Obituaries

Sep 26, 2022

Ina Mae Huth, 90, passed away September 26, 2022.  Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 10AM, Friday, October 7 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 10AM, Friday, October 7 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest...

Sep 25, 2022

Albert Donnelly, Jr., 91, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away September 25, 2022, at his home.

Al was born March 17, 1931, in Wilmington, Delaware, the only child of Albert and Adelaide (Simmons) Donnelly. He was a US Army veteran during the Korean era. Al proudly served on the Kansas City Fire Department for 31 years, retiring as a...

Sep 21, 2022

Nannie Hollon passed away early Wednesday morning, September 21, 2022, at her local residence, the Primrose Retirement Community of Kansas City, Missouri. She passed away a month and a day before her 96th birthday and was preceded in death by Dr. Beech Fields Hollon, her husband of 58 years, and by her son, Dr. Mitchell Fields Hollon; her parents Henderson...

Sep 21, 2022

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Cheryl Diane Epperson was born in the small rural town of Centerville, MO. Raised on the family property, she grew up loving the outdoors and beauty that nature provided. As the fifth of six children born to Oby and June Tate (Thompson), Cheryl was part of a hard-working family who lived off...

Sep 21, 2022

Edward John Cero (known in Greek as Anastasios) was born in Wichita, Kansas on March 10, 1938 to Ethel Lagas and John Edward Cero along with two younger brothers, Dean and Larry.  He passed away September 21st, 2022.

Ed was raised in a very traditional Greek household and was proud of his heritage which could be traced back to Arkadia...

Sep 20, 2022

Iva Loraine Stevenson, 82, was born on December 12, 1939 as the 3rd child of five to the late Henry Preston and Una Vernice Williams in Lathrop, MO. She went peacefully to meet the Lord on September 20, 2022. Iva was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Donald and John Williams; two sisters, Benaree Williams and Flossie Moore;...

Sep 19, 2022

Mable Katherine Atwater Shibley, 98, a longtime Liberty resident, passed away peacefully on September 19, 2022 with loved ones at her side.

A native of Scotland County, MO, Mable was born June 21, 1924, the third of six children of Leasel R. and Allie Deloma (McFarland) Atwater. She was married to William Alvin "Bill" Shibley until his death in 2004....

Sep 19, 2022

Satsuko Dudgeon, 91, passed away September 19, 2022.  Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 10AM, Saturday, October 1 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 10AM, Saturday, October 1 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd.,...

Sep 19, 2022

Dawn Michelle Parkhurst, 55, passed away September 19, 2022.  Dawn was preceded in death by her brother John W. Parkhurst, II and her grandfather Gale Emery.  She is survived by her mother Jacqulyn Parkhurst-LaForte; grandmother Erma Emery; aunt Michelle Schmidt and her husband Will; uncle Ed Parkhurst and wife Jenny; cousin Laurel Boles and her husband James; cousin Alisha Emery; cousin...

Sep 18, 2022

Gary Dean Ewer, 51, of Kearney, MO, passed away on September 18, 2022, at Liberty Hospital following a medical emergency. His wife and Blue family were at his side.

Gary was born April 14, 1971, in Whittier, CA. He grew up in Independence, MO and was a 1989 graduate of William Crisman High School. He attended UMKC where he worked...

Sep 18, 2022

Helen Virginia Coover was born February 7, 1926, in Kansas City, MO to William Harrison Coover II and Mary Theresa Booth Coover. On May 9, 1945, she married Ivan Jerald Hartzler. They brought 4 children into the world: Robert (Beth) Hartzler, Barbara (Alan) Otto, Rebecca (Lon) EuDaly, and David (Jill Ross—div.) Hartzler.

Helen took joy in the lives of each...

Sep 17, 2022

Gary F. Chapple quietly passed after a long illness with cancer on September 17, 2022. He was surrounded by his family at home. Gary was born August 2, 1948, in Kansas City, KS, to Charlene and Donald Chapple of Kansas City, both deceased. As a youth, Gary earned his Eagle Scout, and he was an avid animal lover and always...

Sep 17, 2022

Richard Eugene Covey, 78, of Kingston, MO, passed away September 17, 2022, at North Kansas City Hospital with loved ones at his side.

Rick was born January 27, 1944, in Orrick, MO, one of 12 children of David and Margaret (Ashby) Covey. His parents and an infant sister, Alice Marie, preceded him in death. Rick graduated from Richmond High School....

Sep 16, 2022

Teddy Harrison Davis, 65, of Independence, MO, passed away September 16, 2022.

Ted was born August 15, 1957, in Kansas City, MO, the youngest of seven children of Mary and Melburn Davis. He grew up in Independence and graduated from William Crisman High School. Ted was a member of Fort Osage Church of the Nazarene.

Ted was preceded in death...

Sep 16, 2022

James Samuel Massey, Jr., 67, of Stover, MO and a longtime resident of Kansas City, passed away September 16, 2022, at Lake Regional Medical Center in Osage Beach, MO.

Jim was born December 20, 1954, the son of James Samuel and Bernice Frances Rhodus Massey. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years,...

Sep 16, 2022

Betty C. Heath, 82, Emporia, Kansas, formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Friday, September 16, 2022 at Newman Regional Health, Emporia.

Betty Christine Payne was born December 15, 1939 in Hancock County, Illinois, the daughter of Verl and Opal (Alton) Payne. She married Ralston G. Heath, Sr. on July 31, 1971 at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church, Overland Park,...

Sep 15, 2022

Karen Ruth Frazier, 75, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away September 15, 2022, with loved ones at her side.

Karen was born September 9, 1947, in Norborne, MO, the daughter of John D. and Stella Mae (Leakey) Booker. Along with her parents, Karen was preceded in death by her sister Betty and brother Larry. Karen worked as an Accounts...

Sep 15, 2022

Sep 15, 2022

Lena Nanos graduated to heaven on September 15, 2022 at home in Kansas City, MO surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, John Nanos; her daughter, Stephanie Boyce (Jack); her grandkids Caleb and Carson Boyce; son, John Nanos, II; her sister Margaret Pitman (Gary); her mother-in-law, Vera Nanos; her sisters-in-law, Angie Nanos, Carol Nanos...

Sep 14, 2022

Dustin Anthony Galeassi, 33, passed away September 14, 2022.  Dustin was a very talented BloxStarz stunt rider. He was loved by so many. Dustin was a loving father to his daughter Evelynn and loved his dog Lulu. He accomplished many things in his short life and was a genuinely caring, loving and a loyal friend. Dustin always wanted to lend a...