Obituaries
Vera Sink
Jun 6, 2008
Vera Jean (Douthat) Sink, 88, passed away in her home on June 6th, 2008. Jean was born September 1st, 1919 in Fort Smith Arkansas to Martha and Ned (E.M.) Douthat. She spent the majority of her life in Kansas City. She graduated from Lindenwood College in St. Charles Missouri, and studied music at Julliard in New York City and at...
Mrs. Donna Smeed
Jun 6, 2008
Donna was born June 22, 1936 in Minneapolis, MN. She and her husband owned and operated Health Care Practice Management in Overland Park, assisting doctors all around the country manage their practices. She was a talented artist and was known to her neighbors and friends for her artistic views, her gardening skills and her love of animals. Donna is survived...
Mrs. Agnes Gates
May 25, 2008
Agnes A. Gates of Mission Hills, Kansas passed away at her home on May 25th, 2008. She was 92 years of age. Agnes was born to Theodore and Bertha Alice (French) Kodesh in Buhl, Idaho on November 8, 1915. In later years she was adopted by her step?father, Edmund R. Acton. Her girlhood was spent on several ranches, one a...
Richard 'Dick Theobald
May 25, 2008
Dick was born March 24, 1928, in Omaha, NE. He served in the Pacific with the Navy in WWII. He was employed by several national meat packers before becoming a meat grader with the US Department of Agriculture in 1951. Following grading assignments in Memphis and Philadelphia, he held supervisory positions in Los Angeles and Washington, DC. Dick was later...
Mildred Schuyler
May 24, 2008
Mildred May Schuyler, 90, of Overland Park, Kansas died Saturday, May 24, 2008 from natural causes. Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, June 14 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Inurnment in Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens, Shawnee, Kansas. Mildred was born February 2, 1918 in Centerville, Kansas. She is survived by two sons,...

Jeffrey Campbell
May 23, 2008
Jeffrey Alan Campbell, 48, of Overland Park, KS passed away Friday, May 23, 2008 at St. Joseph Medical Center. Cremation. Private services. He is survived by wife, Kathleen Campbell; sons, Scottie Campbell, Nicholas Campbell and Dwight Kazcmar; daughters, Jennifer Schwartz and Linda Clark.
Ada Cook
May 23, 2008
Ada Lou York Cook, age 88, loving Mother and Grandmother, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2008. Born in Waxahachie, Texas on June 15, 1919 to Robert H. and Margaret May Daniels York. Ada Lou was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Charles Willard Cook, a well-known attorney who practiced law in Kansas and Missouri. Ada Lou...
John 'Bill Bower
May 19, 2008
John William (Bill) Bower, 85, of Overland Park, KS, passed away May 19, 2008 at Kansas City Hospice House. Bill was born to Ralph and Freda Bower in Chanute, KS on Aug. 17, 1922. At the age of 7, his family moved to Colorado Springs, CO, where he spent the rest of his growing up years. He attended and graduated...

Everett Hill
May 14, 2008
Everett G. Hill, 81, of Overland Park passed away peacefully on Wednesday May 14, 2008 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was an active member of the Cure of Ars Parish in Leawood. Everett lived a full and complete life. He played football and basketball at Lawrence High School. He proudly served in the Army Air Corps World War...
Mrs. Carol Benson
May 11, 2008
Carol Fedrigon Benson, age 62, died on Mother's Day, May 11, 2008, in Overland Park, KS. The daughter of Peter Paul Fedrigon and Rose Marie Zanolini. She was born in Batavia, NY on April 2, 1946, and spent her childhood in Oakfield, NY. She graduated from Oakfield-Alabama High School and went on to earn her business degree from the Bryant...
Dixie Boos
May 9, 2008
Dixie (Rinehart) Boos, 73 of Prairie Village, KS, passed away at her home on Friday May 9, 2008. Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 16th at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Visitation will be from noon-2:00 p.m. prior to the service. Dixie was born on February 1, 1935, in Kansas City, MO....
Martha Tarwater
May 8, 2008
Martha Ann Tarwater (Hammann) Martha Ann Tarwater, 68, long time resident of Roeland Park, KS passed away May 8, 2008 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Visitation will be Sunday, May 11 from 5 ? 7 P.M., with a rosary at 6 P.M. at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS. Funeral mass will be 10:00...
Paul Hunt, Jr.
May 6, 2008
Paul Foster Hunt, Jr., 73, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. He was a life-long resident of Kansas City. Paul was well-known for his quick wit and his incredible ability to tell stories. His humor was legendary. Paul adored his dog George, with whom he walked daily. He was an extraordinary athlete, a fine friend and loving husband. He...
Robert Little
May 4, 2008
Robert L. (Bob) Little of Overland Park, KS passed away on May 4th, 2008 at the Kansas City Hospice House. A small family funeral service to celebrate his life is planned for 10:30 A.M. Friday, May 9, 2008 at the First Presbyterian Church, Conway Springs, KS. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland...

Marilyn Heysinger
Apr 28, 2008
Marilyn Jane Heysinger, 81, Kansas City, MO, died April 29, 2008 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2008 at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday at the chapel. Private graveside services will be at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS cremation. In lieu of flowers contributions...

Faye Provorse
Apr 28, 2008
Faye Provorse, 94, of Shawnee, Kansas passed into the arms of angels on Monday, April 28, 2008 at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, May 1, 2008 in Mount Hope Cemetery, Pennsylvania Ave. and Oak St., Independence, Kansas. Memorial contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice, 9237 Ward Pkwy., Ste. 300, KC, MO...

Kitty Sircus
Apr 26, 2008
Kitty Sircus, 82, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away on Monday, April 28, 2008. Visitation will be 10-12:00 Noon on Saturday, May 3rd at the Bridge Studio, 7115 W. 95th Street, Overland Park, Kansas. No Services. Cremation. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Heart Association, Greater Kansas City Division, 6800 W. 93rd Street, Overland Park, Kansas 66212. Kitty...
Rebakah Luker
Apr 22, 2008
Rebakah Pauline Luker, 10, Gardner, KS died April 22, 2008 at Olathe Medical Center. Memorial services will be 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at D.W. Newcomer?s Sons Overland Park Chapel, visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Wednesday prior to the service, cremation. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to James & Lori Luker in care of the...
Chester Bradley
Apr 22, 2008
Chester Norman Bradley, 89, of Overland Park, KS, passed away April 22, 2008. Chester was born November 16, 1918 at St. Joseph, MO, the son of Roy and Mamie Frances (McMillin) Bradley. He was a Navy veteran of WWII and worked as a professional service representative for Pfizer Labs for 32 years prior to his retirement. Survivors include his cousin,...
Josephine Mason
Apr 21, 2008
Josephine Mason was born at the home of her parents, Virginia and Murrel Harman, on March 8, 1922 in Kansas City, Missouri. Her long life of 86 years ended peacefully on April 21, 2008 with her two daughters and her devoted caregiver, Debi, at her side. Her home was in Leawood, Kansas. Josephine?s formal education began at Skarritt Elementary School,...
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