Obituaries

Ricki D. Cox

Jun 5, 2021

Ricki Diane (Thompson) Cox, 54, of Pleasant Valley, MO, passed away surrounded by family and loved ones on June 5, 2021, at Excelsior Springs Nursing and Rehab. She was taken too soon, following a year-long battle with Multiple Systems Atrophy.

Ricki was born September 25, 1966, in North Kansas City, MO, the youngest of five daughters of James Wayman and...

Barbara J. Maslen

Jun 3, 2021

Barbara J. Maslen, 77, passed away June 3, 2021. Barbara was born November 3, 1943 to Roy Joseph Rust and Florine Victoria (Banks) Rust. She graduated from East High School, Kansas City, Missouri in 1961. Barbara worked as a table games dealer at the Ameristar Casino in Kansas City, Missouri. She was married to David Brower on June 8, 1961...

Donna M. Mashek

Jun 2, 2021

Donna M (Wandrie) Mashek age 87 of Kansas City, passed away on Wednesday June 2, 2021, at Saint Lukes Hospice House.

Donna was born on May 2, 1934 in Becker County, Minnesota. She has lived in numerous cities and towns across Minnesota. Donna has tried her hand at many different vocation, including waitress, factory line work, building houses, teacher and...

Jo D. Overton

Jun 2, 2021

Mrs. Jo Dorsey Overton was born November 11, 1927 in Bristow, Oklahoma, to the union of Jasper and Rosa Lee Howell. She was the last born of four children to this union. She departed this life on June 2, 2021, surrounded by ones who loved her dearly. She was raised in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and proudly announced that to all, that...

Sandra Lee Bowring

Jun 1, 2021

Sandra Lee Bowring, 72, a longtime Liberty resident, passed away June 1, 2021, at Liberty Hospital.

Sandy was born October 16, 1948, in Vancouver, British Columbia, the daughter of Owen Stanley and Grace Arleith Halling. She moved with her family to Costa Mesa, CA and graduated from high school at Corona del Mar.

Sandy met her future husband William Ray...

Ross Dean Troutner

May 30, 2021

Ross Dean Troutner February 10, 1947 – May 30, 2021 in Lathrop, Missouri. Ross passed away peacefully at home on May 30, 2021. Ross was born in Kansas City, KS and later moved with his family to Cameron, MO where he would spend his high school years playing at proms and parties as the lead singer in a cover band....

Peggy J. Mccoy

May 29, 2021

Peggy McCoy, 92, of Grain Valley, MO passed away May 29, 2021. She was born September 14, 1928 in Kansas City, KS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard McCoy of Lamar, MO and her son Dennis “Dinger” Dixon of Grandview, MO. She is survived by her daughter Diane Bell of Blue Springs, MO, granddaughter Stacey Goodfellow (Eric...

Linda J. Clark

May 28, 2021

Gennadiy S. Kasparov

May 27, 2021

Gennadiy S. Kasparov, 82, passed away May 27, 2021.  Visitation will be 9-10AM, Tuesday, June 1 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; 10AM graveside service to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 9-10AM, Tuesday, June 1 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; 10AM graveside service to...

David W. Taylor

May 26, 2021

David William Taylor, 76, passed away on May 26, 2021 in St Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Mo surrounded by his family. David (Dave) was born in Kansas City, Mo on June 11, 1944 to Wallace and Betty Taylor and was the eldest of the four siblings (Ronnie, Steve, Rick). Dave attended Ruskin High School and graduated in the class...

Delois J. Humphrey

May 25, 2021

Delois J. Humphrey, 72, passed away May 25, 2021.  Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 11AM, Friday, June 4 at Bannister Road Baptist Church, 7503 Bannister Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 11AM, Friday, June 4 at Bannister Road Baptist Church, 7503 Bannister...

Jack B. Buhrman

May 23, 2021

Jack Bennie Buhrman was born October 21, 1941, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to Grover and Pearl Buhrman. His father passed away when he was in the ninth grade, so Jack dropped out of school and went to work to help support his mother and siblings. That was the kind of person he was. Not afraid of hard work and always ready...

Karen J. Chiles

May 23, 2021

Karen J. Chiles, 60, passed away May 23, 2021.  Graveside services will be 3PM, Friday, May 28 at Memorial Park Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri.

Service Information: Graveside services will be 3PM, Friday, May 28 at Memorial Park Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri.

Frank E. Barnes

May 22, 2021

Frank Eugene Barnes, 93, of Independence, MO, passed away May 22, 2021, at St. Luke’s East Hospital.

Frank was born November 20, 1927, in Port Huron City, Michigan, the son of Harry and Beatrice (Wymann) Barnes. He served active duty in the US Navy from 1945 until 1948, and reserve duty from 1952 until 1953. Frank was united in marriage...

Sandra “Sandy” Kathleen (Cartwright) Mccorkell

May 21, 2021

Sandra “Sandy” Kathleen (Cartwright) McCorkell, age 72, of Parker, KS, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour on Friday, May 21st, 2021 following a short illness. Sandy was born Thursday, September 30th, 1948 in Paul’s Valley, OK, the daughter of Hoyt V. Cartwright and Margie L. (Hassler) Cartwright.

As a young child the family left Lindsay, Oklahoma for...

Mae E. Carson

May 19, 2021

Mae E. Carson, 94, passed away May 19, 2021.  Graveside services will be 1PM, Saturday, May 22 at Green Lawn Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri.

Service Information: Graveside services will be 1PM, Saturday, May 22 at Green Lawn Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri.

David Lee Dukes

May 18, 2021

David Lee Dukes, 60, of south Kansas City, MO, passed away May 18, 2021 at home. He was born March 22, 1961, in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Willie Lee Dukes and Mary Lee Jennings Dukes.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 am, followed by a service celebrating David's life at 11:00 am, on Tuesday, May 25, at Pleasant Valley Baptist...

Robert “Beau” Pierce

May 18, 2021

Robert Lincoln Pierce, known to all simply as Bo or Beau, the second of three sons, was born in Norwalk, Connecticut on July 11, 1947 to Henry Clay Pierce and Lucille Ross Pierce. While he was in early grade school, the family moved first to Washington D.C. and then with his father’s family business, American Standard Inc, they relocated to...

Minnie M. Harden

May 13, 2021

Minnie Harden, 91, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, May 13, 2021.   Minnie was born in Kansas City, Missouri to her Bulgarian immigrant parents, Mike and Pena Evanoff. She lived in Kansas City until 2016 when she and Sam, her husband of 68 years, moved to a senior living community in Overland Park,...

Gwendolyn F. Hedrick

May 12, 2021

Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me

Gwendolyn Fay Hedrick passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on May 12, 2021. Gwen graced this June 8, 1938, along with her twin brother Glen, to Martha and Harry Richards.

Gwen was one of eight Richards’ siblings that loved the Lord, family and God’s grace.

Gwen celebrated...