Obituaries

Nov 19, 2021

Nov 19, 2021

Mary Louise Husted, age 88, passed away November 19, 2021, in Arlington, TX. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Memorial Park Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64138.

Service Information: Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Memorial Park Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Road, Kansas City, Missouri...

Nov 16, 2021

Ida Rae Conners, 90, passed away November 16, 2021. Ida was born December 3, 1930 in Ft. Worth, TX to Raymond and Ida (Bagshaw) Tannehill. She worked as a paymaster for Fred Harvey’s, a high-end elite railroad service provider. Ida also worked in the finance division for the US Marines Corps and paid our military service men. She was dedicated...

Nov 15, 2021

Brian Alexander Hood, 35, of Liberty, MO, passed away unexpectedly on November 15, 2021, at K. U. Medical Center with loved ones at his side.

Brian was born November 1, 1986, in Falls Church, Virginia. He graduated from high school in Manhattan, KS and later received his undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. He received his Doctorate...

Nov 14, 2021

Imogen Dean Billings Ballard, "Pat", 95, passed peacefully into her eternal home on November 14, 2021. She was surrounded in her final days by her three children at her residence at Bickford Place in Overland Park, KS.

A native of Tacoma, Washington, Pat was born July 31, 1926, the youngest of three children of Paul Whitman and Imogen Dean Billings....

Nov 14, 2021

Steven David West, 66, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away November 14, 2021, at Liberty Hospital.

Steven was born September 26, 1955, in Kansas City, MO the son of Robert D. and Betty M. (Estrada) West. He was a graduate of Ruskin High School and later attended Johnson County Community College. He retired from UPS and later worked for...

Nov 13, 2021

Roger L. May, 69, passed away November 13, 2021 in Kansas City, MO. He was the devoted husband of Carla. They shared 41 years of marriage together.

Born in Keosauqua, Iowa, he was the son of Harold and Eldora. He graduated from Lakewood High School, played football at University of Wyoming and the University of Northern Colorado. He graduated from...

Nov 13, 2021

Belen (Blanche) Caton, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away November 13, 2021. Her children, Vicki, Charles, Phyllis and her husband Bernie Caton were her pride and joy. Her grandchildren include Pam, Corina, Kenneth and Jakub. Her great grandchildren: Nick, Kylee, Kamdyn and Mckynzie and great great grandchildren: Kekoa and Kainoa.

Mom had a great spirit and spread...

Nov 13, 2021

Nov 11, 2021

Joshua Gene Rader Powell was born on September 10, 1992 at Smithville Hospital to proud parents Daryl Robert Powell and Sharon Rader Powell. Joshua was baptized at birth at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Cameron, Missouri and chose to be baptized again as an adolescent when joining the First Christian Church in Lathrop, Missouri. Joshua grew up on the...

Nov 10, 2021

Delores J. (Zion) Curtis, 83, Pleasant Hill, Missouri, passed away November 10, 2021.  Delores was born November 1, 1938 in Independence, Missouri to Raymond and Vergine Zion. She is survived by her daughter Treena Ann Wilt and her husband John, four granddaughters, one grandson, six great granddaughters, and five great grandsons. Delores was a Deacon's wife and taught Sunday School...

Nov 10, 2021

Joan (Harris) Vincent, 89, a longtime Excelsior Springs resident, passed away November 10, 2021, at Redwood of Cameron, MO.

Joan was born September 24, 1932, in Liberty, MO, one of five children of Lester and Georgia (Baker) Harris. Along with her parents, Joan was preceded in death by brothers, infant Raymond, Clarence Robert and George Harris, and sister, Frances Jean...

Nov 10, 2021

Thomas Donald Shaffer passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, November 10th, 2021, at Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care.

Logical, practical, uncomplicated. Life is easier this way. These are some of the words that best embody Tom. From logical mechanical solutions while others deliberate. Practical personal relationships instead of unrealistic. Never getting in over his head because that would be complicated.

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Nov 9, 2021

Darrell Eugene Grooms, Sr., 75, of Gallatin, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 after battling lung cancer. He was born in Long Beach, California on April 1, 1946 to parents Ernest Glen Milligan and Laura Lee Milligan. Darrell was adopted at the age of twelve by Leo Bill Grooms. He was married to Betty Ann Payne for forty-seven...

Nov 9, 2021

Goldie Bonita Lewis, 87, passed away November 9, 2021.  Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 10AM, Thursday, November 18 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, Thursday, November 18 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest...

Nov 8, 2021

Robert M. (Bob) Dyer, 81, was born February 14, 1940 to Kermit L. and Bertha Nadine Dyer in Kansas City, Missouri where he grew up, attending Ashland Grade School and graduating from East High School in 1958.  He passed away November 8, 2021.

He married Barbara J. Richardson who has two sons Mark McMillan and Kent Ridgway who he loved as...

Nov 7, 2021

Jerry Francis Ward, 82, of the Foxwood Springs community in Raymore, MO, and formerly of the Kansas City Northland, passed away peacefully on November 7, 2021, at NorthCare Hospice House.

Jerry was born August 5, 1939, in Trenton, MO, where he graduated from high school. He owned and operated the Jerry Ward Construction Company for over five decades in the...

Nov 7, 2021

Laird Allen Donnelly, 75, Oak Grove, MO, passed away on November 7, 2021. Laird was born May 6, 1946 in Mount Holly, NJ to William and Anna Hughes.

On May 6, 1973, Laird married his beloved wife Dorothy June Wayman. They had three children: William, Jessica and Alexandra.

Laird graduated from Rancocas Valley Regional High School, Mount Holly, NJ in...

Nov 6, 2021

Molly J. (Kelly) McCampbell, 92, a longtime Liberty resident, passed away November 6, 2021.

Molly was born November 24, 1928, in Montrose, KS, the youngest of six children of Bert and Theodora (Pacak) Kelly.

Molly graduated from high school in Montrose, KS and later received undergraduate and Master's degrees as well as her Doctorate of Education from the University of...

Nov 6, 2021

Brandon Mark Pence passed away on November 6th at the age of 35, in his hometown of Liberty, MO. His battle with cancer in recent years showed his courage in facing life’s challenges head on. Brandon forever touched the lives of all those he knew and will never be forgotten.

As a child Brandon loved gymnastics and he became a...