Obituaries

George Seymour

George Seymour

Feb 1, 2009

George McPhillamy Seymour, 97, of Prairie Village, Kansas passed away Sunday, February 1, 2009. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Rd, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208. Private burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to Village Presbyterian Church. George was born July 6,...

Jack Braden

Jack Braden

Feb 1, 2009

Jack J. Braden, born October 4, 1926, passed away Sunday, February 1, 2009 at the Indian Creek Nursing Home. Jack was a railroader for 42 years. He served in the Navy during World War II. He was preceded in death by a brother, James Bert Braden. Jack will be greatly missed by his wife of 61 years, Clarice Braden; two...

Vernon Hauser

Vernon Hauser

Jan 31, 2009

Vernon E. Hauser, 88, of Leawood, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2009. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday at Asbury United Methodist Church, 5400 W. 75th, Prairie Village, Kansas with burial in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. There will be a visitation prior to the service at 1:00 p.m. Memorial contributions are suggested to Overland Park Kiwanis or the church....

Orland D. Litzenberger

Orland D. Litzenberger

Jan 29, 2009

Orland D. (O.D.) Litzenberger, 78, of Shawnee, Kan., went to be with the Lord on January 29, 2009, at Sharon Lane Nursing Home in Shawnee. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. with services at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at Overland Park Baptist Temple, 11648 Antioch Road, Overland Park, KS 66210. In lieu of flowers, memorial...

Mr. Samuel Smith

Mr. Samuel Smith

Jan 27, 2009

Samuel “Sam” T. Smith, 87, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, January 27, 2009 at Kingswood Manor. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 30, 2009 at Lenexa Baptist Church 15320 W 87th St. Parkway, Lenexa, KS 66219. Burial to follow at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens, Shawnee, KS. Visitation will be held 10:00 a.m. to...

Blake Overton

Blake Overton

Jan 24, 2009

Blake Fleming Overton, 31, returned to his Father on Saturday, January 24, 2009. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 29th at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Burial services will be in Custer City Masonic Cemetery, Custer City, Oklahoma. The family suggests memorial contributions to Special Olympics Kansas. Blake...

Sandra Butler

Sandra Butler

Jan 23, 2009

Sandra K. Butler, 69, of Overland Park, KS died Friday, January 23, 2009 at Trinity Nursing and Rehab Center. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, February 9th at the Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 415 W. 13th St., Kansas City, MO 64105. Memorial contributions may be made to Vitas Hospice, 10000 W. 75th St., Ste. 240, Shawnee...

Mr. Michael Bates

Mr. Michael Bates

Jan 21, 2009

Michael David Bates of Eudora, Kansas died Wednesday morning, January 21, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A lifelong area resident, Mike was born January 1, 1975 and graduated from St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School and Shawnee Mission South High School. A celebration of life service will be held 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at D.W. Newcomers Son’s...

Mrs. Doris Tucker

Mrs. Doris Tucker

Jan 20, 2009

Doris M. Tucker, 79, of Belton, MO passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 24th at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Burial in West Point Cemetery, Amsterdam, MO. Visitation will be 10-11:00 A.M. Saturday at the chapel prior to...

Gordon Gaebler

Gordon Gaebler

Jan 17, 2009

Gordon Ralph Gaebler, 63, of Kansas City, MO passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, January 21st at Bethany Lutheran Church, 9101 Lamar Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66207. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, January 20th at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS....

Deborah Eiler

Deborah Eiler

Jan 8, 2009

Deborah Kociurka Eiler, age 57, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at Menorah Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at Christ Church Anglican, 5500 West 91st Street, Overland Park, Kansas 66207. Visitation will be from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, January 12, 2009 at...

Joan Planchon

Joan Planchon

Dec 31, 2008

Joan Planchon, who loved her family and her God, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 and went home to be with the Lord. Joan and her loving husband of 59 years, George Planchon, lived in Prairie Village, Kansas. George retired from the FAA and remains active in their church and family. Joan was a loving wife and...

Mr. Winfred Morrow

Mr. Winfred Morrow

Dec 28, 2008

Winfred G. Morrow, 78, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2008. Services 10:00 am Saturday, January 3, 2009 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Private burial at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Winfred was born October 8, 1930 in Shelby, NC. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict. He graduated...

Mr. Raymond Lutjen

Mr. Raymond Lutjen

Dec 28, 2008

Raymond Lutjen, 94, passed away Sunday, December 28, 2008. Private interment services Resthaven Cemetery Indoor Mausoleum, West Des Moines, IA. Memorial services 11:00 am Friday, January 2, 2009 at Atonement Lutheran Church, 9948 Metcalf. Overland Park, KS 66212. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired, 3101 Main St., Kansas City,...

Dennis Everett Bailey

Dennis Everett Bailey

Dec 26, 2008

Dennis was born May 28, 1938, in Schuyler, Nebraska to Morris E. and Geraldine (Douglass) Bailey. He graduated from Schuyler High School in 1956. He served in the United States Navy from 1957-1961, as a Second Class AD-Air Mechanic-in Japan. On February 14, 1970, he married Marjorie A. Schulz at Trinity Lutheran Church in Schuyler. Dennis worked as a Police...

Constance Vance

Constance Vance

Dec 12, 2008

Constance Kagey Vance, 77, of Leawood, Kansas passed away Friday, December 12, 2008. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on December 17, 2008 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, Kansas 66204. Private inurnment in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri. Connie grew up in Wichita, Kansas. She attended college at KU and...

Jerald Bales

Jerald Bales

Dec 11, 2008

Jerald Keith Bales, 82, of Shawnee Mission, KS, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2008. Private memorial services will be held on Wednesday, December 17 at Village Church, Prairie Village, KS. Inurnment in the Village Church Garden. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 3846 W. 75th, Shawnee Mission, KS 66208; Kansas City Symphony, 1020 Central, Suite 300, Kansas...

Virginia Drum

Virginia Drum

Dec 5, 2008

Virginia Arlene Drum, 90, of Overland Park, KS passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, December 5, 2008 at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa, KS. A private prayer service was held on Saturday, December 6th at the Overland Park Christian Church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to KC Hospice, 9221 Ward Parkway, Ste. 100, Kansas...

Mrs. Mary Mann

Mrs. Mary Mann

Nov 27, 2008

Mary Morehouse Mann, 75, of Fairway, KS, passed away on November 27, 2008 at her home. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 5, 2008 at The Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS 66208. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation, 4225 Baltimore Ave.,...

Mr. Leroy Reeves

Mr. Leroy Reeves

Nov 27, 2008

Leroy Reeves, age 69, Overland Park, Kansas was called home to be with our Lord on Thursday, November 27th, 2008 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was surrounded by his devoted and loving family. Leroy was born on December 13, 1938 in Louisburg, Kansas and was welcomed into the world by his parents, Walton and Lela Reeves. He met...