Obituaries

Mar 21, 2022

Anna L. Freed, 94, passed away March 21, 2022.  Visitation will be 1PM, with services to follow at 2PM, Saturday, April 2 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 1PM, with services to follow at 2PM, Saturday, April 2 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest...

Mar 21, 2022

Charles Lester "Charlie" Hensley, 84, of Kansas City, MO, passed away peacefully of natural causes on Monday, March 21, 2022, in North Kansas City, MO.

Charlie was born October 8, 1937, in Minneville, MO. He graduated from North Kansas City High School class of 1954; graduated from William Jewell College in May of 1964; and went on to earn a...

Mar 20, 2022

Karlye Kristine Thompson, 44, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away March 20, 2022, at North Kansas City Hospital accompanied by her loving family.

Karlye was born February 15, 1978, in Helena, Montana. Following graduation from Capital High School in Helena, Karlye joined the US Army. She proudly served her country for eight years, receiving honorable discharge as a Sergeant,...

Mar 20, 2022

Dorothy L. Smith passed away on March 20, 2022. Dorothy was born in Rhineland Missouri on April 11, 1930 to Lowell E and Georgia May Gregory. She attended Bethany High School then went to Northwest Missouri State University for college. She taught in a one room school house for 3 years before she moved to Kansas City with her sisters.

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Mar 19, 2022

Virgil Lee Cauthon, 98 years, 7 months and 26 days young, passed away on March 19, 2022 at his home surrounded by his kids. Funeral services will be held at Grace Baptist Church, 850 SW State Route 150 HWY in Lee’s Summit, Mo. on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 1:00 PM. Friends and family may visit before the service at...

Mar 18, 2022

Charlotte was born September 14, 1921 to James and Louise (Sorrell) Wilson in Kansas City, Kansas.

Charlotte married Roy Fleming on June 14, 1938. They had 6 children, 9 grandchildren, 3 step grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, 5 great great grandchildren.

Charlotte worked out of the home at Montgomery Wards as a department manager where she helped open their Blue Ridge...

Mar 16, 2022

Mar 15, 2022

Eugene E. "Gene" Welch, 94, of Liberty, MO, passed away March 15, 2022.

Gene was born January 26, 1928 to John E. and Hilda (Eggers) Welch near Concordia, MO. He was a 1945 graduate of Concordia High School.

Following graduation, Gene enlisted in the US Navy in 1946, was honorably discharged after two tours, and served three more years in...

Mar 15, 2022

Van D. Hopper, 82, passed away March 15, 2022.  Van was born December 30, 1939, to LT and Cora Hopper, in Douglas County, Missouri. He was married to Judith Ann in 1963 and after service to his country in the United States Army, they settled in the Kansas City area and raised five children. Van was selfless in his love and...

Mar 14, 2022

Marvin Preston Braden (Marv), Husband-Father-Grandfather-Friend-Coach, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 14, 2022 at NorthCare Hospice House in North Kansas City. He is thrilled to be joining his lovely wife, Becky.

Marv is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Frank Bartkowski of Weatherby Lake, MO, and grandson, Matthew Bartkowski of Stillwater,...

Mar 13, 2022

Marjorie L. McKinney, age 88, of Raytown, Missouri, peacefully passed away with her loving son by her side on the morning of Sunday, March 13, 2022 at Kansas City Hospice.

Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; with burial immediately following in Green Lawn...

Mar 12, 2022

Mary K. Drew, 86, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2022, at NorthCare Hospice House with loved ones at her side.

Mary was born June 11, 1935, in Preston, Mississippi, one of eight children of Joseph and Mary (Dalton) Hicks. She met Ross Junior Drew in Louisiana following his Korean era military service and they...

Mar 11, 2022

Stanley Howard King, 84, of Independence, Mo, passed away at home with his family by his side on Friday, March 11, 2022 after a brief progressive illness. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 16th at 10AM to 11AM, with funeral services immediately following, at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd, Kansas City, Mo. Burial immediately following services in...

Mar 11, 2022

Norma Jean Brewster, 92, passed away March 11, 2022.  Jean was a kind and caring person with a great sense of humor. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her parents, four siblings, her husband Ray and son Michael. She is survived by three children- Kevin (Lynne), Paula (Johannah) and Patricia,...

Mar 10, 2022

Frank E. Culpepper, 53, passed away March 10, 2022.  Visitation will be 12:30PM-1PM, Friday, March 18 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; 1PM graveside services to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 12:30PM-1PM, Friday, March 18 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; 1PM graveside services to...

Mar 10, 2022

Delores Hill, 80, passed away March 10, 2022.  Visitation will be 12PM, with services to follow at 1PM, Saturday, March 26 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, Saturday, March 26 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd.,...

Mar 10, 2022

Edward William Whiteman, DDS, 98, of Liberty, MO, passed away March 10, 2022, at his home.

Edward was born February 29, 1924, in Warrensburg, MO, one of five children of Arley Floyd and Hattie Elizabeth (Ringeisen) Whiteman. He graduated from College High School in Warrensburg.

Edward served in the US Army during World War II, including tours in Central Europe...

Mar 10, 2022

Her life's punctuation mark was a semi-colon (;) and her life attitude was "Inca nu s-a terminat" (for Not Yet Finished in Romanian) – both tattooed on her left wrist.

The movie that chronicled the earthly life of Rachel Lauren Phillips ended on March 10 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky on Feb 16, 1984 and...

Mar 9, 2022

Charlotte was born October 14, 1969 in New Jersey. At 19, she made her home in Kansas City. In 2006, she met Brian Viets and they built their lives together. Charlotte was above all a loving and devoted wife and mother. She passed away unexpectedly on March 9, 2022.

Charlotte's light and love will carry in the hearts and minds...

Mar 9, 2022

Ronald James Temple, 62, of Liberty, MO, joined his Heavenly Father and loved ones who preceded him on March 9, 2022.

Ron was born September 5, 1959, in Flint, MI, the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth Temple. He graduated from Lake Fenton High School, where he wrestled and played football.

Ron enjoyed coin collecting, watching sports, spending time with his...