew up in Gardner and moved to Virginia Beach in 1997 and to Ottawa in 1998. He graduated from Gardner-Edgerton High School in 1989. For the past two years, he was employed by Transport America, Kansas City, Mo., as a truck driver. He had previously worked for KLLM Trucking of Virginia Beach, and for the Lenexa division of the 7 Up and R.C. Cola Company, as a loader and truck driver. Survivors include a daughter, Dawn Buckley, of the home; his father and mother, John Edward Buckley and Margaret R. Buckley, Ottawa; a stepdaughter, Heather Hankin, Olathe; a brother, Christopher Buckley, Ottawa; and maternal grandparents, Joseph and Ivy Maslak, Shawnee Mission. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 27, at Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ottawa. Friends may call at the mortuary after 1 p.m. today until the service time Tuesday. The family will meet with friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

James Buckley
James R. Buckley, 54, Olathe, died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000, at his home. He was born Nov. 9, 1945, in Gardner, Kan., and had lived in Olathe most of his life. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was co-owner of B & B Foundations, Olathe, for the past five years, with his brother Gary. He was a member of the Earl Collier Post 153 of the American Legion in Olathe. Survivors include his wife, Glenda Buckley, of the home; a son, Todd Buckley, Topeka; two daughters, Shannon Courtney, Olathe, and Dee McClellen, Parker, Kan.; a stepson, Rick Spiering, Wichita; three stepdaughters, Mindy Mason of Wellsville, Kan., Marsha Jacobs, Port St. Lucie, Fla., and Diana Super, Mission, Kan.; two brothers, Gary Buckley, Blue Springs, Mo., and Dennis Buckley, Paola, Kan.; two sisters, Tabby Cantrell and Marion Wonsetler, both of Paola; and eight grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at the chapel. Burial will be in the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Olathe Medical Center, 20333 W. 151st St., Olathe, KS 66061.

Anna Buelli
STILWELL - Anna Marie Buelli, 68, Stilwell, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, at her home. She was born May 25, 1932, in the Kenneth community of Johnson County. She lived in the area her entire life. She was a 1951 graduate of Shawnee Mission Northwest High School. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, Petrus Bleyenberg and Marguerite DuCoulombier. Survivors include two daughters, Angela Buelli and Marina M. Locke, both of Stilwell; and two grandchildren. A private family graveside service will be Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Aubry Cemetery, Stilwell. Memorials may be sent to the Children's Mercy Cancer Center, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108 or Diabetes Wellness and Research, in care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

William Buford
William Medill Buford, 79, of Olathe died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born May 25, 1921, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of James and Addie Mae (Williams) Buford. He worked as a mechanic for 30 years at Manor Bakery in Kansas City, Mo., retiring in 1983. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of St. Paul A.M.E. and served on the Trustee Board. He was preceded in death by one brother, James Allen Buford; two sisters, Dorothy Mae Thorton and Hestine Parker; one daughter, Marceline Buford; and one stepdaughter, Irene Richardson. Survivors include his wife of 21 years, Ora Buford, of the home; two daughters, Dorothy Greer and husband Sam, of Kansas City, Mo., and Helen Walton and husband, Eugene, of Kansas City, Kan.; three stepdaughters, Brenda Simmons and husband, Iley, Kansas City, Mo.; Muriel Anderson and husband Willie, of Kansas City, Mo.; Judith Thompson and husband, James, of Abbesville, S.C.; one niece, Vickie Hankins, of Dale City, Va.; 22 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, March 3, at St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Olathe. Burial will follow at Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 3, at the church.

Bonnie Bundy
Bonnie LaVelle Bundy, 60, died Thursday, Jan. 25, at her home in Grandview, Mo. She was born June 29, 1940, in St. Louis, Mo. She graduated high school in Olathe. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Dale Bundy, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Dickey. Survivors include, her beloved partner Wayne Talley of the home; son, Mark Bundy and wife, Shelley, Olathe; Michael Bundy, Charlestown, Ind.; Scott Bundy and wife Lori, Kansas City, Mo.; stepchildren, Richard Talley of Kansas City, Mo.; Corinna Gambetti, Kansas City Mo.; Lori Amber Watts, Martin City, Mo.; sisters, Sandra LaVerne Humble, Kansas City, Mo.; Carolyn Dunn, Olathe; Linda Jenkins, Lee's Summit, Mo.; nine grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Parklawn Funeral Home, Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at the First-Christian Church of Olathe. Graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to Hospice 1625 W. 92nd Street, Kansas City, MO 64114.

Hazel Burdette
Hazel Rowland Burdette, 95, Olathe, died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Olathe. She was born Sept. 28, 1905, in Olathe, where she lived all her life. She was the daughter of Jesse and Alma Riffey. She was an accomplished seamstress most of her life and worked for the Jetmore Factory in Olathe as an embroidery operator for many years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Olathe. She was preceded in death by both husbands, James Rowland and Burton Burdette; a daughter, Louise Shipman; and a brother, Howard Riffey. Survivors include a daughter, Lois Mahaffie, Grandview, Mo.; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The graveside service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Good Samaritan Nursing Center, 12705 W. 151st St., Olathe, KS 66061, or to the First Presbyterian Church, Lee and Hershey Streets, Olathe, KS 66061.

Lola Burg
Lola Ann "Bonnie" Burg, 73, Olathe, died Tuesday, June 13, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born May 8, 1927, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Henry J. Hughes and Lola B. (Stevenson) Hughes. She received a bachelor's degree in education in 1949 from Pittsburg State University, and a master's degree in education, specializing in learning disabilities, in 1970 from Chicago State University. She educated grade-school, high-school and learning-disabled students in a career from 1950 to 1987. After retiring, she was a nanny for Allison Gatewood, daughter of Dr. Mary and Matt Gatewood, Overland Park. She also was an active resident of Good Samaritan Towers and a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wendell F. Burg; two brothers, Robert J. Hughes and James A. Hughes, a first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force; and a sister, Barbara L. Krupa. She is survived by three sons, Matthew H. Burg, Elizabethtown, Ky., and Andrew J. Burg and Wendell F. Burg Jr., both of Olathe; a sister Mary Pat Szyman, Cloquet, Minn.; and 11 grandchildren. Vistation will be 7:30 p.m. today at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe. The funeral mass will be 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made in the name of Lola Burg at Capitol Federal Savings and Loan.

Helen Burk
Helen Dean Burk, 70, Cross Timbers, Mo., died Sunday, April 2, 2000, at her home. She was born in East St. Louis, Ill., on April 6, 1929, the only child of Floyd and Myrtle Eubanks Carriger. She grew up in Kansas City, Kan., and attended high school there. In 1946, she married Edgar L. Burk Jr. They made their home in Olathe; she owned and managed a restaurant, Charley's Cafe, in Merriam. They later moved to Kansas City, Kan., where she was an agent for State Farm Insurance for several years. In 1982, they moved to the Lake of the Ozarks at Camdenton, Mo., then moved to Cross Timbers in January 2000. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Burk Jr., in 1985; and a son, Richard Burk, in 1992. Survivors include two daughters, Cindy Burk, Cross Timbers, and Sharon Hayes, Kansas City, Kan.; a son, Charles Burk, Leavenworth; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. No visitation. The funeral and burial will be 1 p.m. today at the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Olathe. Arrangements are by Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw, Mo.

Mary Burke
Mary E. "Bobbie" Burke, 85, Olathe, died Sunday, May 28, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Sept. 9, 1914, in Scammon, Kan., and had lived in Olathe the past 54 years. She was supervisor in the Fitting Department of the Hyer Boot Company in Olathe, and retired in 1975 after 25 years of service. She was preceded in death by a son, Neil Allen Smith, in 1984. Survivors include her husband, Walter E. Burke, of the home; two daughters, Allene Jordan, Yorktown, Va., and Peggy J. Rawie, Stanley; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. The graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe.

Nettie Burnsworth
Nettie R. Burnsworth, 87, Lenexa, died Aug. 27, 2000, at Delmar Gardens, Lenexa. She was born Sept. 13, 1912, in Nevada, Mo. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred S. Burnsworth, on June 2, 1999. Survivors include a daughter, Martha Blankinship, Kansas City, Mo.; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The graveside service will be 10 a.m. today at the DeSoto Cemetery in DeSoto. Memorial contributions may be made to Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, 32664 Lexington Ave., DeSoto, KS 66018.

Joseph Burton Sr.
Joseph W. "Joe" Burton, Sr., 70, of Lufkin, Texas, died Monday, Jan. 29, 2001, at his residence. He was born Jan. 20, 1931, in Kansas City, Kan., to the late Louvinia Catherine (Fraites) and Walter Earnest Burton. He was a resident of Lufkin for 23 years, and was the retired owner of 3J's Live Bait and Tackle, which he operated for 16 years. He had previously resided in Olathe, where he was a farmer. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Survivors include his wife, Joleen May Cade Burton of Lufkin; daughter and son-in-law, Cathy and Terry Clark of Lufkin; son and daughter-in-law, Joseph W. Burton, Ill.; and Beverly Burton of Lufkin; grand-daughters, Tammy Clark, Shae Burton and Ruthie Clark, all of Lufkin; and grandson, Joseph W. Burton, Ill. Pallbearers will be Robert Massingill, J.R. Ward, Carl Wright, Allen Smith, Terry Pitts and Darrell Pitts. Services will be at 2:30 p.m., Thursday in the Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Bro. Keith Woolf and Pastor Elton Musick officiating. Internment will follow in the Wallace Chapel Cemetery.

Stella Burwell
Stella Frances Burwell, 88, of Spring Hill died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at Beverly Health Care, Spring Hill. She was born April 12, 1912, in Climax Springs, Mo., the daughter of Henry William Waldburger and Rhoda Logan Waldburger. She had lived in Spring Hill since 1991. Prior to that, she had lived in Windsor, Mo., Roscoe, Mo., Alabama and El Dorado Springs, Mo. She was employed as the International Shoe Factory, Windsor, Mo., for 17 years. She retired in 1974. She was a member of the Spring Hill Baptist Church and First Baptist Church of Windsor, Mo. She also was a member of the Rebekkahs of Windsor, Mo. She married Freeman Ray Eldridge Sr. in 1927 in Windsor, Mo. He died in 1957. She married James G. Burwell in 1967 in Clinton, Mo. He died in 1990. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Albert and Arthur Waldburger. Survivors include two sons, James Daniel Ray Eldridge of Florida and Freeman Ray Eldridge Jr., Spring Hill; two daughters, Elfeda L. Polfer, Spring Hill, and Evelyn Dolores Collins, Marietta, Ga.; three sisters, Edna of Missouri, and Olene and Bessie of California; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the Laurel Oak Cemetery, Windsor, Mo. She will lie in state from noon to 5 p.m. today at the Bruce Funeral Home, Spring Hill. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Spring Hill Baptist Church.

George Buser Jr.
George J. Buser Jr., 79, Overland Park, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. He was born Sept. 2, 1920, in Seneca, Kan., the eldest son of George J. and Mary Elizabeth (Karnowski) Buser. After graduation from Sts. Peter and Paul High School, he attended Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Mo.; Kansas State University; and the University of Missouri at Kansas City, where he received a bachelor's degree in economics, and a juris doctorate. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving in the China-Burma-India Theatre. His banking career spanned 50 years, during which he was employed by the National Bank of Seneca; Traders National Bank, Kansas City, Mo.; First National Bank, Independence, Mo.; Plaza State Bank, Des Moines, Iowa; Suburban Bank, Kansas City, Mo.; and Valley View State Bank, Overland Park, where he retired in 1990 as vice president and trust officer. He was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Overland Park, where he served as eucharistic minister, lector and assistant sacristan. He was an honorary life member of Seneca Council No. 1769, Knights of Columbus, and a former member of Earle W. Taylor Post 21, American Legion, Seneca. He was a former president of the Eastern Kansas Estate Planning Council and the Oakshire Homes Association. He also was an instructor at the American Institute of Banking and in the Evening Division of Rockhurst College. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Donald G. Buser, John F. Buser, Eugene E. Buser and Burton L. Buser. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Mary Brungardt Buser; a son, Michael B. Buser, Overland Park; a daughter, Mary G. Warren, New Orleans, La.; a brother, Al A. Buser, Seneca; three sisters, Sr. Christella Buser, CSJ, Concordia, Kan., Mary B. Morrissey, Aberdeen, Wash., and Judith Lortcher, Hurst, Texas; and two grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Overland Park, followed by the mass of Christian burial. A reception in celebration of his life will be held immediately after in St. Elizabeth's Hall in the church. Burial will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery, Seneca, Kan. The family requests no flowers and suggests memorial contributions to the Benedictine Sisters, Mt. St. Scholastica, 801 S. Eighth St., Atchison, KS 66002, or the Benedictine Fathers, St. Benedict's Abbey, Atchison, KS 66002. Arrangements are by the Amos Family Chapel of Lenexa.

Robert Butler
Robert Jackson Butler, 53, of Gardner died Friday, May 5, 2000, at Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital in Gardner. Services will begin at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at at the funeral home. The family requests memorial contributions to the Bob Butler Benefit, c/o Gardner National Bank. Butler had lived in Belton and later in Shawnee. He was a custom metal worker. He also worked in TV repair in the Merriam and Mission areas and for C.D. Littleton Metal Fab in Shawnee. He served with Johnson County Civil Defense from 1972 to 1980 as a tornado spotter and chaser, earning the Don Woodside Memorial Award. He overcame many obstacles in life after suffering polio at the age of 4. He attended the R.J. Delano Handicapped School in Kansas City, Mo. His father, Burnie J. Butler, and his mother, Barkleyanna Butler, preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Gwen Seward Butler, a daughter, Katherine Butler, and a son, Robert B. Butler, all of the home.

Beverly Byerly
Beverly Joann Cocharan Byerly, 65, Great Bend, Kan., died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, at Kinsley, Kan. She was born July 13, 1935, in Butler County, the daughter of Leonard T. Cochran and Cecil Lou Tallman. She graduated from high school in Wichita. She worked for 18 years with Golden Belt Home Health and two years with Elder Care. At Eastside Baptist Church, she was a Sunday school secretary, choir member and served on numerous committees. She also was a member of Rebekah Lodge in Wichita. She married Virgil Lewis Byerly Oct. 1, 1976, in Great Bend. Survivors include her husband, Virgil, Great Bend; one son, Roger Leroy Byerly, Belpre, Kan.; two daughters, Rosalie Arnette Fansler, Olathe, and Vada Kay Davis, Italy Texas.; four brothers, Leonard Cochran Jr., and Bobby Cochran, both of Chanute, Kan., Dale Cochran , Clearwater, Kan., and Ray Cochran, Liberal, Kan.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one sister, Inez Nurty. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20 , at Eastside Baptist Church, Great Bend. A private family inurnment will be at a later date in Great Bend Cemetery. Visitation will from noon to 9 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. until service time Tuesday at the church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Fryberger Mortuary, Great Bend. Memorial contributions may be made to Eastside Baptist Church Building Fund in care of Fryberger Mortuary, 2115 Washington, Great Bend, KS 67530.

Jean Caldwell
Jean Baldwin Caldwell, Scotts, Mich., formerly of Olathe, died Sunday, July 2, 2000, after a prolonged battle with cancer. She was born in 1945 in Dowagiac, Mich. She received both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in English from Western Michigan University. She taught English at Kansas City Kansas, Johnson County and Longview community colleges. She also was a homebound teacher for Olathe public schools. She had served as president of Friends of the Olathe Public Library and had participated in the Leadership Olathe program. She and her husband, David, had moved to Scotts in 1998. Survivors include by her husband, David, of the home; and three sons, Daniel Caldwell, Chicago, Ill., Scott Baldwin, Grand Rapids, Mich., and Vernon Caldwell, Overland Park; four daughters, Amy Monahan and Amanda Hoffmeister, both of St. Louis, Mo., Martha Caldwell, Overland Park, and Elizabeth Caldwell, Lawrence; her grandmother; her mother; two brothers; a sister; and six grandchildren. The memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Scotts Mill Park, Scotts. Memorial contributions may be made to the Olathe Public Library or the American Cancer Society.

Lorene Call
Lorene Call, 69, Eudora, died Saturday, June 10, 2000, at Eudora Nursing Center. She was born June 24, 1930, in Arkansas. She married Charles Call on April 28, 1952. She worked for eight years at SOR in Lenexa. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles. Survivors include a son, Dwayne Call, Linwood; three daughters, Carolyn Moore and Doris Moore, both of Eudora, and Patty Frampton, DeSoto; a brother, Oren Conyers, Altus, Ark.; a sister, Irene Stephens, Cave City, Ark.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel. Burial will be at Shawnee Memory Gardens, Shawnee.

Dana Calvert
Dana Louis Calvert, 36, rural Wellsville, died Thursday, April 27, 2000, at her home. She was born March 31, 1964, in Butler, Mo., the daughter of Johnnie and Beverly (Walters) Mabary. She graduated from Cass-Midway High School in 1964, and attended a year at Longview Community College, Lee's Summit, Mo. She was employed for the past 15 years as a customer-service representative for Graphic Technology Inc., in Gardner. She married Edward William Calvert Oct. 14, 1989, in Freeman, Mo. Survivors include her husband, Edward Calvert, of the home; two daughters, Sara L. and Jennifer N. Calvert, both of the home; her parents, Johnnie and Beverly Mabary, Freeman, Mo.; a brother, Donald Mabary, Freeman; a sister, Deborah Thompson, Harrisonville, Mo.; and two grandparents, Harold and Anna Walters, Harrisonville. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 30, at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Wellsville. The funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 1, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Wellsville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dana Calvert's Children's Education Fund, c/o Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Box 486, Wellsville, KS 66092.

Welbert Cantrell
Welbert Lansley Cantrell, 65, Girard, formerly of Olathe, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2000, in a one-vehicle accident in Frontenac. He was born June 6, 1935, in Marshville, Mo., the son of Eli Lansley and Eva Fern (Fuller) Cantrell. He attended Liberty School, Seymour, Mo., and was a member of the Free Pentecostal Church in Seymour. While serving in the U.S. Army, he married Helga Agnes Elflein on Oct. 5, 1957, in Rotlendorf, Germany. He then worked in concrete foundations in Maryland for three years before returning briefly to Seymour. He relocated in 1960 to Olathe, where he worked for Clarence VandenBurg Foundations until 1974; he then moved to Pittsburg, where he owned and operated W&W Foundations briefly. He worked for Walters Foundations for 13 years. From 1981 to 1999, he owned and operated the Windjammer Lounge in Pittsburg. In April 2000, he became the owner of Mom's Kitchen in Girard. Survivors include his wife, Helga A. Cantrell, of the home; two sons, Welbert L. Cantrell Jr., Girard, and Master Sgt. Wendell L. Cantrell, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; four daughters, Delores M. Sharp, Dina M. Lowman, Donna M. Cantrell and Doris M. Brauer, all of Girard; four brothers, Walter Cantrell and Clarence Cantrell, both of Seymour, Mo., Paul Cantrell, Paola, and Lendel Cantrell, Olathe; four sisters, Opal Williams and Hazel Williams, both of Olathe, Thelma Seal, Debury, Texas, and Martha Ince, Fordland, Mo.; 19 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at the Smith-Carson-Wall Funeral Home, Girard. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Girard Cemetery in Girard.

Ruth Carroll
Ruth W. Grant Carroll, 93, Olathe, died Wednesday, May 17, 2000, at her home. She was born March 6, 1907, in a sod house in Brewster, Kan., to Samuel Robert Grant and Clara Louise (Wilkin) Grant. She was a 1925 graduate of Coffeyville High School and a 1927 graduate of Coffeyville Junior College. She married Ralph Lealond Carroll April 1, 1927, in Dearing, Kan. She later received a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Missouri at Kansas City, Mo. She taught 33 years in schools in Missouri, Iowa and Kansas; and was a second-grade elementary teacher in Basehor in the Linwood District, where she taught seven years until her retirement in 1973. She lived in Kansas City, Kan., from 1961 to 1991; moved to Gardner in 1991; then moved to Olathe in 1996. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Gardner, and was a 30-year past member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Kansas City, Kan. She also was a member of KNEA; A.A.U.W.; Land Lords Inc., Kansas City, Kan.; and a lifetime member of Eastern Star, LeRoy Chapter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Carroll, Sept. 22, 1991. Survivors include a son, Ronald Carroll, Nokesville, Va.; a daughter, Vera Ruth Beach, Gardner; a sister, Grace S. Troutman, Coffeyville; three grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Visitation will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday, May 22, at First Presbyterian Church, Gardner. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Gardner.

Coleen Carter
Coleen Sue Carter, 50, of Odessa, Mo., died Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at her home. She was born Dec. 8, 1950, in Kansas City, Mo. She was a resident of Olathe from 1954 to 1981. She graduated from Olathe High School in 1968 and Central Missouri State University in 1972. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Olathe until 1981. She moved to Odessa, Mo. in 1981 and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Odessa until her death. She is survived by her husband, Terry Carter and her son, Justin, both of Odessa; her mother, Mildred Bowles, Overland Park; her father, Charles Boyd, Olathe; and three sisters, Cynthia Crumley, Sedalia, Mo., Melody Balentine, Raymore, Mo., and Merrie Rucker, Olathe.

Margaret Cashman
Margaret Catherine Cashman, 83, Olathe, died Monday, Aug. 28, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born March 19, 1917, in Merriam, Kan., to Frank and Fern Martha (Keegan) Bowers. Survivors include a son, Jesse J. Vaca, Kansas City, Kan.; a daughter, Rosemary Howard, Las Vegas, Nev.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The graveside service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park. Arrangements are by the Amos Family Chapel of Lenexa.

Charles Caskey
Charles R. Caskey, 70, Olathe, died Wednesday, March 15, 2000, at the Colmery O'Neil Veterans Administration Medical Center in Topeka. He was born Nov. 21, 1929, in Muncie, Kan., the son of John Chester and Violet (LaFoon) Caskey. He was a 1947 graduate of Baldwin City High School. After high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Germany, Vietnam, Korea, Formosa and Japan. He was a combat-duty veteran and radar operator in the Korea and Vietnam wars. After his military retirement, he worked as an archaeologist in Choula, Mexico. He was preceded in death by a nephew. Survivors include a brother, Richard Caskey, Omaha, Neb.; a sister, Martha Enyart, Olathe; and a niece, Sharon Stead, Topeka. The graveside service will be 11 a.m. Monday, March 20, at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Olathe. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Veteran's Auxiliary, c/o Colmery O'Neil VA Medical Center, 2200 Gage, Topeka, KS 66622. Arrangements are by Barnett-Larkin-Brown Funeral Home, Leavenworth.

Frances Caskey
Frances McKie Caskey, 94, Pittsburgh, formerly of Olathe, died Tuesday, June 20, 2000. She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Cloyd E. Caskey. Survivors include a daughter, Jean Andrianoff, Penang, Malaysia; three stepsons, Joseph M. Caskey, Beaver Falls, Pa., Kenneth C. Caskey, North Carolina, and Carroll E. Caskey, Virginia; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, and from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, at the Reformed Presbyterian Home, Pittsburgh. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the home. Burial will be July 17 in Blanchard, Iowa. Arrangements are by Simons Funeral Home, Pittsburgh.

John Cason
John J. Cason, 53, Olathe, died Thursday, June 21, 2001, at his home. He was born July 23, 1947, in Boulder, Colo. He had lived in Olathe since 1971. He was well-traveled, attending many grade schools including schools in Honduras, Israel, Cambodia and the United States. He graduated from Greenbrier Military School in Lewisburg, W.V. in 1965. He graduated from the Lewis Hotel-Motel School in Washington, D.C. in 1968. He was the owner-operator of Brass Beds and More, which first was opened in 1986 in Oak Park Mall. He moved the store to Mission Center, then finally to Olathe. He closed the business in 1998 due to his illness. He is preceded in death by his parents, Raymond G. and Vera F. Cason. He is survived by his wife, Debra J. Cason of the home; his father and mother-in-law, Raymond L. and Enid L. Boyd, Olathe; and a host of nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles, and cousins. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road, where the family will receive friends following the service. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Kansas City Hospice, 1625 W. 92nd Street, Kansas City, MO 64114, and/or the National Brain Tumor Foundation, 414 13th St., Suite 700, Oakland, CA 94612-2603.

Cecil Caylor
Cecil E. "Red" Caylor, 80, of Olathe, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001, at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa. He was born Nov. 21, 1920, in Rantou and had lived in Olathe for the past five years, coming from Carlsbad, Calif. where he lived 17 years. He was a graduate of Rantoul High School. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1939 where he pursued a career until retiring in 1961 as chief petty officer. He was a member of the Lane Masonic Lodge in Lane, Kan., Scottish Rite Bodies of Fort Scott, and the Ararat Shire Temple and its Oriental Band in Kansas City, Mo. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Otis Caylor, Francis Caylor and Raymond Caylor. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn C. Caylor, of the home; a son, Charles E. Caylor of Kansas City, Mo.; two daughters, Dorothy L. and husband, Harlow Smith of Huntington Beach, Calif.,and Barbara A. and Roger Jackson of Kansas City, Mo.; two brothers, Marvin Caylor of Osawatomie and Vernon Caylor, Topeka; and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 22, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe where the family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. The family suggests contributions to the American Diabetes Association, 9201 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114.

Daniel Chaline
Daniel Warren Chaline, 38, died Tuesday, May 22, 2001, in Osawatomie. He was born May 25, 1962, in Houston, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army for eight years, and graduated from Big Bend Community College in Washington, D.C., in 1979, and the Johnson County Community College nursing program in 1996. He was a member of the Faith Builders International Church in DeSoto, a member of the Teamsters Local Union No. 838 and a member of the Western Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri. He was a forklift operator for KC Cold Storage in Bonner Springs. He is preceded in death by grandparents, Clarence Chaline, Henry Francis McAlpine and Irene Featherstone. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Ann Ramsey Chaline, of the home; his father, Robert Elton Chaline, Houston; his mother, Billie Pearl McAlpine Chaline, Pasadena, Texas; a grandmother, Naomie Thibbeaux, Houston; five daughters, Julia Ann Rose Chaline, of the home, Ashley Lee Ann Chaline, Overland Park, Skylar Michale Chaline, Gardner, Alicia Chaline, Manhattan, and Katrine Chaline, Tonganoxie; two sons, Thomas Daniel Christian Chaline, Tonganoxie, and Robert Warren Chaline, Manhattan; five brothers, Richard Chaline, Pittsburg, Randall Chaline, Fort Stockton, Texas, Gerald Chaline, Houston, Roger Chaline, Houston, and Brian Chaline, Palm Bay, Fla.; two sisters, Patricia Lois Chaline, Pasadena, Texas, and Lisa Chaline, Anoka, Minn.; and one grandson, Gabriel Allen Baumman, Tonganoxie. Visitation will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Faith Builders International Church in DeSoto. Services will follow at noon. A military graveside service will be at DeSoto Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Operation Sunshine, Faith Builders International Church, 8390 Peoria, DeSoto, KS 66018.

Ray Chamberlain
Raymond "Ray" Wesley Chamberlain, 70, Phoenix, Ariz., died Sunday, July 16, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Nov. 19, 1929, in Madison, Wis., the son of George Wesley Chamberlain and Lucy Jane (Watters) Chamberlain. He married Helen Marie Porter Oct. 5, 1966, in Rock Island, Ill. Before moving to Phoenix 14 years ago, he had lived in Deridder, La.; Texas; and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was a construction worker and a member of the Laborer's Local 43 in Cedar Rapids. He also was a driver for the Phoenix Auto Auction, retiring in 1990. He was preceded in death by a son, Raymond Pfantz; a daughter, Charlotte Talley; four brothers, Charles E. Nabb, Altoe Nabb, Bernard L. Nabb and John D. Nabb; a sister, Goldie Campbell; and a granddaughter, Deanna Coleman. Survivors include his wife, Helen Chamberlain, of the home; three sons, Thomas Chamberlain, Texas, Theron Pfantz, Deridder, La., and Paul Talley, Marion, Iowa; four daughters, Cheryl Pfantz, Austin, Texas, Shirley Anthony, Vinton, Iowa, Debra LaLa, Marion, and Rhonda Vercande, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; a brother, George Chamberlain, Laughlin, Nev.; three sisters, Jean Bothum, Stoughton, Wis., Helen Hickman, Gardner, and Mary K. Goad, Bakersville, Conn.; 30 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home, Manchester, Iowa. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Oakland Cemetery in Manchester. Local arrangements are by the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Marie Chambers
Marie Clay Chambers, 71, Blue Mound, Kan., died Friday, March 24, 2000, at Crystal Care Nursing Home in Mound City. She was born Jan. 12, 1929, in Kansas City, Kan. In 1951, she married Russell Clay, who preceded her in death in 1973. She then married Gerald Chambers in 1974; he preceded her in death in 1978. She had worked as a certified nurse's assistant and as a cook at the DeSoto Nursing Home. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Hooper; a granddaughter, Crystal Gail Clay; and a great-granddaughter, Brandy Marie Caudle. Survivors include three sons, David Clay, Olathe, Marvin Clay, Webbersville, Mich., and Russell Clay Jr., Fayetteville, Ark.; two daughters, Kathy Newcome, Blue Mound, and Diana Slaughter, Overland Park; 21 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel, Mound City. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday, March 27, at the chapel. Burial will be at Richland Cemetery, near Mound City. Memorial contributions may be made to the activity fund at Crystal Care Nursing Home, c/o Coffel-Schneider-Fairchild Funeral Home, P.O. Box J, Mound City, KS 66056.

Dorothy Chapman
Dorothy A. Chapman, 73, Olathe, formerly of Paola, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home. She was born March 14, 1927, in Block, Kan., to John and Ella (Minden) Kettler. She married Maurice Chapman April 21, 1946, in Block. She, her husband and partners owned and operated the Fickel Furniture and Appliance Store for 30 years, before retiring in 1991. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Paola. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Ralph, Dale and Lloyd Kettler. Survivors include her husband, Maurice, of the home; a son, Steve Chapman, Olathe; a daughter, Nancy Smith, Olathe; a sister, Marlene Troutman, Wellsville; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. The funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at the First Lutheran Church, Paola. Burial will be at the Paola Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Lutheran Endowment Association.

Dorothy Chesney
Dorothy Ellen Chesney, 87, Olathe, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, at the Center for Long Term Care in Olathe. She was born Sept. 9, 1913, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Marshall F. and Nellie (Lundblade) Lee. She married David Chesney on Feb. 29, 1929. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, David, on June 16, 1989. Survivors include one son, Herbert H. Chesney, Parachute, Colo..; one daughter, Mary Ellen Paulson, Eudora; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m., today at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Burial will follow at Grinter Heights Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.

Jesse Chipman
Jesse Guy Chipman, 88, Olathe, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, at Overland Park Regional Hospital in Overland Park. He was born Nov. 8, 1911, in Celina, Texas. His mother died shortly after his birth, and he was adopted by her sister and brother-in-law, Ada C. (Cripps) Chipman and Edward Chipman. He graduated from North Texas State Teachers College and later received a law degree. He married Patricia Hall in 1943. He was a World War II veteran whose duties included flight training and entertaining troops. He also pursued industrial engineering, analysis and psychology; he also was a lecturere and columnist, artist, cartoonist and entertainer, whose stage act included horseback riding and rope twirling. Later, his career included small-town business seminars and advertising sales. He had lived the past 2 1/2 years at Johnson County Nursing Center, Olathe, to be close to his daughter and her family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia; four brothers; and three sisters. Survivors include a daughter, Deanna L. Chipman Dennis; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The graveside service was Friday at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery in Olathe. Arrangements were by the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe.

Jewel Chippeaux
Jewel "Frenchy" Chippeaux, 81, Cheney, Kan., died March 31, 2000. She was a former aircraft tool and die maker. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, 2000, at St. Rose Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon, Kan. Friends may call at 7 p.m. today at St. Rose. The family requests memorials to the church. Survivors include his wife, Regina, of the home; four sons, Nickolas Chippeaux, Terry Chippeaux and Don Chippeaux, all of Wichita, and Mark Chippeaux, Olathe; three daughters, Sharon Wright and Karen Flanigan, both of Wichita, and Judy Garrison, Augusta, Kan.; two sisters, Edith Smith, Wichita, and Wanda Jane Cox, Spokane, Wash., 22 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.

Elsie Christenson
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Elsie Sharon (Hawkes) Christenson, 59, Fishers, Ind., died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2000, at Indianapolis, Ind. She was born Dec. 9, 1940, in Blackfoot, Idaho, the daughter of Harold B. Hawkes and Ethel Edwinna (McKinley) Hawkes. She married Jerry Wayne Christenson, who survives of the home. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Fishers; and a member of the UCLDA-Utah Children's Learning Disabilities Association. Other survivors include a son, Christen H. Christenson; two daughters, Elsie Olsen and Caprice Ward, Gardner; five brothers, John Williams, Vernon Williams, Sidney Hawkes, Dick Hawkes and Tom Hawkes; four sisters, Donna Cox, Connie Anderson, Blanche Hawkes and Patricia Hawkes; and 11 grandchildren. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fishers. The graveside service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at the Gardner Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetic Association, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030. Arrangements are by the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Aime Claerhout
Aime A. Claerhout, 78, Olathe, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at his home. He was born March 22, 1922, in Illinois, and had lived in the Olathe area all of his life. He retired from the Union Pacific Railroad in 1984 as a carman, after 30 years of service. He was a lifetime member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Olathe. He was preceded in death by two brothers, a daughter and a grandson. Survivors include his wife, Audrey A. Claerhout, of the home; a son, Gary Claerhout, Spring Hill; three daughters, Dianne Crosby, Sanford, N.C., Susan Claerhout, Olathe, and Karen Price, Belton, Mo.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, with a rosary service at 5:30 p.m., at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. Burial will be at the Jingo Cemetery, LaCygne. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the American Cancer Society, 5960 Dearborne, Mission, KS 66202.

Harriett Clark
Harriett "Jannie" Clark, 53, Olathe, died March 29, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Dec. 21, 1946, in Morrilton, Ark., to Harry Don and Wilma (Sutterfield) Clark. She was a 1964 graduate of DeSoto High School and a graduate of Emporia State Teachers College, where she received a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in counseling. She was an elementary counselor for three years at the Sixth-Grade Center at Shull Elementary, Raymore-Peculiar, Mo. From 1969 to 1971, she lived in Cimarron, N.M., then moved to and worked in Newton, Kan., before settling in Olathe in 1997. She was a member of the DeSoto Baptist Church and the Missouri School Teachers Association. Survivors include a sister, Pamela S. Brandt, Olathe; and a niece, Kimberly Megan Brandt, Olathe. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday, April 1, at DeSoto Baptist Church, DeSoto. Burial will be at the DeSoto Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Katherine Clark
Katherine Ann (Roehrich) Clark, 49, of Overland Park, died Friday, Jan. 5, 2001, at her home. She was born Oct. 8, 1951, in Kansas City, Mo. She worked for AT&T for 26 years. She was preceded in death by her father, Wilbur C. Roehrich. Survivors include her daughter, Kristy Schlagel and husband, Vince, Olathe; mother, Joan Roehrich, Overland Park; two brothers, Richard Roehrick, Fort Worth, Texas, and Phillip Roehrick, and family, Overland Park; and two sisters, Pamela Zint and family, Newburgh, Ind., and Laura Roehrich, Prairie Village. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, at McGilley and Hoge Chapel. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society; The Sisters, Servants of Mary, 800 N. 18th Street, Kansas City, KS 66102; and/or Trinity Lutheran Church, 5601 W. 62nd St., Mission, KS 66202.

Walter Clark
Walter Lee Clark, 83, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2000, near his home at Summerfield, Kan., in Pawnee County, Neb. He was born Aug. 8, 1917, in Cope, Colo., the son of Henry and Iva (Hitchcock) Clark. He spent his entire life in the Summerfield area where he farmed and raised cattle. He graduated from Summerfield High School in 1935 and was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Summerfield. He joined the U.S. Army in 1942 and served his country in several theaters, including Northern France, Rhineland and the Andennes. He received an honorable discharge in October 1945. He married Marie Menninga in November 1945 at the church in Summerfield. She died in 1963. He also was preceded in death by a son, Richard, in 1998 and a sister, Ruby, who died in infancy. Survivors include a son, Marvin Clark, Olathe; two sisters, Myrtle Orr and Emma Sunderland, both of Marysville, Kan.; a brother, Willis Clark, Vasser, Kan.; three grandchildren; and a stepgrandson. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. today at the church in Summerfield. Burial will be at the Mission Creek Cemetery near Summerfield. The family suggests memorials to charities of the donor's choice. Arrangements are being handled by Wherry Brothers Mortuary in Pawnee County, Neb.

Betty Clary
Betty L. Clary, 74, Olathe, died Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at Good Samaritan Center, Olathe. She was born Jan. 4, 1926, in Parsons, Kan., the daughter of Coleman Lee and Mary (Turner) Thrasher. She was a 1944 graduate of Parsons High School and later attended Pittsburg State University. She married Woodrow "Pete" Clary in 1946. Survivors include her husband, Pete Clary, of the home; three sons, Melvin D. Clary, Olathe, Richard L. Clary, Kansas City, Mo., and Robert K. Clary, Spring Hill; a daughter, Cynthia Freund, Edgerton; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private funeral. Memorial contributions may be made to The Good Samaritan Center, Olathe. Arrangements are by W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe.

Chester Clayton
Chester Clayton, 85, of Wellsville, Kan., died Monday, March 12, 2001, at his home in Wellsville. Chester Clayton was born Dec. 18, 1915, in Gardner, Kan., the son of John W. and Cora (Thoms) Clayton. He attended grade school in Edgerton. Chester farmed and worked at the Sunflower Ammunition Plant before working at Delco Battery for 22 years. He retired in February of 1981. On Dec. 14, 1935, Chester married Margaret Louis Harbour, and together they shared 65 years. Louise survives of the home. Chester had been in the Wellsville area all of his life. He was a member of the Wellsville United Methodist Church, the Fit and Fun Club, UAW Local 1021, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Chester enjoyed camping, fishing, and gardening. He is preceded in death by two brothers, and three sisters. Chester is survived by his wife, of the home; four children, Shirley Phillips, Marvin Clayton and Karen Folks, all of Wellsville; and Linda Klamm, of Edgerton; 14 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m., Thursday, March 15, 2001, at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home in Wellsville. Visitation will be 7-8:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 14, 2001, also at Wilson's. Burial will follow the funeral service at the Wellsville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Wellsville United Methodist Church or the Olathe Hospice in care of Wilson and Son, P.O. Box 486, Wellsville, KS 66092.

Lajunta Cleveland
Lajunta Grace Nichols Cleveland, 75, Dyersburg, Tenn., formerly of Olathe, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000 at Jackson Madison County Hospital. She earned an Outstanding Art in Typing pin while in Business College and worked at the Oak Ridge Atomic Facility in 1946 and 1947. Survivors include a daughter, Rhonda Myers, Dyersburg; a son, Keith Cleveland, Olathe; two sisters, Chlorice Ramsey, Pearcy, Ark., and Juanita Fleming, Castle Rock, Colo.; a brother, Robert A. Nichols Jr., Hot Springs, Ark.; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at Crestview Memorial Park Cemetery, Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Delores Cobb
Delores May Cobb, 66, of Olathe died Tuesday, June 26, 2001, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. She was a native of Kansas. She attended a one-room schoolhouse in Bethel, Kan., before moving to Kansas City, Kan. She graduated from Argentine High School in 1953. In 1955, she married Gene Cobb, who was in the Navy, and returned to Kansas to raise their children. They have lived in Olathe since 1969. She was gifted in music and enjoyed playing the piano at home and in church. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and needlework. She was preceded in death by her father, Harry Hellwig; mother, Helen Hellwig; a brother, Bruce Hellwig; and a sister, Geraldine Hutchings. Survivors include her husband, Gene Cobb, of the home; three sons, Mark Cobb, Shawnee, Perry Cobb, Olathe, and Shane Cobb, Chicago; a daughter, Charity Morse, Gardner; and eight grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home of Olathe. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Grandview Assembly of God. The family suggests contributions be made to Cancer Action, a support group for persons with cancer.

Leah Cochran
Leah Rita Cochran, 62, of Tahlequah, Okla., died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, at Muskogee Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 12, 1937, the daughter of Price and Famie (Botts) Cochran in Independence, Kan., where she grew up and attended school. She lived for many years in Olathe, where she worked at King Radio until she retired due to illness and moved to Tahlequah. She was also a stitcher at one time for the H.D. Lee sewing factory in Cherryville, Kan. She enjoyed the company and friendship of a close circle of friends and was a member of the Highway 51 Lighthouse Church at Tahlequah. She was preceded in death by her father, Price William Cochran, and a brother, Joseph David Cochran. Survivors include her mother, Famie Cochran of Tahlequah; a son, James Douglas Cochran, of Coweta, Okla.; a daughter, Yolanda Starks, Charleston, Tenn.; two sisters, Zelda Mae Gritts and Rosalie Cadwell, both of Tahlequah; a brother, Wendell Cochran, Tahlequah; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the Green Country Funeral Home at Tahlequah. Burial will be in the Tahlequah City Cemetery.

Fred Cohu
Fred L. Cohu, 93, of Neosho, Mo., died March 29, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. The visitation will be 6-7 p.m. Friday, March 30, at the funeral home in Neosho. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 31, 2001, at 10:30 a.m. at Clark Funeral Home, Neosho, Mo., burial in Diamond Cemetery, Diamond, Mo. He was born Dec. 2, 1907, in Missouri he married Ercel M. Rawlinson on May 5, 1934. They moved to Olathe in 1935. She was a homemaker, he was a self-employed contractor until he retired. They were members of the First Baptist Church of Olathe, until they moved to Neosho, MO., in 1993, where they were members of the First Baptist Church in Neosho. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ercel Cohu on April 20, 1995. Survivors include one brother, Murice Cohu and wife.

Valdie Colburn
Valdie "Val" A. Colburn, 62, Spring Hill, died April 15, 2001, at his home. Mr. Colburn worked as a pipefitter for Bendix/Allied-Signal for 23 years, retiring in 1999. He was a member of the Pipefitters' Union Local No. 533, and a member of the Spring Hill Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Jay Colburn and Mitchell Briggs; and a brother, Bill Colburn. He is survived by his wife, Betty Colburn, Spring Hill; five sons, Duain Colburn and Jammie-Lee G. Colburn, both of Lincoln, Neb., Richard Briggs, Lenexa, Michael Briggs, Independence, Mo., and Larry Briggs, Spring Hill; a daughter, Linda Murry, Spring Hill; a brother, George Colburn, Olathe; a sister, Martha Huffman, Spring Hill; 17 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at McGilley and Hope Chapel. Eulogy service will be at 7:30 p.m.

Mildred Coleman
Mildred Evon Coleman, 88, Spring Hill, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in Spring Hill. She was born Dec. 15, 1911, in Spring Hill, the daughter of Elmer Duffield and Ella Yohe Duffield. She was a lifelong resident of Spring Hill. She married Guy Coleman Nov. 17, 1940. She had worked as a solderer at King Radio in Olathe for 15 years, until she retired in 1979. She was a member of the Spring Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy, in 1991; two sisters, Martha Wax and Stella Cantrell; and a brother, Everett Duffield. Survivors include a son, Bob Eugene Coleman, Derby, Kan.; a daughter, Virginia Eldridge, Spring Hill; a brother, Paul Duffield, Fair Oaks, Calif.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Bruce Funeral Home, Spring Hill. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Spring Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Spring Hill Baptist Church.

Maggie Collins
Maggie Lee Collins, 25 of Emporia, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Newman Memorial County Hospital, Emporia. She was born May 21, 1975, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Vincent I. Collins and Brenda C. (Whitacre) Collins. She had lived in Emporia for the past six months, moving there from Ottawa. She also lived in Emporia in 1995 and 1996 and formerly lived in Olathe where she attended grade school. She was a 1994 graduate of Ottawa High School. She was employed by Coffee County Hospital in Waverly as a certified nurses assistant. Survivors include her fiance, Wayne A. Sparks, Emporia; one son, K.C. Lee Sparks, Emporia; one daughter, Selena Renee Sparks, Emporia; her father, Vincent I. Collins, Belton, Mo.; her mother, Brenda C. Collins, Waverly, Kan.; two sisters, Renee Carver, Ottawa, and Kristi Martin, Waverly, Kan.; one brother, Anthony Collins, Belton, Mo.; maternal grandmother, Lois Tilton, Payne, Ore.; and paternal grandfather, George Collins, Rozel, Kan. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Dengel and Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Interment will be in Hope Cemetery, Ottawa. The family will meet with friends from 8 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Maggie Lee Collins Memorial Fund in care of Dengel and Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, KS 66067.

Marcielle McCroskey Combs
Marcielle McCroskey Combs, 75, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2000, at her home in Lexington, Ky. She was born May 25, 1924, in Lee County, Ky., the daughter of Mildred and William McCroskey. She was a member of the Beattyville Christian Church. Survivors include her husband, Thomas D. Combs; a son, Thomas Combs Jr., Georgetown, Ky.; two daughters, Susann White, Olathe, and Peggy Reeves, Morehead, Ky.; a sister, Margaret Goff, Frankfort, Ky.; a brother, Robert McCroskey, Ashland, Ky.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, at the W.R. Milward Mortuary-Southland, Lexington. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 28, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Camp Nelson National Cemetery. The family suggests memorials to Hospice of the Bluegrass, 2312 Alexandria Dr., Lexington, KY 40504.

Norma Cook
Norma Jean Cook, 62, Fort Scott, died Wednesday, March 29, 2000, at Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. She was born, May 2, 1937, in Fort Scott, the daughter of Louis Reginal and Jessie Gladys Runkle Smith. She married Charles Lee Cook, June 12, 1972, in Fort Scott. She attended the First Assembly of God Church. She was preceded in death by a brother, Melvin Louis Smith. Survivors include her husband, Charlie, of the home; three sons, Reggie Nalley and Rocky Nalley, both of Fort Scott, and Steven Nalley, Olathe; two daughters, Rhonda Noyes, LaCygne, Kan., and Gayla Penland, Alma, Ga.; a sister, JoAnn Spragg, Galena, Mo.; a brother, Fred Smith, Wellsville, Kan.; 20 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, Fort Scott. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the First Assembly of God. Burial will be at the Fairview Cemetery in Fulton, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gideons Memorial Bible Plan or the American Diabetes Association, c/o Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, P.O. Box 309, Fort Scott, KS 66701.

Fred Cooper
Fred L. Cooper, 65, Chanute, died Dec. 25, 1999, at the Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas. He was born on July 1, 1934, in Neodasha, Kan., the son of Oliver and Dora (Barlow) Cooper. He was reared and attended public schools in the Neodasha area, but started driving trucks when he was 15. He served in the U.S. Army from his enlistment on Feb. 6, 1953, to his discharge on Feb. 8, 1957, as both a light- and heavy-duty truck driver. He married Patricia L. Baughn on Oct. 9, 1957, in St. Charles, Mo. After the Army, he continued his career as a truck driver. He retired from Amoco Oil in 1995 at Sugar Creek, Mo. He was a lifetime member of American Legion Post No. 0048, Garnett. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ray Cooper Jr. and Charles O. Cooper. Survivors include his wife, Pat, of the home; a son, Marty Cooper, Harrisonville, Mo.; a daughter, Cindy Cooper, Chanute; a brother, Jim Cooper, Independence, Kan.; four grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. A graveside memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, at Star Cemetery in rural Thayer, Kan., with military honors presented by Chanute American Legion Post No. 170. Memorial contributions may be made to an organization of the donor's choice.

J. Steven Cordell
John Steven (Steve) Cordell, 92, died Jan. 24, 2001, in Seattle. He was born May 3, 1908, in Sedan, Kan., the son of Grace Garrison Cordell and James Steve Cordell. The Cordells moved to Gardner when he was 1 year old. He spent his childhood in Gardner with six brothers and two sisters. He graduated from Gardner High School. He married Mary Young in 1933. They had one son, Michael. They moved to Seattle in 1935, where he worked for pharmaceutical companies and a ferry company. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He was preceded in death by his wife and son. Survivors include his grandson, Steven Cordell, and wife, Lisa, and great-grandchildren, Cole and Adrienne, of Seattle; a sister, Pauline Kelly of Lenexa; a brother, James C. Cordell, Houston; and a brother, N.G. Cordell, Gardner. A memorial service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 10, at the First Presbyterian Church in Gardner.

Manuel Cosme Sr.
Manuel Cosme Sr., 78, Olathe, died Wednesday, April 4, 2001 at the Olathe Medical Center. Cosme was born Jan. 20, 1923, in Morovis, Puerto Rico, and has lived in Olathe the past 11 years. He lived in New York most of his adult life. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Evette Cosme de Ramirez. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Rosa Muniz Cosme, of the home; two sons, Manuel Cosme Jr. of Vacaville, Calif., and Milton Cosme of Waterbury, Conn.; one daughter, Enid Grossman of Olathe; nine grandchildren and three great-grandsons. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 1600 W. 143rd in Olathe. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe, with a rosary service to begin at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Olathe.

Amy Cosse
Amy Lynn Cosse, 24, Lenexa, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000, after battling cancer. She was born May 6, 1976, in Santa Rosa, Calif. At 4, she moved to Kansas. She devoted her life to Christian missions when she was 16, and had traveled to Brazil, Poland and Russia. She married Donny Cosse on Aug. 24, 1996. She became mission coordinator for Kansas City Youth for Christ, until she and her husband moved in January 1999 to Amsterdam, Netherlands, with Youth with a Mission. They also served in India and Nepal. Shortly after their return to Kansas City last summer, she was diagnosed with cancer. Survivors include her husband, Donny Cosse, of the home; her mother and stepfather, Deanna and Arnie Hodson, Olathe; her father and stepmother, David and Lori Woodruff, Omak, Wash.; a half-brother, Andrew Woodruff; a half-sister, Aletha Woodruff; a stepbrother, Ryan Hodson; a stepsister, Rene Hodson; and her grandparents, Darrel and Evelyn Goss, Likely, Calif.; and Marion and Edith Woodruff, Falls City, Ore. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Amos Funeral Home, Lenexa. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Burial will be at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Kedesh Academy, c/o Chris Meyers, 719 N. Mahaffie, Olathe, KS 66061; or to Youth with a Mission, c/o Donny Cosse.

Michael Coulter
Michael "Jr." Coulter, 33, Pomona, KS, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2000, at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa. He was born in Merriam, and had lived in Olathe, Gardner and Ottawa before moving to Pomona six months ago. He was a 1985 graduate of Olathe South High School. He was a construction worker and also worked at the Pomona Ready Mix Batch Plant in Pomona. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Floyd and Jewel Robbins, and his paternal grandfather, Jack W. Coulter. Survivors include his parents, Bill Coulter, and stepmother, Connie Coulter, Spring Hill; his mother, Sharon Coulter, Olathe; his sons, Billy Jack Coulter and Jesse Allen Coulter, Warrensburg, Mo.; a sister, Kimberly Mullins, Omaha, Neb.; and his paternal grandmother, Wilma F. Coulter, Hannibal, Mo. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Burial will be at the Spring Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family requests memorial contributions to the Cystic Fibrosis Association or to an education fund for his sons.

Thelma Courtois
Thelma Louise Courtois, 87, Pleasanton, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, at Crystal Care Center in Mound City. She was born Sept. 4, 1913, at Hannibal, Mo., the daughter of James and Grace (Taylor) Courtois. She never married. She was preceded in death by a brother, William "Bill" Courtois; and two sisters, Anna O'Dell and Bettie Whinery. Survivors include two brothers, Charles "Chuck" Courtois, Pleasanton, and Floyd Courtois, Olathe; a sister-in-law, Mildred Courtois; nephews and nieces; and great-nephews and great-nieces. The graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Pleasanton Cemetery, Pleasanton. Memorial contributions may be made to the Crystal Care Activity Fund. Arrangements are by the Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home, Mound City.

Donald Cox
Donald Gene "Toby" Cox, 49, of Sherman Oaks, Calif., died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2001, at the home of his father in Lawrence. He had been living with his father the past several months after being diagnosed with cancer. He was born Jan. 4, 1951, in Paola, the son of Vearl LaVern and Dorothy Helen Rodgers Cox. He grew up in DeSoto and Topeka. He attended grade school in DeSoto and Highland Park High School in Topeka. He then attended the University of Missouri in Kansas City where he studied drama. He acted in Topeka and Kansas City in dinner theaters. He performed at the Waldo Astoria and Tiffany's Attic in Kansas City. He then toured and performed throughout the world for several years. He had made his home in California for the past 25 years. Soon after moving to California, he became a designer for Angel City Designs in Beverly Hills, Calif. His work was helping to design parties for movie premieres, super bowl entertainment, inaugural events and other entertainment functions. He was preceded in death by his mother and sister, Judy. Survivors include his father, Vearl Cox, of Lawrence; his brother, Larry Cox, Olathe, two nephews, Mark Cox of Pace, Fla., and Bryan Cox of Castle Rock, Colo.; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. today at the Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home, Osawatomie, with the Rev. Alan Tilson officiating. Burial will be in the Osawatomie Cemetery. Memorials are to the Douglas County Hospice at 200 Maine, Suite D in Lawrence, KS 66044 or to the American Cancer Society.

Margaret Cox
Margaret Walters Cox, 74, Rantoul, formerly of Spring Hill, died Tuesday, April 25, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born March 25, 1926, in Spring Hill, to LeRoy W. and Ethel M. Wilson Walters. She was reared in Spring Hill and was a 1944 graduate of Spring Hill High School. She married Thurston Steven Cox Nov. 18, 1961, in Miami, Okla. Shortly after they were married, they moved to Rantoul, Kan., where they made their home. She worked for Western Electric in Lee's Summit, Mo., for 20 years before retiring in 1981. After her husband's death Nov. 28, 1991, she had remained on the farm with assistance from her children. She was a member of the Eagles in Paola and the Pioneers in Lee's Summit. She also was preceded in death by a brother, Charles; and a sister, Charlotte. Survivors include a son, Allen Eastland, Lawrence; a daughter, Sandra Whitehead, Edgerton; three stepsons; three stepdaughters; a brother, Kenneth Walters, Enid, Okla.; four sisters, Doris Arnold, Ottawa, Kan., Harriet Askew, Citrus Heights, Calif., and Jeanette Locke and Ethel Auclair, both of Enid, Okla.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren. The memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, April 30, at her residence. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice, c/o Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071. Arrangements are by Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola.

Zelda Mae Craig
Zelda Mae "Kerby" Craig, 88, died Friday at Olathe Medical Center. She was a resident of Lakeview Village, Lenexa, and had previously lived in Raymore, Mo., and Kansas City, Kan. She was born Aug. 21, 1911, in Carroll County, Mo. She attended Warrensburg and Ft. Collins, Colo. colleges. She received her bachelor's degree from U.M.K.C. She was married to Estes Alvin Craig and mother of three. She was an elementary school teacher for 20 years in the Kansas City, Kan., school district, retiring in 1973. She previously taught in Carroll county, Mo., starting at age 17. She was active in the Wyandotte County Retired Teachers' Association and served as an active member and officer of Alpha Delta Kappa, a worldwide sorority for teachers. She was an active member and trustee at Hillcrest Christian Church. She led by example, teaching Sunday school beginning at age 16 and continuing into her 80s. She was preceeded in death by her parents, Judge Grover C. and Erma L. Kerby, and her sister, Norma Louise. Survivors include her husband of 65 years, Estes A. Craig; two son Don Craig and E. Elton Craig; daughter, Linda; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at Hillcrest Christian Church, Lenexa. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Hillcrest Christian Church Choir or the Wyandotte County Retired Teachers' Association Scholarship Fund.

Bonnie Cramer
Bonnie H. Cramer, 68, Bonner Springs, died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000, at her daughter's home in Olathe. She was born Sept. 23, 1932, in Iberia, Mo. She had lived in the Bonner Springs area for more than 48 years. She had owned several restaurants in the 1950s and had sold real estate several years. She was a member of the Loring Sunshine Club for 41 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy "Bud" Cramer, in 1995. Survivors include a son, Mike Cramer, Bonner Springs; two daughters, Lana Papineau, Lenexa, and Barbara McEver, Olathe; two brothers, Morris Thomas, Bellevue, Neb., and Max Stafford, Arnold, Mo.; a sister, Peggy Wright, Memphis, Tenn.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Alden-Harrington Chapel, Bonner Springs. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at the chapel. Burial will be at the Bonner Springs Cemetery in Bonner Springs. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Olathe or the University of Kansas.

Kathleen Crandall
Kathleen G. Crandall, 91, of Gardner and Spring Hill, died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000, at Medicalodge of Gardner. She was born Dec. 19, 1909, in South Fork, Pa., the daughter of Samual Golden and Ella Weimert Golden. She lived in Orlando, Fla., St. Petersburg, Fla., for 10 years, Spring Hill from 1993-1997 and then at the Medicalodge of Gardner. She was a graduate of the School of Nursing, Pittsburgh. She was a registered nurse, working in the private sector. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter Farrell Sr. She then married Dr. Robert Allen Crandall, D.D.S. She was a member of the Seventh-day Advent Church in St. Petersburg, Fla., and past president of the Florida Dental Association Women's Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her second husband, Dr. Robert Allen Crandall, D.D.S.; three sisters, Laura and Marjorie and Madeline; and two brothers, DeForest and Marshall. Survivors include son, Walter J. Farrell, Spring Hill; three stepsons, Robert Crandall Jr., James Crandall and Jack Crandall; one sister, Jean Hope, Gainesville, Fla.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. A private family inurement will be at a later date at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Lima, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

Esther Crane
Esther Gwen (Hower) Crane, 85, Olathe, died Wednesday, April 5, 2000, at CLC Nursing Center in Olathe. She was born June 13, 1914, in Olathe, the twin daughter of Harrison and Alwilda (Wood) Hower. She lived in the Olathe area her entire life. She was a lifelong member of the Olathe church now known as Grace United Methodist. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Samuel Crane, in 1938; her husband of 54 years, Oscar Crane, in 1991; and a brother, Samuel Hower, in 1995. Survivors include four sons, Dean Crane, Overland Park, Gene Crane, Tokyo, Japan, Mark Crane, Marion, Iowa, and Bruce Crane, Olathe; three daughters, Gwen Anderson, Mary Anne Fasse and Sarah Golinvaux, all of Olathe; a stepson, Ivan Crane, Olathe; a twin sister, Ethel O. (Hower) Vohs, Olathe; 17 grandchildren; and more than 20 great- and great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 7, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The graveside service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, April 9, at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Grace United Methodist Church, 11485 Ridgeview Road, Olathe, KS 66061; or to Odyssey Hospice, 9229 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114.

Fern Crawford
Fern E. (Phillips) Crawford, 96, Olathe, formerly of Paola, died Tuesday, July 18, 2000, at the Good Samaritan Center in Olathe. She was born Sept. 18, 1903, in Healy, Kan., the daughter of George Edward "Ned" and Nora (Bryan) Phillips. She spent most of her life in Miami County, with her younger years on a farm south of Louisburg. Her family moved to Paola, where she was a 1922 graduate of Paola High School. She attended Kansas State University, where she majored in home economics and was a Delta Pi sorority member. She married Ted Crawford on Feb. 17, 1926, and they spent most of their married life in Paola. She was a member and a former Sunday School teacher of the First Presbyterian Church of Paola. She had lived the last several years in Olathe, and was a member of the Olathe Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted Crawford, in 1980; and a brother, Earl Phillips. Survivors include a daughter, Betty Rossman and her husband Dick, Olathe; a granddaughter, Ann McCort and her husband Bill, Olathe; and three great-grandchildren, Maren, Ashley and Marc McCort, all of Olathe. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Paola Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Paola, c/o Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Box 204, Paola, KS 66071.

Jay Crawford
Jay C. Crawford, 87, Overland Park, died Friday, Sept. 29, 2000, at his home. He was born July 15, 1913, in Ottawa, the son of Jackson and Jennie (Hume) Crawford. He served in the U.S. Army in Europe doing World War II. He was a sergeant in the 7th Army, 3rd Division, 15th Infantry, and was awarded a Bronze Star. He served in campaigns in Algeria-French Morocco, Tunisia, Sicily, Naples-Foggie, Southern France, Rome-Arno and the Rhineland. He was a home builder in Johnson County. He was preceded in death by his son, Barry J. Crawford, in 1960. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Crawford, of the home; his daughter, Marcia Lindsey, Houston; two brothers, Woodrow and Herbert Crawford, both of Ottawa; two sisters, Nellie Howell, Olathe, and Cleda Hayden, Ottawa; and a grandchild. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at McGilley and Hoge Memorial Chapel. The family requests contributions to the American Heart Association.

Geraldine Cress
Geraldine "Jeri" Cress, 67, of Olathe, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center. She was born Feb. 18, 1934, in Jasper County, Ind., and has been living in Olathe since 1983, coming from Broken Arrow, Okla. She had been working as the senior accounting clerk for American Identity in Kansas City for the past six years. Prior to that, she was accounting supervisor for Wiston property Management Company, where she had worked since 1983. She was preceded in death by her mother and father; a brother, Delos Longstreth; and her husband, McKinley H. Cress, in 1998. Survivors include a stepdaughter, Donna Lee Moss, Keaau, Hawaii; two nephews, David Longstreth and Jeff Longstreth both of Rensselaer, Ind.; three nieces, Susan Hammond, Rensselaer, Ind.; Marianne Linback, Winamac, Ind.; and Beth Ann Hammond, Gunersville, Ala.; and a sister-in-law, Marlene Longstreth, Rensselaer, Ind. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe where friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stanley. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society, 5960 Dearborne, Suite 100, Mission, KS 66202 or Good Samaritan Nursing Center, 20705 W. 151st, Olathe, KS 66061.

John Crim
John Fredrick Crim, 40, of Lenexa, formerly of Leavenworth, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. He was born Sept. 23, 1960 in Winchester, Va., the son of John F.L. and Shirley (Dawson) Miller Crim. He was a 1978 graduate of Leavenworth High School, and later attended the University of Kansas. He was retired as a sergeant in the United States Air Force. He is survived by his parents, John F.L. Crim, Leavenworth; his mother, Shirley Miller, Shawnee; one brother, Jeffrey S. Crim, Colorado Springs, Colo.; two sisters, Susan M. Crim, Shawnee, and Judi Brewer, Olathe; one niece, four nephews, several uncles, aunts, maternal grandparents Amy and Stanley Barnes, Winchester, Va.; and his maternal great-grandmother Evelyn Barnes, Winchester, Va. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 3, 2000 at the Belden-Sexton-Sumpter Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Leavenworth. Burial with full military honors will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Leavenworth. Memorials are requested to the PAV-Paralyzed American Veterans.

Paul Crutchfield
Paul E. Crutchfield, 80, DeSoto, died on Friday, Sept. 8, 2000, in LaCygne. He was born 1920 in Arkansas. He married Doris Crutchfield in 1942, and moved to DeSoto in 1951. He had a welding shop in Desoto and retired from General Motors in 1985. Survivors include his wife, Doris, of the home; three sons, Charles Crutchfield and Paul Crutchfield Jr., of the home, and Larry Crutchfield, Kansas City, Kan.; two daughters, Mary Landess, Kansas City, Kan., and Kathy Fricky, DeSoto; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Robert Crumly
Robert "Robbie" M. Crumly, 21, Eudora, died July 30, 2000, in DeSoto, from an automobile accident. He was born Aug. 12, 1978, in Kansas City, Mo. He was a 1996 graduate of DeSoto High School. He worked at Eudora Feed and Grain. Survivors include his mother, Sharon Grant, Ballwin, Mo.; his father, Michael L. Crumly, Lenexa; two brothers, Jeff Crumly, Lenexa, and Mathew Crumly, DeSoto; and three grandparents, Max Crumly, DeSoto; and Robert and Donna Werner, St. Louis, Mo. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon today at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. The funeral will be noon today at the chapel. Burial will be at the DeSoto Cemetery.

George Cuddeback
George Thomas "Tom" Cuddeback, 85, Spring Hill, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park. He was a lifelong area resident. He was born Sept. 4, 1915, in Spring Hill, the son of James David Cuddeback and Eva May (Mower) Cuddeback. He was a graduate of Spring Hill High School. He attended Rice University in Texas and other business colleges. He lived briefly in California, 1934-1935, then returned to Kansas City, where he studied business and accounting 1934-1935 in California. He was a World War II veteran, having served 1942-1945 in the U.S. Army as a tech sergeant. He was an accountant at Healzer Cartage Co. of Kansas City. He retired in 1977 after more than 13 years with the U.S. Postal Service at the Shawnee Mission Post Office. He also had managed, from 1950 to 1999, the Cuddeback farm, where his grandfather had settled in 1884. He never married. He was a Methodist and a member of the American Legion in Spring Hill. He was preceded in death by a brother, Frank Cuddeback. Survivors include a sister, Margaret Cuddeback, Shawnee; two nephews, Herbert Simons, Houston, Texas, and Dr. Elwyn Simons, Durham, N.C.; two grandnephews; and a grandniece. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Bruce Funeral Home, Spring Hill. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Spring Hill Cemetery in Spring Hill. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Cecile Culp
Cecile M. Culp, 89, DeSoto, died Friday May 4, 2001. She was born June 3, 1911. She was a lifelong resident of De Soto, but lived in Shawnee with her daughter during her illness. She was a graduate of Dickenson Business College and Sherwood Conservatory of Music where she earned her teacher's degree in organ and piano. She was an organist and pianist in churches, and was the author of several books: "The History of Lenape" and "History of DeSoto, Ks." were her favorites. She is survived by one daughter, Joann Mizell of Shawnee; two sons, Jim Alexander, Sun City, Ariz., and Jack Alexander, Fulton, Mo.; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, De Soto. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. today at the chapel.

Shirley Cunningham
Shirley Jean Cunningham, 54, Olathe, died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born July 31, 1946, in Gardner, the daughter of James E. Cunningham Sr. and Wanda L. (Morgan) Cunningham. She was a lifelong resident of the Johnson County area, and attended the Faith Baptist Church, Olathe. She was preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Roy and Gary Cunningham. Survivors include, one son, who's name is not available; one daughter, Susan Sanders, Kansas City, Mo.; three brothers, James Cunningham, Olathe; Albert Cunningham, Kansas City; and Homer Cunningham, Montana; two sisters, Mary Sanders, Kansas City, Mo., and Virginia Potts, DeSoto; and her companion, Bob Duvall, of the home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 11, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Friends may call from 1 p.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the donor's choice.

Cynthia Dahl
Cynthia F. Dahl, 54, Olathe, died Monday, June 25, 2001, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. She was born July 26, 1946, in Boston, the daughter of Arthur and Edna Felton. She was a graduate of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. She married Michael E. Dahl on July 5, 1969. They moved to the Kansas City area in 1977, where she had worked for Cramer Products Inc. of Gardner. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband, Michael, of the home; a son, Daniel R. Dahl, of the home; and a brother, Paul D. Felton, of Tucson, Ariz. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road, Olathe. Private family memorial services will be Thursday at the funeral home. Interment in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 6700 Antioch Rd., Suite 100, Merriam, KS 66204-1200.

Samuel Dailey
Samuel G. Dailey, 88, Stilwell, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2000, at his farm, surrounded by family. He was born Feb. 11, 1912, at home, the third child of Samuel George Dailey and Clara Christine Traeger. He grew up on the family dairy farm, and was working as a night manager at the DuPont Greenhouse, when he met and married Nedra Agnes Knatzar in 1936. During World War II, he worked as a powder blender at the Sunflower Ordnance, then later as a landscaper for Graybar Nursery. He was working for Dailey Sanitation Service in 1950 when he moved his family from their house to acreage he and his wife purchased in southern Johnson County. There he raised first chickens, then hogs, and various grain crops, while still working "in town," eventually retiring in 1969 as a maintenance foreman for Johnson County Wastewater. His hobbies included the outdoors, especially fishing and hunting and creative repairs. He was preceded in death by two brothers, William and Thomas, and two sisters, Josephine Dougherty and Dorothy Jenkins. Survivor include Nedra, his wife of 64 years; five daughters, Dona Lawrence and son-in-law Virgil of La Cygne, Judy Franiuk and son-in-law Ray of Kansas City, Kan.; Pat Esarey and son-in-law, Dan of Maryland Heights, Mo.; Sandy Molitor and son-in-law Gary of Blue Springs, Mo.; and Susie Burgess and son-in-law Orville of La Porte, Texas; one son, Michael and daughter-in-law, Donna of Belton, Mo.; 19 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. A funeral mass will be celebrated 11 a.m. today at Saint Sabina's Catholic Church, Belton, Mo. The mass will be preceded by a rosary and memorial gathering at 10 a.m. Burial will be at Holy Rosary Cemetery, Wea. Memorial contributions may be made to Saint Luke's Shawnee Mission Hospice, 3100 Broadway, Ste. 300, Kansas City, Mo. Arrangements are being handled by the Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Mo.

James Dare
James Edward Dare, 53, Olathe, died Wednesday, May 10, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Aug. 30, 1946, in Tulsa, Okla., and had lived in Olathe since 1976. He was a sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1965 to 1969, during the Vietnam War. He was the service manager for Cate's Heating and Air Conditioning, Lenexa, where he had been employed for 25 years. He was a member and the 1989-1990 president of the Olathe Lions Club, and was a member of College Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include his wife, Karen Dare, of the home; two sons, James Dare Jr., Olathe, and Christopher Dare, of the home; a daughter, Sarah Dare, Gardner; his parents, Charles and Jean Corey, Olathe; a brother, John Dare, Jacksonville, Fla.; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 12, at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday, May 13, in the Garrett Chapel at the College Church for the Nazarene, Olathe. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Olathe.

Frances Darnell
Frances Mae Darnell, 91, Gardner, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, at her home. She was born Aug. 19, 1909, in Longdale, Okla. She lived in Independence, Kan., and later moved to Kansas City, Kan., in the 1950s. She was a homemaker. She married Newton Darnell on Aug. 2, 1924, in Pine Bluff, Ark., who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death are her parents, Frank Terrell and Bessie Ashby Terrell; three sisters; two brothers; two twin sons; sons Lester Paul LeRoy Darnell and Newton Darnell Jr.; stepson Herman Darnell; and daughter Lorine Grace. She is survived by two daughters, Letha M. Bartmess, Gardner, and Violet Dunbar, Cheyenne, Wyo.; 19 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren. The memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Mount Hope Cemetery, Independence, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to Olathe Hospice.

Charles Dale
Charles Michael Dale, 54, Olathe, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born Aug. 27, 1946, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Charles Francis Dale and Hazel Emma (Cavender) Dale. He was a graduate of Raytown High School, Raytown, Mo. He married Elaine C. Martin on Sept. 11, 1965, in Kansas City, Mo. He was the owner-operator of Dales' Drapery in Olathe and Overland Park since 1970. He had lived in Olathe 22 years, and previously had lived in Overland Park. He was a member of the National Rifle Association, the Black Powder Club, and the Sons of American Legion in Olathe. Survivors include his wife, Elaine Dale, of the home; a son, Michael C. Dale, Kansas City, Kan.; a sister, Charlotte M. Schoofs, Overland Park; and a grandson. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Black Powder Club members, in full dress, will fire volleys. Cremation following service. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

James DaVatz
LAWRENCE - James Monroe DaVatz, 77, of Lawrence, died Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at his residence in Lawrence. He was born July 15, 1923, in Iola, the son of Christian R. and Lois Rowden DaVatz. He moved to Lawrence in 1951. He was a member of the Kansas Association and the National Association of the Deaf, the Greater Kansas City Association of the Deaf, the Olathe Club for the Deaf and the Topeka Club for the Deaf. He was also a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lawrence. He enjoyed crafts, woodworking, camping, bowling and fishing. He was married to Dollie E. Smith on June 18, 1950, who died on Feb. 5, 1976. Survivors include three daughters, Judy E. Stone and Peggy Edgerton of Lawrence and Susan Nichols of Mulino, Ore.; two sons, Terry D. DaVatz and Mark I. DaVatz, both of Lawrence; and eight grandchildren. Visitation is from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.

Betty Davis
Betty June Rupe Davis, 82, of Olathe, died Saturday, April 22, 2001, at her home. She was born August 1, 1918, in Kansas City, Kan., living most of her childhood in Beatrice, Neb., and Glenover, Kan., before returning to Kansas City, Kan., at the age of 12. She graduated in 1936 from Wyandotte High School. She married Thomas J. David, Jr. in 1937. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority for more than 39 years. She had been an active volunteer at the gift shop of Overland Park Regional Hospital until her illness. She is survived by three sons, Steven R. Davis, North Carolina, David A. Davis of the home, and Thomas J. Davis III, Wichita; a brother, Jack Rupe of Moises, Mont.; and two grandchildren. Services will be private. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Kansas City, Kan.

Fred Davis
Fred L. Davis, 75, Eudora, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000. He was born July 20, 1925, in Lincoln, Mo., the son of Horace Edgar and Grace Davis. He was a graduate of Deepwater (Mo.) High School. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, attached to the U.S. Marine Corps. He started and owned Modern Engineering Construction Co. He was an active member of the Scottish Rite of the Masons and of the Shriners. He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Jeanie Davis; a brother, John ("J.B.") Davis; and a sister, Wilma Roberts. Survivors include two sons, Lowell F. Davis, DeSoto, and Randolph W. Davis, Fairway; a sister, Wanda A. Wallace, Overland Park; and seven grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at the DeSoto Baptist Church, DeSoto. Burial will be 2 p.m. Friday in the Englewood Cemetery, Clinton, Mo. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 2007 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64108. Arrangements are by the Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto.

Raymond Davis
Raymond G. Davis, 80, Olathe, died July 5, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born Feb. 7, 1921, in Detroit, the son of John and Anna (Klingler) Davis. He had lived in Johnson County since 1966, coming from Kalamazoo, Mich. He was a long-time member of the Erin Presbyterian Church in Roseville, Mich. He graduated from the Eastern High School in Detroit. He married Laura Rossier on Sept. 16, 1949, also in Detroit. He was preceded in death by a brother, John W. Davis. Survivors include his wife, Laura, of the home; two daughters, Laura Anne Plumb and her husband, Scott, of Olathe, and Ellen Rae Call, also of Olathe; and four grandchildren, Kelly and Katie Plumb, and Adam and Daniel Call. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Cremation.

Donald Davison
Donald R. Davison, 58, Olathe, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Nov. 21, 1941, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Riley and Ruth Davison, and had lived in the Kansas City area all his life. He grew up in Raytown, Mo., and was a 1959 graduate of Raytown High School; he also attended Metropolitan Junior College. He was a sales representative for E.B.E. (Electronic Business Equipment) and Danka. He recently founded the Paola Opry. He served as an area director and coach for the Johnson County 3 & 2 Baseball Association for many years. Survivors include his wife, Sandy Davison, of the home; two sons, Robert and Barry Davison, both of the home; a brother, Dale L. Davison, Tulsa, Okla.; and a sister, Betty Florence, Kansas City, Mo. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the Johnson County 3 & 2 Baseball Association, 17900 W. 87th St., Lenexa, KS 66219.

Michelle Dawson
Michelle Destine Dawson, 44, Mission, passed away Friday, Nov.10, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born in Kansas City, MO, and lived in this area all her life. She was an administrative assistant for Rothenberg and Schloss. She graduated from Shawnee Mission North. She was a member of the Trail Blazers Drum and Bugle Corps.; honorary lifetime member of the American Legion Dwight Cowles Post 370, Overland Park; honorary lifetime member of the VFW Post 846; and was a member of the Professional Secretary's Association since 1979, and American Business Women's Association. Survivors include her husband, Donald Dawson of the home; a son, Jason, of the home; her mother, Betty L. Lackey, Mission; a brother, Rovelle Lackey, Thornton, Colo.; half-sister, Sherry Agrella, Bellmont, Calif.; and a half-brother, Richard Lackey, Los Angeles. She will be loved and missed. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, at American Legion Dwight Cowles Post 370, 7500 W. 75th, Overland Park. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Kansas and Western Missouri, 1900 W. 47th Place, Suite 310, Westwood, KS 66205. Arrangements are being handed by Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee.

Jordan Day
Jordan Curtis Day, 15, Overland Park, died Tuesday, May 22, 2001, at his home. He was born April 1, 1986 in Elgin, Ill., the son of Curtis and Cynthia (Seitz) Day. He was a freshman at California Trail Junior High School, where he was an honor roll student and served as treasurer of the Student Council his eighth-grade year. He was a member of the Church of the Ascension. His is preceded in death by his two grandmothers, Aileen Day and Margaret Seitz. He is survived by his parents; a brother and sister, Andrew and Allison, both of the home; a grandfather, Thomas Seitz, Overland Park; grandparents James and Gwendolyn Day, Green Valley Ariz.; his aunts and uncles, Kathie and Dan Thorup, Mike and Jeanne Day, Sheryl and Alan Carter and Kim and Carol Day; and numerous cousins. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the Church of the Ascension, 9510 W. 127th St., Overland Park. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Animal Haven, 9800 W. 67th St., Merriam, KS 66203.

Edward Deckwa
Edward Raymond Deckwa, 87, died Saturday, April 28, 2001, at Eudora Nursing Center in Eudora. He was born June 28, 1914, in Clearfield, Kan. He attended Clearfield Elementary and graduated from Eudora High School. After spending his early life in the Clearfield and Edgerton, Kan., communities, he moved to Indianapolis to work for many years before moving back to Edgerton. He moved to Eudora 12 years ago to retire with his wife. He married Mabel Lorene Williams Deckwa on June 12, 1938 in Edgerton. She died on Oct. 5, 1990. He was district service manager for Phillips 66 Co. He retired after 26 years at Phillips 66 and drove the propane truck for Farmer's Co-op in Edgerton and Lawrence. He attended Central United Methodist Church in Law-rence. He was a member of the Baldwin City Masonic Lodge. Preceding him in death were his wife; an infant son, Frank Edward Deckwa; his parents, Henry L. and Emma Hausman Deckwa; and one brother, Wesley Deckwa. Survivors include one son, David and wife Myrasia of Phoenix, Ariz.; two daughters, Susan Adams, and Lois and husband Marvin Groh, all of Lawrence; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, at Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave., Lawrence. A private family inurnment will be at a later date in Edgerton Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday May 1, at Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner. Memorial Contributions may be made to Eudora Nursing Center or O'Connell Youth Ranch in Lawrence in care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Betty DeGarmo
Betty DeGarmo, 78, Olathe, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Mo. She was born Oct. 28, 1922, in Wellsville, the daughter of Charles and Eula (Jenkins) Lytle. She had lived in Olathe the past 40 years. She was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, Olathe. She was a member of several local clubs and was a volunteer at the Olathe Medical Center. She was working at the W.L. Frye & Son Mortuary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Allen DeGarmo, in 1991. Survivors include a son, Douglas DeGarmo, Liberty, Mo.; a daughter, Linda Hendrix, Kearney, Mo.; a brother, W.A. Lytle, Wellsville; two sisters, Margaret Hoffman, Clay Center, and Charlotte Todd, Paola; three grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. today at the W.L. Frye & Son Mortuary, Olathe. The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at the mortuary. Burial will be at the Wellsville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions made to the American Cancer Society.

Harry DeGarmo
Harry "Jay" DeGarmo, 61, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, at his home in Wellsville. He was born July 17, 1938, in Ottawa, the son of Willard and Ruby (Councelman) DeGarmo. He was employed for many years with the Delco Battery Plant in Olathe, retiring in 1987. He was a member of the Wellsville United Methodist Church and the United Auto Workers Union No. 1021. He married Sally Good on Sept. 13, 1958, in Wellsville. She survives of the home. Other survivors include three daughters, Elisa Barnes, Wellsville, Kim Vemmer, Lee's Summit, Mo., and Renne Johnson, McPherson; two sisters, Jean Seyler, Yucca, Calif., and Joan McDaniel, Olathe; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, at the Wilson and Son Chapel, Wellsville. Burial will be in the Wellsville Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Wellsville United Methodist Church or the Wellsville High School Athletic Department, in care of the funeral home, Box 486, Wellsville, KS 66092.

Jessie DeGarmo
Jessie Irene DeGarmo, 100, of Olathe, died Saturday, April 14, 2001. She was born Oct. 31, 1900, in Ottawa, Kan., the daughter of William and Zora Batdorf. She was married to John Leonard DeGarmo for 43 years. After his death in 1959, she moved to Garnett, Kan., where she worked for the Anderson County Hospital until 1974. Upon retiring, she moved to Olathe and lived at Parkview Manor until her death. She is also preceded in death by two sons, Allen DeGarmo and Dean DeGarmo. She is survived by five grandchildren, Linda Hendrix and Douglas DeGarmo, both of Liberty, Mo., Larry DeGarmo, Olathe, John DeGarmo, Kansas City, Mo., and Jim DeGarmo, Prairie Village; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation is from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Memorial services will follow. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery, Ottawa.

Katherine DeGrande
Katherine Elaine DeGrande, 43, died Saturday, March 18, 2000, in Petaluma. She was born May 27, 1956, in Olathe and was a lifelong area resident of the Johnson County or Kansas City area, except when attending Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. She was a 1974 graduate of Gardner High School; a 1977 graduate of Drake University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and insurance; and a 1985 graduate of the University of Kansas, where she received a master's degree in management and law. She was vice president, finance and chief financial officer at both Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo., and Research Belton Hospital, Belton, Mo., as well as for both hospitals' foundations and the Research College of Nursing since 1986. She previously was a controller for Health Midwest; a vice president of finance for Health Plan of Mid America; a manager of accounting and reimbursement at St. Mary's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo., 1984-86; chief accountant at St. Mary's Hospital, 1980-84; and a staff accountant and auditor for Hollis, Kuckelman & VanDeVeer, CPA, Olathe, 1978-80. She became a certified public accountant in Kansas in 1980, was a fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association in 1992, and received additional HFMA certifications in patient accounts in 1994 and 1995. She was elected national director of the Healthcare Financial Management Association for 1999-2002 and had been a member since 1984. She had served on the National Matrix from 1996 to 1997; as chapter liaison, 1997-98; as a CFO Forum Advisory Council member, 1997-99; as a Strategic Planning Committee member, 1999-2000; as vice president and president of the Heart of America Chapter. She had received the Follmer Bronze, Reeves Silver and Muncie Gold Merit awards. She was a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Association of Healthcare Executives. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Gardner, and also attended Bible Study Fellowship in the Kansas City area. She is survived by her parents, Michael Joseph and Florence Elaine (Smith) DeGrande, Gardner; a brother, John DeGrande, Gardner; and twin nephews. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church, Gardner. Burial will be at the Gardner Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Parkinson Disease Association, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030; or the Research Foundation-Kathy E. DeGrande Memorial Fund, 2316 E. Meyer Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64132.

Denise DeLatte
Denise M. DeLatte, 44, DeSoto, died Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center, due to injuries from an automobile accident. She was born Dec. 30, 1955, in Columbia, Mo., the daughter of Dr. John Y. McLean Jr. and Dorothy F. McLean, Shawnee. She grew up in Shawnee. She was a restaurant manager. She was preceded in death by a brother, Gary Lee McLean; and a sister, Debra Lynn McLean. Survivors include her parents; a brother, Don McLean, Shawnee; and a sister, Carol Ann Setter, DeSoto. The visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. The funeral will be noon Friday at the chapel. Cremation.

Gertrude Dempsey
Gertrude Marie Dempsey, 90, Olathe, died Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa. She was born Aug. 1, 1910, in Casper, Wyo., the daughter of Mr. Valentine Francis Isom and May Elizebeth (Bush) Isom Pope. She moved to Olathe in the late 1930s. She married Carl Dempsey in Maryville, Mo. She was a homemaker. She attended the Olathe Presbyterian Church and the Gardner Presbyterian Church. She was a lifetime member of the Morning Grange. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl; and a brother, Alfred Isom. Survivors include a son, Dean Dempsey, Powers, Ore.; a daughter, Doris Smith, Baldwin City; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe Memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Alta Denley
Alta Mable Denley, 103, Olathe, died Saturday, June 10, 2000, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Olathe. She was born Jan. 22, 1897, in Gardner. She was a lifetime resident of Johnson County, and had lived in Gardner, Spring Hill and Olathe. She was a 1916 graduate of Gardner High School, and attended Emporia Teachers College. She married Harry Denley in 1938. She taught 37 years in Johnson County rural schools, many of those years in a one-room schoolhouse. She previously had been a longtime member of the Gardner Presbyterian Church, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Olathe. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Denley, in 1973; and a sister, Jessie J. Kauffman, in 1994. Survivors include several cousins, nieces and nephews; and caretakers Dr. O.M. and Nancy Elliott, Olathe. Visitation will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The graveside service will be 11 a.m. today at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Olathe.

Jerry Dennis
Jerry Allen Dennis, 51, Olathe, died Monday, March 27, 2000, at his home. He was born Sept. 17, 1948, in Hollis, Okla. He was a resident of Olathe for 12 years. He was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church in Hollis. He was preceded in death by a brother, Joe Dennis. Survivors include his wife, Linda Dennis, of the home; a son, Greg Dennis, of the home; a daughter, Shannon Bussell, Biloxi, Miss.; six brothers, Kenneth, Don, Chess and Charles Dennis, all of Amarillo, Texas, Tom Dennis, Panhandle, Texas, and Bruce Dennis, Hollis; two sisters, Winnie Capshaw, Oklahoma City, and Reba Reining, Panhandle; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be until 8 p.m. today at Minton-Chatwell Funeral Home, Panhandle, Texas. The graveside service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at the Panhandle Cemetery. Local arrangements are by W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe.

Peter DeNucci
Peter "Pete" T. DeNucci, 80, DeSoto, died Wednesday, June 21, 2000, at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center. He was born Jan. 31, 1920, in Youngstown, Ohio. He was a carpenter for more than 60 years and worked construction for many years. He was a lifetime member of the Carpenter's Union of Olathe, a member of the Eudora United Methodist Church, past commander of the DeMolay No. 4 in Lawrence, past Worthy Patron of Order of Eastern Star No. 78 of DeSoto, a member of the Kansas York Rite Chapter No. 4 of Lawrence and a 32nd-degree member of the Scotish Rite Bodies of Lawrence. He also was a member and Past Watchman of the Shepherd of Fidelity White Shrine of Jerusalem, Lawrence, and was a life member and past district commander of the VFW, DeSoto. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Helen DeNucci, of the home; a son, Mark T. DeNucci Sr., Toledo, Ohio; a daughter, Nancy DeNucci, Lake Mary, Fla.; a brother, Patrick DeNucci, Youngstown, Ohio; and two grandsons. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Alden-Harrington Chapel, Bonner Springs. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Eudora United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Mount Sidney Cemetery, Linwood. Memorial contributions may be made to the Eudora United Methodist Church's Building Fund or to the Masonic charity of the donor's choice.

Patricia Denzel
Patricia Ann "Patsy" Spurrier Denzel, 77, of Leawood, died Wednesday, March 28, 2001, at her home. She was born March 23, 1924, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Ann and Jack Spurrier. She graduated in 1941 from St. Teresa's Academy and later went to Avila College. During the war effort, she worked as a chemist for Phillips Petroleum Refinery. She was married to Bob Denzel on Oct. 17, 1947, at Visitation Church in Kansas City, Mo. She was a member of the Cure of Ars Church and served as a Eucharistic Minister. She was an avid bridge player with the Cure of Ars Ladies Bridge Club and the Brookridge Bridge Club, as well as a member of the Ranch Mart Friday morning Bowling League. She was an active member of the Ladies of Charity, and past president of Cure of Ars and Visitation Parent Teachers Associations. She was also actively involved in each of her children's high school and college organizations. She and her husband celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 17, 1997. In addition to her husband of 53 years she leaves their six children, Mary Ann Mitchell and husband, Jerry; Patty Hink and husband, Mark; Bob Denzel and wife, Janie; Susie Muck and husband, Steve; Christy Odrowski and husband, Michael; Tom Denzel and wife Kristi; 15 grandchildren, five nephews and two nieces. Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Monday, April 2, 2001, at Cure of Ars Catholic Church, 9401 Mission Rd. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 7601 Blue Ridge Blvd. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 1, 2001, at McGilley State Line Chapel, 12301 State Line Rd., where a rosary will be said at 4:30 p.m. the family suggests memorial contributions to Carondelet Hospice, 201 W. R D Mize Rd. Kansas City, MO 64014 or Cure of Ars ACT Program, 9401 Mission RD. Leawood, KS 66206.

David Dibben
David Lee Dibben, 60, Olathe, died Sunday, May 13, 2001, at his home. He was born July 15, 1940, in Junction City, Kan., living in Olathe the past 15 years. He graduated from Junction City High School and was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He retired from KCPL after 33 years of service and from Capitol Electric after one year. He was a member of Local IBEW Union No. 1464. He was preceded in death by his father, Norman Charles Dibben, and his daughter, Kathleen Elizabeth Dibben. He leaves his wife, Jeanette N. Dibben of the home; five sons, Jacob Charles Dibben, Lawrence, Clint Adam Dibben, Gardner; Eric Nathan Dibben and Marcus Joseph Dibben, both of the home, and David Thomas Dibben, Mound City, Kan.; two daughters, Michelle Lea Willis, Prairie Village, and Chereanna Kay Dibben, Mound City, Kan.; his mother, Bernice Dibben, Junction City; two brothers, Donald Dibben and N. Craig Dibben, both of Junction City; a sister, Joyce Carpenter, Beatrice, Neb.; and four grandchildren. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road in Olathe. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the chapel. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. The family suggests contributions be made to Hospice of Olathe Medical Center, 20333 W. 151st Street, Olathe, KS 66061

Kenneth Dichiser
Kenneth S. Dichiser, 65, Chandler, Ariz., formerly of Olathe, died March 23, 2000, in Chandler. He was born Dec. 26, 1934, in Chicago. He married Barbara Lillian on Oct. 24, 1959. He served in the U.S. Marines and worked for LTV Steel for 33 years. He was transferred from Chicago to Bettendorf, Iowa, and then to Olathe. He retired from LTV Steel and moved to Chandler in 1996. He was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose since 1969, and a member of the American Legion since 1991. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Barbara, of the home; three sons, James Dichiser, Colona, Ill., and William Dichiser and Michael Dichiser, both of Olathe; two daughters, Kathleen Malone, Gurnee, Ill., and Karen Dichiser, Chicago; two sisters, Mary Lou Taggert, San Mateo, Calif., and Liz Tucker, Woodridge, Ill.; and three grandchildren. Visitation and open house will be 7 p.m. Friday, April 14, at the family home. Cremation. Arrangements are by Maryvale Mortuary, Phoenix, Ariz.

Amanda Dickens
Amanda Maurine Dickens, 12, Olathe, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000, at Children's Mercy Hospital. She was born Nov. 30, 1987, in Joliet, Ill., and lived in Olathe for the last nine years. She attended Olathe schools and was a member of the Girl Scouts. Surviving are her parents Tim and Barb Dickens and a sister Teresa, all of the home; maternal grandparents, John and Eva Mulcahy, Romeoville, Ill.; maternal great-grandmother, Helen Evans, Benton, Ill.; and paternal grandfather, Claude Dickens, New Braunfels, Texas. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, at the First Christian Church of Olathe. Friends may call from 5:30 p.m. until service time at the church. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Olathe Memorial Cemetery. The family requests memorial contributions to the International Rett Syndrome Association. Arrangements by W.L. Frye & Son Mortuary and Crematory.

Pauline Dickey
Pauline Mitchell Dickey, 92, Spring Hill, died Sunday, July 9, 2000, at her son's home in Spring Hill. She was born Nov. 8, 1907, in Meriden, Kan., to Daniel W. and Mary "Fannie" Francis Becker. After graduating from Meriden schools, she attended secretarial school in Tulsa, Okla., where she met Holly Mitchell, who she married June 26, 1926, in Los Angeles, Calif., where they lived until they moved to Centerville, Kan. After his death in 1951, she married an ordained Methodist minister, Lee A. Dickey, Sept. 24, 1952, in Centerville. She and her second husband lived throughout Kansas before finally settling in Spring Hill. She was an active member of the Spring Hill United Methodist Church, and a state officer in the United Methodist Women's Group. She also was preceded in death by her second husband, Lee Dickey, July 7, 1982; three sons, Ronald J. Mitchell, John Holly Mitchell Jr. and Dale A. Mitchell; and three brothers. Survivors include three sons, Reed Mitchell, Topeka, Pete Mitchell, Tampa, Fla., and Steve Mitchell, Spring Hill; two daughters, Carol Zimmerman, Olathe, and Dee Anna McJillton, Castro Valley, Calif.; 22 grandchildren; and more than 36 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Paola Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Spring Hill United Methodist Church, c/o Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071.

Jesse Divine
Jesse Wilbur Divine, 67, Olathe, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born M arch 2, 1933, in Lamar, Mo., the son of Kenneth and Lula (Myers) Divine. He was a 1950 graduate of Neosho High School. He married the former Jeanne Winfree on April 27, 1957. He was a member of Berean Church in Olathe, American Legion, Olathe V.F.W. and Fleet Reserve. He served in Korea and served two tours with MCB-3 in Vietnam, retiring in 1972 with 20 years of service. He worked at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., for more than 20 years before retiring. He was preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his wife, Jeanne Divine, of the home; mother, Lula Divine, Olathe; son, Greg Divine, and wife, Kelly, Osawatomie; three brothers, Kenny Divine, and wife Jean, Riverside, Calif., Leo Divine, and wife, Pat, Wichita, and Jere Divine, and wife Gloria, Lenexa; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 24, at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Burial with full military honors will follow at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the Parkinson's Association of Greater Kansas City, 7802 Foster, Overland Park, KS 66204.

Jacob Dix
Jacob Dale Dix, infant son of Glen and Angie Dix of Olathe, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Survivors include his parents; grandparents, Debbie and Mike Wilson, and Sherry and Larry Peer, all of Olathe, Gary Rutledge, Gardner, and Bennett Dix Jr. and Cheryl Emerick, both of Kansas City, Kan.; great-grandparents, Betty May, and Dean and Martha Wilson, all of Olathe, Jeannie Hicks, Osawatomie, and Jess and Irene Peer, Gardner; and godparents, Lloyd and Stephanie Alexander, and godgrandmother, Mindy Mitchell, all of Olathe. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at Prairie Center Church of God Prophecy, Olathe. Burial will be at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. The family suggests contributions to the Jacob Dix Memorial Fund in care of the church. D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel in in charge of arrangements.

Mary Doan
Mary E. Doan, 65, Spring Hill, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000, at home. She was born Feb. 22, 1934, in Merriam. the daughter of William and Johanna (Arnett) Sleighter. She was a resident of Gardner for nine years before recently moving Spring Hill. She was a seamstress for Olathe Boot Factory for six years, and for Bletx Corporation in Barnhart, Mo., for 10 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Doan, in 1983; and a brother, William Sleighter. Survivors include a son, Pete Speed, Meridian, Miss.; three daughters, Cheryl Clark, Grenada, Miss., Patricia Robertson, DeKalb, Miss., and Joyce Ramsey, Olathe; a sister, Nancy Schults, Dover, Kan.; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe, Kan.Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, at Shephard Hills Cemetery, Barnhart, Mo. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Kidney Foundation. Local arrangements are by W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home in Olathe, Kan.

Maurice Dobbeleare
Maurice J. Dobbeleare, 85, of Merriam died Friday, Feb. 25, 2000, at Villa St. Francis, Olathe. Survivors include his wife, Anna Jane Dobbeleare; two sons, Gary Dobbeleare and Dwight Dobbeleare; two sisters, Florine Meyer and Mary Toenehoehn; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 28, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Maple Hill Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Alzheimer's Association.

Howard Dodson
Howard "Keith" Dodson, 70, of Clearview City died Friday, June 22, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Oct. 3, 1930, in Oskaloosa, the son of Howard R. Dodson and Jennie (Beals) Dodson. He was a lifelong area resident of Kansas City, Kan. and Olathe. He moved to Clearview City a year ago. He was a self-employed handyman in the Olathe and Kansas City areas. He was a truck driver for Schlitz Malt Liquor and also had worked for the Austin Purina Chicken Plant. He was a graduate of Rosedale High School in the Argentine district of Kansas City, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force. He was divorced from Norma E. Stump of Freeman, Mo. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, David Dodson; and a sister, Linda Draheim. Survivors include a son, Gary Dodson, Olathe; two daughters, Pamela Johnston and Cindy O'Grady, both of Kansas City, Kan.; a brother, Ron Dodson, Pleasanton, Kan.; a sister, Verna Vielbig, Olathe; and eight grandchildren. Inurnment and graveside services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 27, at the Gardner Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 26, at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The family suggests memorial contributions to the charity of the donor's choice.

Lawrence Doljac Sr.
Lawrence "Larry" David Doljac Sr., 67, Olathe, died on Friday, July 14, 2000, at his home. He was born Aug. 15, 1932, in Uniontown, Pa., the son of John and Mary Doljac. He graduated from West Virginia University with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and was a member of the school's varsity football team. He served in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves for 13 years, retiring as a captain. He retired from Lehigh Portland Cement Company in 1999 after working there for 31 years. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Irene Ferrell Doljac, of the home; two sons, L. David Doljac Jr., Stilwell, and Mark Ferrell Doljac, Lawrence; two brothers, Joseph Doljac, Uniontown, Pa. ,and John Doljac, Virginia; three sisters, Caroline and Mary Doljac, both of Ashtabula, Ohio, and Kaye Doljac, Uniontown. A Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. today at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Olathe. Burial will be at the Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa. The family requests contributions to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City or the St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis, Tenn. Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe is in charge of arrangements.

Dorothy Donahue
Dorothy B. (Miller) Donahue, 79, Olathe, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000 at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Jan. 14, 1921, in Newton, Iowa. She had lived most of her life in Des Moines, Iowa. She was a secretary to the president of Dahl's Grocers in Des Moines for 25 years, retiring in 1989 and moving to Johnson County, Kan. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Claire D. Miller in 1970, and Joseph Donahue in 1975; and three sisters, Margaret Knowles, Helen Kyte and Ruth Elliott. Survivors include a son, Craig Miller, Savannah, Ga.; a daughter, Linda Shirk, Olathe; a brother, Howard Brokaw, Keno, Ore.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandsons. Private services. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Shepherd's Center, Ste. 201, 1 W. Armour Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. 64111. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe.

Gloria Donley
Gloria Jean Donley, 77, Tipton, Mo., died Thursday, June 15, 2000, at St. Mary's Hospital, Jefferson City, Mo. She was born Sept. 15, 1922, in Clarksburg, Mo., the daughter of Jesse C. Martin and Laura Groves. She married Leland Donley, May 31, 1942, in Centertown, Mo. She taught school for 31 years; 21 years were in the Tipton School system. She retired in 1987. She taught Sunday school for many years. She worked in the AWANA program with the local youth at Tipton Community Baptist Church for 15 years. She was a member of the Women's Club, the Tipton Community Baptist Church and the Retired Teachers' Association. Survivors include her husband, Leland Donley, of the home; two sons, Van E. Donley, Boonville, Mo.; and Arthur K. Donley, Overland Park; two daughters, Laura G. Willis, Wichita; Kaye E. Schuster, Tipton, Mo.; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Visitation is to be 1:30 p.m. June 17, at Meisenheimer-Griswold Funeral Home, Tipton, Mo. The funeral is to be be 2 p.m. Sunday at Tipton Community Baptist Church. Memorial contributions maybe made to the Jean Donley Scholarship Fund.

Dennis Donnelly
Dennis Dugan Donnelly, 78, of Cheyenne, Wyo., died Friday, May 4, 2001, at United Medical Center-West. He was born Sept. 6, 1922, in Julesburg, Colo. He previously lived in Olathe and Powell, Wyo. Mr. Donnelly served in the U.S. Navy in World War II and the Korean Conflict and retired after 12 years of service. He was a farmer for 10 years and chief health sanitarian in Johnson County for 15 years. He was preceded in death by a son, Steven Donnelly; his parents, John and Margaret Donnelly; four brothers; and three sisters. Mr. Donnelly is survived by his wife, Vanita Donnelly, Cheyenne; a son, John Donnelly, Olathe; a daughter, Denise Donham, Cody, Wyo.; two sisters, Margaret "Peggy" Rochlitz, Julesburg, Colo., and Virginia Gabriel, Denver; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel of the Chimes with Rev. Harold Powell officiating. Cremation. Military honors will be provided by the American Legion Honor Guard.

John Downing
GARDNER - John Michael (Stick) Downing, 58, died Friday, March 23, 2001 at his home in Gardner. He was born in Merriam, Kan. Aug. 8, 1942. He moved to Gardner in the late 1970s. He also lived in Bonner Springs. He worked as a flight mechanic and engineer on CH-47 Chinook helicopters for the Civil Service at New Century AirCenter, Gardner. He retired in 1993. As a young man, he worked for his father's automotive battery service in Kansas City, Kan. He graduated from Basehor High School. He enlisted in the National Guard Army Reserve in 1963 and retired as First Sergeant in 1988. He served in the U.S. Army May 1968 through August 1969 during the Vietnam Era and was stationed in Ft. Carson, Colo. He was a member of the Gardner Masonic Lodge. He married Melissa (Diane) Inscore Downing Feb. 14, 1980 in Miami, Okla. Survivors include his wife, Melissa (Diane) Inscore Downing, of the home; mother, Mary Louise Kelly-Downing, Lansing, Kan.; two sons, Steve Staley, Baldwin City, Kan. and Mike Staley, Olathe; two sisters, Joanne Aaron, Leavenworth, Kan. and Loretta Kirchhofer, Wakarusa, Kan; a brother, Bernard Downing, Wichita, Kan. and two grandchildren. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. There also will be a Masonic Lodge Service 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Masonic Lodge, Gardner. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, Kan. Burial will be at Gardner Cemetery, Gardner, with military honors. Memorial contributions can be sent to the Kansas City Hospice care of Bruce Funeral Home P.O. Box 192, Gardner, Kan. 66030.

Dennis Duncan
Dennis R. Duncan, 56, Overland Park, died at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.,Wednesday, June 13, 2001, after battling melanoma. He was born Feb. 8, 1945, in Fort Scott, Kan., and has lived in Johnson County most of his life. He was a respected and talented builder/developer throughout Johnson County for 30 years. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He was an avid golfer and member of Wolf Creek Golf Club in Spring Hill. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jordan Kaylee Duncan in 1989. He is survived by his wife, Sue Duncan; his children, Jesse L. and Ellie M. Duncan, both of the home, and Jaclyn Duncan and her husband Jim Hunsperger, Gardner; a brother, Dean Duncan, Mound City, Kan.; three sisters, Shirley Chambers and Doris Belcher, both of LaCygne, Kan., and Donna Parker, Sarasota, Fla.; two grandsons; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Services are to be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Stanley. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 6700 Antioch Road., Suite 100, Merriam, KS 66204-1200.

Lila Duncan
Lila Marie Duncan, 62, Paola, died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Aug. 20, 1937, in Chiles, Kan., the daughter of John Marion and Beulah Myrtle (Tull) Frazee. She was preceded in death by three sisters. Survivors include a son, Charlie Duncan, Paola; five daughters, Sharon Myers, McPherson, Donna Folsom, Overland Park, Bonnie Gilpatrick, Paola, Connie Duncan, Grain Valley, Mo., and Linda Hollingshead, Olathe; two brothers, John W. Frazee, Nevada, Mo., and Eual Frazee, Shawnee; a sister, Doris Jackson, Bates City, Mo.; 15 grandchildren; and five great-granchildren. The graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the Runyan Funeral Home, P.O. Box 669, Louisburg, KS 66053.

Robert Duncan
Robert E. "Bob" Duncan, 83, of Overbrook, Kan., died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2000, at Brookside Manor Nursing Home in Overbrook. He was born June 1, 1917, at Vassar, Kan., the son of Everett and Minnie (Sipes) Duncan. He grew up in the Vassar area and attended Lyndon schools, graduating from Lyndon High School in 1934. He was married Lorraine Marie Rosetta on May 24, 1940, at Osage City. They shared more than 60 years of married life together. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving with the 35th Division for five years until his discharge in June of 1945. He served his country in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe, the Ardennes and the Battle of the Bulge. He moved from Osage City to Overbrook in 1949. He and his wife operated a restaurant and tavern in Overbrook for eight years. He was employed by the city of Overbrook in various capacities for nine years, including several years as city marshal. He retired after 27 years of service with U.S.D. No. 434 Overbrook/Scranton where he was maintenance superintendent. In addition to serving in maintenance, he also was a bus driver and scorekeeper for various school athletics. He also served as a coach and referee for youth baseball and softball in Overbrook for many years. He was named grand marshal of the Overbrook/Osage County Free Fair Parade in Overbrook in 1998. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Scranton; the Knights of Columbus in Osage City; V.F.W. Post No. 2709 at Scranton; and Anderson-Raible Post No. 239 of the American Legion in Overbrook where he had served as post commander for several years. He was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. Survivors include his wife, Lorraine, of the home; three sons, Robert Duncan and his wife, Mary Jane of Olathe; Donald Duncan and his wife, Kay of Americus, Kan.; and James Duncan and his wife, Roxanne of Overbrook; and nine grandchildren. He will lie in state after 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at the Greenwood-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home in Overbrook where the rosary will be recited at 5 p.m. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. prior to the rosary. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Scranton. Interment will be at the Overbrook Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bob Duncan Memorial Scholarship Fund at U.S.D. No. 434 in care of the Greenwood-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home, P.O. 268, Overbrook, KS 66542.

Shirley Duncan
Shirley Ann Duncan, 72, died Jan. 24, 2001, at Villa St. Francis Nursing Home, 16600 W. 126th St. She was born Jan. 8, 1928, in Longmont, Colo. She graduated high school in Beloit and was a life-long resident of the Kansas City area. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Frances and Theda Beatrice Lowell Tice; and one sister, Connie May Cather. Survivors include her husband, Douglas Duncan, of the home; one son, John Paul Duncan, of Lawrence; one daughter, Connie Jo Lutes, of Olathe; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be set at a later date. Arrangements made by W.L. Frye & Son Funeral home, 105 E. Loula.

Kayla Dunn
Kayla Christanna Dunn, 2, Olathe, died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, at Children's Mercy Hospital. She was born Aug. 25, 1998, in Olathe, the daughter of John James and Courtney Lynn (Potter) Dunn. She and her family have been lifelong residents of Olathe and members of the Vista Baptist Church, Olathe. Survivors include her parents, of the home; her grandparents, Jim and Carolyn Dunn, Olathe, Kelvin and Tammy Segear, Grandview, Mo., and Garry Davis, Independence, Mo.; her great-grandparents, Carl and Glennie Davis, Independence, Mo., and Udell and Hertha McElvoy, Peculiar, Mo.; a great-great-grandmother, Edna Burke, Independence, Mo.; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the W.L. Frye & Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ronald McDonald House.

Wilma Dunn
Wilma "Willie" Irene Dunn, 79, Olathe, died Thursday, July 20, 2000, at her home. She was born Dec. 13, 1920, in Cabool, Mo., the daughter of Alfred and Ada (Ray) Hanks. She worked for Delmar Gardens of Lenexa as a nurse for many years. Survivors include a son, Ted R. Larkin, Lenexa; four daughters, Kimberly A. Turner, Olathe, Tammy Merriman, Louisburg, Marjorie White, Overland Park, and Donna Nichols, Eugene, Mo.; two sisters, Maxine Chicks, Milwaukee, Wis., and Janie Hunt, Max Creek, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The graveside service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to Olathe Hospice, 20375 W. 151st St., Olathe, KS 66061. Arrangements are by D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, Overland Park.

Robert Duroche
Robert E. Duroche, 65, Olathe, died Sunday, July 29, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born Nov. 8, 1934, in Kansas City, Kan. He graduated from Rosedale High School in 1952. He spent several years in the Army Reserve. He retired from Southwest Grease (which later became Exxon Mobil) after 48 years of service. He was preceded in death by his father, Eugene Duroche. Survivors includes his wife of 23 years, Sue, of the home; his mother, Mary "Honey" Duroche, four daughters, Elizabeth Duroche and Susan Duroche, both of Olathe, Bridget Duroche, Auburn, Ala., and Brenda Kritenbrink, Indianapolis, Ind., ; three sons, Brian Duroche, Quenemo, Kan., Mark Phillips, Papillion, Neb., and Greg Phillips, Fulerton, Neb; and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the chapel. Burial will be at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Zeandale, Kan. The family suggests contributions to the Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead, 13800 Switzer, Overland Park, KS 66221 or Brookridge Day School, 9555 Hadley, Overland Park, KS 66212.

Donald Dydell Jr.
Donald Dydell Jr., 46, died Jan. 6, 2001, in Las Vegas. He was born Dec. 19, 1954, in Olathe, the son of Barbara and Donald Dydell Sr. Survivors include his mother, Barbara Cartwright, Olathe; three sisters, Cheryl Beaman, Daytona Beach, Fla.; Melva Earl, Kansas City, Kan.; and Sylvia Stanford, Olathe; stepbrother, James Thompkins, and two half-sisters, Rita Thompkins and Tracey Venerable, all of Olathe. Memorial service will be 7 p.m. today at St. Luke Church of God in Christ, 401 W. Spruce, Olathe.

Ethel Dziadura
Ethel Mary England Dziadura, 62, Spring Hill, died Feb. 12, 2001, at her home. She was born March 5, 1938, in Paola where she grew up. She lived in Spring Hill before moving to the rural community. She worked as a technician for Osborn Laboratories in Olathe for four years. She also worked at Puritan Bennett in Lenexa for 19 years as lead assembly line person. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Paola and of the Wagon Wheelers Square Dance Club. She was a graduate of Paola High School. She married Ernest Dziadura in June 1956 in Gardner. She is preceded in death by her parents Albert Preston England and Amelia Anna Elizabeth Dageford England; and two brothers, Virgil and Roger England. She is survived by her husband, of the home; two daughters, Patricia and her husband Seamus Monahan, Spring Hill; and Debra Valenti and husband Scott, Spring Hill; two sons, Robert Dziadura, Spring Hill; and David and wife Patricia Dziadura, Spring Hill; a brother, Lester England, Paola; a sister, Alberta Johnson, Osawatomie; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Feb.15 at Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner. Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. before the service. Private family inurnment will be at a later date in Antioch Cemetery, Spring Hill. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society or the K-State Cancer Research Fund.

Barbara Easterly
Barbara Jean Easterly, 63, died Saturday, March 10, 2001, at her home in Spring Hill. She was born in Hastings, Neb. , Jan. 11, 1938. She graduated from Wyandotte High School. She lived in Kansas City, Kan., and New Orleans, before moving to Spring Hill last November to live with her daughter. For 15 years, she owned and operated a beauty and nail salon called Cheveu Beauty Salon, Nails by Kassie in New Orleans. She retired in 1999. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard Sherman and Mildred Tempts Sherman, and five brothers. Survivors include two sons, Ben Hill of Mulberry, Kan., Mike Easterly of Springfield, Mo.; eight daughters, Debra Schembs of Kansas City, Kan., Pam Lassonde of New Orleans, Tink Taylor of Spring Hill, Kassie Leone of New Orleans, Brenda Carter of Mulberry, Debbie White of Versailles, Mo., Tina Dempsay of Gardner, and Carol Monroe of Lee's Summit, Mo.; one brother, David Sherman of Kansas City, Kan., 23 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be Wednesday, March 14, at 7 p.m. at Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner. Cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice Cancer Action, care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

David Eastland
David Lee "Highpockets" Eastland, 69, Belton, Mo., died Monday, March 20, 2000, at his home. He was born March 26, 1931, in Morris, Kan. He served in the U.S. Army in 1951. He worked for Lakeside Hospital, retiring in 1985, and was a member of the Channel 18 Breakers CB Club. He was preceded in death by two sons, Vincent E. Eastland in 1985, and Curtis J. Eastland in 1993. He is survived by his wife Mary L. "Low Pockets" Eastland, of the home; a daughter, Lisa Hesprich, Overland Park, Kan.; two sons, Mark A. Eastland, Grandview, Mo., and Anthony Q. Eastland, Belton; 14 grandchildren; and four great grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 23, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, Overland Park. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 24, at the chapel. Burial will be at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be sent to Mary Eastland, c/o D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210.

Lorene Eby
NEWTON - Lorene Marie Prather Eby, 81, Newton, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000, at Newton Medical Center in Newton. She was born May 19, 1919, in rural Newton, the daughter of John E. Prather and Anna (Harvey) Prather. She married Olin H. Eby on Oct. 11, 1940, in Newton. She was a homemaker and a former teacher at Gingrass School for one year and at the Stone School for two years, both in rural Newton. She was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church in Newton, where she was a deacon and elder, and a member of the Crusiers organization. She also was a member of the Thursday Morning Coffee Club. She was preceded in death by a sister, Velma Dreier. Survivors include her husband, Olin H. Eby, Newton; two sons, Richard Eby, Overland Park, and Don Eby, Olathe; a sister, Barbara DuBois, Newton; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The funeral is 2 p.m. today at the First United Presbyterian Church, Newton. Burial will be at the Greenwood Cemetery, Newton. Memorial contributions may be made to the Permanent Endowment Fund, First United Presbyterian Church, in care of Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.

Ardis Edwards
Ardis F. Edwards, 76, Edgerton, died Sunday, April 2, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born July 26, 1923, in McPherson, the daughter of Eva A. (Smith) Sawyer and Elwyn A. Sawyer. She was a 1940 graduate of McPherson High School. She received a bachelor's degree in religious education in 1945 from Phillips University, Enid, Okla. She married W. Lee Edwards on Oct. 12, 1951, in Wichita. She had lived in Raytown, Mo., 1951-1962; in Overland Park, 1962-1969; and in Edgerton since 1969. After graduating from Phillips University, she was the Christian-education director at First Christian Church, Duncan, Okla., and later at First Christian Church in Wichita. She held the same post (1951-1954) at Country Club Christian Church, Kansas City, Mo. She was a draperies seamstress (1964-1989) for William Bailey Interior Decorating, Kansas, City, Mo. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Gardner and its Keen-agers. She also was a co-chairwoman of the Flower Department of the Johnson County Fair; a past president of Gardner Athena Federated Women's Club; a past president of Rock Creek Club in Edgerton; a volunteer at Meadowbrook Hospital for more than 15 years; and a member of Classic Ladies Masonic Shrine Car Club of Kansas City and Gardner Eastern Star No. 236. She was preceded in death by a daughter and son-in-law, Marlene and Rourke Madron, and their two children, Janae and Rendle They were killed in a traffic accident on Oct. 26, 1999. Survivors include her husband, W. Lee Edwards, of the home; two daughters, Arleta Davey, Olathe, and Sonja Zimmerman, Basking Ridge, N.J.; a sister, Glenda Watson, Lexington, Ky.; a brother, Lowell Sawyer, McPherson; and seven grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 6, at First Baptist Church, Gardner. Burial will follow at Gardner Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church or National Presbyterian Mariners

James Edwards
James W. "Jim" Edwards, 90, Olathe, died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Jan. 2, 1910, in Clinton, Mo., the eldest of three brothers. He lived his early life in Eudora, and later married Doris Denley of Olathe. The couple moved to California to work in the aircraft industry during World War II, then returned with their newborn son, Michael. He worked as a maintenance engineer at the Montgomery Ward stores in Kansas City, Kan., until his retirement in the late 1970s. He held several union cards. His hobbies included hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by his wife of more than 60 years, Doris Edwards, in 1998. Survivors include his son, Michael Edwards, Roeland Park; granddaughter, Sherri Edwards, Olathe; and three great-grandchildren. In lieu of a formal service, there will be a visitation at 5:15 p.m., Monday, Nov. 20, at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Animal Haven,9800 W. 67th St., Overland Park, KS 66203.

Marcelia Edwards
Marcelia "Marcy" M. Lawrence Edwards, 81, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, in Shawnee, Kan., at her daughter's home. Marcy was born on Feb. 17, 1920, in Gardner. She moved to Topeka 15 years ago when she married Paul Edwards, and she moved to Shawnee just three weeks ago. Marcy worked as an underwriter for Patrons Mutual Insurance Association for 28 years. She was also a real estate agent. She retired in 1982. She was a former member and elder of the Gardner Presbyterian Church, and at the time of death, was a member of Maple Hill Congregational Church in Maple Hill, Kan., where she was also a member of the Maple Leaf Club. Mrs. Edwards was a member of the Gardner American Legion LeRoy Hill Post No. 19 Auxiliary. Her daughters think it was very fitting that their mother was crowned Miss Johnson County Beauty Queen. She was not only beautiful on the outside, but beautiful within. Marcy graduated from Gardner High School in 1938 and she attended Gardner Elementary School and Lanesfield School. In 1939 Marcy married Howard "Chig" Freeman Lawrence. He died on June 19, 1981 and she later married Paul Albert Edwards on Oct. 27, 1984, who survives at the home west of Topeka. Marcy is preceded in death by her parents, George M. Rankin and Ethel Moore Rankin; a brother, Howard Rankin; and a sister, Velma Campbell. She is survived by three daughters, Sandi Lawrence Clement, Olathe, Cheryl Lawrence Betz, Pikeville, Ky., and Cindy Lawrence Gessley, Shawnee; two brothers, Homer Rankin and Harold "Bunnee" Rankin, both of Gardner; two sisters, Merle Winters, Gardner, and Dorothy "Deanie" Kelleher, Olathe; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Gardner Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to a memorial fund at either the Maple Hill Congregational Church or Gardner Presbyterian Church in lieu of flowers.

Ralph Edwards
Ralph Edwards, 62, Olathe, formerly of Erie, Kan., died Jan. 6, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center's emergency room. He was born April 10, 1937, northwest of Erie, to Marion R. Edwards and Anna Irene (McGowen) Edwards. After graduating from Erie High School in 1955, he joined the U.S. Navy and served until 1959. He married Betty Naff on April 28, 1956, at Erie Federated Church. Following his Navy discharge, he moved to Olathe. He worked for the Perfect Circle Piston and Ring Corporation; the Dana Corporation; and later for the Olathe School District, retiring in 1991. He was a member of the Maple Hill Presbyterian Church, Merriam; the George L. Hendricks Post No. 102, American Legion, Erie; the Erie Lodge No. 76 A.F. & A.M.; the Abdallah Temple, Overland Park; and the Scottish Rite of Kansas City, Kan. He was a past associate guardian of Job's Daughters Bethel No. 36, Olathe. Survivors include his wife Betty of Olathe; two daughters, Debra Widmer, Olathe, and Donna Anello, Paola; his mother, Irene Edwards, Erie; and a brother, Ray Edwards, Erie; and three grandchildren. The funeral was Jan. 8 at Erie Federated Church. Burial, with masonic rites and military honors, was in East Hill Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Shriner's Crippled Children's Hospital. Arrangements were by Pierce-Carson-Wall Funeral Home, Erie.

Craig Eells
Craig Alan Eells, 28, Gardner, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000, at his home. He was born Sept. 4, 1972, in Wichita, Kan., where he grew up. He was a graduate of Southeast High School, Wichita, and had attended Wichita State University and Butler County Community College. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Gardner. Survivors include his mother, Kathleen T. Ludwick Eells, of the home; a brother, Sean Eells, of the home; and a sister, Brooke Eells, of the home; and eight small service dogs, also of the home. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today, with a devotional of the Sacred Heart at 7 p.m., at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gardner. Burial will be at St. Columbia Catholic Cemetery, Gardner. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Building Fund, c/o Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 122 E. Warren, Gardner, KS 66030.

Bill Ellis
Bill Ellis, 88, Humboldt, Kan., died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2000, at Pinecrest Nursing Home, Humboldt. He was born Feb. 16, 1912, in Mountain View, Mo., the son of Irvin Greenberry and Ruth Ellis. He lived in the Colony, Kan. area for most of his life. He was a farmer, stockman and trucker who hauled hay and cattle. He married Lois Marie Shepard on Aug. 19, 1939, in Colony. She died July 20, 2000. He also was preceded in death by one son, Jerry Ellis; two grandsons; one brother, Claude Ellis; and three sisters, Pauline Ray, Delight Carnes and Pansy Parks. Survivors include six sons, Jack Ellis, Humboldt,; Guy Ellis, Williamsburg, Kan.; Rex and Rick Ellis, both of Iola; Ron Ellis, Leroy, Kan.; and Randy Ellis, Olathe; three daughters, Pat Baker, Olathe; Sheila Mann, Humboldt; and Lesa Sherwood, Leroy, Kan.; 32 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel, Colony. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Colony Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Bill Ellis Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.

Lois Ellis
Lois Marie Ellis, 78, Humboldt, Kan., died Thursday, July 20, 2000, at the Allen County Hospital in Iola. She was born May 3, 1922, in Wayne County, Iowa, the daughter of Madison P. and Bessie V. Maude (Offield) Shepard. She married Oliver Elmer "Bill" Ellis on Aug. 19, 1939, in Colony, Kan. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Ellis; two brothers, Bob Shepard and Melvin Shepard; and two grandsons. Survivors include her husband, Oliver E. "Bill" Ellis, of the home; six sons, Guy Ellis, Williamsburg, Kan., Jack Ellis, Humboldt, Rex Ellis and Rick Ellis, both of Iola, Ron Ellis, Leroy, and Randy Ellis, Olathe; three daughters, Pat Baker, Olathe, Sheila Mann, Humboldt, and Lesa J. Sherwood, Leroy; four sisters, Myrtle Francis, Colony, Norma Kester, Yates Center, Reva Turner, Ottawa, and Murel O'Lecha, Jerome, Idaho; 32 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Her body will lie in state from 8 to 10 a.m. today at the Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel, Colony. The funeral will be 10 a.m. today at the chapel. Burial will be at the Colony Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Arrowwood Lane Assisted Care facility in Humboldt or the American Diabetes Association, which may be left in care of the funeral home.

Robert Engle
Robert "Bob" Jerome Engle, 77, Memphis, Mo., died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2000, at Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Mo. He was born Feb. 18, 1923, in Herculaneum, Mo., the son of William McKinley and Bertha (White) Engle. He attended grade school in Herculaneum and graduated from Roosevelt High School in St. Louis, Mo. A World War II veteran, he had joined the U.S. Navy on Dec. 7, 1942, where he served as an Aviation Electrician's Mate, Second Class. He earned the Asiatic Pacific Ribbon, the American Theater Ribbon, a Good Conduct Medal and the World War II Victory Ribbon, and was honorably discharged in August 1946. He returned to St. Louis, Mo., and began a sales career. He married Mary Elizabeth Kreutzer on June 7, 1952. They moved in 1955 to Kirksville, Mo., and in 1964 to Memphis, Mo., where he managed the J. Burdman Auto Parts Store until his retirement in 1984. He was member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Memphis, the Wallace W. Gillespie Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4958 in Memphis, and the Disabled American Veterans. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Engle, on Dec. 29, 1998. Survivors include two sons, Robert Engle, Jefferson City, Mo., Cary Engle, Lawrence, and Jeff Engle, Olathe; a daughter, Lisa Tague, Gorin, Mo.; two half-brothers, Don and Richard Engle; and a half-sister, Mary Ann Rout; and nine grandchildren. The funeral will be 11 a.m. today at the Gerth Funeral Chapel in Memphis, Mo. Burial will follow at the Maple Hill Cemetery, Kirksville, Mo. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Paul Lutheran Church of Memphis, Mo., c/o Gerth Funeral Service, 115 S. Main, Memphis, MO 63555.

Diane Erickson
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Diane A. Erickson, 56, Kansas City, Kan., died Friday, May 25, 2001. She was a data entry clerk for the U.S. Postal Service. She was preceded in death by her father, Archie L. Sherrell. Survivors include her mother, Vivian I. Sherrell; two sons, Johnny Erickson and Dusty Erickson; a daughter, Julie Dartt; a sister, Karen Howard; and five grandchildren. The funeral will be 11 a.m. today at Charter Funerals/ Kansas Chapel, 10250 W. 63rd St., Merriam. She will be buried at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association or the National Kidney Foundation.

Oliver Erickson
Oliver J. "Eric" Erickson, 91, died Feb. 16, 2000, at Brighton Gardens, Prairie Village. He was born in Kansas City, Kan., and lived his entire life in the Kansas City area. He was office manager for Katz Drug Company for 31 years, and also became treasurer and a board of directors member. After retiring from Katz, he had a custom marble business in Olathe. He was a member of Village Presbyterian Church, and a former 35-year member of Milburn Country Club. Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Bonnie, Brighton Gardens, Prairie Village; two daughters, Pat Pierson, Prairie Village, and Bonnie Smoyer, Wyckoff, N.J.; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Amos Family Chapel, Lenexa. Private burial will be Monday at Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. The family suggests memorial contributions to Odyssey Hospice, Ste. 350, 9229 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114.

Richard Erisman
Richard A. Erisman, 63, Harrisonville, Mo., died Monday, July 24, 2000, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. He was born July 2, 1937, in Kansas City, Mo., living in Harrisonville, Mo., for the past year, after coming from Trenton, Mo. He was a master plumber for more than 20 years, working out of Plumbers Local Union No. 8 before retiring. Survivors include a son, Richard A. Erisman Jr., Centerville, Kan.; four daughters, Jacque L. Montgomery and Lori L. Sierks, both of Olathe, Becky S. Glaze, of the home, and Patty Emery, Kansas City, Mo.; a brother, Vernon Erisman, Centerville; a sister, Sharon Johnson, Olathe; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the American Lung Association, 2007 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64108.

Florence Evans
Florence "Leona" Howell Evans, 91, Columbia, Mo., died Friday, March 16, 2001, at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Medical Center in Columbia, Mo. She was born Feb. 11, 1910, in Leon, Iowa. She grew up on a farm south of Gardner. She graduated from Gardner High School, and later from Emporia Teachers College in Emporia. She lived in Sedalia, Mo., Richmond, Mo., St. Joseph, Mo., Higginsville, Mo., Atchison, Kan., for 30 years in Columbia, Mo., and in Lee's Summit, Mo., before moving back to Columbia in 1996. She was a homemaker and taught school in two places-a rural school between Gardner and Olathe and at a day-care center in Columbia, Mo. She retired from teaching in 1976. She was a member of the Lee's Summit Baptist Church, Calvary Baptist Church in Columbia, Mo., and Gardner Baptist Church in Gardner, Kan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry David Evans, who died in 1983; her parents, Dell B. Howell and Grace Perdew Howell; three brothers, Truman Ellsworth Howell, James Howell and Lester Howell; and two sisters, Frances Losh and Rita Kingsley. Survivors include two sons, Orlynn Evans of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Harry David Evans Jr. of Tustin, Calif.; one daughter, Carroll Evans Medford of Columbia, Mo.; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, at Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner. Burial will be at Gardner Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, at Memorial Funeral Home, Columbia, Mo. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mission Volunteer Scholarship Fund of the Calvary Baptist Church in Columbia, Mo., in care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Wayne Evans
Wayne F. Evans, 77, Olathe, died Monday, April 2, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. Evans was born Feb. 3, 1924, in Humansville, Mo., living in Olathe since 1966. He was an Army Veteran of WWII and served 20 years before retiring in 1963. Following his retirement from the military, he worked for the Sunflower Ammunition Plant in DeSoto and was a security guard for Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo. He was a member of the Earl Collier Post #153 of the American Legion, Olathe. He bowled in the Tuesday Night Business League at Olathe Lanes West, and he and his wife Grace bowled in the Wednesday Night Mixed league at Olathe Lanes West. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Lloyd, Floyd and Gene Evans, and two sisters, Goldie McBride and Evelyn Paxson. He is survived by his wife Grace T. Evans of the home; three daughters: Sheila M. Bourland, of Osceola, Mo.; Barbara D. Watterson, Olathe; and Judy A. Gilliam of Abilene, Kan.; two sisters: Cleo Hazlett, of Nevada, Mo. and Viola Parks of Roscoe, Mo.; and six grandchildren. The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. The Earl Collier Post #153 of the American Legion in Olathe will provide military burial rites at the cemetery.

Peggy Evinger
Peggy Evinger, 68, Overland Park, formerly of Osawatomie and Paola, died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at the Villa St. Joseph Nursing Home in Overland Park. She was born May 11, 1931, in Osawatomie to Harold B. and Alice Morris Grimes. She attended grade and high schools, and grew up, in Osawatomie. She married William H. Evinger Dec. 7, 1956, in Osawatomie. She had worked for Mode-O-Day Clothing Factory (1954-1960), Osawatomie, before the family moved to Paola. She also had worked for Smith's Garment Factory (1960-61), before working for Buy-Right Grocery Store, from which she retired in 1980. Shortly after retiring, she and her husband moved to Johnson County. She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Evinger, on July 18, 1993. Survivors include a son, Steve Begshaw, Lee's Summit, Mo.; a sister, Jo Ann Young, Tulsa, Okla.; a grandson, Brian Begshaw, Raytown, Mo.; and a granddaughter, Leslie Begshaw, Manhattan, Kan. The graveside service will be 4 p.m. Monday, April 10, at the Osawatomie Cemetery, rural Paola. Memorial contributions may be made to Villa St. Joseph Nursing Home, c/o Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071.

Esther Ewing
Esther Lucille Ewing, 88, formerly of Blue Mound, Kan., died Saturday, June 24, 2001, at the Golden Heights Nursing Center in Garnett, Kan. She was born Oct. 16, 1912, the daughter of James LaFayette and Ida Mae Campbell Gambill. She married Samuel W. Ewing Jan. 14, 1933, and he preceded her in death on May 5, 1971. She married Clyde Goodno on Oct. 9, 1986, and he preceded her in death on May 31, 1998. She was a real estate agent before retiring. She was a member of the Blue Mound Federated Church, Order of the Eastern Star, Lotus Chapter, Jolly Sewing Circle, and Married and Glad of It, clubs all of Blue Mound; and the VFW Aux. No. 1125 in Fort Scott, Kan. She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Jeanette Ewing; four brothers, Oscar, William, Edwin and Stephen Gambill; and one sister, Cora Harter. Survivors include one son, Jerry Ewing of Blue Mound; one daughter, Joyce Vanlandingham of Olathe; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 26, at the Blue Mound Federated Church with interment in the Pleasant View Cemetery in Blue Mound. Family suggests contributions to Golden Heights Activity Fund or Midland Hospice.

Margaret Ewing
Margaret J. Ewing, 57, of Olathe, died Friday, May 11, 2001, at her home. She was born April 17, 1944, in Olathe, where she lived all of her life. She was a 1962 graduate of Olathe High School. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Olathe where she served on the board of deacons and was a member of the church choir. Survivors include her husband, Tom Ewing, of the home, two sons, Michael Thomas Ewing and Mark Edward Ewing, both of Atlanta; a daughter Linda Beth Nellor, Gardner; six brothers, D. Wayne Zimmerman of Olathe, J. Zimmerman of Lubbock, Texas, Charles Zimmerman of Olathe, Ray Zimmerman of St. Louis, Mo., Ron Zimmerman of Edgerton, and Howard Zimmerman of Norman, Okla.; three sisters, Martha Lightcap of Hugoton, Kan., Mary Sell of Belton, Mo., and Marge Ludwig of Olathe; five grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at The First Presbyterian Church, Lee and Hershey Street, Olathe. There will be a private burial prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society, 5960 Dearborn St., Ste. 100, Mission, KS 66202.

Leliah Farr
Leliah M. Farr, 86, of Ottawa, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2001, at Village Manor Care Center in Ottawa. She was born Dec. 31, 1914, at Emporia, the daughter of John Henry and Rose Leliah (Murdock) Bond. She grew up in the Emporia area and attended Emporia schools. She married Charles Lowell Farr on May 15, 1938, in Emporia. She worked as deputy register of deeds for Lyon County for several years before she and her husband moved from Emporia to Ottawa in 1941. She was employed by Ottawa University at a secretary for more than 30 years, retiring in 1984. She was a charter member of the Women's Society of Christian Service at Grace Methodist Church in Emporia where she was a member, attended Sunday school and sang in the choir. She and her husband were sponsors of the Epworth League youth group at the church for several years. After moving to Ottawa, she become a member of the First United Methodist Church in Ottawa, the Sunshine Sunday School Class and Outreach Circle. She was a former member of Soroptimist International of Ottawa; Ottawa University Women's Club; and the Ottawa Oasis Club. She also was a 25-year member of Union Chapter No. 15, Order of the Eastern Star in Ottawa. She was preceded in death by her husband of more than 30 years on Dec. 21, 1968; her parents; and three brothers, Les Bond, Morris Bond and John Bond. Survivors include a daughter, Janice L. McBride, Olathe; three grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at the Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home in Ottawa. Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery in Ottawa. She will lie in state after 8 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. until the service hour on Friday. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church Building Fund and may be sent in care of the Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home P.O. Box 14 Ottawa, KS 66067.

Beverly Fasching
EDGERTON - Beverly Gene Fasching, 63, of Edgerton died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Aug. 1, 1937, in St. Louis, Mo. She lived in Steamboat Springs, Colo., and in Johnson County from 1987 until her death. She was a secretary at the Johnson County Sheriff's Department for two years. She was a member of Assumption Catholic Church in Edgerton, the Women's Auxiliary of the Earl Collier Post No. 153 of the American Legion and was a member of the 8/40. Survivors include her husband, Wilfred "Cocky" Fasching, of the home; her mother, Dorothy Fletcher, Gardner; and a brother, William Sigley, Byron, Ill. A rosary service will begin at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral mass will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at Assumption Catholic Church in Edgerton. A private interment of ashes will follow the mass.

Virgil Faught
Virgil H. Faught, 87, of Olathe, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2001. at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born Oct. 5, 1913, in Izard County, Ark., living in Olathe since 1955. He was a farmer for many years. He also worked for Hyer Boot Factory for several years. He retired from the Olathe District Schools as a custodian for Havencroft Elementary School in 1978. He was a charter member of Faith Baptist Church in Olathe. He was preceded in death by a son, Ronnie G. Faught, in 1965. Survivors include his wife, Elda of the home; a son, Ronald D. Faught, of Cave City, Ark.; a daughter, Jerlene E. Blue, of Olathe; three sister; Loretta Yancey, Cave City, Ark., Gail Gifford, Huntsville, Ark., and Mearl Bennett, Mountain Home, Ark.; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at the Faith Baptist Church I-35 and 169 Hwy, Olathe. Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. today at the church. Burial will be in the Johnson County Memorial Gardens. The Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe is in charge of arrangements.

Judy Fausset
Judy Ann Fausset, 59, of Welda, Kan., died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Feb. 24, 1942, in Borger, Texas. She was preceded in death by her father, Howard D. Kiekbusch, and one brother, John D. Kiekbusch. Survivors include her husband of 36 years, John V. Fausset of the home; mother, Maxine Kiekbusch, Kansas City, Mo.; three sons, Scott Fausset, Olathe, Tom Fausset, Mexico Beach, Fla., and John M. Fausset, Kansas City, Mo.; a daughter, Jana L. Morris, Gardner; a sister, JoLyn Brooke, Belton, Mo.; a brother, James F. Kiekbusch, Wellsville; and nine grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Monday, March 5, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Kansas City, Kan.

David Fennel
David L. Fennel, 55, Spring Hill, died Wednesday, July 5, 2000, at his home. He was born Nov. 29, 1944, in Monticello, Ark., the son of Burly and Daisy (Wilkett) Fennel. The family lived in Monticello for five years, then moved to Paola, where he lived for 15 years and was a graduate of Paola High School. He married Evelyn Cunningham Aug. 9, 1965, in Hillsdale. He had lived in Spring Hill for the past 35 years. He was self-employed for 35 years as Fennel Septic & Plumbing Co., Spring Hill; and also owned and operated Fennel Roofing Company with his brother, Jack Fennel. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Spring Hill, and was a past member of the Ocheltree Baptist Church, Ocheltree, Kan. He was a past member of the Paola Eagles Lodge. He was a guitarist and singer with the band "Country Jammers." He was preceded in death by four brothers, Harvey Fennel, Jesse Smith, Hobart Smith and J.B. Fennel; and two sisters, Ruby Fennel and Vera Fennel. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn, of the home; two sons, Steve Fennel, Grove, Okla., and Kevin Fennel, Knoxville, Tenn.; two daughters, Vicki Kelleher, Olathe, and Rheba Castillo, Wichita; three brothers, Vernon Fennel, Osawatomie, George Fennel, Belton, Mo., and Edward "Jack" Fennel, Paola; a sister, Louise Fennel Howard, Pomona, Kan.; and five grandchildren. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Bruce Funeral Home, Spring Hill. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Spring Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

David Fieser
David George Fieser, 51, of Olathe, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, at his home. He was born Feb. 3, 1950, in Peru, Ill. He received his bachelor's degree in political science from Illinois State University and his master's degree from the Monterey Institute of Foreign Studies. He was an Army veteran and later served in the National Guard. He worked as a claims adjuster for Custard Insurance Agency. He was a member of the 151st Street Church of Christ. Survivors include his children, Megan Fieser, Matthew Fieser and Timothy Fieser, all of Olathe; his parents, Robert and Shirley Fieser, Mesa, Ariz.; a brother, Terry Fieser, Oceanside, Calif. ; and a grandson. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. today at the 151st St. Church of Christ in Olathe. The family suggests contributions to St. Bede Academy, Route 6 West, Peru, IL 61354. Arrangements are being made by The Amos Family Chapel of Lenexa.

Edith Fike
Edith Katherine Fike, 94, Spring Hill, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center, Spring Hill. She was born Sept. 17, 1905, in Spring Hill, to Lewis Holdren and Florence Palmer Holdren. She was a lifelong Spring Hill and Bucyrus resident. She graduated from Spring Hill High School. She married Lloyd C. Fike on Feb. 17, 1924, in Olathe; he preceded her in death in 1971. She was a homemaker. In the 1940s, she had worked in the Rations office at the Sunflower Ordnance Plant, DeSoto. In the 1950s, she had worked at Jet More Togs, Olathe. She was a member of the Spring Hill United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Lewis and Leonard Holdren. Survivors include two daughters, Betty Gean Fike Miller, Spring Hill, and Rachel Ailine Fike Barbour, Olathe; a sister, Harriet Holdren Ellsberry, Olathe; two granddaughters; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at Bruce Funeral Home, Spring Hill; the memorial service will immediately follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to Spring Hill United Methodist Church.

Zelma Finney
OTTAWA, KS ­ Zelma Finney, 82, Ottawa, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2000, at Ransom Memorial Hospital in Ottawa. She was born Dec. 4, 1917, near Floris, in Beaver County, Okla., on the homestead, the daughter of S.M and Alice (Bridges) Calhoun. She grew up during the Dust Bowl era in Oklahoma and attended Greenhough Consolidated Schools in Beaver County. She was a 1934 graduate, at 16, from Greenhough Consolidated High School. She married Faye F. Finney on June 28, 1937, in Liberal, Kan. They lived in Saudia Arabia for two years, in DeSoto for 12 years and in Overland Park for two years. They moved to Roswell, N.M., in 1971. After her husband's death, she moved to Ottawa in April 1999. She had worked as a clerk at the DeSoto Hardware Store, had worked at Intercollegiate Press in Kansas City, and had operated a restaurant for several years in Kansas City, Kan. In recent years, she was a homemaker and a custom seamstress. She was preceded in death by her husband, Faye Finney, on March 5, 1999; and a brother, Wallace Calhoun. Survivors include two sons, Val Finney, Ottawa, and Everett Finney, Boca Raton, Fla.; a sister, Ruby M. Hiller, Pueblo West, Colo.; and four grandchildren. Her body will lie in state through today at the Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home, Ottawa. Visitation will be 9 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, before leaving for the graveside service, which will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Highland Cemetery in Ottawa. Memorial contributions may be made to the Franklin County Cancer Foundation, Inc., c/o Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Homes, 325 S. Hickory St., Ottawa, KS 66067.

Linda Fisk
Linda "Lou" Sanders Fisk, 48, Mountain Home, Ark., died Tuesday, July 11, 2000, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. She was born April 6, 1952, at Dolph, Ark., to Ray and Hattie (Nichols) Sanders. She was the activity director at Outlook Pointe, and had worked previously at several local nursing homes. She was of the Sanders Fisk Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by a sister, Vida McClellan. She is survived by a son, Jayson Fisk, Mountain Home; two brothers, Joe D. Farris, Salesville, and Larry R. Sanders, Mountain Home; four sisters, Kaye Fox, Edgerton, Kan., and Frieda Casteal, Lena Sanders and Brenda Davenport, all of Mountain Home; a grandson; and many nephews and nieces. Funeral services were July 14 at Roller Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was at Wayland Arbor Cemetery in Dolph.

Viola Flaherty
KANSAS CITY, MO - Viola Mae Flaherty, 75, died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, at Plaza Manor Nursing Center, Kansas City, Mo. She was born April 30, 1925, in Mont Ida, Kan. She attended public school in Garnett and lived in Osawatomie for four years, Topeka for 17 years and Olathe for 23 years. She graduated from Garnett High School in 1943, and received a diploma from Trinity Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing, in Kansas City, Mo. She was a registered nurse in Garnett. She married Glenn Flaherty on July 7, 1946 in Olathe. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1988, and three brothers, Donald Hill, Paul Hill and Victor Hill. Survivors include two sons, Glassel Flaherty, Manhattan, and Mark Flaherty, Kansas City, Mo.; and two grandchildren. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. today at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Spring Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to Kansas State University or American Nurses Association Foundation for basic cancer research.

Hazel Fleck
Hazel Leona Fleck, 92, of Lake City, Minn., formerly of Edgerton, died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2000, at Lake City Nursing Home, Lake City, Minn. She was born Oct. 11, 1908, in Cabool, Mo., the daughter of Walter McCloskey and Mary Yoke McCloskey. She lived in Gardner; Wakefield, Kan.; Quenemo, Kan.; and then moved to Edgerton in 1957. She moved to Minnesota in 1993 to be with her daughter. She was a graduate of Wamego High School, Wamego, Kan., and of nursing school also in Wamego. She worked as a nurse in the communities she lived in. She worked for 15 years at Gardner Hospital. She married Theodore Allen Fleck on Dec. 28, 1927, in Purcell, Okla. She was a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church. She was a member of Eastern Star; Rebekahs & Edgerton Jaynes. She was an active volunteer for many community projects. She is preceded in death by her husband, Theodore Allen Fleck; one son, Theodore Fleck, Jr., and two deceased brothers. She is survived by one daughter, Carol Kittelson, Goodhue, Minn.; sister-in-law, Marjorie Fleck, Ottawa; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter. The visitation will be 12 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Edgerton United Methodist Church, Edgerton. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, at Edgerton United Methodist Church; burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Quenemo, Kan. Memorial contributions maybe made to the charity of the donor's choice.

Karen Flohrschutz
Karen L. (Price) Flohrschutz, 38, of Olathe, died Saturday, March 3, 2001, at the Overland Park Regional Hospital. She was born Feb. 20, 1963, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, the daughter of Jack and JoAnn (Miller) Price. She attended grade school in Ledyard, Conn. She moved with her family to Ottawa in 1976 and graduated from Ottawa High School in 1981. While living in Ottawa, she worked for Gas Service Company. She attended Platt College in Topeka. She worked at Capitol City Office Products, Inc. in Topeka. She resided in Topeka until 1988, moving to Ankeny, Iowa, and making her home there until 1992. She moved to Olathe in 1992 and has made her home there until her death. She was employed by Eye Masters in the Oak Park Mall at the time of her death. She was married to Brian Flohrschutz in 1984 and they divorced in 1996. Karen was preceded in death by her grandfather, Jim Price. She is survived by two daughters, Jessica and Jenny Flohrschutz of Olathe; her parents, Jack and JoAnn Price of Ottawa; her grandparents, Homer and Teresa Miller of Ottawa and Joan E. Price of Temple, Texas; two sisters, Kathy Hinderliter of Ottawa and Rene Reese of Wellsville, Kan.; and eight nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2001, at the Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home in Ottawa with Pastor Richard Dunn officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Cemetery in Ottawa. Karen will lie in state after 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jessica and Jenny Flohrschutz Education Fund and may be sent in care of the Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home, P.O. Box 14, Ottawa, KS 66067.

Thomas Florio
Thomas Stephen Florio, 39, of Olathe, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, from a car accident near Lee's Summit, Mo. He was born Oct. 3, 1961, in Jersey City, N.J., living in Olathe 22 years. He was a 1979 graduate of Shamrock High School in Decatur, Ga. He was an electronic technician for King Radio in Olathe for 10 years. He was also a photographer for many years. He also worked for AT&T for the past 1 1/2 years. He was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Gail A. Florio of the home; a son, Johnathan J. Florio,, and a daughter, Julia C. Florio, both of the home; parents, Frank P. and Mary E. Florio, Olathe; a brother, Michael T. Florio, Olathe; and three sisters, Kathleen P. Florio, Olathe, Christine M. Lewis, Lee's Summit, Mo., and Teresa M. Ryburn, Wellsville. Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe where a prayer service will occur at 7 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. The family requests Masses to Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 16000 W. 143rd Street, Olathe, KS 66062.

David Folsom
David E. Folsom, 63, Olathe, died Tuesday, April 18, 2000, at his home. He was born Oct. 24, 1936, in Kansas City, Kan. He was a resident of Wyandotte County all his life until moving to Olathe in 1993. He was a former member of the Mission Creek Baptist Church, Edwardsville. He retired from Deffanbaugh Industries in 1996. He was a guitarist with several bands in the Kansas City area during the 1960s and 1970s. Survivors include his wife, Daisy Folsom, of the home; three sons, David C. Folsom, Kansas City, Kan., Joseph Folsom, Overland Park, and Fred Folsom, Olathe; two daughters, Hazel Bailey, Shawnee, and Davene McBride, Olathe; and nine grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Alden-Harrington Chapel, Bonner Springs. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the chapel. Burial will be at the Edwardsville Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to Crossroads Hospice, 7611 State Line Road, Kansas City, MO 64114.

Jenelle Forness
Jenelle Irene Hurlburt-Forness, 21, Overland Park, died Friday, June 9, 2000, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. She was born June 25, 1978, in Niagara Falls, living in Johnson County most of her life. She attended Olathe East High School and was a graduate of Superior School of Hairstyling. She was a stylist at Deluxe Hair Cuts in Leawood. Surviving are her husband: Matthew T. Forness of the home; her father: David A. Hurlburt, Overland Park; her mother: Carol Hancock, Olathe; a brother: Todd D. Hurlburt, Olathe. Graveside services are to be at 2 p.m. Monday at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe. Friends may call from noon to 2 p.m. Monday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home. The family suggests contributions to the Humane Society of Greater Kansas City.

Cornelia Fowler
Cornelia (Connie) Hyde Fowler, 50, of Olathe, died Friday, April 28, 2000, at her home. Private services were held Saturday. Cremation. She was born June 11, 1949, in Trenton, Mo., the daughter of H. Maurice and Theodora Manning Alexander of Jefferson City, Mo. Survivors include a son, Ty James Fowler, and a daughter, Michelle Fowler, both of the home; her father and stepmother, H. Maurice and Virginia Alexander, Jefferson City; a sister, Susan Herron, Ozawkie; a stepbrother, David Drury, Gardner; and a stepsister, Cindy Buckman of Livermore, Calif. The family suggests contributions to Hospice of Olathe or the donor's choice of charities. Arrangements were made by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home in Olathe.

Hazel Fowler
Hazel Louise Fowler, 80, Fort Scott, died Monday, June 26, 2000, at her home. She was born March 8, 1920, in Hepler, Kan., the daughter of William and June Bass Holtman. She married Robert Fowler on Dec. 31, 1939, in Fort Scott. They moved from Kansas City to Grove, Okla., in 1976, following his retirement. They moved from Grove to Fort Scott in 1989. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Neil, Earl and Willis Holtman, and an infant. Survivors include her husband, Robert, of the home; two daughters, Roberta "Bobbie" Roberts, Lake Quivira, and Carol Fulton, Olathe; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, Fort Scott. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Fort Scott. Memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, c/o Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS 66701.

William Frakes
William Edward "Ed" Frakes, 80, Edgerton, died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, at Wellsville Manor Nursing Home in Wellsville. He was born in Gardner, the son of Omrea E. Frakes and Elizabeth M. McIntire Frakes. He lived in DeSoto in his youth and attended Bonner Springs schools. He then moved back to the Gardner -Edgerton area. He was a carpenter and roofer for the West Roofing Co. in the 1950s and 1960s He also worked in maintenance for the Bob Miller Cleaning Co. He was a member of the Edgerton United Methodist Church. He served in the Army during World War II. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Henry, Gene, Elmer and Charles, and a sister, Irene. Survivors include a daughter, Connie Tunison-Clasen, Edgerton; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and five stepgreat children. Memorial services will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Inurnment will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Gardner Cemetery. The family requests memorial contributions to the Wellsville Manor Nursing Home.

Bertha French
Bertha H. French, 83, Olathe, died March 5, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was a wife and mother. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Olathe, Ward 1, Camp Fire Girls, and DAV Chapter 2 E. Schmann-Heinke. She was preceded in death by her brother, Col. Fred Hazard, in 1999. Survivors include her husband of 48 years, Everett, of the home; sons James S. Goyer Jr. of Pasadena, Texas; Fred Lee Goyer, Overland Park, Kan.; Allen L. Goyer and Roger W. French, both of Kansas City, Kan.; and Dennis D. French, Olathe; daughters Edith E. Spoor, Overland Park; B. JoAnn Neale, Pittsburg, Kan.; and Debora D. LeDoux, Salem, Mo.; sister Thelma West, of Wellsville; 24 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wed., March 7, at Amos Family Chapel of Lenexa, Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. The visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, at Amos Family Chapel of Lenexa. The family suggests contributions to Camp Fire Girls Sunflower Council.

Loeda Francis
Loeda Maude Kincheloe Francis, 94, Auburn, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000, at Wesley Terrace Retirement Center, where she had lived for several years. She was born on May 30, 1905, near Richmond, Kan., the daughter of Martin J. and Daisy McDaniel Kincheloe. She graduated from Richmond Rural High School. She graduated in 1929 from Emporia State Teacher's College with a degree in library science. She taught in a one-room schoolhouse north of Richmond for three years. She then moved to Ottawa, where she was a public librarian. She married William Hugh Francis on Jan. 1, 1934, in Emporia. In 1936, they moved to Auburn, where she was the Auburn High School librarian until her retirement in 1970. She was a member of the Auburn United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School. She was preceded in death by two sisters; two brothers; and her husband of 64 years, William, who died in 1998. Survivors include two sisters, Daisy Lerdahl, Tyler, Texas, and Ava Nutt, Overland Park; nieces and nephews; great-nieces and great-nephews; and great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, at Auburn United Methodist Church, Founders Chapel. Burial will be in Auburn Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Arrangements are by Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home, Auburn.

Rev. Dr. Edward Franklin
The Rev. Dr. Edward E. Franklin, 90, Wichita, died Monday, April 10, 2000, in Wichita. He was a retired American Baptist minister. Survivors are his wife, Rosellen, of the home; two sons, Edward Franklin and Steven Franklin, both of Olathe; a daughter, Judith Franklin, Wichita; and a brother, Robert Franklin, San Diego, Calif. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 13, at the West Side Baptist Church, Wichita. Memorial contributions may be made to West Side Baptist Church, 304 S. Seneca, Wichita, KS 67213. Arrangements are by DeVorss Flanagan-Hunt Funeral Home, Wichita.

Zachary Franklin
Zachary Wade Franklin, 17, died Thursday, June 21, 2001, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born June 30, 1983, in Wichita, and had lived in Olathe most of his life. He was a 2001 graduate of Olathe South High School and had been accepted to Johnson County Community College with plans to attend Kansas State University afterwards. He was working for a construction company in Olathe throughout the summer. He attended Southwoods Christian Church in Overland Park He loved to hunt, fish, and water ski. Survivors include his parents, Steve and Debbie Franklin, of the home; a brother, Justin Franklin, also of the home; a maternal grandfather, Ernest Long of Meriden, Kan.; a maternal grandmother Faye Long-Gardner of Grovesprings, Mo.; a maternal great-grandmother, Opal Davis, also of Grovesprings, Mo.; and aunts, uncles, and cousins. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, of Olathe where friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Grovesprings, Mo. The family suggests contributions to the Olathe District Schools Foundation.

LaRee Franse
G. LaRee Franse, 73, Olathe, died Saturday, June 10, 2000, at Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital in Gardner. She was born Nov. 25, 1926, the daughter of Laurice Lorn and Agnes C. (Bridges) Lorn, Gardner. She was raised in Osawatomie and lived in Olathe since the early 1950s. She married John P. Franse in 1947. He preceded her in death in 1988. She was involved with the Senior Center in Olathe. Survivors is a daughter, Lorie Kingsbury, Olathe. Services will be 10 a.m. today at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Olathe Senior Center or to Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Center in Gardner.

Elizabeth Fraser
GARDNER, KS ­ Elizabeth "Bettie" E. Fraser, 77, Gardner, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Feb. 6, 1923, in Gardner, the daughter of W.R. Punches and Edna (Ashworth) Punches. She was a 1941 graduate of Gardner High School, and a lifelong Gardner resident. She married Thomas William "Bill" Fraser on June 7, 1947, in Leavenworth. She had worked at Pratt-Whitney Airplane Engine Co. in Kansas City, Mo., during World War II. She was the first woman school-bus driver, from 1959 to 1967, for the Gardner-Edgerton School District. She was a cook at the Downtowner Restaurant in Gardner during the 1970s and '80s, and retired in 1985. She was a member of the Gardner Presbyterian Church, the American Legion Auxiliary in Gardner, and the 40-8 Voiture of Argentine. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Bobby and Bill Punches. Survivors include her husband, Thomas W. "Bill" Fraser, of the home; two sons, Mike Fraser, Gardner, and Rick Fraser, Mandeville, La.; two daughters, Bobbi Rath and Marilyn Allen, both of Gardner; 17 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Gardner Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gardner Presbyterian Church or the Diabetes Aid and Research, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Terry Frazee
Terry Lon Frazee, 51, Olathe, died February 11, 2001, at the V.A. Hospital. Mr. Frazee was a life long resident of the area. He was a U.S. Marine, and earned a National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Rifle Expert Badge, and was 2nd ITR Scout Sniper in 1967. He attended Olathe High School. He married Janett Frazee and Donna (Kindred) Frazee and later divorced both. He is preceded in death by his parents, Murrell and Ileene (Fairchild) Frazee, and brother, Laney Cook. He is survived by his daughter, Crystal Frazee, Olathe; son, Jason Frazee, Windsor, Calif.; brother, Scott Frazee, Mo.; two sisters, Murlene Hapes, and Robin Frazee, both of Ozawkie, Kan.; five nephews, 2 nieces, and 2 grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 15, 2001, at the Olathe Bible Church, 13700 W. 151st St., Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to Crystal Frazee 313 Kenwood, Olathe, KS 66062.

Luverne Frazier
Luverne P. (Meinking) Frazier, 82, Gardner, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born May 29, 1918, in Storm Lake, Iowa. She grew up in Paola, lived in the Kansas City area then moved to Gardner with her second husband in 1971. She worked as a secretary at Travelers Insurance Co., TWA; H.D. Lee Co. She worked at Pay Way Feed Mills in Kansas City, Mo., from 1937-1971 and then at the King of Kings Lutheran Church in Gardner. She was a member of the King of Kings Lutheran Church and of the Lutheran Women's Mission League (LWML). She enjoyed playing bridge and played in the Tuesday Afternoon Club. She graduated from Paola High School in 1936. She was preceded in death by by husband, James D. Frazier; and her parents, Henry and Lena Reifel Meinking. Survivors include a stepson James Frazier Jr., Gardner; a brother, Henry Meinking, Topeka; three nieces; and three stepgrandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12, at the King of Kings Lutheran Church, Gardner. Burial will be at the Paola City Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, Feb. 12, prior to the service at the church. The family suggests memorial contributions to LWML of King of Kings Lutheran Church, Gardner. Bruce Funeral Home of Gardner is in charge of arrangements.

Jennie Freeman
Jennie Pearl Freeman, 7, Olathe, formerly of Osawatomie, died Tuesday, June 12, 2001, at her home. She was born May 11, 1994 in Olathe to Charles S. and Brandy S. Freeman. She lived in the Osawatomie area with her mother until July 16, 2000, when she was involved in an automobile accident that left her paralyzed. After a six-month battle in the hospital, she was released. Her and her mother then moved to Olathe. She attended Countryside Elementary School in Olathe and had just finished kindergarten. One of her most memorial moments of the school year was being involved in a school fund-raising project in which she raised the most money. She was a member of the Lenexa Christian Center and enjoyed attending children's church. Her personality and sense of humor drew people to her. She enjoyed drawing, taking trips to the zoo, and picking on her "Grandma Bev" and other family members. Preceding her in death was her grandmother Laurie Ritch and three great grandparents, William Scott, Charles Douglas and Rhinehart Minden. She is survived by her parents: Brandy Freeman of the home, and Charles Freeman II of Paola; maternal grandparents: Verlyn and Bev Scott, Paola; maternal grandmother: Sarah Mead, Osawatomie; paternal grandfather: Charles and his wife Beverly and her adopted grandfather, Glenn Minden, Paola; great grandparents: Arnold and Juanita Lewis, Nevada, Mo., Sylvia Scott, Ottawa, Nadine Minden, Paola, and Cecilia Douglas and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Services are to be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. Burial will follow in the Paola Cemetery. Friends may call between 6 and 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Jennie Pearl Freeman Memorial Fund, care of Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 North Pearl Street, Paola, KS 66701 or by calling (913) 294-2372.

Darlene French
Darlene May French, 60, Olathe, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2000, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center in Overland Park. She was born Oct. 13, 1940, in Olathe, the daughter of Edward and Katheryn (Watson) Yates. She was a 1959 graduate of Olathe High School, and was a lifelong Olathe resident. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Henry French, in 1967; and a sister, Edna Fraker. Survivors include a son, Rick French, Olathe; a daughter, Lori Steele, Olathe; four brothers, Chuck Yates, Overland Park, Rolly Yates, Kansas City, Kan., Danny Yates, Arkansas, and Ron Yates, Olathe; four sisters, Alberta Crist, Wellsville, Charlene Johnson and Patricia May, both of Olathe, and Barbara Thompson, Arizona; and two grandchildren. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at the First Christian Church, Olathe. Burial will be at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery in Olathe. Arrangements are by the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe.

Michael French
Michael R. French, 13, of Olathe died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000, from a railroad accident in Olathe. He was born April 7, 1987, in Kansas City, and had lived in Olathe all of his life. He was an eighth-grader at Oregon Trail Junior High School where he was a member of the Marvelous Men Chorus. He was also a member of the College Lanes Bowling League and the Bogg's Kenukan Academy of Self-Defense in Olathe. Survivors include his parents, James and Jennifer French, two brothers, Chris and Stephen French, and a sister, Nicole French, all of the home; maternal grandmother, Geneva Jackson, Olathe; and maternal great-grandmother, Lavelle Hummon, Shawnee. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. Burial will be at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the funeral home. The family requests contributions to the Michael R. French Memorial Fund in care of Hillcrest Bank of Olathe, 2002 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 66062.

Robert Frey
Robert "Dale" Frey, 82, of Spring Hill died March 1, 2000, at the Beverly Health and Rehab Center in Spring Hill. He was born in Derby, Kan., on Aug. 9, 1917, to Jacob and Elida (Booth) Frey. He lived in Sedgwick, Kan., and graduated from Sedgwick High School; then lived in Wichita, Kan. He owned and operated a large sheep ranch for many years. He also was a commercial real estate developer, with partner Morris McGinn, in Wichita. He was proceeded in death by his first wife, Betty Jean Frey. He then married Virginia Hurley Terhune Frey on March 19, 1974, in Wichita. He retired in 1984 due to illness. He moved to Spring Hill in 1994. He was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Olathe. He also had served on the Sedgwick School Board. He was preceded in death by a grandson. Survivors include his wife, Virginia, of the home; two daughters, Nancy Hayes, Wasilla, Alaska, and Jan Lightner, Wichita; two stepdaughters, Julie Kearns, Spring Hill, and Jeanne Cole, Andale, Kan.; twin sisters, Merlene Williams, Oklahoma City, Okla., Marjorie Geisendorf, Salina; and one aunt Ruth Frey, Wichita; and eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. The memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, March 4, at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. Inurnment will be at a later date at Lakeview Gardens, Wichita. The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Paul's Catholic Church. Arrangements are by Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Thelma Fricke
Thelma Spear Fricke, 87, Parsons, died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000, at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. She had been in failing health. She was born Jan. 11, 1913, at Tahlequah, Okla., to J.M. Taylor and Lena (Horner) Taylor. The family moved to Glenpool, Okla., where she grew up, graduated from high school and did two years of post-graduate work. She married Alfred Spear on July 27, 1933, at Sapulpa, Okla. They lived from 1933 to 1936 in Humbolt, where they operated a service station. They moved to Parsons in 1936, where they owned and operated a service station until 1960. He died March 6, 1968. She later married Ralph Fricke, on Sept. 2, 1982; he also preceded her in death Oct. 6, 1992. For a number of years, she worked at the Katy Hospital as a nurse's aide. Later, she worked part-time several years at the Lambert-Duffy-Melone store. She had been a member of the First Assembly of God Church since 1934. She was a member of the White Shrine of Jerusalem and of the former East Main Street Mother's Club. She was preceded in death by five brothers and two sisters. Survivors include four sons, Dewitt Spear, Hillsborough, N.C., Ralph Spear, Lee's Summit, Mo., and Daryl Spear and Gary Spear, both of Columbus, Ohio; a daughter, Erna Dee Rogers, Lenexa, Kan.; a sister, Gladys Cook, Edmond, Okla.; 13 grandchildren, two step-grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home, Parsons. The funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at the First Assembly of God Church, Parsons. Burial will be at Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Parsons, with tribal rites by Jay Whitecrow, Miami, Okla. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Assembly of God Church, Parsons.

Everett Fromong
ALTON, Ill. - Everett G. Fromong, 78, Alton, Ill., died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at Alton Memorial Hospital. He was born April 26, 1922 in Clackmas Heights, Ore. He lived in Gardner from 1964 until 1997. He lived in Alton, Ill., from 1997 until his death. He was a chief officer in the U.S. Navy for 22 years. He was a radar specialist, serving in World War II. He retired from the Navy in 1964. He also was a GCA controller for Sinclair Oil Co. and managed a station for 12 years. He was a member of New Testament Fellowship Church. He enjoyed cross-stitch, leather crafting and collecting magnets. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Thelma Mae Walters Fromong; and his parents, Clyde Everett Fromong and Elsie Sanatel Fromong. Survivors include his fiancee Janice Martin of Alton, Ill.; a son, Robert Earl Fromong and his wife Cheryl of Olathe; a daughter, Teresa Braswell and her husband Terry of South Roxana, Ill.; two sisters, Lois Blair of Portland, Ore., and Louise Marquis of Milwaukee, Ore.; and three grandchildren. Visitation was Thursday at the Elias-Smith Funeral Home, Bethalto, Ill. The funeral was Friday at the funeral home. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. today, Dec. 23, at the Gardner Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to New Testament Fellowship Church care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS, 66030.

R.C. Fulton
R.C. Fulton, 74, Olathe, died Friday, May 26, 2000, at his home. He was born Dec. 13, 1925, in Kansas City, Kan., the youngest of eight children of Roscoe and Effie Mae (Johnson) Fulton. He graduated from Central High School in Kansas City, Mo., in 1942 and enlisted and was inducted in the United States 8th Air Force on his eighteenth birthday. He served as a ball turret gunner on a B-17 aircraft. He spent several years in La Jolla, Calif., returned to Kansas City, Mo., in 1950 and moved to Olathe in 1951. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Elizabeth Fulton, in 1963. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Vera E. Fulton; three daughters, Kathryn Dodson, Olathe, Corlett Deckard, Lynnville, Tenn., and Marilyn Payne of Grayslake, Il.; and four grandsons. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at W.L. Frye & Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions to the National Arbor Day Education Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City, Neb., or the Mahaffie House, Olathe. Local arrangements made by W.L. Frye & Son Mortuary and Crematory.

Georgina Gabel
Georgina Gabel, 75, Olathe, died Thursday, May 25, 2000, at Royal Terrace Care Center in Olathe. She was born Oct. 8, 1924, in Leibenthal, Kan., and had lived in Olathe since 1957. She attended Beeler Grade School and Ness City High School. She formerly owned the Gabel Liquor Store in Olathe from 1967 to 1982. She then worked at Olathe North High School in food service for 14 years, retiring in 1995. She was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church for 41 years, and also was a member of the Salvation Army Auxiliary. She was a former den mother for the Boy Scouts of America at the Kansas School for the Deaf, and was a former member of the KSD Mother's Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, Adam Gabel, in 1981; and a brother, Charles Kreutzer, also in 1981. Survivors include a son, Dennis L. Gabel, Olathe; two daughters, Pamela J. Krueger, Kearney, Mo., and Linda Franko, Stilwell; two brothers, Jerome Kreutzer, Odessa, Texas, and Robert Kreutzer, Leota, Kan.; and two sisters, Clara Dechant and Wilma Riebel, both of Ness City, Kan.; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., with the rosary at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 30, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 31, at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. Burial will be at Resurrection Cemetery in Lenexa. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kansas School for the Deaf PTO, 450 E. Park St., Olathe, KS 66062; the Salvation Army Auxiliary, 420 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 66061; or St. Paul's Catholic Church, 900 S. Honeysuckle Drive, Olathe, KS 66061.

Nancy Gabriel
Nancy Ann Charles Gabriel, 54, died Aug. 8, 2000, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. She was born Nov. 28, 1945, in Superior, Neb., the daughter of Don and Jean (Kendig) Charles. She was reared in Republic, Kan., where she graduated from high school in 1963. She received a bachelor's degree in education from Kansas State University in 1970, and was a member of the Kappa Delta sorority. She taught for 35 years in the Emmett, St. Mary's, DeSoto and Olathe school districts. She belonged to numerous professional educational organizations and received several awards, including an Excellence in Teaching award in 1992 from the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City. Survivors include her husband, Arlen Gabriel, Eudora; a son, Dane Petersen, Richmond, Va.; a daughter, Christie Petersen Eubank, Portland, Ore.; her parents, Don and Jean Charles, Republic; two brothers, Michael Charles, Republic, and John Charles, Hays. The memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the DeSoto Baptist Church in DeSoto. An additional service will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Lake Cemetery in Republic, Kan. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Nancy Charles Gabriel Memorial, c/o the DeSoto State Bank. Arrangements are by the Amos Family Funeral Home, Shawnee.

Leo Gamache
Leo Robert Gamache, 59, Osawatomie, Kan., died Wednesday, May 30, 2001, at the home of his daughter near Osawatomie. He was born June 4, 1941, in Worcester, Mass., to Leopold and Anita Rivard Gamache. The family lived in Worcester until his teen years and then moved to Monrovia, Calif., where he attended high school. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served aboard the USS Constellation. He married Frances Amelia Stevenson on May 8, 1967, in Auburn, Mass. They moved to California in 1975, to Kansas in 1980, to Massachusetts in 1984 and back to Kansas in 1988. He was a machinist and had worked for Harrington-Richards in Charlton, Mass., McDonnell-Douglas in California and for Taylor-Forge in Paola. He was a member of the Boilermakers Union. He was also a carpenter and enjoyed working with wood. He had not been able to work since 1996 because of failing health. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, a sister, and his daughter, Paige Gamache. He is survived by his wife, Frances, of the home; five daughters, Mary Ritch, Wagstaff, Kan., Lisa White, North Oxford, Mass., Jennifer Kalvinek, Webster, Mass., Renee Lofing and Sharon Hansen, both of Osawatomie; a son, Leo Robert Gamache, Jr., Osawatomie; two brothers, Ronald Gamache, Sturbridge, Mass., and Rene Gamache, Los Oso, Calif; and twenty-one grandchildren. Cremation. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at the graveside in the Osawatomie Cemetery with the Rev. Glenn Layton officiating. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Children's Mercy Hospital or the Veteran's Hospital at Leavenworth, Kan.

Maynerd Gardner
Maynerd Gardner, 92, DeSoto, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000, at Eudora Nursing Center. He was born Sept. 6, 1908, in DeSoto. He was born and raised in DeSoto. He married Inez Hiddleston, Oct. 23, 1937, who preceded him in death. He also was preceded in death by one son, Paul Gardner; and a twin brother, Bernerd Gardner. Survivors include one son, Delbert Gardner, Kansas City, Kan.; two daughters, Judith Weese, DeSoto, and Barbra Ott, Eudora; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 23, at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. Burial will follow at DeSoto Cemetery. Visitation will at 10 a.m. Monday until service time at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Abbot Hall Museum, P.O. Box 112, DeSoto, KS 66018.

Theda Gardner
Theda M. Gardner, 83, died Sunday, March 25, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kan. She was born Feb. 10, 1918 in Hugo, Okla., the daughter of Vernon Beacher and Clara Ann (Gilmore) Atteberry. She lived in Olathe for 33 years after moving from Pasadena, Calif. She was a member of the College Church of the Nazarene. She married George Gardner on December 24, 1936. She graduated with a Master's Degree from the University of Kansas, and with an AB from the University of Los Angeles, Calif. She taught grades kindergarten through eighth in the Olathe School District for 22 years, retiring in 1987. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Alton Atteberry. Survivors include her husband, George, of the home; two sons, Steve Gardner, of Vancouver, Wash. and David A. Atteberry, of Kingwood, Texas; two sisters, Edith Williams, of Bothell, Wash. and Zola Johnson, of Gladewater, Texas; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the College Church of the Nazarene, Olathe. Burial will follow at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Contributions may be made to the church or to the donor's choice.

John Garrison
John Wesley Garrison, 60, Olathe, died Thursday, May 3, 2001, at his home. Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Olathe Bible Church. Burial will be in the Worsley Cemetery in Bronaugh, Mo. Visitation is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Countryside Baptist Church Building Fund, 12805 S. Mur-Len, Suite C-5, Olathe, KS 66062. Arrangements by Charter Funerals, (816) 921-5555.

Angel Garza
Angel Alexandra Micaela Garza, 5 months, died Sunday, March 4, 2001, at Children's Mercy Hospital. She is survived by her parents, Antonio and Rebecca Ramos, Fort Riley, Kan.; brother, Xavier Neal, of the home; maternal grandparents, Linda Navarrette, Olathe, and Ramiro Garza, Kansas City, Kan.; paternal grandparents, Danielle and Robert Lewis, Virginia Beach, Va.; and godfather, Jaime Oliveros, Fort Riley. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. March 8 at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Burial will take place in the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Children's Mercy Hospital Pediatric ICU, 2401 Gillham Rd., Kansas City, Mo.

Marie Gaynor
Marie G. Gaynor, 69, Olathe, died Friday, June 23, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born August 22, 1930, in Brooklyn, N.Y. She had lived in Olathe the past year, after coming from the Colonia and Woodbridge, N.J., areas. She was an assembler for General Dynamics in Avenel, N.J., where she worked for many years before retiring. Survivors include two sons, Norman Gaynor and Edward Gaynor, both of Colonia, N.J.; a daughter, Sharon Klima, Olathe; and five grandchildren. The funeral will be in New Jersey. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe.

Velda Gerth
Velda L. Gerth, 101, Olathe, formerly of Ottawa, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001, at the Good Samaritan Center in Olathe. She was born Jan. 25, 1900, just South of Lane, Kan., the daughter of William and Leona May (Luzadder) Doman. She grew up at Lane and attended public schools there through the 10th grade. On Dec. 24, 1918, she married Cecil Monroe Gerth of Greeley, Kan., at Garnett, Kan., in a double wedding ceremony with Gladys and Ray Koontz. Her husband died on Sept. 17, 1936. She and her husband lived in Lane following their marriage until moving to Ottawa in 1940. She was employed at Ogg's Grocery, Madtson's Jewelry, Mildred McKee Childrens Clothing and at O.K. Photo at the time of her retirement in 1968. She moved to Olathe in 1978. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting and playing cards with her friends. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Olathe and a former member of the First United Methodist Church in Ottawa. She had also been a member of the Royal Neighbors of America for more than 60 years. Survivors include two daughters, Bernice I. Patterson and her husband, Dick, of Olathe, and Virginia Mary Phillips and her husband, Leslie, of Phoenix, Ariz.; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-granddaughters. Friends and family will meet at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, at the Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home in Ottawa before proceeding to the Lane Cemetery for graveside services at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Joyce Kochersperger officiating. Friends may call from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to the charity of the donor's choice and may be sent in care of the funeral home.

Margaret Gibbons
Margaret Gibbons, 98, Olathe, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000. She was born June 27, 1901, in Olathe, the daughter of Charles and Jennie (Martin) Gibbons. Her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Gibbons, were among the original settlers of Olathe. From childhood, she was a parishioner at Grace United Methodist Church, and had taught Sunday-morning Bible classes. Early in her writing career, she was a social reporter for the Olathe Mirror and also served as a financial assistant to the publisher. She was a member of the national journalistic sorority, Beta Sigma Phi. She was a member of the Olathe Republican Club and had attended a national party convention in Washington, D.C., during the Eisenhower years. She was preceded in death by a sister, Goldie Gibbons Brown; and an aunt, Maude Gibbons. Survivors include two nephews, Charles Brown, Charleston, S.C., and Kendall Brown, Hillsdale, N.J. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, at Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary of Olathe.

Dale Gigstad
Dale C. Gigstad, 69, Olathe, died Friday, March 24, 2000, at his home, of cancer. He was born July 28, 1930, in Farmington, Kan. He was a veterinarian and worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He donated his body to the University of Kansas Medical Center. Survivors include his wife, Patricia, of the home; a son, Michael Gigstad, Ames, Iowa; three daughters, Martha Taylor, Boulder, Colo., Joyce Stanton, Aurora, Ill., and Mary Gigstad, Olathe. The memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 31, at the United Methodist Church, 8760 Kill Creek Road, DeSoto. The family requests no flowers. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Ste. 100, 5960 Dearborn, Mission, KS 66202; Cancer Action of Kansas City, 1831 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS 66102; or the United Methodist Church of DeSoto, Box 400, DeSoto, KS 66018.

Kristy Gillespie
Kristy Lea Evans Gillespie, 24, Edgerton, died April 15, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Sept. 30, 1975. She moved to Edgerton in 1998. She grew up in Baldwin and lived in Lawrence in her youth. She was a records clerk for the Johnson County Sheriff's Department. She had also worked at K-Mart in Topeka. She was a member at Light House Baptist Temple in Baldwin. She was a 1993 graduate of Baldwin High School and also attended Johnson County Community College. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Russell Gillespie of the home; her father Dale R. Evans and stepmother Kathy C. Evans, Lyndon; and her mother, Ronda R. Sanders and stepfather John Sanders, Topeka; a brother, Heath J. Evans, White River, S.D.; two sisters, Jessica M. Evans, Lawrence, and Amanda R. Evans, Topeka; her maternal grandparents, Raymond Spriggs, Wellsville, and Audry Spriggs, Topeka; her stepgrandmother, Virginia R. Sanders, Topeka; and paternal grandparents, Glenn and Mildred Evans, Calhan, Colo. Services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, 2000, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Friends may visit from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be on Wednesday, April 19, at Calhan Cemetery, Calhan, Colo.The family requests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, in care of Bruce Funeral Home.

Edwin Gillihan
Edwin "Wayne" Gillihan, 79, of Gardner, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001, at Meadowbrook Rehab Hospital, Gardner. He was born Aug. 18, 1921, in Spring Hill, the son of Floyd Gillihan and Addie C. Fraser Gillihan. He was a lifelong area resident. He had lived in Olathe for 30 years. He moved to Gardner in 1984. He was a graduate of Spring Hill High School. He married Florence L. McCann Gillihan on April 11, 1942, in Paola. He was a Civil Service employee at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo., where he worked as an electrician. He retired in 1976. He was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1949 to 1966, reaching the rank of E-6. He was involved in aviation electronics for 11 years. He attended the United Methodist Church. He was also a member of the Olathe Masonic Lodge No. 19 and Gardner American Legion. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Helen, Lois and Ruth; and one brother, Glenn Gillihan. Survivors include three daughters, Sharon E. and husband, Ron Murphy, Estero, Fla., Shirley J. and husband, Kieth Spielbusch, Gardner, and Candy S. and husband, Steve Robinson, Omaha, Neb.; two sisters, Beatrice Triebel, Olathe, and Billie Barr, Belton, Mo.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The visitation will be 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at the funeral home Burial will be at Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions maybe made to the American Cancer Society.

Joanna Gilliland
Joanna Gilliland INDEPENDENCE, Kan.-Joanna C. Gilliland, 95, Independence, Kan., died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, at the Manor Nursing Home, Arkansas City, Kan. She was born April 19, 1905, in Ringgold County, Iowa, to A. Lincoln and Rosetta (Johnson) Case. She was raised in Newkirk, Okla., where she graduated from high school in 1926. She married Vernon D. Gilliland on Feb. 28, 1930, in Ottawa, Kan. He preceded her in death in 1980. She was a homemaker as well as a farmer. She moved to Independence after her husband's death and later moved to Arkansas City. She also was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. Survivors include a son, Ronald Gilliland, Olathe; a sister, Alpha Talley, Bartlesville, Okla.; and two grandchildren. Cremation. The graveside memorial service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Oak Lawn Cemetery in Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Presbyterian Manor Nursing Home, 1711 N. 4th, Arkansas City, KS 67005. Arrangements are by the Webb & Rodrick Funeral Home, Independence, Kan.

Keith Gilmore
Keith E. Gilmore, 41, Olathe, died Monday, Nov. 13, 2000 at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe. He was born Jan. 2, 1959, in Mount Holly, N. J. He lived in New Jersey and Olathe from 1997 until his death. He was a 1977 graduate of Lenape High School, Medford, N. J., and a 1981 graduate of MidAmerica Nazarene (College) University, Olathe. He received a master's degree in counseling in 1993 from Rider University in New Jersey. He was a senior mental health counselor for the Johnson County Mental Health Center's Community Support Services, where he was a substance abuse specialist with the intensive treatment team. He also was a part-time counselor with Temporary Lodging for Children, Olathe. He was a member of College Church of the Nazarene where he was a Sunday school teacher, teen choir director and a member of the musical ensemble "Celebration." Survivors include his wife of 19 years, Beth A. Berguist Gilmore; sons: Christopher M., Nathan P., and Kory R. Gilmore, of the home; a daughter: Alyssa B. Gilmore, also of the home; parents: Rev. Cecil P. and Carole A. Gilmore, Marlton, N. J.; brothers: Kevin P. Gilmore, Olathe, Gerald G. Gilmore, Charlotte, N. C., Richard C. Gilmore, Miami, and Rev. Kenneth D. Gilmore, Saline, Mich.; a sister: Sarah E. Krueger, Saginaw, Mich.; and a paternal grandmother, Rev. Virginia H. Gilmore, Marlton, N. J. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the College Church of the Nazarene, Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the College Church of the Nazarene, Olathe. He will be buried at the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorials may be sent to the Gilmore Children Education Fund, care of Security Savings Bank, 11599 Ridgeview Road, Olathe, Kan., 66061.

Lawrence Goodman
E. Lawrence Goodman, 83, Hardinsburg, Ky., died Saturday, June 3, 2000, at his home. He was born Sept. 29, 1916, in Hardin County, Ky., to James and Eliza Goodman. He received bachelors' degrees in speech and in business administration from Olivet Nazarene University, and a master's degree in economics from the University of Kentucky; he also had completed residency and language requirements toward a doctorate in economics. He was professor of agriculture at MidAmerica Nazarene University for 10 years and founded its international agribusiness program. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by MNU in 1988. He was an active member of the Church of the Nazarene, taught Bible classes, served on local church boards, and was involved with the international church's Compassionate Ministry Department. He led student trips to Third World countries and was consultant for special projects among missionaries in Costa Rica, Korea, Africa and Switzerland. He was instrumental in opening missionary work for the church in Thailand. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Hazel; two daughters, Judy Nash, Wichita, and Jo Edlin, Olathe; a brother, the Rev. Rupert Goodman, Florida; a sister, Zella Johnson, Florida; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. The funeral will be 10 a.m. today in the Garrett Chapel at College Church of the Nazarene, Olathe. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Olathe. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the Agribusiness Scholarship Fund at MidAmerica Nazarene University. Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe, is in charge of arrangements.

Warren Gordon
Warren J. Gordon, 41, Linwood, Kan., died Tuesday, May 16, 2000, at KU Medical Center. He was born Aug. 28, 1958, in Lawrence. He was a union bricklayer, and belonged to Local 18 of Kansas City and Local 3 of Topeka. Survivors include a son, Mitchell Gordon, Basehor; his father, Warren S. Gordon, Linwood; his mother, Barbara Wilkins, Lawrence; two sisters, Sharren Eisman, Linwood, and Carol Jones, Bonner Springs; six nephews; and two great-nephews. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 19, at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. The graveside service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, May 20, at Pleasant View Cemetery, Argicola, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to the Linwood Community Center.

E. Doris Gragg-Kirk
E. Doris Gragg-Kirk, 70, Leon, Kan., died Tuesday, March 14, 2000, at HCA Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born April 10, 1929, at Leon, to David Ralph and Anne May (Piper) Holt. She lived in Leon most of her life, except for a few years after high-school graduation, when she lived in Wichita and worked for radio station KFH. She then returned to Leon, and was a postal worker at the Leon Post Office, from which she later retired. She was a member of the Leon Baptist Church and the Eastern Star, in which she was a Past Worthy Matron. On May 15, 1951, she married Glenn W. Gragg, who died Feb. 10, 1978. She later married Jess W. Kirk on Oct. 12, 1980, and he also preceded her in death April 26, 1993. She also was preceded in death by six brothers and a sister. Survivors include a son, John Gragg, Olathe; two brothers, Ivan Holt, Russell, and Don Holt, Topeka; two sisters, Rosa Irela, Leon, and Nellie Ruth Broyles, Andover; and two grandsons, both of Olathe. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 17, at the Leon Baptist Church. Interment will follow at the Leon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions for the Leon Senior Citizens, in care of Carlson Funeral Home, 200 S. Star, El Dorado, KS 67042. Arrangements are by Carlson Funeral Home, El Dorado.

James Graham Sr.
James C. Graham Sr., 68, Olathe, died Sunday, March 5, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born July 16, 1931, in Sulfur Springs, Ark., and had lived in Olathe since moving from Hume, Mo., in 1956. He worked for Pitman Construction from 1973 to 1991; and was a maintenance worker for Olathe District Schools at Oregon Trail Junior High School for seven years, before retiring in 1997. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, and was a member of American Legion Post 153. Survivors include his wife, Carol J. Graham, of the home; two sons, James C. Graham Jr. and Christopher L. Graham, both of Olathe; a daughter, Lea Ann Lebeau, Olathe; a sister, Agnes Buchanan, North Kansas City, Mo.; and a grandson. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 11, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Olathe. The family requests memorial contributions to The Arthritis Foundation.

Leon Graham
Leon R. Graham, 79, Olathe, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born Aug. 31, 1920, in Kansas City, Kan., where he had lived all his life before moving to Olathe in 1993. He was owner and operator of the Graham Heating & Cooling Company in Kansas City, Kan., for many years before retiring in 1972. He was a former member of the Sertoma and Optimist clubs. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy M. Graham, in December 1999; and a daughter, Linda Whitcher, in 1986. Survivors include two daughters, Sherry Aldridge, Olathe, and Dianne Hilton, Edwardsville, Kan.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at chapel. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association 2007 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64108.

The Gravenstein twins
The twin sons of Randy and Karla (Snavely) Gravenstein, Olathe, were stillborn Tuesday, June 13, 2000, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. Other survivors include their grandparents, Walt and Betty Gravenstein, Spring Hill, and Ralph and Louise Snavely, Gardner; and a great-grandmother, Mabel Snavely, Gardner. The graveside service will be 10 a.m. Thursday ,June 29, at the Gardner Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Theno Graves
Theno Graves, 91, Whittier, Calif., died Jan. 24, 2000, of natural causes. He was born in Spring Hill. He attended Olathe High School and graduated from the University of Kansas. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was an agent with New York Life for 50 years until retirement. He was a Mason and a member of Shriners. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Josephine, and a son, Steve.

Donald Gray
Donald Anthony Gray, 93, Olathe, died Tuesday, July 25, 2000, at CLC of Olathe. He had lived in Olathe for the past five years, after coming from New Jersey. He was a Catholic. Survivors include a son, Richard Gray, Olathe; and three grandchildren. The memorial mass will be 10 a.m. Friday at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe. Cremation.

Paul Gray
Paul E. Gray, 73, DeSoto, died Sunday, June 18, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born June 1, 1927, in Northfork, Ark., the son of Joe and Bertha Gray. He retired from Lone Star Industry after 36 years of service. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Robert Gray, J.D. Gray, and Ewell Loosey; and two sisters, Evelyn Rotell and Lorine Grigg. Survivors include his wife, Joyce, of the home; four sisters, Deller Sanders and Eva Lovette, both of Pineville, Ark., Elwanda Lucy, Calico Rock, Ark., and Maxine Wood, Northfork, Ark.; one brother, William Gray, DeSoto; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. Graveside services will be 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 21, at Galatia Cemetery, Northfork, Ark.

Virgil Gray
Virgil L. "Buck" Gray, 90, Hillsdale, died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center from heart failure. He was born Aug. 22, 1909, in Richmond, Kan., the youngest of nine children of Edwin and Minerva Jane Gray. Both parents died in his infancy, and he was reared by his oldest brother, George Gray. He attended Catholic school and grew up in Paola. He married Pauline Fay Brown July 27, 1934, in Paola; they lived in the Hillsdale community the rest of their lives. He was a lifelong farmer, retiring several years ago. He also worked for the Kansas State Highway Department for 15 years, before retiring in 1976. He was in Troop K114 Cavalry from 1934 to 1936, and was part of the machine-gun crew, riding the horse that carried the gun. He helped organize, was a charter member of, and served as president for many years for the Paola Trail Riders Saddle Club. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline, on July 8, 1993; six brothers; and two sisters. Survivors include two daughters, Marlene Isenhower, Olathe, and Karen Browning, Hillsdale; and four grandchildren, Marla Thomas, Olathe, Lee Browning, St. Louis, Mo., and Jason and Aaron Browning, both of Overland Park. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 9, at Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 10, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society and/or the Paola First Baptist Church, c/o Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071.

Kathryn Graybill
Kathryn R. Graybill, 66, of Olathe, died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2000, at her home. She was born Dec. 8, 1934, in Akron, Ohio. Survivors include her husband, Claude W. Graybill Sr., of the home; two sons, Claude W. Graybill Jr., Olathe; and Steven G. Graybill, Overland Park; one daughter, Karen A. Mills, Kansas City, Kan.; one brother, James Catlin, North Kansas City, Mo.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. The visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Cemetery, Olathe. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church. Graveside services will follow at Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Kan.

Georgia Green
Georgia Ann Green, 93, died Thursday, May 31, 2001, at Royal Terrace Nursing Center in Olathe. Green was born Feb. 26 1908 in Pikeville, Kan. She moved to Kansas City, Mo. in 1950 and later lived in Spring Hill, Gardner and Edgerton. Green worked for the Radford Powder Plant in Virginia during World War II. She also worked at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City Mo. until her retirement in 1957. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Spring Hill and also was a life member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary No. 2993 in Olathe. Green is preceded in death by two husbands, Earl Scott and Lester Green; her parents, George Washington May and Nora Plursha Meade May; a brother, Paul May; and a stepdaughter, Maxine DeVoile. Survivors include a son, George Sidney Scott, Princeton, Mo.; a daughter, Betty Margarett Tackett, Edgerton; a brother, Noah May, Bland, Va.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Bruce Funeral Home, 106 S. Center St, Gardner. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Edgerton Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

Minnie Green
Minnie Florence Green, 98, Eudora, died Tuesday, June 13, 2000, at the Center for Long-Term Care in Olathe. She was born May 12, 1902, in DeSoto, the daughter of Charles Henry Oshel and Mary Marie (Kenemaun) Oshel. She lived in the Eudora-DeSoto area as a child and lived in Olathe from the 1920s to 1975, when she moved to Eudora. She married George Green Dec. 25, 1937. She was a waitress at Velvet Freeze in Olathe for many years and also had worked as a waitress in DeSoto. She was a member of the First Assembly of God in Olathe. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Green, July 27, 1968; a son, Herbert Soper, in 1980; three brothers; and five sisters. Survivors include a sister, Helen Bluhm, Tallahassee, Fla.; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. The memorial graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the DeSoto Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Youth Group at the First Assembly of God, 920 W. Spruce, Olathe KS 66061. Arrangements are by Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Mabel Griffith
Mabel Griffith, 83, Mound City, died Jan. 4, 2000, at Great Plains Nursing Home, Olathe. She was born Feb. 29, 1916, in Hirrman, Tenn., the daughter of Will Wright and Ruth Thompson Wright. She moved to Mound City to live with her daughter; she had lived previously in Kansas City, Kan., and Gardner. She was a homemaker. She married Clyde V. Newcome, who died in 1946. She then married Hershall L. Griffith on July 18, 1954, in Tennessee; he died in 1989. She was a Baptist. She volunteered as a foster grandparent at Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital, Gardner. She also was preceded in death by a son, Clyde Newcome; a sister, Dora Hester; and four brothers, Oliver, Clifford, J.C. and Red Wright. Survivors include two daughters, Wilma Gadauer, Mound City, and Louise Goines, Rossville, Ga.; two sons, Samuel Newcome and Eddie Griffith, both of Blue Mound; a sister, Georgia Beaird, Orrick, Mo.; 23 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner; the funeral will immediately follow at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Gardner Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Randal Grimsley
Randal Gale Grimsley, 58, Olathe, formerly of Fort Scott, Kan., died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2000, of cancer at his home. He was born March 10, 1941, in Fort Scott, the son of John T. and Irene Hayes Grimsley. He married Barbara A. Wheeler on Aug. 2, 1985, at Fort Scott. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of 22 years and retired as a tech sergeant. He was a computer technician employed by Black and Veach. He was active with the Veterans of Foreign Wars; was a past commander of Leavenworth Post No. 56; helped establish and was first commander of Basehor Post No. 11499; was a past District No. 1 junior vice commander and senior vice commander; and was the 1998-1999 District No. 1 commander. Survivors include his wife, Barbara, of the home; and a son, Neil R. Grimsley, Los Angeles. The memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, at the Kansas City Mortuary Service Chapel, 4880 Shawnee Drive, Kansas City, Kan. Cremation. Arrangements are by Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, Fort Scott. Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society and may be sent in care of Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, 204 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan. 66701.

Betty Griswold
Betty Lou Stacy Griswold, 71, Olathe, died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at St. Joseph Health Center. She was born June 11, 1929, in Topeka, and moved to the Kansas City area as a young child. She was a bank teller for various banks and also worked as a retail clerk before retiring. She was a member of the Olathe Christian Church. Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Thomas L. Griswold, of the home; three sons, Thomas L. Griswold Jr., Kenneth E. Griswold and Timothy A. Griswold; two daughters, Margaret S. Maupin and Patricia L. Arnold; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. today at the Park Lawn Chapel. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Olathe Christian Church Memorial Fund or the American Cancer Society.

Ruby Groszek
Ruby M. Groszek, 87, Olathe, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, at Royal Terrace Nursing Home, Olathe. She was born, July 2, 1913, in Springfield, Mo., the daughter of Thomas G. and Annie E. (Mounce) Locke. She was a lifelong resident of the Olathe area. She was a member of the Ridgeview Baptist Church, Olathe. She was a retail clerk at several area grocery stores. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Joseph Groszek, in 1986; five brothers, Shirley, Lee, Nathan, Nathaniol and Thomas Locke; a granddaughter, Susan Marshall; and a great-grandson. Survivors include four sons James and Joseph Groszek, both of Olathe, Frank Groszek, Tacoma, Wash., and Robert Groszek, Wichita; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe. The graveside service will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Allwin Groves Jr.
Allwin B. Groves, Jr., 64, Olathe, died Thursday, March 30, 2000, at his home. He was born Dec. 19, 1935, in Greensburg, Pa., and had lived here for the past five years. Private family services have been scheduled. The family requests memorial contributions to Olathe Hospice. Arrangements have been made by W.L. Frye Mortuary and Crematory in Olathe. Groves served in Korea with the United States Marine Corps and was a member of the American Legion Earl Collier Post No.153. He also owned and operated Classic Coach in Olathe. Surviving are his wife, Darlena, of the home; two sons, Henry Groves, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Parley Groves, Olathe; four daughters, Britt Groves of the home, Pattie Overton, Port Orange, Fla., Donielle Foster, Clearview City, and May Groves of the home; and six grandchildren.

Kenneth Groves
OSAWATOMIE, KS-Kenneth Ray Groves, 39, Osawatomie, died Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, in Osawatomie. He was born Feb. 27, 1961, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Donald and Patricia (Chapman) Groves. He had served in the U.S. Navy. He was a paraprofessional. Survivors include his wife, Victoria Groves, of the home; his parents, Donald and Patricia Groves, Glen Heaven, Colo.; and two brothers, Ron Groves and Steve Groves, both of Olathe. The visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at D.W. Newcomer's Sons/Floral Hills Chapel, Kansas City, Mo. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at the chapel. Burial will follow at the Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Mo. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o D.W. Newcomer's Sons/Floral Hills Chapel, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64133.

Ivan Grunert
Ivan Harold Grunert, 93, Almena, Kan., formerly of Olathe, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Neb. He was born Dec. 11, 1906, in Naponee, Neb., the son of Henry and Bertha Olive (Curry) Grunert. His family moved to the Almena, Kan., area where he attended grade school and was a 1926 graduate of the Almena High School. He married Lily Fern Nelson on July 29, 1927, in Phillipsburg, Kan. They lived in Phillips and Norton counties in Kansas until 1939, when they moved to Peoria, Ill., where he worked for the Armour Meat Packing Company. He also farmed at Princeville, Ill., from 1940 to 1951. They returned to the Almena area, and he farmed in Phillips County. He and his family moved to Olathe in 1958, so a grandson could attend the Kansas School for the Deaf. He was a butcher for Ed Moody for three years, then was the Olathe school district's superintendent of buildings and grounds for 11 schools until 1967. He and his family returned to Almena, where he farmed until retiring in 1991. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, the Odd Fellows and the Naphtali Masonic Lodge No. 310, A.F. & A.M., all of Almena; Kiwanis International and the Lions Club of Olathe; and the Eagles Club of Norton, Kan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lily Grunert, Aug. 26, 1998; two brothers, Charles Grunert and Irwin Grunert; a sister, Hilda Worley; and a granddaughter, Catherine Kay Bunnell on Dec. 9, 1992. Survivors include a son, Fred Grunert, Long Island, Kan.; a daughter, Dorothy Pierceall, Paola; a brother, Leland Grunert, Logan, Kan.; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be prior to the funeral, which will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church, Almena. Burial will be at the Mount Hope Cemetery, Almena, with Masonic burial rites by the Naphtali Lodge No. 310, A.F. & A.M., Almena. Memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund of the Almena Senior Citizen Center, Almena. Arrangements are by Banta-Torrey Funeral Home, Alma, Neb.

Murphy Guillory
Murphy J. Guillory, 83, of Muskogee died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, in his home. A native of Eunice, La., he was born May 3, 1917, the son of Ozieme and Victoria (Fontenot) Guillory. Hegrew up in Louisiana where he worked on the family farm. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Iceland, England, France, Belgium and Germany. He returned to his home state in Louisiana after the war where he worked in the oil fields. In 1995, he moved to Kansas City where he joined the Iron Workers Union of Local 10. He then lived in Olathe from 1958-1976 where he retired from his work in iron construction in 1975. He and his wife, Marie, retired to Bundick Lake near Deridder, La. In 1982, they resettled in Muskogee. He was a member of many organizations, including St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Order of the Moose, he was a charter member of the World War II Memorial at Normandy Beach in Normandy, France, was a former member of the 29th infantry of Fort Benning, Ga., and the American Legion. He was also a member of Local 10 of the Ironworker of Kansas City and the International Brotherhood of Ironworkers. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Irene Fontenot Guillory; and grandson, Matt Guillory. Survivors include his wife, Marie Todd Guillory, of the home; daughters and their spouses, Linda Gale Fiedler and Jim of Olathe; Cynthia (Tootie) Mahoney and Jim of Olathe, and Junella (Teeka) Hiatt and Gerald of Gardner; sons and spouses, Glen Guillory and Brenda of Joplin, Mo., Bill Todd of Houston; Tom Todd, and Bev of New Mexico; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and many extended family and friends. Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m. today at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph's Catholic Church at 2310 W. Broadway, Muskogee, OK 74401 or to The Hospice at 1303 W. Broadway, Muskogee, OK 74401. Funeral services are under the direction of Foster-Petering Funeral Home, Muskogee, Okla.

Lester Gulick
Lester F. Gulick, 94, Olathe, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2000, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Olathe. He was born Dec. 10, 1905, in Sabetha, Kan. He worked for or Patrons Insurance Co. for 60 years before retiring. He was a past president (1937) of the Olathe (Area) Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of Olathe Masonic Lodge No. 19 for 71 years, and a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, Olathe. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mabel Gulick, in 1998. Survivors include two nephews and two nieces. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. today at the W.L. Frye & Son Mortuary, Olathe. The graveside service will be 11:30 a.m. at the Oak Lawn Cemetery in Olathe, followed by a Masonic service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Deaf Culture Center, P.O. Box 811, Olathe, KS 66051; or the Grace United Methodist Church, 11485 S. Ridgeview Road, Olathe, KS 66061.

Austin Gulley
Austin L. Gulley, 2 days, of Eudora died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. Survivors include parents, Bobby and Sandra Gulley of Eudora; one sister, Amber; and one brother, Lonnie. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at DeSoto Cemetery.

Opal Gulotta
Opal May Gulotta, 87, of Lenexa, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, at Lakeview Village. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Gulotta, and one brother, Paul Huffman. Survivors include one son, Paul Gulotta and wife, Nancy, Olathe; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at McGilley and Hoge Chapel. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at the chapel. Burial will follow at Johnson County Memorial Gardens.

John Gutierrez
John Charles Gutierrez, 33, of Kansas City, Mo., died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, at Truman Medical Center. He was born Nov. 14, 1967, in Los Angeles, and had lived in the Kansas City area most of his life. He was a Roman Catholic and member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Kansas City, Mo. He attended Westport High School and Rockhurst College. He taught and choreographed Mexican folk dance. He was preceded in death by his father, Lucio Gutierrez, in 1999. Survivors include his mother, Theresa Gutierrez, \Kansas City, Mo.; two sisters, Sue Pinney, Olathe, and Anita Louise Gutierrez, Kansas City, Mo.; brother, Christopher Joseph Gutierrez, Kansas City, Mo.; twin brother, Ronald Edward Gutierrez, Kansas City; Mo.; 10 nieces and nephews; two great- nieces and nephews; and life companion, Hazen Beggs, of the home. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, at McGilley Midtown Chapel, Kansas City, Mo. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Good Samaritan Project.

Rev. Wendell Hackler
The Rev. Wendell L. Hackler, 60, of Timberlake near Lane, Kan., died Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Nov. 5, 1940, in Plad, Mo., and lived in Olathe from 1987-1998 when he moved to Timberlake. He lived most of his younger years near Windyville, Mo., before moving to Kansas City in 1959. He was a graduate of Windyville High School. When coming to Kansas City, he was an employee of Owens-Corning Fiberglass before entering pastoral work in 1967. He served the next 29 years in pastoral care throughout Kansas. Due to illness, he retired from his pastoral duties in 1996 from the Prairie Center Church of God of Prophecy in Olathe. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Willa Behl; and one brother, Jay Dee Hackler. Survivors include his wife, Anita L. Hackler, of the home; a son, Ron E. Hackler, Cleveland, Ohio; two daughters, Denise A. Winemiller and Karen L. Howell, both of Olathe; a brother, Jack Hackler, Wichita; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17. Burial will be in Windyville, Mo. The family suggests contributions to the Prairie Center Church of God of Prophecy, 105 Montclaire Dr., Olathe, KS 66061.

Charles Hadsall
Charles "Chuck" Hadsall, 39, of Paola died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001, at the Miami County Medical Center in Paola. He was born Nov. 3, 1961, in Paola, the son of Bernard D. and Carolyn Murphy Hadsall. He attended Paola High School, graduating in 1979. He attended Kansas State University for one year and then moved back to Paola. In 1980, he married Robin Meinig, which later ended in divorce. For the next 17 years, he was employed with Miami County, working in the solid waste department and noxious weed department. He was instrumental in starting the Miami County Recycling project, which he received the Point of Light Award from the office of the President for a job well done, and started the Miami County demolition derby years ago. For the past year, he was employed by the city of Olathe as supervisor in the solid waste department. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, was on the Miami County Fair Board, judged tractor pulling contests, coached Little League and Pewee League baseball teams and the Miola Basketball League. He enjoyed playing softball, NRA racing, football games and did background music for Nancy Olivers dance recitals. He was also active in 4-H in the Miami County area. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Clyde and Florence Hadsall, and T.J. Murphy. Survivors include a fiancee, Bobbie Garrison, Paola; his father, Bernard Hadsall, Paola; stepmother, Darlene Hadsall, Paola; his mother, Carolyn Winn, Paola; daughter, Casey Hadsall, Emporia; son, Adam Hadsall, Paola; grandmother, Mary Cole, Paola; brother, Mark Hadsall, Paola; sister, Pamela Hadsall, Paola; half-sister, Tricia Hadsall, Paola; and his fiancee's children, Kyle Garrison, Quentin Garrison and Caylin Garrison, all of Paola. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. Burial will be in the Osawatomie Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Chuck Hadsall Memorial Fund.

Daniel Haley
Gardner - Daniel Leroy Haley, 49, of Gardner, died Saturday, April 7, 2001, at his home. He was born July 6, 1951, in St. Joseph, Mo., the son of James Hobart Haley and L. Glenadyne Ginn Haley, Osawatomie, Kan. He lived in Paola before moving to Gardner 17 years ago. He graduated from Paola High School in 1969. He then married Bonnie Jean Wright on Dec. 16, 1978, in Paola. He worked on the assembly Line at Delco in Olathe for 18 years. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie, of the home; his parents, James and L. Glenadyne Haley, Osawatomie; a son, Jeff A. Haley, Wellsville; three daughters, Jodie L. Dobbins, Urich, Mo.; Valerie J. Wichmann and Melinda L. Haley, both of Gardner; four brothers, Paul Haley and Joel Haley, both of Paola; Kevin Haley, Dripping Spring, Texas; and David Haley, Riverside, Mo.; a sister, Ginny Gabbert, Paola; and eight grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Gardner Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association.

Patricia Hall
Patricia R. Hall, 86, Olathe, died Tuesday, April 11, 2000, at Johnson County Nursing Center, Olathe. She was born March 17, 1914, in Los Angeles, the daughter of Lyman D. and Ruth M. (Hall) Porter. Her earlier working years were spent as a licensed physiotherapist in Florida. She married Jesse Chipman in 1943. She spent 12.5 years as a hostess, tour guide and student at the University of Science and Philosophy in Waynesboro, Va., founded by philosopher, scientist and artist Walter Russell and Lao Russell. In 1976, she moved to Wichita; in 1979, she moved to Glenwood Springs, Calif., where she spent the next 18 years as artist. In 1997, she moved to the Johnson County Nursing Center in Olathe to be close to family members. Survivors include a daughter, Deanna Dennis, Lenexa; three grandchildren, Aundrea Dennis, Brett Dennis and Greg Dennis; and two great-grandchildren. The graveside service will be 10 a.m. Friday, April 14, at Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions may be made to the University of Science and Philosophy, P.O. Box 520, Waynesboro, VA 22980. Local arrangements are by W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe.

Mary Hamby
Mary Louise Hamby, 80, Shawnee, died Jan. 10, 2000, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 12, 1919, in Edgerton, the daughter of William F. and Vincentia McCarthy Braun. She graduated from Edgerton High School in 1937, and from St. Francis School of Nursing in 1940. She received a bachelor's degree in nursing from St. Mary's College in 1942. She was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps Reserves. During World War II, she served on hospital ships and on Leyte Island in the Philippines. Following the war, she worked at Wadsworth Veteran's Administration Hospital. From 1956 to 1968, she was head nurse in the women's building at the Topeka VA Hospital. She married Edgar J. (Ted) Hamby on June 1, 1968. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Sacred Heart Altar Society. Survivors include her husband, Ted, of the home; a daughter, Dianna McKenzie, Lawrence; a brother, Ray Braun, Edgerton; two sisters, Florence Lewis, Gardner, and Lois Roberts, Bonner Springs; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs, with the rosary beginning at 7 p.m. The funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 14, at Savior of the World Pastoral Center, 12601 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kan. Burial will be in Bonner Springs Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sacred Heart Building Fund, 103 E. Insley, Bonner Springs, Kan. 66012.

Marcelia Hammer
Marcelia Willidene Hammer, 76, Gardner, died Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000. She was born Jan. 9, 1924, in Gardner, Kan., the daughter of Orville and Ida Hammer. Out of high school for 13 months, she was employed at North American Manufacturing, building military bombers. For the next 25 years, she worked at National Bellas Hess. The last 30 years of her life, she lived on the family farm near Gardner and was a caregiver for family members. She was a longtime member of the Grace United Methodist Church, Olathe. Survivors include a brother, Roger Hammer, Gardner; two sisters, Alvena Tangblade, Kansas City, Kan., and Betty L. McEvoy, Independence, Mo.; a nephew; and two nieces. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Grace United Methodist Church, Olathe.

Samuel Hamilton
Samuel L. Hamilton, 63, of Little Rock, Ark., formerly of Olathe, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, after a long battle with lung cancer. Better known as "Sam," he had worked as a night clerk at the Otter Creek convenience store for several years until his health caused him to retire in December 1998. He was born Sept. 12, 1936, in Mountain View, Mo. He and his family moved to Olathe in 1950. He graduated from John P. St. John Memorial High School in 1955. Survivors include his wife, Debora A. Hamilton; a daughter, Cindy Pulliam, Olathe; his father, Lester Hamilton, Olathe; a brother, Jim Hamilton, Manhattan; two sisters, Ruth Hadle, Gardner, and Judy Braland, Winter Garden, Fla.; and a granddaughter. A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2000, in the Chapel of Griffin Leggett Healey and Roth, Little Rock, Ark. Visitation will follow the service at the funeral home. Cremation. The family suggests memorials to the Baptist Health Hospice, Suite 2300, 11900 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, AR 72210.

Marvin Hampton
Marvin Lewis "Bud" Hampton, 58, Topeka, died Friday, May 12, 2000, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Topeka. He was born Jan. 5, 1942, at Hutchinson, the son of Thomas E. and Myrtle M. (Morgan) Hampton. He grew up in Olathe and attended Olathe schools. He served in the U.S. Navy for 28 years, including a tour in Vietnam. At the time of his retirement he was Navy Master Chief E9. After retirement he became an independent carpentry contractor. He was a member of Topeka North Post No. 400 of the American Legion; Philip Billard Post No. 1650, VFW; Orient Lodge No. 51, A.F. & A.M.; Valley of North East Kansas, Scottish Rite Bodies; Arab Shrine Temple; and the National Rifle Association. Survivors include a son, Marvin Lewis Hampton Jr., San Diego; a daughter, Annette Smith, San Diego; a brother, Emmett E. Hampton, Virginia Beach, Va.; and three sisters, Shirley L. Newson and Mary Jane Moore, both of Topeka, and Debbie Gurthie of Cleveland, Mo.; and two grandsons. The memorial services will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Church of God of Prophecy, 105 N. Montclaire. Cremation. The family requests contributions to the American Cancer Society, 1315 S.W. Arrowhead Road, Topeka.

Melinda Hampton
Melinda Dean Hampton, 26, Olathe, died Friday, May 26, 2000. She was born Nov. 30, 1973, in Kansas City, Mo., to Clifford Dean Cartwright and Lela Y. (Sue) Cartwright. She grew up in Olathe, attended Northview Elementary School, and was a graduate of Olathe North High School. She was a two-year member of Olathe North's drill team. She also attended Concorde Career Institute's medical assistant program and the Superior School of Cosmetology. She married Rochester Hampton Dec. 31, 1993. She was a former member of Second Baptist Church, Olathe; for the past two years, she was a member of New Vision C.O.G.I.C. She also was a member and assistant drill master of the Royal Steppers drill team; a member of the Marching Jaguars and the Strangers Rest drill teams; and a member of Ministry Incline Plus, a professional singing group. Survivors include her husband, Rochester Hampton, of the home; a son, Jaques Tyjuan Hampton, of the home; her father and stepmother, Clifford and Arnita Cartwright, Fort Worth, Texas; her mother, Lela Cartwright, Olathe; two sisters, Tina Sue Cartwright, Olathe, and Carmen Griffin, Wichita; a stepbrother, Ronnie Fowler, Fort Worth; five nephews; and two nieces. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon, with the funeral at noon, today at New Light Baptist Church, Olathe. Burial will be at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery.

Helen Handley
Helen Faye (Newson) Handley, 83, Olathe, died Saturday, April 8, 2000, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. today at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at W.L. Frye & Son Mortuary and Crematory, 105 E. Loula, Olathe. Arrangements have been made by W.L. Frye & Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Ethel (Rist) Newson; her husband, Sherman R. Handley; two brothers, Firl (Bud) Newson and Walter (Shorty) Newson; and two sisters, Florence Embree and Vivian Sheets. Survivors include three brothers, Glen and Billy Newson, of Olathe, and Richard W. Newson, Sr., Topeka; and three sisters, Pearl Fuller and Norma Ingle, Olathe, and Esther Perry, Cody, Wyo.

Gary Hardenbrook
Gary L. Hardenbrook, 58, Overland Park, died Thursday, April 13, 2000, at his home. He was born Jan. 4, 1942, in Harlan, Iowa, to Don and Rose Hardenbrook. He had lived in Overland Park for the past 12 years, coming from Columbus, Neb. He was a 1959 graduate of Mapleton High School in Mapleton, Iowa. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. He was an air-traffic control specialist at the Federal Aviation Administration Center in Olathe for 29 years, retiring in 1997. He was a member of the American Legion post in Chanute, Kan. He was preceded in death by a brother, Earl Hardenbrook. Survivors include his wife, Lois Hardenbrook, of the home; a son, Max Hardenbrook, Lenexa; his mother, Rose Hardenbrook, Sergeant Bluff, Iowa; and a brother, Brian Hardenbrook, Sioux City, Iowa. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. Visitation will follow the funeral. Cremation.

Mary Harold
Mary Dorothy Harold, 84, Parker, Kan., died Friday, Feb. 18, 2000, at the Eudora Nursing Home. She was born May 6, 1915, at Goodrich, Kan., the daughter of William Frederick and Sarah Frances Burnett Zimmerman. She attended school at France Country School. She was a homemaker. She attended the Methodist Church at Parker and was a member of the Neighbors Club. She lived in Linn County until 1990, when she moved to Eudora to be near her daughter. She married Leslie H. Harold Feb. 26, 1936, in Mound City; he died Dec. 24, 1988. She was also preceded in death by an infant sister. Survivors include two sons, Phillip Harold, Paola, and Lloyd Harold, Olathe; a daughter, Phillis Durkin, Eudora; a brother, Marvin Zimmerman, Overland Park; a sister, Thelma Crow, Edmond, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Viewing will be after 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, with the visitation from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home, Osawatomie. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 21, at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Goodrich Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Alzheimer's Association.

Roger Harsh
Roger A. Harsh, 53, McLouth, died Thursday, July 20, 2000, at the Medical Lodge, Gardner. He was born May 3, 1947, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Harold and Martha (Wright) Harsh. He married Mary Sanderson on June 22, 1985, in Tonganoxie. He was a disabilities advocate for Independence, Inc., of Lawrence. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Tonganoxie, and the secular Franciscan Order. He also belonged to the Rocky Mountain Fur Co., Missouri Brigade. Survivors include his wife, Mary Harsh, of the home; his mother, Martha Harsh, Olathe; and three brothers, Lee Harsh, Austin, Texas, and Brad Harsh and Brian Harsh, both of Olathe. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today, with the rosary at 7 p.m., at the Quisenberry Funeral Home, Tonganoxie. The mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Tonganoxie. Burial will be at the Sacred Heart Cemetery.

Margaret Hartley
Margaret Jeanette Hartley, 78, Kansas City, Kan., died Friday, Jan. 28, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. Hartley was born to Wilbur Loren and Ruth Brown Hartley Dec. 31, 1921, in Spring Hill, Kan. She graduated from Spring Hill High School in 1939 and moved to Kansas City, Kan. in 1944. Hartley worked for over 40 years as a supervisor in the wire department at Business Men's Assurance Co., Kansas City, Mo., retiring in 1984. She was a member of Eastern Star Nova Chapter, Overland Park. She was a charter member of Madonna White Shrine, Merriam, and the Kansas State White Shrine. She was also a member of Keen Agers and Ruth True Kindred Conclave. Preceding Hartley in death are her parents Wilbur Loren and Ruth Brown Hartley and one brother Walter Hartley. Survivors include one sister Barbara Long, Eudora; two nieces and two great nephews. Funeral services will be held 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, at Bruce Funeral Home, Spring Hill. Burial will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Bruce Funeral Home prior to funeral services. An Eastern Star service will be held at the funeral's conclusion. The family suggests memorial contributions may be made to Shiner's Hospital for Children care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, Kan. 66030.

Kay Hatfield-Pelot
Kay Hatfield-Pelot, 40, Baldwin City, formerly of Overland Park, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2000, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She was born July 2, 1959, in Chicago. She graduated from Proviso East High School, Chicago. In 1981, she graduated with honors from the Pittsburg State University, with a bachelor's degree in biology. She was a chemist for Osborn Laboratory, Olathe. She was a member of the Lighthouse Baptist Temple, Baldwin City. Survivors include her husband, Steve Pelot, of the home; three sons, Steven Pelot, of the home, Karl Anderson, Eudora, and Kyle Hatfield, Lawrence; three daughters, Nancie Pelot and Melaine Pelot, both of the home, and Kora Anderson, Eudora; her mother, Nancy Hatfield, Elkhart, Ind.; a brother, Thomas Hatfield, Fayetteville, Ark.; two sisters, Debbie Nalian, Berwyn, Ill., and Lou Dwyer, Washington D.C.; and a former husband, Bob Anderson, Eudora. Viewing will be after 9 a.m. today at Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home, Baldwin City. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at Lighthouse Baptist Temple, 115 Sixth St., Baldwin City, with the funeral immediately following at 2 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Baldwin City. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, in care of Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home, P.O. Box 64, Baldwin City, KS. 66006.

Debra Hausman
GARDNER, KS - Debra J. Hausman,46, died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, at her home in Gardner. She was born Oct. 22, 1953, in Lexington, Ky. She grew up in Kentucky and lived in Overland Park for 10 years before moving to Gardner last year. She graduated from La Fayette High School in Lexington, Ky. She worked as an office manager for Heartland Food Service in Mission, Kan. for 10 years. She was preceded in death by her mother, Jean Williams Carroll. Survivors include husband of 16 years, Stanley Hausman, of the home; two sons, Clay Finney and Chris Finney, both of Gardner; two sisters, Nequin Scott, Mountain View, Calif. and Dotti Volgenau, Sun City, Fla.; and her father, Charles Carroll, Fla. Visitation will be at noon Tuesday, Oct. 17 at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Cremation. Memorials may be sent to Olathe Hospice.

J. Maynard Hawkins
J. Maynard Hawkins, 76, Olathe, died Saturday, March 17, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born April 20, 1924, in Chillicothe, Mo., and had lived in Olathe since 1945. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving from 1946-1948, for 22 months on USS Chandler. He was awarded the World War II Victory Medal. He retired in 1990 from Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Lenexa after 23 years of service. He previously worked for the former Citi Service Oil Station in Olathe for 18 years. He was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. He was preceded in death by his son, Michael Hawkins in 1972, four brothers and three sisters. Survivors include his wife, Betts Hawkins, of the home; a daughter, Patsy J. Manson of Louisburg.; a brother, Roy C. Hawkins of Pomona; and two grandchildren. Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 21, at St. Paul's Catholic Church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe where a rosary service will be held Tuesday. Burial will be in the Resurrection Cemetery in Lenexa. The family requests masses to St. Paul's Catholic Church, 900 S. Honeysuckle, Olathe, KS 66061.

Susan Hayes
Susan Dean Hayes, 46, Arlington, Texas, formerly of Paola, died Tuesday, June 27, 2000, at the Vencor Fort Worth West Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born Feb. 25, 1954, in Paola, and was adopted by John H. and Nadine Hoffman. She grew up in Paola and attended Paola High School. After high school, she was a cook for Windy Acres Restaurant and the Paola Country Club. She also cooked for the American Legion in Osawatomie. She married Cloyde Louk, and they later divorced. She then married Robert Hayes Nov. 6, 1976, in Paola. She and her husband Robert moved eight years ago to Arlington, where she worked as a cook at General Motors and cleaned apartments, until she retired due to rheumatory arthritis fibrosis. She was a member of the Woodland West Baptist Church in Arlington. She was preceded in death by a half-sister, Debbie Smith. Survivors include her husband, Robert Hayes, of the home; two sons, Jess Louk, Kansas City, Mo., and Lance Hayes, Osawatomie; her father, John Hoffman, Paola; her mother, Nadine Hoffman, Greeley, Kan.; three brothers, J.D. Hoffman, Bronson, Kan., and Steve Hoffman and Rick Hoffman, both of Greeley; three half-brothers, Kevin Smith and Jay Smith, both of Raytown, Mo., and Will Smith, Mississippi; and a half-sister, Kristie Johnson, Paola. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. The graveside service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Hillsdale Cemetery, Hillsdale. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association or the American Heart Association, c/o Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071.

Fronetta Hazelrigs
Fronetta Hazelrigs, 60, of Olathe, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at her home. She was born, June 10, 1094, in Visalia, Calif., the daughter of, Clarence and Lahoma (Cleveland) Nail. She had lived in Olathe the past four years, coming from Tulsa, Okla. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Glen, Billy, and Timmy Cleveland; and one sister, Loretta Cleveland. Survivors include, two sons, Charles G. and Paul Hazelrigs, both of Georgia; three daughters, Debbie Brown, Georgia; Marie Hazelrigs, Georgia; and Danetta Wheeler, of Olathe; four brothers, Grover Cleveland, Calif.; Luby Cleveland, of Forney, Texas; Woody Cleveland, Sopen, Okla.; Carroll Cleveland, Sandsprings, Okla.; one sister, Ila Fern Burbank, Lathrop, Calif.; two grandchildren, Cody and Devin Wheeler, both of Olathe; and eight other grandchildren. Memorial services will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 3, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe.

Geraldine Hegeman
Geraldine J. Hegeman, 76, Olathe, died Monday, July 10, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Jan. 19, 1924, in Girard, Kan., and lived in Olathe the past 15 years. She was a classroom teacher, elementary counselor and school psychologist in various school districts for 42 years, retiring in 1986. She also had been a member of the First Christian Church of Olathe since 1946. She was preceded in death by her husband, William P. Hegeman, in 1984; and a sister, Glenna Draper, in 1966. Survivors include two sons, Stanley K. Hegeman, Olathe, and Douglas A. Hegeman, Abida Springs, La.; a brother, William Miller, Buena Vista, Ark.; a sister, Vivian Young, Olathe; and three grandchildren. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. Burial will be at Fort Scott National Cemetery.

Russell Helling
Russell R. Helling, 45, of Olathe died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, at his home. He is survived by his wife, Deborah A. (Hellwig) Helling, of the home; two sons, Andrew R. and Aaron R. Helling, both of the home; a daughter, Rachel L. Helling, also of the home; his father, Raymond P. Helling, Ellenton, Fla.; and two sisters, Rinda Ontiveros, Wentzville, Mo., and Janet Reichers of St. Charles, Mo. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the Lenexa Christian Center. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. The family requests contributions be made to the Kansas City Hospice, 1625 W. 92nd St., Kansas City, MO 64114 and/or the American Cancer Society, 5960 Dearborn, Suite 100, Mission, KS 66202.

Rosamary Helverson
Rosamary T. Helverson, 83, Olathe, died Friday, July 28, 2000, at her home. She was born April 24, 1917, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Oscar and Mary Siefert. She had lived in Kansas City, Mo., all her life, until moving to Olathe six years ago. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Clarence Helverson, who died in 1995. Survivors include a sister, Virginia Sipes, Olathe; two nephews, Gilbert L. Sipes and Kenneth Sipes Jr., both of Olathe; two nieces, Alicia Jones and Janet Sipes, both of Olathe; two great-nephews; two great-nieces; a great-great-nephew; and a great-great-niece. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.

Leona Henderson
Leona (Tony) Henderson, 91, Olathe, died Friday, Dec. 31, 1999, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born March 24, 1908, in Arcadia, Kan., the daughter of Chauncey J. and Ruth (Crites) Nichols. She had lived in Olathe since 1942, and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. She volunteered at Olathe Medical Center and for the Cedar House in Olathe. She was a director of Johnson County Department of Social Welfare for more than 24 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Henderson. Survivors include two nephews, Harry Pittser, Girard, Kan., and Chauncey Cambers, Independence, Mo.; and two nieces, Mary Jo Hudson, Pittsburg, and Betty Ward, Overland Park. The memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, at Grace United Methodist Church, Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Grace United Methodist Church or OMC. Arrangements are by W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe.

Lorena Henderson
Lorena O. Henderson, 84, Olathe, died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, at the Royal Terrace Care Center in Olathe. She was born Jan. 14, 1916, in Neola, Kan., and had lived in Olathe the past four years, coming from Pratt, where she had lived most of her life. She was a nurse's aide in both the Pratt Regional Medical Center and the Newton Hospital for many years before retiring. She was a member of First Christian Church of Pratt. She was preceded in death by her husband, Milton R. Henderson, in 1992. Survivors include three sons, John W. Henderson, Pratt, Charles W. Henderson, Sun Lakes, Ariz., and Milton F. Henderson, Wichita; a daughter, Alice F. Overocker, Olathe; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Cremation. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Southwind Hospice, Pratt, KS 67124. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe.

Virginia Henderson
Virginia T. Henderson, 78, died Monday at Villa St. Francis, 16600 W. 126th St. Henderson was born June 6, 1922 in Kansas City, Mo. She married Emmett Henderson, who died in 1989. Henderson's daughter, Linda Sue Barrera also preceded her in death. Survivors include daughters Patricia Ray, Kansas City, Kan.; Shirley Batchman, Estes Park, Colo.; Janice Hurley, Gardner; 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at W.L. Frye & Son Mortuary, 105 E. Loula. A burial at the Gardner Cemetery will follow at 3:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be sent to the Salvation Army.

Mary Hendrix
Mary E. (Zarda) Hendrix, 69, Kansas City, Kan., died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2000, at the Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. She was born March 20, 1930, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Joseph and Mar Zarda. She was a lifelong area resident. She was co-founder of Go Chicken Go and a member of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, with the rank of L.C.H.S. She was preceded in death by two sons, Timothy and Bobby Hendrix; and two brothers, Ed and Jim Zarda. Survivors include her husband, William "Bill" Hendrix Jr., of the home; three sons, Bill J. Hendrix, Overland Park, Mike Hendrix, Olathe, and Dennis Hendrix, Merriam; three daughters, Peggy Pennington, Shawnee, Mary Pat Beals, Mission, and Caroline Ransier, Kansas City, Kan.; three brothers, Joseph Zarda, Basehor, Ben Zarda and Tom Zarda, both of Shawnee; two sisters, Florence Orr, Roeland Park, and Helen Zarda, Kansas City, Mo.; and 11 grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., with a rosary recitation at 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 7, at the Cathedral of St. Peter, 422 N. 14th St., Kansas City, Kan. The funeral mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, at the church. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Olathe. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to either Catholic Charities, 2220 Central, Kansas City, Kan. 66102, or to the Cathedral of St. Peter's Roof Fund, 422 N. 14th St., Kansas City, Kan. 66102. Arrangements are by the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, (913) 631-5566.

Maurice Henley
Francis Maurice Henley, 94, St. Louis, died Monday, Jan. 8, at Manor Grove Nursing Home in St. Louis, Mo. He was born Sept. 21, 1906, in Olathe. He lived in Olathe as a youth, then farmed in Johnson and Miami counties. He lived on the farm near Bonita until 1996 when he moved to a retirement home in Olathe. After a brief illness in 1999, he moved to Manor Grove Nursing Home. He is preceded in death by his parents, Gus and Nanny Winslow Henley, his wife Goldie Clinkscale Henley, grandson David Henley, six brothers and one sister. He is survived by his son, Dan Henley and wife Barbara, St. Louis, grandson Ronald Henley, St. Louis, sisters-in-law Beth Henley, Olathe, Mary Margaret Henley, Prairie Village and Mary Ellen Henley, Oxnard, Calif., and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Monday, Jan. 29, at Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner at 1 p.m. Burial will be at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Stanley. Visitation will be 11 a.m. before the service at Bruce Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Johnson County 4-H Council of Olathe, or the charity of your choice.

Donald Henning
Donald L. Henning, 86, died Monday at Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Olathe. He was born Sept. 14, 1913, in Spokane, Wash., the son of Oscar J. and Letty E. (Lawrence) Henning. He had lived in Olathe for two years, moving here from Tacoma, Wash. He was a member of the People's Church and the Saturday night meetings in Tacoma. He was also a member of the Men's Prayer Breakfast and was minister of music for several churches. He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace Beckwith-Palin Henning, in 1987; and a brother, Robert Henning. Survivors include a son, Doug Henning, Olathe; two daughters, Dawn Dube, Puyallup, Wash., and Noel Schmid, Shelton, Wash.; and four grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the Good Samaritan Nursing Center, 20705 W. 151st Street, Olathe KS, 66061. Funeral arrangements are being handled by W. L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe.

Madge Henry
Madge Lois (Brown) Henry, 80, of Anderson County died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2000, at Long Term Care, Anderson County. She was born Dec. 27, 1919, in Anderson County, the daughter of Arthur Lee Brown and Fannie B. (McKelvey). She was a resident of the Garnett area most of her life. She married George Henry in Mound City on April 5, 1939; he preceded her in death on July 31, 1989. She also was preceded in death by a grandson and two sisters. Survivors include four sons, Lee Henry and Stephen Henry, both of Garnett, Michael Henry, Olathe, and Richard Henry, Dallas; a daughter, Nancy Zweiner, Auburn, Kan.; two sisters, Rachel Graham, Springdale, Ark., and Frances Grosdidier, Garnett; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The funeral was Jan. 19 at Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel, Garnett. Burial was in the Garnett Cemetery. A memorial fund will be established in her name.

Velma Henry
Velma D. Henry, 81, DeSoto, died Tuesday Feb. 27, 2001 at her home. She was born on March 27 in Hume, Mo. She worked at the corner market and Variety Store in DeSoto. She was preceded in death by husband Kenneth Henry. She is survived by four daughters, Judith Midyett, Tuscan, Ariz.; Joyce Stewart, DeSoto, Rebecca Nielsen, Shawnee, Peggie Corrigan, Eudora; nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at DeSoto Baptist Church, 8655 Church St., DeSoto. Burial at DeSoto Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, 32665 Lexington Ave., DeSoto, 66018.

Nellie Henson
Nellie A. Henson, 88, died Feb. 4 at Louisburg Care Center, Louisburg. She was born Sept. 23, 1912, in Osawatomie, where she lived most of her life. She was a member of the Midwest Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charley Henson, and three sons, Charles, Donald and Kenneth. Survivors include her daughter, Charlene Brunts, Osawatomie; two sons Jerry Henson, Sarasota, Fla., and Michael Henson, Oklahoma City, Okla.; 15 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Park Lawn Funeral Home, Kansas City, Mo. Burial will be in Stanton Cemetery, Stanton, Kan. Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Patricia Heritage
Patricia Painter Heritage, 81, died Friday, June 30, 2000, in Manhattan, Kan. Born in Alexandria, Ind., in 1918, she was the daughter of Clarence E. Painter and Berniece Robinson Painter, descendants of early Madison County settlers. She was a 1936 graduate of the Alexandria High School and attended Indiana University for two years, where she was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority. Later in Muncie, Ind., she was a member of the Tri Kappa philanthropic sorority. She married John E. Heritage in 1942, and they later moved to Olathe, where he was a plant manager of the Delco Battery plant. After his death in 1981, she moved to Manhattan to be near her son. She was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Heritage; and a daughter, Kathryn Laughlin. Survivors include a son, John R. Heritage, Randolph, Kan.; a brother, John Painter; a sister, Sara Baker; two granddaughters; and three great-grandchildren. According to her wishes, there will be no visitation or funeral. Her ashes will be buried next to those of her husband at the IOOF Cemetery, Alexandria. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association. Arrangements are by the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, Manhattan.

Clyde Hesp
Clyde M. Hesp, 77, of Olathe, died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born March 12, 1923, in Garnett, the son of Clyde Hesp and Marie Wills. He was a lifetime resident of Garnett, having lived in Olathe the last 5 years. He graduated from Garnett High School in 1941. He married Mildred Lavon (Smith) in Garnett, on Dec. 8, 1943. He was an assistant Post Master. He is a veteran of the army having served in World War II. He was a member of the United Methodist Church; lifetime member of the American Legion; and Fuller-Thompson Post #48 and VFW Post #6397. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred. He is survived by one son, Mike Hesp, Olathe; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The visitation will be 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel, Garnett. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, at Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel, Garnett; burial in Garnett Cemetery, Garnett. Memorial contributions maybe made to the American Heart Association.

Donald Hess
Donald E. Hess, 54, DeSoto, died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2000, at his home. He was born Aug. 3, 1946, in Emporia, Kan., the son of Clair and Lucille (Jack) Hess. He grew up in Madison, Kan., and was a 1964 graduate of Madison High School. He attended Allen County Community College. He married Gail Williams on Dec. 22, 1967, in Gridley; they later divorced. He was a U.S. Army veteran who had served in Germany. He was a plant maintainer for Continental Can Company for the past 18 years. While he had lived in Madison, he had attended the United Methodist Church there. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Chad Hess. Survivors include two sons, Brett Hess, Parsons, and Matthew Hess, DeSoto; a daughter, Kimberly Hess, Kansas City, Kan.; his mother, Lucille Hess, Madison; four brothers, James Hess, Protection, David Hess and Lynn Hess, both of Madison, and Jerry Hess, Coldwater; and a sister, Cindy Albert, Olpe. The funeral will be 11 a.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home, Madison. Burial will follow at the Blakely Cemetery, northwest of Madison. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society or the Kansas Heart Association, both c/o Wilson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 488, Madison, KS 66860-0488.

Helen Hickey
Helen Marie Hickey, 91, died Thursday, May 31, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Jan. 2, 1910 in Kansas City, Mo. She lived in Kansas City, Mo. and St. Louis before moving to the DeSoto and Olathe area in 1947. She was a 1928 graduate of Paseo High School, and later graduated from Kansas City Business College. She worked as a secretary for the National Bank Examiners in Kansas City, Mo. for 15 years. She also was a secretary for the University of Kansas Political Science Department for six years before retiring in 1962. She was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Olathe. She volunteered for 13 years at the Olathe Medical Center for the ladies auxiliary where she received "Volunteer of the Year." She also was active with Cedar House and the Clothes Closet Organization, both in Olathe. She is preceded in death by her parents, Henry Flanagan and Eva Groom Flanagan; her husband, Gerald Vincent Hickey, Sr., whom she married on Feb. 10, 1945 in Kansas City, Mo.; and five brothers. She is survived by a son, Gerald V. Hickey, Jr., Olathe; a daughter, Janet M. Hickey, Olathe; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Sunday. The mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Catholic Church, 832 Larkspur, Olathe. Burial will be at St. Columbia Catholic Cemetery, Gardner. The family suggests memorial contributiond be sent to the Olathe Medical Center Ladies Auxiliary.

Rodney Hieronymus
STILWELL, KS ­ Rodney M. Hieronymus, 58, Stilwell, died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, in Kansas City, Mo. He had served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He had been very active in the construction industry in Kansas City area for many years, and most recently was a superintendent. He was a member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Olathe. Survivors include his wife, F. Earlene Hieronymus, of the home; a son, Joseph Hieronymus; a daughter, Stephanie L. Van Hollebeke, Las Vegas, Nev.; a stepson, Steven Prewitt, Lee's Summit, Mo.; a stepdaughter, Jennifer Carter, Lee's Summit, Mo.; a brother, Richard Hieronymus, Jersey City, N.J.; and two step-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today, with a prayer service beginning at 7 p.m., at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe. Burial will be at the El Dorado Springs Cemetery, El Dorado Springs, Mo.

Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins, 50, Olathe, died Wednesday, March 8, 2000, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville, Ark. He was born July 24, 1949, at Newport, Ark., the son of Arlen Higgins and Sallie Bates Higgins of Newnata, Ark. He was a Baptist, a former construction worker, and a resident of Olathe. He was preceded in death by a brother, Eugene Higgins; and two sisters, Linda Higgins and Elouise Higgins. Survivors include his wife, Sarah Gillette Higgins; five sons, David Thomas, Gardner, Mitchell Higgins, Kansas City, Kan., and Ben Higgins, James Higgins and Nicholas Higgins, all of Olathe; his mother, Sallie Bates Higgins, Newnata; a brother, Charles Higgins, Clinton, Ark.; a sister, Jetta Avey, Newnata; and a granddaughter. The funeral will be 10 a.m. today at the Roller-Coffman Chapel, Mountain View, Ark. Burial will be at Sandhill Cemetery, Newport, Ark.

Walter Hilderman
Walter E. Hilderman, 86, Herington, died Friday, June 22, 2000, at the Herington Municipal Hospital. He was born in Herington on July 31, 1913, the son of Jacob and Eva Whittman Hilderman. He was a retired Rock Island Railroad brakeman. He was a member of the Church of God in Herington, the Brother hood of Railway Trainmen. He was a former member of the Herington Kiwanis Club and the Herington Country Club. He married Ruth Longhofer on Aug. 19, 1932. She preceded him in death in 1990. Survivors include a son, Tracy Hilderman, Wichita; a daughter, Winona Chrisjohn, Olathe; four grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. today at the Church of God, Herington. Burial will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Herington. Brockmeier Funeral Chapel in Herington is in charge of arrangements. Memorials will be established later. Contributions may be sent to funeral home at P.O. Box 505, 112 S. Broadway, Herington, KS 67449.

Ernest Hiler Jr.
Ernest Edmund Hiler Jr., 58, of Kansas City, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City. He was born Sept. 16, 1942, in Jacksonville, Fla., and had lived in Kansas City for 11 years, coming from New Jersey. Survivors include his mother, Catherine E. Hiler, Olathe; a sister, Marjorie H. and husband, George Phillips Sr., Overland Park; a nephew, George E. Phillips, Jr., Olathe; a niece, Karen S. Welch, Olathe; and a great-niece. The visitation will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. Memorial services will be 4 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Cremation. The family requests contributions to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Greater Kansas City, 406 W. 34th Street, Suite 506, Kansas City, MO 64111.

William Hill Jr.
William L. "Bill" Hill Jr., 69, died Friday, April 14, 2000, at St. Joseph Health Center. He was born Oct. 27, 1930, in Kildare, Okla. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He retired in 1994 as owner and chief executive officer of Trans-Mark Travel. He was a member of the Church of the Resurrection and a Kiwanis member. He was preceded in death by his wife of 44 years, Peggy Ann, in 1994. Survivors include a son, Brian William Hill, Overland Park; a daughter, Carolyn Ann Fladung, Olathe; and two sisters, Lennie Crooks and Jo Halbach, both of Mound City. Visitation will be from 10 to 10:45 a.m. today at Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, followed by the funeral mass at 11 a.m. Private inurnment will be at a later date at Oak Lawn Cemetery. The family requests no flowers, and suggests memorial contributions may be made to the Memorial Fund at Church of the Resurrection, 13720 Roe Blvd., Leawood, KS 66224. Arrangements are by The Amos Family Funeral Home, Lenexa.

Alma Hillman
Alma Jean Hillman, 73, Collyer, Kan., died May 16, 2001, at the Trego Lemke Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 18, 1927, in Wakeeney, Kan., the daughter of Burl Frazier and Sara Elizabeth McCauley. She graduated from Trego Community High School. She was a CNA, CMA and social worker. She married Lyle Hillman on Aug. 16, 1946, in Hays, Kan. She was a member of the Eastern Star, VFW, and its auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and one grandson, Aaron Brack. Survivors include a son, Ed Hillman, Collyer, Kan.; four daughters, Neva Hardman, Olathe, Delora Herrman, Wakeeney, Thelma Norris, Wellsville, and Edna Conley, Holcomb; a sister, Edna Folkers, Wakeeney; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at Schmitt Funeral Home, Wakeeney. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ogallah Christian Church, in Ogallah, Kan. Interment will be at Wakeeney Cemetery, Wakeeney. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Ogallah Christian Church.

Roma Hitt
Roma Nell Hitt, 91, Olathe, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, at Villa St. Francis Nursing Center, Olathe. She was born Feb. 23, 1908, in Grandby, Mo., and had lived in Olathe since 1988. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Elmer Hitt, in 1980; two sons, Steven S. Hitt and Rodger C. Hitt; and a grandson, Danny Hitt. Survivors include four sons, William C. Hitt, Atlantic, Iowa, James A. Hitt, Jamual, Calif., Dennis E. Hitt, Olathe, and Elmer Hitt, Arlington, Texas; three daughters, Sadie L. Gaer, Arlington, Sharon K. Cremers, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Marsha E. Gregory, Murray, Utah; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at the Church of Christ, 515 W. Park, Olathe; the memorial service will follow at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Cremation. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Church of Christ, 515 W. Park, Olathe, KS 66061; or to Villa St. Francis Nursing Center, 16600 W. 126th St., Olathe, KS 66062. Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe is in charge of arrangements.

Kathryn Hodges
Kathryn E. Hodges, 91, Lenexa, formerly of Bonner Springs, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa. She was born Nov. 15, 1909, in Newton. She was an elementary school teacher from 1932 to 1975. She was a life member of the Basehor P.T.A., a charter member of the Monticello Community Historical Society, a member of the Monticello United Methodist Church and a member of the Clear Creek Grange. Her husband Harold Alvin Hodges preceded her in death in 1962. She is survived by three sons: Gerald A. Hodges of Pocatella, Idaho; Dan L. Hodges of Olathe; Larry P. Hodges of Shawnee; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Monticello United Methodist Church. Funeral service will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, at the church with burial at the Monticello Union Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Chapel Preservation Fund of Monticello U.M.C.

Bill Hoffman
Bill G. Hoffman, 70, Gardner, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at his home. He was born May 26, 1930, in Nortonville, Kan., the son of William M. and Hazel Marie (McCoy) Hoffman. He was a 1948 graduate of Nortonville High School. He worked on the family farm and hauled milk from dairy farmer to the condensory in Tonganoxie, and helped run the family farm after his father's death until 1955, when he was drafted into the U.S. Navy at the end of the Korean War. He married Annette C. Cosens on Aug. 5, 1961, in Yates Center, Kan. They moved to Gardner in 1964 from Toronto, Kan. He worked at the local telephone company, and for Contel and United Telephone, Gardner, where he was the Central Office equipment manager. He retired in 1989, after 36 years in telecommunications. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and the Grand Lodge of Kansas Masonic Lodge, both in Nortonville. He was preceded in death by a son, Randy Hoffman. Survivors include his wife, Annette Hoffman, of the home; two daughters, Alesia Martin, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Tracy Dobbels, Olathe; two brothers, Mac Hoffman, Effingham, Kan., and Jack Hoffman, Nortonville; two sisters, Jo Hagen, Luck, Wis., and Rosemary Cummings, West Des Moines, Iowa; six grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. He will lie in state from 1 to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Gardner Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Huntington's Disease Research, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Deanna Rae Holl
Deanna Rae Holl, 62, Olathe, died Saturday, Feb. 5, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born July 7, 1937, in Kansas City, Mo., and lived most of her life in Olathe. She graduated from Redemptorist High School in Kansas City, Mo. She served in the Marine Corps. Survivors include two sons, Mark Holl, Kansas City, Kan., and Patrick John Holl, Smith Center; three daughters, Debra J. Smethers, Phoenix, Kathleen Marie Holl, Olathe, and Karen L. Vinyard, Olathe; a sister, Robin J. Ballard, Turlock, Calif.; and four granddaughters. Memorial services will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd Street and Black Bob Road. Visitation will follow. Cremation. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Humane Society of Greater Kansas City, 316 Minnesota, Kansas City, Kan.

Harvey Holmes
Harvey Holmes, 87, Paola, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000, at the Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital in Gardner. He was born July 1, 1913, in Olathe, to Lemuel Harris and Eliza Ann Klapmeyer Holmes. He married Edith L. Bucholtz in 1955. He attended schools in the Olathe area. He served in the Army during World War II. After the army he entered veterinarian school and graduated from Kansas State University in 1947. He owned and operated the Waldo Animal Clinic until he retired in 1981. He was licensed to practice in Illinois, Indiana and Kansas and was a member of the Veterinarian's Association and enjoyed working with his cattle and horses. Surviving are his wife, Edith, Overland Park; and a son, Loy Holmes, Paola; and two grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, at the Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. Cremation. The family requests contributions to Paola FFA Chapter, care of Wilson & Sons Funeral Home.

Paula Hopson
Paula Hopson, 24, Olathe, formerly of Paola, died Tuesday, June 13, 2000, in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Dec. 28, 1975, in Kansas City, Kan., to Paul and Wynona (Lindsey) Hopson. She lived in Paola and attended grade school there, until her family moved to Olathe, where she attended Olathe North High School. She later graduated from Salina High School. She was studying to be a dental assistant at Brown Mackie College in Olathe. She was preceded in death by two grandparents, Lester and Thelma Lindsey. Survivors include her parents, Paul Hopson and Wynona Hopson, both of Olathe; four brothers, Nicholas Hopson, Conway, Ark., Jarion Hopson and William Adams Jr., both of Olathe, and Lexie Smith, El Reno, Okla.; five sisters, Shelby Ross, Dallas, and Chanda Hopson-Byers, Stephanie Hopson, Monica Burnett and Randa Everette, all of Olathe; two grandparents, Louise Henderson, Olathe, and Robert Hopson, Chicago. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the Wilson & Son Funeral Home, Paola; the funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Paola Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kansas Action for Children, c/o Wilson & Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071.

Edgar Hormel
Edgar Ward Hormel, 94, died Friday, June 15, 2001, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Olathe. He was born May 5, 1907, in Concordia, to Edgar Gaines and Cora Ellen Hormel. He attended schools there and graduated from Concordia High School in 1926. He married Wilmetta Riley in 1930. Shortly after he graduated, he began working at the Cloud County Bank, starting as a clerk and retiring 50 years later as the executive vice-president. He continued to serve on the bank's board of directors for five more years. In 1987, they moved to Seattle to be near their son, and ten years later, returned to Kansas City to live with their daughter. He spent the last year of his life residing in the nursing home. He was a member of the Concordia Presbyterian Church and served as the exalted ruler of the B.P.O.E. for several years. After his retirement, he helped his wife run Riley's Nursery, and enjoyed working with the plants and vegetables they grew and sold. Survivors include a son, Edward Hormel, Sammamish, Wash.; a daughter, Phyllis Krehbiel, Kansas City, Kan.; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Concordia Presbyterian Church.

Ronald Horvatic Sr.
Ronald Eugene Horvatic Sr., 51, died Friday, April 6, 2001, at his home in Gardner. He was born Jan. 18, 1950, in Kansas City, Kan. He attended Washington High School in Kansas City, Kan., and lived in Kansas City until he moved to Spring Hill 12 years ago. He moved to Gardner two years ago. He worked as a welder for the former Stelco Co. of Lenexa several years ago. He was Catholic. He served in the Army and was assigned to the Corps of Engineers during the Vietnam War. He loved racing and built stock cars. He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew J. and Mildred A. Payur Horvatic. Survivors include three sons, Ryan Horvatic of Lee's Summit, Mo., Shawn Horvatic of Gardner, and Ronald Eugene Horvatic Jr. of Olathe; two daughters, Christy Horvatic of Phoenix, Ariz., and Amy Horvatic of Olathe, one brother, Richard Horvatic of Independence, Mo.; four sisters, Cathleen Williams of Spring Hill, Dolores Howard of Olathe, Marilyn Harrington of Chicago, and Karen Stark of Kansas City, Mo.; and one grandson. Private family graveside service will be held at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City, Kan. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, at Bruce Funeral Home in Spring Hill. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ronald Horvatic, Sr. Memorial Fund, care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 7, Spring Hill, KS 66083.

Rita Horwitz
Rita Tenner Horwitz, 81, Mission, died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, at her home. At her request, there will be no funeral services in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Burial will be at Wilmington, Del. Arrangements are by W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe.

Lois Hougland
Lois A. Hougland, 92, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2001, at the Royal Terrace Care Center in Olathe. She was a lifelong resident of Olathe. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Olathe. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard F. Hougland, in 1983; and a son, Robert, in 1996. Survivors include three sons, Donald Hougland and wife, Dorothy, Leawood, Gerald Hougland and wife, Evelyn, Olathe, and David Hougland and wife, Patricia, Portland, Ore.; three sisters, Ruth Hughes, Olathe, Pearl Thorpe, Prairie Village, and Marguerite Gaarder, St. Joseph, Mo.; 12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, and services will follow at 10 a.m. at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe.

Marjorie Houston
Marjorie Irene Houston, 75, Pomona, died Monday, May 8, 2000, at Ransom Memorial Hospital, Ottawa. She was born Oct. 24, 1924, in Blue Rapids, the daughter of Edward Marion Moore and Lillian (Vail) Homan. She was reared near Sedalia, Mo., and was a 1942 graduate of Sedalia High School. She married Frank E. Houston Oct. 20, 1950, at Kansas City, Mo., to which she moved after her marriage. In 1954, she and her husband moved to DeSoto. In 1960, they moved to Monticello, near Olathe; after retiring in 1987, they moved to Pomona. She was a homemaker and a waitress in the late 1940s at Dagwood's Diner in Kansas City, Mo., and in the early 1960s at the Heart of America Truck Plaza, Olathe. In the late 1960s and early '70s, she owned and operated a residential cleaning service; and was a nurse aide, from 1970 to her retirement in 1976, at Indian Creek Nursing Center, Overland Park. She was a member of Ridgeview Baptist Church, Olathe, and was a former member of Faith Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo., and Monticello Methodist Church, near DeSoto. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Houston, March 11, 1991; four sons, John R. Houston in 1997, Charles Krone and Melvin Empt in 1990, and Billy Jo Houston in 1976; a brother, Melvin Moore, in 1989; and two grandsons, Billy Michael Houston in 1997 and Walter Edwin Houston in 1992. Survivors include her mother and stepfather, Lillian and Bill Homan, Hoyt, Kan.; two sons, Russell E. "Mike" Houston, Olathe, and Darrell L. Schirlls, Jacksonville, Fla.; two daughters, Rena "Tina" Rea, Pomona, and Linda Mitchell, LaCygne; a sister, Doris Ann Rosenberger, Baldwin City; 19 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be 10 a.m. today at the Dengel & Son Mortuary, Ottawa, and the graveside service will be 3 p.m. today at the Monticello Union Cemetery, Shawnee. Burial will be at the cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Ridgeview Baptist Church of Olathe, c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory St., Ottawa, KS 66067.

Keith Howk
Keith Wesley Howk, 81, of rural Ottumwa, Iowa, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2000, at his home. He was born Sept. 17, 1919, in Wapello County, Iowa, the son of James and Emma Proctor Howk. He married Cobie Vander Horst on March 21, 1943. She preceded him in death on Nov. 20, 1994. He served with the Army during World War II where he was in the Battle of the Bulge. He farmed near Blakesburg, Iowa, for more than 50 years. He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene where he had served on the church board, served as missionary president, served as head usher; and taught Sunday school for many years. Survivors include three daughters, Karen Bedwell, Minot, N.D., Kay Stepp, Bethel Park, Pa.,and Marsha Hull, Olathe; a son, Bruce Howk, Olathe; a sister, Pauline Best, Shreveport, La.; and 10 grandchildren. He also was preceded in death by a sister, Doris Howk, and a brother, Lowell Howk. Visitation will be 9 a.m. today at the Reece Funeral Home, Ottumwa, Iowa. The family will be at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. today. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the First Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Fred Borger officiating. Burial will be in Shaul Cemetery. Military service will be conducted by Walter B. Schafer Post No. 775 Veterans of Foreign Wars and O.B. Nelson Post No. 3 American Legion. Memorials may be made to the First Church of the Nazarene, Hospice, Inc., or Blakesburg Community Center for Senior Citizens.

Edith Hrabe
Edith Nell Hrabe, 80, Wellsville, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam. She was born March 1, 1919, in Goodland, the daughter of Persvil and Annie (Kolacny) Murray. She married August Hrabe on March 22, 1936, in Goodland. The couple lived and farmed in Goodland from 1936 to 1947, when they bought a farm in Douglas County, northeast of Wellsville; they moved to town in 1951. She had worked in Ottawa at the Parmalee plant during the 1960s and early 1970s. She retired from Western Electric after working there 10 years. She was a member of the Wellsville Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Janice; a son, Harold; four brothers, Jerry, Bob, Glenn Virgil, and Ed Murray; and a sister, Annabelle. Survivors include her husband, August, of the home; three sons, Donald Hrabe, Wellsville, Teryl 'Tex' Hrabe, Baldwin, and Jeffery Hrabe, Olathe; three stepdaughters, Janet Reeves, El Dorado, Kan., and Julie Coffey and Teresa Oshel, both of Wellsville; a brother, Carl Murray, Goodland; three sisters, Helen Emig and Vida Young, both of Goodland, and Gladys Bohl, Lakin, Kan.; 16 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the Wilson and Son Chapel, Wellsville. The funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at the chapel. Burial will be in Wellsville Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Wellsville City Library or the Franklin County Diabetes Association, in care of Wilson and Son Chapel, Box 486, Wellsville, KS 66092.

Marsha Hudson
Marsha Hudson, 49, Dennison, Texas, died Dec. 30, 1999, at her home. She was born Nov. 1, 1950, in Sherman, Texas, the daughter of Clay Maurice and Ruby E. Orr Kumler. She attended Sherman High School. She later attended modeling school and art school. She married Gary Gravitt in Miami, Okla., on June 1, 1994. She had lived in Kansas City, Mo., for 30 years until moving to Dennison two years ago. She shared an antiques business with her sister, and had worked as an interior decorator. She was a member of the Christian Church. She is survived by her husband, Gary Gravitt, of the home; a daughter, Marshell Larson, Keller, Texas; two sons, Mark Hudson and Michael Hudson, both of Kansas City, Mo.; a stepdaughter, Sarah Gravitt, Kansas City; her mother, Ruby Kulmer, Sherman; a sister, Judy Kumler, Sherman; a brother, Michael Dean Kumler, Sherman; a grandson; and a niece and a nephew. Memorial service was Jan. 3 in Dennison. Memorial contributions may be made to Home Hospice of Grayson County, P.O. Box 3206, Sherman, TX 75091. Arrangements were by Waldo Funeral Home, Sherman.

Peggy Hudson
Peggy Louise Hudson, 63, died June 15, 2001, at her home. She was born Feb. 9, 1938 in Chanute, Kan. She had lived in Olathe since 1971 and was employed as a nurse. Hudson also was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Olathe. She is survived by her husband, James Hudson, of the home; a son, Thomas Woods, Olathe; a stepson, Steven Hudson, Olathe; two daughters, Rhonda Barnhart, Olathe, and Trina Woods, Kansas City, Kan.; four stepdaughters, Karen Paulie, Ponca City, Okla., and Debra Lewis, Diane Mitchell and Linda Samyn, all of Olathe; three brothers, William Kepley, Newton, Kan., Neil Kepley, Portland, Ore., and Charles Kepley, Chanute, Kan.; 15 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, 105 E. Loula, Olathe. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Catholic Church, 900 S. Honeysuckle St. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Catholic Community Hospice, 2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, KS 66102.

Arthur Huggins Sr.
Arthur Huggins Sr., 77, of Parkville, Mo., died May 7, 2001, at St. Luke's Hospital. He was born April 30, 1924, in Emporia, Kan. His childhood was spent in Olathe. Arthur served in World War II, first in the Merchant Marines and then transferred to the Coast Guard. He married Carolina A. Acampora in 1947 at the St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. Mr. Huggins was a 50-year member of the Blue Lodge Mason in Olathe and was a past member of the American Legion. He is preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Ione Huggins, and a brother, Virgil Huggins. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Carolina; four children, Carol Ann Smith, Arthur R. Huggins Jr., Dennis Huggins, and Michele Chauncey; seven grandsons; four granddaughters; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery.

Marian Huggins
Marian Ree Huggins, 85, Shawnee, died Sunday, Jan. 30, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam. Huggins was born to Charles and Anna Houlehan Oct. 30, 1914. She worked for Southwestern Bell for several years. She worked for the Shawnee Mission School District food service for 19 years, retiring in 1979. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Anna Houlehan; two sisters Kathleen Ott and Virginia Hulse; and her oldest daughter Linda Orser in 1993. Survivors include her husband of 59 years Ted, of the home; one daughter Gayle, of the home; one sister Lucile Chaney; one son-in-law John Orser; two grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Burial will follow at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the National Kidney Association. Arrangements were made by Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, 913-631-5566.

Robert Huggins
Robert B. Huggins, 83, died Tuesday, June 13, 2000, at Continuous Long Term Care, Olathe. He was born July 2, 1916, in La Cygne, the eldest child of Daisy and Floyd Huggins. They moved to Olathe in 1920. He received a bachelor's degree in science from the University of Kansas in 1951, taught eighth grade in Bonner Springs, traveled for Certified Chemicals, and was a bricklayer. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as a malariologist (a specialist in tropical diseases), attached to the Seventh Fleet and to the U.S. Marines. He was elected to the Olathe City Commission and later to the Olathe City Council. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. He also was a member of the VFW, the American Legion and the Kiwanis Club. Survivors include his wife, Laura M. (Peggy) Smith Huggins, of the home; a son, Robin J. Huggins, Springfield, Va.; three brothers, Ted Huggins, Shawnee, Floyd Huggins, Leawood, and Larry Huggins, Kearney, Mo.; and three sisters, Vivian Jurgens, Olathe, Peggy Young, Spring Hill, and Shirley Sanders, Pensacola, Fla. Visitation will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. today at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Olathe. Burial will follow at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 515 S. Ridgeview Road, Olathe, KS 66061.

William Huggins Sr.
William R. Huggins Sr., 80, of Basehor died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2000, at his home. He was born Nov. 21, 1920, in Irving, Ill. He was a member and deacon at the Armourdale Baptist Church. He had worked as a custodian for the Turner Unified School District No. 200 for more than 20 years and had formerly worked at Schutte Lumber Co., in Kansas City, Mo. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents, Finley and Velma Huggins; and two sisters, Betty Jane Huggins and Dorothy Smith. Survivors include his wife of 50 years Betty Huggins of the home, two sons, William R. Huggins Jr., and wife, Hope, of Piper, and Mark E. Huggins of the home; one daughter, Pamela S. Klee and husband, Barry, of Olathe; three brothers, Gordon Huggins and wife, Susan, and Earnest Huggins and wife, Carolyn, all of West Plains, Mo., and Kenneth Huggins and wife, Carol, of Raymore, Mo.; seven sisters, Lorene and husband Noal Riles of Lebanon, Mo., Ruby and husband Larry Sargent of California, Jacquelyn and husband Richard Michelson of Liverpool, Calif., Barbara and husband Ralph Gingles of Koshkonong, Mo., Roberta and husband Williams Evans, and Beverly and husband William Burton, all of Springfield, Mo., and Dixie and husband Raymond Combs of Thayer, Mo., and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at Armourdale Baptist Church. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. Friends may come from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, at the Alden-Harrington Chapel, Bonner Springs. Memorial contributions may be made to Armourdale Baptist Church., 700 S. Mill St., Kansas City, KS 66105.

Homer Hughes
Homer B. Hughes, 94, DeSoto, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, at Good Samaritan Center. He was born Dec. 18, 1905, in Holden, Mo. He worked for Ford Motor Co. from 1929 to 1963 when he retired. He also ran a DeSoto farm. He was a member of the United Auto Workers No. 249. Survivors include twos sons, Gerald Hughes, Manhattan, and Paul Hughes, Kansas City, Mo., a daughter, Patricia Warsop, Thane, Wyo.; six grandsons; and two great-grandsons. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Hughes. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29, at the DeSoto Baptist Church. Burial will be at DeSoto Cemetery. Friends may visit from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to DeSoto Baptist Church, Box F, DeSoto, KS 66018. Arrangements are being handled by Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel in DeSoto.

Ray Hull
Ray Hull, 83, of Gardner, died Tuesday, April 24, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born May 7, 1917, the son of Charles and Fredonia Williamson Hull, in Selma, Ala., and grew up in Charlotte, N.C. He married Margaret Carroll (Bobbi) Marsh on Sept. 15, 1946. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Olathe and was a Mason. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. He is survived by his wife, Bobbi; two children, Bill Hull, Kansas City, Mo., and Carroll Ramseyer, Gardner; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Friday at First Baptist Church, 2024 E. 151st, Olathe. Burial will be at Pleasant Valley Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to the First Baptist Church of Olathe Benevolent Fund, 2024 E. 151st Street, Olathe, KS 66062.

Leonard Humann
Leonard Lee Humann, 70, of Olathe, died Wednesday, March 21, 2001, at his home. He was born June 5, 1930, in Lincoln, Neb., the son of Gustave and Opal May (Johnson) Humann. He lived in Olathe for 30 years, coming from Wymore, Neb. He attended Wymore High School. He attended Stanley Community Church in Stanley, Kan. He worked for the Local Union No. 12 Elevator Constructors, retiring in July of 1989. He played several instruments in a country western band including the guitar, fiddle, accordion and piano. He was preceded in death by his father, and one step-son, Johnny Spencer. Survivors include, his wife, Frankie Ione (Villines) Humann, of the home; his mother, Opal, of North Kansas City, Mo.; one son, Ed Ryan, of Overland Park; two step-sons, Richard Spencer, of Olathe and Donnie Spencer, of Kansas City, Kan.; three daughters, Linda Oliver, of Lincoln, Neb., Cheryl McAuthur, of Montana and Brenda Ginnopulis, of Salt Lake City, Utah; two step-daughters, Shirla Baxter, of Riverview, Mich. and Brenda Humann, of Horton, Kan.; two sisters, Maxine Villines, of Kansas City, Mo. and Glaydis Baker, of Nevada; 13 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Burial will follow at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stanley. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made on the behalf of Leonard Humann at Stanley State Bank.

Glen Humerickhouse
Glen D. Humerickhouse, 73, Modesto, Calif., formerly of Ottawa, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2000, at Memorial Medical Center in Modesto. He was born Sept. 16, 1926, the son of Oscar Lee and Velma Pearl (Brown) Humerickhouse on the family farm near Centropolis. He grew up there and attended schools at Appanoose, graduating from Appanoose High School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, from 1947 until his discharge in 1951. He was married to Donna June Cherry, and they later divorced. He was a longtime Modesto resident. He worked for Rainbow Bread Bakery for more than 33 years in Modesto. He later owned and operated Superior Dry Cleaners in Modesto and the Ceres Dry Cleaners in Ceres, Calif., in the 1980s. He was a member of the American Legion in Modesto. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Lonnie Delbert Humerickhouse. Survivors include three sons, Ronald Humerickhouse, Gardnerville, Nev., Ricky Humerickhouse and Randy Humerickhouse, both of Olathe; a brother, John Humerickhouse, Ottawa; two sisters, Thelma Roush, Princeton, Kan., and Edna Fuller, Hope, Ark.; and six grandchildren. The memorial service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home, Ottawa. Private inurnment will be later at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, near Centropolis. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ransom Memorial Hospital for Stroke Patients, c/o Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home, P.O. Box 14, Ottawa, KS 66067.

Helen Hund
Helen Mercedes Hund, 79, Olathe, died Wednesday, June 14, 2000, at her home. She was born Feb. 18, 1921, in Harper County, Kan., the daughter of Lester and Helen Smitheisler Leaderbrand. She was reared in Wichita and attended St. Mary's Cathedral High School. She married Eugene Raymond Hund in 1941. She had lived in Garden City from 1960 until she came to Olathe in 1986. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Hund, in 1985. Survivors include a son, Ronald Hund, Wichita; two daughters, Susan Hund-Milne, Maize, Kan., and Jeannie Hund, Olathe; two brothers, Joe Leaderbrand and Jack Leaderbrand; and six grandchildren. She will lie in state after noon today at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe.

Robert Hunley
Robert "Bob" H. Hunley, 70, Olathe, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born July 20, 1929, in Columbia, Ky., the son of Horace and Margarette (Devore) Hunley. He joined the U.S. Army and served during the Korean War. He was employed as a truck driver for more than 29 years with the Ready Mix Concrete Company of Olathe. He retired in 1991. He also was employed with Reno Construction Co. in his earlier years. He was a member of the Teamsters Union No. 541 of Kansas City. He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans and also a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter of College Hills, Ill. He married Kathalee Massengale on May 2, 1953, in Glasgow, Ky. She survives of the home. Other survivors include a son, Wayne, Olathe; two grandsons, Olathe; his mother, Margarette Brown, Louisville, Ky.; a brother, Walter, Louisville; and three sisters, Louis Teel, Camelsville, Ky., and Lovie Teel and Betty Burchett, both of Louisville. He was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Marie Hunley. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, at the Walnut Creek Cemetery, Wellsville. The family will meet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Wilson & Son Funeral Home, Wellsville. Memorials may be made to Olathe Hospice, in care of Wilson & Son, Box 486, Wellsville, KS 66092.

Scott Hunter
Scott Lee Hunter Sr., 75, Lenexa, died Friday, March 3, 2000, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. He was born Jan. 4, 1925, in Edgerton, Kan., the son of Ora Lee and Gurleeta G. Hunter. He had lived in the Johnson County area all his life. He graduated in 1943 from Edgerton High School, where he had received several basketball awards. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He married Betty Zilliox Nov. 7, 1945, in Kansas City, Kan. He was a forklift operator for G.K. Warehouses in Kansas City, Kan., for 25 years, retiring in 1981. Since his retirement, he had worked part-time for Hunter Drape in Lenexa. He was preceded in death by a sister, Delfloris Boyd, in 1999. Survivors include his wife, Betty, of the home; two sons, Scott Hunter Jr., Lawrence, Kan., and Robert Hunter, Lenexa; two daughters, Sara Hipsher, DeSoto, and Nancy Fulks, Bonner Springs; and six grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, March 5, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 6, at the Monticello United Methodist Church, 75th and Gleason Road, Shawnee. Burial will be at the Monticello Cemetery. The family requests contributions to the Monticello United Methodist Church, 23860 W. 75th St., Shawnee, KS 66227.

Clint Hurd
Clint Wilson Hurd, 20, Louisburg, died Tuesday, July 24, 2001 in Overland Park. He was born in Overland Park, and graduated from Louisburg High School in 2000. He worked at Borders Bookstore and was planning on attending college this fall. Clint is survived by his parents, James and Cheryl Hurd of the home; a brother, Jeffry Hurd, Louisburg; his grandparents, Leland and Barbara Spencer, Overland Park, and Joe and Joan Hurd, Overland Park; his great grandmothers, Pearl Seil and Juanita Berger, both of Clinton, Mo.; his aunts and uncles, John Hurd, Jan and John Loser, Ron and Sarah Spencer, and David and Penny Spencer; cousins Jennifer Loser, Sean Loser, Dylan Hurd, Ben Sutherlin, Chad Spencer and Nicole Spencer; and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Tebo Baptist Church, on PP Highway east of Clinton, with burial in the church's cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Memorial Scholarship Fund at Louisburg Charter School, in care of the funeral home.

Ralph Huston
Ralph Edward Huston, 85, Payson, Ariz., formerly of Olathe, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2000, in Payson. He was born Oct. 8, 1914, in Olathe. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and a retired electrician. He was preceded in death by his wife Lucille in 1997. Survivors include two daughters, Loretta Burtnett, Payson, and Linda Frew, Thousand Oaks, Calif.; a brother, Glen Huston, Gardner; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. No services were planned. Arrangements were by Messinger Payson Funeral Home, Payson.

Martha Hutcheson
Martha L. Hutcheson, 63, died Monday, June 12, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Oct. 14, 1936, in Beirut, Lebanon, the daughter of Chester T. Hutcheson, Sterling, and the former Ada M. Wilson, Olathe. She spent much of her childhood in Syria, where her parents were missionaries. She lived most of her adult life in Mission, Kan. She was a 1954 graduate of Olathe High School. She attended Geneva College, Kansas State University, KU Nursing School, Columbia Bible College, and the University of North Carolina, receiving a bachelor's degree, becoming a registered nurse, and receiving a master's degree in public health. Her career was with the Visiting Nurse Association and the Johnson County Health Department, from which she retired in 1999 as director of the Personal Health Services Division. She was a lifelong member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, most recently in Shawnee, and was a member of the denomination's Board of Foreign Missions. She was an active member of the Nurses Christian Fellowship, the American Public Health Association, the Kansas Public Health Association, the American Nurses Association, the Kansas State Nurses Association, KUSN's Gamma Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Organization honor society, the Maternity and Child Health Coalition of Greater Kansas City, the Cedar House Board of Directors, and the Covenantor Daughters Women's Missionary Fellowship. Survivors include two brothers, Harold Hutcheson, Olathe, and Norman Hutcheson, Kansas City, Kan.; a twin sister, Anna H. Duncan, Tallahassee, Fla.; five nephews; and a niece. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the W.L. Frye & Son Mortuary, Olathe. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Shawnee, 6835 Pflumm Road, Shawnee. Burial will be at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Nurses Christian Fellowship, P.O. Box 7895, Madison, WI 53707-7895.

Tom Hutchinson
Tom Hutchinson, 23, Olathe, died Saturday, March 25, 2000, from injuries sustained in an auto accident in Odessa, Mo. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Blackbob Road. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. He was an Olathe resident most of his life. He was a 1995 graduate of Olathe North High School. He attended Johnson County Community College and the University of Kansas in Lawrence. He had worked for Midwest Fireplace in Olathe for the past year. Survivors include his mother, Marsha Jeffers, Olathe; a sister, Kelly Sturdevant, Olathe; grandmothers Faye Pokaluk and Shirley Grimes, both of Kansas City, Mo.; an uncle, Mike Grimes, Grandview, Mo.; and two aunts, Karen Deboard, Kansas City, Mo., and Sharen Eads, Odessa, Mo.

Wilbur Hutchinson
Wilbur L. Hutchinson, 86, of Olathe, died Sunday, March 11, 2001, at his home. He was born, Oct. 17, 1914, in Allerton, Iowa, the son of Otis and Stella Kay (Lewis) Hutchinson. Mr. Hutchinson had lived in Olathe since 1957, coming from Wellsville, Kan., where he farmed. He attended the Baptist church while living in Wellsville. After moving to Olathe he worked for Johnson County, retiring in 1979. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Homer Hutchinson, who died in 1956; two brothers, Willard Hutchinson, who was Wilbur's twin, and Merl Hutchinson. Survivors include his wife, Virginia (Embrey) Hutchinson, of the home; and one sister, Donna Gatewood, of N.C. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Burial will follow at Oak Wood Cemetery, Baldwin, Kan. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 1900 W. 47th Place, Suite 310, Westwood, KS 66205.

William Hutchison
BUSHTON - William H. Hutchison, 56, Bushton, formerly of Olathe, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2000, at the Central Kansas Medical Center-St. Rose Campus. He was born July 28, 1944, in Fort Stockton, Texas, the son of Henry M. Hutchison and Hazel Allene (Simmons) Hutchison. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. He married Kathleen Ellen Kokstis on June 5, 1993, in Olathe. He was a truck driver for several companies, including Florolla Trucking of Iowa. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church, Ellsworth. He also was a member of the VFW and AA, both of Olathe. Survivors include his wife, Kathleen E. Hutchison, of the home; a daughter, Pam Farrington, Bushton; a stepson, William J. Bauer, Olathe; his mother, Hazel Simmons, Goldsboro, N.C.; a brother, Richard Hutchison, Fort Worth, Texas; two sisters, Bonnie S. Gupton, Goldsboro, and Deloris Thompson, Atlanta; and a grandson. The memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Assembly of God Church, Ellsworth. Cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to the Assembly of God Church, Ellsworth. Arrangements are by the Parsons Funeral Home in Ellsworth.

Harold Hymer
Harold Hymer, 67, died Feb. 18, 2000, after returning to his home in Gardner, Kan. He was born Jan. 27, 1933, in Corinth, Ky., the son of Herman Hymer and Annie Winkle Hymer. He married Patricia Ann Baker July 15, 1974, in Miami, Okla. He has lived in Gardner for 15 years. He has also lived in Olathe; Grandview, Mo.; and Kentucky After 25 years of service at Twin City Tool Co. in Olathe, he retired as a supervisor. He also worked at the Gardner Elementary School for three years as the head custodian. Hymer served in the Marine Corps. from 1953 to 1961. He formerly served as an elder at the King of Kings Lutheran Church in Gardner. He was also a member of the American Legion in Gardner. He is preceded by his parents, Herman Hymer and Annie Winkle Hymer. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Ann Hymer, of Gardner; a son, Paul Edward Hymer, of Winchester, Ky.; a daughter, Regina (Jeannie) Fay Potts, of Winchester, Ky.; a stepson, James Robert Cole of Lansing, Kan.; two stepdaughters, Jennifer Kay Clary of Gardner, and Barbara Ann Cole of Wellsville; two sisters, Mary Florence Souder and Lillian Elaine Jones, both of Corinth, Ky.; and 12 grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Bruce Funeral Home. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions to the National Organization for Rare Diseases or the Critical Care Unit of the Olathe Medical Center.

Helen Irey
Helen G. Irey, 90, Gardner, died Sunday, May 21, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born April 18, 1910, in New Hampton, Mo., to Robert E. Maple and Orpha Young Maple. She moved to Gardner in 1987. She was a cook for Canteen Corp for two years; at Reece Hospital, Gardner; at Nike Junior High School for two years; and at Osawatomie State Hospital. She owned and operated a small Tavern in KC during the 1950s. She was married to Samuel S. Stevens; they were later divorced. She also was married to Charles Graham and John Irey; both preceded her in death. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gardner, and was a member of its Altar Society. She also was a member of Kitchen Workers Auxiliary at Osawatomie State Hospital. She also was preceded in death by a brother, Garland Maple. Survivors include three sons, Robert Stevens, New Hampton, Mo., Samuel Stevens, Parker, Kan., and Max Stevens, Polo, Mo.; an adopted daughter and caregiver, Sharon Lee, Eudora; her family, Gary Lee, Gardner; Teresa Anderson, Gardner; and Trenda Garrett, Eudora; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., with the rosary at 7 p.m., today at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gardner. Burial will be at Antioch Cemetery, Spring Hill. Memorial contributions may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Homer Irvin
Homer "Sonny" Wayne Irvin, 69, Belton, Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000, at Beverly Health Care Center, Spring Hill. He was born Aug. 17, 1931, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Homer E. Irvin and Nellie Viola Powell Irvin. He had lived at the Beverly Health Care Center in Spring Hill for the last nine months. He previously had lived in Belton, Mo., for five years and before that, he had lived in Overland Park. He was a self-employed brick mason in Kansas City, Kan., for Local Union 18 since the 1950s. He served in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Local 18 Bricklayers, and of the Eagles Club in South Park, Kan. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Wanda Jackson. Survivors include two sisters, Delores G. Willford, Prairie Village, and Susan Laverne Stone, Spring Hill; and two brothers, Darrel and Keith Irvin, both of Louisburg. Graveside services will be 11 a.m., Monday, Oct. 23, at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stanley. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, at Bruce Funeral Home, Spring Hill. Memorial Contributions maybe made to Beverly Health Care Center, Spring Hill.

Russell Jacob
Russell Lloyd Jacob, 89, of Emporia, Kan., died March 5, 2001, at Vintage Manor, Emporia, Kan. He was born on Nov. 19, 1911, in Emporia, Kan., the son of Samuel C. and Minnie M. Richter Jacob. He married Arline G. Pedersen on June 2, 1935, at St. Mark's Lutheran, in Emporia. He was a farmer for 65 years. His memberships included Charter Member Rinker 4-H, 4-H Leader, Lyon County Farm Bureau, Lifetime Emporia Kansas Resident, Member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers, Clinton and Walter Jacob. He is survived by his two daughters, Geneice Linsey, Olathe, and Avis Jacob, Emporia, Kan.; one sister, Nora M. Waterman, of Emporia; two grandchildren, Laura Brosseau and Marilyn Rogers; and five great-grandchildren. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday, March 8, 2001, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Emporia, with interment at Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia. Memorial funds may be made to the St. Mark's Lutheran Church.

Marshall Jacoby
Marshall G. "Jake" Jacoby, 78, Kansas City, Kan., died Wednesday, June 14, 2000, at his home. A memorial visitation will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Cremation. Memorial contributions may be sent to St. Luke's Shawnee Mission Hospice, Ste. 300, 3100 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111.

Jerry James
Jerry Williams James, 56, Olathe, died Friday, March 10, 2000, at his home. He was born Dec. 19, 1943, in Gardner, the son of Kenneth and Viola (Hillman) James. He had lived in Olathe over 30 years and worked for Olathe Ready Mix, Century Concrete and Quick Silver. Mr. James was a member of the Friends of the Kansas City Zoo and the Olathe Eagles Club Aerie No. 700, which he served as a former president. He is preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include two sons, Rick James, Olathe, and Shane Hendrix, Holt, Mo.; three daughters, Tracy James, Debbie Williams and Shannon Hendrix, all of Olathe; a sister, Shirley Sanchez, San Diego, Calif.; and 10 grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Antioch Cemetery, Gardner. Memorial contributions may be made to Wayside Waifs.

Zollie James
Zollie Thomas "Tommy" James, 73, of Ardmore, Okla., died Monday, Jan. 29, 2001, at Mercy Memorial Health Center, Ardmore, Okla. He was born June 22, 1927, in Howe, Okla., the son of Zollie and Deenie James. He attended schools at #10 Howe, and Hutchison, Kansas, Business College. He was employed by general dynamics in Fort Worth, Texas; manager of Champlin Oil Company in Kansas City, Kan.; and owner/operator of Olathe Texaco Service Station. He was a veteran of World War II and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by a son, Larry James; a brother, Cecil James; and two infant sisters. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy M. James, Ardmore, Okla.; son and daughter-in-law, William and Debbie James, Olathe; grandson, Michael James, Olathe; grand-daughters, Shannon and Molly James, Olathe; two brothers, Archie James of Mecosta, Mich.; Curtis James of Poteau, Okla.; and four sisters, Jewell James, Poteau, Okla.; Leona Tell of Ardmore, Okla.; Cassie Jones, Oklahoma City; Lebrica Binns, Poteau, Okla. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Monroe Cemetery, Monroe, Okla.

Alan S. Jaskunas
Alan S. Jaskunas, 47, Olathe, died Saturday, Jan. 22, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born Feb. 2, 1952 in Chicago, Ill. He had lived in the Kansas City area since 1991. He was manager of the Mortgage Department for Peoples Bank in Overland Park, having been with the bank for several years. He was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church and its Knights of Columbus Council. He was also a member of Mortgage Bankers Association. He was preceded in death by his father, Alphonse Jaskunas, in 1970. Survivors include his wife, Linda S. Jaskunas, of the home; one son Curt Taylor, Blue Springs, Mo.; two daughters, Rebecca Taylor and Laura S. Taylor, both of the home; his mother, Eleanor M. Jaskunas, Overland Park; and one brother, Thomas M. Jaskunas, Charleston, S.C. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 25, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 16000 W. 143rd street, Olathe. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Blackbob Road, where rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Cremation will be the manner of burial.

Edward Jennings
Edward Lee Jennings, 78, of Spring Hill, died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2000, at Medical Lodge Nursing Home, Gardner. He was born July 19, 1922, in Lexington, Okla., the son of James B. Jennings and Edith DeNayer Jennings. He had lived in Spring Hill for the last five years after living in Wellsville for 17 years. He married Betty J. Payne Jennings on March 20, 1943, in Butler, Mo. He was an operations manager for Spring Hill Grain Co. for 30 years. He retired in 1982 for health reasons. He also worked for Frisco Railroad for 15 years. His hobbies include camping and fishing. He was a member of the Spring Hill Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by one brother, Albert Jennings, and two sisters, Blanche Dighero and Edna Lifer. Survivors include his wife, Betty, of the home; daughters and sons-in-laws; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and companion, Heidi. The visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday before the 2 p.m. funeral service at Bruce Funeral Home, Spring Hill. Burial will be at the Spring Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions maybe made to Spring Hill United Methodist Church.

Lloyd Johns
Lloyd Arthur Johns, 56, of Olathe, died Saturday, June 23, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Oct. 8, 1944, in Winter Park, Fla. He had lived in Olathe for the past two years, having moved from Phoenix, Ariz. He was an army veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. Survivors include his wife, Hyon Suk Johns, of the home; two sons, Patrick Johns, Vancouver, Wash., and Lloyd L. Johns, Olathe; two daughters, Sarah Marie Johns and Angela Christina Johns, both of Dallas; his mother, Belva Johns, Titusville, Fla.; a brother, David Johns of Pennsylvania; two sisters, Alice Pierce of North Carolina, and Barbara Tanner, Titusville, Fla.; and two grandsons. Friends may call after 10 a.m. today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. Cremation. The family requests contributions to the American Cancer Society, 6700 Antioch Rd., Merriam, KS 66204.

Gloria Johnson
Gloria Violet Vaunn Leonhardt Johnson, 84, Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Olathe, died July 1, 2000, at Mesa Lutheran Hospital in Mesa. She was born Oct. 2, 1915, in Stafford, Kan. She was a 1933 graduate of Pratt High School, and attended Emporia State University, where she studied journalism and mass communications. During the Depression, she was an overseas operator in the White Westinghouse Building in New York City. She married Menford "Joe" Johnson in 1939, and they moved to Fort Scott, Kan., where she assisted him in his duties as city jailer until his death in 1968. She worked with several Lutheran charities, including volunteering at nursing homes and crocheting for hospitals, as well as fund raising for charities for the elderly while she lived in Olathe. She recently had moved to Mesa from Olathe. Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Johnson, Mesa, Ariz., and Keith Johnson, Pittsburg, Kan.; three granddaughters; and five great-grandchildren.

Jesse Johnson
Jesse Floyd Johnson, 16, Olathe, died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, at his home. He was born Dec. 28, 1983, in Overland Park, and had lived in Olathe for most of his life. He was a sophomore at Olathe South High School, where he was a junior-varsity letterman in football and was a part of its 1999 Sub-State Championship Team. He work-ed part-time at Jumpin' Catfish restaurant in Olathe. He was a member of the Johnson County Credit Union and was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Olathe. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Morgan D. and Christine L. Johnson, of the home; his mother and stepfather, Katherine Dawn and John R. Inman, Cordova, Tenn.; a sister, Randi Renee Johnson, Cordova; two stepbrothers, Chastin M. Lollas and Brock A. Lollas, both of the home; a stepsister, Carrie D. Inman, Cordova; his grandparents, John Johnson, Pleasanton, Kan., Carol Strode, Stilwell, and Terry and Sharon Pribble, Lakeland, Tenn.; two great-grandmothers, Mary E. Pribble, Peoria, Ill., and Millie Carlson, Memphis, Tenn.; and a step-great-grandfather, Carl Carlson, Memphis. Visitation will be from noon to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at Grace United Methodist Church, 115th Street and Ridgeview Road, Olathe. The funeral will immediately follow at 3 p.m. at the church. Burial will be at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stanley. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, 5960 Dearborn, Mission, KS 66202. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe.

Mondessa Johnson
Mondessa Johnson, 77, of Olathe, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was a former member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Olathe and a member of Grace Baptist Church in Gardner. She was preceded in death by two daughters, Blanche Johnson and Suzanne Hamilton; and three sisters Jane Boatwright, Quinn Beith and Doris Neal. Survivors include her husband, S. Patrick Johnson Sr., of the home; three sons, Saint Patrick "Skip" Johnson, Overland Park, Art Johnson, Kansas City, Kan., and William Barrow Johnson, Gardner; a daughter, Phyllis Hammond, Edwardsville; two sisters, Blanche Horn, Maud, Okla. and Billie Jones, Catoosa, Okla.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe.

Dewey Jones Sr.
Dewey R. Jones Sr., 68, Olathe, died Saturday, March 11, 2000, at his son's home in Shawnee. He was born June 10, 1931, in Kansas City, Kan., to Roy A. and Myrtle M. (Haling) Jones. He served in the U.S. Army and later in the U.S. Marine Corp. He married Geraldine Norris on Aug. 2, 1955, in Leavenworth. He was a heavy-equipment operator for Civil Service at Fort Leavenworth for many years, retiring because of disability in 1970. He then became a policeman in McLouth, Oskaloosa and later Nortonville, Kan., for a total of 21 years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine, in 1999; and by a brother, Hank Jones. Survivors include three sons, Dewey "Lucky" Jones Jr., Shawnee, Michael Jones, McLouth, and Andrew Jones, Lansing; three brothers, Harry Jones, Shawnee, Marvin Jones, Leavenworth, and Rick Jones, Lansing; two sisters, Elizabeth Harris, Leavenworth, and Shirley Zink, Tonganoxie; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Belden-Sexton-Sumpter Funeral Chapel, Leavenworth. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, at the chapel. Burial will follow at Fall Creek Cemetery, Jarbalo, Kan. The family requests memorial contributions to Hospice of Olathe.

Floyd Jones
Floyd "Bud" J. Jones, 79, Gardner, died Thursday, March 9, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born June 25, 1920, in Camargo, Okla., the son of Alvin Lamarr Jones and Mary Lue Etta (Evans) Jones. He moved to Gardner in 1958 as a soldier stationed at the Nike Missile Site, moving from his duty station in Seattle, Wash. He served 20 years in the U.S. Army, retiring in 1962. He was a World War II veteran, who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and a Korean War veteran. He met his wife, Hildegard B. Hirsch, during WWII in Germany, and they were married in 1948 in Reno, Nev. He was a custodian for the Olathe School District for 19 years, retiring in 1989. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hildegard, in 1997; a brother; and five sisters. Survivors include a daughter, Grace Zander, Gardner; and two sisters, Jane Hunter, Fort Supply, Okla., and Mary Williams, Las Vegas. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 13, at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Gardner Cemetery, with a military graveside service. The family suggests memorial contributions to Olathe Hospice, in honor of his wife's care in 1997.

Frances Jones
Frances H. Jones, 89, Parsons, died Friday, Feb. 11, 2000, at the Labette County Medical Center in Parsons. She was born Oct. 15, 1910, at Tonkawa, Okla., to John and Cora (Ward) Glendenning. She attended school in Virgil, Kan., and graduated from high school in 1929. She attended Bethel College in Newton for one year. She married Nicholas W. Jones Jr. on Aug. 22, 1932, in Virgil. Following their marriage, the couple moved to Parsons, where she had lived since. Her husband preceded her in death on Sept. 14, 1975. She was a poet and had had several poems published. She also was preceded in death by a grandson, three brothers and seven sisters. Survivors include two sons, Lewis Jones, San Diego, Calif., and Dale Jones, Osawatomie; five daughters, Mary Jo Spurgeon, Clearwater, Fla., Rose Briner, Hemet, Calif., Wilma "Billie" Hinman, McCune, Kan., Lois Anderson, Kansas City, Mo., and Janet Post, Olathe; a sister, Wilma Owen, Marion, Ind.; 24 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be today at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene. Burial will follow at the Oakwood Cemetery. The family suggests memorials contributions to the Church of the Nazarene or the American Lung Association. Arrangements are by Carson-Wall Funeral Home, Parsons.

Harold Jones
Harold Clifton Jones, 82, Wellsville, died Friday, Aug. 4, 2000, at the Wellsville Manor Care Center. He was born Sept. 2, 1917, in Milo, Mo., the son of Obrey Dickson Jones and Myrtle R. (Rapp) Jones. He married Marjorie Louise Oman on April 21, 1946, in Lee'Summit, Mo. He had moved in April to Wellsville from Gardner, where he had farmed many years. He was a dairy farmer all his life. He was a member of the Gardner Friends Church, Gardner. He also was a member of the Farm Bureau and the Dairy Herdsmen Improvement Association in Johnson County. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Willie C. Jones and Leon Jones; and a granddaughter, Jennifer. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie Jones, of the home; a son, Russell C. Jones, Olathe; two daughters, Betty Frazier and Norma J. Shadoin, both of Gardner; six grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. The visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Gardner Friends Church. Burial will be at the Gardner Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gardner Friends Church, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Leland Jones
Leland V. Jones, 64, Bonner Springs, died Saturday, Jan. 29. Jones was born May 4, 1935, in Lachute, La. He worked as a youth minister for 13 years. He was a sheet metal worker from the age of 17 until his retirement. He also served in the U.S. Air Force. His hobbies included gardening and spending time with his grandchildren. He and his wife Christine have lived in the Bonner Springs area for the past 19 years. Survivors include his wife Christine Jones, of the home; three sons Terry Fraker, Shawnee, Travis Fraker and Timothy Jones, both of the home; four daughters Teresa Lawrance, Indiana, Tampara Young, Tonganoxie, Jean Webber, Kansas and Wendy Gray, Missouri; three brothers Emmit Jones, Raymond Jones and Lamar Jones, all of Louisiana; three sisters Wanda Kent, Susie Fiuet and Janet Jones, all of Louisiana; 14 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. A family grave-side service will be held at Leavenworth National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 pm. - 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, with a memorial service held at 8 p.m., at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, 32665 Lexington Ave., DeSoto, Kan.

Reba Jones
Reba M. Jones, 93, Chanute, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2000, at Park Place Rehabilitation Center of Chanute. She was born on Sept. 26, 1906, in Chanute,the daughter of Charles E. and Lizzie M. (Rowand) Harmon. She attended Chanute schools. She married Lester Herder; the couple lived in California, then later returned to Chanute and divorced. She later married Theodore Paul Jones, who preceded her in death on March 22, 1958. She worked at Baker Dress Factory and Burlington Overall Factory, and was a chiropractic assistant to Dr. E.O. Morris. She was a treasurer of the Chanute Genealogy Society. She compiled a book of all Neosho County marriages, and cataloged all of Neosho County and its graves; the Neosho County Cemeteries Book was dedicated to her in 1978. She was a member of VFW Auxiliary 1654, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineman Auxiliary. She was a member of, and taught junior-high Sunday School at, the First Assembly of God Church, Chanute. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two stepsons, T.P. Jones Jr. and Jim Jones; a stepdaughter, Leona Boub; three sisters, Salome Harmon, Reka Byers (a twin), and Dorothy Phillips; and two brothers, Bill Harmon and Robert Harmon. Survivors include two sons, George Herder, Virginia Beach, Va., and Joe Jones, Chanute; a sister, Lael Willis, Chanute; two brothers, George "Bud" Harmon, Chanute, and Harley Harmon, Shawnee; nine grandchildren, including Sherrie Lee, Olathe, and Reba Lucky, of the Olathe District Schools; several stepgrandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. The funeral will be 10 a.m. today at the Chapel of Johnson Mortuary, Chanute. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Chanute. Memorial contributions may be made to Horizon Hospice or the Cherry Street Youth Center, both in care of Johnson Mortuary.

Mary Jung
Mary Virginia Jung, 79, Olathe, died Saturday, May 13, 2000, at St. Joseph Health Center in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Jan. 14, 1921, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of James W. and Emma (Baucom) Hunter. She married William L. Jung Jr., who died in 1995. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church for 52 years. Survivors include a son, William L. Jung III, Pomme de Terre, Mo.; two daughters, Marilyn K. Heider, Olathe, and Sandra L. White, Grandview; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 16, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons, Johnson County Chapel in Overland Park. Burial will be in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at the chapel. The family suggests memorial contributions to Trinity Lutheran Church.

Holly Justice
Holly Anne Justice, 17, Olathe, died Thursday, Nov. 30, due to a condition related to Marfan's syndrome. She was born in Dallas, and lived in the Pittsburg area for six years, before moving to Olathe. She attended Olathe South High School. She worked as a nanny and worked part-time in business with her mother at Belinda's Tropical Paradise. She is survived by her mother and father, Belinda and Carl Marley, of the home; grandparents, Ed and Ann Marley, Topeka, and Ilene and Richard Turner, Grove, Okla.; and many aunts and uncles and cousins. Services will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Dec. 4, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The visitation will be Sunday, Dec. 3, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home and from 8 a.m. until service time on Monday, Dec. 4. The family suggests contributions to the Marfan Association, 328 Main Street, Port Washington, N.Y., 11050-3121.

William Kabrich
William C. Kabrich, 57, Olathe, died April 9, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born November 7, 1943, in Bendavis, Mo., the son of William Kabrich and Eunice (Robertson) Rogers. He is preceded in death by his wife, Doris Kabrich, and brother, Phillip Kabrich. He is survived by his parents; three brothers, Calvin Kabrich and Frank Kabrich, both of Houston, and Lee Rogers, Lee's Summit, Mo.; and three sisters, Joyce Covey, Ottawa, Roberta James, Gardner, and Deborah Linton, Edwardsville. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the W. L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers.

Stuart Kagol Stuart Allen Kagol, 53, Olathe, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park. He was born Sept. 30, 1946, in Crosby, Minn., and had lived in Olathe the past 10 years. He had retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service and had worked for Sprint for the past 14 years. Survivors include his wife, Mary Kagol, of the home; a son, David Kagol, Overland Park; two daughters, Carrie Kagol, Denver, Colo., and Christy Lawrence, Landover, Md.; his mother, Evelyn Kagol, Silver Bay, Minn.; a brother, Don Kagol, St. Paul, Minn.; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe.

Elinor Kamm Elinor E. Gardner Kamm, 88, Abilene, Kan., died Tuesday, July 18, 2000, at the Salina Regional Health Center. She was born Dec. 1, 1911, in the New Basel Community, the daughter of Henry and Emm (Tischhauser) Miller. The family moved to Abilene, where she attended Abilene public schools. She married Charles Gardner on July 4, 1936. They lived in Minneapolis, Kan.; Gilroy, Calif.; and east of Enterprise, Kan., where they farmed. He died in October 1947. She had been a beautician and was for many years a dental assistant to Dr. Glen Hampton. She married Roy Kamm on May 27, 1961. They lived and farmed in the New Basel Community. He died in February 1994. She was a member of the Grace United Church of Christ in Abilene. She also was preceded in death by a brother, Walter Miller; and six sisters, Mabel Lipps, Edythe Ayo, Lorene Whiteley, Agnes Felbush, Edna Johnson and Clara Phillips. Survivors include a son, Ronald Gardner, Olathe; a stepson, Dwight Kamm, Abilene; a sister, Viola Maring, Enterprise; three grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be anytime at the Danner Funeral Home, Abilene. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Grace United Church of Christ, Abilene. Burial will be at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Mount Pleasant. Memorial contributions may be made to the Grace United Church of Christ, c/o Danner Funeral Home, P.O. Box 758, Abilene, KS 67410.

Betty Kaps Betty Lee Kaps, 70, died Monday, Nov. 13, 2000, at her home in Wellsville due to a brain tumor. She was born March 2, 1930, in the rural Bunker Hill, Kan., area, the daughter of George and Mabel Letsch. She attended elementary school in a nearby country school, graduated from Russell High School in 1948, and attended college at Larsen College in Connecticut. On July 18, 1953, she married Bob Kaps and they took over the Kaps family farm near Bunker Hill. In 1972, they moved to the Kansas City area where they lived near Spring Hill and Stanley before moving to the Wellsville area in March 2000. She was employed by banks in Russell, Spring Hill and Olathe. Her last employment was with the Johnson County Sheriff's Department where she retired in 1992. Her hobbies included quilting and helped manage the quilting group at Queen of the Holy Rosary Church in Wea. She was active in many other church activities. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Dwight, who was killed in World War II; a sister, Etah, from Topeka; and two infant siblings who died at birth. Survivors include Bob, her husband of 47 years; two daughters, Laurie, Kansas City, and Jane. from Denver; three sons, Tom from Missouri, Dan from Olathe, and John from Paola; and five grandchildren. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Charter Funeral Home, Merriam, where a rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Thursday in the Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church at Wea. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Hospice of Olathe and/or to the American Cancer Society.

Donald Karstetter Donald Lee Karstetter, 66, Manhattan, Kan., died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. He had received a heart transplant in 1994. He was born Jan. 2, 1934, in Louisburg, Kan., the son of Charlie Clarence Karstetter and Iva Elizabeth (Ealy) Karstetter. He grew up in Spring Hill and later lived in Olathe. He was a 1951 graduate of Spring Hill High School. He married Voleta Ramey on Aug. 13, 1961, in Spring Hill. He moved to Manhattan in 1979. He was a welder. He worked for the U.S. Civil Service in Fort Riley for 13 years, retiring in 1992. He had worked previously at the former Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Grandview, Mo. He also had served in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by a brother, Orville A. Karsetter. Survivors include his wife, Voleta Karstetter, of the home; a son, Donald L. Karstetter Jr., Tucson, Ariz.; a daughter, Shauna M. Karstetter, Littleton, Colo.; a brother, Charles Ray Karstetter, Harrisonville, Mo.; three sisters, Doris M. Prothe, Paola, Dorothy R. Guetterman, Bucyrus, and Lois F. Wurtz, Pleasanton; and two grandchildren. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at the Bruce Funeral Home, Spring Hill. The graveside service will be 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25, at the Spring Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice Home Care in Manhattan or the American Heart Association, c/o Bruce Funeral Home.

Albert Kasberger Albert John Kasberger, 91, Olathe, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2000, at Great Plains Nursing Center, Olathe. He was born Nov. 25, 1908, in St. Paul, Kan., and had lived in Olathe since 1975. He attended Pittsburg State University. He was in the automotive field for many years, specifically working for the American Motors Regional Zone Administrative Office, starting in 1973. He was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe. He was preceded in death by a sister, Alice Zillner. Survivors include his wife, Elsie M. Kasberger, of the home; three sons, Larry Kasberger and Michael Kasberger, both of Olathe, and John Kasberger, Winston Salem, N.C.; a brother, John Kasberger, Lawrence; a sister, Mildred Kirk, Lawrence; five grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. The funeral will be 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery, Eudora.

Bonnie Kathrens Bonnie S. Kathrens, 50, Olathe, died Sunday, June 25, 2000, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. She was born May 20, 1950, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Robert and Irene (Tarwater) Savage. She had been a lifelong resident of Johnson County. She was preceded in death by a sister, Connie Thoele. Survivors include her husband, Bill Kathrens, of the home; a daughter, Angela Williams, Fort Carson, Colo.; an aunt, Corky Ibarra, Overland Park, Kan.; and a grandson, Zachary Williams. The memorial service will be 4 p.m. Wednesday at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

Dale Kellogg Dale E. Kellogg, 43, Osawatomie, died Sunday, March 26, 2000, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. He was born Jan. 13, 1957, in Paola, Kan., to Edward Kellogg and Helen Conner Swearingen. He grew up in Osawatomie and the Independence area before moving with his parents back to the Paola area when he was 12. He then attended schools in the Paola area and was a 1975 graduate of Paola High School. He worked for AT&T for eight years as a construction technician, before going into business for himself. He bought and restored area homes until his death. He was a member of the Eagles in Paola. Preceding him in death was a younger brother, Jerry Swearingen. Survivors include his companion, Jo Gray, Beagle, Kan.; his mother and stepfather, Helen and Norman Swearingen, Paola; his father, Edward Kellogg, Osawatomie; a brother, Joe Kellogg, Joplin, Mo.; a sister, Rene Kellogg, Hillsdale, Kan.; a stepbrother, Troy Swearingen, Hutchinson, Kan.; and four uncles, Charles and Bud Kellogg, both of Rich Hill, Mo., and Buck and Jim Conner, both of Osawatomie. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at the Assembly of God Church, Paola. Burial will follow at Scott's Valley Cemetery in rural Paola. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, c/o Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071.

Rita Kelly Rita Frances Kelly, 69, Gardner, died Sunday, May 21, 2000, at her home. She was a lifelong area resident. She was born Dec. 12, 1930, in Gardner to John Joseph Rothwell and Ethel Leona Bechler Rothwell. She was a 1949 graduate of Gardner High School. She attended Benedictine College and Emporia Teaching College, earning a teaching certificate. She taught elementary school and was a homemaker from 1948 to 1952. She married Roger Dean Kelly June 27, 1953, in Gardner. She was self-employed, making crafts, quilting, and painting cabin folk art with her husband Roger. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gardner, and a member of its choir and Church Altar Society. She also was a member of the Quilters Guild of Miami County, and the Friday Friends of Gardner. She was preceded in death by a son, Joseph Gerard Kelly, in 1987. Survivors include her husband, Roger Kelly, of the home; three sons, Jeffrey Dean Kelly, Lebo, Kan., Phillip Vernon Kelly, Wichita, and John Bartley Kelly, Bonner Springs; three daughters, Jean Evans, Olathe, Jennifer Lapp, Orlando, Fla., and Karen Thurston, Raleigh, N.C.; three brothers, John Rothwell and Jerome Rothwell, both of Gardner, and James Rothwell, Bonner Springs; two sisters, Mary Guenther, Gardner, and Rose Patterson, Rantoul, Kan.; and 11 grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., with the rosary at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 24, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday, May 25, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gardner. Burial will be at St. Columbia Catholic Cemetery, Gardner. Memorial contributions may be made to Olathe Hospice, the American Cancer Society or the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Building Fund. Arrangements are by Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Billy Kendrick Billy Ray Kendrick, 37, Parsons, died Monday, May 1, at the Via Christi Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph Campus, in Wichita. He was born Sept. 27, 1962, in Monroe, La., the son of Josh Kendrick Sr. and Casseal (Ford) Kendrick. He lived in Louisiana until he was 14, when his family moved to Parsons, where he attended school. He was a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church in Parsons. He was preceded in death by a sister, Gloria Kendrick, Dec. 26, 1997. Survivors include four brothers, David Mosley Sr. and Steve Kendrick, both of Parsons, and Josh Kendrick Jr. and Lesley Kendrick, both of Olathe; and six sisters, Cassie May Mosley, Pittsburg, Calif., Trebie Harris, Effie Collins, Ola Kendrick and Rose Anderson, all of Parsons, and Mary Ann Jameson, Olathe. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home, Parsons. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday, May 5, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Macedonia Baptist Church, c/o Carson-Wall Funeral Home, 112 N. 26th St., Parsons, KS 67357.

Eddie Kennedy Eddie L. Kennedy, 81, Olathe, died Saturday, May 20, 2000, at the Overland Park Regional Hospital. He was born Jan. 1, 1919, at his family's farm in Lewis, Kan. He was a member and past and worthy president of Fraternal Order of Eagles, aerie No. 3191, in Bonner Springs; a member of Operating Engineers local No. 101 for 40 years; and a World War II veteran. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Beulah O'Neal Kennedy, of the home; two sons, LeRoy Kennedy, Oak Grove, Mo., and Darell Kennedy, Oklahoma City; two daughters, Lynda Grinnell and Sherry Garvey, both of Olathe; a brother, Merle Kennedy, Platte, Kan; two sisters, Mary Stanley of Sedgwick, Kan., and Valeria Smith, Gunniston, Colo.; 14 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, at the Chapel Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to noon prior to the service at the W.L. Frye & Son Mortuary and Crematory.

John Kern John Carl Kern, 92, Olathe, died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2001, at Villa St. Francis. He was native New Yorker and was born Jan. 3, 1909, in New York, N.Y. He retired from the Met Life Insurance Company of New York City, and had lived in Kansas for the past 26 years. He was a Naval veteran of World War II. Before enlisting in the Navy, he was a member of the New York State Guard and an air raid warden. Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Thelma; three sons, Jack R. Kern, Olathe, David E. Kern, Long Island, N.Y., and Richard L. Kern, Shawnee; and a grandson. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, at Park Lawn Funeral Home, Kansas City, Mo. Burial will be in Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park. Friends may call from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Marion Kesl Marion B. (Barbour) Kesl, 98, Salina, died Wednesday, June 27, 2000, at Salina Presbyterian Manor. She was born Jan. 4, 1902, in Pittsburg, and had lived most of her life in Johnson County until moving to the Salina Presbyterian Manor in 1980. She was a graduate of Olathe High School and of Kansas State University. She married John Kesl Jr., who preceded her in death in 1989. She was a home economics teacher. She was a member of the Westport Presbyterian Church in Kansas City, Mo. She also was preceded in death by a brother, Newell Barbour. Survivors include a nephew, Reed Barbour, Olathe; a niece, Dorothy Sinderson, Pittsburgh, Pa; and a sister-in-law, Viola Barbour, Olathe. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today. The graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salina Presbyterian Manor. Arrangements are by the Ryan Mortuary, Salina.

Rodney Kever Rodney A. Kever, 15, DeSoto, died Saturday, May 6, 2000, in DeSoto. He was born Nov. 13, 1984, in Camp LeJeune, N.C. He had lived in California for 11 years; in Woodbridge, Va., for three years; and in DeSoto, while his father was in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a student at DeSoto High School. Survivors include his parents, Melvin and Debra Kever, DeSoto; a sister, Misty Kay King, Olathe; his grandparents, Richard and Norma Granger, DeSoto, and Charlessa Seward and T.J. Thompson, Kansas City, Mo.; his godparents, Steve and Lori Shay, Hubert, N.C.; seven aunts; five uncles; and numerous cousins. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., and the funeral will be 8 p.m., Friday, May 12, at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. Memorial contributions may be made to The Rodney Kever Memorial Fund, c/o DeSoto State Bank, P.O. Box 429, DeSoto, KS 66018, or the Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, P.O. Box 101, DeSoto, KS 66018.

Joan Key Joan P. Key, 56, Wellsville, died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2000, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. She had lived in Wellsville for the past 24 years, and had previously lived in Gardner for two years and in Edgerton for five years. She was born July 8, 1944, in Eureka, Kan., the daughter of James Arlie Rodman and Frances (Carlisle) Rodman. She was a 1962 graduate from Toronto High School and was a graduate of the Wichita School of Business. She married Walter Key on Oct. 6, 1963, in Toronto. She was a housewife. For the past four years, she owned a dog kennel, raising basset hounds and King Cavalier spaniels. She was a member and full-time minister of the Ottawa congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses and a former member of the Olathe congregation. She also was a member of the American Kennel Club. Survivors include her husband, Walter, of the home; a son, Brandon Key, Ottawa; two daughters, Dana Richardson and Denise Smith, both of Wellsville; her father, James A. Rodman, Toronto; a brother, Dale Rodman, Minnetonka, Minn.; two sisters, Kay Sandburg, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Vicki Kunkel, Gardner; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, until the funeral service at the Dengel and Son Mortuary, Ottawa. The funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at the mortuary. Burial will be at the Wellsville Cemetery in Wellsville.

Katherine Kidwell
Katherine A. (McKain) Kidwell, 88, Olathe, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001, at Royal Terrace Care Center. She was born Nov. 11, 1912, in Kansas City, Kan. The family moved to Overland Park where she graduated from Shawnee Mission High School in 1931. She worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. in Olathe for 32 years, retiring in 1975. She was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Olathe. She enjoyed sewing and quilting, and helping others when needed. Survivors include her son, George L. Kidwell and wife Bobbie, of Lake Jackson, Texas; daughter Bonnie J. Perkins and husband Allen of Olathe; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one niece; and four nephews. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. The family will receive friends there from 1 to 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Antioch Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to First Baptist Church of Olathe, 2024 E. 151st Street, Olathe, KS 66062.

Leo Kill
Leo J. Kill, 99, Paola, formerly of Lenexa, died Monday, May 8, 2000, at the Heritage Manor, Osawatomie. He was born Oct. 25, 1900, in Shawnee, to John Taylor and Josephine B. Zahner Kill. In his early childhood, his family moved from their farm in Shawnee to Lenexa, where he attended Oak Grove Rural School. He married Leona Wolfkuhl Feb. 2, 1921, in Lenexa. Shortly after, they moved to rural Spring Hill, where he farmed. In 1940, the family returned to the Lenexa area, and he continued farming until he and a son, Donald, opened D and L Kill Electric in 1961; he worked there until 1978, when he retired at age 78. Also in 1978, he moved to Paola, where he lived until entering Heritage Manor in April. He was an active member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Paola, as well as the Paola Senior Center. He was preceded in death by his wife, Leona, Sept. 1, 1992; a daughter, Lucille Payne; and a grandson, David Kill. Survivors include a son, Donald Kill, Paola; a daughter, Dorothy Jaroch, Menlo Park, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. The rosary will be 6:30 p.m., and the visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 10, at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday, May 11, at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Paola. Burial will follow at St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Lenexa. Memorial contributions may be made to the Paola Senior Center, c/o Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071.

Edna Killion
Edna May Simons Killion, 97, died Oct. 26, 2000 at Olathe Medical Center. She was born in Leavenworth, Kan., to Grant U. Simons and Mary Odell Post Simons who preceded her in death. She was married to Harry W. Killion June 5, 1922 in Bently, Iowa, who died in 1955. Survivors include her daughters, Mary Walters, of Olathe; Betty Locke, Gardner; Rose Fargo, Gardner; sister, Stella Crow, Topeka; and two brothers, Charles Simons, Rapid City, S.D.; and Raymond Clouse Simons, Valley Falls, Kan.; 24 grandchildren. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Oct. 29 at Bruce Funeral Home, 106 S. Center, Gardner. Services will be 11 a.m. Oct. 30 at Valley Falls Cemetery, Valley Falls, Kan.

Mary Kimbley
Mary R. Rogers Kimbley, 74, Lenexa, died Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born in Tahlequah, Okla., on July 25, 1926. She moved to Lenexa in 1999 after living in Spring Hill since 1958. She graduated from Tahlequah High School and Beauty School. She first married Jackson D. Rogers, then divorced and later married Robert L. Kimbley on June 3, 1994, in Miami, Okla. She was a hairdresser and owned and operated Karyl's Beauty Shop in Spring Hill from 1958 to 1972. She also owned and operated a Spring Hill restaurant after retiring from the beauty business. She was a member of the Spring Hill Baptist Church, a member of the American Legion and a 45-year member of the Eastern Star of Spring Hill. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack Scott and Hester Jolliff Scott; an infant son, Bill; one brother, Clyde; and two sisters, Martha and Ruth. Survivors include daughters Sheryl Hooper, Gardner, Ks., Carol Aust. Lawrence, and Mona Dickinson of Raymore, Mo.; stepson Robert E. Kimbley, Olathe; stepdaughters Glennis J. Folsom, Topeka, Dina L. Secrest, Spring Hill, and Connie K. Layson, Columbus, Ohio; sisters Georgia Branstetter, Poteau, Okla., and Ruby McClendonm Detroit; 10 grandchildren; nine stepgrandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one stepgreat-grandchild. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, at Spring Hill Baptist Church. Burial will be at the Spring Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at Bruce Funeral Home, Spring Hill. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or American Cancer Society c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 7, Spring Hill, KS 66083.

Herbert King
Herbert V. King, 103, Olathe, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, at his home. He was born July 1, 1897, in Pawhauska Osage, Okla. He married Bea L. Busenburg on June 24, 1933; she preceded him in death in 1979. In 1921, he went to work for Union Gas Company, Independence, Kan., where he worked for 24 years. He then worked for the state of Kansas in Topeka as a state bank examiner, and later as a budget director for the Topeka State Hospital, from which he retired in 1970. He had lived in Topeka many years before moving to Olathe in 1971. He was a member of the First Methodist Church in Topeka. He was a member of the Fortitude Lodge No. 107 AF&AM in Independence, and of the Scottish Rite Bodies of Topeka. He was a former member of the Mirza Shrine at Pittsburg. Survivors include a daughter, Colette K. McGee, Olathe; a grandson, Michael King McGee, Olathe; a granddaughter, Kala Franz, Olathe; a great-grandson, Tanner Parker Franz, Olathe; a nephew; and several nieces. Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Crippled Children's Hospitals, c/o Abdallah Shrine Temple, 5300 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS 66202; or to the Hospice of Olathe Medical Center, 20375 W. 151st St., Olathe, KS 66061.

Kathryn King
Kathryn V. King, 86, Olathe, died Saturday, July 29, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Kathryn Grimes on March 5, 1914, at Barnard. She had been a resident of Olathe since 1980, moving from Lincoln County. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Olathe; the Foster Grandparents Program; H.D.U. Women's Society; and the Lincoln Methodist Church. She also was a Sunday-school teacher and a 4-H leader. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clay King, in 1978; and a son, Michael King, in 1984. Survivors include two daughters, Marilyn Risley, Gardner, and Sondra Chapman, Houston, Texas; a sister, Vivian P. Austin, Wylie, Texas; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Harrison-Hall Funeral Home, Lincoln, Neb. Burial was to be at Lincoln Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Barnard Methodist Church.

Bonnie Kirkpatrick
Bonnie Joyce Kirkpatrick, 71, of Olathe, died Friday, June 1, 2001, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 16, 1929, in El Dorado Springs, Mo., the daughter of John and Leah (Carman) Eddlemon. She graduated from high school in Hutchinson, and then went to Kansas City Business School. She had lived in Olathe since 1950. She worked for Morris Hubbard, Pembers Clothing Store, King Radio, Deffenbaugh Disposal Company and worked with her husband in running their business, Town and Country Trash Service. She was a member of the Rebbekah's for more than 25 years. She married Archie Glenn Kirkpatrick on Nov. 15, 1950, in Olathe. He survives of the home. Other survivors include two daughters, Joyce Sheehan, Lenexa, and Kathy Kirkpatrick, Olathe; her mother, Leah Eddlemon, Olathe; a sister, Elaine Boydston, Independence, Mo.; four grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Preceding her in death were two sons, Michael Kirkpatrick and Dennis Kirkpatrick, and her father, John Eddlemon. Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Tuesday, June 5, at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Diabetes Association, 9201 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114.

Elwyn Klassen
Elwyn E.P. Klassen, 90, Hillsboro, Kan., died on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, at Hillsboro Community Medical Center Long Term Care Unit. He was born on July 19, 1910, in Waldeck, Kan., the son of Peter S. Klassen and Wilhelmine Penner. He was a former truck driver. On Nov. 21, 1937, he married O'Linda Weyand in Lehigh, Kan. They were members of the First Mennonite Church of Hillsboro. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1997. Survivors include a spouse Mable Klassen of Hillsboro and son, William Klassen of Olathe; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, at the First Mennonite Church in Hillsboro. Burial will be at Lehigh Township Cemetery rural Lehigh. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, at Hillsboro Memorial Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the memorial fund at the First Mennonite Church.

Leona Klotz
Leona Klotz, 93, died Sunday, March 19, 2000, in Clinton, Mo. She was born April 10, 1906, near Chapman in Merrick County, Neb., the daughter of John Paul Wagner and Martha Luecht Wagner. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Clinton. She spend most of her life in the Bethlehem community near Clinton. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Harvey; a son; two brothers; and a sister. Survivors include two daughters, Marie Breshears, Clinton, and Wilma McQuitty, Olathe; four grandchildren, including Diane Duke and Donna Buescher, both of Olathe; and 11 great-grandchildren. The funeral was March 23 at the Consalus Chapel, Clinton. Burial was at the Englewood Cemetery.

Barbara Knight
Barbara Ruth Knight, 70, of Argyle, N.Y., died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, at the Glens Falls Hospital. Born in Massena, on Nov. 20, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Samuel J. and Florence M (Ehle) Browning. She was a graduate of Massena High School, and Canton Ag. and Tech. She served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict as an airman second class. She was employed as a secretary for several companies in Kansas. After moving to Argyle in 1972, she was employed at Mallinckrodt as a quality control operator. Her hobbies include crafts, crocheting and bingo. She was preceded in death by her husband, Martin E. "Gene" Knight and her brother, William B. Browning. Survivors include four daughters, Karen Brown and her husband, Larry, of Paola; Karla Longdaue and her husband, Dennis, Stedman, N.C.; Kelly Dowd and her husband, Douglas, of Argyle; Katie Hodges and her husband, James of Hudson Falls; a sister, Marion Cook, of Argyle; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, at the M.B. Kilmer Funeral Home, Argyle, N.Y. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4,, at the funeral home with the Rev. Stephen McLean, pastor of the Argyle United Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Argyle, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to Pleasant Valley Infirmary, 4573 State Rt. 40, Argyle, N.Y., 12809, or to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Capital District Chapter, 421 New Karner Road, Albany, N.Y. 12205.

George Knoche
George L. Knoche, 79, Stilwell, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2000, at his home. He was born July 17, 1921, in Kenneth, Kan., and had lived in the Stilwell area all of his life. He was a 23-year U.S. Postal Service worker as a carrier and eight years as a substitute carrier before retiring in 1981. He also was a farmer. He was a former member of the Stanley Community Church and was a member of the Stilwell Methodist Church at the time of his death. He was a member of the Stanley High School Board from 1959 to 1968. For many years, he served on the Pleasant Valley Cemetery Board. He was a 50-year member and Past Member of the Stanley Masonic Lodge No. 444. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Glen, Claude, Bill and Verne Knoche; a sister, Leota Rawie; and a grandson, John Lee Knoche in 1989. Survivors include his wife, Helen Knoche, of the home; three sons, Melvin Knoche, Bucyrus, Gary Knoche, La Cygne, and Don Knoche, Overland Park; a daughter, Susan Ray, Stilwell; a sister, Louise Young, Overland Park; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe with Masonic services at 6:30 p.m. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Shriner's Crippled Children Hospital in care of the Abdallah Shrine Temple, 5300 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS 66202.

Walter Knop
Walter W. Knop, 74, Louisburg, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at his home. He was born Sept. 1, 1925, in Chiles, Kan., the son of Arthur H. and Esther G. (Whitaker) Knop. He grew up in the Chiles and Bucyrus communities, where he attended school. He was a 1943 graduate of Bucyrus High School. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the 33rd Infantry in the Philippines, 1944-1946. He married Barbara Morris on Feb. 6, 1948, in the Elm Grove Baptist Church, Chiles. He and his brother Welby bought their parents' interest in the family farm and formed Knop Brothers Farm; they ran a dairy and farmed until selling the dairy in 1972. He retired from farming in 1992. He also was a rural mail carrier in the Bucyrus area for 38 years before retiring from that in September 1988. He was a member of the Chiles Church. He also was a member of the National Rural Letter Carriers Association and the Louisburg American Legion Post 250. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Barbara Knop, of the home; three sons, Arthur W. Knop, Stephen W. Knop and Warren L. Knop, all of Louisburg; a daughter, Charlene Wise, Louisburg; four brothers, Welby Knop, Louisburg, Virgil Knop, Collierville, Tenn., Arthur L. Knop, Monroe, La., and Eldon Knop, Tucson, Ariz.; and nine grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Bucyrus Cemetery, Bucyrus. Memorial contributions may be made to the Olathe Hospice or the Louisburg Senior Citizens Center, c/o Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071.

Sheryl Kohns
Sheryl R. Kohns, 54, of Olathe, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at her home. Survivors include her husband, Larry Kohns, of the home; a son, Steven Kohns, Blue Springs, Mo.; a daughter, Michelle Kohns of the home; her mother, Lenore Wolkenhauer, Fort Dodge, Iowa; a brother, Jon Wolkenhauer, Pocahontas, Iowa; and two sisters, Linda Wolkenhauer, Pocahontas, Iowa, and Sandra Eccles, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral mass will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 29, 2001, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church , Olathe. The family will receive friends form 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. There will be a prayer service at 7 p.m. Sunday at the chapel.

Merlyn Koland
Christianburg, Va. - Merlyn Wayne George Koland, 79, Christiansburg, Va., formerly of Chapman, died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000, at the Montgomery Regional Hospital in Blacksburg, Va. He was born Feb. 11, 1921, in Strandquist, Minn., the son of George Theo and Minnie M. (Lofstrom) Koland. He married Joan Caroline DesRosier in September 1942; they divorced in January 1962. He was in the U.S. Army, Nov. 16, 1942, to Oct. 7, 1951. He was a World War II veteran, serving in New Guinea and the southern Philippines, and a Korean War veteran. While in Chapman, he and his first wife Joan owned Koland's Cafe. He later was married to Ursula Koland, from 1965 to 1989. He had lived in Minnesota for many years until recently, when he had moved to Christiansburg. He was preceded in death by a sister, June Lee Gillian, and a grandson, Aaron Sheets. Survivors include three sons, Lance Koland, Newton, Scott Koland, Chapman, and Michael Koland, Kansas City, Kan.; and five daughters, Karen Michael, Olathe, Renee Jury, Chapman, Annette Gabrick, Lawrence, Reinis Smith, Wichita, and Denise Cruc, Orlando, Fla.; four brothers, Forrest Koland, Hibbing, Minn., George Koland, Karlstad, Minn., and Oliver Koland and Leonard Koland, both of Christiansburg; three sisters, Iyone Gillis and Corrine Champion, both of Christiansburg, and Helen Koland, Minnesota; 35 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. The graveside service and inurnment will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Indian Hill Cemetery in Chapman, with a color guard and firing squad by the Chapman American Legion Post No. 240. Memorial contributions may be made to the Chapman American Legion Post No. 240, c/o Londeen Funeral Chapel, Box 429, Chapman, KS 67431. Arrangements are by the Londeen Funeral Chapel, Chapman.

Wilma Kollman
Wilma Kollman, 80, of Olathe, formerly of Butler, Mo., died Wednesday, March 28, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe. She was born Dec. 15, 1920, in Spruce, Mo., the daughter of William and Rosa Diehl Cumpton. She was united in marriage to Harry Kollman on March 8, 1947. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Harry and Wilma owned and operated the Dairy Deluxe in Butler before moving to Olathe in 1964, where they owned and operated the Patron's Launderette. She was preceded in death by her husband; and her three brothers, John Cumpton, Everett Cumpton, and George Cumpton. Wilma is survived by her son, Ron Kollman of Olathe; her three brothers, Marvin Cumpton of Overland Park; Arthur Cumpton and wife, Clara Mae of Butler; and Quentin Cumpton and wife Blanche of Butler; and her one sister, Gladys Linard of Butler. The visitation will be held Saturday, March 31, 2001, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at the Underwood-Steinbeck Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 31, 2001, at 1:30 p.m. at the Underwood-Steinbeck Funeral Home with Brother Bill Perkey officiating. Interment will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the charity of choice in her memory. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Underwood-Steinbeck Funeral Home in Butler, Mo.

Harold Kolosik
Harold LeRoy Kolosik, 71, Olathe, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born May 2, 1929, in Hoisington, Kan. He was a 1947 graduate of Osawatomie High School. He was a motion picture projectionist for Theater Enterprises, Inc. from 1947 to 1951. He then entered the military and served from March 1951 to December 1952. He then managed theaters in Kansas and Missouri. In 1978, he became the grounds keeper at OMC where he remained until his retirement in 1993. He was married to Shirley Crozier in 1954 and they had two children. They were divorced in the mid-1970s. He then married Joanne Danaher Shanerman in 1982. They made their home in Osawatomie until October of this year and moved to Olathe. Survivors include his wife Joanne, of the home; his children Kathyrn Walker-Brakeville, of Lane, Kan. and Tom W. Kolosik of Lenexa; two stepdaughters, Stephanie Goddard of Olathe and Pamela Smith of San Antonio, Texas; two sisters, June Kolosik and Juanita Gregory both of Osawatomie; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. today at the Eddy-Birchard Funeral Home in Osawatomie. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until service time at 10 a.m. There will be a graveside service at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The family suggests memorials to OMC Hospice.

Gene Konen
Gene Leroy Konen, 59, Overland Park, died Friday, July 28, 2000, at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., after a three-year battle against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was born and reared in Chicago, Ill., the son of the late Leroy and Grace (Steinbrecher) Konen. He attended Northern Illinois University and received a bachelor's degree in business administration. He was a member of the Phi Sigma Epsilon fraternity. Following college graduation, he served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He was a professional salesman, representing various companies throughout his career. He attended Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Overland Park. Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Maureen, of the home; two daughters, Peggy Cloud, Olathe, and Kathleen Konen, Overland Park; three sons, William, Michael and Kevin Konen, all of Overland Park; a sister, Lynn Workman, Chicago; and two granddaughters. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, with the rosary said at 8 p.m., at the Amos Family Chapel of Lenexa. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stanley. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Research Fund, Attn.: Diane Oliver, Campus Box 8007, 660 S. Euclid, St. Louis, MO 63110.

Kathryn Kramer
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Kathryn Marie Kramer, 47, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001, at a hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was born Sept. 22, 1953, in Olathe. Survivors include her husband of 17 years, Lon Kramer, of Corpus Christi; her parents, Morris and Myrtle Eastland, Gardner; two sons, Troy Hensieck and Jeremy Hensieck, both of Corpus Christi, Texas; three daughters, Kristy Randall Argiros, Corpus Christi, and Sonya Rall and Shari Erickson, both of Gardner; three brothers, Earl Hall, Gardner, Gene Eastland, Paola, and Scott Eastland, Edgerton; two sisters, Sharon De Freece, La Cygne, and Linda Carroll, Enterprise, Kan.; and four grandchildren. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the Seaside Chapel, Corpus Christi. Interment will follow at Seaside Memorial Park. The family is planning a memorial service at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, at the Edgerton Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Cancer Association.

Martha Kramer
Martha May (Kennard) Kramer, 101, Elkton, died Friday, June 9, 2000. She was born at Cross Timbers (Hickory County) Mo., and was preceded in death by her five brothers and four sisters. She traveled to Kansas City in a covered wagon when she was two years old. When she was 10, the family crossed the Kaw River by ferry and settled in the Garnett, Kan., area. She married Charlie Kramer in Ottawa, and they had nine children, eight sons and one daughter. Her husband preceded her in death in 1956. She was also preceded in death by a son, Richard Kramer. She spent her early married years in Garnett, Burlington, Melvern, Vassar and Quenemo. After the death of her husband, she lived in Raytown, Olathe, Osawatomie and Elkton, Mo. Surviving are seven sons: Floyd Kramer, Neosho Rapids; Eugene Kramer, Osawatomie; Willis Kramer, Quenemo; John Kramer, Paola; Glenn Kramer, Lawson, Mo.; Charles Kramer and Perry Kramer, both of Olathe; and a daughter: Clara Green, Elkton, Mo.; 31 grandchildren, 61 great grandchildren and 18 great great grandchildren. Services are to be Tuesday at the Ferris-Feurborn Funeral Home in Garnett. Burial is to be at Melvern Cemetery.

Emma Kramps
Emma Katherine Kramps, infant, Hillsdale, died Sunday, July 2, 2000, at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. She was born June 19, 2000, in Overland Park, the daughter of Anthony A. and Christine E. Kramps, Hillsdale. She was preceded in death by a grandfather, Ernest A. Baumgartner, in 1984. Survivors include her parents, of the home; two sisters, Sarah E. and Ashleigh M. Kramps, both of the home; three grandparents, Henry A. and Judy E. Kramps, and Dorothy M. Baumgartner, all of Olathe; and a great-grandmother, Mildred E. McDiffitt, Junction City. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, with the rosary recited at 7:30 p.m. by the Knights of Columbus Council 1913, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral mass will be 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. Cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to the Emma Katherine Kramps Memorial Fund, c/o First National Bank of Olathe, 444 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 66061; or The Ronald McDonald House, 2501 Cherry, Kansas City, MO 64108.

Gregory Krause
Gregory R. Krause, 48, Merriam, died Sunday, March 19, 2000, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. He was born Sept. 21, 1951, in Kansas City, Mo. He was a lifelong area resident. He graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He married Ishel McGee in 1980. He worked for the Kansas Department of Transportation, until retiring in 1996, due to ill health. Survivors include his wife, Ishel, of the home; a son, Gregory D. Krause, of the home; and a daughter, Sarah M. Krause, of the home; a stepson, James Fey, Kansas City, Mo.; and a stepdaughter, Elizabeth Fey, Lenexa. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 26, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 27, at the W.L. Frye and Son Chapel, Olathe. Burial will follow at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

Roy Krummel
Roy Ebben Krummel, 74, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born Feb. 14, 1927 in Kansas City, Kan. He worked at the Dari Anne in Spring Hill and was owner-operator of the Trails Restaurant in Gardner. He was also a retired truck driver for Safeway. He graduated from Turner High School in Kansas City, Kan. He was in the U.S. Army from 1947 to 1948. He was also a member of the R.L.D.S. He was preceded in death by brother, Harold Krummel. He married Mary Bunce Krummel on April 29, 1949, in Kansas City, Kan. She survives of the home. Other survivors include sons, Steve Krummel, Gardner, and Stanley Krummel, Spring Hill; a daughter, Starla Ogg, Gardner; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Olathe Hospice.

Mary Kueker
Mary F. Kueker, 93, Lenexa, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. The graveside service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Monticello Union Cemetery, Shawnee. Memorial contributions may be made to the Monticello United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs.

Clifford Kurtz
Clifford W. Kurtz, 68, Edwardsville, Kan., died Friday, Aug. 17, 2001, at Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. Mr. Kurtz was born Dec. 1, 1932, in Eudora, Kan., the son of Elmer Charles and Amanda Mae (Weatherford) Kurtz. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Jehovah's Witness in Kansas City, Kan. He was employed at Sam's Wholesale Club, where he had many friends among his fellow employees. He is survived by his wife, Delores Kurtz, of the home; a son, Bradley W. Kurtz, Kansas City, Kan.; three daughters, Debra D. Underwood and husband, Leland, Pleasanton, Kan., Lydia C. Haynes and husband, Arthur, Basehor, Kan., Stephanie A. Murphy and husband, Galan, Branson, Mo.; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Cremation. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Lupus Foundation of America or the Gardner High School Alumni Scholarship Fund.

Donald Kurtz
Donald R. Kurtz, 75, LaCygne, Kan., formerly of Gardner, died Tuesday, June 12, 2001, at Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center, Leavenworth. He was born March 30, 1926, in Eudora, the son of Elmer Charles and Amanda Mae (Weatherford) Kurtz. He grew up in Eudora, and lived in Gardner, Spring Hill and LaCygne before moving to the VA facilities in 1994. He graduated from Gardner High School in 1944. He was an assistant postmaster for the U.S. Postal Service in Gardner. He retired in 1970. He also was a municipal judge for the City of Gardner for five years and the Johnson County Sheriff's Department. He was a member of the Gardner Presbyterian Church, Gardner. He was a member of the NRA, VFW, American Legion, Gardner; DAV, Spring Hill; Kansas Peace Officers Association; National Arbor Day Foundation; and the National WildLife Federation. He served in the Marine Corps during World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Fred and Ira Kurtz. He is survived by three sons, Patrick Allen Kurtz and wife, Mary Angelia, Pittsburg, Kan., Phillip Walter Kurtz, Everett, Wash., and William Charles Kurtz and wife, Sundae May, Pittsburg, Kan.; two brothers, Clifford "Bud" Kurtz, Edwardsville, Kan., and Martin Lee Kurtz; and a sister, Barbara Newbanks, Olathe. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Military graveside services and burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Leavenworth VA American Legion Auxiliary Fund, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Teresa Lagoski
MERRIAM - Teresa "Teri" Margaret Lagoski, 38, died Friday, June 8, 2001, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam. She was born April 14, 1963, in Ventura, Calif. She moved from California to the Kansas City metropolitan area in 1986. She lived in Olathe, Spring Hill and Overland Park until her death. She was a homemaker, but had previously worked three years at Bushnell Performance Optical in Overland Park. Survivors include her fiance, Michael Gilbert of Overland Park; her father, Ronald Williams, Missouri; her mother, Peggy Ann Thompson Hatchard, Concho, Ariz., a son, Michael Francis Lagoski Jr., Spring Hill; two daughters, Kristina Marie DelMonte, Olathe, and Kari Ann Williams, Spring Hill; three brothers, Robert, Randy and Ronald Williams, all of California; and three sisters, Rhonda Lang, Sherry Williams and Becky Williams, all of California. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Spring Hill Church of the Nazarene, 19300 S. U.S. Highway 169. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. She will be buried at Spring Hill Cemetery. The family suggests memorials be sent to the Teresa Lagoski Memorial Fund, care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 7, Spring Hill, KS 66083.

Sylvia Laird
Sylvia Ann Laird, 58, Olathe, died Wednesday, Jan. 24, at the home of her sister Gara Wolff, Olathe. She was born Sept. 9, 1942, in Gadsden, Ala., living in Oxford, Ga., before coming to Olathe, five years ago. She was a grader for the USDA in Georgia. She was a den mother for the Boy Scouts for 15 years. She was preceded in death by her father, Ivalee Laird and one brother, Bruce H. Laird. She is survived by five sons, Steven Cowling of Polo, Ill., Alan Cowling of Rainbow City, Ala., David Moore of Crystal Lake, Ill., Matthew Cowling of Elmhurst, Ill., and John Cowling of Eugene, Ore.; her mother, Lillian Jupp of Olathe; a brother, John Laird of Bartlett, Ill.; two sisters, Gara Wolff of the home and Debra Wright of Montgomery, Ill.; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today. Burial will be at the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society, 5960 Dearborne, Suite 100, Mission, KS, 66202.

Fred Laming
Fred W. Laming, 68, Olathe, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000, at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. He was born Feb. 27, 1931, in Williamsburg, Mich., the son of Gordon William and Doris Edith (Copeland) Laming, both of whom have preceded him in death. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1951 to 1955, moving to Olathe in 1955. He married Mildred Cress in 1953. He worked for Cowley's Lumber in Olathe for 25 years, and also worked for Michael's Body Shop in Olathe for five years. He attended the First Assembly of God Church in Olathe. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred, in 1994. Survivors include two sons, Lawrence Laming, Paola, and Robert Laming, Dardanelle, Ark.; two daughters, Linda D. Altis, Overland Park, and Vickie Laming, Olathe; a stepson, Leroy McMahon, Kansas City, Mo.; a brother, Robert Laming, Carleton, Mich.; a sister, Betty Hawley, Traverse City, Mich.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Olathe Memorial Cemetery.

Jeffrey Landes
Jeffery J. Landes, 24, Wellsville, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2000, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan., from complications of brain cancer. He was born Dec. 4, 1975, in Kansas City, Kan., to Joe Landes and Linda Neagel Frisbey. He attended Wellsville High School and was presently attending the Vo-Tech School of Kansas City, Kan. He was employed for the past three years at the Mid-American Plastic Company in Gardner. He was a member of the Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by an infant brother, Daniel Landes. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Joe and Mary Landes, Overland Park; his mother and stepfather, Linda and Jess Frisbey, Edgerton; a former stepfather, Jerry Sykes, Paola; two brothers, Michael and Ryan Landes, both of Overland Park; four sisters, Christine Mosher and Carolynn Mosher, both of Wellsville, Stephanie Bishop, Ottawa, and Amy Sykes, Fort Gordon, Ga.; two grandmothers, Leona Thurnau, Lebanon, Ind., and Eileen Landes, Prairie Village; and a nephew, Ethan Mosher, Wellsville. Prayer service will be 6:30 p.m., with visitation from 7 to 9 p.m., today at the Wilson and Son Chapel, Wellsville. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Assumption Catholic Church, Edgerton. Burial will follow at the Wellsville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jeff Landes Memorial Fund, in care of Wilson and Son Funeral Home, P.O. Box 486, Wellsville, KS 66092; or to Cancer Action, 1831 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS 66102.

Jonathan Langdon
Jonathan David Langdon, 21, Overland Park, died Friday, Sept. 29, 2000. He was born in Bridgewater, N.J., the son of David B. Langdon and Sylvia (Babcoke) Williams. He was a junior at the University of Kansas, majoring in art. He graduated from Blue Valley High School in 1998. Survivors include his parents, David B. and Julia A. Langdon, of the home, and Sylvia and Harlan Williams, Elbert, Colo.; three brothers, Brad Walker, of the home, David Williams, Thornton Colo., and Casey Williams, Gardner; five sisters, Kathy Mencel, Olathe, Vicki Wood, Sedro-Wooley, Wash., Katie Walker, Overland Park, Lori Cordova, Lakewood, Colo., and Julie Darr, Topeka; his paternal grandmother, Rose Langdon, Lee's Summit, Mo.; and his maternal grandmother, Gertrude Babcoke of Colorado, Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe.

Robert Lange Jr.
Robert A. "Bob" Lange Jr., 83, of Kansas City, Mo., died Saturday, June 16, 2001, at St. Joseph Hospital. He was born Oct. 5, 1917, in Leavenworth, the son of Robert Lange Sr. and Gretchen (Wuest) Lange. He grew up in Leavenworth and graduated from Leavenworth High School in 1936. He graduated from Wentworth Military Junior College in 1938 and from Bake University in 1947. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in Cannon Company, 334th Infantry, 84th Railsplitters Regiment. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 1000. He worked an an accountant for several different south Kansas City companies from 1954 to 1982. He then held a private practice as a tax accountant until March of 1997. He was a member of the National Accountants Association for 13 years and of the Insurance Auditors Association of Kansas City until 1973. He was a member of Asbury United Methodist Church where he was a Sunday school teacher, a member of the Methodist Men and an usher. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Doris, of the home; four children, Janice Rivera, Denver, Judy Colson, Olathe, Don Lange, Kansas City, Mo., and David Lange, Lee's Summit, Mo.; and six grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Mount Moriah/Freeman Funeral Home, Kansas City, Mo. Burial will be at Mt. Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Kan. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, at Asbury Methodist Church, Overland Park. The family suggests memorials to the Asbury United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society.

Linda Lankford
Linda Lowe Lankford died March 28, 2001, in Kansas. She is survived by her husband: Perry W. Lankford, Olathe; father and stepmother: Phi and Monique Lowe, Nashville, Tenn.; mother: Elizabeth Lowe, Nashville, Tenn.; brother: Phil Love, Jr., Nashville, Tenn.; sister: Ginger Gardella, Memphis, Tenn.; nephews and nieces. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Broadway Chapel. Funeral services will be conducted in the funeral home chapel at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Interment will be at Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens. Memorials may be made to National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Middle Tennessee Chapter, 4219 Hillsboro Road, Suite 306 Nashville, Tenn. 37215 Roesch Patton Austin Bracey and Charlton, 1715 Broadway, (615) 244-6480.

Beverly Laptad
Beverly Spano Laptad, 68, Olathe, died Saturday, July 29, 2000, in Wichita. She was born July 2, 1932, in Blue Earth, Minn., the daughter of Willard and Gladys Batchelor. She had been a resident of Olathe for 40 years and a lifelong member of Grace United Methodist Church, Olathe. She graduated from St. Mary's School of Nursing and attended Manketo State Teacher's College where she earned her master's degree. In 1960, she was employed by Delco Battery Plant as an executive secretary, retiring in 1994. She married Benedict Spano in1975. She was active in the community as a volunteer for the Parkinson Association, Seniors Serving Schools, and Olathe Hospital Cardiac Care pillow project. She was the adopted grandparent of the Olathe Bethel of the international order Job's Daughter's. She served on the Board of the Cedar House for more than 20 years. She was a member of the Anchor Chapter No. 3 O.E.S. for more than 34 years, serving her chapter in 1987 and 1997 as Worthy Matron. She served as district aide for district No. 6 in 1993 and held numerous community chairs for the Grand Chapter of Kansas, including special page, grand representative, and grand teller. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Benedict Spano, and a sister, Helen Batchelor. Survivors include her husband, Jack A. Laptad, of the home; one brother, Robert Batchelor; three daughters, Ila Meyer, Pam Holmes and Wendy Webb; one son, Jack Laptad II; and 12 grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at W.L. Frye & Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Burial will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association.

Jack Laptad
Jack A. Laptad, 68, of Olathe, died Tuesday, March 27, 2001. He was born the son of Robert P. and Melba (Hamm) Laptad on Dec. 26, 1932, in Lawrence. He married Marese A. Ball on June 5, 1952. They were married for 46 years until she preceded him in death as did his second wife Beverly Spano Laptad. He served on the Johnson County Sheriff's Department for many years. Upon retirement from the Sheriff's office, he kept busy with the Rocking Chair Cattle Co., golf, hunting, fishing, card playing, and friends. He is survived by a son, Jack A. Laptad, II, of Olathe; two daughters, Pam M. Holmes, Joplin, Mo.; and Wendy L. Webb, Stilwell; two brothers, Robert Laptad, Joplin, Mo.; Richard Laptad, Wichita; and sister, Irene Holmes, Fayetteville, Ark.; seven grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road where the family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until service time. Cremation. The family suggests memorial contributions to MidAmerica Heart Institute, CHF Fund #13502, 4401 Wornall Road, KCMO 64111.

Ruth Laptad
Ruth A. Laptad, 89, Olathe, died Saturday, June 24, 2000, at her home. She was born Oct. 22, 1910, in Emporia, and had lived in Olathe since 1945. She was a graduate of the University of Kansas with degrees in home economics and history. She taught high school in Strong City. She was head dietitian and taught sewing at the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe where she retired after many years. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday school for more than 20 years. She was also a member of the Ladies Reading Circle Federated Club, Culture Class Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary and was a former PTA president. She married J. Lee Laptad in 1937. He died in 1995. Survivors include a daughter, Donna M. Godfrey, Shawnee; a sister, Lucille Blough, Lajolla, Calif.; and two grandchildren, Elizabeth Godfrey Boldt and Nicholas Godfrey, both of Shawnee. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. Friends may call from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. The family requests contributions to the St. Mark's United Methodist Youth Ministries.

Dale Largent
E. Dale Largent, 78, Overland Park, died Thursday, March 23, 2000, at Life Care Center of Overland Park. He was born April 13, 1921, in Shelton, Neb. He worked for various automobile dealerships from the 1960s, and was service manager at several. He also owned Marshland Game Call Company. He was active in the Johnson County 3+2 Little League baseball program. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Dorothy Largent, of the home; two sons, Larry Dale Largent, Pleasanton, Kan., and Rod Largent, Blue Springs, Mo.; a daughter, Patty Largent, Walnut Creek, Calif.; a brother, Carl Largent, Long Beach, Calif.; two sisters, Thelma Harris, Downey, Calif., and Mildred Juergens, Westminster, Colo.; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, at Charter Funerals' Kansas Chapel, Merriam. The memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Johnson County 3+2 Little League, c/o Charter Funerals' Kansas Chapel, 10250 W. 63rd St., Merriam, KS 66203.

Russell Larkin
Russell A. "Russ" Larkin, 47, of Topeka died Feb. 29, 2000, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He had cancer, diagnosed in August 1999. He was born Oct. 9, 1952, at the Seneca Hospital, Seneca, Kan., to Francis and Elizabeth Lierz Larkin. He grew up on the family farm east of Baileyville, Kan., and graduated from B&B High School there in 1970. He attended Highland College and graduated from Bethel College, Newton, Kan., in 1974. He played football as a defensive tackle and received honorable mention in the small-college All-American honors. He moved to Seneca following college and was employed by the Seneca Elevator as manager. In 1979 he moved to Topeka and began work for Mycogen Seed Company as a sales manager and later became district manager. He was named the company's national Salesman of the Year several times. He married Lisa Beuttel on June 29, 1981, in Los Angeles. He was a member of the Assumption Church in Topeka. He coached his daughter's softball team and was active in Little League sports. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Brent Allen Larkin, Aug. 8, 1974; and two brothers, Bruce Albert Larkin, Sept. 24, 1945, and James Michael Larkin, Dec. 12, 1959. Survivors include his wife, Lisa, of the home; a daughter, Lindsay Larkin, of the home; a son, Brandon Larkin, Manhattan, Kan.; his mother, Elizabeth Larkin, Seneca; two brothers, Ronald Larkin, Axtell, Kan., and Bruce Larkin, Baileyville; and a sister, Mary Heiman, Olathe. The rosary will be at 2 and 7 p.m. today at the Lauer Funeral Home, Seneca. The mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 3, at Sacred Heart Church, Baileyville. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Russell Allen Larkin College Scholarship Fund, to be established at B&B High School, Baileyville, in care of the family.

Ray Larrick
Ray D. Larrick, 51, Wellsville, Kan., died Saturday, April 14, 2001, at his home. He was born April 4, 1950, in Gardner, the son of Arthur "Banty" Larrick and Nadine C. (Sawyer) Larrick. He was a lifelong resident of the Edgerton and Wellsville areas. He graduated from Wellsville High School in 1968, and later from Dodge City Community College. He farmed for 30 years near Edgerton and Wellsville. He was a receiving agent in charge of inventory at Lowe's in Olathe since 1999. He served in the U.S. Navy from July 1970 to July of 1972. He received the National Defense Service Medal and a Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal. He was a member of the Farmers' Co-op Association of Lawrence. He helped start the Square Delights square dance club in Lawrence and was a member of the Ottawa Promenaders square dance club. He married Catherine Louise "Kay" (Raiston) Schnoke in Ottawa on Nov. 21, 1986. He is survived by his wife; his parents; a stepdaughter, Brenda Fredricks, Williamsburg, Kan.; a stepson, Ryan Schnoke, San Antonio, Texas; a sister, Arleen Schuman, Wellsville; a brother, Rex Eugene Larrick, Olathe; and four stepgrandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Dengel and Son Mortuary, Ottawa. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the First United Methodist Church, Ottawa. Cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to the Midland Hospice or American Cancer Society.

Mary Lathrop
OVERLAND PARK - Mary Lathrop, 86, of Olathe, died April 5, 2001, at the Overland Park Regional Hospital. She was born Sept. 23, 1914, in Noble, Okla., the daughter of Robert and Katie (Heindricks) Willis. She had lived in Olathe for the past 25 years, and was of the Nazarene faith. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, W. Claude Lathrop; and a son, Donald Marlar. Survivors include one son, Richard Marlar, Olathe; a sister, Martha Maybaum, California; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. tonight at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Cremation.

Margaret Lattimore
Margaret G. Lattimore, 81, Olathe, died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Oct. 18, 1918, in Olathe, and had lived in Olathe all her life. She resided with her grandson, Mark A. Davis. During World War II, she worked at the Pratt & Whitney Bomber Plant in Fairfax. She was a member of the Overland Park Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion Lattimore; a son, Allen Lattimore; three brothers; and a sister. Survivors include a son, John A. Lattimore, Kansas City, Mo.; a daughter, Margaret Waters, Parma, Mo.; three brothers, Earl Cartwright and Charles Cartwright, both of Olathe, and Clifford Cartwright, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; six sisters, Ethel Clay, Kansas City, Kan., Betty Wilkes, Wichita, Jean Miller, Kansas City, Mo., and Martha King, Evelyn Bates and Barbara Cartwright, all of Olathe; 11 grandchildren; and 44 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Overland Park Church of Christ, Overland Park. Burial will be at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe. The family requests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, 5960 Dearborne, Mission, KS 66202. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe.

Anna Lawrence
Anna Esther (Stuteville) Lawrence, 93, of Louisburg, (formerly of Bucyrus and Paola), died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2000, at the Louisburg Care Center. She was born Dec. 22, 1907, in Ocheltree, the daughter of Charley Edward and Alice Belle Chaney Stuteville. The family moved from the Ocheltree area when she was just a child and settled on the company farm outside of the Bucyrus. She attended Bucyrus High School, graduating in 1926. She married Harry Wolf on May 27, 1926. After their marriage, they lived in the Bucyrus area. Her husband's job as a salesman for the Sutherland Lumber Company took the couple to Kansas City; Custer, S.D., and St. Joseph, Mo. In 1954, they moved from the St. Joseph area to Wichita. He died while they were living in Wichita on Nov. 16, 1966. In 1967, she moved to Paola where she could be near her family. Shortly after she moved to Paola, she became an employee at Sutherlands Grocery Store. She married George Lawrence on Aug. 20, 1972, in Paola. He preceded her in death on Aug. 25, 1991. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women's Group and the Hospital Auxiliary, all in Paola; and the Osawatomie Chapter of Old Fidlers, Pickers and Singers Club. Her hobbies included crocheting, knitting, fishing, and traveling with her family and friends. Besides her parents and her husbands, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Norma Winchell, Ruby Wright and Marie Hook;and two brothers, William and Edward Stuteville. Survivors include two brothers, Harold Stuteville, Louisburg, and Robert Stuteville, Overland Park. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. Burial will be in the Paola Cemetery. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Louisburg Care Center in care of Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071.

Russell Lawson
Russell Leon Lawson, 62, Nevada, Mo., formerly of DeSoto and Olathe, died Wednesday, May 17, 2000, at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, Mo., following a short illness. He was born July 5, 1937, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Russell R. Lawson and Minnie Mae Owen Lawson. He was a 1956 graduate of DeSoto High School. He first married Josephine Kiger June 9, 1956. He worked for the city of Olathe for 25 years, retiring in 1993, when he moved to Walker, Mo. He married Ellen May Sept. 11, 1996. They recently had moved to Nevada. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Olathe; the Cowboy Gun Club, Frontenac, Kan.; and the State Line Ridge Runners Club. He headed the Senior Citizens Dance Group at the Bar H Boys Ranch. Survivors include his wife, Ellen, of the home; two daughters, Debra Barnes, Gardner, and Pamela Plummer, DeSoto; two stepdaughters, Melody Neider, Walker, Mo., and Pamela Collins, Sedalia, Mo.; a sister, Shirley Lowe, Nowata, Okla.; seven grandchildren; three step-grandsons; and four step-great-grandchildren. He will lie in state until the funeral. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 19, at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 20, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Dederick, Mo. Memorial contributions may be made to the Vernon County Cancer Relief or the American Heart Association.

Margaret Ledington
Margaret M. Ledington, 83, Olathe, died Sunday, April 23, 2000, at her home. She was born April 4, 1917, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Jacob and Maria A. (Roman) Pjatnica. She had lived in Olathe for more than 20 years and was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Olathe. She was preceded in death by her husband of 38 years, Louis Ledington, in 1985; two brothers, John and Andy Picknick; and two sisters, Mary Farris and Dorothy Brungardt. Survivors include two sons, Daniel McGhee, Stockbridge, Ga., and James Ledington, Belton, Mo.; four daughters, Patricia Horning, Naples, Fla., Cathy Wooten, Loveland, Colo., Connie Fagan, Kansas City, Kan., and Jamie Ellis, Shawnee; 18 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 27, at St. Paul's Catholic Church. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, Ste. 100, 5960 Dearborn, Mission, KS 66202, or to a charity of the donor's choice.

Joseph Lee
Joseph Maurice Lee, 86, Paola, died Wednesday, May 31, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born Dec. 1, 1913, in Louisburg, Kan. He grew up in Louisburg and attended rural Louisburg schools. He married Darlene V. Pope on April 7, 1940, in Somerset. They made their home in the Louisburg and Somerset area; in 1960, they moved to Paola. He was a farmer for many years. He worked for the Fluor Corp., which became Taylor Forge, for 33 years, retiring in 1979. From 1979 to 1997, he worked for Wal-Mart in the Garden Department and as a greeter. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church, Paola. Survivors include his wife, Darlene Lee, of the home; two sons, David Lee, Louisburg, and Cliff Lee, Olathe; two daughters, Shirley Knappenberger, Olathe, and Cindy Squire, Spring Hill; two brothers, Dr. Don Lee Jr., Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Clifford Lee, Paola; two sisters, Delyla Brown, Kansas City, Kan., and Dorrene Menefee Bristow, Ottawa; 13 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at the First Lutheran Church, Paola. Burial will be at the Louisburg Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Lutheran Church, Paola. Arrangements are by Runyan Funeral Home, Louisburg.

Sharon Lehman
Sharon Lee Lehman, 57, Olathe, died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2000, at her home. She lived most of her life in the Olathe area; she later lived in Arizona but returned 2 1/2 years ago. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church, Stanley. She married Wayne L. Lehman in 1979. Survivors include her husband, Wayne, of the home; her mother, Lorene Alley, Tucson, Ariz.; two stepsons, Victor Lehman, Corpus Christi, Texas, and Alvin Lehman, Fort Wayne, Ind.; two stepdaughters, Lavina and Monique Lehman both of Phoenix, Ariz.; two brothers, Raymond and Lyall Alley, both of Tucson; a sister, Shirley Dell, Olathe; and five stepgrandchildren. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home of Olathe; the funeral will immediately follow at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. A graveside service will follow at 1 p.m. at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, 105th and Holmes Road, Kansas City, Mo. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association.

Marie Lenahan
Marie DeBonis Lenahan, 82, Gardner, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, in her home. She was born Oct. 19, 1918, in Kansas City, Kan., and moved to Gardner in 1962 after living in Bonner Springs. She graduated from Bonner Springs High School. She married Robert Lenahan on June 1, 1946. She was employed as a food service worker for the Gardner- Edgerton-Antioch School District for 23 years. She retired in 1993. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Altar Society in Gardner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lenahan, in 1978 and her parents, James Debonis and Flora Green Survivors include one son, Phillip Lenahan and wife Judy, Gardner; a daughter. Roberta Lenahan. of the home; a brother, William DeBonis, Shell Knob, Mo.; a sister Alice Petty, Palinfield, Ind.; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Gardner. Burial will be at St. Columbia Catholic Cemetery, Gardner. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. tonight before visitation. Memorial contributions can be made to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Building Fund.

Rowena Leonard
Rowena M. Leonard, 90, of Olathe, died April 21, 2001, at the Olathe Good Samaritan Center after a long illness. She was born April 6, 1911, in Elmdale, Kan., the daughter of Authur and Frances Honeyfield. She married Vow C. Leonard on Dec. 23, 1933. She was a devout member of the Church of God of the Prophecy, Olathe. She is preceded in death by her husband and a brother. Survivors include four children, Kathryn Endecott, Olathe, Edgar Leonard, Linn Creek, Mo., James Leonard, Kingston, Tenn. and Calvin Leonard, Iowa Park, Texas; three sisters and two brothers, Mahala Rabe, Lawrence, Frances Lewis, Sun City West, Ariz., Lucy McGinnis, Bella Vista, Ark., and J.B. Honeyfield and Milo Honeyfield, both of Humansville, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Wednesday at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary. Graveside services will follow at 2 p.m. at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, 13900 Black Bob Road, Olathe. Irene Brown Victor TOPEKA - Irene Brown Victor, 91, of Topeka, died Friday, April 20, 2001, at McCrite Plaza. She was born April 12, 1910, in Olathe, the daughter of William and Fannie Clinton Brown. She graduated from Kansas City Business College. She was married to Frank M. Victor in Olathe on Dec. 19, 1936. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and served as chairperson of the Board of Deaconesses, White Cross, and American Baptist Women there. She was preceded in death by her husband, and two brothers, Roy and Ritchie Brown. Survivors include two sons, Robert W. Victor, Topeka, and Dr. Frank R. Victor of Overland Park; three grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Memorial services are at 1 p.m. today at the church. Family graveside services are private. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Frank M. Victor and Irene Victor Memorial Scholarship fund in care of Ottawa University, or the First Baptist Church, 3033 MacVicar, Topeka, KS 66611.

Leona Leskoff
Leona A. Leskoff, 77, of Olathe, died Sunday, June 24, 2001, in Shawnee. She was born April 1, 1924, in Detroit. She was in the dry cleaning industry for many years. She married William E. Leskoff. He preceded her in death in 1979. Survivors include two sons, William L. Leskoff, Blue Springs, Mo., and Bruce E. Leskoff, Olathe; three daughters, Sandi Belt, Shawnee, Sheryle Pickett, Overland Park, and Soozi Tyler, Los Angeles; and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, June 28, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf. Interment will be in the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. The family will receive visitors Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Broadway Baptist Church 3931 Washington, Kansas City, MO, 64111.

Agnes Lewis
Agnes Mae Lewis, 94, rural DeSoto, died Friday, May 19, 2000, at the Eudora Nursing Home, Eudora, where she lived for the past five years. A private memorial service was held on Friday, May 19, 2000. She was born Feb. 18, 1906, in Potter, Kan., the daughter of Orlando Barker and Mary Katherine Barker. She moved to Olathe 11 years ago. She lived in Lebo for 40 years prior to moving to rural DeSoto. She was a homemaker and a member of the DeSoto Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Lewis, who died in 1983; four brothers, Glenn, Ralph, Harry and Howard Barker; and a sister, Edna Smith. Surviving is a great niece, Shelly Canaan. The family requests memorial contributions to the DeSoto Baptist Church Stained Glass Window Fund.

Florence Lewis
Florence M. (Braun) Lewis, 83, Gardner, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, at Good Samaritan Center in Olathe after a brief illness. She was born on Dec. 1, 1917, in Edgerton, the daughter of William F. and Vincentia McCarthy Braun. She graduated from Edgerton High School in 1935, and received a teaching certificate from St. Mary's College in Leavenworth. She taught at Larrick and Hesper country schools prior to her marriage. She married Everett M. Lewis, son of Fred N. and Mary Barker Lewis, on July 10, 1940, in Edgerton, and lived in Harveyville, Kan., and Roeland Park, before moving to Gardner in 1947 where her husband owned the Gardner drug store. She was an accomplished china painter, quilter, and was a member of the Palette Pals, and the Crazy Eights ladies clubs. She was also an musician, and was a church organist for more than 60 years in Edgerton and Gardner. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Sacred Heart Altar Society. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Everett M. Lewis; a sister, Mary Louise Hamby; grandson Jon J. Gergen II; and granddaughter Abigail Christine Lewis. She is survived by her children, Judith A. and Richard Mori of Omaha, Neb., Eileen M. and Jon Gergen of Plano, Texas, John G. and Dana Lewis of Lenexa, and Mark D. and Michelle Lewis of Olathe; a brother, Raymond Braun of Edgerton; a sister, Lois Roberts of Bonner Springs; 10 grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, at Sacred Heart Church in Gardner, with burial at St. Columbine in Edgerton. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner, where the rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sacred Heart Building fund, 122 E. Warren St., Gardner, KS 66030.

V.H. Lewis
V.H. Lewis, 88, Olathe, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born Oct. 16, 1912, in Maxwell, Neb., the son of Harry D. and Clara G. (Longpre) Lewis. He had lived in Olathe for 25 years, and was a member of the College Church of the Nazarene, Olathe. He graduated from Bethany Penial College in 1934, now called the Southern Nazarene University. He was an evangelist, pastor, and district superintendent at the College Church of the Nazarene. He also was the general superintendent at the church for 25 years, retiring in 1985. He married the former Esther Lambert in 1933. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Paul W. Lewis; and one sister, Vesta Lewis. Survivors include his wife, Esther Lewis, of the home; one son, Larry H. Lewis, Greeley, Colo.; one daughter, Lucille E. Weathers, Olathe; two brothers, C. Donald Lewis, Oklahoma City, Okla., and H. Richard Lewis, Greeley, Colo.; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, at the College Church of the Nazarene, Olathe. A private family burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions to be made to the Ministerial Scholarships at MidAmerica Nazarene University, 2030 E. College Way, Olathe, KS 66062. Arrangements are by W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe.

LaVerne Lieberman
LaVerne Lieberman, 76, Paola, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2000, at her home. She was born July 3, 1924, to Boyd Edward and Beryle Bernese Forney Sims, in Satfford, Kan. She lived in Wichita before moving to Paola in the late 50s. She was a seamstress at the Smith Garment Factory for many years and later worked for King Radio in Paola as a production line assembler. She retired in the early 1980s. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Paola Eagles. She was preceded in death by a sister, Bobbie Jean Smith; and a son, Carl Cathey. Surviving are her daughter, Linda Mayo, Olathe; three sons, Boyd, Mike and Dale Lieberman, all of Paola; two sisters, LaVelle McLaury, Joplin, Mo., and Maggie Vanhorn, Michigan; 10 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home. Burial will be at Paola Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Lieberman Memorial Fund.

Abby Linder
Abby M. Linder, 20, Paola, died Friday, Dec. 22, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was a 1999 graduate of Paola High School and received a Kansas Scholastic, Golden Key Art Award in 1994. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Roger Huggins, and grandparents, Joe and Irene Linder. Survivors include her parents, Jeff and Sharon Linder, of the home; sister, Jamie Linder, also of the home; and grandmother, Eleanor Huggins, Paola.. Funeral services will be10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Friends may call Tuesday, Dec. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Fisher Cemetery, Pleasanton..

Walter Lindgren
Walter W. "Bill" Lindgren, 73, Olathe, died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born May 27, 1927, in Sioux City, Iowa. He had lived in Olathe for the past 32 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He received a bachelor's degree from Morningside College. He was a recreational-vehicle sales manager for Van Chevrolet, retiring in 1987 after 20 years of service. He was a member of the Abdallah Shrine Temple in Overland Park and the Earl Collier Post No. 153 of the American Legion in Olathe. Survivors include two daughters, Sue Beals, Florida, and Beth Lindgren, Rogers, Ark.; a stepdaughter, Linda Holland, Olathe; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a companion, Bessie Reynolds, Olathe. Cremation. Memorials may be sent to Shriners Crippled Children Fund, c/o Abdallah Shrine Temple, 5300 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66202. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home in Olathe.

Clinton Lindstrom
Clinton L. Lindstrom, 52, of Olathe, died Monday, March, 12, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. Clinton was born Nov. 20, 1948, in McPherson, Kan., living in Olathe the past 16 years. He was a 1966 graduate of Melvern High School in Melvern, Kan. He went on to enlist in the United States Army serving during the Vietnam Conflict. After his tour of duty he went to work for the Topeka Police Department which would last for 5 years before going to UPS (United Parcel Service) where he worked for a total of 25 years, the last 17 in management. He married Pamela Watkins in 1972, in Topeka. He received his B.A. from Baker University in 1997. He was a member of Harvest Ridge Covenant Church in Shawnee, Kan. He made prison class through the Gideon Bible Organization. He enjoyed cycling in many MS runs throughout Kansas and surrounding areas. Through his death someone will receive a gift from Clinton in the form of an organ as he was an organ donor. He leaves his wife, Pamela Lindstrom of the home; two sons, David and wife, Cari Lindstrom of Edwardsville, Kan., and Jason Lindstrom, Olathe; and a sister, Michelle Young, Carbendale, Kan. Memorial services will be held Friday, March 16, 2001, at 3 p.m. at the Community Covenant Church, 7220 Quivira Rd. in Shawnee. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home 143rd and Black Bob Road, Cremation. The family requests contributions to the Harvest Ridge Covenant Church, 7015 Martindale, Shawnee, Kan. 66218.

Juanita Linn
BALDWIN CITY, KS - Juanita Fern Linn, 73, died Monday, Nov. 26, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Dec. 24, 1946 in Heber Springs, Ark. She lived in Heber Springs; Flint, Mich.; Edgerton, Kan.; and in Baldwin City from 1974 until her death. She was a graduate of Heber Springs High School. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Dortha Mae Treas. Survivors include her son, Sammie Church, of California; a niece, Karen Franq and her husband David, of Gardner; a niece, LaDonna Callahan and her husband Jack, also of Gardner; and a nephew, Gary Treas, also of Gardner. She also is survived by many great nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home, Baldwin City. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. She will be buried at the Oakwood Cemetery, Baldwin City. Memorials may be sent to the Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association care of Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home, P.O. Box 64, Baldwin City, KS 66006.

Lillie Little
Lillie V. Little, 78, Olathe, died Sunday, April 16, 2000, at Great Plains Care Center. She was born Dec. 21, 1921, in Pansy, Mo., and had been an Olathe resident since 1953. She was a former real estate and business owner. She was a member of the VFW Auxiliary Post 2993 in Olathe for more than 25 years. She married Jesse B. Little Jr. in 1950; he preceded her in death in 1994. Survivors include three sons, Gene Farmer, Larry Farmer and Benny Little, all of Olathe; a daughter, Jo Anne Kirkwood, Shawnee; a brother, Bill Bollan, Olathe; three sisters, Darlene Wicker, Lebanon, Mo., Leneve Ghezzi, Delores, Colo., and Bonnie Knox, Orville, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 19, at the mortuary. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.

Jay Bradford Littlehales
Jay Bradford Littlehales, 41, Olathe, died Friday, March 10, 2000, at his home. He was born July 19, 1958, in Glendale, W. Va., and had lived in Olathe for the past nine years. He was a graduate of New York State University and of Kansas City, Kan., Community College. He was a linguist while serving in the U.S. Air Force and had graduated from the Presidio. While stationed in South Korea, he had taught English as a Second Language; while in the Philippine Islands with his family, he had assisted refugees during the fall of Saigon, South Vietnam. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in the Philippines, and of the Boy Scouts of America. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Michelle Susane Littlehales, in 1983. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Pat and Bob Reinke, of the home; a sister, Elena "Suzzie" Muro, Shawnee; a stepgrandmother, Virginia R. Phillipsen, Aurora, Colo.; and two nephews. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 17, at the Leavenworth National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Children's Mercy Hospital, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108.

John Londene
John "Jack" Edward Londene, 67, Topeka, died Jan. 4, 2000, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. He was born Sept. 14, 1932, in Enterprise, Kan., the son of Oscar Enoch Londene and Mildred Frances Dalton. He was a graduate of Enterprise High School. He received a bachelor's degree in education from Emporia State Teachers College, a master's degree in education from Baker University, and a specialist's degree in administration from Emporia State. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1954. He married Ardis Lucille Pearson on June 2, 1957, in Tribune, Kan. He belonged to the Methodist Church in Enterprise. He was an elementary teacher and administrator in the Louisburg School District, and was a principal at Bucyrus Elementary School. He retired from teaching in 1995 from Holton High School. Survivors include his wife, Ardis, of the home; a son, David Londene, Spring Hill; a daughter, Erin Kolz, Lawrence; a brother, James Londene, Englewood, Colo.; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, at Spring Hill Baptist Church, 406 W. Nichols, Spring Hill. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to Meals on Wheels, 1500 S.W. 10th, Topeka, Kan. 66604. Arrangements are by Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Margaret Lord
Margaret J. Lord, 87, Gardner, died on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, at Good Samaritan Center in Olathe. She was born Nov. 23, 1912, in Evanston, Ill., the daughter of Rev. Alva P. Jones and Mary Ethel Harrison Jones. She grew up in Kansas and Oklahoma where her father served as a Methodist evangelist. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in Oklahoma City and attended Emporia State Teachers' College. She was a model for Emery Byrd Thayer in Kansas City for several years. She married Ted W. Lord in 1936. They had six children. He preceded her in death in 1973, as did a daughter, Karen Lundblad; two sisters, Vera Teller and Vonda Ray; and two grandsons. She was a gifted violinist playing first chair with several orchestras. Surviving are two sons, Tim Lord, Clovis, Calif; and Ted Lord, Colorado Springs, Colo.; three daughters, Barbara Ware, Windsor, Colo.; Diane Quaintance, Gardner; Deborah Treiber, Grandby Colo.; two sisters, Helen Terry, Costa Mesa, Calif.; and Marianne Sullivan, Sarasota, Fla.; a brother, Jim Jones, Costa Mesa; and 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, at Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner, and on Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Church of the Eternal Hills in Grandby, Colo. The family requests memorial contributions to the Olathe Good Samaritan Center or to the building fund of the church.

Charles Love
Charles W. Love, 89, Fulton, Mo., died Thursday, March 1, 2001, at the Callaway Community Hospital in Fulton. He was born on March 21, 1911, in Williamsburg, Mo., the son of Edgar and Anna (Hunt) Love. He was first married to Anna Elizabeth Bush. She preceded him in death on March 15, 1975. He then married Betty Hockmeyer Payton on Dec. 12, 1975, in Fulton, Mo. He worked as a foreman for the International Shoe Company for nearly 30 years and later as a cook at the Fulton State Hospital for several years. He enjoyed collecting antiques, hunting, fishing, and quilting. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Fulton, Mo. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and two brothers. Survivors include his wife, Betty Payton; two daughters, Mary Jane Schultz and her husband John, and Joyce Collins and her husband Tim, all of Fulton, Mo.; one son, Kenneth Love, Olathe; one stepson, Ronnie Payton, Fulton, Mo.; one brother, Ralph Love, O'Fallon, Mo.; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. today at the Maupin Funeral Home, Fulton. Interment will be in the Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association Missouri Affiliate, P.O. Box 30638, Columbia, MO 65205. Maupin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Glenn Loveless Jr.
Glenn R. Loveless Jr., 81, of Stilwell died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2000, at St. Luke's South Hospital. He was born April 16, 1919, in Detroit. His family moved to Kansas City in 1929. They lived in Raytown, Mo., and in Kansas City, Mo., where he attended Raytown High School. In 1936 during the Depression, he had to quit high school to work. He received a journeyman's card with the Marble Masons, Terrazzo workers and Tile Layers Local Union No. 3 in 1941 at the age of 21. He married Carol Evelyn Daniels on June 15, 1940. They lived in Kansas City before moving to Overland Park in 1945. During World War II, he worked as the Kansas City bomber plant. After the war, he returned to the ceramic tile business. In 1991, he received an award for 50 years of service to the union. He was among the many craftsmen who helped to build the Kansas City Plaza. He was a coach for 33 years at Johnson County 3&2; was on the board of directors for 15 years and was the head of the Sportsmanship Committee. He also sponsored teams for 12 years. His teams won 15 division titles and five championships during his 33 years of coaching. He also had four players reach the major leagues. He attended Overland Park Lutheran Church for 12 years until 1964. He was a charter member of Atonement Lutheran Church until his death. He taught adults classes, served on the church boards and was known for his biblical knowledge and theology. He published an article in the Center for Theology and Natural Science Bulletin in 1989 on "Quantum Physics and Theology." He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Donald Loveless; and a sister, Shirley Mawhiney. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Carol Evelyn Loveless, of the home; seven children, Michael and Greg Loveless, both of Olathe, Toni Kimberling, Overland Park, Linda Loveless, Kentucky, Vickie Woloszyn, Bozeman, Mont., Chris Loveless, Stilwell, and Tracy Anderson, Citrus Heights, Calif.; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at Atonement Lutheran Church, Overland Park. Burial will be at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, Overland Park. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Johnson County 3&2 Baseball Club Inc., 17900 W. 87th St., Lenexa, KS 66219.

Krystle Lowe
Krystle Davey Lowe, 7, Olathe, died Friday, June 1, 2001, at Children's Mercy Hospital. She was a lifelong Olathe resident. She had just completed first grade at Sunnyside Elementary School in Olathe. From a very young age she has been actively competing in quarter horse shows with her horse "Leaguers Foxy Lady." She was a member of the American Quarter Horse Association, the Kansas Quarter Horse Association, Northeast Kansas Quarter Horse Association and the MidSouth Quarter Horse Association. Within the American Quarter Horse Association she recorded more than 1,000 hours in the horseback riding program. She leaves her parents, David W. and Teri J. Lowe, of the home; two sisters, Heather E. and Britney T. Lowe of the home; her paternal grandmother, Rosalie (Staten) Lowe, Olathe; and her maternal grandparents, Walter M. and Betty (Schmalz) Gravenstein, Spring Hill. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road where friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to the Children's Mercy Hospital Trauma Unit in lieu of flowers.

Gary Lowry
Gary Lowry, 49, of DeSoto, died of a heart attack March 15 at his home. The body was cremated and a memorial service will be at 1 p.m. March 31 in the Great Room at Wisconsin Christian Youth Camp, Fallhall Glen (Black River Falls, WI). Lowry was born in Iola, Wis., and had lived in Metairie, La., before moving to the Kansas City area in 1990. He was a machinist and was working as a certified nurse's assistant at Medicalodge in Gardner at the time of his death. He enjoyed fishing, cooking, and collecting sports cards. He is survived by his mother, Audrey of Black River Falls, WI.; his father, Ernest of Janesville, Wis.; a brother, Roger, of York, Neb.; a sister, Sandra Blanchard, of Las Vegas, Nev.; a sister, Susan Grimes of Elkhorn, Neb.; a sister, Carrie Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa; a brother, Chad of Iowa City, Iowa; and 16 nieces and nephews.

Robert Lucas
Robert Gale Lucas, 83, Olathe, died April 9, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born August 24, 1917, in Lamar, Mo. He served in the Navy during World War II, and was stationed at Pearl Harbor. He spent a majority of his life as a butcher, and after retirement, he served lunches with Olathe District Schools. He belonged to the Knights of Columbus, was active as a boy Scout master, and was a member of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say. He is preceded in death by his parents, Segal and Mayme Lucas; his brother, Harold Ross Lucas; and his wife of 58 years, Virginia Rose Lucas. Survivors include three daughters, Carolyn Oberjuerge, Judy Chaney, and Vickie Copeland; a son, Bob Lucas; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The rosary will be recited on at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 16000 W. 143rd St., Olathe. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at the church. Burial will be at mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. Contributions may be made to the Shrine Children's Hospital, in care of the Abdallah Shrine Temple, 5300 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS 66202.

Vida Luttrell
Vida Belle Luttrell, 93, Olathe, died Monday, May 22, 2000, at the Olathe Good Samaritan Center. She was born Feb. 5, 1907, in Wray, Colo., and had lived in Independence, Mo., before moving to Olathe in 1981. She had attended the Liberty Street and Stone Church RLDS churches in Independence, Mo., and most recently was a member of the Olathe RLDS church. She was preceded in death by her husband,Raleigh Floyd Luttrell, in 1962; and two sons, Ralph and Dwight Luttrell. Survivors include four sons, Marvin Luttrell, Largo, Fla.; Gary Luttrell, Olathe; Jerry Luttrell and Donald, both of Independence, Mo.; a daughter, Anita Berbaum, Pomona, Kan.; a brother, Jack Willis, Bald Knob, Ark.; a sister Lila Baur, Lincoln, Mo.; 17 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at the Speaks Midtown Chapel, Independence, Mo. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, at the chapel. Burial will be at Mound Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Olathe Good Samaritan Center. Arrangements are by Speaks Midtown Chapel, Independence, Mo.

Dennis Lynch
Dennis Lynch, 73, of Olathe, died Monday, March 12, 2001, at his home. He was born, Dec. 10, 1927, in Chicago, Ill., the son of Allen Edward and Elizabeth Leoda (Chambers) Lynch. He had lived in Olathe for 26 years coming from Decorah, Iowa. He was raised in Des Moines, Iowa, and graduated from Roosevelt High School, in 1947. He attended the University of Iowa and then entered into the U.S. Army. He then graduated from Simpson College in Iowa, and attended University of Minnesota, and worked for the State of Iowa Conservation Department. He then moved to Olathe and established Adventure Cycle. He also was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Jamie Lynch. Survivors include, one son, Todd Lynch, of Pittsburgh, Kan.; and two sisters, Kae Thomas, of California, and Margaret Bond, of Texas. Memorial services will be 7 p.m., Thursday, March 15, 2001, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Contributions may be made to the Kansas City Hospice, 12006 W. 87th Parkway, Lenexa, KS 66215.

Mildred Lynn
Mildred M. Lynn, 81, of Shawnee, died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born May 6, 1919, in Kansas City, Mo. She was a member of the Monticello United Methodist Church, and its quilting group for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ira M. Lynn, in 1989. She is survived by four sons, Gene and wife, Donna Lynn, DeSoto; Robert and wife, Pat Lynn, Raymore, Mo.; Elvin and wife, Linda Lynn, Tonganoxie; and Harold and wife, Brenda Lynn, Kansas City, Kan.; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at Alden-Harrington Chapel, Bonner Springs. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18, at the chapel. Burial will be at Old Monticello Cemetery, Shawnee. Memorial contributions may be made to Monticello United Methodist Church.

Mary Mahoney
Mary "Susie" Mahoney. 76, Spring Hill, died Friday, July 14, 2000, at Beverly Health and Rehab in Spring Hill. She was born June 20, 1924, in Reidsville, N.C., the daughter of Arthur Borland and Lela Stewart Borland. She moved to Spring Hill in 1977. She also lived in Kansas City, Kan., and Long Beach, Calif. She attended Kansas City, Kan. Community College and beauty college, and was a self-employed beautician for 12 years. She drove a school bus for 10 years, retiring in 1994 from Ryder Co. She was a personnel manager for Levitz in California. She was a member of the Ruritans Club. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, James Borland, and another brother who died in early childhood, and three sisters, Elsie, Frances and Bill. Survivors include her husband, Donald Mahoney, of the home; a son, Michael Mahoney, Spring Hill; a daughter, Cindy Miller, Kansas City, Kan.; a sister, Betty Lou Borland, Greensboro, N.C.; and 11 grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, at the Bruce Funeral Home in Spring Hill. Burial will be at the Spring Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family requests memorial contributions to the Women's Sunflower Ruritans Club.

Conner Mahr
Conner Darlene Mahr, stillborn daughter of Will Mahr and Lisa Conner, died Monday, Feb. 21, 2000, at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Survivors include her parents, Will Mahr, Olathe, and Lisa Conner, Paola; a brother, Tyler Francis, of the home; three grandparents, H.H. Mahr, Osawatomie, Lori Rose, Osawatomie, and Glenn Crossland, Paola; and three uncles, Brandon Conner, Nicholas Crossland and Kyle Crossland, all of Paola. Visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola; the graveside service will be 2 p.m. at the Paola Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Conner Darlene Mahr Memorial Fund. Arrangements are by Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola.

Randy Mallonee
Randy Mallonee, 53, of Kansas City, Kan., died Friday, May 18, 2001, at his home. He was born July 29, 1947, to the late Edward Mallonee and Ruby Mallonee of Hermitage, Mo. His family moved to Olathe in 1959, where he graduated from Olathe High School. He attended the University of Kansas and graduated from Baker University. He was Young Republican chairman of the State of Kansas and worked 12 years for E.F. Hutton. He worked with his mother and father at Mallonee Chevrolet and Mobile Sales in Tonganoxie. He started working as a dealer when "Harrah's" opened. He and his wife also spent their time keeping up their rental property. Survivors include his wife, Lynn; two sons, Sean and Scott Mallonee; his daughter-in-law, Yolanda; his mother, Ruby Mallonee, Hermitage, Mo.; one grandson; four uncles and four aunts; and many cousins and friends. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today t W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory in Olathe. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. Burial will be 3:30 p.m. in the Antioch Cemetery, Wheatland, Mo., near the Pomme de Terre Dam.

Gene Malone Sr.
Gene C. Malone Sr., 80, Tonganoxie, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, at Manor Care in Overland Park. He was born Feb. 17, 1920, in Bonner Springs, the son of Earl and Elsie (Peterson) Malone. He served in the U.S. Navy. He was married in Olathe on Aug. 24, 1940 to Dorothy N. Hillers. They moved to Tonganoxie in 1991 after retiring from their farm. He was preceded in death by his wife on May 22, 1999. He was also preceded in death by three brothers: Harry, Fred and David, and two sisters, Naomi Klamm and Lois Beavers. Survivors include one son: Eugene C. Malone Jr., Linwood; one daughter: Patricia Russell, Olathe; four sisters: Francis Landsberg, Odessa, Mo., Ruby Crossen, Iola, Kan., Emma Lou Nelson, Waterville, Kan., and Earlen Smarr, Gig Harbor, Wa.; six grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Funeral services are to be 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at Quisenberry Funeral Home, Tonganoxie. Burial will be in Hubbel Hill Cemetery, Tonganoxie. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday.

Josephine Manning
Josephine M. Manning, 77, Olathe, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001 at Olathe Medical Center. She was born, June 6, 1923, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Joseph Charles and Margaret May (Twiehouse) Lewis. She had been a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area. She was preceded in death by her husband of 38 years, Robert Manning, who died in 1984; one brother, Joe Lewis; and three sisters; Margaret Richardson, Flousce Wyatte and Lela Middleton. Survivors include four sons, Richard White, Olathe; Gordon White, Wellsville; Gary Manning, Ottawa, and Mike Manning, Olathe; one sister, Francis Middleton, Independence; 15 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 24, at W. L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Burial will follow at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Contributions may be made to the Ronald McDonald House, 1901 Olathe Blvd. Kansas City, KS 66103.

Marian Manning
Marian Lea Franklin Manning, 58, Olathe, died Tuesday, April 18, 2000, at her home. She was born March 22, 1942, in Hutchinson. She was a graduate of Wichita Southeast High School, and later had Montessori teacher training. She moved to Olathe in the early 1960s. She was the owner of Heritage Montessori School in Olathe in the 1970s. She taught Montessori school for 15 years in Olathe and at the Emmanuel Christian School in Gardner for two years. She married David L. Manning April 25, 1993, in Wellsville. She was an active member of New Life Family Worship Center, Gardner. She was preceded in death by a sister, Joan E. Martin; and her mother, Dottie Lea Martin Newell. Survivors include her husband, David Manning, of the home; three sons, Brent L. Franklin, Shawnee, Bryan N. Franklin, Olathe, and Bradley M. Franklin, Gardner; a daughter, Elizabeth A. Wynn, Gardner; her father Marion Q. Newell, Wichita; two brothers, Edward Newell, Mulvane, and Larry B. Newell, Wichita; and 10 grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 22, with the funeral service at 11:30 a.m., at the New Life Family Worship Center, Gardner. Burial will be at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the New Life Family Worship Youth Group. Arrangements are by Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Owen Manson Jr.
Owen C. Manson Jr., 78, Rantoul, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2000, at his home. He was born May 13, 1913, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Owen Clay and Eunice (Willett) Manson Sr. He grew up in the Kansas City area and attended schools there, graduating from Central High School. He served in the U.S. Army for four years, beginning in 1939, and later joined the U.S. Navy, serving in the military 23 years until his retirement in 1966 at the level of E-7. During World War II, he served on the USS President Polk carrier in the Pacific. He married Maxine Unkenholz May 10, 1946. He also served during the Korean and Vietnam wars. He had lived in the Rantoul area since April 1978. He worked as a self-employed contractor and carpenter for many years. He was a member and a deacon of Ruhamah Baptist Church, Rantoul. He also was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Order of Eastern Star, the Rebekah Lodge, the American Legion at Shawnee, the International Order of Odd Fellows in Kansas City, Kan., and the Abdallah Shrine Temple in Overland Park. He was preceded in death by a sister, Fern Bush. Survivors include his wife, Maxine, of the home; a son, Jack R. Manson, Leawood; two daughters, Linda Jensen, Rantoul, and Peggy Gibson, Kansas City, Kan.; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Viewing will be after 9 a.m. today at the Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home, Ottawa. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at the Ruhamah Baptist Church, Rantoul. Burial will be at the Ruhamah Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Ruhamah Baptist Church or the Cutler Township Community Center in care of the funeral home, 325 S. Hickory St., Ottawa, KS 66067.

Clarissa Marks
Clarissa Irene Marks, 83, Phoenix, Ariz., died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000. She was born April 11, 1907, in Grandview, Mo. She was retired from St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Surviving are two sons, Perry D. Marks, Bonner Springs, and Robert H. Marks, Phoenix; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She will be buried in Harrisonville, Mo.

Donald Marlar
Donald Marlar, 68, Olathe, died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Dec. 6, 1931, in Oklahoma City, Okla., the son of J. Virgil and Mary W. (Lathrop) Marlar. He married Velma Armstrong on Oct. 6, 1956. He most recently was employed by the Olathe South High School. He had retired from Olathe Ford in 1997. He was a member of the Elks Club in Casper, Wyo., and a special deputy of the sheriff's department in Caspar. Survivors include his wife, Velma Marlar, of the home; two sons, Kenneth Marlar, Minneapolis, Minn., and Jerrel Marlar, Toledo, Wash.; two daughters, Carol Henry, San Diego, Calif., and Sandra Walker, Gardner; his mother, Mary W. Marlar, Olathe; a brother, Richard Marlar, Lee's Summit, Mo.; and five grandchildren. The memorial service will be 10 a.m. Sunday at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.

Stephen Marler
Stephen Lee Marler, 16, Olathe, died March 15, 2000, at Kansas City, Mo. He was born May 24, 1983, in Beeville, Texas, the son of Monte Marler and Dorothy (Prock) Marler-Enright. He had lived in Olathe since 1991. He attended the Lenexa Christian Center and the College Church of the Nazarene in Olathe. He was a junior at Olathe North High School. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Fred and Gioja Prock. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Dorothy and Donald Enright, Olathe; his father, Monte Marler, Klamath Falls, Ore.; two brothers, Monte Marler Jr., Lenexa, and Michael Enright, Olathe; three sisters, Stefanie Marler and Nicole Enright, both of Olathe, and Tasha Marler, Oregon; and his paternal grandparents, Thorman Miller, Missouri, and Carolee Beall, Oregon. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 18, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be noon at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Stephen Marler Memorial Fund, c/o First National Bank, 444 E. Santa Fe, P.O. Box 1500, Olathe, Kan. 66051-1500.

Clarence Marlow Sr.
Clarence A. Marlow Sr., 87, Ottawa, died Wednesday, June 20, 2001, at Royal Terrace Care Center in Olathe. He was born February 6, 1914, at Burwell, Neb., the son of John Earl and Myrtle May (Mansfield) Marlow. He moved with his family to Pawhuska, in Osage County, Okla., where he grew up and attended school. He later attended barber school before moving to Kansas City, Kan. On Nov. 26, 1952, he married Colista Amelia Broaddus in Kansas City. They shared nearly 42 years of married life together before her death on Oct. 3, 1993. He was employed by Phillips Petroleum Company in Kansas City for nearly 38 years as an instrument craftsman before his retirement in 1969. He lived most of his working career in Kansas City before moving to the Melvern area after his retirement in 1969. They resided there until moving to Ottawa in 1973. He was a former member of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union in Kansas City and the Williamsburg Wildlife Club. He was an avid fisherman and a skilled woodworker. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a daughter, Mary Helen Kimbley in 1992; two brothers, Earl and Loyd Marlow; and two sisters, Minnie Beck and Letha Vince. He is survived by six grandchildren, including Lee Secrest and her husband, Bill, of Spring Hill who cared for him, Glennis Folsom, Topeka, Connie Layson, Columbus, Ohio and Robert Kimbley, Olathe; nine great-grandchildren; and 5 great-great granddaughters. Graveside services and interment will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Highland Cemetery in Ottawa. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Friday at the Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home in Ottawa, where the family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Saturday before proceeding to the cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimers and Other Related Disorders Association and may be sent in care of the Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home, P.O. Box 14, Ottawa, KS 66067.

Virginia Marriott
Virginia Marie Marriott, 83, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2000, at Country Haven Nursing Center, Paola. She was a lifelong resident of Gardner, and was born Dec. 8, 1916, on the family farm near Gardner, the daughter of George A. Marriott and Frances Ellen (Skees) Marriott. She was a 1934 graduate of Gardner High School. She was a nurse, working as a lab technician and X-ray technician at the Reece Hospital and Gardner Medical Center for 34 years. She retired in 1980. She worked at the Sunflower Ammunition Plant near DeSoto during World War II. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gardner, and the church's Altar Society. She recently moved to Paola to be near her brother. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Pat Marriott and George Marriott; two sisters, Frances Toplikar and Mary Bernice Marriott; a niece, Mary Beth Marriott; and her parents. Survivors include a brother, Brendan Marriott, Osawatomie; four nieces, Irene Lehman, Gardner, Brenda Minden, Osawatomie, Nancy Frazier, Memphis, Tenn., and Patricia McLarem, Fort Collins, Colo.; and five nephews, Mike Marriott and George Marriott, both of Gardner, Richard Toplikar, Aurora, Colo., Fred Toplikar, Sioux City, Iowa, and Jim Marriott, Adrian, Mo. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gardner. Burial will be at St. Columbia Catholic Cemetery, Gardner. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, where a rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. The family suggests memorial contributions to Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

Robert Marshall
Robert Gene Marshall, 77, died on Friday, April 13, 2001. He was born August 13, 1923, in Humboldt, Neb. He graduated from Humboldt High School in 1941, and married Amy Holechek on Dec. 27, 1942. He was inducted into the armed forces Oct. 31, 1944, and served with the 7th Cavalry in the Philippine Islands, and with the Occupation Forces in Tokyo, Japan. After being discharged in 1946, He farmed south of Humboldt until 1966. For the next 22 years, he and his wife managed Best Western Motels in Marysville, Kan., Columbus, Kan., and Harrisonville, Mo., and Olathe. He retired in 1988. He was preceded in death by his wife; mother and father, Marie and Elton Marshall; and a sister, Betty Gifford. He is survived by a brother, Larry Marshall; three children, Terry Marshall, Rebecca Marshall, and Penny Chura; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or American Heart Association.

Sue Marshall
Sue Ann Marshall, 45, DeSoto, died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2000, at University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan., from a liver transplant. She was born Nov. 9, 1955, in Kansas City, Kan. She was raised in the Kansas City, Kan., area, raising her children in DeSoto. Survivors include her husband, Richard Marshall, DeSoto; two daughters, Heather Marshall, DeSoto, and Bobbi Newman, Basehor; son, Tony Marshall, DeSoto; two grandchildren, Lawson Marshall and Nicole Marshall; her mother, Ruby Arnold; her father, Vernon Liston; six sisters; and three brothers. The visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Cedar Creat Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel. Burial will be at the DeSoto Cemetery.

Wilbert Marshall
Wilbert "Buck" W. Marshall, 88, DeSoto, died Wednesday, May 2, 2001, at Indian Creek Nursing Center. He was born Jan. 9, 1913, in Sherwood Junction, Kan. He was one of six children. He moved to DeSoto at 18 years of age. He attended DeSoto Baptist Church. He worked as a farmhand despite his disabilities. He had many friends that watched over him, for he always chose to live on his own, raising dairy cows. He was preceded in death by his mother, Hilda Dora Blakesley, and father, Albert Marshall. Survivors include his sister, Ruby Lackey, Independence, Mo., and many nieces and nephews. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at Cedar Crest Memorial, 32665 Lexington Ave., DeSoto. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the DeSoto Cemetery.

Leo Martin
Leo J. Martin, 76, of rural Cherokee, Kan., died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at St. John's Hospital, Joplin, Mo., after an illness. He was born Nov. 21, 1924, at Scammon, Kan., the son of Joseph and Madalena Vacca Martin. He attended school in Scammon and Weir, graduating in 1942. He served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany from 1950 to 1952. He has been lifetime resident of rural Cherokee, and was a farmer raising shorthorn cattle throughout his lifetime. He was a member of the St. Bridget's Catholic Church, Scammon, Knights of Columbus No. 3316, American Shorthorn Association, 4-H Ledger, Little League Coach, Keith Reeves American Legion Post No. 3, Veterans of Foreign War Post No. 3, School Board Member USD No. 247, and Rural Water District No. 4 Board member. He married Anna Marie O'Malley on Aug. 21, 1954. She survives of the home. Other survivors include two sons, Gregg Martin and his wife, Linda of Carl Junction, Mo., and Jeff Martin and his wife, Betty, of Scammon, Kan.; two daughters, Becky Medved and her husband, Rich, of Olathe, and Gina Peak and her husband, Darrell of Scammon; one sister, Bridget Martin of Scammon; and 11 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Benny, Joe W., John A., and Ed Martin; and one sister, Madeline Lucian. He will lay in state at the Simpson Funeral Home, Columbus, Kan. after 10 a.m. today. Parish Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today. The Knights of Columbus rosary will follow at 7:30. The family will receive friends after the rosaries. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 27, at St. Bridget's Catholic Church, Scammon. Burial will be in St. Bridget's Cemetery, Scammon. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to St. Bridget's or a scholarship fund to be designated by the family.

Lester Martin
Lester Roselle Martin, 94, Olathe, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000, at the Villa St. Francis, Olathe. He was born Feb. 8, 1906, in Tribune, Kan., the son of Leonard W. and Nellie (Sprague) Martin, and had lived in Topeka. He had attended Topeka High School and Strickler's Business College in Topeka. He married E. Marie Drane on April 17, 1932, in Lawrence. He was a civilian instructor for 20 months for the U.S. Army Air Force and a teller at Merchants National Bank for years. He also was a self-employed electrician for 26 years, before retiring in 1980. He moved to Olathe in June 1993. He was a member of Victory Tabernacle of Topeka. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marie, on Oct. 25, 1987; and a daughter, Marilyn Ann Collura, in 1957. Survivors include a son, Ralph L. Martin, Olathe; a daughter, Donna M. Stadel, Olathe; two grandsons; and six great-grandchildren. The body will lie in state after 3 p.m. today at the Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at the mortuary. The graveside service and burial will be 10 a.m. Friday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to Victory Tabernacle, 2622 S.E. Sixth, Topeka, KS 66607. Arrangements are by the Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka.

Michael Martin
Michael Samuel Martin, 5 weeks, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001, in DeSoto. He was born Dec. 2, 2000, in Olathe. Survivors include his parents, Michael Martin and Shelly Williams, DeSoto; paternal grandparents, Gary and Anita Martin, DeSoto; and maternal grandparents, Jim and Barbra Williams, Independence, Mo., and Gary and Janet Padgett, Gardner. The visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, at DeSoto Baptist Church, 8655 Church St Funeral services will be 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, at the church. Burial will be in the DeSoto Cemetery. Memorial contributions maybe made to the Johnson County Med-Act Employee Association in care of SIDS, 111 S. Cherry Suit 300, Olathe, KS 66061. Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto, in charge of arrangements.

John Massey
Louisburg, Kan. - John Robert Massey, DDS, 78, Louisburg, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2000, at his home, after a brief battle against melanoma. He was born Sept. 18, 1922, near Sun City, Kan., the son of Ralph and Blanch (Campbell) Massey, and reared on the Massey ranch in Sun City. He graduated from Kansas State College, now Kansas State University, where he met his wife of 54 years, Patricia Zellner. At K-State, he was a member of the Farmhouse fraternity, the K-State baseball team, and the livestock judging team. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army, having served as the company commander of the 3rd Army's 65th Infantry Division, and received the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement. He also was a Korean War veteran, having served in the 6th Armored and the 82nd Airborne divisions. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City's Dental School, and practiced dentistry in Lenexa for more than 30 years. He served on the Lenexa Planning Commission under six mayors. He was a life member of the American, Kansas and 5th District dental associations; and a member of numerous civic clubs, and veterans and farm associations. He also was a member of the Kansas State University President Club, Mike Ahearn Scholarship Fund, and Legends of KSU Basketball. He had continued to edit and publish monthly newsletters for the 261st Infantry and the Legend of Sixty until his death. Survivors include his wife, Patricia, of the home; two daughters, Robin O'Dell, Olathe, and Johnette Hodgin, Houston, Texas; two brothers, Nathan Massey, Montezuma, and David Massey, Louisburg; and four grandchildren. A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe; attendees are asked to wear purple, in honor of his love for K-State. Visitation will immediately follow the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Basic Cancer Research or the KSU Foundation at Kansas State University, Manhattan, or to the Johnson County Hospice. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe.

Lyle Matthews
Lyle Eugene Matthews, 65, formerly of Wessington, S.D., died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2000, in Hanford Community Hospital, in Hanford, Calif. Death was caused by a massive stroke. He was born July 9, 1935. He was a 30-year veteran, having served with the U.S. Navy. After retirement, he worked a short period with the Lemoore High School before working for Pioneer Elementary School in Hanford, Calif. He belonged to a few bluegrass music organizations which he dearly enjoyed. He was preceded in death by a son, Charles Keith; his parents, Blanche and Leo Matthews; brothers, Kenneth, Robert and Donald Matthews; and a sister, Doris Rex. Survivors include his wife of nearly 40 years, Edith (Edee) Dana Matthews, formerly of Gardner; a son and daughter-in-law, Kent and Kim Matthews of Coalinga, Calif.; a daughter and son-in-law, Lori and Albert Medina, Hanford, Calif.; and a foster daughter, Tracie and Lucky Drees of Lemoore, Calif.; sisters-in-law, Arlene Matthews, Nadine Matthews, and brother-in-law, Floyd Rex; sisters-in-law, Pauline Dana of Olathe; Georgie and John Riggs, Mableton, Ga.; five grandchildren; and two foster grandchildren. Funeral services were Friday in Hanford, Calif. Graveside services will be at the Lemoore Cemetery, Lemoore, Calif. In lieu of flowers, a memorial may be sent to Kings River Bluegrass (make check payable to KRBA). Send to KRBA in care of Kent Kinney, 733 N. Piedra Dr., Sanger, Calif. 93657 or the the Lemoore Senior Citizens (music jams) 789 S. Lemoore, Ave. Lemoore, Calif. 93245.

Floyd Mawhiney
Floyd R. Mawhiney, 82, Kansas City, Kan., died Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. Floyd was born May 16, 1919, in Malta Bend, Mo., living in Kansas City, Kan., for the past 51 years. He was a mechanic for International Harvester for almost 30 years, retiring in 1981. He attended Central Church of the Nazarene in Lenexa. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley A. Mawhiney, and four sisters and one brother. Survivors include two daughters, Sharon and husband, Frank Clark, and Lana and husband, Ron Weiterman, all of Olathe; a half-brother, Clifford Mawhiney of Georgia; eight grandchildren, Patty and husband, Mark Given, Gina and husband, Clark Sehon, Sheila and husband, Shane Thompson, Buddy and wife, Debbie Clark, Dana and husband, Ken Coody, Matthew and wife, Shelby Clark, Chris and wife, Trisha Weiterman, Bridget Clark; and 20 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road in Olathe. Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Central Church of the Nazarene, 87th and Quivira, in Lenexa. The family suggests contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 5960 Dearborne, Suite 100, Mission, KS 66202.

Shirley Mawhiney
Shirley Arlene Mawhiney, 75, Olathe, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000, at her home. She was born Oct. 5, 1924, in Detroit, Mich. She had lived in Olathe for the past eight years, having come from Kansas City, Kan., where she and her husband, Floyd R. Mawhiney, had lived for nearly 50 years. She worked as a cook for the Shawnee Mission School District for five years, before working for about 10 years at the K-Mart in Overland Park. She was a member of the Central Church of the Nazarene in Lenexa, where she served in various capacities. She also was a volunteer for the Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Shawnee, and the City Union Mission, Kansas City, Mo. Survivors include her husband, Floyd R. Mawhiney, of the home; two daughters, Sharon Clark and Lana Weiterman, both of Olathe; a brother, Glenn Loveless, Stilwell; eight grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Central Church of the Nazarene, Lenexa. Burial will be at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, 5960 Dearborn, Mission, KS 66202; or the Kansas City Rescue Mission, 1520 Cherry, Kansas City, MO 64108. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe.

David May
U.S. Marine Corp Lance Cpl. David Patrick Clayton May, 21, of Olathe, formerly of Perry, Kan., died Saturday, March 31, 2001, at Naples, Italy. He was born on Nov. 20, 1979 in Topeka, the son of David Thomas and Rhonda Renee Brannock May. He was a lifelong resident of Perry. May was a member of the Marine Corp Security Force, 1st FAST Unit, stationed in Norfolk, Va. He was transferred to Italy for training. He had served two years and four months after his basic training at the Marine Corp Recruitment Depot in San Diego, Calif. May was a member of the Williamstown Assembly of God Church, Williamstown, Kan. He was a member of the church youth group that served on a mission trip to Mexico. He was a 1998 graduate of Perry-LeCompton High School, where he was a member of the football and wrestling teams for four years and a member of the track team for two years. He attended the Kaw Area Vocational and Technical School in Topeka and received a welding certificate. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Rhonda R. and Chuck Royer, Olathe; a father and stepmother, David T. and Debra A. May, Eudora; three sisters, Ronna May, Perry, KS., Amanda May, and Jennifer May, both of Olathe; five stepbrothers and three stepsisters; his paternal grandmother, Darlene May of Perry, and maternal grandparents, Ronald and Evelyn Brannock, Perry. Funeral Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the American Legion Post #142 building in Perry. Burial with military honors will be at Buster Cemetery, Perry. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Barnett Funeral Home in Oskaloosa, Kan. Memorials may be made to the Williamstown Assembly of God Church in care of the Barnett Funeral Home, P.O. Box 416, Oskaloosa, KS 66066.

Louis Mayden
A former Carroll Country, Mo., resident, Louis Wayne Mayden, 65, of Louisburg, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Feb. 22, 1935, in rural Carroll County, the son of Joe and Emma (Jones) Mayden. He attended Carrollton schools. He served in the U.S. Army and the Seabees during the Vietnam War. He was an auto mechanic and recently retired from the Laidlaw Bus Company. He married Cindy Elliott on Oct. 17, 1971, in Miami, Okla. She survives at the home. Other survivors include three children from a previous marriage, Terri Kaye Davis, Colorado, and Kenneth Joseph Mayden and Ginna Bloss, both of Independence, Mo.; five sisters, Betty Coleman, Grandview, Mo., Norma Henderson, Lexington, Mo., Rose Ashby, Kansas City, Mo., Thelma Watson, Renick, Mo., and Becky Webb, Marshall, Mo.; two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and three brothers, Harold, Donald, and Jewell Lee Mayden. Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. today at the Carroll Memory Gardens cemetery in Carrollton with the Rev. Bert Hughes officiating. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Fund or the Olathe Medical Center in his memory. They may be left at or mailed to the Gibson Funeral Home, 201 South Main, Carrollton, Mo. 64633.

Hallie Mayes
LENEXA - Hallie A. Gillett Mayes, 98, Olathe, died March 22, 2001 at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa. She was born July 28, 1902 in Bucyrus, Kan., the daughter of William H. Cooper and Linnie B. Hendrick. She was a housewife and worked at an Olathe drug store until her sons were born. She loved sewing, gardening and cooking for her family. She is preceded in death by two husbands, Grover Mayes and Lester Gillett; and her parents, William and Linnie (Hedrick) Cooper. Survivors include a son, Everett Mayes, Lancaster, Calif.; four grandchildren, five great grandchildren and one great-great grandson. Services will be 1 p.m., Sunday, March 25, at the Lenexa Cemetery, Lenexa. Friends may call Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m., at the W. L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe.

LaBerta McBride
LaBerta E. Moore McBride, 89, Olathe, died Monday, August 7, 2000, at the Johnson County Nursing Center in Olathe. She was born Jan. 11, 1911, in Horton, Kan., the daughter of Charles and Estella Moore. She had lived in Olathe since 1964. She was a graduate of Americus (Kan.) High School and attended Emporia State University, where she received a Life Certificate, a bachelor's degree in education, and a master's degree. She taught school for 41 years and 12 summers, in Lyon County, Johnson County, Emporia and Olathe, where she retired in 1977 from Rolling Ridge Elementary School. She was a life member of the Kansas Education Association, the National Education Association, the Emporia State Alumni Association, the Parent Teachers Association, Job's Daughters and Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority. She also was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Eastern Star in Emporia. She was preceded in death by a sister, Elsie Cusic; a brother, Gerald Moore; and a great-granddaughter, Ashley Schofield. Survivors include a son, Kim McBride, Olathe; a daughter, Kay Martin, Olathe; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. Cremation.

Judy McClain
Los angeles - Judy Ann Channel McClain, 51, Thousand Oaks, Calif., died April 7, 2001, at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. She was born March 4, 1950, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Solman Cecil Trammell and Dorothy Lavada Farmer Trammell. She moved to California in 1988; she also lived in Oklahoma from 1972 to 1980, and Des Moines, Iowa, from 1980 to 1988. She was a clerk and cashier for Orchard Supply Hardware Co., Thousand Oaks, Calif. She was a member of Gate Way Church in Agoura Hills, Calif. She was active in her church and was a Sunday School teacher. She volunteered for a battered women's shelter in Ventura, Calif. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by four daughters, Melisa "Jordan" Lancaster Alfano, Christina McClain, Shelley McClain and Debra McClain, all of Thousand Oaks; a brother, Ricky Channel, Garnett, Kan.; four sisters, Bertha Coffman and Teri Johnson, both of Olathe, Joyce Martin, Harrison, Ark., and Linda Schempp, Chaffee, N.D. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Graveside services will immediatly follow at 2 p.m. at Gardner Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to McClain Children's Education Fund, in care of Bruce Funeral Home P.O. Box 192 Gardner, KS 66030.

Robert McClanahan
Robert D. McClanahan, 60, DeSoto, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2001, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. He was born Sept. 16, 1940, in Seneca, Kan., and moved to DeSoto 30 years ago. Before that, he lived in Paola. He was owner and operator of Bob's Drywall, DeSoto. He was married to Carolyn Kay McClanahan. They later divorced. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Grant McClanahan and Nola Fae Smith McClanahan; a sister; and five brothers. Survivors include two sons, Johnny C. McClanahan, Louisburg, and Robert D. McClanahan, Spring Hill; three daughters, Tasha Dionne McClanahan, Olathe, Tanisha Kay McClanahan, Gardner, and Roxanna Lynn McClanahan, Leavenworth; three brothers, Tom McClanahan, Paola, Bill McClanahan, Lawrence, and Jack Carter; three sisters, Katherine Gerken and Mary Jo Scott, both of Paola, and Pat Watkins, Lawrence; and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. today at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Burial will be in the DeSoto Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon today until service time at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to the Robert McClanahan Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 192, Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, KS 66030.

Alvie McClasky
Alvie M. McClasky, 74, of Atchison, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001, at St. Lukes Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. He was born April 29, 1926, in Dearborne, Mo., the son of Manless M. and Eva Jane (Wilson) McClasky. He attended the West Platte High School, Weston, Mo. He was an insurance agent working for Banker Life and Casualty, then promoted to a district manger in Wichita and Topeka, and was promoted again to branch manager in Kansas City, Mo. He also worked for Reserve National Life as a regional manger, and later owned and operated the Alive McClasky Insurance Agency, Atchison. After retiring from insurance, he was an Avon representative and member of the Presidents Club of Avon. He was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran; a member of St. Joseph Church, Atchison, where he served as an usher; the Fleming-Jackson-Seever American Legion Post No. 6, Atchison, where he served as treasurer; and the Moose Lodge, Topeka; and the Eagles Lodge, Olathe. He was a member of the Holiday Ramble R.V. Club, and enjoyed traveling with his wife on many trips in their travel trailer. He was preceded in death by four sisters, two brothers, and a son, Steven R. McClasky. He was married to Lois Petesch on April 27, 1944, in Atchison. She survives of the home. Additional survivors include a son, Donald C. McClasky, Olathe; a sister, Sarah Kindred, Platte City, Mo.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday,Jan. 13, at the St. Joseph Church, with Fr. Bertrand LaNoue, O.S.B. as celebrant. Burial will be in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Atchison. A parish prayer service will be 7 p.m. today at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, with visitation following until 8:30 p.m. Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Joseph Catholic Church, or to American Lung Association.

Steven McClasky
Steven Richard McClasky, 55, Olathe, died Saturday, April 8, 2000, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He was born March 22, 1945, in Atchison, the son of Alvie and Lois McClasky, and lived in Olathe the past 21 years. He was a 1963 graduate of Atchison High School, and later attended Emporia State and Wichita State universities. He was a member of the Kansas National Guard, was activated to serve in the Vietnam War, and received a Purple Heart. He was construction superintendent for Stonegate Homes in Olathe. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Olathe. Survivors include his wife, Margaret McClasky, of the home; three sons, Alvie McClasky and Dan Pearson, both of the home, and Jeffrey McClasky, Gladstone, Mo.; a daughter, Stephanie Rousseau, Kansas City, Mo.; his parents, Atchison; a brother, Donald McClasky, Olathe; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be noon Wednesday, April 12, at the funeral home; burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Leavenworth National Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, 5960 Dearborn, Mission, KS 66202.

Beulah McClellan
Beulah I. McClellan, 78, Gardner, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2001, at Golden Years Care Center, Harrisonville, Mo. She was born Jan. 15, 1923, in Ness City, Kan. She was raised in Junction City, Kan., and moved to Gardner in 1965. She was a homemaker and attended the First Christian Church. She married Julius Eugene McClellan on Jan. 5, 1942, in Junction City. He died Jan. 30, 1986. She was also preceded in death by her parents; two daughters, SuAnn McClellan and Judith K. Swanson; one grandson, Shaun; and one great-grandson, Joseph. Survivors include five sons, Eugene A. McClellan, Fort Scott, Kan., Harold J. McClellan, Lebanon , Mo., Gary E. McClellan, Gardner,Larry L. McClellan, Billings, Mont., and Randy K. McClellan, Mesa, Az.; two daughters, Cheryl Hunley and Carol J. McClellan, both of Olathe; two brothers, Chester Martin, Copperas Cove, Texas, and Wilber Martin, Council Grove, Kan.; two sisters, Thelma Breese , Council Grove, and Velma Martin, Winfield, Kan.; 35 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Chapel, Junction City. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. today. Burial will be at Milford Cemetery in Milford, Kan. The family suggests memorial to the American Diabetes Association, 837 S. Hillside, Wichita, KS 67211.

Rick McClelland
Rick Wayne McClelland, 37, Eudora, died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, at his home from cancer. He was born Oct. 25, 1962, in Lawrence. He was a painter, and lived most of his life in Lawrence and Eudora. He and his wife Cynthea were married on April 10, 1979. He worked at E & E and did construction painting. Survivors include his wife, Cindy McClelland, of the home; a son, Luke McClelland, of the home; four daughters, Megan McClelland, of the home, Brandi Cadue, Clearview City, Stacy McClelland, Eudora, and Amanda McClelland, Eudora; his father, James McClelland, Lawrence; his mother, Delores McClelland, Eudora; a brother, Jimmy McClelland, Mississippi; four sisters, Debra Schaunburg, Lawrence, Judy Willis, Eudora, and Hannah McClelland and Casey McClelland, both of Lawrence; and four grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the chapel. Burial will be at the Eudora Cemetery, Eudora. Memorial contributions may be made to Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, P.O. Box 101, DeSoto, KS 66018.

Emily McCoy
Emily Michelle "Shelley" McCoy, 24, died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2000, at her home in Louisburg, Kan. She was born May 13, 1975, at Shawnee Mission Hospital and moved to Louisburg in 1983. She had also lived in Olathe. She worked at GARMIN International, Olathe, in technical support. She had also worked as a stable manager for Orion Stables in Louisburg. She was a member of the Miami County Presbyterian Church, Louisburg. She was a member of the American Quarter Horse Association; the Kansas Thoroughbred Association; the Miami County 4-H Club, Horse Division; and served as a mentor in the Miami County 4-H Club. She graduated from Paola High School in 1993, attended the Seattle Art Institute two years, and then graduated from Johnson County Community College. She also was an aero-avionics student at the University of Kansas. She is survived by her parents, James S. McCoy and Lorray E. White McCoy, Louisburg; a brother, Michael McCoy, Pittsburg, Kan.; a sister, Melissa McCoy, Pittsburg, Kan.; her maternal grandparents, Dale and Monty Donham, Gardner; and an uncle, William White, Joplin, Mo. Friends may call from 1 to 6 p.m. today at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the funeral home; the funeral will be at noon. Burial will be at the Louisburg Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Retired Race Horse Farm, in care of the Arkansas Race Track, Attention: Chaplain, P.O. Box 20564, Hot Springs, AR 71903.

Rosemary McCreary
Rosemary McCreary, 78, Newton, Kan., died June 7, 2001, at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. She was born Nov. 19, 1922, in Reeds, Mo., the daughter of Carl Spencer and Emma Ummell. She moved with her family to Newton in 1959 from Independence, Kan. She married Tracey L. McCreary on Dec. 12, 1942, in Joplin, Mo. She supported her two sons during their high school sports careers and was a booster of NHS activities. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Newton, and a member of the church ladies circles and various bridge clubs in Newton. She was preceded in death by her husband; a brother, Richard Spencer; and a sister, Marcell Daugherty. She is survived by two sons, Dennis McCreary and Terry McCreary, both of Overland Park; and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be today at the First United Methodist Church. Burial will be at the Restlawn Gardens of Memory, Newton. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Diabetes Association.

Bill McDaniel
Bill L. McDaniel, 70, Olathe, died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Oct. 19, 1930, in Neelyville, Mo., and had lived in Olathe for most of his life. He was retired from the Santa Fe Railroad. Survivors included his wife, Helen McDaniel, of the home;; daughter, Teresa Folker, Olathe; three sons, Jim McDaniel, Houston, and John McDaniel and Chris McDaniel, both of Olathe; three grandchildren; and one great-grandson. The visitation will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Funeral services will be2 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home. Burial will take at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery.

Cecil McDaniel
Cecil LeRoy McDaniel, 59, of Spring Hill, died Friday, March 23, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born Feb. 4, 1942, in Gardner. He moved to Kansas City, Mo., in 1966 and back to Spring Hill in 1980. At age 16, he began working as a heavy equipment operator. He worked for Kidwell Construction in Greenwood, Mo., and Skip McDaniel Excavation Co. in Spring Hill. Last year, he was a self-employed construction clean up contractor. He loved to fish. He married Helen Joy Adams on May 23, 1961, in Olathe. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford Jim McDaniel and Ruby Marie Frazee McDaniel; and one sister, Denora Edler. Survivors include his wife, Helen McDaniel; one son, Brian Scott and wife Tina McDaniel of Spring Hill; three daughters, Betty Jo Farmer and Kirby Herndon of Gardner, Melissa Kay and husband Greg Browning of Gardner, LeeAnn and husband Mark Johnson of Wellsville; four brothers, Harley McDaniel of Overland Park, Loren "Skip" McDaniel of Spring Hill; J.C. McDaniel of Paola, and Harold McDaniel of Edgerton; seven sisters, Maxine Wright of Olathe, Gertrude Watkins of Edgerton, Delores Jones of Gardner, Carolyn Fine of Olathe, Joyce Silva of Carson City, Nev., Marilyn Helt of Peculiar, Mo., and Imogene Brooks of Lawrence; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, at Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner. Burial will be at Antioch Cemetery in Spring Hill. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association in care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Fern McDougal
Fern L. McDougal, 66, Bonner Springs, died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, at Providence Place, Kansas City, Kan. She was born June 5, 1934, in Garnett, Kan. She was an assistant manager for Woolco from 1971 to 1983, and retired as a housekeeper at Providence Place this year. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Bonner Springs. Survivors include four daughters, Diane Nichols, Brenda King and LeAnn Wilkey, all of Gardner, and Gaylene Colgan, Smithville, Mo.; two brothers, Edwin Lingo, Waverly, and Gary Lingo, Pomona; a sister, Nadine Caple, Pomona; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, at the Alden-Harrington Chapel, Bonner Springs. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the First Christian Church, Bonner Springs. Burial will be at the Agricola Cemetery, Agricola. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church of Bonner Springs.

Lloyd McFarland
Lloyd McFarland, 75, died Wednesday, March 1, 2000, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Mo. He was born July 15, 1925, in Olathe, the son of LeRoy and Bertha (McClanahan) McFarland. He lived in Olathe most of his life and had worked for the Santa Fe railroad for 35 years. He was preceded in death by two brothers, George and Avon McFarland. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Mills McFarland, of the home; three brothers, J. Warren McFarland, Olathe, Denny McFarland, Abilene, Texas, and Ellis McFarland, San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Genevieve Sherwood, Kansas City, Mo., and Elaine Weight, Davis, Calif. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, March 6, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 7, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army.

Bonnie McGowan
Bonnie VanSkike McGowan, 78, Olathe, died Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at her home. She was born in Newark, Mo., on Nov. 19, 1922. Bonnie was a 1940 graduate of Blue Springs (Mo.) High School, and received a bachelor's degree in education from Baker University, and a master's degree in education at the University of Kansas. She married Charles W. McGowan in 1984 in Gardner. She was a remedial reading teacher in the Olathe District Schools for 16 years. She also taught in Spring Hill, Overland Park and in Illinois. She was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, Olathe. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lonnie W. VanSkike and Mary Etna Hildreth VanSkike. She is survived by her husband; two sons, David Singer, Gardner, and Greg Singer, Edgerton, Kan.; two stepsons, Michael W. McGowan, Lenexa, and Robert S. McGowan, Overland Park; a stepdaughter, D. Jan Kokoruda, Shawnee; a brother, Wilbur VanSkike, Gardner; and seven grandchildren. Visitation is at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Memorial services will follow at 11 a.m. Private family services at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace United Methodist Church.Bonnie VanSkike McGowan, 78, Olathe, died Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at her home. She was born in Newark, Mo., on Nov. 19, 1922. Bonnie was a 1940 graduate of Blue Springs (Mo.) High School, and received a bachelor's degree in education from Baker University, and a master's degree in education at the University of Kansas. She married Charles W. McGowan in 1984 in Gardner. She was a remedial reading teacher in the Olathe District Schools for 16 years. She also taught in Spring Hill, Overland Park and in Illinois. She was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, Olathe. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lonnie W. VanSkike and Mary Etna Hildreth VanSkike. She is survived by her husband; two sons, David Singer, Gardner, and Greg Singer, Edgerton, Kan.; two stepsons, Michael W. McGowan, Lenexa, and Robert S. McGowan, Overland Park; a stepdaughter, D. Jan Kokoruda, Shawnee; a brother, Wilbur VanSkike, Gardner; and seven grandchildren. Visitation is at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Memorial services will follow at 11 a.m. Private family services at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace United Methodist Church.

Rev. Leonard McIntire
The Rev. Leonard Waters McIntire, 80, Mukwonago, Wis., died Friday, June 23, 2000, at the Linden Ridge Health Care Facility in Mukwonago. He was born Sept. 17, 1919, in Wilmington, N.C., the son of Rosa Walters and Motier Williams McIntire. He graduated from Goldsboro High School, Goldsboro, N.C.; attended Presbyterian Church Junior College (now St. Andrew's College in North Carolina); and received a bachelor's degree from Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio. He received a bachelor's degree in divinity from Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. He was ordained in Olena, Ohio, and served at small country churches in northwestern Ohio. He was director, unit of city and industrial work, and the general presbyter, Presbytery of Scioto, for the Synod of Ohio; ministered in Portage, Wis.; and served as minister and director of the Kettle Moraine Parish in Waukesha County, Wis. He served struggling, small country churches in Iowa and Ohio until his retirement in 1984, and was associate minister for the Gardner Presbyterian Church, Gardner, Kan., until moving back to the Mukwonago area in 1999. He was preceded in death by two wives, Esther Hoernemann McIntire and Marcella Dieterich McIntire; and a son, Frederick W. McIntire. Survivors include three sons, John C. McIntire, Unity, Maine, James L. McIntire, Seattle, Wash., and Bob McIntire, Eagle, Wis.; two daughters, Carol Rose Thunem, Fairabault, Minn., and Beth Kohls, Mukwonago; two sisters, Marguerite Hewett, Carrboro, N.C. and Barbara R. McIntire, Raleigh, N.C.; two half-sisters, Roma M. Verzaal and LaDonne Bland, both of Rocky Point, N.C.; and seven grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Mukwonago United Church of Christ, Mukwonago. The funeral will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Private burial will be at the Salem Cemetery, Wales, Wis. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mukwonago United Church of Christ Building Fund or The Haitian Project through the church.

Mary McKaig
Mary Sue "Susie" (McIntire) McKaig, 69, of Olathe, died Wednesday, March 7, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Nov. 8, 1931, in Edgerton, the daughter of Mickey McIntire and Effie Gay McIntire. She was a lifelong Johnson County resident. She graduated from Gardner High School in 1948 and attended three years at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. She was a registered nurse. She trained for one year at the Gardner Hospital and worked 20 years at the Olathe Hospital. She married Eldon "Hoyt" McKaig on March 5, 1953, in Gardner. Her hobbies included making crafts for selling at local craft shows. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Olathe, and was a previous member at First Presbyterian Church, Gardner. She played one year of professional basketball for the Kansas City Hellcats. Survivors include her son, Bradley H. McKaig, Olathe; one daughter, Shelley Gaye McKaig, Gardner; two brothers, Daune McIntire, Liberal, Kan., and David McIntire, Greeley, Kan.; three sisters, Shirley Rains, Bonita, Calif., Evelyn Hess, Winterville, Ga., and Diana McIntire, Gardner; and six grandchildren. The visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Gardner Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, Gardner.

Glen McKelvey
Glen Dale McKelvey, 74, Olathe, died June 6, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born March 28, 1927, in Paragould, Ark., the son of Eugene and Lorene (Weatherly) McKelvey. He worked for Delco Battery, retiring after 32 years. He also served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was a member of the American Legion Post No. 153. He is preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Carl McKelvey. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn McKelvey, of the home; three sons, Michael McKelvey, Wichita, David McKelvey, Gardner, and John McKelvey, Hattiesburg, Miss.; a daughter, Sandra Zebley, Olathe; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. Burial in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Fellowship Baptist Church, 1325 Ridgeview Rd., Olathe, KS 66062.

Christian McKinley
Christian Michael McKinley, 6 months, infant son of Ronald and Marie McKinley, Gardner, died at his home Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001. Other survivors include a brother: Zachary McKinley, Kansas City, Kan.; a sister: Marissa McKinley, Kansas City, Kan; paternal grandparents: Ronald Sr. and Takako McKinley, Stanley, Kan; paternal great grandparents: William and Phyllis McKinley, Clairmont, N.Y. Cremation. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob. Services are to be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Salvation Army of Olathe. The family suggests contributions to the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, 8340 Mission Road, Overland Park, Kan. 66206.

Suzanne McMahan
Suzanne "Suzi" Harding McMahan, 46, Gardner, died at her home Friday, Jan. 7. She was born Feb. 16, 1953, in Kansas City, Kan. She moved to Gardner 19 years ago. She graduated from Washington High School, Kansas City, Kan., in 1971. She attained a B.S. in dental hygiene from the University of Missouri in Kansas City in 1988. She was previously married to Dr. Mark Whitaker. She then married John Law McMahan II Jan. 26, 1987, in Olathe. She worked for three years as a dental hygienist at Dr. Wilkerson's Dental Office, Gardner. Active in her community, McMahan served on the Gardner planning commission. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gardner. She was a member of the Altar Society, and she served as a Eucharistic minister. She is survived by her parents, Jack Warren Harding and Leanna Faye Harding, Kansas City, Kan.; one son and one daughter, Andrew and Debra Whitaker, both students at Kansas State University in Manhattan; five stepchildren, Robin Clark, Star, Idaho, Shelly McMahan, Merriam, Erin Camp, St. Louis, Mo., Christene Mitchell, Overland Park, and Greg McMahan, Sioux Falls, S.D.; three brothers, Mark Harding, Kennesaw, Ga., Matthew Harding, Olathe, and Andrew Harding, Shawnee; two sisters, Jacqueline Schlagel, Olathe, and Teresa Russell, Merriam; 16 grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa. The family will receive friends at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, Monday, Jan. 10, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Sacred Heart Building Fund, Christian Foundation for Youth and Aging, Kansas City, Kan. or Odyssey Hospice, Kansas City, Mo. Donations may be made care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. box 192, Gardner, Kan. 66030.

Lance McMurry
Lance V. McMurry, 38, Carrollton, Texas, died Oct. 3, 2000, in Carrollton. He was preceded in death by his father, Harlis McMurry. Survivors include two sons, Lance V. McMurry and Scott Matthew McMurry, both of Royce City, Texas; his mother, Phyllis R. McMurry, Olathe; a sister, Denise McMurry, Kansas City, and a brother, Kevin McMurry, Colorado Springs, Colo. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. today at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe is in charge of arrangements.

Gary McNaul
Gary A. McNaul, 45, Olathe, died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000, in Wichita. He was born Dec. 4, 1954, in Hutchinson, and had lived in Olathe the past five years. He was a 1973 graduate of McPherson High School, where he was a member of the golf team, and later received a golf scholarship to Barton County Community College in Great Bend. He was a food broker/school specialist for Osage Marketing Inc. He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Scott McNaul, in 1955. Survivors include his wife, Debbie McNaul, a son, Brandon Alan McNaul, and a stepdaughter, Heather Krause, all of the home; his mother, Phyllis L. McNaul, McPherson; a brother, Brent W. McNaul, Austin, Texas; and a sister, Janet L. Fournier, Lenexa. Visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 15315 W. 151st St., Olathe; the funeral will immediately follow at 4 p.m. at the church. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, in Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to KSU Golf Course and Research Foundation/First Tee, in care of Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, P.O. Box 3086, Olathe, KS 66063-1086. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe.

Joseph McSpadden
Joseph "Joe" H. McSpadden, 65, formerly of DeSoto, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2000, at Del Mar Gardens in Lenexa. He was born May 23, 1935, in Coffeyville, the son of John Harold McSpadden and Janice McSpadden (Walker). He was a graduate of Coffeyville High School. He moved to Kansas City, Mo., and then to Spring Hill, before moving to DeSoto in 1982. He was a general maintenance worker for J.C. Penney's Distribution Center in Lenexa for 17 years. He was a Baptist and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He married Frances Eilene Rethorst on Sept. 30, 1993, in DeSoto. He was preceded in death by a son, Floyd (Frank) McSpadden, in 1979. Survivors include his wife, Frances McSpadden, of the home in DeSoto; four sons, Don McSpadden and David McSpadden, both of Edgerton, Larry McSpadden, Spring Hill, and Miles McSpadden, Overland Park; a daughter, Jolynn Hobbs, Leawood; two stepsons, Joseph Goodman, Hanau, Germany, and Loyd Redus, Lawrence; a stepdaughter, Rebecca Redus, Herne, Texas; two brothers, James McSpadden, Grand Junction, Colo., and Michael McSpadden, Sausalito, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the DeSoto Baptist Church, DeSoto. Burial will be at the DeSoto Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the America Diabetes Association, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192. Gardner, KS 66030. Arrangements are by the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Ester McTaggart
Ester May Eckman McTaggart, 87, Lawrence, died Wednesday, May 17, 2000, at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. She was born Dec. 5, 1912, in Vinland, Kan., the daughter of Youdon Eckman and Jennie Louise (Piper) Eckman. She married George A. McTaggart in May 1936 at the Douglas County Court House in Lawrence; he died Nov. 3, 1966. She had attended Baker University for two years after graduating high school, then completed a bachelor's degree in 1966, after her husband's death. She taught the first kindergarten class at Edgerton Elementary School in the early 1960s. She continued teaching second grade until her retirement in 1977. She was a member of Clearfield United Methodist Church, Clearfield, Kan. Survivors include two sons, Robert McTaggart, Edgerton, and Olaf McTaggart, Independence, Mo.; two daughters, Sherry Garrison, Paola, and Elizabeth Esterchild, Dallas, Texas; a brother, Albert Eckman, Baldwin, Kan.; a sister, Mabel Seele, Lawrence; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She will lie in state from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 19, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, Lawrence. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the funeral at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 20, at Clearfield United Methodist Church, Clearfield. Burial will be at the Clearfield Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Clearfield United Methodist Church or to the Good Samaritan Fund at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, c/o Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1260, Lawrence, KS 66044.

John McVey
John Roger McVey, 72, of Spring Hill, died Monday, March 26, 2001, at his home in Spring Hill. He was born August 24, 1928, in Russell, Iowa, the son of Cread Ivan McVey and Eva Mardel Palmer McVey. He had lived in Kansas City, Mo. before moving to Spring Hill in 1972. He worked for Safeway in Kansas City, Mo., for 43 years as the Produce and Frozen Foods Manager. He also worked for Food For Less in Olathe. He married Virginia A. Phipps McVey on July 3, 1952, in Knoxville, Iowa. She preceded him in death on Sept. 23, 1997. He attended Ocheltree Baptist Church. He was a Sargent for the National Guard with the 168th Infantry, serving as a radio operator and cook before being discharged in 1954. He was also a member of the Masons in Kansas City, Mo., and a volunteer Fireman in Spring Hill. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and one brother, Forrest McVey. Survivors include one son, John "Andy" McVey, Wheatland, Wy.; two daughters, Susan Adam, Emporia, Kan.; and Holly Cox, Spring Hill.; two sisters, Dana Petty, Colona, Ill.; and Diane Harris, Des Moines, Iowa; and two grandchildren, Levi Cox and Jon Matthew Vopat. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 30, 2001, at Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. He will lie in state Thursday, March 29, 2001, 1 to 4 p.m. at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Memorial contributions may be made to Children's Mercy Hospital, care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

William Meacham
William A. "Bill" Meacham, 85, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001. He was born May 8, 1915, in Bernie, Mo., to Aylmer M. and Lillian A. (Florida) Meacham. He had resided in Topeka from 1949 until moving to Olathe in 1998. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII in the Pacific Theater. He owned and operated the Meacham Food Center in Topeka. He was a former member of the Fairlawn Church of the Nazarene in Topeka, and a current member of the College Church of the Nazarene in Olathe. He had been a member of the Napthali Masonic Lodge #310 A.F. and A.M. in Long Island, Kan., since 1947. In 1935 he married Wilma G. Taylor on Oct. 11, in Englewood, Colo. She survives of the home. He is preceded in death by two grandsons, Lyle L. Liska in 1963 and G. Dean Liska in 1980. He is survived by three daughters, Myrna M. "Micki" Bowers from Sand Point, Idaho, Dr. Deronda D. "D.D." Ashley of Pass Christian, Miss., and Sherry S. Heston of Olathe. Two sons, William W. "Bill" Meacham of LaValle, Wis., Terry T. Taylor Meacham of Phoenix City, Ala. 16 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m.,Feb. 10, at the Davidson Funeral Home in Topeka. Burial will be at the Rochester Cemetery. Memorial contributions to American Heart Association, sent in care of Davidson Funeral Home.

Mary Meeker
Mary Anne Meeker, 64, Leawood, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2000, at St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo. She was born, Oct. 5, 1935, in Leavenworth, the daughter of Vernon and Genevieve Tinkler. She was a 1957 graduate of the University of Kansas, where she was active in many campus organizations, was a varsity cheerleader, and was a member of Gamma Phi Beta social sorority. She taught school early in her career. She later entered business and was a partner in The Collector's Cupboard, an English antique shop in the 45th and State Line Road antique district, Kansas City, Mo. She was a member of the Country Club Methodist Church, the Carriage Club and PEO. She was preceded in death by a sister, Connie Joe Tinkler. Survivors include her husband of 44 years, Donald W. Meeker, Leawood; two daughters, Anne Miller, Olathe, and Donna Crouch, Overland Park; and five grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, at the D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, Overland Park. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Country Club Methodist Church, Kansas City, Mo. Burial will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to a charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements are by the D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, Overland Park.

Thieda Meffert
Thieda D. Meffert, 66, Olathe, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Dec. 3, 1933, in Topeka and had lived in Olathe the past 19 years. Following high school, she went to work for Greyhound Bus Lines in Kansas City, Mo., where she worked for 36 years before retiring. She later worked for Sam's Wholesale Club in Lenexa. She was a member of the Olathe General Baptist Church where she served as the director of the choir, and also was a Sunday school teacher. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur L. Meffert; a brother, Terry Lee Barr; and her father, Charles H. Barr. Survivors include her daughter, Cindy Montgomery, Gardner; her mother, Erma Barr, Olathe; and one grandson. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. Funeral Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Garden, Kansas City, Kan. The family suggests contributions to the Olathe General Baptist Church Building Fund, 500 Lee Ave., Olathe, KS 66061.

James Mefford
James "Junior" Mefford, 76, Olathe, died Wednesday, June 21, 2000, at Baptist Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo. He was born June 16, 1924, in Stockton, Mo., the son of James and Clettis (Pruett) Mefford. He had lived in Olathe for 22 years. He served in the U.S. Navy from May 1943 to February 1946, and was stationed in Hawaii. He worked as an electronic repairman for 40 years and did carpentry for 33 years. He married Arlene "Grace" Korth Crisco March 18, 1968. He was an amateur ham radio operator. He was preceded in death by a son, James E. Mefford, in 1971; and a brother, John E. Mefford. Survivors include his wife, Grace, of the home; six daughters, Brenda Crisco, of the home, Barbara Kramer, Wellsville, Sandra Todd, Kansas City, Kan., Sharon Myers, Lansing, Deborah Clifton, Springfield, Mo., and Rhonda Lane, Raytown, Mo.; a sister, Peggy Mathis, Slater, Mo.; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Gum Springs Cemetery, Stockton, Mo.

Brad Meireis
Brad Meireis, 41, Olathe, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000, at his home. He was born Aug. 28, 1959, in Olathe, living most of his life in Olathe with exception to 11 years when he lived in Shreveport, La. He was a 1977 graduate of Olathe High School. He played Pop Warner football. He was an estimator for Air Design Company in Gardner. Survivors include his parents, Lee and Jean Meireis, Olathe; a brother, Rick Meireis, Olathe; a sister, Pam Smith, Ozark, Mo.; and a niece and a nephew. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, at the chapel. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the City Union Mission, 1108 E. 10th St., Kansas City, MO 64106.

Benny Melton
Benny Lee Melton, 68, Olathe, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2000, at his home. He was born Dec. 27, 1931, in Olathe. Survivors include a daughter, Neila Rodman, Phoenix, Ariz.; two brothers, John Melton, Santa Paola, Calif., and Tom Melton, Olathe; two sisters, Darlene Gillihan, Olathe, and Marva Melton, Kansas City, Mo. Cremation. Arrangements are by Park Lawn Funeral Home, Kansas City, Mo.

Linda Melvin
Linda Anne (LaRue) Melvin, 58, of Olathe, died Thursday, March 8, 2001, at the Overland Park Regional Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lynn Kelsey and Dorothy Mae (Green) LaRue. Survivors include her son, Terrance L. Melvin, Olathe; daughter, Lisa A. Wertz, Aurora, Colo.; two sisters, Jeri E. Ricketts, Meriden, Kan., and Marsha L. Smith, Carbondale, Kan.; and five grandchildren. Graveside services will be 10 a.m., Saturday, March 10, at the Lincoln Cemetery, Lebo, Kan. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the W. L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Kansas and Western Missouri, 1900, W. 47th Place, Suite 310, Westwood, KS 66205 or The American Diabetes Association, 1316 Parkade Blvd., Columbia, MO 65203.

Madison Melvin
Madison Maree Melvin, 10-month-old daughter of Alfred Melvin and Rhonda Melvin of DeSoto, died Friday, June 15, 2001, at her home. She was born Aug. 7, 2000, at Olathe. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, H.Q. Melvin. Survivors include her parents; grandparents, Geraldina Melvin, Lebanon, Mo., and Ronald and Mary Pollick, DeSoto; and great-grandparents, James and Edith Pollick, Eagle Rock, Mo.' Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 19, at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe. Burial will be at the Wellsville Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home of Olathe where a prayer service will occur at 7 p.m.

Loretta Mencer
Loretta A. Mencer, 82, Olathe, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2000, at Royal Terrace Care Center. She was born Dec. 31, 1917, in Morris, Pa., and had lived in Olathe since 1996. She was a former member of the Order of Eastern Star. She was a member of St. Aidan's Episcopal Church in Olathe. She was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Charles H. Mencer, Feb. 1, 1998; he was an Episcopal priest in the West Virginia Dioceses for 30 years before his retirement in 1996. She also was preceded in death by a son, the Rev. John Mencer, in 1997; and a sister, Lillian Kumian, in 1999. Survivors include two sons, Thomas H. Mencer, Olathe, and C. David Mencer, Cincinnati, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, Olathe. The funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, at the church. Burial will be in Olathe Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Parkinson's Association of Kansas City, 7808 Foster, Overland Park, Kan. 66204. Arrangements are being handled by Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe.

Margaret Mentzer
Margaret A. Mentzer, 67, Olathe, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. She was born Aug. 4, 1932, in Dumphry, Va., to Lucifer Hedges and Christine Hernden. She was president and valedictorian of her high-school class. She moved to Olathe in 1974. She was a member of the Prairie Center Church of God of Prophecy. She was preceded in death by a sister, Shirley Hedges. Survivors include two sons, John and Robert Mentzer, both of Oklahoma City, Okla.; two daughters, Karen Bennett, North Carolina, and Lisa Turnley, Olathe; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Olathe Memorial Cemetery.

Norma Meriwether
Norma Adams Meriwether, 73, Olathe, formerly of Guthrie, Ky., died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center, after a short illness. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Fuller Jr., of Guthrie. Survivors include a son, Steve Meriwether, Guthrie; two daughters, Barbara Thomason and Beverly Hughes, both of Overland Park; a sister, Dora Saalwaechter, Owensboro, Ky.; and four grandchildren. The memorial service will be 2 p.m. Jan. 30, at Tarpley's Funeral Home, Clarksville, Tenn. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association-Heartland Chapter, 3846 W. 75th St., Prairie Village, KS 66208.

Robert Merritt
Robert J. Merritt, 75, of Olathe, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2001, at his home. He was born May 13, 1925, in Jewell, Kan. He lived most of his life in the Johnson County area, including in Olathe for 20 years. He was a painter for Albert F. Cornell in Kansas City, Mo. for 25 years before retiring in 1991. He was a member of the Olathe Deaf Club. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Max, Lew, Bill and Jay Merritt. Survivors include his wife, Alberta Merritt, of the home; two sons Albert Merritt, Prairie Village, and Ricky Merritt, Shawnee; four daughters, Roberta Durland, Louisburg, Patricia Shadid, Olathe, Toni Elliot, Prairie Village, and Sherry Burks, Olathe; four sisters, Pauline Davidson, Beloit, Ellen Riess, Boise, Idaho; Charlotte Casey, Beloit, and Joanne McCombs, Grandger, Ind.; and six grandchildren. A memorial service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. The family will receive friends following the service. Cremation. The family suggests contributions be sent to Hospice of Olathe Medical Center, 20333 W. 151st St.

Elizabeth Mersman-Hudspeth
Elizabeth M. Mersman-Hudspeth, 77, DeSoto, died Monday, April 17, 2000, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She was born March 4, 1923, in Scipio, Kan. She was a pioneer in the Kansas City floral business and was the first woman manager of Greenhouse Flowers. She also worked at the Sunflower Ordinance Plant in DeSoto during World War II. She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Hudspeth, in 1990. Survivors include a daughter, Elizabeth (Betty Ann) Tyler, DeSoto; a sister, Annette Kueser, Louisburg; a brother, Ralph Mersman, Scipio; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Cremation. Private family graveside services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 22. Burial will be at the DeSoto Cemetery.

Ken Meuser
Kenneth G. "Ken" Meuser, 90, Monett, Mo., former managing editor of the Olathe Mirror, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2000, at St. John's Regional Health Center in Springfield, Mo. He was born May 23, 1909, in Paola, the son of Charles T. and Grace Meuser. He attended elementary school and high school in Paola, graduating in 1927. He graduated in 1931 from the University of Kansas, where he was a member and a chapter president of Phi Delta Theta, a national social fraternity; a member of Sigma Delta Chi, a national journalism fraternity; a member of Sachem, a men's honorary society; president of the KU Men's Student Council, during his senior year; and vice chairman of the National Students Federation of America, during the administration of Edward R. Murrow. He was a reporter on the Concordia (Kan.) Blade-Empire in 1931; the managing editor of the Olathe (Kan.) Mirror from Sept. 1, 1931, to May 1, 1937, when he became editor and half-owner of the Herington (Kan.) Times-Sun. He married Mary B. Whitelaw April 17, 1938, in Kingman, Kan. He was owner and publisher of the Kingman (Kan.) Leader-Courier from 1939 to 1941. He moved to Monett Dec. 8, 1941; and on Jan. 1, 1942, with Menzo Hainline, became co-publisher of The Monett Times and the Lawrence County Record in Mt. Vernon, Mo. In March 1943, he bought Hainline's interest in The Times and sold his interest in the Lawrence County Record to Hainline. He and his wife then became co-owners of The Times. In 1945, he purchased the Monett Printing Company, which he operated in connection with The Times, until August 1972, when he sold both to Carmage Walls Inc. of Montgomery, Ala. He was a member of the Monett Junior Chamber of Commerce and Monett Chamber of Commerce, where he was president in 1951. In 1973 he received the Monett Chamber of Commerce Community Service Award. He was co-organizer of the Senior Chamber of Commerce, where he was co-chairman for two years. He was a member and past president of the Monett Kiwanis Club; a past president of Missouri Associated Dailies; and a past member of the board of directors and past treasurer of the Missouri Press Association. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Monett and was a past chairman of the church's board of trustees. He had been active in the early development of Monett's Industrial Park. Survivors include his wife, Mary; two sons, Kenneth G. Meuser Jr., Winnetka, Ill., and Robert W. Meuser, Highland Park, Ill.; a daughter, Ann Meuser, Springfield, Mo.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Funeral arrangements are pending by Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett.

Geraldine Meyer
Geraldine "Geri" Elizabeth Meyer, 61, of Gardner, died Thursday, April 12, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born August 29, 1939, in Minneapolis, Minn., the daughter of Roy Brown and Anna (Haase) Brown. She grew up in Minnesota. She has also lived in Lawton, Okla., and Fayettville, N.C., and DeSoto, Kan. She moved to Gardner in 1998. She was a graduate of Ramsey High School in St. Paul, Minn. She was a bookkeeper at Scrippro in Mission, Kan., for one year. She had worked as a bookkeeper in the various locations that she had lived. She married Kenneth (Ken) Melvin Meyer on Nov. 8, 1960, in St. Paul, Minn. She was a member of the New Life Church in Olathe. She was active in her Friday morning Bible study group. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Barbara Flanigan and Pat Dreschler. She is survived by two sons, Jeff R. Meyer and wife, Sally, Ansbach, Germany, and Allen K. Meyer and wife, Michelle, Gardner; a daughter, Lisa Marie Wheatley and husband, Nick, of LaCygne, Kan.; and seven grandchildren. The visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, April 15, 2001, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Funeral services will be 12:30 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2001, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Burial will be at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth. Memorial contributions may be made to New Life Church, Olathe.

Mary Mieras
Mary E. Mieras, 57, Lenexa, died Sunday, June 11, 2000. Mieras was born Nov. 11, 1942, in Halls, Mo., to John A. and Florence D. Leimbach Karn. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church. Survivors are three sons: Kyle Mieras, Olathe; Kalin Mieras, Overland Park; and Kelby Mieras, Leavenworth; a brother: John Karn, Wathena; and two grandchildren. Memorial services are to be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at Faith Lutheran Church. Visitation is to be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. The family suggests contributions to the Mary Mieras Memorial Fund, c/o the funeral home. Cremation.

Duane Miller
Duane Benedict Miller, 76, of Edgerton, Kan., died Monday, Dec. 10, 2001, at his home. He was born Jan. 5, 1925, in Flandreau, S.D., to Edmund Jacob and Ida Ann (Beebo) Miller. He served in the Merchant Marines the Navy and the Army from 1942 to 1948. He married Pamela Barbara Evans Miller on June 22, 1946, in Cardiff, South Wales. He moved to Edgerton in the 1960s. He was the owner and operator of A&B Heating & Air-conditioning Co. in Edgerton for 35 years. He also worked at the A&P Bakery in Kansas City, Mo. He was preceded in death by two sons, Edmund V. Miller and Steven Thomas Miller; two brothers, Clifford and Harold Miller; and two sisters, Eileen and Elizabeth. Survivors include his wife, Pamela Miller, of the home; three sons, Dennis Duane Miller of Wellsville, Kan., Kenneth Lee Miller of Justice, Ill., and Timothy John Miller, Edgerton, Kan.; one daughter, MaryLynn Speakman, of Paola; 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bruce Funeral Home. Burial will be at St. Columbine Cemetery, Edgerton. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Olathe Hospice.

Kittie Miller
Kittie Waunita Miller, 80, formerly of Russell, Kan., died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at CLC of Olathe. She was born May 10, 1920, in Wellington, Kan., living in Olathe the past three months coming here from Russell where she had lived for the past 21 years. She was an assistant manager for Automotive Parts Inc. in several communities throughout Kansas, retiring in 1975. She was a 51-year member of OES, The United Methodist Church in Russell, Kan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Winford Eugean Miller, in 1986; a daughter, Martha Jean Miller, in 1945; two sisters, Emma Shaw, 1991, and Violet Worley, 1998; and one brother, George Houghton, 1994. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia K. LaMar Lundgren and Katherine W. Bean, both of Olathe; a brother, Asa Stafford Houghton, Wichita; a sister, Jewell Chriestenson, Kansas City, Kan.; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe where the family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m. until service time Thursday. Cremation. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, at the Russell City Cemetery, Russell, Kan. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to a special fund for Katherine Bean. Please make contributions payable to Katherine Bean c/o Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, P.O. Box 3086, Olathe, KS 66062.

Lucille Miller
Lucille (Lucy) Elizabeth Miller, 78, Olathe, died May 26, 2001, at Medical Lodge of Gardner. She was born March 17, 1923, in Edgerton, Kan., the daughter of Francis and Daisy Belle Wheeler Miller. She had been a resident at the Medical Lodge Nursing Center in Gardner since 1987. She had also lived in Olathe with her mother and sister. She is preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Sunny Miller, Cecil Miller and Charles Miller; and four sisters, Mildred Van Nemingen, Jo Rodgers, Verda Holl and Dorothy DeBout. She is survived by a sister, Opal MacWhorter, Adworth, Ga. Graveside interment will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Olathe Memorial Park Cemetery on Woodland Street in Olathe.

Richard Miller
Richard Miller, 61, Kinsley, Kan., died Saturday, July 8, in Kinsley. He was the son of George F. and Alfreda Heyne Miller. He was a retired 24th Judicial District Magistrate of Edwards County, serving from 1969 to 1997. He was a 1957 graduate of Kinsley High School and a member of St. Nicholas Catholic Church and St. Edwards Council Knights of Columbus, both of Kinsley. He was preceded in death by a grandchild, Jacob Wheaton. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Jacobs Miller, of the home; four sons, Richard D. Miller and Eric B. Miller, both of Emporia, Mitchell C. Miller, Olathe, and Aaron L. Miller, Wichita; a daughter, Denise Wheaton, Lewis; his mother, Alfreda Heyne Miller, Kinsley; and 11 grandchildren. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 12, at St. Nicholas Catholic Church, Kinsley. Burial will be 4 p.m. Wednesday at St. Catherine's, Dubuque. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday. The rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today at McKillip Memorial Chapel. A parish vigil will be at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Nicholas Church, Kinsley. The family will receive friends in the church basement following the parish vigil. Memorials are suggested for the St. Nicholas School Endowment Fund or Dubuque Catholic Cemetery Trust in care of the funeral home.

Ronald Miller
Ronald D. Miller, 55, Overland Park, died Friday, April 7, 2000, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center following a heart attack. Mass of Christian Burial will be said at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 11, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Amos Family Chapel of Lenexa where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the National Kidney Foundation. Arrangements have been made by the Amos Family Chapel of Lenexa. Mr. Miller was born Sept. 12, 1944, in Topeka to William E. and Alberta J. Wilkins Miller. He was married to Reba Turner Aug. 27, 1966. He was a University of Kansas graduate with a degree in civil engineering. He was employed by Hunt Midwest Realty. He was previously the Franklin County engineer and was a project engineer for Amoco Oil Company in Overland Park and Minneapolis, Minn. He was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Theta Tau and ASCE. Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Reba, of the home; three sons, Brian, Jerod and Andy Miller; his parents, William and Alberta Miller; eight brothers, Don, Rick, Darrell, Keith, Steve, Terry, Michael and Ernie Miller; and three sisters, Janet Powell, Kathy Perney and Karen Madden.

Jack Mills
Jack P. Mills, 75, of Valley Falls, Kan., died Wednesday, March 7, 2001, at his home. He was born Nov. 1, 1925, in Topeka, the son of Presco N. "Bonnie" and Fera M. (Sterrett) Mills. He had lived in the Topeka and Jefferson County area his entire life. He attended Highland Park Grade School and Highland Park High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Awards and decorations earned include The World War II Victory Medal, Good Conduct Award, American Theater Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Service Ribbon, with three stars for Rhineland, Central Europe and Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge). He also served active duty in the Korean War. He was a working member of Local No. 165 Plumbers and Steamfitters until he retired in 1991. He was a life member of VFW Post No. 1650 in Topeka and the American Legion Post No. 400 in Topeka. He married Alice Lee Coffman on Jan. 9, 1947, in Topeka. She preceded him in death on April 26, 1992. He also was preceded in death by his parents; an infant sister, Joyce Ann Mills; and a sister, Carolyn M. Reagan. Survivors include four daughters, Mary Lou and Steve Crum, of Moore, Okla.; and Joyce and Larry Heinen, Judi and Gary Hisey, and Jacque and Chris Biester, all of Valley Falls; one sister, Margaret June Cain, Olathe; one brother, Robert K. "Bob" Mills, Shawnee Mission, Kan.; 10 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. The visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Davidson Funeral Home in Topeka. He will lie in state after 8 a.m. today. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at the Mount Hope Mausoleum, Topeka. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka. Military services will be conducted by Fort Riley Funeral Detail. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jefferson County Hospice or to the United Methodist Church at Valley Falls.

Mildred Minnick
Mildred Strider Minnick, 95, Olathe, died Friday, July 28, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Feb. 3, 1905, in Hardin, Mo., the daughter of Bushrod Nixon and Nada V. (Noblet) Strider. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church in Olathe. She had lived in Olathe since 1940. She married Y.D. Minnick of Ray County. He preceded her in death on Aug. 10, 1971. She was also preceded in death by seven brothers, Elmer Strider, Jesse Strider, Everett Strider, French Strider, B.N. Strider, Glen Strider, and Walter Lee Strider; and two sisters, Minnie Strider and Luna Peters. Survivors included nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Grace United Methodist Church in Olathe. Graveside services and burial will be 1:30 p.m. today at the Hardin Cemetery, Hardin, Mo. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. today at the Thurman Funeral Home in Hardin.

Virginia Mirakian
Virginia "Ginny" Mirakian, 76, Olathe, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001, at The Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Olathe. She was born Jan. 30, 1924, in Union, S.C., living in Olathe since 1996 coming from Leavenworth where she lived for 30 years. She was the wife of the late Col. Peter Mirakian who died in 1990, who was a decorated U.S. Army officer who retired in Leavenworth after a distinguished military career. Throughout their married life, she worked side by side with "Pete" in supporting and furthering his career and in raising their family. She was an active member of The Post Chapel at Fort Leavenworth for many years and was a board member of the Protestant Women of the Chapel, and the Officers' Wives Club. She was preceded in death by one brother, Lester C. Pearson. Survivors include three sons, Pete Mirakian, Olathe, Steve Mirakian, Lenexa, and Gary Mirakian, West Point, N.Y.; a sister, Margaret Norwood, Ocala, Fla.; a brother, Charles Pearson, Orlando, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Private interment, at the Leavenworth National Cemetery, will precede a memorial service at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, at the Presbyterian Church of Stanley. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. The family suggests contributions to Good Samaritan Nursing Center, 20705 W. 151st Street, Olathe, KS 66061.

David Mitchell
David A. Mitchell, 61, Paola, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at his home. He was born July 22, 1939, the son of Richard and Mildred Mitchell of Edinburg, Mo. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1957, attended Trenton Junior College in Trenton, Mo., and in January 1962, graduated from the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy in Rolla, Mo., with a degree in mechanical engineering. He received a master's degree in business in 1966 from the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He married Karen Murphy on Aug. 21, 1960, in Trenton, Mo. He retired as a staff engineer from Allied Signal in Kansas City, Mo., in May 1994. Upon his retirement, he became a real state agent for Crown Realty in Paola. He was a long-time member of Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo. He enjoyed many sports and hobbies, including softball, running, hunting, fishing, and trap shooting and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one grandson, Kevin Tyler Wisniewski. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Karen Murphy Mitchell, of the home; three daughters, Lori Brittell and husband Patrick of Overland Park; Linda Lewer and husband Charles of Louisburg; and Lisa Wisniewski and husband Martin of Paola; one sister, Pat Swoffard and husband Gene of Ozark, Mo.; six grandchildren and one grandchild on the way. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. Burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Paola. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the David Mitchell Memorial Fund at Holmeswood Baptist Church, 9700 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO 64131, and/or Olathe Hospice, in care of Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 North Pearl Street, Paola, KS 66071.

Mildred Mixon
Mildred "Drenn" C. Mixon, 35, of Olathe, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, at her home. She was born Feb. 11, 1965, in Dodge City. She attended Newton High School and graduated from Olathe High School in 1983. She earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Emporia State University in 1987. She was employed with the Johnson County Public Library System for seven years as an information specialist. Most recently, she was pursuing a literary career writing music lyrics, poetry and short stories. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Frances Mixon. She is survived by three sisters, Lorraine Mixon-Page, Columbia, Mo., Laura Mixon, Olathe, and Carolina Mixon, Orlando, Fla.; two brothers, Jimmy Mixon Marcellus Mixon, both of Olathe; one brother-in-law, Hugh A. Page, Columbia, Mo.; and one niece, Chelsea Page of Columbia, Mo. A memorial service will be 11a.m. today at the St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 400 W. Spruce, Olathe.

Alvin Molina
Alvin Molina, 1, son of Salvador and Maria Molina, Kansas City, Kan., died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, at the University of Kansas Medical Center. He was born May 6, 1999, in Kansas City, Kan. Survivors also include two brothers, Christian and Brian Molina, both of the home; three sisters, Monzerrat Molina, and Sandra and Rosario Sanchez, both of the home; his grandparents, Adalberto and Inez Molina, and Ismaiel and Trinidad Tinajero, all of Mexico. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be noon Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe.

Gregory Moll
Gregory E. Moll, 92, of Paola, (formerly of Olathe and Wellsville), died Monday, June 25, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born Oct. 3, 1908, in Olathe, son of Julius and Philamina Rogers Moll. He grew up in the Olathe area where he attended Olathe High School, graduating in 1926. He married Margaret E. Maurer on Aug. 29, 1929, in Shawnee. He farmed in the Olathe area and worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Olathe for more than 20 years before retiring in 1961. They continued living in the Olathe area until 1975, when they moved to Wellsville. They moved to Paola nine years later. Gregory attended the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Paola and was a member of the Fontana Dance Club. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Margaret Moll, on Sept. 16, 1992; a daughter, Marjorie Jacobson; a son, Gregory Moll, Jr.; a sister; three brothers; and a grandson, Gregory F. Moll. Survivors include a son, Charles F. Moll, Paola; five grandchildren, Sheryl Bishop, Belton, Mo., Janet Nease, Kansas City, Mo., Charles A. Moll, Overland Park, David Moll, Paola, and Rusty Moll, Olathe; 12 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola, where the rosary will be said at 6:30 p.m. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Paola; burial will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Dons Choice, care of Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl Street, Paola, KS 66071.

Norman Montgomery
Norman Franklin Montgomery, 86, Clearview City, Kan., previously of Linwood, Kan., died Sunday, May 14, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe. He was born Dec. 31, 1913, in Elva, Ill. He worked construction from 1948 to the mid-1960s; was a janitor at the Basehor School and a caretaker at the Tall Oaks Company, Bonner Springs; then was a school-bus driver in Linwood for a number of years. He was a charter member of the Linwood Lions Club, a Melvin F. Jones recipient in the Clearview City Lions Club, and held numerous offices in both, as well as district Lions Club posts. He was a member of the Linwood First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary C. Montgomery, in 1988. Survivors include his wife, Edna Montgomery, of the home; two sons, Melvin Leon Montgomery, Ridgecrest, Calif., and Richard Charles Montgomery, Orlando, Fla.; two daughters, Norma Jean Reed, Tulsa, Okla., and Judith Ann Payne, Olathe; a brother, Harry Montgomery, Springfield, Mo.; and two sisters, Opal Rollins, Kansas City, Kan., and Esther Miller, Lawrence; 16 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 18, at the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday, May 19, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Mt. Sidney Cemetery, Linwood. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.

Christopher Moore
Christopher D. Moore, 38, Trinidad, Colo., died Thursday, March 16, 2000, in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was born April 8, 1961, in Badconstatt, Germany, the son of Robert Keith and Rosabe (Zamora) Moore. He was a graduate of Kansas State University, the University of Kansas and the KU Medical Center. He received his flight surgeon certification commission in Pensacola, Fla. He was a nuclear medical lab technician in La Junta, Colo. He also was in the U.S. Naval Reserves at Fort Carson, Colo. He was a member of the Catholic church. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Keith Moore. Survivors include his mother, Rosabe Moore, Junction City, Kan.; four brothers, Robert Keith Moore Jr., Toronto, Ohio, Charles Keith Moore, Rio Rancho, N.M., Ronald Eugene "Gene" Moore, Junction City, and John Joseph Moore, Olathe; and three sisters, Diana Lynn Shannon, Spain, Paulette Irene Moore, Lee's Summit, Mo., and RoseMary Brunken, Germany. The funeral is 2 p.m. today at St. Xavier Catholic Church, 218 N. Washington, Junction City.

Joan Moore
Joan R. Moore, 69, Overland Park, died Saturday, April 8, 2000, at Delmar Gardens of Overland Park. She was born July 7, 1930, in Indianapolis, Ind., the daughter of Leonard J. Riggle and Alma C. (Callaway) Riggle. She moved to the Kansas City area in 1949 from Woodlawn, Ill. She was a graduate of Southwest High School, Kansas City, Mo., and attended the University of Indiana. She married Jack T. Moore Dec. 13, 1955, in Paola. She was housing coordinator for the city of Overland Park for 10 years, retiring in 1996. She had worked for 20 years as a Civil Service employee for the U.S. Air Force, as the mandays coordinator for the 442nd TAC at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Mo. She attended the Village Presbyterian Church and was an active supporter of the Kansas City Symphony. Survivors include her husband, Jack, of the home; three sons, Thomas J. Moore, Overland Park, Michael R. Moore, Shawnee, and William J. Moore, Mission; and two grandchildren, Shawn and Tyler Moore, both of Shawnee. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Leavenworth National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Kansas City Hospice c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Gerald Morgan
Gerald Lee Morgan, 65, Shawnee, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000, at his home. He was born April 3, 1934, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Charles "Ted" H. Morgan and Dorothy May Hutton Condron. He married Vickie Wiliker Myers. He was a lifelong Kansas City area resident and was a graduate of Turner High School. He worked for 10 years at Chemsyn Labs, Lenexa, where he was a facility supervisor. He also owned and operated Morgan Service Co., which specialized in heating and cooling, in Kansas City, Kan. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War in the early 1950s. He was in a clown unit with the Abdullah Shrine in Overland Park and was a 32nd-degree Mason in Wyandotte County. He was preceded in death by a son, David Brian Morris. Survivors include his wife, Vickie, of the home; a son, Christopher Lee Morgan, Sunnyvale, Calif.; a daughter, Heidi Lynn Rice, Alhambra, Calif.; a brother, Allan Blythe Morgan, Kansas; and two granddaughters. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, at Bruce Funeral Home, 106 S. Center, Gardner. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 10, at the Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. Memorials contributions are suggested to Kansas City Hospice. Arrangements are by Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Kenneth Morgan
Kenneth Boyd Morgan, 57, Olathe, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, at his home following a battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 13, 1943, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and had lived in Olathe for the past two years after living in Pella, Iowa, for most of his life. He was employed by Vermeer Manufacturing Co. in Pella, Iowa, for the past 33 years in various managerial capacities, most recently as regional sales manager. He was a member and held several offices in the Masonic Lodge in Tracy, Iowa. He was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Olathe. Survivors include his wife, Christine A. Morgan, of the home; two sons, Daniel Morgan, Oskaloosa, Iowa, and David Morgan, Grand Prairie, Texas; his mother, Wilma Mason, Russell, Iowa; a sister, Barbara Crozier, Knoxville, Iowa; four stepdaughters, Kelly Belk, Kansas City, Mo., Tracy Wiedt, Atlanta, and Erin Wiedt and Lauren Wiedt, both of the home; and two grandsons. Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. today and 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The rosary will said 6:30 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. Cremation. The family suggests contributions to the habitat for Humanity and /or Hospice of Olathe Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Pella, Iowa.

Leona Morgan
Leona M. Morgan, 78, Chanute, died Thursday, June 29, 2000, at St. Francis Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Wichita. She was born June 16, 1922, in Chanute, the daughter of Charles and Marie Danielson Anderson. She grew up in Chanute, attended local schools and graduated from Chanute High School. She married Earl C. Morgan, Oct. 10, 1948, in Chanute. After attending Wichita Business College for a year, she was employed in Kansas City before returning to Chanute to work for Chronemeyer Tax Service until the owner's death. She and another employee, Dolores Rose, acquired the business and operated it as Morgan and Rose Tax Service. She was a homemaker and tax preparer for Morgan and Rose Tax Service, until she retired in 1979. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church; and a member and past president of the VFW Post 1654 Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by a sister, Helen Ackerson. Survivors include her husband, Earl C. Morgan, of the home; two sons, Bruce J. Morgan, Oakton, Va., and E. Dale Morgan, Olathe; a brother, Eric Anderson, Overland Park; a sister, Katherine Munger, Chanute; and two grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 2, at Gibson-Koch-Friskel Chapel, Chanute. The funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at First Methodist Church, Chanute. Burial will be at the Memorial Park Cemetery, Chanute. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, Chanute, or the American Cancer Society.

Dr. Duke Morland
Dr. Duke Wellington Morland Jr., DVM, 78, of Spring Hill, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2001, at his home. He was born July 27, 1922, in Tully, Kan., the son of Duke Wellington Morland and Lottie Mable Sears Morland. He moved to Spring Hill in 1960. He also had lived in Springfield, Ill. then moved to Hillsdale for one year, before moving to Spring Hill. He was a graduate of Atwood High School, Atwood, Kan. and Kansas State University with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. He married Esther Mae Williamson Morland. He was a veterinarian with the Morland Animal Hospital in Spring Hill from 1951 to the late 1970s. He owned and operated Morland Animal Hospital in Gardner from the late 1970s until his retirement in 1983. He served in the U.S. Navy/Coast Guard during World War II. He was also a member of the American Legion in Spring Hill; Post Cole-Smith; Spring Hill Masonic Lodge. He also served on the Spring Hill Board of Education and was a member of the Olathe Trail Riders Club. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife in 1983. Survivors include his daughter, Kerry Dee Gast and husband, Joseph "Skip" Gast, Spring Hill; one brother, Marshall Morland, Lancaster, Kan.; two sisters, Anna Fleckenstein, Nacodoches, Texas and Lila Rae Justice, Spring Hill; and one granddaughter. Cremation. The family will hold a private family inurnment at a later date in Fairview Cemetery, Atwood, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to the Spring Hill American Legion or American Diabetes Association in care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Harold Morris
Harold E. Morris, 73, Dodge City, died Sunday, July 30, 2000, at the Alterra Sterling House in Dodge City. He was born March 26, 1927, in Ocheltree, the son of Ralph Emery Morris and Callie Irene (Letcher) Morris Hackett. He grew up in Paola and the Miami County area. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and served in the South Pacific. He was a truck driver and had a milk route for Highland Dairy in Kansas City, Kan., for many years. He moved to Dodge City 25 years ago, to be near his daughter. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Dodge City, and a member of the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Post 13 of Dodge City. He was preceded in death by a half-brother, Paul Hackett. Survivors include two sons, Ralph E. Morris and Ronald R. Morris, both of Overland Park; two daughters, Lynn Harris, Dodge City, and Sue Ellis, Independence, Mo.; five sisters, Barbara Knop, Louisburg, Mabel Hiatt, Hillsdale, Doris Cannon, Florida, Cathy Weeks, Forsythe, Mo., and Irene Fuqua, Rich Hill, Mo.; a half-brother, Jimmie Hackett, Rich Hill; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The military graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Gardner Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be sent to DAV Post 13 of Dodge City, Kan., c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Jack Morse
Jack A. Morse, 51, Olathe, died Monday, Aug. 7, 2000, at his home. He was born Aug. 26, 1948, in Mason City, Iowa, the son of Robert Earl and Barbara (Pietch) Morse. He married Stephanie Anne Ellis on Dec. 1, 1973. He served in the military for 21 years: three years in the U.S. Army and 18 years in the U.S. Navy. He retired in February 1987, when he moved his family to Olathe. He went to work for the city of Olathe in 1987, where he still worked at the time of his death. He was preceded in death by a brother, Jay A. Morse. Survivors include his wife, Stephanie, of the home; two daughters, Draya Woolf, Kansas City, Kan., and Victoria R. Morse, Olathe; three brothers, Jerry Morse and James Morse, both of Springfield, Mo., and Jody Morse, Tacoma, Wash.; his stepmother, Ida M. Morse; three stepbrothers, John, Ron and Lonnie; five stepsisters, Henrietta, Rosetta, Maudine, Loretta and Gracie; and two grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral, with a full military service, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 3846 W. 75th St., Lenexa, KS 66208.

LuVonne Morse
LuVonne Rae Morse, 72, Olathe, died Friday, June 30, 2000, at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo., after a brief illness. She was born Feb. 3, 1928, in Rapid City, S.D., and was a graduate of Rapid City High School. She also was a graduate of MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe. She was a member of the Eastern Kansas Right to Life. Survivors include her husband, Edwin L. Morse, of the home; five sons, Edwin L. Morse Jr., Yukon, Okla., Frank L. Morse, Gardner, David K. Morse, Overland Park, and Mack L. Morse and Scott G. Morse, both of Olathe; four sisters, Caryn M. Brown and Joy L. Palmer, both of Olathe, Ruth L. Burkhart, Las Cruces, N.M., and Kristy L. Cayot, Gardner; and 22 grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Gardner Church of the Nazarene, Gardner. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be at the Leavenworth National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gardner Church of the Nazarene, 16640 S. Moonlight Road, Gardner, KS 66030. Arrangements are by the Mt. Washington Forever Funeral Home, Independence, Mo.

Leland Mount
Leland Lavelle Mount, 79, Stanley, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Oct. 12, 1920, in Braymer, Mo., the son of Benjamine and Florence (Stewart) Mount. He had lived in Stanley for the past 40 years. He was employed at Simmons Gun Specialties in Olathe for 35 years, retiring in 1984. He was a past master of the Stanley Masonic Lodge; and a member of the American Legion Post No. 153 and the Abdallah Shrines of Kansas. He was preceded in death by a son, Ronald Lavelle Mount, in 1988. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Lintner Mount, of the home; and his twin sister, Lauranelle Osberg, Waterloo, Iowa. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Oak Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Olathe.

Calvin Mummert
Calvin Waldo Mummert, 80, of Olathe, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Jan. 4, 1920, in Topeka, the son of James Mummert and Lucy Pearl (Baker) Mummert. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1938. He attended Officers Training School in the Army Air Corp. He was stationed in the United States during World War II in the Army Air Corp. as a flight instructor. He also served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a master journeyman electrician with IBEW No. 226, Topeka. He work for the union for 49 years before retiring on Feb. 4, 1982. He was also a flight instructor at Hall Airlines, Olathe. He was a member of the Community Bible Church, Olathe; the Antique Restoration Club; Chapter 200; and Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Overland Park. He was preceded in death by a wife, Thelma Keeney Mummert, in 1958. He then married Patricia Martin Mummert on Jan. 30, 1960, in Olathe. He also was preceded in death by a stepson, Capt. Ralph O. Bray Jr.; a brother, Carrel B. Mummert; and a sister, Lyndall Mummert. Survivors include a daughter, Karen Kay and husband, Vernon Pauls, Gardner; one brother, Lauren Hugh Mummert, Topeka; one sister, Glenda E. O'Quilluk, Wichita; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The visitation will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2, before the service at the Community Bible Church, Olathe, 1304 N. Parker St. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. Inurnment will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the Community Bible Church Building Fund or the charity of the donor's choice in care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

James Murphy
GARNETT, Kan.-James ("Jim") Murphy, 34, Garnett, died Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000. He was born June 24, 1966, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of James L. and Carrie A. (Quint) Murphy. He had lived in Garnett for the past year, having moved from Olathe, where he had lived most of his life. He attended the Trinity Fellowship Church, Olathe. He was preceded in death by his father, James L. Murphy. Survivors include his wife, Shelley, of the home; a son, James P. Murphy, of the home; two daughters, Jese and Kylie Murphy, both of the home; his mother, Carrie A. Murphy, Olathe; and two sisters, Pam Parker, Gallatin, Mo., and Teresa Wilkes, Olathe. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the W.L. Frye & Son Mortuary, Olathe. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Burial will be at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery in Olathe.

Leon Murphy
Leon B. Murphy, 53, Olathe, died Monday, Jan. 10, 2000. He was born June 21, 1946, in Cairo, Ill., the son of Walter and Lois (Allen) Murphy, but was reared in Overland Park by his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen. After graduation from Shawnee Mission North High School in 1966, he served five years in the U.S. Army, including two tours in Vietnam. He pursued a lifelong interest in auto mechanics. He married Judy Kay Shaffer and the couple lived in Overland Park; they later divorced. He then married Juanita Stoneking. He was preceded in death by his second wife, Juanita. Survivors include two sons, Christopher James Murphy and Jeffery Stoneking; two daughters, Mimi Kay Murphy and Angel Martha Shaffer; two brothers, David Murphy and Chris Burton; a sister, Rosalie Tuttle; and a niece and a nephew. Visitation will be at from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home in Olathe. The memorial service will immediately follow at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

Asa Murren
Asa Duane "Ace" Murren, 65, Topeka, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2000. He was born August 26, 1934, in Delia, Kan., the son of Asa Alfred and Hazel Iva Wilson Murren. He graduated from Berryton High School in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army from Jan. 2, 1957, to Dec. 23, 1958, and was stationed in Berlin, Germany. He worked at Topeka's Goodyear Tire and Rubber Plant for 42 years, retiring June 1, 1996. He married Ida "Louise" Bleidissel on Feb. 8, 1959, in Topeka; she preceded him in death on Jan. 16, 1993. He attended Grace United Methodist Church of Topeka. He was a member of Golden Rule Lodge No. 90, A.F. and A.M.; Topeka Scottish Rite Bodies; Arab Shrine Temple; Trinity Shrine, Seventh Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem; Topeka Chapter No. 462, Order of the Eastern Star; Moose Lodge No. 555; Goodyear Post No. 2187, Veterans of Foreign Wars; and Topeka Association for Retarded Citizens. He was an adult leader of the International Order of Job's Daughters, and was a past associate Grand Guardian of Kansas and a past associate Guardian of Bethel No. 58 of Topeka. He had been active at various levels in the Boy Scouts of America, Jayhawk Council. He was currently president of Arab Temple's DeMolay Knights Unit. He was preceded in death by his wife; a son, David D. Murren; a brother, Clyde L. Murren; and a sister, Dorene J. Hadl. Survivors include a son, Mark Alan Murren, Topeka, a daughter, Bev Lawson, Tecumseh, Kan.; a sister, Doloris Irene Gardner, Midwest City, Okla.; a brother, Leroy Vern Murren, Overbrook; four grandchildren; and a companion, Susan Segelquist, Topeka. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, at the mortuary, followed by Rose Croix Services by the Topeka Chapter, Knights Rose Croix of the Scottish Rite Bodies, and a tribute by the International Order of Job's Daughters. Burial will be at Topeka Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Topeka Chargers, in care of TARC, 2701 S.W. Randolph, Topeka, Kan. 66611; or to the H.I.K.E. (Hearing-Impaired Kids Endowment) Fund, in care of Judy Dickson, 311 N.E. 10th St., Abilene, Kan. 67410.

Elaine Nalley
Elaine Nalley, 59, Overland Park, died Thursday, Nov. 9, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center due to complications from adenocarcinoma cancer. She was born Oct. 28, 1941, in Mayview, Mo., the daughter of Herbert and Juanita Hoeppner. She grew up in Mayview, Mo., graduating from Mayview High School. She spent 25 years in the Raytown Community where she was a former member of the Southwood United Church of Christ. Elaine moved to Overland Park and had lived with her husband, Jerry, for the past 11 years. Jerry and Elaine are current members of the DeSoto Baptist Church. She enjoyed volunteering for various church and civic activities. She also loved to spend time with her family, friends and especially her grandchildren. Elaine was employed at St. Lukes Hospital of Kansas City for 15 years as medical staff coordinator. She was a member of the Association of Medical Staff Coordinators and served as President of the Greater Kansas City Chapter. She was preceded in death by her father, Herbert Hoeppner; and her sister, Shirley Tye. Survivors include her husband, Jerry Nalley, Overland Park; her son Steve Goddard and his wife, Kelly of Blue Springs, Mo.; her daughter Shelly Williams and her husband Brad of Manhattan; a stepson Brian Nalley and his wife, Joan; a stepdaughter Cherri Garcia and one stepgranddaughter; three grandchildren; and two brothers, Dale Hoeppner and Carl Hoeppner. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13, at the DeSoto Baptist Church. Burial will be at the DeSoto Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, at Floral Hills Funeral Home, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, Mo. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the DeSoto Baptist Church building fund.

Matthew Nan
Matthew A. Nan, 35, Olathe, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City. He was born March 6, 1965, in Kettering, Ohio, and had lived in Olathe for the past eight years. He was a 1983 graduate of Valley View High School in Germantown, Ohio, where he actively participated in sports. He received his bachelor's degree from Ohio State University in 1987 and was currently working on his master's degree through the Rockhurst Executive Fellows Program. He was a manager for Sprint, having been with the company the past 13 years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Suzanne S. Nan, in 1974. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Nan, two sons, Brian Matthew Nan and Adam Edward Nan, and a daughter, Elizabeth Suzanne Nan, all of the home; parents, David and Alda Nan, Germantown, Ohio; a brother, David W. Nan II and wife, Amy, Auburn, Ind.; a sister, Laura N. Boyd and husband, Marlin, Farmersville, Ohio; stepbrother, Eric Patterson and wife, Theresa, New Lebannon, Ohio; and two stepsisters, Cindy Patterson, Fairfax, Va., and Lisa Hanahan and husband Doug, Germantown, Ohio. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Dec. 20, at Indian Creek Community Church, Olathe, where the family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Farmersville, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Autism/Asperger Resource Center in honor of his son Brian Nan, at 4001 HC Miller Bldg., 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS 66160.

Jessalee Napier
Jessalee Napier, 74, Olathe, died Sunday, April 23, 2000, at the Johnson County Nursing Center. She was born in Blackwell, Okla., the daughter of Walter and Daisy (Garnett) Harness. She was preceded in death by her brother, James Harness. Survivors include her husband, Louis Napier, of the home; and her sister, Luanne Spradling, Springfield, Mo. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 29, at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe.

Larry D. Natalini
Larry Dean Natalini, 55, Independence, Mo., died Sunday, March 12, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He lived in Pittsburg, Kan., until 1965, when he moved to Kansas City, Mo. He worked 35 years for General Motors. He was elected district committeeman for Local No. 93 and held that position six consecutive terms. In 1995, he was elected shop chairman for Local No. 1021, and held that position until his retirement, Oct. 1, 1999. He was preceded in death by his father, Louis Natalini, and his twin brother, Gary Gene Natalini. Survivors include a daughter, Melissa K. McClaskey-Crane, Olathe; his mother, Juanita Hardin, Frontenac, Kan.; a brother, Joe Natalini, Pittsburg, Kan.; two sisters, Pat Kavanaugh, Pittsburg, Kan., and Louise Houston, Wichita Falls, Texas; and two grandsons. Visitation will be 7 p.m. today at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Westside Church of the Nazarene, c/o W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, 105 E. Loula St., Olathe, KS 66061.

Frank Neal
Frank Neal, 50, Stilwell, died Saturday, March 17, 2001, at Providence Medical Center. He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio. He was engineering supervisor for Channel 9, and was adjunct faculty at Kansas City Kansas Community College in the information technology division. His hobby was amateur radio, silent key N8FN. Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Joyce, of the home; and two brothers, Wesley Neal of St. Clarisville, Ohio, and Larry Neal of Bridgeport, Ohio. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Amos Family Chapel of Lenexa. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Salvation Army.

Ray Needham
Ray William "Bill" Needham, 77, of Osawatomie, died Friday, April 6, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born July 3, 1923, in Lane, Kan. He was a member of the Osawatomie Christian Church, Masons and Odd Fellows. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Bridget Maxine Needham; two sisters, Lula Mae Spellman and Laura Belle Needham; and a brother, Howard Needham. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy, of the home; son, Lewis and wife Johnna Needham of Osawatomie; two brothers, Donald Needham, Osawatomie, and Richard Needham, Garnett; one sister, Joy Dalton, Garnett,; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren. Cremation. The Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe is in charge of arrangements.

Margaret Nellor
Margaret N. Nellor, 101, Gardner, died Sunday, March 26, 2000. She was born June 29, 1898, and was reared in Marshfield, Mo. She married Kimball G. Nellor in 1919. The couple, married 41 years before his death, farmed in Johnson County. She was a Methodist and a community volunteer for many years. She also was preceded in death by two sons, Robert and Kimball; and a daughter, Barbara Boyd. Survivors include three sons, Joseph, Santa Ana, Calif., David, Kansas City, Mo., and Jim, Gardner; a daughter, Dorothy White, Wanache, Wash.; 16 grandchildren; and 26 great grandchildren. Private interment service will be at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Olathe Hospice.

Dale Nelson
DESOTO, Kan. - Creston Dale Nelson, 70, of DeSoto, died at his home March 26, 2001, after a short battle with lymphoma. He was born May 21, 1930, in Kansas City, Kan. to S.C. and Mabel L. (Conley) Nelson. He married Beulah Jean Massey on September 29, 1956 at New Lancaster, Kan. They enjoyed 44 years together traveling extensively in the United States. Nelson served in the U.S. Navy for four years and the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve for 28 years. He was a veteran of the Korean conflict and was proud to serve his country in this way. He was a professional truck driver for 34 years. He stayed busy doing woodworking, tinkering with engines and home and vehicle maintenance. He enjoyed spending time at the family farm near LaCygne, Kan. and especially enjoyed the wildlife. He is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Jeanne, of the home; daughter Cathy and husband Spencer Schieck, Temecula, Calif.; daughter Michelle and husband Dan Drye, Nixa, Mo.; son Sterling and wife Debbie Nelson, Olathe, Kan.; two brothers, Kenneth, Selah, Wash. and Don, Pomeroy, Wash.; three sisters, Loretta Reynolds, LaCygne, Kan. Betty Bangs, Louisburg and Marilyn Morgan, LaCygne, Kan.; grandchildren Angela Scholl, Jeremy and Krystina Schieck, Jared Drye, Audrey and Travis Nelson and two great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews. Services will be 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2001 at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, 32665 Lexington Ave., DeSoto, with visitation immediately following at the chapel. Cremation. The family suggests contributions be made to Kansas City Hospice, Kansas Office, 12006 W. 87th Street Parkway, Lenexa, Kan. 66215.

Alan Ness
Alan J. Ness, 62, Edgerton, died Tuesday, June 13, 2000, in Kansas City North, Mo., at his work. He was born Oct., 16, 1937, in Mayville, N.D., the son of Frank O. Ness and Esther Storhoff Ness. He was a 1955 graduate of Fargo Central High School and attended North Dakota State University. He married Julie Engel Ness, Dec. 30, 1961, in Moorhead, Minn. He had lived in Sioux and Lenexa, then moved to Edgerton 11 years ago. He previously had worked as a sales manager at Trend Plastics in Olathe for eight years. He was a sales manager for Best Tool and Manufacturing Co. Inc., Kansas City North, Mo. He attended King of Kings Lutheran Church, Gardner. He also was in the U.S. Army Reserve. Survivors include his wife, Julie Engel Ness, of the home; two daughters, Stefanie Blackburn, Tampa, Fla., and Stacey Ness, Lutz, Fla.; two brothers, Stan Ness, Portland, Ore., and Duane Ness, Plymouth, Mich.; two sisters, Betty McAllister, Ridgefield, Wash., and Gloria Ness, Portland, Ore.; and four grandchildren. The memorial service will be 10 a.m. Monday at King of Kings Lutheran Church, Gardner. Cremation.

Michelle Neville
Michelle Neville of Olathe, 42, director of learning resources and assistant professor at Saint Luke's College, died Thursday, March 8, 2001, at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, after a three-year battle with leiomyosarcoma, a very rare cancer. She was born June 18, 1958, in Coronado, Calif., the eldest of five children born to William and Lois Muenchrath Berberich. She grew up in Springfield, Mo., graduating from Springfield Catholic High School in 1976. She attended Saint Luke's Hospital School of Nursing, where she met her future husband, graduating in 1979. On Aug. 11, 1979, she married Denis Neville in Springfield, Mo. She received her B.S. degree in nursing from Webster College in 1981 and M.A. degree in gerontology and health services management from Webster College in 1987. She worked as a staff nurse and an assistant head nurse at Saint Luke's Hospital before joining the faculty at Saint Luke's School of Nursing in 1982, where she was an assistant clinical nursing instructor. In 1990, she became the director of the Learning Resource Center and an assistant professor at Saint Luke's College. She was honored to be chosen, in recognition of her many contributions to Saint Luke's nursing education, as the commencement speaker at the 94th commencement ceremony for Saint Luke's College in May 2000. She was the recipient of the following awards: Certificate of Excellence as Employee of the Month at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, January 1991; Excellence in nursing, Saint Luke's Hospital School of Nursing, 1991; Isable Curdy Teaching Excellence Award, Saint Luke's College, 1994 and 1997. She was recognized in fall 2000 for the "Angels in the Work Place" Award at Saint Luke's/Shawnee Mission Health System. She was a member of the Missouri League for Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society; and Saint Luke's Alumni Association. After her youngest son, Christopher, was diagnosed with Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy, she was an active participate in the muscular dystrophy parents support group and a volunteer for many muscular dystrophy events. She also served on the board of directors for the local Muscular Dystrophy Association. Survivors include her husband of 21 years, Denis; her sons Stephen and Christopher; her parents, William and Lois Berberich, Destin, Fla.; her sisters, Susan Berberich and Anne McVay and her family, Atlanta; her brothers, Stephen Berberich of Dallas; and William Berberich Jr., St. Louis, Mo.; and their families, her many friends who remained at her side during her illness, and her many students. Visitation and a prayer service will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, March 10, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe. The family will receive friends in the church hall following the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to a nursing student scholarship that is being established in her name at Saint Luke's College. Contributions should be sent to the Michelle Neville Scholarships Fund, c/o Saint Luke's College, 4426 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO 64111.

Miller Nichols
KANSAS CITY, MO - Miller Nichols, who as chairman of J.C. Nichols Co. expanded the city's Country Club Plaza shopping district, died Wednesday. He was 89. Nichols died at his condominium overlooking the district created by his father, Jesse Clyde Nichols, an 1897 Olathe High School graduate, who founded the company in 1905. The death was described as due to natural causes. He became chairman of J.C. Nichols Co., a development and real estate firm, following his father's death in 1950. He retired in 1988, following establishment of a management-led employee stock ownership plan devised to buy out the founding family's ownership interest. The company was sold in 1998 to North Carolina-based Highwoods Properties Inc. Nichols is survived by his wife, Jeannette; four daughters: Kay Nichols Callison, Ann Nichols, Nance Nichols Lopez and Lynn Nichols; a stepson, John Deweese, and a stepdaughter, Jennifer Deweese. He also is survived by his brother, Clyde. He leaves nine grandchildren.

Orbin Nichols
Orbin B. "Nick" Nichols, 92, Loudon, Tenn., formerly of Spring Hill, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2000. He was born July 19, 1908, in Missouri, the son of Ralph and Nellie Nichols. He married Freda Mae Raef in March 1935. He operated his own service station for many years in Spring Hill, and lived in Spring Hill for 50 years before moving to Tennessee. Survivors include his wife, Freda; three daughters, Penny Nichols, Brenda K. Leonard and Darlynn Snell; a sister, Margie Doll, Urich, Mo.; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The memorial service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Loudon Funeral Home, Loudon.

Bessie Nicholson
Bessie Pauline Nicholson, 83, Ocheltree, died Monday, March 20, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Aug. 25, 1916, in Ford City, Mo. the daughter of Lloyd Otho Oshel and Mayme June (Baker) Oshel. She moved to Johnson County as a young child; in 1943, she moved to Ocheltree, near Spring Hill. She was a 1934 graduate of Gardner High School. She was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Olathe and the Miraculous Medal Association in Perryville, Mo. On March 30, 1935, she married Lawrence Bernard Nicholson in Olathe. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence, on May 19, 1979; a son, John Nicholson, on June 8, 1998; three brothers; and two sisters. Survivors include a daughter, Kay Boydston, Ocheltree; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m., with the rosary at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 23, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 24, at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. Burial will be at Aubry Cemetery in Stilwell. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Catholic Church, 900 Honeysuckle, Olathe, KS 66061.

Kathleen Nicholson
Kathleen S. (Shipp) Nicholson, 54, Gardner, died Tuesday, April 3, 2001, at her home. She was born Sept. 3, 1946, in Long Beach, Calif., the daughter of Charles Shipp and Nadine Dawson Shipp. She moved to Gardner in May 2000 with her daughter and family. She graduated from Central Phoenix High School, Phoenix. She attended two years of college. She worked for 15 years as an executive recruiter for Independent Business Co., in Dallas. She also worked for 10 years as an executive recruiter for her own company, ARS Group in Dallas. She was co-founder of Executive Search Roundtable, Dallas. She was a member of the Lenexa Baptist Church. She was active in Bible studies. She was preceded in death by her parents; a stepmother, Dolores Shipp; and a brother, Ron Eby. She is survived by two daughters, Angie Walters, Gardner, and Annie Collins, Austin, Texas; two sisters, Connie Burden, Eugene, Ore., and Bonnie Newman, Phoenix; and two grandchildren. Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Lenexa Baptist Church, 15320 W. 87th St. Parkway, Lenexa. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Camelback Cemetery, Scottsdale, Ariz. Memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice or the Lenexa Baptist Church.

Meredith Noellsch
Meredith Houston Noellsch, 87, died March 24, 2001. She was born Jan. 6, 1914, in Springfield, Mo. She attended Dury College, Springfield, Mo.; and Toledo University, Toledo, Ohio. She was a member of Chapter FL, P.E.O. Sisterhood; daughters of the American Revolution; Seniors Serving Schools at Havencroft Elementary School in Olathe; and Full Faith Church of Love, Shawnee, where she was active in Senior Saints, Women's Ministry, and Bible Study. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, William Joseph Noellsch, Lakeview Village, Lenexa; two daughters, Merejo Dussair and her husband, David; and Kathryn Bondurant; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at W.L. Frye and Son, Olathe. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Full Faith Church of Love, Shawnee. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to Eastern Kansas Christian Schools, Inc., 6826 Lackman Rd., Shawnee, KS 66217-9595.

Harold Nord
Harold Herman Nord, 87, Manhattan, died Sunday, June 17, 2001, at the Valley Manor Nursing Home in Ottawa, Kan. He was born on Aug. 8, 1913, on a farm near Beattie, Kan., the son of Oscar Olaf and Esther Hederial (Larson) Nord. He graduated from the Kansas School for the Deaf on April 21, 1934. On Dec. 21, 1940, he was married to Nadeen Myrtle Dey in Omaha, Neb., who preceded him in death on July 15, 1990. He was a longtime Manhattan resident and worked as a carpenter from 1964 until his retirement in 1980 from civil service at Fort Riley. He was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Manhattan, the International Lutheran Deaf Association, Midwest Lutheran Deaf Association and the Northeast Kansas Lutheran Church for the Deaf. He is survived by two daughters, Lois A. Ferguson, Brookings, Ore., and Esther M. Zimmerman, Paola; a son, Carl O. Nord, Mulvane, Kan.; three brothers, Leonard Nord, Bend, Ore., Bill Nord, Cheyenne, Wyo., and Mervin Nord, Marysville, Kan.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Manhattan, with the Rev. Joseph Jones officiating. Cremation will follow with private family interment in Valley View Memorial Gardens Cemetery, in Manhattan. The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. until service time Thursday at the church. A memorial fund has been established to St. Luke's Lutheran Church Deaf Ministry or the International Lutheran Deaf Association. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502.

William Norris
William "Bill" Howard Norris, 72, Edgerton, died Monday, May 15, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born Dec. 30, 1927, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Eugene R. Norris and Marie Powers Norris. He lived in Kansas City as a child, then moved with his family to Gardner for a year. He and his family moved to a farm north of Edgerton in 1940 and had been a resident since then. He was a 1946 graduate of Edgerton High School, where he had played basketball. He married Mayrene Counselman June 16, 1951, in Edgerton. He was a powerhouse engineer for Farmland Industries in Lawrence for 35 1/2 years, retiring in 1990. He was an active member of the Edgerton Assumption Catholic Church, where he served on the church council. He was a Johnson County Fair Board member and served as the sheep chairman for 35 years; a Sunnyside 4-H Club leader; Wednesday Morning Breakfast Club member; active in the Senior Citizens Group; a Johnson County Soil Conservation Association board member and past president; a Hillsdale Water Association board member; a former Lanesfield School board member; and a basketball referee for many years. He was preceded in death by two sisters. Survivors include his wife, Mayrene Norris, of the home; three sons, Bill Norris, Shawnee, Eugene Norris, Wellsville, and David Norris, Eudora; four daughters, Rita Norris, Chesapeake, Va., Kathy Rankin, Olathe, Annette Lauppe, Manhattan, Kan., and Mary Brannon, Greensboro, N.C.; two brothers, John Norris, Bedford, Texas, and Eugene "Mick" Norris, Edgerton; two sisters, Rosie Mayfield, Georgetown, Ind., and Jo Ann Patterson, Dwight, Kan.; and 12 grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m., with the rosary at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 17, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday, May 18, at Assumption Catholic Church, Edgerton. Burial will be at St. Columbine Catholic Cemetery, Edgerton. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions may be made to the Gardner Athena Club Scholarship Fund or to Catholic Masses, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Joe Northern
Joe Northern, 88, Paola, died Friday, Jan. 21, at the Country Haven Nursing Home in Paola. He was born May 19, 1911, in Kansas City, Kan., to William and Anna Falk Northern. He grew up on a farm in the Kansas City area and attended school there. He later worked in the construction business, learning to operate large equipment. He was united in marriage to Margaret Gardner, July 11, 1931, and they had two children. He and his wife moved around Kansas, Texas, Missouri and Arkansas while he worked for Carrothers and Crouch Construction Company. In 1943, a need for stock water ponds in Miami County, along with his own desire to run his own business, prompted him to purchase a bulldozer and begin to build ponds. During his first year of business, he built 54 ponds in the area. He also contributed to the promotion of Soil Conservation work in Miami County. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed supplying his friends with fresh vegetables each summer. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Paola, and he volunteered with the Christmas baskets program each year. He also enjoyed fishing. After he retired in 1973, he spent spent many hours in his workshop making wooden birds and lawn decorations. Preceding him in death is his wife Margaret, Feb. 27, 1999. Survivors include one son Kenneth Northern, Paola; one daughter Betty Jo Gillum, Laramie, Wyo.; three sisters Lucille Rogers, Bonner Springs, Florence Warren, Lawrence and Aletha Beach, Tonganoxie; one brother Harold Northern, Conway, Mo.; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 24, at First Baptist Church in Paola. Burial will follow at Paola Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. prior to the services at the Baptist church. The family suggests memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church in the name of Joe Northern, care of Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 North Pearl street, Paola, Kan. 66071.

Lawrence Nostrand
Lawrence E. Nostrand, 72, Olathe, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Feb. 12, 1927, in Lido Beach, Long Island, N.Y. He had lived in Tucson, Ariz., before coming to Olathe in 1988. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a carpenter and cabinetmaker for many years. He was a former member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was preceded in death by a son, Douglas Nostrand; a stepson, Mike Andres; a sister, Mildred Unkel; a granddaughter, Danielle Nostrand; and a step-granddaughter, Dawn White. Survivors include his wife, Dee (Andres) Nostrand, of the home; a son, Rick Nostrand, Kansas City, Kan.; a daughter, Bonnie J. Rowland, Merriam; three stepdaughters, Debby J. White, Olathe, Cindy Hamblin, Topeka, and Lisa D. Packard, Tonganoxie; three grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 28, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, of Olathe; the funeral will immediately follow at 11 a.m. at the chapel. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Olathe Medical Center, 20333 W. 151st St., Olathe, KS 66061; or First Baptist Church, 2024 E. 151st St., Olathe, KS 66062.

Everett Noyes
Everett U. Noyes, 85, of Parker, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2001, at his home. He was born, July 2, 1915, in Sharion, Kan., the son of Alfred O. and Jennie D. (Williams) Noyes. He had lived in Olathe since 1952, moved to Centerville in 1997, and recently moved to Parker, Kan. He married the former Betty Vaughn on July 8, 1947, in Belton, Mo. He was a foreman for Johnson County Road Bridge for 13 years, retiring in 1978. He also farmed. He was in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945, during World War II and received a Purple Heart. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, James Noyes; one daughter, Connie Noyes; one brother, Lon Noyes; two sisters, Opal Robinson and Rena Williams; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild. Survivors include his wife, Betty Noyes, of the home; two sons, David Noyes, La Cygne, and Steven Noyes, Centerville, Kan.; three daughters, Janice Smith, Wellsville, La Vonna Montgomery, Olathe, and Cheryl Schmidt, Centerville; one brother, John Noyes, Garden City; one sister, Hala Thuro, Princeton; 13 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Burial will follow at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the National Kidney Foundation.

Charles Nunamaker Sr.
Charles Joseph Nunamaker Sr., 84, Olathe, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born April 21, 1915, in Kansas City, Mo., and had lived in Olathe since 1984. He served in the "Mighty Eighth" Division of the U.S. Army-Air Force in Nuthampstead, England, during World War II. He had worked for the Kansas City Southern Railway, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and John I. Paulding Company; and retired from Sears and Roebuck Company in 1977. He was a member of the Olathe Singers and Strutters, and was a former member of the Kansas City Community Chorus. Survivors include his wife, Sue Nunamaker, of the home; a son, Charles Joseph Jr., Overland Park; a daughter, Dr. Cathy Diane Ream, Olathe; a brother; Bert Nunamaker Jr., Kansas City, Mo.; three sisters, Dorothy Bowers, Independence, Mo., Maxine Thornton, Kansas City, Mo., and Wilma Gaines, Prairie Village; and four grandchildren. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 24, in the Garrett Chapel at College Church of the Nazarene, 2020 E. Sheridan Ave., Olathe. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.

Wilma Oberle
Wilma Irene Oberle, 81, Carbondale, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000, at Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born May 22, 1919, in Scranton, Kan., the daughter of Harry E. and Jane Kiley Norman. She graduated as valedictorian of her class from Scranton High School. She was a teacher most of her life. She was a member of the Carbondale Church of Christian Fellowship. She was awarded the 50-year membership pin from the Kansas State Grange in 1999. She married Laurence Peter Oberle in 1944. He preceded her in death in 1978. Her son, Norman Oberle, also preceded her in death, as did two brothers, James William Norman and Clayton Norman. Survivors include a daughter, Beverly Wittenborn, Olathe; and three grandchildren. Services will be 2 p.m. at the Carbondale Church of Christian Fellowship. Burial will be at Shawnee Center Cemetery, Wakarusa, Kan.

Cheyenne Obrock
Cheyenne M. Obrock, 7, Olathe, died Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at Children's Mercy Hospital. She was born Jan. 19, 1994, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Darby Pool and Andrea Obrock. She was a first-grader at Prairie Center Elementary School. She was a member of Brownie Troop No. 1205, and the Wheatland Tour Riders bike club where she was known as Wyoming. Survivors include her mother Andrea Obrock, Olathe; her father, Darby Pool, Turner, Kan.; a sister, Sara Pool, Lee's Summit, Mo.; maternal grandparents, Karen and Stephen Obrock, Olathe; maternal great-grandparents, Clyde and Josephine Schwach, Billings, Mo., and Charles and Virginia Obrock, of Springfield, Mo.; paternal grandparents, Randy and Jamie Robertson, Overland Park, and Rod and Jan Pool, St. Joseph, Mo.; and paternal great-grandparents, Jim and Betty Pool, Tucson, Ariz., and Darlis Lee, of Raytown, Mo. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory. A Mass of Christian burial is set for 10 a.m. Friday at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. Burial at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. A trust fund is set up in Cheyenne's name at The First National Bank of Olathe, P.O. Box 1500, Olathe, KS 66061-1500.

Inez Odle
1912-2000
Funeral services for Inez E. Odle, Kansas City, Kan., were Wednesday, Aug. 9, at Maple Hill Funeral Home. Burial was at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Odle died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2000, at Johnson County Nursing Center. She was born Oct. 9, 1913, Hiwasse, Ark., the daughter of Elmer Todd and Clara Sheriff dle. She lived in the Kansas City area since 1944. She was a homemaker and a member of Rosedale Congregational Church. Her husband, William Odle, preceded her in death in 1944. Survivors include two sons, Ron Odle, Kingman, Ariz., and Dana Odle, Shawnee; two daughters, Rosie Inman, DeSoto, and Glenna Odle, Olathe; two brothers, Jim Todd and Joe Todd, both of Kingman, Ariz.; two sisters, Barbara Parker, Orand, Ala., and Betty Prock, Casa Grande, Ariz.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to Rosedale Congregational Church.

Darien Olson
Darien Cameron Olson, age 1 month, 12 days, died Friday, Feb. 4, at the St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis. Olson was born Dec. 23, 1999, in Olathe and lived in Spring Hill. Survivors include his mother, Bethany L. Olson, Spring Hill; grandparents Rhonda Davis, Spring Hill, and Olin Olson, Rantoul, Kan.; and maternal great grandparents, Rusty Stamper, Olathe, and Elbert Stamper, Paola. Graveside services will be held 3 pm. Wednesday, Feb. 9, at Spring Hill Cemetery, Spring Hill. Burial will follow. The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Louis Children's Hospital in care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 7, Spring Hill, KS. 66083.

Robert O'Malley
Robert "Rob" Dean O'Malley, 33, Wellsville, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000, in rural Franklin County as a result of a motor-vehicle accident. He was born Sept. 9, 1967, in Olathe, the son of Robert I. O'Malley and Judith Marie Morrison O'Malley, Spring Hill. He was a Spring Hill resident for most of his life. He lived in Wellsville for the last three years. He was a 1986 graduate of Spring Hill High School. He was a welder at Haven Steel, Ottawa. He had been a self-employed welder and plumber and was a newspaper carrier for The Kansas City Star and Ottawa Herald. Survivors include his parents; one son, Jared Dean O'Malley, Wellsville; one daughter, Chelsea Michelle O'Malley, Wellsville; two sisters, Shannon Marie Madl and Megan Kristine Hewett, both of Spring Hill; great-grandmother, Lillian Morrison, Spring Hill; and fiance Susan Carpenter, Wellsville. Graveside services will be11:30 a.m. today at the Spring Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. untilr service time at the Bruce Funeral Home, Spring Hill. Memorial contributions may be made to the O'Malley Children's Educational Fund,in care of Team Bank, Spring Hill, or in care of Bruce Funeral Home Box 7, Spring Hill, KS 66083.

Elizabeth Ordway
Elizabeth C. Ordway, 87, Plainville, died Monday, Nov. 13, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Feb. 8, 1913, in Ellis County, Kan., the daughter of Ida May King and Fred A. Bemis. She married Victor R. Ordway in 1932 at Hays. He died in 1992. Most of her life was spent in the Plainville area where the couple raised their family. During the last three years, she has lived with her daughters in Eureka and Olathe. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Lawrence and Ralph Bemis, and a grandson, Rodney Dean. Survivors include three children, Robert Ordway, Iselin, N.J.; Geraldine Linenberger, Eureka,; and Linda Evans, Olathe; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one step grandchild. The visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Plainville Funeral Home. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Christian Church, Plainville. Interment will be in the Plainville Cemetery.

Tommy Orender
Tommy Jean "Tom" Orender, 84, of Ottawa, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Sept. 30, 1916, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Marion Edward Orender and Grace Viola (Williams) Orender. He lived in Ottawa since 1971. He grew up in Kansas City, Kan., moving to Overland Park in 1929 and Bonita, Kan., in 1958. He attended Kansas City, Kan. schools. He married Lovenia Agnes Dierking, Nov. 19, 1939, in Overland Park. He was a farmer and worked as a boiler maker and welder for Phillips Petroleum in Kansas City, Kan., for 40 years, retiring in 1974. He served as a private in the infantry of the United States Army during World War II receiving the World War II Victory Medal. He was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Ottawa, and formerly Overland Park Assembly of God. He is preceded in death by two brothers, Jerome Edward Orender and Jimmy M. Orender and one sister, Maxel Nadine Apostle. He is survived by his wife, Lovenia Agnes Orender, of the home; one daughter, Darlene Joan Colwell, Ottawa; one granddaughter, Donita Lynn Callahan, Ottawa; two grandsons, Duane Michael Colwell, Osage City; and Daniel Jean Colwell, Ottawa; three great-grandchildren, Michelle Colwell, Stephanie Colwell, and Ryan Colwell, all of Ottawa. He will lie in state at Dengel and Son Mortuary after 5 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday and 1 p.m. Monday, where the family will meet with friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday evening. Funeral services will be held at the First Assembly of God Church, 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2. Flag presentation and honors by Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post No. 5901, Ottawa. Burial will be at Lawrence Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence. The family suggests memorial contributions to First Assembly of God, c/o Dengel and Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, KS 66067.

Robert Osborne
Robert R. Osborne, 97, Olathe business executive and philanthropist, died Thursday, April 26, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born in 1904 near DeSoto. He left the farm to become a banker in Olathe in the 1920s. He served as president of Patrons Bank in Olathe (now Bank of America) from 1959 to 1969. He served as a member of that board from 1937 to 1990 and was the chairman from 1968 through 1979. He was president and board member of Mission State Bank from 1944 to 1958. He was an incorporator of Roeland Park State Bank (now Mercantile Bank) and a board member of State Bank of Stanley for many years. In 1973, he was the recipient of the Baker University Award of Appreciation as a member of the President's Club. He received the Baker University Distinguished Service Award in 1979. In 1979, he contributed $250,000 to establish the Robert Rebstock and Clarice Dicken Osborne Endowed Chair in Religious Studies. In 1995, he gave a $1 million gift to Baker for the relocation and reconstruction of a 132-year-old Sproxton, England, Methodist chapel on the Baker campus. The chapel is named the Clarice L. Osborne Memorial Chapel, in memory of Osborne's late wife. He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Olathe. Mr. Osborne provided the original acreage for the MidAmerica Nazarene College (now MidAmerica Nazarene University) in Olathe. In 1972, he was the recipient of the Quadrennial Award for Education from the Church of the Nazarene and MidAmerica Nazarene College. He received an honorary doctorate degree from the college in 1977. The R.R. Osborne Administration Building was named in his honor in 1986. He was a member of the Board of Regents of Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Mo., for eight years. He was a member of Rockhurst Honorary Director's Association from 1958 to 2001. He was associated with the Olathe Medical Center since its inception in 1952. The R.R. Osborne Conference Center was named in his honor. He was a member of the Olathe Hospital Foundation Inc. He served on the Hospital Board of Trustees from 1953 to 1973 and served as building committee chairman, treasurer and chairman of the finance committee for 13 years. In 1993, he was the recipient of the Olathe Health Foundation/Olathe Medical Center Humanitarian Award. He was the recipient of the American Cancer Society Excalibur Award and was an active proponent of the American Heart Association. He received the "Friends of Children" award from the Kansas Association of Licensed Private Child Care Agencies in 1994 through nomination by Temporary Lodging for Children in Olathe. He was the primary reason two new homes were built for Temporary Lodging for Children in 1993. In 1995, he was the recipient of the Olathe Good Samaritan Center Award for Dedication and Service to Olathe and its citizens through continued support of the ministry of the Olathe Good Samaritan Center. He was a member of the Olathe Chamber of Commerce for more than 72 years. In 1967, he was named "Mr. Olathe" by the chamber for his personal service and leadership. He received the "1996 Citizen of the Year Award" and the "Lifetime Achievement Award" in January 1997. Mr. Osborne was the recipient of the 1958 city of Mission, Kan., Award of "Evidence of foresight, planning and outstanding achievement in the growth and development of the city of Mission." In 1984, he was the recipient of the John T. Barton Award from the city of Olathe for his service to the community. He was the recipient in 1995 of the Olathe Community Pride Award presented by the city of Olathe for appreciation for his role in the development of an outstanding image for the Olathe community. In 1995, he contributed $350,000 to Olathe District Schools for the renovation project of the former John P. St. John High School Auditorium named the R.R. Osborne Performing Arts Center when completed in 1996. He was the 1996 recipient of the Service to Mankind Award presented by the Olathe Pioneer Sertoma Club. He was also honored in 1996 with the Johnson County's Community Services Milton E. Erickson Citizen of the Year Award for volunteer leadership and dedication in the field of human services. He was named Philanthropist of the Year by the Greater Kansas City Council on Philanthropy in 1997. He also was a member of the Greater Kansas City Council on Philanthropy. In 1997, he was awarded the Stanley S. Kresge Award for Philanthropy from the United Methodist Foundation for Christian Higher Education. He was the recipient of the 1998 Friends of Education Community Leader Award of Excellence presented by The Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force. Mr. Osborne contributed $700,000 to the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm Foundation and Olathe Historical Society to be used toward construction of the proposed Mahaffie Visitor Center/Olathe Historical Society Museum in Olathe. He was honored as a 75-year member by the Masonic Grand Lodge of Kansas in October 1999 when the Olathe Masonic Lodge celebrated its 140th anniversary. He was a member of Olathe Lodge AF&AM. He also was a strong supporter of the Olathe Salvation Army, the Salvation Army's Johnson County Family Lodge program, the Olathe Project Graduation Foundation, Heart to Heart International, the Johnson County YMCA, the Olathe Art Alliance, Cedar House Inc., Safe Homes Inc., Catholic Charities and many more. He was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Olathe Rotary Club, and was a member of Rotary International since 1959. A strong supporter of youth, he was the recipient of the America Award as Guardian of Scouting; the Service Award from the Girl Scouts of America; and the Silver Medallion Award from the Kansas 4-H Foundation. He was the 1963 recipient of the Soil Conservation Banker Award in Johnson County. He farmed throughout his professional life. He is credited with attracting the Federal Aviation Administration Flight Control Center and the Delco Battery plant (now Delphi) to the city of Olathe, enterprises that have provided hundreds of jobs over the years. He was the former 50-year owner of the R.R. Osborne Insurance Agency and served as president and director of numerous corporations. His recent interests included support of the Kansas Educational Foundation Deaf Culture Center. He also was a member of the Friends of the Olathe Public Library and Friends of the Johnson County Museum. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Clarice L. Osborne, on Dec. 11, 1990. Survivors include two nieces, Esther E. Ellis, DeSoto, and Helen A. Osborne, Olathe; and one nephew, Donald V. Osborne, Overland Park. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Grace United Methodist Church, 115th Street and Ridgeview Road in Olathe. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace United Methodist Church Building Fund, Olathe, or Olathe Medical Center Hospice.

Gilbert Ott
Gilbert Dwight Ott, 70, Warsaw, Ind., formerly of Olathe, died unexpectedly Monday, June 5, 2000, at his home. He was born May 30, 1930, in New Paris, Ind., to Floyd and Emma Katherine (Goppert) Ott. He was U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He lived in Olathe from 1958 to 1988. He was a drill-press operator and had worked at his trade for more than 30 years in Olathe; he also had worked at the Maple Leaf Duck Farm in Milford, Kan. A retiree, he moved back to Warsaw in 1988. Although retired, he was working as a custodian at Washington Elementary School in Warsaw. He was a member of the New Hope Free Will Baptist Church, Warsaw. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Orrion, John and Delbert Ott. Survivors include two sisters, Peg Miller and Mary E. Blue, both of Warsaw; and a stepsister, Marilyn Tuvell, Ligonier, Ind. The visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen, Ind. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen. Memorial contributions may be made to the Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind., or the American Cancer Society.

Jack Owens
Jack Owens, 73, of Olathe, died Friday, March 23, 2001, at his home. He was born March 16, 1928, in Kansas City, Kan., and was a resident there most of his life. He was a diesel mechanic for 28 years for Hercules, retiring in 1993. He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a member of VFW Post No. 6401. He was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Allen Owens. Survivors include a son, Vernon Owens, of Olathe; daughter Jackie Owens of Olathe; six brothers and sisters, Dorothy Kiefer of Warsaw, Mo., Rosemary Schoch of Overland Park, Charles Owens Jr. of Laurie, Mo., Patricia Brockleman of Wichita, Robert Owens of Bonner Springs and Anna Mae Saunders of Kansas City, Kan.; and a granddaughter. Friends may visit from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, at the Porter Funeral Home, Kansas City, Kan.

Billie Page
Billie Jean Page, 64, Olathe, died Saturday, May 13, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Nov. 30, 1935, in Claremore, Okla., the daughter of Wayne Edward and Ruby Edith (Molder) Mitchell. She was raised by her grandparents in Osawatomie where she graduated from high school in 1953. On June 14, 1953, she married Richard Dale Page in the First Methodist Church in Osawatomie. They made their home in Olathe. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Jean Newton, Feb. 13, 1998, and a granddaughter, Jennifer Page. Survivors include her husband, Richard Dale Page, of the home; two sons, Alan Richard Page, Olathe, and Roger William Page, Independence, Mo.; a half-brother, Larry Mitchell, Hilltop Lakes, Texas; two half-sisters, Patricia A. Gaddie, Plainsfield, Ind., and Mary M. Schwindt, Rossville, Kan.; her stepmother, Helen Mitchell, Topeka; and five grandchildren. The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Burial will follow at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Norma Pait
Norma Jean (Cornwell) Pait, 74, Weatherby Lake, Mo., died Saturday, July 15, 2000, at St. Luke's Northland Hospital. She was born Aug. 29, 1925, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of Clyde E. and Elizabeth (Peake) Cornwell. She lived in the Kansas City metropolitan area all her life, including Liberty, Mo. She was a 1943 graduate of Central High School, Kansas City, Mo. She married Arley Pait on May 8, 1947; they later divorced. She was a "tiny Rosy the Riveter" at North American during World War II, then was a clerical worker at Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company (later the Hanover Group) for 22 years and at United States Steel. After retirement, she worked as a pharmacy assistant at Wal-Mart. She was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters. She is survived by two daughters, Arlene Hampton, of the home, and Elizabeth Blesie, Olathe; a brother, Melvin Cornwell; a sister, Laura Couch, Evening Shade, Ark.; four grandchildren; a step-granddaughter; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the McGilley Antioch Chapel, Kansas City, Mo. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel. Burial will be at the White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Mo. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Association, Ste. 310, 1900 W. 47th Place, Westwood, KS 66205.

Haley Parker
Haley Nicole Grimm Parker, newborn, died Saturday, June 23, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born June 23, 2001, in Olathe, the daughter of Andrew Russell Parker and Keely Layne Grimm of Gardner. Survivors include her parents; maternal grandparents, Carmen Grimm and Tommie Bradford, both of Gardner; paternal grandparents, Edward Parker and Darlene Parker, both of Gardner; five aunts and four uncles; and 11 cousins. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, at the Gardner Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Haley Nicole Grimm Parker Memorial Fund in care of Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Roy Parks
Roy Edgar Parks, 73, Olathe, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born Feb. 17, 1927, in Madison, Ill., the son of Edgar and Ella Parks. He was employed at Smith & Loveless in Lenexa for 30 years, retiring in 1989. He was a member of the College Church of the Nazarene in Olathe. He was preceded in death by his father, Edgar, and brother, Orval, and a son, Stanley Parks. Survivors include his wife, Lillian Parks, of the home; his son, Gene Parks, Palo, Iowa; two daughters, Joyce Bodine, Mesa, Ariz., and Caryle Parks, Olathe; his mother, Ella Parks, Clarence, Mo.; two sisters, Lorene Thacker, Sylmar, Calif., and Donna Barton, Clarence, Mo.; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, July 6, 2000, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home in Olathe. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. The family suggests contributions to the Roy Edgar Parks Memorial Fund in care of First National Bank of Olathe, 444 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 66061.

Darlene Patterson
V. Darlene Patterson, 98, of Bonner Springs died Tuesday, May 8, 2001, at Royal Terrace Care Center in Olathe. She was born Feb. 27, 1903, in Wagner, S.D., living in Bonner Springs since 1929. She was a graduate of the University of Kansas, where she received her teaching degree. She taught school in Wyandotte County for 25 years. She took a leave from Stony Point Elementary to teach U.S. military children in both Frankfurt, Germany and Tokyo, Japan. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star in Bonner Springs. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles R. Patterson, in 1948. Survivors include a son, Dick and wife Bernice Patterson of Olathe; three grandchildren, Philip and wife Carol Patterson, and Robert and wife Ardis Patterson, all of Overland Park, and Kathleen and husband Mark Sutter, Las Cruses, N.M., eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren. Private services. Cremation. The family suggests contributions to Odyssey Healthcare of Kansas City, 9229 Ward Pkwy., Kansas City, MO 64114; or Children's Mercy Hospital, c/o Resource Development Office, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108. The Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe is in charge of arrangements.

Edwin Patterson
Edwin Fussell "Ed" Patterson, 54, of Paola, died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2000, at the Miami County Medical Center, Paola. He was born April 28, 1946, in Upland, Pa., the son of George and Frederica Wilson Patterson. In 1955, the family moved to the Kansas City area where he attended Westport High School, graduating in 1964. In 1966, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, and was honorably discharged in 1972. He worked for Midwest Honda Shop in Lenexa. His last employment was the JC Penney Distribution Center, Lenexa, where he worked for 13 years as a maintenance man before retiring. He moved to Paola in 1990. He was a member of the Paola Presbyterian Church. His hobbies include fish and collecting military service memorabilia. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Fred Patterson, in 1976. Survivors include two sons, Louis and Frederick Patterson, Lenexa; two brothers, Walter Patterson, Grandview, Mo.; and David Patterson, Kansas City, Mo.; one sister, Caroline Wright, Kansas City, Mo.; and his half-brother, Robert Patterson, Wilmington, N.C. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. Burial will follow at 12:30 p.m. at the Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth. Friends may call 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the World War II Memorial Fund in care of Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 North Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071.

Nora Patton
Nora V. Towner Patton died Wednesday, June 13, 2001, at the Medicalodge of Gardner. She was born March 27, 1903 on a farm near Steelville, Mo., the daughter of Estella M. (Adams) Towner and Nathan D. Towner. The family moved to Johnson County in 1914. She was the granddaughter of John and Catherine Towner, a pioneer Johnson County family, and lived on the farm that was purchased from the Blackbob Indians in 1854. The farm is now a development of homes called Towner Place at 119th and Pflumm Road. She was a graduate of Olathe High School. She was married to Ora A. Patton. She was a bookkeeper and worked for several companies before retiring in 1970. She was a member of the Overland Park Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; a sister, Veralee Schlagel, Olathe; two brothers, Nathan C. Towner and Marion Townerl and two sons, Nathan T. Apple and infant Gerald Apple. She is survived by a daughter, Geraldine Roberts, Gardner; two sons, Chauncy W. Apple, Montgomery, Texas, and Donald M. Apple, Humble, Texas; a step-daughter, Nadine Jennisch, Nashville, Tenn.; a brother-in-law, Paul Schlagel, Olathe; 11 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and four stepgreat-grandchildren. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road. Services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Oak Lawn Memorial Garden, Olathe. The family suggests memorials may be made to Overland Park Christian Church, 7600 W. 75th Overland Park, KS 66204 or the American Cancer Society, 6700 Antioch Road, Suite 100, Merriam, KS 66204-1200, in lieu of flowers.

Thomas Patton
Thomas Edward Patton, 58, Linn Valley, Kan., died Friday, Nov. 17, 2000, at his home. He was born Feb. 11, 1942, in Kansas City, Kan. He graduated from Turner High School. He was a truck driver for Groendyke Transport. He was a member of Linn Valley Community Church. Survivors include his wife, Betty Patton, of the home; his aunt, Doris Howard, Overland Park; two sons, Thomas Patton Jr., Olathe, and Scott Patton, Overland Park.; two stepdaughters, Tammy Bryant and Tina Smith, both of McLouth; and five step grandchildren. Visitation will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, at the chapel. Burial will be at the DeSoto Cemetery.

Ronald Pearce
Ronald "Ron" Dean Pearce, 53, Gardner, died May 23, 2000, at his home. He was born Feb. 1, 1947, in Gardner, Kan., and was a lifelong area resident. He was a 1965 graduate of Gardner High School. He was a truck driver for Batesville Casket Co. in Kansas City, Mo., for several years. He also had worked for several security firms in the Kansas City area. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Gardner. Survivors include his mother, Helen Grace Snell Pearce, Gardner; a brother, Larry L. Pearce, Gardner; two nieces, Connie Mayberry, Gardner, and Sue Pearce, Edgerton; and uncles and aunts. Visitation is from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 27, at the First Baptist Church, Gardner. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 27, at the church. Burial will be at Gardner Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church or the Diabetes Association, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030. Arrangements are by Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Mark Peasley
SALINA - Mark E. Peasley, 47, died Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001, at his home in Salina. He was born Nov. 21, 1953, in Atchison. He lived in the Salina area for 26 years after moving from Junction City. He was a 1974 graduate of Kansas School for the Deaf. He was a painter and body worker for Eldorado Industries. He was a member of the Deaf Club in Salina. Survivors include his parents, Rollin and Shirley Peasley, Leavenworth; brothers, John S. Peasley, Memphis, Tenn., Kevin E. Peasley, Myrtle Beach, S.C., and David Peasley, Leavenworth; and two sisters, Kathy Schlick, Leavenworth, and Kim Carner, Edgerton. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at Roselawn Heights Memorial Chapel, Salina, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p.m. Funeral service will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at the chapel. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Leavenworth. Memorials may be sent to the KSD Endowment Fund for student needs, 450 E. Park St. Olathe, KS, 66061.

Margaret Pearson
Margaret E. Pearson, 86, of Huntington Park, Calif., died Feb. 26, 2001. She was born Feb. 27, 1914, in Oklahoma. Survivors include her son, John Melcolm, Downey, Calif.; three daughters, Helen Cass, Sun City, Calif., Wanda Bjorgaard, Bonner Springs, and Florence Marsh, Huntington Park, Calif.; one brother, John Dean, Fredonia, Kan.; one sister, Phoebe Ashe, Thousand Oaks, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Saturday, March 3, at the chapel. Burial will be at Lenape Cemetery, Linwood, Kan.

Glenn Peer
Glenn Edward Peer, 88, of Antioch died Tuesday, April 11, 2000, at the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. He was born Jan. 30, 1912, in Vinland, the son of Robert Carl Peer and Grace McQuiston Peer. He was a Johnson County and Miami County resident most of his life. He was a 1931 graduate of Edgerton High School. He married Genevieve G. Balch Oct. 13, 1931, in Olathe. He was a 1936 graduate of Pittsburg State University; in 1955, he received a master's degree in education from the University of Kansas. He was a teacher and coach in Edna (1935-37), Spring Hill (1937-38) and Hoisington (1938-41). He was an elementary principal at Spring Hill (1941-43); taught and coached at Edgerton (1943-47) and Gardner (1947-51); returning to Spring Hill a third time as elementary school principal until 1957. From 1957-59, he was a state auditor for the Department of Education in Topeka. He moved to a farm south of Gardner in 1959. He was coach and principal of the Bucyrus Grade School until 1968. He was then principal at Fontana High School, retiring in 1972. In 1999, he moved to Wichita to be near his daughter. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Edgerton, and taught Sunday school there. He also was a member and past president of the Miami County Retired Teachers Association. He was preceded in death by his wife, Genevieve, Oct. 5, 1999, in Wichita; a sister, Esther Cochran; and two brothers, Claire and Marion Peer. Survivors are two sons, Carl G. Peer, Gardner, and Dr. Gary Peer, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.; two daughters, Karen Robertson, Wichita, and Marilyn Salyer, Great Bend, Kan.; two brothers, Raymond (Shine) Peer and Jess Peer, both of Gardner; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 14, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 15, at the United Methodist Church, Edgerton. Burial will be at the Edgerton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Edgerton United Methodist Church, or the Glenn and Genevieve Peer Scholarship at Pittsburg State University Foundation.

Grace Pembleton
Grace Pembleton, 84, Olathe, died June 18, 2001, at Delmar Gardens, Overland Park. She was born Dec. 12, 1916, in Hutchinson, Kan., the daughter of Harry L. and Edith Laura (Newberry) Epperson. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1934. She was a long time member of Zion Lutheran Church in Hutchinson, and was currently a member of Faith Lutheran Church, Prairie Village. She worked as a real estate agent for several different companies, including Bob Owens and J.D. Reece. She was preceded in death by a brother, Donald L. Epperson, and a sister, Ruth Coons. Survivors include her husband, Leonard Pembleton, of the home; two sons, Wayne Clinton Witcher, Leawood, and Lowell Howard Witcher, Overland Park; a daughter, Elaine Unfred, Lawrence; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Faith Lutheran Church, 4508 W. 67th Street, Prairie Village. Visitation will be prior to the service at 1 p.m. Burial will be at the Fair Lawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association. Arrangements by W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe.

Pansy Penner
Pansy Fay Dent Penner, 95, DeSoto, died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at Eudora Nursing Home in Eudora. She was born Jan. 28, 1905, in Linwood, the daughter of William Harvey and Nellie May Turner Dent. She moved to DeSoto as a child and spent all of her life there. She was a 1924 graduate of DeSoto High School, and had attended Baker University and the University of Kansas. On May 12, 1926, she married Louis R. Penner, in Topeka. He died June 17, 1981. She taught elementary students, first in Cedar Junction, and then at Morning Star Rural School in DeSoto. Beginning when World War II started, she taught at Sunflower Village for 15 years. She taught in DeSoto for 10 more years. From 1944-1971, she wrote a column, "This 'n' That" community news, for The DeSoto News, and later for The Journal Herald in Shawnee. She also later wrote DeSoto history for The Olathe Daily News. She was a member of the United Methodist Church until 1988, then attended the Clearview City Village Church. She also was a member of the Liberty Rebekah Lodge No. 631 for 75 years; a member of the DeSoto Chapter of the Eastern Star for 50 years, and was the organist there for 45 years; the secretary for Lexington Grange for more than 45 years; a member of the Cemetery Board; a member of the Y.W. Club; a member of the Museum Board; and a member of the Economic Development Committee. Survivors include a son, Louis Leland Penner, DeSoto; a sister, Oma Girsch, Gardner; a grandson, Paul Lee Penner, DeSoto; a granddaughter, Gail Louise Funk, Lawrence; seven great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Visitation is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, April 10, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at DeSoto Cemetery. There will be an Eastern Star ceremony by the DeSoto Chapter. Memorial contributions may be made to the Eudora Nursing Home.

Linda Perkins
Linda Marie Perkins, 43, of Stanley, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, at her home. She was born July 7, 1957, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Joseph J. and Vera L. (Burns) Kellerman. She was employed by Dodson Insurance Company as a commercial underwriter for 15 years. She was employed by McKeever Price Chopper as a pricing coordinator from December 1997 to the time of her illness in 2000. She was preceded in death by one son, Jeffery Perkins, who died at age 7 months in 1977, and her father. Survivors include her husband, James Dwight Perkins, of the home; one daughter, Jennifer Perkins, who attends the University of Kansas; her mother, Vera Kellerman, of the home; one brother, Jim Kellerman, Kansas City, Mo.; one sister, Theresa Bruns, of Branson, Mo.; and many nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 24, at Southwoods Christian Church, 16110 Metcalf Ave.

Dorothy Perkins-Cordell
Dorothy "Dot" Perkins Cordell, 91, Houston, Texas, died Wednesday, June 7, 2000, at Herman Memorial Hospital in Houston. She was born Aug. 2, 1908, in Gardner, the daughter of Bert Reuben Perkins and Lulu Elizabeth Cramer Perkins. She lived in Gardner until she married William E. Cordell in Edgerton. The couple then moved to Texas. They returned to Gardner in the 1970s to be with her mother. She moved back to Texas several years ago, to be with her son. She was a 1925 graduate of Gardner High School, and attended Emporia State Teacher's College. She was a teacher in a one-room school in rural Gardner. She also was assistant postmistress for the city, with her mother and grandfather, J.M. Cramer, who were both postmasters in Gardner. She was the first employee at Cramer Chemical Co. She was a member of the former Gardner United Methodist Church and the TTT Bridge Club in Gardner. She was preceded in death by her husband, William E. Cordell, in 1971; a daughter, Nancy Cordell, in 1949; a brother, Bert Perkins Jr.; and a sister, Betty Lou Stephens. Survivors include a son, William Cordell Jr., and his wife, Lisa Cordell, both of Houston; and a granddaughter, Ashley. Visitation will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Gardner Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the church of the donor's choice.

Metta Persinger
Metta L. Persinger, 60, Olathe, died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at home. She was born April 15, 1940, in Portmouth, Ohio. She had lived in Olathe the past four years, having come from Grove City, Ohio, where she had lived most of her life. Survivors include a daughter, Debbie L. Graves, Olathe; two brothers; two sisters; and three grandchildren. The graveside service will be 4 p.m. Friday at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery in Olathe. The family requests memorial contributions to be made to the Lenexa Christian Center, 17500 W. 87th St., Lenexa, KS 66219. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe.

Geraldine Peters
Geraldine "Gerry" Peters, 87, Gardner, died Monday, May 14, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born June 30, 1913, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., the daughter of T.L. and Metta (Cravins) Moore. She has also lived in Overland Park. She was a secretary for Pyramid Products in Kansas City, Mo., for 30 years. She retired in 1981. She married C.C. Bowers of Poplar Bluff, Mo., on June 9, 1934; he died Nov. 23, 1961. She then married Oscar (Pete) Peters, Prairie Village, on Jan. 15, 1966. He died Sept. 22, 1984. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Gardner, Kan. She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, and one brother, Victor L. Moore. Survivors include a daughter, Judy (Bowers) and husband, Jack Kitteringham, Sun City, Ariz.; two granddaughters, Gerry Ann Julien, San Diego, Calif., and Jody High, of Kentucky; a grandson, J.B. Wilson, Concordia, Mo.; and three great-grandchildren. There will be no funeral services. Anatomical donation is planned to the KU Medical Center for research. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Center for Basic Cancer Research, 1500 Hayes Drive, Suite B., Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502-9909.

Geraldine Peters
Geraldine "Gerry" Peters, 87, Gardner, died Monday, May 14, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born June 30, 1913, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., the daughter of T.L. and Metta (Cravins) Moore. She has also lived in Overland Park. She was a secretary for Pyramid Products in Kansas City, Mo., for 30 years. She retired in 1981. She married C.C. Bowers of Poplar Bluff, Mo., on June 9, 1934; he died Nov. 23, 1961. She then married Oscar (Pete) Peters, Prairie Village, on Jan. 15, 1966. He died Sept. 22, 1984. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Gardner, Kan. She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, and one brother, Victor L. Moore. Survivors include a daughter, Judy (Bowers) and husband, Jack Kitteringham, Sun City, Ariz.; two granddaughters, Gerry Ann Julien, San Diego, Calif., and Jody High, of Kentucky; a grandson, J.B. Wilson, Concordia, Mo.; and three great-grandchildren. There will be no funeral services. Anatomical donation is planned to the KU Medical Center for research. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Center for Basic Cancer Research, 1500 Hayes Drive, Suite B., Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66502-9909.

Gerald Peterson
Gerald N. Peterson, 73, Spring Hill, died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2000, at St. Joseph Health Center, Kansas City, Mo. He was born Feb. 2, 1927, the son of Boyd and Helen (Dailey) Peterson in Iowa. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Virginia Temple in September 1963. He was a member of the Kansas Saddle-Horse Association, American Saddle Association and the International Arabian Horse Association (IAHA). He served as a Large R judge and was on the board of directors for IAHA. He was also a long-time member of the North American Trail Ride Conference. Survivors include his wife, Virginia; a son, Joseph Peterson; stepson, Stanley Peterson; two brothers, Darwin and Wayne Peterson; a sister Lois Coltran; a foster sister, Theda Wilson; and six grandchildren. A visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, at the Amos Family Chapel of Lenexa. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. Following the service, a reception will be at Amos Activity Center. Graveside services for the family will be held at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association or National Kidney Foundation.

Marjorie Peterson
Marjorie Peterson, 75, of Basehor died Sunday, June 24, 2001, at Villa St. Francis in Olathe. She was born March 15, 1926, in Leavenworth County. She was a member of the Holy Angels Catholic Church and was a lifelong resident of the Basehor area. She helped on the family farm. She loved to garden, and can fruits and vegetables. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Peterson Jr., in 1991, and a son, Larry Peterson, in 1958. Survivors include two sons, Earnest Peterson and wife, Marilyn, Olathe, and Garry Peterson and wife Jillene, Loveland, Colo.; two daughters, Irene Hudgins and husband Jack, Spring Hill, and Joyce Bowlin and husband, Steve, Tonganoxie; a sister, Earlene Ebert and husband John, Kansas City, Kan.; 20 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 27, at Holy Angels Catholic Church, Basehor. Burial will be in Holy Angels Cemetery, Basehor. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home, Bonner Springs, with a rosary being said at 7 p.m. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Catholic Charities Hospice, Holy Angels Catholic Church Building Fund or Villa St. Francis in care of the funeral home.

Frances Petree
Frances D. Petree, 89, LaCygne, Kan., died Friday, June 9, 2000, at the Long Term Care Nursing Home, Olathe. She was born Sept. 18, 1910, in Jasper, Ark. Her parents were Frank Wilson and Florence Boomer Reves. When she was a child the family moved from Jasper to Oklahoma. She married Garvin C. "Pete" Petree in Dillon, S.C. They lived in North Carolina, Oklahoma, Olathe, Hillsdale and LaCygne. During World War II, she worked for the Hercules Powder Ammunition Plant in the magazine department in DeSoto. She also worked for Olathe Medical Center before retiring in 1973. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in LaCygne and Happy Homemaker's Club of Hillsdale. She was preceded in death by her husband, four brothers and a sister. Surviving are three daughters: Frankie Fay Camp, Okarche, Okla.; Debbie Magers, Osawatomie; and Florence Ann Fowler, Lee's Summit; one sister: Louise Thompson, Belleville, N.C.; nine grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren. Services are to be at 11 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church, Paola. Burial is to be at Hillsdale Cemetery. The family requests memorial contributions to Paola First Baptist Church or LaCygne Calvary Baptist Church, care of Wilson & Son Funeral Home.

David Peuser
David E. Peuser, 34, Olathe, died Feb. 14, 2000, at his home. He was born Jan. 2, 1966, at Kansas City, Kan., the son of James Anthony and Mary Ann (Spielbusch) Peuser. He married Kelly S. Young Feb. 3, 1996, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Wea, where he was a member. He was an electrician for R.F. Fisher and a member of the Electrical Union Local No. 124. He had graduated from DeVry Institute of Technology and was working on a master electrician degree. He was preceded in death by a brother, Gary D. Peuser, in 1980. Survivors include his wife, Kelly, of the home; his parents, Spring Hill; a brother, Steven Peuser, Olathe; and two sisters, Brenda Wempe, Gardner, and Teresa Graue, Overland Park. The rosary will be 7 p.m. today at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Wea. The funeral mass will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be at the Holy Rosary Cemetery, Wea. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital or to Shawnee Mission St. Luke's Hospice. Arrangements are by Runyan Funeral Home, Louisburg.

Amy Pierron
Amy Dennis Pierron, 48, Olathe, died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, after a long battle with complications from a stroke. She was born and reared in St. Louis, Mo., the middle child of Selma Dennis and the late Sidney Dennis, founder of the Dennis Chemical Company of St. Louis. She received an undergraduate degree in urban studies in 1974 from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. She was a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Nursing and was a staff registered nurse at the Olathe Medical Center for 18 years. In July 1996, she received an award from the Intellectual Freedom Roundtable of the American Library Association for helping Olathe students fight a successful legal battle that barred the Olathe District Schools from removing copies of a controversial book, "Annie On My Mind," from school libraries. In June, she received a special service award from the Olathe Community Theater Association, for her many years on the association's Board of Directors. She also helped found and promote the first Hidden Glen Arts Festival, and helped organize benefits for the Deaf Cultural Center and the Olathe Area Chamber of Commerce. She was a cantorial soloist and choir member of Congregation Beth Torah, Overland Park. She was a member of the Drama Mamas, a group that helps locate resources, props and costumes for Olathe East High School theatrical productions; a Cub Scout den mother; a past president of the Olathe Junior Service League; a Paul Harris Fellow of the Olathe Rotary Club; and founder of several local gourmet cooking and supper clubs. Survivors include her husband, G. Joseph "Joe" Pierron Jr., an appellate judge with the Kansas Court of Appeals, of the home; two sons, Sam Pierron, 23, Liverpool, England, and Dan Pierron, 16, of the home; a daughter, Abby Pierron, 19, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; her mother, Selma Dennis, St. Louis; a brother, Harold Dennis, Boston, Mass.; and a sister, Elinor Jacobson, Milwaukee, Wis. The funeral will be 1 p.m. today at Congregation Beth Torah, Overland Park. Burial will be at Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. The family requests memorial contributions to the Congregation Beth Torah Choir, 6100 W. 127th St., Overland Park, KS 66209; the Olathe Junior Service League, c/o Desiree George, 1023 S. Cedar Hills Drive, Olathe, KS 66061; or the Olathe Community Theater Association, 500 E. Loula St., Olathe, KS 66061. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe.

Alfred Pingleton
Alfred Garland Pingleton, 88, DeSoto, died Saturday, Jan. 15, at his home. Pingleton was born Sept. 5, 1911, in Alton, Mo., the son of George Washington and Evalina Boze Pingleton. Pingleton moved to DeSoto in 1951 to trap for coyotes at the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant. He also supplied zoos with trapped bobcats, foxes and wolves. He was a horse trainer, and he was known as the local "horse doctor" in DeSoto. In his youth, Pingleton broke, trained and showed Tennessee walking horses in the southern states. He also served as the dog catcher for DeSoto. He spent 30 years working for Cement Finishers Local No. 518. He donated many hours finishing concrete sidewalks in DeSoto, as well as doing the concrete work in and around the DeSoto Baptist Church. He was an active member of the DeSoto Baptist Church. Preceding him in death were his parents, George Washington and Evalina Boze Pingleton; a daughter, Phyllis Pingleton; four brothers and one sister. Survivors include four sons, Phillip Pingleton, Estes Park, Colo., David Pingleton, Austin, Texas, Charles Pingleton, Marshfield, Mo., Paul Pingleton, DeSoto; a daughter, Lana McPherson, DeSoto; three brothers, James Pingleton, St. Louis, Mo., Max Pingleton, Poplar Bluff, Mo., Don Pingleton, Alton, Mo.; two sisters, Georgia Wynn, Kahokia, Ill., Freda Webber, Eureka, Mo.;15 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, at DeSoto Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Shawnee Mission Memorial Gardens, Shawnee. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at DeSoto Baptist Church. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to DeSoto American Baptist Women's Group or DeSoto Youth Ministries in care of Bruce Funeral Home, 106 S. Center, P.O. box 192, Gardner, Kan., 66030. Arrangements were made by Bruce Funeral Home.

Carl Pittman Sr.
Carl L. Pittman Sr., 61, Olathe, died Tuesday, July 11, 2000, in Omaha, Neb. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, July 15, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee with burial in Pleasant View Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Friday, July 14, at the chapel. Mr. Pittman was born in Kansas City, Mo., and lived on the Kansas side most of his life. He was the owner of Carl Pittman Moving and Storage for 20 years and for the last 20 years contracted as an owner-operator for Beltmann North American Van Lines. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Pittman, of the home; a son, Carl L. Pittman, Jr., Leawood, Kan.; three daughters, Cheryl Pittman-McIntosh, Olathe; Carla Marrs and Christina Cunningham, both of Sugar Creek, Mo.; eight brothers, Alvin, Bill, Don, Earl, Gene, Glen, Harold, and Raymond; three sisters, Dorothy Flowers, Gladys Cobb, and Mary Lou Earls, and five grandchildren. Arrangements by The Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee.

Gary Pittman
Gary Dale Pittman, 51, Olathe, died March 11, 2000, at Overland Park Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, 2000, at 151st Street Church of Christ, 13875 W. 151st Street, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the family in care of the church. Mr. Pittman was born March 30, 1948, and was a lifelong resident of Olathe. He graduated from Olathe North High School in 1966. He was a member and deacon of the 151st Street Church of Christ, a member of the American Kite Association, and a member and recently elected president of the Kansas City Kite Club. He was the co-owner and operator of Pittman Wallpapering. He was preceded in death by his father, Phillip D. Pittman. Survivors include his wife, Amy Sue Whaley Pittman, of the home; his mother, Mary Jean Milligan, Olathe; a son, Kevin Dale Pittman, Olathe; a daughter, Amber Faulkenberry of Excelsior Springs, Mo.; a brother, Roger Montgomery, Seattle; and two grand-daughters. Arrangements by W.L. Frye Mortuary and Crematory, 105 E. Loula St., Olathe.

Ethel Poage
Ethel Irene Poage, 78, Osawatomie, Kan., formerly of Lane, Kan., died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe. She was born Dec. 30, 1922, in Almena, Kan. She was one of eight children born to William Henry and Ida Mae McClain Shearer. She attended Almena grade schools and Prairie View High School in Prairie View, Kan. She married Lloyd Eugene Poage Jan. 12, 1939, in Norton, Kan., and they had eight children. They lived in Norton, Kan. and McCook, Neb., before moving to the Kansas City area in 1959. She worked for Vile Gollar as a book binder in Kansas City, Kan., before retiring in 1987. They moved to Lane in 1974 where they lived until Lloyd's death on March 11, 1996. She then moved to Osawatomie. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one son, Donald Poage in 1997, four brothers and one sister. Survivors include six sons: Robert Poage, Paola; Raymond Poage, Fontana, Kan.; Loyal James Poage, Atlantic Beach, Fla.; Larry Poage, Osawatomie; Terry L. Poage, Las Vegas; and Kevin L. Poage, Gardner; one daughter: Rebecca A. Woods, Paola; one brother: Merle Shearer, Almena; one sister: Madeline Stamper, Norton; 22 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Visitation was Wednesday. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. Burial will follow at the Lane Cemetery, Lane, Kan.

Martin Poe Sr.
Martin Thearon Poe Sr., 86, of Edgerton, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000, at Good Samaritan Home in Olathe. He was born Aug. 6, 1914, in Fort Worth, Texas. He moved to the Gardner- Edgerton area in 1954 from Kansas City, Kan. When he was a child, his family lived in a sod house near Wynoka, Okla. He worked for KC Terminal Railway for 33 years, first as a fireman on a steam locomotive and later as a locomotive engineer. He retired in 1975. He also worked as an independent coal hauler for Barnett Coal Co. He was a member of Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and served as local president for several years. He was a member of Masonic Order A and FM, was past grand master of the Rosedale Lodge, a member of Gardner Lodge No. 65, was a 32nd degree Mason, and a member of Abdullah Shrine in Overland Park. He attended Manual Trade School in Kansas City, Mo. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Martha Alice Murphy Poe, in 1992; parents, Guy Levi Poe and MaryLou Jane Roberts Poe; five brothers; and one sister. Survivors include two daughters, Ruth Hull, Lawrence, and Anita Poe, Edgerton; two sons, Martin (Bud) T. Poe Jr., Grand Rapids, Mich., and Jerry Poe, Hutchinson; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, at Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner. Family will visit with friends after the service. There will be a private family inurnment. There will be a Masonic Service at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to Animal Haven or a charity of the donor's choice.

Clara Pope
Clara Irene Pope, 78, Olathe, formerly of Kansas City, Kan., died Friday, Sept. 22, 2000, at the Villa St. Francis Long-Term Care Center, Olathe. She was born in the Argentine area of Kansas City, Kan., and had lived there until July 1999. She was a member of the Four Square Gospel Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Wallace Pope; and a brother, Walter Hall. Survivors include two daughters, Marsha L. Williams, Kansas City, Kan., and Nikki Kyger, Olathe; a sister, Betty Kent, Kansas City, Kan.; two grandsons; a step-grandson; five step-granddaughters; and 11 step-great-grandchildren. The graveside service will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. Arrangements are by the Maple Hill Funeral Home, Kansas City, Kan.

George Popkess
George F. Popkess, 83, Olathe, died April 29, 2001, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Olathe. George was born July 13, 1917, in Toronto, Kan., the son of Matilda Jane Talbot Russell and George F. Popkess. He attended Pittsburg College and was a member of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. He was a World War II veteran, serving more than three years with the 553rd postal unit in Europe. He came to Kansas City in the '50s and was employed by Beryl Berry Motors in sales, Brace Oldsmobile, and Griffith Oldsmobile. He was part owner of Hammons-Popkess Lincoln Mercury in Olathe. After his retirement, he became a crossing guard at Havencroft Elementary School in Olathe. Survivors include his wife, Betty J. Popkess, Olathe; two daughters, Barbara Popkess, Kansas City, Mo., and Elizabeth "Tizzie" Popkess, Stilwell; a sister, Melba Benoit, Overland Park; and a half-brother, Leon Russell of Independence, Kan. Visitation is from 7 to 8:30 p.m. tonight at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Good Samaritan Nursing Center.

Joseph Pospichal
GLADSTONE, Mo. - Joseph Thomas Pospichal, 85, Gardner, Kan., died Monday, June 4, 2001, at Woodbine Nursing Center in Gladstone, Mo. He was born Oct. 27, 1915, in Omaha, Neb. He grew up in Omaha, Neb. and moved to Baltimore, Md. in 1939, and then to Washington, D.C. in 1941. He was later transferred to Kansas City, Mo., and lived in Olathe, Kan. and Gardner. He was a 1934 graduate of Technical High School in Omaha, and attended Kansas City University, Kansas City, Mo. He was a group supervisor and tax accountant for the Internal Revenue Service from 1941 to 1972. He also worked for the Social Security Administration in Baltimore. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Gardner. He achieved Grand Knight status in Knights of Columbus, Kansas City, Mo., and served as coordinator of the Archdiocese building fund in the 1960s. He also was active in the National Association of Retired Federal Employees and the Boy Scouts as a troop leader. He is preceded in death by his wife, Ada LaVanda Powell Pospichal, whom he married on Sept. 11, 1937 in Omaha, and a sister, Eleanor Lindequist. He is survived by a son, Thomas Joseph Pospichal, Fairfax, Va.; a daughter, Carol Ann Inman, Kansas City, Mo.; a brother, Lester Pospichal, Omaha; three sisters, Betty Heida, Omaha, Evelyn Henweck, Palmdale, Calif., and Bernice Benak, Arcadia, Calif.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gardner. Burial at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Olathe. The rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday. The family suggests memorials be made to the Alzheimer's Association Heartland Chapter, 3846 W. 75th St., Prairie Village, KS 66208.

Margaret Potts
Margaret Potts, 85, Louisburg, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe. She was born March 27, 1915, in Cherry Lane Township, Olathe, the daughter of Alex Chesney and Catherine Reville Chesney. She married James Potts on April 20, 1962, in Miami, Okla. They were together 29 years before his death on July 12, 1991. In addition to being a wife and mother, she was a cook at the Louisburg High School. In her spare time, she enjoyed oil painting, crocheting and traveling. She was a member of the Louisburg Assembly of God Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, James, and a daughter, Melanie Rose Lank. Survivors include two sons, Thomas Lank, and wife Mary, Mesa, Ariz., and Norman Lane, and wife, Sharron, Vero Beach, Fla.; a stepson Rocky Potts, Louisburg; a daughter, Catherine Blair ,and husband, J.T., Louisburg; three brothers, Emanuel Chesney, Daniel Chesney and John Chesney, all of Olathe; two sisters, Katie Rehorn, Santa Fe, N.M., and Estelle Burke, Olathe; an adopted grandson, Michael Bartrum and wife, Jennifer, and two children; 13 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at the Louisburg Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Harold Smith officiating. Interment will be at the Louisburg Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to Foster Grandparents. Arrangements are being handled by the Runyan Funeral Home, Louisburg.

Joe Powell
Joe E. Powell, 86, of DeSoto, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, at his home. He was born Sept. 1, 1914, in Milford, Texas. He was a veteran of World War II, serving as a scout in the infantry, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and the battle of Hertgen Forest. He was a winter Texan, and a member of the Penitas Baptist Church, Penitas, Texas. He enjoyed his rose and cactus gardens, his dogs, hunting, and water skiing from his boat. He liked taking trips in the RV, traveling to Alaska, Mexico, and Colorado. He was a foster father to more than 20 children. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ess and Addie Mae (DeVore) Powell; and his wife of 57 years, Betty (Sears) Powell, in 1998. Survivors include two daughters, Stephanie Powell, DeSoto; and Joy Grace, Indianapolis, Ind.; a sister, Mae Van Miranov, Enid, Okla.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 26, at the DeSoto Baptist Church. W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home of Olathe is in charge of arrangements.

Donald Powers
Donald L. Powers, 64, Olathe, died Friday, May 5, 2000, at his home. He was born June 11, 1935, in Seymour, Ind, the son of Ann (Conrad) Eastin. He lived in Olathe for 17 years. He was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Olathe. He was district deputy No. 10 for the Knights of Columbus, St. Paul's Parish Council No. 1913; and a fourth-degree member of Knights of Columbus, St. Phillipine DuChesne Assembly. He also was past grand knight, St. Paul's Parish; past faithful navigator, St. Phillipine DuChesne; and member of the honor guard, St. Phillipine DuChesne. He retired in 1998. He was preceded in death by his father, Henrey Conrad. Surviving are his wife, Karen Powers, of the home; his mother, Ann Eastin, of Seymore, Ind.; three sons, Gregory Scott Powers, San Diego, Brent Warren Powers, Portland, Maine, Curtis Timothy Powers, Overland Park; a stepson, Raymond James Calore Jr., Paola; three stepdaughters, Katherine Corrine Calore, Mt. Vernon, Mo., Carole Jean Calore, Emporia, and Anne Marie Calore, Lenexa; and seven grandchildren. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at W.L. Frye & Son Mortuary and Crematory, with a rosary being said at 7 p.m. Burial will be scheduled at a later date. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Knights of Columbus Council No. 1913.

Lora Priest
Lora A. Priest, 15, of Olathe died Saturday at Children's Mercy Hospital. She was born Jan. 22, 1985, in Overland Park, and had lived in Olathe all of her life. She was a sophomore at Olathe South High School. She was working for his father's business as receptionist at Townsquare Hair in Olathe. She was a member of Vista Baptist Church in Olathe. Survivors include her parents, Richard and Gail Priest, of the home; a brother, Tim Priest, Williamsburg, Kan.; a sister, Judy Sandow, Olathe; paternal grandfather, Chester Priest, Belle Vista, Ark.; and a niece and a nephew. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Vista Baptist Church. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. The family request contributions to the Children's Mercy Hospital, Ronald McDonald House or charity of choice.

Mary Primm
Mary M. Primm, 96, Olathe, died Monday, Aug. 21, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Jan. 24, 1904, at Purcell, Kan., the daughter of George Washington and Eva Mesella (Caudle) Hutchison. She graduated from Parsons High School and received her teaching certificate from Ottawa University. She started teaching at Old Rantoul, a one-room county school, where she taught her three children for two years. She taught in many country schools and was recognized as one of the best teachers in Johnson County. She retired from the Olathe school system after teaching 32 years. She was a member of the Olathe First Baptist Church and a past Noble Grand of Jewel Rebecca Lodge. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Carl William Primm Sr., who died March 18, 1995; three brothers, Noah W. Hutchison, James R. Hutchison and Albert B. Hutchison; and a sister, Beula R. Wilhite. Survivors include a son, Carl W. Primm, Olathe; two daughters, Mary E. Taylor, Olathe, and Elaine D. Harding, Bonney Lake, Wash.; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Burial will follow at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Olathe, or to the First Baptist Church of Olathe.

Joel Pugh
Joel "Joe" Pugh, 22, of Stilwell, died Wednesday, Jen. 3, 2001, at the University of Kansas Medical Center after a 9-month battle with leukemia. He was well known as an athlete; basketball and cross country were his favorites both at Blue Valley High School and MidAmerica Nazarene University. Survivors include his parents, the Rev. Garald R. and Cara L. Pugh of the home; two brothers, Scott and wife Shanna Pugh of Olathe, and Steve Pugh of the home; a sister, Tonya and husband Keniston Peck of Olathe.; paternal grandparents, Winfred and Nadine Pugh of St. Charles, Mo.; a nephew, Branden Peck of Olathe; his best friend Jessica James; and many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and an absolute host of family, friends, teammates and admirers. His Celebration of life Service will be 10 a.m. today at the College Church of the Nazarene (main sanctuary), 2020 E. Sheridan, Olathe. The family requests contributions to the Joe Pugh Memorial Fund c/o Bank of Blue Valley, 11935 Riley, Overland Park, KS 66213. The Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe is in charge of arrangements.

Mary Purtteman
Mary Jane Purtteman, 83, Olathe, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She was born in Almena, Kan, the daughter of Austin and Mary Paxton Shelton. She lived in Western Kansas until she married Harry Purtteman and then lived in Washington state. She had lived in Olathe for eight years and was a resident of the Johnson County Nursing Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and three brothers George, Joel and Ralph Shelton. She is survived by her brother, James and wife Rita Shelton, Olathe; sister-in-law, Margaret Shelton, Burlingame, Kan.; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, at the First Baptist Church in Olathe. There is no visitation. Cremation. Burial will be at a later date in Snohomish, Was. Memorials may be sent to the First Baptist Church, 2024 E. 151st St., Olathe, KS 66062. Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe is in charge of arrangements.

Alice Quaintance
OLATHE - Alice M. Quaintance, 97, of Gardner, died Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born May 20, 1903, in rural Miami County, the daughter of Gus Taylor Hayden and Hettie Rosamond Griffith Hayden. She was a lifelong area resident. She graduated from Gardner High School and attended Emporia State Normal School, Emporia. She was a teacher in a one-room school near Gardner prior to her marriage to Harold N. Quaintance Sr., on June 1, 1927. She was also a homemaker on the family farm. She was a member of the Gardner Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her husband; and two brothers, Harold T. Hayden, and Bern Hayden. Survivors include a son, Harold Quaintance Jr., Gardner; a daughter, Mary Jane Wegley, Santa Ana, Calif.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Gardner Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Olathe.

Patricia Rall
Patricia Anne Rall, 68, St. Joseph, Mo., died Tuesday, Sept. 19, at her home in Spring Hill, Fla. She was born May 18. 1932, in St. Joseph, the daughter of Henry and Genevieve (Bradford) Martin. She married Harry Eugene Rall on June 10, 1950. She was a member of the Elk's Lodge 5282 in Brooksville, Fla., and of the American Legion Post 186 Auxiliary, also in Brooksville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Rall, on Aug. 6, 1992. Survivors include three sons, Timothy Rall, Tobias Rall and Tom Rall, all of Gardner/Edgerton; a daughter, Kathleen Pettit, Godfrey, Ill.; two brothers, Larry Martin, Crystal River, Fla., and Dennis Martin, St. Joseph; a sister, Nancy Waldron, Evart, Mich.; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a companion, Ward ("Bud") Bainbridge. A graveside memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the Edgerton Cemetery in Edgerton. Cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to Hernando Pasco Hospice, 12260 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville, FL 34613. Arrangements are by Robert & Son Cremation Service, Spring Hill, Fla., and Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Ruth Ramsey
Ruth Elaine Ramsey, 68, Olathe, died Thursday, May 24, 2001. She is survived by her son, George Feistner and wife, Sally; a brother, Darrell Noah; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Cullen Funeral Home with visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. Burial in Raymore Cemetery.

Ethel Randall
Ethel R. Randall, 81, Ottawa, died Saturday, April 7, 2001, at Village Plaza, in Ottawa. She was born Nov. 8, 1919, in Gardner, the daughter of John Hawk and Harriet (MacRoy) Hawk. She was a lifelong Franklin County, Kan., resident, living in Ottawa the past four years. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post #5901 Auxiliary, Ottawa. She married Milo Randall in Gardner, on Dec. 14, 1934. He preceded her in death on March 4, 1998. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Bill, Monty and Jack Hawk; three sisters, Emma Hilton, Mabel Coleman and Ruby Gillette; an infant granddaughter; a grandson; and an infant great-grandson. She is survived by two daughters, Dixie Oakes, Ottawa, and Louise Barton, Alton, Mo.; three sons, Jerry Randall, Rantoul, Kan., Howard Randall, Ottawa, and Kerry Randall, Melvern, Kan.; 18 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at the Gardner Cemetery, at 2 p.m. Thursday with family visitation at Dengel and Son Mortuary, from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The family suggests memorials to Faith Lutheran Church Building Fund, c/o Dengel and Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, KS 66067.

Stanley Randolph
Stanley Randolph Sr., 57, Heavener, Okla., formerly of Olathe, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000, at Poteau Hospital, from an auto accident. He was the son of the late A.J. and Freda Randolph. He was a former resident of Heavener and a graduate of Heavener High School. He was a Vietnam-era veteran. He was a master plumber and owner of Stan's Plumbing Co. and Repair of Olathe. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jack and J.D. Randolph. Survivors include his wife, Mary; three daughters, Cindy Poteet and Teresa Lamont, both of Tahlequah, Okla., and Deborah Manley, Mena, Ark.; a son, Stanley Randolph Jr., Sapulpa, Okla.; and 14 grandchildren. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at Dowden Funeral Home Chapel, Heavener. Burial will be in Memorial Park, Heavener.

Glenn Ranney
Glenn E. Ranney, 74, Olathe, died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Sept. 16, 1926, in Quincy, Ill. He was co-owner of Glenn's Auto Service and Roe Body Shop. He was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in Olathe. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Arthur Ranney; and four grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Ranney, of the home; three sons, Michael, David and James Ranney; three daughters, Glenna Ebert, Mary Stroth and Sharon Lewis; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10, at the Shawnee Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Scleroderma Research Foundation, Pueblo Medical Commons, 2320 Bath St. Suite No. 315, Santa Barbara, Calif. 93105. Arrangements are being handled by Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee.

Ila Rapp
Ila L. Rapp, 73, Osawatomie, died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Jan. 29, 1927, in Parker, Kan., the daughter of Hubert H. and Lena M. (Fowler) Smith. She was a lifelong Olathe resident, and had just moved to Osawatomie to be near her daughter. She founded Madeline Realty in Olathe and had worked for several other realty companies, retiring in 1977. She then was the activity director at Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Olathe. She attended the College Church of the Nazarene, Olathe. She was preceded in death by a sister, Yvonne Lehman. Survivors included a son, John Rapp, Olathe; a daughter, Linda Irvin, Osawatomie; a sister, Jewel Witcher, Milstadt, Ill.; and five grandchildren. At the family's request, there will be no funeral service.

Mary Rapp
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Rapp, 83, Olathe, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001, at her home. She was born Dec. 6, 1917, in Webb City, MO. She was educated at Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Joplin, Mo. She attended UCLA for two years. She spent most of her adult like in the Kansas City area where she donated many volunteer hours to school, hospitals, nursing homes and community drives. She was a WDAF Call for Action volunteer. She was a longtime member of the Saddle and Sirloin Club, and supporter of the American Royal. She was also a former member of the Mission Brook Polo Club, Milburn Golf and County Club, and the Kansas City Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl, in 1990. Survivors include four children, Patrick Rapp, Lawrence; Connie Lange and Cathy Ballard, both of Olathe; and Carolyn Rapp, Overland Park; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many other family members and friends. Mass of Christian burial will be noon Saturday, Feb. 10, at Church of the Ascension, 9510 W. 127th St. Overland Park. The family will have a private burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, with a rosary recitation at 7:30. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest contributions to Children's Mercy Hospital in care of the funeral home.

Laurine Ratzell
A. Laurine "Laurie" Ratzell, 65, Olathe, formerly of South Sioux City, Neb., died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, at her home. She was born Jan. 30, 1935, in Octavia, Neb., the daughter of Charles and Jessica Pfaff. She was raised in the South Sioux City, Neb., area. She moved to Olathe15 years ago. She was last employed with Beverage Transportation Company, retiring from there in 1996. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Marvin Pfaff and Charles Pfaff. Survivors include her husband of 31 years, Alfred; six sons, Lloyd Lee (Butch) Treft and wife, Janet of Olathe, Jody Treft and wife, Diane of Raymore, Mo., and Jim Ratzell, Bobby Ratzell, Earl Ratzell and Johnny Ratzell, all of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; one brother, Russell Pfaff and his wife, Pat, Charlotte, N.C.; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. A private family viewing will be at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. There will be a luncheon for friends and family at noon Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the home of Lee Treft, 1106 E. Elizabeth, Olathe.

Doris Ray
Doris Lavon Ray, 64, Olathe, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000. She was a member of Overland Park Baptist Temple, Overland Park. Survivors include two daughters, Sandra Dillard, Olathe, and Gail Bogle, Springfield, Mo.; a brother; three sisters; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Burial will be at Springfield, Mo. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lee Ann Britain Infant Development Center, Ste. 120, 7315 Frontage Road, Shawnee.

Grace Ray
Grace Marie Ray, 88, Olathe, (formerly of Paola), died Friday, Nov. 10, at her home. She was born Aug. 19, 1912, in Wellington, Kan., the daughter of Eli and Edna Hazel Lynan Bodine. Grace grew up and attended school in the Mazeville, Mo. She met Glenn Ray in Mazeville and they were married on Dec. 31, 1932, in St. Joseph, Mo. After they were married, they moved to Fontana, Kan., where they lived before moving and making their home in the Paola area. The family lived in Paola for 20 years where Grace worked as a waitress for both the Meadowbrook and the Corner Cafe. After retiring, they moved to Olathe where they were living at the time of her death. Grace was an avid cook, and also enjoyed working with her flowers and traveling hen she could get a chance. Besides her parents, Grace is preceded in death by one son, Kenneth Ray; and four brothers, William, Robert, Albert and Raymond. Survivors include her husband of 68 years, Glenn Ray of the home; a son, Richard Ray, Olathe; daughter, Joan Curnutte, Lake St. Louis, Mo.; nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, at the funeral home, in Paola. Burial will follow the services in the Paola Cemetery Memorial contributions may be made to Olathe Hospice and/or American Cancer Society, in care of Wilson and Son Funeral Home 305 North Pearl Street, Paola, KS 66071.

Tommy Raymond
OTTAWA - Tommy Lee Raymond, 48, Ottawa, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, in Ottawa. He was born May 8, 1952, in Wichita. He retired from Marley-Towers as a plastics trimmer and formerly worked as an asphalt worker for Western Mobile Construction Company. He was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Beverly Dismang. Survivors include his wife of 12 years, Ruth Ann Raymond, of the home; a daughter, Tammy Lee Raymond; a stepdaughter, Angel Lea Carney, Lawrence; a brother, Melvin Hill, Ridgedale, Mo.; and a sister, Melva Pickett, Wichita. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at Cochran Mortuary, Wichita. Memorials may be sent to Midland Hospice, 635 South Main, Ottawa, KS 66067.

Rena Rea
Rena F. "Tina" Rea, 53, Pomona, Kan., died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. She was born August 28, 1947, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Harold Schirlls and Marjorie Irene (Moore) Houston. She was a longtime Pomona resident, moving there from Gardner in 1983. She graduated from DeSoto High School in 1965. She was a lifelong housewife and homemaker. In 1964, she married Eugene Sumner in DeSoto. They were later divorced. On October 31, 1994, Tina was united in marriage with James Rea at Pomona, Kan. She was preceded in death by her parents; her stepfather, Frank Houston; and four brothers, Melvin Empt, Charles Krone, John Roy Houston and Billy Jo Houston. She was survived by her husband, James Rea, of the home; two sons, Douglas Sumner, Michigan Valley, Kan., and Tommy Dial, Pomona; a daughter, Christina Hill, Osage City, Kan.; two brothers, Darrell Schirlls, Florida, and Russell "Mike" Houston, Olathe; a sister, Linda Ann Edwards, La Cygne, Kan.; maternal grandmother, Lillian Faye Homan, Hoyt, Kan.; stepgrandfather, William R. Homan, Hoyt, Kan.; two granddaughters, Britta and Breann Hill, both of Osage City, Kan.; and one aunt, Doris Ann Rosenberger, Baldwin City, Kan. The family will meet with friends from 7 to 8 p.m. tonight at Dengel and Son Mortuary. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Pomona. The family suggests memorials be made to the Tina Rea Memorial Fund, c/o Dengel and Son Mortuary, 235 S. Hickory, Ottawa, KS 66067.

Harold Redinger
Harold F. Redinger, 81, Omaha, Neb., formerly of Olathe, died Friday, April 7, 2000, at his home in Omaha. He was born Jan. 11, 1919, in Olathe, to Perry H. and Elsie M. Redinger. He attended Olathe schools and was a 1937 graduate of St. John Memorial High School. He married Eileen Stallbaumer in 1939. He was a World War II veteran who had served in the Pacific. Survivors include two sons, Gary Redinger, Caledonia, Mo., and Tom Redinger, Omaha; a daughter, Harolyn Ostrand, Bennington, Neb.; a brother, Ed Redinger, Olathe; two sisters, Helen Flack and Betty Lutz, both of Olathe; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. The funeral was April 12, with VFW military honors at the graveside. Memorial contributions may be made to the Tangier Shriner's Children's Bus Transportation Fund, 2823 S. 84th St., Omaha, NE 68124-3292.

Delphine Reed
Delphine M. Reed, 75, Olathe, formerly of Paola, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2000, at her daughter's home in Olathe. She was born Nov. 26, 1924, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Arnold and Reealis Christopher. She grew up and attended Catholic schools in the Chicago area. She married William C. Reed on March 19, 1950, in Chicago. She was a homemaker and worked as a salesperson for department stores in Chicago. She and her husband moved to Paola in 1983 after their retirement to be close to her daughter. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Reed; and two brothers, Lawrence Christopher and James Christopher. Survivors include a son, Arnold C. Reed; a daughter, Sandra L. Fuhr; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. The graveside service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Paola Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola.

Floyd Reed
Floyd J. Reed, 82, Chanute, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute, Kan. He was born March 27, 1918, in Buffalo, Kan., the son of John Wesley Reed and Lillie May Staley Reed. He grew up and attended school in Coyville, Kan. He lived and worked for the Kack Miller family of Coyville and later joined the C.C.C. in Nevada. He joined the United States Army and rose to the rank of staff sergeant. He served in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe campaigns, receiving a Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Ribbon, and on April 1, 1945, the Purple Heart from wounds received in the European, African, and Middle Eastern Theaters. He was discharged from the service on Oct. 15, 1945. On Dec. 7, 1945, he married Mildred Fern Willis in Pittsburg, and the couple moved to Washington, where they made their home for seven years. They then returned to Chanute and he worked in the oil fields. In 1961, they moved to Grove, Okla., and became the owners and operators of the Park View Resort. They returned to Chanute in 1963 and he went to work for Churchill as a machinist, retiring in 1981. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. He loved to hunt, trap, fish, feed birds and tinker in his garage. He was preceded in death by his wife on Jan. 18, 2000; his parents; and a half-brother, Richard Caley Survivors include two daughters, Shirley Jenkins, Chanute, and Judy Nardi , Olathe; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Brad Palmer officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 12:30 p.m. until service time. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery with American Legion Post 170 conducting military graveside Honors. Memorials may be made to the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. and may be sent to the Gibson-Koch-Friskel Chapel.

Mildred Reed
Mildred F. Reed, 80, Chanute, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2000, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center, Chanute. She was born Oct. 2, 1919, in Chanute, the daughter of Gordon and Adele Wrench Willis. She grew up in Chanute and attended local schools, graduating from Chanute High School in 1936. She married Floyd J. Reed, Dec. 7, 1945, in Pittsburg. The couple lived in Yakima, Wash., for seven years. They then returned to Chanute, and she continued working for the telephone company until 1955, when she retired to become a full-time homemaker. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Chanute. She is survived by her husband, Floyd, of the home; two daughters, Shirley Jenkins, Chanute, and Judy Nardi, Olathe; three brothers, Bob Willis, Fresno, Calif., Bill Willis, Neodesha, Kan., and Marion Willis, Chanute; three sisters, Evelyn Mayfield and Martha Welch, both of Chanute, and Helen Layton, Independence, Kan.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation will be at convenience at Gibson-Koch-Friskel Chapel, Chanute. The funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, at First Presbyterian Church, Chanute. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Chanute. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Chanute, or to Basic Cancer Research, Kansas State University, Manhattan.

Lloyd Reep
G. Lloyd Reep, 87, Olathe, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000, at Delmar Gardens of Overland Park. He was born June 10, 1913, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of William Reep and Martha (Fulhage) Reep. He moved to a farm east of Olathe in 1933, then moved to Olathe in 1969. He retired in 1978 from Stowe Hardware and Supply Co., Kansas City, Mo. He then delivered The Olathe Daily News until he was 83, receiving an Outstanding Service Certificate from the newspaper in February 1996. He was a member of the Meyer Boulevard United Methodist Church, Kansas City, Mo. He also was a volunteer at the Good Samaritan Center and played the organ for church services. He was preceded in death by a sister, Ethel Reep. Survivors include many friends. The memorial service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Delmar Gardens of Overland Park. Cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to the Meyer Boulevard United Methodist Church, 815 E. Meyer Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64131, or to Delmar Gardens of Overland Park, 12100 W. 109th St., Overland Park, KS 66210.

Irene Rees
Irene Evelyn Rees, 83, Olathe, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at the Johnson County Nursing Center in Olathe. She was born Nov. 22, 1916, in London, Ohio, the daughter of Charles Blaine Rice and Beulah M. (Smith) Rice. She was a graduate of Chillicothe, Ohio, High School, and attended the Cleveland Bible College. She married David Miller Rees on Feb. 17, 1952, in Chillicothe, Ohio. She had lived most of her life in Ohio. She had moved to Olathe three years ago from Kansas City, Kan., where she and her husband had moved from Chillicothe in 1984. She was a homemaker, and had been a volunteer at the local and VA hospitals in Chillicothe, Ohio. She was a member of the Liberty Life Christian Center in Olathe. She was preceded in death by her husband, David Rees, Aug. 5, 1985; and three brothers, Homer Rice, Cecil Rice and infant Paul Rice. Survivors include a daughter, Kay Baker, Kansas City, Kan.; a brother, Raymond Rice, Westerville, Ohio; two sisters, Mable Dressback, Hallsville, Ohio, and Olive Miller, Columbus, Ohio; and two grandchildren. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Johnson County Memorial Gardens in Overland Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Liberty Life Christian Center of Olathe, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Melle Reese
Melle O. Reese, 82, of Olathe, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born April 23, 1918, in Siloam Springs, Ark., and had lived in Olathe since 1995, coming from Pittsburg where she had lived most of her life. She was sales associate for Ramsey's Department Store for nearly 20 years, retiring in 1993. She was a member of the First Methodist Church of Pittsburg and attended College Church of the Nazarene since her move to Olathe. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon W. Reese, in 1994; and a son, R. Michael Reese, in 1998. Survivors include two daughters, Lynda L. DeNeve, Olathe, and Mitzi S. Frazier, Cocoa, Fla.; a daughter-in-law, Kathleen R. Reese, Overland Park; a sister, Allene Beth, Campbell, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe where the family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1. Burial will be at the Highland Park Cemetery, Pittsburg. The family suggests contributions to College Church of the Nazarene, 2020 E. Sheridan Ave., Olathe KS 66062.

Marjorie Reidy
Marjorie Edith Reidy, 88, Lenexa, formerly of Olathe, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2000, at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa, where she had lived for the past three years. She was born Sept. 1, 1911, in Chicago, Ill. She was employed by Modern Handicraft, retiring in 1973. She is survived by a son, Wayne Reidy, Olathe; a daughter, Sheila Clark, Golden, Colo.; a sister, Alice Martin, Concord, Calif.; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, Overland Park. Cremation. Private inurnment at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 4300 S.W. Drury Lane, Topeka, KS 66604-2419. Arrangements are by D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, Overland Park.

Dorothy Reitinger
Dorothy Ann Reitinger, 70, of Olathe, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She was born May 4, 1930, in Minneapolis, Minn. She was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church. She worked at Sealright for 10 years and Safeway for 13 years. Survivors include her husband of 29 years, William S. Reitinger, of the home; six sons, Billy Jo Reitinger and wife Sheryl of Overland Park, John Robert Reitinger and wife Joaette of Olathe, Michael R. Reitinger and wife Linda Foster of Osawatomie, Daniel K. Reitinger of Olathe, Richard M. Foster of Independence, Mo., and James E. Reitinger and wife Debbie of Paola; seven daughters, Linda S. and husband Larry Freeman of Tongonoxie, Marylin and husband John Pederson of Overland Park, Marcia and husband Don Eikel of Lenexa, Sharon M. Reitinger of Olathe, Rebecca M. and husband Rick Richardson of Pinellas Park, Fla., Becky and husband Brian Epps of Allen, Texas, and Tina A. and husband Lester Foster of Edgerton; her mother, Peggy McDaniel of Olathe; one sister, Catherine and husband Philip Yelton of Taneyville, Mo.; 28 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at St. Paul's Catholic Church, 900 S. Honeysuckle, Olathe. Burial will be at Glenwood Cemetery, Basehor.

Ronald Repinsky
Ronald N. Repinsky, 53, of Olathe, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000, at his home. He was born March 21, 1947, in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had lived in the Kansas City area since 1975. He was a magna cum laude graduate of Jones College in Jacksonville, Fla. He was in the real estate profession for more than 20 years in the Kansas City area. Survivors include two daughters, Margo L. Repinsky, Belton, Mo., and Andrea D. Repinsky, Olathe; his fiancee, Betty J. Shelton, Kansas City, Mo.; his father, Abraham "Al" Repinsky, Pembroke Pines, Fla.; his brother, Irwin Repinsky, Manalapan, N.J.; and two granddaughters. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to the Ronald N. Repinsky Memorial Fund care of Bank of Blue Valley.

Lois Reynolds
Lois E. Reynolds, 87, DeSoto, died Friday, Dec. 1, at Anderson County Nursing home in Garrett. He was born Aug. 10, 1913, in Rosedale, Kan. He married Sylvia Ewing on April 12, 1936. He had lived in DeSoto for the past 50 years. He retired from KCPL in 1977. He had a pilot's license and he flew for his own enjoyment. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 54 and was a member of the DeSoto Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathern M. Reynolds, and a granddaughter, Tammy Karashin. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Sylvia Reynolds, of the home; two daughters, Rosalie Anderson, Richmond, Kan., and Carolyn Krumsiek, Gilliam, Mo.; two sons, Robert Reynolds, Holden, Mo., and Edward Reynolds, DeSoto; 16 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. The visitation will be Monday, Dec. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. with Masonic services at 6:30 p.m. at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the DeSoto Baptist Church. Burial will be at the DeSoto Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to DeSoto Baptist Church, P.O. Box E. DeSoto, KS 66018.

Burl Rice
Burl Walter Rice, 63, Spring Hill, died Saturday, July 15, 2000, at the Beverly Health and Rehab, Spring Hill. He was born Oct. 17, 1936, in Kansas City, Mo. He moved back to Spring Hill in 1994 from Valley Center, Kan., where he lived in New Horizon care center. He worked many years ago for the Coleman Company in Wichita. He was a member of the Christian Church, Kansas City, Kan. and Baptized Lutheran Church, Wichita. He participated in Special Olympics events and played softball. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter Alvin Rice; a sister, Nancy Light; and a nephew. Edwin Martin. Survivors include his mother, Pearl Maupin Rice, Overland Park; a sister, Linda Martin, Joplin, Mo.; a niece, Debra Quaife, Robinson, Kan.; and two nephews, Brice Martin, Joplin, Mo., and Bryan Martin, Oklahoma. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, at the Spring Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. Tuesday until the service time at the Bruce Funeral Home, Spring Hill. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Special Olympics.

Cleo Richardson
Cleo R. Richardson, 90, Eudora, died June 10, 2000, at Eudora Nursing Center. She was born April 23, 1910, in Pryor, Okla, the daughter of Charles and Bessie Foreman Rush. She spent most of her life in Tulsa, moving to Lawrence in 1995. She was a teacher for rural and public schools in Tulsa for 45 years before retiring. Throughout her career she received numerous awards for her teaching and public service. She was a member of the Bible Fellowship Center Church in Tulsa and was an Ombudsman's Volunteer in Tulsa. She was a graduate of John Brown University where she was the salutatorian of her class. She received her masters degree from the University of Oklahoma. She married Curtis Richardson on June 19, 1930, in Tulsa. He preceded her in death in 1975. Survivors are a daughter: Joan Quiring, Lawrence; two granddaughters; a grandson; and five great grandchildren. Services are pending at Moore Funeral Home in Tulsa. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday at the Warren McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Memorial contributions may be made to the MidAmerica Nazarene University Nurse Student Scholarship Fund and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary.

Phoebe Riek
Phoebe M. Riek, 73, Olathe, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Oct. 10, 1927, in Hendersonville, N.C., the daughter of Benjamin and Betty Elizabeth (Henderson) Francis. She had lived in Olathe for the past 11 years. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include son, William D. Riek Jr., Chicago; two daughters, Kathy J. (Riek) Igoe, Livonia, Mich., and Kimberley J. Riek, Chicago; brother Benjamin B. Riek Jr., Decatur, Ga.; and two sisters, Ann Garrison, Olathe, and Barbara Jo Gallo, Quebec, Canada. Funeral services were Sunday at the W. L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Burial was at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery.

Laurie Ritch
Laurie A. Ritch, 48, Osawatomie, died Sunday, July 16, 2000, at the Overland Park Medical Center, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born May 26, 1952, in Johnson County to Arnold and Juanita (Niedermaier) Lewis. She grew up and attended school in Binghamton, N.Y., before moving to Nevada, Mo., where she attended Nevada High School, and then to Osawatomie. She attended Johnson County Community College and later Nail Tech School in Olathe, where she received a nail license. She was a member of the Lenexa Christian Center. Survivors include a son, Steven Minden, Wichita; a daughter, Brandy Freeman, Osawatomie; two stepdaughters, Tabytha Ritch and Brittnie Ritch, both of Wagstaff; her parents, Arnold and Juanita Lewis, Nevada, Mo.; two brothers, Tom Lewis, Wheatland, Mo., and Ron Lewis, Nevada, Mo.; a sister, Sherrie Keen, Wichita; and a granddaughter. The funeral will be 10 a.m. today at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola. Burial will be at the Paola Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the family, to help defray funeral costs, c/o Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Box 204, Paola, KS 66071.

Jewell Robbins
Jewell Maurine Robbins, 88, Overland Park, died Jan. 4, 2000, at Johnson County Nursing Home. She was born on Aug. 13, 1911, in Monroe County, Mo. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd H. Robbins, in 1966. Survivors include a son, Gary F. Robbins, Goodland; two daughters, Theta F. Gillett, Wheatland, Mo., and Sharon A. Coulter, Olathe; four grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at McGilley and Hoge Johnson County Memorial Chapel, Overland Park. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at the chapel. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Paris, Mo. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association or the Cystic Fibrosis Association.

Milton Roberts
Milton Joseph "Joe" Roberts, 79, Lenexa, died May 27, 2000, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born in Bonita to James Fredrick "Fred" Roberts and Stella Verne Prewitt Roberts and lived in Olathe, Lenexa and Johnson County most of his life. He was a mail coder for the Kansas City, Mo., Terminal Railroad Co. for 28 years. He also worked for All State Electric Co., Olathe, and CFVA in Lenexa. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge in Merriam. He was preceded in death by a brother, Harold "Bugs" Roberts, and a sister, Maxine Abell. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Doris J. Kelly Roberts, of the home; three daughters, Beverly Archer, Olathe, Marna McAferty, Overland Park, and Vicki Roberts Kansas City, Mo.; three brothers, Lloyd, Olathe, Dale, Kansas City, Mo., and Willis E., Manchester, Mo.; three sisters, Lois Johnson, Dorothy Wood and Shirley Hampton, all of Olathe; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be at noon on Tuesday, May 30, 2000, at Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner. Burial will be at Gardner Cemetery. Friends can call at 11 a.m. on Tuesday before the service at Bruce Funeral Home. The family requests contributions be made to Lenexa United Methodist Church or the American Lung Association.

Va. Cleoris Roberts
Va. Cleoris Roberts, 92, Gardner, died Feb. 20, 2001, at Shawnee Gardens Nursing Center. She was born May 15, 1908, to John W. and Lulu (Martin) Trammell. She was a charter member of the Johnson County Disciples. She was a past worthy grand-commander of the Kansas Order of True Kindred member Ruth Conclave #13 Shawnee, past worthy matron Gardner #235 OES, past president of the League of Scottish Rite Women, member of Gardner Grange, and a 75-year alumni of Georgia State College. She is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Chester H. Roberts, 1987, and a son, Chester H. Roberts Jr., 1963. She is survived by son Lee Trammell Roberts and wife Ruby, New Orleans, La.; two daughters, Virginia Wilber and her husband, Jim, Salisbury, N.C.; and Lucy Walker and her husband, James, Shawnee; brother, Charles Trammell and his wife, Julia, Luthersville, Ga; 11 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee; burial in the Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Chapel, where a True Kindred Service will be at 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Kansas Scottish Rite Foundation for Speech and Language, 6025 Lamar, #205, Mission, KS 66202 or a favorite charity.

Eugene Robertson
Eugene L. Robertson, 72, Kansas City, Mo., died Sept. 6, 2000, at his home. He was born Dec. 21, 1927, in Kansas City, Mo. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include a daughter, Frances C. Burton, Olathe; a brother, W.D. Robertson, Mission; two sisters, Maxie L. Irwin, Kearney, Mo., and Dotty Robb, Raytown, Mo.; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the Blackman Funeral Home chapel, Kansas City, Mo. The funeral will be noon Wednesday at the chapel. Burial will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Leavenworth National Cemetery.

John Robertson
John Deal Robertson, 65, of Lawrence, formerly of Vinland, Kan., died Sunday, March 4, 2001, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born July 25, 1935, in Vinland, the son of Beulah A. (Carpenter) and Ralph Robertson. He grew up in the Vinland community, attending grade schools in Vinland and Coal Creek before moving to Baldwin City. He graduated from Baldwin City High School in 1953. He then went on to college at Emporia State on an athletic scholarship. On March 11, 1961, he married Mary L. Kneedler, they shared more than 39 years of marriage. Baldwin City employed him as a police officer for three years. He also worked for All-Star Dairy for eight years before going to work for the United States Postal Service, where he worked for 26 years before retiring in 1995. After his retirement, he worked for LaidLaw Bus Co. in Lawrence. He coached Little League and Babe Ruth in Baldwin City for 29 years. He enjoyed fishing and golfing. He was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters, Lucille McMillan, Grace Boyer, Trudy Robertson, and Alta Detweiler; and one brother, Dale Robertson. He is survived by his wife, Mary, of the home; one daughter, Janet Pape, of Baldwin City; two sons, Steve Robertson of Olathe and Roger Robertson of Baldwin City; one brother, Frosty Robertson of Manhattan; and five sisters, Jane Roller of Baldwin City; Dorothy Smith of Lenexa; Leola Honstead, Madison, Wis.; Louise Cochran of Adrian, Mich.; and Cleta Campbell of Richmond, Kan.; one granddaughter and six grandsons. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. March 7 at Ives Chapel United Methodist Church in Baldwin City, with interment to follow in Vinland Cemetery. He will be instate after 12 p.m. Tuesday at Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Brock Robertson Bone Marrow Fund and sent in care of the Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home, P.O. Box 64, Baldwin City, KS 66006.

William Robertson
William L. Robertson, 80, Olathe, died Sunday, May 28, 2000, at his home. He was born Feb. 26, 1920, in Kansas City, Kan., and had lived in Olathe the past 49 years. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II. Following service, he was a supply inspector for the U.S. Air Force for almost 40 years, retiring in 1986. He was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Robertson; and two sisters, Betty Magochy and Lavine Collins. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Ruby G. Robertson, of the home; two sons, Earl L. Robertson, Norman, Okla., and Dale A. Robertson, Leavenworth; two daughters, Mary A. Bullock, Conroe, Texas, and Peggy J. Collins, Leavenworth; a brother, John Robertson, Texas; two sisters, Mary Johnson, Atlanta, Ga., and Jo Anne Robertson, Olathe; five grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. The memorial service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, June 1, followed by visitation, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. Cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 5960 Dearborne, Mission, KS 66202.

Anthony Rochte
Anthony "Tony" Lorenzo Rochte, 37, Gardner, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2000, at his home. He was born March, 24, 1963, in Olathe, the son of Stephen C. Rochte and Judith A. Brecheisen Rochte, Gardner. He was a lifelong Johnson County resident. He had lived in Gardner for three years. He was a graduate of Gardner-Edgerton High School. He was a tree trimmer for Suburban Lawn and Garden for four years. He was preceded in death by his father, Stephen C. Rochte; great-grandfather, Lee Erskine; and paternal grandparents, Roger and Gladys Rochte. Survivors include his mother, Judith Rochte, Gardner; one brother, Rhett Rochte, Gardner; one sister, Renee Kramer, Gardner; maternal grandparents, Freddie and Dorothy Brecheisen, Gardner; and great-grandmother, Edythe Erskine, Gardner. A private family inurnment will be at Gardner Cemetery at a later date.

Marion Roeckers
Marion A. Roeckers, 95, Gardner, died Sunday, April 23, 2000, at Medicalodge in Gardner. She was born Jan. 23, 1905, in Joliet, Ill., to Benjamin Stein and Winifred (Welch) Stein. She married Arnold F. Roeckers Oct. 20, 1926, in Joliet. They lived in Joliet until 1945, when they moved to Richmond, Kan.; they moved to Gardner in 1964. She was a homemaker. She also worked as a fabric clerk at T.G.&Y. in Olathe and in Kansas City, Kan. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gardner, and was an Altar Society member. She was a charter member of UNO, Overland Park. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold Roeckers, in 1969; four brothers, Donald, Charles, Robert and Bertram; and a granddaughter, Pamela Schuman. Survivors include a son, Robert F. Roeckers, Kansas City, Kan.; three daughters, Colleen Pattison, Lenexa, Evelyn Pickert, Gardner, and Phyllis Hendrickson, Topeka; two sisters, Kathryn Layfield and Dorothy Kirk, both of Joliet; 13 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today, with the rosary at 7 p.m., at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The mass of Christian burial will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gardner. Burial will be at St. Columbia Catholic Cemetery, Gardner. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sacred Heart Building Fund, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, 106 S. Center, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Barbara Rogers
Barbara Jean Rogers, 68, of Olathe, died Saturday, April 28, 2001, at her home. She was born Feb. 22, 1933, in Erie, Pa., the daughter of Bertram C. and Anna A. (Moser) Linsey. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include one son, Ralph Rogers of Olathe; two daughters, Katie Brandon of Olathe and Cyndi Donofrio of N.E., Pa.; three sisters, Layne Applebee of Wattsburg, Pa., Mary Ann White of Albuquerque, N.M., and Jean Thompson of Derby, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory in Olathe. Cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 6800 W. 93rd St., Overland Park, KS 66212, or the American Diabetes Association, 1316 Parkade Blvd., Columbia, MO 65203.

John Rogers
John Edward Rogers, 78, DeSoto, died Thursday, April 12, 2001, at his home. He was born June 13, 1922, in Piper, Kan., the son of William Franklin Rogers and Nellie Lanora Douglas Rogers. He was a lifelong area resident. He was a cement finisher and farmer. He worked for the Local 0518 in Kansas City, Mo., of the Cement Masons. As a young man, he worked on the Union Pacific Railroad. He married Roma June Plummer Rogers on March 21, 1945, in Kansas City, Mo. She died last week, on April 4, 2001. He was in the U.S. Army in World War II. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of DeSoto No. 6654, and the Disabled American Veterans. He is also preceded in death by two brothers, Bill and Homer Rogers; and two sisters, Dorothy Stone and Tootie Shultz. He is survived by a son, Johnny Rogers and wife, Darla, DeSoto; two daughters, Susie Kramer and husband, and Polly Rogers, all of DeSoto; two sisters, Janie Lawson, DeSoto; and Lavina Sopher, Bonner Springs, Kan.; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 16, 2001, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at the funeral home. Burial will be at DeSoto Cemetery. Memorial contributions maybe made to the American Heart Association.

Roma Rogers
DESOTO - Roma June Rogers, 74, of DeSoto, died Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at her home. She was born October 26, 1926, in DeSoto, the daughter of Joseph Reginald Plummer and Charlotte Oshel Plummer Acuff. She was a lifelong De-Soto resident. She worked as a solderer on the assembly line for King Radio in Olathe for 12 years. She retired in 1989. She married John E. Rogers in March 1945 in Kansas City, Mo. She was preceded in death by her parents; her stepfather, Frank Acuff; and one sister, Viola Jean. Survivors include a son, Johnny Rogers, DeSoto; two daughters, Susie Kramer and Polly Rogers, both of DeSoto; a brother, Bill Plummer, DeSoto; a half-brother, Luke Acuff, Salem, Ore.; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, at the funeral home. Burial will be at DeSoto Cemetery, DeSoto. Memorial contributions may be made to York Children's Fund.

Carolyn Rose
RALEIGH, NC - Carolyn Sue Rose, 56, Raleigh, N.C., died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000. She was born Feb. 19, 1944, in Kansas City, Kan., to Ernest Winders Jr. and Ethel Ruth (Harrison) Winders. She was a high-school teacher from 1966 to 1971, a homemaker and community volunteer. She was a member of the Board of Directors of the Tammy Lynn Center, a member of the Board of Directors of Friends of the Children at Wake Medical Center, a past president of the Ladies Golf Association, a member of North Ridge Country Club, and a past president of the Newcomers Club of Raleigh. Survivors include her husband of 34 years, Glenn A. Rose, Raleigh; her parents, Ernest and Ruth Winders, Pittsburg, Mo.; two sons, Christopher Rose, Greensboro, N.C., and Kevin Rose, Fort Collins, Colo.; two brothers, Rick Winders, Pleasanton, Calif., and Larry Winders, Omak, Wash.; and a sister, Linda Gustin, Longboat Key, Fla. The memorial service was Fridayat the Chapel of Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Raleigh. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Lineberger Cancer Center, UNC Hospital, 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27614.

Charles Rose
EUDORA, KS - Charles E. Rose, 92, DeSoto, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, at Eudora Nursing Center, Eudora, Kan. He was born June 17, 1908, in LaCygne. He lived in DeSoto. He worked at Hercules Army Ammunition Plant and did construction for the Shawnee and DeSoto school districts. He retired in 1975 and started selling Fuller, Brush and Massons shoes. He was preceded in death by his wife, Stella, and son, Kenyon Rose. Survivors include daughters Karen Russell, Eudora, and Marge Ireland, DeSoto; son Marvin Rose, Phoenix, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 11, at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12 at the DeSoto United Methodist Church. Burial will be at the DeSoto Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Cedar Crest Memorial, Box 101, DeSoto, KS, 66018. All contributions will remain in the DeSoto area.

Elsie Rose
Elsie I. Rose, 87, Olathe, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, at Center for Long-Term Care in Olathe. She was born Nov. 1, 1912, in Marthasville, Mo., the daughter of William and Annie Sherman. She attended school in Marthasville. She later moved to LaCygne, where she married Herbert P. Rose in 1931. She had made her home in Olathe for the past 60 years. She was a charter member of Victory Baptist Church and was a member of The Harmony Homemakers in Olathe. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert P. Rose, in 1985; and a daughter, Betty Palmer. Survivors include two daughters, Brenda Jones and Beverly Snellings, both of Olathe; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. The visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the W.L. Frye and Son Chapel. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel. A graveside service will follow at 3 p.m. at Oak Lawn Cemetery, La Cygne. Memorial contributions may be made to Victory Baptist Church, Olathe.

Beverly Ross
Beverly Ann Ross, 55, of Spring Hill, died Monday, Jan. 22, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born May 5, 1945, in Parkville, Mo., and later moved to Spring Hill. She lived in the rural Gardner area for 20 years, and was originally from Kansas City, Kan. She worked as a bookkeeper for her husband's construction business and owned and operated a beauty shop out of her home. She attended The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints of Paola, and she was a Sunday school teacher and the church librarian. Beverly was a school aid at Oak Grove School in Kansas City, Kan., and also home-schooled three of her children. She attended high school in Jarbelo, Kan., and Henry's Beauty School in Kansas City, Kan. In 1962 she married Robert Louis Ross in Parkville, Mo. She is preceded in death by a sister, Frances, and one grandson. She is survived by her parents, Mirrel Edmond and Alma Frances Rose Blauvelt, Bonner Springs; four sons, Robert William Ross and wife Jane, Shawnee, Gary Lee Ross, Wellsville, David Wadale Ross, Mission, and Trebor Wiley Ross, Spring Hill; two daughters, Beverly Ross and companion Donna Darlene Holland, Olathe, and Shannon Lynn Ross, Lenexa; brothers, Edmond Blauvelt, Prairie Creek, Ill., Donald Blauvelt, Muscotah, Okla., Henry Hudson Blauvelt, Kansas City, Kan.; sisters, Lucille Garst, Saltillo, Texas, Betty Ray, Lawrence, Bonnie Ray, Bonner Springs, Judy Karnowski, Leavenworth, and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be today at 10 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Paola. Burial will be at the Spring Hill cemetery. Memorial contributions will go to Wegener's Granulomatosis Research, PO Box 28660 Kansas City, Mo., 64188-8660. Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner is in charge of arrangements.

Fred Roth Sr.
Fred Roth Sr., 85, of Fort Smith, Ark., formerly of Olathe, died Tuesday, March 13, 2001, at St. Edwards Mercy Hospital, Fort Smith, Ark. He was born May 29, 1915, in Jackson County, Mo. He is the son of Harry Owens Roth Sr. and Alice Teresa German. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce E. Roth, who died in 1993. He is survived by one son, Stephan Roth Sr., of Conyers, Ga.; three grandchildren, including Justin Roth of Olathe; and several great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Friday, March 16, 2001, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Burial will follow at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home.

Ethel Rothwell
Ethel Leona Bechler Rothwell, 94, Gardner, died Saturday, April 15, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born in Olathe March 28, 1905, and moved to Gardner three years ago. She lived in Ottawa from 1967 to 1997 after living in Edgerton. She lived on farms in Johnson and Franklin counties most of her life. She was a homemaker. She was an active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Gardner and also in parishes in Edgerton and Ottawa. She was a member of the Altar Society in Gardner Parish. She was active in the Home Demonstration Unit Group, the Merry Workers and the Emery Green Club. She was a graduate of Holy Trinity Academy in Lenexa, and also attended KU. Her husband, John Joseph Rothwell, preceded her in death in 1989. Also preceding her in death were her parents, Bernard Bechler and Ida Pretz Bechler; a grandson, Joe Kelly; a great granddaughter, Jennifer Riley; four sisters, Frances Paulson, Sister Annette Bechler, OSD, Elsie Smith and Teresa Moll; and three brothers, Guy Walker, Otto Walker and Ernest Walker. Survivors include three sons, John T. Rothwell and Jerome Rothwell, both of Gardner, and James Rothwell of Bonner Springs; three daughters, Mary Guenther and Rita Kelly, both of Gardner, and Rose Patterson, Rantoul; 31 grandchildren, 87 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be said at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, 2000, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Gardner. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Olathe. Arrangements have been made by Bruce Funeral Home. The family requests memorial contributions to the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Building Fund or Olathe Hospice.

Judy Rowley
Judy Ann Rowley, 42, Olathe, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, at her home. She was born Oct. 23, 1958, in West Plains, Mo. She lived in Olathe and the Kansas City metropolitan area for the past 18 years. She attended high school in West Plains, Mo. She was a senior analyst for Sprint, working for the company the past 13 years. Survivors include her husband, Kim D. Rowley, of the home; a son, Kasey D., of the home; her parents, Betty and Johnny Romans, West Plains, Mo.; three brothers, Vernie Romans, Johnny Ray Romans, and Bobby Romans, all of West Plains, Mo.; and three sisters, Lena Ma Shertz, of West Plains, Mo., Linda Drumright, of West Plains, Mo., and Rita Croney of Thayer, Mo. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials may be sent to the ALS Association, 8340 Mission Road, Suite B4, Prairie Village, KS 66206 or Kansas City Hospice, 1625 W. 92nd St., Kansas City, Mo. 64114.

Hazel Ruddick
Hazel Vander Linden Ruddick, 94, Olathe, died Thursday, May 18, 2000, at her home. She had lived in the Kansas City area since 1965, and in Olathe since 1993. She was a graduate of Blackburn High School, Blackburn, Mo, and later attended the University of Missouri. She married Joe Ruddick in 1938. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, the Disciples of Christ Church, the Friends of Art and the Mainstream Coalition; and was a lifelong Democrat. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Ruddick, in 1992. Survivors include two sons, Joe L. Ruddick, Hoboken, N.J., and Peter V. Ruddick, Olathe; a sister, Sally Erdman, Bernardsville, N.J.; a sister-in-law, Ruth Ann Hackler, Olathe; and two granddaughters, Lyndsay and Lauren Ruddick, both of Olathe. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe. A private family burial will be later at Waverly Cemetery, Waverly, Mo. Contributions may be made to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Elnore Rybolt
Elnore Rybolt, 87, Lenexa, died Tuesday, May 9, 2000, at Lakeview Village, Lenexa. She was born Dec. 24, 1912, in Bonner Springs, Kan., the daughter of George and Gussie (Haffner) Peters. She grew up in Kansas City, Mo., and attended Central High School. She was a 1933 graduate of Kansas City Teacher's College and began her teaching career in the Kansas City School District. She married Dean Rybolt April 22, 1939, and they moved to Olathe, where they raised Black Angus cattle, and had lived in Johnson County since then. She returned to teaching in 1959, and taught kindergarten in the Shawnee Mission and Olathe school districts until retiring in 1971. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Olathe, where she was in Ladies Circle, and Bible study groups. She was a member of Chapter HL, P.E.O., and did volunteer work at Havencroft and Brougham elementary schools, the church office and the hospital gift shop. She also was active in the Oxford Homemakers Extension Unit. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dean Rybolt, May 13, 1984. Survivors include a son, Gary Rybolt, Mesquite, Texas; a daughter, Deanna Moeder, Manhattan, Kan.; a granddaughter, Leanna Wartburg, Mesquite; two grandsons, Dean Rybolt, Pompano Beach, Fla., and Paul Rybolt, Mesquite; a great-grandson, Michael Wartburg; and nieces and nephews. The memorial service will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 13, at Grace United Methodist Church on Ridgeview, Olathe. Private interment. Memorial contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice, 12815 W. 87th Parkway, Shawnee Mission, KS 662185, or to The Lakeview Village Foundation, 9100 Park, Lenexa, KS 66215. Arrangements are by W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe.

Mabel Daly Sanford
Mabel Daly Sanford, 95, Overland Park, died Saturday, March 11, 2000, at The Atrium. She was born July 11, 1904, in Topeka, \and moved to Kansas City, Kan., in 1919. She was a graduate of Kansas City University of Kansas City, Kan., where she was a member of Lambda Delta Delta (Larks) Sorority. She was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church, where she was formerly the pianist for the Wesley Class and a member of the Bell Choir. She was a former member of the Mozart Music Club of Kansas City, Kan. where she was the leader of the "Youth Mozart Music Group." She was a member of the Westheight Stitch Club, the Progress Study Club, and a former member of the Wyandotte County Dental Auxiliary. She was a teller for Interstate Federal Savings and Loan Association in Kansas City, Kan. She was married to Dr. W. George Daly, who died in 1957, and was then married to O. Leroi Sanford, who died in 1985. Survivors include a son, William George Daly Jr., Honolulu; a stepson, James L. Sanford, Olathe; seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, March 16, at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Overland Park. The funeral will be 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will be at Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Overland Park. Arrangements are by George F. Porter and Sons Funeral Home, Kansas City, Kan.

John Sarras
John Sarras, 82, Olathe, died Sunday, April 23, 2000, at his home. He was born March 18, 1918, in Kansas City Kan., the son of Pete and Irene (Leondias) Sarras. He was raised in a Greek Orthodox church. He was a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area. He had moved to Olathe six years ago. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Gus, Louie and James Sarras. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Ruby Sarras, of the home; two daughters, Catherine Middleton, Olathe, and Joan Sandren, Naples, Fla.; a brother, Michael Sarras, Kansas City, Kan.; a sister, Thespia Mermigas, Henderson, Nev.; and four granddaughters. The graveside service will be 3 p.m. Thursday, April 27, at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the New Hope Community Church Building Fund in Olathe, the America Heart Association or the American Cancer Association. Arrangements are by W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe.

Earle Saunier
Earle Hunter Saunier, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, at the Royal Terrace Nursing Home. He was born April 4, 1913, in Muskegon, Mich., the son of Marcian Earle Saunier and Jennie Bond. He lived in Bay City, Mich., until 1956, when he and family moved to Pueblo, Colo. He was transferred to Baltimore in 1966, were he and his wife lived until he retired from the Social Security Administration in 1977. After his retirement, he moved to Sun City, Ariz. with his wife. In April of this year, he moved to Olathe to live with his daughter. He served in the U.S. Navy from April 1944 to November 1945 as a quartermaster, third class. He was preceded in death by his wife, Beulah E. Scott Saunier. Survivors include three daughters, Doris A. Rountree, Truth and Consequences, N.M.; Cynthia P. Miller, Olathe; and Wendy E. Miller, Alt, Colo., nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be at 7 p.m. today at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Burial will be Thursday, Dec. 22, in Sun City, Ariz. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Olathe Medical Center Hospice.

Charles Scaletty
Charles J. Scaletty, 91, Olathe, died at 1:25 p.m., Monday, Feb. 19, 2001, at Olathe Medial Center. He was born Dec. 5, 1909, in Parsons, son of John and Mary (Aimonetti) Scaletty. He grew up and attended schools in Parsons. He also attended St. Mary's College in St. Mary's, Kan. For many years, he was the owner and operator of Scaletty Hardware and Sheet Metal Co., which was founded by his father in 1902. His son, Paul, joined the company in 1970. He retired in 1975. He and his wife moved to Olathe on March 3, 2000, to be with their children. He was a lifelong member of the former St. Mary's Catholic Church in Parsons. He was also a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus. He played baseball with the Katy Twilight League and later was a pitcher in a farm league for the St. Louis Browns for one year. For several years, he was a little league coach for St. Mary's baseball team. He and Nadine Ford were married July 12, 1933, at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Parsons. He is preceded in death by his sister, Margaret. He is survived by wife Nadine; four sons, Jim Scaletty and his wife, Pat, Kansas City, Mo.; Tom Scaletty, Chanute; Joe Scaletty, Olathe; and Paul Scaletty and his wife, Patty, Olathe. Fifteen grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Marie Scaletty, St. Louis; Alice Macke, Eden Prairie, Minn.; and Regina Dieck, Bellville, Ill. Funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 22 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Parsons. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the St. Patrick's Catholic School.

Nadine Scaletty
Nadine Scaletty, 88, a former longtime resident of Parsons, Kan., died Thursday, May 31, 2001, at the Good Samaritan Center, Olathe, Kan. She was born Nov. 9, 1912, in Webb City, Mo., the daughter of William "Shorty" Ford and Alma (Elder) Ford. She moved to Baxter Springs, Kan. with her sister Carolyn and mother after her father died when she was 11 years old. She then moved to Parsons, where she graduated from Parsons High School in 1929 and Parsons Junior College in 1931. She married Charles J. Scaletty July 12, 1933 at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Parsons. They moved to Olathe on March 3, 2000, to be near their children. He preceded her in death February 19, 2001. In 1935, Nadine joined the Catholic Church and was active in the former St. Mary's Catholic Church in Parsons, and the St. Mary's Altar Society for many years. She enjoyed playing bridge, golf, reading and spending time with her family. Survivors include a sister, Carolyn Maier, Parsons; four sons, Jim Scaletty, Kansas City, Mo., Tom Scaletty, Chanute, Kan., Joe Scaletty and Paul Scaletty, both of Olathe; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Parsons. Rosary will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at the church where family will receive friends following the rosary. Friends may call at the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home after 5 p.m. Saturday. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to either St. Patrick's Catholic School in Parsons or St. Patrick's Catholic School in Chanute.

Florence Schanze
Florence M. Schanze, 84, of Olathe died March 20 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, George, in 1966; her parents, James and Mae Dell Kendall; and a brother, James Kendall II. Survivors include a nephew, James Kendall III of Peculiar, Mo.; a niece, Sherry Denny of Flagstaff, Ariz.; and a cousin, Dorothy Haynes of Merriam, Kan. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. March 23 at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens in Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the Prairie Center, 26325 W. 135th St., Olathe, KS 66061. Arrangements are being made by Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, 105 E. Loula.

Beverly Schick
Beverly "Bev" Edward Schick, 78, Edgerton, died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, at his home. He was born May 4, 1922, in Vinland, the son of Clarence Schick and Bertha Selby Schick. He spent his childhood in Vinland, then he lived in Mission. He had lived in Gardner and Edgerton areas since 1959. He graduated from Vinland High School and attended one year of college in Eau Claire, Wis. He married Betty Lucille Carpenter Schick on Aug. 29, 1942, in Vinland. He worked in the steel industry from the late 1940s, retiring from B and S Steel in Fairfax in 1991. He also owned and operated farms in the Gardner and Edgerton areas and also in Ozark, Mo. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Stanley. He was a longtime member of Village Presbyterian Church. He was in the U.S. Air Force from 1942 to 1945. In 1950, he joined the military reserves. He was ranked T-Sergeant in World War II. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Avier, Clifford and Selby. Survivors include four sons, Michael Schick, Madison, Wis., Clifford Schick and Larry Schick, both of Gardner, and Gary Schick, Overland Park; three daughters, Kathleen Scollon, Lawrence, Nancy Kelley, Overland Park, and Rebecca Curtis, Olathe; and 18 grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, at Presbyterian Church in Stanley. Burial with military services will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Visitation will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Memorial contributions maybe made to Presbyterian Church of Stanley or the Kansas City Hospice.

Harold Schlagel
Harold E. Schlagel, 87, of Lenexa, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2000, at Lakeview Village in Lenexa. He was born June 2, 1913, in Lenexa, living in Johnson County all of his life, specifically Olathe and Lenexa. He went to high school at Holy Trinity Catholic School in Lenexa. He was a self-employed farmer/dairyman, retiring in 1991. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the 35th Division Field Artillery. He was a founding member, usher and Eucharistic minister of Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Olathe. He was a former usher of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Lenexa as well as St. Paul's Catholic Church in Olathe. He served on the Farm Bureau Board for four years, two of which he served as president. He also served 25 years chairman of the Soil Conservation Board. He served on the Farmers Union Board for three years, and the Countryside School Board. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Pauline Schlagel; and two brothers, Ernest and Floyd Schlagel. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Anna Brulez Schagel, of the home; two sons, George J. and wife, Gale Schlagel, and Ralph E. and wife, Jil Schlagel, all of Olathe; two daughters, Ruth S. and husband, Richard Coyne, Lake Oswego, Ore., and Theresa S. and husband, Phil Cogswell, Olathe; and 12 grandchildren. Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Lenexa. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at the church where there rosary will said at 7 p.m. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Lenexa. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in his name to Prince of Peace Catholic Church 16000 W. 143rd, Olathe, KS 66062 or Holy Trinity Catholic Church 9150 Pflumm Rd., Lenexa, KS 66215.

Veralee Schlagel
Veralee Schlagel, 83, Olathe, died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born May 30, 1917, the daughter of Nathan and Estella (Adams) Towner. Her parents homesteaded ground in the area in 1860. She was a lifelong resident of Olathe, and a graduate of Olathe High School in 1935. She was a member of the Olathe Medical Center Auxiliary for more than 25 years, and was one of the founders of the gift shop. She was a member of the PEO for 25 years, 4-H leader, an Olathe Mammography Clinic volunteer, and worked for many years as a secretary for State Farm Insurance. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Paul Schlagel, of the home; two daughters, Mary Ann Metzger, Medford, Ore., and Janice Claerhout, Princeton, Kan.; sister, Nora Patton, Olathe; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home in Olathe. A prayer service will be 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m.Monday, Dec. 11, at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 16000 W. 143rd St. Olathe. Burial will be at Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of the Olathe Medical Center, 20375 W. 151st., Olathe, KS 66061, Prince of Peace Educational Fund, or PEO Scholarship Fund c/o Cottey College, 1000 W. Austin, Nevada, MO 64772.

Mary Lou Schlesener
Mary Lou Schlesener, 73, of Olathe died Friday, Dec. 15, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Oct. 10, 1927, in DeSoto, the daughter of Charles and Gladys (Howe) Letcher. She was a lifelong resident of the area, and a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church, Olathe. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband, Harry Schlesener, of the home; daughter, Janet Ellsworth and husband, Phil, Shawnee; brother, Charles W. Letcher, Kingswood, Texas; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be 3 p.m., Monday, Dec. 18, at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Friends may call one hour prior to services. Burial will be at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stanley. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Redeemer Lutheran Church, Olathe, or Grace of Christian Fellowship Church, Shawnee.

Victor Schlup
BALDWIN CITY, KS ­ Victor E. Schlup, 69, Baldwin City, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2000, at his home. He had moved to rural Baldwin City 12 years ago, after having lived in Lawrence since 1960. He was born Oct. 28, 1930, in Strong City, Kan., the son of Walter Albert and Lena Esther (Morse) Schlup. He married Barbara Bollinger, who died in 1955. He married Louise Smith on April 30, 1960, in Geary, Ind. He was an ironworker for Local No. 10 of Kansas City, and helped build several buildings on the University of Kansas campus. He worked in the Lawrence, Kansas City and Chicago, Ill., areas. He worked for Steel Constructors in Kansas City for 12 years, until his retirement in 1992. He was a member of the Lone Star Church of the Brethren. He recently was inducted into the Bowling Hall of Fame. He also was preceded in death by two brothers, Dale and Floyd; and a grandson, Jason Burton. Survivors include his wife, Louise Schlup, of the home; two sons, Jeff Bollinger, Torrance, Calif., and Gene Bollinger, Morena Valley, Calif.; two daughters, Sharon Condon, Olathe, and Sue Hendricks, Laramie, Wyo.; three brothers, John Schlup, Lawrence, Richard "Dick" Schlup, Emporia, and Ted Schlup, Edwards, Mo.; a sister, Audrey Fellman, Topeka; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Lawrence. The funeral will be 7 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Hospice Care of Douglas County, c/o Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th St., Lawrence, KS 66044; or to a charity of the donor's choice.

Margaret Schmitz
Margaret Jane Schmitz, 71, formerly of Topeka, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2001, at her residence in Olathe. She was born on Jan. 29, 1929, in Cawker City, Kan., the daughter of Charles and Emma Irey Quillen. She was married to John N. Schmitz on Jan. 8, 1949, in Beloit, Kan. He died Sept. 8, 1997. She moved from Topeka to Olathe in 1996. She was a member of Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Topeka, Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Olathe, auxiliary of Post No. 400 of the American Legion in Topeka. She volunteered her time at both churches. Survivors include two sons, Steven Alan Schmitz, Olathe, and Jeffrey Duane Schmitz of Jackson, Miss.; one daughter, Kelley Ann Carson, Shawnee; three brothers, Frank Quillen and Jim Quillen, both of Salina, and Giles Quillen, Wichita; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services will be1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at Mount Hope Cemetery Mausoleum. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. She will lie in state after 2 p.m. today at the Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home where a parish rosary will be recited at 6:20 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Action Society of Kansas City and may be sent in care of the Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW 6th St. Topeka, KS 66603.

Ruth Schooner
U. Ruth Schoonover, 80, John Knox Village in Lee's Summit, Mo., died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2000, at the Lee's Summit Hospital. She was born May 28, 1920, in Mayfield, Ill., the daughter of the Rev. Leon H. and Ula Sweetland. She received a bachelor's degree in teaching from the University of Northern Colorado. She had moved to Lee's Summit this past year, having come from Rogers, Ark. She was a member of the Bland Chapel United Methodist Church in Rogers. She also was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth P. Schoonover Sr., of the home; a son, Kenneth P. Schoonover Jr., Springdale, Ark; two daughters, Karen Kelly, Olathe, and Kathleen Oviatt, Northglenn, Colo.; and five grandchildren. The memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday at John Knox Village, Lee's Summit. Cremation. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe.

John Schrock
John Daniel Schrock, 77, Olathe, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born July 17, 1923, in Protection, Kan. His family moved to Hutchinson in the 1940s. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked by the Japanese and participated in the fighting at Guadalcanal where his ship, the USS Cushing, was sunk. He was awarded the Purple Heart for his injuries as a result of that battle. He graduated from Emporia State University in 1955 with a degree in business administration. He was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. After graduation, he worked as an insurance auditor with Travelers Insurance Company for many years. After his retirement in 1992, he became active in a tutoring-mentoring program at Olathe schools called Seniors Serving Schools. Survivors include his wife, Suzanne Schrock, and daughter, Sarah Schrock, both of the home; two sons, Andrew Schrock, Kansas City, and Bradley Schrock, Leawood; a brother, Donald Schrock, Dallas; three sisters, Maebelle Avery, Darlene Newlin and Lucille Holcomb, all of Hutchinson; and two grandsons. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, at Mount Moriah Freeman Chapel, Kansas City, Mo. The family suggests memorial contributions to Olathe Hospice.

Ethel Schuetz
Ethel Marie Schuetz, 93, Spring Hill, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, at the Beverly Health Care Center, Spring Hill. She was born in Clifton, Kan., the daughter of Lewis C. Gepner and Freda M. Schwab Gepner. She moved to Kansas City, Kan., in 1927, when she married Glenn William Schuetz. They moved to Spring Hill in 1953. She was a homemaker and also worked on the family farm. She was active in the 4-H clubs in Kansas City, Kan., before moving to Spring Hill. She was a graduate of Clifton High School, Clifton, Kan. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1979 and a brother, Carl Gepner. Survivors include a son, William Schuetz, Spring Hill; a daughter, Dorothy Robertson, Lawrence; three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Burial will be at Pleasant View Cemetery, Shawnee. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, at the funeral home. The family requests contributions to the American Heart Association in care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Charles Schulz
Charles O. Schulz, 55, Overland Park, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born Oct. 16, 1944, in Milwaukee, and served 27 years in the U.S. Air Force, Colorado Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, retiring at the rank of colonel. He was a pilot and captain with Braniff International Airlines, and was a military test pilot for LTV Corporation. He most recently was employed at Broadwing Telecommunications and Hy-Vee Corporation. He was an active member of Bethany Lutheran Church, serving as a Stephen Minister, and was on the board of the Oak Park Homes Association. Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Nancy; four children, Lisa Palmer and Scott, Jennifer and Chris Schulz; a sister, Margaret Gibson; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 91st and Lamar, Overland Park; the funeral will immediately follow at 3 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Charles O. Schulz Memorial Fund, in care of Bank of America Premier Banking, 10000 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS 66210-1400. Arrangements are by D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, Overland Park.

Fern Sconce
Fern Sconce, 83, died Thursday May 10, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She lived almost all of her life and raised her kids in Dana, Ind. Survivors include eight children, 22 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Living in Kansas are Sharon Hunt, Gerald Luster and Barbara Sconce. The funeral will be held in Dana, Ind., and burial will be at Pleasant Ridge, in Newman, Ill.

Barry Scott
Barry T. Scott, 52, Olathe, died Wednesday, June 28, 2000, at his home. He was born Dec. 26, 1947, in Minneapolis, Minn., the son of Dan E. and Geraldine Scott. He had lived in Olathe the past four years. Prior, he had lived in Oklahoma City, Okla., seven years, after moving from Minneapolis. He was a 1966 graduate of De-Lasalle High School, Minneapolis, Minn. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, stationed in Thailand, during the Vietnam War. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from a business college in Minneapolis, and received an engineering degree in Oklahoma City. He was an engineer for Sprint PCS. Survivors include his wife, Dolly Scott, of the home; a son, Eric T. Scott, of the home; a daughter, Katy B. Scott, of the home; his mother and stepfather, Geraldine and LeRoy Link, Minneapolis; and a brother, Bruce Scott, Sheboygan, Wis. Cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice, 12006 W. 87th St., Overland Park, KS 66215. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe.

Gary & Betty Scott
Gary Scott, 61, and Betty Scott, 69, of Tonganoxie, Kan., died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001, at their home. Betty Scott was born Nov. 1, 1931, in Kansas City, Kan., to Harlow W. and Nellie Wanetta (Winner) Reynolds. She worked for Macy's department store and Nazarene Publishing before devoting her life to being a homemaker. Gary Scott was born Feb. 28, 1940, in Marshall Junction, Mo., to George L. and Mildred E. (Dollard) Scott. He was farmer and truck driver for Yellow Freight and Wilcox. Both were members of Metropolitan Church of the Nazarene. Betty Scott was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister. Survivors include one daughter, Shannon E. Roussy, of France; Gary's brother, David O. Scott; and three grandchildren. The visitation and memorial services will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Metropolitan Church of the Nazarene, 5301 Metropolitan, Kansas City, Kan. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Marshall, Mo. Memorial contributions may be directed to the church.

Evelyn Sebaugh
NORCATUR, KS-Evelyn R. Sebaugh, 77, Norcatur, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, after a long illness. She was born June 9, 1923, in McCook, Neb., the daughter of Frank and Minnie (Betts) Frewen. She lived all her life in Norcatur. She married Lowell Sebaugh on Aug. 10, 1941. She was a housewife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by a brother, Francis Frewen; and a sister, Patricia Frewen Montieth. Survivors include her husband, Lowell Sebaugh; four daughters, Janice O'Hare, Linda Hunt, Terry Cross and Mary Lough; a sister, Dorothy Frewen Clarson; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The funeral is 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at the United Methodist Church, Norcatur. Burial will be at the Norcatur Cemetery, Norcatur. Memorial contributions may be made to the memorial fund at the Norcatur Cafe. Arrangements are by the Pauls Funeral Homes, Oberlin and Selden, Kan.

Lucille Sellers
Lucille Lena Lipp Sellers, 84, Leavenworth, Kan., died Saturday, March 31, 2001, at her home. She was born December 22, 1916, in Leavenworth, Kan., the daughter of Ernest Adam and Lena Katherine Haas Lipp. She married David Thomas Lindsay. He preceded her in death in January of 1941. She later married Arthur Sellers. He preceded her in death on April 16, 1966. She graduated from Leavenworth High School. She then graduated from St. Mary College. She taught school in rural one-room schools and Leavenworth Schools, teaching at North Broadway School and Third Avenue School and retiring in 1980. She was a lifelong member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Leavenworth, the Leavenworth Retired Teachers and the Graham Chapter 395 O.E.S. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Clarence Lipp; and a sister, Dorothy Bogner. She is survived by a daughter, Laura Jane Dyson, DeSoto, Kan.; a son, Col. David Olcott Lindsay, St. Maries, Idaho; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held 10 a.m. Friday at the Davis Funeral Chapel. Burial was in the Mt. Muncie Cemetery.

Catherine Serpico
Catherine M. Serpico, 70, Eudora, died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence. She was born June 8, 1929, to Frank W. and Esie Holland Lencinger, in Staten Island, N.Y., where she had lived most of her life. She was a 1947 graduate of St. Peter's Girl's High School in Staten Island. She had done clerical work for Hanover Insurance Company in New York. A widow, she had moved to Eudora recently to be with her daughter. Survivors include four sons, C.J. Morgan, Ocean, N.J., William F. Morgan, Staten Island, N.Y., Robert P. Morgan, Gardner, and Brian J. Morgan, Olathe; a daughter, Barbara E. Horton, Eudora; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The funeral will be a private family memorial service at a later date. Arrangements are by Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. James R. Garrett Jr. James R. Garrett Jr., 63, Olathe, died Thursday, April 6, 2000, at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam. He was born Jan. 9 1937, in Kansas City, Mo., to James R. and Lula (Slusher) Garrett. He was a lifelong area resident. In his youth, he was a DeMolay member. He had worked for the Santa Fe Railroad, Gordon Transport, Pinkerton Guards and the Kansas City Bureau of Investigation. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Marilyn (Kimberling) Garrett, of the home; a son, James K. Garrett, DeSoto; a daughter, Debra A. (Blake) Redfern, Olathe; two brothers, Kenneth E. Garrett, Louisville, Ky., and Finas Albert Garrett, Olathe; a sister, Carol Ann Garrett, Topeka; and six grandchildren. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 9, at the Amos Family Chapel, Shawnee. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday, April 10, at the chapel. Burial will be at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Amerian Diabetes Association.

Donald Shaffer
Donald L. Shaffer, 80, Kinsley, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001, at Pratt Regional Medical Center in Pratt, Kan. He was born Jan. 3, 1921, in Kinsley, Kan. He married Ruth Maxine (Lowery) Shaffer on Sep. 8, 1946. He worked as a county appraiser. He was a member of the First United Congregational Church of Christ, the Rotary, VFW Post No. 7349, and U.S. LST Association. His parents, Vere R. and Alice (Goodwin) Shaffer, preceded him in death. Survivors include three daughters, Susan S. Rudoy, Pleasant Valley, N.Y., Marsha J. Wilson, Merriam, and Phyllis A. Wright, Olathe; one brother, Robert Shaffer, Ann Arbor, Mich.;and four grandsons. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday. Jan. 10, at Congregational Church, Kinsley, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kinsley Library in care of McKillip Memorial Funeral Home, Kinsley, Kan.

Richard Shaffer
Richard N. Shaffer, 73, of Olathe, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2001. He was born Nov. 20, 1927, in Newton, Kan., the son of Ralph and Gladys (Weston) Shaffer. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in World War II. He was honorably discharged in 1948. He was a member of the Teamsters Local No. 41 and worked for Pacific Intermountain Express (P.I.E.), retiring in 1988. He retired to Lusk, Wyo., until moving back to Olathe in 1997. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 153, VFW, and the Elks. He enjoyed fishing and loved all animals - especially dogs. Survivors include one daughter, Lydi Payne, Olathe; one stepdaughter, Kim Eastman, Olathe; two brothers, Harold Shaffer, Modesto, Calif., and Glenn Shaffer, Eugene, Ore.; one sister, Ruth Stucky, of Fort Myers, Fla.; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Burial will follow at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, with the American Legion Post No. 153 providing military honors. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 5, at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to American Legion Post No. 153 or to the VFW.

Margaret Sheafer
Margaret Ann Cumley Sheafer, 81, died Thursday, May 3, 2001. She was born Jan. 5, 1920, in Kansas City, Kan., and had lived most of her life in Olathe. She worked 15 years for the Hyer Boot Company of Olathe as a stitcher. She also worked at Puritan-Bennett in Lenexa, retiring in 1982. She married Gene Sheafer on Feb. 22, 1941, in Olathe. Survivors include nine children, Mickey Sheafer and wife, Cindy, Olathe; Patty Gates and husband, John, Olathe; Peggy Dunavin and husband, Dan, Winter Haven, Fla.; Tim Sheafer and wife, Jana, Olathe; Denny Sheafer and wife, Sheri, Oskaloosa; Mary Briar and husband, Jack, Olathe; Donny Sheafer and wife, Marie, Olathe; Tony Sheafer, Olathe; and Tina Lenz, Olathe. Other survivors include three sisters, Bette Jane Mahaffie, Olathe, Della Toplikar, Gardner, and Joanne Smith, Olathe; 35 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene, in 1994; her parents, Davis Lee and Anna C. (McTamney) Cumley; a granddaughter, Barbara Lynn Sheafer; a brother, "Red" Cumley; and a sister, "Shug" Hutton. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Olathe. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to Kansans for Life, P.O. Box 4448, Overland Park, KS 66204 or to the American Indian Relief Council, P.O. Box 6200, Rapid City, S.D. 57709-6200.

Lee Sheldon Sr.
Lee T. Sheldon Sr., 89, Olathe, died Monday, May 29, 2000, at Royal Terrace Care Center, Olathe. He was born in Lee's Summit, Mo., and had lived in Olathe since 1940. He was a mail handler for the Kansas City Terminal Railway at Union Station and had retired in 1973, after 25 years of service. He was preceded in death by three sisters and a brother. Survivors include a son, Lee T. Sheldon Jr., Spring Hill; a daughter, Betty J. Mitchell, Olathe; a brother, Marion Sheldon, Belton, Mo.; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday, June 1, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe.

Margie Sheldon
Margie Frances Sheldon, 93, DeSoto, died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2000, at her home. She was born May 11, 1907, in Monticello, Kan., the daughter of Wallace C. Randall and Luevicy (Ross) Randall. She was a lifelong DeSoto area resident. She married Herbert L. Sheldon on Aug. 2, 1940, in St. Joseph, Mo. She was a homemaker. She attended DeSoto United Methodist Church. She was a 35-year member of the DeSoto Chapter of the Eastern Star and a lifetime member of Baldwin City Rebekah Lodge. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Sheldon, on Oct. 21, 1991; three brothers, Harry, Albert and Anos Randall; a sister, Gertrude; and a granddaughter, F. Jeanene Lawhead. Survivors include two daughters, Frances E. Lawhead, DeSoto, and Ella J. Warren, Wichita; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; and her care giver, Vanessa Gee. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The graveside service will be 1 p.m. Monday at the DeSoto Cemetery in DeSoto. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kidney Foundation, in memory of her granddaughter, F. Jeanene Lawhead.

William Shepard
William A. Shepard, 66, Olathe, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born July 22, 1934, in Emporia, the son of Andrew Deforest and Erma Lee (Courtney) Shepard. He lived in Olathe for the past 30 years, coming from Grandview, Mo. He was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, Olathe. He graduated from Emporia High School in 1952. He then entered the U.S. Navy and served for 212 years. He married Paula Parker on Nov. 10, 1957, in Kiowa, Kan. He graduated from Emporia State University in 1959 with a business degree. He worked for Commercial Credit in Kansas City, Mo., for two years. He then worked for the Grandview Police Department in 1959 for 12 years. He then moved to Olathe and started working for the Olathe Police Department as the chief of police in 1971, retiring in 1993. William was a member of the the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and he was a past President of Metropolitan Police Chiefs Association. He was a past president for two terms and a past secretary of Kansas Peace Officers Association. He was also the 1980 Gold Award winner of the KMBC Award for Valor, and he was the Director of Public Safety in Olathe from 1983 to 1986. He also was a former member of the Rotary Club in Olathe. William enjoyed traveling in his RV with his wife and friends to south Texas for the winter. He also was an avid Chiefs fan. William Shepard served as a Police Chief with distinction and honor. He will be remembered as a true professional in every meaning of the word. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Paula Shepard, of the home; a son, Sean Shepard, Prairie Village; a daughter, Sherri Shepard, Glendale, Ariz.; and a grandson, William W. Shepard. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at the College Church of the Nazarene, Olathe. Burial will follow at Lincoln Cemetery, Lebo, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 5960 Dearborn Suite 100, Mission, KS 66202, or the American Heart Association, 6800 W. 93rd St., Overland Park, KS 66212.

Louise Sherwood
Louise Mary Sherwood, 79, Olathe, died Tuesday, March 28, 2000. She was born Dec. 13, 1920, in Kansas City, Kan. She attended elementary and junior high school at St. Rose of Lima, and was a 1938 graduate from Wyandotte High School. She was an employee of Union Pacific Railroad from 1941 to 1956. She later worked at the Mid-Continent Public Library, Gladstone Branch, from 1965 to 1977. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Joseph, John, Matt and Frank Leverich; and a granddaughter, Shelby Louise Sherwood. Survivors include her husband of 49 years, Norman E. Sherwood, of the home; two sons, Lawrence E. Sherwood, Olathe, and John M. Sherwood, Kansas City, Mo.; a daughter, Michele Sanderson, Gladstone; and eight grandchildren. The mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. today at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, 6415 N.E. Antioch Road, Kansas City, Mo. Burial will be at Resurrection North. Arrangements are by Mount Moriah Terrace Park, Kansas City, Mo.

Eska Shindler
Eska Faye Shindler, Olathe, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000. She was born Dec. 23, 1912, in Ozark County, Mo. She and her husband ran their family farm in Almartha, Mo. She was an avid gardener, and enjoyed canning and cooking. She was a member of the North Ozark Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, Obrey Shindler, Olathe; two daughters, Pat Smidt and husband Larry of Pauline, Neb., and Earlene Roberts and husband, Bill, of Olathe; daughter-in-law Nadine Shindler , Lee's Summit, Mo.; two sisters, Mrs. Ray Bushong, Gainesville, Mo., and Lucille Duren, Macomb, Mo., two brothers, Hubert James Springfield, Mo., and Vernon James, Gainesville, Mo. ; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Orvil and Emily James; one son, Jimmie Ray Shindler; and a grandson, Michael Leon Roberts. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. today at the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, Mo. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Wasola, Mo. The family suggest contributions to the Olathe General Baptist Church.

Lucille Shipley
LENEXA - Lucille Shipley, 86, Overland Park, died Sunday, June 10, 2001, at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa. She was born Feb. 11, 1915, in Kenneth, Kan. She lived in Johnson County most of her life. She was a chief timekeeper for the Missouri-Pacific Railroad for 35 years before her retirement. She was a member of the Stanley Bible Church, The Railway Business Women's Association, Westport Eastern Star and was a charter member of the Blue Valley Quilt Guild. She was preceded in death by her husband, James B. Shipley, in 1984. She leaves a cousin, Mary DeSchepper of Kansas City, Mo.; and a sister-in-law, Maxine Shipley of Kansas City, Mo. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. on tonight at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Stanley Bible church, 14800 Metcalf Avenue. The family suggests contributions to the Stanley Bible Church.

Wilma Shipley
Wilma J. "June" Shipley, 76, of Topeka, died Monday, Dec. 11, at Topeka Care Center. She was born Sept. 18, 1924, in Pleasanton, the daughter of James Fred and Edythe Mane (Sterling) Endecott. She had been a resident of Topeka for 36 years. She was married to Claude Arthur Shipley on May 8, 1940, in Columbus, Kan. She was a pastor's wife of the Church of God of Prophecy for many years. She was a supervisor of housekeeping at Brewster Place retiring in the late 1980s. She attended the Church of God of Prophecy in Topeka. She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Arthur Shipley, and one daughter, Judith Elaine Brobst. She is survived by her son, James Arthur Shipley, Columbus; and John Shipley, Sr., Oskaloosa; one daughter, Claudia J. Hennessey, Topeka; two sisters, Wilbe Chadwick, Olathe; and Shirley Cunningham, Olathe; one brother, Clayton Endecott, Olathe; 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at the Parker-Price Chapel; burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to Capper Foundation, 3500 SW 10th Avenue, Topeka, Kan. 66604-1195 or to Midland Hospice Inc., 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, Kan. 66606-2800. Parker-Price Mortuary, 245 NW Independence, Topeka, KS 66608, in charge of arrangements.

Donal Shipman
Donal Lee Shipman, 75, Olathe, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Nov. 8, 1924, in Olathe, the son of Harry and Lida (Blacksten) Shipman. He was a lifelong resident of Olathe. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and later was trombone player in the USO band. He married Louise Marie Rowland in 1946. He worked for Butternut Bread, Coca-Cola, and for many years at Dennis Chevrolet before retiring in the late 1980s. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Olathe and of American Legion Post No. 153. He was preceded in death by his wife, Louise, in 1990. Survivors include two daughters, Donna M. Mitchell and Lindy L. Darby, both of Olathe; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Private family service. Private entombment at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Leukemia Society of America, in memory of Louise M. Shipman, c/o W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, 105 E. Loula St., Olathe, KS 66061.

Ruth Shrimplin
Ruth Shrimplin, 82, of Olathe, died March 13, 2001, at the Overland Park Regional Hospital. Shrimplin is preceded in death by her parents, Zane and Ruby (Quant) Reynolds; brother, Al Reynolds; and two husbands, Joseph Hundley and Robert Shrimplin. Survivors include three sons, Jeff Hundley, of Kansas City, Mo.; Larry Hundley, Glendale, Ariz.; and Keith Hundley, of Shawnee; two daughters, Barbara Reecher, of Exeter, Mo.; and Cindy Mellott, of Chamberburg, Pa.; brother, Harold Reynolds and sister, Helen Wilson, both of California; 16 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m., Saturday at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe.

JoAnne Simpson
JoAnne Simpson, 68, Olathe, died Monday, April 9, 2001, at her home. She was born in Oklahoma City on July 13, 1932. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Olathe. She was preceded in death by a sister, Patsy Wool-dridge. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Jack Simpson, Jr., of the home; a son, Don McLaughlin, Fairway, Kan.; a daughter, Kathy Cucar, Merriam; three grandchildren, Candice Brewer, Curtis McLaughlin and Austin Cucar; one great-grandson, Dylan Brewer; and two brothers, Alvin Pierce and Gary Pierce, Sr., both of Oklahoma City. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, 13901 Black Bob. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave. Memorial contributions are suggested to the National Emphysema Foundation, 15 Stevens St., Norwalk, CT 06856.

Lois Simpson
Lois Ann (Meils) Simpson, 70, Spring Hill, died Monday, July 3, 2000, at her home. She was born Oct. 3, 1929, in Wellington, Kan., to Arthur R. and Merle Meils, and was reared in Milton, Kan. She received a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Kansas. She married Loren E. Simpson Feb. 15, 1963, in Lawrence. She was a teacher in the Olathe school district, before taking time out to rear her family. The family moved to Clarinda, Iowa, where she volunteered for Meals on Wheels, the public library, and the Clarinda Methodist Church, where she also was a member. The family then moved to Brookings, S.D., where she managed a bookstore for several years, before retiring to Spring Hill in 1994. She was preceded in death by her husband, Loren E. Simpson; and a brother, Warren Meils. Survivors include a son, Gregory Simpson, Lewisville, Texas; two daughters, Kathryn Polsley, Spring Hill, and Rebecca Witherington, Charlottesville, Va.; her mother, Merle Meils, Spring Hill; a brother, Richard Meils, Ponte Vedro Beach, Fla.; and six grandchildren. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Olathe Wesleyan Church, Olathe. Burial will be at the Rose Hill Cemetery, South Haven, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to the Olathe Wesleyan Church, 15320 S. Ridgeview Road, Olathe, KS 66062.

Marvin & Loree Simpson
Marvin Simpson, 73, and his wife, Loree Simpson, 80, of Trenton, Mo., died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, as a result of a vehicle accident south of Harlingen, Texas. The Simpsons had wintered in Weslaco, Texas, for the past 20 years. Marvin was born on Sept. 10, 1927, at Pocahontas, Iowa, the son of Richard and Ada Cleo Lankford Simpson. At an early age, he moved with his parents to the Carlisle, Iowa, community where he lived until he was 16 and the family moved to the Spickard community. He joined the Merchants Marine in 1945 and served in the South Pacific for two years. He was recalled to service in 1951 when he entered the United States Army and served in the Korean War. He returned to Spickard after his discharge and began employment at the Peoples State Bank at Spickard and, later, the American Bank in Trenton. He retired in 1988. On Oct. 31, 1948, he married Phyllis Jean Cox at Trenton, Mo. She preceded him in death on March 18, 1987. He and Loree were married on Aug. 5, 1989, at Trenton and had lived all of their married lives in Trenton. Loree was born March 22, 1920, at Princeton, Mo., the daughter of Elmer and Corda Cross Johnson. She moved to Trenton at an early age with her parents, where she graduated from Trenton High School. She also attended and graduated from Trenton Junior College. On June 9, 1957, she was married to Thomas L. Hopkins at Trenton, Mo. He preceded her in death on Dec. 18, 1987. She was an office representative for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for 29 years working out of the Trenton office. Both Marvin and Loree were members of the Wesley United Methodist Church and the Good Samaritan. Loree also was involved in various other community and civic organizations. Loree was preceded in death by an infant granddaughter, Shonna Leigh Harris. Marvin was preceded in death by an infant son, Kenan J. Simpson; two brothers, Virgil and Bill Simpson, and one infant sister, Minnie Simpson. Mrs. Simpson is survived by two daughters, Cheryl Mclain, Trenton, Mo., and Beverly Rice, Sedalia, Mo.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mr. Simpson is survived by two daughters, Sabra Ferguson, Trenton; and Marla Stratton, Olathe; two brothers, Roy Simpson, Trenton; and Fred Volzke, Sioux Falls, S.D.; two sisters, Donna Stoll, Eureka Springs, Ark., and Ann Sheffield, Weslaco, Texas; and three grandchildren. Combined funeral services will be10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 1, at the Wesley United Methodist Church of Trenton. A scheduled family visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton. Burial will be in the Resthaven Memorial Gardens of Trenton. In lieu of flowers, the families suggest memorials be left to either the Wesley United Methodist Church, North Central Missouri College or the American Cancer Society.

Lester Skinner
Services for Lester Allen Skinner, 82, Olathe, will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 5, 2000, at the Spring Hill Baptist Church. Burial will be at Spring Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Bruce Funeral Home in Spring Hill. The family requests contributions to the American Cancer Society. Skinner died Sunday, April 2, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born in Harrisonville, Mo. and moved to Spring Hill at the age of 9. He was a truck mechanic at International Harvester in Kansas City, Mo. for 26 years. He was a member of the Sloan Oddfellows No. 729 in Kansas City, Mo., for 53 years. He was a member of the Sloan Rebekah Lodge No. 482 in Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City Encampment No. 27 and I.A.M. Local Union. He was a graduate of Spring Hill High School. He was preceded in death by a brother, Clifford Skinner. Survivors include his wife, Edna Ruby Johnson Skinner of the home; three sons, LeRoy Skinner, Warsaw, Mo., Walter Skinner, Colorado Springs, and Charles Skinner, Basehor; two daughters, Beverly Warford, Tucson, Ariz., and Winona Phelps, Spring Hill; three brothers, Howard Skinner, Napa, Calif., Homer Skinner, Hutchinson, and Virgil Skinner, Spring Hill; a sister, Wanda Meek, Spring Hill;10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

Madison Slater
Madison Jane Slater, 1-year-old daughter of John P. and Amy L. Slater, Olathe, died Thursday, March 9, 2000, at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Oct. 1, 1998, in Overland Park, and had lived in Olathe. She was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church. Survivors include her parents, John P. and Amy L. Slater, of the home; three grandparents, Thomas E. Slater, Lenexa, and Gary and Judi Roland, Kansas City, Kan.; a great-grandmother, Alberta Roland, Bixby, Okla.; a great-great-grandmother, Jane Southard, Cherokee, Okla.; five uncles; and four aunts. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., with the rosary at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, March 12, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral mass will be 10 a.m. Monday, March 13, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe. Burial will be at Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Madison Jane Slater Memorial Fund, c/o Bank of America, 175 N. Clairborne Road, Olathe, KS 66062.

Donald Smeall Sr.
Donald Smeall Sr., 51, Olathe, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, at his home. He was born Jan. 17, 1949, in Grand Island, Neb. He graduated from Wood River High School. He served with the U.S. Army in Germany, 1969-1971, and later graduated from Electronics Institute in Kansas City. He married Janice Trammell in Olathe in 1971. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Wood River, Neb., the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Wood River; and the Lenexa Veterans of Foreign Wars. He had worked as an electronics technician for King Radio. Survivors include his wife, Janice, of the home; his mother and stepfather, Loretta Viola and Norman Lee Whitten Sr., Grand Island, Neb.; a son, Donald D. Smeall Jr., Gardener, Kan.; a daughter, Dawn Michelle Saville, Fairfax, Va.; four brothers, Bill Smeall, Bellingham, Wash., Ron Smeall, Tacoma, Wash., Norman Lee Whitten Jr., Grand Island, and Francis Smeall, Omaha, Neb.; three sisters, Dorthea Fairbanks, Pierce, Neb., Joyce Hargons, Grand Island, and Diana Kepford, Bellevue, Neb.; two grandchildren; and his canine companion, Urich. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home chapel, Olathe. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at the chapel. Burial will follow at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society or to Canine Companions.

Dr. Alan Smith
Dr. Alan Breese Smith, 87, former pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Osawatomie, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, at his home in Osawatomie. He was born Aug. 8, 1913 in Ponca City, Okla., the son of Nora Burrell Smith and Alan Cleveland Smith, the founding editor of The Ponca City News. He graduated from Ponca City High School and Southern Nazarene University, Bethany, Okla. After several years as a public school music teacher, he joined the U.S. Navy and served during World War II as a gunnery officer aboard the USS Rutilicus. At the end of WWII, he entered San Francisco Theological Seminary where he received a doctorate degree in theology. After graduation, he founded the First Presbyterian Church of Walnut Grove, Calif. In 1952, he became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Alva, Okla. ,where he spent 10 years. In 1963, he was named professor of religion and philosophy at the College of Emporia, and returned to parish ministry in 1975 as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Osawatomie. In retirement, he served area Presbyterian Churches, including serving six years at the Hillsdale Presbyterian Church. He married Ruth H. Lang on Aug. 14, 1938. She survives of the home. He is also survived by a son, Norman Smith, Stevenson, Md.; and two stepgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Nadyne, Kathryn and Juliet. The date of a memorial service is pending. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Kansas City Chorale, 8302 Cherokee, Shawnee Mission, KS 66206.

Bessie Smith
Bessie L. Smith, 71, Olathe, died May 3, 2001, at her home. Smith was born Nov. 29, 1929, in Rantoul, Kan. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Smith, in 1991, and her parents, Millard and Cora Anderson. Survivors include a son, Calvin Larkin, and his wife, Mary, Olathe; a sister, Flora Mae Eggleston, Gardner; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at W.L. Frye & Son Mortuary and Crematory, 105 E. Loula. Memorial contributions may be made to a favorite charity of choice.

Beverly Smith
Beverly (Polfer) Smith, 62, Hot Springs, Ark., died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, at her home. She was born in Kansas City, Kan., and graduated from DeSoto High School in 1956. She married James Hughes Smith in Irving, Texas, in 1963 and resided there for approximately 10 years, before moving to Houston. They moved to Las Vegas in 1977, where she served as vice president of operations with the Las Vegas Water District until her retirement. In 1997, they purchased a home on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, Ark. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include her mother, Julia L. Polfer, Lenexa; a sister, Janice Kelly, Overland Park; two brothers, W. Neil Polfer, Tulsa, Okla., and R. Kent Polfer, Mission; four nieces, Kathleen Reeves, Elizabeth, Leigh and Kelby Polfer; three nephews, Greg and Kevin Kelly and James Neil Polfer; one great-niece; and two great-nephews. The visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m., Saturday, March 3, at the Monticello United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, at the church with burial at Mt. Muncie Cemetery, Leavenworth. Contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice or the Monticello United Methodist Church.

Donald Smith
Donald R. Smith, 67, Spring Hill, died Thursday, April 13, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe. He was born Feb. 17, 1933, in Maskell, Neb., and had lived in Spring Hill the past 23 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a graduate of San Jose University, San Jose, Calif. He was the manager of the Design Engineering Department for Emerson Electric in Lenexa, retiring after 11 years in 1995. He was a member and current president of the Spring Hill Lions Club, and current president of the Hidden Valley Ranch Homeowners Association in Mission, Texas. He was preceded in death by a son, Dean R. Smith, in 1997. Survivors include his wife, Donna M. Smith, of the home; a daughter, Deena R. Smith, of the home; his mother, Ruth H. Smith, Capitola, Calif.; a sister, Sharon K. Taylor, Yuma, Ariz.; and three grandchildren. Visitation will follow the funeral, which will be 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association, 6800 W. 93 St., Overland Park, KS 66212.

Perry Smith
Perry Nelson Smith, 70, Topeka, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, at a Topeka care center. Cremation is planned. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall, Topeka. Arrangements are being made by Davidson Funeral Home, Topeka.

Scott Smith
Scott Kendall Smith, 38, of Olathe,died Thursday, March 22, 2001, in Hillsdale. He had lived in Olathe since 1994, coming from Philippi, W.Va. He is survived by two sons, Kendall and Jesse Smith, of Olathe; daughter, Canzetta Smith, Olathe; father, Donald Smith, Pekin, Ill.; mother Patricia Ford , Creve Coeur, Ill.; two sisters, Callie Smith, Bellevue, Ill. and Leslie Borum, Poplarville, Miss.; one brother, Quentin Smith, Creve Coeur, Ill.; two nieces; and one nephew. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory in Olathe. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

W.S. Smothers
W.S. Smothers, 61, Independence, Mo., died Monday, Feb. 21, 2000, at St. Joseph's Health Center in Kansas City. He was born Aug. 15, 1938, in Westridge, Ark., to Will and Bessie Smothers, and had lived in Bucyrus since 1983. He was the owner-operator of Metropolitan Excavating Company, servicing several Kansas City metro areas, specifically Olathe, and doing much of his business with Don Bell Homes. He was a member of the Operating Engineers Union Local 101, Kansas City, Mo. He attended the Overland Park Baptist Temple. He was preceded in death by two brothers, William Young and C.T. Smothers; and a grandson, Daniel Lira. Survivors include two sons, Mark Smothers, Fort Lupton, Colo., and Brock Smothers, Overland Park, Kan.; four daughters, Sally Liakos, Longmont, Colo., Debi Wilkins, Allen, Kan., Brenda Meyer, Joplin, Mo., and Roxi Smothers, Independence, Mo.; four brothers, Tom Smothers, Bucyrus, Jimmy Young, Canton, Miss., Doug Smothers, Vicksburg, Miss., and Sam Smothers, Grinnell, Iowa; two sisters, Jewel Hardin, Marked Tree, Ark., and Lena Mae Reed, Muscatine, Iowa; 11 grandchildren; and one great grandson. The memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Overland Park Baptist Temple, 11648 Antioch Road, Overland Park. Visitation will follow the service. Cremation. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, 5960 Dearborne, Mission, KS 66202. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe.

Mabel Snavely
Mabel Marie Snavely, 91, Gardner, died Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at Medical Lodge of Gardner. She was born July 9, 1909, in Mayetta, Kan., the daughter of Hugh Jackson and Stella Frances (Smith) Baker. She moved to Silver Lake in 1932 and then to Gardner in March of 1997. She worked at Security Benefit Hospital, Western Stationery Company and Parkview Drug, all in Topeka. She married Paul Hunter Snavely on June 1, 1930, in Circleville, Kan. He died Feb. 1, 1984. She was a 65-year member of the Silver Lake United Methodist Church and served as president of the United Methodist Women (WSCS) in 1952. She was a graduate of the Menninger Bible Course and a 55-year member of Loyal Chapter No. 176 O.E.S. of Silver Lake, Kan. She is survived by a daughter, June Marie Blush, Silver Lake; a son, Ralph Paul Snavely, Gardner; a sister, Frances Johnston, Overland Park; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Burial will be at Silver Lake Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Silver Lake United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 188, Silver Lake, KS 66539.

Donald Snedegar
Donald Ray Snedegar, 78, of Belton, Mo., died Friday, April 20, 2001, at his home. He was born Aug. 22, 1922, in Friar's Hill, W.Va., the son of Albert and Laura Etta (Ray) Snedegar. He served in the US Navy in both the Atlantic and Pacific theatres during World War II. He retired in 1983 from TWA as director of facilities, equipment engineering and maintenance after 25 years. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Hildred (Judy) Snedegar; their three children, daughter Vivian Mouser and husband Dan of Ballwin, Mo.; son James M. Snedegar and wife Lynda of Gladstone, Mo.; and daughter Carol Edds and husband David of Olathe; two sisters, Melissa Wall and Ethel Williams of Greenbrier County, W.Va.; and eight grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memorial Chapel of Olathe.

Wahnona Snowbarger
Wahnona Ruth Snowbarger, 77, died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2000, at Royal Terrace Care Center in Olathe. She had lived in Olathe since 1986. Prior to moving to Olathe to be near her children and grandchildren, she had lived in Bradley, Ill., and in Overland Park. She was born Feb. 5, 1923, in Dallas, Texas, to James and Velma Horger. She graduated from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Okla., in 1945 with a bachelor's degree in fine arts. She also had extensive post-graduate work in organ performance. She married Willis Snowbarger on Jan. 31, 1943. She had been a music teacher in Momence, Ill.; the Center School District, Kansas City, Mo.; and Stilwell and DeSoto. She had also served as church organist at College Church of the Nazarene in Bourbonnais, Ill., and at First Church of the Nazarene, Kansas City, Mo. She was a member of College Church of the Nazarene in Olathe. She was preceded in death by a brother, J.C. Horger Jr. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Willis; a son, Vince Snowbarger, Olathe; a daughter, Delia Pitman, Olathe; a sister, Frances Sutton, Candy Cove, Texas; and five grandchildren. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The memorial service will be 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, at College Church of the Nazarene, Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions to scholarship funds at Mid-America Nazarene University, Olathe, or at Olivet Nazarene University, Kankakee, Ill.

Edgar Soule
Edgar John Soule, 90, DeSoto, died Saturday, Jan. 29, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence. Soule was born to Britton and Hetty Linden Soule Nov. 21, 1909, in DeSoto and lived there his entire life. He graduated from DeSoto High School in 1927. He was united in marriage to Ruth Caldwell in 1940. He was self-employed as a farmer in DeSoto. He was a member of the Horticulture Society and the Kansas Vegetable Growers Association. He was a charter member of the DeSoto Boy Scouts of America. He ran a booth at the Kansas City City Market from 1928-1999, selling his own produce. Preceding him in death are his wife Ruth in 1987; his parents Britton and Hetty Linden Soule; and two brothers Curtis Willard Soule and Owen Soule. Survivors include one daughter Edith A. Palmberg, Lawrence; and two grandsons. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at DeSoto Baptist Church. Burial will follow at DeSoto Cemetery. The family will receive friends 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at DeSoto Baptist Church, prior to the services. The family suggests memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, Kan. 66030.

Vicky Southall
Vicky J. Southall, 48, Olathe, died Thursday, July 19, 2001 at KU Medical Center. She was born Dec. 21, 1952 in Topeka, Kan., the daughter of Carl Rake and Betty (Cooper) Rake. She lived in Topeka for 19 years before moving to the Kansas City area. She graduated from Highland Park High School and attended Washburn University for two years. She married Mike Southall on Nov. 17, 1973. She worked as a receptionist for Systems Material Handling for 16 years. She is preceded in death by her father, Carl Rake. Survivors include her husband, Mike Southall, of the home; two daughters, Lisa Miller and Sarah Southall, both of Olathe; her mother, Betty (Cooper) Rake, Topeka, a sister, Gail Beavers, Topeka; and two grandchildren, Haley Miller and Kalib Miller, both of Olathe. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the W. L. Frye and Son Chapel. A private family graveside service is scheduled at Mount Hope Cemetery in Topeka, Kan. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Kidney Association and the American Lung Association in lieu of flowers. Arrangements by the W. L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory of Olathe.)

Sarah Sowers
Sarah Kathleen "Kathie" Sowers, 78, died Tuesday, July 19, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Dec. 15, 1922, in Greene County, Mo., and grew up in Bois D'Arc, Mo. She married Bob Sowers in October 1947 and moved to Spring Hill. She was part of a group that established Spring Hill Baptist Church. She was focused on serving and reaching others. Family, friends and church were most important in her life. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and Helen (Noble) White, and her brother, Mark White. Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Robert M. Sowers; a son, Paul Sowers, and his wife, Diana, Spring Hill; a daughter, Nancy Denson, and her husband Craig, Overland Park; a brother, J.B. White, Bois D'Arc; and four grandchildren, Rachel, Amy and Mark Sowers of Spring Hill and Brian Denson of Overland Park. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at Spring Hill Baptist Church. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the church. She will be buried at Spring Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Spring Hill Baptist Church, 406 W. Nichols St., Spring Hill, KS 66083.

Valeda Spencer
Valeda Mae Korn Spencer, Gardner, died Friday Dec. 29, 2000, at Center for Long Term Care in Olathe. She was born in Abilene, Oct. 20, 1908. She was a graduate of Abilene High School, and has lived in Kansas or Missouri most of her life. She married Cleo Spencer on Dec. 24, 1933, in Carthage, Mo. She was a seamstress for Smith Brothers Manufacturing in Carthage, Mo., from 1929-1934 and 1951-1970. She enjoyed traveling. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cleo Spencer; her parents, Eugene Korn and Elizabeth Hittle-Korn; and a brother, Ralph Korn. Survivors include four daughters, Barbara Moxley, Colonial Beach, Va., Elizabeth Matthews, Raytown, Mo., Mary Fosdick, Seabrook, Texas, Sandra Greenwood, Bartlett; three brothers, Dean Korn, Carthage, Mo., Dale Korn, Jasper, Mo., Bruce Korn, Calif., Pauline Melugin, Joplin, Mo., and Dorothy "Marie" Sewell, Joplin, Mo.; 12 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. The family will have a private funeral service at a later date. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Stroke Foundation or to The Eye Bank of Kansas, care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Martha Spencer
PARSONS - Martha Blanche Spencer, 93, Parsons, formerly of Altamont and Olathe, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at the Labette County Medical Center. She was born March 2, 1907, the daughter of Elmer and Mary (Irwin) Rennie of McCune. She married Alfred Spencer on May 2, 1925, at Columbus. He preceded her in death on Aug. 9, 1972. When they were first married they lived in the McCune area, later moving to the Altamont area. They moved to Olathe in 1942. While in Olathe, she worked for 15 years for the Kansas School for the Deaf. She returned to Altamont in 1973, after her husband's death. A year ago, she moved to Parsons to live with her daughter. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Altamont. She also was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters. Survivors include two daughters, Colleen Payne, Parsons, and Rowena Arnold, Olathe; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. The funeral was Saturday at the First Christian Church of Altamont. Burial followed at the McKee Cemetery in rural Oswego. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church of Altamont, c/o Bath Funeral Home, 510 S. Wabash, Altamont, KS 67330.

Marvin Spencer
Marvin Spencer, 78, Olathe, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born Aug. 23, 1921, in Tonganoxie, Kan., the son of Joseph and Carrie (Pickens) Spencer. At 14, he joined the Civil Conservation Corps. He was the former owner of Marvin's Garage and Tow, retiring in 1988. He was a member of the American Legion Post 153 for 55 years; St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe; and the Knights of Columbus, 3rd degree. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Kathleen Friel Spencer, in 1991; two brothers, Joe C. Spencer and Lloyd Spencer; and a sister, Bonnie Spencer Kamphefner. Survivors include his wife of eight years, Alberta Lee White Spencer, of the home; two daughters, Nancy J. Spelling, Davis, Okla., and Rebecca J. Spencer, Kansas City, Mo.; two stepdaughters, Dalena White Thomasson, Edgerton, and Joline M. White, Kansas City, Mo.; two brothers, James Spencer, Ava, Mo., and George Spencer, Olathe; four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, with the rosary at 7 p.m., at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. Burial will be at the Spring Hill Cemetery, Spring Hill. Contributions may be made to St. Paul's Catholic Church or the Humane Society. Arrangements are by the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe.

Dale Spratt
R. Dale Spratt, 69, Stilwell, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2000, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. He was born Oct. 6, 1930, in Blue Rapids, and was a Hallmark employee for 36 years. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Patsy E. Spratt, of the home; three daughters, Janet E. Knoche and Patti J. Klinko, both of Overland Park, and Debra S. Handschin, Oak Grove, Mo.; a twin brother, Philip Clair Spratt, Olsburg; and four grandchildren. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, at the D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, Overland Park. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Stilwell United Methodist Church, Stilwell. Burial will be at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society, 6700 Antioch, Merriam, KS 66204. Arrangements are by D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, Overland Park.

Leota Springate
Leota Marie Springate, 81, Olathe, died Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Oct. 5, 1919, in Monticello, Kan., and lived most of her life in Olathe. She is preceded in death by a son, Homer A. Springate, and two daughters, Sheryl K. Springate and Janice M. Springate. Survivors include a daughter, Teresa Reese of Paola, Kan.; five siblings and a grandson, Blayne Green of Overland Park. A gathering will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd Street and Black Bob Road.

Dorothy Spruytte
Dorothy I. Spruytte, 79, Olathe, died Monday, May 29, 2000, at the Center for Long-Term Care, Olathe. She was born Nov. 27, 1920, in Princeton, Kan., the daughter of Guy and Bessie (Ledom) Duffield. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ernest Hawkins; and a brother, John Duffield. Survivors include her husband, Alphonse Spruytte, of the home; a stepson, Alphonse Spruytte Jr., Olathe; two stepdaughters, Cindy Riepe, Flagstaff, Ariz., and Karen Schmidt, Chandler, Ariz.; four brothers, Clifton Duffield, Olathe, Calvin Duffield, Spring Hill, Arthur Duffield, Hillsdale, and Clarence Duffield, West Fork, Ark.; three sisters, Margaret Surber, Betty Spencer and Alice Hartley, all of Olathe; and many nephews and nieces. The funeral will be 10 a.m. today at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to Odyssey Health Care, Ste. 350, 9229 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64114-3311; or to Hospice of Olathe Medical Center, 20375 W. 151st St., Olathe, KS 66061.

Amphanh Srivisay
Amphanh Srivisay, 80, Olathe, died Wednesday, March 28, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. Services will be 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 31, 2001, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee followed by Cremation. Visitation will be 5:30 to 8 p.m. , Friday, at the Chapel. Arrangements Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee.

Paul Srubas
Paul R. Srubas, 24, Olathe, died Sunday, May 28, 2000, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 16, 1975, and was a 1994 graduate of DeSoto High School. He was an independent contractor for The Kansas City Star, and a licensed real estate agent. He was a member of a local import car club and the American Diabetes Association. Survivors include his parents, Richard and JoAnna Srubas, Olathe; a sister, Rosanna Johnson, Houston, Texas; and many uncles, aunts and cousins. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., with the rosary at 7 p.m., today at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. The mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday, June 1, at the church. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the American Diabetes Association.

Eva Stack
Eva Stack, 89, Olathe, died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at her home. She was born, Nov. 11, 1913, in Bedford, Iowa, the daughter of Ivan and Eva (Jenkins) Cloud. She taught at the School for the Deaf in Delavan, Wis., retiring in 1974. She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther Stack. Survivors include a brother, Eugene Cloud, Climax Springs, Mo.; a nephew, Jon Stack, Overland Park; and a niece, Alberta Merrit, Olathe. Cremation. Burial will be private at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. The family suggests contributions be made to the Kansas City Hospice Foundation, 1625 W. 92nd Street, Kansas City, MO 64114.

Geraldine Stafford
TURON, Kan. - Geraldine Leona Stafford, 75, died March 15, 2001, at Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita. She was born July 26, 1925, at Gaylord, the daughter of Louis and Amanda Wolf Bechtold. She was a 1943 graduate of Formoso High School. She was a Turon resident moving from Larned in September 2000, a retired secretary for the Pawnee County Engineers office. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene, Larned. She married Earl Stafford Jr. July 24, 1944, in Beloit. He survives. Other survivors include two sons: Rev. Richard Stafford, Ulysses, and Stanley Stafford, Olathe; two daughters: Joan Green, Turon, and Diane Stafford, Texarkana, Ark.; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Bechtold; two sisters: Aileen Layland and Wilma Bechtold; and a great-granddaughter, Holly Green. The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Morell Funeral Home, Larned. Friends may call from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Caldwell Cemetery, Formoso. Memorials may be sent to the donor's choice in care of Morell Funeral Home, P.O. Box 124, Larned, KS 67550-0124.

Wesley Stamp Sr.
Wesley Stamp Sr., 83, Omaha, Neb., died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, at Clarkson Hospital in Omaha. He was born Dec. 10, 1916, in Persia, Iowa., the son of Herman Stamp and Dora (Martens) Stamp. He was a painter for the Omaha Housing Authority. He was a veteran of World War II, serving from 1942 to 1945. He was a member of the Christ The King Catholic Church. He married Augusta Leinen, who survives of the home. Other survivors include two sons, Wesley Stamp Jr., Fort Calhoun, Neb., and Phillip Stamp, Gretna, Neb.; four daughters, Barbara Stevens, Omaha, Elizabeth Stamp, Aurora, Colo., Lori Stamp, Olathe, and Marilyn Barker, Fairfax, Va.; a brother, Alden Stamp, Persia, Iowa; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. today at Christ The King Catholic Church. Burial will be at the Calvary Mausoleum with full military honors by Neola American Legion Post No. 330. The family suggests memorial contributions to Mt. Michael Benedictine High School, Catholic Charities or Christ The King Catholic Church. Heafey-Heafey-Hoffman-Dworak-Cutler Mortuaries, Omaha, is in charge of funeral arrangements.

Augusta Stamper
Augusta E. Stamper, 67, of Olathe, died Friday, March 23, 2001, at her home. She was born August 13, 1933, in Fisk, Mo. She was a nurse at Royal Terrace for five years. Survivors include two sons, Kip Stamper, Olathe; and Kirk Stamper, Paola; two daughters, Debra Zimmerman, Stilwell, Kan.; and Rhonda Davis, Spring Hill; and two sisters, Esta King, St. Louis, Mo.; Ocie Fain, Los Animas, Colo.; 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory. Cremation.

Mary Stan
Mary Stan, 84, Lawrence, died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2000, at her home. She was born Oct. 22, 1916, in Alliance, Ohio, the daughter of Filimon and Estina Mann. She was a homemaker and had formerly worked as a clerk at TG&Y for 16 years. She moved to Lawrence in 1957 from Sunflower Village. She married George A. Stan, Aug. 29, 1937, in Dearborne, Mich. She was a member of St. John's Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband on April 13, 1997. Survivors include five daughters, Rosemary McAninch and Norma A. Bedford, both of DeSoto, Joann Seele, Dacono, Colo., Virginia C. Marshall, Lawrence, and Viola Kelley, Wichita; two sons, George, Lawrence, and Michael, Olathe; one sister, Jenny Sullivan, Thousand Oaks, Calif.; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. A prayer service will be 7 p.m. today at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church followed by family visitation. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 18, at the church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence. The family suggests memorials to Hospice of Douglas County and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, Lawrence.

Cecil Stangle
Cecil L. Stangle, 77, of Russell died Monday, Jan. 3, 2000, at home. He was born March 1, 1922, in Florence, Kan., the son of Oliver Stangle and Faye Emily (McCallister) Stangle. He was reared in east central Kansas; attended school at Madison, Kan.; and graduated from high school at Holyrood. He married Norma Jean Wagner, June 11, 1951, in Ellsworth, Kan. After marriage, he lived at Holyrood before moving to Gorham in the mid-1950s, then moved to Russell in 1958. He worked for many years as a petroleum engineer for Sohio Oil Co. He was a member of VFW Post No. 6240, Russell, and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Paul, Lloyd, Vestal and Kenneth Stangle; and an infant sister, Lurline Stangle. Survivors include his wife Norma of the home; a son, Garrick Stangle, Olathe; a daughter, Allyn (Margaret) Elliott, Lawrence; two brothers, Don Stangle, Newton, and Everett C. Stangle, St. George, Utah; a sister, Luella Bales, Snyder, Texas; and a grandson. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at Pohlman's Mortuary, Russell; and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 7, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Russell. The funeral will immediately follow at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Cremation. Inurnment will be at a later time. Memorial contributions may be made to the Boy Scouts, Oil Patch Museum, or Ebenezer Methodist Church of Burns, Kan., in care of Pohlman's Mortuary, 610 N. Maple St., Russell, Kan. 67665.

Grace Stansbury
Grace Olive Stansbury, 93, of the Apostolic Christian Home, Sabetha, formerly of Olathe, died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2000. She was born June 25, 1907, at Guide Rock, Neb., where she attended high school and grew up. She attended Peru State Teachers College and became a teacher. She had taught many years at the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe, and had lived in the Olathe area many years. She married Harlan Mann, who preceded her in death. She later married Charles Bilger, who preceded her in death in the early 1990s. She married Wesley Stansbury five years ago; they recently had made their home in the Apostolic Christian Village in Sabetha. She also was preceded in death by a son, Edward Mann. Survivors include her husband, Wesley Stansbury, Sabetha; two daughters, Clara Holland, Kansas City, Kan., and Sarah Moore, Texas; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The memorial service will be at a later date at the chapel of the Apostolic Christian Home in Sabetha. Arrangements are by the Popkess Mortuary, Sabetha.

Rev. Lenore Stanton
Rev. H. Lenore Stanton (O'Donnell), 99, retired United Methodist minister, died on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2000. Survivors include two daughters, Elizabeth Hooper of Hutchinson; and Cora Wright of Olathe; eight grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Memorials have been established with the Good Samaritan Fund of Topeka and the Piedmont United Methodist Church in Piedmont. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, at the United Methodist Home in Topeka. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, at the Piedmont Cemetery in Piedmont. The funeral arrangements are being made with the Zimmerman Funeral Home of Howard.

John Steed
John Thomas Steed, 93, Olathe, died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2000, at the Johnson County Nursing Home, Olathe. He was born June 28, 1907, near DeSoto, the son of Earl Ray Steed and Myrtle (Davis) Steed. He lived in DeSoto until 1993, when he moved to live with his stepdaughter in Olathe. He had worked as a self-employed mechanic and at the Sunflower Ordnance Plant near DeSoto. He first married Dorothy Bone. He later married Laura Faye (Harmon) Steed, who preceded him in death Oct. 9, 1994. Survivors include a son, Donald Ray Steed, La Pine, Ore.; five stepsons, Howard R. Gordon, Baldwin, Allan L. Gordon, Eugene, Ore., David R. Gordon, Olathe, Jerry Gordon, Pharr, Texas, and Herbert Ray Gordon, Atlanta, Ga.; a stepdaughter, Laura Cannon, Olathe; brother Ralph Ray Steed, Edgerton; 23 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the DeSoto Cemetery, DeSoto. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Olathe Hospice, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

John Stephens
John W. Stephens, 59, Olathe, died Tuesday, April 17, 2001, at his home. He was born January 18, 1942, in West Union, Iowa, living in Olathe the past 30 years. He was a graduate of Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kan. He was a graduate of the University of Kansas and the University of Arkansas. He taught math at MidAmerica Nazarene University for 30 years and also served as registrar and Vice President of Finance. He was a member of the College Church of the Nazarene. He served on the Olathe Public Library Board for many years. He also served as chairman of the board and board member of Faith Village. He is preceded in death by his mother, Vera Stephens. He is survived by his wife, Janice Stephens of the home; two sons, David Stephens, Overland Park, and Randy Stephens, Gainsville, Fla.; a daughter, Nicole Stephens, Olathe; his father, the Rev. Raymond Stephens, Cape Girardeau, Mo.; two brothers, Winston Stephens, Indianapolis, Ind., and Paul Stephens, Olathe; and a sister, Leita Lillibridge, Scott City, Mo. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at the College Church of the Nazarene, 2020 E. Sheridan Ave. in Olathe. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. The family suggests contributions to the John Stephens Memorial Fund c/o MidAmerica Nazarene University, 2030 E. College Way, Olathe, KS 66062.

Edward Stevens
Edward P. Stevens, 79, Wichita, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2000. He was born May 20, 1920, in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Michael Stevens and Alma Estafan. He was a retired barber and bowling proprietor. Survivors include four sons, Edward, Derby, Michael, Lenexa, Gerard, Waco, Texas, and Phillip, Olathe; five daughters, Cecilia Manzardo, Springfield, Mo., Barbara Jensen, Mary Moman and Paulinda Zacharias, all of Wichita, and Judy Clapper, Bellingham, Wash.; three sisters, Mabel Welsh, Wichita, Rosemary Beckman, Santa Cruz, Calif., and Eva Hogan, Hastings, Neb.; 34 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20, at Church of the Magdalen, Wichita. The funeral will be 9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21, at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Church of the Magdalen, 457 S. Woodlawn, Wichita, Kan. 67218; St. Gregory Abbey, 1900 W. MacArthur, Shawnee, Okla. 74801-2403; or Hospice, Inc., P.O. Box 3267, Wichita, Kan. 67201-3267.

Michael Stevens
Michael L. Stevens, 51, Stilwell, died Tuesday, May 8, at the St. Luke's South Hospital. He was born May, 6, 1950, in Eldorado, Kan., and was raised in Augusta, Kan. He married Sheridan Leigh Stevens on Feb. 27, 1971, and they moved to Salina, Kan., where they started their family. He raised his four children while working as a computer control engineer and helping start a new church. In 1989, he moved his family to Stilwell, where he worked to start yet another new church. His family and his church were his entire life. Survivors include his wife, Sheridan; a son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Jennifer; a daughter, Sarah; a son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Cindy; his son, Matt; his mother, Norma Stevens; a sister, Jan Scaffidi; and four grandchildren. Friends and loved ones may call from 6:30 to 8 tonight at Memorial Chapel of Olathe, 143rd and Black Bob Road. Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Friday at the chapel. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stanley, Kan. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to First Apostolic Church Building Fund, 19007 Lowell, Stanley, KS 66085.

Sidney Stevens
Sidney R. Stevens, 83, of Grandview, Mo., died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2000, at his daughter's home. He was born Dec. 28, 1916, in Gladstone, Mo. He had lived in the Olathe area until he moved to Springfield, Mo., in 1980, returning to Grandview this year. He was a member of U.A.W. Local 31, working for General Motors Fairfax Plant for 30 years. His hobbies included fishing and hunting. He was a deacon in the First Baptist Church of Olathe and the College Street Baptist Church in Springfield. He was preceded in death by five brothers; one sister; and one great-granddaughter, Jude Elizabeth Perkins, in 1995. Survivors include his wife, Juanita, of the home; son, Ralph Stevens, Maple Hills; two daughters, Rita and husband, Don Perkins Lee's Summit, Mo., and Angie and husband, David Thompson, Raytown, Mo.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandsons. The visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, at Grandview Chapel of E.K. George and Sons. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18, at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Hillsdale Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to College St. Baptist Church, 2216 College St., Springfield, Mo.

Nellie Stiner
Nellie E. Stiner, 93, Olathe, died Friday, Jan. 5, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Nov. 20, 1907, in Home City, Kan., and had lived in Olathe since 1983. She and her late husband, Merl Stiner, farmed near the Frankfort and Vermillion, Kan. areas from 1925 to 1970, when they retired. She was a mother and homemaker. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Vermillion, Kan., where she enjoyed quilting with the church's women's circle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Merl Stiner, in 1990, a son, Leonard Linnea Stiner, in 1944; a grandson, Steven Merl Stiner in 1953; five sisters; and three brothers. Survivors include three sons, John A. Stiner of Vliets, Kan., Loren L. Stiner of San Antonio, Texas, and Ross Stiner of Olathe; a daughter, Marilyn M. Wolff, Olathe; 14 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 9, at the Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kan. Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe is in charge of local arrangements. The family suggests contributions to the Frankfort Public Library in Frankfort, Kan.

Jack Striker
Jack E. Striker, 77, Olathe, died Friday, Oct. 6, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Dec. 7, 1922, in Lincoln, Neb., the son of Edgar and Elsie (Smith) Striker. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and worked as a welder for the government at the naval ammunitions depot in Hastings, Neb. He was transferred to the Olathe area and worked at the naval air station before retiring in 1969. He was preceded in death by a grandchild. Survivors include his wife, Lela Striker, of the home; two sons, Larry and Jerry Striker, both of Olathe; two daughters, Dixie Giger, Olathe, and Diane Pervett, Hastings, Neb.; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Edgar Cemetery, Edgar, Neb. Local arrangements are by the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe.

Peggy Stroud
Peggy Joanna Stroud, 67, of Osceola, Iowa, died Feb. 14, 2001, at the Clarke County Hospital in Osceola, Iowa. She was born May 5, 1933, in Olathe, the daughter of William and Anna Davis. She graduated from Olathe High School. On Aug. 11, 1951, she married Melvin Lee Stroud in Hope, Ark., and they had two children. She was raised in Olathe but had lived in Murray, Iowa, for the last 35 years. She was a bookkeeper for the Murray Office of Union Gas of Iowa. After retiring, she became a school aide at the Murray Community School. She enjoyed being involved in any activity that benefited the Murray School or Murray Community. She was a member of the Murray Community Development Corp.; Murray Athletic Boosters; Murray School Donation; and the Murray American Legion Auxiliary. Her hobbies included quilting and keeping her lawn nicely mowed. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Melvin, in 1993; sister, Shirley Dingus; and sister, Barbara, and brother, Richard, both of infancy. Survivors include her son, Roy Stroud and wife, Karen of Winterset, Iowa; daughter, Jodi Stroud of Des Moines, Iowa; brother, Jack Davis and wife, Ruth, of Olathe; brother, Gene Davis and wife, Donna of Oklahoma; brothers-in-law Cecil Stroud and wife, Rita of LaCygne; Jim Dorsey and wife, Mary of Olathe; and Dick Dorsey and wife, Kathy of Wellsville; and two grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests an offering to Jodi Stroud, 8303 Twana Drive, Urbandale, Iowa 50322, for a memorial to Peggy Joanna Stroud at the Murray School.

Calvin Studebaker
Calvin E. Studebaker, 82, rural Fredonia, Kan., died Monday, Aug. 7, 2000, at Beverly Health and Rehab. He was born June 18, 1918, in rural Fredonia, the son of Carl J. Studebaker Sr. and Lula (Wass) Studebaker. He married Cecelia Violett on April 3, 1940, in Eureka, Kan. He was the fire chief for the city of Fredonia for 30 years, utilities superintendent for 12 years, and Civil Defense director for many years. He was a fireman for 56 years and served on the Rescue Squad during that time. He also worked as a small-appliance repairman, electrician and auto mechanic, and was the original owner of Studebaker Refrigeration. He was a member of the Grange, ATA and the Wilson County Fair Board. Survivors include his wife, Cecelia; two sons, Tom Studebaker and Jack Studebaker, both of Fredonia; two daughters, Ruth Ann Goodman, Benton, Kan., and Kay Thomas, Olathe; two brothers, his twin Cavin Studebaker and Joe Studebaker, both of Fredonia; a sister, Barbara Tharp, Fredonia; six grandchildren; and three great-granddaughters. Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m., with the family receiving visitors from 6 to 7 p.m., Thursday at the Timmons Funeral Home, Fredonia. The graveside service will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Fredonia City Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fredonia Fire Department, where a memorial fund has been established in his name.

William Stuteville
William (Bill) Harden Stuteville died Jan. 9, 2001, at Overland Park Regional Hospital. He was born June 29, 1911, to Clarence Harper Stuteville and Katie Mabel (Pedigo) Stuteville. He was married to Eileen Alma (Post) Stuteville on March 16, 1934. He was a lifelong resident of the Stilwell/Spring Hill area. He retired from Kansas City Power and Light after 26 years of service. He was the oldest, lifetime member of the Stilwell United Methodist Church. He was a 33rd-degree mason and belonged to the Scottish Rite. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Eileen, his parents and one daughter, Merrian Stuteville. Also by his brothers, Jimmie Stuteville, Leon Stuteville and his sister, Beulah Croan. He is survived by his current wife of eight years, Willie O. (Hughes) Stuteville and his brother, Arthur Stuteville. Also, his children, Chester Stuteville, Joanne (Stuteville) Goodloe, Kenneth Stuteville, Benny Stuteville and Frances (Stuteville) Cline. He was grandfather to 18 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, 2001, at the Runyan Chapel in Louisburg. The funeral will be Saturday, Jan. 13at 10 a.m. at the Stilwell United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at the Aubry Cemetery, Stilwell. The family suggests contributions to the church.

James Stresewski
James E. Stresewski, 58, of Olathe, died Friday, Jan. 5, 2001, at his home. He was born Sept. 26, 1942, in Baltimore, Md., and had lived in Olathe for the past 24 years. He was a graduate of Parkville High School in Maryland in 1960. He was a graduate of Kansas State University in 1968 with a nuclear engineering degree. While at KSU, he was the president of Steel Ring, an honorary engineering society. He was also a member of a scholastic engineering fraternity "Tau Beta Pi". He was a veteran of the U.S.Air Force. He was an engineer at Black and Veatch, specializing in air quality control after 24 years of service. He was formerly a nuclear engineer for GE, where he was involved in startup testing of nuclear power plants. One of the highlights, in his capacity with both Black and Veatch and GE, was his international travel. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Olathe where he formerly served as member and president of the church council. He was a member of the MOKAN Division of the American Nuclear Society. He was also a member of Western Maryland Railway Historical Association. He was a youth soccer and softball coach. He was a volunteer usher for the Folly Theater in Kansas City. He was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey Stresewski, in 1997; and a brother, Terry Stresewski, in 1999. Survivors include his wife, Jane Stresewski, of the home; a daughter, Joy and husband, Bart Lillich, Spring, Hill; and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 10, at the St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 515 S. Ridgeview, Olathe. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. Burial will be in the Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association.

Jay Suddreth
Jay B. Suddreth, 82, Lenexa, died Monday, May 1, 2000, at his home. He had worked as a truck driver for Belger Cartage Service, Kansas City, Kan., for 30 years, and was a former Southern Baptist deacon. He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Franklin Suddreth, in 1988. Survivors include three sons, James and Jeffrey Suddreth, both of Olathe, and Jay Suddreth, Shawnee; a daughter, Jeanne Shinkle, Fairway; four brothers, Troy, George and Charles Suddreth, all of Lenoir, N.C., and Tom Suddreth, Kinston, N.C.; a sister, Fletus Yoelson, Charlotte, N.C.; two grandsons; five granddaughters; and a great-granddaughter. The memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 6, at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe.

Laura Sullivan
Laura Agnes Sullivan, 75, Olathe, died Friday, Jan. 26, at Royal Terrace Care Center. She was born May 4, 1925, in Kansas City, Mo. She lived there most of her life, although she had lived in Olathe since 1977. She was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe. She was preceded in death by a great grandson, Austin Brady Hawkins, in 1998. Survivors include her husband, Richard Sullivan, of the home; a son, Richard J. and wife Diane Sullivan of Independence, Mo.; two daughters, Patricia and husband Richard Hawkins, and Debora and husband Steven Foley, all of Olathe; two sisters, Mary Gronek of Kansas City, Kan., and Claire Babuich of Kansas City, Mo., six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today with a rosary being recited at 7 p.m. at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. The family suggests contributions to the Alzheimer's Association, 3846 W. 75th, Shawnee Mission, KS 66208.

Eliza Summers
Eliza Ann Summers, 77, Olathe, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born May 21, 1923, in Gonce, Ala., and had lived in New Lyme, Ohio, most of her life. She lived two years in Texas, and had lived in Kansas since June 1994. She was a machinist-mechanic for G.E. Enterprises, retiring in 1981 after 35 years. She was preceded in death by a son, Donald Cortright; a daughter, Norma Thrush; a brother; and two sister. Survivors include a brother, Rosser Summers, Rome, Ohio; a granddaughter, Jennifer Thrush, Shawnee; and a great-grandson. Cremation. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe.

Betty Sundbye
Betty L. Sundbye, 68, Olathe, died Monday, July 10, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born April 19, 1932, in Olathe, and was a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area. She graduated from St. John's High School in Olathe, and was a designer at Rosewin Coat Co. for 30 years, retiring in 1997. Survivors include her mother, Leona Sundbye, Olathe; a brother, Chester Sundbye, Las Vegas, Nev.; and several nieces and nephews. The graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are by W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary.

William Surber
William "Bill" L. Surber, 76, of Olathe, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born March 21, 1924, in Lenexa, the son of Samuel Surber and Betty White Surber. He lived in Rosedale, Kan., Ocheltree, Kan. for 50 years, and Olathe for eight years. He married Margaret L. Duffield on April 27, 1944, in Olathe. He was a truck driver and self-employed contracting with Builders Sand in Bonner Springs, for 10 years. He also worked for Wicke Produce in Olathe and Union Gas, Olathe. He was in the Army for five years and served during World War II. He was a member of the Louisburg Baptist Church, Louisburg; Spring Hill Lions Club; Volunteer Fire Department; served on the 1950s Ocheltree School Board; and American Legion of Spring Hill. He was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Surber. Survivors include his wife, Margaret L. Duffield, of the home; one son, William "Gene" E. Surber and wife, Rosemary, Olathe; half-brother, Sam Surber, Las Vegas; two half-sisters, Shirley Lang, Carson City, Nev.; and LaNiece Chamberlain, LaMiranda, Calif.; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The visitation will be 9:30 to 11 a.m. today at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial contributions maybe made to the Good Samaritan Center or American Diabetes Association.

Ann Suttle
Ann Suttle, 49, Olathe, died Friday, May 5, 2000, at her home. She was born July 3, 1950, in St. Louis, Mo. She lived in Olathe for the last 20 years. She was a 1972 graduate of Kansas Newman College in Wichita, where she received her bachelor of science degree in psychology. She was a partner in the Coldwell Banker Advantage Real Estate Company in Overland Park for the past two years. Prior to that she was with Don Bell Homes and Brittany Properties for 13 years and with Lloyd W. Sleezer and Associates for two years. She was a member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, the Johnson County Board of Realtors, the Olathe Area Chamber of Commerce, the Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau and its chamber of commerce. She was past president of the Olathe Business and Professional Women, a member of the Kansas Newman College Alumni Association and a member of the sales and marketing council of the Home Builders Association. Survivors include her husband, Ken Suttle, and a son, Mike Suttle, both of the home; two daughters, Lara Suttle of the home and Mary Tobin of Olathe; her parents, Joseph J. and Ada C. Wagovich of Overland, Mo.; a brother, Joe Wagovich of Tennessee; and a grandson, Kyle K. Downs, of the home. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, 2000, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, 2000, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, where friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to Prince of Peace Catholic Church.

David Swanson
David W. Swanson, 46, of Olathe, died Sunday, March 25, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. Mr. Swanson was born Sept. 6, 1954, in Clovis, New Mexico, the son of Walter and Eva D. (VanZandt) Swanson. David is well known as a great sportsman. He attended Eastern New Mexico University, where he met his wife, Kathi. David and his family moved from the state of New Mexico to Olathe in 1988. He was the Owner of Lumpy's Bar and Grill in Olathe, although he previously worked as a supervisor for the Restaurant Management Company. He is preceded in death by his father. Survivors include two sons, Shad and Kyle Swanson, of Olathe; mother, Eva Nix; and sister, Jamie Williams, both of Clovis, New Mexico; and brother, Alan Swanson, Jacksonville, Fla. There will not by any funeral services. Friends are invited to attend a gathering 7 p.m., Friday, March 30, at Lumpy's Bar and Grill, 1505 E. 151st St., Olathe, to celebrate a remembrance of his life. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Local arrangements made by W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe.

Judith Swanson
Judith (Judy) K. Swanson, 56, Lake George, Colo., died Sunday, July 2, 2000, after a long illness with lupus. She was born Jan. 28, 1944. She had lived in West Line, Mo., before moving to Colorado several years ago. She was preceded in death by her father, Julius McClellan; a sister, Sue Ann McClellan; and a grandson, Joseph Morris. Survivors include her husband, William (Bill) R. Swanson, of the home; a son, Daniel Martin; four daughters, Nancy Newth, Teresa Morris, Anita Miller and Shelly Castleberry; two stepchildren, David Swanson and Julie Kilpatrick; her mother, Beulah McClellan; five brothers, Gene McClellan, Harold McClellan, Gary McClellan, Larry McClellan and Randy McClellan; two sisters, Carol McClellan and Cheryl Hunley; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandson. A memorial service will be held later. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Olathe Hospice.

Margaret Swearingen
Margaret Ethel Swearingen, 90, formerly of Fort Scott resident, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, at the Johnson County Nursing Home in Olathe. She was born Sept. 23, 1910, in Hillsdale, Kan., the daughter of Stanley Green Judd and Judith Maude Johnson Judd. She married Ralph Swearingen in 1929. They farmed in the Hillsdale area, and later divorced. In the late 1960's she and her daughter, Joyce, owned and operated a restaurant in Edgerton. She enjoyed gardening and crocheting. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Gladys Joyce Alexander. Survivors include two sons, Roger L. Swearingen, Olathe, and Raymond J. Swearingen and wife, Barbara, Fort Scott. She is also survived by four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Following cremation, Rev. Jim Stanford of Olathe will conduct graveside services at 1 p.m. Thursday, in the Hillsdale Cemetery at Hillsdale, Kan. Friends and family will meet at the cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer's Foundation and may be sent to Cheney Witt Memorial Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, Kan. 66701.

Harry Sweetapple
Harry J. Sweetapple, 49, Olathe, formerly of Clintonville, Pa., died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2000, at his residence following a battle with melanoma. He had lived in Olathe since 1977. He was born Aug. 19, 1950, in Franklin, Pa., to Paul L. and Geraldine Rice Sweetapple. He graduated in June 1968 from Franklin High School. He was married Aug. 28, 1971, to Brenda Blauser. He worked in the Materials Management Division of One System, a division of Farmland Industries. He coached his daughters' soccer teams at Olathe East High School, beginning in 1978, both as head coach and assistant of women's soccer. He coached Premier Soccer, starting in 1988. He most recently was head coach for the Reccos Soccer Club, Olathe, with his daughter, Jackie, as assistant coach. His coaching included many tournament wins, as well as state championships with his daughter's under-19 team in 1992 and 1994. Survivors include his wife, Brenda, of the home; two daughters, Kriston Keith, Haltom City, Texas, and Jackie Sweetapple, Olathe; a sister, Teresa Benson, Overland Park; two brothers, Carl "Rod" Sweetapple, Clintonville, and Shawn Sweetapple, Moscow, Idaho; a granddaughter; two nephews; and a niece. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today in the Larry E. McKinley Funeral Home, Clintonville, Pa. A memorial service will be held later in Olathe, at the family's convenience. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, in the Six Points Church of God of Prophecy. Burial will follow in the Scrubgrass Church Cemetery, Scrubgrass Township, Venango County. The family requests memorials be made to the local hospice or to the Olathe East High School Girls Soccer Scholarship Fund (established in his memory), payable to the Olathe East District.

Eleanor Swinehart
Eleanor Swinehart, 88, Olathe, died May 15, 2001, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. She was born Oct. 9, 1912, in Saginaw, Mich., the daughter of the late John and Rose (O'Donnell) Schwartz. She was a member of the Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, James B. Swinehart, and two sisters, Rosella Burchart and Monica Jordan. Survivors include two sons, Jim Swinehart and his wife, Loraine, Olathe; Jerry Swinehart and his wife, Margie, Overland Park; a daughter, Lois Johnson and her husband, Wallace, South Hamilton, Mass.; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday at McGilley and Hoge Chapel. A prayer service will begin at 5:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Burial will be at Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa. The family suggests contributions be made to the Catholic Charities or the Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in lieu of flowers.

James Tabor
James A. Tabor, 49, of Olathe, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2000, at his home. He was born Jan. 11, 1951, in Fort Lee, Va., the son of Jack and Eilen Tabor, Olathe. He is survived by his parents, Jack and Eilen Tabor, Olathe, and a sister, Karen Nesselhuf of Kansas City. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29, in Mt. Sidney Cemetery, Linwood, Kan.

Charles Tankersley
Charles W. Tankersley, 75, DeSoto, died Thursday, May 18, 2000, at Overland Park Regional Hospital. He was born May 5, 1925, in Concordia, Kan., to Charles and Nola Tankersley. He graduated from Clay Center High School. He also attended the University of Kansas, before enlisting in the U.S. Army and serving in the Pacific, as a dental hygienist. He subsequently graduated from KU with a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Kansas. While at KU, he was in the ROTC, later joining the U.S. Air Force, from which he retired as a major. He was an operator at KPL for 35 years, retiring in 1987. He was a member of the DeSoto Rotary, the DeSoto Baptist Church, the Retired Officers Association, the Reserve Officers Association of the U.S., the Kansas State Historical Society, and the Kansas Alumni Association. He married Bennie Ravanes, Alicia Rodriquez and Ouita Childers. He was preceded in death by his second wife, Alicia Tankersley; and two grandsons, Jody Lee Besser and Richard Paul Besser III. Survivors include his wife, Ouita, of the home; three daughters, Nola E. Toms, Oskaloosa, Maria E. Hopson, Houston, Texas, and Roxann L. Besser, Columbia, Mo.; a son, Charles W. Tankersley III; a sister, Iris W. Nichols, Denver, Colo.; two grandchildren; and six step-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday, May 22, at the DeSoto Baptist Church, DeSoto. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Monday, May 22, at the Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center. Memorial contributions may be made to the DeSoto Baptist Church, P.O. Box E, DeSoto, KS 66018.

James Tanner Jr.
James William Tanner, 42, of Creston, Iowa, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, at his home. He was born Jan. 4, 1959, In Los Angeles, and moved to Olathe in 1985. He worked as a tattoo artist in the Kansas City area for 23 years and later moved to Creston, Iowa, to retire. Survivors include his parents, James William Tanner Sr. and Joan L. Tanner of Bakersfield, Calif.; a sister, Belenda Miles, Memphis, Tenn.; three daughters, Amie Pence, Olathe, Sherri Moore, Los Angeles, and Destiny Harold, Independence, Mo.; two sons, Todd Tanner, Des Moines, Iowa, and James. L. Tanner, Los Angeles; and six grandchildren. Funeral services were Tuesday, Feb. 27, in Creston, Iowa. A private service will be 4 p.m. today in Los Angeles. Burial will be at First Hope Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Vern Taylor
Vern I. Taylor, 94, of Westmoreland, died Sunday, Feb. 20, at Wamego City Hospital. He was born April 26, 1905, in rural Westmoreland, the son of Ira and Gertrude Scritchfield Taylor. He lived in Westmoreland all his life. He graduated from Westmoreland High School. He farmed the Westy area for seven years and worked for the Reno Construction Company, the Kansas State Park Department and the Green Thumb of Tuttle Creek State Park, and the Pottawatomie County Road Department, from which he retired in 1981. He was a member of the Westmoreland Christian Church since 1929, and a member of the Masonic Lodge of Westmoreland. Vern married Alice "Opal" Gillett on Nov. 5, 1927, in Oskaloosa; she survives the home. Survivors include a daughter, Kathryn Walters, Gresham Oregon; two sons, Galen Taylor, Gardner and Darrell Dean Taylor, Gresham, Oregon; a sister, Gertrude Shehi, Everett, Washington; 10 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Westmoreland Christian Church, Westmoreland. Burial with Masonic Rites will follow in the Westmoreland City Cemetery. He will lie in state on Tuesday 11 a.m. at the Stewart Funeral Chapel, Westmoreland, where family will greet friends at the visitation from 6-8 p.m. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Center for Basic Cancer Research at Kansas State University, and they may be sent in care of the Stewart Funeral Home of Wamego or Westmoreland.

Paul Tebbe
Paul L. Tebbe, 67, of Overland Park died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 18, 1932, in St. Jacobs, Ill. He was a professor of astronomy at Johnson County Community College for 28 years. He served on the Blue Valley School Board for four years and was involved in numerous community services. He was preceded in death by his mother, Clara J. Tebbe; a brother, Clarence A. Tebbe; and a sister, Angela M. Schulte. Survivors include his wife, Anita, of the home; a daughter, Joanie, Brooklyn, N.Y.; a son Michael, Overland Park; his father, Louis, of the home; and a sister. Delores Tebbe Ossowski, Kodiak, Alaska. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe. Burial will be at Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association or JCCC. Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe is in charge of arrangements.

Betty Terry
Betty R. Terry, 74, Overland Park, died Tuesday, March 6, 2001 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. She was born Sept. 1, 1926, in Butler, Mo., living in Overland Park most of her life. She had worked for the Downtown Kansas City Post Office and the Kansas City Life Insurance Company in Kansas City, Mo. She also worked for Shortman Dodge Motors, AMC Jeep Motors, and Polo Motors, all in Overland Park. She was preceded in death by her husband: James R. Terry in 1972. She is survived by two sons: Michael J. Terry, Shawnee, and Patrick H. Terry, Georgia; a daughter: Amy T. Bird, Olathe; and six grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road where friends may call one hour prior to the service. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Betty R. Terry Memorial Fund, c/o United Missouri Bank, 81st and Metcalf, Overland Park, KS.

Kathleen Terry
Kathleen Isabel Terry, 82, Spring Hill, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. She had been an area resident 35 years. She was born March 4, 1918, in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of Louis C. and Mayme (Roberts) Strother. She was a member of the St. Mark's Methodist Church, Overland Park. She also was a member of the WSCS-Harmony Group. Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Frank Terry, of the home; three sons, Charles Terry, Prairie Village, James Terry, Seattle, Wash., and Richard Terry, Overland Park; a daughter, Judith Strand, Denver, Colo.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at St. Mark's Methodist Church, Overland Park. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be at a later date at the Fort Scott National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the St. Mark's Methodist Church of Overland Park. Arrangements are by the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe.

Brandon Thomas
Brandon Scott Thomas, 4, Gardner, died Friday, March 24, 2000, at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Olathe Wesleyan Church. Burial will be in Gardner Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner. Memorial contributions may be made to the Children's Mercy Hospital, in care of the funeral home. Brandon attended Kids R Kids Day Care and preschool. Survivors include his parents, Mitch E. Thomas and Glenda L. Scott Thomas; paternal grandparents, John and Karen Thomas, Bella Vista, Ark.; maternal grandparents, Noel and Betty Scott, Lowery, Mo.; and a brother, Kenny Rummerfield of the home.

Margaret Thompson
Margaret C. Dunn Thompson, 82, of Edgerton, died Monday, March 26, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born April 11, 1918, in Olpe, Kan. She had lived in Edgerton for 60 years. She also had lived in Lyons, Kan. She was a homemaker. She married Earl Wilson Thompson on Sept. 14, 1937, in Olpe, Kan. He preceded her in death on May 7, 1998. She was preceded in death by four sisters, Jenny Carlson, Juanita Peach, Elsie Davis, and Dorothy Dunn, and one son, Thomas L. Thompson. She is survived by two sons, Earl S. Thompson and wife Jane of Olathe; and Richard R. Thompson and wife, Angela, of Wichita, Kan.; two daughters, Patsy K. Staley and husband, Paul, of Paola; and Aletha McDaniel and husband, Larry, of Blue Springs, Mo.; one brother, Warren Dunn of Admire, Kan.; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Edgerton, Kan. A private family graveside service will be held at Clearfield Cemetery, Eudora, Kan. Local arrangements made by Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Marjorie Thompson
Marjorie E. Thompson, 69, Olathe, died May 11, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born June 11, 1931, in Bigelow, Kan., the daughter of Dixon and Dorothy Carpenter Cullimore. She graduated from Frankfort High in 1949. She married Howard Thompson on March 17, 1952 in Frankfort. They moved to Olathe in the early 70s. She worked for the State of Kansas in the Job Service Department. Survivors include her mother, Dorothy Cullimore, Holton, Kan.; two sons, Stan Thompson, Olathe, and Shane Thompson, Gardner; a daughter, Stacy Thompson, Gardner; a sister, "Gail" Johnson, Holton, Kan.; and three grandchildren. The visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The family will be receiving friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Padden Funeral Chapel, Frankfort, Kan. Burial will be in the Frankfort Cemetery.

Muriel Thompson
Muriel Geoia Thompson, 74, Olathe, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born June 5, 1926, in Olathe and was a lifelong resident. She was a member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Olathe. She was a volunteer at the Olathe Medical Center gift shop for several years. She was preceded in death by a son, Frank Thompson, in 1998; and a sister, Arlene Shipman. Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Charles Thompson, of the home; three sons, Fred Thompson, Clinton, Mo., Ralph Thompson, Olathe, and Bill Thompson, Spring Hill; three daughters, Mary Haas, Broomfield, Colo., Jean Richardson, Shawnee, and Liz Scalora, Overland Park; and 14 grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., with the rosary at 7 p.m., Wednesday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral mass will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe. Burial will be at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stanley. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, the American Cancer Society, or a charity of the donor's choice.

Nicole Thompson
Nicole R. Thompson, 18, Ottawa, died Sunday, June 3, 2001, in Ottawa. She was born Feb. 25, 1983, in Ottawa, the daughter of Tommy L. Thompson and Oma 'Sissy' Thompson. She was a lifelong Franklin County resident. She was a senior at Kansas State School for the Deaf in Olathe. She was employed at McDonald's Restaurant, Ottawa. She was actively involved in her school, serving as class president for two years. She was a volleyball player and letterman, and also helped with the school newspaper. She was a member of teen council and teen court in Olathe. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Robert "Bob" Thompson. She is survived by her mother and father, both of the home; a brother, Tyler Thompson, of the home; her maternal grandmother, Dottie Bethell, Ottawa; her grandfather, Steven Signaigo, Ottawa; her maternal great-grandmother, Mary Louise Lawson, Maryville, Tenn.; her paternal grandmother, Waneta Peg Thompson, Osage City, Kan.; and her paternal great-grandmother, Ruby Huss, Princeton, Kan. Cremation. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Dengel and Son Mortuary. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family through www.dengelmortuary.com. The family suggests memorials be made to the Nicole R. Thompson Memorial Fund or Kansas State School for the Deaf.

John Tillman
John Tillman, 75, Topeka, died Monday, May 1, 2000, at his home. He was born Feb. 4, 1925, in Topeka, the son of Austin and Josephine (Ollison) Tillman. He attended Topeka High School and entered the U.S. Army July 9, 1943. He served in the 28th Division, 112th Infantry, Company C, in the European theater, where he received three battle stars, including the star for the Battle of the Bulge. He married Leona Yoning April 30, 1947, in Topeka. Following the war, he worked for Nehi Bottling Co. eight years and then worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., retiring after 35 years. He was a member of Local 307 of the United Rubber Workers Union. He was a member of the Elmont United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Melven and Bob Tillman. Survivors include his wife, Leona Tillman, Topeka; two sons, Terry and Don Tillman, both of Topeka; a daughter, Sharon Stice, Olathe; a brother, Albert Tillman, Topeka; two sisters, Barbara Butts, Wamego, and Delores Kennedy, Topeka; and four grandchildren. He will lie in state at Parker-Price Mortuary, Topeka, after 2 p.m. Thursday, May 4, and the visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 5, at the mortuary's chapel. Burial will be at the Prairie Home Cemetery, with military honors by the Fort Riley Honor Guard. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice Care, Inc., 200 S.W. Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606, or to Elmont United Methodist Church, 6547 N.W. Church Lane, Topeka, KS 66618.

Dustin Timm
Dustin Wayne Timm, 19, Olathe, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2000, in a motorcycle accident in Lenexa. He was a lifelong resident of Olathe, and graduated from Olathe East High School in 1999 where he served as senior class vice president. He enlisted in the U.S. Army to serve in the 82nd Airborne Division. Survivors include his mother, Kimberly Sue Morgan, LaCygne; his father Dennis Timm, Olathe; his stepfather, Mo Morgan, Olathe; a brother, Corey Lee Timm; a sister, Leslie Timm; maternal grandmother, Irma Malonek, LaCygne; and paternal grandparents, Dorothy and Harry Timm, Olathe. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the W.L. Frye & Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

John Tinsley
John L. Tinsley, 75, formerly of Olathe, died Tuesday, May 22, 2001, at his home in Parker, Kan. He was born July 4, 1926, in Lenexa, the son of Robert and Myrtle (Venable) Tinsley. He lived in Parker for 12 years coming from Olathe where he had lived for 14 years. He married Bertha Kitchell on June 21, 1950. He worked for Reno Construction for 40 years, retiring in 1988. He was a member of the Local Union No. 101 since 1954. After moving to Parker in 1989, he worked for the city for five years as a water and street superintendent. He received the outstanding citizen award of Parker in 1996. He was preceded in death by his parents; two daughters, Connie Tinsley and Teresa Tinsley; four brothers; and two sisters. Survivors include his wife Bertha, of the home; five daughters, Ida Shue, Beverly Freeman, Myrtle Douglas, Kathrine Bresee and Donna Tinsley, all of Parker; two sisters, Barbara Stevinin, Platte City, Mo., and Roberta Kitchell, LaCygne, Kan.; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens.

Michael Todd
Michael Ray Todd, 50, Clearview City, Kan., died Monday, Aug. 21, 2000, at his home. He was born Sept. 18, 1949, in Henderson, Ky., the son of Bernice and Iva Todd. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Paul, Clifton, James and Donald Todd. Survivors include a brother, Butch Todd, DeSoto; and four sisters, Linda Young, DeSoto, Bea Hailey, Wellsville, Phillis Aranda, Chicago, Ill., and Patsy Swartzer, Streater, Ill. The memorial service will be from 12 to 1 p.m. Monday at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. Memorial contributions may be made to Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, P.O. Box 101, DeSoto, KS 66018.

Robert Toth
Robert Toth, 75, Olathe, died Friday, May 11, 2001, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Olathe. He was born Nov. 1, 1925, in Dayton, Ohio, the son of John and Anna (Szolosi) Toth. He lived in Olathe the past two years, coming from Dayton. He was a member of St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. He was the service manager for 20 years for the Friden Company, and he was the Water Treatment Supervisor for the Dublin San Ramon Services District for 14 years until he retired. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen (Beisel) Toth, in 1988. Survivors include two sons, Michael A. Toth, Olathe, and Matthew A. Toth, Truckee, Calif.; a sister, Helen Sipos, Englewood, Ohio; and two grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe. Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. A Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Memorial Contributions may be made to the St. Paul's Catholic Church, Olathe.

Angie Totoro
Angie G. Totoro, 78, Mission, died Thursday, April 27, 2000, at her home. She was born Feb. 6, 1922, in Bridgeport, Conn., and had lived in Plantation, Fla., and Trumbull, Conn., before moving to Mission two years ago. She was a retired administrative secretary for the Trumbull School Board of Education in Trumbull, Conn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert M. Totoro, in 1999; and five brothers, Joseph, George, Ernest, Albert and Fred Gatto. Survivors include a son, Geoffrey Totoro, Olathe; and three grandchildren, Megan, Brian and Mandy Totoro. Private memorial service. Cremation. Arrangements are by Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe.

Elmer Totsch
Elmer H. Totsch, 82, of Olathe, died Thursday, April 5, 2001, at his home. Elmer was born Dec. 9, 1918, in Wausau, Wis., living in Olathe the past 48 years. He was a graduate of Wausau High School. He was an Army veteran of World War II serving in the 270th field artillery. He was a railway mail clerk before transferring to the Olathe Post Office where he retired. Following his retirement, he graduated from Johnson County Community College in 1984. He was famous for being known as Santa to many children in the local community. He was active in the Olathe Community Theater. He served on the board of the Department of Aging in Johnson County. and he was active with the Olathe Intergenerational Choir. He was preceded in death by his wife, Esther M. Totsch in 1997; a brother, Harold Totsch; and a sister Bernice Hoffman. He leaves a son, David C. Totsch of Auburn, N. H.; a daughter, Janice L. Tow, Olathe; two sisters, Loretta Otto of Wausau, Wis., and Joyce Rauschl of Sutherland, Ore.; and four grandchildren, Scott Tow, Kara Wescott, Eric Tow and Heather Totsch. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow at First Baptist Church, 2024 E. 151st Street in Olathe where the family will receive friends from 3 p.m. until service time. Burial will be private. The family suggests contributions to Hospice of Olathe Medical Center 20333 W. 151st Street, Olathe, KS 66061 or First Baptist Church of Olathe, 2024 E. 151st Street, Olathe, KS 66062.

James Trabert
James Patrick Trabert, 54, died Dec. 29, 1999. He was born April 11, 1945. He graduated from Olathe High School in 1963. He graduated from Johnson County Community College with a degree as an electronics tech, and graduated from Finley Engineering College with a degree in electronic engineering. He had served as a U.S. Marine Corps sergeant. He was an amateur radio operator extra class, and an FCC-licensed technician first class. He was injured in an auto accident in 1969 and was handicapped. He is survived by his father, Orin C. Trabert, Tuscon, Ariz.; a grandfather, Harold Jacobson, Newton; two sisters, Mary Kathryn Poland, Atlanta, and JoAnne Ashton, Maryland; two brothers, Michael Lee Trabert, Chicago, and Tim Trabert, Kansas City, Kan.; two nieces; and five nephews. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, at College Church of the Nazarene, Olathe.

Carl Trakel
Carl George Trakel, 76, Gardner, died May 26, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born Nov. 24, 1924, in Waukesha, Wis., the son of Delbert and Frances (Kremer) Trakel. He graduated from Waukesha High School. He moved to Gardner in August, 2000 to live with his daughter. Before moving he had lived in Kingman, Ariz., Las Vegas, and Lake Havasu City, Ariz. He was self-employed for Brick Mason and Construction. He worked there for 40 years before retiring in 1982. He also worked on the London Bridge reconstruction at Lake Havasu City. He was a member of the St. Luke's and St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Waukesha, Wis. He was in the U.S. Army, serving in World War II in the European Middle Eastern Theater, where he earned two bronze stars. He was preceded in death by his parents, and two sisters, Doris Pike and Marian Lange. He is survived by a daughter, Betty Jean Frasher, Gardner; a son, James Paul Trakel, Cullman, Ala.; a step-son, James "Jack" Kobasziar, Great Falls, Mont.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Cremation with a private family inturnment at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Southwest Boulevard Family Health Care Clinic, in care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Laura Travis
Laura Michelle Travis, 12, Olathe, died Saturday, April 22, 2000, at Manhattan, Kan. She was born Dec. 30, 1987, in Manhattan, the daughter of Kurt Travis and Gay F. Kahler. She had been an Olathe area resident most of her life. She was a sixth-grade student at Havencroft Elementary School. She was a member of the school choir, the Junior Falcons Choir, and was a Girl Scout. Survivors include her father, Kurt Travis, Colorado; her mother, Gay F. Kahler, of the home; her stepfather, Brian E. Janes, of the home; three brothers, Steven Janes, Harry Travis and Ben Janes, all of the home; a sister, Nicole Travis, Colorado; four grandparents, Fran Kahler, Manhattan, Harry and Dixie Travis, San Antonio, Texas, Judy Janes, Kansas City, Mo., and Donald Janes, Garnett; and a great-grandmother, Frances Koppers, Olathe. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary, Olathe The funeral will follow at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Havencroft Elementary School, Olathe.

Daniel Treas
Daniel Ray Treas, 34, Topeka, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000, at his home. He was born Feb. 2, 1966, in Lawrence, Kan., the son of John Edward Treas and Sharon (Rousselo) Treas. He had lived in Gardner, Olathe and Lawrence. He was a 1985 graduate of Gardner-Edgerton High School. He was a former press operator for the Johnson County Printing Department, Olathe. He also had worked as a press operator at Dot Manufacturing in Gardner. He also attended JC-TEC and was active in the VICA Club. He was preceded in death by a sister, Judy Treas and his father in 1967. Survivors include his mother, Sharon Treas Alsdurf, Talala, Okla.; a brother, Robert Brooks, Mayetta, Kan.; two sisters, Shantel Alsdurf and Danyell Alsdurf, both of Talala; and three grandparents, Ruel and Margie Rousselo, and Dortha Treas, all of Gardner. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the Daniel Treas Memorial Fund, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Francis Treff
Francis L. Treff, 103, formerly of Olathe, died Thursday, May 10, 2001, at Manor Care, Fort Worth, Texas. He was born April 21, 1898, in Glenwood, Kan., the son of Louis and Ida (Burch) Treff. He lived in Olathe since 1945, moving to Fort Worth, Texas, in 1987. He worked for Hodges Brothers Lumber Company in Olathe for 25 years until 1953. In 1953, he worked as secretary-treasurer of K.C. Dealer's Supply Wholesaler's firm until his retirement in 1963. He then sold real estate with Grant Realtors. He was a member of the Olathe American Legion Post No. 153, he was director of the Southwestern Lumberman's Association and he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sara, in 1985; a son, Gerald Treff, in 1977; a grandson, Randolph G. Treff; and two nephews. Survivors include three grandchildren, Deborah Houchin, Arlington, Texas, Cary Steffen Treff and wife Marsha, Mission Viejo, Calif., Marlene Denise Wallen and husband Joe, Arlington, Wash.; four great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday at Glenwood Cemetery, Basehor, Kan.

Deann Trigg
Deann Elaine Trigg, 52, of Kansas City, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 23, 2001, at the St. Joseph Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. She was born Oct. 1, 1948, in Lawrence, the daughter of Charles Edward Blann and Donnie Bea Young Blann. She had lived in Spring Hill and Lenexa. She moved to Kansas City, Mo., six years ago. She was a 1966 graduate of Shawnee Mission West High School. She worked for Southwestern Bell in Kansas City, Mo., as an accounts representative collection service. She also worked for the General Electric Card Service for 19 years in Merriam. She was a member of the New Life Community Church, Olathe. She was active in charity organizations, working with "Crosslines." Her hobbies include writing and traveling. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Renee Roberts. Survivors include one son, Charles Edward Trigg and wife, Elizabeth, Leavenworth; one daughter, Christine H. Hathaway and husband, Charles, Olathe; four brothers, Steve Blann, Stanley; Robert Blann, Spring Hill; Wesley Blann, Kansas City, Mo.; and Bryan Blann, Paola; one sister, Alisa Blann, Paola; and two grandsons. The visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday Feb. 25, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Eudora Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the K-State Cancer Research Fund.

Virginia Trout
Virginia "Ginnie" Trout, 82, Olathe, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Olathe. She was born in Hartville, Mo., the daughter of King Henry and Anna (Harris) Davis, and grew up in southeast Missouri. She had lived in Olathe more than 50 years, after coming from Hartville. She was the head cook at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center for 26 years. She was a licensed missionary and mother of the St. Luke's Church of God in Christ, Olathe. She was a member of the Pastor's Aid Board and the Walking Horse Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, Judge U. Trout; a son, Charlie King Trout; a brother, King Davis; two sisters, Bessie Matthews and Bertha Kincannon; and a granddaughter, Quentella Neal. Survivors include two sons, William "Bill" Judge Trout, Paola, and Darwin Neal Jr., Olathe; two daughters, Julia Thompkins and Shirley Thompkins, both of Olathe; a sister, Sarah J. Leslie, Springfield, Mo.; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 Monday at the St. Luke's Church of God in Christ, Olathe. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will follow at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Olathe. Arrangements are by W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe.

Mitchell Trulson
Mitchell A. Trulson, 51, Olathe, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2000, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo. He was born Sept. 14, 1948, in Mason City, Iowa, to Russell William and Mae Gouge Trulson. He grew up and attended school in Britt, Iowa. He graduated from Britt High School in 1966. He married Mary Dolphin Dec. 30, 1966, at the United Methodist Church in Britt. He was employed at Winnebago Industries from 1967 until 1972. The couple made their home in Britt and later moved to Mason City. In 1972, he and his wife established Mary's Vac Shop, doing business with the Kirby Company. While living in Iowa, he was active as a lay minister. The couple retired in March 1990 to Olathe. He was a member of College Church of the Nazarene in Olathe. Survivors include his wife, Mary, of the home; two daughters, Suzanne Carlin, Dallas, and Pamela Tull, Olathe; three brothers, Russ Trulson and Tom Trulson, both of Britt, and Don Trulson, Elbow Lake, Minn.; a sister, Yolanda Redenius, Britt; and three grandchildren. The funeral was Jan. 18 at Britt Zion Church of the Nazarene, Britt. Arrangements were by the Ewing Funeral Home, Britt, Iowa.

Ruby Tudor
Ruby Leann Tudor, the infant daughter of Niki Lang and William C "Bill" Tudor, Topeka, was stillborn on Sept. 1, 2000, at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka. Survivors include the parents; a brother, Austin William Tudor and a sister, Emily Linn Tudor, both of the home; her grandparents, Casey Starbuck, Kansas City, Kan., Gloria Buhler, Topeka, and Bud Lang, Oklahoma; a stepgrandfather, Ron Starbuck, Kansas City, Kan.; and great-grandparents, Darrell and June Christenson, Topeka, Ruby Frear, Monett, Mo., Opal and Maurice Lang, Topeka. A cremation is planned. Memorial services will be 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Highland Park United Methodist Church, Topeka. Newcomer Family Funeral Home, Topeka, is in change of arrangements.

Nellie Tunison
Nellie Frances Tunison, 79, Gardner, died Monday, Jan. 3, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born Oct. 2, 1920, in Spring Hill, to Louis Earl Dunn and Gladys O. Allen Dunn. She graduated from Gardner High School in 1937 and attended a semester of college; she taught in a one-room schoolhouse. She married Arthur N. Tunison on May 16, 1944. She was co-owner and office manager with her husband, Art, of Tunison Garage in Gardner until her retirement in 1984, after 43 years of service. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Gardner, where she was a Sunday school and Bible school teacher. She also was a member of the PT Mariners; Presbyterian Women's Church Circle; Pomona Grange; Gardner Grange No. 68; 7th Degree Club; Docey Dandies Square Dancers; co-chairperson for the 1976 Bicentennial Committee; and was active in the Gardner Chamber of Commerce. She was preceded in death by her husband Art in 1994. Survivors include three sons, William A. Tunison and Robert N. Tunison, both of Olathe, and Joseph C. Tunison, Kansas City, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to First Presbyterian Church of Gardner.

William Turner
PAOLA - William J. Turner, 77, Osawatomie, died Sunday, Feb. 25, 2001, at Miami County Hospital in Paola. He was born May 1, 1923, in Cummings, Kan. He lived in Wellsville, Gardner for 10 years and Paola for 14 years. He was a power plant operator at the University of Kansas Medical Center for 22 years. He retired in 1991. He also served in the U.S. Army. His hobbies included fishing, camping and spending time with family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilbur Charles Turner and Unice Lein Turner; two brothers, Terrance and Robert Turner; and a stepdaughter, Patricia Ann Floyd Sellers. Survivors include a son, Ronald William Turner, Peculiar, Mo.; a daughter, Linda Sue Ross, Edgerton; four brothers, Ted Turner, Kansas City, Don Turner, Lawrence, Richard Turner, Wellsville, and Jim Turner, Kansas City; three sisters, Betty Moon, Sacramento, Calif., Nancy Harris, Las Vegas, and Susie Stamps, Springdale, Ark; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He will be in state from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 1, at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 4 p.m. Friday, March 2, at the funeral home. Inurnment at a later date at Highland Cemetery, Ottawa. Memorials may be sent to the William J. Turner Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.

Neva Uhner
Neva Ross Uhner, 84, Gardner, died May 16, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Aug. 25, 1916, in Stilwell, Okla., the daughter of William "Mack" and Modena Ross. She attended school in Stilwell and graduated in 1934. She graduated from Draughns Business School in Muskogee, Okla. She married Alvin Uhner on May 9, 1937, in Fort Gibson, Okla. She had worked for Schuler Produce in Muskogee, where they had lived for 19 years and were members of Bethany Presbyterian Church. They moved to Gardner in 1966, where she worked as a bookkeeper at Gardner Memorial Hospital until retirement. She was a member of the First Methodist Church in Edgerton. She was preceded in death by two great-grandchildren, Marissa June and Johnna Rose, and her parents. Survivors include her husband, Alvin Uhner of the home; a son, Bill Uhner and his wife, Lyndia, Valley Falls, Kan.; five grandchildren, Robin Boyette and Shaun Uhner, Valley Falls, Kan., Denalyn McMillin, Perry, Kan., Mary Hunt, Meriden, Kan., and Victor Uhner, Great Bend, Kan.; and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road, Olathe. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Okla.

Jeff Uphaus
Jeff Uphaus, 33, Overland Park, died suddenly Saturday, April 22, 2000, while playing basketball in Wichita. He was born Oct. 30, 1966, in San Antonio, Texas, and lived in Austin, Texas, before moving to Olathe in 1986; his home had been in Johnson County since then. He was a 1985 graduate of Reagan High School, Austin, Texas. During 1985-86, he attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. He then transferred to Mid-America Nazarene University, and graduated in 1989 as an Academic All-American, with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He received a master's degree in business administration from the University of Kansas in 1991. He was a senior manager in the Management Services & Solutions Group for Deloitte & Touche. He was a member of College Church of the Nazarene, Olathe. He is survived by his wife, Dalene Noel Uphaus, of the home; two sons, Grant Patrick Uphaus and Cole Jackson Uphaus, both of the home; his parents, John and Anita Uphaus, Georgetown, Texas; a grandmother, Mattie Uphaus, Spring Hill; and a sister, Julianne Bell, Olathe. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at College Church of the Nazarene, Olathe. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Olathe. The family suggests contributions to the Uphaus Children Education Fund, c/o Security Savings Bank, 11599 N. Ridgeview Road, Olathe, KS 66061.

Richard Valyer
Richard Arden Valyer, 73, of Eureka, died June 14, 2001, at the St. Francis Hospital, Wichita. He was born Feb. 27, 1928, in Emporia, the son of Herbert and Mabel Valyer. He graduated from Emporia College, and received his master's degree from Emporia State University. He taught high school in Elmdale, Wash., and Westphalia, Kan., and was a professor of education at Southwestern University in Winfield, Kan. He is preceded in death by his parents, and his niece, Lesa Marie Langford. Survivors include his wife, Ila Valyer, of the home; two stepsons, James Lee and his wife, Rosemary, and John Lee and his wife, Cindy; a sister, Pat Langford, and her husband, Ken; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stanley, Kan.

Earline Mae VanHoutan
Earline Mae (Brooks) VanHoutan, 74, Olathe, died Saturday, March 18, 2000. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, 2000, at D.W. Newcomers Sons Johnson County Chapel. Burial will be at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. VanHoutan was born Dec. 4, 1925, close to Buffalo, Mo., the daughter of Earl and Lola Brooks. She graduated from high school at Moran, Kan. In 1942, she married Everett VanHoutan. After World War II, they moved to Kansas and lived in Overland Park until 1980, then built a home south of Gardner. She worked 35 years at St. Luke's Hospital in the newborn nursery. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1988. Survivors include two sons, Milan VanHoutan, Gardner, and Joe VanHoutan, Olathe; four grandsons; three granddaughters; 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Velma Dennis, Iola, and Vesta Cheatham, Olathe; and one brother, Robert Brooks, Topeka.

Pauline VanLandingham
Pauline VanLandingham, 84, died Friday, July 14, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center. She was born June 28, 1916, in Olathe, the daughter of Harry and Pearl Stewart VanLandingham. The family moved to Ottawa where she went to high school. She attended Ottawa University for two years and transferred to Pittsburg State University where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in music. She received a master's degree in music from the University of Kansas. She began teaching music in public schools in Latham, Kan. After two years, she taught in Johnson County District 110, which consolidated with Shawnee Mission School District. She taught elementary music for 41 years at the Overland Park Elementary School, retiring in 1978. She played in Mr. DeRubertis' Orchestra and the Overland Park Orchestra. Her instrument was the double bass. She was a life member of Sigma Alpha Iota alumni chapter, serving 67 years. She also was a member of Alpha Delta Kappa women in education, Merriam Music Study Club, Olathe branch of the American Association of University Women, Olathe Historical Society, Johnson County Retired Teachers Association, life member of the National Education Association, and the Shawnee Mission Indian Historical Society. Survivors include Maxine Glinstra, Olathe; Russell and Gladys Girsch, Osage City; and Vivian Girsch and Oma Girsch, both of Gardner. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Friends may call one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Baldwin City. The family requests memorial contributions to the Olathe Historical Society or to the Shawnee Mission Indian Historical Society.

Rev. Kenneth VanOstrand
The Rev. Kenneth E. VanOstrand, 75, Olathe, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000, at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam. He was born on Jan. 23, 1925, at York, Neb., the son of Walter and Lucy (Nickels) VanOstrand. He grew up and was educated in the York area. He was drafted in 1945 and served in the occupational force in Japan until his discharge in 1946. In 1952, he attended Bethany Nazarene College in Oklahoma. He married Myrna Teaque on April 18, 1954, in York, Neb. Returning to Nebraska, he began his ministering career that spanned 33 years and included pastorships not only in his home state, but Wisconsin and Minnesota as well. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Chester VanOstrand. Survivors include his wife, Myrna VanOstrand, Olathe; one son, Dan VanOstrand, Round Rock, Texas; three daughters, Myra Lemons, Lenexa. Rebecca Medlin, Independence, Mo., and Martha Norris, Olathe; eight grandchildren; one brother, Gerald VanOstrand, Bakersfield, Calif.; and four foster daughters and their families. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, at the First Church of the Nazarene, Grand Island, Neb., with the Rev. Dominic Pecoraro officiating. Burial will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Plainfield Cemetery, Bradshaw, Neb. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today with the family receiving friends from 6 to 7 p.m. at Apfel-Butler-Geddes Funeral Home, Grand Island, Neb.. Memorials may be made to the Gideon International. Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe is in charge of local arrangements.

Mildred Vaughn
Mildred Julia Vaughn, 82, of Overbrook, Kan., died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, at a Topeka Hospital. She was born July 27, 1918, in Burlingame, Kan., the daughter of Robert and Bertha McConnell Schneider. She attended Burlingame Grade School and graduated from Carbondale High school in 1938. She was employed by Sunflower Ordnance Works in DeSoto, from 1939 to 1953 and later was a cook for Overbrook schools for seven years. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Overbrook. She married Walter Jefferson Vaughn on Aug. 15, 1939, in Lyndon, Kan. They moved to Overbrook in 1942. He died Jan. 20, 1985. She also was preceded in death by one son, Steven Vaughn, in 1956. Survivors include two sons, Wayne Vaughn, Topeka, and Walter Vaughn, Overbrook; four daughters, Virginia Vaughn and Sandy Vaughn, both of Overbrook, Sharon Westmoreland, Wellington, and Janet Terrones, Olathe; 12 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the United Methodist Church in Overbrook. Burial will be in Overbrook Cemetery. She will lie in state from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Greenwood-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home in Overbrook and after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Osage Fire District No. 4 Emergency Medical Services or the American Diabetes Foundation and set to Greenwood-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home, P.O. Box 268, Overbrook, KS 66524.

Garion Vest
Garion Daniel Vest, 10, DeSoto, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2000, at Children's Mercy Hospital. He was born May 15, 1990, in Hayward, Calif. Survivors include his parents, Daniel and Kristin Vest, DeSoto; and his grandparents, Skip and Carol Skyrud, Mariposa, Calif., and Charles and Sharon Vest, Bonner Springs. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, DeSoto. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, at the memorial chapel. Burial will be at DeSoto Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Garion Vest Trust Fund, DeSoto Bank, P.O. Box 429, DeSoto, KS 66018.

Nancy Victorine-Dold
Nancy Lynn Victorine-Dold, 45, Gardner, died Friday, April 7, 2000, at her home. She was born Feb. 9, 1955, in Elgin, Ill. She was a 1974 graduate of Shawnee Mission North High School, and later from cosmetology school. She recently was a Florida resident, but had returned to the Gardner area five months ago. She was preceded in death by an infant brother, Charles Edward Victorine, in 1960. Survivors include a daughter, Samantha Dold, and her mother, Barbara Victorine, both of the home; three brothers, John Richard Victorine, Manassas, Va., James Michael Victorine, Washington, D.C., and Thomas Phillip Victorine, Overland Park; three sisters, Barbara Ann Mitchell, LaCygne, Susan Carol Johnson, Shawnee, and Betty Jane Friedel, Gardner; and numerous nieces and nephews. At her request, no funeral services have been scheduled. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to be sent c/o W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, 105 E. Loula St., Olathe, KS 66061.

Nyles Vinzant Jr.
Nyles Rudean Vinzant Jr., 45, Olathe, died Saturday, March 25, 2000, at home. He was born Sept. 8, 1954, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Nyles Rudean Vinzant Sr. and Betty Jane (Spencer) Vinzant. He was a 1972 graduate of Pleasant Hill (Mo.) High School. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He married Jessica Ann Akins July 13, 1985, in Harrisonville, Mo. He had lived in Pleasant Hill and Harrisonville, where he had worked at Adams Skelly, and Austin, Texas, before moving to Olathe in April 1980. He had worked previously for McCarthy Auto Plaza, Olathe, and was a mechanic for Robert Brogdon GMC Dealership, Olathe. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Harrisonville. Survivors include his wife, Jessica Vinzant, of the home; a son, Jared C. Vinzant, of the home; three daughters, Eryn K. Vinzant, of the home, Jessie L. Vinzant, Gentry, Ark., and Twila L. Vinzant, Bentonville, Ark.; two brothers, James Vinzant, Shawnee, and Terry Vinzant; and two sisters, Laura Mitchell, Harrisonville, and Lynne Fields, Pleasant Hill. The funeral was March 30. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Children's Scholarship Fund, c/o Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville

Hadley Voigts
Hadley H. Voigts, 91, Overland Park, died Friday, June 16, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born December 5, 1908, in Overland Park, the son of Emil E. and Carrie (Staver) Voigts. He had been a life long resident of Johnson County. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Olathe. He married Frances Ahlenstorf May 1, 1938, in Olathe. He worked as a dairy farmer. He was involved with the Johnson County Extension work and the Johnson County Fair Board. He was a member of the Johnson County Farm Bureau, the Soil Conservation Board, the school board, and Kiwanis. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Myron and Elvin Voigts, and an infant daughter, Rita, in 1939. Survivors include, his wife Frances, of the home; one son, Merle Voigts, Ottawa, Kan.; two daughters, Edna Pitts, El Paso, Texas, Vaunda Palmer, of Lenexa; five grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and 10 step-great grandchildren. Funeral Services are to be 1 p.m. today at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Olathe. Visitation is to be from 11 a.m. until service time today at the church. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Contributions may be sent to St. Mark's Lutheran Church, or Olathe Medical Center. Local Arrangements made by W.L. Frye & Son Funeral Home, Olathe.

Sarah Voytko
Sarah Delma Voytko, 80, of Lenexa, died March 8, 2001, in Lenexa. She was born Sept. 28, 1920, in Audrain County, Mo., to Otis and Alice Margaret Wilson Gibson. She was a graduate of Hickman High School. On May 17, 1938, she married Henry C. Olmsted in Columbia, Mo. On April 11, 1965, she married Paul J. Voytko, in Las Vegas, Nev., and he preceded her in death. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Columbia. She was preceded in death by one brother. She is survived by one son, Leland Wayne Olmsted, of Olathe; two grandsons and one great-granddaughter. Graveside services will be 3 at p.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.

Jackson Wade
Jackson Robert Wade, 16-week-old son of Jeffrey R. and Kathleen A. Wade of Olathe, died Sunday, July 16, 2000, at the Michigan Congenital Heart Center at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich. He was born March 21, 2000, in Ann Arbor. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Floyd H. Fliger, in 1975, and his paternal grandfather, Robert C. Wade, in 1993. Survivors include his parents and sisters, Julia Leigh and Elizabeth Ann, all of the home; paternal grandmother, Joan P. Wade, Kansas City, Kan.; and maternal grandmother Mary J. Fliger, Sunrise Beach, Mo. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 21, at Overland Park Christian Church. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Amos Family Chapel of Lenexa. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Ronald McDonald House of Save a Heart, both of Ann Arbor, Mich.

James Waggoner
James R. Waggoner, 67, Hutchinson, died Saturday, May 27, 2000, at the Good Samaritan Center in Hutchinson. He was born Feb. 18, 1933, in Hutchinson, the son of Richard Raymond and Bertha May Mitchell Waggoner. He also lived eight years in Salt Lake City and 20 years in Olathe. He was a truck driver with Jack Cooper Transport for 22 years. He was a member of the Retired Teamsters Club of Kansas City and a life member of V.F.W. Post 2993 and American Legion Post 153, both of Olathe. He served in the Korean War as an Army sergeant. He was preceded in death by his wife, Tresia Smith. Survivors include a brother, Alan Waggoner, Hutchinson; and two sisters, Ginger Osgood and Diana Waggoner, both of Hutchinson. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Elliott Mortuary Chapel, and burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today and 1 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Special military graveside honors will be conducted by the Fort Riley Honor Guard. The family requests contributions to the Keith Worthington Chapter of the ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Association, Dillon Nature Center and the Good Samaritan Center.

Mildred Walker
Mildred Maxine Gallimore Walker, 86, Louisburg, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, at the Louisburg Care Center. She was born May 31, 1913, in Greensboro, N.C., the daughter of Frank and Ella Gallimore. She married James V. Walker on Oct. 6, 1934. They lived in North Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland, California, and Oklahoma. She moved to Miami County, Kan., in 1997. She attended the United Methodist Church in Fontana, Kan., and supported the United Methodist Woman's Organization. She was a homemaker, but had worked for Catholic Charities while living in New Jersey. She was preceded in death by her husband, who died in 1988; a sister; and three brothers. Survivors include two daughters, Rebecca McGuigan, Payson, Ariz., and Lois Stevenson Dees, Drexel, Mo.; a son, David Walker, Irvine, Calif.; four sisters, Sarah Moran, Pittsboro, N.C., and Alice Summers, Edith Lewey and Billie Baynes, all of Greensboro, N.C.; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, at the United Methodist Church, Fontana. Burial will be at the Laverne Cemetery, Laverne, Okla. Memorial contributions may be made to Olathe Hospice Activity Department, in care of the Louisburg Care Center, Louisburg; or to the United Methodist's Woman's Organization, United Methodist Church, Fontana.

Mildred Walker
Mildred Maxine Gallimore Walker, 86, Louisburg, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, at the Louisburg Care Center. She was born May 31, 1913, in Greensboro, N.C., the daughter of Frank and Ella Gallimore. She married James V. Walker on Oct. 6, 1934. They lived in North Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland, California, and Oklahoma. She moved to Miami County, Kan., in 1997. She attended the United Methodist Church in Fontana, Kan., and supported the United Methodist Woman's Organization. She was a homemaker, but had worked for Catholic Charities while living in New Jersey. She was preceded in death by her husband, who died in 1988; a sister; and three brothers. Survivors include two daughters, Rebecca McGuigan, Payson, Ariz., and Lois Stevenson Dees, Drexel, Mo.; a son, David Walker, Irvine, Calif.; four sisters, Sarah Moran, Pittsboro, N.C., and Alice Summers, Edith Lewey and Billie Baynes, all of Greensboro, N.C.; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, at the United Methodist Church, Fontana. Burial will be at the Laverne Cemetery, Laverne, Okla. Memorial contributions may be made to Olathe Hospice Activity Department, in care of the Louisburg Care Center, Louisburg; or to the United Methodist's Woman's Organization, United Methodist Church, Fontana.

Gary Wallace
Gary M. Wallace, 53, Olathe, died Thursday, May 17, 2001, at his home. He was born June 5, 1947, in Kansas City, Kan., the son of Frederick and Grace (Marvine) Wallace. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Ann Wallace, of the home; two daughters, Keri Baty, Olathe, and Shannon Hunsaker, Gardner; two brothers, Ronald Snapp, Overland Park, and Joe Wallace, Drexel, Mo.; three sisters, Joyce Logan, Holden, Mo., Linda Odom, Overland Park, and Kimberly Hocker, Drexel, Mo.; a step-mother, Ellen Hartman, Louisburg; and two grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at 5 p.m., Saturday at the Spring Hill Baptist Church, Spring Hill. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Hospice of the Olathe Medical Center or to the Spring Hill Baptist Church in lieu of flowers.

Bonnie Walters
Bonnie Lee Walters, 69, Olathe, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2000, at Villa St. Francis Nursing Center, Olathe. She was born Sept. 30, 1930, in Parsons, and had lived in Olathe since 1967. She was a return authorization specialist for Spring North Supply, Gardener, retiring in 1993 after 18 1/2 years. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Olathe. She was preceded in death by her husband, Max Walters, in 1997; a daughter, Karen Walters, in 1963; and two sisters, Lorene Sinclair in 1982 and Loretta Mainard in 1995. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia L. Gray, Olathe; and a brother, Merritt "Jack" Walker, Fort Worth, Texas. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd Street and Black Bob Road, Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Parsons. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Community Blood Center, 4040 Main, Kansas City, MO 64111.

James Walters
James "Nicholas" Walters, 20, Olathe, died Thursday, May 10, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born May 11, 1980, in Olathe, the son of James Edward Walters and Barbara Elizabeth Healy Walters of Olathe. He was a lifelong area resident. He lived with his family in Jefferson City, Mo., for five years, and then they moved back to Olathe. He attended school at the Developmental Learning Center, now the Heartland Learning Center in Olathe. He was a senior at Olathe East and would have graduated Tuesday. His hobbies included swimming and traveling. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of the Servant in Overland Park. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Ethel Mae Healy. He is survived by his parents, James and Barbara Walters, Olathe; a sister, Kristen Lea Walters, Olathe; paternal grandparents, Ralph and Joyce Walters, Warsaw, Mo.; and his maternal grandfather, Carol Healy, Spring Hill. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Grace United Methodist Church, 11485 Ridgeview Road, Olathe. Burial will be at Gardner Cemetery, Gardner. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church of the Servant, P.O. Box 23757, Overland Park, KS 66283, or Cornelia deLange Syndrome Foundation, 302 W. Main St., Suite 100, Avon, CT 06001-3681.

Kimberly Walton
Kimberly C. Walton, 41, of Olathe, died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2000, at Overland Park Regional Hospital. She was born June 15, 1959, in Lawrence. She was preceded in death by one brother, Donald W. Walton, in 1994. Survivors include her father, John Walton, Topeka; mother, Judy Banister; grandparents, John and Alletta Walton, and Orval and Ruth Banister; one brother, Neil A. Kossenjan, Silverthorne, Colo.; and two sisters, Debora K. Horn, Olathe, and Jennifer A. Young, Peabody, Kan. A memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. today at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Cremation. The visitation will be immediately following the service. Memorial contributions maybe made to Down's Syndrome of Kansas City, 8340 Mission Rd., Prairie Village, KS 66206 and/or First Church of Christ Scientist, 6401 W. 87th, Overland Park, KS 66212.

Steve Walton
Steve Terry Walton, 42, Independence, Mo., died Thursday, July 13, 2000, at Overland Park Medical Center. He was employed as a cabinetmaker with Stanley Wood Products. Survivors include his wife, Gail L. Walton, of the home; two sons, Adam and Grant Walton, both of the home; a stepdaughter, NiCole Maring, of the home; his mother, Marjorie Walton, Lenexa; a brother, Scott Walton, Lenexa; and a sister, Stacy Gibson, Lenexa. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Speaks Suburban Chapel, Independence, Mo. Burial will be in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Precious Lambs Learning Center, Independence.

Yolanda Walton
Yolanda Ruth (Cunningham) Walton, 57, died Monday, May 1, 2000, at the Carondelet Manor Care Center, Kansas City, Mo. She was born Feb. 27, 1943, in Gardner, to Robert Clayton Cunningham and Mary Esther (Johnston) Cunningham. She grew up in Gardner, was a 1961 graduate of Gardner High School, and attended business college in the Kansas City area. She moved to Olathe and later to Leavenworth. She was a secretary for the Heatron Co. (heating and cooling) in Leavenworth for 19 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Gardner. Survivors include a daughter, Megan Cameron, Shawnee; her mother, Mary Cunningham, Gardner; two brothers, Alan Cunningham, Olathe, and Brent Cunningham, Gardner; six sisters, Sondra Losh and Claudia Cunningham, both of Olathe, Marcia Miller and Vanessa Marriott, both of Gardner, Rhonda Hendrix, Overland Park, and Denise Bubeck, Wellsville; and one granddaughter. Visitation will be 10 a.m. Thursday, May 4, at the First Baptist Church, Gardner. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday, May 4, at the church. Private family burial. Memorial contributions may be made for Brain Cancer Research, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030. Arrangements are by Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Wayne Ward
Wayne A. Ward, 66, Olathe, died Saturday, July 22, 2000, at his home, after a battle with cancer. He was born March 12, 1934, in New Hampton, Iowa, to Gerald and Lily (Olson) Ward. He was a 1952 graduate of New Hampton High School. He and his twin brother Wes joined the U.S. Navy in October 1952, and he served four years during the Korean War as a radioman, and was honorably discharged in October 1956. He attended Marshalltown Telegraph School, Marshalltown, Iowa, and then worked for the former Northern Pacific Railroad in various positions for 36 years, from 1957 to his retirement in August 1993. He married Alice M. Tiemessen on Aug. 23, 1958, in North Washington, Iowa. He was a member of the Transportation Communications International Union, and a member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Olathe. He was preceded in death by a half-brother, Jerry Ward; and a nephew, Andrew W. Ward. Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Alice Ward, of the home; two sons, Matthew Ward, Lee's Summit, Mo., and Martin Ward, Golden Valley, Minn.; two brothers, his twin Wesley Ward and Donald Ward, both of Waterloo, Iowa; a sister, Betty Parker, Lakeland, Fla.; a grandson; and numerous nephews and nieces. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe. The Celebration of Life mass will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. At his request, his remains will be donated to the Willed Body Program at the University of Kansas Medical School. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 1013, Columbia, MO 65205, or to the Hospice of Olathe Medical Center, 20333 W. 151st St., Olathe, KS 66061. Arrangements are by the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe.

Edgar Warner
Edgar Ray Warner, 61, Garnett, Kan., died Friday, March 16, 2001, in Garnett. He was born June 23, 1939, in Kansas City, Kan. He graduated from Ottawa High School. He lived in Ottawa, Kan. , for most of his life, moving to Garnett 16 years ago. He worked as a mechanic. He married Joyce Sailing in April of 1962. They later divorced. He later married Nina JoAnn Kratzberg in Oklahoma City, Okla. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nina Warner, who died June 11, 1998, and his father, Edgar Warner. Survivors include two sons, Joel Warner of Olathe, and Bill Warner; a daughter, Sheri Lucas of Millstone, Ky.; his mother, Wilma Warner of Ottawa, Kan.; a brother, Dean Warner of Lawrence; a sister, Donna Young, of Summerville, Ga.; three grandchildren; and nine stepgrandchildren. He will lie in state after 9 a.m. today at the Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel in Garnett. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 20, at the chapel. Interment will be at Richmond Cemetery in Richmond, Kan.

Kathy Warner
Kathy D. Warner, 56, Olathe, died Thursday, March 9, 2000, at her home. She was a member of Olathe Christian Church, and attended the women's Bible Study Fellowship Group at Mid-America Nazarene University. Survivors include her husband, John C. Warner; a daughter, Lorie Kohlschmidt, and a son, Heath Weiss, both of Colorado; and five grandchildren. The memorial service will be 4 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the Olathe Christian Church, Olathe. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, Holyoke, Colo. The family suggests memorial contributions to City Union Mission, 1108 E. 10th St., Kansas City, MO 64106; or to Olathe Christian Church, 1115 S. Ridgeview Road, Olathe, KS 66062. Local arrangements are by Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe.

Brent Warren
Brent H. Warren, 46, Olathe, died Friday, March 30, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. today at Olathe Bible Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Grace Bible Church Building Fund, Stilwell, Kan. He was born March 14, 1955, in Kansas City, Mo. He was an engineer and train master at the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. He was an Operation Lifesaver Presenter, for the railroad. He was a member and deacon at Grace Bible Church. He is survived by his wife, Susie, of the home; and five children: daughter, Mindi Heizer and husband, Ken of Gardner; daughters Cheri and Krisi of the home; sons, Joey and Andy of the home; two grandchildren; father and mother, Gregory and Jeanne Warren, Overland Park; and a brother, Craig Warren, Overland Park.

Lester Warsop
Lester Lee Warsop, 88, of DeSoto, died Monday, Dec. 11, 2000, at Eudora Nursing Home. He was born Nov. 8, 1912, in Eudora, the son of Wilford Warsop and Ida Paxton Warsop. He moved to DeSoto in 1918, at the age of 6. He was a lifelong area resident. He married Mary Eunice Curtiss on Dec. 28, 1937, in Olathe. He owned and operated DeSoto Motors from 1946 until his retirement in 1967. He was also a farmer. After his retirement, he worked for Gulf Oil at the Eudora Explosive Plant. He was a member of DeSoto Masonic Lodge; a former charter member of the DeSoto Rotary; served as Lexington Township trustee; and he served on the DeSoto Cemetery Board. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Ruby Pogue and Pearl Ashlock; one stepson, Bill Bowers; two grandsons; and three stepgrandsons. He is survived by one son, Ronald Lee and wife, Joyce Acton, Kansas City, Kan.; one daughter, Martha Rae and husband, Jim Carpenter, Lawrence; three stepsons, Glenn and wife, Dorla Bowers, Topeka; Roy "Jack" Bowers, Eudora; and Monte and wife, Becky Bowers, DeSoto; one stepdaughter, Mary and husband, Ray Dunkin, San Marcos, Texas; three sisters, Opal Ostertag, Forsythe, Mo.; Garnet Moll, Gardner; and Margaret Dierolf, Olathe; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. He will lie in state from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, prior to the service at DeSoto Baptist Church. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at the church. Burial will be at DeSoto Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions maybe made to the DeSoto Museum or the charity of the donor's choice.

Ruth Warsop
Ruth E. Warsop, 90, of Spring Hill, died Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at the Beverly Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Spring Hill. She was born Sept. 21, 1910, in Ashland, Mo., to Church and Virgie Zumwalt. While growing up, Ruth attended rural grade school in Ashland. She married Lorene Lee Myers in 1927 in Ashland, Mo. She began work at North American Aviation in Kansas City in 1942. Following the war, Ruth worked at H.D. Lee Company, where she retired in 1975. She married Earl Warsop July 7, 1951. They made their home in Spring Hill for nearly 30 years, until Earl died in July 1999. Ruth was a lifelong member of Ocheltree Baptist Church in Spring Hill. She was also a member of the Senior Citizens group of Spring Hill. Survivors include two sons, Russell Lee Myers, Overland Park, and David Wells Myers, Moberly, Mo.; a sister, Bessie Foster, Jefferson City, Mo.; two brothers, John Zumwalt, Ashland, Mo., and Carl Zumwalt, Columbia, Mo.; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola; burial will follow the services in the Paola Cemetery, Paola. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Ocheltree Baptist Church.

Jack Watkins
Jack B. Watkins, 68, Spring Hill, died Saturday, Feb. 5, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born Feb. 15, 1931, in Kansas City, Kan. He was a lifelong resident of Kansas City and Johnson County, having moved to Spring Hill in 1977. He graduated from Shawnee Mission North High School. He married Loyce Holmes Watkins, then divorced. He later married Patsy Guitreau, divorcing in 1995. He was the owner/driver for Jack B. Watson Trucking Co., Kansas City. He worked there for over 50 years and had not yet retired from driving. He previously owned wrecking and excavation companies. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp. in 1950. He was a longtime member of the masons. Preceding him in death were his parents, Jack Pete and Gladys Deeds Watkins. Survivors include two sons, Thomas D. Watkins, Paola, and Jack R. Watkins, Kansas City, Kan.; two daughters, Suzanne E. Overcash and Kimberly J. Jones, both of Parkville, Mo.; two stepsons, Timothy G. Fagan, Gresham, Ore., and Richard Guitreau, Prairieville, La.; three stepdaughters, Norma J. Moody, Locust Grove, Okla., Karen G. Reeves, Olathe, and Karla A. Burch, Prairieville, La.; 15 grandchildren; and 7 great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. Burial will follow. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The family suggests memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society care of Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. box 192, Gardner, KS. 66030.

Albert Watterson Sr.
Albert Ray Watterson Sr., 71, of Olathe, died Friday, May 18, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born Dec. 4, 1929, in Tulsa, Okla., and had lived in the Kansas City area for most of his life. He was a heavy equipment operator for 45 years for Local No. 101, working for Bowen Construction and retiring in 1990. He was a past governor for the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge No. 1999 and a member of the Merriam Eagles Lodge. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Elmira Ellen Gulley Watterson; a son, Danny Watterson; a daughter, Omega Sue Reynolds, Ottawa; and a stepdaughter, Billie Jo Hensley. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Watterson, of the home; sons, Albert Ray WattersonJr., Frank Watterson and John Watterson, all of Olathe; Jesse Watterson, Galitan, Mo.; and Gary Watterson and Shannon Watterson, both of Kansas City, Kan.; stepson, Michael Hart, Overland Park; daughters, Kathy Wiser, Edwardsville, and Mary Watterson, Kansas City, Kan.; stepdaughters, Vicki Lyman, Toni Hosseinpour and Sandy Hart, all of Kansas City, Kan.; and sisters, Marie Boyer, Olathe; and Marion Brown, Nursery, Texas. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 22, at Maple Hill Funeral Home. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today with a Loyal Order of the Moose Service at the funeral home.

Katherine Weaver
Funeral services for Katherine L. (Mahaffie) Weaver, 73, Olathe will be at 10 a.m. today at the W.L. Frye and Son Chapel, Olathe. Burial will follow at Oak Lawn Cemetery, Olathe. She died Thursday, March 16, at her home. She was born Dec. 26, 1926, in Olathe, the daughter of Ruel D. and Lena Marie Mahaffie, and was a lifelong Olathe resident. She worked for Good Samaritan Nursing Home and later as a cook at the Kansas School for the Deaf, retiring in 1989. She was also a member of the Olathe V.F.W. Auxiliary Post No. 2993. She was married to Charles Weaver in 1946. He preceded her in death in 1997. She was also preceded in death by a son, Jackie Weaver; a daughter, Jo Ann Hoobler; and a brother, Raymond Mahaffie. Survivors include a son, Russell Weaver, Overland Park; three daughters, Bonnie Spencer, Shawnee, and Terry Beck and Fredia Williams, both of Olathe; three brothers, Claude Mahaffie , Augusta, Ga, and Lee Mahaffie and Paul Mahaffie, both of Olathe; three sisters, Eloise Patrick, Virginia Runnels and Minnie Midyett, all of Olathe; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice.

Alma Weber
DESOTO - Alma Fay Weber, 80, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, at her home in De Soto. She was born Sept. 23, 1920, in Dennard, Ark. She lived in both Arkansas and DeSoto. She graduated from Clinton High School, Clinton, Ark. She worked as a ship builder for Kaiser Liberty Ship in California in 1944 during World War II. She also worked as an assembler for King Radio and retired in the 1980s. She married Orville "Archie" Weber on Jan. 22, 1955, in De Soto. She was preceded in death by her husband, Orville, May 2, 1999; and two sisters, Velma Frost and Erma Kennon. Survivors include a son, Ronald Weber, Olathe; and two grandchildren, Hayley and Ryan, both of Paola. Visitation will be at 9:30 a.m. today at DeSoto United Methodist Church. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. today at the church. Burial will be at the DeSoto Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be sent to the American Diabetes Foundation. Arrangements are by the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner.

Michael Weissmann
Michael W. Weissmann, 51, Olathe, died Monday, March 13, 2000, at Olathe Medical Center. He was born April 8, 1948, in Chicago. He had lived in Overland Park the past two years, coming here from Tulsa, Okla. He worked for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway for 30 years in various operating positions. He had begun his career as a carman and had progressed through various exempt positions, including car foreman, general car foreman, trainmaster and superintendent, to his most recent position as assistant vice president of technical training. He was a member of the American Association of Railway Officers. Survivors include his wife, Susan Weissmann, of the home; a son, Daniel Weissmann, Chicago; a daughter, Kathryn "Kacy" Weissmann, of the home; his mother, Connie Weissmann, Chicago; three brothers, Ron Weissmann and Bill Weissmann, both of Chicago, and Ken Weissmann, Milwaukee; and four sisters, Diane Weissmann, Phoenix, Janet Gray and Roberta Weissmann, both of Lockport, Ill., and Mary Adams, Houston. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The mass of Christian burial will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Olathe. Burial will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association, 6800 W. 93rd St., Overland Park, KS 66212.

Brook West
Brook Tyler West, infant daughter of Tyler and Brandyn West, Lenexa, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2000, at her home. She was born Aug. 27, 2000, in Overland Park. Survivors include her parents; two brothers, Blake and Brady; her grandparents, Eric and Connie Kesselring, and Chuck and Patty West; and her great-grandparents L.H. Kesselring, Helen Johnson and Doris Druley. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 23, at the Central Church of the Nazarene, Lenexa. Burial will be at Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Friends may stop by the home of Eric and Connie Kesselring this weekend to visit with the family. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Central Church of the Nazarene Building Fund. The memorials will be directed to the nursery.

Brittany White
Brittany Marie White, 12, Corinth, Texas, died Thursday, June 29, 2000, at home, of inoperable brain cancer. She had been ill for a year. She was born Jan. 21, 1988, and lived in Corinth. She was a cheerleader and was active in sports at her elementary school in Corinth. She also played piano. Survivors include her parents, Susan and Randell White, and a brother, all of the home; and a great-grandmother, Marie Morris, Olathe. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church, Corinth. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to be made to St. Jude's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn., or to any cancer-research group.

Joyce White
Joyce Marie White, 82, Gardner, died Monday, April 10, 2000, at Medicalodge of Gardner. She was born near Fredonia in rural Wilson County on Aug. 5, 1917, to Charles William Gable and Hazel June Partington Gable. She moved to Gardner 12 years ago. As a child, she lived in Wilson County, then moved to Alden, Kan. She was a graduate of Alden High School. She married Charles Eugene White in 1935 in Alden. She also lived a short time in Odin, Ill., and then moved to Pawnee County, Kan., and lived in Larned more than 40 years. She was a switchboard operator for Larned State Hospital for eight years and eight months, retiring in 1983. She also was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Gardner. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, in 1985; two brothers; and a sister. Survivors include a son, Laurence E. White, Hemet, Calif.; a daughter, Joyce Elaine Carrier, Gardner; two brothers, Harold Gabel, Chase, Kan., Verle Gable, Exeter, Mo.; four sisters, Shirley Bower, Loveland, Colo., Fain Boley, Republic, Mo., Edith Mae Reidel, Bellevue, Wash., and Donna Graves, Shell Knob, Mo.; nine grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, at the First Baptist Church, Gardner; the funeral will follow at 10 a.m. at the church. Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday, April 13, at Garfield Cemetery, Garfield, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church, Gardner, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Lenora White
Lenora Violet Pryor White, 75, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born May 18, 1925, the daughter of Ada B. and Tipton W. Pryor near Edwards, Mo. She was a long-time resident of Wellington, Mo., moving to Olathe 15 years ago. She was preceded in death by her husband, Abner P. White; brothers, William, Raymond, Victor and Paul Pryor, and a sister, Bernita Urban. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Beverly and Merlin Ring, Olathe; brothers, Olin Pryor and Donald Pryor of Warrensburg, Mo., and Harold Gene Pryor, Raytown, Mo.; sisters, Berniece Adams, Lorena Swisher, and May Goodwin of Warrensburg, Mo., and Althea Adams, Blue Springs, Mo.; and two grandchildren. The family will receive visitors at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, with services following at 2 p.m. at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Burial will be at Greenton Cemetery near Odessa, Mo. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the First Baptist Church of Olathe or to the Salvation Army.

Mary White
Mary J. (Pollner) White, 88, of Overland Park, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000 at Delmar Gardens Nursing Home. She was born April 23, 1912 in Olathe, the daughter of Simon and Mary (Kugerl) Pollner. She was a lifelong resident of the area, and attended the Gardner Friends Church. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband of 55 years, Leonard White; two brothers, John and Simon Wesonig; and sister Josephine Hart. She is survived by her brother Frank Pollner, San Diego, Calif. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the W.L. Frye & Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Burial will follow at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe.

William White
William "Bill" LeRoy White, 79, Overland Park, died Saturday, July 29, 2000, at his home. He was born Dec. 12, 1920, in Kansas City, Kan., to Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. White. He grew up in Kansas City, Kan., and was a 1938 graduate of Wyandotte High School. During the late 1930s, he was a member of the Huron Chapter of the Order of DeMolay. He began working as a machinist apprentice for the Rock Island Railroad at Armourdale, Kan., in December 1940. Enlisting in July 1942, he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, in the Pacific. A member of the 2nd Engineer Special Brigade, 592nd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, he saw combat in New Guinea, New Britain and the Philippines. In October 1945, he returned to Rock Island as a journeyman locomotive machinist and diesel maintainer. He also worked for the Frisco Railroad, at the 19th Street roundhouse, and for North American Aviation's Fairfax Assembly Division. In July 1956, he became a tool-and-die maker for Delco Battery in Olathe, where he worked until retiring in 1982. He was a member of United Auto Workers Local 1021. He was a Mason, and a 53-year member of Westgate Lodge 438, A.F. and A.M. He married Mary Ann "Terry" Cunningham on Sept. 8, 1947; she preceded him in death in 1998. He is survived by two sons, William White, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Michael White, Prairie Village. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today, with Masonic services at 8 p.m., at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Overland Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the Abdallah Shrine Children's Transportation Fund, 5300 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66202.

Charlotte Whitsett
Charlotte Ellen Whitsett, 78, of Olathe, died Monday, Dec. 11, 2000, at Sterling House in Olathe. She was born April 20, 1922, in Harrisonville, Ill., the daughter of John Odle and Iva Pearl Hall Odle. She was a lifelong resident of Belleville and East St. Louis, Ill. She married Morwood F. Whitsett, on Sept. 2, 1946, in East St. Louis, Ill. She moved to Gardner, to be closer to her daughter in September 1998. She was a bookkeeper for 20 years at Landshire Foods in Belleville, Ill. She retired in May 1998. She was a member of St. Henry's Catholic Church, Belleville, Ill. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three sisters, four brothers and one granddaughter. She is survived by two daughters, Margaret Drovetta and husband, David, Gardner,and Anne M. Keck, and husband, Paul, Belleville, Ill.; one brother, John Odle, Peoria, Ill.; three sisters, Mildred Badgerow, Peoria, Ill., Wilma McHale, Cahokie, Ill., and Jean Thomas, Freeburg, Ill.; and six grandchildren. The visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at St. Henry's Catholic Church, Belleville, Ill. Mass will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at St. Henry's Catholic Church; burial at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Belleville, Ill. Memorial contributions maybe made to the church or a charity of the donor's choice. Bruce Funeral Home of Gardner is in charge of local arrangements.

Lyle Whitworth Jr.
Lyle Wayne Whitworth Jr., 32, died Monday, Jan. 29, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center. He was born in Trenton, Mo., on June 26, 1968. He lived in Olathe for 10 years and later moved to Gardner. He graduated from Paola High School in 1986 and received a bachelor's degree in telecommunications management from DeVry in 1997. In 1987 he married Judy Mohlfeld Whitworth on Oct. 3, 1987, in Paola. He worked at Children's Mercy Hospital as a senior network system analyst. He also worked at Morrison and Hecker Law Firm as a computer technician coordinator for two years and as a tech analyst for Sprint for one year and Western Auto for one year. He also worked at Lab One for eight years. He was certified as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Microsoft Professional Plus Internet, and a Cisco Certified Network Associate. He is preceded in death by his sister, Lyla Lynn Whitworth and his grandmother, Anna Mary Mathers/Herron. He is survived by his wife, of the home; mother, Margaret Sykes Whitworth, Lenexa; brother, Randy Lee Whitworth, Lenexa; and grandmother, Della Tolle, Trenton, Mo. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 3 at Bruce Funeral Home. Burial will be at Gardner Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family's choice.

Caitlyn Wicke
Caitlyn Wren Wicke, 1, died Saturday at her home in Platte City, Mo. She was born Aug. 24, 1998, in Shawnee Mission, Kan., the daughter of Steve Wicke, Olathe, and Kristi A. Wicke, Platte City, Mo. Survivors include her parents; two brothers, Carson Wade Wicke, of the home, and Ben Wicke, Olathe; and five grandparents, Ivan and Betty Wicke, Olathe, Toni Wicke, Minneapolis, Minn., and Bill and Becky Wagner, Destin, Fla. The funeral will be 1 p.m. today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions to Children's Mercy Hospital, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108.

Dorothy Wickham
Dorothy M. Wickham, 73, Olathe, died Sunday, June 24, 2001, at her home. She was born March 7, 1928, in Fort Scott, and had lived in Olathe since 1932. She worked in the kitchen at the Mustache Cup in Olathe for 15 years before retiring. She had also worked at both the Federal Aviation Administration and Johnson County Courthouse cafeterias. She was a member of the American Legion Earl Collier Post No. 153 Auxiliary for 36 years. She was preceded in death by her mother, Griselda Bagby, and her stepfather, John Bagby. Survivors include an aunt, Mildred Martz, Salem, Ore.; four cousins, Alma Newton, Oak Hill, Kan., Elsie Reiswig, Marion, Kan., Florence Goodson, Little Rock, Ark., and Laura Abell, Kansas City, Kan.; and a friend, Joe Wright, Olathe. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions be sent to the Dorothy M. Wickham Memorial Fund, c/o First National Bank, 444 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 66061.

William Widmer
William "Bill" C. Widmer, 45, formerly of the Gardner-Edgerton area, died Tuesday, March 7, 2000, at his rural home in Barnesville, Minn. He was born Jan. 25, 1955, in Gardner to Casper and Hester (Prewitt) Widmer. He grew up in Gardner-Edgerton, and was a 1973 graduate of Gardner-Edgerton High School. He later lived eight years in Parkville, Mo., before moving to Minnesota in 1997. On Nov. 24, 1990, he married Vicki Berglund in Olathe. He was a mechanic, maintenance engineer and welder for Nelson International and Amity Technologies in Fargo, N.D., for three years. He also had been a foreman for William A. Smith Contracting in Kansas City, Kan., while living in Parkville, Mo., and had worked for Swift Eckrich Co. in Kansas City, Mo., and the Dakota Railroad. He was a member of the Gloria Dei Church in Platte Woods, Mo. He was preceded in death by his father Casper Widmer in 1997. Survivors include his wife, Vicki, of the home in Minnesota; two daughters, Amanda Haakenson, Kansas City, Mo., and Jennifer Widmer, Olathe; his mother, Hester Widmer, Edgerton; three sisters, Sharon Morgan, Edgerton,Diane Sawyer, Olathe, and Nancy Ballard, New London, Iowa; two brothers, Robert Widmer, Kansas City, Mo., and Roger Widmer, Kansas City, Kan.; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 12, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 13, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Shawnee Cemetery, Shawnee. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or Salem Lutheran Church, Lenexa.

Benjamin Wilhite
Benjamin (Ben) Riley Wilhite, 92, of Humboldt, Kan., died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001, at the Neosho Memorial Center in Chanute, Kan. He was born on Oct. 14, 1908, in Wright County, Mo., the son of John and Elmine (Oliphant) Wilhite. At the age of 3, the family moved to Moran, Kan., then to Humboldt, Kan., in 1914. He married Mary Gilbraith on June 22, 1930. She and baby daughter, Benny Jo, preceded him in death December 1945. He married Doris Lassman on Aug. 23, 1948, at Edwardsville, Ill. She survives at the home. He worked for the Monarch Cement Company as a young man, Drakes bakery from 1930-1937 and others until 1941. He owned Humboldt Bakery from 1941 to 1946. He worked with Great Lakes Company in Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Oklahoma, Colorado and Wyoming. He owned the Oil Well Servicing Company from 1953 until his retirement in 1985. His hobbies included sports and gardening, Coaching Little League and youth baseball for several years. He was a member of the St. Peters Lutheran Church, Men's club and Senior Choir, both of the church. Others preceding him in death included five sisters, Ora Helisbeck, Emma Yockey, Lillian Barlow, Bernice Bain and Bertha Hunt; two brothers, Lloyd Eugene Wilhite and John Wilhite Jr. ; a daughter, Wanonia; and a son-in-law, Gilbert Elrod. Survivors include his wife, Doris Wilhite, Humboldt, Kan.; one son, Carl Wilhite, Olathe; one brother, Lester Wilhite, Humboldt, Kan.; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at the St. Peters Lutheran Church in Humboldt with the Rev. David Meier officiating. Interment will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Humboldt, Kan. Family will receive friends at 12:30 p.m. at the church before the service today. Memorials may be made to St. Peters Lutheran Church or to American Lung Association and may be left at the Johnson Kunkel Mortuary in Humboldt.

Weona Wilkinson
Weona J. Wilkinson, 67, of Spring Hill died Monday, March 20, 2000, after a six-month battle with cancer. She was born Dec. 20, 1932, in Alexander City, Ala., the daughter of Richard and Almeda (Newman) Forbus. She was a member of Vista Baptist Church, Olathe. Survivors include her husband, Don Wilkinson, of the home; eight children, Merle Davis of California; Pat Williams and Dee Kotla of California, Amelia Forbus of Ohio, James Carr of Arizona, and Lee Gray, Robert Gray, and Rhonda Gray Gemhardt all of Kansas; two sisters, Lillian Stephens and Hazel Sanders, both of Alabama; one brother, Richard Forbus of Arizona; 17 grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, March 24, at Vista Baptist Church, Olathe. She was cremated. The family requests no flowers at her memorial service. She requested that she be remembered with donations of blankets, which will be distributed to children on the Indian reservations she had visited and to children in an orphanage in Mexico. Arrangements made by W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe.

Barbara Williams
Barbara Ann Williams, 89, Olathe, died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2001 at the Center for Long Term Care in Olathe. She was born Nov, 7, 1911, in Energy, Ill., the daughter of Charles and Laura (Clendenin) Horn. She attended the Bellefontaine Baptist Church in St. Louis, Mo., for 47 years. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James A. "Buck" Williams; and a daughter, Patricia Hayden. Survivors include a daughter Diane Gray and her husband, Gary, Olathe; a sister, Katie Vancil, Dowell, Ill.; two grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at the Math-Hermann and Son Funeral Chapel, St. Louis, Mo. Friends may call two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.

James Williams Sr.
Elder James E. Williams Sr., 57, formerly of Olathe, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2000, at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born Oct. 2, 1943, in Marshall, Mo., the son of James Franklin Williams and Georgia Elizabeth Brown. He had lived in Olathe 30 years and in the Kansas City area all his life. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a shipping clerk for Wilcox Electronics in Kansas City for 20 years, before being a shipping clerk for Vectron International in Olathe the past 12 years. He was a member, a deacon, and later an ordained elder, at the Church of the Living God for 20 years. He also was a member of the men's choir at the church. Survivors include his wife, Delphine "Della" Williams, of the home; a son, Sean Ryan Williams, Lenexa; a daughter, Rhonda Miles, Kansas City, Kan.; two brothers, George Washington, Skokie, Ill., and Todd Williams, Evanston, Ill.; three sisters, Carolyn Hudson, Bowlinbrook, Ill., Sandra Williams, Glen Ellyn, Ill., and Catherine Williams, Des Plain, Ill.; and six grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of the Living God, Olathe. Burial will be at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery in Olathe.

Kenneth Williams
Kenneth Williams, 51, of Olathe, died Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001, at the Olathe Medical Center following a long illness. He worked at Toys R Us, Long John Silvers, City of Olathe: Street Maintenance, and most recently at Myron Green. He was preceded in death by his parents, Amy A. Clark and Ernest Williams. He is survived by his godmother, Barbara Cartwright, and goddaughter, Sylvia Stanford, both of Olathe. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. today at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. Cremation.

Irene Wilson
Irene L. Wilson, 88, of Olathe, died Monday, March 26, 2001, at Manor Care Nursing Home, Overland Park. She was born Feb. 22, 1913, in Georgetown, Miss., the daughter of Henry and Emma Bell (Harwell) Beasley. She had lived in Olathe since 1990, coming from Texas. She attended the DeSoto Baptist Church and was in the Side By Side Singers and Strutters at the Olathe Senior Citizen Center. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband. Survivors include, one daughter, Mel Coe, of Olathe; several brothers and sisters, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Friday at Pat Riley Funeral Home in Nederland, Texas. Local arrangements made by W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe.

James Wilson
James W. Wilson, 67, Olathe, died Sunday, May 14, 2000, at Trinity Lutheran Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. He was born Nov. 14, 1932, in Mexico, Mo., the son of Frank C. Wilson and Mary M. (Seymour) Wilson. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1953. He worked at TWA in the 1950s. He was an Olathe resident for 36 years. He owned the Western Auto store in Olathe from 1965 to 1972, and J and M Furniture from 1972 until his retirement in 1997; he was a past member of the Olathe Chamber of Commerce. He attended Unity Temple on the Plaza. He also was an amateur radio operator. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Wilson, of the home; a son, Steve Wilson, Ames, Iowa; two daughters, Cindy Plagge, Lebanon, Mo., and Diana Sykes, Spring Hill; and 13 grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. The funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association.

Mary Wilson
Mary Ann Wilson, 66, Olathe, died Thursday, March 22, 2001, at the home. Wilson was born Dec. 23, 1934, in St. Louis, Mo., the daughter of Jesse D. Phillippe and Gladys F. (Goede) Phillippe. She was a resident of the greater Kansas City Metropolitan area for 46 years and a resident of Olathe for 36 years and attended Unity Temple on the Country Club Plaza. Wilson was married to James W. Wilson Nov., 1953. He died May 14, 2000. Wilson worked with her husband at their family owned Western Auto Store in Olathe from 1965-1972, and later worked for RO Corporation, of Olathe, in customer service and administration for 25 years. She retired in 1998. Wilson was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include one son, Steven Wilson and his wife Sarah, of Ames, Iowa; two daughters, Cindy Plagge and her husband, Bob, of Lebanon, Mo., and Diana Sykes and son-in-law, Mike, of Spring Hill; and 14 grandchildren. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions to be made to the Olathe Hospice Division of the Olathe Medical Center.

Robert Wilson
Robert Harrison Wilson, 70, Olathe, died at 11 a.m. Monday, April 24, 2000, at St. Luke's Hospital, after a lengthy illness. He was born Jan. 8, 1930, in Carthage, Mo., to Robert and Myrtle (Archer) Wilson. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1951 to 1953 in Korea. He was a firefighter at the Carthage Fire Department, owned and operated the Park Roller Rink from 1968 to 1977, and was later employed by the R-9 School District. After serious health issues, he moved to Olathe, where he had lived until his death. Survivers include two sons, Paul D. Wilson, Overland Park, and Brian G. Wilson, Lee's Summit, Mo.; a brother, William "Harlon" Wilson, Lewisville, Texas; a sister, Helen Mae Myers, Carthage, Mo.; and six grandchildren. The memorial service was May 1 at the Knell Mortuary, Carthage, followed by a graveside service at Oak Hill Cemetery, Carthage.

Donald Winfiel
Donald G. Winfiel, 55, Olathe, died Friday, March 2, 2001, at his home. He was born June 28, 1945, in Springfield, Mo., the son of Gordon D. and Erma Mae (Brower) Winfiel. He had lived in Olathe for 25 years. He was in the U.S. Navy, and was a Vietnam veteran. He married Patricia Woolsey in 1968. He graduated with a marketing degree at Southern Missouri State University, and he worked at Williams Foods in Lenexa for 12 years. He was preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Patricia Winfiel, of the home; his mother, Erma Winfiel, Springfield, Mo.; and two sisters, Bonnie Ward and Barbara Estes, both of Springfield, Mo. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Burial will follow at Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo. Friends may call from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made at either the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association.

Samuel Winston
STILWELL - Samuel Robert Winston, 82, Stilwell, died Friday, April 20, 2001, at the Indian Creek Nursing Center, Overland Park. He was born July 31, 1918, in Stilwell where he lived all his life. He was a lifelong farmer. He was a member of the Stilwell Baptist Church, where he served as deacon, and the Johnson County Farm Bureau. He was preceded in death by two brothers, John R. Winston and Herbert L. Winston. Survivors include his nephew, Raymond L. Winston, Stilwell; a niece Kathie Thomas, Stilwell; four great nephews; and two great nieces. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd Street and Black Bob Road, 768-6777. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Stilwell Baptist Church. He will be buried at Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Stilwell Baptist Church or the American Heart Association.

Robert Wolf
Robert Paul Wolf, 65, Olathe, died Sunday, March 4, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center, 20700 W. 151st St. He was born Sept. 22, 1935, in Manhattan, NY. He moved to Los Angeles, Calif., when he was three. He worked for theatrical equipment manufacturers until 1977 when he started his own business, Premier Designs in Oakland, Calif. He moved to Olathe in the early 1990s, where he met his wife Gloria in 1995. He loved history, especially the American Civil War. He was a sports spectator, he loved old movies, ships, lighthouses, big band music, Barbra Streisand, and Callie, Into, Junie and Super Max. Survivors include his wife, Gloria; his children, Laurie Wolf, Scott Wolf, and Donna Brawley; and one grandson. Memorial services will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home in Olathe. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society or the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in lieu of flowers.

Dorothy Wood
Dorothy Melton Wood, 91, Olathe, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, at her home. She was born Sept. 28, 1909, in Bonita, the daughter of Fred and Stella (Elliot) Roberts. She was a lifelong resident of the Olathe area. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Olathe where she was involved in many of its groups and organizations. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John P. Melton, in 1958; husband, Luther Wood, in 1974; son, Benny M. Melton; daughter, Patricia Allenbrand; brothers, Harold and Joe Roberts; and sister, Maxine Abell. Survivors include two sons, Johnny A. Melton, Santa Paula, Calif.; and Tommy G. Melton, Olathe; two daughter, Darlene Gillihan, Olathe; and Marva Melton, Kansas City, Mo.; three brothers, Lloyd Roberts and Dale Roberts, both of Olathe, and Woody Roberts, St. Louis, Mo.; two sisters, Lois Johnson and Shirley Hampton, both of Olathe; 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 3 p.m., Friday, Nov. 10, at the First Baptist Church, 2024 E. 151st, Olathe Friends may call an hour prior to services at the church. Burial will follow at the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church.

Tanner Wood
Tanner Lee Wood, infant son of Brien Marshall and Tammy Sue (Norman) Wood, Gardner, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2000, at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. He was born Oct. 19. Survivors include his parents and a brother, Travis Wood, Gardner; his grandparents, Jan and JoAnn Norman, Scott City, Don and Jan Jones, Atlanta, Ga., and William E. Wood, Paducah, Ky.; his great-grandparents, Everett and Edith Ross Norman, Scott City, Hazel Browning, Scott City, and Raymond and Velma Nooney, Dix, Ill.; and several aunts and uncles. The funeral will be 7 p.m. Saturday at the Countryside Christian Church, Mission. A private graveside service and burial will be at the Gardner Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Countryside Christian Church, c/o the Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Heather Workman
Heather Lynn Workman, 27, of Olathe, died Saturday, June 2, 2001, at her home. She was born Dec. 21, 1973, in Lorain, Ohio, the daughter of Ronald Lee and Jennifer Workman. She was a graduate of Olathe North High School and was attending Wright Business College. Survivors include her mother, of the home; her father and stepmother, Janice K. Workman, Olathe; her sister, Kimberly Workman, Olathe; a brother, Grant, and his wife, Dawn, Olathe; her maternal grandmother, Eunice Lasch, Bridgeport, Ohio; four aunts; two uncles; and two nephews. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Kansas Special Olympics, 5280 Foxridge Drive, Overland Park, KS 66202.

Jason Worley
Jason Michael Worley, 25, Olathe, died Wednesday, April 19, 2000, at home. He was born Oct. 20, 1974, in Larned, Kan. The first 10 years of his life, he lived in Lewis, Kan., before his family moved to Mesa, Ariz., for four years. He had lived in Olathe since 1988. Survivors include his parents, Michael and Charlotte Worley, of the home; a brother, Eric Worley, of the home; a sister, Sara McCue, Olathe; his grandparents, Ross and Joan Worley, Council Grove, Kan., and Jim and Adah Cross, Lewis. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday, April 22, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, Olathe. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe.

Irene Worrell
Irene Worrell, 92, Olathe, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2000, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center, Olathe. She was born Nov. 28, 1907, in Wilmore, Kan., the daughter of William Henry and Essie Belle (Sumner) Noel. She had lived in the Kansas City area since the mid-1950s. She taught china painting from her home and had won several state championships. She married Howard G. Worrell in 1924, who preceded her in death in 1989. Survivors include a son, Donald G. Worrell, Quartzsite, Ariz.; two daughters, Louise Brauer, Columbus, Ohio, and Kathie Hampton, Shawnee; two brothers; five sisters; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Cremation. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 8076, Prairie Village, Kan. 66208.

H. Lorene Wright
H. Lorene Wright, 63, of Osawatomie, Kan., died Monday, March 12, 2001, at her home. H. Lorene Wright was born July 8, 1937, in the Valley Township in Paola, Kan., the daughter of Harley and Gladys Hoyle Hickman. Lorene grew up in the Osawatomie area where she attended Plum Creek rural grade school and graduated from Osawatomie High School in 1955. After graduating she was united in marriage to Cecil Caraway and together they had four children, Fred, Ted, Linda and Lisa, this marriage later ended in divorce. Lorene worked for several local restaurants before moving to California in July of 1964. She lived in the California area until 1974 when she moved back to the area. While employed at Mettles Cafe she met Wendell A. Wright and they were later united in marriage on Feb. 3, 1975. Together they made their home in Osawatomie. For the past 15 years, Lorene had driven back and forth to Olathe, where she was employed by Perkins Restaurant. Lorene was a former member of the Miami County Eagle Club #2673. She enjoyed playing bingo, loved shopping, sewing, embroidering, and one of her favorite things was traveling to Ohio to spend time with her daughter. She also enjoyed gardening and loved being around horses. Besides her father, Harley, she was preceded in death by her two sons, Fred and Ted Caraway. Survivors include her husband, Wendell A. Wright, of the home; two daughters, Linda Trumbly, of Osawatomie; and Lisa Blahusch, of Pickerington, Ohio; her mother, Gladys Hickman, of Paola; one sister, Eleanor Rhoades, of Paola; three brothers, Kenny Hickman, of Parsons, Kan.; Clifford Hickman, of Spring Hill; and George Hickman, of Paola; two stepdaughter's, Terri Dalrymple, of Stanley, Kan.; and Wendy Cherry, of Baldwin City, Kan.; two stepsons, Randy Wright, of Bonner Springs, Kan.; and Roger Wright, of Paola; 14 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, March 17, 2001, at the Wilson and Son Funeral Home, Paola, Kan.; burial will follow the service in the Beagle Cemetery, Rural Miami County, Kan. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society and/or Olathe Hospice, care of Wilson and Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl Street, Paola, KS 66071, (913) 294-2372.

Jessie Wright
Jessie Marie Wright, 79, Paola, died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2000, at the Olathe Medical Center in Olathe. She was born Nov. 21, 1920, in rural Miami County, Kan., near Drexel, Mo., to Ralph L. and Mary E. (Wilds) Laughlin. She grew up near the Drexel area and was a 1937 graduate of Drexel High School. She attended beauty school and was a beautician for 15 years at various beauty salons. She married Clifford C. Wright Jr. on Dec. 2, 1945, in Kansas City, Kan. Soon after, they settled in the Lawrence area, later moving to Paola. She was an active member of the Paola United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School many years and was active in the United Methodist Women's Group. She also belonged to the Family and Community Education Unit, formerly the E.H.U., in Paola. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Kenneth and Clark; and a sister, Eithel. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Clifford C. Wright, of the home; two sons, Chuck Wright, Paola, and Brian C. Wright, LaCross; three daughters, Anita M. Gilmore, Olathe, and Libby J. Schmidt and Carol L. Sandburg, both of Paola; a sister, Norma Hewitt, Wichita; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Wilson & Son Funeral Home, Paola. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church in Paola. Burial will follow at the Fontana Cemetery in Fontana. Memorial contributions may be made to the Paola United Methodist Church, c/o Wilson & Son Funeral Home, 305 N. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071.

Wendell Wright
Wendell A. Wright, 66, Osawatomie, died Saturday, May 12, 2001, at the K.U. Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. He was born Feb. 25, 1935, in Topeka, son of Donald I. and Imolee Britton Bradford. He grew up in the Topeka area, where he graduated from high school. He married Cheryl J. Green on June 27, 1954 in Topeka. Through out his life he lived in Topeka, Kansas City, Mo., Lee's Summit, Mo., Paola and Osawatomie. On Feb. 3, 1975, he married Lorene Wright. He owned and operated the Hillcrest Drive for 13 years before selling the business. He later opened the Wright Appliance and Antique Store. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lorene; and two stepsons, Ted and Fred. Survivors include two daughters, Terrie Dalrymple, Stanley, and Windy Cherry, Baldwin City; two sons, Randy Wright, Wilma, Bonner Springs, Kan., and Roger Wright, Paola; two brothers, Merrill A. Wright, Lee's Summit, and Benjamin L. Wright, Grand Prairie, Texas; two stepdaughters, Linda Trumbly, Osawatomie, and Lisa Blahush, Pickering, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Funeral Services are 11 a.m. today at the Mount Hope Chapel Mausoleum in Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kan.; burial in Mount Hope Cemetery.

Amy Wulff
Amy E. Wulff, 15, Olathe, Kan. died Thursday March 22, 2001 at the home nearly four years after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Wulff was born Sept. 11, 1985, in Kansas City, Mo. She was a freshman at California Trail Junior High School. During her eighth-grade year, she was the basketball manager for the girls' basketball team. She played softball for OGSA in 1996. She played violin in the school orchestra in fifth-, sixth- and seventh-grade. She is survived by her parents, Howard and Kim Wulff; two sisters, Rachel and Lisa Wulff; maternal grandparents, Paul and Lynne Weidmaier; paternal grandparents, John and Merle Pace; aunts, uncles and cousins. The family wishes to thank its extended families at Prince of Peace Church, Heatherstone Elementary School, California Trail Junior High School, University of Kansas Medical Center and St. Luke's Hospital. Funeral mass will be 4 p.m. Monday at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 16000 W. 143rd St., Olathe. Burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at D. W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Ave. The rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. Contributions may be made in her memory to the Pediatric Classroom at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Att: Kathy Davis. The classroom was a bright spot; a safe haven for her during her many hospitalizations.

Vi Yager
Vi C. Yager, 79, Olathe, died Saturday, April 29, 2000, at her home. She was born in Bristow, Okla. Survivors include her husband of 61 years, John Yager, of the home; six children; 18 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. A memorial visitation will begin at noon, Saturday, May 6, 2000, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee.

Doris Yantis
Doris G. Yantis, 85, Shawnee, died Sunday, April 9, 2000, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. A lifelong Shawnee resident, she was born Feb. 17, 1915, in Shawnee to George and Ida Cathey. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Norvell Yantis, in 1958. Survivors include two sons, Gary Yantis, Shawnee, and George Yantis, Olathe; a daughter, Susan Bolton, Overland Park; a brother, Robert Cathey, Olathe; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Amos Family Chapel, Shawnee. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, at the Shawnee United Methodist Church. Burial will be at Shawnee Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shawnee United Methodist Church.

James Young
James B. Young, 89, Olathe, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001, at Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Olathe. He was born Dec. 14, 1911, at Kenneth, Kan., the son of James L. and Emma M. Garber Young. He had lived in the Stanley area all of his life. He was a carpenter, and was a member of Carpenter Local No. 714. He was a member of Stanley Community Church and Stanley Lodge No. 444 AF&AM. He served on the Pleasant Valley Cemetery Board and on the Stanley High School and Grade School Boards. He married Louise Knoche on Nov. 2, 1934, in Olathe. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Edmond Young and LeRoy Young, both of Olathe; one sister, Lila Knoche, Ottawa; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Olathe. Interment will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stanley. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, at the funeral home with a Masonic service at 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Stanley Community Church, 14800 Metcalf Ave. Stanley, KS 66223 or The Good Samaritan Center, 29795 W. 151st, Olathe, KS 66061.

Robert Zigenbein
Robert E. Zigenbein, 81, Olathe, died Friday, Oct. 6, 2000, at Center for Long Term Care. He was born Feb. 19, 1919, in Kansas City, Mo. Survivors include his wife, Irene Zigenbein, Olathe and a sister, Sue Shaffer, Texas. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 13, at the W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Burial will follow at Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Jane Zimmerman
Jane I. Zimmerman, 81, Wichita, died June 15, 2001, at her home. She was born June 30, 1919, in Wichita to David and Bernice (Welsh) Shaw. She was a homemaker. She married John J. Zimmerman II, on Feb. 8, 1942, in Wichita. He preceded her in death on Dec. 9, 1972. Survivors include a son, John J. Zimmerman III, Olathe; twin daughters, Julie Leeper, Burleson, Texas, and Judy Ermey, Derby, Kan.; seven grandsons and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Smith Mortuary, Derby, Kan. Burial will be at White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Wichita. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the department of music at Friends University.

Kelly Abfalder
Kelly J. Abfalder, 26, Kansas City, MO, died Friday, April 12, 2002. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at Charter Funerals/Kansas Chapel, 10250 W. 63rd St. Cremation. Friends may call 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel. Kelly was born July 2, 1975, in Dickinson, ND. He grew up in Gladstone, ND, and moved to Kansas City at the age of 13. He graduated from Olathe South High School, worked briefly for J.C. Penney's and then moved on to computer technician at Gateway and, most recently, as a consultant for the USDA. On Oct. 13, 2001, he married his lifetime love, Erin Wieglenda. He was preceded in death by his father, Bill; his mother, Vicki; and stepfather, Wilbur Hone. He is survived by his wife, Erin, of the home; brothers, Jeremy Naber and Victor Abfalder, both of Olathe; grandmother, Irma Vienola, Olathe; and numerous uncles, aunts and cousins. He was well loved, and we will miss him dearly.

Victoria Abfalder
Victoria Lynne Abfalder, 50, of Olathe died Wednesday, April 10, 2002, at her home, surrounded by family and friends. Memorial services will be Saturday, April 13, at 1 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Living, 1306 W. 39th St., Kansas City, MO. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Kansas City Hospice or Olathe Meals on Wheels. Victoria was born Oct. 9, 1951, to Eric and Irma Ellis in Great Falls, MT. She was the oldest of seven children. She married David Naber in 1969 in Seattle, WA. She divorced in 1973 and married William Abfalder in 1975 in Dickinson, ND. After separating, she moved to the Kansas City area to be closer to her family. Victoria had worked for the J.C. Penney's company since July 1988. She was preceded in death by her sister, Deborah Fischer; her father, Eric R. Ellis; and two husbands, William Abfalder and Wilber Hone. She is survived by her children, Jeremy Naber and Victor Abfalder, both of Olathe, Kelly Abfalder and his wife Erin, Kansas City, MO; mother, Irma Vienola, Olathe; three brothers, Eric D. Ellis, Manitou Springs, CO, Robert Ellis, Lee's Summit, MO, and Jeffery Ellis-Vienola, Springdale, AR; and sisters, Stephanie Seymour, Ottawa, KS, and Theresa Wallace, Ukiah, CA. Arrangements: Kansas City Funeral Directors.

Virginia Maxine Adams
Virginia Maxine (Kurfman) Adams, 77, of Gardner died Nov. 6, 2002, at Johnson County Nursing Center, Olathe. Graveside services and inurnment will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Gardner Cemetery. Friends may call at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, (913) 856-7111.

Geloria B. Adkins
Geloria B. Adkins, 88, of Olathe passed away Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born May 15, 1914, in Wheaton, MO, the daughter of Alex and Hattie (Glenn) Diamond. She had been a resident of Olathe since 1987, coming from Spring Hill, KS. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Olathe since 1972 and was a member of the Sunshine Pals Club for more than 50 years. Geloria also worked at the Johnson County Courthouse as a clerk for 18 years. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Walter (Dan) Adkins, in September 2001; two brothers, Irvin Diamond and Clifford Diamond; and one sister, Blanche McNeese. Survivors include one daughter, Janet Kleber and her husband, David, of Olathe; one brother, Joe Diamond and his wife, Velma, of Peculiar, MO; one granddaughter, Robin Allenbrand and her husband, Randy, of Olathe; two great-grandchildren, Bryce and Karlyn Allenbrand of Olathe; and one brother-in-law, Leo McNeese of Lee's Summit, MO. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at the First Christian Church, Olathe. Friends may call from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the church. Burial will be at Belton Cemetery, Belton, MO. Contributions may be made to the First Christian Church or the church's elevator fund. Arrangements: W.L. Frye & Son Funeral Home, Olathe, (913) 782-0582.

Walter Adkins
Walter W. (Dan) Adkins, 89, of Olathe Kansas died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001, at Royal Terrace Nursing Home. He was born Jan. 13, 1912. Survivors include his wife, Geloria Adkins, of the home; daughter, Janet Keleber and husband, David, of Olathe; Granddaughter, Robin Allenbrand and husband, Randy, and two great-grandchildren, all of Olathe. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at W. L. Fry and Son Mortuary and Crematory of Olathe. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, at Belton Cemetery, Belton, Mo., followed by a memorial service at First Christian Church of Olathe. The family suggests memorial contributions to the First Christian Church, Odyssey Hospice or American Cancer Society.

Neilon Ainslie
Neilon J. Ainslie, 73, Lincoln, NE, died Thursday, March 7, 2002, in an auto accident near Parkston, SD. Surviving are his wife of 39 years, Grace Ainslie, Overland Park; four children, Jim Ainslie, Kenewick, WA, Edie Green, Overland Park, Steve Ainslie, Jackson, WY, and Andy Ainslie, Rapid City; 11 grandchildren; one great-granchild; two sisters, Helen Bristol, Argyle, NY, and Alice Gardella, Oneonta, NY; and many nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 15, at Rimrock Evangelical Free Church. Inurnment will be at Hartwick Village Cemetery, Hartwick, NY, at a later date. A memorial has been established to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are with Osheim-Catron Funeral Home in Rapid City, SD.

Landon Fletcher Akings
Landon Fletcher Akings, 75, of Olathe, KS, passed away at the Olathe Medical Center Monday, March 3, 2003. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 6, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Blackbob Rd., (913) 768-6777, where the family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. The family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association. Mr. Akings was born Feb. 29, 1928, in Bristol, VA, living in Olathe the past 30 years coming from Galatia and Russell, KS, areas. He and his wife Jane were owner-operators of the Oxford Place Steak House in Olathe the past 27 years. He leaves his wife, Jane Akings of the home; daughter, Shirley and husband Larry Foust of Hutchinson, KS; son, Dean and wife Lily Akings of Great Bend, KS; daughter, Diana and husband Larry Aelmore of Olathe, KS; daughter, Betty Quinn of Olathe, KS; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He enjoyed gardening; sports, specifically the K.C. Chiefs and KU Jayhawks; and pet dogs, "Bozo and Mr. Mick."

Donald K. Aldred
Donald K. Aldred, 73, of E. Chapel Dr., Deltona, FL, died at home on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003. Mr. Aldred was born in Lapel, IN, on April 26, 1930. He served in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Aldred was a processing engineer for Delco Remy in Anderson, IN, and Olathe, KS, and retired after 32 years of service. In 1989 he and his wife moved to Deltona, FL. He was a member of Deltona Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Deltona, FL; Masonic Lodge, Anderson, IN; and Scottish Rite, Indianapolis, IN. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Betty; sons, Thomas Kevin Aldred of St. Louis, MO, and Donald Aldred II of Davenport, FL; daughter, Lynn Ellen Annis of Slatine, Romania; sister, Helen Trimble of Lockport, NY; and seven grandchildren. Tri-County Cremation Service, South Daytona, FL, is in charge of arrangements.

Rolland Lewis "Hank" Aldrich
Rolland Lewis "Hank" Aldrich, 81, Houston, TX, formerly of Overland Park, died Sunday, May 4, 2003, at his home. He was retired from the Delco Battery Plant, Olathe. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at Roby Funeral Home, Plattsmouth, NE, (402) 296-3123, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Plattsmouth. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Barbara Aldrich of Houston, TX; six daughters and sons-in-law, Shirley and Ron (Howard) Frazier of Warsaw, MO, Geraldine Aldrich of Bonner Springs, KS, Claudia and Ken Cullen of Mesena, IA, Dorothy Calhoun of Owensboro, KY, Roberta and Pat Martin of Owensboro, KY, and Renee Aldrich of Spring Hill, KS; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two stepsons and wife, Richard Chesney of Kansas City, KS, and Steven and Kimberly Allison of Houston, TX; two stepdaughters and husbands, Rhonda and Ron Moore of Hillsdale, KS, and Robin and Mark Hummel of Hillsdale, KS; nine step-grandchildren; and four step-great-granchildren.

Emmaline Allen
Emmaline Josephine Allen, 90, DeSoto, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001, at the Eudora Nursing Center. She was born Aug. 16, 1911, in Ottawa, Kan. She moved to DeSoto in 1941. She worked as a cook at The Sandwich and Grill Shop, Musick Diary Joy and Osburns Drive Inn. Her and her husband owned the New Deal Shop in DeSoto. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey H. Allen, and two daughters, Wilma Canaday and Alice Fulkerson. Survivors include a son, Lawrence Allen and wife Sally of DeSoto; a daughter, Vonnie Steele and husband, Burrel of DeSoto; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Cedar Crest Memorial, 32665 Lexington Avenue, DeSoto. Burial will be at 4 p.m. in Gridley, Kan. The family suggets memorial contributions be made to the Eudora Nursing Center, 1415 Maple, Eudora, KS 66205.

Marilyn Allen
Marilyn Elaine Allen, 49, of Gardner, died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2001, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Aug. 10, 1952, in Gardner to Thomas William and Elizabeth E. "Bettie" Fraser, and was a lifelong area resident. She graduated from Gardner High School in 1970. Her first husband was Larry Gene Hancock. She married Kirk Allen Nov. 7, 1986, in Gardner. She was a receptionist for Radke, Hannah & Oltjen Orthodontists in Olathe. She also had worked at the Olathe Daily News as a typesetter for 15 years and had run Allen Daycare for 10 years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Gardner. She was a member of the Gardner American Legion Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her mother, Elizabeth E. "Bettie" Fraser. Survivors include her husband, Kirk Allen, of the home; three sons, Kevin Michael Hancock, of Mound City, Kan., Jeffrey James Allen, of the home, and Zackary William Allen, of the home; two daughters, Kelly Denise Gretencord and her husband, Ryan, of Edgerton, Kan., and Haley Elizabeth Allen, of the home; her father, Thomas William "Bill" Fraser, of Gardner; two brothers, Mike Fraser and his wife, Tina, of Gardner, and Rick Fraser and his wife, Tamara, of Charlotte, N.C.; and one sister, Bobbi Rath and her husband, Paul, of Gardner. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Gardner Cemetery, Gardner. Memorial contributions are to the Susan G. Comen Breast Cancer Foundation c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, Kan., 66030.

Fred Allenbrand
Fred Allenbrand, 68, of Olathe died Friday, Feb. 15, 2002. Fred was born in Whitesville, MO, May 5, 1933, to Pearl Smith and A.C. Allenbrand. He grew up on a farm north of Olathe and graduated from Olathe High School in 1951. He is survived by his wife, Ramona Tye Allenbrand of the home; daughters Cindy and husband, Bob Barnes, and Karen Wiggin, all of Olathe; son Kent and wife, Guylene Allenbrand, of Ft. Collins, CO; and grandchildren Beth and Brian Barnes, Matthew and Meghan Wiggin, and Cole, Cody and Cooper Allenbrand. Fred was the oldest of 13 children, who all survive him: Roger Allenbrand of Spring Hill, KS; Woody Allenbrand of Oak Grove, MO; Curtis Allenbrand of Olathe; Kenny Allenbrand of Olathe; Leland Allenbrand of Paola, KS; Dennis Allenbrand of Pittsburg, KS; Marilyn Severin of Big Harbor, WA; Nell Ann Dean of Osage Beach, MO; Patsy Jackson of Merced, CA; Leila Chance of Richardson, TX; Judy Roberts of Olathe; and Mary Jo McDaniel of DeSoto, KS. Fred was elected sheriff of Johnson County, KS, in 1967 and served continuously until he retired in January 2001. He was a member of First Christian Church of Olathe, the Lenexa Masonic Lodge, Abdallah Shrine Temple, the Kansas Sheriff Association, the Kansas Peace Officers Association, National Sheriffs Association, National Chiefs Association and numerous civic and law enforcement organizations. The College Church of the Nazarene, 2020 E. Sheridan Ave., Olathe, will graciously accommodate the visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, as well as funeral services at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20. Arrangements: The Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Rd., Olathe, 913-768-6777.

Joni Annette Allenbrand
Joni Annette Allenbrand (nee Draper), 42, of Olathe passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2003. Memorial service will be held at Valley View United Methodist Church in Overland Park, (913) 642-4400, Thursday, July 10, at 7 p.m. She was born in Olathe, KS, June 8, 1962, attended Olathe Senior High School and graduated in 1979. She was preceded in death by her father, Clark W. Draper, and her mother, Doris J. Kabrich. Survivors include her husband, Basil Allenbrand; her daughters, Halley Toft and Katy Tinker; her brother, Clark W. Draper III of Harper's Ferry, WV; and her sister, Teresa Rodriguez of Copperas Cove, TX; three nieces and a nephew.

Lucile Allenbrand
Lucile Allenbrand, 77, of Lawrence, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 15, 1923, in Darlington, Mo., to Grant and Mabel (Thompson) Allenbrand. Lucile lived in the Kansas City area for 49 years before moving to Lawrence in 1994. She was a clerk at Western Auto Supply Co. in Kansas City, Mo., for 41 years. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Olathe and also attended Hyde Park Christian Church of Kansas City, Mo. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include one brother, Dorris Allenbrand of Linwood, Kan.; and three sisters, Geneva Craig of Bonner Springs, Kan., Dorothy Gannon of Lawrence, Kan., and Joyce Shaver, of Oskaloosa, Kan. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe.

Zona Kathryn Ambrose
Zona Kathryn Ambrose, 81, Independence, MO, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2003, at Independence Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 23, at McGilley & Frye Chapel, 105 E. Loula, Olathe; burial in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe. Visitation: 10-11 a.m. Wednesday at the Chapel.

Jack Anderson
Jack D. Anderson, 66, Spring Hill, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001. He was born Feb. 6, 1935, in Elk City, Kan. He graduated from Spring Hill High School in 1953. He married Dixie L. Knight on Aug. 20, 1954. He served as one of the first police reserve officers and then went on to be police chief in Spring Hill in the early 1960s. He volunteered as a firefighter and was fire chief for the Spring Hill Fire Department from 1971 to 1975. He also ran his sod business for 42 years, before turning it over to his son due to health reasons. He was a member of the Spring Hill Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by a brother, Arthur C. Anderson; a sister, Helen Shearheart; and a daughter, Rebecca L. Anderson. Survivors include his wife Dixie L. Knight Anderson, of the home; two sons Danny D. Anderson and David L. Anderson, both of Spring Hill; grandchildren Kimberly E. Reeves, Lawrence, Kevin D. Anderson, Spring Hill, Jacqueline D. Anderson, Spring Hill, and Joshua D. Anderson, Spring Hill. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Spring Hill Cemetery. Masonic services. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Diabetes Association or the American Heart Association.

Rod Anderson
Rod Anderson, 95, of Amarillo, TX, died Sunday, Nov. 3, 3003. Graveside services were held Wednesday in Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo, with Bob Thomas, chaplain at Crown of Texas Hospice, officiating. Burial was at the Memorial Park Cemetery. Rod was born Jan. 1, 1907, in the Ash Flat, Coal County of Indian Territory, Oklahoma. He was the third of eight children born to Henry Edward and Emma Malinda Scott Anderson. He married Geneva Harkins Aug. 9, 1931, at the First Baptist Church in Beckham County, OK. Their first home was a dugout northwest of Vincent, OK. On Aug. 9, 2002, they celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary. Mr. Anderson began his oil field career in 1926, a career that lasted over 70 years. The family moved to Fluvanna Community in 1955 from Midland, TX, beginning his work as a pumper for Lomax Drilling of Midland. They later sold out to Pip Petroleum of Detroit, MI. He retired at the age of 88 to move to Amarillo to be closer to family. He was preceded in death by one son, Lewis Edward; his parents; one sister, Cora Mae Perry, on Aug. 13, 2000, at the age of 97; and his brothers, Marvin, Oran Henry, Hubert and Donald Perry. Rod entered Bivins Memorial Nursing Home in August 2002 after suffering a stroke. He is survived by his wife, of the home; two daughters, Janice Hughes and friend, Jerry Pickens, of Amarillo and Helen and husband, Bebe Porter, of Olathe; grandchildren, Dana and Kal Higgs of Amarillo, Tim and Kelly Smallwood of Amarillo, Pamela and Gary Middleton of Deer Park, MN, Rodney Porter of Olathe; great-grandchildren, Kallie and Kyle Higgs, and Yvette and Saira Smallwood.

William Lee Anderson
William Lee Anderson, 37, of Olathe, KS, formerly of Tolono, IL, passed away at 11 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2003, at home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Freese Funeral Home, 407 N. Bourne, Tolono, with David Richardson officiating. Burial will be at Mulberry Grove City Cemetery, Mulberry Grove, IL. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Anderson was born Sept. 25, 1965, at Effingham, a son of William L. Anderson of Savoy and Donna Hatfill Anderson of Tolono. They survive. Also surviving: stepmother, Elizabeth Anderson, Savoy, IL; one sister, Tracy Calhoun, Orion, IL; two stepsisters, Lisa Vieth, Madison, WI, and Shelley Stewart, Champaign, IL; and maternal grandmother, Nina Hatfill, Girard, IL. Mr. Anderson graduated from Unity High School in 1984. He was an independent contractor in the Kansas City, KS, area for 19 years. Most recently, he was employed with Strickland Construction Co. in Olathe. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and his cats and dogs.

Catherine Oleta Angermayer
Catherine Oleta Angermayer, 85, of Kansas City, MO, died Friday, June 27, 2003, at Villa St. Francis, Olathe, KS. Graveside services will be Wednesday, July 2, 10 a.m., at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 7601 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, MO. Memorial contributions are suggested to American Diabetes Association, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Barbara Apgar
Barbara "Bobbe" Apgar, 83, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2002, at the home of her daughter, Michele, in Kansas City, MO. Bobbe was born June 26, 1918, to Harry and Lillian Chesrown Markewitz near Redmon, IL. In 1941, she married Thomas Apgar, who preceded her in death in 1986. She lived in Brocton most of her married life, where she was a longtime member and teacher at the Brocton Methodist Church. They moved to Paris in the early 1970s. In 1995, for health reasons, she moved to Kansas City to reside with Michele. She is survived by a brother, Gene Markewitz of Redmon, IL; her daughter, Michele Roberts, and husband, David, of Kansas City; two sons, Tim and his wife, Sue, of Independence, MO, and Jeff and his wife, Patti, of Olathe; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, June 3, at 10 a.m. at Stewart & Carroll Funeral Home in Paris, IL, with burial at Embarrass Cemetery to follow. Contributions are welcome at the Brocton Methodist Church or the Brocton Seniors Center, both in Brocton, IL.

Evan Applegate
Evan Roger Applegate, 64, of Linn Valley, Kan., died on Oct. 12, 2001. He was born May 5, 1938, in Kansas City, Kan., to Francis R. and Charlieann Applegate. He graduated from Shawnee Mission High School in 1956. After graduation he attended Kansas City, Mo., Junior College for a short time and then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. After his discharge, he attended the University of Kansas. He was married on June 2, 1963, to Marilyn Patricia Barrett in Cottonwood Falls, Kan. He lived for 25 years in Spring Hill and was a member of the Spring Hill Volunteer Fire Department. He moved to Linn Valley 15 months ago and was a volunteer at the fire department there. He also volunteered at Johnson County Civil Defense. He ended his employment after 20 years at University of Kansas Medical Center working in biomedical engineering and telecommunications. He was a member of College Church of the Nazarene in Olathe. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Pat; a daughter, Rebecca Fisher, of Newton, Kan.; a son, Matthew Applegate, of Spring Hill; his mother, Charlieann Applegate, of Hays, Kan.; three brothers, Francis R. (Ted), of Hays, Kan., Rodney, of Bridgeport, W.V., and Alan, of Roswell, N.M.; and two grandchildren. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. today at College Church of the Nazarene in Olathe. Evan has requested donation of his body to the University of Kansas Medical Center. The family requests donations to Linn Valley Volunteer Fire Department, Hospice, Inc., of Wichita, Kan., and College Church Compassionate Ministries, C/O Memorial Chapel of Olathe, 14275 S. Black Bob, Olathe, KS 66062.

Ruth F. Armontrout
Ruth F. Armontrout, 75, died Friday, Sept. 13, 2002, in Portland OR. She was born March 2, 1927, and married Arnold Armontrout on Aug. 9, 1947, in Atchison, KS. Visitation is from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home, Atchison, KS. Burial is at 2 p.m. Sept. 19, 2002, Armstrong Cemetery, Rushville, MO.

Judy Arterburn
Judy Arterburn, 63, Olathe, died April 25, 2001, at her home. She was born Sept. 5, 1937, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of William and Hazel (Gardner) Cook. She lived in Olathe for the past 28 years, coming from Kansas City, Kan. She was a member of the St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, in Kansas City, Mo. She graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1955. She married her high-school sweetheart, John Arterburn, on Oct. 5, 1956. She worked at Santa Fe Trail Junior High School as a library clerk for 20 years. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband, John, of the home; two sons, John D. Arterburn Jr., Olathe, and Joseph D. Arterburn, Overland Park; one daughter, Jeanne R. DuPont, Olathe; two brothers, William Cook, Alaska, and Dale Cook, Oregon; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., with a rosary being said at 7 p.m., Sunday, at W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, April 30, 2001, at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, Kansas City, Mo. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Olathe Medical Center, 20375 W. 151st Street, Olathe, KS 66061.

Greta Ash
Greta Ann Cagle-Ash, 57, of Lenexa, died Sept. 19, 2001, at her home. She was employed at the J.C. Penny Catalog Center. Survivors include her husband, Robert Ash; children, Glenda Kirk, Manus L. Cagle Jr., Anthony Cagle, and Debra Kruger; sister, Jean Cross; and grandchildren, Nichole, Randi and Dalton. Funeral services are scheduled for 7 p.m., Saturday at the W.L. Frye and Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday before the service at the funeral home.

Earl Ashley
Earl Ashley, 90, of De Soto, KS, passed away Friday, Feb. 9, 2003, at Olathe Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel, 32665 Lexington Ave., De Soto, with burial at De Soto Cemetery. Visitation will be 12-1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to De Soto Baptist Church, P.O. Box E, De Soto, KS 66018. He was born Dec. 30, 1912, in Rich Hill, MO. Earl married Dorothy Duke March 5, 1940. They moved to De Soto, KS, in 1959 and bought the De Soto Grain Co. and owned and operated it until retirement in 1976. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy, of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Jim Boney of De Soto; two grandsons, Dustin Boney of De Soto and Justin and wife, Jana Boney, of Lamars, IA; sister-in-law, Wilma Schwander, of Butler, MO; stepbrother, Rex Arbogast, of Higginsville, MO; and his beloved cat, Sammy.

Georgie Athial
Georgie P. Athial, 23, Olathe, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2001, in Lawrence. He was born Jan. 3, 1978, in India, living in Olathe the past 5 years. He was a graduate of the University of Kansas in Lawrence in 2001 with a bachelor's in degree in electronics. He was currently a student at KU, studying for his master's degree in electrical engineering. He was attending Westside Church of the Nazarene in Olathe. He also taught Sunday School at the South Indian Prayer Group at College Church of the Nazarene, also in Olathe. He is survived by his parents, Philipose John and Omana Philipose, of the home; two brothers, Johnson P. Athial, San Antonio, and Mathews Philip Athial, Olathe; his paternal grandmother, Saramma John, of India; and maternal grandmother, Kunjamma George, also of India. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black Bob Road, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in the Olathe Memorial Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Rev. P.K. Zachariah Assistance Fund.

Rose Pauline Cordell Atwood
Rose Pauline Cordell Atwood, 80, of Olathe, KS, died Monday, June 30, 2003, at Olathe Medical Center. She was born Feb. 16, 1923, in Overland Park, KS, and was a graduate of Shawnee Mission High School. She was raised in Lawrence and Shawnee, KS. After marrying in 1941, Pauline moved to Gardner. She moved from Gardner to Olathe 20 years ago. She was assistant city clerk in Gardner for 10 years, retiring in 1971. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Gardner and loved her family and her home. Pauline was preceded in death by her first husband, Vorden "Pud" Cordell, who passed away in 1970, and her second husband, Harvey Atwood, who passed away in 1985. Also preceding her in death were her parents, William Henry Wiggins and Myrtle Mae Cavanaugh Wiggins; a daughter, Dale Jeanne Porter; a son, Jerry Cordell; sisters, LaVerna Langdon and Margaret Duncan; and brothers, Oren Wiggins and William "Bud" Wiggins. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Ann and husband John R. James, Lenexa; sisters, Evelyn Marquardt, Olathe, Chloetta Cordell, Gardner, and Georgia Granger, Shawnee; brother, Ed Wiggins, Gardner; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be Monday, July 7, 10:30 a.m., at Gardner Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday, July 6, at Bruce Funeral Home, Gardner, (913) 856-7111. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Greater Kansas City Arthritis Foundation or American Cancer Society, c/o Bruce Funeral Home, P.O. Box 192, Gardner, KS 66030.

Sam Atwell
Sam L. Atwell, 71, Louisburg, KS, died Sunday, March 31, 2002. Among his survivors is his wife Shirley, a daughter, four sons, 14 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two brothers. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, followed by services at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at Amos Family Funeral Home, Lenexa, (913) 888-6611.

Nelson Ayres
Nelson Powell Ayres, 89, of Tampa, Fla., formerly of Gardner, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou, of Tampa, Fla.; a sister, Naomi Lightfoot, of Larned, Kan.; a daughter, Wanda Epperson, of Independence, Mo.; a son, Nelson Douglas Ayres, of Parker, Colo.; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Floral Hills Funeral Home, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Memorial contributions may be made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 3800 Elizabeth, Suite G, Independence, Mo. 64057.

Marshall O. Ayers
Marshall Ayers, 76, of Olathe, KS, passed away March 9, 2003, at the Olathe Medical Center. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at the W.L. Frye & Son Funeral Home, Olathe, KS. Cremation.

Lucy Willamena Ayers
Lucy Willamena Ayers, 93, of Olathe, KS, passed away at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Olathe Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Blackbob Rd., (913) 768-6777. Burial will be in Lima, OH. The family suggests contributions to Good Samaritan Nursing Center of Olathe. She had lived in Olathe since 1991, coming from Lima, OH, where she lived most of her life. She was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lima. She was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest W. Ayers; two brothers, Albert N. Hammell and Roy H. Hammell; and a sister, Ethel C. Dew. She leaves a son, Roger and wife Dianne Ayers of Olathe; grandchildren, Frederick L. Ayers and Michelle I. Swanson; a great-grandson, Marshall B. Swanson; and nieces and nephews.

Paul D. Austin
Paul D. Austin, 39, of Olathe passed away at his home Thursday, Oct. 10, 2002. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday. The Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd and Black bob Road, (913) 768-6777, is in charge of arrangements. Paul was born Oct. 19, 1962, in Fort Scott, KS, living in the Johnson County, KS, area most of his life. He was maintenance manager for Wyncroft Hill Apartments for the past five years. He leaves his wife, Mary Austin, of the home; a son, Trenton Carl Austin, of Oklahoma; parents, Carl and Jone Austin of Oskaloosa, KS; a brother, Dennis C. Austin of Ozawkie, KS; two sisters, Terri J. Coughlin and Tracy A. Lee, both of Oskaloosa, KS; a stepson, Michael A. Coughlin of Olathe; a stepdaughter, Amanda C. Baker of Olathe; a grandson, Draven Baker; and a granddaughter, Keayla Baker.