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WALLACE R. STACEY, M.D.
Dr. Wallace Raymond Stacey, 82, Independence, died Friday, Nov. 20, 1998, at his home.
Dr. Stacey was born March 29, 1916, in Jasper, Ark., and had lived in Independence for 47 years. He was in private practice as an obstetrician and gynecologist. He was a 1943 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Medicine, received his M.D. in 1945 from Washington University, St. Louis, and was certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1956. He was past president of the Missouri State Obstetrics & Gynecology Society, and was on the medical staff of Independence Regional Health Center and the Medical Center of Independence. He served more than 15 years as a member of the trustees of the University of Missouri Medical School Foundation, was an active member of the Alumni Association of MU and its Medical School Alumni Association, and served as president of the Kansas City Gynecological Society.
His community activities include being a founder/organizer of the local chapter of the American Cancer Society in Independence, and was the chairman of the committee which, for the first time, successfully raised funds for the building of the Independence YMCA. He was elected to the committee to write the charter for the Independence city government in 1961, and served as a member of the board of directors of a local bank for 30 years. The British Fothergill Gynecological Club invited Dr. Stacey as its first overseas member, and he had been an active member for 25 years. He was past president of the board of curators for MU, serving on the board for more than seven years. He attended the First Baptist Church of Independence, and was an Air Force veteran of World War II.
His survivors include his wife, Wilda C. Stacey, Independence; three sons, Dr. Raymond Christopher Stacey, Montgomery, Texas, Steven Parker Stacey, El Paso, Texas, and James Jeffrey Stacey, Independence; one brother, Kenneth Stacey, Salinas, Calif.; one sister, Eyvon Mendenhall, St. Louis; and two grandchildren, Danielle and Eric Stacey.
Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Mount Washington cemetery. Friends may call until 7 tonight at the home, 3407 Shady Bend Drive. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Wallace R. Stacey, M.D., endowment Scholarship Fund for the School of Medicine at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., 65212.
KATHERINE O. THOMPSON
Katherine O. Paschall Thompson, 68, Independence, died Friday, Nov. 20, 1998, at Independence Regional Health Center.
Mrs. Thompson was a lifelong Independence resident. She worked for Lipton Tea, retiring after 19 years of service. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 385, and the Eden Heights RLDS congregation.
Her survivors include two sons, Michael Thompson and Louis "Rusty" Thompson, a daughter, Cynthia Lindberg, and a brother, Luther Junior Paschall, all of Independence; a half sister, Mildred Simmons, New York; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the George C. Carson & Sons Independence Chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove cemetery. Friends may call from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel.
MARGARET J. THOMPSON
Margaret J. Thompson, 86, Independence, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 1998, at Independence Regional Health Center.
Mrs. Thompson was born in Kansas City and had lived in this area most of her life. She was an inspector at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant for 15 years, retiring in 1974. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Independence, and several square dance clubs at the Lake of the Ozarks.
Her survivors include her husband of 53 years, Cecil Elmo Thompson, Independence; a son, Gary A. Thompson, Sibley; a sister, Helen Bratton, Kansas City; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Floral Hills cemetery, Kansas City. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel.
JAMES MUNSEY LONG
James Munsey Long, 63, Independence, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998, at his home.
Mr. Long lived in San Jose, Calif., before moving to Independence earlier this year. He had been a self-employed construction worker.
He was an Army veteran of the Korean War era.
He is survived by four daughters, Alva, Dede, Cheri and Renee; one brother, Clarence; and three sisters, Maxine, Viola and Lorraine; and seven grandchildren.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Leavenworth National cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel.
All arrangements are under the direction of the Speaks Suburban Chapel.
RUBY DELORES O'DELL
Ruby Dolores O'Dell, 78, Independence, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998, at the Independence Regional Health Center.
She was born July 29, 1920, in Oak Grove. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by two daughters, Linda Crawford and Gayla Engelman; three sons, Darryl McLaughlin, Donnie McLaughlin and Jim McLaughlin; and sister Ferne Penington; 15 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.
Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Blue Springs. Visitation is 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery.
All arrangements are under the direction of the Webb-Freer Funeral Home, Blue Springs.
BLANCHE B. WALDMAN
Blanche B. Waldman, 71, Independence, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998, at St. Mary's Manor, Blue Springs.
She was a teacher at Holy Family School, Independence, for 14 years.
She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Jim Waldman; one son, Jay Waldman, and his wife, Betsy; one daughter, Wendy Borgmeyer, and her husband, Craig; one sister Josephine Keith, East Boston, Mass.; one brother, Joseph Barbanti, Tarpon Springs, Fla., and four grandchildren, John, Alex and Sally Waldman and Elizabeth Borgmeyer.
Visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, Independence; rosary will be at 8 p.m. Father John Leitner will celebrate funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. There will be a private burial.
All arrangements are under the direction of the New Salem Funeral Home, Independence.
LEROY DEATHERAGE
Leroy Deatherage, 86, Independence, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1999.
Mr. Deatherage was born March 29, 1912, in Agency, Mo. He was a retired plumber with Plumbers Union Local 8. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Independence, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
His survivors include his wife of 64 years, Fay Deatherage of the home; one daughter, Sherry Morrison, Independence; one son, Carol Deatherage, Westwood, Kan.; one brother, Eugene Deatherage, Odessa; two sisters, Bernice King, Pennsylvania, and Louise Vale, Florida; and two grandchildren.
Services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at the George C. Carson & Sons Independence Chapel. Burial will be in the Ebenezer United Methodist Church cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo. Friends may call from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the chapel. The family suggests contributions to the First United Methodist Church of Independence or the American Cancer Society.
JOHN R. ISRAEL
John Raymond Israel, 82, Independence, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 1999, in Wichita, Kan.
Mr. Israel was born June 4, 1916, in Kansas City, and was a longtime Independence resident. He attended schools in Kansas City and received flight and officer training in the U.S. Army Air Corps. A decorated veteran, he was a bomber pilot during World War II and flew 35 combat missions over occupied Europe and Germany. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nona A. Smith Raymond.
His survivors include two sons, Gary Israel, Wichita, Kan., and Lynn Israel, Bellingham, Wash.; one sister, Blanche Leanore Worth, Independence; and two brothers, Frank Israel, Garden City, Mo., and Jack Israel, Kansas City, Kan.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Chapel, Kansas City. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Kansas City. Friends may call from 7 to 8 tonight at the chapel. A memorial has been established at the St. Paul United Methodist Church of Independence.
DONNA "TILLIE" LARSON
Donna "Tillie" Larson, 69, Independence, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 1999, at Independence Regional Health Center.
Mrs. Larson was born June 27, 1929, in Sampsel, Mo., and had lived in the Kansas City area for most of her life. She was employed as a realtor with ReMax for many years. She had previously worked at Sears and at Southwestern Bell. She was an artist and was active in the PTA, Girl Scouts and YMCA. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Her survivors include her husband, Richard Larson of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Linda Gale and Jim Arend, Independence; a son, Richard Ronald Larson, Kansas City; and two grandchildren, Kristi and Michael Arend, both of Independence.
Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Greenlawn cemetery. Friends may call from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association.
JUANITA M. JACKSON
Juanita Marie Jackson, 68, Chillicothe, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 16, 1999, at the Indian Hills Retirement Village, Chillicothe.
Mrs. Jackson was born Sept. 4, 1930, in Hamilton, Mo., and had lived in Chillicothe most of her life. She was a seamstress for the Lambert Glove Factory, Chillicothe, and a graduate of New York Consolidated, New York, Mo. Her husband, Kenneth Ervin Jackson died in 1982.
Her survivors include one son, Douglas O`Dell, Lakeside, Calif.; four sisters, Lorene Edwards and Dixie Bowman, both of Liberty, Mo., and Pauline Souders and Yvonne Barbour, both of Independence.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Edgewood cemetery, Chillicothe. Calling hours will be until 4 today and from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Norman-Wagy-Gordon Funeral Home, Chillicothe. The family suggests contributions to the Edgewood cemetery, in care of the funeral home.
LOUISE MOSLEY
Louise Mosley, 80, Independence, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 1999, at Kansas University Medical Center.
Mrs. Mosley was born Feb. 20, 1918, in Kansas City. She was a member of St. George Serbian Orthodox Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glen Mosley Sr., and one son, Glen Mosley Jr.
Her survivors include one son, John T. Mosley, two daughters, Glenda J. Combs and Donna K. Milton; and one brother, Sam Ponak, all of Independence; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be noon Wednesday at the George C. Carson & Sons Independence Chapel. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel.
WILLIAM R. "BILL" ANTOINE
William R. "Bill" Antoine, 73, Independence, died Monday, Feb. 1, 1999.
Mr. Antoine was born Jan. 16, 1926, in Shawnee, Kan., and had lived in Independence for the past 65 years. He was a member of Nativity BVM Catholic Church. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the 78th Lightning Division in the E.T.O., and received two Purple Hearts, a Presidential Unit Citation, Combat Infantry Badge, three Battle Stars and a French Citation Medal. He had been a member of the Disabled American Veterans for 50 years, Veterans of Foreign Wars for 51 years, and the American Legion for 54 years. He was a past member and president of the Independence Sertoma Club, a Third Degree Knights of Columbus, Council 3430, also a Fourth Degree Knight, was active in Scouting and a member of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say.
In addition to being a local businessman, he was active in both local and state politics, and served as committeeman for the Blue Township of Jackson County. He was elected to three terms in the Missouri House of Representatives, from 1966 through 1972. The Honorable William Antoine served as vice chairman of the committee on Interstate Cooperation; member of Agriculture and Labor committee and the Banks and Banking committee. He sponsored and passed the first House Bill requiring mandatory child immunization against measles in the state of Missouri. He was preceded in death by his son, Paul Antoine in 1958.
His survivors include his wife, Virginia "Gini" Antoine; two sons, Joe Antoine, Blue Springs, and Chris Antoine, Independence; two grandchildren, Chad G. Antoine and Celeste E. Antoine; one great-grandson, Garrison W. Antoine; and one sister, Virginia "Toni" Marley, Parsons, Kan.
A funeral mass was today at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial was in Mount Olivet cemetery, Raytown. The family suggests contributions in his memory to the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for research, 5442 Martway, Shawnee Mission, Kan 66205.
FRED L. HENSON
Fred Leon Henson, 77, Odessa, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1999, at his home.
Mr. Henson was born June 20, 1921, in Worland, Mo., and had lived in Oak Grove, Prescott, Kan., and Mound City, Kan., before moving to the Odessa area in 1970. He had been a carpenter and farmer in the Odessa area for more than 29 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served on a submarine from Jan. 5, 1941, to Oct. 8, 1945. He was a Methodist.
His survivors include his wife, Yvonne C. Henson of the home; and a daughter, Deborah Anderson, Kansas City.
Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Greenton cemetery, Odessa. Friends may call from 1 to 6 today at the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, Odessa. The family suggests contributions to the Kansas City Hospice or American Cancer Society.
ROBERT A. SHANNON
Robert A. Shannon, 81, Independence, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1999.
Mr. Shannon was born Sept. 9, 1917, in Carlton, Minn., and had lived in Independence since 1939. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Coast Guard and Merchant Marines. He retired in 1976 from Amoco (Standard Oil) after 28 years of service. He was a member of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say, Knights of Columbus Council 3430 and St. Mary's Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lee Shannon in 1995.
His survivors include his son, Mike Shannon, and daughter, Pat Shannon Trask, both of Independence; two brothers, Joseph "Bus" Shannon, Stuart, Fla., and Lawrence Shannon, Woodbridge, Va.; and a sister, Doris Seevers, El Monte, Calif.
Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 611 N. Liberty, Independence. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until service time at the church. The family suggests contributions to the Alzheimer's Association. Arrangements are under the direction of the George C. Carson & Sons Independence Chapel.
GEORGE E. WALLER
Retired Chief Master Sgt. George E. Waller, 73, Blue Springs, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1999, at his home.
He was born Nov. 5, 1925, in Kansas City. He was an Army veteran of World War II and later served in the U.S. Air Force until his retirement in 1985. He was awarded a Bronze Star, Meritorius Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation Award, Expert Marksmanship ribbon and the Air Force Reserve Medal. He was a member of American Legion Post 21 and the Blue Springs VFW. He also worked for County Bev., retiring in 1987. He was a member of Timothy Lutheran Church, Blue Springs.
His survivors include his wife, Mary A. Waller of the home; three daughters, Marlyne Hoffmann, Island Lake, Ill., Carolyn Graham and Katie Waller, both of Grain Valley; a sister, Johanna Moulton, Independence; two half sisters, Lenora Rafiner, Lee's Summit, and Emma Kendler, California; five grandchildren, Shawn Hoffmann, Bryan Graham, Susan Hoffmann, Tiffany Hoffmann and Kimberly Hoffmann.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Timothy Lutheran Church, Blue Springs. Burial will be in Mount Washington cemetery. Friends may call from 6:30 to 8:30 tonight at the George C. Carson & Sons Independence Chapel, where an American Legion Poppy service will be at 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association or to Timothy Lutheran Church, 425 Northwest R.D. Mize Road, Blue Springs, Mo. 64014.
