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IRENE PARTON
Irene Parton, 76, Blue Springs, died Monday, Dec. 1, 1997, at Trinity Lutheran Hospital.
Mrs. Parton was born May 6, 1921, in Wellsville, Kan., and had lived her entire life in this area. She was a cook with the North Kansas City School District for 18 years, retiring in 1984. She was a member of the Church on the Rock and had previously attended the Rose of Sharon Church.
Her survivors include her children, Paul Parton, Ridgeway, Mo., Carolyn Beemer, Blue Springs, Lloyd Parton, Madison, Wis., Judy Waterman, Independence, Dorothy Dillsaver, Overland Park, Kan., Kathy McManus, Independence, Kan., Dianne Fletcher, Independence, Tom Parton, Blue Springs, Lonnie Parton, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Rick Parton, Gladstone, Mo.; a sister, Ruth Parton, North Kansas City; 25 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Rose of Sharon Church. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery, Cameron, Mo. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Speaks Suburban Chapel.
DOROTHY A. RINACKE
Dorothy A. Rinacke, 80, Independence, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 1997, at the Medical Center of Independence.
Mrs. Rinacke was born Sept. 13, 1917, in ELdon, Mo., and had lived in Independence for most of her life. She was the owner/operator of Rinacke`s Liquor Store in Independence.She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion Post 499.
Her survivors include her husband, Eugene Rinacke of the home; a sister, Hazel Guth, Gladstone, Mo.; and a brother, Henry Davidson, Flemington, Mo.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at George C. Carson & Sons Independence Chapel. Burial will be in Mount Washington cemetery. Friends may call from noon until service time at the chapel.
LEONARD F. SAWYER
Leonard Franklin Sawyer, 73, Sedalia, Mo., died Sunday, Nov. 30, 1997, at Bothwell Regional Health Center.
Mr. Sawyer was born March 23, 1924, in Warrensburg, Mo., and had lived most of his life in Warrensburg and Sedalia. He was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church, Red Cross Volunteer at the hospital, Meals on Wheels and Food Pantry. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He worked as a hand compositor for the Sedalia Democrat Newspaper until retiring in 1989. His wife, Bettie Jean Black Sawyer, died July 31, 1993.
His survivors include a son, Gene Sawyer, Scottsdale, Ariz.; a daughter, Darla Lynn Pummill, Independence; a brother, Homer Sawyer, Warrensburg; five grandchildren and four great- grandchildren.
Services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Heckart/Gillespie Colonial Chapel. Burial with military honors will be in Warrensburg Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 tonight at the chapel. The family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association.
VIRGINIA M. SHEDD
Virginia M. Dillon Shedd, 75, Overland Park, Kan., died Saturday, Nov. 29, 1997, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Mrs. Shedd was born in Newburg, Mo., and had lived in St. Louis, Columbia, Mo., Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, Ga., before moving to Overland Park. She was a veteran of the Navy having served in the WAVES during World WarII. She was co-owner and office manager of the family concrete construction business. She was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle D. Shedd.
Her survivors include a son, Michael Shedd, Atlanta; two daughters, Diana Koehler, Warsaw, Ind., and Sara Tubbesing, Overland Park; a sister, Ava Rivas, Atlanta; a brother, Wayne Dillon, Denver; and seven grandchildren.
Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the East 39th Street RLDS Church; cremation. Burial willbe in Newburg. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the RLDS Temple Fund.
GLADYS V. SHERWOOD
Gladys V. Stenerson Sherwood, 93, Independence, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 1997, at Rosewood Health Center, where she had lived since 1993.
Mrs. Sherwood was born Dec. 18, 1903, in Black River Falls, Wis., and had lived in Lee`s Summit in 1944 and later in Independence. She had lived in Rosewood since 1993. She and her husband, Frank C. Sherwood, owned and operated Sherwood Manufacturing Co. and later Sherwood Plastics Co. until retiring and selling the business in 1965. She was an active member of the Gudgell Park Congregation of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Her husband of 64 years, Frank C. Sherwood, died in July 1987.
Her survivors include various nieces and nephews, including Vivian Burgy, Davis, Calif.; Warren Anderson, Black River Falls, Wis.; Arlene Roach, Kemp, Texas; Alice Coffin, Hopkins, Minn.; Robert Ibinger, Mt. Horeb, Wis.; John Ibinger, Blair, Wis.; Dave Ibinger, Lino Lakes, Minn.; and more than 80 great and great-great-nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the RLDS Gudgell Park Church. Cremation.
DOROTHY H. SIMMERMON
Dorothy Helen Simmermon, 82, Independence, died Monday, Dec. 1, 1997, at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home, Kansas City.
Mrs. Simmermon was born May 17, 1915, in Lexington, Mo., and had lived in Independence most of her life. She had worked for Lake City in production until retiring in 1974. She was a member of St. Ann`s Catholic Church. Her husband, James E. Simmermon, died June 27, 1983. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Dorothy Jeanne on Dec. 1, 1976, and Barbara Lee on July 25, 1978.
Her survivors include a son, James E. Simmermon Jr., Liberty, Mo.;a daughter, Charlene Tucker, Independence; a brother, Robert L. Batchelor, Orange, Texas; a sister, Edith Ewing, Independence; 17 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann`s Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mount Washington cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at George C. Carson & Sons Independence Chapel, with the rosary at 6:30 p.m.
MADGE J. SIMMONS
Madge J. Simmons, 69, Independence, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 1997, at the Columbia Independence Regional Health Center.
Mrs. Simmons was born Jan. 29, 1926, in Fairfax, Mo., and had lived in Springfield, Mo., before moving to Independence almost 40 years ago. She had worked several years as a hotel cashier prior to her retirement in 1980 and had spent the last years of her life as a homemaker.
Her survivors include her husband of 51 years, Ben D. Simmons of the home; two sons, Ben D. Simmons Jr., Blue Springs, and Steven M. Simmons, Lee`s Summit; two daughters, Gayla D. White, Independence, and Sonya L. Everett, Blue Springs; her father, William W. Bayless, Springfield, Mo.; eight grandchildren and two great-grandsons.
Memorial services will be 7 p.m. Thursday at the Blue Ridge RLDS Church. The body has been donated to the University of Kansas Medical Center. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Kansas City Chapter of The National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
ALFRED "SAILOR" THOMPSON
Alfred "Sailor" Thompson, 79, Independence, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 1997, at the Columbia Independence Regional Health Center.
Mr. Thompson was born Feb. 20, 1918, in Kansas City, and had lived in Independence for more than 60 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the Steelworkers Union Local 13 and retired from Armco Steel in 1980 after 38 years in the transportation department. He was a member of the Independence Masonic Lodge 76, past Worthy Patron of Adella Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and Honorary LOH in DeMolay. He was also a member of the VFW Post 9644 in Colorado and Honorary Warrior in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say from Boy Scout Troop 367.He was preceded in death by a daughter, Loretta F. Thompson Smith.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Delia J. Thompson, Independence; a daughter, Deanna K. Cross, Independence; two brothers, John Thompson, Kansas City, Kan., and Emery Thompson, Topeka, Kan.; nine grandchildren, Carolyn Foster Brasfield, Mark Johnson, Randy Johnson, Michael Harrelson, Leanna Atterbury, Brenda Coon, Alan Smith Jr., Robert Smith, Jeffrey Smith; four stepgrandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at D.W. Newcomer`s Noland Road Chapel. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel. The family requests memorial contributions to the Shriner`s Children`s Hospital, in care of Ararat Temple, Kansas City, or to Children`s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City.
DEAN H. DICKEY
Dean Harold Dickey, 72, Independence, died Monday, Nov. 10, 1997, at Columbia Independence Regional Health Center. Mr. Dickey was born Feb. 9, 1925, in Arcadia, Kan., and had lived in the Independence area since 1948. He was a yard master for 35 years for the Missouri Pacific Railroad, retiring in 1986. He was a member of Maywood Baptist Church, and the Hermon Lodge 187 A.F.&.A.M. in Liberal, Mo. He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Florence E. Dickey.
His survivors include two sons, Larry Dickey, Grandview, and Ronnie Dickey, Independence; two daughters, Evelyn Burden, Independence, and Connie Janssens, Kansas City; four brothers, Eldon Dickey, Wichita, Kan., Bill Dickey, Nevada, Mo., Bob Dickey, Liberal, and Ronnie Dickey, Arma, Kan.; five sisters, Wanda Dickey and Peggy Clark, both of Pittsburg, Kan., Erma Freeze and Patty Venable, both of Liberal, and Judy Thayer, Belton, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Service will be 7:30p.m. Wednesday at the George C. Carson & Sons Independence Chapel. Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Shiloh cemetery, Liberal, Mo., where Hermon Lodge 187 A.F.&.A.M. services will be held. Friends may call from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel.
JEFFREY E. FLYNN
Jeffrey Earl Flynn, 27, Hitchcock, Texas, formerly of Independence, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 1997, at his home.
Mr. Flynn was born May 29, 1970, in Independence, and had lived in this area most of his life. He worked in the building construction trade. His survivors include his mother, Mary Narron Flynn, Hitchcock; a brother, Aubrey Flynn, and a sister, Rachael Flynn, both of Holden, Mo.; three stepbrothers, Ron Moore, Jason Moore and Shane Moore, and one stepsister, Natalie Spencer;his grandparents, Geneva Parish Flynn and Clarence Narron, both of Independence, and A.G. Flynn, Sedalia, Mo.; and many aunts and uncles.
Services will be2 p.m. Wednesday at New Salem Funeral Home. Burial will be in New Salem cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 tonight at the funeral home.
GEORGE W. FOGLESONG
George Woodrow Foglesong, 84, Kansas City, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 1997, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Foglesong was born March 4, 1913, in Ottawa, Kan. He was a member of Carpenters Local 61 for 55 years. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving on a L.S.T., and was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and American Legion Post 21. He restored the Truman Farm Home in Grandview during his retirement. He served for many years as Scoutmaster with Boy Scout Troop 11, and was a member of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say. He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Florence Foglesong in 1991.
His survivors include a son, Frank F. Fogleson, Independence; three daughters, PhyllisA. Braet, Overland Park, Kan., Norma E. Flory, Pearland, Texas, and Georgia Boone, Kansas City; a sister, Martha E. Winslow, Kansas City, Kan.; 11 grandchildren, Taina, Laura, Rochelle, Allison, Karen, Trip, Trenton, Margaret Ann, Kim, Taryn and David; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at the Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church, 6429 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown. Burialwill be in Mount Moriah cemetery, Kansas City. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Mount Moriah & Freeman Chapel, Kansas City. The family suggests contributions to the Salvation Army.
KENNETH A. NEWCOM
Kenneth Arden Newcom, 70, Independence, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997, at his home.
Mr.Newcom was born Jan. 6, 1927, in Denison, Iowa, and lived in Arizona, Minnesota and Iowa before moving to Missouri. He was director of services for the Iowa Auto Dealers Association in Des Moines for 16 years, retiring in 1988, and had been a partner in an insurance agency based in Columbia, Mo. He was an elder in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. While in Des Moines, he served as chairman of the building committee when the Northwest RLDS Church was built. He served as Zion`s League leader, adult class teacher, and in more recent years, he served in the pastorate at Buckner Restoration Branch. He was a graduate of Wyandotte High School and Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa, and was a World War II veteran.
His survivors include his wife of 50 years, Barbara Trowbridge Newcom of the home; two daughters, Linda Jones, Independence, and Susan Johnson, Kansas City; two brothers, Byron Newcom, Independence, and Jennings Newcom, Leawood, Kan.; two grandsons, Chad Jones and Justin Jones; several nephews; and a niece.
Memorial services will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at Buckner Restoration Branch, 2607 N. Twyman Road, Independence, Mo. 64058. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the church or the Meals for the Homeless/Lunch Partners, in care of Center Restoration Branch, 709 W. Maple Ave., Independence, Mo. 64050. Arrangements are under the direction of D.W. Newcomer`s Sons Noland Road Chapel.
