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HAZEL A. KIRTLEY
Hazel Alice Nickell Kirtley of Kansas City, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 1997, at Bishop Spencer Place, Kansas City.
Mrs. Kirtley was born April 27, 1912, in Maude, Mo., and lived in Moberly, Mo., Independence and Santa Fe, N.M., before returning to this area in July. She was the Eastern Jackson County director of the American Lung Association, and later worked in the Kansas City office. She received a fine arts degree from the University of Missouri and was a violinist. She was a member of Delta Gamma, PEO, Independence Junior Service League, MU Phi Epsilon and Trinity Episcopal Church. She joined the staff of the Medical Center of Independence as its first volunteer coordinator. She was preceded in death by her husband, Judge John Marcus Kirtley in 1964.
Her survivors include three daughters, Karen Kirtley Stubbs, Kansas City, Mary Ellen Kirtley, Overland Park, Kan., and Marcia Alice Kirtley Brockmire, Memphis, Tenn.; five grandchildren, David Kirtley Stubbs, Laura Culbertson Stubbs, Julie Ann Stubbs Waldman, Timothy William Brockmire and Patricia Lee Brockmire; four great-grandchildren; and one niece.
Cremation with private burial. The family suggests contributions to Hospice Care of Mid-America, Penntower, Suite 300, 3100 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo. 64111-2406, or Bishop Spencer Place, 4301 Madison, Kansas City, Mo. 64111. Arrangements are under the direction of D.W. Newcomer`s Sons Noland Road Chapel.
MARY B. MOORE
Mary Belle Moore, 79, St. Joseph, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 27, 1997, at her home. Mrs. Moore was born Aug. 19, 1918, in Kansas City, and lived in Clay County for more than 41 years, moving to St. Joseph in 1994. She worked for the Postal Service for more than 30 years, including 10 years as postmaster in Missouri City, retiring in 1988. She was a member of the Missouri City Baptist Church, andwas a graduate of Manchester Elementary School and East High School in Kansas City. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Nelson R. Wait, Harry WilliamHendricks and Lynn G. Moore, and one son, Nelson Ray Wait Jr.
Her survivors include a son, Richard William Wait, Faucet, Mo.; two daughters, Mary Ellen Graves, Stockton, Mo., and Sharry Lynne Hadley, Camden Point, Mo.; two brothers, Merida Lee Haworth, Kansas City, and Harold Bert Haworth, Independence; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Missouri City cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Gowing Funeral Home, Orrick, Mo.
BEULAH F. PIMBLOTT
Beulah Frances Pimblott, 91, Independence, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 1997.
Mrs. Pimblott was born in Blair, Neb., and had lived in the Independence area most of her life. She was a registered nurse at the Independence Sanitarium and Hospital until she retired. She was a charter member of the South Crysler RLDS congregation, had been active in the camping program, was a Women`s leader and historian for the church. Her husband, James William Pimblott Jr., died in 1986.
Her survivors include a son, James W. Pimblott III, and two daughters, Jean F. Gossett and Cheryl K. Coffman, all of Independence; a brother, David Lytle, Long Beach, Calif.; seven grandchildren, Mary Ruth, Suzan, Ginger, J.D., Jennifer, Jeff and Jana; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Speaks Midtown Chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 tonight at the chapel.
W. EUGENE "GENE" DIXON
W. Eugene "Gene" Dixon, 72, Independence, died Monday, Nov. 17, 1997, at his home.
Mr. Dixon was born Jan. 8, 1925, in Curryville, Mo., and had lived in Independence since 1965. He worked for the Mobay Chemical Corp. for 20 years, retiring in 1987. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, and a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge.
His survivors include his wife, Darline Dixon of the home; a son, Gary A. Dixon; a daughter, Lois J. Pitts; four grandchildren, Clarisa L. Pitts, Sarah N. Dixon, Leah D. Dixon and Caleb J. Dixon; and one great-grandson, James P. Pardee III.
Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the George C. Carson & Sons Independence Chapel. Burial will be in Mount Washington cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel.
BEULAH A. EARLEY
Beulah A. Earley, 83, Independence, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 1997, at Columbia Independence Regional Health Center.
Mrs. Early was born March 11, 1914, in Nowata County, Okla.
Her survivors include eight sons, Bill Earley, Wayne Earley, Tom Earley, Harry Earley, Jerry Earley and Jack Earley, all of Independence, and Joe Earley, Midland, Texas, and Dan Earley, Blue Springs; five daughters, Ina Bechtel, Belton, Mo., Martha Earley, Janet Montavy and Norma Wall, all of Independence, and Mary Henry, Blue Springs; a brother, Floyd Lewis, Miramar, Fla.; 29 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Park Lawn Funeral Home, Kansas City. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Thursday in Nowata cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
DEVETTA HARRIS
Devetta Morris Harris, 82, Lee`s Summit, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 1997, at Menorah Medical Center.
Mrs. Harris was born Feb. 22, 1915, in Glenstead, Mo., and lived in Sedalia, Mo., for 23 years before moving to Lee`s Summit in 1989. She was co-owner and operator of the Harris Davis Paint Store.
Her survivors include her husband of 50 years, John C. Harris Sr. of the home; a son, John C. "Jerry" Harris Jr., Shawnee, Kan.; three sisters, Beatrice Carpenter, Otterville, Mo., and Jeanne Craig and Nadyne Epstein, both of Independence; two brothers, Bill Morris, Aurora, Colo., and Bob Morris, Kansas City; two grandsons; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Park Lawn Funeral Home, Kansas City. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery, Kansas City. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 tonight at the funeral home.
DEIGH W. IRWIN
Deigh Wright Irwin, 71, Blue Springs, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997, at the Medical Center of Independence.
Mr. Irwin was born Sept. 7, 1926, in Kansas City. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He taught at William Chrisman High School in 1969, and at the Central Missouri State University Residence Center of Independence from 1970 to 1974. He was assistant state director of Cooperative and Distributive Education in Jefferson City from 1975 to 1982, and then became its director. He returned to Kansas City in 1982 and taught at Southwest High School, retiring in 1988 as the educational administrator of the Pioneer Campus of Metropolitan Community College.
His survivors include his wife, Wanda Lou Irwin of the home; two sons, David W. Irwin, Colorado Springs, and Jack A. Melton, Blue Springs; two daughters, Debra W. Wilson, Palm Desert, Calif., and Laura Y. Hartung, Blue Springs; a brother, Jim Irwin, Salt Lake City; a sister, DorisLalor, Ridgecrest, Calif.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel.
MARGARET E. JAMES
Margaret E. Willhoit James of Kansas City died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1997, at St. Luke`s Hospital.
Mrs. James was born Jan. 8, 1906, in Cleveland, Tenn., moving to this area at the age of five. She lived in Oregon, California, and Overland Park, Kan., before moving to Kansas City in 1972. She was a graduate of William Chrisman High School, and received her registered nursing degree in 1927 from the St. Luke`s Hospital School of Nursing and was president of her graduating class. Her first position was with the Public Health Division of the Kansas City School Board, where she was assigned to Mount Washington school for seven years. In 1937, she received a bachelor`s degree in public health nursing from the University of Minnesota, and served as director of Public Health Nursing in the city Health Department from 1939 to 1947.
She was on assignment for seven years as a senior nurse officer with the U.S. Public Health Service in the Middle East. In 1947, she became a career commissioned officer for the U.S. Public Health Service and was stationed in Athens, Greece, where she set up public health nursing services throughout the country. From 1951 to 1954, she taught post graduate classes for Public Health Nurses at the American University in Beirut, Lebanon, and in 1955, she went to Washington, D.C., to serve with the Tuberculosis Division of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. In 1957, she was assigned to the Division of International Health and the Division of Indian Health to work on behalf of the American Indians on reservations in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
Her final assignment was in the Public Health Service in the Regional Office in San Francisco, where she served as public health service consultant in nursing to the Social Security Administration in the early days of Medicare. She retired in 1970. She was a member of the AAUW, League of Women Voters, Women`s City Club, president and past presidents, United Nations Association, International Relations Council, St. Luke`s Nurses Alumni, Salvation Army Auxiliary, Red Cross and Current Issues Discussion Group. She also supported many cultural activities: The Theater League, Repertory Theater and The Annual Book and Author Dinners. She was a member of Prairie Baptist Church and the Women in Today`s World at the church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl James.
Her survivors include a brother, Alvin Willhoit, Blue Springs; two sisters, Alice Morris, Blue Springs, and Louise Jackson, Independence; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Prairie Baptist Church, 75th and Roe.The family will receive friends immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the church or St. Luke`s Hospital School of Nursing.
JOSEPH W. JONES
Joseph Walter Jones, 68, Oak Grove, formerly of Independence, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997, at his home.
Mr. Jones was born June 16, 1929, near Grovespring, Mo. For several years, he was a radio broadcasting engineer and worked at various stations in Missouri, Kansas and Wisconsin. He twice served in the U.S. Army and was last honorably discharged in 1947. He was the founder of Barley Loaf Ministry, which worked to encourage people in their faith and to spread the word of God through printed materials. He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Mary Ellen Simmerman Jones, Nov. 27, 1996.
His survivors include eight children, Joseph Stephen Jones, Odgen, Utah, JoEllyn Hardin, Chillicothe, Mo., Roxanna V. Stephens and Susan D. Decker, both of Independence, Charles Aaron Jones, Raytown, Phillips Michael Jones, Cameron, Mo., John Clifford Jones, Oak Grove, and Paul G. Jones, Irving, Texas; a brother, Kenneth Jones, Kansas City; three sisters, Florence Neiderhiser, Jewell, Kan., Loretta Swanigan, Independence, and Rosalee Whitehat, Excelsior Springs, Mo.; 23 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Park Lawn Funeral Home, Kansas City. Burial will be in Green Lawn cemetery, Kansas City. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
MICHAEL D. LUDOVICO
Michael Dominick Ludovico, 71, Kansas City, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997, at his home.
Mr. Ludovico was born July 17, 1926, in Newark, N.J., and lived in Monterey, Calif., for 26 years before moving to this area in 1985. He was retired from the Federal Police. He worked for the Ponderosa Steakhouse in Independence from 1991 until recently. He was a member of the Independence Branch of Jesus Christ Restored Church. He was a 22-year Amry veteran of World War II and the Korean War, and received the Bronze Star.
His survivors include his wife, Sallie Ludovico of the home; two sons, Michael D. Ludovico Jr. and Thomas P. Ludovico, both of Roseville, Calif.; two brothers, Pasquale Ludovico, New Jersey, and Oranzo Ludovico, Hazlet, N.J.; two sisters, Rosemary Mattia, Atlantic City, N.J., and Stella Dalley, Las Vegas, Nev.; two stepdaughters, Cathlene Ferguson, Independence, and Collene Morris, Kansas City; six grandchildren, Jeff Ludovico, Thomas P. Ludovico Jr., Jennifer Ludovico, Candace Ludovico, Ashley Ludovico and Kristina Ludovico; and four stepgrandchildren, Mathew Ferguson, Jessica Morris, Kaitlyn Ferguson and Stephanie Ferguson.
Memorial services will be 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the South Crysler Restoration Branch Church, 16101 E. Salisbury Road; cremation. The family suggests contributions to the Kansas City Hospice or the Independence Branch of Jesus Christ Restored Church, 707 Allen Road, Independence. Arrangements are under the direction of the George C. Carson & Sons Independence Chapel.
LORETTA M. McDONOUGH
Loretta Mae McDonough, 87, Independence, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 1997, at the Independence Manor Care Center.
Mrs.McDonough was born Sept. 19, 1910, in Vinita, Okla., and had lived in Independence for 46 years. She worked for Sears, Roebuck & Co. for 22 years, retiring in 1974. Her husband, Elgin McDonough, died in 1992.
Her survivors include two daughters, Aleain Mae McNurlin, Osage Beach, Mo., and Elgean June Cole, Raymore, Mo.; a son, Joe D. McDonough, Independence; nine grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Fairview cemetery, Vinita. Friends may call from 6:30 to 8 tonight at the George C. Carson & Sons Independence Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the Kansas City Hospice or the American Cancer Society.
LOUISE M. PETRECHKO
Louise M. Petrechko, 73, Independence, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 1997, at her home.
Mrs. Petrechko was born April 2, 1924, in Kansas City, and was a lifelong area resident. She was a homemaker. Her husband, Andrew Petrechko, died in 1988.
Her survivors include a daughter, Mary Billings, Center, Mo.; and a son, William Curtis Willhem, Denver.
Graveside services will be noon Thursday at Mount Washington cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the George C. Carson & Sons Independence Chapel.
