Obituaries

Dr. Larry Lee Cornine, 81, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022, at his residence. Graveside services with full military honors will be held at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, May 12, 2022, at the Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will greet friends prior to the graveside service from 12-2:00 p.m., Thursday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations in his name to The Gathering Baptist Church for Youth Camp. He was born March 18, 1941, in California, MO to Julian Sanford and Wilma Lee (Newkirk) Cornine and has been a longtime area resident. He graduated from Central High School in 1959 and later from Central Missouri State Teachers College (now the University of Central Missouri), The University of Kansas, and Liberty University. He held bachelor’s, master’s, specialist’s, and doctorate degrees in education, a master’s degree in counseling, and a doctorate degree in clinical psychology. He had worked as a teacher and viceprincipal for the North Kansas City School District from 1966-79 and was principal of Kearney High School from 1980-81. After leaving public education in 1981, he had a private mental heath practice until his retirement in 2001. Noting that “retirement didn’t work,” he was a full-time professor at two local seminaries teaching mental health counseling, most recently at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Shawnee, Kansas from 2019 up to his death. He proudly served 2 terms in the US Army during the Vietnam War from 1966-1970. He enjoyed his work as well as being an avid reader of history and biography, traveling, and attending grandchildren’s activities. He was a longtime member of The Gathering Baptist Church, formerly Noland Road Baptist Church, Birchwood Baptist Church, and Rockwood Baptist Church. He is survived by his loving wife of nearly 61 years, Dorothy of the home; a daughter, Kelly Morgan and her husband Jim of Lee’s Summit, MO; a son, Chris Cornine and his wife Andrea of Lee’s Summit, MO; 2 brothers, Gale Cornine and his wife Alice of Nelson, MO and Ron Cornine and his wife Debbie of Gravois Mills, MO; 6 grandchildren, Amanda (Tyler), Alyssa, Zachary, Dominic, Reece and Riley and one great grandchild, Wren. He was preceded in death by his parents and 4 siblings, Judy, Sammy, Brian and Steve. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel (816) 373-3600)

Virginia Lee Warren, age 79, of Independence, Missouri passed away May 8, 2022, at The Villages of Jackson Creek Memory Care. She was born December 13, 1942, in Mapleton, KS to Dorothy (Schmitz) Chapman and James Chapman. She grew up in Fort Scott, KS, graduating from Fort Scott High School in 1960 and always considered Fort Scott her “home”.

George “GB” Jones, 89, Blue Springs, passed Monday, April 4, 2022, at the Parkway in Blue Springs, MO. A celebration will be held from 5:30-8 pm Friday, May 20 at Lee Andrews Hall & Gardens, 8510 SW State Route 7, Blue Springs, MO.

Sheryl Sue Cobb was called home by the Lord on the morning of April 27, 2022 at the age of 62. She is survived by her husband Les, her sons Ryan Cobb (Jenaye Aldridge) and Owen Cobb and granddaughter Harper Cobb (Ryan’s daughter). She is also survived by her parents, Jack and Beth Tracy, sister Shelly Krysa (Frank), and brother Mike Tracy (Sarah). She was predeceased recently by her sister Kelly Downs. She has 2 brothers-in-law living, Jim Cobb (Rebecca) and Bill Downs.

Melba Gean Garrison, 84, of Lexington, MO, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Friday, May 6th, 2022, at the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South Street, Lexington, MO. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 AM at the chapel. Burial will be in the Lexington Memory Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Trinity United Church of Christ or to the Parkinson’s Foundation Heartland. Memories and condolences for her family can be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com or on our Facebook Page. Arrangements are entrusted to the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South Street, Lexington, MO 64067, 660-259-2245.

Sherri Lynn Hunter, 50, of Independence, Missouri passed away on April 22, 2022 after a car accident. Sherri was born on March 21, 1972 to Ernest “Butch” and Sharon (Hicks) Hunter in Kansas City, Missouri.

Dennis M. Moe, 71, finished his probationary time on this earth and returned to his heavenly father to begin a new, life-long adventure on April 24, 2022. He was born in Yakima, Washington on November 7, 1950 to Robert and Verl (Schrock) Moe and grew up on a farm near Pasco, Washington. Dennis graduated from Pasco High, and worked for Hilltop Farms and then Ice Harbor Farms as an irrigation manager.