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The Kansas City Times from Kansas City, Missouri • 14

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mv OetoMr 14A THE KANSAS CITY TIMES mmuHy 173 4 Deaths ItNi Wichita Man Dies in Crash Wichita A 2l-year-old Wichita man was killed Saturday morning at a rail crossing when his mail delivery truck struck a freight engine police said The victim John A Carlson formerly of Kansas City was a driver for Lindell Taylor Truck Contractors Wichita He leaves his father Norman Carlson and his mother Mrs Frances Wise both of Wicnita: a brother Anthony Carlson Eu- Boadman Greeley Colo and four grandchildren Services wi be at 2 pm today at the Stanton Chapel Atchlsen burial in Mou Vernon Cemetery Atchison The family suggests contributions to the shriner Crippled Hospital Denver or the W- dotte County Cancer Association Nortonville Mrs Christina Corkill 89 died Friday at a Nortonville nursing home She was a lifelong Nortonville area resident Corkill was a member of the Nortonville Methodist Church and its Woman's Society of Christian Service the Happy Hour Social Club and the Order of Eastern Star She leaveaa son Albert Corkill El Paso Tex two daughters Mrs Agnes Parsons Tonganoxie Kan and Mrs Katherine Barr Billings Mont two brothers Frank Ziegler Nortonville and William Ziegler Amer Lexington: half sister Mrs Lorens Talbott Winstor Mo 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren Services wt be at 2 pm Tuesday at the Vaugbn-Walker Chapel Lexington burial in Machpelsh Cemetery Lexington Friends may call after 7 pm tonight at the chapel flit rs Muriel Kessler of Mountain Home Ark died Saturday at a hospital here She was born near Muscotah Kan and had formerly lived in Atchison Ktn before moving to Mountain Home in 1964 Mrs Kessler was former employee of the Atchison County office and the Atchison Urban Renewal She leaves a sister Miss Jeanette unger Wichita Services will be at 10 am Tuesday at the Stanton Chapel Atchison burial In the Muscotah Cemetery Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm tonight at the chapel Funeral Services Chapel Excelsior Springs burial Hilicrest Cemetery Excelsior Springs Friends may call after 7 pm tonight at the chapel MRS BERTHA RIB6EIK Mrs Bertha Rieser 83 of 145r 39th Independence died Sunday at St Joseph Hospital She was born in Jefferson City and had lived in Kansas City 46 yea Mrs Rieser was formerly a member of St Louis Catholic Church She leaves a son William Rieser Jr 8408 Pittinger Grandview two daughters Mrs Frances Shu-kert 14701 39th Independence and Mrs Rosemary Johnson 5707 Oakridge Court three brothers A Rackers Frank Rackers end Otto Rackers and two sisters Mrs Hilda Schmidt and Mrs Clara Luecke all of Jefferson City and seven grandchildren Service! will be at 10 am Tuesday at the church burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery The rosary will be said at 7:30 pm tonight at the McGilley Midtown Chapel where friends may call after 3 pm today FOREST KIMMERLING Forest Kimmerling 73 of 4315 39th died Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital He was bom in Frankton Ind and had lived in Kansas City most of his life Mr Kimmerling was a retired painter He leaves his wife Mrs Mina Kimmerling of the I home and two sisters Deaths Over Kansas John Heifer 77 of Atchison died Saturday at a hospital here He was born in Tonga-noxie Kan and had lived hen since 1932 He formerly owned the Individual Mausoleum Company and bad been a teacher In rural Tonganoxie schools He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War I a past commander of the Atchison American Legion Peat and past commander of the First District of the Kansas Department of the American Legion He was business manager of the American Legion Junior Drum and Bugle Corps 10 yean Mr Heiser was past president of the Atchison Kiwanls Club He was a former director of the United Fund Campaign In Atchison He was past exalted ruler of the Atchison Elks Lodge and a member of the Masonic Lodge Tonganoxie He leaves a son Dr Job-H Heiser 2203 87th Terrace Mission Hills two brothen Dr Paul Heiser San Angelo Tex and James Heiser Brazoria Tex two sisters Mrs Bleakley Tonganoxie and Mrs Cummings Kan two alaters Miss Lena Ziegler Nortonville and Mrs Frieda Cooper Ronan Mont and a granddaughter Services will be at 2 pm Tuesday at the Chapel Nortonville Norte burial in the tmville Ceme- ta the paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Arthur Carlson Fair Hope Ala and the maternal grandfather Rev Gates Fort Scott Kan Services will be at 3 pm Tuesday at the Restha-ven Chapel Wkhita burial in the Resthaven Garden of Memories Wichita Mrs Hill in Ji I Chard 59 of Sgrin 1 day el Spring Huj burial in Johnson County will 2 pm Tuesday at the Bruce Chgp tery JESS BLANKENSHIP Jess Williard Blankenship 57 of ISO Elizabeth Independence died Jkturday at thelndependence Med-al Center He was bom in New-Ijurg Ark and had lived in Independence 31 years Mr Blankenship was a fork lift operator for he Allis -Chalmers Company 23 rs He leaves his wife Mrs Ha- EM Blankenship of the home sons Kenneth Blankenship 901 Elizabeth and Jesse Blankenship 9603 31st both of idependence two brothers Stan-ey Blankenship Melbourne Ark jnd Lonnie Blankenship Forty Four Ark five sisters Mrs Ste Williams Melbourne Mrs Helen Pence Independence Mrs Jpyce Floyd 9408 30th Inde-(ndence: Mrs Loyce Floyd Taco-1 Wash and Mrs Lela Dur-jn Dover Mo and three grand-lildren Services will be at 10 Wednesday at the Carson In pendence Chapel burial in Sa-n Cemetery Friends may call Dm 7 to 9 pm Tuesday at the chapel MRS NANCY CARTER Mrs Nancy Carter 72 of 10205 Beacon died Saturday at a Columbia hospital She was born in Linn Creek Mo and had lived in Kansas City most of her life Mrs Carter was a member of the First Christian Church of North Kansas City She was a member of the Northeast Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star She leave two sons Francis Carter Jr Kansas City and George A Carter Miami Fla two daughters Mrs Lucille Gamtin of the home and Mrs Alice Stewart Winner Road a sister Mrs usice Blackmore 4904 Blue Lane Kansas City Kansas 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grand-ehildren Services will be at County Memorial Gardens Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm tonight at the chapel Wilbur Reynolds 75 of 1214 6th Terrace pm Tuesday a Chapel Blue Springs cremation The family requests no flowers Thomas Chinn 81 of Platte City at 2 pm today at the City burial in Hampton Cerne-First Christian Church of Platte tery Pallbearers William Poss Elfred Badtke Robert Conn Howard Hey Earl Cox Phillip Johnston Billy Anderson and Norman Clarke Miss Ruth Ann Womack 19 of 1024 Pleasant Independence who was killed Saturday in a car in ar- easant Park Cemetery DeWitt Mo Miss Womack was a lifelong area resident She was a member of the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church She leaves her parents Mr and Mrs Orville Logan Womack Jr and three brothers Orville Logan Womack Jr William Womack and David Lee Womack all of the home the paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Orville Logan Womack Sr Wakenda Mo and thd maternal grandmother Mrs Ruth Wright Carrollton Tawnya and Rebbecca all of the home his parents Ms and Mrs OTarwll Sr and three brothers Jr Richard and Gene OTarrell all of Kansas City Services will be at 3 pm Tuesday af the Mount Moriah Chapel burial in Mount Moriah Cemetery Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 pm tonight at the chapel MRS GEORGE OLSZEWSKI Mrs Hmily Olszewski 46 of 281 8th Kansas City Kansas died Sunday at the home after apparently suffering a heart attack She was born in Chicago and had lived in this area 15 years Mrs Olszewski was a member of St Joseph Catholic Church Kansas City Kansas She was a member of the Armourdele American Legion Post Auxiliary She leaves her husband George Olszewski end a son Frederick Louis Olszewski both of the home and two brothers Ted Szczecinski and John Szczecinski and a sister Miss Anna Szczecinski all of Chicago Services will be at 9 am Wednesday at the church burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery The rosary will be said at 8 pm Tuesday at the Butler Chapel 22 18th where friends may call from 6 to 9 pm Tuesday MRS ELDON O'REAR Mrs Maurine 55 of 3305 Claremont Independence died Sunday at the home She was bom in Fulton Tenn and had lived in this area most of her life Mrs was a secretary for the Steelworkers Union Local No 13 She was a member of the Fairmount Christian Church Independence She leaves her husband Eldon of the home two sons Alan 17131 Dover Lane Independence and Greg 4212 NW 57th Terrace a daughter Miss Jeanne of the home two brothers McClain 10300 15th and Murray McClain 10609 34th both of Independence an three sisters Mrs Maggie Weaks Mrs Opal Odom and Mrs Marjorie Gennuso all of Paris Tenn Services will be at 10 am Wednesday at the Speaks Chapel Independence burial in Mound Grove Cemetery Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm Tuesday at the chapel DAMON PURSELL Damon Pursell 59 of 8010 Oak died Sunday at North Kansas City Memorial Hospital He was born in Paola Kan and had lived in Kansas City 40 years Mr Pursell was a building contractor in Kansas City North more than 35 years He was a member of the Gladstone Lions Club and was a director of the Clay-Platte Retarded Children's Workshop Mr Pursell was a member of the Gash-land United Methodist Church He was a Navy veteran of World War II He leaves his wife 'Mrs Dorothy Pursell two sons Michael Pursell and Mark A Pursell and a daughter Miss Patricia A Pursell all of the home a brother Kenneth Pursell 308 NW 83rd and a sister Mrs Nadine Odor 820 South Shore Drive Lake Wau-komis in Platte County The family requests no flowers and suggests contributions to the Damon Pursell Memorial Fund at the church MRS ROSE RICHARDS Mrs Rose Lee Richards 63 of Excelsior Springs died Saturday in Summit She lived in Clay County 37 years Mrs Richards is a former Kansas City beauty salon operator and the owner of Rose Lee and Motel in Excelsior Springs She leaves one brother Walker Dallas three sisters Mrs Grace Smith Mt Vernon Mo: Mrs Harriett Rice Summit and Mrs 'Martha Jane Cashner Richmond Mo Services will be at 1:30 pm Tuesday at the Gowing-Hope EDWARD SCHLEICHER Edward Schleicher 70 of 8700 Holmes died Sunday at Research Medical Center rie was a lifelong area resident He was a pattern maker for Acme Pattern and Model Works before retiring in 1971 Mr Schleicher was a Catholic He leaves his wife Mrs Helen Schleicher of the home four brothers William Schleicher Las Vegas Nev Albert Schleicher Oklahoma City Walter Schleicher Wichita and Frank Schleicher 5100 Tracy three sisters Mrs Leo Egan Minnie Stites and Miss Katie Schleicher all of 5100 Tracy Services will be at 9:30 am Tuesday at St Catholic Church burial in Calvary Cemetery The rosary will be said at 8 pm tonight at the McGllley Midtown Chapel where friends may call after 7 pm tonight MRS ETHEL THORP Mrs Ethel Thorp 89 of 4343 Harrison died Saturday at St Hospital Mrs Thorp was born in Pilot Grove Mo and had lived in Kansas City most of her life She leaves two sons Gordon Lee Thorp and Richard Dotson Thorp both of the home Services will be at 10 am Tuesday at the Newcomer Brush Creek Chapel burial in Forest Hill Cemetery Friends may call after 3 pm today at the chapeL MRS ELLA WINTER Mrs Ella Winter 89 of Weston in Platte County died Saturday at a hospital in Leavenworth She was born in Platte County and had lived in Weston since 1906 Mrs Winter was a member of the Weston Christian Church She leaves two sons Lewis Winter Weston and Jesse Winter Cincinnati three daughters Mrs Edna Hevalow Parkville Mrs Kathryn Wright 3806 Freeman Kansas City Kansas and Mrs Fern Of-futt Weston a sister Mrs Mae Tinder Platte City 10 grandchildren 23 great-grandchildre) and Conklin Knightstown Ind and Mrs Edith Whetsel Anderson Ind Services and burial will be this week in Anderson Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm tonight at the Newcomer Brush Creek Chapel LOREN KING SR Loren King Sr 77 of 1104 17th Kansas City Kansas died Sunday at Providence Hospital He was bom in Andrews Ind and had lived in Kansas City Kansas most of his life Mr King retired in 1964 as a machinist for the Rock Island Railroad where he had worked 41 years He was a Navy veteran of World War I and was a charter member of the World War I Veterans He was a member of the Adam Peters Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Mr King leaves his wife Mrs Ka tie King of the home two sons Loren King Jr San Die go and Edward A King Long Beach Calif a daughter Mrs Shirley Kampmeler 3527 Silver Kansas City Kansas nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild Services will be at 12:30 pm Tuesday at the Fulton-Nickel Chapel burial in Mount Hope Cemetery Friends may call after 4 pm today at the chapeL The family suggests memorial contributions to the church MRS MABEL LANG Mrs Mabel Lang 82 of 3209 Somerset Drive Prairie Village died Saturday at a nursing home at 7701 James A Reed Road She was born in Independence and had lived here most of her life Mrs Lang was a member of the Reorganized Latter Day Saint Church She leaves three grandchildren Services will be at 11 am Tuesday at the Mount Moriah Chapel burial in Moun Washington Cemetery ARISTED MURRELL Aristed Murrell 48 of Excelsior Springs died Sunday at the home He was bdm in Excelsior Springs and had lived there most of his life Mr Murrell was a member of the Main Street Baptist Churcb Excelsior Springs He was a maintenance man Services will be at 2 pm Wednesday at the church burial in Elmwood Cemetery Excelsior Springs RALPH MYERS Ralph Leonard Myers 79 of 8425 Main died Saturday at the Spelman Memorial Hospital Smithville He was bom in Waldron in Platte County and had lived here most of his life He was a retired maintenance man for the North Kansas City street department Mr Myers was a Methodist He leaves his wife Mrs Dorothy Myers of the home a brother Levi Myers Parkville a sister Mrs Marguerite Naylor Gladstone a grandson and two ireat-grandchildren Services will je at 11 am Tuesday at the Francis Chapel Parkville burial in Platte City Cemetery Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm tonight at the chapeL GEORGE O'FARRELL George 38 of 8824 Iroquois Trail died Sunday at Me-norah Medical Center He was a lifelong area resident Mr was vice-president of opera- tions for the Burstein-Applebi 5550 TROOST MIDTOWN KC MO DE 3-3538 8437 WORNALL SO KC MO EM 3-2270 Chmfit 'ftfuWxu UNITED APPLIANCE CO 124 SO MAIN INDEPENDENCE MO TE 3-1 1 77 'eat-grandchildren i 10 am Tuesday two great-Services will 7911 SANTA FE OVERLAND PARK KAN DU 1 -6553 310 ARMOUR NO KC MO HA 1-5888 at the Vaughn Chanel Weston burial in Graceland Cemetery Weston Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm tonight at the chapeL Deaths Over Missouri Lexington Raymond Lee 87 of Lexington died Saturday at a Lexington hospital He was born in Odessa Mo and had lived in Lexington 30 years Mr Lee was a retired farmer and was a former employee of the Lexington Creamery He was a member of the Reorganized Latter Day Sain Church Lexington He leaves his wife Mrs Fannie Lee Lexington three sons Frank Lee 5019 6th Kansas City Harold Lee 807 Harkless Independence and Newell Lee Higginsville Mo a daughter Mrs Juanita Morris Odessa a stepbrother George Kansas Largest Selection of Cblor Television SPECIALIZING IN FASHIONS FOR BIG BEAUTIFUL WOMEN LANE pm Tuesday at the Newcomer North Kansas City Chapel burial in Forest Hill Cemetery Friends may call from 6 to 9 pm tonight -at "the chapeL GEORGE DONOVAN George Donovan 68 of War saw Mo formerly of Kansas City died Saturday at the home He Was born in Chula Mo and had lived here from 1949 to 1967 when he moved to Warsaw He was a retired millwright Mr Donovan was a member of the Warsaw Baptist Church He leaves his wife Mrs Elna Donovan of the home two sons Robert Donovan 3938 Brighton and Dr Uhl Donovan Lincoln Neb a daughter Mrs Shirley Sharpe Fort Worth a brother Joe Donovan Chillieothe Mo three sisters Mrs Helen Berg Kansas City Mrs Alma Yacomo Glendale Calif and Mrs Bernice Potts Breckenridge Mo Services will be at 10:30 a Tuesday at the church and at 3 pm at the graveside in May Cemetery Chula Mo GUY GAMBLE Guy Gamble 74 of 1401 28th Kansas City Kansas died Saturday at a nursing home in Edwardsville He was born in Altoona Kan and had lived in Kansas City Kansas 31 years Mr Gamble retired in 1965 from the Kansas City Kansas Board of Education after 12 years as custodian at the Eugene Ware Elementary School He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Kansas City Kansas Mr Gamble was a former assistant scoutmaster for Troop 222 at the old Lond" Heights Methodist Church He leaves his wife Mrs Jessie Gamble of the home two sons Robert Gamble 4722 Melody Kan sas City Kansas and William Gamble San Leandro Calif four daughters Mrs Wanda Van Beb-ber 5523 Broadmoor Mission Mrs Edith Clements Iola Kan Mrs Margaret Ann Prater Springfield Mo and Mrs Virginia Gerboth Ridgefield Conn four sisters Mrs Ethel Woosley and Mrs Amy Smith both of Arkansas City Kan Mrs Opal Honak-er Humboldt Kan and Mrs Ines Molson Garden City Kan 17 grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren Services will be at 10 a Tuesday at the Porter Chapel burial in Altoona Friends tnay call from 6 to 9 pm tonight at the chapeL The family suggests memorial contributions to the church MRS CESLAUS GARVEY Mrs Ceslaus (Tessie) Garvey 67 of 230 Ferree Kansas City Kansas was pronounced dead Sunday at Providence Hospital after apparently suffering a heart attack at the home She was born in Connecticut and had lived in Kansas City Kansas 61 years Mrs Garvey was a member of St Catholic Church and its Holy Rosary Sodality She was a member Of the Queen of the World Circle of the Daughters of Isabella She was a member of the White Eagle Senior Club She leaves three sons John Gar- vey James Garvey and Edward Garvey and two daughters Mrs Rosetta Miroslaw and Mrs Ceslaus Quilty all of Kansas City Kansas and 11 grandchildren Services will be at 8:30 am Tuesday at the Gibson-B 1 1 Chapel and at 9 am at the church burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery The rosary will be said at 8 tonight at the chapel where friends may call after 4 pm today ALBERT A GRISEZA Albert A Griseza 80 of 400 66th died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital after collapsing while attending services at St Pe- teris Catholic Church He was bom in Quincy 111 and had lived here more than 50 years Mr Griseza was a retired architect He was a member of the church and Ha Holy Name Society He leaves his wife Mrs Esther Grise-' za of the home MRS A HARRIS Mrs Catherine Sophia Harris T9 of Clinton Mo formerly of Kansas City died Sunday at a Clinton hospital She was bora in Kansas City and had lived in Clinton 33 years Mrs Harris was member of the Baptist Church of Greenwood in Jackson County She leaves her husband A Harris of the home two sons Harris 4516 111th Terrace and VoUfe Harris Clinton two daughters Miss Walla Harris 10808 Bennington and Mrs Alleta Conkin 5400 McCoy and a brother Isaac Belcher Greenwood Serv ices will be at 10:30 am Tuesdav at the Consalus Chapel Clinton burial in Raymore In Casa County Cemetery Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 pm tonight at the chapel CHARLES HUNSBURGER Charles Harold (Red) Hunsbur-r 65 of 5214 39th Terrace Saturday at Research Medical Center He was born in Canada and had lived here most of his -r wag a re the General hfe Mr Hunsburger was a retired employee of the General SPECIAL SIZES 14 TO 32 JUNIOR SIZES 1 7 TO 27 14 T026Vg HARD-TO-FINRJM i i IP TV The all new Sylvania GT-Matic color tuning system sees the picture before you do and automatically adjusts the color for you The GT-Matic memory controls are locked inside the set with a key But personal prfeferences vary And your geographic location can affect color reception why you get the key to the GT-Matic locked memory controls Should you ever wish to reset the controls just unlock the control center set the controls to your preference and then lock them up with the key The GT-Matic system will remember your color preference and work to maintain it from channel to channel program to program And the key keeps little fingers from playing with knobs they 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