Jeanette (Jean) Wade Sams
November 30, 2008
Jeanette (Jean) Wade Sams, 84, died Thursday, November 27, 2008 In Amarillo, Texas.
Jeanette Wade was born on Friday, June 6, 1924 in Enid, Oklahoma, to Clyde and Carrie (Dixon) Wade. On Thursday, December 31, 1942 she married Robert L. Sams in Alva, Oklahoma. Jean earned her Private Pilot’s license in 1961 and loved flying her Cessna 170. As a young woman she was a member of the Motor Maids and had her own motorcycle that she rode regularly. Jean loved to crochet afghans for everyone and her knitted dish cloths were favorite gifts to family and friends. Fishing with Bob was one of her favorite pastimes.
Jean is survived by her loving husband of almost 66 years – Robert Sams of Amarillo, Texas – 4 daughters: Kandy Meehan-Gibson and her husband Tom of Leawood, Kansas and Wanda Grindstaff and husband Steve of Overland Park, Kansas – Judy Huckabee and her husband Jim of Amarillo, Texas and Patti Moran and her husband Patrick of Lee’s Summit, Missouri – 1 Son: Randy Sams and his wife Sherri of Prairie Village, Kansas – 1 sister Gwen Swartz and her husband Pat of Phoenix, Arizona and a brother Richard Wade of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 9 Grandchildren: David Milliren and wife Angie, Kenna Sluder and husband Josh, Tom Burns, Ryan Burns, Allison Legnon and husband Darron, Caitlin Meehan, Justin Sams, Carrie Meehan, Amanda Sams, 2 Great-Grandchildren: Davis and Austin Sluder. She is preceded in death by her parents, and a daughter: Faith Mary.
The family requests memorials to: Creede Baptist Church 600 La Garita, Creede, Colorado 81130 or the American Cancer Society 3915 Bell St., Amarillo, Texas 79109.
Visitation and Funeral Service
Visitation will be Wednesday, December 3, 2008, from 6 – 8 pm at The Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, 10901 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, Kansas 66203. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 am on Thursday, December 4, at the Chapel. Entombment will be Friday, December 5th at 2:00 pm. in Alva Municipal Cemetery, Alva, Oklahoma.
Lois J. (Barnes) Laster
November 29, 2008
Lois J. (Barnes) Laster, 79, of Overland Park, Kansas, joined her Heavenly Father on November 29, 2008, at Delmar Gardens of Overland Park.
Lois was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Norman H. Laster, in 1994; her parents, Cecil and Buelah Barnes; two sisters and one brother. She is survived by her daughter, Jeannie Padgett, Overland Park, Kansas; her son, Michael Laster (Tari), Shawnee, Kansas; four grandsons who were the light of her life, Brandon (Maianh) Laster, Kansas City, Missouri, Jon, Ben and Nate Laster of Shawnee, Kansas; one great granddaughter, Nina Bui of Kansas City, Missouri, and one great grandbaby due next July. She also leaves to mourn her passing the mother of her four grandsons, Janet Swaim; three sisters, LaVerne (Felix) Kane, Beverly (Louie) Smreker, Sheryl (Frankie) Orser; two brothers, Bob (Peggy) Barnes and Gary (Linda) Barnes; two sisters-in-law, Cookie Brown and Ann Hines, both of Arkansas, along with many nieces, nephews, nursing home family and extended family. Lois was loved!
Lois graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School. In August of this year she celebrated 31 years with Avon, achieving the honor of Presidents Club over 25 of those years, the latest being in 2007 while in the nursing home.
Lois fought a valiant and painful fight with rheumatoid arthritis, along with many other illnesses, but they finally won out. Both she and Norman battled this awful, debilitating disease.
We love you Mom, and will miss you more than you will ever know. It is comforting to know that those of us who know Jesus will see you again one day.
If you care to, you may make contributions in her name to the Western Missouri Arthritis Association, 1900 W. 75th St., Suite 200, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208.
Visitation and Funeral Service
Visitation will be Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at the Amos Family Funeral Home, 10901 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, Kan., from 6-9 p.m. Services will be 1 p.m., December 3, 2008, at Overland Park First Assembly of God, 7700 W. 75th St., Overland Park, Kansas, where she was a regular attendee until her health kept her away. She loved the Lord and her church.
Carolyn Kay Reynolds
November 28, 2008
Carolyn Kay Reynolds, 66, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away November 26, 2008.
She was born September 30, 1942 in Kansas City, Kansas, to Elmer and Lucy Davis Smith. She grew up in Rosedale, Kansas, graduating from Rosedale High School in 1960. She was a proud member of Job’s Daughters and a 37 year member of the Rosedale/Shawnee Legion. She retired from the JC Penny Outlet after 17 years of work. Carolyn loved to dance and enjoyed music. She will be forever remembered for ability to always put others before herself and for her love of her family, friends and Betty Boop.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Kenneth Smith and a daughter Angie Carter. Carolyn is survived by her husband Larry W. Reynolds Sr., by her son Mike Carter of Overland Park, her daughter Robyne Carr of La Cygne, Kansas, by sons Larry Reynolds Jr. of Kansas City, Kansas, Donnie Reynolds of Overland Park, David Reynolds of Lee’s Summit, and Jimmie Durkee of Shawnee, Kansas. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
Memorials in Carolyn’s memory may be made to Kansas City Hospice.
Visitation and Service
Memorial services will be held Monday from 6 to 8 PM at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee.
Marilyn Butler
November 23, 2008
Marilyn C. Butler, 68, Shawnee, Kansas passed away Sunday, November 23, 2008 at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Merriam, Kansas.
Marilyn was born April 18, 1940 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She sold Avon for many years, loved NASCAR, Bingo and playing pool. Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband, Frank D. Butler, March 29, 1994. She is survived by her children and their spouses, Marsha (Donny) McClurg, Olathe, Kansas, Rhonda (Philip) Wollenberg, Clinton, Missouri, Stacie (Kyle) Schemmel, Shawnee, Kansas and Michael (Kami) Butler, Lenexa, Kansas; and her many friends. Marilyn especially enjoyed spending time with her eight grandchildren, Samantha, Tristan, Amber, Breana, Alex, Taylor, Andrew and Madalyn.
Visitation and Funeral Service
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee; burial in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe, Kansas. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Chapel.
Ted L. Shipley
November 22, 2008
Ted Shipley, 79, of Mission, Kansas, passed away Friday, November 21, 2008 at the Kansas City Hospice House.
Ted was born September 25, 1929 to Larkin and Wynne Shipley in Dora, Missouri. He graduated from Benton High School in St. Joseph, Missouri. After high school Ted served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. After his service in the navy, Ted attended the University of Kansas. Ted married Mamie Yunker, on August 1, 1953. She survives of the home. He is also survived by four daughters, Carol March and husband Bo, Lawrence, Kansas; Janet Beard and husband Derrick, Savanah, Texas; Miriam Chiaverini and husband Mike, Benbrook, Texas; Laura and Mike Kukuk, Overland Park, Kansas; three sons, David Shipley, Columbia, Missouri; Victor Shipley and wife Caryn, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Phillip Shipley and wife Ruth, Worden, Illinois, 18 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren also survive him. Ted is preceded in death by a brother William Shipley.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Kansas City Hospice or Kansas City Hospice House.
Visitation and Funeral Service
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the Chapel. Burial will follow services at Antioch Cemetery.
Marilyn E. Nauyoks
November 22, 2008
Marilyn E. Nauyoks, age 84, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away Nov. 20, 2008.
She was born May 14, 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri to Clarence and Ethel Stephens Brown. She attended Nall Avenue Baptist Church where she enjoyed her Sunday school classes and many friends. Marilyn was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, Frank Nauyoks in 2002. She is survived by her son David Nauyoks, her daughter Patricia Northcutt, and a granddaughter Amy Northcutt. She is also survived by her sisters Shirley Reeder, and Gerry White, and by many cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Visitation and Funeral Services
Services will be held at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, with a visitation Monday evening from 5 to 7PM and a funeral service Tuesday at 1:00 PM also at the chapel, followed by burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Irene Clara Israel
November 20, 2008
Irene Clara Israel, 85, of Merriam, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2008, at Trinity Nursing and Rehabilitation in Shawnee, Kansas.
Irene, born August 11, 1923 in Avalon, Missouri married Donald C. Israel January 5th, 1946. Irene was preceded in death by her husband Donald, a son James, and a daughter, Martha, Carl Corbin, brother and Willa Cooper, sister. She is survived by two daughters, Donna and Terry Stutzman, Roeland Park, Kansas; Tracy Israel, Topeka, Kansas; two grandchildren, David and Kristene Rule; Shawnee, Kansas; Megan Rule and fiance Warren Klosterman, Overland Park, Kansas; three great grandchildren, Christian, Collin and Callie Rule; two brothers Don and Wilma Corbin, Trenton, Missouri; and Bill and Dorothy Corbin, Chillocothe, Missouri; Sister-in-law, Helen Israel-Davis, Shawnee, Kansas; brother-in-laws, Robert Israel, Overland Park, Kansas; Dale Israel, Shawnee, Kansas; Samuel Israel, Topeka, Kansas; and many nieces and nephews, and her long-time best friend, Dorothy Brown.
Irene was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother and friend. She lived and loved her family most, and she will never be forgotten.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Shriners Hospital, Vitas Hospice of Kansas or Wayside Waifs.
Visitation and Funeral Service
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, November 24, 2008 at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Fuenral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, at the Chapel. Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery in Shawnee.
Gay Nell Anderson
November 20, 2008
Gay Nell Anderson passed away in her home in Shawnee, Kansas on November 15, 2008 at the age of 68.
Gay was born in 1940 to loving parents Myrtle and Allen Tyler. She was married to her loving husband Dick Anderson for nearly 30 years before he preceded her in death in 2005. Beloved mother, dear sister, and devoted wife and daughter, she leaves to cherish her memory; daughter Dr. Kamille Ziegenhorn & son-in-law Eric Ziegenhorn of Lenexa, daughter Karla Ebrahimi & son-in-law Drew Camens of California, son Kevin Ebrahimi & daughter-in-law Kate Ebrahimi of California, sister Mary Louise Tyler of Shawnee, step-son Donald Anderson of Lawrence, five adoring grandchildren Zoe and Zachary Ziegenhorn, Nathalie and Griffin Camens, Julia Ebrahimi, and countless other cherished family and friends. Her beautiful soul will be missed forever and never forgotten.
Memorial contributions in Gay’s memory may be made to the Lenexa Baptist Church, 15320 87th Street, Lenexa, Kansas.
Visitation and Funeral Service
Services will be held Saturday, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee with a visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. followed by the service at 11 a.m. and burial in Lenexa Cemetery.
Dr. Kenneth Laney, DDS
November 18, 2008
Dr. Kenneth O. Laney, DDS, 79, of Mission, Kansas, passed Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Ken was born October 14, 1929 to the Orton and Thelma Laney in Kansas City, Kansas. Ken served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. After the service Ken, graduated from UMKC School of Dentistry. He practiced dentistry for 43 years. Ken practiced at the Georgetown Medical Building for over twenty years.
Ken is survived by his wife Lorrie Laney, and children: Marc Laney and wife Lynne, Kansas City, Missouri; Marcia Carter and husband Howard, Lenexa; Jan Coleman and husband Mike, Kansas City, Kansas; Paula Dyrhaug and husband Jimmy, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Eric Smith and wife Michelle, Frisco, Texas. A sister Opal Ney and husband Dale, 12 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren also survive him.
The family suggests memorial contributions in lieu of flowers be made to Kansas City Hospice.
Memorial Services:
Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, November 21 at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. A Celebration of Ken’s life will follow at 6 p.m. at the chapel.
Dr. Carl E. Latschar
November 16, 2008
Dr. Carl E. Latschar, 89, died November 16, 2008, at Garden Terrace of Overland Park, Overland Park, Kansas.
He was born May 24, 1919, in Newton, Kansas, to Oscar and Margaret (Warkentin) Latschar. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Laura Elizabeth (Herr) Latschar (September 2006).
Carl graduated from Meade High School in 1936 and received his B.S. in Industrial Chemistry from Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science in 1941. On August 28, 1941, he married Laura at the home of her parents in Abilene, KS. He was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy on August 1, 1943, and served as a weather officer on the Johnston Island Naval Air Station in the Pacific during World War II.
Carl earned his M.S. in Chemistry from Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science in 1947 and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from The University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1951. Carl worked as a research chemist for DuPont in Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina from 1950 until 1982 when he and Laura retired and returned to Kansas. They lived in Salina, Kansas, until January 2003, when they moved to Lakeview Village, Lenexa, Kansas, to be closer to their children. He loved his family and enjoyed cheering for the K-State Wildcats and whoever was playing against KU.
Carl is survived by his 5 children, Lucille (Rich) Jewett of Merriam, Kansas, Carol (Ulrich) Kessler of Öpfingen, Germany, John (Terry) Latschar of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Beth Latschar of Mission, Kansas, and Joanne (John) McNair of Lenexa, Kansas; 12 grandchildren, ages 17 to 41; 11 great grandchildren, ages 1 to 14; and his sisters-in-law, Louise Latschar, Alta Mae Latschar, Alice Reinecke and brother-in-law Marvin Reinecke. He was preceded in death by his brothers Arnold and Milton and sisters Agnes and Edna.
Memorial contributions in his honor may be made to the scholarship fund at the Lenexa United Methodist Church, 9138 Caenen Lake Rd, Lenexa, KS, 66215.
Memorial Services
The memorial service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 21, 2008, at Lenexa United Methodist Church with burial in Abilene, Kansas.