Obituaries

Dec 25, 2020

Leo Frank Lusher passed on December 25, 2020 in his home in Kansas City, Missouri.  Frank Lusher was born November 3, 1929 in Pueblo, Colorado to Leo Claude and Gladys Ella Anne (Peery) Lusher. He was preceded in death by his parents, his older sister Lois Claytor and his older brother Mason Lusher. He was raised in a small community...

Dec 24, 2020

Dec 24, 2020

Charles Roger Kimmel, 87, of the Kansas City Northland and formerly of the Warsaw, MO area, passed away December 24, 2020 at The Benton House of Tiffany Springs.

Roger was born February 13, 1933, in Sheldon, Iowa, the son of Paul and Mildred (Perkins) Kimmel. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1953 until receiving honorable...

Dec 24, 2020

Carol Fay Maxey, age 74, passed away December 24, 2020.

Visitation will be held at Park Lawn Funeral Home from 5-7PM, Wednesday, Dec 30, 2020. The funeral home address is 8251 Hillcrest Rd, Kansas City, MO 64138. Enter at Gate 1.

Due to current pandemic restrictions, Graveside Services will be held in the spring at Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Dec 22, 2020

Lawrence Chester "L.C." Jones, 60, a lifelong Liberty resident, passed away December 22, 2020, at Redwood of Carmel Hills in Independence, MO. L.C. was born March 2, 1960, in Liberty, MO, the son of George Rozelle Jones, Sr. and Dorothy Marie (Smith) Jones. He attended school in Liberty, was a baptized member of the First Baptist Church, and worked for...

Dec 22, 2020

On an unusually warm and sunny 22nd day of December, 2020, as the earth ushered in the solstice promise of longer days and increasing light, and the Heavens continued their proclamation of the most beautiful of all seasons, the strongest woman I know decided that this year she wanted to spend Christmas with her mother and father, husband, Miles, son,...

Dec 20, 2020

Donna Corrine Geabhart was born on August 17th, 1934 in Kansas City, Missouri. She passed from this life on Sunday, December 20, 2020 in Memphis, Tennessee. A Celebration of life service will be held Monday, December 28 at Blue Ridge Baptist Church located at 9320 E. 35th Street Independence, Missouri. Visitation will be at 10:00am and the Service will follow...

Dec 20, 2020

Carmen Louise (Vialle) (Martin) Stevens, age 97, died peacefully on December 20, 2020. She was born on April 8, 1923, in Osage City, Kansas, to Henry and Louise (Vialle) Cellier. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, Eugene and Jules Cellier, her sisters, Marie (Runyan) and Eleanor Cellier, her first husband, Russell Martin, and infant son, Dennis...

Dec 20, 2020

Joe Ray Grantham, 78 of Independence, MO, born April 30, 1942 in Kansas City, MO, passed away at home on December 20, 2020, returning to the loving arms of his Heavenly Father.   He was the son of Joe H. Grantham and Lula Margarite Brooks Grantham, formerly of Walnut Grove, MO.

Joe was a tool and die maker for General...

Dec 19, 2020

Allan Claude Olson, 75, passed away on December 19, 2020 at home surrounded by his loving family. Allan was born on August 27, 1945 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Claude Leonard Olson and Kathryn Ahart Olson. Allan graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School (Council Bluffs, IA) in 1963 and graduated from Omaha University (Omaha, NE) with a Bachelor’s Degree in...

Dec 19, 2020

Barbara Lou Foster, 82, Independence, MO passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020. Private Family Services and burial in Memorial Park Cemetery on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. A Celebration of Barbara's Life will be held at a later time. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in memory of Barbara Foster to the Alzheimers Association, www.alz.org.

Barbara was born...

Dec 18, 2020

Allen “Dale” Berry, 63, of Pleasant Valley, MO, passed away December 18th, 2020, after a courageous battle with COVID.

Dale was born July 8th, 1957, in Independence, MO, to Eddie Berry and Wanda Crockett. He was a member of the Army National Guard from 1975 until he was honorably discharged in 1981. He retired from Ford Motor Company after 30...

Dec 18, 2020

Ernesteen Beneta Evans, 92, went home to be with the Lord, in the comfort of her home, after a brief illness, on Friday, December 18, 2020. She was born on February 18, 1928 in Granite City, Illinois to the late Ernest and Georgia Adelaide “Addie” Hughes, and was the fourth of five daughters.

Ernesteen “Ernie” attended and graduated from Central...

Dec 18, 2020

Donald Edward Anthony, age 92, Kingsville, MO was born October 10, 1928 and passed away December 18, 2020. Graveside service at Green Lawn Cemetery, Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 2:00 pm.

He was preceded in death by his father, James Brown Anthony; mother, Pricey (Handley) Anthony; sister and brother-in-law, Beverly and Joseph Booher; daughter, Penny Diane; and son, James Michael;...

Dec 16, 2020

Vivian B. Bly, 86, passed away December 16, 2020. Vivian was born January 19, 1934 in Caneyville, KY to Herman and Edith Cummings. She was preceded in death by her husband Everett, daughter Shirley, daughter Debbie, son Mark and stepson Alan. Survivors include her son Steve, daughter Karen, son Chuck, son David and stepdaughter Sheila; 23 grandchildren, many great grandchildren...

Dec 16, 2020

Kevan Sears Howery, 65, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away December 16, 2020 at home with family at his side.

Kevan was born April 9, 1955, in Kansas City, MO, the youngest of five children. He was preceded in death by his father, William Harold Howery; mother, Donna Lucille (Welch) Howery; sister, Marguerite D. Hook; and nephew, Kyle W....

Dec 15, 2020

Reverend Wiley J. Pettus was born on November 13, 1923 in Muldrow, Oklahoma to the late Moses Pettus and Vannetta McClendon-McKinney. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife: Dorothy Pettus, parents: Moses Pettus and Vannetta McClendon-McKinney, siblings: Mary Carter, Eugene Pettus and Billie Pettus, son-in- law: Johnny C. Tillman, step-daughters: Willie Louise O’Riley and Theresa Reed, grand-daughter: Melody...

Dec 13, 2020

Frank Anthony Harmon, 85, of the Kansas City Northland, went to be with his Savior on December 13, 2020, at Liberty Hospital, with his wife of 62 years at his side.

Frank was born May 15, 1935, in Urbana, MO, one of 12 children of George Olen and Mary Mae (Taylor) Harmon. He served in the US Army from 1955...

Dec 13, 2020

Sharon Sue (Stevens) Clagett passed away on December 13, 2020, at the age of 70. She was born December 8, 1950, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Verlin Raymond Stevens and Myra Sue (Comstock) Stevens. Sharon grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, and graduated from Westport High School in 1968. Upon graduation, she married Richard Leon Findlay, Sr. on...

Dec 13, 2020

James Joseph "Joe" Gordon, 75, of Excelsior Springs, MO, and formerly of Ceres, CA, passed away December 13, 2020, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City due to complications from COVID.

Joe was born April 25, 1945, in Horton, KS, the eldest of four children of James Harris and Juanita Cynthia (Brooks) Gordon. He graduated from Horton High School...