Rebecca A. McMinn 60 of Independence Missouri died Saturday December 9 2006 at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia Missouri following a brief illness. She was born November 21 1946 at Kirksville Missouri to Kenneth Guy and Opal Hildred Aeschliman Gardine. Becky was a graduate of Lancaster High School Class of 1964. She attended Kirksville State Teachers College Kirksville Missouri for three years. She became an operating room technician at Bettendorf Iowa. Later she became a phlebotomist and worked at St. Lukes Hospital in Kansas City Missouri. She married Ralph McMinn and to this union one son Ken was born. Becky was a member of the Lancaster Christian Church. She currently worked for McAnany Construction as a roller operator and was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 101 Kansas City Missouri.Becky especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and vacationing in Florida.Survivors include her son Ken McMinn and wife Jennifer of Memphis MIssouri her father Guy Gardine of Memphis Missouri a brother David Gardine of Gladstone Missouri two sisters Jo Beth Harvey and husband Darrell of Memphis Missouri Betsy Lynn Gundy of Montrose Iowa and two granddaughters Kaitlyn and Haylee McMinn of Memphis Missouri. She is also survived by the following nieces and nephews Melissa Hamm and husband Rob of Edina Missouri Trisha Harvey and Mikel Harvey of Memphis Missouri Levi Gundy of Okinawa Japan and several cousins and friends.She was preceded in death by her grandparents and her mother.