John R. Cole
Jul 7, 2022
John Russell Cole entered this world on August 24th 1931 in Platte County, Missouri in a house located on the property that is currently the KCl Airport. He was the youngest of three children bom to George Russell and Lucy Cole. John died peacefully at home on July 7th, 2022, surrounded by his loved ones. John was preceded in death...
Carolyn K. Towler
Jul 6, 2022
Carolyn Kay Towler, 76, formerly of Pleasant Hill, passed away July 6, 2022 at The Villages of Jackson Creek in Independence where she lived the past two months.
Carolyn was born May 24, 1946, in Leavenworth, KS, the sixth of seven children of Clarence and Louise (Howard) Jones. Her parents preceded her in death. Carolyn worked 19 years at Hope's...
Steven F. Wohlert
Jul 6, 2022
Steven Frank Wohlert, 61, passed away July 6, 2022. A memorial service will be 10AM, Saturday, July 16 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Memorial Park Swan Pond.
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A memorial service will be 10AM, Saturday, July 16 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Memorial...
Rev. Phillip D. Dillon
Jul 5, 2022
Reverend Phillip Dean Dillon, 81, of Excelsior Springs, went to be with Jesus on July 5, 2022. He passed away unexpectedly at Liberty Hospital with loving family at his side.
Phil was born February 1, 1941, in rural Clay County, MO, the youngest of eight children of William Ira and Ethel (Colley) Dillon. He graduated from Kearney High School and...
Herman Stanley Tankersly
Jul 4, 2022
Herman Stanley Tankersley, 94, of Liberty, MO, passed away July 4, 2022 at Liberty Hospital. He was surrounded by family in his final days.
Herman was born February 29, 1928, in Shirley, Arkansas, the youngest of nine children of Jess and Minnie (Elliott) Tankersley. He served in the US Army during the Korean War. Herman was united in marriage to...
Vicki L. Miles
Jul 3, 2022
Vicki was born March 18, 1968, to Linda and Charlie Chouteau. Vicki remained with her birth mother Linda when her step father Don Miles raised her, adding a brother John in 1970. Vicki graduated from Excelsior Springs High School in 1986, and cosmetology school following that.
Vicki met Dennis Boyles and married in 1990. They brought Dennis Jr. (DJ) into...
Joan Mclain
Jul 3, 2022
Joan Jessie (Harper) McLain, 85, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2022, at Anthology of Burlington Creek where she resided the past two years.
Joan was born January 9, 1937, in Phoenix, Arizona, the youngest of seven children of Fred R. and Jessie May (Clarke) Harper. Along with her parents, Joan was preceded in death by her husband of 63...
Karen Shields
Jun 30, 2022
Karen Shields, 55, of Kansas City, MO, passed away June 30, 2022, at home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born December 24, 1966 in Merriam, KS to John and Frances Butler. Karen married Tim Shields in 1990, and to them were born a daughter, Mary, and son, John.
Karen graduated from American Intercontinental University cum...
Elbert Johnson
Jun 30, 2022
Elbert Johnson, a devoted husband, a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and beloved friend, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at CenterPoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri. He was born October 2,1943, in Elaine, Arkansas to the parents of Epson and Irene (Hines) Johnson; who both preceded him in death.
Elbert was married to Elaine (Hayes) Johnson for...
William “Bill” Carr
Jun 29, 2022
William “Bill” Carr, 97, passed away on June 29, 2022 with family at his side. Heaven just gained another Notre Dame Nike and Iowa Hawkeye Hall of Famer. He was born on August 2, 1924 in Ottumwa, Iowa to James and Frances Carr. Bill graduated from Ottumwa Catholic Central High School, where he was president, voted most outstanding student, and an all-state awarded athlete with baseball and basketball as his passions. Following his service in...
Dr. Arthur K. Roos
Jun 28, 2022
Dr. Arthur K. Roos of Liberty, Missouri lived a remarkable 96 years before passing away peacefully on Tuesday, June 28th, 2022. Art was born in a log cabin in Mt. Vernon, Indiana on July 15th, 1925 to Arthur Christian and Elfrieda Morlock Roos. His family relocated to Wood River, Illinois to pursue better opportunities during the Depression, and it’s there...
Nora D. Roberts
Jun 28, 2022
Nora Dee Roberts was born May 27, 1922 in Wooldridge, Tennessee and died on June 28, 2022. She was 100 years old. Nora was the daughter of John L. Taylor and Sallie (Gilreath) Taylor. She was one of eleven children. Nora graduated from Cumberland College, now part of University of the Cumberland, in 1942. She taught school for two years...
Donald E. Martin
Jun 26, 2022
Donald Edward Martin, born October 13, 1949, passed from this world, on June 26, 2022, at the age of 72. He was born to Carmen (Cellier) Martin and Russell Martin in Kansas City, Missouri, and they preceded him in death. Also, preceding him in death are his step-dad, Herb Stevens, and an infant brother, Dennis Martin. He leaves behind to...
Erma Jean Swann
Jun 26, 2022
Erma Jean Swann, 84, passed away June 26, 2022. Visitation will be 10AM, with Mass of Christian burial at 11AM, Wednesday, June 29 at Our Lady of Presentation Parish, 130 NW Murray Rd., Lee's Summit, Missouri; private burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Visitation will be 10AM, with Mass of Christian burial at 11AM, Wednesday, June 29 at Our...
Wesley H. Levingston
Jun 25, 2022
Wesley Henry Levingston, 96, passed away June 25, 2022. Wesley was born on September 5th, 1925 in Zelma, Mo. He joined our lord and savior in Heaven on June 25th, 2022. He was proceeded in death by his first wife Maxine Jewell, His parents Andrew and Myrtle Levingston, His brother Willard Levingston, His sister Fern Hinkle, and his daughter Nancy Wilson....
Richard R. “Rick” Byrd
Jun 24, 2022
Richard R. “Rick” Byrd, 91, of Kearney, MO, passed away June 24, 2022 at his home with his devoted wife and family members by his side.
Rick was born January 24, 1931 in St. Louis, MO, to Stanley and Aletha (Bell) Byrd. The family moved to Kansas City, where Rick graduated from Westport High School. He later married his high...
James D. Redus
Jun 23, 2022
James D. Redus, 80, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away unexpectedly on June 23, 2022.
Jim was born March 6, 1942, in Kingsville, TX. He grew up the eldest of seven children in Kingsville and graduated from Kaufer High School in Rivera, TX. Jim later received a Bachelor's degree from Ambassador College in Pasadena, CA. At Ambassador, Jim met...
William Hershall Gray
Jun 22, 2022
Beloved father and husband, William Hershall Gray passed away on June 22, 2022.
Hershall was a life-long resident of Excelsior Springs and Wood Heights, Mo. He fought a valiant fight against cancer and heart failure over the past four years. He was born in Excelsior Springs to Ellen Nadeen (Hughes) and William Cleo Gray on August 5, 1954.
Hershall is...
Doyle M. Jenkins
Jun 22, 2022
Doyle Mitchell Jenkins, 62, of Kearney, Missouri, loving husband, father and grandfather, devoted brother and son, and a friend to many, passed away at his home in Kearney surrounded by family on June 22, 2022. A gathering for friends and family will begin at 12:30 pm, with a funeral service following at 2:00 pm, on Wednesday, June 29, in the...
Betty A. Durbin
Jun 22, 2022
Betty Ann Durbin was born on October 5, 1924, to Oren Ellis and Tressie Melvina Pope in Christian County, Missouri. In 1958 she married Arthur Durbin Jr. and together they had four children. Betty was a wonderful and loving mother who gave her all to her family. We will never fill the space she left behind. She was preceded in...
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