Kansas City Star June 14, 2004
Elaine Lucille Stallard , 83, of Gladstone, MO, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2004 at North Kansas City Hospital. She was born on July 7, 1920 to Harris Prentise and Blanche Helen (Jones) Merry in Bangor, ME, where she grew up and attended school. On July 17, 1942 she was united in marriage to Richard Durham Stallard in Bangor, ME, where Richard was serving in the military. After their marriage they lived in Bangor, ME. In 1951, they moved to Liberty, MO, and recently to Gladstone. Elaine was a member of the Methodist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Kenneth Merry. Elaine is survived by her husband, Richard Durham Stallard , of the home; son, Richard D. Stallard , Jr. and wife Pam, Trimble, MO; daughter, Linda Sue Stallard , of the home; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one brother, John Merry, Bangor, ME, and other relatives and many friends. Funeral Service, 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 15, at the Hixson-Klein Funeral Home, Edgerton, MO. Burial in Dearborn Cemetery. Visitation one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. (Arrangements: Hixson-Klein Funeral Home 816-227-3313)