Obituaries

Van D. Hopper

Van D. Hopper

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...

Marv  Braden

Marv Braden

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,...

Marjorie L. Mckinney

Marjorie L. Mckinney

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...

Mary K. Drew

Mary K. Drew

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...

Stanley Howard King

Stanley Howard King

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...

Norma Jean Brewster

Norma Jean Brewster

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,...

Frank E. Culpepper

Frank E. Culpepper

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...

Delores  Hill

Delores Hill

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.,...

Dr. Edward W. Whiteman

Dr. Edward W. Whiteman

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...

Rachel Lauren Phillips

Rachel Lauren Phillips

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...

Charlotte Ann Viets

Charlotte Ann Viets

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...

Ronald James Temple

Ronald James Temple

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...

Deborah Jo Mizell

Deborah Jo Mizell

Mar 8, 2022

Deborah Jo Mizell, 61, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away March 8, 2022, at North Kansas City Hospital with loved ones at her side.

Debbie was born December 2, 1960, in Kansas City, MO. She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Robert Mizell; mother and step-father, Sharon and Johnny House; and sister, Sherry Mizell.

Survivors include her...

Linda S. Hickman

Linda S. Hickman

Mar 7, 2022

Linda S. Hickman, age 69, of Independence, MO passed away unexpectedly at her home on March 7, 2022.

Linda was born on August 8, 1952 in Winona, MN to Helen F. (Kaluza) Barnes and Charles Wesley "Slim" Barnes. At a young age the family moved to Camden, Missouri and Linda graduated from Richmond High School. Linda resided the majority of...

Timothy James Sigler

Timothy James Sigler

Mar 6, 2022

Timothy James Sigler, 69, joined his Heavenly Father on March 6, 2022. He passed away at home in Kansas City, Kansas, surrounded by family and loved ones.

Tim was born August 9, 1952, in Kansas City, Kansas, the tenth of eleven children of Myron Henry and Cecelia Irene (Baska) Sigler. Tim was united in marriage to Jean Marie Meinert on...

Carole Ann Gregory

Carole Ann Gregory

Mar 5, 2022

Carole Ann (Clemens) Gregory, 76, of North Kansas City, Missouri, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2022, at NorthCare Hospice House, surrounded by family.

Carole was born November 12, 1945, in Kansas City, Missouri, the fourth of six children of Chester and Freda (Kinder) Clemens. She graduated from Westport High School and later received an Associate's Degree from Penn Valley...

Murry A. Hester

Murry A. Hester

Mar 5, 2022

Murry Andrew (Andy) Hester, of Raytown, Missouri, died peacefully in his home on March 5th, 2022. He was born to Willie Hester and Bertie Clea (Dooley) Hester on May 27th, 1931. Andy had five sisters and one brother. He was the last living sibling.

Andy is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Joan Barbara (Hotchkiss) Hester (January 6, 2015)...

Clayton  Riley

Clayton Riley

Mar 4, 2022

Clayton Riley, 87, of Liberty, MO, passed away March 4, 2022, at Linden Woods Village in Gladstone.

Clayton was born October 30, 1934, in Mead, Oklahoma, one of nine children of Homer and Agnes (Willis) Riley. Clayton was a proud member of the Chickasaw Native American Nation. He graduated from high school in Mead and later served in the US...

Gary D. Myers

Gary D. Myers

Mar 4, 2022

On Friday, March 4, 2022, Gary D. Myers, loving husband and father of two passed away at the age of 67. Gary was born October 08, 1954. He was a passionate electrician and retired in 2016 as a proud member of the IBEW #124.

On August 08, 1971, he married his love Sharon I. Vincent and they raised two children,...

Joann  Lang

Joann Lang

Mar 4, 2022

Belton, Missouri - JoAnn Lang was born March 17,1932 in KCMO to Elmer & Dorris Nash grew up in Grandview, Missouri and married Louis Lang on October 14,1950. She was preceded in death by her husband Louis in 1976 and her grandson Jason Atcheson in 2018. She leaves her two daughters, Cheryl Lang (Scott Duck), Melody Atcheson (Neil) 6 grandchildren,...