Obituaries
Jessie Wright
Feb 13, 2013
Jessie Elizabeth (Libby) Wright who died on Feb. 13, 2013, in Shawnee Mission, KS, was born in Spartanburg, S.C., on Nov. 10, 1943. The daughter of Lawrence and Lorene Bulman Mahaffey, she graduated from Waco High School in Waco, TX, and in pursuing her passion of music, continued her education at and graduated from North Texas State University in Denton,...

Rev. Wayne Carpenter
Feb 10, 2013
Rev. Carpenter was born on June 12, 1928 and passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2013. Rev. Carpenter was a resident of Merriam, Kansas.

Luciana Mejia
Feb 9, 2013
Luciana "Hope" E. Mejia, 82, Shawnee, KS passed away peacefully February 9, 2013. Funeral Mass will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 12800 W. 75th Street, Shawnee, KS 66216. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at D.W. Newcomer's...

Dorothy McKillop
Feb 7, 2013
Dorothy Helen McKillop, 102, passed away Feb. 7, 2013. Survived by her daughter, Patricia Anne (Muryl) Laman; daughter-in-law, Betsy McKillop; grandchildren, Susan Laman, Amy (Stacy) Carda, Steven Laman, Kristin (Edward) Feitzinger, Kathleen (Richard) Whitt, Matthew (Janet) McKillop; and 13 great-grandchildren. Proceeded in death by her husband, Oliver McKillop in 1969, and son, Donald McKillop in 1997. She was born June...
Alma Sparks
Feb 5, 2013
Alma Elizabeth Sparks passed away quietly in her sleep at the age of 100 at KU Medical Center on February 5th. She was born on December 19th, 1912, in Kansas City and lived her whole life in the Rosedale neighborhood, marrying her childhood sweetheart Jack Sparks. They raised one son while Jack worked for the Santa Fe Railroad and Alma...

Clora Anderson
Feb 5, 2013
CLORA MAY ANDERSON, 90, Overland Park, KS passed away peacefully, Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, February 8, 2013 at New Haven Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 8714 Antioch Road, Overland Park, KS 66212. Interment will follow at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at D.W. Newcomer's...

Geneva Condit
Feb 3, 2013
GENEVA MAE CONDIT, 83, Prairie Village, KS passed away peacefully February 3, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 8, 2013 at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210. Entombment will follow at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the Abdallah Shrine Center, 5300 Metcalf Ave., Shawnee...
James Lanning
Feb 1, 2013
James Lanning (Jim or JJ to his many friends) passed away on February 1, 2013 . He was born in Miami, OK, on July 5, 1928. His family moved to Kansas City and eventually migrated to North Kansas City, where he attendedNorth Kansas City High School. Upon graduation he joined the Coast Guard and served in the Great Lakes. He...

Naomi Grayson
Feb 1, 2013
Naomi passed away on Friday, February 1, 2013. Naomi was a resident of Overland Park, Kansas.
Rafik Karapetyan
Jan 29, 2013
Rafik Karapetyan, 73, of Overland Park, KS, passed away January 29, 2013. He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Varta Karapetyan; along with two children; Robert and Yervand; 3 grandchildren, Lianna, Abigail and David; as well as many other sisters, relatives, nieces, nephews and friends. Funeral Services for Rafik will be held Friday Feb. 1, 2013 at...

Fred McIntosh
Jan 29, 2013
Fred McIntosh, 68, passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013, at Kansas City Hospice House. Fred was born May 21, 1944, in Kansas City, MO, to Lloyd and Geri "Murr" McIntosh. He loved to cook, travel, his pets and most of all, his family. Fred's fun and loving ways will be missed by everyone. He was preceded in death by his...

Robert Maynard
Jan 28, 2013
Bob Maynard, age 93, of Overland Park, KS passed away on January 28, 2013. Visitation will be held Friday, February 1, 2013, from 5 to 7 pm, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS. Services will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2013, at 10 am also at the Johnson County Chapel. Interment will...
Lt. Col. Harris
Jan 27, 2013
Lt. Col. Harold L. Harris, 88, of Olathe, Kansas, died on January 27, 2013, at Hillside Village of Desoto, Kansas, of natural causes. He was born October 1, 1924, in Quenemo, Kansas to Dorous and Lenora Harris. He married Maude Ethel Fellman on August 2, 1947. He received a B.A. degree in Business from Washburn University in Topeka in 1951....
Mary Ann Duvall
Jan 26, 2013
MARY ANN (PITTS) DUVALL, 81, Overland Park, KS passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013. She was born on November 16, 1931 near Waverly, Kansas to Clara and Wilbur Pitts. After graduating from Waverly High School, she attended The University of Kansas, taught at a country school and played on a champion AAU women's basketball team. In 1953, she married Leland...

Dema Pope
Jan 24, 2013
DEMA D. POPE, 85, Leawood, KS, passed away peacefully at Kansas City Hospice House, on January 24, 2013. Dema was born May 1st, 1927, in Block, KS. In December 1948, Dema married Clifford (Cliff) H. Pope. She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church. She donated many hours to numerous charities. Dema enjoyed her quilting class and weekly bowling league....
William Mitchell
Jan 23, 2013
William "Jack" Mitchell, age 84, passed away on January 23, 2013, at Kansas City Hospice House. A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS. Services will be held Monday, January 28, 2013, at 1 pm also at the Johnson County...
Geneva McKeever
Jan 20, 2013
Geneva A. (Dyer) McKeever, 87, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013, at the Overland Park Regional Hospital. Geneva was a dedicated wife, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She put raising two sons at the top of her priority list. Geneva was a collector of books and enjoyed reading very much. She enjoyed traveling and spending summers at the Lake...

Cherie Murphy
Jan 18, 2013
Cherie was born on April 24, 1931 and passed away on Friday, January 18, 2013. Cherie was a resident of Overland Park, Kansas.
Mildred Gregory Stephens
Jan 18, 2013
Mildred "Midge" Gregory Stephens, passed away on January 18, 2013. A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 with rosary beginning at 5 pm at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS. Services will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013, also at the Johnson...

Edith Berggren
Jan 18, 2013
Edith O. Berggren, Olathe, KS met her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 18, 2013. A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM Monday, January 21, 2013 at Countryside Baptist Church, 14150 West 175th Street, Olathe, KS 66062.
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