Obituaries

Dec 24, 2022

Patricia Ann (Walker) Riley, 85, a lifelong Liberty resident, passed peacefully on December 24, 2022, with loved ones at her side at Addington Place of Shoal Creek.

Pat was born August 29, 1937, in Liberty, MO, the younger of two children of J.D. and Gladys (Douglas) Walker. She graduated from Liberty High School in 1955.  Along with her parents, Pat...

Dec 23, 2022

Carol Ann Ficken, 75, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away December 23, 2022, at NorthCare Hospice House with family at her side.

Carol was born March 25, 1947, the daughter of John and Charlotte (McCarty) Colucci.  She grew up in Levittown, New York, and moved with her family to Liberty, Missouri when she was a teenager.  She later graduated...

Dec 21, 2022

Patricia Jane “Pat” Dixon, 72, of Clinton, MO, passed away December 21, 2022, at her home.

Pat was born October 4, 1950, in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of John and Betty Marks Moore. Along with her parents, Pat was preceded in death by her first husband, Dale Edward DeBrune, second husband, Thomas Edwin Dixon, and brothers, Steven and Reid Moore.  Pat was a...

Dec 20, 2022

Richard R. Heide, 77, passed away December 20, 2023 Warrensburg, Missouri.  Richard was born September 29, 1945 in Lockwood, Missouri.  Private burial in Green Lawn Cemetery, next to his mother, Berneice Heide.

Service Information: Private burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Dec 19, 2022

Teresa D. Hicks Bates, 58, passed away December 19, 2022.  Visitation will be 12-1PM, Wednesday, December 28 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 12-1PM, Wednesday, December 28 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Dec 19, 2022

Dec 19, 2022

Denise Eikel Bunyan sadly passed away on Monday, December 19, 2022 at the age of 68. She was a caring mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin, and friend. She loved hard and helped who she loved even when she didn’t have the help to give. She enjoyed cooking, shopping and hated sports but loved the Chiefs. Those who knew her, knew she...

Dec 18, 2022

Dad was born on December 28, 1930, in Etterville, MO, and was the seventh and last surviving child of Marble Lura Bell Browning Graham and Ernest Eltry Graham. His oldest sister joked that his feet didn’t touch the ground until he was five years old, as there was always someone willing to carry him around. Dad grew up on the...

Dec 18, 2022

Fred L. Wortman, 76, passed away December 18, 2022.  Visitation will be 12PM, with services to follow at 1PM, Tuesday, January 10 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 12PM, with services to follow at 1PM, Tuesday, January 10 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest...

Dec 18, 2022

Margaret Ann Gunter, 88, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away in her home on December 18, 2022, surrounded by loved ones.

Margaret Ann was born on April 27, 1934 to Mildred Harding and Wayman Carter in Coffeyville, Kansas. She was one of five children born into this union. She attended Cleveland Elementary School in Coffeyville and various schools in Kansas...

Dec 17, 2022

Jesse Leroy Ketchum, 91, of Kansas City, Missouri went home to be with his Lord Saturday morning, December 17, 2022, while residing in St. Louis, Missouri due to complications from Parkinson’s disease.

The son of Jesse McCain and Anna Maude (Tadlock) Ketchum, he was born on August 20, 1931 in Memphis, Missouri.

In 1953, Jesse graduated from the University of...

Dec 16, 2022

Sharon Lee Surby Ocker, 74, of Liberty, MO, passed away December 16, 2022, at Liberty Hospital.

Sharon was born May 16, 1948, in the Grogan Community of Texas County, Missouri. She was the eldest of two daughters of Delmar and Ruby Grogan Surby, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Robert Ocker on August 15, 1969, in Macks...

Dec 16, 2022

Nettie H. (Huston) McKeever, 101, of Independence, Missouri, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022 at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 PM on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64138. A visitation will be from 1:00 – 2:00 PM prior to the...

Dec 16, 2022

Barbara Luckett Wooldridge DeHaven, 94, of Liberty, MO, entered eternal life on December 16, 2022, at Liberty Hospital.

Barbara was born February 20, 1928, in Atlanta, GA, to Ruth Platt Luckett and Henry Fenton Luckett. She lived in the Kansas City area since 1946. Barbara attended Avila College and was a homemaker and avid volunteer most of her life.

Barbara...

Dec 15, 2022

Betty Shahan was a Daughter, a Mom, a Sister and a Best Friend. She lived her life on her terms, loving hard and deep. Her concern and compassion for others was genuine. On her 2022nd earthly birthday, she was rewarded with a whole and completely healthy body when she entered the presence of her Savior, Jesus Christ. She joined precious...

Dec 15, 2022

Kathy J. Wroughton, 71, passed away December 15, 2022.  Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 10AM, Thursday, December 29 at Lee's Summit Christian Church, 800 NE Tudor; burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 10AM, Thursday, December 29 at Lee’s Summit Christian Church, 800 NE Tudor; burial in...

Dec 14, 2022

Jacqueline L. Milham, 91, passed away December 14, 2022.  Visitation will be 6-8PM, Thursday, December 29 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri.  Funeral services will be 1PM, Friday, December 30 at Park Lawn Funeral Home; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

Service Information:...

Dec 14, 2022

Johnny Stephens Smith, 91, of Liberty, MO, passed away December 14, 2022, at his home surrounded by loved ones.

Johnny was born January 21, 1931 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the youngest of three children of Albert Cleveland Smith and Gertrude Inah (Dotson) Smith. He graduated in 1948 from Daniel Webster High School in Tulsa. Following high school graduation, Johnny served in...

Dec 13, 2022

Phyllis June (Downey) Davidson, 87, of Boonville, MO passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022, surrounded by her family at University of Missouri Hospital, Columbia. A celebration of June’s life will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 12:00 pm at the First Baptist Church, Boonville, MO. Visitation and Funeral Service for June will be Monday, December 19th, 2022, at...

Dec 11, 2022

Carl J. Brockman, 98, of Prairie Village, KS passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022 at his home with loved ones by his side. The Celebration of Life service will be 2 p.m., Friday, December 23rd at the Overland Park Christian Church (member since 1957). A private interment will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to Overland...