November 1998

LAVERNE MARTIN 
MABEL CLINTON 
DONALD F. HARDER 
GRACE E. HANCHETT 
JEFFERY WAYNE LEMKEN 
JEANNE PATRICK 
BENJAMIN E. TILLY 

LAVERNE MARTIN 

Laverne Ashby Martin, Ed.D., Houston, formerly of Independence, died Monday, Nov. 16, 1998, in Houston. 

Mrs. Martin was born Jan. 25, 1922, in Warrick County, Ind., and moved to Kansas City at the age of six. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Kansas City Teachers College in Kansas City 

in 1942, a master's degree from Southwest Baptist Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, in 1946, and a doctorate degree in religious education from Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn., in 1968. She began her career as Arkansas State Secretary of the Baptist Women's Missionary Union. In 1950-51, she was the Director of Religious Education at the Inskip Baptist Church, Knoxville, Tenn., and in April 1952, she became head of the Primary Department in the Church Training Union Department of the Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville. 

It was during that time that she co-authored "The Primary Leadership Manual" and the "Primary Section" of The Baptist Training Union Magazine. In 1966, her first children's book, "The Bible is a Special Book," was published. In the fall of 1969, she joined the faculty at the University of South Carolina as assistant professor of early childhood education. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harris Linly Martin. 

She is survived by one sister, Barbara J. Scogin of Independence; and many nieces and nephews. 

Memorial services were held Nov. 19 in the Chapel of South Main Baptist Church, Houston. Private inurnment will be held Dec. 29 at Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City.

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MABEL CLINTON 

Mabel Campbell Clinton, 86, Solana Beach, Calif., formerly of Independence, died Saturday, Nov. 28, 1998, in La Jolla, Calif. 

Mrs. Clinton was born Oct. 19, 1912, in McGregor, Mich., and moved to Independence in 1919. She had lived in Solana Beach for eight years. She was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and a graduate of William Chrisman High School. Her parents, William J. and Minnie Sherman Campbell, owned several businesses just off the Square, including a hardware store and a produce business. She moved to San Diego, Calif., in 1935 after her marriage to James Howard Clinton Jr., 

the only child of James H. and Roberta Martin Clinton. They were the proprietors of the Clinton Drug Store established on the Independence Square in 1888, the building where Harry Truman held his first job and is now owned by the Jackson County Historical Society. 

She was a homemaker and was active in volunteer work all her life. After moving to Rancho Santa Fe she was a Campfire Girl leader, chairman of the Halloween Carnival for the Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School, chairman of the Rancho Santa Fe Riding Club horse show, chairman of the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club rummage sale and a founding member of a charitable organization, Country Friends, besides serving as chairman and member of many other committees. She and her husband owned commercial and rental property in California, including a hotel, motel, restaurant, parking garage, parking lots and a service station. Her husband died in 1971. 

Her survivors include one daughter, Jamie Detweiler, Solana Beach; one granddaughter, Shannon Detweiler, San Clemente, Calif.; one sister, Violet Campbell Sackman, Independence; and two nieces, Patty Campbell Lund, Liberty, Mo., and Carolyn Sackman Scafe, Independence. 

Cremation. Arrangements were under the direction of the El Camino Mortuary, San Diego.

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DONALD F. HARDER 

Donald Frederick Harder, 79, San Diego, Calif., formerly of Independence, died Monday, Nov. 30, 1998, at a hospital in San Diego. 

Mr. Harder was born in 1919 in Independence. He served as senior counselor in the Counseling Center and lecturer in the Department of Psychology at UCLA from 1952 to 1955, became the supervisor of testing and guidance at U.C. Davis in 1955, and served as assistant professor of education from 1958 to 1960. He was the coordinator of counseling at SDSU from 1960 until his retirement in 1983. In 1961, he was appointed Dean of Counseling and Testing. From 1974 to 1976, he was Associate Dean of Students. In 1976, he was a University Ombudsman for two years, and from 1978 until his retirement in 1983, he returned to the Counseling Center as a counseling psychologist. He also served as a volunteer, unpaid counselor for Counseling and Psychological Services and the office of the Ombudsman until a few months ago. 

He received an associate's degree in 1939 from Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa, began work on his bachelor's degree at the University of Missouri from 1941-1942, served as a naval aviator during World War II, and returned to complete his bachelor's degree at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, in 1947. He received his master's degree in 1949, and a doctorate in educational psychology in 1952. He was an avid golfer while at SDSU, winning many trophies as a member and officer of the Professor's Golf Association. Other interests and community activities include a licensed psychologist; volunteer with San Diego Hospice and the Llan-Lael Foundation; America's Foundation building schools in Tijuana; member of the Board of Trustees and an ordianed minister, The Phoenix Institute; Adjunct Faculty, California Pacific University; and co-founder and vice president, Conscious Realities Institute. 

His survivors include his wife of 52 years, Marilyn Shaw-Harder of the home; one son, Jay Harder, Memphis; one daughter, Jan Goodin, one grandchild, Jaye Lee Goodin, and one sister, Joy Browne, all of Independence; and many nieces and nephews. 

A memorial services will be held Sunday in California. A Donald F. Harder Memorial fund has been established at Graceland College, Development Office, 700 College Ave., Lamoni, Iowa 50140.

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GRACE E. HANCHETT 

Grace E. Hanchett, 79, of Independence, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 1998, at the Independence Health Care Center. 

Mrs. Hanchett was born Feb. 18, 1919, in Independence. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Odessa. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Hanchett. 

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Doris and Paul Wright, Odessa; a son and daughter-in-law, Raymond and Marcia Loewer, Tehachapi, Calif.; a brother, Bill "Art" Wilson, Independence; three grandsons, Steve, Jeff and Ted Wright; two granddaughters, Karen Cervantes and Debbie Allen; and 12 great-grandchildren. 

Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the George C. Carson & Sons Independence Chapel. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 10 a.m. until service time at the chapel. 

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JEFFERY WAYNE LEMKEN 

Jeffery Wayne Lemken, 43, Kansas City, died Friday, Nov. 6, 1998, at Vencor Hospital in Kansas City. 

Mr. Lemkin was born July 2, 1955, in Kansas City. 

Survivors include a daughter, Wendy Young, and granddaughter, Kayla Crowder, both of Deepwater, Mo.; three brothers, Richard Lemken, Peculiar, Mo., David Lemken, Houston, Texas, and James L. Lemken, Raytown, Mo.; and two sisters, Beverly Rheuport, Prairie Village, Kan., and Kimberly Johnson, Independence, Mo. 

Memorial services are pending. Arrangements are being handled by Park Lawn Funeral Home, Kansas City, Mo. 

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JEANNE PATRICK 

Jeanne Patrick, 69, of Independence, died Friday, Nov. 6, 1998, at Independence Regional Health Center. 

Mrs. Patrick was born April 2, 1929, in Mineral Point, Mo. She worked for the Canteen Corp. and retired from WATCO MFG. She was a member of Imanuel Baptist Church. 

She was preceeded in death by her son, Richard L. Force in 1966. 

Survivors include her husband, Charles Patrick of the home; a daughter, Linda Snider, Independence; a stepdaughter, Judy Patrick, Kansas City, Mo.; a brother, Donald Strickland, Marion, Ill.; a sister, Leta Lawson, Viburnum, Mo.; a grandson, Matthew Riley; and two step-grandsons, Kelly and Jason Snider. 

Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at George C. Carson and Sons Independence Chapel. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the chapel. 

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BENJAMIN E. TILLY 

Benjamin E. "Ben" Tilly, 80, Wellington, Mo., died Thursday, Nov. 5, 1998, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City. 

Mr. Tilly was born Dec. 24, 1917, in Morrison, Mo. , and was a lifelong resident of Wellington. He was a farmer and a member of the American Association of Retired persons and the Missouri Cattlemen's Association. He was also a member of St. Luke's Evangelical Church and its Builders Sunday school class. 

His survivors include two daughters, Jeanette Niendick, Wellington, and Elaine White, Blue Springs; two sons, Larry Tilly and Wayne Tilly, both of Wellington; a brother, Alvin Tilly, Higginsville, Mo.; four sisters, Norma Kronshage, Napoleon, Mo., Alberta Beissenherz, Wellington, Ann Ahmann, Odessa, and Doris Alumbaugh, Raytown; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. 

Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at St. Luke's Evangelical Church, Wellington. Burial will be in St. Luke's Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Snow Funeral Home, Wellington.

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