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Sharon K. Herbison

Sharon K. Herbison

Mar 28, 2021

On March 28th, 2021, Sharon K. Scribner Herbison got her heavenly wings and went to join her parents and sisters who preceded her in death.

Born June 28th in Kansas City MO, she attended Faxon Elementary, Westport High School and East High School. Sharon was an amazing Wife, Mother (Marmie), Sister, Aunt, Grandmother (Nanny) Cousin and Friend. When she was...

Lillian I. Alexander

Lillian I. Alexander

Mar 27, 2021

“An eclipse has come over our lives. Our hearts will never shine as bright or be as full again but the love in our hearts just keeps growing and never dies.” - Quote from our YiaYia (Florence Alexander)

On Saturday, March 27, 2021, our mother, Lillian Alexander, age 94, went home to be with her Lord and Savior. She passed peacefully...

Roseland I. Noma

Roseland I. Noma

Mar 27, 2021

Roseland “Rose” Irene Youngblood Noma, passed peacefully on March 27, 2021. Born June 29, 1948, Rose was a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area, and has been living in Blue Springs for the last three years. She worked for the Social Security Administration for 42 years. Preceded in death by mother, Mary Hafner and stepfather Robert Hafner. Survived by...

Ernie R. Gilbert

Ernie R. Gilbert

Mar 27, 2021

Ernie Ray Gilbert, 74, of Independence, MO, entered into rest on March 27, 2021. Graveside military honors and burial will be at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Ernie was preceded in death by his parents, Cleo and Lucy Mae Gilbert. He is survived by his sister, Linda Smith; niece, Lisa Smith; nephew, Matthew Smith (Claudia), great nephews, Matthew Jr., Michael, and great...

Jr. Roger Lee Williams

Jr. Roger Lee Williams

Mar 26, 2021

Roger was called home Friday morning, March 26, 2021 at KC Hospice and Palliative Care Center.

He was born March 13, 1962 in Kansas City, MO to parents Roger Lee Williams, Sr. and Helen M. Williams.

He grew up here and graduated from BW Shepherd School in May of 1983. During his time at BW Shepherd, he participated in the...

Cheryl Anne Sanders

Cheryl Anne Sanders

Mar 25, 2021

Cheryl Anne (Duckworth) Sanders, 62, of Liberty, MO, joined her Lord and Savior in Heaven on March 25, 2021. She passed peacefully at home with family at her side.

Cheryl was born July 26, 1958, in Independence, MO, the youngest of three children of Edward Duckworth, Sr. and Edith (Whitaker) Duckworth. Her father preceded her in death. Cheryl grew up...

Walter N. Overton

Walter N. Overton

Mar 24, 2021

Deacon Walter N. Overton, born March 21, 1930, departed this life on March 24, 2021 with his loving wife and friends close at his bedside. Born in Prairie Home, Missouri, he was the first born to William W. Overton and Eola Coleman, and was the only child born to this union. Deacon Overton was raised in the Boonville community by...

Vicki L. Newsom

Vicki L. Newsom

Mar 23, 2021

Vicki L. Newsom, 64, passed away March 23, 2021.  Memorial services will be 10AM, Friday, April 2 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Service Information: Memorial services will be 10AM, Friday, April 2 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Hugh Donald Hampton

Hugh Donald Hampton

Mar 23, 2021

Hugh Donald Hampton, 88, passed away March 23, 2021. Hugh was born September 12, 1932 to Arnold and Berneice (Potter) Hampton. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Shirley Hampton, and siblings Roger Hampton, June Renkemeyer, and Goldie Murray. He leaves behind his sister Dorothy Fern Croy, sons Ricky Hampton, Ronnie Hampton, and Rodney Hampton, daughter in law...

Thelma C. Harrold

Thelma C. Harrold

Mar 22, 2021

Thelma Claudine Hickman Harrold was born on September 18, 1922 and departed this world on March 22, 2021 at 98 years old. She is the sixth of seven children to Elgin Merle Hickman and Lorana Chapman Hickman. They lived on a farm south of Ridgeway, Missouri, in Harrison County. I have heard my grandmother, Lorana Hickman, tell how she put...

Frances H. Behning

Frances H. Behning

Mar 22, 2021

Frances Harriet Behning, 83, passed away March 22, 2021.  Graveside services will be 1PM, Thursday, March 25 at Memorial Park Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri.

Service Information: Graveside services will be 1PM, Thursday, March 25 at Memorial Park Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri.

Kenneth Louis Moraites

Kenneth Louis Moraites

Mar 19, 2021

Kenneth Louis Moraites, 58, of Liberty, MO, passed away March 19, 2021, at home with family at his side.

Ken was born October 3, 1962, in Denver, Colorado, the only child of Kenneth Lionel and Dorothy Ann (Challis) Moraites. He grew up in the Denver area where he graduated from Thornton High School in Thornton, Colorado. He later served honorably...

Ruth L. Carpenter

Ruth L. Carpenter

Mar 18, 2021

Ruth Louise Carpenter age 95, born July 14, 1925 passed away peacefully March 18, 2021.

Ruth was born in Topeka, KS, to Myrtle and Everett Long. She spent the biggest part of her life working as a waitress in the Kansas City area. Restaurants included Allens Drive In, the Y Drive In, and Dr. Peppers.

She moved to Grandview in...

Jr. James L. Naylor

Jr. James L. Naylor

Mar 17, 2021

James Lamont Naylor, Jr., 86, died peacefully at his home in Lee’s Summit, MO on March 17, 2021, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Jim, “Terry” to family, was born on June 28, 1934 to James Lamont Naylor Sr. and LeClercq Miller Naylor in Ridgefield, NJ. He was the eldest of their three children.

Jim attended the Pingry School, Basking...

Phyllis L. Thorp

Phyllis L. Thorp

Mar 17, 2021

Phyllis Lee (Boyle) Thorp, “Mimi”, was born May 24, 1933 in Lathrop, Missouri. She was the youngest of twelve children born to William and Bessie Boyle. Phyllis loved her large family and growing up in a rural community on a farm. She cherished her Lathrop friend connections all her life.

Her first marriage to James Conrick gave her two children,...

Ronald L. Ehrhardt

Ronald L. Ehrhardt

Mar 17, 2021

Ronald L. Ehrhardt, 87, passed away March 17, 2021.  Ronald was born and raised in Kansas City, MO on August 1, 1933 to Richard and Lillian Ehrhardt. He served in the United States Army for five years and was stationed at Fort Leavenworth. He served for five years and was honorably discharged. Ronald then began his career with the Kansas...

Lawrence W. Hanlon

Lawrence W. Hanlon

Mar 16, 2021

Lawrence William "Larry" Hanlon, 84, of Liberty, MO, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2021, surrounded by his loving family.

Larry was born January 27, 1937, in St. Louis, MO, and lived in Turney and Cameron before moving to Liberty in 1987. He served in the US Army, receiving honorable discharge in 1957 and later received his Bachelor’s degree from...

Doris Rosalie Corwin

Doris Rosalie Corwin

Mar 15, 2021

Doris Rosalie (Butcher) Corwin, 87, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away March 15, 2021. She was born September 4, 1933, in Osceola, MO, one of four children of Blaine James and Ruby Mae (Nichols) Butcher. Rosalie was united in marriage to Ercel Monroe Corwin on November 21, 1952. They were together 66 years until his death in 2018. Along...

Corene  Hodges

Corene Hodges

Mar 12, 2021

In Loving Memory of

CORENE HODGES

March 15, 1929 – March 12, 2021

Corene was born on March 15, 1929 in Vidette, Arkansas, the daughter of Edward and Doxie (Shrable) Cotter. She was born premature, weighing less than 3 pounds. Her parents placed her in a shoe box lined with sheep wool and placed her near the oven to keep...

Kelly Lynn Farnsworth

Kelly Lynn Farnsworth

Mar 12, 2021

Kelly Lynn Farnsworth, 59, of Humansville, Missouri, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021, with her family by her side, in Kansas City, Missouri.  Memorial services will be private.

Kelly was born Sunday, December 17, 1961, to Margaret “Alice” Clemens and Melvin D. Gross, in Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated from Blue Valley High School in 1980.

Kelly’s professional life was...

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