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The Kansas City Times from Kansas City, Missouri • 18

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THE KANSAS CITY TIMES Tuwdsy April T3 11 am Thursday at Hinton Chapel burial in Memorial Park Cemetery Kansas City Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm Wednesday at the chapel 10 PARKER Deaths Additional Deaths on Pages 3B 14D John Parker 64 of 528 Drury died Monday at the home He was bom in Combs Ark and had lived here 21 of the Hidden First Baptist Church She leaves her husband Charles Park and a son Charles Park both of the home a daughter Mrs Cheryl Billingsley Holden her parents Mr and Mrs Clell Murphy Sr Warrensburg and three brothers CleU Murphy Jr Denver Vernon Dale Murphy Centerview Mo and Donald Murphy Warrensburg and a granddaughter Services will be at 2 pm Wednesday at the Cast Chapel Holden burial in the Holden Cemetery Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 pm night at the chapel Lee's Summit Woman Dies of Traffic Injuries An 80-year-old Summit woman died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered when the car in which she was riding and an Area Transportation Authority bus collided police said Mrs Genevieve Klein was a passenger in a car driven westbound in the 2200 block of Bannister Road by her husband Herbert Klein 76 of the home police said Hie bus was eastbound on Bannister turning left into the Bendix Corporation plant police said Klein was not injured Mrs Klein was born In Normandy Mo and had lived in St Louis most of her life before moving to Summit two years ago She was a member of the South Hampton Presbyterian Church St Louis She also leaves two daughters Mrs Claire Bennett 5719 Metcalf Circle Overland Park and Mrs Patricia A Neal Elm Grove Wis five grandchildren and a great-granddaughter Services will be at 1 pm today at the John Knox Village Chapel cremation years- Mr Parker was a maintenance man for the Percy Kent Bag Co Inc before be retired two years ago He was a Baptist He was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Deaf He leaves his wife Mrs Bemiece Parker of the home three brothers Wilburn Parker Summit Robert Parker Fayetteville Ark and Jack Parker Puyallup Wash and three sisters Mrs Nora McDonald Mulberry Ark Mrs Lottie Mathias Princeton Kan and Mrs Ruth Carlisle Guthrie Okla Services will be at 3 pm Wednesday at the Muehlebach Chapel burial in Floral Hills Cemetery Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm tonight at the chapel MRS CATHERINE PFLUMM Mrs Catherine Pflumm 71 of 124 N- Hardesty died Monday at the home after a long illness She was a lifelong area resident Mrs Pflumm was a member of St Joseph Catholic Church Shawnee She leaves a son Frank Pflumm 6139 Melrose Shawnee three daughters Mrs Jean Pechar Des Moines Mrs Shirley Kuklenski 3905 Delaware Independence and Mrs Kay Dobbs Atlanta a brother Frank Callahan 18 Thorp Kansas City Kansas and a sister Miss Florence Callahan 339 18th Kansas City Kansas 21 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren Services will be at 10 am Wednesday at the church burial in St Joseph Cemetery Shawnee The rosary great-grandson Services will be at 1 pm Wednesday at the Louis Chapel burial in Sheffield Cemetery Ml SS HANNAH GROVE Miss Hannah Groves 93 of a nursing home in Salisbury Mo formerly of Kansas City died Monday at the home She was born in Corder Mo and had lived here 25 years before moving to Salisbury two years ago Her grandfather David Groves settled near Lexington Mo about 100 years ago Miss Groves was graduated from the former Central College for Women Lexington She was a Methodist She leaves a brother James Fletcher Groves 600 Admiral and a sister Mrs Anna Groves of the home DREXEL HAINES Drexel Haines 90 of 2607 Van Brunt died Sunday at the home of a son Ronald Haines J5313 Park Gladstone He was born in Paton Iowa and had lived in this area most of his life Mr Haines was a chemist at Poul-An Laboratories Inc before he retired in 1971 He earlier was chief chemist 18 years for the Rawleigh Company Freeport 111 He was a member of the American Association of Retired Persons He also leaves three grandchildren Services will be at 1:30 pm Wednesday at the McGilley Antioch Chapel burial in Floral Hills Cemetery Friends may call from 5 to 9 pm today at the chapel MRS IRVING HARRIS Mrs Gladys Harris 77 Summit died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital She was born in Lamar Mo and had lived in this area most of her life Mrs Harris was a secretary for the General Motors Corporation finance division 40 years before she retired in 1964 She leaves a brother Wilkin 2612 Verona Mission Hills Graveside services will be at 2:30 pm Wednesday at Mount Moriah Cemetery MRS AGNES INMAN Mrs Agnes Inman 78 of 9104 36th Terrace died Monday at the Osteopathic Center She was born in Silver Lake Kan and had lived in this area 60 rears Mrs Inman was a Protestant She eaves two daughters Mrs Wanda May Foster of the nome and Mrs Virginia Lenius 3200 Hardy Independence a sister Mrs Evelyn Stephens Ft Leav- 8015 Campbell Dr William Abrams 1020 25th Kansas City Kansas and John Abrams Scottsdale Ariz a sister Mrs Lillian Kraitchman 9224 Riggs Lane Overland Park and nine grandchildren Services will be at 11 am Wednesday at the Louis Chapel burial in Mount Carmel Cemetery The family re- 3 nests no flowers and suggests contribu-ons to the synagogue orto the Hebrew Academy of Greater Kansas City MRS WILBERT WORLEY Mrs Mary Worley 79 of 6109 76th Terrace Prairie village died Monday at Shawnee Mission Hospital She was born in Newark NJ and had lived in New Jersey most of her life before moving here about nine months ago She leaves ner husband Wilbert Worley of the home a son Robert A Poindexter 3316 99th Leawood and three grandchildren Graveside services will be at 10 dm Thursday at Restland Cemetery Hanover NJ Friends may call from 7 to 9 pi tonight at the Newcomer Overland Park Chapel Deaths Over Kansas Pleasanton James Edgar Howell 95 Pleasanton died Sunday at a nursing home here He was born in Bates County Missouri and had lived in the Pleasanton area most of his life Mr Howell was a farmer before he retired He was a member of the Pleasanton First Baptist Church He leaves two sons Raymond Howell Pleasanton and Melvin A Howell Joplin a daughter Mrs Frances Craig Des Moines a brother Clarence Howell 703 NE 83rd a sister Mrs Lola Maude Kansas (Sty 13 grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren Services will be at 2 pm Wednesday at the church burial in the Pleasanton Cemetery Friends may call until noon Wednesday at the Torneden Chapel Pleasanton The family suggests contributions to the church Deaths Over Missouri Holden Mrs Betty Louise Park 45 Holden died Monday at the home after apparently suffering a heart attack She was bom in Warrensburg Mo and had lived here 25 years Mrs Park had been a secrets Rahm stary for the legal firm of Rahm and Warrensburg 15 years She was ZIbrtUnr Rirminaham day at Menorah Medical Center He was KODerT oirmingnam born Union Citv Ind and had Uved Jtobert Birmingham 51 of 3707 £LE 49th Terrace manager of the Farmland Industries life insurance di-vigion for Kansas Oklahoma and South Dakota died Monday at North Transas City Memorial Hospital after apparently suffering a heart attack Birmingham was a member of National Life Underwriters Association He was an honorary member of Pius High School board He was a member of the Missouri State High School Activities Association and had Hbgen a wrestling referee He was a member of St Catholic Church here and a former -member of the Knights of Columbus HH Joseph He formerly was for Boy Scout Troop No 412 here Mr Birmingham formerly was a member of the Southside Rotary jQub and the Southside Chamber of I Gommerce St Joseph He was born in Joseph and had lived in this area 15 'jSm He ieaves his wife Mrs Freda Birmingham of the home five sons Casey ffirmingham 6906 Bales Gladstone and Mark Gregory Sean and Brian Bir-- taingham all of the home four daughters Mrs Sheila Malott Platte City Bridget Maureen and Kerry Birmingham all of the home his parents Mr and Mrs John Birmingham St Joseph and a brother Richard Birmingham 209 Dartmouth Services will be at 11 am Wednesday at the church private burial The rosary will be said at 7:30 pm tonight at the McGilley Antioch Chapel where friends may call after 5 pm today The family requests no flowers and suggests contributions to the Msgr Thomas scholarship fund at the high school JOHN AGNEW John Agnew 71 Lawrence Kan formerly of Kansas City died Sunday at vahospital in Lawrence He was born in Eldon Mo and had lived here most of life before moving to Lawrence 15 ago Mr Agnew was a line fore-t the Sunflower Army Ammunition nt before he retired He leaves his -wife Mrs Opal Agnew of the home two Bobby Agnew and David Ag-heW both of 115 72nd Kansas City Kansas two sisters Miss Ida Agnew Washington and Mrs Amanda Harmon Silver Spring Md and nine grandchil- dren Services will be at 2 pm Thursday aithe Rumsey Chapel Lawrence burial -in Oak Hill Cemetery there PAUL DAM SGARO rpaul Damsgard 61 Sunrise Beach Mo formerly of Kansas City died Mon- born in Union City Ind and had lived here from 1931 until he moved to Sunrise Beach seven years ago Mr Damsgard was a wire drawer for the Arihco steel Corporation 33 years before he retired go He was a member of the Church He leaves his tary Damsgard of the home two daughters Mrs Patricia Hoglund 3509 NE 49th Terrace and Mrs Mary Ann Kahmann Fayetteville Ark four brothers Howard Damsgard Omaha Harold Damsgard Sheffield Ala Victor Damsgard Washington Court House Ohio and John Damsgard Jr Washington two sisters Mrs Emma Hillery and Mrs Ruth Jameson both of Washington Court House and a granddaughter Services will be at 11 am Wednesday at the Newcomer Brush Creek Chapel burial in Memorial Park Cemetery Kansas City Friends may call from 7 to 9 pm tonight at the chapel The family suggests contributions for leukemia research to the Kansas City chapter of the American Cancer Society NORMAN DAVIDSON Norman Davidson 64 Holt in Clay County died Sunday at the Excelsior Springs Hospital after a long illness He was born in Lexington Mo and had lived in this area seven years Mr Davidson was a radio entertainer in Shenandoah Iowa from 1930 to 1940 and later was a farmer before he retired He was a member of the Lexington First Baptist Church He leaves his mother Mrs Laura Davidson of the home four brothers William Davidson Jr and Wilson Davidson of Orrick Mo Wilbur Davidson Smithville and Oliver Davidson Excelsior Springs and three sisters Mrs Myrtle Wide 6908 114th Terrace Mrs Pauline Nash Lake Lotawana and Mrs Irene Littleton Richmond Mo Services will be at 1:30 pm Wednesday at the Go wing Chapel Richmond burial in Richmond Memory Gardens Cemetery Friends may call after 7 pm tonight at the chapel MRS SOPHIE El SEN Mrs Sophie Eisen 77 of 5721 Holmes died Monday at Research Medical Center She was born in New York and had lived here 72 years Mrs Eisen was a member of Congregation Beth Israel Abraham and Voliner She was a past president of the Shalom Pioneer Women and a member of the Senior Citizens Club of the Jewish Community Center She leaves her husband Issie Eisen of the home a son Harold Eisen 411 78th Terrace two daughters Mrs Lillian Sokoloff 8747 Daniel Boone Road and Mrs Peggy Ashe Houston a brother Manuel Hanick Louisville Ky two sisters Mrs Hannah Stolov 1215 82nd Terrace and Mrs Pauline Bovos 7420 Charlotte seven grandchildren and a will be at 8:30 pm tonight at the Amos friends The family: flowers and suggests contributions to the American Heart Association MRS MINNIE SOLOMON Mrs Minnie Solomon 74 of 7144 McGee died Monday at the Jewish Geriatric and Convalescent Center: She was born in Brooklyn and had Uved here 60 years Mrs Solomon was a member of Congregation Beth Shalom She leaves her Husband Ben Solomon of the home a son Melvin A Solomon 220 67th Terrace two daughters Mrs Eleanor Levine 9404 Roe and Mrs Alberta Summers 2510 78th both of Prairie Village three brothers Harry Abrams Traffic Deaths In Kansas City Mo Drivers 10 Passengers 3 Pedestrians 4 Total this year 17 Same period last year 13 Total last year 88 ee gran hilaren great-grande! secretary of the Johnson County Missouri Legal Secretaries Association and president of the Town and Country Extension Club Holden She was a member Accident at Home Fatal To Man Working on Car A 36-year-old Kansas City man was pronounced dead at Research Medical Center about 5:50 pm Saturday from head injuries he apparently received at the home Police said Joseph Wiggins Jr of 3313 52nd was apparently working on a car at the home at about 12:30 pm when he lost his balance slipped and fell hitting his head on the pavement Wiggins was born in Inverness Miss and had lived here 13 years He was a laborer for Tierra Royal Pottery Inc nine years He was a Baptist He leaves his father Joseph Wiggins Sr of the home three brothers Willie Wiggins 4401 56th Roosevelt Wiggins 3108 Benton Boulevard and Roy Dell Wiggins of the home and four sisters Mrs Leola Netters 5805 Highland Mrs Bessie Kindred 6401 Chestnut Mrs Azille Cullum 5125 Bellefontaine and Mrs Ardella Brown 4934 Walrond Services will be at 10 am Wednesday at the Lawrence A Jones Linwood Chapel burial in Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery Friends may call from 6 to 9 pm tonight at the chapel John A Graves Trucking Leader Dies OUR PRAIRIE VILLAGE STORE ALSO CLOSING THE LANDING FURTHER DRASTIC MARKDOWNS CJ) I) LISCENSE 39170 FIXTURES FOR SALE IM ItULOCC EVERYTHING GOES By The Star's Own Service Salina Kan John A Graves 58 Salina trucking executive died Monday at a Salina hospital where he had been a patient two weeks after apparently suffering a heart attack Mr Graves was first vice-president and a founder of the Graves Truck Lines Inc a firm which has grown from a family owned farm-to-market service into one of the leading transporters inhe Midwest He was president of the Kansas Motor Carriers Association in 1972 and had served as president of the American Trucking Association operations council He was bom on a farm near here and had lived in this area all his life Mr Craves was a member of the Salina First United Methodist Church He was an Army veteran of World War II He leaves his wife Mrs Helen Graves of the home two sons Graves Salina and Donald Graves Colorado Springs two daughters Mrs Patricia Counts gnd Miss Carolyn Graves both of Salina three brothers Dwight Graves Wichita William Graves Salina and Lowell Graves 6644 Woodson Drive Merriam six sisters Mrs Alice Ely Salt Lake City Mrs Ada Bennett Poy-nor Mo Mrs Marjorie Hamilton La-Grange 111 Mrs Mary McLeod and Mrs Ruth Reese both of Salina and Mrs Louise Murdock Montrose Colo and nine grandchildren Services will be at 2 pm Wednesday at the church burial in Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery here The family suggests contributions to the Kansas Heart Association or to the Asbury Hospital intensive care Phone Sunday Want Ads in before 5 pm Fri Adv Sandals unit here New Go-Togethers With Handbags the year of the coordinated shoe and handbag duo and these Copy Cats leather city sandals copy-cat their smart good looks and fine leathers in new go-with handbags three from our all new handbag collection Top: Renard tan analine with stacked heel $24 Center: Navy or white analine stacked heel $24 Lower: Renard tan or white analine $24 Handbags from $25 Plenty of high-voltage spring fashion in this new two-piece skirt set a striking splashy-print skirt with al JvCelW tts own ribby scoop-neck top and accenting scarf Black and white Misses Sizes 6-14 Country Club Plaza Crown Center Mall Prairie Village Ward Parkway.

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