Obituaries

Richard  Conrad

Richard Conrad

Aug 31, 2021

Richard Conrad, 75, of Liberty, MO, passed away unexpectedly in September 2021.

Richard was born in Indiana. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother.

Survivors include his wife; 4 children, 4 stepchildren, and 16 grandchildren. Also surviving are his sister as well as other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held from 1-3 pm Sunday,...

Douglas “Tom” Jones

Douglas “Tom” Jones

Aug 31, 2021

Douglas Tom Fields Jones, 93, of Liberty, MO, and formerly of Lincoln and Bellevue, NE, passed away August 31, 2021, at Addington Place of Shoal Creek in Kansas City, MO.

Tom was born May 30, 1928, in Kansas City, MO, the only child of Tom Douglas and Maryruth (Fields) Jones. He grew up in Lawrence, KS and graduated from high...

Lee Holter Jr. Curtis

Lee Holter Jr. Curtis

Aug 30, 2021

Curtis Lee Holter, Jr., 89, passed away after a courageous battle with COVID on August 30, 2021. He was born on February 4, 1932 to Minnie and Curtis Holter.

Curtis was married to Georgia Holter for 53 memorable, loving years. They shared so much together; combined families of children, traveled, Shriners involvement and events and much more. He is survived...

Shirley L. King

Shirley L. King

Aug 30, 2021

Shirley Lavon (Scott) King, 67, of Kansas City, MO, passed away August 30, 2021, at Research Medical Center.

Shirley was born January 19, 1954, in Garnett, KS, the fourth of seven children of Alvin Grant Scott and Corrine Edwards Scott.

Survivors include her children, Jessica Scott-Hill (Robert) and Gable Stump; seven grandchildren; siblings, Alvin Scott, Jr. (Connie), Ron Scott (Deborah),...

Mary L. Boothe

Mary L. Boothe

Aug 30, 2021

Mary Leona Boothe (Calef) was born October 12, 1953 in Kansas City, MO. Mary passed away on August 30, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital. She grew up in the Northeast area and graduated from Northeast High School. Mary lived in Northeast area with her parents (Harvey Calef - deceased July 6, 2003 and Marie Calef - deceased October 19, 2013) until...

Linda S. Sparks

Linda S. Sparks

Aug 29, 2021

Linda Sue Sparks, 72, died peacefully at home on August 29, 2021. Masks will be required at the visitation from 6-8PM, Thursday, September 9 and also at the services at 10AM, Friday, September 10, both at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Linda was born October 27, 1948, the daughter of...

Brian  Ranum

Brian Ranum

Aug 27, 2021

Brian Ranum was born in Kansas City, MO on July 21, 1946 to Violet and Claire Ranum (both deceased). He was preceded in death by his son Nathan Ranum and brothers David Ranum and Paul Ranum. He is survived by his wife Chris Ranum and daughters Courtney (Shawn) Kessler and Melissa Shepard, sister Tina Senter (Centertown, MO). He was the...

Spencer F. Corum

Spencer F. Corum

Aug 26, 2021

Spencer Franklin Corum, 80 years old, passed away peacefully at his home in Liberty, MO on August 26, 2021. He worked for Tenneco Automotive for 30 years as a sales representative. Frank is survived by his wife of 61 years, Bonnie Corum; three daughters, Dawn Philbrick, Denise Walker and Michelle Corum; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; two brothers, Mike Corum...

Linda  Thomas

Linda Thomas

Aug 25, 2021

What is perseverance? In the dictionary it says persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. Linda Thomas was the definition of perseverance because she lived her life overcoming the statistics and the obstacles that often stood in her way. Whether it was learning to do a back flip as a child, riding dressage, or climbing the...

Linda L. Guentert

Linda L. Guentert

Aug 24, 2021

Linda L. Guentert, 72, passed away August 24, 2021.  Linda was born November 9, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri to William Madison and Viola (Smith) Madison.  She was born and raised in South Kansas City.  Linda was married to Robert J. Guentert and was a military wife for 29 years.  After Robert retired, they moved back to Kansas City, Missouri.

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Terry Lee Shafer

Terry Lee Shafer

Aug 23, 2021

Terry Lee Shafer, 74, passed away August 23, 2021 at his home.

Graveside services will be 10AM, Saturday, September 4 at Green Lawn Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri.

Service Information: Graveside services will be 10AM, Saturday, September 4 at Green Lawn Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri.

Thomas J. Witthar

Thomas J. Witthar

Aug 22, 2021

Thomas Joseph Witthar, 69, of Kearney, MO, passed away August 22, 2021, at North Kansas City Hospital with loved ones at his side.

Tom was born July 20, 1952, in Kansas City, MO, the fifth of ten children of Leonard and Margaret Witthar. He grew up in the Kansas City Northland and graduated from Liberty High School. He served his...

Helen M. Mccoy

Helen M. Mccoy

Aug 22, 2021

Helen Martha Margaret (Foster) McCoy, age 96, of Liberty, MO, passed away in her home on August 22, 2021.

Helen was born June 30, 1925 in Clay County, MO to Logan Foster and Anna M. Hamel Foster. Along with her parents, Helen was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Homer McCoy; and siblings, Lillian Bratcher, Edith Thomas,...

David E. Hurtado

David E. Hurtado

Aug 22, 2021

David Edward Hurtado, 85, a resident of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Sunday, August 22, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his family and loved ones. St. Lukes Hospice provided David with quality, comfort care until his final hour. Funeral services will be held at Park Lawn Funeral Home at 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, MO 64138 on Thursday, September...

Ila Mae Powell

Ila Mae Powell

Aug 21, 2021

Ila Mae Powell, 93, passed away August 21, 2021. Ila Mae was born August 28, 1927 in to Sam R. Harris and Sare S. (Smith) Harris. She moved to Kansas City, Missouri when she turned 18. Ila Mae started secretarial school and worked for H. D. Lee Jeans, Black and Veatch the IRS and the Department of Agriculture. She also...

Shawna Jo Hook

Shawna Jo Hook

Aug 21, 2021

Shawna Jo (Deering) Hook, 54, of Claycomo, joined her Lord and Savior on August 21, 2021. She passed away at home with loved ones at her side.

Shawna was born January 21, 1967, in Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated from Winnetonka High School in 1985. She was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, Warren Lee Hook, on July...

Kyung Sook Dewey

Kyung Sook Dewey

Aug 21, 2021

Kyung Sook Dewey was a deeply loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and wife. She sadly departed this life on August 21, 2021 at the age of 92.

Kyung Sook was born in Seoul, South Korea on July 25, 1929. After completing her education, she worked in a factory. She and her family experience the disruption of the Korean war fleeing...

Edward “Eddie” Simmons

Edward “Eddie” Simmons

Aug 20, 2021

Edward Wayne "Eddie" Simmons, 60, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away tragically on August 20, 2021.

Ed was born May 1, 1961, in Hutchinson, KS, the son of Roy Simmons and Judy Reid Simmons. Ed was the eldest of three children. His father preceded him in death.

Ed loved being in the country. His favorite childhood memories were at...

L. Scudiero Ii Vincent

L. Scudiero Ii Vincent

Aug 20, 2021

Vincent Louis Scudiero, II, 67, of Brooksville, Florida, and recently a resident of Marceline and Bucklin, MO, passed away unexpectedly on August 20, 2021. He died peacefully at Bayfront Health Hospital with Kathy, his wife of 42 years at his side.

Vincent was born September 19, 1953, in Kansas City, MO, the eldest of two sons of Louis Vincent and...

Mary M. Margita

Mary M. Margita

Aug 20, 2021

Mary M. Margita, 71, passed away August 20, 2021.  Mary is survived by her husband Doug and sons Dan, Lance David and Alex. She will be missed by all.

Service Information: Mary M. Margita, 71, passed away August 20, 2021.  Mary is survived by her husband Doug and sons Dan, Lance David and Alex. She will be missed by all.